The New Year's Eve dinner after the holiday was very lavish, with six dishes and a soup...
The New Year's Eve dinner was very sumptuous, with six dishes and a soup, plus a big bowl of dumplings for each person. Everyone ate with great relish.
Yu Jiajia also ate lucky dumplings. She wiped the coins clean with toilet paper and then made a shuttlecock.
Cheng Xiuying smiled and said, "I knew that Sibao would get to eat this lucky dumpling. I wish Sibao a prosperous and lucky new year with lots of wealth and good fortune."
Grandma Yu: "That's right, our Jiabao is blessed with good fortune. Even out of 100,000 dumplings, the lucky dumpling will be in Jiabao's bowl."
Yu Jiajia couldn't tell the difference between the lucky dumplings, but she was sure that Cheng Xiuying would know which one was the lucky dumpling and accurately put it into her bowl.
The Yu family is large, and they all have big appetites. Even though there were many dishes prepared, they finished them all.
We cleared the dishes together and played with two decks of cards. This time we didn't put any stickers on the table; it seemed too unlucky to put stickers on the table during the Lunar New Year.
Since we can't gamble for real money, let's place a bet. There are so many people in the family, not everyone can participate. Only one person from the couple can participate.
Cheng Xiuying took out ten yuan from her pocket, Old Lady Yu also put in ten yuan, Yu Songqing also put in ten yuan, the rich woman Qi Yan took off her wristwatch without blinking, Yu Jiamin put in a set of hats and scarves that she had just knitted, Yu Jiajia took out a bottle of medicinal wine, Lu Chenzhou put in a dagger, and Yu Songchuan put in five yuan.
Yu Songyan found paper and pen and helped keep score.
Yu Jiajia had a great experience playing poker. She was lucky and always had good cards. Lu Chenzhou, who was sitting next to her, would give Yu Jiajia cards regardless of who he was on or whether he was winning or losing, so that she could win even more beautifully.
After playing three rounds in a row, Lu Chenzhou was kicked out of the game.
That's true, since they're both engaged, only one of them can participate.
Yu Songchuan wanted the dagger, was focused on calculating the cards, and wanted to win.
Yu Songyan wanted the medicinal wine, so Qi Yan wanted to win it back.
Grandma Yu wanted a watch and racked her brains trying to win at cards.
Cheng Xiuying also wanted medicinal wine to help Yu Hongding improve his health. Everyone who tried it said it was good for the kidneys and essence.
Yu Jiamin also wanted the dagger.
Yu Songqing wanted... a watch.
Yu Jiajia has everything she needs, but everyone wants to win, and she wants to win too.
Everyone played until after 10 o'clock. Yu Songyan calculated everyone's points and then selected items from highest to lowest.
Just as Yu Jiajia, the lucky one, was about to pick up her watch, Old Lady Yu watched expectantly. Yu Jiajia then moved her hand to the dagger, and Yu Jiamin and Yu Songchuan also watched expectantly. She then looked at the medicinal wine, and even more people watched expectantly. Hahahaha.
Yu Jiajia finally took the hat and scarf, which her third sister had knitted for her. They were very pretty, and she tried them on with great delight. Everyone praised how good they looked.
Qi Yan was second, and she decisively chose the medicinal wine.
Cheng Xiuying: !!!
Yu Songchuan took the dagger! He also loved watches, but since he already had one, and Old Madam Yu was eagerly waiting for it, he decided against it. He tested the dagger; it was extremely sharp, and he loved it.
Grandma Yu said in a theatrical voice, "Oh dear, a watch? Will I ever be able to wear one in my lifetime?"
There was no other way; she was in last place, and if she didn't use some underhanded tactics, she would only get ten yuan.
Yu Jiamin's hand, which was about to reach for the watch, ended up on the ten-yuan note. Luckily, she didn't need a watch, otherwise she would have had to fight with Grandma Yu for it.
Grandma Yu: "Can I wear a watch?"
Cheng Xiuying was speechless: "...Yes." So she also chose ten yuan.
Yu Songqing was choosing between ten yuan and a watch. Grandma Yu's hand rested on the watch. Yu Songqing: ...
He had no choice but to choose ten yuan.
Grandma Yu happily picked up the watch and put it on her wrist. Oh my, she has a watch now!
The last five yuan was given to Lu Chenzhou.
Very well, he exchanged his razor-sharp dagger for five dollars.
Well, as long as everyone's happy.
Next, it's time to prepare the dawn meal, which will be eaten after midnight.
Everyone helped prepare the ingredients, and today's head chef was mainly Yu Songyan.
This meal was much more lavish than the one in the evening. The braised chicken was bought from the canteen and just needed to be steamed. Yu Songyan prepared squirrel-shaped mandarin fish, sweet and sour pork, boiled sliced pork, vegetarian three delicacies, and garlic-flavored greens. Grandma Yu made two cold dishes and added a sweet rice wine and egg drop soup.
