Chapter 256: Being a Grandma Is Not as Good as Being a Grandmother

Liu Junming recalled that it was an ordinary afternoon before his wedding. Before he got off work, he was called to the warehouse of the unit by his brother-in-law.

When his brother-in-law asked him about his thoughts on having children after marriage, Liu Junming answered without thinking, "At least two." After a pause, he added, "It would be best if it were a son and a daughter."

Looking at my brother-in-law's slightly relieved expression, although I didn't know why he suddenly asked this, I still felt that my answer was correct.

Then I heard my brother-in-law say seriously:

"You know my second sister loves me very much, but you two are getting married and there is only one room. It's fine for the two of you to live there, but if my second sister gets pregnant and lives there, it will be too unfair. It will also be inconvenient for her to recuperate after childbirth."

"I know that Pan Di and I have been wronged, but there is nothing we can do right now. Judging from the current queue situation, it will probably be difficult until next year."

"If you two can have children later after you get married, I'll ask Director Wang to speed up the housing issue for you. To be honest, although a reverse house is better than a dormitory, you don't want to live there, right? As a man, you must feel a little uncomfortable. I can understand that."

"Um... How late is later? I am the only child in my family. It is not right for me to not have children after getting married. Does your sister know about this..."

"It will only take half a year. I will tell my sister. I hope you understand. I am doing this for my second sister."

"I understand, and I don't want to let Pandi down, but this is my condition, and I really have no other choice."

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"What did you say to your second sister and your brother-in-law? Why didn't you ask them to have a baby as soon as possible?"

"I didn't say that they couldn't have it. It'll just be a few months late. Don't worry about it, mom."

Seeing that his mother had a bad look on her face, Zhang Xingwang wanted to get away with it. He couldn't say that he was worried that Liu Junming and his family would cause trouble, so he planned to leave a way out for his second sister. It was not easy to be the head of the family, and sometimes he didn't get any good results after all the hard work.

"How can I be considered to be worrying about nothing? I am almost out of energy now.

Alas... As expected, you are no longer close to your mother after growing up. Have you started to dislike me now? I have raised you for nothing."

"Why would I dislike you? Think about it, mother. The upside-down house in the front yard is not good. My second sister can't stay there for confinement. You will definitely not be happy to come back to do it. It would be better to wait for my brother-in-law to buy a house."

"Well... you haven't gotten married yet, so you really can't go back to your parents' home to recuperate after the baby is born. But if you have the time, you might as well find a partner for yourself. Being a grandmother is not as good as being a great-grandmother. The chickens in our house will soon be able to lay eggs and sit in brood..."

Zhang Xingwang recalled the fat and strong chickens he had raised, and quickly changed the subject:

"We can't let them brood. If there are more than five, we might get reported. Let's kill one tomorrow. I just happen to have some mushrooms left that I brought back from the Northeast."

"Then kill a rooster, it will be just the right way to nourish your body..."

Zhang Xingwang recalled his muscular body and replied firmly:

"Yes, I need to make up for it..."

"What did we just say?"

"Didn't you just say you were going to teach Fourth Sister how to cook?"

After watching his mother go out and fiddle with the rooster, Zhang Xingwang smiled helplessly. He thought a lot about his second sister's matter. After all, after getting married, his second sister had more contact with her parents-in-law, so if there was anything wrong, it would be quickly exposed.

But it seems to be going well for now. When the second sister came back from her husband's house several times, Zhang Xingwang deliberately asked her for a long time and had a long talk with her. Although he was annoyed by the speed of her speech, at least he didn't hear anything bad.

It seems that Liu Junming's parents are people who keep their words. They really didn't pay much attention to the young couple after marriage. Although they were not very close to his second sister, at least they didn't have the old society's mentality of controlling her.

In fact, it is normal not to be too close. If someone treats her like a daughter as soon as she enters the house, then that shows what kind of intention is that. There is a lot of hatred without reason in the world, but there is definitely no love.

The second sister does not have the talent of the eldest sister, nor the smart brain of the fourth sister, and her introverted personality makes him the most worried among the sisters.

A child can be the bond between two families or the beginning of misfortune. In any case, it is always right to observe him and it doesn’t take much effort.

As for the confinement at home, I just fooled my mother. I don't care about that much. If the child is as quiet as my second sister, no one will like it.

The next day, Zhang Xingwang drank the chicken soup in the name of not stepping on the eggs. The little girl cried loudly when she saw the rooster she had raised since she was a child being killed. Several people took turns to comfort her but failed.

It wasn’t until he ate a big bowl of chicken soup with rice that he smiled again. After he finished eating, he sadly found a place to bury the bones…

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Time flies and it is already late April. The weather is gradually getting warmer. Zhang Xingwang is now lying on the bed studying the grapes in the planting space. After tinkering with it for a long time, he finally built a small platform inside.

The original small bamboo has grown to five or six meters high, and the lush grape vines hang down along the platform, while those underground climb up along the bamboo frame, and the fruits are densely packed.

I guess the planting space can be optimized. Although I don’t know what the grape variety in the village is like, it is definitely not as outrageous as these ones in the space.

The trunk looks normal, but its growth and climbing abilities are a bit ridiculous, as it fills up the small space.

Large grapes are exposed on the outside, grown in long bunches. They are purple-red in color, making people salivate at the sight of them.

The inside is blocked by branches and cannot be seen. If the grapes are ripe, it is conservatively estimated that we can harvest 300 to 500 kilograms of grapes.

The operation of the space is also quite smooth. Not only does it not require pollination, but it grows as if it has spent all its money. The 0.1 square meter space that you sign in at in the morning is basically occupied by the evening.

In the afternoon, Zhang Xingwang followed a young man to a small courtyard with a private entrance. The courtyard was not big, only about 50 square meters, in a rectangular shape, with two rooms scattered inside. It was quite close to the pigeon market.

Seeing Zhang Xingwang enter the yard, the steward trotted over and said:

"How about this yard? It took a lot of effort for the Third Master to find it."

Seeing the steward walking briskly with a big bag on his back, it seemed that the medicine was not taken in vain. He followed him into the house and took a look. He felt that this yard should be the retreat route left by the big man in the past. The two houses were just for show, and the main thing was the cellar inside.

There was a hidden entrance next to the bed. It was dark inside, but it looked quite large. I used a flashlight to take a quick look.

There were several load-bearing pillars scattered inside, and the place was quite neat, not only the house but also half of the yard was included. It was obvious that it was built together with the yard.