Chapter 1116: Chapter 989: Teasing the Bride 1
The Ping An Brothers have received many meeting gifts.
Some were generous, some were modest.
But they had never been so awkward before.
Glancing at the old lady’s washed-out cuffs, they felt increasingly uncomfortable.
Yes, maybe it was for the wedding feast, and therefore there was not a patch on her clothes.
But if they remembered correctly, this outfit should have been hand-sewn by their mother for their grandmother a long time ago.
—It even had the hidden patterns their mom habitually stitched into the sleeves.
Fifty cents, or maybe when they offered it, they had planned to give the three brothers a dollar fifty.
As they had heard, in many production teams, a labor point was only worth a few cents, how much could someone of that age earn? How many daylight hours of toil in the fields does a dollar represent?
After accompanying the elders to admire Old Captain’s marriage proposal, the three brothers quickly returned home, not waiting for the ceremony to disperse. They felt they had to do something...
Previously, they always thought their dad was soft-hearted, but now they seemed to understand a little.
Some kindness can warm the heart, especially from those who are poorer and have difficulties caring for themselves, that little bit of affection.
"Bro, we gave all the bed sheets; the elderly must be reluctant to use them, exchanging them for goods or money is fine."
"Give a few more towels and pillowcases too. But don’t give fabric, lest the elders think we’re looking down on them."
Ping’an watched his brothers organizing and reminded them, "Don’t give too much. I heard from Dad that none of their children are good, if given it would just be snatched away."
Liu Yi scratched his head, "So then, should we just not give anything, packing it up is too conspicuous. Can we keep some grain tickets for backup and give them the rest?"
"Yes, we should take it slow, later let Mom send them some things during festivals. Not much, just to make their later years better, and also to show those bad people."
Ping’an nodded in satisfaction after hearing his brothers finish talking. He had no objections, the elders’ specific situation would still need the parents’ final decision.
After the three brothers sorted it out, they hurriedly placed two boxes of pastries into the fabric bag, added two towels, and packed in thirty pounds of grain tickets before grabbing the military coat Zhao Chuan Guang gave them for emergencies and heading out.
Upon finding Mother Zhang, Ping’an pulled her aside, "Grandma, take a look for us, these are the gifts for Granduncle and Grandaunt, are they okay?"
"They’re also giving this coat?"
"Yes, I noticed they were shivering from the cold earlier." Ping’an amusedly looked at Mother Zhang’s furrowed brow, distressed, "Grandma, this is my second grandfather’s old coat, he gave it to us for our legs."
"I think it still looks quite new." Mother Zhang gritted her teeth, "Alright, give it, give it, it is pretty pitiful. You guys, what kind of parents raise what kind of sons, always soft-hearted."
Liu Yi poked Wu Yi, seeing his grandmother’s heartache over just one coat, what if she knew there were grain tickets inside, wouldn’t she be furious?
Wu Yi blinked pathetically, looking at him, "I’m the youngest."
"How come you never said you were the youngest before? Third Uncle!"
"No matter how impressive outside, I’m still your little brother." Wu Yi decided to shamelessly continue. His dad said shamelessness is also a skill.
Ping’an glanced at his muttering brothers, leaned closer to Mother Zhang’s ear, "Grandma, Grandaunt gave us quite a bit of pocket money, if I were to return it to her, it’d be embarrassing, so I compiled thirty pounds of grain tickets to give back to her, do you think this is okay? I checked, everything at home is quite valuable, but this is the most suitable to give."
Mother Zhang nodded repeatedly upon hearing this, "Their days aren’t easy, it’s right to give back to them, this is good. Do you have enough to use yourself? Grandma still has some, I’ll give it to you tonight."
Ping’an let out a sigh of relief. Thankfully, she didn’t ask how much was given.
Wu Yi stared blankly at him, so the real shameless one was waiting here. My dear brother, is it really okay to trick your own grandma like this?
Liu Yi murmured by his ear, "Do you think Grandma will beat big brother tonight?"
"I’m speechless."
There was some loss, but quickly came unexpected gain.
Accompanying Mr. Zhang and Mother Zhang to see off Sister Zhang and her husband heading home, the Ping An brothers were not at all surprised to receive a "summon" from the new bride.
Busy for the day, the sister-in-law Mai Miao ran over, "Ping’an, we’ve been waiting for you, come on, let’s go to the new room."
Hearing this, Ping’an paused, "Are the cousins all there?"
"They are. You’ll know when you come."
Mother Zhang pushed him, "Go, watch Liu Yi and Wu Yi, don’t let them get squeezed."
Liu Yi and Wu Yi declared their short legs with big strength, waved to Mother Zhang and the others, then dragged their brother off running. They needed to go see what the newlywed bride was up to, right?
"Here they come, here they come, now except for the two soldiers, this generation of our family is complete, where should we stand to take a photo?"
As soon as Xiao Zuo finished speaking, Xi Zi’s eyes turned to his new bride, smiling: "Everyone wait, you come forward."
Shi Tou shouted in a strange voice, "Wow, everyone clap and invite the big sister-in-law to speak."
Ping’an glanced at Shi Tou’s hands, unmoving on the table, a hint of a smile passed through his eyes. Without some skill, bringing in a new member and wanting to be the boss, many might not be convinced.
Zhang Mingzuo patted Shi Tou, "There are still guests outside, be quiet."
Zhang Ziwen pretended not to see their little actions, nearby picked up Liu Yi, "Tonight I’m going to crash at your place, any objection?"
Liu Yi wasn’t as sweet-tongued as Wu Yi, hearing this, "Sure." Then nodded, quietly observing the room full of cousins.
Gong Xiaoya laughed shyly, turned to pull out a backpack, handing it to Xi Zi, "It’s better if you do it. There’s not much, just a token."
Xi Zi nodded enthusiastically.
In Ping’an’s view, this person was already quite drunk.
"This is your big sister-in-law giving you celebratory money. No wait, not counting those already earning a salary, everyone gets a share. Aren’t you going to thank your big sister-in-law?"
Ping’an listened and his mouth twitched. This line really had skill, and he wondered how much tip they got?
"Don’t listen to him, he’s drunk." Gong Xiaoya gave him a sidelong glance, smilingly took back the backpack, pulled out a stack of red-papered envelopes and handed them out nearby.
Those who received the envelopes, no matter how old, wouldn’t be stingy with a thank you to big sister-in-law. But when it came to Wu Yi, it wasn’t so easy.
Mai Miao reminded them one by one, and Gong Xiaoya followed her words, saying, "Wu Yi, here."
The little rascal blocked with both hands, smilingly asked, "Why is it I didn’t hear anyone calling me little uncle? Little brother-in-law works too, I am small after all."
Shi Tou immediately clapped his hands happily, "Yes! You silly lot. Come come, realign positions. Wu Yi, which position should you be in?"
Wu Yi smiled at Gong Xiaoya, "This isn’t a matter of positions. Earlier Brother Xi Zi called the wrong person and had to be penalized with three cups of wine, for new sister-in-law, we can be lenient, one cup is good, what do you say?"
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