allonlinenovel Chapter 118 The Sharp-Tongued Mother of the Female Supporting Character in the 1980s
Chapter 118 The Sharp-Tongued Mother of the Female Supporting Character in the 1980s
"Early Summer, are you all packed? Your eldest uncle is here to pick you up."
Si Yan stood in front of the door and saw Si Lang ride his motorcycle to the door. She smiled and went to greet him.
"Big brother, you're here? Wait a moment, Chu Xia hasn't finished tidying up yet."
"It's okay, there's no rush. Let Chuxia take her time to pack. Don't rush her."
Si Lang said generously.
"Alright, alright, I'm here, Uncle, let's go."
Chu Xia ran out, slightly out of breath as she leaned against the door frame.
There are just too many books I need to bring. I've compiled a lot of information beforehand, and I need to bring everything.
After all, I'll only be able to go home once a week from now on.
"Mom, we're leaving now. Take good care of yourself."
In early summer, Si Lang rode his motorcycle towards the county town. Si Yan smiled as she watched their backs as they walked away, then turned and went home.
Next, let's see what yesterday's results were.
Si Yan went to the side room where the tofu was stored. Looking at the tofu blocks on the shelf, she tested them with her hand and nodded in satisfaction at their springy rebound.
"Good, the tofu cubes can be sliced now."
As Si Yan muttered to herself, she took out the tofu blocks and sliced them one by one. After slicing them all, she poured them into a bowl for later use. She then took out the seasonings she had prepared earlier and prepared to make a bowl of spicy dried tofu and a bowl of braised dried tofu.
Si Yan's seasonings are all made with secret recipes. As soon as she starts cooking, the aroma is incredible, it even reaches the next door, making the neighbor's kids very noisy.
"Grandma, it smells so good! I want to eat it! I want to eat it!"
The little stone next door was so tempted by the aroma in the air that Grandma Huang next door kept nagging about it.
"I don't know what that guy next door is up to, but he's been making our little Stone so hungry lately."
"Grandma, Grandma, I want to eat this! Go and get some for me, it smells so good!"
Little Stone kept shaking his grandmother's arm, muttering to himself.
"Okay, okay, okay, I'll go get it for you. Stop shaking it, it's making me dizzy."
Grandma Huang waved her hand, reached out and took Xiao Shitou's hand away, and began to give him instructions.
"Little Stone, I'm going now. You stay home and don't run around."
Little Stone nodded repeatedly, his eyes sparkling with anticipation.
After Grandma Huang finished speaking, she opened the door and walked out. However, she didn't notice that she didn't close the door properly when she left. Little Stone curiously glanced outside and, seeing that his grandma wasn't paying attention, secretly ran out.
Si Yan was tasting the flavors when suddenly there was a loud knocking on the door.
"Is Si Yan home? Open the door, I need to talk to you."
Si Yan was completely confused, wondering what Grandma Huang next door wanted to talk to her about.
She hadn't had any interaction with Grandma Huang since she arrived here.
Seeing Si Yan open the door, Grandma Huang narrowed her eyes and said with a forced smile.
"Siyan, what are you making? The smell is making my little stone so hungry. Can you send some to my little stone? He wants to eat some."
Seeing Grandma Huang come up and ask for things, but there was no sincerity in her eyes, Si Yan's face turned cold.
"Grandma Huang, the things I make are for sale in the county town. They're all pre-ordered and there's a fixed quantity, so it's not appropriate for me to give them to you."
However, thinking of Xiao Shitou, who always greeted her with a smile, Si Yan changed the subject again.
"If you really want to eat it, you can exchange it for something. After all, someone else paid for it, and if I give it to you, I have to make up for the money I paid for it."
Si Yan was trying to gauge Grandma Huang's attitude by making empty promises. If she agreed to exchange things, she would pack more for her. If she wanted to take things for free, then sorry, there wouldn't be any.
"Why are you asking for more things? We're neighbors, how can you ask me for so much?"
Grandma Huang looked displeased and gloomy as she stared at Si Yan.
"Grandma Huang, you are an elder, but even a three-year-old understands the principle of reciprocity. You can't possibly not understand it, can you?"
Grandma Huang chuckled dryly after hearing this, her fake smile almost crumbling.
He secretly wondered to himself, "How come Si Yan's personality has changed so much in just a few days?"
In the past, she would just go in and take it for herself, so Grandma Huang was a little unwilling to accept that she didn't get it this time.
Grandma Huang felt confident again when she thought of the little stone.
"It's just that the kid wants to eat it, why are you being so stingy? Besides, if I had it, I would have given it to you if you wanted it."
Grandma Huang brought up Little Stone again. Didn't Si Yan usually like her grandson quite a bit?
