Chapter 181 The Emperor's Difficulties
Chapter 181 The Emperor's Difficulties
After staying in Texas for two days, Jiang Ning flew to Australia.
When they left, Joan and Gabriel's families were reluctant to leave.
The noodles made by the boss’ mother are so delicious, with all kinds of variations. I thought Chinese food was the food in Chinese restaurants, but I didn’t expect that authentic Chinese food is completely different from those in American Chinese restaurants. They are not the same thing at all.
Especially the pulled noodles made by Jiang Ma, which made Joan and Gabriel want to eat them every day.
Much better than Deng Xiaoyun and Xu Wenjing, two mediocre people.
It's summer in the northern hemisphere, but winter is about to arrive in Australia.
The weather has turned cooler, and it feels about the same as the late spring temperature in my hometown.
Wearing short sleeves will make you feel cold, so adding a coat is just right.
It was the first time for Jiang's father and mother to come to Australia. After traveling so much, they no longer felt the anxiety and unfamiliarity they had when they first went abroad. Especially since this is also an English-speaking country, Jiang's mother felt that it was no different from the United States and could even chat with the ranch workers.
The conditions on this ranch are better than those in Texas.
The rooms were also more spacious, and Jiang Ning specially reserved a house for his own use.
The whole family can live in it, without the need for hired workers to mix together.
It’s convenient to do anything.
This is my parents’ first time in Australia, and it’s inappropriate for them to stay on the farm every day.
You have to go out and take a look.
Jiang Ning didn't have time. He came here for something. There were a few farms for sale and he wanted to go and take a look. He also had to participate in an event organized by a fellow villager, so he found a tour guide to take his parents and niece around while he went about his own business.
After being busy for a week, I finally have some free time.
I just flew to Perth with my parents and older niece, and spent three days in Western Australia before flying from Perth to Guangzhou.
There is no time difference between Perth and China. After flying to Guangzhou, I rested for one night and flew to the provincial capital the next day.
I arrived in Bei'an at five in the afternoon and sent my parents back to the community.
Jiang Ningcai returned to the farm in a large bread loaf.
When I got home, Feng Yu and Feng Xue were cooking.
There was nothing new about seeing him back.
It was as if he had gone to the provincial capital.
Jiang Ning didn't see the stroller and asked, "Where's my daughter?"
Feng Yu said: "He's sleeping upstairs!"
Jiang Ning said: "It will flip over, why don't you keep an eye on it?"
Feng Yu said: "There is a fence installed on the bed. I will cry when I wake up. I will go up when I hear it."
Jiang Ning didn't ask any more questions and went upstairs to see his daughter.
When I reached the door, I heard some noise in the house.
I gently pushed the door open, and the first thing I saw was an 80-centimeter fence installed on three sides of the bed, blocking the bed tightly. When I walked to the bed, I saw the little guy lying on the bed, sucking his fingers and babbling, I didn't know what he was babbling.
The little guy has obviously made great progress in the video.
When he saw someone coming in, he raised his head slightly and looked at him.
"Oh, my baby is awake."
Jiang Ning was extremely happy when he saw his daughter.
I put the middle fence down, climbed onto the bed and picked up the little guy.
The little guy looked at him, still sucking his fingers and making oohs.
He didn't cry or make a fuss, he was very well behaved.
I haven't seen him for a few months, and the little guy has become even cuter.
He is almost five months old and has learned to roll over.
What’s rare is that he doesn’t cry when he wakes up, but plays by himself.
This is such a relief.
Jiang Ning kissed the little cheek: "Smile for Daddy."
The little guy looked at him and smiled.
Jiang Ning felt very happy and checked his diaper.
Wet with urine.
I changed her diaper first, then carried my daughter out of bed and went downstairs.
Feng Yu was not surprised at all when she saw him coming down with his daughter in his arms.
The little guy has started to recognize people, and he babbles happily when he sees his mother.
His calves kicked twice.
Feng Yu kissed her daughter: "Be good, Tiantian. Mom and Auntie will cook. You play with Dad."
Jiang Ning carried her daughter to the sofa and played with the little one.
Since there was one more person, there were a lot more things in the house.
There's stuff for the little ones everywhere.
There were several toys scattered on the sofa.
Jiang Ning took a wave drum and put it in the little guy's hand.
The little guy held the handle tightly with his little hands and swung it back and forth.
Pia!
The wave drum hit her father in the face.
