Chapter 396 Go to Lijiaao Again
During the days of preparing for the wedding banquet, Su Mo and her family of three took some time to go to Lijiaao.
Su Mo mainly went to see Cao Yatou, while Su Tingqian and his wife thought that since they were all here, they might as well go and see it together.
Before leaving, Su Tingqian told Lu Qingan and his family that they had been kept in the cowshed in Lijiaao for a year.
"Brother Lu, I'm really sorry. Because of the situation before, I didn't dare to let the children tell you about us there for fear of implicating you. Later, when we returned to the city, the situation was unclear and it was hard to say. When the situation is better, I thought I would tell you about this when we meet and apologize to you in person."
"Don't blame the children. It was me who didn't let them tell you first."
Lu Qing'an was really shocked after hearing this. He didn't expect that his in-laws had lived in the production team next door for so long, and he didn't know anything about it. The couple was really keeping a secret.
"Oh, oh, it's okay. It's really hard to talk about this. You, you have suffered." Lu Qing'an was so surprised that he couldn't speak clearly. He couldn't help but look at Lu Bo Ming and Li Yue'e to see how they would react.
Before Lu Changzheng was transferred to Guangzhou and left, he told Lu Boming about this, but he didn't tell anyone else, so Lu Boming was not surprised.
Li Yue'e also heard Lu Xiaolan talk about it during the Chinese New Year. Knowing that Lu Qing'an liked to think more, she didn't tell him. So even if she tried her best to pretend to be shocked, her acting skills were limited, and she naturally couldn't hide it from Lu Qing'an, who had lived with her all her life.
Lu Qing'an's heart suddenly turned cold, and he was hit by 10,000 points of critical strike.
It turned out that his father and wife knew about it, but they only hid it from him!
Lu Qing'an was bitter in his heart. If it weren't for the happy event of Lu Xiaolan's upcoming wedding, he would probably have shut himself off.
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Cao girl has finished the fifth grade and will go to junior high school in the second half of the year.
Su Mo had only secured for her to finish primary school for free. When she entered junior high school, she had to pay tuition fees, which were 6 yuan per semester. However, she worked hard and ranked first in the school when she took the entrance examination. The commune middle school saw that she had good grades and knew that she was an orphan, so they waived her tuition fees.
When Su Mo went there, Cao Yatou was working in the fields. She was very happy to see Su Mo.
"Auntie, when did you come back?"
"I've been back for two days." Su Mo said, "Why are you in the fields here?"
Now was the time to pull weeds and catch insects for food. She saw other women and children pulling weeds in other fields. In this area, most of the people pulling weeds were strong men, probably because the ground was hard.
Subconsciously, Su Mo felt that the villagers were bullying her again and assigning her the bad land.
Cao Yatou smiled and said, "The work points for weeding here are higher. I specifically asked the team leader to assign me here. I am strong and it won't be a problem."
The food subsidy that her aunt applied for her was not available this year. She is older now and eats more. She has to go to school on weekdays, so she must take advantage of the holidays to earn more work points, otherwise the food she is allocated will not be enough.
"You are growing up now, don't do too tiring work. If you don't have enough food, just buy it from the team."
"Okay, thank you for your concern, auntie. I know. Weeding is just about the strength of your hands. It's not a tiring job." Cao Yatou explained.
The two walked to a slightly cornered place, blocking the probing eyes of others, and Su Mo handed her the cloth bag in her hand.
"I brought you some school supplies." In addition to paper, pens and exercise books, there was also a new set of clothes.
"Thank you, auntie." Cao Yatou wiped the mud off her hands and took the cloth bag with both hands.
"You will go to junior high school in the second half of the year. Keep this money and pay the tuition and accommodation fees. There are more courses to learn in junior high school, unlike elementary school. You can apply for accommodation at school to save running back and forth." Su Mo said, taking out twenty yuan and handing it to her.
"No need, auntie, I got the first place in the exam, and the school exempted me from tuition and miscellaneous fees." Cao Yatou waved her hand and refused to take it.
"Really? Then work hard, study hard, and go to college in the future. Keep the money. When you go to junior high school, you will need to spend money on many things." When a girl grows up and has her period, she will have to spend money to buy a menstrual belt or tissues?
"No, auntie, I haven't spent all the money you and Teacher Gu gave me before. I can't take your money anymore." In the past two years, Su Mo and Teacher Gu occasionally sent Cao Yatou five or ten yuan.
"Take it." Su Mo stuffed the money in her hand, "Just think of it as a loan from auntie. When you grow up and make money, you can pay me back." After
Su Mo said this, Li Chuncao took the money and swore in her heart that when she grew up, she would return it to auntie and Teacher Gu double, no, ten times.
"I'm going to study abroad next month for a year. If you have anything to do during this period, go to Lujia Village to visit my parents-in-law or write to Teacher Gu."
Li Chuncao was delighted. She had heard their principal talk about selecting overseas students. Only the most outstanding people in the country could go. Auntie was really amazing.
"Auntie, are you going to be an overseas student?"
"I guess so. Overseas students have to stay for a long time. Auntie can't leave for too long. I'll go for a year as an exchange student." Su Mo said.
Li Chuncao didn't understand much, but those who could go abroad were all very powerful anyway. "Auntie, I have to study hard and strive to be like you in the future, to study abroad, and return to serve the country after graduation."
"Okay, Auntie, wait."
Su Mo cared about her life again and learned that the people in Lijiaao no longer bullied her. On the contrary, because of her good grades, many people let their children study with her, so Su Mo felt relieved.
Coming out of the field where Cao Yatou worked, Su Mo and her parents went down Lijiaao again, and went to the cowshed by the way.
The people in the cowshed have been rehabilitated now, and the people living there now are the old people who take care of the cows and donkeys in the production team.
The family of three walking around so ostentatiously naturally attracted a lot of attention. The three people were dressed in fancy clothes and were obviously not locals. Someone went to find Captain Li, fearing that they were spies or something.
Captain Li hurried back and was relieved to see that it was Su Mo. "Researcher Su, are you here to see Chuncao again?"
"Yes, I just went to see her. Now I'm walking around the village. I haven't been here for a long time." "Yes
, come and visit often when you have time." Captain Li said as he looked at Su Tingqian and his wife. He felt that the two looked very familiar.
"These two look so familiar. Have they been to our Lijiaao before?"
Su Tingqian smiled, "Captain Li, don't you recognize us?"
As soon as Captain Li heard Su Tingqian speak, he recognized him and said in surprise: "Oh, Old Su, no, Comrade Su, you didn't say anything, I really didn't recognize you."
Before, his hair was gray and he looked like an old man, but after returning to the city, he looked ten years younger, and his hair turned black. Can returning to the city make you look younger?
Looking at the three people, Captain Li had an answer in his mind, "What a coincidence, you and researcher Su came on the same day."
Su Mo smiled, "It's not a coincidence, we came together, this is my parents."
Captain Li: ...
Good guys, really good guys!
He guessed that they were relatives or something, but he didn't expect them to be his parents.
This researcher Su is really a man who can do great things. His parents are in the bullpen, but he has come several times and there is no sign of anything.