There were eight dishes and one soup in total.
After midnight, we'll have another meal.
Grandma Yu and Grandpa Yu gave out red envelopes first, one to each of them.
Next, Cheng Xiuying and Yu Hongding distributed red envelopes, one for each of them as usual.
Eat~
Everyone ate everything at dinner that night. The food was so good that we were too tired to eat anything else. Yu Jiajia tried a little of everything, mainly eating boiled sliced meat, green vegetables, and cold dishes.
Yu Songchuan, on the other hand, ate a lot, including a large steamed bun. This boy was quite a big eater.
After eating, hurry back to your room for a nap. You still have to visit relatives and friends for the New Year in the morning, and you also have to go to work on the first day of the Lunar New Year!
Lu Chenzhou was also preparing to go back. Cheng Xiuying wanted Yu Jiajia to see her off, but she couldn't find her. Yu Jiajia had already gone back to her room to sleep.
Cheng Xiuying had no choice but to escort Lu Chenzhou downstairs herself.
Whether he is a future son-in-law you are satisfied with or not, you should still be more enthusiastic.
Everyone slept until a little after five o'clock and then got up. The first group of people came to wish Old Man Yu and Old Lady Yu a Happy New Year.
Grandma Yu and Grandpa Yu prepared a lot of small bills, including one-cent, two-cent, and five-cent coins, to bring their children to pay New Year's visits and give lucky money to relatives and friends.
Yu Jiajia also put on festive new clothes and went to pay New Year's visits with Yu Songqing and the others.
He carried a small backpack specifically for this purpose, filled with red envelopes, candy, and peanuts.
They leave home after dark and don't return until dawn. They eat dumplings and leftovers for breakfast, and then have to go to work. Everyone is listless all morning and secretly catches up on sleep in the office. The workshop doesn't rush the schedule and lets the workers do some simple tasks, chat, dawdle, and sneak a nap.
When I get home in the evening, I still have to eat leftovers.
Yu Jiajia really envied Lu Chenzhou, who didn't have to eat leftovers.
Fortunately, the Yu family has a big appetite, and they finished off a large table of leftovers in just two meals, so they were able to eat fresh food on the second day of the Lunar New Year.
On the morning of the second day of the Lunar New Year, Cheng Yongkang and others came to visit relatives with large and small bags. After having breakfast at the Yu family's house, everyone had to go to work and didn't stay long.
Cheng Yonghao and He Caiyun are now experiencing the hardships of life. Over the past year, they have been trying to become Cheng Xiuying's good nephew and niece-in-law again. So when they come to visit relatives, they are timid and hesitant, afraid that Cheng Xiuying will kick them out.
Cheng Yonghao is having a tough time at the factory these days. He's been an apprentice for a year and a half and is still an apprentice. He's not well-liked at the factory and has thought about selling his job and going back to farming several times. But if he sells his job, he'll be a farmer for life. He used to think he was capable and that his aunt had to rely on relatives, but reality has slapped him in the face. He watches his older brother, third brother, and fifth brother climb the ranks rapidly. His older brother is already a high-ranking cadre in the commune, doing a great job, and his sister-in-law has gotten a job at the commune's meat processing plant. His third brother is now a level-three fitter, and his fifth brother is a resident doctor at the county hospital.
Even the fourth brother and his wife went to work in the commune's factory.
They're nothing special.
Cheng Yonghao regrets it now. How did he manage to ruin such a great hand?
He desperately wanted to reconcile with his aunt's family, but it was no use; his aunt no longer gave them the time of day.
Cheng Xiuying didn't kick them out because she didn't want to get angry during the New Year; it wasn't worth it.
However, it's impossible for Cheng Yonghao to benefit from the Yu family's influence.
On the second day of the Lunar New Year, my uncle's family came to visit, and we had lunch together.
The third day of the Lunar New Year was a Sunday. Cheng Xiuying took her whole family back to her parents' home. Cheng Xiuying had already prepared New Year's goods: five catties of pork, a big rooster, two new outfits, two bottles of good wine, and a box of tea.
The journey was too long, so Qi Yan used the official vehicle for personal purposes, driving the steel rolling mill's car back to Hongcheng Brigade. Yu Songyan sat in the passenger seat, while Cheng Xiuying, Yu Jiajia, and Yu Jiamin sat in the back. Cheng Xiuying arranged for Yu Hongding, Yu Songqing, and Yu Songchuan to ride bicycles.
Yu Songchuan called out, "Second brother, let me sit in your lap."
Yu Songyan: ...
Yu Songchuan squeezed into the car and sat in the passenger seat with Yu Songyan.
Yu Songyan: ...
