Chapter 43

A hunched figure appeared at the entrance of the village.

Li Guimei was wearing clothes full of patches and carrying a medium-sized bag in her hands. She had to stop and rest after every step, catching her breath.

She hasn't had an easy time these days.

In the whole Xiangyu Village, there is no one else who still has to work in the fields to earn work points at her old age except her.

But how many work points can she earn?

The production team leader was worried that she would faint from exhaustion in the fields, so he only let her do light work. She only earned a few work points at the end of the month and could barely get some food to eat.

We finally made it to New Year's Eve, and every household in the village was bustling with activity.

Those who have sons will prepare delicious food with their sons, daughters-in-law and grandchildren and celebrate the New Year happily. Even for the old men and women who have no sons, their married daughters will return to visit their parents' home, bringing large and small bags of sweet potatoes, eggs and other things.

Comparing herself in this way, Li Guimei felt that her life was really miserable.

After the son she raised with great difficulty was taken away by his parents in the city, he never came back to see her again, and the daughter who used to be filial to her no longer cared about her life or death.

But is it easy to be someone else’s child?

If they don't come to visit her, then she will come by herself!

Li Guimei has made up her mind. This time, she will risk her reputation and live with Meng Jinyu from now on!

"Grandma?" Youyou blinked and looked at Li Guimei in surprise.

When Li Guimei saw her little granddaughter, she immediately sat down on the ground and started crying: "I have a miserable life. My daughter is not filial. I can't even have a hot meal during the New Year!"

She made so much noise that several households at the entrance of the village opened their windows and stuck their heads out.

It was New Year's Day, and no one would cry and make a fuss in the village. It was really unlucky. When a few kind-hearted women saw this, they had to come out of their houses and help the old woman walk to the end of the village.

When Youyou and Shanshan saw their grandma being sent home, they immediately spread out their short legs and ran after her. The two little kids were running out of breath, and their looks showed how anxious they were.

The mother is here, Meng Jinyu can’t possibly kick her out, right?

Several women thought so, but who knew that when they helped the person to the door of the thatched hut at the end of the village, Meng Jinyu didn't even let the old woman in.

"It's New Year's Day, why are you here to bother me? Come on, come on, go somewhere cool and have a rest."

Several women were stunned.

Although everyone is aware of the grudge between Meng Jinyu and her mother, how could she throw her mother out on New Year's Eve?

"There is no overnight grudge between mother and son. You should at least let her come into the house to drink some water and have a full meal." Someone said.

Li Guimei has become very thin recently. When she saw someone speaking for her, her face frowned and she was about to burst into tears.

Unexpectedly, Meng Jinyu sneered: "Have you ever been beaten unconscious and tied up at home, and only had one meal a day? I was just one step away from not being able to see my children. When she did this to me, why didn't she think that there is no overnight hatred between mother and son, and she shouldn't kill me? You are of course talking without any pain in your back unless the needle pricks your own body."

After being scolded by Meng Jinyu, several women's faces turned red.

Li Guimei's brows were tightly knitted and her eyelids were twitching. She felt that her daughter's temper was becoming more and more severe and unkind. But she still held a glimmer of hope in her heart. If she could bite the bullet and go into the house, would this matter be over?

The old woman's eyes rolled and she rushed into the house.

But who knew that Meng Jinyu took a broom and smashed it hard in front of Li Guimei: "I wonder if you dare to come in today!"

Li Guimei stiffened her neck and raised her voice suddenly: "You can still hit your mother?"

"It's a family matter for a mother to beat her daughter. The public security comrades don't care. But I want to see if it's also a family matter for a daughter to beat her mother!" Meng Jinyu was determined to do it. When she raised the broom, she was very powerful. The look in her eyes would make anyone tremble with fear.

Li Guimei finally became afraid and took a few steps back.

The women were too embarrassed to get involved, so they said they had to go home to cook and turned around and left.

Li Guimei shouted a few times behind her, but when no one paid attention to her, her eyes turned red and she started to play the victim again.

Meng Jinyu snorted and laughed: "Don't make trouble in front of me. If you want to make trouble, I will find a place for you to do it."

…

Wang Xiaofen even walked to the door of the house.

She looked towards the end of the village and couldn't help laughing.

