Chapter 73 New House
Liu Fang returned to the Liu family in depression. She thought a lot along the way. Although Zhang Shifeng didn't have much ability, he was strong and willing to endure hardships. The most precious thing was that they had been married for more than ten years, and unless she quarreled too much, he never took the initiative to touch her.
But what can I do? The Liu family is her mother's family. Her parents have instilled in her the idea of taking good care of her younger brother since she was a child. Besides, if she doesn't have the support of her mother's family, if something happens to her, won't she be isolated and helpless in the Zhang family?
"Mom, I'm back!"
Mother Liu came out with Liu Dabao, "Divorced?"
Liu Fang nodded without saying anything.
Liu Dabao turned to his mother and said, "Mom, what should I do if my sister gets divorced? Yan Zi's family must build a new house, and they want a betrothal gift of 188 yuan!"
Liu's mother only has this one son, and she is counting on him to take care of her in her old age. She usually responds to her son's requests. Seeing her son's anxious expression, she quickly comforted him, "Don't worry, Dabao. I will go find a matchmaker and find a good family for your sister. This time we will ask for 500 yuan as a betrothal gift. That will be enough for you to build a house or marry a wife!"
Liu Fang opened her eyes wide in disbelief, "Mom, I just got divorced!"
Liu Dabao also curled his lips, "Mom, are you dreaming? My sister is already over 30 years old, who can afford to spend 500 yuan to marry her?"
Mother Liu looked at the two siblings with a smile, "Of course there are people willing to pay 500, and they are right in our village!"
Liu Dabao's eyes lit up. "Who is it?"
"Niu Dali is from the east end of the village! Although he is a little older, he is very strong. When he was young, he was also good to his wife. Although he has a stupid son, he still has an older son. His older son is very successful now. He works in the commune and eats commercial grain. I heard that his salary is 20 yuan! If you go over and become his mother, how much will he pay to you every month?"
Liu Fang thought for a moment and retorted loudly: "Mom, are you kidding? Niu Dali is almost fifty years old! His idiot son is already over thirty!"
Mother Liu pulled her neck, "Why are you yelling? Aren't you not yet fifty? You are already in your thirties, and he is only a dozen years older than you. You still think you are a grown-up girl? When Niu Dali was young, he loved his wife very much. If you marry him, won't you enjoy endless happiness?"
Finally, under the instigation of Liu Dabao and Liu's mother, Liu Fang nodded with tears in her eyes, not knowing that her hard days had just begun!
The East is Red Brigade
After work at noon, Zhang Shiye brought Xia Wanyang to the new house. Except for the roof beams, everything else had been completed.
Zhang Shiye held Xia Wanyang in his arms and walked around every room. Xia Wanyang felt that her two eyes were not enough. There were four bright brick houses, three main rooms and a kitchen. There was also a bathroom next to it. The bathroom was the most carefully designed, with not only thickened walls but also covered with a thick layer of oilcloth.
The two came to the largest room, which was twice as big as Xia Wanyang's room in Shanghai. Zhang Shiye said, "When we get married, we'll live in this room!"
The big kang in the main room took up one third of the room. Xia Wanyang stared at him with her beautiful fox eyes and said in surprise: "This kang can accommodate ten people, right?"
Zhang Shiye kissed the corner of her eye and said, "Bigger is better. Get out of here!"
Xia Wanyang took a moment to react, then raised her foot and stepped on Zhang Shiye, "You bastard! Why did you build such a big room? You even built three rooms for living. Is it so that you can take turns living in them when you make me angry in the future?"
Zhang Shiye was grinning from being stepped on. When he heard this, he immediately smiled and said, "How dare I make you angry? If you frown, my heart will break!"
Xia Wanyang vomited and took away Zhang Shiye's hand from her with a look of disgust, "Get out of here, it's so disgusting!"
Zhang Shiye quickly put his arm around the girl's waist again, "Is this corny? Then you better be prepared, there will be many corny moments in the future!"
After Xia Wanyang looked it over several times, she said to Zhang Shiye, "I'll go back tonight and draw the blueprints. You go order the furniture tomorrow morning!"
Zhang Shiye hummed, "There's no rush to order furniture. You educated youths are on vacation tomorrow, so I'll go to the educated youth center to propose marriage tomorrow, okay?"
Xia Wanyang readily agreed, "Okay, I'll go order furniture after I propose, and then go to the city in the afternoon to call my parents and buy some things!"
Zhang Shiye hugged the sweet and soft little girl and kissed her earlobe, "It's up to you to decide. I'll listen to you!"
On the surface, no one said anything about the Zhang family building a new house for Zhang Shiye, but privately, everyone was jealous. Some envied Qiao Shuyun for her good fortune. Although her two sons were divorced, she was much better than them by marrying a decent daughter-in-law. Apart from anything else, who could afford to build such a grand house? Everyone's eyes were red with envy!
The people at the educated youth site had mixed feelings, especially Wang Jing. She was disdainful of the fact that Xia Wanyang was willing to spend so much money to marry Zhang Shiye, and even her parents had to pay for the house.
On the other hand, she was also very envious. Having such a powerful mother-in-law gave her confidence. Accountant Zhang, who never even looked at other women, doted on Xia Wanyang to such an extent that not only did she have three different meals a day, but she also didn't have to do any work. She was directly assigned such a good job as distributing tools. She had heard that in other brigades, such jobs were almost always done by the daughters of the secretary or the relatives of the brigades' leaders.
When Xia Wanyang returned to the educated youth center in the evening and had dinner, she sent Zhang Shiye away and immediately took out a pen and paper and began to draw according to the style of furniture from the 1990s, recalling the past and recalling it: a round table and chairs with backrests, a large wardrobe with a dressing table and a mirror inlaid on it, and an extended sofa, which was covered with thick straw and cotton, and finally the entire sofa was wrapped with cloth and sewed tightly.
She also wants a rocking sofa so she can lie on it and bask in the sun in the spring. Just thinking about it makes her happy.
After a good night's sleep, Aunt Cai brought Xiaoyueliang to the educated youth site early the next morning. Xia Wanyang took out egg cake, White Rabbit cake, and peach cake from the cabinet for Xiaoyueliang to eat. Aunt Cai refused several times, but finally Xia Wanyang put on a stern face and Aunt Cai let Xiaoyueliang eat.
After arranging Xiaoyueliang, Xia Wanyang washed her face and put on a red dress. She also put on some light makeup. She was so beautiful that it was indescribable. Even Xiaoyueliang was stunned and stared at her with her mouth open, "Auntie, you are so beautiful!"
Xia Wanyang touched Xiaoyue's little face and said, "Our Xiaoyue is pretty too. She will definitely be prettier than Auntie when she grows up!"
Aunt Cai sighed, "You said that the fourth young man of the Zhang family did a lot of good things in his previous life. I have never seen a girl prettier than you in my life. If Accountant Zhang wants to see you, won't he be unable to walk?"
Xia Wanyang laughed and muttered in his heart: "It's not a good thing, it's a stupid thing! Not only did he kill someone for me, he also died for me!"
When Zhang Shiye, Zhang Heping, Aunt Qiao and her family came, not only was he unable to walk, but even the introducer Yuan Hongniang forgot to enter the house.
"Oh, your fourth son is so lucky to marry such a beautiful girl. Look at her tender face, you can even pinch water out of it!"
Zhang Shiye looked at the little girl in front of him, who was as pretty as a flower, with lips shiny and moist. His father once said that his Yangyang was a fairy from heaven, but he felt that his father was wrong. His little girl was prettier than a fairy, so beautiful that people could hardly look directly at her.
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