Urban area.
Aunt Song Hongmei hung up the phone, walked around the house twice, and finally gritted her teeth, picked up a bag of locust flowers and went to the community opposite.
My seventh cousin lives here.
When their house was being demolished, the old couple wanted to live with their son, so they specifically asked for a larger apartment.
Unexpectedly, plans could not keep up with changes and the house was delayed again and again. By the time it was completed, my son had already settled down in the frontier.
Now that they live in the empty big house, it’s hard for the old couple to just clean it every day.
When Song Hongmei knocked on the door, her seventh cousin was watering the plants on the balcony.
There was nothing he could do. This neighborhood was quite new, but the apartment layout was still the same as before. The balcony was not very big, so in order to make full use of it, Uncle Qi built a railing, then a plastic box at the bottom and a hollowed-out plastic pipe at the top, and planted shallots, garlic sprouts, lettuce, cabbage... all inside.
It’s okay in spring and autumn, but not many can survive in winter.
But when summer comes, the enclosed balcony has poor ventilation and even a tomato planted can grow red spider mites. But they don’t like to use pesticides on food they eat.
As soon as summer comes, my seventh cousin starts to mutter when he buys groceries.
The worst thing is that the vegetables they grow on their own balconies don’t grow as well as those sold by vegetable vendors due to various reasons such as light and ventilation!
After all this trouble, my seventh cousin has become discouraged.
It’s just that I can’t give up the habit of growing vegetables for the time being, so the balcony is still covered with dense green leaves.
Grandma Qi went to open the door: "Hey, Hongmei, why are you here so late at night?"
Song Hongmei smiled, and then said loudly: "Uncle, I brought you some Sophora japonica flowers, you can smell them, they are absolutely delicious!"
Doesn’t Seventh Cousin know her yet
At this moment, he snorted coldly: "Hongmei, you must have picked these up when you returned home. If it cost you one more dollar, you wouldn't have been willing to give them to me."
That's what I said.
Song Hongmei laughed dryly: "Uncle, how can you think of me like that? I'm not that kind of person."
"You are."
Uncle Seven remembered: "The last time you came to visit my house, the vegetables you brought looked fresh, but I knew at a glance that you must have bargained for them again, but they were just carefully prepared."
This is why he would never agree to Song Hongmei's proposal to provide them with retirement care.
It's really true that we can't live together like this!
This guy is stingy!
He also knew about Song Youde's family. He didn't know how they raised this girl. He must have been very cunning.
Therefore, he did not even look at the bag of locust flowers. He slid to the rocking chair with his hands behind his back and sat down: "If you still want to talk about the last time, then I will tell you - it's not possible. When will you be willing to bring abalone, sea cucumber, shark's fin and fish maw to me? Then we can talk slowly."
Abalone, shark's fin, and fish maw?!
My aunt would never even think of this kind of food! Just hearing about it makes my heart ache.
At this moment, he quickly said, "Uncle, I am not here for myself today, I am here for my niece."
The seventh cousin became interested: "Which niece?"
The eldest aunt quickly explained: "My brother's daughter, Tan Tan, Song Tan - do you still remember her?"
"Oh, the girl has a nice face, is filial, and has excellent character!"
"That won't do." The seventh cousin flatly refused: "I don't want a girl to support me in my old age."
"Why?" The eldest aunt was unhappy: "Aren't you favoring boys over girls?"
The seventh cousin was not angry: "What do you mean I favor sons over daughters? Just go and see, in the surrounding villages, including our city, are there any daughters who take care of their parents in their old age?"
"I don't know what kind of person your niece is, but with your guarantee, she's probably trustworthy. The problem is, if she gets married and starts a family, and her husband's family is not happy, what can she do about it if she divorces him for me?"
My seventh cousin is old and has experienced a lot. He has also seen a lot of women in this world.
No matter how outstanding many girls are before marriage, they become like weak bones after marriage and do whatever their husband's family says.
There are some strong ones, but once married, they are bound to suffer injustice. Why should he get involved
So in order to save trouble, he refused at the outset.
"Besides, if I go to look for your niece and I break an arm or a leg, will she be able to carry me on her back, or can she ask her man to serve me?"
If you are only interested in the house, then the other party will definitely be happy to do so, but it is not clear how they will take care of you.
When people get old, there are many ways to make them suffer.
Uncle Seven shook his head: "I can't take that risk."
He is telling the truth.
In the past, the eldest aunt had the same thoughts in her mind, but the problem is that now that she has returned home, she can see her niece's abilities.
Take digging bamboo shoots for example. A basket must weigh about 100 kilograms, right? Her good niece looked pretty and fair, carrying one in each hand, walking briskly!
Isn't this better than men
Not to mention that my seventh cousin fell down, even if he was paralyzed, she could just grab him by the armpit and send him to the hospital!
But this is hard to say, it sounds unpleasant.
The eldest aunt swore to heaven: "Don't worry, if she doesn't have the strength, I won't come here specially no matter what!"
"As for what will happen after we get married... Uncle, I'll tell you the truth, it's not just for the house, but mainly for you. Let me tell you about her family first—"
Her eloquence was unmatched by many people in the world. Only the seventh cousin was calm and listened to her carefully. Then he pondered for a while:
"You mean, his family will take care of me in my old age, and I'll go to their house to be a chef, and then I'll have to take care of her stupid brother again?"
"Uncle, look at what you said. My nephew is very smart, well-behaved and obedient. I guarantee you will feel heartbroken when you see him!"
My aunt spoke with confidence and righteousness.
Ouch, this pie is so big that even my seventh cousin has indigestion.
He shook his head: "No, no, this girl is too burdened, I don't like her."
The eldest aunt pushed the bag of locust flowers towards him:
"Whether you like it or not, take a look at the quality of the vegetables my niece grows first. The Chinese astragalus she grew this year is selling for 21 kilograms. Have you ever seen vegetables of this quality in the vegetable market?"
"Uncle, I'm telling you the truth. You have this house. If you leave it alone in the future, there will be many people who will come to show their filial piety."
"But it's useless to just look at the person. You have to look at the pen before buying a pig. You know my brother's character, and you also know what my dad and his family are like in their hometown. Our Song family is not alone. We have many relatives, so we are sure we won't be bullied and we are strong."
"I dare to say this today. I can definitely help you spend your old age in peace."
"Besides, aren't we planning to invite you home to be the chef? You'll be paid, and it's not like you'll be working for nothing."
"Aren't you complaining every day that you're bored here, and you're worried about getting a headache or fever if you go back home?"
"Isn't this perfect? There is a job and my niece has a car. I'll bring the child to you tomorrow to see if it works out. Consider the job of chef first!"
"To be honest, my niece is so good at making money, whether she likes your house or not is another matter."
Of course, don’t be fooled by what my aunt said so arrogantly. In fact, according to her thinking: such a big house, worth hundreds of thousands of dollars, why wouldn’t she like it!
But doesn’t Seventh Cousin disagree
You have to put some gold on your face.