Back to 1984: Let's Work Hard Together to Raise The Kids!-Chapter 208: Still Got the Eldest

Xu Dahai nodded honestly, "The car was heading towards the city, it definitely wasn’t going to the third sister-in-law’s family, but I don’t know exactly where it was going."

"Ah! Why didn’t you stop them?" Xu Dashan complained with a face of blame.

Xu Dahai’s face immediately darkened, "What does it have to do with me! The third brother is over forty, he’s an independent person, he has a wife and kid, is it my business where he goes? Besides, how long has it been since we talked?"

Xu Dashan’s face turned from blue to red to white, unable to refute, he turned and ran away quickly.

Upon returning to the village, the first thing he did was go to the old house, where he complained to Xu Laotou and Wang Ximei, "Dad, you’re still in the mood to smoke! Mom, are you comfortable living like this? I’m telling you, the third brother’s family has left, and they won’t be coming back!"

The expressions on the old couple’s faces finally cracked a little.

Xu Laotou squinted his eyes and asked, "So? He’s got the nerve now? If he doesn’t come back, so be it! Let’s see if he has the guts to remain a live-in son-in-law for the Zhang family for the rest of his life!"

"Exactly! Spoiled him! He used to seem smart and sweet-talking, but after the second brother’s family moved out, he’s nothing! Now he’s going against us, with his little skills, sooner or later, he’ll be kicked out by the Zhang family!" Wang Ximei sneered disdainfully.

Although she looked down on Xu Dahai the most, she had to admit he was the most diligent of the three sons, she could understand why his father-in-law favored him, but it was different with Xu Dachuan, he always had his brothers covering for him, and grew up lazy, how could he change now!

Xu Dashan saw that his parents weren’t worried at all, and yelled angrily, "What do you know! The third brother didn’t go to the Zhang family, he took his wife and kids into the city, and we don’t even know if he went to the city or somewhere else, it’s been so many days since they came back, do you really think they will?"

"What? Went to the city? What’s he going to the city for?" Wang Ximei was so shocked she stood up quickly and ran to Xu Dashan, "Who did you hear this from?"

Xu Dashan plopped down on the ground, "I couldn’t find anyone at the Zhang family, couldn’t figure out where the third brother would go, so I made a special trip to the second brother on the way to town, asked him to help think, and he said he saw the third brother’s family get on the bus to the city early in the morning."

"Then why didn’t the second brother stop them? He must have done it on purpose! No way! I need to go find him for a reckoning!" Wang Ximei angrily rushed out.

Xu Dashan yanked her back, "Mom, haven’t you had enough trouble? The second brother’s family doesn’t live in the village, what does he know? And you know well enough that he and the third brother don’t get along, what do you want him to stop? Are you crazy!"

Wang Ximei was stunned for a moment, then came to her senses, and immediately started pacing anxiously around the yard, "Is the third brother also learning from the second brother that ingrate and cutting us off! I just scolded him a couple of words, it wasn’t the first time, so why this time he’s so upset?

Besides, I wasn’t wrong! He’s got three kids, all of them girls, how can I not scold him! Old man, say something! What should we do now?"

If Xu Dachuan’s family really doesn’t come back, all the work of the fields and the old house will fall on them, the old couple, how can they manage!

More importantly, their grandson Xu Jie, he’s studying outside, needing money everywhere, if the third brother isn’t here who’s going to help?

Xu Laotou’s face was gloomy, yet he remained relatively calm, "What’s the rush? Being anxious now doesn’t change the fact that the third brother’s family left, since he wants to take the family out to explore, let him not regret it, the land we promised to him will now all go to the eldest, let’s see how far he can go!"

Wang Ximei was still sighing and groaning, those were all matters for after their eyes closed, saying these angry words couldn’t solve the current issues at all.

One more thing, three sons, one disconnected from them, one ran away, there’s only one left now, this one can’t run away.

It’s undeniable that the old couple shared the same thoughts on certain matters.

Right there, Xu Laotou spoke up, "Eldest, since your job isn’t confirmed yet, you might as well come back to help us farm, all the stuff in the family will be yours in the future, you can also save some money for Ah Jie."

Xu Dashan shook his head without a second thought, "Dad, I haven’t farmed for years, I don’t even know how to use a hoe, don’t make it difficult for me, I’ll think of something else, it’d be best if I can get into the food factory, I heard now the monthly salary is a hundred bucks, if I save, I can earn a few hundred a year, farming can’t earn that much."

Xu Laotou couldn’t argue with that. 𝒇𝓻𝓮𝓮𝙬𝙚𝒃𝒏𝓸𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝓬𝓸𝒎

He thought for a moment, then said, "Then sell that house in the city, anyway, Ah Jie doesn’t need that house now, just right to transfer your wife’s household registration back."

Xu Dashan didn’t directly respond, "Let’s talk about it later, we don’t know yet where Ah Jie’s work assignment will be, if it’s in the city, we’ll need a place for him there, everything’s getting more expensive, if he wants to settle in the city later, we can’t afford another house for him."

Back then, it was because Wang Fengying competed with the second brother’s family that they boldly bought a house in the city, now he wouldn’t have that courage, thankfully the house appreciated, so it wasn’t a loss.

Xu Laotou knew Xu Dashan’s considerations were reasonable but was just unhappy, always keeping a sulky face.

Xu Dashan didn’t say much, after failing to find Xu Dachuan, he went back.

As soon as he left, Wang Ximei began to sulk, "I see none of them are good, from now on, we’ll have to rely on each other!"

Xu Laotou rolled his eyes, "What nonsense are you talking? The eldest’s family is still in the village! Besides, can they really leave us? If you’re not assured, just move in with the eldest, there’s an empty room there."

Wang Ximei’s eyes lit up as she thought about it, the more she felt it was a good idea, she happily went running to Xu Dashan’s house.

Wang Fengying was a hundred, a thousand times unwilling when she heard Wang Ximei wanted to move in, but as a daughter-in-law, she couldn’t directly refuse, so she just fobbed off Wang Ximei for now.

Wang Ximei was shrewd, seeing Wang Fengying didn’t give a certain answer, she decisively set the move after the autumn harvest, making Wang Fengying furious.

To avoid taking care of her parents-in-law, Wang Fengying returned to her family, sought help, and eventually pulled some strings to get into the food factory for work.

The food factory offered a dormitory, a double room.

After working for a month, she heard the warehouse was hiring two porters, and immediately recommended Xu Dashan.

The type of work wasn’t important, just getting in first was.

Xu Dashan thought the same, once the food factory confirmed they wanted him, he went in to report immediately.

The couple conveniently got assigned a room together.

The place was small, with just enough space for a bunk bed and a wardrobe, leaving a narrow passage for one person.

With such conditions, the couple had no complaints, going back to pack their luggage to move immediately into the dormitory.

When Wang Ximei and her husband were ready to move, they realized the eldest couple was living in the food factory, they had no intention of going back to the village.