She Lives without Regret in This Life

Chapter 1695: Chapter 1772: Kneeling on the Washboard

Thinking back, he realized he was not a very competent father, and he certainly wasn’t skilled at taking care of children. Looking at his adorable and well-behaved grandson in front of him, Xu Xianxiong secretly promised that he would take good care of his grandson, even if it meant plucking stars from the sky for him.

So, Xu Xianxiong, with trembling hands, took his grandson.

This little boy was really too clever; he seemed to know that the person holding him was family, and with a small grin, drooled and smiled at Xu Xianxiong to curry favor.

”Hahaha...” Xu Xianxiong was amused by that smile and burst into laughter, too loud, prompting Zhao Lanzi to punch him hard from behind.

”Keep quiet! If you scare the grandson, I’ll make you kneel on the washboard when we get home.”

As soon as those words were dropped, the surroundings instantly fell silent, and everyone looked at Xu Xianxiong with startled and incredulous eyes, filled with surprise and complexity.

No one expected that Left Green Dragon and Right White Tiger could be like this. A big man over 1.9 meters tall, kneeling on a washboard—it was such a beautiful image, unimaginable. Some even secretly thought, no wonder the Xu family changed washboards so often.

Rural folks use one washboard for ten years, but the Xu household changes quickly because it’s worn out from kneeling.

”Ahem...” Xu Xianxiong’s old face flushed red. He glanced at Zhao Lanzi and whispered, ”What nonsense are you talking about? Kneeling on what washboard?” Doesn’t he care about face?

Things like this shouldn’t be said in public!

Zhao Lanzi rolled her eyes at him. It wasn’t that she wanted to embarrass her husband, but this guy really needed managing; otherwise, he’d think he could do anything.

Sheng Ning was holding back laughter with much difficulty. Initially, returning home had a distant feeling, but now with this conversation from her parents-in-law, any slight detachment vanished. In her mind, she was already imagining what it would be like to make Living Yama kneel on a washboard.

A cool and handsome icy face, kneeling expressionless on a washboard—just thinking about it made her blood boil. She must buy a washboard and place it at home right away when she returns.

”Wah wah...” The little sister was still in the car, not yet out! Perhaps she was ignored for too long and started crying loudly in the car.

”It’s the granddaughter, it’s the granddaughter!” Zhao Lanzi was thrilled.

Sheng Ning got back into the car and carried the little sister down. Now it was perfect; the old couple each held a grandchild and laughed like flowers.

The noisy crowd moved from the village entrance all the way to the house; after Sheng Ning handed the children over to her parents-in-law, she started greeting the neighbors herself. She had brought back a lot of things from abroad, including candies typically exchanged as favors.

At this time domestically, chocolate wasn’t very popular yet, so she bought lots of colorful milk candies, filled toffee candies, and so on. These things were prepared in advance and handed over a big bag to Xu Yingshan.

”Please help to distribute these.”

”Sis-in-law, you are really thoughtful,” Xu Yingshan gave her a thumbs up.

”Of course!” she said, having grown up in the countryside herself, she knew the social customs of the village well. Every household with happy events, whether it’s marrying off a son or having a baby, distributes candies and red eggs to the neighbors.

The two little babies were born abroad, and even their full-month celebration was held at Feng Manor. To the grandparents, this lacked many of the festivities. If she hadn’t prepared these things, then she wouldn’t be a very competent daughter-in-law.

Xu Yingshan stared at the unfamiliar English letters, his eyes widening. The candies in his hands looked very expensive, grabbing a handful felt heavy, and he couldn’t help but think his sis-in-law was really generous; no wonder uncle and aunt clearly favored her.