"I never thought that this old lady would be so troublesome. She went to someone else's house on New Year's Eve because she was sure that Meng Jinyu would not kick her out, right?"

"Even if Meng Jinyu really has a brother with a background in the city, what's the use? This brother and she don't have the same parents, and he will definitely get married in the future. After marriage, his sister-in-law will find him annoying and will definitely keep a tight control on her brother! She will be miserable then. It's okay for a woman to have two burdens, but she also has an old mother around her. What a life she will live in - tsk tsk tsk!"

Zhu Dali looked at her curiously: "Does Jin Yu's mother want to live with her? Isn't that the case?"

Wang Xiaofen was amused. "Sister-in-law, you are not a little girl in your teens or twenties, why are you still so naive? Don't you think the old lady is alone in the village with no one to take care of her eating, drinking, defecating and urinating? She has no son, so she can only come to live with her daughter. Isn't this natural? In the future, Meng Jinyu's family will have one more mouth to feed. Not to mention living a good life, Meng Youyou might even have to drop out of school."

Drop out of school!

Niu Niu in the room couldn't help but pursed her lips after hearing what her mother said.

It turns out that sister Youyou is as pitiful as she is...

Wang Xiaofen became more and more excited as she spoke: "Do you really think Meng Youyou is the treasure of the family? From now on, she will have to stay at home with her mother to serve the old lady, taking care of shit and urine, washing clothes, burning firewood and cooking... She can't escape anything!"

"Isn't that Youyou?" Suddenly, Zhu Dali pointed in the direction of the end of the village in surprise.

Wang Xiaofen looked carefully and was even happier. It was really Youyou. The little girl came out with her grandmother!

"I'll tell you what I mean. No matter how stubborn Meng Jinyu is, can she really drive her own mother out? Isn't she already letting her daughter help her grandmother out for a walk?"

"Let's go back to the house." said Zhu Dali.

"No, if you want to go back, just go back by yourself." Wang Xiaofen didn't even want to cook, she just wanted to watch the fun.

Zhu Dali didn't know what was wrong with her. She was so old, but she had to get angry with a little girl.

She shook her head and decided to stay and watch to prevent Youyou from being bullied by Wang Xiaofen.

Wang Xiaofen really stood there waiting, and only when Youyou and the old lady were getting closer and closer to her did she grin in a sarcastic manner.

"Hey, Youyou, isn't this your grandma?" She smiled so much that her eyes curved, and said in a shrill voice, "I thought your mom was different from others and only doted on her daughter. I didn't expect that when grandma came, your brother would hide at home to eat delicious food, and you would have to help her out for a walk. It's so cold, even if you are a money-loser, your mom wouldn't be so partial to you, right?"

Youyou tilted her head and suddenly saw sister Niuniu coming out of the house.

Wang Xiaofen added: "Look at our Niuniu. She is different. In this cold weather, she doesn't need to serve anyone and just rests at home."

After she finished speaking, she took her daughter's hand, which was rare for her, and turned to go into the house.

Who knew, suddenly, Youyou spoke.

"Second aunt, I was afraid that my brother would be bullied by you, so I came here by myself." Little Tuanzi looked at Wang Xiaofen innocently and said softly, "Youyou sent grandma to your house. Now that she is here, I want to go home and eat delicious food too!"

After saying that, the little dumpling turned around and ran away with a "da da da".

Wang Xiaofen was about to laugh and ask her to go home and drink some rice soup, but suddenly she realized what she meant. She looked at Li Guimei in shock as if she was struck by lightning.

Li Guimei walked into the house in a very familiar manner, threw the bag she was carrying to Wang Xiaofen, and then asked Zhu Dali: "Big sister, which room do I live in?"

Zhu Dali was stunned for a moment, her eyes widened: "What?"

Li Guimei started shouting at the top of her lungs: "Mother-in-law, I'm here, tell your daughter-in-law to clean up a room for me!"

On New Year’s Eve, the Jiang family members all stayed at home.

Hearing the noise, everyone came out to take a look.

Old Mrs. Jiang was originally talking to her youngest son in the inner room. Now she walked out slowly, leaning on a cane, being supported. She stared at Li Guimei blankly, with a look of question marks over her face.

Li Guimei didn't waste time talking to them and said directly: "I'm here to seek refuge with my son-in-law!"

