Rebirth of the Military Family 70: Eldest Sister-in-law is like a Mother

  Bai Wenshen was really heartbroken and had no one to confide in at home, so he wanted to talk to his older brother and vent the depression in his heart.

  Geng Mei sighed, "Fourth brother, this matter is not your fault. Who knows, maybe you'll find an even better one in the future? Don't rush, you're still young. Why don't you stay here and help your sister-in-law with work? That way, you won't have nothing to do but think nonsense. When your big brother comes back, he can properly advise you."

  Geng Mei didn't think it was a big deal that her boyfriend had turned yellow, as the saying goes "a family with a daughter is watched by a hundred families", if this one doesn't work out we can just find another.

  There are many good girls under the sky, why bother with this one? Besides, they don't even think of him as their fourth son, so there's no need to be heartbroken.

  "Fourth brother, help your sister-in-law sell apples for these two days. It's also a good chance for you to go out and relax."

  Doing business with Bai Wenxin is not intimidating, and he thinks it's a good idea to relax at his brother's house.

  "I'll go back and tell Dad, I'll stay here with you for the next two days to take care of the orchard. Anyway, my elder brother is not at home, and it's not safe for you and Yueting to live alone on the mountain."

  Young uncle is heartbroken, as a big sister-in-law, Geng Mei can only make some delicious food to comfort young uncle's easily wounded glass heart.

  "Mom, I really didn't see it coming. My little uncle is still a sentimental type, isn't he? He's just heartbroken, why is he acting like the sky is falling?"

  Yu Sai may not understand, but it doesn't mean Geng Mei doesn't understand.

  "Alas, young girl, you're still young and don't understand... the men in our old Bai family, except for your dad, are all sentimental types. Don't look at your second uncle's divorce, but he still hasn't found someone new until now, his heart is still thinking of Li Qian that woman. If I say so, the most pitiful one is your second uncle. Your little uncle will get over this in a couple of days, after all, they didn't spend much time together."

  Even Geng Mei herself envied Li Qian, who had done such a thing and still managed to make a man so infatuated with her. If she were to encounter someone like that in this lifetime, it would be worth losing ten years of her life.

  Listening to Geng Mei's tone of envy, Yu Tong teased her "Mom, my dad is also that kind of person. You haven't seen how much my dad loves me? Except for drinking being bad, everything else about him is pretty good."

  It's understandable that a daughter would protect her own father, but Geng Mei was still speaking the truth. "You're your dad's biological child, how could he not love you? Look at how your second uncle has never laid a hand on Li Qian, and even rarely speaks loudly to her. It can be said that your second uncle is indeed a rare kind of person."

  Yu Tong shook his head, "Mom, if Dad became like Second Uncle, would you still be able to stand it?"

  Geng Mei couldn't help but laugh at her daughter, but thinking about it, the child wasn't wrong. If her own husband were to become like Xiao Shu Zi, she would feel a chill all over her body. She couldn't imagine how she would interact with such a husband. It seemed that Bai Wen Li was just fine as he was, after all, someone who suited oneself was the most suitable.

  Smiling and holding his daughter's hand, "You little thing, you're the only one who makes sense. Your dad is still okay like this, as long as he doesn't drink, actually your dad is a pretty good person."

  Halfway, they met Zou Li and several others. "Yu Xi, you've been busy lately and haven't played with us at all. Don't go back yet, let's go catch fish together. There are a lot of fish in the water canal over there, we were just about to head over."

  When it comes to catching fish, Yu Xi is a bit eager to try. Since Bai Haoran went to school, she hasn't caught many fish. The riverbank where the child drowned last time, adults are generally afraid to let children go there alone.

  "Mom, I want to go too, I want to catch fish for you and dad to eat."

  Geng Mei knew about the situation of their troops' trench, and what came down from above was a major dry ditch, about 40 meters wide, with water two meters deep.

  Arrived at the team, then branched out into a ditch, with water about 1.5 meters deep.

  Arrived at the field and then divided into even smaller irrigation ditches.

  Zou Li said it was just a small ditch, not very deep. Even if their daughter fell into the water, she would definitely not drown.

  So she nodded with relief, "Alright, be careful on your way. All of you pay attention to safety, and if anything happens, hurry up and call an adult over, got it?"

  Several children nodded, and when they were about to leave home, adults also reminded them of this.

  Yu Sai followed the little friends in the village to the place they said, and indeed there were many fish swimming in the narrow ditch. Maybe because of the abundance of fish, many of them were splashing around in the water. Although these fish weren't too big, the largest ones weighed about half a catty, but it was more than enough for stewing and eating.

  The boy rolled up his pants and jumped into the ditch, leaving two girls on the shore to pick fish. Yueting was lucky enough to be chosen by them to pick fish, and everyone agreed that they would divide it equally later.

  A group of children rushed up, and the ditch was instantly filled with small feet. Yu Tong felt that fishing in troubled waters was not bad at all. One by one, the little hands were paddling in the ditch, and before long, they would be able to scoop up a fish.

  Don't look down on the little kids, for those who grew up in the troops, catching fish is absolutely not a difficult task. It's just that Yu Tong usually stays in the orchard and doesn't have time to come over and catch them. The other little kids are all old hands at this.