"is it?"
After hearing this, Si Yan asked a question that was cryptic.
"Of course, I'm not a stingy person."
Grandma Huang replied proudly.
Si Yan chuckled. Since she said that, she wouldn't hold back.
"Oh, Grandma Huang, I remember your daughter-in-law bought some pork yesterday, right? I suddenly have a craving for it. Why don't you share some with me?"
"what?"
Grandma Huang exclaimed in surprise upon hearing this. "Si Yan, you're dreaming! Meat is such a precious thing, how dare you ask for it?"
Grandma Huang was furious and shouted angrily with her hands on her hips.
"So you do know what valuable things are. Aren't the things I'm selling valuable? But you weren't embarrassed to take them."
Si Yan scoffed, her words leaving Grandma Huang's face turning pale and bruised.
But thinking of how much her precious grandson was craving it, she steeled herself and continued.
"No, you have to give me a copy, or I'll sit in front of your house and not leave."
As Grandma Huang spoke, she plopped down on her chair. Just as she was about to shout, a hurried shout came from the side.
"Grandma, where's Little Stone?"
Grandma Huang's daughter-in-law rushed over in a panic.
"What's the rush? Little Stone is at home. I told him to stay home and behave himself."
Seeing her daughter-in-law arrive, Grandma Huang looked gloomy and had no choice but to get up from the ground.
"No, I've searched everywhere, but I can't find anyone!"
Little Stone's mother was so anxious that she burst into tears. Her legs were trembling and she could barely stand.
Little Stone is her son, whom she had after four years of marriage. How could she live if he disappeared?
"What? Impossible! Little Stone must be playing hide-and-seek with you. Isn't that his favorite game?"
But seeing her daughter-in-law's flustered appearance, Grandma Huang also felt a little uneasy.
"Stop crying, let's go home and look for it again."
But after the two returned home, they searched the front and back yards but could not find Little Stone anywhere.
Grandma Huang got anxious and kept slapping her thigh in anger. This was her precious grandson!
"Let's go and search the whole village."
As she spoke, Grandma Huang hurriedly ran out the door.
Just then, an urgent shout came from afar.
"Aunt Huang, your grandson has fallen into the river. They're trying to pull him out. You should go and see!"
Grandma Huang was so frightened when she heard this that her legs went weak and she almost fell. She managed to stand up by holding onto the door frame.
Upon hearing this, Little Stone's mother anxiously pulled the messenger aside and asked in a trembling voice.
"Auntie, where...where are you over there?"
Seeing the other person pointing to the village entrance, Little Stone's mother let out a cry and ran out, followed by Grandma Huang, who was trembling.
Hearing the noise, Si Yan came out to check. When she heard her aunt outside say that Little Stone had drowned, she quickly closed the gate and followed.
As soon as I reached the river near the village entrance, I heard Little Stone's mother screaming in pain.
"Little Stone, wake up! Please answer your mother's call!"
Seeing Little Stone lying motionless on the ground, Little Stone's mother trembled as she reached her right hand to Little Stone's nose.
Suddenly, she froze; she could no longer feel Little Stone's breathing.
Little Stone's mother's eyes widened, and she slowly stood up, then hurriedly tried to rush into the river.
The aunties nearby quickly pulled her back.
"Cuifen, don't be like this. You're still young, you can't do something like this."
Cuifen, the mother of Xiaoshitou, who had been stopped by others, collapsed to the ground, crying out in despair.
As for Grandma Huang, she had already fainted from anger and was being pinched on the philtrum.
Seeing this, Si Yan quickly grabbed her aunt and asked anxiously.
"Auntie, when did you fish the little stone out?"
"Just now, look, the people in the river just came up."
As soon as her aunt finished speaking, Si Yan rushed over.
Si Yan pushed the crowd aside.
"Everyone, spread out! He's only been drowning for a short time, why are you all crying here? Cooperate with me, maybe he can still be saved."
Upon hearing this, everyone stepped back, exchanging bewildered glances. When did Si Yan acquire such abilities?
But seeing that Si Yan's movements seemed quite professional, everyone quieted down and watched as Si Yan performed first aid on Xiao Shitou.
Si Yan knelt beside Xiao Shitou, pressing one hand against his forehead and lifting his chin with the other to open his airway and clear the mud and sand from his mouth and nose.
Si Yan interlaced her fingers and began pressing on Xiao Shitou's chest with her arms hanging vertically, giving Xiao Shitou a breath every thirty presses.
The aunties around gasped in surprise at this action. Before they could react, Little Stone coughed, spat out a few mouthfuls of river water, and then burst into tears.
"He's alive! He's really been saved!"