Chapter 373 Hometown 2

After cleaning the house, I lit a fire and cooked. I was tired after driving for several days and was too lazy to do anything, so I just stewed some rice and braised a chicken.

During the meal, Gu's father and mother were filled with emotion again, because of Gu Jianhua's words, "Let's just eat hastily today and make something delicious tomorrow."

"Our lives have really gotten better."

Mr. Gu sighed while eating the chicken. He actually felt that the chicken breast was too tough. It was meat, but he actually threw it away.

In the past, chicken necks and chicken heads were extremely rare, let alone chicken breasts.

Gu's mother also said, "That's right, I was thinking that we should have four dishes for dinner."

One cold dish, two stir-fries, and one stew or soup.

Life has really gotten better. It’s not even the New Year yet and we’re already eating chicken. What else could she be dissatisfied with? She actually picked it.

It was wrong for her to do so. Mother Gu should reflect on herself.

Su He said, "Mom and Dad, we work hard to make money so that you and your children can live a good life. You raised us, and now it's our turn to raise you. It's our duty."

"We have to eat four dishes for this meal."

It’s not like it’s a waste if you can’t finish it. You can finish all the food in one meal.

Mother Gu said, "No, no, no, Xiao He Niang is used to a good life in Beijing. It will take her a while to adapt to the new life. Rural families don't celebrate New Year or festivals. They just eat white rice and stewed chicken. That's enough."

"That's right. What kind of family is this? We can eat good food every day. This is good enough." Father Gu said as he picked up the chicken neck and started to chew it.

He also reflected on himself, thinking that every meal is hard-earned.

People can't forget their roots just after a few days of good life.

Su He and Gu Jianhua smiled and said nothing.

Anyway, Su He really loves stewed chicken, and she can eat two big bowls of rice with chicken soup.

After eating and cleaning up, the four of them prepared to go to bed.

Although there was a fire in the house, the kitchen and the living room were still quite cold in winter. Su He dared not take off his clothes until he got on the kang. The kang was warm and it was so comfortable to lie on it.

Su He soon fell asleep.

I slept until nine o'clock in the morning. It was a really comfortable sleep.

Gu Jianhua had gotten up long ago. Su He got up to fetch water to wash her face, and then she heard voices talking in the west room. When she went in, she saw that they were the aunties and grandmas in the village who were good friends with Gu's mother.

"Hey, Teacher Su, long time no see!"

The old family looked very friendly, Su He smiled, "Yes, long time no see."

Several aunties and grandmas said, "Teacher Su is getting younger and younger. After so many years, she is no different from when she was young."

Su He smiled, "Really?"

"Yes, his face hasn't changed at all, but he looks more mature and has a better temperament." The ladies are very good at boasting.

Su He chatted with them for a while and came out to wash her face and brush her teeth. Gu Jianhua came in from outside and asked, "Are you awake?"

"What have you been doing?"

"I'm sweeping the yard. Do you want to go to the county office later?"

Su He: "Go."

Gu Jianhua, "Then hurry up and eat."

Su He, "What did you cook?"

Gu Jianhua, "Steamed buns, fried chicken, and cold Chinese cabbage."

It sounded quite appetizing. Su He said, "Okay, wait for me for 20 minutes."

Father Gu was not at home. I guess he went out to chat with the villagers.

After Su He washed up, he brought the food to the west room. Gu's mother was talking to those aunties about going to France and she even took out photos from her bag to show them.

When the ladies saw Su He and Gu Jianhua coming in, they said,

"Oh, Jianhua and Xiaohe, you two have made great progress. You both took your parents on an overseas trip!"

That's not a compliment.

They really think that this family has made great progress. They can't even travel domestically now, but this couple took their parents abroad and took a plane. How amazing!

Su He smiled, "It depends on Chang Yi. She is working in France."

The ladies praised him again, saying, "This kid has a promising future since he was young."

The aunties knew what Changyi and Changan were studying, and they also heard from Gu's mother about their grandsons-in-law and grandsons-in-law. The eldest and second sons had already started their own families and careers, leaving only the third and fourth sons.

"They both got into college. Changyun got into Fudan University in Haishi, and scored over 600 points."

"Changhuan was admitted to the Beihang University in Beijing. What was the full name of the school that Xiaohe Changhuan attended?" Gu's mother remembered it, so she asked deliberately.

Su He, "Mom, it's the University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, a school where you learn to build and fly airplanes." Of course this school has many majors, but if you tell the ladies something complicated, they won't understand.

Just put it in simple and easy-to-understand terms.

