After the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law had an intimate conversation, Wu Meili turned her head, looked at her daughter who was still holding her little granddaughter, and said with a smile.
"Daughter, since this child likes you, you can stay and rest for one night. My mother still keeps the boudoir that you had when you were unmarried, just for you to live in when you come back. Don't worry, the room is still the same as before. It's as clean as ever. Mom will clean it every once in a while. After Mom goes out for a while, I'll ask your eldest brother and second brother to heat the kang for you so that you won't be cold when you sleep at night. "
A glimmer of light flashed through her eyes, and Mrs. Zhou smiled and nodded.
"Thank you, mother. Then I'll stay at home for one night. I'll go back with Jie Lei early tomorrow morning."
"Then I'll tell my son-in-law to stop waiting outside. It's so cold. If he freezes, I'll have to trouble you to take care of him."
After saying that, Wu Meili stood up and walked out of the door before Mrs. Zhou could answer. And he carefully closed the door to prevent the wind from blowing to his eldest daughter-in-law, who was still in confinement.
As soon as he walked up to Wang Jielei, the nerdy son-in-law bowed to Wu Meili and said respectfully.
"Mother-in-law, what do you say?"
Wu Meili glanced at him and said calmly.
"My daughter said that she will stay at home one more night and go back with you tomorrow morning."
Wang Jielei was shocked and couldn't help but exclaimed: "Huh?"
Wu Meili raised her eyebrows, lowered her face, and asked very dissatisfied.
"What? My daughter wants to stay at home for one more night, don't you agree?"
Wang Jielei waved his hand quickly and replied in a panic.
"No, no, no, mother-in-law, you have misunderstood. I strongly agree with this matter."
"very good,"
Wu Meili nodded to her son-in-law and said.
"Go inside and rest, don't freeze."
"Thank you for your concern, mother-in-law. My son-in-law will go back to the house now."
Wang Jielei bowed again and slowly walked into the house.
Zhou Lang hurriedly came forward, pretending to be a little master, and entertained this brother-in-law well.
After taking care of her son-in-law, Wu Meili once again returned to her eldest daughter-in-law's room and sat with her two daughters-in-law and her daughter.
Lotus lay half on the kang, glanced at her daughter who was still in her sister-in-law's arms with a soft look on her face, and said to Wu Meili with a smile.
"Mom, can you please give the child a name? No matter what, there must be a title."
Wu Meili's face immediately turned pale when she heard the name.
This situation shocked Hehua and she was immediately at a loss.
Mrs. Zhou on the side quickly pulled her mother's sleeve and suggested with a smile.
"Mom, why don't you give your child a nickname so that we can all call it him. It's always the child's name, and I don't know which one it is. After all, all of us here are my mother's children."
Wu Meili's expression softened slightly after hearing this. She looked at her lively and lovely granddaughter in her daughter's arms and said with emotion.
"This child is the treasure of our family, a precious being. Her nickname is Bao'er."
"Bao'er, Zhou Bao'er is indeed a good name."
Mrs. Zhou smiled and nodded, saying with great satisfaction.
The lotus lying beside him was also quite satisfied. After silently reciting the name several times, he smiled as romantically as a spring flower.
In this countryside, both girls and boys mostly have vulgar names. What the fuck? What stone? What lotus? Chrysanthemums are usually just like the foxtail grass in the fields.
On the contrary, the name Bao'er is particularly special here. Especially girls, there are very few people with this name. Anyway, Lotus has never been seen before in the more than ten years since its birth.
After Wu Meili left, Hehua hugged her daughter who didn't know when to let go, and asked cautiously.
"Sister, let me ask you something, why is my mother so resistant to naming?"
"Sister-in-law, do you know the names of our brothers and sisters?"
Mrs. Zhou didn't answer immediately, but asked instead.
Hehua tilted her head and thought for a moment, then nodded slightly.
Mrs. Zhou touched her hair and asked again.
"Don't you think there's anything strange about my sister-in-law?"
Hehua didn't quite understand this and asked in confusion.
"I don't think there's anything strange about it. What's strange about it?"
Mrs. Zhou raised her eyebrows and reminded.
"The names of our brothers and sisters don't look like names at all."
He Hua shook her head subconsciously and still said in confusion.
"In our place, there are many people who choose their names based on their rankings. It's not strange at all to have a name like Dalang! As for the eldest sister, you are probably more particular and don't want your eldest sister's maiden name to come from a stranger's mouth. Say it here."
