Wan Qingliu smiled and called out, "Mom."
The old lady: "Come in, it's warm inside."
Wan Qingliu and Hua Qingping entered the house and placed the things on the table.
The old lady was nearly 80 years old, but she was still very strong. She called her granddaughter-in-law to pour tea for the two of them.
When the children of the Wan family saw that their little cousin had come, they immediately gathered around him, extremely excited.
"Uncle, what delicious food did you bring?"
The old lady introduced her to the children: "This is your aunt, call me aunt!"
"Hello, Auntie!"
Wan Qingliu looked at the younger generation of the Wan family and said with a smile:
"Hey, happy New Year to you guys. Come on, come on, I'll give you some red envelopes."
The old lady gave birth to three sons and two daughters. Her three sons gave birth to six sons in total, and these six sons gave birth to many more children.
The eldest son, Wan Shenghua, had three sons and one daughter.
Wan Shenghua’s eldest son is almost twenty years old.
The whole family felt that judging by the situation, the old lady might even live to see five generations living under the same roof.
If Hua Wanli is included, she has already achieved it.
However, Hua Aihua's relationship with his cousin's family was not very good, and his children grew up with their maternal grandfather, so their relationship with their grandmother's family was much more distant.
Wan Shenghua had four children. No matter whether they were adults or not, they were all youngsters, and Wan Qingliu gave all of them New Year's money.
Wan Fuhua had two, Wan Minghua had three, Wan Qianghua also had two, Wan Zhenhua had one, and Wan Xinghua had two.
There were about ten youngsters in total, and Wan Qingliu didn’t pack much, just a few cents per person.
But for little kids, a few cents can mean a lot.
At that moment, they all became happy and shouted sweetly:
"Thank you, Auntie!"
Wan Qingliu also has a younger sister named Wan Hongrui. The old lady is indifferent to the eldest daughter, but loves the younger daughter like a treasure.
But we were competitive when we were young, but now we are old and there is nothing to compete for.
Wan Hongrui married a man who lived near her parents' home, not far from the supply and marketing cooperative.
Although they were in the same commune, Wan Qingliu seldom came to the commune's supply and marketing cooperative, and the two rarely met.
To be precise, Lao Wanjia and Wan Hongrui were in the same production brigade, very close to the commune.
That is why Wan Qingliu usually says that he is going to the commune when sending gifts to the Wan family.
They were all in the same production brigade, and Wan Hongrui would come to visit from time to time, so she was not in a hurry to come and wish New Year's greetings. Wan Qingliu didn't see her.
She knew that Wan Hongrui also had several grandchildren, but she didn't plan to give them red envelopes.
Now that no one is here, she is just happy to have some peace and quiet.
The old lady brought a fruit plate with some peanuts in it.
"Qingliu, eat peanuts."
The last time Wan Qingliu saw the old lady was five years ago, in the hospital, when the whole family accompanied Wan Shenghua's daughter-in-law to give birth.
The old lady's hair has turned a lot whiter now.
"Mom, how are you feeling lately?"
"Very good." The old lady looked smiling, and it seemed that her attitude had softened a lot as she got older.
Although many years have passed, Wan Qingliu still can't help but think of his youth.
The old lady was always cold and indifferent to me. When I was 14 years old, she was anxious to marry me off.
It was as if he didn't want to see her at home, so that she would never appear in front of him again.
The person chosen for him was Hua Tiansheng, whose family was extremely poor. The Wan family was not rich at that time, but it was still much better off than the Hua family.
The reason the old lady asked her to marry him was because they had an appointment.
She made an agreement with Hua Tiansheng's mother that if she gave birth to a daughter, she would marry her daughter to the other party's son.
The young Wan Qingliu thought it was ridiculous, but she got married anyway and lived a hard life for decades.
Later, Wan Hongrui waited until she was 17 years old before she started looking for a husband.
Unlike her hasty marriage to Wan Qingliu, the old lady chose carefully and chose a good young man who lived nearby and was hardworking.
There is no need to worry that Wan Hongrui will be wronged after getting married, as her parents' home can support her.
The situation of most women in that era was not very good, so Wan Qingliu did not have many complaints. At least her father was nice to her.
When Hua Xianghong was a few years old, Wan Qingliu brought his two brothers and sisters to pay New Year's greetings.
The old man saw that his granddaughter was happy and gave her some candies.
When the old lady saw it, she turned around and asked for the candy back, and gave the candy to Wan Hongrui's child.
Hua Xianghong was no more than six years old at the time, but the eldest daughter-in-law asked her to work, threw a pile of bowls at her and asked her to wash them, then turned around and disappeared.
The old lady saw it at the time, but she said nothing and let her granddaughter be ordered around.
She was given a pile of dirty dishes but no water was provided. It was the dead of winter and there was no cold water, let alone hot water.
Hua Xianghong saw that there was water in the water tank, so she first filled a few buckets with cold water, and then went to pick up the kettle on the stove. However, she was small and not strong enough to lift it, so she knocked it over.
The freshly boiled hot water was poured on my body.
Hua Xianghong was so scalded that she had no choice but to climb into the tank, hoping to use the cold water to make herself feel better. However, the tank was so big that she sank into the water and couldn't get out.
She nearly drowned in the tank!
Fortunately, the brothers Hua Aihua and Hua Xuguo came to look for their sister. When they saw her, they quickly called for help to rescue her.
The child had a high fever as soon as he was born. Medical conditions were poor at that time, so we consulted a Chinese doctor to prescribe medicine. Apart from that, we just relied on our perseverance to get through it.
When Wan Qingliu thought about this memory, he still couldn't understand how the old lady and sister-in-law could do such a thing.
Putting aside other things, Hua Xianghong was a guest, a child at that, so how could they order her to wash dishes? And not even give her water!
Since then, her heart has completely turned cold.
Her father treated her well, but she was not his favorite child. In her father's heart, his other sons, her mother, and younger sister all occupied a large place.
She lost completely.
Since then, she has become much colder towards her parents' home.
When the fifth child was born, the old man came and carried a bag of rice.
In those years, when children were hungry and had no milk, many families had to make rice porridge for their children.
In the first few years after the child was born, he survived by relying on the rice brought by the old man.
It is also for this reason that Lao Wu has a good relationship with the Wan family.
After the old man died, Wan Qingliu no longer wanted to see this family, and all matters were conveyed through the fifth brother.
After thinking about this, Wan Qingliu looked at the old lady again.
The other party acted as if nothing had happened, as if those unforgettable past events were simply let go with the passage of time.
No regrets, no apologies.
Even now, the reason why she is still willing to give gifts to the Wan family is because Wan Shenghua is a leader in the Public Security Bureau.
No matter what grudges he had in the past, as long as they haven't broken up now, you should try to win him over if you can. You can always ask him for help in the future if there is any problem.
Seeing that the old lady was in good spirits, Wan Qingliu felt that she could probably bring disaster to the world for thousands of years.
After everyone had seen it and sat for a while, Wan Qingliu was ready to leave.
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