Children, don't be greedy, the New Year will come after Laba Festival.
It's the end of the year, and both children and adults are very happy. Children are most happy to celebrate the New Year, because there are many delicious foods and firecrackers, which enriches their monotonous lives.
Adults have to work harder. It's the end of the year, and they need to buy this and that. The less well-off families have to face even more difficulties. It can really be called the "end of the year", but this year is different. This year is very lively.
It was the last day of the machinery factory's payroll, and everyone had a heated discussion.
The focus of the discussion was naturally not on others, but on the number one person in their machinery factory, Bai Fendou. However, there were other people this time, including Chen Yuan, the son of Director Chen of Logistics, who also made an appearance in full dress.
Chen Yuan also worked in the machinery factory. He worked in the factory office. Although he was just a clerk, he had a backer. He was arrogant and looked down on others. Because of this, he offended many people. Everyone was just watching the fun.
In just one day, the excitement spread like wildfire, spreading to every corner of the machinery factory.
Even the factory manager heard about it.
Although the logistics director is not a high-ranking official compared to the factory director, he is still a high-ranking official. Moreover, this position is very powerful and can bring benefits to the people. Only the factory director's confidants can sit in this position. Therefore, the factory director was quite sensitive about the fact that the son of this man lost such a big person.
Just, does your son have any special hobbies? What everyone is discussing is not about fighting, but about biting each other. You two old men are fighting, you punch me, I punch you, that's fine, but why do you do this? You kiss me, I kiss you? Well, they say it's "biting", but everyone thinks it's no different from "kissing".
In short, it's very ugly.
Chen Yuan knew it was embarrassing, so he covered himself tightly, but Bai Fendou was not like that. In such a cold day, he wore a cotton-padded jacket and unbuttoned the top button, revealing his neck.
Well, it's his medal of victory.
Yes, he fought, but he didn't lose.
Only when you are covered with scars can you be considered a real man.
Everyone in the machinery factory was stunned by Bai Fendou's ostenatious parade through the streets.
The toilet was always full of people.
Bai Fendou always managed to bring Anjing Machinery Factory into a joyful atmosphere by himself, and now that the New Year was approaching, he did something else. Bai Fendou was so open about it that some people were very angry.
The angry person was not someone else, but Chen Yuan.
Today was his last day at work and the day when his salary was paid. He arrived at the machinery factory on time. As soon as he arrived at the door, he saw Zhang Saner smiling at him in a particularly subtle way. That enthusiasm didn't seem like he was holding back on anything good.
Although they were neighbors, he didn't want to associate with this person at all. This person was nothing! He glanced at Zhang Saner coldly and strode away.
Zhang San: “Yo yo yo.”
He approached Wang Erlaizi, who was guarding the gate with him, and whispered, "Did you see that? He still looks down on people."
Wang Erlaizi: "Pooh!"
He rubbed his face and said, "He thought no one knew."
Zhang Saner looked at him disapprovingly and said, "Don't spit on us. Our boss will be unhappy if he sees us."
Wang Erlaizi said unconvincedly: "Who didn't see Bai Fendou's neck? Wasn't it him who bit it? No woman is as bad as him."
These women don't even fight like this.
At this time, several other people who had just entered the factory asked curiously: "What happened? Is there a fight?"
I got particularly excited when I heard about someone fighting.
Zhang Saner: "It wasn't today, it was last night. You can go to the bathroom and look at Bai Fendou's neck and you'll know. He and Chen Yuan... were having sex."
There were exclamations all around.
Zhang Saner: "And also, yesterday Tao Yuye... blah blah blah blah."
He was as happy as a civet in a melon field, and couldn't wait to share. It was really worth it for him to guard the gate for Li Si today! Just bring happiness to everyone.
At this time, Chen Yuan didn't know that his story had been widely known. Of course, Zhang Saner was not the only one who did this. There were many people watching last night, including those in the surrounding yards. Who wouldn't tell here? The news spread quickly! Chen Yuan everyone went upstairs and ran into Zhuang Zhixi. Zhuang Zhixi paused subtly. Chen Yuan laughed and was very arrogant.
Zhuang Zhixi shook his head silently, almost shaking it off. He could understand Bai Fendou's unconventional fighting style. Zhuang Zhixi was not a man, and he only did those weird things. But Chen Yuan, you...
Zhuang Zhixi really didn't understand.
He went to the Finance Department silently, as today was the day to collect salaries.
In fact, the official spending day is not today. They paid their salaries in advance so that everyone can have money to buy things and have a good New Year. Mingmei's unit is the same, not to mention their units, even Zhuang Zhiyuan's unit is the same.
Even though it might not be the same day on ordinary days, because it is the New Year, everyone's salaries are collected in advance, and almost the entire city is working today.
