funbook-pk Chapter 144 Shamelessly Borrowing Money
Chapter 144 Shamelessly Borrowing Money
Zheng Xiaoshuang was so excited that she could no longer control her emotions, and two lines of tears rolled down her cheeks.
"Thank you, Mom and Dad! You are so good to me!"
It is her blessing to meet such good parents-in-law who care about their daughter-in-law.
She was also more certain that her previous choice was not wrong.
Not only is He Shitou an honest man worthy of trust, but his parents-in-law are also rare good parents-in-law, especially good parents-in-law who are sensible.
When He Shitou saw his wife crying, he felt so distressed that he quickly wiped her tears with his sleeves.
"Don't cry, what if you hurt your eyes? Besides, if you go back to your parents' home with swollen eyes, my father-in-law and my eldest brother-in-law will see you and think I'm bullying you. They'll beat me up, and I'll feel really wronged!"
Hearing He Shitou's joke, Zheng Xiaoshuang burst into laughter and shyly patted He Shitou.
"What nonsense! You've been very kind to me, and my parents have been very kind to me too. My family is all very relieved!"
She said this, but she didn't mean it.
Because she knew very well how her family members treated He Shitou.
Every time she went back to her parents' home, they would complain about the He family behind her back, saying they were disgusted with her for coming home empty-handed. Although she was very unhappy, she could only endure it.
Who made the He family really poor?
She only hoped that when she returned to her parents' home this time, her family's attitude would change and she would not be so embarrassed.
On the day of rest, He Shitou and Zheng Xiaoshuang went to Zheng Xiaoshuang's parents' home early in the morning with two pieces of meat, a few bags of cakes and two pounds of brown sugar that they had prepared in advance.
Zheng Xiaoshuang's maternal family includes Zheng's father, Zheng's mother, Zheng's elder brother, Zheng's elder sister-in-law and five-year-old nephew Zheng Xiaobao.
When He Shitou and Zheng Xiaoshuang arrived at the door of their home, Zheng's mother was feeding chickens in the yard.
When she saw the two of them coming, she was not enthusiastic at first. But when she saw He Shitou following behind Zheng Xiaoshuang with a lot of things in his hands, she smiled.
"Oh, Xiaoshuang and son-in-law are here!"
She immediately put down the chicken feed in her hand, walked forward to greet them, and shouted to the people in the house.
"His father, the eldest brother, the eldest brother's wife, come out quickly, Xiaoshuang and his wife are back."
Zheng's father in the room did not come out when he heard the sound.
Brother Zheng and Sister Zheng walked out impatiently.
"Xiao Shuang, just come back. Why are you shouting so loudly, Mom?"
"Yeah, Xiaobao just fell asleep. What if I wake him up? He's very noisy right now, and it's very difficult for him to fall asleep! I just had a hard time coaxing him to sleep."
As soon as the two finished speaking, they saw He Shitou handing the thing in his hand to Zheng's mother.
Looking at the two pieces of meat and a few things wrapped in oil paper, the two were stunned.
Why did the He family, who have always been extremely poor, come to buy things this time?
What kind of fortune is this?
No matter what, as long as they don’t come back empty-handed, the two of them immediately put on smiles and went to meet him.
After Zheng's mother took the thing from He Shitou's hand, she heard that there was brown sugar in it, and it was two pounds in quantity. She smiled so hard that her teeth were showing.
Brown sugar is a good thing, but it is also very precious. These country people would not drink it unless they had no other choice.
The last time she drank brown sugar was when Mrs. Zheng was in confinement after giving birth. She secretly drank some of Mrs. Zheng’s brown sugar water!
While talking to Zheng Xiaoshuang and his wife, Mrs. Zheng helped Zheng's mother take the things to the kitchen.
Brother Zheng took the two of them into the house.
For a moment, the Zheng family became busy.
Zheng's father was sitting on the edge of the kang. When he saw Zheng Xiaoshuang and the other person come in, he glanced at them, turned his head away, and said something coldly.
"coming!"
There was three parts of indifference, three parts of alienation, and four parts of indifference in his tone.
"Well, Dad, how is your health lately?" Zheng Xiaoshuang sat next to his father and asked carefully.
He Shitou stood there stupidly, staring at Zheng's father.
He didn't dare sit down easily without Zheng's father's permission.
Father Zheng sighed, "Still the same!"
Seeing that Zheng's father was so indifferent, Brother Zheng hurried to speak up for him.
"Dad, this time Xiaoshuang and Shitou came back and not only brought us two pieces of meat, but also two pounds of brown sugar. They also bought cakes for you and mom."
When Zheng's father heard this, his dim eyes instantly brightened.
"Really?"
"Can I lie to you about your son?"
Father Zheng still had a cold expression on his face, but he was somewhat satisfied in his heart.
"Are you rich now?"
Zheng Xiaoshuang did not hide anything and told the truth about the situation at home.
"My mother-in-law and I help make soy sauce at a small house in the village. We get paid thirty cents a day. A few days ago, my parents-in-law asked me to buy some things to come and visit you."
When they heard that they would earn thirty cents a day, Zheng's father and elder brother's pupils shrank slightly.
Zheng's mother and Zheng's sister-in-law, who had just come in, also heard it clearly.
They also looked at him in disbelief.
Zheng's mother sat on the other side of Zheng Xiaoshuang and gave some instructions to He Shitou who was standing there stupidly.
"Shitou, sit down quickly, don't stand!"
Brother Zheng finally came to his senses and hurriedly moved a chair for He Shitou to sit on.
He then moved a chair and sat next to He Shitou and started chatting with him.
Zheng Dasao stood beside Zheng's mother and surrounded Zheng Xiaoshuang.
Mother Zheng held Zheng Xiaoshuang's hand, her eyes slightly red.
"Thirty cents a day, and you and your mother-in-law earn sixty cents a day. You are really capable! These hard times are finally over."
Mrs. Zheng also agreed.
"Yes, mother, when Xiaoshuang has a good life in the future, he will naturally not forget us."
Father Zheng still had a sullen expression, but his tone was a little warmer.
"My daughter is naturally the most filial, otherwise why would she buy so many things?"
Zheng Xiaoshuang felt warm in his heart when he saw the family's enthusiastic attitude.
She sincerely hopes that the family can continue like this.
But her happiness only lasted three seconds, because Zheng's mother's next words made her very unhappy.
Mother Zheng took Zheng Xiaoshuang's hand and said seriously, "Your life has improved now, and we are all happy for you. However, there is still one thing that has not been resolved in this family. I was embarrassed to talk to you about it because of the way you were before."
Zheng Xiaoshuang looked at her mother, who looked a little sad, and asked anxiously, "What happened at home, mother?"
He Shitou was also a little nervous.
"Yes, mother, if something happens at home, we will definitely not just stand by and watch as long as we can."
Zheng's mother was very satisfied with the reactions of Zheng Xiaoshuang and Zheng Xiaoshuang.
"I know you're all good kids, so I'll tell you then!"
She paused before speaking again.
"It's like this. Your eldest brother and his wife have been talking about renovating their house, but our family's financial resources are limited. Your father had a serious illness a few years ago, and we've spent almost all our money. We don't have any extra money for repairs."
"Now that Dabao is getting older, it's time to prepare a room for him. I haven't had the money to clean up the house, so this matter has been delayed."
"We mentioned this a few days ago. My family knows you're not well off, so we kept it a secret. Now that you've earned so much, I'm going to be shameless and ask to borrow some money to fix up the house. What do you think?"