SFS Chapter 140 Celebrating Mid-Autumn Festival
Chapter 140 Celebrating Mid-Autumn Festival
The Mid-Autumn Festival arrived quickly. Ruan Ruan got up early in the morning and first went to the factory to take a look at the Mid-Autumn Festival benefits given to the workers. Then she called Huo Haoshen and Zheng Xuyang to have dinner at her house after get off work. By the way, she also took a look at the relationship status of Huo Haoshen and Lu Shuyan, and Zheng Xuyang and He Yuwei. After such a long time, they were still in the ambiguous stage. Ruan Ruan was worried about them.
When Ruan Ruan left, she rolled her eyes at Huo Haoshen, indicating that he was really useless.
Huo Haoshen said that he had offended someone, so he didn't want to confess his feelings? He had been away all this time and hadn't had time yet!
After Ruan Ruan returned home, she had a simple lunch and then started to stew the soup. She marinated the duck and fish with seasonings and would start to roast them when the time was right.
After she finished all the preparations, Jiang Yuli arrived on her bicycle and said, "Sister, I'm sorry. The hospital had an emergency patient and the operation was delayed. Can you see if there is anything else I can do?"
"Sit down and take a rest. There is nothing you need to do right now." Seeing that she was so tired, Ruan Ruan must have rushed over as soon as she came out of the operating room. She pulled her over and pressed her into the chair, then went into the room and brought her a glass of water.
After Jiang Yuli took the cup of water and drank it all, she was about to get up to see if she needed any help, but when she saw Ruan Ruan also sat down, she didn't hesitate.
"You didn't see it. The patient who was sent here today was covered in blood. There were few intact parts of her body. Her head was also broken. Alas, I heard the nurse say that her husband was not at home during the operation and her mother-in-law was cursing at her. It was really pitiful that she had such a family."
Jiang Yuli and Ruan Ruan talked about the woman who had just been sent to the hospital, and they really felt sorry for her.
Regarding what Jiang Yuli said, she would not comment. Whether a person lives well or not in her husband's family depends on her attitude. If you have a tough attitude and are capable, then their family will give you some leeway. But if you can't stand up on your own, even if a great immortal comes, he can't save you.
"Sister, tell me, what kind of family would beat their daughter-in-law so badly?" Jiang Yuli grew up under the care of her parents and brothers. Even after her sister-in-law came into the family, there were rarely quarrels in their family. So she didn't understand what kind of thing would make them punch and kick their daughter-in-law.
"This situation is very common in the countryside. Isn't it said that a daughter-in-law becomes a mother-in-law after a thousand years? When she was a girl, she was ordered around by her parents at home. After she got married, she was ordered around by her mother-in-law and sister-in-law. After finally enduring until her parents and father-in-law passed away, shouldn't the anger she suffered from them be taken back by her daughter-in-law?
Haven’t you heard the aunties and grandmas in the compound often say, ‘We all went through this in the past, why can’t you stand it now?’ So, these things are a vicious cycle. The daughter-in-law can’t stand up at home, and the husband also helps the mother-in-law, otherwise he will be accused of being unfilial. The daughter-in-law is the only outsider in the family. In such an environment, how good do you think it can be?”
Ruan Ruan calmly told her about the situation of women getting married in today's era.
"Of course, there are also families like ours. You see, as soon as our son gets married, the family is separated, and the husband and daughter-in-law live their own lives. The mother-in-law comes to help you when you need her, and when she doesn't, they live their own lives. They show filial piety during the New Year and other festivals. This is what an enlightened mother-in-law and daughter-in-law should do."
"You're right. A few days ago, Gu Jinghe told me that he has applied for a house. After we get married, we will move out and live on our own. Auntie also gave him a sum of money to settle down. Compared to those evil mothers-in-law, Auntie is so much better."
After listening to Ruan Ruan's words and seeing what she had seen in the hospital, Jiang Yuli really felt that Teacher Shen was the best mother-in-law in the world.
"Don't get involved in their affairs. In the hospital, you are just a doctor. Just do your job well. Otherwise, if you interfere too much, they may not appreciate your kindness. It will only cause you trouble and it will not be worth it."