There is no strength either.
How much strength can a four-month-old baby have?
Jiang Ning was in a good mood, holding the little one in one hand and holding her two feet with the other hand, watching his daughter play with toys. The child was too young and her hands were not strong enough, so she couldn't hold the small wave drum after holding it for a few minutes.
The wave drum fell to the ground.
Jiang Ning took out another rattle and put it in her hand.
The little guy played with it for a while and then dropped it on the ground again.
After playing for a while, dinner was ready.
Feng Yu asked him to carry his daughter over and put her in the stroller.
Then the three of them ate around the dining table.
While eating, they talked about their travel experiences.
When Feng Yu heard that her mother-in-law had learned English, she was a little skeptical: "Is it true?"
"of course it's true."
Jiang Ning said, "I didn't expect that my mother has a talent for languages. After staying on the farm for 20 days, she can communicate with foreigners. However, she can only understand some simple sentences related to life, such as what to eat today, how much, good morning, etc. She can only speak sentences of no more than three words, and she is at a loss for longer sentences."
Feng Yu envied: "That's also amazing, better than me."
Jiang Ning said, "Actually, spoken English is not difficult to learn. You follow me and don't care about anything else. You don't take the initiative to communicate with others. It's not like my mom who talks to the hired workers at the ranch whenever she has something to do. She may not understand what she says the first time, but she will understand it after she talks more. Even if she hears or says something wrong, she won't feel embarrassed. Of course, she learns quickly. You are too embarrassed to open your mouth to communicate with others. It would be strange if you could learn it."
Feng Yu nodded, agreeing with what he said.
After dinner, Jiang Ning took her daughter out of the stroller.
The little guy waved his arms and laughed at him.
Looks very happy.
I guess she doesn't want to lie in the stroller, she's happy when someone holds her.
Jiang Ning carried the little guy out of the door and walked around in the yard.
I plucked a leaf and gave it to her, and the little one played with it for a long time.
Then put it in your mouth.
"You can't eat this..."
Jiang Ning quickly snatched it and threw it away. The little guy looked at him blankly.
I guess she didn't quite understand why the person holding her wanted to steal her things.
After playing with their daughter for a while, Feng Yu and Feng Xue came out after cleaning up.
The stroller was also pushed out, allowing him to put the child down.
You can't hold the baby in your arms all the time, otherwise it will become a habit and you won't be able to put him in the bed anymore.
Jiang Ning put her daughter in the stroller, and the two of them pushed the stroller out for a walk.
Feng Xue did not follow and went back to the house.
Jiang Ning asked, "Is there something wrong with me, sister?"
Feng Yu nodded: "Something is wrong recently."
Jiang Ning asked: "What's going on?"
Feng Yu was not sure either, and guessed: "She wouldn't tell me if I asked her, but I guess it has something to do with the child."
Jiang Ning was puzzled: "Is it related to the child?"
Feng Yu nodded: "I guessed, so there is something I want to discuss with you."
Jiang Ning said, "What's the matter? Tell me."
Feng Yu said: "I want Tiantian to call me sister mom too."
"This……"
Jiang Ning was a little surprised: "What should I call you then?"
Feng Yu glanced at him: "What do you think?"
"Uh……"
Jiang Ning came to his senses and realized that this question was indeed a bit silly. He said, "There seems to be something wrong with these two mothers!"
Feng Yu asked: "What's wrong?"
Jiang Ning thought for a long time, but couldn't tell what was wrong, so he said, "Whatever, I have no objection."
Feng Yu nodded: "No matter how close my aunt is, she is still an outsider. Asking Tiantian to call me aunt is the same as always emphasizing that she is an outsider. Life is so long, how can my sister live with us? So I think it would be better to let Tiantian call her mom as well."
Jiang Ning nodded in agreement: "Alright, you decide!"
It's the third year now, and the landscape trees around the villa have grown very big.
Some trees have grown to more than ten meters high.
It looks like a twenty-year-old tree.
The three-story villa is completely hidden among the trees.
It was so far away that all I could see were trees.
Can't see the building.
After taking a walk, Jiang Ning pushed her daughter and continued strolling downstairs.
Feng Yu went upstairs, not knowing what she said to Feng Xue.
In short, when Feng Xue and I came down, her eyes were red from crying.
Feng Yu didn't bring her child, so she let Jiang Ning push the child for a stroll.
