Chapter 422 Zheng Family

A few days later, Zheng's father and mother arrived in Yangcheng.

Wang Cuimei came back from work and was shocked to see her parents-in-law and brother-in-law suddenly appear.

"Dad, Mom, his uncle, why are you here?"

Old man Zheng and his uncle did not say anything. Old wife Zheng's face darkened and she scolded: "What's the matter? Don't you want us to come? Or is it that my son is filial and knows to let us come and enjoy the good life."

"Oh, how could that be, I was just a little surprised. Guosheng didn't tell me about this, otherwise I would have asked for leave to pick you up at the station." Wang Cuimei smiled awkwardly, and was very angry in her heart.

Zheng Guosheng, this bastard, didn't even tell her about such a big thing. She was not prepared at all. When this old woman was unhappy, she didn't know how to frame her when she returned.

Mrs. Zheng snorted, "Guosheng is busy with work, he may have forgotten. Besides, you can't drive, so there's no need for you to pick him up."

Her son is the head of the family, why would he need to tell a woman like her about anything?

In the afternoon, Zheng Guosheng sent a car to pick them up, which made Mrs. Zheng embarrassed. In their place, the commune cadres didn't have this treatment, only the county cadres had it.

"Hurry up and cook, we're all hungry." Mrs. Zheng instructed.

"I heard from Guosheng that you found a part-time job. From now on, talk to your foreman and get off work early in the afternoon and come back to cook early. You can't earn much money from that part-time job. Taking good care of your parents-in-law and your husband is the real thing."

Zheng's father and mother have become more and more lazy in recent years because of the money Zheng Guosheng provided for them. They don't do any work in their hometown. The old couple just lie at home every day, or go out to chat with some idle people. They don't even help with cooking when they are busy with farm work.

Sometimes the daughter-in-law is late for cooking, and the old couple will scold her.

The daughters-in-law at home secretly cursed the old couple for being landlords and rich people, and the vicious parents-in-law of the old society who only knew how to exploit and torture their daughters-in-law.

Wang Cuimei's second daughter Zheng Mingxia couldn't stand it anymore and argued, "Grandma, my mother has a proper job, not a part-time job. She earns 60 yuan a month. How come there is not much money?"

Old woman Zheng was shocked when she heard it. She thought Wang Cuimei could only earn 10 yuan by struggling, but she didn't expect it to be 60 yuan.

She didn't expect that part-time workers in big cities could earn so much money. The regular workers in their county only earn 30 or 40 yuan a month.

The old woman couldn't help but feel lively.

She gave birth to four sons. Except for Zheng Guosheng, the other three were farming in the countryside. The three sons in the countryside gave birth to several grandchildren. Now two of them have graduated from junior high school and have joined the farming instead of going to high school.

Since odd jobs can make so much money, why not call the three sons and the two grandchildren over to work here to make money. With

such a high salary, those who have the ability can stay here for a few years, and those who don’t can live a good life in the countryside with money in their hands.

Thinking of this, the son-loving old woman Zheng rarely showed a good face to Zheng Mingxia, "Mingxia, tell grandma what your mother's job is about..."

Zheng Mingxia wanted to show off for her mother, so she told the old woman Zheng in detail, and old man Zheng and uncle Zheng also listened attentively.

While they were talking, Wang Cuimei went to the kitchen to cook.

Fortunately, when she came back, she met a pork seller and bought two pounds of meat, otherwise there would be nothing to eat in the evening.

Zheng Mingxia had already cooked the rice and washed the vegetables. Wang Cuimei cut some meat and stir-fried the vegetables, and made braised pork with the rest. She also beat a few eggs and fried them into a plate.

This is how she will eat tonight, and she will buy some good dishes tomorrow.

Wang Cuimei didn't know at this time that her parents-in-law were going to live here permanently. She saw that they also brought her brother-in-law, and thought they were here to play for a while and would go back before the spring ploughing at the latest. The

old man rarely comes here, so during this time, she should make sure they eat well and have fun as much as possible, so that she won't go back and make up stories about her being unfilial. Just

as Wang Cuimei finished cooking, Zheng Guosheng came back.