  The older brothers and sisters at home have taken them fishing many times before, but after the older siblings go to school, it's their turn to come and catch fish by themselves.

  "Big fish, quick catch."

  Zou Li shouted loudly below and saw a big fish weighing about 8 taels being thrown onto the shore.

  "Right ahead, there seems to be a big fish on your left."

  When Yu Sai picked up the fish, she didn't forget to remind the little kids below her. She stood in a high position, able to see everything clearly. She handed over the task of picking up the fish to Little Ping beside her and began to command formally from above.

  Originally a clear ditch, let them a group of people a stir, the water has been murky, fortunately fish also caught almost.

  A group of children went ashore and started counting their catch. Basically, each person could get about two strings, which was roughly around 2 catties (1 kg).

  Yucai doesn't mind the small fish, take it back home to make a soup and it's also very delicious. When his brother comes back, he can still drink some fresh fish soup.

  A group of children walked home with their victorious spoils in hand.

  "Yu Tong, why don't we go to your family's orchard this afternoon and have some fun? It's been a long time since we've played together."

  Zou Li was the most enthusiastic one, and Zheng Dong followed suit.

  Yu Tong nodded, "Alright, you guys go ahead and I'll treat everyone to some apples. After dinner, come find me and I'll take you over."

  She had long wanted to invite the children to play in the orchard and also ask them to eat some apples from their home, it was not possible to send one to each family, but asking them to eat apples was a small matter.

  "Mom, I'm back with the fish. Look at how many fish there are! Let's make a fish soup for brother and little uncle to drink tonight."

  Geng Mei looked at the fish in her daughter's hand and couldn't help but think that it was quite a decent size, she didn't expect her own daughter to be able to catch fish already.

  Hehe took the fish from Yu Tong's hand and said with a satisfied face "Alright, mom will cook it for you tonight."

  Yu Tong thought of inviting the little friends to the orchard, and with a smile, he leaned in close to Geng Mei's side, somewhat embarrassed to open his mouth "Mom, this afternoon I let them go play in our family's orchard, is that okay?"

  Geng Mei looked at her daughter's small, delicate face and smiled as she stroked her head. "It's nothing, take them over to play this afternoon, Mom will pick some apples for them to eat."

  After dinner, the little ones all carried a basket to report to the White family, and while going out to play, they also had to give pig grass to their families.

  Geng Mei packed up the dishes to be taken over by her younger brother, leading a group of children towards the orchard, and Old Lü's wife teased her when she saw this scene.

  "I said Geng Mei, you're now the king of kids, why don't you bring our family's kid along too."

  Geng Mei smiled, "Sister, do I look like someone who can take care of kids? These kids just want to play with our family's servant girl. By the way, didn't your son get sent back from his grandma's house?"

  Old Mrs. Lu sighed, "Alas, let's not take him in for now, my husband and I are busy, the child is also mischievous, unlike your family's daughter who will stay when told to, that monkey-like kid is always jumping around, I really don't have time to look after him, might as well send him to his grandparents' house to be taken care of, and we'll take him back when he starts school."

  Geng Mei deeply agrees with this point, raising a daughter and raising a son are really different. Little girls listen to advice and are well-behaved, unlike sons who are difficult to manage. Fortunately, their son is in school now, otherwise she would also be exhausted by this son.

  "Never mind, no rush, you still have two sons studying beside you, wait until they finish school."

  Old Mrs. Lu sighed, "You said we originally wanted to have a daughter, but unexpectedly gave birth to three little sons, alas, it seems I'm not destined to have a daughter in this life."

  Geng Mei saw the look of envy in Old Lu's wife as she gazed at their daughter, and couldn't help but smile understandingly. Everyone hopes for a complete family with both sons and daughters, but this is something that can't be forced, especially when it comes to someone like their daughter, who is not even capable of giving birth.

  Looking at her daughter carrying a small basket, Geng Mei felt a sense of pride as a mother, their family's children were unmatched.

  The little kids chattered and walked while pulling out grasses along the way. Yu Xiang advised them, "You don't have to pull them out here, our family's orchard is full of grasses everywhere. If you're not tired, go wherever you want to pull them out, there will be enough for your family's pigs to eat."

  As soon as they arrived at the orchard, Geng Mei first arranged for Bai Wensheng to eat quickly. As soon as he saw the food she brought over, his mouth immediately opened wide.

  "Sister-in-law, you're still the best, knowing I love eating meat, hehe, this time I won't be polite!"

  Ignoring her brother-in-law's meal, Geng Mei led a group of children into the orchard to pick some ripe apples.

  "You guys eat slowly here, after you finish eating, you can pick some yourselves. Auntie will go do some work first, Yuexin, you stay here and keep everyone company."

  Geng Mei didn't have time to play with the kids, pick fruits for them, and hurriedly went into the orchard to attend to her own business.

  Bai Wenshen had finished eating and was strolling around with nothing to do when he walked over to where Yu Tong and the other kids were. Seeing the other kids taking big bites of their apples, even he himself felt a little hungry. He had already eaten several that morning, but seeing how deliciously the kids were eating theirs made his own mouth water.