Zhao Dahu quickly stripped Wei Shuqing naked, and said in a hoarse voice, "You promised yesterday, so whatever you say today is fine! I've been waiting all day."
Wei Shuqing angrily punched him twice, "I didn't say no, but can you put your clothes away properly? How can you just throw them on the ground like that? What's the rush? Be gentle..." She hugged Zhao Dahu, and a romantic atmosphere filled the room again!
By the time Zhao Dahu had finished his fun, Wei Shuqing was already asleep. He, on the other hand, got up refreshed and cleaned up the mess!
The next day, the whole family didn't have to go to work, but the couple still got up at 7:30 and went to Zhao's mother's room. They arrived just in time, as Zhao's mother had just finished cooking and brought the food up. She placed Zhao Aiguo's steamed egg custard separately in front of him, and the grandfather and grandson, looking like tiny rats who had stolen oil, burst out laughing in an extremely lewd manner.
Zhao's mother couldn't help but laugh and say, "Eat quickly, don't mind them." With that, she picked up a steamed bun and started eating.
The two were completely baffled. Just as they were about to ask, Zhao Aiguo walked up to them in a serious tone and said, "Dad, Mom, I'm going to perform a magic trick for you. You'll have to give me a dollar for watching."
Zhao Dahu was taken aback and said, "You know magic tricks!"
Zhao Aiguo nodded vigorously, smiling as he reached out for the money. Wei Shuqing smiled and ignored him, sitting down to eat and taking a steamed bun made of two kinds of dough. She hadn't eaten enough yesterday, and after several encounters with Zhao Dahu, she was starving. After Zhao Aiguo pestered him a few times, Zhao Dahu finally took out a dollar. "Fine, fine, I'll see what you little swindler are up to! Magic tricks? You don't even know the Six Arts." Actually, he was just curious and wanted to see Zhao Aiguo's magic tricks.
After handing the money to his grandfather, Zhao Aiguo ran behind him and laughed so hard he clutched his stomach and rolled around on the kang (a heated brick bed). Zhao Aiguo said, "Where's the magic trick? Show me!"
Zhao Aiguo said, "Didn't I already turn the one yuan in your pocket into Grandpa's hand? Hahahaha, Dad is so stupid!"
Zhao Dahu laughed angrily and said, "You little rascal, come here right now!"
Zhao's mother laughed and said, "Alright, wait a little longer. You can conjure up firecrackers and candy with just one yuan! Sit down and eat!"
Zhao Dahu looked at Wei Shuqing and said, "Why don't you take a dollar?"
Wei Shuqing shook her head and said, "I don't want to watch! Haven't you heard that curiosity killed the cat? You're such a grown-up, where do you get so much curiosity from!"
The meal was enjoyed by everyone. After the meal, Zhao's father and Zhao Aiguo went shopping, and Zhao Dahu, worried about them, went out with them.
Only the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were left in the room. Wei Shuqing sincerely said, "Mom, thank you and Dad!" Zhao's mother smiled and said, "You child, why are you being so polite with your mother?" As she spoke, she pushed the sunflower seeds over and said, "Eat up! We're just killing time anyway."
Wei Shuqing, holding a melon seed, suddenly thought of something and said, "Mom, do you think it would be good to keep some gold at home now? We didn't have the means back then, but as the saying goes, 'In times of chaos, save gold.' Gold can be used as money anywhere!"
Zhao's mother nodded and said, "That's good! But in recent years the government has tightened controls and doesn't allow private buying and selling!"
Wei Shuqing's eyes lit up and she said, "Mom, you like it too, but you can't find it anywhere, right?"
Zhao's mother nodded and said, "I heard that it will be available for trading next year. We'll save some then for my Aiguo to use when he gets married! Gold is different from money. Back then, there was so much money in the legal tender and gold yuan notes. They just became useless. It was worthless back then. It was just a piece of paper. They could print as much as they wanted. Your father and I are lucky. We saved some Yuan Shikai silver dollars back then. At least there was silver in them, right? The old Wang family and the old Pan family in the front yard left behind gold yuan notes and legal tender notes that they couldn't bear to exchange. They've all become worthless paper."
Wei Shuqing was taken aback and said, "Mom? We still have Yuan Shikai silver dollars at home?"
Mother Zhao nodded and said softly, "This courtyard was bought with silver dollars back then, but there aren't many left now, they're all just sitting there! We figured it would definitely be valuable in the future, so we left it for you as a keepsake..."
"Mom, wait for me!" Then she hurriedly ran off and returned shortly after, looking mysterious. Zhao's mother looked at Wei Shuqing with suspicion, only to see her take out a square red cloth package, which looked like a box. Wei Shuqing smiled and said, "Mom, open it and see if you like it!" Zhao's mother didn't take it seriously, but after opening the box, she was completely taken aback.
Wei Shuqing actually shared the same old-fashioned thinking as Zhao's mother, believing in the importance of saving gold during times of chaos. Seeing Zhao's mother's clearly troubled expression, she said apologetically, "Mom, don't laugh at me. I just think gold has always been a hard currency. A while ago, someone needed money to buy a house, so they put it up for sale, and I bought it. I was thinking of giving it to you for the New Year!"
Seeing Zhao's mother's serious face, trembling lips, and slight shaking body, Wei Shuqing instantly felt she had made a terrible mistake. She knew she shouldn't have acted on her own and bought so much; she should have discussed it with Zhao Dahu first. Then, anxiously, she said, "Mom, are you alright? Mom? Don't scare me..."
Zhao's mother slowly reached out and took out one of the gold bracelets. She glanced at it, covered her mouth, and burst into tears. This terrified Wei Shuqing. "Mom, Mom, what's wrong? It's my fault. I shouldn't have spent so much money to buy this useless thing without discussing it with you. Don't be angry. I'll go find that person and return it!"
At this moment, the three members of the Zhao family, father and sons, came in and saw Wei Shuqing anxious and helpless, while Zhao's mother was crying with her face red and shaking her head.
Zhao Dahu stood there stunned. Although he had said yesterday that he would slap Wei Shuqing if she dared to be disrespectful to his parents, he still stepped forward and grabbed Wei Shuqing's hand to give her strength and silently comfort her. After all, Zhao's mother had Zhao's father to comfort her, and he had observed carefully that Zhao's mother was not crying out of anger.
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