Fortunately, Lu Chenzhou also brought the county committee's car. Of course, he couldn't go to Hongcheng Brigade with them. He was at most Yu Jiajia's boyfriend now, so how could he go to visit relatives at his maternal grandmother's house?
Yu Jiajia is driving.
Two cars would be spacious enough, and Yu Songchuan wouldn't have to sit on Yu Songyan's lap anymore.
The roads along this route have been repaired, unlike before when they were all muddy after a snowfall, making them relatively easy to travel on.
When they arrived at Hongcheng Brigade, two cars drove up to the village entrance, instantly attracting the attention of the brigade members.
It's obvious at a glance that Deputy Factory Director Cheng Xiuying has gone back to her hometown! This is a vehicle from the steel rolling mill!
As for the other car, no one recognized it, but the driver was Yu Jiajia!
People went to call the Cheng family from afar.
Before the car even arrived at Grandma's house, her family had already come out to greet us.
The Yu family received a warm welcome from their maternal grandparents.
Cheng Yonghao, who had already been assigned to another job, also came with his wife and children. Wang Shuhua cursed him a few times, and Cheng Yonghao and He Caiyun hung their heads and remained silent. Huanhuan, a little girl who was a little over one year old next to her, was so frightened that she started crying. Rui Rui quickly comforted his little sister.
Wang Shuhua bent down and picked up Huanhuan, leaving Ruirui behind as well, and told Cheng Yonghao and He Caiyun not to come over today.
Cheng Xiuying didn't care about these things, but she was still very kind to Rui Rui and Huan Huan, taking out candy from her pocket for the two children to eat, and of course the other children also got candy.
Cheng Xiuying took out two new outfits, one for the little old lady and one for the old lady Cheng. The two of them immediately changed into their new clothes and were overjoyed. This was the benefit of raising a good daughter.
Grandma Cheng looked at the fine wine and tea and exclaimed, "Take these back to Hongding and let him drink them. We don't need such good things at home."
Cheng Xiuying smiled and said, "It's for you, so keep it and drink it."
Upon seeing Qi Yan, the old woman exclaimed happily, "You'll be able to give birth to a big, healthy boy this year!"
She realized Qi Yan was pregnant, which shocked everyone. How could she have known? Yu Songyan and Qi Yan were immediately disappointed, as they had wanted a daughter.
Cheng Xiuying smiled and said, "Grandma, you really can't hide anything from me."
Yu Jiajia played shuttlecock and hopscotch with Cheng Yongyi and his nephews and nieces in the yard all morning. They had a lively meal and chatted for a while before heading home in the evening.
On the way home, Yu Jiajia felt something flash by, and now only the reeds were swaying. Yu Jiajia immediately braked and got out of the car, leading everyone to take a look in the reeds.
In the reeds, a middle-aged man was straddling a young woman, pulling on her waistband. The woman had a tattered towel stuffed in her mouth and was struggling desperately, but she couldn't break free.
The middle-aged man, annoyed that the woman was disobedient, raised his hand and slapped her, saying, "Damn it, behave yourself, or I'll kill you."
The woman was slapped until she was dizzy and terrified. Who would save her? In her despair, she saw a little girl push aside the reeds and peek in, followed by several other people.
In an instant, she felt as if she had gone from hell to the human world.
The middle-aged man also heard the commotion, turned around and saw a group of people! He panicked at first, then said fiercely, "Get lost, don't disturb my wife and me while we're doing our business."
The next moment, he was kicked away by Yu Jiamin. Cheng Xiuying's raised foot fell back down, but it was too late! Immediately afterwards, Yu Jiamin handcuffed him.
The middle-aged man completely panicked.
Yu Jiajia removed the rag from the woman's mouth and untied the rope binding her hands. Judging from the woman's appearance, although she was frightened and slapped, she was fortunate to have been rescued in time and did not suffer any real harm, since her belt was still on.
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The woman cried, tears welling in her eyes, "I don't know him."
Yu Jiajia wiped the blood from the woman's mouth and comforted her, "Sister, don't be afraid, my third sister is a police officer! She will protect you."
The woman was dragged into the reeds at dusk and almost raped; she was too afraid to call the police. How could she face anyone after calling the police?
Once the news got out, her reputation was ruined.
Yu Jiamin comforted her, "When we get to the county, we'll take you back. You don't need to go to the police station with us."
The woman's name was Wang Xiuqin. She was a waitress at the county's state-run restaurant. Her father was the head chef at the restaurant, and her mother was the accountant. She was the only child in her family, and they wanted to find a son-in-law who would live with her family.
After much deliberation, they chose a worker at a food factory. He was good-looking, had a good personality, and came from a rural area, but he didn't want to marry into the family. So Wang Xiuqin's family compromised, saying that he didn't have to marry into the family; Wang Xiuqin's happiness was the most important thing.