Jiang Jianming finally came back to his senses and said, "Old man, you may not know that my third brother has divorced Jin Yu. Even if you want to seek refuge, you have to go to Jin Yu."

"Jin Yu doesn't care about me." Li Guimei said unhappily.

"Then you can't come and stay in our house!" Zhu Dali muttered.

Jiang Huanming got angry when he saw his mother-in-law. You know, he had always looked down on this illiterate and vulgar old lady.

When he gets annoyed, he wants to chase people away.

You're still making trouble during New Year's Day, aren't you afraid that the villagers will laugh at you? How unlucky!

"Meng Jinyu and I are divorced." Jiang Huanming looked disgusted and said, "I advise you to leave immediately. Not everyone can come to our house to beg for food."

"You divorced my eldest daughter, so have you divorced my youngest daughter?" Li Guimei asked.

The Jiang family members suddenly froze.

They actually forgot about this!

Li Guimei sneered: "You haven't divorced my daughter, so you are my son-in-law. Daughters should be filial, but sons-in-law shouldn't be? You are a cultured person, but you can't even understand this. I will stay in your house. Otherwise, take out the divorce certificate. I won't leave no matter who drives me away!"

Li Guimei used to be well-behaved in front of Jiang Huanming because she was afraid of this respectable man. But now that they have fallen out, the barefoot are not afraid of the ones wearing shoes. She had to stay there shamelessly to get a meal.

The old woman pushed aside the group of people blocking her way and went straight to the room where Old Lady Jiang had just come out. After entering, she took off her shoes and got directly onto the kang.

Old Mrs. Jiang couldn't learn this kind of throwing tantrum. She rolled her eyes and almost fainted. It was only when her two daughters-in-law held her tightly that she was able to stand steadily.

No one in the Jiang family is a match for Li Guimei. Jiang Gaoming suggests that the brothers carry her out directly. However, the old lady's faint voice is heard from the room.

"You Jiang family members don't understand filial piety, but the cadres of state-owned enterprises should understand it, right? Jiang Huanming, if you don't provide for my retirement, I will go to your unit and make trouble! Then I will see how the unit leaders deal with you!"

Jiang Huanming's face turned pale.

If Li Guimei really made trouble, he would definitely lose his job.

I finally got my position back with great difficulty, but I definitely can't stand this job any longer.

Jiang Huanming swallowed his anger, took a deep breath, and said to everyone, "Forget it, let her be."

Wang Xiaofen was shocked, and her expression looked uglier than if she had eaten a fly.

This old woman is like an old shrew, and her brother-in-law just lets her do what she wants?

According to this statement, we have to wait until Ruan Wenwen is released from the labor camp and the couple completes the divorce procedures before we can send Li Guimei back?

How long do we have to wait!

There is one more mouth to feed at home, and I have to take care of the old woman's excrement and urine, wash clothes, light the fire and cook for her every day...

He actually became a member of the Jiang family!

…

Youyou and Shanshan had a makeshift lunch, but they were not disappointed at all.

Because they know that New Year’s Eve dinner is the highlight!

Youyou went out for a walk, sniffing hard at every window she passed, and finally came to a conclusion -

No one else’s food is as delicious as theirs!

"Youyou, let's go home." Shanshan swallowed, "Let's go home and wait for dinner!"

Meng Jinyu wanted to send the two little ones out to play, but after they came back, they just stayed in the kitchen and couldn't be driven away no matter what.

"Mom, Youyou will be a good boy and won't steal food." The little dumpling raised his short white and tender arms high, looking very serious as if he was speaking in class.

"Shanshan doesn't cheat either!" Shanshan also imitated her sister and said softly.

She didn't know whether to laugh or cry, so she grabbed a handful of fried peanuts and stuffed them into their hands.

The peanuts were fried into golden brown, and they were fragrant and crispy when bitten. As soon as Youyou tasted it, her eyes widened in amazement.

"Mom, where did this come from? It's so delicious!"

Meng Jinyu smiled and said, "Peanuts are rare nowadays. They were brought back by the wife of your uncle's colleague when her parents came to visit. Your uncle gave us some, saying that he wanted you two little ones to have a taste."

It turns out fried peanuts are so rare!

Youyou was even more reluctant to eat it, so she pinched a peanut between her thumb and index finger, took a light bite with her tiny teeth, and squinted her eyes with enjoyment.

