Chapter 34. Zhang Xiuying's dislike for Lu Xiaoqing...
Cheng Xiuying's disgust for Lu Xiaoqing had penetrated to the bone. This scheming woman was utterly repulsive in her eyes.
With the eldest child's qualifications—a college graduate, high salary, good looks, both parents working, and all siblings outstanding—he is a remarkable individual.
Such a good partner is hard to find even with a lantern, how could Lu Xiaoqing be willing to let go?
Unless she has already climbed to a higher social ladder, or is deliberately trying to blackmail her eldest son into turning against his family in order to expedite the marriage.
Unfortunately, this wishful thinking ultimately backfired.
Cheng Xiuying sneered inwardly: Couldn't she even control her own son?
That idiom goes something like, "First courtesy, then force!" If kind words and gentle persuasion fail, then a beating will surely produce a filial son.
Cheng Xiuying gently patted Yu Songqing's shoulder, her tone almost deliberately soft: "Since you've broken up, let it go. Lu Xiaoqing may have climbed up the social ladder, so don't be too sad. Mom will have a matchmaker introduce you to someone even better, gentle and virtuous, who will be more caring than her."
Yu Songqing suddenly looked up, her eyes reddening: "Mom! I don't want anyone else, I only want Xiaoqing!"
Cheng Xiuying increased the pressure, slapping his shoulder repeatedly with dull "thump" sounds: "Boss, don't force me to slap you when I'm in a good mood. I really don't want to resort to violence in the factory."
Yu Jiajia chimed in, "Big brother, how could you hurt Mom's feelings like this? Mom is wholeheartedly devoted to her children, but you don't understand her good intentions."
Yu Songqing's shoulder burned with pain, and the excruciating agony finally cleared his muddled mind somewhat. He gritted his teeth and whispered, "...Mom."
Cheng Xiuying scoffed, "Boss, I did say I didn't approve of your relationship, but I didn't stop her from contacting you, did I? If she really cared about you, why was she nowhere to be seen when your bicycle was stolen and you were so worried you couldn't eat? Just because of one sentence from me, she broke up with you? What kind of relationship is that! Break it off cleanly as soon as possible!" She jabbed her finger hard into Yu Songqing's chest, "If she wants to break up, then break up. Don't try to pin this on me!"
Yu Songqing's lips moved, but he didn't dare to speak, afraid that his mother would slap him in front of everyone at the factory.
“Big brother, you’re still thinking about fighting for it, but she didn’t even try. It means she thinks you’re not good enough for her. Let’s just listen to Mom.” Yu Jiajia: “You haven’t eaten yet, have you? Hurry up and go to the cafeteria. Maybe you can still get something hot. Don’t let her get hungry. Mom and I are worried about her.”
Yu Songqing shook his head blankly: "...I'm not hungry."
Cheng Xiuying waved her hand impatiently: "If you're not hungry, get back to work! Instead of wasting time being so fussy, do more work and create some value for the factory!"
Yu Songqing gripped the handlebars tightly, his knuckles turning white. He silently pushed the bicycle around, his back stiff as a stone.
He lost his love, but he couldn't afford to lose his job. He could only suppress all his emotions in the roaring factory.
Cheng Xiuying: "Yu Songqing."
Yu Songqing hoped to turn back.
Cheng Xiuying: "I told you last time, if you go to see Lu Xiaoqing again, I'll break your legs! I'll spare your legs since you've broken up, but a breakup is a breakup. If she comes back to you and you dare to agree, I'll deal with you for sure."
The last glimmer of light in Yu Songqing's eyes went completely out.
After Yu Songqing left, Cheng Xiuying smiled and said, "No matter what the reason is, it's good that you broke up! I was just afraid that Lu Xiaoqing would keep bothering us. Let's wish Lu Xiaoqing a bright future and all her wishes come true, and that she won't come back to ruin our family."
Yu Jiajia: "Mom, I was so worried that you were feeling down."
Cheng Xiuying pinched Yu Jiajia's little face: "My fourth child is really my sweet little cotton-padded jacket! Mom won't be sad at all. Although Lu Xiaoqing had bad intentions, the current result is good, and I only accept this good result of breaking up."
