NOVPUBOld Lady Zheng was worried about Xiaowang again and wanted to pick him up, but the child said obediently, “Grandma, I will go by myself.”
“Haonan, look at how well-behaved Xiaowang is, you should learn from him,” Old Lady Zheng saw that Xiaowang was fair and very good-looking even as a child. It fulfilled the fantasies that she had for her children, wanting them to have their own kids that looked just as beautiful.
When she said this, Haonan’s little face darkened and his face started to look fierce when glancing at Xiaowang.
Parents liked to compare their children with other families’ children, but they didn’t really think much of it. As a result, all they did was create enemies for their children as soon as they met.
Lin Lan quickly said, “Haonan is a good boy as well, just as good as Xiaowang. Be good brothers and go play together, alright?” She patted Haonan’s head, gave him a handful of candy bars and asked him to eat them with Xiaowang.
Hearing Lin Lan praise him and even giving him some candies to enjoy, Haonan’s grimacing expression lit up as he started laughing again. Holding Xiaowang’s hand, he ushered, “Xioawang, come, let’s go and see my little horsie.”
Old Lady Zheng invited Lin Lan into the house. Old Man Zheng had gone to work and was not at home at the moment.
Though, Zheng Yaozu was at home. Shaking his head while reading his book, he exclaimed from time to time, startling Lin Lan who had just walked in.
Seeing Lin Lan coming, Zheng Yaozu immediately dropped his book and came over with a smile, “LIttle Sister-in-law, you are here.”
Lin Lan smiled politely, “Brother-in-law, why are you at home?”
Zheng Yaozu, “Why would I not be at home? Haha, you don’t visit all that often, but if you did, you’d know that I’m always at home.”
Lin Lan, “…” I’ll say, you’re still a young and capable man. DId you really think I’m praising your act of staying home if you’re just eating soft rice(1) all the time?
(T/N: Soft rice refers to the act of a husband relying on his wife for either money or living fees. Most times, the men would stay home while the wife works)
Old Lady Zheng asked Zheng Yaozu to find Lin Mei and come home.
Zheng Yaozu said, “Mom, you should go, I’m going to have a talk with my Little Sister-in-law.”
Lin Lan smiled and said, “Brother-in-law, Old Lady Zheng is already a senior. With how young you are, you should be able to run errands for her.”
Zheng Yaozu said, “That’s true, I’ll go get her then,” With that, he left.
Old Lady Zheng laughed and said, “We made ourselves look foolish in front of you, how embarrassing.”
Lin Lan said, “Auntie, I’m not saying that my brother-in-law can’t stay like this all day long, but you should just let him help with the weaving jobs at home. I think my brother-in-law is educated and has a sense of beauty, so he will definitely be better at weaving than us old ladies. ”
Naturally, she would not directly belittle someone else’s son since that would just be her looking for a fight.
Sure enough, Old Lady Zheng continued to laugh, “Him? Don’t even bother,” She waved her hand, “I knitted such a big piece in one day, but he couldn’t even do it within a couple of days.”
Lin Lan, “…” Well, you were the one who spoiled your son. If you don’t let him do anything, of course he’s not going to be good at anything.