Mother Gu said, "Yes, it's called the University of Aeronautics and Astronautics. I was able to get in with a score of over 600 or 680."

"Chang Huan is amazing. He is learning to build and fly airplanes. This kid has great potential!"

"That's right. How did he give birth to these four children? All of them were admitted to college, and their grades are so good."

The ladies are jealous.

Gu's mother laughed and said, "Chang Huan has always said that he wants to fly a plane when he grows up. We thought he was just talking nonsense, but who knew he really likes it."

Gu's mother was chatting with the aunties. Su He had already finished her meal. She said, "Mom, wait for us to come back and cook."

Mother Gu: "Okay."

After Su He and Gu Jianhua left, several aunts said to Gu's mother, "Jinzhi, your daughter-in-law is really filial."

Even if the old lady didn't tell them, they could tell from her condition and clothes.

Mother Gu nodded. "Xiao He is very kind to us old couple. I tell you, I am not inferior to those old men and women in Beijing."

"Xiao He gives me this much pocket money every month."

Mother Gu held up a finger.

A few ladies asked, "One hundred?"

Mother Gu said, "Say one thousand. We will each pay one thousand, so a total of two thousand."

Several ladies gasped when they heard this, "So much!"

They thought that giving one hundred yuan a month was the most and that they were being particularly filial to their parents, but they didn't expect that the daughter-in-law would directly give one thousand yuan, one thousand yuan per person.

Mother Gu said, "Yes, at the beginning, they gave us 100 yuan each. But when we first arrived in Beijing, Jianhua and Xiaohe didn't have much money, so they gave us less."

"Later, it was 200 or 500 per person. In the past two years, I have been given 1,000."

Several aunties and grandmas were envious, "Jinzhi, you are so lucky to have such a filial daughter-in-law."

Let alone giving their daughter-in-law a thousand yuan, even giving her ten yuan a month would be good enough.

Mother Gu said, "My son found it. Jianhua has good taste."

An old lady said, "This is not all Jianhua's fault, sister. It's about the relationship between the daughter-in-law and the mother-in-law. Generally, if the mother-in-law is good, the daughter-in-law is likely to be good. Seeing that Teacher Su is so good to you, you must treat the girl well."

Mother Gu said, "Then I will treat her like my own daughter."

"That's right. Jinzhi treats her daughter-in-law very well. She didn't even let her cook before. When Teacher Su gave birth, Jinzhi directly prepared 30 old hens for her, and she ate one a day."

"As people, we can't just look at how our daughter-in-law treats us. We should also treat the girl the same way as we treat her."

Everyone nodded, "That's right, put yourself in their shoes."

Mother Gu secretly curled her lips when she heard this. This old lady said nice things but how much did she actually do?

The retirement life of Gu's mother really made the old ladies jealous, especially when Gu's mother said that she could read and write, which made them even more jealous.

Zhao Jinzhi must have nothing to do, so she thought about learning to read, even at her age. But she has nothing to worry about and can do anything.

If they had that kind of life, let alone learning to read, they could even do embroidery.

Father Gu was also chatting with a group of people, focusing on the trip to France.

"They are all foreigners. Their hair is different from ours, it's golden, their eyes are blue, and they speak in a language we can't understand."

"Luckily, Xiao He Club took us for a walk. Otherwise, we would not be able to come back if we went there alone."

The village secretary listened and said with a smile, "Uncle Gu, now that you are abroad, you are a foreigner."

“Yes.”

Su He and Gu Jianhua have already arrived in the county. They came here by bicycle. It was quite cold for them to ride a car suddenly after being used to riding in a car.

The county is very different now. There are many more stores, shops, canteens, restaurants, clothing stores, etc., selling all kinds of things.

Su He and Gu Jianhua went to the big supermarket opened by Gu's third sister and team leader Wang. The supermarket they opened is the largest supermarket in the county.

There are all kinds of things in it, including vegetables, fruits, daily necessities, rice, noodles, etc.

Such a big supermarket makes a lot of money in a month.

The 30,000 yuan borrowed from Su He has been repaid by Gu Sanjie and Team Leader Wang.

Gu Jianhua and his wife from Su He bought two large bags of things. When they were checking out, Sister Gu said, "No need to pay, no need to pay, just take it back."

Su He said, "How can we do that? We have brought so many things. Third sister, you take them."

The two of them started arguing, and finally Third Sister Gu won. She said, "That's right. Although we are all from here, you all moved to Beijing to live. When you come back, you are the guests. How can you let the guests pay?"

Su He said, "Okay, you two can bring Yaoyao over to play next summer. Our villa is big enough to accommodate as many people as you want."

