frightfiction Chapter 298 The Fool Who Pleases His Mother-in-Law 7
Chapter 298 The Fool Who Pleases His Mother-in-Law 7
After her great aunt left, Xu Tao looked at the old lady's drooping face, feeling conflicted. Finally, she spoke, "Grandma, if the next world is a chaotic one and life becomes extremely difficult, do you still want to stay in this world?"
"I think your cousin's baby is just one month old, plump and cute. It's also because I'm not in good health now and can't help much."
Xu Tao turned around and poured a cup of spiritual spring water over, not knowing whether this cup of water would be good or bad for her grandmother in the future troubled times.
"Xiao Tao, the water monster is delicious today. Bring some more for your cousins to drink when they come back."
"Grandma, I beg you to come with me, okay?"
"Xiao Tao, grandma knows that you are the most filial child to her."
The old lady touched her granddaughter's head. She understood everything, but she couldn't do it.
Xu Tao lowered her eyelids, silently cooked a large table of food, and ate with the old man. When she learned that her uncle and his family would stay in the town for five days, she thought about it and agreed to stay.
At night, the father and son stayed in one room, and Xu Tao and her grandmother stayed in another.
"Xiaotao, I'm relieved that you're doing well now. But grandma is a little worried about your cousin. He's already a father but still can't make any money. Seeing that your sister-in-law is pregnant with another baby, grandma is worried."
Xu Tao lowered the corner of his mouth and did not respond.
The old lady spoke after a while, "Grandma sees that you are doing well outside. See if you can find a job for your cousin. It doesn't matter what, as long as he can make money. He can't find one on his own."
"Grandma, there are many jobs out there. As long as he's willing to work hard, he can do them. He has to find jobs as a delivery driver or courier himself. I can't do anything about it.
You know my cousin has a violent temper and can get angry and kill people. I can't be responsible for that, and he's 21 years old and an adult."
The old lady still refused to give up and kept saying that she couldn't find the place herself. Xu Tao got tired of hearing that and simply closed her eyes and pretended to be asleep.
Hearing the old lady's snoring, he tossed and turned and couldn't sleep, so he simply got up, grabbed his clothes, and went out to the father and son's room.
Zhong Xia was startled. When she turned on the lights, she saw her aggrieved wife quickly stand up and hug her to comfort her. "Don't cry, Taobao, let's do it first and ask for your permission later. Let's take grandma back directly and trick her into going out to play nearby, okay?"
"It's no use. She's not at peace and will find a way to come back no matter what."
Xu Tao buried herself in her husband's arms and sobbed silently.
Zhong Xia felt her chest was soaked with moisture, and immediately coaxed her sweetheart. When she heard the regular breathing, she gently gave her a kiss, carried her to the bed, and then slowly lay down and hugged the little girl.
The next day, at daybreak, Xu Tao heard movement at the door next to her and quickly stood up. "Axia, stay with the baby. I want to stay with my grandma for a while longer."
Zhong Xia gave his wife a big hug, carefully fixed her hair and kissed her.
When Xu Tao went outside, her grandmother had already gone downstairs. She hurried downstairs and said, "Grandma, it's only five o'clock now. You don't have to get up so early."
"Don't you like the wontons from the street stall the most? Grandma will buy some for you."
Xu Tao's eyes reddened, and she stopped trying to stop the old man. She followed him and bought four servings.
"Xiao Tao, grandma feels better today and feels very comfortable all over."
The old lady smiled happily with her teeth showing, and Xu Tao, who was infected, also raised the corners of her lips. Seeing that many teeth were missing, she took her to the city to see a dentist after breakfast. She learned that the teeth could be replaced today, so she arranged it immediately.
After fixing the tooth, he took the old lady to the city to shop for clothes.
"Xiao Tao, I have clothes to wear, so there's no need to spend so much money."
The old lady felt that she had already spent a lot of money on her granddaughter today and was unwilling to go to the clothing store.
"Grandma, if you don't go in, I'll just pick something randomly. If I don't like it, or if they charge me a high price, I won't be responsible."
After he finished speaking, he walked into the store. Three, two, one, and when he saw the old lady following him, the corners of his mouth curled up.
Two hours later, seeing that the old lady was a little tired, I took her to a restaurant and ordered all the special dishes. The old lady was sobbing with heartache and kept saying that she couldn't finish the food. After all the dishes were served, she ate it with great relish.
There is a milk tea shop downstairs from the restaurant. We ordered four cups and found they tasted pretty good, so we ordered thirty cups of each. When the notification said the tea was ready, we motioned for my husband to go get it, and the three of us continued to enjoy our dinner leisurely.
"Grandma, it's really you."
"Hey, grandson, why are you here too? Have you eaten? If not, come over here and have something to eat."
"No, grandma and I are eating at the back table. Grandma, I'm leaving first."
"Hey, okay, okay."
The old lady kept looking back and was eating absent-mindedly, not as enthusiastically as at the beginning.
"Grandma, how about I order a few dishes for you to eat with them?"
The old lady was a little tempted, and Xu Tao didn't hesitate and directly called the waiter, arranged a few dishes, and asked the old lady to go and have dinner with her grandson.
"Mother."
The little guy held his mother's hand, he knew that his mother was feeling a little sad.
"Taobao, I'm back. Where's grandma?"
Zhong Yanxing pursed his lips and pointed to the third table from the back. Zhong Xia sat down next to his wife, rubbing her palms gently and comforting her silently.
The two, one big and one small, looked at each other with the same expression. Xu Tao chuckled and patted their heads one by one. "Don't worry, I'm fine. The pig's trotters are good, the shrimp in oyster sauce are delicious, and the pickled radish is also very appetizing. Let's order more to take away. What do Axia and Xingxing like?"
Zhong Xia likes sturgeon rice the most, and the little guy likes fried oysters and fried king crab in typhoon shelter. They ordered twenty servings of each.
The rice inside was also good, the taste was something you couldn’t get from making it at home, so I packed up two big buckets.
The meal would have to wait a while, so they called grandma to let her know. Then the two adults and one child went shopping in Anshi. There were many memories of Xu Tao's childhood. They bought a little of almost everything. After a while, they were carrying a lot of bags in their hands, and the little one also had two bags on his arms.
"Xu Tao?"
Xu Tao looked back, unable to recognize the two women in front of her. "Excuse me, who are you?"
"I'm Zhang Ya, and she's Wu Li. Why don't you recognize us? You were the one who came to my birthday party when you were a kid and only got two pencils and a lot of free food and drinks.
I heard you're doing pretty well out there. This is your husband's, right? He's quite handsome. Does he know what you did as a child? The one next to him is your kid, right? He looks a lot like you when you were little."
“Well, I remember I was sitting there in silence, and then the aunt handed me a snack, which I ate. The price of two pencils at the time could buy five packs of those snacks.
I don't know how you feel about me eating and drinking for free. Do I need to give you something worth a hundred times more to deserve your food? I know it's not easy for your family to hold a birthday party.
Zhang Ya was furious. Doesn't this mean that she was just trying to show off?