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

Chapter 375 New Year’s Eve Dinner

After the beating, no one at the table dared to say a word.

The old lady's gaze stayed on Lin Luoxia for a moment, and then she looked at her second son, "Second son, I hope that situations like today won't happen again in the future."

"Baozhu is not a child anymore, it's time for her to be sensible."

"If you have the time to fool around, you'd better teach your children well."

There were some things that she originally didn't want to get involved in, but she couldn't stand it anymore and had to step in to intervene.

Shen Lao Er was silent for a moment, then nodded and said, "Mom, I understand."

Xu Manyue was eating her meal quietly beside her. She saw everything that had just happened.

She had noticed before that Shen Lao Er had feelings for Lin Luoxia. Similarly, after being married for so many years, it was impossible for Lin Luoxia to have no feelings for Shen Lao Er.

When Shen Lao Er said those words to scold Shen Baozhu just now, he was actually competing with Lin Luoxia in disguise.

The couple is neither willing to divorce directly and let each other go, nor is they willing to bow to each other.

If the situation continues to develop like this, they will probably live like this for the rest of their lives.

This made Xu Manyue think of the relationship between herself and Shen Jingming.

In fact, it seems that they are not much better than Shen Lao Er and Lin Luoxia.

Although they have been married for more than two years and have a child.

But we didn't actually spend much time together, and we didn't know each other very well, so naturally there was no love to speak of.

If you have to say it, the relationship between her and Shen Jingming is not as deep as the relationship between Shen Laoer and his wife.

At the very least, Shen Jingming should not be able to favor her like Shen Laoer favors Lin Luoxia.

Their marriage is not stable at all and cannot withstand the slightest wind and rain.

Sometimes, she couldn't even see through Shen Jingming's thoughts, nor did she know what he thought of her.

Xu Manyue suddenly lost her appetite, but there were still two big pieces of fat meat in her bowl that the old lady had picked out for her. She looked at the meat in the bowl, was silent for a moment, and then buried her head in eating.

Few people enjoyed the New Year's Eve dinner.

Especially Shen Jianping, who had just returned after being away for more than half a year, he also noticed that the atmosphere at home was not right, and even noticed his mother's unusual attitude towards his second brother and his wife.

He glanced secretly at the old lady, then at his second brother and sister-in-law, and seemed to want to say something several times, but in the end he didn't say anything.

Mrs. Shen was not affected at all. She ate as usual and talked as usual.

Boss Shen glared at her several times, but this girl was so stupid that she pretended not to see and ignored his gaze.

……

The New Year's Eve dinner was tasteless and eaten in a hurry.

The old lady was not in a good mood either. After eating a few bites, she simply picked up the child and started teasing him.

Her good grandson is still the best, so well-behaved and cute.

It just makes her happy.

Xu Manyue quickly finished the food in her bowl. She walked to the old lady and played with the child with her and chatted with her.

After a long while, the old lady's brows finally relaxed a little.

Shen Jianping watched this scene. He secretly approached Boss Shen and whispered, "Brother, what happened in our family? Why do I feel something is wrong?"

In the past six months, apart from the old lady's hospitalization, he basically didn't know much about other things.

This is not only because he only reports good news to his family but not bad news, but also because he has been busy at the factory and has basically rarely come home, and has no time to take care of his family.

Boss Shen glanced at him and said, "It's no use for you to know. Okay, it's late to eat, go back and get some sleep. It's not easy for you to be an apprentice in the factory."

He used to think that being an apprentice and getting a formal salary every month would be great.

But until the last time he went to see the fourth brother, he saw that the fourth brother was like a handyman, being ordered around in the machinery factory. It was winter, but he was exhausted and sweating.

He finally understood that being an apprentice was not so easy and that the fourth brother's life was not as easy as it seemed.

Shen Jianping wanted to continue asking, but when his eldest brother gave him a look, he suddenly didn't dare to ask any more.

"...Okay then, I'll go back and rest."

Poor families and those in times of famine didn’t enjoy the New Year’s red envelopes that people in the city enjoyed.

At this time of year, being able to have a good meal is already a blessing.

Therefore, after finishing your meal on New Year’s Eve and cleaning up the dishes and the kitchen, you can go back and rest.

On the other side, after cleaning up the kitchen, Mrs. Shen remembered what she had mentioned to Xu Manyue.

She immediately found her son and secretly pulled him into a corner.

"Xiaoshan, Mom is going to find a good place for you. Do you want to go?"

Shen Xiaoshan was a little surprised, "Mom, where's a good place to go?"

His mother has always been unreliable, so he didn't take her words to heart.

Mrs. Shen raised her chin and smiled proudly, "Of course I'm going to join the army."

"Your third uncle is now the regimental commander in the army, earning over a hundred yuan a month."

"Go to the army, work hard, learn from your third uncle, and maybe one day you'll be as powerful as him. Then your father and I will be blessed by you and live a good life with you."

"What do you think? Do you want to join the army? If you do, I'll take you to see your grandma right now. Once she agrees, your third aunt will talk to your third uncle about it for you."

"Maybe it will work out."

Shen Xiaoshan was silent for a long time, then shook his head and said, "Mom, I don't want to join the army."

Mrs. Shen's heart felt like a bucket of cold water had been poured on her. She was stunned for a moment, "What, you...you don't want to?"

It is an honor to be a soldier and soldiers are respected by everyone.

This is a good thing.

Why doesn't he want to?

No, no, she must get to the bottom of this.

Mrs. Shen held Shen Xiaoshan's hand and said, "Xiaoshan, tell me why you don't want to do it."

Her son has always been taciturn.

His personality is not like that of the couple, but rather a bit like that of the third brother, who also does love his nephew quite a bit.

If Xiaoshan went to the army, the third brother would definitely take good care of his nephew, and it would definitely be easier for him to get promoted in the future.

Shen Xiaoshan slowly said, "Mom, I'm not interested in being a soldier. It would be a waste of time if I went."

"Maybe I'll even embarrass my uncle."

"I still want to stay at home and work with you."

Mrs. Shen looked at his cold and indifferent expression, feeling somewhat disappointed with him, and poked him hard on the forehead with her finger.

"Oh, I think you've become stupid from working so much. How can digging for food in the fields compare to being a soldier? Look at your third uncle, and then look at me and your father. I'm afraid we won't be able to earn what he earns in a month in our entire lives."

"The last time your grandma was hospitalized, your dad and I emptied out all our savings and only managed to come up with eight or nine dollars. It was only thanks to your third uncle and aunt that they didn't mind. Otherwise... even if you sold your dad and me, we still wouldn't be able to raise the medical expenses for your grandma."