"Doesnāt hurt, itās better than previous years." Sheng Ning got married, and she married Xu Qigang, her personality changed and she got closer to the family. Naturally, his mood is better than previous years, and his health has improved a lot.
Last winter his leg hurt, but he had money to buy medicine.
Shen Luhua was excluded by the father and daughter, revealing a hint of a helpless smile. Of course, she also wants Anāan to have a good future, but she doesnāt dare to take such a big risk.
Whether itās the Shen Family or the Hai Family, they are both like man-eating tigers. Anāan is so innocent, she would be devoured completely in those places.
"Anāan, youāve been angry for so long, your mom is very sad. She told me last night, why donāt you say a few words to her," Sheng Laosan softly advised.
"No way!" Sheng An decisively refused, "This time I want to wage a struggle and thoroughly rebel against her tyranny."
"Do you not feel sorry when she feels sad?"
"I donāt feel sorry." Sheng An resolutely gritted her teeth.
"I think maybe not?" Sheng Laosan chuckled kindly, "Your sister seems busy with something, thereās been no news for so long."
"Yeah!" Sheng An propped her chin with one hand, sighed, "Iāve written more than ten letters to my sister, she hasnāt replied to a single one. Now Iām ignoring her too, hmph!"
Anāanās greatest weapon is ignoring people. Itās also known as the cold war, and she always uses it quite effectively.
"I guess itās because the General Union is just too busy," Sheng Laosanās craving for cigarettes hit, he pulled out a cigarette from his pocket, and Anāan eagerly helped him light it. Seeing Shen Luhua sitting on the opposite ridge was extremely eye-catching.
Great! Now the daughter is not close to her at all, the whole family is bullying her.
"She definitely doesnāt want to take me with her, she must think Iām a burden."
"Youāre not! You are our little wine jug, how could you be a burden?" In the countryside, they like to call daughters āwine jugsā because when daughters get married, they buy cigarettes and wine for their fathers during festivals.
If someone asks you how many wine jugs you have, they are asking how many daughters you have.
Some families who favor sons over daughters like to call daughters āuseless.ā Families who love their daughters will affectionately call them wine jugs.
Sheng An especially enjoys hearing her dad call her wine jug, every time he calls, she smiles cheerfully.
"Dad, when I get married, Iāll buy you wine to drink every day."
"Alright, our wine jug is indeed filial." Sheng Laosan truly loves Sheng An, laughing happily, "I see that Qi Lei in the town is pretty good, have you considered him?"
"Huh?" Sheng Anās face under the straw hat blushed embarrassingly, "Dad, what are you talking about? Qi Lei is just a friend."
"Theyāre friends? When did Anāan make friends? How come Iāve never heard Anāan had friends before?"
"Itās because of sister Qi Mei that I got to know brother Qi Lei."
Sheng Laosan looked at his shy little daughter with deep emotion. In the blink of an eye, both daughters have grown up and are ready for marriage. He remembers when Anāan followed Luhua here, she was so little, just learning to walk and still unsteady, taking a step and stumbling. When she came to their home, she would hold on to a small stool every day, play by herself, so easy to take care of, neither crying nor fussing.
In a flash, sheās an eighteen-year-old lady now, at this age in the countryside, most would be married. Sheng Laosan wants Anāan to go to the city and attend university, earn a diploma and acquire a skill, so she wonāt need to rely on a man in the future.
"Anāan, do you want to go to college or join the General Union?"