The mother and daughter talked for a while longer before going to their respective jobs.
Around 3 PM, Section Chief Chen rushed into the office, "Jiajia, why did the Public Security Bureau say they want to commend you and Captain Cheng? What's going on?"
Yu Jiajia:! ! !
Could there be a follow-up to the Lu Gong'an case? That would be double happiness!
Ms. Cheng's career is about to experience a second spring!
But Yu Jiajia wasn't sure if that was the case, so she asked, "Is it because my mom found the car thief?"
Section Chief Chen felt there should be more, but he didn't press the matter. He said, "Wenbin, go get the camera. We'll go to the auditorium later. Jiajia, Weidong, and Xiaomei, come with me."
The Dongfanghong Auditorium was already bustling with activity as union members set up the venue for an awards ceremony.
The Public Security Bureau originally planned to keep things simple, with the steel mill leaders accompanying them to simply present the medals to Cheng Xiuying, Yu Jiajia, and Yu Songchuan in the workshop or office. However, after learning what had happened, Factory Director Li immediately decided that this matter could not be handled hastily!
He immediately arranged for the labor union to prepare an awards ceremony, making sure that everyone in the factory felt the honor.
The Public Security Bureau insisted on its principles, emphasizing that "production must not be affected."
Factory Director Li readily agreed, and only selected some cadres, worker representatives, and advanced role models to participate.
At the same time, he specially sent someone to the school to pick up Yu Songchuan and invited his homeroom teacher and Red Guards to witness it together.
As soon as Yu Jiajia arrived at the auditorium, she saw Cheng Xiuying talking to He Liang, a police officer. Next to her was Lu, a police officer in a wheelchair, and the young police officer with a buzz cut was also there. There were also a few people she didn't recognize, as well as Director Li and several other factory leaders who were talking nearby.
Section Chief Chen asked Liu Weidong to help the trade union, and instructed Lin Mei to keep good records of things, and then continue to write articles for submission.
He led Yu Jiajia over there.
Yu Jiajia looked at Lu Gong'an with curiosity. He was sitting in a wheelchair, but his back was straight, and his eyes were dark and particularly sharp. However, his face was very pale. After all, he had just escaped death and still needed to take good care of his health.
Lu Yuan was very grateful to Cheng Xiuying and her two children, not only for saving his life, but also for bringing to light the case he had been investigating for three years.
In Qingshan County, there was also a place called Mazhaigou, where a gang of ruthless bandits were entrenched, committing murder, robbery, and all sorts of evil deeds. Although they were wiped out by the government after the founding of the People's Republic of China, a few escaped and fled down the mountain, infiltrating villages to marry and have children.
But bandits are bandits after all, and they can't live a peaceful life. They went back to their old ways, hijacking cars and killing people, accumulating their first pot of dirty money, and then selling off anything they didn't need on the black market.
The black market is really profitable!
They couldn't stand watching the black market boss make money, so they simply took over the job and became the black market boss themselves.
The most sought-after items on the black market are always grain and meat. Initially, they learned from hunters and went up the mountain to hunt wild game, but the harvest was unstable. It was better to raise livestock directly, so they simply opened farms and orchards in Mazhaigou, raising cattle, sheep, pigs, chickens, and ducks, tending to fruit trees, and then reselling these poultry and fruits on the black market.
Gradually, they expanded and strengthened this black market, and developed several more black markets in the surrounding counties.
This requires raising more cattle, sheep, and pigs, and more labor. They are unwilling to hire people, so they kidnap people to work on the mountain. They provide food and drink without paying wages. If anyone has any disloyal intentions, they can just kill them, dig a hole, bury them, and no one will know.
If they encountered pretty girls or young wives on the road, they would kidnap them as well. They would work during the day and warm the bed at night.
The group of people became local tyrants in Mazhaigou, making a fortune.
As the saying goes, "If you walk by the river, you're bound to get your shoes wet." Last time, a girl went missing and couldn't be found anywhere. Even her family thought she had been abducted.
