Ma Xiulan took out a gold bracelet and a cloth bag from her arms.
The price of gold is cheap now, only eight dollars and sixty cents, so she prepared one for Zhou Anan without thinking.
In her previous life, she felt it was shameful for her son to be a live-in son-in-law, and she treated Zhao Xingguo and his wife coldly for several years. However, Zhou Anan came home with lots of bags every Chinese New Year, and always smiled at her, trying to make her see more of the efforts of her eldest son, Zhao Xingguo.
But at that time, she still felt that Zhou Anan was taking advantage of her.
He didn't treat her well either.
In the end, because he knelt down and begged the boss to spare Zhao Yang, the boss and Zhou Anan were in debt and had to sell their house.
I must make An An happy in this life.
"This is the betrothal gift I prepared for An An, 666 yuan, for good luck."
Old man Zhou was anxious: "Didn't you say your son came to visit?"
"Don't worry, my son is coming to live with me. I just like An An, so I also gave An An a betrothal gift. The couple doesn't need to give their child the surname Zhao, but Zhou. If you don't believe me, I can write you a receipt."
No matter what the grandchild’s surname is, they are all your own children.
What's good about having the surname Zhao? There is no good person in the Zhao family.
There was no need to have the same surname as hers, Ma, and she didn't think her surname needed to be passed down.
Old Man Zhou was relieved when he saw that Ma Xiu Lan was speaking from the heart, but six hundred and sixty-six yuan was too much.
He wanted to refuse, but Ma Xiu Lan insisted on giving it to him. Finally, Old Man Zhou said that all the money should be given to the young couple.
After the marriage was settled, Ma Xiu Lan put forward her subsequent plans.
"Brother, the college entrance exam is about to begin. I'd like to ask you and the children for your opinion on whether or not to participate. If you do, I suggest that you come back to the city with me to concentrate on reviewing. Firstly, Xingguo has to work in the fields in the village and can't concentrate on studying. Secondly, there are many teachers in the city, and they can ask for advice if they don't understand something."
Old Man Zhou called Zhou Anan and Zhao Xingguo.
I briefly explained the matter to both of them.
Zhao Xingguo's eyes lit up. He definitely wanted to go to college, but An An was so good to him, he couldn't help but listen to An An's opinion.
He glanced at Zhou Anan and said, "I'll listen to Anan."
Old Man Zhou was satisfied. Zhao Xingguo knew how to love his daughter, so he was not afraid that his daughter would be bullied even if they went out.
Zhou Anan has just graduated from high school and has stayed at home for three years. Life in the small mountain village is ordinary and simple, and there are only so many medicinal herbs in the mountains. She wants to see the outside world, but she is also worried that Old Man Zhou will be lonely, so she is very conflicted.
Seeing his daughter like this, Old Man Zhou immediately made a decision: "You two should go to college. I have nothing to do at home. I am still strong and healthy."
Zhou Anan burst into tears: "Dad!"
Old Zhou turned around with a cold face, hiding the tears in his eyes:
"Learning skills is a good thing. When I'm not busy anymore, I'll take the train to see you. You two should work hard and make sure you get into college!"
Ma Xiu Lan knew that Old Man Zhou must be feeling bad about making this decision, but the child has his own future.
"Come back to see your dad during the winter and summer vacations."
The next morning, Zhao Xingguo and Zhou Anan went to get their marriage certificate. Ma Xiu Lan bought a lot of vegetables and pork, and Old Man Zhou used grain to exchange for some chickens and bacon from various families.
Ma Xiu Lan was the chef, and with the help of two aunts from the village, they held a simple wedding banquet at Zhou's house.
On the third day, after getting a letter of introduction from the commune, Ma Xiu Lan took Zhao Xingguo and Zhou Anan and set out on the journey back to the city.
--Hospital--
Zhao Youcai stayed in the hospital for a few more days. His daughter-in-law brought him meals every day, and she cooked them in different ways, which made Zhao Youcai feel a little better.
Without Ma Xiu Lan, I eat better.
Who wouldn’t be tired of eating radishes and cabbages every meal?
Although the two daughters-in-law’s cooking is not as delicious as Ma Xiulan’s, they are willing to use more ingredients, such as chicken soup and fried meat.
Seeing that Chen Zhenzhen didn't leave after delivering the meal, Zhao Youcai asked, "Is there anything else?"
Chen Zhenzhen rubbed her hands and said, "Dad, I have run out of money for the family here. Please give me some more."
Zhao Youcai's eyes widened and he counted on his fingers: "I gave you 10 yuan four nights ago. You and Zhang Zhaodi took turns doing it. You've only been doing it for two days, and your 10 yuan is gone?"
Chen Zhenzhen saw Zhao Youcai's dissatisfaction and felt a little guilty. She did embezzle money, but Zhang Zhaodi must have embezzled money as well.
"This is the account book. I've been thinking about Dad lately. You're in the hospital and you need to take care of yourself, so I bought more meat and vegetables."
Zhao Youcai opened it and took a look.
Breakfast: 2 catties of pork, 1 head of Chinese cabbage, 2 catties of vermicelli
Lunch: One chicken, 1 jin of potatoes, 3 jin of rice
Dinner: Noodles
Just by looking at the meals for one day, you can tell how good the food is at home.
Zhao Youcai always thought that he was the only one in the hospital and that he ate well, while others still had home-cooked meals.
Unexpectedly, the whole family ate well, and he ate the leftovers. The family ate chicken, but he drank the chicken soup and couldn't even get a chicken leg.
"Since you have no money, don't do it for now. Let Zhang Zhaodi do it tomorrow. Ask Lao Er to come see me in the evening."
After listening to Chen Zhenzhen's words, Zhao Xingjia came to the hospital, not knowing what his father wanted to talk to him about.
"Second brother, do you know that your wife spent ten dollars cooking for two days?"
Zhao Xingjia nodded. He also wanted to eat well, and so did his children. However, thinking about the meals at home these past few days, it was indeed a bit extravagant. He wondered if his father would scold him. He quickly said:
"The fourth family cooks like this too. I guess the ten dollars are almost gone."
Zhao Youcai's mouth twitched. "You cooked for four days, each family spent ten yuan, so the total cost was 20 yuan. There are 30 days in a month, so our family spends 150 yuan on food. Is this reasonable?"
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