Chapter 947

In this era, real estate transactions were not allowed, so one had to spend more effort and energy.

To acquire real estate on a large scale, one still had to patiently wait for the spring breeze of reform.

Inside the house, Cao Weiguo cooked a table of food, and Bai Lijuan ate with great relish.

When he mentioned having Qin Jingru come over as a nanny, Bai Lijuan was initially somewhat reluctant.

But she couldn't withstand Cao Weiguo's warm and affectionate care, and after some earnest persuasion, Bai Lijuan happily accepted.

It was her first pregnancy, and she was alone at home.

Her belly was still small, so she didn't feel any inconvenience.

But as time went on, her belly would get bigger and bigger.

Washing clothes and cooking alone was inconvenient in every way, and most importantly, there was the issue of personal safety.

It's better to be safe than sorry; what would she do if she fell, bumped into something, or got sick with no one around?

After dinner, the two of them cleaned up the bowls and chopsticks together.

Cao Weiguo took out toothpaste, soap, towels, and other daily necessities from his satchel.

Since Bai Lijuan moved to her new home, she had been keeping a low profile.

All daily necessities were handled by Cao Weiguo.

Subsequently, Cao Weiguo opened another bundle containing dates, apples, milk powder, candied fruit, pastries...

Seeing Cao Weiguo bring so many things again, Bai Lijuan complained: "Are you not living a normal life? I don't lack anything or food here; don't always bring things over. I can't use all of this by myself."

Cao Weiguo held Bai Lijuan's hand: "It's best if you don't lack anything. You're living here by yourself, and I can't come over every day; I can't let you suffer any grievances."

Bai Lijuan snuggled into Cao Weiguo's arms: "Being with you, I've never felt any grievances, and now that I have a child, you don't know how happy I am."

Nanluoguxiang

Sihe Academy

The Eldest Uncle returned home from school, and the Eldest Aunt complained angrily:

"You need to discipline the eldest's wife!"

"There's no one who manages a household like her!"

"Her mouth is eating non-stop, and she even wants to light a fire in the room in broad daylight."

"Don't those snacks cost money? Doesn't that coal briquette cost money!"

"What's the situation in our family? Can we afford such extravagance?"

When the Eldest Uncle heard these words, he exploded on the spot:

"This spendthrift, she wants to ruin the Yan family!"

"Jiedi! Go! Hurry up and call your eldest brother over!"

The Eldest Uncle was burning with anger and sent his daughter to call someone.

It wasn't appropriate for him, as a father-in-law, to discipline his daughter-in-law, but he could discipline his son freely.

If the daughter-in-law was a spendthrift, it was because the son hadn't disciplined her well!

Yan Jiedi pouted reluctantly, muttering as she walked out: "All you do is order me around."

Before long, Yan Jiedi brought Yan Jiecheng into the room.

The Eldest Uncle scolded his eldest son head-on:

"How are you acting as a husband? Letting your wife squander everything!"

"In less than a month! She bought two jin of melon seeds! Three jin of roasted peanuts! A roasted chicken..."

"And is it that cold in the room during the day? Do you have to burn the stove all day long?"

"Don't you know what the situation is in our family!"

"Squandering like this! No matter how much family wealth we have, it'll be emptied out!"

"Do you want the whole family to go hungry and drink the northwest wind?"

Yan Jiecheng stood on the side with a depressed expression and complained:

"Dad! You should know what my situation is!"

"In our house, she's the one who makes all the decisions."

"I'm just a donkey on the production team, only responsible for working and grinding."

"If she tells me to go east, how dare I go west?"

"I can't control what she wants to buy, eat, or do!"

"It's useless for you to scold me to death; why don't I call her over, and you can talk to her yourself."

What Yan Fugui said was pitiful, but it was also the truth.

Zhou Guiying was big and had a big appetite, and she also liked to eat snacks.

If this were in a family with better living conditions, liking to eat wouldn't be an issue.

Being afraid of the cold and burning more coal was also understandable.

But the Yan family had always practiced frugal household management!

Even salted vegetables were divided and eaten by the root.