But a friend of hers said that she had previously mentioned wanting to visit the black market to broaden her horizons and had even invited her to go together, but she was too scared to go and didn't go.
Having no other leads, Lu Yuan decided to keep an eye on the black market.
I checked several black markets, and they were all ordinary transactions. People were secretly selling the chickens and eggs they raised at home, or the wild game they caught in the mountains. There was nothing unusual.
It wasn't until he set his sights on the black market in Stone Alley and discovered the group from Mazhaigou that he realized these people were not simple. He left a note for He Liang and then followed them.
He had been extremely careful, watching the other party ascend the mountain, drawing a route map, and following from a distance without getting close. But he hadn't expected the people of Mazhaigou to be so vigilant, having set up hidden sentries not far from Mazhaigou, completely exposing his tracking to them.
He was shot in the abdomen by an arrow, and he ran away in pain. Fearing that he would be caught, he stuffed the map into the wound in his abdomen. In the end, he was still caught, slashed several times, and thrown into the grassy field.
The body had to rot inside before it could be discovered.
So what if we get caught?
The middle-aged man picked up a stone and smashed it against Lu Yuan's head several times, thinking the man was beyond dead. After cleaning up the bloodstains along the way, he hurried back to the village; he had just married a young woman and was still enjoying the relationship. However, upon returning, he was reprimanded and told he had to kill the man and bury the body to prevent further trouble. When he went back to look for the body, he couldn't find it anywhere, only a pool of blood. He quickly went to the county to inquire and then to the hospital, eventually finding the steel mill's clinic.
There was also a scene of murder to silence witnesses.
The rest was relatively simple. The police raided Mazhaigou, but deliberately left an opening for a few young bandits to escape in the chaos. They searched for them for two days and finally found another small gathering place by following the clues.
The police handled the aftermath, unearthing dozens of skeletons buried in Mazhaigou, as well as a dozen or so people who had been abducted as free laborers. They were compensated and allowed to stay in Mazhaigou as permanent employees if they wished.
The county government took over the breeding farm in Mazhaigou and renamed it Hongxing Breeding Farm. A large batch of meat will be sent to the food station, and the people of Qingshan County will be able to buy limited quantities of pork at special prices.
No one knew about these things, and the police did not disclose them either. The Mazhaigou incident was too horrific; after the case was closed, all files were sealed and completely buried in the dust of time.
After Yu Jiajia left, Lu Yuan tried to stand up from his wheelchair. He was very weak and didn't have enough strength to stand up. The flat-headed policeman next to him had to support him and help him up.
Cheng Xiuying quickly stopped him and pressed him back down, saying, "Xiao Yuan, don't do anything reckless. Focus on getting better. The thing I'm most grateful for right now is that I ran into you when I went back to my parents' house that day."
Lu Yuan bowed deeply: "Comrade Yu, thank you very much."
Yu Jiajia had great admiration for such a fearless police officer. "Comrade Lu, please don't say that. It is because of police officers like you who are not afraid to sacrifice themselves that we ordinary people can live a peaceful life. You are a true hero, and we should thank you."
Cheng Xiuying said, "That's why you need to take good care of your health. The people need you, and the country needs you too."
The police station didn't give specifics, so Cheng Xiuying recounted how she discovered Lu Yuan's location. Of course, she couldn't say that she was afraid the two children would be haunted by water ghosts, so she simply said that Yu Jiajia missed her grandmother, and she took the two children back to her parents' home. By sheer coincidence, they ended up falling into a grassy meadow.
Everyone found it unbelievable; how could it be such a coincidence?
But things just happen to be so coincidental.
Cheng Xiuying thought Sibao was lucky, so she saved Xu Jingqiu and his wife. That's why she was wary of the water ghost taking Sibao and Lao Wu back to her parents' home, and coincidentally, she saved Lu Yuan.
Lu Yuan was also lucky; God didn't want him to die like that.
So they sent him a benefactor.
Of course, such feudal superstitious talk should not be uttered.
Then she talked about the health center. Comrade He Liang believed in her abilities and asked her to protect Lu Yuan, but she was worried that something might happen, so she called over Comrade Chen Hongmei from the security department.