What Ruan Ruan was afraid of was that she would sympathize with those women and offend their mothers-in-law on their behalf. In the end, not only would they not appreciate it, but they would also put all the blame on her. In this era, it was easy to be blackmailed by greedy people.
"Don't worry, I remember everything. Although I sympathize with them, I still know my limits." Jiang Yuli knew what Ruan Ruan meant by that. Her mother had been telling her this when she first entered the hospital. She was afraid that this silly girl would offend others because of her overflowing sympathy.
"Just remember it." Ruan Ruan felt relieved when she saw her look. What she feared most was people who didn't know their limits.
After chatting for a while, they saw that it was almost time, so they started cooking.
When Huo Haocheng came back with his people, Ruan Ruan and Jiang Yuli had almost finished cooking the dishes.
"What delicious food is Ruan Ruan making? I can smell it from far away." Commander Gu walked in in front of them and saw Ruan Ruan serving dishes to the table.
There were a lot of people coming today, so they set up two tables in the yard.
"Uncle, aunt, you are here, hurry up and serve it, it will be ready soon. This is the duck I just roasted, the first time I made it today."
After the roast duck was done, Ruan Ruan cut the duck meat into slices, imitating the way Quanjude in Beijing did. She also added ketchup and spicy sauce, and served it with shredded green vegetables and cucumbers.
When Huo Haoshen and his companions arrived, Ruan Ruan had already prepared the grilled fish.
"Uncle Gu, everyone, sorry, we are late." When Huo Haoshen and his companions came over with the gifts they brought for them, the others were sitting in the yard chatting happily.
In fact, it was not that they wanted to come late. He returned after distributing benefits to employees after get off work. The timing was just right. It just took him some time to come here. Also, Huo Haocheng and the others came early this afternoon, so Ruan Ruan cooked according to the time.
"Haoshen, Haoli, Xuyang, Xiaojie, Lu's girl, He's girl, you're here. It's not too late. We're close here, so we're a little early."
Commander Gu really likes these few people. Director Chu said that they all have strong personal abilities. During this period, many orders for the factory were obtained by Huo Haoshen. He also praised them highly.
"Okay, everyone is here, let's go to the table and eat!" Just like before, Ruan Ruan and Huo Haocheng introduced the unfamiliar people to each other, and then the group drank a glass of wine and started to chat together.
"Sister, is that handsome gay your second brother? I heard from Gu Jinghe before that he is very handsome. I met him today and he is really handsome!" Jiang Yuli pulled Ruan Ruan to ask as soon as she sat down. When he came in just now, she didn't have the courage to ask Gu Jinghe, and Gu's parents were there, so she was embarrassed too.
"Yes, he is my second brother." Ruan Ruan and Jiang Yuli were discussing Ruan Shaoke quietly, but when Ruan Ruan saw a man she didn't know sitting next to Ruan Shaoke, talking to her second brother all the time, and her second brother was smiling happily. The other party even picked food for him, Ruan Ruan felt that they had a problem.
Lu Shuyan and He Yuwei were also very happy when they saw Ruan Shaoke. When they looked at him from afar when they were young, they thought he was very handsome. But in recent years, he went to the army and rarely came back, so they hadn't seen them for a long time.
But the two were excited, but they didn't go up to talk to him. They just ate and secretly glanced at him. They thought they were hiding it well, but their behavior was seen by everyone present.
"Little beauty, you are quite attractive to girls!" The person sitting next to Ruan Shaoke put a piece of roast duck in his bowl and said softly in his ear.
Ruan Shaoke didn't want to pay attention to these things, but since this person said so, he raised his head and looked over at them, but after meeting Ruan Ruan's scrutinizing gaze, he lowered his head and pretended nothing had happened and continued eating.
The person next to him followed his gaze and met Ruan Ruan's. He smiled back and continued to pick up food for him. This time, he picked up a piece of fish and considerately removed the fish bones before putting it into his bowl.
His action seemed to tell Ruan Ruan that their relationship was just what she thought.
At this moment, Ruan Ruan felt like eight hundred horses were running in her heart, but she still had to pretend nothing had happened and chat and eat with the girls.