Chapter 53. After Old Lady Yu finished scolding Wang Liren...
After scolding Wang Liren, Old Lady Yu felt much better! She said to Yu Song'an, "You should try this. It's a cake, made with eggs, milk, and flour. It's much better than steamed rice cake."
This piece of cake is too small, there's not enough to go around. She said, "Jiajia, you don't like cake, so share your cake with your older brothers and sisters."
Before she could speak, the Yu family had already started eating the cake. Yu Jiajia finished the small piece of cake in three bites, and then choked a little. She took a sip of water to soothe herself.
She looked up at Grandma Yu: "Grandma, what did you say?"
Grandma Yu couldn't catch her breath again. Looking at the cakes in everyone else's hands, she saw that they were all gone. Now, only the piece she hadn't been able to bear to eat was left.
After finishing the cake, Cheng Xiuying felt regretful. Such a good thing should have been savored slowly. It was all because of that annoying eldest son's family.
After eating the cake, it's time to eat dinner.
Fortunately, there wasn't much meat or vegetables left, and Yu Hongzhi's family didn't get many good pieces either. They each took a small bite of the cake, which was gone in a flash.
This cake is so delicious! I have no idea how it was made!
Yu Hongzhi and his family only regretted that they had arrived too late!
It's all the neighborhood committee's fault for wasting time with their meeting.
Cheng Xiuying: "Big brother, sister-in-law, are you here to pick up Father, Mother, and Huaiyuan?"
Yu Hongzhi was still reminiscing about the taste of the cake when he heard Cheng Xiuying's words. He said, "We were worried about our parents, so we came to check on them."
Kang Wenjuan: "These past two days, my parents have been saying they miss you and want to come and live with you."
Cheng Xiuying smiled and said, "Okay, then let's transfer our parents' food and oil rations to our family. There are still a few days left this month, so we can skip the filial piety money. Starting next month, my older brother and sister-in-law can just give us five yuan a month. Don't worry, with our parents at our house, we guarantee they'll eat and drink well and grow up healthy and plump."
Kang Wenjuan frowned: "Parents are taking Huaiyuan to stay for a few days, there's no need for such trouble."
Cheng Xiuying pouted: "Fine. Since it's calculated by the day, we'll pay for each day we stay, according to the rations on the food and non-staple food ration book. If you keep dragging your feet... I'll go to the textile factory to find your leaders, and then to the street office to find the director, and ask them properly: who takes care of their elderly parents by keeping their parents' food and oil rations in their own hands and letting others feed them? As for my parents' pension, we'll make sure it's clear. My family doesn't spend my parents' pension, but since they're staying at my house, their pensions have to be properly saved!"
No matter how you look at it, Yu Hongzhi and his wife are in the wrong in this matter.
Old Man Yu's pension was 22 yuan, and Old Woman Yu also took on some paper box making jobs, earning 5 yuan a month. In addition, Yu Hongding gave her 5 yuan a month as a filial gift, which added up to more than 30 yuan. All of this money was used by the old couple to subsidize Yu Hongzhi's family. In any case, Cheng Xiuying never saw a single penny.
The two elderly people are city residents, and their monthly food rations are far more than they can eat. Whoever stays with them is the one who benefits.
Of course, given the Yu family's current living standards, they have meat every few days, so the rations are definitely not enough. But there's nothing that can be done; they can't just eat coarse grains and wild vegetables when their mother comes to visit.
Kang Wenjuan didn't know how to respond for a moment. No matter what she did, her family was in the wrong. Finally, she said, "I'll bring over my parents' rations. Huaiyuan is too young to eat much."
Cheng Xiuying picked up Yu Huaiyuan and threw him into Yu Song'an's arms: "What's wrong? Are you starving? You want your cousin to raise your child?"
Yu Song'an's face flushed red instantly.
Yu Huaiyuan burst into tears.
Cheng Xiuying immediately told them to leave: "The rabbit meat got stuck in your teeth, and the cake made your mouth sweet. What, are you going to stay and wash the dishes?"
Yu Hongzhi and his family all blushed. He pointed at Yu Hongding and said, "Are you just going to let this shrew trample on the dignity of the Yu family men?"
Yu Hongding looked helpless: "Big brother, Xiuying has the final say at home."
Yu Hongzhi waved his hand defiantly: "Dad, Mom, let's go home."
Old Yu was currently lounging comfortably in his recliner, savoring the spicy rabbit meat and the sweet cake. He was thoroughly enjoying himself and had no desire to go home. He said, "My second son's family is being watched. It's better to have someone watching the house. I'll be staying at my second son's place for a while to help him keep an eye on things." He then asked Old Mrs. Yu, "Are you going back?"
