Chapter 80: Can You Really Take Advantage?

What are you bringing?

Mrs. Hu paused and looked sideways at Hu Wenguang.

Our family is poor enough.

Do you still want to bring the sweet potatoes and corn at home to them?

Then do we still need to live in our family?”

Boss,” she continued, “you are so confused when it comes to marrying a wife. Why haven’t you become more discerning after all these years?”

You don’t know what the conditions are in our family?”

Mrs. Hu really hated Hu Wenguang, the eldest son. Iron cannot become steel.

If he hadn’t crawled out of her intestines, she would have doubted whether Hu Wenguang was the son of their old Hu family.

When Hu Wenguang was scolded like this, he didn’t know what to say for a moment. Seeing the frown on Mrs. Hu’s face, with a look of disapproval, he knew he shouldn’t say anything more. If he kept talking, his mother would make trouble again.

What he feared most was that his mother would cry.

Hu Wenguang no longer insisted that he must take things to Jiang’s house.

Only then was Mrs. Hu satisfied. She turned around and led her children out of the village, heading towards Jiang’s house.

Jiang Mingyue was still resting today. She planned to rest for three days after the wedding and go to town to do business on the fourth day.

When the time came, she would stay in the town at night and not come back to the village.

Because she was pregnant with a child now, doing business would definitely require help from her family.

Jiang Mingyue wanted her grandparents to live together in the town and not have to travel back and forth.

But the old couple couldn’t let go of the land at home and the grain they earned this year.

Moreover, Jiang Manyue was still attending elementary school in the village, and it would be impossible not to come back.

The final discussion was that the old man would stay in the village and take care of Jiang Manyue’s schooling, as well as care for the soybeans and sweet potatoes at home. After a year, they would move to the town together.

Of course, the land at home still needed to be cultivated. Lao Jiang’s family was large, and if they stopped farming and had to buy food, they would be unwilling to do so.

Besides, when they went to town, they would stay at their grandson-in-law’s house. If they really lived and ate for free without taking any responsibility, they would feel bad about it.

Jiang Mingyue could understand that people who had cultivated land all their lives had very special feelings towards it. She agreed with the plan.

They all decided to come back to plant the land together in the spring. After planting, they would go to the town to do business, busy in the summer, and return for the autumn harvest.

Gu Dongqing had no objections to this. Not only did he have no objection, but he also comforted Jiang Mingyue, telling her not to worry.

When it was time for spring plowing, he would find a few people to help plant the crops.

Farming is something they can’t give up for the rest of their lives, but we can also make it easier for them,” Gu Dongqing said.

Jiang Mingyue was grateful to him for thinking so thoughtfully. Everything this man did made her feel that it was worth it, no matter how sore or tired her hands were.

Of course, she could only think about it in her mind; she couldn’t tell him, otherwise he would get proud.

Early that morning, Gu Dongqing went to the county without eating breakfast. Before he left, he specifically told everyone not to do any heavy work at home and to wait until he returned to do it.

Both the old man and the old lady knew that he had big business with Feng Yujun and the others in the city, so it would definitely not work if he kept delaying it.

They even urged him to go to work and come back when he was done. Even if he didn’t come back tonight, it was okay. He didn’t have to worry about his family.

After hearing this, Gu Dongqing smiled and thanked them, “Grandma still loves me.”

After that, he added with a playful smile, “But it’s not okay if I don’t go home. I have to get along with my children more.

When they come out and see me, they are willing to get close to me.”

Jiang Mingyue glared at the dishonest man and stepped forward to hand him the coat she had brought out.

It’s cold when you ride fast. Wear an extra coat.”

Thank you, wife. My wife is so kind.” Gu Dongqing took the clothes and squeezed her hand.

Jiang Mingyue glared at him again, but a smile tugged at her lips.

Gu Dongqing laughed loudly and left with satisfaction.

After he rode his bicycle away, Jiang Mingyue closed the courtyard door and returned to the kitchen. Jiang Meiyue was lighting the fire and preparing to cook.

When she saw her sister coming in, she asked aloud, “What do you want to eat in the morning? Porridge?”

At Lao Hu’s house, their breakfast was very thin porridge with pickles made by themselves.

Jiang Mingyue shook her head and handed Jiang Meiyue the key to the family’s granary.

Jiang Meiyue looked at the key, a little confused.

Sister, this is the key to the cellar. I will give it to you for safekeeping in the future.”

Jiang Mingyue explained, “There is no need to sell or exchange the food at home. This year’s harvest is good, and we don’t need to eat porridge every day.”

She knew that although her eldest sister said so, she might still regard herself as a girl who married outside. You can’t use your hands and feet when cooking at home.

So Jiang Mingyue directly gave the key to Jiang Meiyue to express her attitude.

Jiang Meiyue understood what her sister meant. She took the key with moist eyes, feeling a rush of gratitude.

It felt good to be at home again.

Before her marriage to Hu Wenguang, Mrs. Hu had always been in charge of the key to the room where the food was kept.

Although Jiang Meiyue cooked every day, Mrs. Hu decided what to cook and how much to eat for each meal.

Jiang Meiyue had to use a small dustpan to measure out the required grain and place it on the kitchen table.

Their family often didn’t have enough to eat, and Mrs. Hu would blame her for secretly eating some when they were cooking.

“Sister?”

Jiang Mingyue saw that Jiang Meiyue was about to cry and quickly spoke up.

Jiang Meiyue came back to her senses and wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes, smiling at Jiang Mingyue. “Then I have the final say on what we eat from now on?”

That’s natural. You are the boss of our family.” Jiang Mingyue smiled and said, Sister, you see that I am pregnant with the child, and Yaya and you also need nutrition, so when you cook, can you use more oil and water?”

She carefully discussed with Jiang Meiyue, giving her the feeling that she was the head of the family.

She knew this was her sister’s intention.

My sister was trying every possible way to let her relax and treat herself as if she had never been married at all.

She naturally accepted it with such good intentions.

Don’t worry, I will definitely put more thought into the food and make sure not to starve anyone in the house.”

Thank you, eldest sister, that’s all your hard work.

Jiang Mingyue winked mischievously.

I’ll ask eldest sister to take care of me from now on.