This lesbian is too good at talking! I can't afford to offend her!

Chen Shuning sighed and said, "Well, let's do this! Tomorrow you and my eldest brother will go to see grandma. If she's okay, you can go back to the city in the afternoon."

If grandma's condition isn't good and your employer allows it, you can ask for leave again."

Chen Shuning didn't want Chen Jiaxing and his wife to delay their work. Besides the fact that grandma's condition was not that bad, there was another reason: Chen Jiaxing still had foreign debts to repay!

In order to pay off their debts, they even postponed having children. Chen Shuning's ability was limited and he couldn't help, but he didn't want to burden his brother and sister-in-law.

Ji Xue finally relented: "Okay~ I'll listen to you. We'll see how things go tomorrow. I'll go heat the kang first~"

Chen Jiawang came out of Chen Aiguo's room and went to the kitchen to get out the bowls and chopsticks. He then took the bowl and scooped out some pickles.

Chen Shuning lifted the lid of the pot, sprinkled the corn grits into the pot, and threw in a handful of alkaline noodles.

"Shuning, I'm going to go fix up the cabinet. That bastard over there smashed it all up. The porridge is ready, you guys can eat first!"

Chen Jiawang took out a hammer from the corner and walked out with it.

Chen Shuning sighed and cooked the porridge silently.

To be honest, if there weren't a few soldiers in their family, this matter wouldn't have been resolved so easily today!

The result is already very good. They can't ask for an exorbitant amount of money from the Revolutionary Committee. They should stop while they are ahead. If they can repair the things themselves, they won't ask them for compensation.

The candles went out one by one, and Chenjia Village returned to peace.

Last night, Chen Shuning was busy until late at night before she went to bed. The people from the Revolutionary Committee threw the cloth she bought all over the floor, and there were footprints all over it, so she had to stay up all night to wash it.

Because she slept too late, Chen Shuning got up late today. She only got up from the kang when the sun was already shining on her butt.

Chen Shuning hurriedly put on her clothes and ran out. It's okay for the man at home to go hungry, but her sister-in-law is still at home, and she can't let Ji Xue go hungry!

When Chen Shuning went out, he saw his elder brother Chen Jiaxing, who was carrying a bundle of firewood and walking towards the main house, apparently to cook.

"Shuning, are you up? Wash your hands and get ready for dinner. Today I'll let you taste my cooking!"

"Where is my sister-in-law?"

Chen Jiaxing pointed to the window and whispered, "She's still sleeping! Let her sleep a little longer. She was too tired after going into the mountains yesterday."

Chen Shuning nodded, turned around and found that the bicycle was gone, and asked, "Dad left?"

Chen Jiaxing nodded and replied, "Well, Dad said you were too tired after running to the county town by yourself yesterday, so he asked you to sleep a little longer."

Chen Shuning pouted and said dissatisfiedly: "Dad is really something. He didn't tell me and called me..."

"Alright! Dad has to go to work!" Chen Jiaxing coaxed, "Wait until your sister-in-law gets up, then we'll go to town together to see how Grandma is doing."

"Squeak-"

The door opened and Ji Xue walked out of the house. She stretched and looked at Chen Jiaxing and Chen Shuning in the yard, her cheeks blushing.

"Oh, I'm late again! So, is there any work to do? I'll do it!"

Chen Jiaxing smiled and replied, "Xiaoxue, hurry up and wash your face. We're about to have dinner! There's no more work to do. My second brother and I almost finished all the work last night."

Ji Xue had already gotten up, so Chen Jiaxing had no more worries. He walked to the window of Chen Jiawang's room and knocked hard a few times.

"Jiawang! Jiawang, wake up, it's time to eat!"

Chen Jiawang opened his sleepy eyes, sighed, and climbed up as if resigned to his fate. He said in a deep voice, "I know, I know, don't rush me!"

Chen Shuning had just gotten up and was walking into the house affectionately, holding Ji Xue's hand.

Seeing the deformed enamel basin on the ground, Chen Shuning's face wrinkled up and she said with regret: "I'm so heartbroken! Such a beautiful basin, broken into this..."

