Chapter 187: Reason is useless at home

Old Mrs. Bai rolled her eyes and said, "How can it be the same? If your brother was with me and your father in the brigade, he would have been digging in the fields all his life, and he would only get 60 or 70 yuan a year, without any receipts.

If he were a worker at that time, he could earn at least 17 or 18 yuan a month and eat commercial grain. Even if the city was not convenient, the advantage of being able to earn money and tickets would offset all the disadvantages.

Liu Cuihua smiled as she peeled hazelnuts.

In the bedroom, Shi Luo looked at Hu Hu who fell asleep within two minutes of lying on the bed, touched the child's head, and said in a low voice,

"The child is still young, so I think it's better for him to drink a glass of milk every day. We didn't openly take milk powder when we came to Big Brother's place. Big Brother is too perceptive to take it directly from the store. At the end of the year, I wonder if the supply and marketing cooperative here still sells it."

Jiang Hao really didn't think that such a big child had to drink milk every day, so he said casually, "If he doesn't have milk, go back and give it to him. There are many children who don't drink milk after eight or nine months these days. Huhu is not a small child anymore. It's just that we have the conditions to give him milk. Otherwise, it doesn't matter if he doesn't drink it in the future.

By the way, we have to be more careful when taking things out of the house from now on, and avoid the children. One reason is that they are still young and easily let things slip, and the other is that there is still a long way to go, and we don’t know what the children will look like in the future.”

Shi Luo had never raised a child in his three lifetimes. After hearing what Jiang Hao said, he nodded without refutation.

Outside, Mrs. Bai saw her daughter finish her business and then she started chatting. "Sister, it's almost Chinese New Year, why is your godson still at your house? No one in the family will say anything if he doesn't come home for the New Year."

"There's no one left at home, so he's spending the New Year with us this year."

Liu Cuihua didn't want to talk about her family's situation with outsiders, so she thought for a while and continued,

"How's the follow-up to the incident next door? I hope everyone in their family is alright."

Old Mrs. Bai cracked melon seeds and said, "Oh, there's always something going on in their family lately. Their daughter-in-law always gets sick. Don't worry, it's okay."

Liu Mei sighed, "I don't know what the outcome of their constant quarrels will be. If I were to ask myself, given Meng Tuan's family situation, it wouldn't matter which one goes to the countryside. As long as the family keeps subsidizing them, they won't have to endure any hardship even in the countryside. I'm really worried. Instead of arguing, it's better to find a way to send the child to a place where there are acquaintances, so that they can be looked after by others when the time comes."

"That's true, but who would really be willing to send their own son to the countryside these days? Besides, it's never as reassuring to have outsiders take care of a child as it is to have one's own family."

Liu Cuihua thought that her eldest daughter-in-law would come to live with the army in the future and would definitely have to live with the neighbors for a long time. If she knew more about them now, she could give more instructions in advance to avoid any unpleasantness.

"Is Meng Tuan's mother still living in the family compound? Or is she here to visit relatives like me? She'll leave after the New Year."

Old Lady Bai had been here for a long time and was familiar with the situation in the family compound. "Meng Tuan only has his mother left at home. His father passed away two years ago, and the old lady has lived here most of the time since then. Oh, and she stayed with her daughter for about ten days last month, and she's only been back five days."

Liu Mei added, "Meng Tuan's sister works in a plastics factory, and her husband is a police officer.

Meng Tuan also has a younger brother who seems to be a battalion commander in the Northeast Military Region. Sometimes the old lady would go to live with his brother and sister for two months.

Meng Tuan's father was also a soldier before. Later, due to injury, he retired and went to the Public Security Bureau, that is, the Public Security Bureau in Beijing. He worked his way up to the position of Section Chief. Later, he retired due to age and passed away two years ago.

In fact, Mrs. Meng was not a person who favored boys over girls. She had always insisted on letting Meng Meng go to the countryside. One reason was that Meng Meng should have gone to the countryside this time. Meng Meng was older than Meng Ran. According to the order of priority, no one would say anything if the elder sister went to the countryside. Another reason was that Meng Ran started school late. She was in poor health when she was young and started school at the age of eight.

He has only studied in high school for half a year this year. If he goes to the countryside, it will be difficult for him to get a diploma. In fact, Meng Ran's study is really good. It would be a pity if he went to the countryside halfway through his studies.

By the way, Meng Ran was in poor health when he was young, so it was Grandma Meng who took him home to take care of him. She took very good care of him, and Grandma Meng nursed him back to health little by little over the years. Although he is back to good health, he is still prone to getting sick if he is not careful when the seasons change.

Meng Ran has been living with his grandparents since he was a child. He came here with his grandmother after Mr. Meng passed away two years ago. So his relationship with his parents and siblings is average. In addition, Meng Tuan's wife loves her daughter more. The grandmother is afraid that the child will be wronged, so she loves Meng Ran more.

In fact, no matter how much Old Lady Meng argued about going to the countryside, she was right. But being right is useful outside, but not at home."

After listening to this, Liu Cuihua really didn't think there was anything wrong with the old lady of the Meng family making a fuss. Why should her grandson have to go to the countryside just because Meng Meng is a girl? If this happened to her, she would also make a fuss.

Just as she was about to speak, she heard a knock on the door. Liu Cuihua smiled at them and said, "I'll go open the door first."

When I opened the door, I saw a strange old lady about the same age as Old Lady Bai and a young man standing at the door. The young man was holding an oil-paper bag in his hand.

Li Cuihua: "Hello, what can I do for you?"

Mrs. Meng smiled and said, "I live across the street from you. This is my grandson, Meng Ran. I heard you were coming yesterday. I happened to have nothing to do today, so I came to visit and get to know you."

Meng Ran: "Hello, Grandma"

Liu Cuihua quickly welcomed the person in. "Okay, okay, hey, we're all neighbors, just come over. Why are you carrying things?"

Mrs. Meng gestured for Meng Ran to pass the item to Liu Cuihua. "It's homemade, not something expensive. I was staying at my daughter's place a few days ago, and she made some pea yellow. I thought it was pretty good, so I brought some back. It's a good opportunity to give some to you guys to try."

When Mrs. Meng entered the house, she saw three people sitting in the living room. They were all neighbors, so she nodded and greeted them.

Meng Ran, however, obediently called everyone "Grandma Bai, Aunt Liu."

Liu Cuihua quickly asked everyone to sit down, then went to get two cups and poured two cups of hot brown sugar water. "It's so cold, drink some hot water quickly to warm yourself up."

After saying that, she smiled at Meng Ran again and handed the dried fruits on the table forward. "Hey, this child looks really well-behaved. Don't be polite when you come to grandma's house. Just grab whatever you want to eat."

Old Mrs. Meng took a sip of water and looked around. "I heard that Deputy Commander Jiang's brother is here too, why don't you see him?"

Liu Cuihua: "Yes, he is here. Didn't my Xiaowu adopt Huhu? The child was sleepy just now, so he went to coax him to sleep."

Liu Mei: "Auntie, have you decided who will go to the countryside? I heard from my old Tang that most of these educated youth will be assigned to the south, so the list must be confirmed after the 15th, and they will leave in early March."