Li Chuchu's ears were almost numb from this kind of threat. "Come on, come on. I'm really gonna go see what good stuff Grandma left for me."
Li Jianmin felt something strange about her words.
He always had the feeling that Li Chuchu was hinting at something.
But given her personality, if she knew what was going on, she probably wouldn't be so calm like this.
He glanced at Li Chuchu's expression a few times and didn't notice anything abnormal. He guessed that Li Chuchu was just saying this to annoy him.
On the way home,
Chen Junsheng whispered to Li Chuchu, "Should we buy something?"
Li Chuchu gave him a sidelong glance. "I have no money. Do you?"
Chen Junsheng immediately understood and nodded seriously. "I don't have any money either. If we have no money, just go with good wishes."
He was indeed teachable.
When they arrived at Li Jianmin's house,
Even before opening the door, Li Chuchu could hear Grandma Li scolding. "Which son of a bitch kicked my shoes away? Wu Li! Wu Li! Shouldn't lunch be ready yet? You do nothing all day long and even cook so slowly."
Then came the voices of the grand-aunt's family.
It sounded extremely lively inside the house.
Li Jianmin unlocked the door with his key.
When Grandma Li saw her most promising son coming back, she immediately ran up to greet him. "Oh, you're finally back. The sun is so strong outside. I told Wu Li to go and pick you up, but she just refused."
Grandma Li didn't forget to bad-mouth Wu Li to Li Jianmin.
Li Jianmin felt irritated. "No need. Why pick me up on such a hot day?"
Hearing her son defending Wu Li, Grandma Li glared at him angrily.
All this was for whose sake?
Grandma Li turned and fixed her eyes on Li Chuchu at the door. The wrinkles on her face seemed to bloom. "Chuchu's back! You said you were coming last time. I waited for you for several days but didn't see you. You child..."
The complaint in her words was obvious,
and her eyes were shrewdly glancing at Li Chuchu's hands.
"I thought the stewed beef last time was quite tender. Did you bring any this time..."
Li Chuchu pretended to be surprised. "Grandma, you like that beef from last time? You should have told me earlier! If you had told me earlier, I would have prepared it for you! Oh, you really are. Just say if you want to eat it! If you didn't say, I thought you didn't like it."
Grandma Li smiled awkwardly. "I don't like it that much. It's just that I can chew it easily at my age."
This dead child, why did she have to say it so loudly?
Others might think that an old woman in her seventies or eighties was so greedy.
Li Chuchu beat her chest and stamped her feet in annoyance. "Grandma, don't worry. I'll definitely remember to bring that tender beef next time! How about this? Wait a minute. I'll run to the store and buy some for you now."
Grandma Li's heart skipped a beat. "Oh, no need. Grandma won't eat it. Come in quickly."
When couldn't she eat beef?
With that eight-hundred-yuan, she could eat it anytime!
Grandma Li knew what was important!
Li Jianmin looked at the grand-aunt's family sitting on the sofa without any decorum. He felt uncomfortable. His face turned even uglier. He just dryly said, "Aunt."
The grand-aunt on the sofa responded, "Oh, our Jianmin is back! You must be so tired from your busy work in the factory. Come and take a rest quickly."
As she spoke, she spat out sunflower seed shells, making the floor full of them.
The cousin, feeling hot, was sitting on the sofa bare-chested, wearing only a pair of big shorts. He carelessly greeted, "Hello, cousin." This cousin was almost thirty years old but had never had a job and just loafed around in the city.
Li Jianmin couldn't stand their behavior anymore and wanted to go into the room.
The grand-aunt grabbed his arm. "Hey, Jianmin. I heard that the state-owned factory you work in has good welfare, right? You're a big leader now. You can't forget about us poor relatives. You have to help your cousin. It doesn't have to be a full-time job. Just find him a temporary one."
Li Jianmin was annoyed but could only endure and nod. "Okay, I'll pay more attention when I have time."
The grand-aunt sat up straight immediately. "You're such an honest child. Don't let outsiders take advantage of our family."
As she said this, her eyes glanced meaningfully at the kitchen. "If your mother hadn't told me, I wouldn't have known. When there are job opportunities, we should consider our own family first. Helping us is just like helping ourselves. If you help her, she'll just keep asking for more. A step - couple relationship can't be taken seriously."
This matter was already over,
and Li Jianmin really didn't want to talk about it with outsiders.
He had heard the phrase "A step - couple relationship can't be taken seriously" countless times. His ears were almost calloused.
He knew very well whether it could be taken seriously or not.
Although Wu Li was a bit fond of taking advantage and liked to help her natal family, she did a good job in daily life.
When the grand-aunt saw Li Chuchu's appearance, her eyes lit up. She reached out and grabbed Li Chuchu's hand and exclaimed, "I haven't seen you for so many years. Chuchu has grown so beautiful?" Her eyes were like she was sizing up some beautiful object.
Li Chuchu uncomfortably withdrew her hand.
The grand-aunt saw Chen Junsheng sitting next to Li Chuchu and looked strange. "Who is this?"
She was shocked and exchanged a look with Grandma Li.
Grandma Li took a closer look and only then noticed that there was another person coming in with Li Chuchu.
Could this be the man who married Chuchu?
If so, things would be hard to tell.
Li Jianmin knew what they were thinking.
"He's just a friend of Li Chuchu's. He also works in the Lotus Factory."
A friend? And bringing him home for dinner?
It seemed that Li Chuchu was really stupid. She didn't even know who to bring on what occasion.
But being stupid was easier to deceive.
Thinking of this, the grand-aunt felt relieved.
Just then, Wu Li called from the kitchen that dinner was ready. The whole family sat down at the dinner table.
At the dinner table,
Grandma Li enthusiastically urged the grand-aunt's family to pick up the dishes.
"Come on, eat more. This dish is in season. It can clear the heart and reduce internal heat."
The grand-aunt's family felt a bit disappointed when they saw this dish.
They thought they would be served some delicious dishes in the city, but they didn't expect it to be just these green vegetables that could also be eaten in the countryside.
The grand-aunt ate a little reluctantly, put down her chopsticks, and started to probe Li Chuchu. "Chuchu, I heard that you're also working in your dad's factory now?"
Li Chuchu nodded. "Yes."
"Then where does your... that guy named something Shan work?" She didn't want to admit the word "husband", but didn't know his name either.
Li Chuchu slightly raised her eyebrows. Were they here to check her family background?
"I'm not very sure. He should be doing business outside."
The grand-aunt understood immediately when she heard this.
An unemployed drifter.
He probably just helped out wherever there was a shortage of labor.
"So he's a temporary worker? His job must be quite unstable. He probably only earns thirty or forty yuan a month, right?"
Shen Yanshan, the so - called temporary worker, unemployed drifter who earned thirty or forty yuan a month, sneezed.
He rubbed his nose, feeling even more irritated.
Why hadn't Li Chuchu come back from dinner yet?
No, he had to go and check!
"Brother Shen, Brother Shen, we haven't had dinner yet! Where are you going?"
"To pick up your sister - in - law."
After Fei went out, he only saw the fast - disappearing back of Brother Shen.