After Wang Xiuqin married her husband, although she didn't move into his family home, she still lived at her parents' house. Since there was no holiday for the Lunar New Year, the couple spent the holiday at her parents' house. Today, Sunday, they went back to her husband's house to visit relatives.
However, she did not have a pleasant time. She was harassed by her in-laws. Her husband told her to bear it, and she endured it until evening. Her in-laws made her wash diapers for her sister-in-law. She couldn't bear it anymore and tried to ride her bicycle away first. However, her in-laws confiscated her bicycle. Her husband saw this but did not say a word to help her. She couldn't push her bicycle away and had a soft personality, so she prepared to walk back to the county. When she got there, she was dragged into the reeds.
She told the story while crying.
For a moment, no one knew what to say.
Yu Jiajia: "Your husband is a freeloader." She couldn't help but add, "From now on, think more about today. If we hadn't passed by here, you would have lost your life here. Nothing is more important than your life."
The fact that they received special rewards suggests that Wang Xiuqin's life was truly lost here.
Wang Xiuqin cried and said, "I want a divorce."
She wouldn't have come here if she weren't getting married.
If a man truly cares for her, he wouldn't bear to see her walking alone on such a road in the evening.
Upon hearing this, Cheng Xiuying looked at her with new respect, fearing that her family might not be able to compete with her in-laws. She said, "Anyone who would be willing to let a young girl like you go down this path doesn't truly care about you. Your decision is right, and things will only get better from now on. If there's anything you can't resolve, just come to us."
Wang Xiuqin was both moved and grateful.
Wang Xiuqin got into the car, and the middle-aged man was tied up and thrown into the trunk. This kind of guy needs to be thoroughly investigated to see if he has any more lives on his hands.
Wang Xiuqin didn't recognize the Yu family at first, but after getting into the car and calming down, she recognized them and asked, "Are you Yu Jiajia?"
Yu Jiajia nodded, "Don't be afraid, it's okay."
Looking at Yu Jiajia, Wang Xiuqin felt increasingly at ease; she was no longer afraid.
Yu Jiajia drove Wang Xiuqin home first, and then took the middle-aged man to the police station.
When the middle-aged man was taken to the police station for investigation, it turned out that this was not the first time he had done such a thing. Two years ago, he had raped and murdered two women. At that time, Qingshan County was in chaos, and losing two people was not a big deal. Later, too many people in the county were sentenced to death, so he dared not do this again.
This morning, he saw Wang Xiuqin return to the village to visit relatives. Wang Xiuqin looked too weak and easily bullied. He had a thought about her as soon as he saw her. He thought he had no chance, but then he saw that Wang Xiuqin had left the village alone. He followed her all the way, chose a secluded place, and dragged Wang Xiuqin into the reeds.
Wang Xiuqin's parents secretly came to the police station to inquire, and after learning what had happened, they were shocked. This was their only daughter.
Wang Xiuqin was determined to get a divorce, and her parents fully supported her. Her husband, Zhou Jianshe, was dumbfounded. Divorce? Just for such a small thing?
Wang Xiuqin's parents did not tell him about the near-fatal incident on the road. They only informed him of the divorce, took back the bicycle, and said that they hadn't asked for a dowry or even gotten a marriage certificate yet, so there was no need to get a divorce certificate.
Zhou Jianshe was unwilling. He had taken everything from the Wang family as his own, so how could he agree to this? He even allowed his parents to cause trouble at the Wang family's house and the state-run restaurant, accusing Wang Xiuqin of having an affair. The Wang family members were all quiet and soft-hearted, and they kept saying that Wang Xiuqin hadn't done anything wrong and that it was Zhou Jianshe's fault, but they couldn't explain in what way.
At this point, it was time for Grandma Yu and her group of elderly people to step in. First, they gave Zhou Jianshe a good beating, then they gave Zhou Jianshe's parents a severe beating, and then they started cursing the Zhou family for being inhuman, saying that they couldn't even be taken advantage of.
As for whether it will work or not, who cares?
The matter was resolved beautifully, which moved Wang Xiuqin's family deeply. Wang Xiuqin's father prepared a table of his best dishes for Grandma Yu and the others at a state-run restaurant and even gave Grandma Yu a red envelope.
Grandma Yu is no longer someone who's greedy for money. She only asked for a small travel fee, since they came by bus and couldn't possibly pay for their own transportation.
The food was too much, and everyone packed up the leftovers to take home. Wang Xiuqin's father also gave each person six meat buns to take home. With all that eating and taking things home, everyone felt they hadn't done enough. Old Mrs. Zhou said, "If you encounter any problems in the future, just come to us."
After this incident, when people in the county talked about them, they all said they were "a group of meddlesome, kind-hearted old ladies." Whenever someone suffered an injustice, the first thing they thought of was going to them to seek justice. This "Senior Justice Team" became a household name in Qingshan County!
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