Meng Xi found his uncle's house according to the route he remembered.
My uncle's house is a typical courtyard house. There are several cedar trees planted at the gate, and a few red lanterns are hung on the low-hanging branches.
Meng Xi went forward and knocked on the door.
It was quiet all around, and the knock on the door was particularly clear.
After a moment, an old voice said, "Here it comes!"
The door was opened from the inside. An old man dressed like a ball opened the door halfway. He squinted at the girl at the door and asked, "Who are you looking for?"
Meng Xi grabbed the old lady's arm and called out coquettishly, "Grandma, I'm Xiao Xi!"
"Xiao Xi? You're home!"
The old lady was very surprised and hurriedly pulled Meng Xi to look left and right, but her eyesight seemed not very good, her left eye was completely white and her right eye was drooping, so she couldn't see anything, and she kept muttering:
"You've lost weight, you've lost weight, why did you come home just now? Have you been well these years?"
The days of an old person’s life are getting shorter day by day. Grandma Meng Xi sits at the door every day counting the days and secretly looking forward to her granddaughter coming home.
The grandmother was extremely happy to see her granddaughter today. After chatting for a while, she noticed that there were two people standing behind Meng Xi. She squinted her eyes and looked carefully, then asked:
"Excuse me, who are you?"
Meng Xi introduced her to her grandmother, "Grandma, this is my boyfriend Chu Qi, and this is his mother, Aunt Wang."
"Oh, Xiaoxi has found a boyfriend." Grandma said, and hurriedly invited him into the house.
Afterwards, grandma asked her eldest daughter-in-law to come out and entertain the mother and son, while she went to prepare to kill a chicken to entertain the guests.
Of course her eldest son would not let his old mother help with the work. He invited her to the living room and went to kill the chicken with his son.
My grandmother’s family’s surname is Zhang. Her husband came to live with her, and the whole family took his surname.
Grandma Zhang showed the same rigor she had used when she was looking for a husband, and talked for a long time with Ms. Wang and Chu Qi.
Ms. Wang said she was nervous, but she had been in business for a long time and naturally understood the art of speaking. She made Grandma Zhang laugh in just a few words, and Chu Qi took the opportunity to join in the pleasant chat.
After chatting for about half an hour, Grandma Zhang asked her eldest granddaughter to take Meng Xi and Chu Qi out to play.
When Meng Xi returned home again, Grandma Zhang had already learned from Ms. Wang how Meng Xi had been living over the years.
Grandma Zhang said: "I thought Xiao Meng was Xiao Xi's biological mother, and I would treat Meng Xi well even if she remarried. I didn't expect that she would use Xiao Xi as a bargaining chip to get the bride price."
She sighed repeatedly, feeling sorry for what Meng Xi had gone through over the years.
He added, "After the Chinese New Year, I will move Xiaoxi's household registration booklet back so that she won't be bullied by that family anymore."
Ms. Wang said, "What if they don't agree?" She certainly agreed with this decision. Ms. Wang also didn't like that kind of in-laws.
As the saying goes, we are of the same root, so why are we so eager to fight each other?
As a woman, how could Ms. Meng be so cruel to her own daughter?
To put it bluntly, this kind of person is not worthy of being a mother.
Grandma Zhang said: "If she refuses, I will ask her to return the original compensation."
It turned out that her youngest son had made a will, dividing his inheritance into three parts, one for his wife, one for his mother, and one for his daughter.
Grandma Zhang felt sorry for her granddaughter and was afraid that she would not live a good life, so she gave her inheritance to Ms. Meng.
In the evening, the Zhang family killed chickens and ducks, stewed meat and fried dishes to entertain Meng Xi and others.
After dinner, Grandma Zhang gave Meng Xi one of her jade bracelets, but Meng Xi refused to accept it.
Grandma Zhang said, "Every girl in our family should have one when she reaches adulthood, but I didn't give it to you because you didn't come home before."
Only then did Meng Xi put away the bracelet.
"I think that boy is good," Grandma Zhang said to Meng Xi, "He is handsome, has a good temperament, and most importantly, he is good for you, that's the most important thing."
"It's better for girls to have their own source of income." Grandma Zhang handed a passbook to Meng Xi, "This is the money your father gave to me for safekeeping. It was saved for you to use when you grow up. Now I'm giving it to you."
"Remember, if you are bullied in the future, you must fight back bravely. Don't swallow your anger. Grandma will feel bad when she knows." Grandma Zhang looked kind, her eyes full of love for this granddaughter who has had a rough life.
Meng Xi's eyes burst into tears. She hugged Grandma Zhang and sobbed softly like a child who had suffered a great injustice.
I haven't seen my grandma for a long time.
She thought no one cared about her.
It turns out that besides Chu Qi, there is someone else in the world who loves her.
As she cried, Meng Xi finally smiled happily.
*
After the New Year, Grandma Zhang did not go in person to move Meng Xi's household registration back. It turned out that her eldest son felt sorry for her and did not let her go, so it was up to her eldest son to go.
Things went smoothly. Perhaps it was clear that she could no longer get more money from Meng Xi, so Ms. Meng agreed to let Meng Xi move her household registration out. From then on, Meng Xi's life or death had nothing to do with her.
She said: "I will not pay Meng Xi's tuition in the future. I will see how she goes to school."
Uncle Meng Xi was an honest man who was not very good at speaking. He was silent for a moment and then said:
"It seems like you haven't been out much. She'll be more relaxed without you."
Ms. Meng was so angry that she fell backwards, but she had no idea how to refute it.
The reason is simple, simply because what my uncle said is true.
*
Meng Xi paid her tuition with the passbook her father left her.
Because there was not much money in the savings book, Meng Xi would work part-time in her spare time, and Chu Qi would accompany her every time.
As the days passed, the day of the college entrance examination came, and Meng Xi was admitted to her ideal university.
Chu Qi was admitted to the same school as Meng Xi.
The two fell in love from junior high school to college, and got married shortly after graduating from college.
When the two said "I do" to each other at the wedding ceremony, Meng Xi's last 1% of redemption value finally reached 100%.
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