Famine Bride: Marry into the best in-laws and win

Chapter 383 Provincial Capital

after eating.

The old lady came to Xu Manyue's room.

She looked at the sleeping child in the crib and sighed softly, "Manyue, tell me what you plan to do with the child."

Xu Manyue held the old lady's arm and spoke slowly, "Mom, this is what I think. I will rent a house near the school and find a reliable person to help me take care of the child."

"I've also told Jingming about this. He said he supports me. If I can get a technical secondary school degree and join the army after graduation, he can use his connections to find me a good job."

A technical secondary school diploma is considered very good in this era.

Especially among the military wives in the army, a considerable number of them are from rural areas, have no education and are illiterate.

Even if a man has a high position, he cannot be assigned any good job, at most he can only do some physical work.

It’s different with a higher education level. There are more job options. Plus, with Shen Jingming around, she will definitely not have to worry about finding a job after joining the army.

The old lady was still worried, and her face was full of sadness.

How can I hand my child over to an outsider? I don’t know if he is reliable. What if something happens?

No, this is absolutely not possible. The old lady became more and more worried as she thought about it, and she stood up suddenly.

"How about this, on the full moon day, Mom will go with you and help you take care of the baby."

"Just study hard in school. It's better for me to help you than to spend money to hire someone you don't know the details of."

Putting aside the question of money, she was extremely worried just from the perspective of safety.

Xu Manyue was stunned for a moment, "Mom, are you serious?"

Family members are definitely better off than outsiders, but the old lady's health has not been as strong as before in the past year.

The technical secondary school she applied to was not in their small county town, but in the provincial capital.

This school was recommended by her teacher, who also wrote her a letter of recommendation.

It would take at least a day and a night to take the train, and the old lady’s body couldn’t handle it.

The old lady glared at her and asked, "Why, do you think I'm not in good health?"

"I know my body better than you do. It's in excellent condition. Living another ten years won't be a problem. Taking care of your and the third child's children will be a piece of cake."

Back then, she was able to hide from the Japanese invaders who came to raid the village with her children, and even protected her children right under the noses of the Japanese invaders.

In addition to these, she is also very good at work and is no worse than men.

It's just that now that life at home is better, she doesn't want to work anymore, so she has become lazy.

But as long as she wants to be diligent, no one can compare to her.

Xu Manyue saw that the old lady was not joking, but serious. She shook her head helplessly, "Mom, let's forget about it. The provincial capital is so far away. It takes a whole day and night just to take the train to get there."

"You'd better stay at home. You are the backbone of our family. If you leave, what will happen to the family and my sister-in-law?"

The old lady waved her hand and said, "Don't worry about this. Your eldest brother and sister-in-law are almost 30 or 40 years old, and the second brother and his wife are not young either. They don't need me to worry about them."

"I'll go over and help you take care of the kids, and you can save some money."

She had thought about this problem before, but when she thought about her poor grandson who would have to rely on an outsider to help take care of him in the future, she felt extremely distressed.

Her son and daughter-in-law are already old, so it's time for her to learn to let go.

Otherwise, how will we live after we split up?

Xu Manyue still felt that this was not a good idea. She was not worried about anything else but the old lady's health.

What if something happened to her while she was helping her take care of the child? By then, not to mention Boss Shen and his brothers, I'm afraid even she herself wouldn't be able to get over it.

"Mom, you'd better stay at home. The provincial capital is too far away. What if you have health problems after all this traveling?"

The old lady was determined to go along. She curled her lips and said, "I don't care. Wherever my darling grandson is, I'll be there."

"If you don't let me go, I will go secretly and find you at your place. You can't chase me away then."

Xu Manyue was in a dilemma. "Mom, please don't be like this. My eldest brother and the others will definitely not agree. You should stay at home. I will write to you every month and tell you about the child's situation."

"As for someone to take care of the child, I will find one and nothing will happen to the child."

She is Tuantuan's biological mother. No matter how important academic studies are, they are not as important as her children in her heart.

When looking for someone, you naturally have to find someone reliable, and you also have to investigate them from many aspects before you feel comfortable letting them take care of your child.

The old lady still refused, "No, I still say the same thing, wherever my darling grandson is, there I will be."

"Or, you can leave the child at home and let me help you look after him."

How could Xu Manyue agree to this? The last time her child was born, he was taken away and disappeared for almost a day, which left a shadow in her heart.

Therefore, she will not be too far away from her children.

What's more, it's better to keep the child by your side.

"Mom, I definitely can't agree to this."

"How about this, go ask your eldest brother and his wife, as well as your second brother and his wife. If they agree that you can go with me, then go ahead."

She was not afraid of anything else, if only she was afraid of the old lady's body.

If the whole family agrees, I can go with her.

The old lady smiled brightly and stood up immediately. "Okay, I'll go ask now."

She is the boss of this family.

Xu Manyue watched the old lady's figure gradually disappear, and she sighed helplessly.

This wasn't just a few months, but three full years.

My eldest brother and sister-in-law probably wouldn't agree either, as they are really filial to the old lady.

Sure enough, this happened just as Xu Manyue had expected.

That night.

Everyone came running and knocked on her door.

The first to arrive were Boss Shen and his wife. Both of them looked unhappy when they came in, especially Boss Shen. "Third sister-in-law, it's okay for mom to be confused because of her age, but why are you joining in the nonsense?"

"It's so far away, and it takes so long. If something happens to Mom, it will be difficult for us to get there quickly."

"No, your sister-in-law and I absolutely disagree with this. If you want someone to take care of the child, you can leave the child at home and we will help you take care of him. But asking your mother to go with you to help take care of the child is absolutely not allowed."

Mrs. Shen nodded. "Your eldest brother is right, Third Sister-in-law, this is really not a good idea. Mother's health has obviously not been as good as before this year. What should we do if something goes wrong?"

"How about you leave Tuantuan at home, and Mom and I will help you take care of the child. What do you think?"

Xu Manyue looked at the couple and shook her head. "Brother, sister-in-law, I don't want Mom to go with me either. I'm worried about her health. But I've tried to persuade her several times, but it's no use. She says she'll go wherever Tuantuan is."

"But you also know that I can't leave my child. The child must be with me."

"So, we all need to work together to figure out how to dissuade Mother from thinking about this."