Chapter 1052: Enough, That Is a Matter for Eldest Brother to Worry About

Thinking that her son would be entering the city tomorrow, she suddenly looked up: "Have you requested leave? Don't forget to get the introduction letter from the Brigade Leader."

Qiu Shaofeng nodded in agreement: "I won't forget; I already miss Junjun."

Hearing her son mention his eldest grandson, Qiu Mu's face broke into a smile, and she pointed toward the kitchen door: "There's nothing special at home, but I've packed half a sack of dried mushrooms we sun-dried last autumn; take them with you tomorrow so they can add a dish to their meal."

Qiu Shaofeng glanced toward his second brother's room: "Perhaps it's better not to take them?"

Qiu Mu happened to look up and catch her eldest son's expression: "Why shouldn't you take them? Many of those were gathered by you and your wife; your sister-in-law has often helped you in the past, so naturally you must return the favor, and nowadays, only these are presentable enough to give."

Listening to the conversation outside from inside the room, An Xiaojing wore an extremely embarrassed expression; she knew her mother-in-law's words were meant for her ears.

Wasn't it just a few days ago, when her eldest brother and sister-in-law were going to the city to attend her younger sister's wedding, that she had complained a few times upon seeing the several sacks of dried vegetables her mother-in-law had prepared? Why could this still not be let go?

Not wanting to stir up trouble, Qiu Shaofeng said: "Mother, keep your voice down."

This younger daughter-in-law of theirs had been spoiled rotten by her natal family since childhood; if not for her several instances of improper speech earlier, she would never have provoked the eldest couple, and her husband would never have declared that henceforth, aside from work points earnings, all other income would belong to each separate household.

Since then, the eldest son had started cooking separately; apart from sending things to Great-Grandmother, he hadn't sent a single portion outward, causing her to feel even more imbalanced and to haggle over every trivial matter.

Qiu Mu sighed: "Don't worry about this matter; I will speak to them about it later tonight."

The reason Qiu Shaofeng had let his wife stay at her natal home was, first, to avoid all the back-and-forth trouble, since his sister-in-law's third-day return visit meant her family had said they would host several tables, which they would definitely need to attend; second, he wanted his wife to avoid his second sister-in-law, who, for some reason, was causing more nonsense the closer she got to childbirth, which was quite vexing.

When Qiu Fu returned, Qiu Mu had already prepared the meal.

While everyone was eating, Qiu Mu brought up the dried mushrooms again: "Tomorrow Shaofeng is going to the city to his mother-in-law's place; I've packed a sack of dried mushrooms for him to take along to add a dish to their meal, so I'm telling you all now."

Upon hearing these words, Qiu Shaocheng's face burned as if a slap had landed on it; if his wife hadn't gone out to cause trouble that day, their mother would never have pulled this stunt.

He cleared his throat lightly and, before his wife could speak, stated his position: "Those dried mushrooms were originally gathered by Eldest Sister-in-law and Shaomei on the mountain; we have no objection."

Qiu Shaomei now also looked down upon her second sister-in-law; before marriage, her reputation had been so good, and there were no issues before she became pregnant, but ever since conceiving, she was always throwing petty tantrums at the drop of a hat; if she quarreled with her Second Brother inside their room, no one else would interfere, but this person, for some reason, insisted on doing it in front of the whole family every single time: "At Junjun's full-month banquet, Eldest Sister-in-law's natal family contributed such heavy gifts of food, so naturally we must also express our goodwill; our dried mushrooms may be a light gift, but they carry heavy sentiment."

Seeing her parents-in-law and her sister-in-law all speaking up in support, An Xiaojing felt a blockage in her heart: "You yourself said their food gifts were heavy; can you guarantee that they would even value that sack of dried mushrooms now?"

As soon as she spoke these words, everyone immediately lost any desire to speak.

Qiu Shaocheng sighed heavily in his heart, picked up some vegetables with his chopsticks, and placed them into Xiao Wanli's bowl: "Enough; that is a matter for Eldest Brother to worry about; you are pregnant, so it is better to worry less."