Famine Bride: Marry into the best in-laws and win

Xu Manyue hurried forward and took out a handkerchief to wipe the old lady's tears.

"Mom, Jingming didn't leave. He didn't sleep all night yesterday, just trying to get back to see you. Now he's so sleepy that he just lay down in the room."

"Besides, he has a month and a half of vacation this time. Excluding the time spent traveling by car, he can stay at home for at least a month, so don't worry."

The old lady subconsciously held Xu Manyue's hand tightly, "Old Third Wife, really, you didn't lie to me, did you?"

"Jingming, is he... is he okay?

Before, when her son came back to visit, he only stayed for five or six days at most. This time, he actually stayed at home for a whole month. Could something have happened?

Xu Manyue shook her head helplessly, "Mom, how could I lie to you? Jingming is sleeping in the room right now. If you don't believe me, I'll go get him."

As soon as she finished speaking, the old lady quickly pulled her back and said, "No, I believe you. Don't disturb Jingming's rest. He must be very tired after coming back from such a long distance overnight. Let him have a good rest."

"Wait until he wakes up, then beat a few eggs and make him some noodles to nourish his body."

Although there wasn't much fine food at home, her son had finally come back, so how could she not prepare some delicious food?

Lin Luoxia on the side said, "Mom, why don't we kill two rabbits tonight, make two more eggs, and steam some elm flour steamed buns to celebrate the return of the third child."

Mrs. Shen thought so too, but someone else brought it up first. She rolled her eyes at Lin Luoxia and said to the old lady.

"Yes, mother, Jingming works so hard outside, and he still thinks about home and sends money home every month. We should take good care of him."

The old lady nodded and said, "Let's do this tonight. We'll make two rabbits, steam some steamed bread with elm flour, boil some sweet potatoes, and make a plate of scrambled eggs and a plate of sweet potato leaves."

"I'll leave cooking tonight to you three."

Upon hearing this, Mrs. Shen waved her hands and said, "Mom, I'm the one cooking today. I can do it alone. I don't need the second and third sister-in-law."

"Besides, you know my cooking skills. I guarantee that it will make everyone drool."

Mrs. Shen is not a very good person, but her cooking skills are really good, and this is recognized by the Shen family.

Xu Manyue glanced at her and knew without a doubt what this person was planning.

It simply means that when you are cooking, you can taste a few more bites of food and eat more when no one is around.

The old lady knew it in her heart, but tonight was Jingming's first night back, and she didn't want this greedy and stupid daughter-in-law to mess things up.

She glared at her eldest daughter-in-law.

"No, the three of you will cook together tonight, and no one of you is allowed to steal some food from me."

"Did you hear that? Especially you, the eldest daughter-in-law."

Mrs. Shen's face stiffened for a moment. She smiled awkwardly, "Mom, I'm not that kind of person. Don't worry."

Although she wanted to steal some eggs, she still knew what day it was.

The old lady snorted coldly, obviously not believing her. She turned to look at Xu Manyue and Lin Luoxia, "You two should keep a good eye on her and don't let her eat secretly."

"Especially eggs, even a little bit is not enough."

Xu Manyue nodded and said nothing.

After all, Mrs. Shen is fully capable of doing this.

After explaining what to do in the evening, the Shen family started to eat lunch.

During the meal, Shen Jianping suddenly said, "Mom, what do you think about me joining the army? Maybe I can be as good as my third brother, send you money every month, and even buy a new house for our family."

The more he talked about it, the more feasible it seemed to him. He seemed to have seen himself wearing a military uniform, holding a gun, and charging into battle side by side with his third brother.

My heart suddenly felt happy, and my eyes couldn't help but light up. I didn't even bother to eat and started to fantasize.

The old lady raised her hand and slapped Shen Jianping on the head. "You can't even enter the army gate with your condition. Forget it. Your third brother is your third brother. You can't compare to him."

No one else in the Shen family took it seriously, except Xu Manyue, who paused while eating and looked up to see the seriousness in Shen Jianping's eyes.

Boss Shen munched on a sweet potato and snorted, "Fourth Brother, you'd better stay home and don't cause trouble for other people. It's not that I look down on you, but with your small body, you can't even survive a single blow from me."

He is like this, he acts on impulse. Don't let him go to the army and implicate the third brother.

Shen Laoer picked up a handful of stir-fried sweet potato leaves with chopsticks and put them into Shen Jianping's bowl.

"Old Four, if you have nothing to do, after dinner, come with me to the well at the foot of the back mountain to fetch water and think about something practical."

As a man, who doesn't have a dream of becoming a soldier? But it's good enough if there are one or two people in a brigade who can actually pass the selection and join the army.

But it is understandable. The fourth child is still young and it is normal for him to have dreams.

Seeing that no one believed him and was pouring cold water on him, Shen Jianping was so angry that he immediately smashed his chopsticks on the table and refused to eat.

"Are you still my real mother and brother? How can you be so discouraging? My third brother joined the army when he was seventeen, and I was only sixteen. If he could do it, I'm sure I can too."

After he finished speaking, he glanced at the crowd and saw that everyone obviously thought he was joking.

Shen Jianping was so angry that his face turned green. He finally set his eyes on Xu Manyue.

"Third sister-in-law, tell me, with my qualifications, can I become a soldier?"

As long as his third sister-in-law says it's possible, there shouldn't be any problem on his third brother's side.

The Shen family was stunned for a moment. Could it be that the fourth brother was serious?

They stopped eating and looked up at the two of them.

Xu Manyue was not in a hurry. She finished the last bite of rice, put down her chopsticks, and took out a handkerchief to wipe her mouth.

"Jianping, your third brother knows more about this than I do. How about you ask him when he wakes up?"

Everyone present could see that the old lady didn't want her eldest son to join the army, except Shen Jianping himself.

She didn't want to be the bad guy, so she decided to push the blame onto her brother Shen Jingming.

Shen Jianping thought about it and simply picked up the bowl and ate quietly. "Okay, I'll ask my third brother later. He will definitely let me join the army."

It is an honor to be a soldier these days. Soldiers can have enough food to eat and send money back home every month.

He had heard his elder sister-in-law say behind his back more than once that he lived off his mother and brothers.

Although what my sister-in-law said was unpleasant, when I think about it carefully, it seems to be the truth.

For ordinary rural children, if they want to make a name for themselves and avoid starvation, the only way is to join the army.

If his third brother could reach his current position, he could definitely do it too.