The Clever Wife of the 1960s Chapter 30 (Part 1)

The Clever Wife of the 1960s Chapter 30 (Part 1)

This year’s New Year’s Eve, we will come to the old house to eat together.

Although Chen Rou had expected that her mother-in-law would not rest before she came over, she didn't care much.

No matter how hard Han's mother tried, she would not add anything that shouldn't be added to the family.

Chen Rou prepared two main dishes, one was braised carp and the other was pork vermicelli.

It still needs to be rinsed in the pot after being brought over, and Chen Rou doesn't need to cover it with a lid.

Before coming to the old house, he carried the basket into Old Ma's house and exchanged a few words with Aunt Ma. Aunt Ma saw everything and praised him, "You two are really thoughtful. Bring these two delicious dishes over."

Since they are all mothers-in-law, they naturally don't mind praising Chen Rou, so that the old lady can learn from her. The old lady is too shrewd and wants to settle everything with her!

The old lady in the old Han family is not a pushover. She is still thinking about getting money from Han Guobin even after the family split up. What's the point of splitting up the family? But isn't the daughter-in-law still filial?

I often see Han Guobin delivering fish over there on weekdays.

Chen Rou smiled and said a few polite words, showing it to people, and then she and Han Guobin carried little Han Hang to the old house.

Brother Han and Sister-in-law Han were a step late, but they arrived at the same time.

After last year's lesson, Han Dasao managed to bring over two good ones. Last year, she came to discuss things with Chen Rou, but this year she was so jealous that she hasn't come since.

Of course, Chen Rou didn't really want her to come.

"Although our eldest wife and the third wife are not living well now, we are filial to you, parents. All the meat in the house is on these two dishes!" said Mrs. Han, emphasizing the word 'all on'.

Han's mother was not polite with her: "Then just eat cabbage and radish later, and don't eat any meat!" He brought several mouths here, and he still had the nerve to ask her for filial piety?

But when it comes to filial piety, Han's mother looked at Chen Rou and said, "Second brother's family, Second brother makes so much money every month, why don't you show some filial piety?"

"Mom, it's New Year's Day, don't make yourself unhappy." Chen Rou said, looking at Song Xiaoyu: "Third sister-in-law, help me with a hot dish. It's getting late, it's almost time to eat."

Song Xiaoyu smiled and said, "Although Guolin doesn't have a salary, he knows that Dad likes to drink, so he went to get some wine two days ago."

Mrs. Han was just watching the show. The third son's family was saying that the second son was no longer filial to his elders after making money.

"That's what Third Uncle should do. When he got married, he had a new house, a bicycle and a watch. If we don't show any respect to him, then what's the difference between us and ungrateful people?" Chen Rou asked back.

Song Xiaoyu was speechless for a moment.

"I'm not saying anything bad about you, my third sister-in-law. Although I know you gave birth to a nephew this year and you need a lot of cloth, why does a child need such expensive clothes? They have been raised in rough conditions. I see that dad and mom's clothes are all old. You get a salary and various tickets every month, but you don't buy dad and mom a new piece of clothing? Dad and mom are raising you in vain!" Chen Rou continued.

"What are you talking about? What do you mean by raising them in vain? The third brother's family are all at work!" Han's mother spoke up for her younger daughter-in-law.

"Isn't it that I'm being raised in vain? Did you, my third sister-in-law, hand over all your salary to mother and let her keep it?" Chen Rou looked at Song Xiaoyu.

How should Song Xiaoyu answer?

"So, third sister-in-law, you didn't hand over your salary to mother. Then what your second sister-in-law said is right." Han's eldest sister-in-law was stunned for a moment, and immediately joined in the fun.

"Sister-in-law, please don't make trouble. Heat up the dishes and prepare to eat." Chen Rou said lightly.

"Well, it's getting late, let's heat up the food." Song Xiaoyu twitched the corner of her mouth and said quickly.

"But I also want to say a few words. Since our parents live with you, they will live with you for the rest of their lives. There is no reason to replace them halfway through. You have to be filial to them, third sister-in-law. As for our two families, we will definitely not lose our share." Chen Rou said to her.

"Second sister-in-law is right." Song Xiaoyu said with a stiff face.

Chen Rou stopped pestering her. As for Han's mother, she wanted to speak up for her younger daughter-in-law, but was stopped by the two older daughters-in-law in front of her who said, "Don't the third family eat for free?"

Mother Han wanted to say loudly that she was happy to do so, but her daughter-in-law pulled her clothes, so she had to stop talking.

Mrs. Han saw that her powerful mother-in-law and her third brother's wife, who were smiling but daggers hidden behind their smiles, were both being pinned down by the second brother's family and were unable to say a word. Although she also couldn't stand Chen Rou's glory, she felt secretly happy at this moment.