Shanshan is her sister's little follower. When she saw her sister eating like this, she immediately started to do the same.

Judging from the situation, even after the New Year, the two little ones might not be able to finish this whole plate of peanuts!

However, it was proved that Meng Jinyu underestimated the fighting power of the two little dumplings. After that, Youyou and Shanshan enjoyed the peanuts more and more, and accidentally finished the handful of peanuts in their hands.

As for the dish on the table, she had to keep it at all costs, otherwise there would be one less dish for the New Year’s Eve dinner.

After eating a handful of peanuts, Youyou and Shanshan became even more greedy. Fortunately, not long after, their mother assigned them a new task.

The new task is to make dumplings.

A whole bag of Fuqiang flour was sent by my uncle. My mother was afraid that they would waste it, so she kneaded the dough in advance and divided it into small pieces. Then she let them play with it as they pleased.

Youyou had experienced the feeling of being so hungry that her chest was sticking to her back. She knew in her heart that food was not easy to come by, so she would not waste flour. She took her brother to wash her hands, sat back on the small stool, and began to roll out the dumpling skins seriously.

"Hey yo hey yo——" Youyou rolled the dumplings vigorously, and then her mother processed them, and the white dumpling skins were ready. When you smelled them up close, you could still smell the aroma of flour!

Meng Jinyu had already brought out several dishes and now sat next to her two children, preparing the fillings and making dumplings with them.

She has to make smaller dumplings for her children so that they can eat one at a time, and only then will they feel satisfied.

The dumpling wrappers rolled by Meng Jinyu are very thin, but they are very chewy and can be pulled apart. When the meat filling is stuffed into them, each dumpling is very plump, just like chubby dumpling dolls.

The mushroom meat was fragrant, and Youyou couldn't help swallowing her saliva several times as she thought about how it would taste after it was cooked.

Shanshan was afraid that her saliva would flow out, so her face turned red and she wiped the corners of her mouth embarrassedly.

Meng Jinyu was amused by the two of them, but she didn't expose them. She wrapped the dumplings seriously and waited to put them in the pot.

"Mom will make different dumplings for you today, okay?" she said.

What can Youyou and Shanshan say?

Naturally, he nodded his head like a chick pecking at rice!

Meng Jinyu heated the pot, poured half a spoonful of water at the bottom, lined up the dumplings and put them into the pot.

The water soon began to boil. Steam was coming out of the pot and the plump white dumplings were bubbling in it. After a short wait, they were half-cooked and were taken out.

Youyou didn't even blink as she watched her mother's actions intently, thinking in her heart that the half-cooked dumplings were already emitting the aroma of meat stuffing. How delicious it would be to have a bite of dumplings and a sip of dumpling soup when dinner was served!

But I didn’t expect that my mother’s approach was really different!

The dumplings Meng Jinyu made did not have broth. She remembered that the pot stickers she had tasted in her previous life were made in the same way.

After pouring out the soup in the pot and wiping it dry, Meng Jinyu gritted her teeth and poured a lot of oil into it.

The oil in the hot pan was heating up, and soon there was a noise coming from the pan. She was worried that the hot oil would splash onto the children, so she asked them to step back.

Youyou pulled her brother back, stood on tiptoe curiously, and stretched her neck to see what her mother wanted to do.

In the next step, Meng Jinyu put the dumplings directly into the oil pan and used a spatula to separate them to prevent the dumpling skins from sticking together.

The dumplings were put into the wok and soon made a sizzling sound. She waited patiently for a moment and poked them with chopsticks.

When Meng Jinyu saw that the skin under the dumplings had been fried into a golden color, she could not hide the joy in her eyes and unconsciously raised the corners of her mouth.

A burst of fragrant aroma hit her nose, and Youyou was almost craving for it. When she got closer and took a look, she couldn't help but exclaimed "Wow".

"It smells so good!" the two little dumplings said in unison.

Jiang Cheng came at this time.

In the morning, he heard what his eldest aunt and second aunt said. He was worried about his mother's family and worried that they were not having enough to eat, so he came here.

Jiang Cheng was holding the fried tofu balls in his hand. He had secretly taken them away when Li Guimei came to make trouble. Anyway, there were a lot of delicious food at home, so no one should notice if he took the fried tofu away, right?