The two of them kept watch together all night, never leaving the ward, and never letting Comrade Lu Yuan out of their sight, giving the bad guys no chance! Around nine o'clock, two men who claimed to be Lu Yuan's family members came to the ward, saying that they were Lu Yuan's family members and asked Cheng Xiuying and the other woman to leave.
Cheng Xiuying: "Even if it were real, let alone fake, I would have waited for Comrade He Liang to appear before handing Lu Yuan over to him. Besides, they were too fake; they didn't look like good people at all. Hongmei and I directly arrested one of them, but the other one was too sneaky. He threw chili powder at us and then ran away. If we had chased after him, we definitely could have caught him, but what if it was a diversionary tactic? Lu Yuan's safety is of paramount importance! Unexpectedly, a little while later, when my husband brought my sons Songyan and Songchuan to deliver food, they happened to see that person climbing the wall and caught him."
She explained very carefully, and everyone listened attentively, thinking Cheng Xiuying was truly amazing! Cheng Xiuying's whole family is incredible!
Standing beside Cheng Xiuying, Chen Hongmei was also extremely proud, thanking her mentor!
Lu Yuan had actually heard it several times before, but this time he still felt that fate was very mysterious. He had lost a lot of blood and was about to die. He was not afraid of dying, but he was afraid that no one would find out when he died, and that the paper wrapped in oil paper in his stomach would rot along with him.
Mazhaigou must be eradicated, otherwise it will harm even more innocent people.
He felt someone pressing down on his hand, and he tried his best to grab it. He heard a woman scream, "A ghost!" There seemed to be a man screaming as well. They seemed to have run away. He tried to open his mouth, but he no longer had the strength to utter a word. His consciousness was fading away.
At that moment, I felt truly desperate.
After a long while, someone else came over, took his hand, and heard that heavenly sound: "Matsukawa, help quickly, it's a living person!"
He let himself lose consciousness, knowing that Mazhaigou would definitely be eradicated and the map in his stomach would definitely be discovered.
He chuckled and said, "Thank you, Comrade Yu."
Yu Jiajia didn't have much to do here, and she couldn't join in the conversation. Comrade Cheng Xiuying spoke very well. This was Comrade Cheng Xiuying's home turf, so she went to the side to help. She helped a young lady put up a banner and was rewarded with [Great Unity*2 + Materials Science Theory Elementary*1 (3/10)].
Helping to set up tables and chairs earns you [Pork knuckle*1 + Materials Science Theory Elementary*1 (4/10)], while helping to lay out a red carpet earns you [Braised chicken*1 + Materials Science Theory Elementary*1 (5/10)].
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Yu Songchuan arrived soon after. He had been called from home by his homeroom teacher. He was playing at home at the time, but after learning about the incident, he quickly changed his clothes and came over.
His homeroom teacher, Ms. Qi, was overjoyed. His student was so successful, all thanks to his teaching! It made him look so proud.
The awards ceremony will begin at 4 p.m.
Director Zhou of the Public Security Bureau awarded Cheng Xiuying, Yu Jiajia, and Yu Songchuan with third-class merit certificates and medals, and hung the medals on their chests.
Yu Jiajia's face turned bright red with excitement. A third-class merit!
Yu Songchuan proudly puffed out his chest; it was his moment of glory! He would cherish the medal for the rest of his life!
Cheng Xiuying was so excited she cried. She actually received a third-class merit medal! A third-class merit! Who in the security department could compete with her now?
The prizes are equally generous!
The prize included a 20-yuan cash award, a fountain pen and notebook printed with the Third-Class Merit Award, as well as daily necessities such as enamel mugs, thermos bottles, enamel basins, face cream, and towels. The most eye-catching prize was meat.
The pork includes half a pig's shoulder, a pig's head, and four pig's trotters; the mutton includes a hind leg of a sheep; two chickens; two ducks; and fifty catties of seasonal fruit.
The grains include five kilograms of enriched flour and five kilograms of rice.
The grain and meat both come from the Hongxing Livestock Farm.
