Chapter 444 I Believe It

People do not share the same joys and sorrows. What happened in my second aunt's family is very common in the village. Even my cousin can describe it calmly. Although it is only a few dozen miles away, it seems like a world away from the city.

There are basically no surprises in their lives, mostly shocks, just like my cousin said that the canteen in their village has started distributing wild vegetable dumplings.

Although farmers are afraid of disaster years, they have actually become numb. After all, they have been enduring it since childhood. If they can make it, they will continue, and if they can't, that's it. It has been like this for generations. There are some who have succeeded, but most of them did so after giving up farming. Giving up means risking the lives of the whole family. Only a very few have succeeded, and the probability is even lower than making a wish in a temple.

At this moment, Zhang Xingwang saw Bai Xiaoya walking towards him gracefully. Although her legs were a little short, her steps were brisk. There was an indignant look on her face, which made Zhang Xingwang's mood suddenly improve. He found that as long as this woman was around, he would at most be depressed for a while.

Sadness seemed to have never been her emotion. Zhang Xingwang shook his head and returned to his carefree look. He raised his chin and pointed in the direction of his wife, then turned to his cousin and said jokingly:

"Do you think my wife looks like a Bodhisattva who saves people from suffering?"

My cousin was stunned, put away his serious expression, and replied after a long while:

"Although my sister-in-law is pretty, you can't say she looks like a Bodhisattva. What if this gets out and I get criticized?"

Zhang Xingwang shrugged and replied seriously with a stern face:

"You'll believe it in a moment."

Looking at Bai Xiaoya who was approaching, he cleared his throat and said:

"Wife, did you see my niece just now? Is she cute? My cousin said he can hardly afford to support her. The village canteen recently distributed wild vegetable dumplings, and my cousin was thinking of seeing how well my niece could resist hunger..."

Bai Xiaoya stopped walking after hearing this, and instantly forgot that her sister-in-law didn't let her get close to the sack. She glared at her stunned cousin fiercely. She and her talkative cousin-in-law had just met too late, and her little niece was her designated little follower.

He ignored his cousin who just opened his mouth without knowing how to explain, and directly replied to Zhang Xingwang:

"Your brother doesn't like girls, I'll talk to my cousin's wife and ask her to take my niece to live in our front yard for a while. At worst, we can skip a few meals in the future. Anyway, I have a salary, so I'm not afraid of not being able to support her. I'll send her back when she's older."

"Xingwang, what nonsense are you talking about? Sister-in-law, don't listen to his nonsense. How could I possibly want to starve my daughter to death?"

After seeing Zhang Xingwang nod with satisfaction, Bai Xiaoya snorted coldly and turned away, most likely going to complain.

"I'll just say my wife is like a bodhisattva."

"Is this something worthy of a Bodhisattva? If your sister-in-law knew, she would nag me for at least a year! How can you frame someone like that? You have to explain it to me later, otherwise I'm really done for."

While my cousin was getting angry, all the family members came in angrily. My cousin was so upset that he could not even cry. He began to say righteously that he was blind and that his sister-in-law was the reincarnation of Bodhisattva, and asked him to give a clear explanation.

Seeing that everyone was gathered, Zhang Xingwang took the initiative to say that a family meeting should be held. While everyone was confused, he frowned and said:

"Aunt, it seems like you didn't take my previous suggestion of going to the city seriously. It's been so long and you haven't given me an answer. Life at home is almost unbearable. How long do you want to delay it?

If something happens to my family, and people ask about it, how can I continue to be a leader? "

Upon hearing this, Second Aunt ignored her trembling daughter-in-law and Wang Xiulan, and replied unhappily with a curled lip:

"Forget it. I've already inquired about it. My family's affairs have nothing to do with you as a leader. How can you arrange for someone to inquire about my aunt's family just to get promoted? How free would a leader be?"

As the second aunt spoke, she winked at her sister-in-law Wang Xiulan and pouted in the direction of Bai Xiaoya.

Then Bai Xiaoya spoke under the embarrassed gaze of the second aunt. This woman's way of thinking and experience were different from others, and she immediately changed the topic as soon as she opened her mouth.

"Xingwang, you just said that my second aunt's family is moving to the city? Can you tell me more about it? When are they going?"

"It's not just the second aunt, the youngest aunt is the same too. I've almost found out about the job, and when the time comes, each family will send someone to work in the city."

The second aunt listened to her nephew's lewd words and before she had time to explain to her niece-in-law, she saw her niece-in-law asking with shining eyes:

"That's a good thing. It would be best if he could live in the same courtyard with us, or even closer."

Bai Xiaoya's focus was on moving into the city. She was thinking about what it would mean if the two families moved into the city and lived closer together. Would she be able to walk around as freely as she did in the village? She was thinking about the scene of several guys appearing as soon as she waved her hand, and she only cared about whether they lived close to each other.

Second Aunt was a little confused, and it took her a long time to realize that this was not a question of where to live. If it wasn't at home, she would have run away long ago. She gave her younger sister-in-law Wang Xiulan a questioning look, obviously asking, is your wife telling the truth? In return, Wang Xiulan whispered back, "I don't know."

"Xingwang, I know you mean well, but this is no small matter. How much money will it cost? You have already contributed to my family. My family's life is incomparable to my family's. You just got married, and you need money everywhere."

"Aunt, what you said is true. You can't even compare to the life of my eldest aunt's family now. My youngest aunt's family lives better than yours. Just tell me the truth, why don't you dare to go to the city? After all, I'm married now, and I don't have that much time to travel back and forth every now and then."

Second Aunt was choked by Zhang Xingwang's words. This was his nephew chasing after him to feed him. What on earth was he thinking? She replied with a smile:

"Do you have any money to burn? I'm afraid if I can't pay you back, I won't be able to go back to my parents' home..."

After saying this, the second aunt sniffed and ran to the kitchen. Zhang Xingwang looked at his cousin and his wife again. This time, his cousin was grinning and winking at Zhang Xingwang. It seemed that the soft flesh on his waist was seriously injured.

"Sister-in-law, I can tell at a glance that Second Aunt has old-fashioned ideas. We are different. Our generation is going to build the country. Last time, my cousin secretly told me that he was tired of being a farmer and wanted to try what it was like to be a working class..."

After hearing this, the cousin's wife temporarily let her cousin go and replied helplessly:

"Don't make up stories about your brother. Your brother is a hard-mouthed and stupid person. He weighs over 100 pounds, and has a mouth that weighs 100 pounds. I guess his bones have turned to ashes and his mouth can't even move. There is no hard part of his body except his mouth."

As she spoke, she glanced at her cousin who had become inexplicably arrogant, and then continued with a worried look:

"My mother-in-law told me about going to the city. It's a lie to say that I don't want to go. The problem is that your brother doesn't know how to do anything, and you're spending money and working hard. When the time comes, your brother will come back in disgrace, and what will you do with the money he owes you?"

"Sister-in-law, if you say so, then we have something to talk about. As expected, sister-in-law is the one who understands... and knows the truth. Come to my house next week and we can talk in detail."