When the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law met for the first time, there was no tension as imagined. On the contrary, it was obvious that Lou Qingyue attached great importance to Xie Wan, her daughter-in-law.
This is due to the fact that Lou Qingyue had been undergoing labor reform in the countryside in recent years, and most of his arrogance has been crushed.
In the past month since I came back to live in this slum, I have been bullied by the stubborn people in the yard.
Qin Su, the eldest sister of the Qin family, also said a lot of good things about Xie Wan. First, she said that the family background of this sister-in-law was no less than that of the Qin family. She also said that Xie Wan was a great doctor and had helped her regulate her body with remarkable results. Naturally, Lou Qingyue no longer had the hostility she had at the beginning towards this daughter-in-law.
On the contrary, I feel that it would be a help for my son to find a daughter-in-law like this.
Of course, this was when the Qin family was in decline. If Qin's father was really transferred back to the capital, Lou Qingyue might not think so.
Xie Wan was a person who respected others as much as she respected others. Since Lou Qingyue stopped making trouble, she naturally respected this mother-in-law. She called her "Mom", helped her into the house, and said, "Please sit down first. I just washed my face at the guesthouse. There's no need to rush to boil water."
Lou Qingyue scolded, "Why did you go to the guesthouse? I've cleaned up the room for you at home, it would be so convenient for you to stay at home."
When Qin Sulai cleaned Xie Wan's room, Lou Qingyue didn't say this at first.
At the time she said: "I am not used to living with strangers. Since she is here on business, can't she stay in a guest house?"
Qin Su pointed at her mother: "Mom, are you stupid? Didn't the street ask us to vacate the north room and let the second son of the Guo family get married?
Xiao Wan is also a member of our family. Moving in is just the right way for her to occupy the house for you. What's wrong with that?
And I tell you, my sister-in-law is really capable. With her living at home, she might be able to help you deal with those troublemakers in the yard in no time."
Lou Qingyue could naturally distinguish between friends and enemies. She felt that her daughter-in-law was closer to her than outsiders, so she began to look forward to Xie Wan moving into her home.
Xie Wan looked around the furnishings in the room and sighed.
The house was very clean, but it could be described as bare.
Most of the furniture and cabinets were broken, and there was nothing good except a radio.
Perhaps noticing Xie Wan's scrutiny, Lou Qingyue tried to save face and explained, "Most of the furniture in our house was damaged when our house was searched two years ago.
Some of the better furniture has been borrowed.
We had a sewing machine at home, but it was borrowed by Aunt Liu from the courtyard."
Xie Wan glanced at Qin Muge, whose eyes seemed to be spitting fire, and said, "Not only did they occupy our house, they also came to borrow things all day long.
Whenever there is something good at home, I would borrow it.
If I don’t lend it to you, they will say that you are a capitalist and that those things are obtained by exploiting the working people. If you refuse to share with the working people, you should be dragged out for criticism.”
Lou Qingyue blushed and lowered her head.
The Qin family fell into this state entirely because of her background.
If it weren't for her, Qin's father would have been the head of an army with all his achievements.
Now he can only stay in the northwest, far away from the political center. He has been demoted and was able to keep his military position only with the protection of his old comrades.
Xie Wan did not continue this topic.
She probably also learned some of the background and knew that the Lou family was a big capitalist and that the steel plant in Beijing belonged to them.
The Lou family was known as "Lou Half City", which shows how wealthy they were back then.
The Lou family had already donated the steel mill to the country. They had originally retained some shares, but in the early 1960s, when the situation turned bad, the whole family was forced to flee to Hong Kong City, leaving only Lou Qingyue, and naturally all the shares were lost.
This yard is the dowry that the Lou family gave to Lou Qingyue.
After the movement started, Lou Qingyue was reluctant to hand over this courtyard, and as a result, she was reported, which implicated the Qin family and she herself was sent down to labor reform.
When the call for private housing rentals was first launched, Lou Qingyue rented out her house, leaving only three rooms for storage of sundries.
Later, it was required that the rented houses be handed over to the Housing Authority for unified leasing.
The rent was also nationalized.
Of the Lou family's billions of assets, only these three rooms are left. This is Lou Qingyue's lifeblood. If anyone wants her to hand it over, Lou Qingyue will probably hang herself to death.
"Mom, I see you don't look well, can I take your pulse?"
Xie Wan changed the subject.
Lou Qingyue had heard her eldest daughter Qin Su brag about Xie Wan's medical skills, so she naturally did not object to Xie Wan taking her pulse, but she still said politely: "Xiao Wan, are you hungry? I left some food for you, eat it first and then see?"
After that, he went to the cupboard and took out two white steamed buns and a plate of vegetarian dishes, and said embarrassedly: "I didn't buy meat today. I will go to queue up early tomorrow morning and make you meat dishes for lunch tomorrow."
The Qin family actually has no shortage of money and tickets, but in the capital, except for those people in the compound, ordinary people outside may not be able to buy meat even if they have money and tickets.
Xie Wan had already eaten on the train, but fearing that Lou Qingyue would be embarrassed, he picked up a white flour bun and started eating with the dish.
Xie Wan handed the remaining steamed bun to Qin Muge.
Qin Muge declined, saying that he had already eaten.
But Xie Wan knew that it was impossible to eat a full meal in the Qin family's living conditions, so she insisted on stuffing the steamed bun into Qin Mu's mouth.
Seeing Xie Wan eating with relish, Lou Qingyue smiled for the first time.
In fact, she was also worried that Xie Wan would dislike her background as a mother-in-law.
Xie Wan had just eaten half of her steamed bun when a half-grown boy poked his head in from the doorway, looking in, then yelled, "The capitalist's son of a bitch is eating white flour buns again! Beat up the capitalist's son of a bitch!"
Then the Aunt Liu who I met in the middle courtyard just now appeared outside the door and said to Lou Qingyue in a sarcastic tone:
"Hey, Lou Qingyue, you've exposed yourself, haven't you? During the day, I asked you to borrow some flour, but you said you couldn't even afford to eat at home.
Are you hiding and eating alone?
You are unrepentant, unwilling to unite the masses, and engaging in bourgeois corruption!"
Lou Qingyue was visibly panicking, and stood up to explain to Aunt Liu: "Aunt Liu, my daughter-in-law came all the way from Sichuan Province, and I was afraid that she would not be used to eating three-grain flour, so I went to buy a pound of white flour and made two white flour buns for her.
We really don’t have any white flour at home. If you don’t believe me, come in and search.”
Aunt Liu was really rude. She walked into the house and went straight to the cupboard in the main room. From the look of her, it seemed that she knew exactly where Lou Qingyue kept her things.
After Xie Wan traveled to this era, she had never seen anything like this.
She only stayed in Renjia Village for a few days and then lived in the military compound.
Life in the military compound is much simpler and better than in the countryside. Plus with Xie Dahong's status, who would dare to do this in front of her?
I have learned a lot today.
She asked Qin Muge: "You just watched her act so presumptuous?"
Qin Muge blushed, "When I was alone, they didn't dare. But now that Mom is back, the street office asked them to keep an eye on her. If I do anything, they will report it to the street office, and Mom will be sent back to the Northeast."
Lou Qingyue is the Qin family's weak spot.
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