"Grandma, we are living very well now. I work at the Fourth Hospital, and my partner works in the same unit as me. If you get sick in the future, just come to us."
As soon as Chen Xia finished speaking, Chen Qiu continued, "Grandma, we're not in financial difficulty now. Look at our clothes; they're all imported."
The old lady nodded repeatedly, "That's good, that's good."
Chen Xia also did not forget the purpose of coming today, "Grandma, I'm getting married on December 28th, and I want to invite you to the wedding."
"Oh, good, good, you're getting married. That's great news. The girl is so pretty, like someone in a painting."
Gu Lin smiled when she heard this. She was obviously very happy to receive the praise from Chen Xia's grandmother.
Taking some time off, Chen Xia carefully observed the old lady's clothes. She was wearing a tattered cotton coat full of patches, a pair of worn cotton shoes with her toes exposed, her hands were covered with frostbite, and her face was full of wrinkles.
According to Chen Qiu's previous introduction, she should be only 65 years old now, but she looks as old as 80.
It was obvious that the family had no financial resources, and the only son was a second-rate person.
Chen Xia took out 500 yuan from his pocket and stuffed it into the old lady's hand, "Grandma, you must come to my wedding. Use this money to buy some clothes. You can't wear this one when the wedding comes."
The old lady didn't want the money and quickly tried to put it back into her grandson's hands.
Seeing this thick knife of unity, even Yang Wanhuo couldn't help swallowing his saliva, not to mention the old lady who had little knowledge.
The old lady refused to accept it, and Chen Xia looked at Yang Wanhuo for help.
Yang Wanhuo received the signal and quickly advised: "Fifth sister-in-law, take this money. Your grandson needs to dress well for his wedding. The second son is very successful now. He is already a cadre in the hospital and has no shortage of money."
Gu Lin also quickly grabbed the old lady's hand: "Grandma, take this. This money is given to you by me. You can't refuse it."
Just as they were pushing and shoving each other, my uncle Yang Guanshan came back. When he saw a few city dwellers arguing with his mother, he ran over quickly.
"Hey, hey, hey, what are you doing? I'm dying. So much money, what are you doing?"
Chen Xia knew that this was going to be bad. When this second-rate guy saw the RMB, he would pounce on it like a tiger.
The old lady hesitated for a moment, then introduced: "Guanshan, these are your sister's children, the second, third, fourth, and the second child's girlfriend."
Yang Guanshan's eyes lit up instantly, "You are that Chen, Chen, Chen what's that? Okay, okay, I am your uncle. I held you in my arms when you were little."
The corners of Chen Xia's mouth twitched, and he called out reluctantly, "Hello, uncle."
"Okay, okay, are you here to send money to our house? Haha, give it to me, I'll keep it for your grandma. Guifen, Guifen, come quickly, there are guests at home."
Yang Guanshan snatched the money from the old lady's hand at lightning speed, put it quickly into his pocket, and then shouted at his wife to come out quickly.
Chen Xia was not happy at all, but this was her stepmother's family after all, so she had to give her some face, so she didn't get angry.
The two families broke off their relationship because of 500 yuan. This time, 500 yuan can be considered as an understanding.
Chen Xia said coldly, "No, we have something else to do, so we'll go back first. This is 500 yuan. It was originally meant for grandma, but you took it. My mother owed you money, and I helped her pay it back. If you still have a conscience, let grandma come to my wedding and don't stop her."
Money is omnipotent. It can buy Yang Guanshan's promises: "Okay, I personally sent the old lady here."
The old lady shook her head, feeling ashamed to face her own grandson.
"Grandma, I have one last thing to tell you. After the New Year, I'll give you a job. How about you help out at the cafeteria in the Qingfeng Village Pharmaceutical Factory next door? It's just cleaning up the dishes and stuff, it's a lot easier."
The old lady was moved. "Second brother, can I do it? Will they want an old woman like me?"
Chen Qiu quickly took his grandmother's hand and said, "Sure, grandma, as long as the second son goes and asks, you can definitely go to the factory."
The old lady was happy. "Then I'll try it. Thank you, Lao Er."
Chen Xia came up with this idea on the spur of the moment. He knew that there were families like this, and no matter how much money he gave, it would be useless. It was a bottomless pit, the so-called emergency relief, not poverty relief.
He has nothing to do with the old man's life or death, or the life of Yang Guanshan and his wife, no matter how much he loves her.
But the old lady is obviously the one who is bullied in this family. She wears the worst clothes, eats the least, and does the most work. The most important thing is to help her leave this depressing environment.
The pharmaceutical factory cafeteria is now managed by Guo Lin's wife and Jin Mu's wife. They provide a free lunch to the employees every day. They let the old lady help out. Everyone knows that she is their own grandmother, so no one dares to let her do heavy work? Isn't she still worshipped like a goddess?
In this way, she was assigned some light work every day and was required to arrive in the morning and return in the evening, so that she could have three meals a day in the pharmaceutical factory.
There is no need to count on her salary, as it will definitely be cheated away by her son and daughter-in-law as soon as she gets it, but what she eats is always hers.
Chen Xia copied a phone number to the old lady and another to Yang Wanhuo, asking them to call his office and home if they had any problems.
For this renovation, Chen Xia used Yu Deshui's connections and spent an extra 600 yuan to install a phone at home for easy communication. It was a sky-high priced phone.
The old lady was obviously reluctant to let her grandson go, and she didn't even have a sip of water to drink. Yang Guanshan believed that money was everything, and now she was extremely polite to Chen Xia and the others.
But the three Chen Xia siblings ignored him. You ignored the Chen family in the past, but now you can’t reach them.
When they reached the outside of the village, Chen Xia took out 50 yuan and gave it to Yang Wanshan.
"Secretary Yang, as you just saw, once that money is in Yang Guanshan's hands, it's probably hard to get it out again. I'm asking you to help me find someone in the village to make some decent clothes and shoes for my grandmother.
The style of clothes should be based on the appearance of the elderly. The more rustic and old-fashioned the better.
The old lady was so dressed up that she would have nothing to wear. The woman who liked Yang Guanshan must be a tough one, but she didn't expect that all her clothes would be taken off.
When Chen Xia said this, Gu Lin and Chen Qiu burst out laughing.
Yang Wanhuo also took the money with a smile, "Don't worry, I'll take care of your grandmother's clothes. My wife happens to be able to make clothes."
"One last thing. My partner and I are getting married on December 28th. Secretary Yang, you must come early, and bring my grandmother as well."
Yang Wanhuo was delighted when he heard this. "Haha, since Section Chief Chen thinks highly of me, I will definitely attend. Congratulations to you two in advance."
Chen Xia nodded, looked back at the old lady on the other side, waved, and drove away...
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