It is foreseeable that after receiving the money today, all kinds of stores will be crowded.
Zhuang Zhixi came to the Finance Department to line up. The office was inside the house, but the line had already formed outside, even to the gate. Zhuang Zhixi stood in the line. The main topic of the line today was not what to buy with the salary, but "Did Bai Fendou and Chen Yuan really eat each other?"
Look, what everyone is concerned about.
Zhuang Zhixi said seriously: "You guys go to the toilet to watch Bai Fendou, why are you asking me?"
He answered seriously, but everyone laughed, which was very meaningful. They had all seen it. Bai Fendou didn't feel embarrassed at all after seeing Bai Fendou's neck.
"I heard that Chen Yuan had an affair with Bai Fendou's wife?"
"No, your news is inaccurate. I heard that Chen Yuan liked Bai Fendou and couldn't bear to see Bai Fendou get married, so he sowed discord between Bai Fendou and his fiancée. But Bai Fendou found out about this. Bai Fendou, an old bachelor, wanted nothing more than to get married, so how could he not be angry? So he directly attacked Chen Yuan and said he wanted Chen Yuan to be his wife."
"Ah, is that so?"
"Think about it, if it wasn't for this, why would Chen Yuan do this? Love turns to hate, definitely love turns to hate."
"That's not right. I heard that Bai Fendou fell in love with Tao Yuye from the infirmary, Chen Yuan's wife, but Tao Yuye insisted on marrying Chen Yuan. Bai Fendou was heartbroken, so he found another old woman to marry. But who would have thought that Chen Yuan hated Bai Fendou because his wife was coveted, so he tried to sow discord between them. Bai Fendou went to the door in anger. He didn't like Chen Yuan in the first place, and now he hated Chen Yuan even more, so he beat him up."
"You are definitely wrong. He didn't hit Chen Yuan. He was clearly being a hooligan in public and kissed Chen Yuan."
"You're not right, either. I heard that Chen Yuan has two women on both sides. He already has Tao Yuye, his wife, and he's also hooking up with Bai Fendou's fiancée. He's playing two boats at once. Bai Fendou saw that both the woman he once loved and the woman he loves now were snatched away by Chen Yuan, so he wanted to teach him a lesson and let him know that he's not someone to be trifled with. So he did it for Chen Yuan!"
"Ah, this logic...is this logic correct?"
"What's wrong with that? Isn't Chen Yuan happy to snatch people? Bai Fendou will let him know the dangers of the world."
"Impossible. Everyone knows that Bai Fendou is not a man anymore."
"He can't touch the things, but he can do it. Anyway, he doesn't really love Chen Yuan. He just wants to insult Chen Yuan's personality."
"ah..."
"I believe Chen Yuan must have had an affair with Bai Fendou's fiancée. If not, why would Chen Yuan find a job for the husband? I heard that it was Chen Yuan's mother who arranged it..."
"Ah, there is also this good thing."
"Who says it's not?"
Although everyone saw Zhuang Zhixi start the conversation, the topic quickly became wild and Zhuang Zhixi hadn't said anything yet. These people had already come up with countless versions of the story, and each version seemed very lively.
This topic and speculation are so bold that it makes people feel overwhelmed.
He just stood there and listened to so many versions. It was foreseeable that there would be countless more versions in the entire factory. Bai Fendou had a bad reputation to begin with, and now it was even worse. But it was clear that Bai Fendou would not care.
It was just like that anyway. What if it was a little worse?
On the other hand, although Chen Yuan has a father who is the director of logistics, he has a limited personal ability and is always looking down on others, so he has a weak presence in the factory. He is not as good at doing good or bad things as he is.
But overnight, he became famous.
If a mediocre person wants to become famous, all he needs to do is struggle in vain.
You really can't afford to suffer a loss or be cheated. As long as you work hard, you can do it.
Zhuang Zhixi was amazed. Seeing his sister-in-law coming to collect her salary, he looked behind him and saw dozens of people queuing up. He said decisively, "Sister-in-law, I'll collect it for you."
Liang Meifen hesitated for a moment, and then heard Zhuang Zhixi say again: "If you like to queue, then you can come to my place and collect my and Dad's wages. I will go back to work."
Liang Meifen nodded immediately and said, "Okay."
This was not considered cutting in line. She swapped places with Zhuang Zhixi, who then walked out of the line and went back. Liang Meifen was somewhat excited. She could actually collect wages for her father-in-law and brother-in-law. She could actually do it! They actually trusted her. This really excited Liang Meifen.
After all, although she was not smart, she could see that her brother-in-law was particularly wary of her. Other sisters-in-law had trouble getting along with each other, but Liang Meifen felt that her brother-in-law was more difficult to deal with than his wife.