I made it as hard as I could while eating.

Mother Han's eyelids twitched as she looked at him. She said, "It looks like he must have been hungry all day and just waited for this meal. He brought two dishes and said he was honoring his father and me. I think he was honoring you guys, just like a starving ghost reincarnated!"

"What are you talking about, mother? After all, my third sister-in-law keeps all her annual salary in her own hands, and all her food, drinks and other necessities are from the family. And you didn't say a word, and I brought two main dishes over for a meal, and you said I was a starving ghost reincarnated?" Han's eldest sister-in-law said bluntly.

During the New Year, who would like to be said to be the reincarnation of a starving ghost? That would bring bad luck for the whole year!

Song Xiaoyu couldn't bear it any longer: "I eat the work points and food earned by my family Guolin!"

"Oh, please don't say that, my third sister-in-law. It's embarrassing. Third uncle is a scorekeeper and accountant. He gets a lot of work points every day, but it's not enough for you two adults to eat so well. After all, you are a resident of the town and don't even get the basic ration. And your nephew is getting older day by day. I'm afraid your parents will have to subsidize you." said Mrs. Han.

"Can't you just eat properly?" Brother Han couldn't help but said to her.

The old couple subsidizes the third room, and the other two rooms know about it but don’t say anything. But can’t they just keep quiet during the New Year?

"I was just eating well, and mother was complaining that I ate too much, so I just said a few words to her? My third brother's wife eats for free at home all year round, so why can't I say a few words?" said Mrs. Han.

"I will give mother three yuan every month from now on. Are you satisfied, sister-in-law?" Song Xiaoyu stared at her and said.

"What are you saying to me, my third sister-in-law? The money is not given to me. You should ask mother." said Mrs. Han.

"The third son's family will give three dollars. How much do you plan to give, second son?" Han's mother looked at Han Guobin.

Until now, Han's mother has been thinking about her second son's money. Whenever she thinks about the salary not going into her pocket, she would feel a pain in her heart and unable to sleep in the middle of the night.

Han Guobin had a look of confusion on his face: "Isn't the money from my third brother's wife living expenses?"

"We don't eat the rice from the old house." Chen Rou said with a smile.

"Mom, Xiaoyu should be given some living expenses, but there is no need to give second brother some." Han Guolin knew he had to speak up, so he said hurriedly.

Mother Han wanted to say something, but Father Han said in a deep voice, "Alright, let's eat. It's New Year's Day, and you can't even have a peaceful meal!"

Song Xiaoyu was so distressed because she had to pay three yuan for living expenses every month in the future that she had no appetite even for the New Year's Eve dinner.

I remembered Mrs. Han in my heart.

But now that I have said it in front of so many people, what else can I do?

After dinner, she went into the house and took out three dollars and gave them to Han's mother. In addition, she also spent a lot of money to give one dollar each to Han's father and mother.

"Sister-in-law and second sister-in-law, my family gave one dollar each to our parents as a token of respect as their daughters-in-law. Shouldn't you give some too?" After giving the money, Song Xiaoyu looked at the two of them and said.

"You get a salary every month, so just give it to us. We don't earn much in a year, so why should we give? How can we compete with you?" said Mrs. Han.

Chen Rou also didn't want to give, and said, "If our family was well off, then we definitely couldn't give less than what my third brother's wife gave us. But Guobin bought a bicycle, and it was his company that paid for it first. After he started working, he didn't get a penny back. Our family really doesn't have the money to give him."

The money given as a gift of filial piety may be spent on anyone, but it is not certain who it will be spent on!

"Sister-in-law and second sister-in-law, don't you want to give it to me?" Song Xiaoyu could hardly keep the smile on her face.

It was already painful enough for her to give out three dollars, but she also didn't want to see her two sisters-in-law have an easy time, so she gave out two more dollars, making a total of five dollars.

It's almost like injuring one thousand enemies and losing eight hundred of our own.

But they both didn't want to give it!

"I can't take it out. Let's talk about it later." Mrs. Han waved her hand and said.

"To be honest, it's my third brother's wife who is filial. No wonder mother loves you so much. After all, she has a salary, so she is generous." Chen Rou said.

"Yes, if I had a salary, I would give two dollars each to my parents as a filial gift during the Chinese New Year every year!" Han Dasao said with a lot of nonsense. Anyway, she didn't have a job, so she could say any amount.

"It's still Guobin's work expenses. When can he pay off the money for the bicycle?" Chen Rou also said.

The two of them were talking to each other, but it was obvious that they didn't have a penny.

- Extracting MTL from raw by Du Xian'er (Poison❀Fairy) -

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