Married the Tough Guy After Transmigrating-Chapter 90 - Aunt Xu
Chapter 90: Chapter 90 Aunt Xu
“Chef Ge, Lifang, Guihua… My mom and I are going now!” Xu Ying called out, before leaving with her mother.
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When Gao Guihua saw Xu Ying leave, she sighed deeply, looking at the encounter with her mother-in-law with dissatisfaction.
She was just waiting for her mother to learn her lesson and give up.
Eldest Aunt Xu was married in the county town; both she and her husband had jobs, though she was a temporary worker with a low salary and they had two children.
Life was also tight for them.
Mrs. Xu brought Xu Ying through twists and turns and stopped in front of a yard.
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Of course, Eldest Aunt Xu’s family wasn’t the only one living in such a large yard; all the residents were factory workers.
Everyone crowded in one yard due to the shortage of housing; many families were squeezed into one room.
Eldest Aunt Xu’s family was no exception, with the two children sharing a room and she and her husband in another.
Her mother-in-law lived with her eldest son, in the room next to Aunt Xu’s, very close by.
Upon entering the yard, a foul smell wafted into Xu Ying’s nose, causing her to frown as she followed Mrs. Xu, pushing the cart to Eldest Aunt Xu’s doorstep.
“Rulan, are you home? It’s your sister-in-law,” Mrs. Xu shouted, and the door quickly opened. It was Zheng Hongxing, Eldest Aunt Xu’s younger son. He looked at Mrs. Xu with eyes full of surprise, knowing that when the elder aunt came, it surely meant bringing food supplies for the family: “Elder Aunt, what brings you here?”
Eldest Aunt Xu also came out soon after, seeing Mrs. Xu with an excited face: “Sister-in-law, Yingying, come inside and sit down.
Have you eaten yet? Have something here in our home!”
Mrs. Xu waved her hands off, thinking despite Aunt Xu being a city dweller and it sounded nice, what good was it if they couldn’t even eat their fill.
She wasn’t one of those poor relatives from the country coming to freeload. Shaking her head in refusal, she declared: “My daughter and I have already eaten.
These are from your parents, the same as before, have a look.”
Eldest Aunt Xu didn’t need to look, as she quickly went back inside and brought out a wad of money for Mrs. Xu: “Sister-in-law, please give this to our parents and thank them for me.”
If it weren’t for her parents, she wouldn’t know how to get by.
With both children in school and growing, they ate and used so much.
Her and her husband’s wages were so little, and if it weren’t for her parents’ help once they ran out of food, buying on the black market would have cost a pretty penny.
“This time I came to bring you good news. My daughter is now working at a restaurant. When you have time, take Hongxing there. My daughter will serve you an extra helping,” Mrs. Xu said directly.
One, her daughter was now working at the restaurant so you can benefit, but don’t even think about getting free meals and drinks.
Eldest Aunt Xu understood what Mrs. Xu was saying and nodded in surprise: “Okay, when I go, I’ll look for Yingying and take advantage of her position.”
As for expecting free meals, she dared not even think about it. She didn’t have that kind of audacity.
But she knew very well what kind of girl Xu’s daughter was. She had been coddled since childhood; how could she suddenly end up working at a state-owned restaurant?
That wasn’t an easy place to get into.
“Then, when you go, you must try my daughter’s cooking. It’s so delicious now that people in the county town line up at the restaurant to eat the dishes she makes,” Mrs. Xu boasted proudly.
Now, Eldest Aunt Xu was even more astonished.
She thought Yingying might have become a server at most, certainly not that she would be working in the kitchen as a chef: “Sister-in-law, can Yingying cook?”
“Why couldn’t she cook? If my daughter’s cooking wasn’t delicious, could she have gotten a job in a state-owned restaurant?” Mrs. Xu immediately took offense, feeling underestimated.
“And she’s paid a chef’s salary.” It was said to be thirty-eight yuan a month, just to start with, and her salary was set to increase with more years of service.
“A permanent position?” Eldest Aunt Xu was unsettled now. She had been toiling at the textile factory for five or six years and was still a temporary worker.
Don’t underestimate the difference between a temporary and a permanent worker – doing the same work for significantly different wages.
“People with formal jobs are a whole lot better off than she is. Just thinking about it makes Eldest Aunt Xu’s heart sour: “Yingying is really impressive, huh.”
It’s her big brother who’s capable, able to find such a good job for his niece.
She doesn’t believe for a second that her niece can cook well, having never heard such a thing about her.
“Well, my second child is also working at the commune school now, teaching the kids to read.
It’s just that his salary is a bit less compared to my daughter’s,” Mrs. Xu said without even glancing up.
When she saw the utterly shocked look on Eldest Aunt Xu’s face, she was thrilled inside, but she kept a completely calm exterior.
“Is Shengcai also a formal worker?” Eldest Aunt Xu asked loudly.
Mrs. Xu nodded.
Now Eldest Aunt Xu felt as if she’d lived her years in vain, not even measuring up to her nephew and niece.
She suppressed the sour taste in her heart and smilingly offered Mrs. Xu more to eat: “Sister-in-law, have some more. You had a meal at home and then you came all the way here, you must be hungry again.”
Mrs. Xu waved her hands dismissively, looking with disdain at the pickles and dry buns on the table: “No need, Yingying and I aren’t hungry.
I’ve brought the grain for you, so you should eat. You have to go back to work this afternoon, Yingying and I will head home.
When dad has his birthday in a bit, you better not fail to show up again. Otherwise, he’ll surely be upset.”
Eldest Aunt Xu nodded, her face bitter. It wasn’t that she didn’t want to go back, but she truly didn’t have the time to take leave.
But this time she was determined to go: “Alright, sister-in-law, I’ll definitely be back this time.”
After Mrs. Xu and her daughter had left the yard, she spoke earnestly: “When you get married, I will have to thoroughly investigate your in-laws’ character.
See your Eldest Aunt? If her mother-in-law had been reasonable, would she be living such a pitiful life?”
Xu Ying quickly nodded, humbly accepting the advice.
Her mother must have repeated these words countless times, saying them every time she visited.
But Eldest Aunt Xu truly did have a hard life, having married Uncle Xu, which everyone thought was marrying up.
City folk, with a job and a house.
But after getting married, they found out that the mother-in-law was biased, favoring the eldest son.
Whenever it came to the younger son, she’d fleece him. Uncle Xu only made fifty yuan a month, and his mother would demand ten yuan from his salary.
And every month they were asked for grain, and during festivals, she’d hound them for more money. No one could stand that.
“Mom, I know. With you and dad around, I won’t be bullied.”
Hearing this, Mrs. Xu felt that made sense: “If someone bullies you, your dad and your brothers and I will go to their house and beat them to death.”
As Xu Ying pedaled along on her bicycle, her lips curved into a smile: “Yes, yes, you and dad love me the most.”
When the two returned home, Mrs. Xu immediately took the money to the Old Mansion.
Upon receiving the money, Grandma Xu felt a pang of sourness in her heart; both her daughters had tough lives, one with a difficult mother-in-law, and the other without one, but struggling with poverty.
“Mom, I’ve delivered the grain to Rulan, and here’s the money for you,” Mrs. Xu said before turning to leave.
Grandma Xu called out to her: “I heard that Shengcai and Qiu Ye are seeing each other?
Has Mr. Qiu Ye agreed?”
“He has. Otherwise, how could the two of them be together?”
Grandma Xu nodded, the worry in her eyes melting away: “Well, that’s good. Qiu Ye’s dad used to go on about how his daughter would surely marry into the county; I was afraid he’d be against it.”
