Han Chen, his thoughts exposed by Xuemei, chuckled twice and changed the subject, saying, "By the way, Xuemei, besides asking me to give my parents fifty yuan, my uncle and aunt also gave me a thousand yuan in cash and a lot of tickets. They are all nationally recognized tickets."
Before returning to the room, Han Chen told Liu's mother about Lin Jianye and his wife's request to ask her to take care of Lele for a period of time, and said that the fifty yuan was to compensate Liu's mother for the work points she had earned during this period.
Lin Jianye and his wife originally wanted to give more money to Liu's mother, but after thinking about it, they knew that if they gave too much, Liu's mother and father would be even less likely to accept it, so they only prepared fifty yuan.
Liu's mother and father initially refused to accept the offer, rejecting it outright. Liu's mother said Lele was her goddaughter now, and it was her duty to take care of her, not to charge her. Besides, she wasn't planning on working for the next two months, as Xuemei was about to give birth and then recuperate.
In the end, Feng Ru talked to Liu's mother for a long time and finally persuaded her to accept the money.
With the consent of Xuemei and Han Chen, Liu's father and mother planned to hold a family reunion banquet for Lele when Xuemei and Han Chen's daughter was one month old.
After Han Chen finished speaking, he got out of bed, took out the money and bills, and handed them to Xuemei who was lying on the bed. Xuemei took the money and bills and put them on the quilt. She asked, "Why did your uncle and aunt give you so much money and bills?"
"My aunt told me to take the money first and give it to Lele. I think my aunt is afraid that if something happens to the Lin family in the future, it will be difficult for my sister-in-law to raise three children alone, so she asked me to bring some money back as a backup! As for the tickets, my aunt said that we and my parents can use them together." Han Chen guessed.
"Put the money in the wooden box first! Since Lele is our goddaughter now, her expenses for the next few months with us will be covered by the two of us! As for the tickets, pick out the ones that are about to expire, and put the others away with the money." Xuemei said.
Han Chen lowered his head and kissed Xuemei on the lips, saying, "I am so lucky to have such a wife!"
Xuemei was a little embarrassed by Han Chen's sudden exaggeration. She reached out and pushed Han Chen's shoulder and said, "Go pack up the money and tickets. I want to go to bed!"
When Han Chen returned to the bed, Xuemei was already asleep. Han Chen put Xuemei's hands under the quilt and kissed her forehead before turning off the lights and going to sleep.
The next morning, after breakfast, Feng Ru rode Han Chen's bicycle to the commune primary school. Arriving at the primary school, Feng Ru registered first, transferring her and her two children's household registration to the school so that they would receive their future supplies. Then, Feng Ru registered Lin Jin, who hadn't come with her today.
After finishing her business, Feng Ru went to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy a pound of White Rabbit candy. Arriving a little late, they were out of meat, so Feng Ru bought a few bones instead. After shopping, Feng Ru returned to Liujia Village. She would officially start work tomorrow.
Feng Ru had agreed with Han Chen and Xuemei last night to pay rent to the young couple. In order to make Feng Ru feel at ease, Xuemei and Han Chen agreed to charge Feng Ru one yuan and fifty cents a month, the same as the other educated youths in the educated youth institute.
Feng Ru felt that the rent was a little low. In the future, she, her two children, and the Liu family would eat together, so they would get a lot of savings on the dishes. Feng Ru decided to help more after get off work every day, and buy more meat when she had meat coupons to eat together.
When Feng Ru came back, she put down her bicycle and looked around. Only Xuemei was in the kitchen. She put the bones on the table and asked, "Xuemei, where are Auntie and Xiaojin?"
"The two brothers Xiaojin and Xiaoren are interested in working. They went out with my father and Han Chen this morning and haven't come back yet? My mother just took Lele to my aunt's house next door." Xuemei replied.
"Oh! Xiaojin and Xiaoren have never been to the countryside, so they are curious about everything. Is Lele used to drinking your sister's breast milk?" Feng Ru sat down next to the stove and stuffed two pieces of wood into it.
Liu's mother felt formula wasn't as good as breast milk. Now that Kaikai was little, Shengnan couldn't finish her milk every day. After explaining this to Feng Ru, Liu's mother decided to take Lele to try it out this morning to see if she could get used to Shengnan's milk. If she did, she'd go to the next door to drink milk during the day and drink milk at night. She'd also give Shengnan two cents a day, which she'd pay from the fifty yuan.
"My mother said it was okay. Lele refused to drink at first, but after forcing her to drink a few sips, she agreed to drink!" Xuemei answered as she put the dishes in the pot.
"That's good. Drinking breast milk is better for Lele's health, and it's more convenient for us. Milk powder and malted milk are hard to buy." Feng Ru stood up and said.
Xuemei also nodded in agreement.
Feng Ru continued, "Xuemei, what else do you want to cook? Let me do it!"
"No, sister-in-law, it's almost ready. We can start eating after Han Chen and the others come back!" Xuemei replied.
At around twelve o'clock, Liu's mother came back first, holding the sleeping Lele, and then Han Chen and Liu's father came back with the Lin Jin brothers. The Lin Jin brothers sat in a pair of baskets carried by Liu's father, and Han Chen carried a hoe and other tools.
When Feng Ru saw the two brothers crawling out of the basket, she said angrily, "You two lazy little bastards, why don't you just walk back? Grandpa is tired from work!"
After Feng Ru finished speaking, she walked over and brushed off the dust on the brothers' pants and coats. Lin Jin thought for a moment and asked, "Grandpa Hui, you just brought Xiaoren and me back in a basket. Are you tired?"
"Not tired. I can lift both of you with one hand!" Father Liu said with a smile.
"Grandpa Hui?" Feng Ru asked Lin Jin with a puzzled look on her face.
"Mom, I call the grandpa here Grandpa Hui, so that I can distinguish him from the grandpa and grandma in Beijing!" Lin Jin explained.
When Liu's mother heard the little guy say this, she smiled deliberately and asked, "You call him Grandpa Hui, so what do you call me?"
Lin Jin glanced at Father Liu secretly, then replied, "Grandma Li, Grandpa Hui said you are the most beautiful girl in his heart!"
Upon hearing this, Father Liu coughed a few times in embarrassment and then returned to the main room. Mother Liu was also a little embarrassed and glared at Father Liu's back. Feng Ru lowered her head awkwardly, covering Lin Jin's mouth, and took him and Lin Ren to the well to wash their hands.
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