Visiting sick relatives
"Look, we have so many relatives in our family. One or two red envelopes per household, and with ten people, that's dozens of yuan! We only got 30 yuan after splitting the family property, what a huge loss!" Tian Gui almost bit his own silver teeth to pieces.
"It's just that when I saw Tian Lu eating the apple that day, I really wanted to slap this little girl to death. Just looking at her makes me angry!" Zhao Qiuxiang responded with a hum of agreement, then turned around with a smiling face to greet those relatives.
Those three aunts and six grannies came to ask about the division of the family property. This village is not big, everyone has long known about the division of the Tian family's property, they just didn't have the chance to ask before.
As soon as Zhao Qiuxiang said they really separated, those women couldn't help but feel envious. With the elderly at home, it's rare for a rural family to separate so early. However, every family wants to be better off than others and feels that their own family is being taken advantage of. A whole family gathers around a big pot, with endless troubles and arguments that can't be resolved.
Relatives gather together, their favorite thing is to compare, all sorts of comparisons, comparing their own husbands, and then comparing their own children.
When it comes to the children's grades, Zhao Qiuxiang is extremely pleased. Among these relatives, every family has stupid kids who don't love learning. If any of them get passing grades, everyone will spread the news everywhere.
"If I must say, my Meimei is really something. I don't know how she does it, but from a young age, she's been interested in books. Even before classes started, she'd pick up the books her sister studied and flip through them - and with such seriousness! Now, her grades are really not bad at all. In the final exams, she even scored 80 points! There are only a few people in her class who got above 80 points. This kid, I must say, has really made me proud."
Zhao Qiuxiang's voice was not small, and the person sitting in the living room could hear it clearly. Tian Meimei sat obediently on one side, allowing the adults to praise her, with a shy smile on her face.
Just then, Tian Wei led Tian Lu and Tian Jia Bao in, and everyone immediately shifted the topic to these three siblings.
Everyone was praising Tianyuan for growing more beautiful with age and saying that she was clever and helpful in taking care of her younger brother. Zhao Qiuxiang's face suddenly fell and she looked displeased.
"What can taking care of younger siblings do? Taking care of people is tough, when they grow up, apart from being a nanny for rich people and earning over 1000 yuan per month, what else can they do? If you ask me, it's still better to study hard! If they get into university, then they're considered university students, that's totally impressive..."
Then there is Tian Mei's family, this kind of talk, the three siblings Tian Mei have heard it all before. As long as there is an exam, even if Tian Mei just barely passes, Zhao Qiu Xiang and her husband will praise their daughter to the skies.
"Everyone, dinner is ready in the kitchen. Mom asked me to invite you all to eat." Tian Huan directly interrupted Zhao Qiuxiang's words and said a sentence to the relatives. After the relatives got up and went towards the kitchen, she took a few steps forward, blocking Zhao Qiuxiang's way, saying, "Second Aunt, that is my family's kitchen. Have you forgotten? We separated from each other long ago. Each family eats their own food. You should go back to cook for Second Uncle and Mei Mei too."
Tian Yuan's voice was not small, and as soon as she spoke, the relatives walking behind heard it. Zhao Qiu Xiang frowned and didn't dare to follow with everyone's teasing eyes, so she could only glare at Tian Yuan in anger and frustration, pulling Tian Mei Mei towards their own kitchen.
