Liang Xiaoman was still thinking about stopping Chen Qiangwei outside before her mother did, but she didn't expect that Liang Mantang, who was sitting in the room with his legs crossed and eating melon seeds, heard Chen Qiangwei's voice, put the melon seeds in the basket, slipped out, and ran to open the door.

Liang Mantang enthusiastically opened the door for Chen Qiangwei, "Chen Zhiqing, why are you here so late?"

Chen Qiangwei handed him the basket and said, "Come and see Uncle Fugui and Auntie."

Liang Mantang hesitated for a moment before taking the basket. He thought about it in his mind and felt relieved when he found that he had not offended any female educated youth recently.

"Come in, come in." Liang Mantang turned around and called out, "Dad, Mom, Chen Zhiqing is here."

At this moment, Zhao Zhaodi was telling Liang Fugui in the house that Chen Qiangwei was snobbish and looked down on Liang Fugui, the deputy captain. When she heard her youngest son's voice, her words got stuck in her throat.

Zhao Zhaodi coughed twice and said loudly, "I know, I'll be right there." After that, she pulled Liang Fugui out quickly.

Liang Xiaoman cleaned up the bowl and shook it a few times, splashing the water droplets on her hands everywhere.

Liang Ersao was splashed with water droplets. She wiped her face and asked in a high voice, "Sister-in-law, didn't I just ask you to wash the dishes? Is it necessary to have such a big opinion?

Usually, my sister-in-law and I did this. Now that you've become the scorekeeper, you're no longer willing to do housework?"

It's so unlucky that even drinking water will get stuck in your teeth. Liang Xiaoman was so depressed that his chest hurt.

She took a deep breath and smiled, "Second sister-in-law, you're joking. I have something else to do, so I'll go back to my room first."

Mrs. Liang looked at Liang Xiaoman and muttered, "He's smiling but not really smiling. He's so sarcastic all day long."

However, Liang Ersao's muttering was quite loud. Liang Xiaoman felt even more upset after hearing it, and slammed the door shut.

Zhao Zhaodi cursed loudly after hearing this: "I'm going to die! It's so loud! If the door is broken, won't it cost money to repair it?"

Liang Mantang smiled at Chen Qiangwei embarrassedly, "Haha, more people means more fun, more people means more fun."

Chen Qiangwei nodded in agreement, "Yeah, it's really lively and enviable."

Zhao Zhaodi and Liang Fugui had already arrived at the main hall. They sat there leisurely, watching Liang Mantang lead Chen Qiangwei in. Zhao Zhaodi nodded to Chen Qiangwei and said slowly,

"Chen Zhiqing is here." The deputy captain's family member acted very calmly, but his eyes were immediately drawn to the basket in Liang Mantang's hand.

Liang Fugui seemed much more enthusiastic than Zhao Zhaodi. "Chen Zhiqing is here. What's going on so late?"

Chen Qiangwei smiled and said, "I have been in Huaihua Brigade for almost a month. Uncle Fugui has always treated me like his own son and has been taking care of me. Now, my family sent some things to me, and I thought I must give some to Uncle Fugui and Aunt.

Zhao Zhaodi took the basket, lifted the cloth, and saw another half pound of brown sugar and two packs of Daqianmen. Her eyes lit up and she said, "Chen Zhiqing, this is such a waste. How can this be so embarrassing?"

"Aunt, you're slapping me in the face. How can such a small amount of money be considered a waste? Uncle Fugui's care for me is much more valuable than these things."

Everyone likes to hear nice words. Zhao Zhaodi was originally pretending to refuse, but when she heard what Chen Qiangwei said, she immediately smiled.

"People from the city are the best at talking. I feel relaxed when I hear you talking."

Liang Fugui glanced at the basket calmly and found two packs of Daqianmen, which he rarely had the chance to draw. His expression brightened, "Chen Zhiqing is so thoughtful."

Last time, Public Security Xu gave the team leader a pack of Daqianmen cigarettes, which made them very envious. Unfortunately, the team leader didn’t give them any.

Seeing that the purpose of this trip had been achieved, Chen Qiangwei stood up and said goodbye, "Uncle Fugui, Auntie, you should get some rest early. I'm going back first. It's too late and Third Grandma will be worried."

Liang Fugui gave Liang Mantang some advice: "Mantang, see Chen Zhiqing off."

When we got to the door, "Comrade Liang Mantang, please stay. I'm leaving."

Zhao Zhaodi happily gave the cigarette to Liang Fugui and took half a pound of sugar for herself. "People from big cities are different. They know how to be polite and are generous."

Brown sugar is a good thing, she has to save it and eat it slowly.

After saying this, he took the brown sugar back to the room and put it away without paying any attention to his two daughters-in-law who were staring at it.

Mrs. Liang Dasao and Mrs. Liang Ersao looked at each other and curled their lips in dissatisfaction.

Liang Fugui gave two cigarettes to each of his three sons out of reluctance, and when it was Liang Mantang's turn, he glared at him.

This useless guy didn't know how to seize the opportunity he had been given, and then he quickly took the rest and went back to his room.

Liang Mantang didn't care why his father glared at him. He took the cigarette and went into the kitchen to find a match to light one. After dinner, he felt as happy as a god with a cigarette!

Liang Xiaoman was in her room listening to the laughter coming from the main hall. She knew without a doubt that the gift Chen Qiangwei had given was exactly what her parents wanted.

She tugged at the handkerchief, "Flatterer!"

After giving gifts to the captain and deputy captain of the Huaihua Brigade, Chen Qiangwei went back to her third grandmother's house to clean up and sorted the packages by the light of a kerosene lamp.

One of the five packages was sent by Uncle Jiang and his family, and the other two were sent by Uncle Jiang’s fourth and fifth cousins, who were serving in the army in other places.

The package sent by Uncle Jiang included an eight-jin quilt prepared for her, some cloth and some cakes from Beijing. Among them was a box of Beijing Eight Pieces, which her cousin asked her to pass on to Xu Qianjin.

Uncle Jiang also said that the control over sending educated youth to the countryside is now stricter, and it is difficult to find a job. The price of formal jobs in Beijing has increased a lot. The average formal job costs 800 yuan, and the price of a cadre position has risen to 1,100 yuan.

Jiang Wenwen has started working. After I get my salary, I will send her ten yuan every month for a year.

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