Seeing Zhou Guiying eating and chewing like this, could the Eldest Uncle and Eldest Aunt stand it?

Even if their pockets could stand it, their hearts couldn't.

Are these snacks?

This is stabbing them in the heart!

The Eldest Uncle slapped the table in anger, pointing at Yan Jiecheng's nose and cursing: "You useless thing! As a husband, you can't even control your own woman? Look at your soft, cowardly appearance! You don't have a shred of masculinity left!"

Yan Jiecheng shrugged indifferently: "When a person is poor, their ambitions are short; when a horse is thin, its hair is long. This is something that can't be helped. If you could transfer me to the grain station? If you could make me an official? If you told me to catch a dog, I wouldn't catch a chicken; if you told me to go east, I wouldn't go west. If you say one, it's one; if you say two, it's two. You could even tell me to divorce that fat woman, and I wouldn't hesitate! But can you? You can't! So! Don't force me to try hard! I'm powerless!"

"You! You! You! You're going to be the death of me!"

"You're looking down on your father!"

"You're saying your father has no ability!"

"How did I raise such an ungrateful wolf!"

The Eldest Uncle was red-faced with anger, his chest heaving violently.

The Eldest Aunt was so scared that she hurriedly ran over to console him: "Child's father, don't be angry, don't be angry, watch your blood pressure."

"Mom! Is Dad back? Is dinner ready? When are we eating? I've been hungry for a long time!"

The Eldest Uncle was half-dead with anger, and at this moment, the voice of Yan Jiecheng's wife rang out.

This loud voice almost made the Eldest Uncle lose his breath.

Eating so many snacks and still wants to eat?

She won't be satisfied until she eats the Yan family into bankruptcy!

Yan Jiecheng said indifferently: "Dad! You should look at the bright side! My wife has a big appetite, but she has nothing but good things to say about you two elders. As soon as winter started, she bought you each a cotton-padded jacket. Eating some snacks and burning some coal is nothing; don't be so stingy and calculating, look at the long term."

"Dad! You tell me! If it weren't for my wife's connections, could our family have brought back so much coal?"

"Without so much coal, could you have made a profit from the pigeon market?"

The Eldest Uncle glared at Yan Jiecheng angrily: "One thing is one thing, another is another! Even if the family has made a fortune! The family tradition of frugal household management cannot be lost! You won't be poor from eating or wearing, but you will be poor if you don't calculate! If you two squander money like this, even if you have a mountain of gold and silver, it will be squandered sooner or later!"

Yan Jiecheng said irritably: "Dad! Can't you say something nice about us! Besides, we're just eating some snacks! Burning a bit more coal! How does that count as squandering! Where are we squandering! Doesn't everyone live like this! Do we have to be hungry and cold to be okay!"

At this time, the eldest daughter-in-law walked to the door: "Jiecheng! Dad! What are you arguing about?"

Yan Jiecheng's blood rushed to his head, and he blurted out thoughtlessly: "Dad thinks you eat too much! He thinks you burn too much coal!"

The Eldest Aunt and Eldest Uncle couldn't stop him even if they wanted to.

In their hearts, they wished they could give their foolish son a few slaps!

Why don't you have a gate on your mouth!

Why do you blurt everything out!

"Ah!"

"Dad! What's going on!"

"Is this true?"

The eldest daughter-in-law widened her eyes and looked at the Eldest Uncle, asking somewhat angrily.

Didn't she just eat some snacks and burn some coal?

What? She can't eat? Can't burn?

The Eldest Uncle smiled sheepishly: "No, no, no! Don't listen to the eldest's nonsense! I never said that! I was just telling him to pay attention to the balance of payments, to save where he should save, and of course, to spend where he should spend. It's not that I think you eat too much or use too much; he misunderstood what I meant!"

The Eldest Aunt glared at Yan Jiecheng: "Eldest! Is your head filled with paste! Do you have any brains! Was that what your father meant just now! Thinking nonsense all day long! You're such a big person, and you still don't have any sense of propriety!" ===== CHAPTER 949 =====