Chapter 6 Big Aunt
Next, we will introduce Wang Youjie’s aunt.
When it comes to aunts, girls may immediately understand that "she" once a month and cannot be shaken. Unless the safety measures are not done well, if "she" doesn't come, then your nightmare may be coming.
Of course, this is just a joke.
In fact, when Wang Youjie and his family went to meet their aunt, they were carrying large bags of local specialties, or did their aunt drive them to pick them up and drop them off at her Yangpu home.
My aunt and my wife live in an old-fashioned community in an alley. The couple has only one daughter and don’t live with them. It happened to be the holiday that my daughter and her family of three went to Suzhou for a trip.
My aunt and wife were very polite and prepared a very sumptuous meal.
During the meal, my aunt started talking about her experience of taking Wang Youjie to the blind date corner of People's Park last time.
Unexpectedly, my aunt burst into laughter and said, "People's Park is not easy to go to. Most of them are older young women. We are young, so we shouldn't go to find those older single women?"
Wang Youjie's aunt is his mother's distant sister, an authentic Shanghai old aunt. According to her grandfather's introduction, she has settled in Shanghai since her grandfather's generation.
After eating this meal, Wang Youjie immediately made him look at his relative with admiration.
Overall, this aunt is simply a typical representative of an old Shanghai aunt: she is not tall, has curly hair, mostly gains weight, and has a big voice. The most important thing is that she really doesn't like to speak Mandarin.
In addition, my aunt stood up and spoke happily, and she liked to put her hands on her hips when speaking.
My uncle is completely different from her. She looks obviously afraid of her. She speaks quietly and basically takes care of all the housework such as "Maidao" in the family.
From the short-term meeting, Wang Youjie could even fully feel the reason why the strong and ostentatious personality of Shanghai's old aunt was established when the dough-like man became famous at home and abroad.
Speaking of the old aunt in Shanghai, I will say a few more words here.
In fact, Wang Youjie also knew that in Shanghai, women who call older women cannot directly call them old aunts, and they will even slap them if they don’t do it well.
Because in Shanghai dialect, old aunts have an insult, and the madam before liberation was called old aunts. So, in the public domain, they call old ladies, and be polite to call aunts - Shanghai people have a habit of "Auntie is not big or small".
In fact, among Shanghai people, even aunts are rarely called. If they are friends' mothers, they are called: xxx mother. For example, when a friend Zhang San sees her mother, they will say: Zhang San's mother is good. But generally they don't say: aunts are good.
This is usually explained by parents to children who grew up in Shanghai. On the contrary, in recent years, they often call old aunts, and basically call them out by outsiders.
The landlord of the dormitory that Wang Youjie rents now is an authentic old Shanghai aunt.
In his limited contact with the landlord, as an outsider, he always felt that as the landlord, the old aunt in Shanghai always felt a sense of arrogant but inexplicably proud.
But once you encounter any trouble, whether it is a rental house or something, it is absolutely right to look for an aunt. She is very enthusiastic, provided that you just need to hold her.
Later, Wang Youjie gradually realized that the old aunt in Shanghai was actually her love for the city of Shanghai.
The alleys they are used to live in are changing with each passing day, with an increasing number of foreign populations. The aunts who have been strong all their lives have a strong mouth and a slander. In fact, they understand right and wrong more than anyone else. Because in aunts, being strong is often equivalent to upholding justice. If there are unfair things, the old aunts dare to stand up.
Since they are all old aunts in Shanghai, they naturally have the same qualities in some aspects. The aunt in front of them is obviously the same: they like to stand out and dare to stand out.
When Wang Youjie's mother said she would like to introduce Wang Youjie to her partner, her aunt not only agreed enthusiastically, but also seemed to be like a fish in water: one was nagging, swaying, kindness, and it seemed that the vicissitudes of life did not erase her indomitable spirit and enthusiasm; the other was that she was knowledgeable. From dancing dancers on the roadside to the old man in the blind date corner of People's Square, from the old cadres who traveled together to the salesman of Amway Insurance, she knew all kinds of people, and all of them had children.
When I was in the middle of the meal, I was halfway through the words, but my aunt said hello and left the table first. She walked over and lifted up the phone with a white scarf on the small table beside the sofa, and made several calls in front of Wang Youjie's parents.
Even the aunt, who has a wide range of knowledge, was amazed at her aunt's performance and actions.
Chapter completed!