Grandma Yu hesitated for a moment, reluctant to part with her grandchildren, and even more reluctant to part with her great-grandchildren, but the meat smelled so good and the cake was so sweet, so she said, "I'll listen to you."
Yu Hongzhi: ...
Old Man Yu: "You and your wife go back and pack your bedding for me and your mother. We'll bring it over later, along with our rations of grain, oil, and other food supplies. Send us a week's worth first. As for the filial piety money, give us one yuan now, and we'll talk about the rest later."
Yu Hongzhi: ...
Can cake, this sugar-coated bullet, really corrupt people's hearts?
Kang Wenjuan: "Mother."
Even if you stay, at least leave Huaiyuan behind! Make sure the children are well-fed and cared for.
Grandma Yu coughed lightly: "Second daughter-in-law, Huaiyuan has been inseparable from me since he was a child. Why don't you send Huaiyuan's rations over as well?"
Cheng Xiuying: "Mom, you're destined to be a hard worker. You're getting old, and you still have to take care of your great-grandson? From now on, you can enjoy your life at my house. You don't have to worry about anything, and you don't have to take care of the children."
Of course, she didn't want to take care of the two elderly people in their old age; she found it troublesome. However, she couldn't afford to be criticized, as being labeled as unfilial would affect her family's career prospects.
Moreover, Grandma Yu is quite capable in combat; if used properly, she could take down Grandpa Wang and Grandpa Hu.
After a while, she held onto the two elderly people's retirement pensions, and Yu Hongzhi's family was in a hurry to invite someone back.
Anyway, she could manage to take care of the old couple when she was young, so she can certainly do it now.
Yu Hongzhi and his family left unwillingly.
Cheng Xiuying: "Songqing and Songyan, you two ride a bicycle and go get your grandparents' things. Your uncle doesn't need to run back and forth anymore. Make sure the quantity is calculated clearly; you can't take even a tiny bit more."
Actually, you need to make sure you don't lose anything.
Yu Songqing and Yu Songyan followed on their bicycles. Yu Hongzhi's family only had one bicycle, which he rode with his wife, daughter, and grandchildren, while the others ran off.
There are no buses running now.
Yu Songqing said to Yu Songan and the others, "Then we'll follow them first, grab the things and come back quickly, so as not to disturb Grandpa and Grandma's sleep."
Cheng Xiuying dismantled a door and temporarily set up a makeshift bed in the main room. "I'll buy an old bed from the scrap yard tomorrow. Just make do for today."
Grandma Yu: "No need for such trouble. I'll squeeze in with Jiajia and Jiamin. Your father will sleep in the east room, and Songchuan hasn't come back yet."
Cheng Xiuying couldn't bear to let her four children sit next to her. Her four children were so sweet and soft, how could she let that old hag Yu sit next to them? She said, "It's no trouble. How could I let you squeeze in with the children? This door panel is sturdy. We can just put bedding on it later."
Yu Jiamin looked worried: "I'm a restless sleeper, what if I kick my breast off the bed? That would be terrible."
Grandma Yu: ...
The director of the neighborhood committee came to call people for a meeting at the main gate. The meeting's theme was that there were no treasures in the toilets. During the day, the militia had been organized to inspect each toilet one by one, and everyone was told not to bother the toilets at night. Several examples were given, such as He Jianguo, who had just been discharged from the hospital, Zhang Dashan from the neighboring courtyard, and several other families who were injured by the toilets. This caused delays in work and production. Moreover, since the toilets collapsed, they were unusable, and everyone had to be organized to repair them, which had a very bad impact!
Please supervise each other. Anyone who catches someone searching for treasure in the toilet will be rewarded with a pound of meat coupons. Anyone who climbs into the toilet will be publicly criticized and disqualified from all performance evaluations and awards for the year.
Finally, Director Zhao shared some good news: "For the next three days, our district's food station will be selling a batch of discounted pork. No meat coupons are needed, and each person is limited to three ounces. You can buy it per person with your food ration book."
Pork without meat coupons?
Everyone quickly asked, "No meat coupons? Is the meat not good enough?"
Where have I ever bought pork without a meat coupon? Could it be rotten or diseased pork?
Director Zhao: "The large, fat pigs that have just left the Hongxing pig farm are slaughtered and transported to the food station on the same day, ensuring they are fresh, safe, and reliable for purchase."
After she finished speaking, she dismissed everyone.
Everyone stopped talking about the toilets and started discussing the discounted pork. They made plans to go to the food station late at night to queue up for the discounted pork. This kind of good deal was so popular that they had to go early, otherwise the pork would be sold out.
Meat ration coupons are so hard to come by!