When Mrs. Zhou heard this, she understood that most people thought so. She didn't feel angry and explained slowly.
"In fact, the names you know about us, sister-in-law, are not our names at all, they are just nicknames."
"Ah? Why is this?"
Before Lotus could say anything, Green Ya on the side interrupted and asked. The girl with a woman's bun opened her eyes slightly and looked extremely cute.
Madam Zhou turned to look at her and shook her head slightly.
"Actually, I don't know what's going on. I only know that it has something to do with my father."
Hehua opened her mouth wide and continued to ask.
"The eldest sister is saying that it is related to the father-in-law who has been missing for twelve years and does not know whether he is alive or dead."
Mrs. Zhou nodded and answered affirmatively.
"Yes, that's it, but I don't know the details."
Lu Ya pulled Mrs. Zhou's sleeve and asked curiously.
"Then, did the eldest sister ask Mom, and what was Mom's answer?"
Madam Zhou shook her head again and replied with a sad look on her face.
"When I was still young, I actually asked my mother this question. But my mother's face was very ugly at that time, and she didn't answer me and just asked me to leave."
As soon as these words came out, except for the little baby who only knew how to eat and drink, the three girls were filled with curiosity.
Of course, they were curious, and they did not dare to uncover Wu Meili's scars again. Wu Meili's expression just now really frightened them.
As the saying goes, three women perform one drama. When the aunt and sister-in-law stay in the same room, they always talk about various topics.
After the three of them finished talking about the topic of naming, they once again talked about another topic. While they were having a heated discussion, a crackling sound suddenly came from outside the house.
At first, no one reacted and they were still chatting. But soon, Madam Zhou looked outside in confusion and asked in a low voice.
"Did you hear the sound? What was it?"
When the two sisters-in-law heard this, they immediately became quiet and used their ears to listen to what was going on outside. Then, they shook their heads, indicating that they were not sure.
Aunt Zhou stood up and walked out while saying.
"You guys wait for me here, I'll go outside and take a look. I always feel like something's not quite right, so it's better to take precautions."
After saying that, she opened the door carefully and closed it again. It takes no more than two seconds in total, just for fear of accidentally disturbing my sister-in-law's confinement period.
In the courtyard covered with a thin layer of snowflakes, ice cubes the size of a baby's fist fell from the sky and landed with crackles everywhere.
Mrs. Zhou was shocked and shouted several times.
"Mom, eldest brother, second brother, come out quickly. Snow beads are falling from the sky. They are so big that they feel like they can smash a person's head."
As soon as he finished speaking, many people rushed out of the room. Everyone looked at the hail that was covering the sky and howling down, and everyone's face looked ugly.
Wu Meili knelt down carefully, but she was not afraid of the danger and cold and picked up an irregular round ice cube under the eaves, her face as dark as the bottom of a pot.
She took a deep breath, threw down the hailstones in her hands, and said to her two sons who were following behind her.
"Boss, Second Brother, we haven't had such big snow beads in many years. Go and check our house quickly. If there is anything that needs to be repaired, do it quickly. Otherwise, the snow beads will weigh down and damage our house. The roof is crushed."
When Zhou Dalang and Zhou Erlang heard this, they showed no intention of shirk. They nodded directly and went to concentrate on their work.
Wang Jielei, who was tightly wrapped in a green robe, stood up and said with a sincere face.
"Mother-in-law, how about your son-in-law also come to help?"
Wu Meili glanced at his thin body and shook her head without hesitation. He didn't talk to the son-in-law, but spoke firmly to the third son, who looked surprised and panicked.
"Third brother, take your brother-in-law in, sit down on the kang properly, and don't come out to walk around. The snow beads are falling so hard. If you are injured, the best result is that no one will be killed."
"Okay, mother, Sanlang will definitely live up to his mission."
Zhou Lang held his little fist and said solemnly.
Wu Meili nodded, turned around, followed her daughter and daughter-in-law, and entered the eldest daughter-in-law's room again.
Mrs. Zhou sat aside and put a piece of firewood under the kang, feeling the warm temperature, and said with relief.
"Mom, you are right. Our Bao'er is blessed with a good life. You see, this blessing has spread to me. If Bao'er hadn't pulled me and wouldn't let me go, Jie Lei and I would be here You will definitely encounter these snow beads on the way. There is no shelter around, so whether you can walk back with good luck is a question."