I set up my phone in front of the building, played a short video, and continued to learn to dance.
Jiang Ning looked at it for a while and found that there was progress compared to last month.
But I still can't dance as well as him because my body is not flexible and my limbs are not coordinated.
It takes a long time of practice to be effective.
I rested at home for a night and went to the office building at nine o'clock the next day.
The office building was quiet, with no one in it.
I called and asked, and found out that they had nothing to do, so they went to grow vegetables.
So we went to the vegetable field behind the office building. Dozens of people were picking vegetables and plowing the fields. They were working leisurely and did not look like they were doing farm work at all. There was also a vegetable truck parked nearby. It belonged to the New Town Hotel.
The farm has a high vegetable yield and the canteen can’t use up all of it.
Part of it was sold to New Town Hotel, and the price given was the same as that given to my uncle.
Old Yang was holding a shovel and turning the soil with a few young men.
Wearing a straw hat on his head, he looks like a farmer.
When Jiang Ning came over, no one was surprised.
The boss has become more and more idle this year. He hardly cares about farm matters except for signing. He runs around all day, either in the United States or Australia. The total time he spends sitting in the office signing documents is less than three days. Everyone has gotten used to it.
There is only so much work to do on the farm, and all the work is done according to routine.
There's really nothing to worry about. Everyone is already familiar with what to do.
At most, those who work in sales go out to the market to look for clients.
Everyone else's job remains largely the same. It makes no difference whether the boss is there or not.
When Old Yang saw Jiang Ning, he just said hello: "You're back!"
Jiang Ning nodded and asked, "Why did you pick up the shovel yourself?"
The old man said cheerfully, "It's good to do some work. I've been drinking for decades and have a lot of problems. I found that if I do some work and exert some strength, I can sleep soundly at night and not have dreams. People should not give up labor, otherwise their bodies will degenerate."
Jiang Ning took a few glances and said, "You look better than when you went to the United States."
The old man was in a good mood: "I also feel that I am in better spirits than before. I used to be listless, but now I am much better. I don't sleep at noon and I am not sleepy in the afternoon. How are the two farms outside?"
Jiang Ning said: "It's OK. I'm pretty lucky. The price of forage is good this year. I can make a lot of money."
The old man nodded and asked no more questions.
Kong Fangfei came over and said, "Boss, I have nothing to do in July. I plan to go out with my husband and children?"
Jiang Ning asked: "Where are you going?"
Kong Fangfei said, "If I want to go to America or Australia, I can stay at your farm and save some accommodation costs."
Jiang Ning: "..."
The beads on this abacus make a really loud noise.
I looked around but didn't see Yao Lili.
Jiang Ning asked, "Where's Yao Lili? Why didn't she come to work?"
Kong Fangfei said: "I called but he didn't answer. I don't know what's going on?"
Jiang Ning never asked again. When Jiang Ning first arrived in Australia, his mother called home and his aunt Wang Xia told him that Zhang Yulong and Yao Lili were having a conflict and Yao Lili ran back to her parents' home.
I didn’t expect that he didn’t even go to class.
Jiang Ning couldn't understand what kind of conflict there could be between the couple.
Even if our values are somewhat different, it will be fine as long as we tolerate each other.
He and Feng Yu have been married for more than a year, and they have never had any conflicts, let alone a quarrel. Jiang Ning doesn't care about trivial matters, and Feng Yu is also very calm. Even if she is unhappy sometimes, she will not get upset with him and make the family uneasy.
There is nothing that a couple can't overcome.
Jiang Ning really couldn't figure it out.
The key point is that they have been married for less than half a year, why did she run back to her parents' home?
I took a walk and went to the vegetable garden.
My uncle and aunt were also busy picking vegetables. There were several trucks carrying vegetables parked at the edge of the field. The green peppers planted in the spring had been harvested, and the vegetable vendors were waiting to transport the goods. Dozens of people were busy in the fields. It was said that those who were quick at picking peppers could earn three hundred yuan a day.
Jiang Ning turned around and chatted with his uncle and aunt.
I asked about my cousins Zhang Yulong and Yao Lili.
Uncle Zhang Yuedong was so angry that he didn't want to say anything, so he just said: "After marrying a bad woman, there will be no peace in the family anymore."
Aunt Wang Xia told the truth: "Yao Lili is too stupid. She listens to her stepmother in everything. Not long after the beginning of spring, I took her to the street to buy her a set of clothes. But when she returned to her parents' home, her stepmother took off her clothes and she came back wearing her old clothes. I couldn't bear it, so I took her out and bought her another set..."
