The heavens set sail from the courtyard

Alley, Wu’s house.

Wu Shanshan is getting married soon, and it's a rare occasion that all three children of the Wu family come home to have dinner together.

Wu Jianguo and Zhang A'mei prepared a table full of dishes. Wu Xiaojun and his sister Wu Shanshan sat together, and Zhang Min sat next to her mother Zhang A'mei.

None of the three children spoke, only Zhang A-mei kept picking up food for Wu Shanshan.

"Shanshan, try this chicken drumstick. Your dad braised it for a long time. He said you loved it when you were a kid."

"Shanshan, the Liu family should prepare all the wedding items!"

"Shanshan, after you get married, don't forget your brothers and sisters!"

Now Zhang A-mei is trying to curry favor with Wu Shanshan, and she doesn't show any favoritism towards her own daughter Zhang Min as she did when she was a child. People who don't know her would think that Wu Shanshan is her daughter.

"Auntie, thank you." Wu Shanshan's attitude was always calm. No matter how enthusiastic Zhang A-mei was, she acted as if it was a matter of course.

Since returning home after graduating from college, Wu Shanshan's status in the family has skyrocketed, and sometimes Wu Jianguo is a little afraid of his daughter.

Wu Jianguo sat on the side drinking and interjecting from time to time.

"Shanshan, when you marry into the Liu family, remember to live a good life. We will live close to each other in the future. If you need anything, just come home and tell me and your aunt."

Wu Shanshan ate her meal silently without saying anything, but Zhang Min next to her couldn't stand it and put down her chopsticks.

"Sister, how can you eat in peace? Aunt Huang Ling will definitely take back the house when she comes back." Zhang Min said indignantly: "If it were you, you shouldn't be greedy for Aunt Huang Ling's house."

Zhang A-mei blamed her own daughter, "Xiao Min, what do you know? Shanshan didn't occupy this house. The cotton mill took it back.

Besides, Huang Ling has made a fortune in Shanghai now, so how could she possibly be interested in such a shabby house? "

Zhang Min was speechless and said, "Mom, we have been neighbors for many years. What you did this time is too much."

Wu Jianguo said: "Xiao Min, Shanshan is fighting for a house for you and Xiaojun. Who doesn't need a house now?

We have three children and there is only this little space in our home. When you and Xiaojun start a family in the future, there won’t be enough space for you to live in!"

Zhang Min said stubbornly: "No matter how difficult our family is, we shouldn't steal other people's things. We should earn money to buy a house ourselves, and we shouldn't use this method to steal others' things."

Wu Shanshan snorted disdainfully and asked, "You want to buy a house, but where can you buy one? Besides, do you have the money? Just the few dozen yuan you make from shaving hair every month?"

Zhang Min frowned and said, "Even if we are poor, we should be poor with dignity. We should not fight or compete with others. We should earn money with our own skills. What's wrong with that?"

A-mei Zhang was afraid that her daughter and Wu Shanshan would have a falling out, so she reminded her quietly: "Xiao Min, stop talking. Your sister is a college student, more educated than you, and has a longer-term vision than you. There are some things you don't understand."

Wu Jianguo sighed and said, "It's my incompetence as a father. Shanshan is also considering Xiaojun. She fights for Huang Ling's house. In the end, it's not for Xiaojun's future marriage."

Wu Xiaojun was eating in silence, but when he heard his father say that, he lowered his head even more, like a quail.

Wu Shanshan said: "I'm full, you guys take your time eating!"

After saying that, Wu Shanshan dropped her chopsticks, stood up, and walked out of the room.

Zhang Min wanted to persuade Wu Shanshan, but was stopped by Zhang A-mei.

"Xiao Min, it was Shanshan's own decision to rob Huang Ling's house. Why are you interfering?"

"I just think that what my sister did was wrong. Think about how much Aunt Huang Ling took care of her! She is so ungrateful." Zhang Min sighed.

"That's Huang Ling's own fault." Zhang A-mei pouted and said, "Besides, she's living a much better life than us now. I heard from Shanshan that her house in Shanghai is very beautiful, and it even has a garden."

Zhang Min felt helpless when she saw her mother's refusal to repent. "You just know how to scheme. Sooner or later, you will scheme against all those neighbors and friends."

Zhang Min left the table angrily and didn't want to talk to her mother anymore.

"Who else could I be scheming against this child for?" Zhang A'mei said angrily.

Wu Jianguo grabbed Zhang A-mei's hand and advised: "Okay! The child is still young, sooner or later he will understand your painstaking efforts."

Zhang A-mei said angrily: "You are just incompetent. If you had Huang Ling's ability, we could live in a small Western-style building."

Wu Jianguo shrank his neck and acted like a quail, following his son Wu Xiaojun's example.

Zhang Min heard her mother's roar behind her outside the house. She felt annoyed and ran to the roof to get some fresh air. Unexpectedly, she ran into Wu Shanshan smoking.

"When did you learn to smoke?" Zhang Min asked in surprise.

Wu Shanshan ignored Zhang Min and continued to smoke.

Zhang Min advised: "This thing is not good for your health."

Wu Shanshan smiled and said: "I used to not understand those who smoked. What's the good of this stuff? Now I know that when people are lonely, only cigarettes can comfort them."

Zhang Min was puzzled and asked: "Are you lonely? You are a college student with a bright future and you are going to marry Deputy Director Liu's son. Why are you lonely?"

Wu Shanshan sighed and said, "Sometimes I really envy you. It's so nice to be carefree."

Zhang Min shook her head and said, "I am not carefree, I am contented."

Wu Shanshan sneered: "Do you think I robbed Aunt Huang Ling's house for myself? Am I not satisfied?"

Zhang Min said: "I only know that Aunt Huang Ling treats you as half a daughter. You must be hurting her heart by doing this."

Wu Shanshan said disdainfully: "I originally thought that Aunt Huang Ling treated me as her daughter, and even fantasized about marrying Zhuang Tunan one day, becoming Aunt Huang Ling's daughter-in-law, and being filial to her in the future.

But it was only after I arrived in Shanghai that I faced the reality! "

Zhang Min was puzzled and asked, "I've always been curious, what happened when you went to Shanghai to study?"

Wu Shanshan looked at Xiang Yekong leisurely and said, "After I arrived in Shanghai, I realized the reality. Even if I was admitted to university, Zhuang Tunan and I would still be from two different worlds! Aunt Huang Ling couldn't really treat me as her daughter!

People can only rely on themselves! "

Zhang Min suddenly felt sorry for Wu Shanshan and sighed: "You are becoming more and more like my mother now!"

Wu Shanshan shook the cigarette in her hand, and the ash fell on her body. She didn't speak for a long time.

"Xiaojun is growing up. He will find a job, get married and have children in the future. I have to do this only." Wu Shanshan forced herself to convince herself.

Zhang Min sighed: "My mother chose to marry your father in order to raise me. Now you marry Deputy Director Liu's son for your brother. You really are like my mother."

Wu Shanshan shook her head and said, "I am not like your mother, but I chose the same path as your aunt."

Zhang Min asked back: "Did you ask Xiaojun if this is what he wants?"

Wu Shanshan was stunned.

Zhang Min continued: "I was young back then and had no choice. If it were now, I would never let my mother marry your father."

Wu Shanshan looked at Zhang Min in surprise, and saw a kind of stubbornness and strength in her eyes!
Once upon a time, Wu Shanshan had also seen this kind of look in Huang Ling's eyes. (End of this chapter)