Chen Shuning felt distressed, and Ji Xue felt pained! She had bought this with her own money, so a basin like this wasn't cheap for her!

Sensing Ji Xue's mood, Chen Shuning quickly changed his tone: "Sister-in-law, I'll take this basin to town later and ask them to compensate me with a new one!"

Ji Xue agreed with Chen Shuning's words and said with a smile, "They should pay! It doesn't matter how much, this is my sincere gift."

The aunt and sister-in-law chatted and laughed as they washed their faces and rinsed their mouths, then sat down at the eight-immortals table and started eating.

Li Zhen was hospitalized, and Liu Xianghua stayed in the health center to take care of her. She couldn't handle it all by herself, and by the time she finished, the buns she bought in the morning were completely cold.

Li Zhen looked at her daughter-in-law eating the cold buns and felt distressed: "Xianghua, don't eat that, it's too cold! Mom will give you some money, go buy a hot one."

As he spoke, Li Zhen took out two cents from his pocket and handed it to Liu Xianghua.

Liu Xianghua waved her hands hurriedly, drank a sip of hot water, and said, "Mom, no thanks! It would be a waste not to eat such delicious buns... It's okay, I just need to drink some hot water~"

"That's too cold. How will it make my stomach feel better? Don't be stingy with these two cents. You've worked so hard to take care of me, so you should eat well."

"Oh, no need. With these two cents, I can buy you something delicious for lunch..."

"Boom boom boom——"

There was a knock on the door, interrupting the conversation between the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law.

Liu Xianghua had just stood up when the door was pushed open: "Aunt Liu, you're here! How is grandma?"

Liu Xianghua said in surprise: "Oh, it's Officer Guo! Come in and sit down~"

Guo Junshan walked into the ward, looked down at Liu Xianghua, and said politely, "I came to see grandma. It was too late yesterday, and I didn't want to disturb you."

Guo Junshan placed his briefcase on the bedside table, opened the zipper, took out two cans of yellow peaches, and a can of malted milk, and placed them in Li Zhen's arms.

"Grandma, I came here in a hurry and didn't buy much. You can eat these first! I'll bring you more after you finish eating."

Li Zhen said hurriedly, "That won't do! Officer Guo, how can we take your things? Take them back quickly! Xianghua, hurry up and pack the things for Officer Guo."

Liu Xianghua also found this matter very strange. Why would Guo Junshan, who had no relatives or friends, come to visit her mother-in-law?

Liu Xianghua walked over, picked up the brown sugar and stuffed it into Guo Junshan's briefcase.

Guo Junshan was quick to raise the briefcase above his head and said in a deep voice, "Aiya~ Auntie, what are you doing? I bought this for my grandma. You can't do this..."

Liu Xianghua replied, "Oh, I appreciate your kindness. But these things are too valuable, we can't accept them!"

"Why wouldn't you accept this? We've met several times before, and it's only natural for me to come and see Grandma while she's in the hospital. Don't refuse!"

"You kid—you never come empty-handed every time we meet. What can I say about you?"

"Just take it! I heard Grandpa Chen is a good hunter. When he catches a wild boar, he can treat me to a meal. Just think of it as me coveting your meat, okay?"

Li Zhen said guiltily, "We can still afford a meal of meat. I'll definitely treat you when we eat meat! Just take the food back. We really can't accept it!"

"If you don't want it, I'll just throw it away! Just throw it at the door of the ward. I won't take it back anyway!"

Liu Xianghua sighed, half blaming, half distressed, and said, "Why are you so stubborn, kid? Fine, we'll keep the cans, and you take the malted milk back!"

"I won't take the malted milk either! Auntie, you can keep it. It's good for your nutrition. I bought it specially for you!"

Guo Junshan looked down at Liu Xianghua, and his peripheral vision caught a glimpse of the half-eaten cold bun on the stool. He suddenly thought and took the bottle of malted milk.

Liu Xianghua thought he had changed his mind and said with satisfaction, "That's right! Be good! These two cans are enough for us!"

But unexpectedly, Guo Junshan didn't change his mind at all!