Du Xiaoying was naturally not the kind of person who would take advantage of others for nothing, so she forced the money onto reporter Zhang no matter what.
A family of seven stood at the gate of the yard. Song Guoliang held Wu Ya in his arms, and Da Ya, Er Ya, San Ya and Si Ya stood next to their parents, their mouths grinning nervously.
The first family portrait of the Song family was thus taken.
A group of village cadres and villagers sent the people to the village entrance. They watched the leaders ride away on bicycles before they dared to ask curiously.
"Captain, what is that man doing? Why is he pointing the iron lump at Daya's mother?" A white-haired old man asked with narrowed eyes.
"Oh my god, why did the commune leader come to our brigade? I was so scared that my legs are still weak~"
"Look at your lack of ambition. You're frightened already." The captain scolded with a smile, his face flushed with pride as he said, "The one holding the iron lump is a reporter from the city daily. He came here specifically to interview Guo Liang's wife."
"What? Why?" Many elderly people looked puzzled.
A woman slapped her thigh excitedly, "Why else? It must be because our brigade has a female tractor driver!"
Village Party Secretary Gao Ming bared his teeth, making his face look even darker. "The city specially sent someone to interview Dayama, but they're going to publish it in the city's daily newspaper. Our Shibaqing Brigade is also benefiting from it. I heard that the leaders above are paying special attention to it..."
"Oh my god, Daya's mom is going to be in the newspaper!"
"Wow~ This really brings honor to our team. From now on, when our team goes out, they will all be proud..."
Du Xiaoying was so flattered by everyone's compliments that her face almost froze with smiles.
Having lived two lifetimes, she never thought that an ordinary peasant woman like her would be on the newspaper!
"Oh, Daya's mom, your daughter is almost old enough to get married. You should start looking for a date sooner, otherwise all the good young men will be snatched away by others."
The woman who was speaking came closer, her eyes narrowed into slits with a smile, "Look at my nephew Chunsheng, he's about the same age as your Daya."
"Mother Daya, what do you think of my grandson? I think he looks like your Daya..."
The couple looked at each other and said, "..."
Song Guoliang said directly: "Aunt, this matter is not urgent. We plan to keep the child for a few more years."
"Oh, Guoliang, you don't understand. You can settle it for the baby first, otherwise——"
Du Xiaoying said in a cold voice, "Auntie, my eldest daughter is still young, and I have to send her to school in the fall. There's no rush for this kind of thing."
Seeing that the couple said this, the group of women who were keen on matchmaking stopped talking and changed the subject.
Song Family Mansion
Liu Lanhua pinched her nose in disgust and complained impatiently, "Look at you, Mom. You only do those unreliable things. Not only did you not teach that bitch a lesson, but you also got yourself involved and wasted money on the old hen.
Look at you, you've been marinated in shit, what a mess your family has made you look like."
"I was deceived by that woman." Old Mrs. Song stared at me with her triangular eyes, "No, we can't just let this go!"
.....
The couple was really afraid of the group of aunties who were keen on matchmaking, so they didn't dare to stay at the village entrance for long.
"Mom and Dad, wash your hands and eat." Daya hurriedly served the rice.
Several maids helped to carry the dishes and chopsticks and move the table.
"Mom, when will the photos and newspapers come out?" Erya asked impatiently.
"I estimate it will take at least two or three days." Du Xiaoying met her daughters' curious and expectant eyes. "Don't worry, didn't the reporter say today that he would send a copy of the newspaper photos to our house as soon as they come out?"
Sanya scratched her head and said, "I don't know what the photo will look like. I was so nervous that I didn't know what to do with my hands and feet."
Si Ya pouted, "Third sister, me too."
Wu Ya frowned, "Xiao Wu too~"
"Well... me too. My eyes were sore, and I seemed to have closed them when I took the photo." Daya slapped her head in annoyance.
Du Xiaoying felt a pang of pain in her heart. "It's okay. We'll take a family photo every year from now on."
"real?"
Song Guoliang met his wife's moist eyes, was stunned for a second, then nodded and said: "Well, wait until the New Year, then we will go to the county state-owned restaurant to eat and take a family photo."
“That’s great~”
The moon quietly climbed up into the night sky amid the cheers of the children.
The next morning, the sky was gray.
The rain outside the window showed no sign of stopping.
The chicks in the cage in the main room were chirping.
"Last night, I heard it raining in the middle of the night. I guess it won't stop for a while." Du Xiaoying stood under the eaves, looking into the yard, feeling a little worried.
"You should bring more clothes. We've been walking for such a long time, and even with a raincoat and rain boots, your clothes will get wet."
"Well, it's raining and the road is hard to walk on. I have to go first."
"When you get to work, remember to drink plenty of hot water. Don't take advantage of your good health and ignore it..."
Du Xiaoying gave worried instructions, and watched the man's tall and broad back leave, feeling a little worried.
If you don't have a bicycle by winter, you either have to get one on the black market or let the man live in the dormitory. Otherwise, if you walk like this every day in the cold winter, you will get cold after a long time.
In her previous life, in order to earn money to support her group of ungrateful nephews, she went to the construction site to move bricks and tie steel bars in the summer, and went to the cold storage to pack fruits for people in the winter. In order to give her ungrateful nephews something good to eat, she secretly hid tangerines in her trouser legs every day. After a long time, her body was frozen, and her joints ached terribly on cloudy days.
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