Even if he was discovered, he would still be justified. Even if his mother had nothing to do with the Jiang family anymore, his younger brothers and sisters were still members of the Jiang family. Couldn't he treat them to something good?

But now that he had entered the house, Jiang Cheng realized that he had been overthinking.

My younger brothers and sisters eat better than the Jiang family!

There are many dishes on the table.

Fried spring rolls, eight-treasure rice pudding, braised fish, four-happiness meatballs, fried peanuts, tea eggs, and pork stewed with vermicelli, every dish is delicious and even more sumptuous than the New Year’s Eve dinner in a state-owned restaurant!

Jiang Cheng was stunned when he suddenly smelled a special fragrance. Just as he was wondering what it was, he saw his mother coming out with a coarse porcelain plate.

There were many dumplings in the coarse porcelain plate, some were big, some were small, but all were fried until golden brown.

Meng Jinyu walked faster and the dumplings on the plate bumped into each other, making noises. When you hear the sound, you can tell how crispy the dumplings are when you put them in your mouth!

In comparison, the dishes he brought paled in comparison and were not worth mentioning.

"Jiang Cheng, what are you holding in your hand?" Meng Jinyu asked curiously.

"What else could it be! He stole the fried tofu balls from our Jiang family!" Wang Xiaofen's noisy voice came from outside the house. She walked very fast, and as soon as she came over, she directly snatched the plate from Jiang Cheng's hand.

When she was at home, she guessed that the missing dish was taken away by Jiang Cheng. Sure enough, she caught him now!

Wang Xiaofen glared at Meng Jinyu and became angry when she thought of Li Guimei at home.

Jiang Cheng was thin-skinned and his ears turned red, fearing that he had caused trouble for his mother again.

But Meng Jinyu was not annoyed at all. She just said calmly: "Jiang Cheng is not an adopted child. He has his own food. He can take it if he wants. How can it be considered stealing? If you think what I said is wrong, go to the village cadres to judge and see if they think you are too mean."

Although Wang Xiaofen was very angry, she also knew that it was New Year's Day and she should not cause trouble for the village cadres.

She glared at Meng Jinyu hatefully and was about to leave with the plate, but when she raised her eyes, she noticed the food on their table.

At just one glance, Wang Xiaofen was stunned.

I agreed to bring the two kids to drink rice porridge, why are they eating better than the Jiang family?

As a mother with two little kids, at first glance, there are eight dishes on the table. Can they finish them?

Wang Xiaofen's blood rushed to her head. She stomped her feet in anger and turned away with a lot of rage.

If she didn't leave now, she was afraid that she would not be able to resist exchanging this plate of fried tofu balls with Meng Jinyu for three or five dumplings!

But the problem is, her meatballs are not fragrant. Will people agree to that?

Wang Xiaofen felt sad. Thinking of the many mouths to feed at home and the not-so-rich dishes, she couldn't help but want to wipe away her tears.

Her family always says that she married well, how well could it be?

Only she herself knows whether her life is unfair or not!

She cried as she walked, and when she passed by Jiang Aiqiu's house, she had already cried like a tearful person.

Jiang Ai Qiu saw her and looked in the direction she came from: "What's wrong? You're still crying on New Year's Day. How unlucky."

Wang Xiaofen thought of the grudge between Jiang Aiqiu and Meng Jinyu, and thought that they should suffer together, so she said unhappily: "Go to Meng Jinyu's house and see, you will cry too!"

After she finished speaking, Wang Xiaofen wiped her tears and went home.

Jiang Ai Qiu, who was left behind by her, was completely confused. In the end, he could not resist his curiosity and sneaked to the end of the village.

…

At this moment, Wang Xiaofen and Jiang Aiqiu were both filled with tears of sorrow, but Meng Jinyu and her children did not know.

Meng Jinyu was busy preparing dinner.

"Jiang Cheng, please stay and have dinner with us." Meng Jinyu invited Jiang Cheng to sit down.

Jiang Cheng felt a little embarrassed and scratched his head.

He didn't come here this time just to get a free meal.

However, he really wanted to celebrate the New Year with his mother and his brothers and sisters.

"Brother, let's eat together." Youyou put her warm little hand into his palm and pulled him to sit down.

