Rebirth in the 60s: A Path to Counterattack-Chapter 77 - 0. Can’t wait for someone to look at them and say they look perfect together!
Chapter 77: 077. Can’t wait for someone to look at them and say they look perfect together!
While saying this, Lian Yue’s tone was cheerful, and her face was full of smiles. It inevitably carried a bit of teasing.
At this time, despite having undergone the reforms for over a decade, people’s thinking was still quite conservative and straightforward. An elder sister-in-law is like a mother, and that’s not just a saying. Especially in a family like the Lian family, where after the parents passed away, Lianshan acted both as a brother and a father to raise his younger siblings.
If Lian Yue and Lian Hai dared to show even a hint of disrespect towards him and Shuzhen, it would definitely be something the whole village would spit on.
So when Lian Yue teased Shuzhen slightly, Qiu Fang, Shuzhen’s elder sister-in-law from her family, frowned.
Upon closer inspection, she saw it was just for fun, with no trace of disrespect or neglect in her eyes, so she didn’t say anything. Otherwise, she would have to talk to her brother-in-law Lianshan about it.
The closeness between sister-in-law and younger sister-in-law is a good thing, but there must be a limit.
Otherwise, if some expressions and tones go too far, it becomes disrespectful.
Especially since Shuzhen is remarried, she already has to endure quite a bit of gossip. We can’t have Lian Yue being misunderstood because of an unintentional comment, leading others to think Shuzhen isn’t valued at the Lian family, and thus gets looked down upon.
But Shuzhen herself didn’t seem to care at all, and smiled as she filled a plate full of potato pancakes.
Insisting that her two sister-in-laws eat some first to ease their hunger before talking. With some food in their bellies, wouldn’t it be easier to work comfortably?
They indeed were quite hungry after a day of hard work, so Lian Yue and Su Hongying didn’t stand on ceremony with her.
The three sisters devoured three or four fist-sized potato pancakes each with the incredibly delicious mushroom soup.
Lian Yue, whose culinary skills only extended to cooking edible food, couldn’t stop praising as she raised her thumb at Shuzhen: "Saozi, your cooking skills are exceptional. I’ve grown up never tasting such strong and bright potato pancakes. After today’s meal, it feels like all those years eating potato pancakes were for nothing."
Absolutely, absolutely, just with this culinary skill, brother’s stomach is guaranteed to be well-treated in the future!
While thinking this, Lian Yue never thought in her dreams: her brother is extremely fond of his wife. Whenever he’s home, he rarely lets Saozi into the kitchen. Not only does that waste Saozi’s cooking skills, but it also turns her occasional idea to buy some good things to share into mere thought.
Lianshan, with a prideful face: "I even worry about my wife cooking just for me because it’s smoky and tiring, afraid she’ll get exhausted. You still expect her to cook for the whole family? Improvement means no discussion about letting your Saozi cook."
Being praised and admired by the younger sister-in-law, Shuzhen felt extremely happy. She quickly turned back to find a small basin and picked five fist-sized potato pancakes they had eaten and about ten specially made small ones, the size of sesame balls, clearly prepared for the little ones.
She handed the flashlight they bought in the provincial town earlier on to Lian Yue: "Since it’s so tasty, Xiao Yue, you should be diligent and run over with these ten to deliver them to Qiu Fang and the kids. Let her and the kids have a taste too; otherwise, by the time Hai Zi returns home after dinner, even the most delicious potato pancakes would turn black when cold, looking unappealing and difficult to eat!
Rarely can we have an improvement, so we can’t leave out Qiu Fang and the kids."
Hey, with those words said, how could Lian Yue have any hint of refusal or opposition?
She quickly and gleefully accepted the flashlight from Shuzhen, grabbed a small carrying basket, put the basin with the potato pancakes inside, and especially used a large handkerchief to cover the basket tightly.
Then she quickly sprinted toward Lian Hai’s house and with that speed, Shuzhen had reason to believe that when she arrived, the potato pancakes might still be a bit too hot to eat.
Seeing her smile, Su Hongying thought she was joking about Lian Yue’s cautious action of covering the pancakes with a handkerchief, so she explained on behalf of Lian Yue.
Saying that in these times, every family finds it hard; grains are so precious that they wish they could measure out each morsel and plan carefully to eat. If they miscalculate even slightly, they can’t avoid rationing grain three times a day, experiencing those times when there’s barely enough for one meal a day during food scarcity.
Northeasterners are warm and hospitable, wishing to share any novelty with relatives and friends.
But when conditions don’t allow it, isn’t it hard to be generous?
It takes nearly half the village to reach Lian Hai’s home. If Lian Yue isn’t careful, she might end up with nothing before reaching her destination, being sampled by the aunties and little ones wandering by the roadside.
Hearing this, Shuzhen sighed softly: "Life’s still too hard, if not, why would things be like this?"
"Exactly! That’s why we need to be frugal and manage well; otherwise, tomorrow the kids will suffer too!" Su Hongying agreed while tidying the mushrooms.
The small talk unintentionally led to discussions on frugality and household management.
Shuzhen felt a bit helpless, knowing the second sister-in-law felt that sinking six eggs into a dish of potato pancakes, along with veggies and soup, was a bit extravagant.
Everyone, from the in-laws and parents’ family, was her own people, without any fuss. Just whether they manage their small households well, others might have to go without even cool water, which sheds light on their hearts.
The second sister-in-law’s goodwill, Shuzhen wouldn’t disregard it even if not intending to follow through.
She simply laughed lightly and shared her efforts to better manage her household, like going up the mountains to see if she could cultivate mushrooms on dead tree roots at home, like planting vegetables, digging earthworms and feeding them well, and seeing if they grow enough to replace grain for feeding chickens.
Taking hints from books she read or things heard during visits to the troops.
Su Hongying didn’t doubt it and was instead eager to try.
The more conversation heated up between them, the more the topic shifted back to Lian Yue’s previous teasing comments about Shuzhen.
Only then did Shuzhen understand what the second sister-in-law was puzzled about earlier.
She carelessly chuckled: "Hey, what’s this about? Just didn’t say anything serious, right! I didn’t take it to heart at all, second sister-in-law, don’t think too much. I, ah, am really looking forward to everyone praising how compatible and harmonious Lianshan and I are, looking like we’ll be happily married forever!"
Cough, cough, cough...
After a thunderous fit of coughs, those brothers who just finished gathering all the mushrooms returned and caught the personal talk between Lian Yue and Shuzhen, startled by Shuzhen’s ’thick-skinned’ attitude.
Su Hongying opened the door, suppressing her laughter, and saw Lian Hai and Ning Jianshe trying to stifle their giggles under the clear moonlight.
And the brother-in-law and her husband were utterly stunned, seemingly clueless about how their gentle and introverted sister suddenly became so bold. But Su Hongying didn’t miss the faint relief beneath their full-on surprise and embarrassment. Clearly, they thought just like herself: although overhearing such private talk is a bit embarrassing, the fact that the younger sister-in-law is praising them like this shows the brother-in-law is genuinely good to her!
In the four years married to the Dai family’s grandson, never had the younger sister-in-law so openly expressed her inner joy and care.
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