Liu Shuying was also shrewd, which prevented He Xiaofen from getting the better of her.

But Song Laoda and He Xiaofen were always causing trouble. Even Song's father, such an honest man, was pushed to his limit again because of his nephew.

He said that wages were not being paid on time at the factory, and life was tough. He was going to take Song Laoda's IOU to sue for the money.

That's what really scared Boss Song.

These days, factory wages are only paid every few months. The couple is reluctant to spend money on food and other necessities. Plus, Song Laoda and his gang caused quite a bit of trouble during those days, so how could they not lose weight?

Song's parents left enough food for Song Yan every time he came to visit. They didn't even need to use their own food ration book for several months.

Father Song would distribute the grain, earning one cent per pound of grain.

Few families had enough food to eat. Everyone was scrambling to borrow Song's ration book because it was cheaper than on the black market!

This method is now called borrowing. Both Song Ma and Song Ba received 45 jin of grain per month. This meant they would earn an extra nine yuan.

Don't underestimate these nine yuan; it's enough for a month's worth of groceries.

Song Yan would also send them money from time to time, and they also had savings, so they lived a more comfortable life than other families.

When Song Ma cooked something delicious, she would call Song Jun and his wife over, so Song Jun felt almost as familiar with the place as if it were his own home.

No wonder, Song Jun told Song Yan in his letter that he went to the black market, but he didn't encounter a large quantity of goods like the ones Song Yan had.

That small amount of headscarf was seen as a large quantity of goods by the Song army.

The Song army must be having a tough time right now!

Song Yan specifically took the opportunity to tell Song Jun to rest assured and wait for the baby to be born. He could do whatever he wanted next year.

Song Yan will help him figure out a solution then.

Song Yan also slipped him fifty yuan, telling him to buy something for his sister-in-law to nourish her body during pregnancy.

This money wasn't much for Song Yan, but for Song Jun, whose monthly salary was only 28 yuan, and who hadn't received his paycheck for several months, it was even less. Song Jun didn't want it; after all, he was the older brother!

Song Yan: "You're mistreating your sister-in-law's unborn child now, don't you regret it?"

The fact that I have the money means I don't lack anything.

Song Jun then stopped refusing.

Song Yan and Wei Aiguo didn't stay at Song's father's place for more than a few days, but Song Yan didn't want to miss the opportunity to make money. Being heavily pregnant, Song Yan couldn't do much, but this time Wei Aiguo was there to help.