Jiang Ning interjected: "Yao Lili gets paid for her work, but she can't buy clothes for herself, so what clothes are you buying for her?"
Wang Xia smiled and said, "I only have one daughter-in-law, so I always wanted to make their life easier. I bought her clothes and she could save her salary to do whatever she wanted. It was nothing. Later, I heard that she gave her salary card to her stepmother, so I told Zhang Yulong to talk to Yao Lili and get her salary card back. Then they started arguing."
Jiang Ning was surprised: "Why would the salary card be given to my stepmother?"
Wang Xia said: "I heard her stepmother wanted her."
Jiang Ning was speechless and didn't know what to say. He asked, "You ran back to your parents' home after a fight?"
Wang Xia said: "Zhang Yulong slapped him and ran back to her parents' home."
Jiang Ning was very surprised. How could Zhang Yulong, with his doughy personality, actually resort to violence?
He really didn't expect it.
But then again, if Zhang Yulong could take action, you can imagine how fierce the quarrel would be.
Jiang Ning asked, "What should we do? Why don't you come back?"
Wang Xia sighed and said, "Your uncle and I went there and tried to say nice things and give them assurances, but Zhang Yulong's father-in-law was not easy to talk to. He treated us badly and told Zhang Yulong to go pick up the person himself."
Jiang Ning asked, "Has Zhang Yulong gone?"
"Did not go!"
Wang Xia said, "After Yao Lili ran back to her parents' home, her father came over and beat Zhang Yulong up. Zhang Yulong was stubborn and swore to heaven that he would not be a human being if he went to the Yao family again. Your uncle and I didn't know what to do."
Jiang Ning was surprised: "Did Yao Chengwu beat Zhang Yulong?"
Wang Xia nodded, somewhat reluctant to talk about this.
Uncle Zhang Yuedong also looked unhappy.
I can't bear to hit my own son.
But I was beaten by others and couldn't say anything.
How frustrating it must be.
Jiang Ning asked, "Do you want to fight back? I'll go beat up Yao Chengwu."
Zhang Yuedong couldn't help laughing. "Why are you so foolish? You hit her. Zhang Yulong and Yao Lili will have to get divorced."
Jiang Ning didn't say anything, but he was thinking about it in his heart.
What's the point of marrying someone like this?
It’s better to leave early and stop the loss in time.
But I can't say this out loud. How can I persuade someone to get a divorce?
Even the emperor cannot figure out family affairs.
He could only ask, he couldn't do anything about these things.
I went to the second farm in the afternoon and found that there were already more than 30 farms in the pastoral area.
Each pasture was surrounded by fences, and the cows were eating grass leisurely inside. I didn't see the cattle herders either, and I don't know if they were sleeping in the house. Anyway, the cows couldn't run out. They ate grass when they were hungry and drank water from the trough when they were thirsty.
It is also comfortable for those who raise cattle.
The grass in the pasture grows very lush, and some of the grass does not grow tall, even below the knee.
But some grasses can grow very tall, almost as tall as a person.
The cow went inside and was almost invisible from far away.
The cows in the pastoral areas have eaten so much that their bellies are round, and I don’t know if they will feel bloated.
Take a turn.
Jiang Ning asked, "Where are the pastures of my cousins?"
Cao Junqing said: "It hasn't moved in yet."
Jiang Ning was surprised: "Haven't you moved in yet?"
Cao Junqing nodded.
Jiang Ning asked, "It's been so long since the delivery, how is it possible that they haven't moved in yet?"
Cao Junqing said: "I don't know about this."
Jiang Ning called Jiang Wei on the spot: "Where are you?"
Jiang Wei said: "Shandong."
Jiang Ning asked: "Why are you going to Shandong?"
Jiang Wei said: "Buy a cow, what else can you do!"
Jiang Ning asked: "Why haven't you moved into your pasture yet?"
Jiang Wei chuckled and said, "It's not cost-effective to charge rent now. We just bought a few hundred calves, and the monthly rent is over 200,000 yuan. It's not cost-effective. It's better to foster them at your ranch first and deliver them when there are more calves."
Jiang Ning was speechless. This person's abacus beads were played more skillfully than Kong Fangfei's.
Not only does it save on pasture rental, but it also saves on labor costs.