Considering that there was too much meat and fruit and it would be impossible to finish it in a short time, in order to avoid waste, everything was replaced with stamped receipts, which Cheng Xiuying could take directly to the food station to collect the food.
The stack of receipts was dazzling; there were so many! Absolutely too many! How could anyone possibly finish them all?
I could eat that for a lifetime.
Cheng Xiuying's mouth was practically stretched to the back of her ears. There was enough meat and fruit to last until next year or the year after; she couldn't possibly finish it all.
What a windfall! So much meat falling from the sky, it could probably kill someone!
Hahahaha.
Yu Songchuan grinned, revealing his teeth – so much meat! He wanted roasted lamb skewers! He wanted pork hock! He wanted big chicken legs! He wanted to eat meat every meal!
Yu Jiajia was also very happy; going on stage to receive an award is really addictive!
Chen Hongmei's reward wasn't much; it consisted of an enamel mug with the words "Serve the People" on it, two jin of pork, and twenty eggs.
But the supplies were quite generous, and she beamed with joy.
She wants to follow her master forever!
Then came the group photo, with Director Zhou and Factory Director Li taking a photo with Cheng Xiuying and her two children.
Finally, there was a group photo. All the leaders went up on stage. Yu Hongding and Yu Songqing, as relatives, also went up on stage. Qi Lao, Yu Songchuan's homeroom teacher, also went up on stage. Director Zhou and Factory Director Li stood in the middle. Cheng Xiuying and her two sons stood next to Factory Director Li. Lu Yuan, He Liang, and the crew-cut young man stood next to Director Zhou. Further out were the leaders of the steel rolling mill, Chen Hongmei, and Yu Hongding and his son.
Yu Songqing finished taking the photos with mixed feelings. He had been reminiscing about his lost love, channeling his grief into his work and striving for success, when he was suddenly called to an awards ceremony. The main guests were his mother, his younger brother, and his sister. A third-class merit award, prizes, bonuses, and countless portions of meat.
The people around were clapping, their hands were already red from clapping.
Everyone knows that Cheng Xiuying and her two children saved Public Security Officer Lu, indirectly solving a major case with far-reaching consequences! Otherwise, they wouldn't have been awarded a third-class merit!
Everyone admires and envies Yu Songqing for having such a mother and younger siblings, and even more so for the Yu family for having no shortage of meat to eat from now on.
Meat!!!
With so much meat, twenty yuan is negligible.
Moreover, this is only the reward from the Public Security Bureau. The steel mill will also give rewards later. Last time they gave a watch, what will they give this time?
I can't think about it, or I'll get jealous. Why don't they have the good fortune to save people?
The conference concluded successfully. Cheng Xiuying took the children to see the leaders off. He Liang privately said to Cheng Xiuying, "A new breeding farm called Hongxing has opened in our county. I'll give you a job quota."
He then gave Cheng Xiuying the specific address, saying, "Just send someone there when the time comes. This is proof."
Cheng Xiuying didn't ask why a new breeding farm was being opened. She happily accepted the certificate, saying, "Thank you, Comrade He."
He Liang: "I should be thanking you."
After He Liang left, Cheng Xiuying happily flipped through the certificate bearing the seal of the Public Security Bureau. She looked at it with satisfaction and carefully put it away. This was truly an unexpected delight.
Although the location is remote, it's a breeding farm, and going there means you'll be a permanent employee! A secure job! Songsong can earn over three hundred yuan for each job quota he sells.
This is such a good deal, we definitely have to sell it to our own people!
Moreover, this location is quite close to Hongcheng Brigade, a 20-minute walk. It does involve going up the mountain, but it takes about an hour to get there. You can stay at Hongxing Breeding Farm or go home every day.
Cheng Xiuying laughed heartily, reached out and pulled Sibao into her arms, picked her up and spun her around: "Sibao is truly Mom's lucky star!"
Yu Jiajia wasn't afraid. Her mother was so strong that she wouldn't drop her.
Yu Songchuan: "Mom, what are we having for dinner? I want roast lamb! I also want braised pork knuckle!"