The fact that pork can be obtained without ration coupons is as exciting as finding money for free.
Yu Jiajia wandered around the yard, then went to the street toilet with Yu Jiamin, recording all the good deeds she had done that day.
[10 hand warmers + 1 intermediate-level Chinese pastry chef (1/6)]
[(Speed +1) * 1 + Intermediate Chinese Pastry Chef * 1 (2/6)]
[Sheep*1 + Intermediate Chinese Pastry Chef*1 (3/6)]
Yu Jiajia:! ! !
She loves this skill; she enjoys researching food, it makes her happy, and she can even teach her second brother! She hopes he'll become a top performer at the food factory.
There are so many kinds of Chinese pastries, such as peach shortbread, almond shortbread, egg yolk shortbread, chrysanthemum shortbread, qingtuan (green rice dumplings), rice cake, donkey rolls...
She couldn't wait to collect enough skill fragments to unlock the skill.
Then I checked the sheep. It was a live sheep, weighing 55 kilograms. It was a live sheep that could run around freely once it was released from my spatial backpack. It was so cute and could be roasted, boiled, or used in hot pot.
Yu Jiajia desperately wants a space!
She had so many good things in her spatial backpack, but she didn't dare take out a single one, not even having a chance to sneak a bite.
Then, after the routine check-in, I received [5 tea eggs].
It's pretty useless! But it's better than nothing.
She took her third sister's hand and they lined up at the public toilet. Two toilets on the street had collapsed, leaving only this one standing. You can imagine how crowded it must be to use the toilet.
After waiting for half an hour, my personal problem was finally resolved.
Yu Jiajia wants to stay in a cadre room with a toilet and shower, so she doesn't have to squeeze into the toilet and it's convenient to take a shower.
When the two sisters arrived home, Yu Songqing and Yu Songyan brought all the elderly couple's belongings: a straw mat, two pillows and a sheet, as well as daily necessities such as a toothbrush, toothpaste, towel, and foot basin. Most importantly, Cheng Xiuying carefully checked the food and non-staple foods, which were exactly the amount the two of them would consume for a week.
Cheng Xiuying: "I'll make another trip to get my parents' food ration book. They'll get pork tomorrow, six ounces."
Grandma Yu opened her mouth, then opened it again. She couldn't bear to bring the pork over here to eat; wouldn't that be letting her second son's family benefit?
Cheng Xiuying: "Mom, I know you love braised pork with preserved mustard greens. I'll make it for you tomorrow night." She rode her bicycle to her eldest son's house to get the food ration book.
Grandma Yu: "Hey, second son's wife, wait a minute."
Cheng Xiuying ignored her. She had to get her hands on those six ounces of pork unless the two elderly people packed up and left right now.
Unfortunately, no.
After Yu Jiajia and her third sister washed up together, they took a shower and changed their clothes. They tidied up the house together and were just about to go to sleep when Yu Songyan called them to the west room to listen to gossip.
The gossip about Yu Songqing being cuckolded.
Yu Jiajia was so sleepy she was about to go to sleep, but when she heard the gossip, she immediately perked up and looked at Yu Songyan with bright eyes.
Just as everyone speculated, Lu Xiaoqing's previous breakup was indeed because she had climbed the social ladder to marry the eldest son of the deputy director of an oil mill. The two spent a few days together, going shopping and eating out every day, going to the park and eating out, watching movies and eating out. Their relationship was incredibly sweet, and they spent money like water.
At that time, Lu Xiaoqing had not yet broken up with Yu Songqing. She was two-timing him and made Yu Songqing a cuckold.
Unfortunately, Lu Xiaoqing's high position was short-lived. The deputy director of the oil mill fell from power, and now his entire family is being criticized and denounced. After the criticism and denunciation are over, they will either be executed or sent to develop the Great Northwest.
Yu Songyan: "My father will definitely be shot, and my son will probably go to develop the Great Northwest."
Yu Songqing's face turned ashen, and his heart sank. What had he done wrong to Lu Xiaoqing? She had actually cheated on him and blamed everything on his mother.
It's obvious that Lu Xiaoqing is a snob who loves the rich and dislikes the poor.
Yu Jiajia thought the sequel was really exciting and wanted to clap her hands in approval. Her older brother deserved it! He should be more careful in the future.
Yu Jiamin: "Tsk, it really is."
Yu Songqing felt like he had been slapped in the face, and his face hurt terribly.
After Yu Jiamin and Yu Jiajia went back to their room to sleep, Yu Songyan gave them a heads-up: "Brother, that Lu Xiaoqing is a very open-minded person... um, she's been with someone in the reeds. You'd better be careful, don't rush into becoming a father yourself."