"Is there no one to rent thousands of acres of grassland?"
"Those who came to see it don't want to rent it. There are a few that I like, but I'm still considering it."
"If we put in a little more effort and delay for a few more months, this year will be gone again."
“Okay, we’re working on it too.”
After walking around, I went to the office building and sat there for two hours.
It was almost time to get off work when I returned by helicopter.
Then he took Feng Yu, Feng Xue and the children to the community for dinner.
Mr. and Mrs. Jiang are two days away from seeing their granddaughter for a month. She will soon be five months old and able to go out. The weather has been hot recently, so they made dinner, called a family gathering, and asked their granddaughter to come over to see them.
Jiang Ziwen is more than eight months old and has started crawling everywhere.
He always sits in the stroller, never lies down.
No matter when you wake up, you have to howl first when you open your mouth.
Very naughty and difficult to take care of.
Jiang Tiantian is much more well-behaved and never cries or makes a fuss.
He will only cry when he is hungry or has to pee or poop.
Remind mom.
When Zhang Yulan saw her little granddaughter, she felt so touched that she hugged her and kissed her twice.
The little guy looked at her, obviously not knowing her.
The people I’m most familiar with now are my mom and aunt, and my dad is also okay.
The little guy hasn’t recognized his grandparents yet!
After a lively dinner, Jiang Ning found that the children in the family were all restless during meals. Either his niece knocked over the bowl or his nephew cried loudly, making his mother and sister-in-law unable to sit still for two minutes and had to get up to take care of the children.
His daughter is still well-behaved.
Give him a toy and he will lie in the stroller and play by himself.
Don't bother your parents.
While eating, we gossiped about things in my uncle's family.
Jiang Hua told the details, and Jiang's father and mother were speechless.
What kind of person did you marry?
Zhang Yulan couldn't help but complain about Zhang Yulong, saying that Zhang Yulong was incompetent.
He can't even keep his wife, and even after getting married he is still being controlled by his wife's family.
This was a bit unpleasant to hear, but Chen Huiru and Feng Yu pretended not to hear it.
After dinner, Feng Xue helped with the washing up.
The whole family went downstairs for a walk.
As soon as I arrived at the community square, I ran into a woman in her early fifties.
The woman obviously knew Jiang Ma and asked, "Aunt Jiang is back from abroad?"
Zhang Yulan smiled and nodded: "I came back yesterday."
The woman glanced at Jiang Ning and his group, and said with envy: "Aunt Jiang, you are still living a good life, traveling with your son every day."
Zhang Yulan was modest: "There's nothing good about foreign countries. Home is still the best. Your son is also very good."
"What a good thing!"
The woman could not help but start complaining: "It's all the good things that other people say. Only I know whether it's good or not. I look decent in front of others, but my family is a mess. I worked hard to raise my son, sold all my belongings to buy a house and marry him a wife, but in the end I still have to work like a slave for others. Working like a slave is fine, but you still complain about me. When the child fell, you blame me for not worrying about it. It's fine that my daughter-in-law blames me, but my son also blames me. Aunt Jiang, what kind of person am I..."
As the woman spoke, she couldn't help wiping away her tears.
Zhang Yulan comforted her.
Jiang Ning and Feng Yu looked at each other.
Jiang Hua also looked at Chen Huiru.
Then they pushed their children away.
It’s better to avoid such excitement.
Father Jiang also avoided it and strolled to the square by himself.
It's far away.
Feng Yucai said: "The relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law is the most difficult to deal with. If one party cannot understand each other, conflicts will arise. Now is different from the past. For families with poor conditions, the father-in-law and mother-in-law really work like cows and horses. It is too difficult to be a mother-in-law."
Jiang Ning said: "My mother sometimes speaks rudely, are you angry?"
Feng Yu said: "What's there to be angry about? If it doesn't work, just let it go in one ear and out the other. How many mothers don't want their children to have a good life? Anyway, we didn't live with our parents, so I just listen to what mom says."
Jiang Ning said, "Then you play the good cop and I'll play the bad cop. If mom says something unpleasant in the future and I complain about her, she won't take it to heart since I'm her son. She'll be very happy if you speak up for her."
Feng Yu smiled and nodded, this was a good idea.
What warmed her heart even more was her husband's thoughtfulness.
The man is so considerate, even if the mother-in-law occasionally says something unpleasant.
It’s nothing.
(End of this chapter)