Originally, since his parents were coming, he should have come back earlier today, but he didn't want his parents to think that he was free from work, and he also wanted to give Wang Cuimei a warning, so he deliberately came back at this time.

Seeing the most promising eldest son coming back, Mrs. Zheng quickly got up and walked over. Even old man Zheng, who had just ignored Wang Cuimei, quickly turned his eyes away from the TV, stood up and said with a smile:

"Guosheng is back? Are you hungry? Your wife is going to cook, it should be ready soon."

Zheng Guosheng looked like a leader meeting ordinary people, holding his parents' hands, "Mom and Dad, I'm your younger brother, you've worked hard on the way here. I'm busy with work today and I'm sorry I didn't pick you up." "Did you

have a smooth journey?" "It was very

smooth. Thanks to you, Mom finally got out of the hospital and saw the world. It was Mom's first time riding a train, and that train..."

"Okay, Guosheng just got back from work, what are you talking about? Let's eat first," interrupted Mr. Zheng.

Mrs. Zheng paused for a moment and smiled awkwardly, "Yes, let's eat first."

Just at this moment, Wang Cuimei came out of the kitchen and asked for food, so the family hurried to the table to eat.

After the Zheng family's father and son sat at the table, they saw the bowl of greasy braised pork, their eyes lit up, and they quickly picked up the chopsticks and stuffed it into their mouths. In a short while, most of the bowl of braised pork was gone.

Wang Cuimei's youngest son Zheng Hongfei saw this from the side, and was so shocked that his mouth was a little wide open.

Although Mr. Zheng and Mrs. Zheng received 20 yuan from Zheng Guosheng every month, they needed meat coupons to buy meat, and they did not have that many coupons. It was expensive to buy meat on the black market, so they could only eat meat once every ten days or half a month.

After the reform and opening up, things were relatively better. There were more poultry that could be raised by individuals in the brigade, and the old couple would buy a chicken from people from time to time to satisfy their hunger.

However, they did not eat well on the train in the past few days, and the old couple were big eaters, so their eyes lit up when they saw the meat.

Zheng Guosheng came out of the room to get some wine, and saw that only half of the bowl of braised pork was eaten, and the corners of his mouth twitched.

He felt ashamed of his family's character, but he could not say anything to his parents, so he could only get angry at Wang Cuimei who had just brought out the meal.

"Knowing that my parents were coming, why didn't you buy more food? This is not enough for everyone."

Wang Cuimei was not used to him, "How should I know that my parents were coming? You didn't tell me. If I hadn't met a butcher on the road and cut some meat temporarily, I wouldn't have any meat to eat tonight."

Zheng Guosheng was furious when he saw Wang Cuimei not giving him face, "You didn't know before, why didn't you hurry to buy it after you knew it?"

"I'm busy cooking, so I don't have time. If you knew that my parents were coming, why didn't you buy some food?" When

old man Zheng saw Wang Cuimei scolding his son, his face darkened and he scolded: "Eldest brother, is this how you talk to a man?"

It was really outrageous that she dared to talk to her own man in such a tone.

Wang Cuimei curled her lips and said nothing.

She had seen through it over the years. There were not many good guys in the Zheng family. They were all a bunch of cowards who pretended to be good people outside but dared to be cruel to their wives.

Her father-in-law was even worse. After she got married, she heard that her father-in-law beat his wife when he was young, but he restrained himself after Zheng Guosheng became successful.

Zheng Guosheng saw that the meat was almost eaten up. He couldn't drink without meat, so he had to pay money and asked Zheng Mingxia and Zheng Hongfei to go to the store outside to see if there was any roast meat for sale.

Not far from the family compound, there was a roast meat store run by an individual business owner.

Normally, Zheng Guosheng would disdain to buy things from these stores, and he would never support disguised speculation.

But now there is no way. At this point, the only stores still open are those run by individual businesses. The public ones have been closed for a long time, even the canteen.