The decoration of the school district house bought by Zhou Tao and Qian Jing is almost finished. A few days ago, they bought a sofa, coffee table, dining table and chairs in the furniture store, and then the plank bed they bought online for Zhou Tao's parents also arrived.

Originally, the couple wanted to buy the old man’s bed together, but the wooden beds in the furniture store are now the kind with thick mattresses. The old man doesn’t like thick mattresses; The old-fashioned wooden bed had to be chosen online.

Zhou Tao asked his employer to take half a day off in the morning and waited for the delivery man to come to his new home. Qian Jing was also paying attention to Zhou Tao's situation while working. She was a little worried that the bed was defective or the room size was too different from the bed. It would be troublesome to change it.

At noon, Zhou Tao sent his wife Qian Jing a picture of the installed bed on WeChat. Qian Jing saw that it looked good, the size was just right, and there were two bedside tables. The natural texture of wood matches well with light-colored wall coverings.

The bed boards of the wooden bed are strip-shaped, divided into left and right sides, and are connected together by metal sheets in the middle, which looks very strong. The edge of the bed was slightly higher than the bed board. Qian Jing thought that she would have to buy a thinner mattress to sleep comfortably. If she put a cotton mattress directly on it, it would be too low and uncomfortable. I just hope that my parents-in-law will be satisfied after seeing it.

When Zhou Tao came home from get off work in the evening, he didn't bother to eat first. He quickly took his mobile phone and showed the photo of the wooden bed that he had sent to his wife to his parents.

"Mom, take a look, your bed has been installed. How about it?" Zhou Tao smiled and approached her mother, pointing to the photos on her phone.

"No, I'm going to go to the fields to get some food. Just show it to your dad!" Qian Jing saw her mother-in-law waving her hands to her son without even looking at her. She changed her shoes and went out. .

Zhou Tao had no choice but to show his mobile phone to his father who was sweeping the floor.

Qian Jing put down her small bag, filled the rice and started eating. Just as I was taking a few bites, my father-in-law suddenly yelled from behind: "How can I buy a bed like this! You can step into the gap in the middle of the bed board, so don't fall if you sleep on it!"

Qian Jing was stunned for a while, and looked back with her rice in her mouth. Zhou Tao's face was tense, and he was leaning against the wall with his mobile phone, his hands were shaking slightly, and his two thumbs kept alternating. As he scrolled through the pages on his phone, he looked extremely unnatural.

My father-in-law had a long face and was still talking loudly, "Look, if I had known you would buy such a bed, why would you have moved the one we are sleeping on here! How do you think we can sleep in such a big gap? ! It will break if you step on it. If you don’t have any common sense, you will buy it blindly!”

Qian Jing really didn’t want to hear her father-in-law criticize her husband Zhou Tao so much anymore! When choosing a bed for the elderly, both of them put a lot of thought into it and considered many stores. Today's wooden beds are different from those made by old people by carpenters themselves. Big-brand wooden beds all require thick Simmons padding. The two of them are afraid that buying a different brand will cause formaldehyde to exceed the standard, so they don't want to build a wooden bed. .

"Dad, these slatted beds are all like this now. You can put a thinner mattress on the bed so that you and mom won't feel soft when you sleep on it." Qian Jing couldn't eat any more and tried to calm down her tone.

"Yes, Dad, I will quickly buy a mat to sleep on. I am also hungry. I will serve the rice. Dad, have you eaten?" Zhou Tao continued quickly.

"Eat!" Qian Jing felt relieved when she saw her father-in-law changed her shoes and went out.

Zhou Tao sat down next to Qian Jing with a bowl in hand and started eating in silence. Qian Jing looked at her husband and wanted to say something, but Zhou Tao said tepidly: "I bought a mat for my parents online right after I finished eating. What do you think?"

" Well, whatever." Qian Jing was not very interested. She knew that her husband could not stand firm in front of his father-in-law and rarely had any persistence of his own.

Similar things happened not once or twice. Whenever the couple had any ideas or practices that were not in line with the old man's wishes, they would be slapped in the face.

I remember that the summer before last, when Zhou Tao was about to resign and go to Hangzhou to learn software knowledge, his father-in-law and mother-in-law poured cold water on him: "I am already in my thirties, and I am still restless. I have a serious job and I can't do it well." , what do you want to do? Don’t we know what kind of person you are? Don’t be too big-hearted. Just do your best and save some money. Isn’t it too little to subsidize you?”

Her parents-in-law’s words were powerful. Qian Jing understood that her father-in-law’s retirement salary was higher than the two of them combined. Her husband and she had average incomes. I can't save much from my salary. Their parents-in-law didn't ask them to pay living expenses on weekdays, and they also gave them some supplements on holidays, so their lives were a little smoother.

But when it comes to work and career, Qian Jing supports her husband’s decision. Her husband’s university major is related to software, but the job he is looking for is website construction for a nearby factory. The job is leisurely and the salary is average. Rise slowly. If you can go out and work hard for a few years, you don't have to rely on the support of the elderly.

Zhou Tao is also dissatisfied that his professional knowledge is gradually being wasted, and wants to go out and try his luck while he is still young. He was mercilessly attacked by his parents.

Qian Jing knew that her husband was relatively filial and basically listened to his parents. So this outing was settled.

Afterwards, Qian Jing’s father-in-law gave him two thousand-yuan supermarket cards and said, “Take these two cards. It’s almost the Dragon Boat Festival, so go buy something.”

Qian Jing felt uncomfortable when she thought about it. They are soft-spoken and short-handed, so the couple will probably never be tough in front of their parents-in-law.

"Don't you feel aggrieved by your dad saying this? You spent so much time looking at the bed, and they obviously agreed to let us look at it and buy it." Qian Jing still expressed her grievances. .

"What can we do? My parents paid for more than half of the money to buy the house and decorate it. In the future, we will have the confidence to earn more and pay off the loan. Let's leave it like this for now!" Zhou Tao sighed After taking a breath, he put away the dishes and went into the kitchen, and the sound of running water could be heard.

Qian Jing sat blankly at the door and looked at the sky. It was getting dark slowly in summer, but now it was a bit gloomy, there was no wind, and it was very boring. Just like her not-so-good mood at the moment.

Arms can never hold back thighs. Without economic power, there is no right to speak. Today's matter is not just about a bed. This reminds them once again that they, as a couple, have to work hard for the future.

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