Speaking of this, Sister Gu was quite regretful, "Since we opened this shop, it has become difficult for us to travel far away."

"You all moved to Beijing, or you could find a relative or friend to look after you."

Su He, "That's right. Since you two can't come over, let Yaoyao come over to play. Her older brother and older sister are both in Beijing, and she has nothing to do during the summer vacation."

Sister Gu said, "She wanted to go even if you didn't tell her. When she came back from vacation, she kept talking about going to Beijing, but I didn't let her go."

Su He, "Third sister, please let your child come next time."

"Well, let her go next summer vacation."

The two chatted for a while, and just as Su He and Gu Jianhua left, Gu's second sister and her husband came over, also to buy things.

I didn’t go to the supermarket yesterday, but today I visited my second sister and her husband and I felt that it would be great to have a supermarket like this in my hometown.

They were both moved by what they saw.

You can just stay in the house, sheltered from the wind and rain, and wait to be paid.

I asked my third sister, "We spent tens of thousands of dollars on this. If you want to open a supermarket, you can't refer to ours."

"Beijing City can't be compared with our county."

Gu Erjie, "I know, this supermarket looks pretty good. It must make a lot of money a month, right?"

Sister Gu said, "A few thousand yuan, sometimes tens of thousands."

Anyway, theirs is the only big supermarket in the county. People from the entire county and several nearby villages come to their supermarket to buy things.

The monthly income is really not a small amount.

Anyway, Third Sister Gu is already satisfied with this income. The couple is now thinking of saving some money to buy a car. Compared with a two-wheeled car, a four-wheeled car is more convenient.

I just don't know whether it is better to buy a car or a truck. If I buy a car, it can only be used for family use, while a truck can also be used to transport goods.

The couple will have to discuss this carefully when the time comes.

“That’s really nice.”

"Did you buy this shop? Or rent it?" asked Sister Gu.

Sister Gu said, "I bought it. But we only spent more than 30,000 yuan for such a big shop. If we want to buy one in Beijing, it will cost more than 100,000 yuan."

Sister Gu shook her head, "It won't cost more than a few hundred thousand, it will cost several hundred thousand. Is your shop more than 2,000 or 3,000 square meters?"

Sister Gu said, "Two thousand nine hundred."

Sister Gu asked, "Jianhua opened a restaurant and a hotel. Do you know how much he spent on them?"

Sister Gu thought for a moment and asked, "Three hundred thousand?"

Sister Gu said, "It's 880,000. His shop is 3,200 square meters and he bought it three years ago. It would cost about 1 million to buy a shop like that now."

"Are the housing prices in Beijing so terrible?" Sister Gu was shocked.

Sister Gu said, "Yes, it is so terrible. The price is getting more expensive every year."

"For a store as big as yours, let alone 20,000 or 30,000 yuan, if it was priced at 100,000 yuan, I would buy it without hesitation and open my own supermarket."

"I have no money, so I borrowed money to open it."

"But if you want to open a supermarket like this in Beijing, even if you don't buy a store, you still need to invest at least 50,000 yuan."

Third sister Gu listened and said, "Second sister, if you really can't do it, why don't you open a small supermarket? A small store of more than 100 square meters can also make a lot of money."

"Let's talk about it later. I just thought your supermarket was pretty good and I was a little tempted. It's okay. I've calmed down now."

"We two just need to sell meat buns honestly, and we can make a lot of money in a day." Sister Gu said with a smile.

Sister Gu said, "Okay, selling meat buns is also good. The profit is small, and you don't have to take too much risk. We run such a big supermarket, and we have to worry about everything."

"That's for sure."

Sister Gu said, "Speaking of which, Jianhua and Xiaohe usually worry a lot. With so many stores, how many stores do they have?"

Sister Gu shook her head, "I don't know, they just opened one after another. I only know about the first few, the restaurant that opened last year, and the dance hall that opened this year."

"What about a dance hall? What is it for? For singing and dancing?" Third Sister Gu was curious, as they didn't have a dance hall here.

Gu Erjie, "Yes, for dancing. The store is big. There is dancing on the first floor and a separate private room on the second floor. You can sing, dance or do anything else."

Third sister Gu admired, "Our brother and sister are really good at doing business."

There's no need to ask, it must have been her brother or sister-in-law who came up with it.

"Yes, Xiao He is very smart. When she first opened the shop, Jian Hua was the one who looked after it. If Xiao He hadn't opened a clothing store, she would have made millions with that shop and bought a house and a car!"

In this regard, Second Sister Gu is grateful to her younger siblings. Her younger siblings raised all her children.