(1960s + No Rural Assignment + Spirit Spring + Space) After her biological mother died, her father remarried just a month later, abandoning her in the countryside for over a decade, never asking ab...
"Where are you going? Tiananmen Square or the Great Wall?" It was a rare break so of course she wanted to take her grandma out for some fun.
"No, I'm going to your dad." Miao Cuihua's voice was so cold when she talked about her son.
"You want to go to Dad's house? That's fine, but I don't know if they will be home today."
"We'll go after breakfast." Miao Cuihua made the final decision. "Even if they have something to go out for, they won't go out so early."
She had no choice but to agree, and the two of them had breakfast, packed up, and set off.
Miao Cuihua was wearing her best dress and looked very energetic, not at all like an old lady in her sixties. She looked only slightly older than Lu Yuantao.
"You look so beautiful today." Lu Xiangxiang praised.
"That's true. I'm not bragging. When you were young, you were the most beautiful girl in our area. Otherwise, if you could give birth to a relatively good-looking boy, how could that boy give birth to a daughter as beautiful as you?" Miao Cuihua touched her granddaughter's face.
Her granddaughter is the most beautiful girl she has ever seen in her life. She inherited the best genes in her family. How can one not like such a granddaughter?
Seeing Miao Cuihua's smug look, she couldn't help but smile, "My grandma is also the most beautiful grandma in the world."
"Haha, you little girl only know how to make grandma happy." Miao Cuihua smiled, and the two of them walked to the bus stop together. About ten minutes later, they arrived at the compound where Lu Yuantao and his family lived.
The people at the door naturally recognized Lu Xiangxiang, but since Lu Xiangxiang brought a stranger with him, they had to ask him questions.
After knowing that it was Lu Yuantao's mother, she let them both in. Miao Cuihua was holding a cloth bag in her hand, which contained oranges that she had picked up from the space.
This is the cheapest fruit grown in the space. The others are hard to find and hard to eat.
Giving the worst fruit to her good son was already a sign of respect for him; he did not deserve the other fruits.
When she arrived at Lu Yuantao's compound, he was already waiting outside the door. He was extremely excited when he saw her.
"Mom, you're here? When did you come? You didn't even tell your son that you were here."
"Hmph, does it make any difference whether I tell you or not?" Miao Cuihua looked at him coldly.
Her words successfully made Lu Yuantao's face stiffen. After all, he was a man in a high position, and he quickly reacted when he was scolded by his mother.
"How can there be no difference? There is a difference. If you come over, your son can send a car to pick you up."
"Haha, that woman won't stop you from picking me up?" She continued to sneer.
"No, Huifen treats you as her real mother."
Miao Cuihua continued to laugh sarcastically: "It's hard to believe what you said. Will she treat me like her mother?"
Lu Yuantao was a little helpless now. "Mom, we haven't seen each other for so long, do you have to be so harsh?"
"Don't you see what you have done? Think about how long you have been here and you kicked her out. How dare you do that when you are a stranger here?" Miao Cuihua came to seek revenge for her granddaughter.
"Mom, you misunderstood me. You don't know what Xiang Xiang said that day. I said something in anger, but she was so angry that she left quietly with her luggage. Of course, I also know that she didn't rent a house but lived in the dormitory. How can the dormitory of the Public Security Bureau not be safe?" He apologized with a smile.
The three of them started talking at the door. Not long after, the gate of the courtyard next door was opened. He paused, greeted the person, and then remembered that this was not a place to talk, so he quickly let the two in.
Miao Cuihua had no intention of letting her son embarrass himself outside, so she snorted coldly and followed him in.
With her arms folded across her chest, she looked proud and held her head high like a female Saint.
Lu Xiangxiang found this a little funny and took some fruit to Lu Yuantao.
She didn't want to carry the fruit inside all the time. She had been carrying it before because she felt sorry for her grandmother.
"Aunt Niu, hurry up and pour me some tea. Mom, do you want to move in with me?"
"I will feel uncomfortable if you don't let me live in your house. If something happens to your good wife and you blame me, I won't be able to explain myself. I am old and can't stand such stimulation." Miao Cuihua's tone was very harsh.
Seeing Aunt Niu bringing the tea over, she said thank you to her and picked it up to drink, but it was a little too hot, so she put it back on the table.
"How could that be?" In the past, it was normal for the two of them to stay together and quarrel all day long when the wife gave birth to a child. Now, they both have work and are only at home at night. It would be strange if they could quarrel in such a short time together.
"Who knows? I don't want to move here. I think it's so comfortable to live in the yard over there."
She can do whatever she wants there, no one cares about her, and she lives comfortably.
What's the point of moving here to live under someone else's roof, having her daughter-in-law look down on her and quarreling with others all day long?
After thinking about it, she said that quarreling all day long would affect her mood and appearance and make her look ugly, so she didn't want that.
"Mom, think about it, there's no one to accompany you at work over there, at least you have Aunt Niu here."
"Hmph, instead of just talking nonsense all the time, why don't you think about helping me share some of the burden? Give me the money for renting a house outside." Miao Cuihua spread her hands and asked him for money.
Lu Yuantao sighed, "Okay, okay, since you insist so much, then you can live there. I'll pay for it."
He went upstairs and came down about ten minutes later with ten big unity notes in his hand. "Is this enough?"
"Is this to get rid of a beggar? Of course it's not enough. Renting a house in Beijing is so expensive." This damn son earns two hundred yuan a month, but he only gives her this little money. How can that be possible?
"How much is the rent per month?" One hundred yuan is not enough? Where is the house they live in?
"We rent a courtyard house, and it costs 15 a month." She made a one and five gesture.
"Oh, that's a lot." Although he had never rented a house outside, fifteen dollars was still a lot.
"Can it be more? The security and environment there are good, so that's the price. It's not inferior to here."
"How about I give you fifty dollars every month from now on?" he said after thinking it over.
"Hmm." She nodded, and the look in her son's eyes finally made her feel more at ease.
Fifty dollars is enough for the whole family to live comfortably in Kyoto. The granddaughter has a salary, but how can she use her granddaughter's money when she has a son?
Even though her son was a piece of barbecued pork, he still made her a lot of money.
"Xiang Xiang is your daughter. No matter how angry the whole family is, there is no reason to let her move out. Besides, I heard Xiang Xiang say that the person who was rude first was Huifen's eldest sister. Is what she said human? She just bullied the motherless girl." Miao Cuihua asked what happened on the day she came. After hearing it, she was so angry that she wanted to settle the score on the spot.
"What did her elder sister say?"
"Are you satisfied with calling your daughter a little beast and an old beast?" she said in a cold tone.