Chapter 226 Chinese New Year
After deciding to go to Beijing with Xu Yirou to see Tong Aiguo.
Tong Liqun went to Tong Decheng's house and told him about the matter, asking him to take charge of the village's affairs during his trip to the capital.
Over the years, Tong Decheng has been helping him with village affairs and has earned considerable prestige in the village.
Entrusting these tasks to him is the most suitable option.
Moreover, now that Tong Aiguo has gone to Beijing to join the army, he probably won't be returning to Bakushu Village in the future.
It's impossible to expect that brat Tong Aiguo to take over my job, so Tong Decheng is the best candidate to succeed me.
When Tong Decheng heard that Tong Liqun was going to the capital to see Tong Aiguo, he immediately instructed his wife to prepare more delicious food so that Tong Liqun could take it to the capital for Tong Aiguo to eat.
Zhu Jinmei doted on her nephew Tong Aiguo, and immediately began to busy herself preparing all sorts of delicious food for him.
Xu Yirou spent the Spring Festival at Tong Liqun's home that year.
On New Year's Eve, Cai Shuhua took out a red envelope and handed it to Xu Yirou: "Yirou, this is the New Year's money your Uncle Liqun and I are giving you..."
"Auntie, I can't accept this." Xu Yirou quickly declined. How could she accept the New Year's money from Cai Shuhua and the others?
She was just an educated youth from out of town, and being able to receive protection from Tong Liqun and Cai Shuhua was already a great blessing. How could she possibly accept their red envelopes?
“You silly child, there’s nothing you can’t accept.”
Cai Shuhua stuffed the red envelope directly into Xu Yirou's hand and said, "Yirou, as you know, your Uncle Liqun and I only have Aiguo as our child. Actually, I've always wanted to have a well-behaved daughter."
"However... I injured my body when I gave birth to Aiguo, and I haven't been able to have children since then."
“Although you are an educated youth from outside the area, your Uncle Liqun and I were quite resistant to educated youth from outside the area because of some other educated youth.”
"But after spending so much time with you, we've come to know that you're a good child. Although your Uncle Liqun and I haven't said it, we've already come to regard you as our own daughter..."
Xu Yirou's eyes reddened as she listened to Cai Shuhua's words.
She was neglected at home since she was a child. Despite being the older sister, the food and clothes she ate and wore were leftovers from Xu Yiqian and Xu Yinuo.
Ever since I can remember, I've always been helping with chores at home on an empty stomach.
If you accidentally do anything wrong, you'll be beaten by Li Guixiang.
The only thing that made her feel fortunate was that no matter how much Li Guixiang and the others abused her, they still managed to send her to school.
It taught her knowledge.
Originally an excellent student, she found a good job through her own efforts.
But Li Guixiang forced her to give up her job to Xu Yiqian, so that she could go to the countryside as an educated youth in Xu Yiqian's place.
It seems that the first half of her life was spent under the oppression and abuse of Li Guixiang.
I never felt even a trace of maternal love from Li Guixiang.
But now, Cai Shuhua, a complete stranger, has given her a warmth that Li Guixiang has never given her.
It made her realize that she wasn't so bad after all, and that she was also worthy of being cared for.
"Auntie, thank you, thank you so much..." Xu Yirou had clearly made up her mind not to cry anymore.
But even at this moment, she couldn't help but shed tears.
However, this time, the eyes were no longer filled with sadness, pain, anger, or sorrow.
Instead, it's joyful, happy, and warm...
"Silly child, why are you crying? It's just a small red envelope, is it really worth crying over?" Cai Shuhua looked at Xu Yirou's tear-streaked face, a hint of pity flashing in her eyes.
"Auntie, this is the first time I've ever received a red envelope in my life."
Xu Yirou sniffed and spoke in a slightly hoarse voice.
"The first time?" Not only Cai Shuhua, but even Tong Liqun, who was standing next to her, was stunned.
They had heard that Xu Yirou was the first child in the family.
Many people have deep feelings for their first child, even if it's a girl.
They are all your own children, even if they are daughters. During the Lunar New Year, you should show them some appreciation, more or less.
Even just a single piece of candy can make a child happy.
"Child, don't cry. Next year, your aunt will give you lucky money again. You'll be a student at Peking University soon, and good days are ahead! The past is the past, so don't think about it anymore."
Cai Shuhua tenderly hugged Xu Yirou and gently comforted her.
How could those family members be so heartless to treat such a well-behaved and lovable girl like this?
That's truly a terrible thing to do.
"Thank you, Auntie."
Xu Yirou wiped away her tears and smiled as she spoke.
Her aunt was right. Those tragic memories were all in the past. From now on, she only needed to look forward... towards money, towards making big profits.
That's good!
Meanwhile, in the capital city.
Su Xiangwan's entire family sat around the large round table, raising their wine glasses in unison and exclaiming with laughter, "Happy New Year!"
Even every year is no exception.
The little boy, sitting in his high chair, holding a cup of milk, joined the group, imitating the adults.
She said in a childish voice, "The New Year is so extravagant..."
“Our Niannian is so great, she’ll be a year older soon!”
Looking at her adorable grandson, Gu's mother smiled and kissed him on the cheek, then stuffed a bulging red envelope into Niannian's large pocket.
She made this bib with a big tiger embroidered on it by hand, and sewed a large pocket on it so that she could fill it with lots and lots of red envelopes today.
Every year, as Gu's mother stuffed the red envelope into her pocket, she would give her mother a toothy smile, even though she didn't understand what it was.
Seeing this, Gu's father was very envious. He quickly took a big red envelope and stuffed it into Niannian's pocket, saying, "Niannian, hurry up and give Grandpa a kiss too."
Every year, looking at the extra red envelope in his pocket, he would lift his face and let his father kiss him on the cheek.
Then he looked at the red envelope in his pocket with a happy smile.
Next, Gu Yanfei took the red envelope, put it into Niannian's pocket, tilted her head, and brought her face close to him: "Niannian, my darling, come here and give your auntie a kiss."
Niannian then pouted her juicy little lips and kissed Gu Yanfei on the cheek.
"Wow, my little darling Niannian's kiss smells so good! Auntie loves it the most!"
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