Cheng Xiuying pinched Yu Jiajia's waist and lifted her up a few times before putting her down. "Sibao is too thin, she needs to eat more! What does Sibao want to eat tonight?"
Yu Jiajia is open to eating anything; she has everything she needs in her spatial backpack. She took Cheng Xiuying's hand and asked, "Mom, what do you want to eat?"
Cheng Xiuying smiled and tapped Yu Jiajia's forehead: "You silly child, let's eat ribs."
The four kids thoroughly enjoyed their pork ribs at lunchtime.
Yu Songchuan: He is no longer Wu Bao!
Cheng Xiuying took out six jin of rib coupons and one jin of pork coupons and handed them to Yu Songqing: "Take Songchuan to the food station to get the ribs. Make sure they are fresh. If they are not fresh, buy one jin of pork first. If the pork is not fresh either, don't buy it. Buy it tomorrow morning."
Yu Songqing had been starving all day and was so hungry he felt like he could eat dirt. When he heard about ribs and pork, he couldn't say a word of bravado. He just wanted to go get the ribs first.
Yu Songchuan: "Mom, there will definitely be spare ribs!! Just wait and see."
Cheng Xiuying: "Give me your medal, I'll keep it for you, just don't lose it."
Yu Songchuan quickly covered it up: "Mom, even if I lose myself, I won't lose the medal! I'll keep it myself." He still had to show it off to his friends, and he was going to wear it to school tomorrow, so how could he let his mom put it away?
Cheng Xiuying: "Okay, just make sure you don't lose it. If you buy the ribs, cook two jin, and don't touch the rest."
Yu Songchuan: "Okay!"
Cheng Xiuying was almost off work, but she couldn't just leave; she had to continue sharing her shining moments with others. Humming a little tune, she took Sibao's little hand and first escorted Sibao back to the publicity department, instructing, "You can go now that you're off work, don't wait for Mom. Don't run around on the way, go straight home."
Yu Jiajia: "Mom, I'll do whatever you say."
Cheng Xiuying patted her daughter's head: "So good."
When Yu Jiajia returned to the office, everyone was very curious about how she could have received a third-class merit! She didn't get a third-class merit for saving two people last time.
Yu Jiajia: "I don't know either. It must be very serious, otherwise Comrade Lu wouldn't have put the intelligence in the wound on his abdomen."
Zhou Wenbin: "Comrade Lu is truly great!"
Yu Jiajia recalled a saying from her past life: "There is no such thing as a peaceful life; it's just that someone is bearing the burden."
Lin Mei repeated, "There is no such thing as a peaceful life; it's just that someone is bearing the burden!" Then she returned to her seat, picked up a pen and paper, and began to write her article.
When the radio station outside started broadcasting "The East Is Red," Yu Jiajia went home on time.
It's so nice not to have to work overtime.
When they arrived at the bike shed, she chatted with Old Man Sun for a while. He mainly asked about what had happened that day, and she answered all his questions without reservation. Anyway, Yu Jiajia didn't know the things that everyone was curious about; she knew just as much as everyone else.
After she finished speaking, she found her little green bike, unlocked the double locks, and rode it home.
She was the first to arrive home. She made herself a cup of malted milk powder. Malted milk powder was especially delicious back then, sweet and full of milk flavor. After she finished drinking it, she rinsed her cup and poured herself a cup of warm water to rinse her mouth.
She sat for a while, and then Yu Jiamin's voice came from outside.
Yu Jiamin: "You little brat, spit again?"
"hehe……"
Yu Jiajia quickly went out to see what was happening and saw Yu Jiamin grabbing Xu Jinbao by the collar, pinning him to the ground, and rubbing her face against the spot where he had spat.
Xu Jinbao struggled violently, but his face seemed to be nailed to the ground, unable to move. He cried out, "I dare not do it again, I will never dare to do it again."
Yu Jiajia thinks her third sister is amazing!
Yu Jiamin threw Xu Jinbao aside and said, "Get out."
Xu Jinbao immediately left, ran home, and slammed the door shut.
Yu Jiamin glanced at him with disgust and went to wash her hands first. This person was too dirty. How could he be so slovenly? His collar was covered in dust and oil.
