Chapter 38 Why hasn't my brother replied yet?
When the Lu family was having dinner in the evening, the atmosphere was very depressing. Liu Sanjin looked at Xie Jinghao angrily. She brought Xiaogang to see Shen Meng every night. She didn't believe that there was no benefit at all!
Wu Xianglan was also unhappy. She wanted to borrow candy tickets from her sister-in-law today but she was reluctant to do so. She gave away the meat-filled dumplings as soon as she said she would. If she had the kindness to give to Daqing and Erqing, why didn't she give them to her own Yongqiang and Yongli?

Yongqiang and Yongli had no idea what their mother was thinking. They just like their father, waving their chopsticks around.

"Eat, eat, eat, all you do is eat. Can't you just go and play with your brother Mingyang when you have nothing to do? Look at your aunt, she only thinks of others when she has something delicious, and doesn't think of you at all. They are your own nephews and nieces, but you don't feel sorry for them at all."

"Why are you talking about the children? It's not the children's fault. Shen Meng is so capable. She doesn't have children and doesn't know how to respect an old mother like me. Jiaxuan, has your elder brother replied to your letter? It's been so many days, why haven't you heard anything? You can ask the postman when he passes by!"

Lu Jiaxuan swallowed the porridge in his bowl and said in a deep voice, "No, I wrote two or three letters, but I didn't get a single reply. Mom, do you think my brother is unwilling to reply?"

"No, don't you know what kind of person your elder brother is? Not to mention anything else, if he knew that a mother like me has been wronged, he would put it aside and come back to see me even if he is on a mission." Liu Sanjin raised her chin and looked at Lu Jiaxuan proudly. She knew her son.

Lu Jiaxuan didn't say anything. He wouldn't necessarily put down his mission and come back to see his mother, but as long as his eldest brother saw the letter, he would definitely reply. He hadn't been back for almost three years and must be missing home.

"Jiaxuan, I think mother is right. Didn't you say in your last letter that you went to southern Yunnan? I heard that place is not peaceful. Brother might be busy and didn't see it. Don't worry." Zhou Jiaojiao reached out and patted his arm.

But how could Lu Jiaxuan not be anxious? He was the secretary of the commune. If he got this job, he would not only get a salary but also benefits. It was a real iron rice bowl, which was different from the warehouse keeper of the production team. If he did a good job, he might be promoted in the future. Now there were too many wolves and too little meat. If he couldn't think of a way, this job would have nothing to do with him.

"I don't want to eat anymore. I'm going to go out for a walk."

"Hey, Jiaxuan, wait for me, I'll go with you." Zhou Jiaojiao looked at his back, hurriedly threw down her chopsticks and ran away. She was still thinking about the new house. Last time, Lu Jiaxuan asked his uncle Lu Zhenping to find a way to apply for a batch of bricks and tiles, so that they could live in a brick house.

Things never came to a halt and she never let it go.

Liu Sanjin was so angry when he saw Xie Jinghao and Xiaogang still eating.

"Xie Jinghao, you are really my good daughter-in-law. You go to Shen Meng's house every day, but she doesn't give you any benefits. She can eat dumplings. You try to please her so hard, I'm afraid she will even give you dragon meat to eat!"

Xiaogang was so scared that he didn't dare to open his mouth to eat and hid in front of his mother. Xie Jinghao didn't put down her chopsticks. Her husband was earning money outside and there was food for their three rooms at home. Why shouldn't she eat? She just ate.

"Okay, you eat, eat so much. Wash the dishes, wash the clothes, sweep the floor, and feed the chickens and ducks. Humph!" Liu Sanjin snorted coldly, grabbed a vegetable steamed bun, turned around and went back to the house.

After Lu Jiahe had eaten and drunk his fill, he turned around and left. All he did all day was make noise, which was really annoying.

"What are you doing? You've worked all day, and you still have energy. I don't know what's going on outside. You have to go out every day. People who don't know you would think you're going to meet a goblin."

Lu Jiahe paused, turned around and pointed at Wu Xianglan and cursed: "You are always looking for trouble. When will you be quiet? I have a headache listening to you making so much noise. I'm going to take a bath in the river."

"It's autumn now, it's too cold to take a bath in the river, I'll boil some hot water for you, my dear father, why are you in such a hurry?" Wu Xianglan chased after him for two steps, then turned back and laughed at Xie Jinghao who didn't say anything. "Jinghao, you watch, I'm supposed to wash the dishes and clothes today, but since mom said so, I won't fight with you, hehe."

"It's okay, sister-in-law, I can do it too."

Wu Xianglan saw that she was indifferent, but not angry. She moved closer to her and said, "Hey, Jinghao, let me ask you, you go to your sister-in-law's house every day. Does she make delicious food for you every day?"

"My sister-in-law is such a bad person. How could she cook anything delicious for me? I used to help her make clothes. She promised to give me two pieces of leftover cloth. Xiaogang couldn't sleep alone in the house, so I took him with me."

Wu Xianglan curled her lips. She didn't believe it at all. Shen Meng was really stingy when she was stingy, but she could also be generous sometimes. If she could steal the dumplings from Daqing and Erqing, she could also give good food to her nephews and nieces. She rolled her eyes, said hello to Xie Jinghao, and took her daughter and son back to the house.

After Shen Meng figured it out, she found a basket, packed some things, and found a bottle of safflower oil from the space.

Mingyang and a few others were sitting together outside, whispering to each other. When the door opened, the children were frightened and trembled.

"Mingyang, I'm going to go see your Aunt Lianhua. You stay home and take care of your brothers and sisters. Your second aunt will be here soon. There are two bowls of dumpling soup in the pot. Let your second aunt and Xiaogang eat it later!"

"Okay, mother!"

"Mom, I want to go too. I want to go too." Lu Mingkai was scared. He was afraid that his gentle mother would disappear. He wanted to keep watching her to feel at ease.

"Okay, Xiaokai, come with me!"

"Okay, let Xiaokai get the basket for you. Xiaokai is very strong."

Shen Meng touched Lu Mingkai's head and said, "Silly boy, I can carry it. If you want to help me, when you grow up, study hard, make money, and I will enjoy the good life with you, okay?"

People around Lu Mingkai don't know, but they know how to make money. His father sends money home every month.
"Mom, when I grow up, I will let you enjoy life and not let you do anything!"

"Be good!" Shen Meng felt sweet when she heard that.

Lu Mingyang, who was preparing to sweep the floor at the back, curled his lips. His two younger brothers, the older and the younger, would only try to please their mother with words, but he would not do that. He was the eldest son of the first wife. When his father was not around, he was the one who supported the family. He could not learn from his younger brothers and sisters to act like a spoiled child. He had no manliness at all. How could he protect his mother? Humph!
When work was over in the evening, Chen Zhaodi and Zhao Jingui were dragged out by Guo Xiuqin for a struggle session and fined Wang Lianhua three yuan. Lu Yonggang was also taught a lesson. When the old women in the village who had been secretly coercing their daughters-in-law saw this, they were so scared that they tightened their belts, fearing that someone would report them and they would be bleeding.

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