Yu Songqing's mind went blank for a moment, then he was struck again, his face turning pale, then green, then pale again. His lips trembled for a long time before he finally managed to squeeze out four words through gritted teeth: "...Shameless!"
But ironically, Lu Xiaoqing did come to him today to reconcile. Now, recalling her tender and pitiful appearance, Yu Songqing felt as if he had swallowed a fly, the nausea rising from his throat to his heart, making him feel utterly disgusted.
Yu Songyan patted Yu Songqing on the shoulder and comforted him, saying, "Those who are not blessed do not enter the homes of the blessed."
When Yu Jiajia returned to her room, she saw Cheng Xiuying coming back happily. Judging from her expression, the groceries were about to arrive! She ran over to her and said, "Mom, come in quickly, I have some good news to tell you."
After parking her bicycle in the main room, Cheng Xiuying followed Sibao into the west room and listened to Sibao excitedly recount Lu Xiaoqing's story.
Cheng Xiuying sneered repeatedly: "I knew she wasn't a good person! Only your older brother is so stupid that he was completely fooled! It's a good thing that your older brother was fooled this time; he'll be more careful in the future."
Yu Jiajia: "My eldest brother is too naive to have been fooled. Lu Xiaoqing is the real idiot! She actually looks down on my eldest brother and our family! She'll regret it later. My eldest brother is a college student with a bright future. My dad has Engineer Chen to guide him, so he'll be even more amazing and will definitely become a level 5 fitter! My second brother is also super capable; he's already the foreman of the pastry production team! If we have more types of pastries and they sell well, my second brother will also become a high-ranking official. If my third sister becomes a police officer, she'll definitely be the best police officer. Songchuan too; he can join the army right after graduation!"
She held Cheng Xiuying's hand and said, "The most capable person in our family is still Section Chief Cheng! Mom, you're already a section chief now, and you'll definitely get promoted in the future. Maybe in a few years, my mom will be the deputy factory director."
Hearing Si Bao's words, Cheng Xiuying couldn't stay angry at all. Her mouth stretched to the back of her ears as she happily exclaimed, "Guai Bao is absolutely right! Lu Xiaoqing is the stupid one! I'd like to see what kind of future she has. Our family's most capable one is Guai Bao! She's already a member of the propaganda department at 17. Who knows, she might become the deputy factory director in the future."
Yu Jiajia: "...I can't do it, I can't do it, Mom, you have to be the one!"
Cheng Xiuying: "Let's do it together."
Yu Jiajia:......
As Yu Jiamin listened to their conversation, the corners of her lips curled up slightly. Jiajia's mouth was so sweet; she had coaxed the whole family into smiling faces.
Yu Hongding sat on the chair by the door, gazing at the stars and the moon, his heart bubbling with joy. How could life be so sweet? He picked up his teacup and took a sip of water, which seemed to still carry the sweet aroma of cake.
Grandma Yu chirped softly inside the house: "I don't know what she's saying, just muttering to herself. Oh, is that discounted pork going to be eaten here? It would be so much better if the eldest son ate it."
Old Yu smacked his lips. "The cake is so sweet. I wonder when I'll be able to make it again."
Grandma Yu: ...
The mother and her two daughters talked for a while longer. Yu Jiajia yawned repeatedly, and Cheng Xiuying affectionately patted her hair, saying, "Go to sleep."
Yu Jiajia climbed into bed, closed her eyes, and fell asleep instantly.
Cheng Xiuying smiled and shook her head, "Jiamin, close the door and go to sleep early too."
After she returned to the room, Grandma Yu asked, "Is the ration booklet coming back?"
Cheng Xiuying waved her notebook: "Let's go to the food station early tomorrow morning to queue up, and we'll have pork dumplings for breakfast."
Grandma Yu thought of the smell of pork dumplings and fell silent. She said, "I'm going out for a walk."
Not long after, the sounds of Grandma Yu and Grandpa Wang arguing could be heard. "You old bastard, where are you touching? You're so old, yet you still have no shame, touching your crotch in the yard."
Grandpa Wang was pondering where the gold was hidden and observing what everyone was doing when he was suddenly splashed with this bucket of dirty water. He was so angry that he almost fainted. His face turned red and he stomped his feet, shouting, "What nonsense are you spouting? Where did I touch it? I was just looking around in the yard!"
Old Mrs. Yu spat on the ground: "You old hag, if you dare to grope around in the yard again, I'll report you to the neighborhood committee. You disrespectful old rogue."
Grandpa Wang really wanted to tie up Old Lady Yu and give her a public denunciation. That damned old woman, her mouth was like it was poisoned, shameless and without any sense of decency.
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