This table full of delicious food was something Meng Jinyu had never dared to imagine before.

Every New Year's Eve after she got married, she had to work hard in the kitchen all day. By the time the last dish was served, there was nothing good left in the plates and bowls on the eight-immortals table.

Now, although she still works hard, every drop of sweat is worth it.

Divorce is great!

"Mom! I want to try some pot stickers!" Youyou stretched out her chopsticks and said in a baby voice.

Little Tuanzi has been practicing her chopstick skills very hard recently, and now she can pick up food quite well. As soon as the small pot sticker entered her mouth, her eyes lit up with joy.

The dumpling skin is fried until it is a little brown. When you bite it, it makes a crisp sound. When you chew it, the meat inside is tender. The rich taste blooms in Youyou's little mouth, and the fragrance remains between her lips and teeth.

The more you chew the pomelo, the more delicious it becomes. Your cheeks are filled with delicious food, and you feel very satisfied.

Seeing this, Jiang Cheng immediately started eating.

He picked up the four-happiness meatballs first. The rich flavor seemed to dance on the tip of his tongue. It was much more delicious than the fried tofu meatballs he had just tasted!

After that, the pork was stewed with vermicelli. The pork was stewed until soft and the vermicelli absorbed the aroma of the broth. With a "slurp" sound, you couldn't tell whether you were eating vermicelli or pork.

Then there were other dishes on the table. Jiang Cheng was dazzled and didn't know where to start with his chopsticks.

He has always known that his mother is an excellent cook, but there were no good things at home before, so he couldn't let her cook.

Now that his mother has moved out with his younger brothers and sisters, their lives are getting better and better. Thinking of this, Jiang Cheng feels relieved from the bottom of his heart.

"It feels so nice to have a meal together as a family." Youyou said softly.

Meng Jinyu smiled and nodded, her eyes lingering on her three children for a moment, a hint of sadness flashed in her eyes, but she still said, "That's great."

"But..." Youyou muttered again, "But there's still one person missing."

Meng Jinyu said nothing more and stood up to serve soup to the children.

Youyou whispered, “It would be great if my sister was here too.”

Shanshan also said: "Sister likes to eat tea eggs the most."

I made this tea egg last night, it was so tasty...

If my sister was here, she would be able to taste the tea eggs.

Youyou felt a little heavy.

Although she was young, she knew that her sister had done something that made her mother sad.

Will mom forgive my sister? Youyou is not clear about this.

Little Tuanzi just felt that all the dishes her mother cooked were probably not just prepared for her and Shanshan.

With so many delicious foods at home, she should have felt particularly satisfied, but she felt regretful at the thought of not being able to share them with her sister.

Yuyu is not the only one who would think like this.

Jiang Cheng and Shan Shan also wish Jiang Guo could be here.

My mother has four children. There are four brothers and sisters. Without any one of them, the family will be incomplete.

I don't know if Guoguo will feel wronged at home...

Especially Jiang Cheng, he thought, when he goes home later, he wonders if he can bring some back for Guoguo like he did with the fish soup last time.

But today is New Year's Eve after all. Even if Guoguo is heartless, he should still miss his mother and his brothers and sisters...

Jiang Cheng felt sad, and he didn't know if he was wrong to leave his sister behind and go to his mother's house for dinner alone.

Looking at the children's lost expressions, Meng Jinyu's nose felt slightly sore.

She wasn't sad. In fact, a warm feeling surged in her heart because she unconsciously remembered things from her past life.

At that time, Youyou encountered some difficulties. Her brothers, sisters and brothers rushed back from all over the place overnight and stood in front of their sister.

It is the same now, except that the person they are worried about has become Jiang Guo.

No matter in the previous life or in this life, the relationship between these children is always so deep.

This was what comforted her most.

…

The Jiang family also started eating.

Except for Li Guimei, everyone had a very sour look on their face.

Old Mrs. Jiang's face turned livid, and she was so angry that she didn't even have the strength to pick up the chopsticks.

Everyone in the first and second families forced themselves to smile. After all, it was New Year's Eve, and it was not good to eat with a sullen face. Zhu Dali and Wang Xiaofen asked their children to eat more and eat until they were full...

However, Daniu said angrily: "Eat more. What are you eating? She ate it all!"

