Upon hearing that his mother was hospitalized, Liu Xiaoyuan knew that something serious had happened in the family. Given his parents' frugal nature, they knew that his mother wouldn't spend extra money on hospitalization unless her condition became unbearable.
"Longhui, what happened to my mom? Is she alright?" Liu Xiaoyuan asked anxiously.
Liu Xiaoyuan knew that his parents didn't call him because his mother was hospitalized, so that he wouldn't worry and could focus on his work.
Parents' hearts are always full of love and concern for their children! Parents always think of their children first!
Liu Longhui said, "Xiao Yuan, don't worry, your mother is fine."
Liu Xiaoyuan didn't believe Liu Longhui's words. If his mother was fine, why would she be hospitalized?
"Longhui, tell me the truth, what happened to my mom? Tell me quickly!" Liu Xiaoyuan's tone sounded very anxious.
“Xiao Yuan, don’t worry, I’ll tell you, I’ll tell you,” Liu Longhui said. “Ten thousand yuan was stolen from your house. When your mother found out, she fainted from anger. After being taken to the hospital, the doctor said it was nothing serious and that she just needed to calm down.”
Liu Longhui continued, "Xiaoyuan, actually your parents specifically told me not to tell you, saying that you just graduated and are looking for a job, and they were afraid it would delay your job search. But after thinking it over, I decided to tell you anyway, so you won't blame me later!"
Afterwards, Liu Xiaoyuan learned some more information from Liu Longhui.
Last year, Liu Xiaoyuan's family built a two-story house, which cost over 100,000 yuan. This is an extremely low cost for building a house in the countryside these days.
You know, these days, if someone builds a house and does a decent renovation, it usually costs two or three hundred thousand yuan; if they want a really nice renovation, the cost will increase by at least tens of thousands of yuan.
Therefore, building a house in the countryside now is a huge challenge!
The reason why Liu Xiaoyuan's family built their house at such a low cost was entirely due to Liu Xiaoyuan's father, Liu Haimin.
Liu Haimin used to be a brick maker, a kiln supervisor. In the past, people in rural areas would make their own bricks to build houses. These bricks were made of clay and had to be fired in a kiln to become hard red bricks.
To fire clay bricks into red bricks, a skilled brick-making master is needed, because the firing temperature in the brick kiln must be carefully controlled.
If the fire is not hot enough, the bricks will not be hard enough and will break easily; if the fire is too hot, the bricks will be over-fired and a lot of coal ash will stick to the bricks.
Therefore, to fire red bricks that are both beautiful and durable, a skilled kiln master is needed.
Liu Haimin used to do this kind of work; basically, all the red bricks used to build houses in the village were made by Liu Haimin.
Moreover, Liu Haimin's footprints covered several nearby villages, and even went to work dozens of miles away from home.
At that time, Liu Haimin generally did not accept money from the villagers, and even if he did, he would only accept a portion of it.
Under these circumstances, Liu Haimin made many friends, some of whom were fair-weather friends, while others were true friends.
Therefore, when Liu Haimin was building his house, all his true friends came to help without asking for a single penny.
It was under these circumstances that Liu Xiaoyuan's two-story house was built at such a low cost.
However, more than 100,000 yuan is still a heavy burden for Liu Xiaoyuan's poor family.
Liu Xiaoyuan's family only has fifty or sixty thousand yuan. Although they only have that little money, Liu Xiaoyuan's parents believe that building a house is now an urgent matter.
In Liu Xiaoyuan's hometown, the first condition a man's family asks when he wants to find a wife is whether his family owns a house, and only then do they discuss other conditions.
So even though the family only had 50,000 to 60,000 yuan in savings, Liu Xiaoyuan's parents gritted their teeth and borrowed money from relatives and friends to build a house, because Liu Xiaoyuan is considered old enough to get married in the countryside.
Fortunately, Liu Haimin has many friends. When they learned that he was going to build a house, many people would send him money without him having to ask.
With the help of relatives and friends, Liu Haimin quickly raised over 100,000 yuan and immediately started construction. He demolished his old house, which was built with mud bricks, and then built a new house in just over two months.
The house was built, but the family was left with a debt of over 60,000 yuan.
Liu Xiaoyuan's parents worked hard to pay off their debts as soon as possible.
Last year during the Chinese New Year, I paid off a debt of 10,000 yuan.
In the first half of this year, Liu Xiaoyuan's parents painstakingly saved over ten thousand yuan to pay off their debts. But who knew that this hard-earned money would be stolen?
Liu Xiaoyuan's parents did not have the habit of keeping money in the bank; they usually hid cash in places at home that they considered safe.
This time, Liu Xiaoyuan's parents planned to return the more than 10,000 yuan to the relatives and friends who urgently needed the money. But who knew that disaster would strike? Their hard-earned money was stolen.
When Liu Xiaoyuan's mother returned home from work, she found the door pried open, clothes scattered haphazardly in the room, and the wardrobe door wide open. She knew something bad had happened.
Because that ten thousand yuan was hidden in the wardrobe!
Liu Xiaoyuan's mother immediately went to the wardrobe and found signs that someone had rummaged through the place where the money used to be hidden. At this moment, Liu Xiaoyuan's mother still held a sliver of hope, reached in and touched it, only to find it empty; more than ten thousand yuan had vanished.
Liu Xiaoyuan's mother went crazy, taking all the clothes off the wardrobe and throwing them on the ground, but there was still not a single penny in the wardrobe!
More than ten thousand yuan! For a rich person, it might be the cost of a meal, but for Liu Xiaoyuan's mother, it was a huge sum of money, which she and her husband had worked hard for and saved up through countless hours of sweat.
Liu Xiaoyuan's mother became increasingly angry and upset, eventually fainting from the shock. Fortunately, Liu Xiaoyuan's father returned in time and immediately called 120 upon seeing his wife's collapse.
Upon hearing Liu Longhui's account, Liu Xiaoyuan angrily slammed his fist on the wooden bed, making the bed frame bang loudly!
"Damn it! If I find out who stole my money, I'll kill them!" Liu Xiaoyuan thought through gritted teeth, wishing he could catch the thief who stole his money right away, beat him half to death, and ruin his happiness for the rest of his life!
"Thank you, Long Hui. I'll buy a ticket and take the bus home today!" Liu Xiaoyuan said.
Since I haven't found a job anyway, and my mom got so upset that she was hospitalized, I might as well go home to take care of her and comfort my parents.
Liu Xiaoyuan knew that over ten thousand yuan was a huge sum for his family. His mother was so upset that she was hospitalized, and his father must be feeling terrible too. But as the pillar of the family, his father had to persevere and face this messed-up life with a smile, no matter how bitter or painful it was.
(End of this chapter)
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