Although Mingmei is very good at flattering her mother-in-law and always sweet-talking her, she doesn't care much. She has seen that Hutou and Xiaoyanzi have received snacks from Mingmei several times. As a mother, as long as she sees her children doing well, she thinks it's better than anything else.
Moreover, sisters-in-law usually compete with each other, but Mingmei is not like that.
On the contrary, this brother-in-law would look at people subtly at every turn, which made people very alert. They always felt that this person was hiding something good. Therefore, the couple, Liang Meifen, always felt that this brother-in-law was more difficult to get along with.
But I didn't expect, I really didn't expect, that he would actually trust people.
Since she was able to collect wages on behalf of others, Leung Mei-fun felt that she had shouldered a heavy responsibility.
Zhuang Zhixi didn't think as much as Liang Meifen. He was just too lazy to queue up and happened to see Liang Meifen, so he just wanted to grab a man. As for whether Liang Meifen would embezzle the money, she wouldn't dare to do so even if she had a hundred guts.
When Liang Meifen went to work, she had agreed with Zhuang Zhiyuan that Zhuang Zhiyuan would come to collect her salary and never let Liang Meifen handle it. But Zhuang Zhiyuan was sometimes on business trips and sometimes couldn't come because of something. So he didn't do it strictly.
But even so, every month when Liang Meifen's salary came in, no matter who in their family received it, they had to give it to Zhao Guihua first, because they also had to pay fifteen cents for living expenses every month.
Liang Meifen used this money every month as her salary. After paying it, it was not even enough for her to eat, so Zhuang Zhiyuan would supplement it from his own salary.
As for the financial power of the family, it was in Zhuang Zhiyuan's hands. He had to hold it in his hands. His wife was a fool. She had been married for so many years and had a job but she hadn't saved a penny.
Whenever she sees that you have money, she will become a little confused and want to support her parents' home.
So Zhuang Zhiyuan didn't let her keep the money at all. That's it, she didn't keep the money. With the suppression from her mother and him, she was a normal person and didn't want to support her parents. Of course, Liang Meifen is now much more sober and it's also exciting. The first thing is that her brother got married without informing her, which greatly stimulated Liang Meifen; the second thing is that Su Pandi got divorced and went to jail. It was the first time she saw someone who believed in his mother's words and suffered such a miserable end because of his parents' family.
Seeing this, I was naturally stimulated.
Zhuang Zhiyuan knew that his wife was more clear-headed and he trusted her more.
Zhuang Zhixi has no feelings for his sister-in-law. He always looks at his elder brother. His attitude is the same as his elder brother's.
So recently, Zhuang Zhixi has been treating Liang Meifen well. After all, they are all family. Although they had a lot of unhappiness in the past, they didn't break up at that time, and there is no need to do so now. Zhuang Zhixi returned to the office and saw that everyone was quite absent-minded at work today.
After all, today is the last day and we will have a holiday tomorrow.
"Xiao Zhuang, your wife gave birth during the New Year, right?"
Zhuang Zhixi: “Yes.”
When he mentioned this, he became excited and said, "I don't know if it will be before or after the New Year. I think it will be after the New Year. It's less than two days before the New Year."
"That depends on whether it's a puppy or a pig."
Zhuang Zhixi: "Everything is good. My own baby is cute in every way."
"That's right."
"Oh, by the way, I heard that your compound was lively again last night..."
Zhuang Zhixi: "Look, do you still need to ask this? Isn't it known to the whole factory today?"
"Hahaha, I heard Zhang Saner from the security department talking when I walked in...the security department was talking very excitedly."
"I heard it from Old Li in the workshop. He heard the noise last night and went over. He said he saw Chen Yuan like a wronged young wife, covering her face and crying as she ran away."
"I heard it from a strong and bold guy from the unloading team. He said he also went over to watch the fight. Although he is usually very strong, he didn't dare to go up and stop the fight..."
Everyone started talking at once.
Look at how much topics and fun Bai Fendou has added to their machinery factory.
They can meet each other, and as the New Year is approaching, more relatives will visit each other. This news will spread far and wide with each household.
Tong County...Tong County cannot be stopped; Tianjin Wei...well, it is possible, and it may be even further.
Tsk tsk!
Zhuang Zhixi: "Bai Fendou was impulsive before, but not like now. He could still restrain himself to some extent. Now he really lets himself go."
"I think he just can't stand seeing that everyone in our compound is married and he's the only bachelor." A voice came. Everyone turned around and saw that it was Zhou Qun. Zhou Qun said, "The circuit here is broken, right? Let me fix it."
"Come on!" Sister Cui took the initiative to step forward and greet people. Although Sister Cui used to hate Zhou Qun's pretentiousness, but since Zhou Qun became "sisters" with them, their relationship is not bad.