Da Niu raised his hand and pointed at the tip of Li Guimei's nose, but the old lady seemed not to see it. She picked up the chopsticks and quickly put the delicious food into her bowl.

Li Guimei hasn't had a full meal for a long time. Her family was poor before, but at least when Meng Jinyu and Ruan Jinguo were still at home, she could eat her fill.

But later, both children left Xiangyu Village, and she had no more sweet potato porridge to eat.

Now that she was at the Jiang family, she would be stupid not to eat. Li Guimei didn't care what others thought of her at all. She ate with big mouthfuls and almost choked.

Jiang Huanming knew that his whole family was very unhappy, but he couldn't say anything. After all, his job was very important. What's more, they didn't split up the family business, so the money he earned was also spent by others.

"Eat, why not?" Li Guimei's old face smiled like a chrysanthemum, and she invited everyone to eat like a host, "It's New Year's Day, eat more."

Everyone had to bury their heads and fight with Li Guimei for food.

Li Guimei ate a lot, burped, and picked her teeth with chopsticks, saying, "I don't know when Wenwen will come back."

No one liked to hear this, but when she thought of the scene after Ruan Wenwen came back, she felt a little more hopeful.

When the younger daughter comes back from the labor camp, she will be able to take good care of me. After all, it was because of her that I broke up with my older daughter.

"Jiang Guo, why don't you eat?" Jiang Huanming was too lazy to pay attention to Li Guimei and his eyes fell on Jiang Guo.

Ginger fruit looks different than usual.

The little girl who laughed heartlessly all day long now lowered her head, looking absent-mindedly at the food on the table, not wanting to eat at all.

She knew that her brother had gone to her mother's house.

When her brother left, she did not stop him. After all, like her brother, she also wanted to spend the New Year with her mother and younger brothers and sisters, but she could not do so herself.

The atmosphere in this family is really bad.

My mother's house should be filled with laughter...

Thinking of this, Jiang Guo bit her lip and took a bite of the egg.

The original delicious taste, after taking a bite, still made her feel unexcited.

"Where is my brother?" Niu Niu noticed that Jiang Cheng was missing and asked softly.

Wang Xiaofen shrugged: "I went to Meng Jinyu's house."

After she finished speaking, she looked at Jiang Guo and felt much more relieved.

She admitted that Meng Jinyu was living a good life now, with several children by her side and eating well. Even her old mother didn't care about her and sent her here.

However, she guessed that Jiang Guo must be a knot in Meng Jinyu's heart.

As a mother, how can you feel comfortable after giving birth to a daughter in vain?

Wang Xiaofen laughed and began to sow discord: "Jiang Guo, your brothers and sisters were all born by your mother after ten months of pregnancy, why are you the only one who is disliked by others?"

Jiang Guo was stunned, his eyes slightly red.

She was afraid that she would cry accidentally, so she lowered her head, trying not to let others laugh at her.

Wang Xiaofen realized that she had touched Jiang Guo's sore spot and said, "If she doesn't recognize you as her daughter, then you shouldn't recognize her as your mother either. You're still trying to get close to her. Aren't you afraid of being laughed at?"

"You are the most ignorant among so many children, so your mother has always disliked you."

"But your mother is really biased. Why doesn't she ever consider your feelings?"

Jiang Guo felt extremely aggrieved. She clenched the corner of her clothes tightly, until her fingernails turned white. She finally managed to say, "It's not that my mother doesn't like me."

She is a little bit stupid, but if at this point she still thinks that her mother has treated her so badly, then she is really brainless.

Wang Xiaofen smiled and said, "We made so many delicious dishes at home, but only let our two sons and Youyou eat them. We didn't even include you in the meal. Doesn't this mean that we don't like you?"

Zhu Dali pushed her elbow: "Stop talking."

Jiang Jianming also glared at his wife: "Don't you think the house is messy enough?"

Wang Xiaofen curled her lips and said, "I'm telling the truth. Can't people tell the truth? Why don't you let Jiang Guo try? If she goes to her mother's house, she will definitely be kicked out like her grandmother."

This also includes insulting Li Guimei.

The old woman was not happy, and she spat, saying, "How can you talk to an old man like that? Do you believe I will report you to the village committee?"

"Alright, alright, she's my own daughter-in-law, and I haven't said anything yet, do you want you to say anything?" Old Mrs. Jiang slammed the table.