Yu Jiajia followed Yu Jiamin to wash her hands and handed her a bar of soap: "Third sister, I have some good news to tell you!"
Yu Jiamin: "What good news?"
Yu Jiajia smiled and said, "Guess! There's a reward if you guess right."
Yu Jiamin: "There's been an update on the Lu Gong'an case. The Public Security Bureau awarded you a third-class merit."
Yu Jiajia looked down and realized that the medal on her chest had been exposed. She laughed and said, "Third sister, you were right! I'll give you a reward later!"
Yu Jiamin smiled: "Congratulations! That's great. Can I touch it?"
Yu Jiajia puffed out her chest and let her third sister touch the medal.
Yu Jiamin: "That's great, I've touched the Third-Class Merit Medal." She then asked, "What's the follow-up? They actually awarded a Third-Class Merit? What about Mom and Songchuan? Did they also receive Third-Class Merits?"
Yu Jiajia nodded: "Three third-class merits! I don't know what happened afterward. It's said that the files were sealed and no one in the know will be able to reveal them. The problem must be quite serious." She sighed: "It's better not to know, so I don't have to feel bad."
Serious problems are bound to result in heavy casualties.
Yu Jiamin: "Yes."
Yu Jiajia then talked about happy things: "Lu Tong'an is all better now, but he's too weak to walk and still needs a wheelchair." She also mentioned the reward, which was so generous it was astonishing: "Mom said we'll be having ribs tonight, and I hope my older brother and Songchuan can buy some."
When the two arrived at the west room, Yu Jiajia gave the fountain pen she had won last time to Yu Jiamin: "I won another one this time, this one is for Third Sister."
The pen I used last time was brand new and hadn't even been filled with ink yet.
Yu Jiamin: "It's so precious!"
Yu Jiajia smiled sweetly: "I'm glad Third Sister likes it."
Yu Jiamin touched her fourth sister's little face, "I like it, thank you Jiajia."
Yu Jiajia: "Third sister, there's another good thing, I just remembered."
Yu Jiamin thought for a long time this time, "Mom got a promotion?"
Yu Jiajia: "Mom is likely to get a promotion. The head of the security department is going to be promoted to deputy director of the Revolutionary Committee. The vacant position will most likely go to Mom, who has received a third-class merit! But this matter has not been finalized yet, so it doesn't count."
Just as she was about to speak directly, Yu Jiamin said, "You and Songchuan shouldn't have any other happy news. As for Dad, is it that Engineer Chen is coming back to mentor him and he might become a level 5 fitter? That hasn't been confirmed yet, so it probably doesn't count. Is it that Second Brother gets a promotion or Eldest Brother breaks up with his girlfriend?"
"Third sister is super smart! Second brother might have also been promoted, but he hasn't announced it yet, so it's probably not finalized." Yu Jiajia chuckled, "Big brother broke up. Let's wish him a happy breakup." She then recounted what happened at noon.
Yu Jiamin: "Did Lu Xiaoqing climb up to someone else?"
The two sisters discussed it for a while and were both quite happy! The older brother isn't important, but it's better for the family environment to be harmonious.
Yu Songqing and Yu Songchuan returned, carrying six jin of spare ribs. The sight of so many ribs together was quite impressive! Yu Songchuan called his third and fourth sisters to the main room to discuss how to cook the ribs, mainly stewing them in soup or braising them.
Yu Songchuan: "I want to eat braised dishes, with a rich, dark sauce!"
Yu Jiajia voted for braised pork.
Yu Jiamin also added braised pork.
Yu Songqing is so hungry he wants to eat raw meat.
Today it was Yu Songyan's turn to cook, but since Yu Songyan wasn't home, Yu Jiamin made braised pork ribs first!
Yu Jiajia: "Songchuan, is Second Brother back today?"
Yu Songchuan: "He's back. He ate watermelon and cured meat rice and then left again. Something went wrong with his situation, so Second Brother said he won't be back tonight either." He touched his medal: "Fourth Sister, I'm going out to play. I'll be back after dinner."
He wanted to show off his third-class merit medal to his friends!
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