Chapter 305: Glory and Prestige
Qian Lan rolled her eyes and went after Yu Lixin with a broom.
She didn't know how many times she had heard this kind of talk over the years. Anyway, as long as there were two children, any advantages would go to Yu Qiang, and any disadvantages would go to her.
Yu Lixin was finally caught by Qian Lan and was hit with two brooms. He was also punished by having his pocket money reduced by half in the next semester.
Moreover, he gave all his pocket money, which was halved, to Yu Jianshe, who got first place in the exam again.
As soon as Yu Qiang returned home in the evening, Bao Pandi complained to him about Qian Lan beating the child.
After Yu Qiang knew that Yu Lixin did not perform well in the exam, he beat Yu Lixin again.
After being beaten, Yu Lixin touched his swollen buttocks and said to his mother-in-law with a grin, "Grandma, thank you so much."
Bao Pandi: “…”
It was winter vacation, but Gu Dong didn't play. Instead, he did his homework at home.
He also invited Li Dongdong to his home to help him finish his homework. Li Dongdong came for three consecutive afternoons, and brought Li Tiantian with him every time.
Gu Dong and Li Dongdong were doing their homework in the room, while Li Tiantian was watching TV and playing with Gu Nan and the others in the main room.
It only took Gu Dong five days to finish all his winter vacation homework.
On January 29th, Yu Hui and Gu Hongmei went into the city again and bought a lot of biscuits, snacks and candies.
I also bought several kinds of candy, including fruit hard candy, milk candy, crispy candy, and peanut candy.
Among them, fruit hard candies are the most purchased because they are the cheapest. People take them home and give them to their neighbors in the village.
After returning home and having lunch, Yu Hui and Gu Hongmei packed up the things they wanted to take home.
Yu Hui called the three children over and looked at them. "We're going back to our hometown in the countryside to celebrate the New Year the day after tomorrow. We'll probably be there for a week. Take the next two days and pack out any spare clothes you want to take back home."
"Okay." The three brothers said yes in unison.
Yu Hui looked at Gu Dong again and said, "Gu Dong, you are the older brother, help your younger brother collect it."
"Okay, Mom." Gu Dong nodded.
Gu Huai stopped working on January 30th and even drove the car back home after get off work.
Early in the morning on the 2nd, Yu Hui and Gu Huai went to the state-owned store to buy fresh spare ribs, a pig's foot and five pounds of beef.
When I passed by the cafeteria, I bought some breakfast to take back, so I didn’t cook at home in the morning.
After breakfast, the family loaded everything they needed into the car, locked the gate, and prepared to set off.
Qian Lan, Yu Jianshe and Yu Lixin stood at the door to see them off. Because Yu Qiang's vacation would not start until tomorrow, they would not be able to take the train back until the next morning.
"Sister Qian, we'll leave first. See you after the New Year." Yu Hui waved to Qian Lan, opened the passenger door and wanted to get in the car, but then she remembered something.
He turned around and took out two red envelopes from his pocket, and handed them to Yu Jianshe and Yu Lixin. "We won't be able to see each other during the New Year, so I'll give you the red envelopes in advance. I wish you a smooth, safe and academically successful new year."
"Thank you, Aunt Yu. I wish you a happy new year in advance and good fortune." Yu Jianshe took the red envelope and started saying auspicious words.
Yu Lixin also said: "Happy New Year, and may you be prosperous."
Qian Lan said somewhat embarrassedly, "I didn't prepare anything in advance. I'll give Dongdong and the others red envelopes after the New Year."
Yu Hui smiled nonchalantly and said, "It's okay."
Yu Hui sat in the passenger seat, closed the door, took Beibei from Gu Huai who was driving the car, and held her on her lap.
"Brother Jianshe, Brother Lixin, let's come back and play together after the New Year." Gu Dong stuck his head out of the car window and waved to Yu Jianshe and Yu Lixin.
"Goodbye." Yu Jianshe and Yu Lixin also waved to Gu Dong and the others. Thinking that they would not see each other again until after the New Year, they felt a little reluctant to leave.
Bao Pandi walked to the door with a cane and saw the Gu family leaving in a military vehicle, looking jealous.
"It would be nice if Qiangzi could drive home too."
Driving home not only saves you from squeezing with others on the train, it also makes you look very proud and prestigious.
Qian Lan glanced at her without saying anything. It would be great if Yu Qiang could drive home, so that it would be convenient for her to go back to her parents' home to attend her brother's wedding during the Chinese New Year.
Although her parents' home and her husband's home are in the same county, they are separated by sixty or seventy kilometers. Every time she gets from her husband's home to her parents' home, she has to take two buses, and the journey alone takes four hours.
The reason why she and Yu Qiang met and got married was because her bag was stolen in the county town. Yu Qiang, who happened to be back from home leave, saw it. Yu Qiang helped her get the bag back, and the two fell in love with each other.
Later, Yu Qiang went on a blind date in the county town, but the other party didn't like him. Just after coming out of the state-owned restaurant, he met Qian Lan again. Yu Qiang felt that this was fate, so he asked Qian Lan's name and her home address, and asked her if she was willing to be his wife.
Although Qian Lan was shocked at the time, she calmed herself down and nodded. Two days later, Yu Qiang brought a matchmaker to propose marriage.
Before Yu Qiang's home visit leave ended, the two got their marriage certificate and held a wedding banquet.
Just two days after getting married, Yu Qiang returned to the army.
It usually takes most of the day to take the train back to my hometown. The train stops at many stations and the stops are long, so driving back is a little faster than taking the train, but because the roads in some areas are difficult to travel on, it is not much faster.
At 4:30 in the afternoon, a large group of people drove in a military jeep.
A woman who was picking vegetables for dinner in the fields heard the sound of a car and straightened up and asked, "Why is there a military vehicle in our village?"
An elderly woman standing by the roadside said, "I heard Zhao Changying say a few days ago that her youngest child is going home for the New Year this year. Could it be that Gu Huai is driving back?"
When the car got closer, before the two could see who was in the car clearly, they saw Gu Hongmei from the old Gu family sticking her head out of the car window and shouting, "Aunt Zhang, Aunt Liu."
"Hongmei!" Aunt Zhang exclaimed.
"Oh, it's really red plum." Aunt Liu was also surprised.
When the news of Gu Hongmei's divorce first spread to the village, they heard from Gu's family that Gu Hongmei had gone to the city to live with her brother.
The villagers said that Gu Hongmei would never be able to face the challenge of returning to the village in her lifetime. After all, being a divorced woman is so shameful, and she was deceived into marriage and divorce.
But now Gu Hongmei not only came back, but also came back in a glamorous and beautiful manner.
He was wearing a brand new corduroy jacket, his skin was fair and rosy, and he looked rounder than when he was at home. He was like a plump peach.
When Gu Huai heard his sister greeting someone, he stopped the car.
Seeing two village elders who were no longer familiar to him at the roadside, he called out, "Aunt Zhang, Aunt Liu."
"Is it Gu Huai?"
"We met when Hongmei got married. Even after not seeing you for four or five years, you haven't changed at all."
"What hasn't changed? Gu Huai is the regiment commander now. He has become more imposing. Look at this military vehicle. It's really majestic to drive." Aunt Zhang, who was standing on the side of the road, reached out and touched the car cautiously, fearing that she would damage it.
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