There was an argument at the dinner table.

Jiang Guo didn't want to listen to their quarrel, so he stood up and went back to the house.

Her stomach was still empty, but her heart was empty too, and she didn't want to eat anything.

She lowered her head and walked into the house.

My mother once told me that you can’t cry on New Year’s Day, otherwise you will have bad luck for the whole year.

But Jiang Guo couldn't help it. She pursed her lips tightly and didn't even dare to blink, for fear that tears would fall if she blinked.

Before she knew it, crystal tears slid down her cheeks. She wanted to wipe them away with her hand, but with a "pop", the tears fell onto the back of her hand.

She pushed open the door and wanted to hide in the room, bury her head in the pillow and cry quietly.

But at this moment, a burst of hurried footsteps was heard.

The footsteps came in twos and threes.

The next second, several familiar voices were heard behind her.

"Guoguo, let's go have the New Year's Eve dinner."

"Sister! Come home with Youyou for dinner. We have many dishes at home. They are all your favorites!"

"Sister, Mom agreed to let us pick you up..."

Jiang Guo's steps froze, and the tear marks on her face made her look embarrassed and pitiful.

What did she hear?

It seems to be the voices of my older brother, younger sister, and younger brother...

Her heart was beating fast and she turned her head back cautiously.

Finally, she saw the pure smiles of Jiang Cheng, Youyou and Shanshan.

She thought they had forgotten about her...

"Sister!" Youyou called in a baby voice.

Jiang Guo still couldn't believe his eyes and gently pinched Youyou's little face with his hand.

Woo, it’s still soft.

I really am not dreaming!

Jiang Guo couldn't hold it back any longer, the corners of her mouth turned down, and she burst into tears with a "wow".

The whole family almost didn't come to their senses. They watched Jiang Guo wiping her tears and being dragged away by Youyou. Then the brothers and sisters ran to the end of the village together.

Wang Xiaofen was stunned and stood up suddenly.

Did Meng Jinyu deliberately let the children slap her in the face?

Are the mother and daughter really reconciled?

No way!

I guess when Jiang Guo gets to Meng Jinyu's house, he will say something shocking and make her mother angry to death!

A happy scene with a loving mother and filial daughter? Think too much!

Wang Xiaofen made up her mind that she had to go over and take a look later!

…

The city is also very lively.

Some educated youth lived far away from home and had no way to go back, but it was different for educated youth Lin and Jiang. Their homes were within reach by bus.

On New Year's Eve, Jiang Zhihong knew that Lin Li missed home, so he accompanied his wife back to her parents' home for the New Year's Eve dinner.

Unexpectedly, when he entered the house, his parents were there too, and the couple were very surprised.

Father Jiang said with a smile: "Today, our whole family is together to celebrate the New Year."

The atmosphere at home is warm and festive.

Lin's mother and Jiang's mother prepared a table full of delicious food.

Not long after, Lin Li's cousin Lu Jing and her husband also came to wish her a happy new year, carrying gifts.

Lu Jing's mother-in-law lives next to the Lin family. Since she was coming to eat, she came to see her aunt. However, she didn't expect that she would see Lin Li as soon as she entered the house.

The relationship between these cousins ​​is very good. When Lin Li received the notice to go to the countryside, Lu Jing burst into tears.

Now that the two of them have met, they are naturally overjoyed and have endless things to talk about.

"Xiao Jing, your son is so big now!" Lin Li reached out to hug the baby.

But as soon as she held the baby in her arms, her eyes widened in surprise: "The clothes he is wearing——"

Lin Li pulled open the little doll's coat and the onesie inside looked extremely familiar.

Lu Jing smiled and said, "It looks good, doesn't it? My sister-in-law bought it on the black market. After that, I kept looking for such a beautiful dress, but I couldn't find one. My sister-in-law said that a rural female comrade bought it in Shanghai. Later, when I brought my child back to the unit, the leaders in the unit said that such a beautiful dress, I don't know where it was imported from in Shanghai, I really want to buy more..."

After hearing her words, Lin Li looked at her husband and couldn't help laughing.

"This isn't something imported from Shanghai, it's made by my friend!" Lin Li's tone was filled with pride. "If your clothing factory is interested, I'll introduce it to you. My friend's hands are so good!"