She got a lot of gossip from Zhou Qun.
She said: "What you said is true. He was not like he is now because he was not the only one who was single before. Now it is different. He is anxious..."
Seeing Zhou Qun taking over the topic, Zhuang Zhixi also laughed and said nothing. He just continued to do what he was supposed to do and finished the last bit of work.
He said, "Master Huang, you will be at home during the New Year. I will visit you then."
Old Huang: "Why come? No need to come. I will spend the New Year with my son."
After a pause, he said, "Your wife is going to give birth in a few days, so you should take it easy and look after her at home. Don't run around. You are not a three-year-old child anymore. You are going to be a father yourself, and you don't need to pay more attention."
Zhuang Zhixi smiled: "That's true."
On the last shift, Zhuang Zhixi processed all the work and documents from the previous year, sorted them out, and then packed up. As the bell rang, everyone greeted each other and left work with New Year's goods.
Yes, New Year’s goods.
Their factory still has New Year goods.
This is the advantage of a large factory. For a major machinery factory like theirs, those activities cannot affect production, so naturally the benefits are good.
The Propaganda Department where Zhuang Zhixi worked was a cadre post. They were given one pound of meat, one fish, one pound of rice and one pound of Fuqiang flour.
This is real good stuff.
It is also a real welfare of their factory. Some capable factories will go out of their way to obtain some materials through other channels and distribute them to employees. This is a unique welfare of some factories. Otherwise, why do we say that workers are so popular now?
There is a factory there, it's really great.
The workshop was not divided as well as they were. There was no rice or flour, but each person still had a fish and half a pound of meat.
They are a big factory with many people, so it is good to be able to share these. Of course, some people get better, but even with this, his family is already very happy. Zhuang Zhixi went home with the New Year's goods. Zhuang Laonian Liang Meifen got less, but she also got some.
Priscilla Leung was the happiest. She said: "I didn't expect that I would get one this year. I thought apprentices like me couldn't get one, but I didn't expect that it was the same as regular employees. Only temporary workers didn't get one, but everyone else got one."
Even though she used to be a formal employee, the salary she received at the factory was not as good as it is now. This is indeed the difference between a large factory and a small one.
Zhuang Zhixi didn't listen to her nagging and quickly rode his bike to pick up his wife. Last year, Mingmei was still working as a ticket seller and had to work even during the Chinese New Year. This year, she adjusted her position and could take a normal holiday.
Mingmei not only took the New Year holiday, but also included her maternity leave. In their city, the standard for lesbians is 56 days of maternity leave. Adding the New Year holiday, Mingmei can take more than 60 days off this time, which is equivalent to two months, just in time to stay at home for the winter.
As a gay man, Zhuang Zhixi didn't have that many holidays, but he still had three days, and he also took a holiday during the New Year.
It's not that they can calculate the day of delivery, but it can't be delayed any longer. There is no need to go back to work after the annual leave, and then work for a day or two before taking maternity leave. It would be better to just rest at home.
The New Year goods at Mingmei's unit are better than those at the machinery factory. Each unit is different. Although Zhuang Zhixi's state-owned factory is indeed good, Mingmei and Zhuang Zhixi's elder brother Zhuang Zhiyuan's are not bad either.
After all, it's a steering wheel.
These days, any car-related unit is not bad at all.
Among the eight major members, the driver is at the front. This kind of unit has good efficiency.
Zhuang Zhixi drove Mingmei home with the New Year's goods. As soon as they entered the yard, they smelled the smell of fried meat. Mingmei sniffed and said decisively: "It must be my grandfather who did it."
In this courtyard, no one except Lan Sihai was willing to fry the meat right after it was distributed. Others would save the New Year's goods they received for making dumplings on the night of the 30th. But this did not necessarily include Lan Sihai.
Lan Sihai usually eats whatever he can and won't leave any behind.
Moreover, this guy doesn't care what others say. Others are willing to make selfless contributions for their children, but he is not. No matter whether it is his son far away or his daughter living in the same city, Lan Sihai always has the attitude of "stop disturbing my life."
The only one who is relatively close is Mingmei.
That's because this granddaughter lives in the same yard with him.
Mingmei: "I don't know if it's frying meat or refining oil, it smells really good."
"You'll know if you try it." A flat voice sounded, and Mingmei was startled. She patted her chest and turned around and said, "Grandpa, why did you suddenly make a sound behind me? Are you trying to scare me to death?"
Lan Sihai: "I'm not a ghost, I don't make noises when I walk. You have a head full of flesh, you can't hear me even if I make a sound."
Mingmei pursed her lips.
Lan Sihai glanced at the two of them and said, "Put your things back home, and then come to my house."
Mingmei immediately smiled and said, "Grandpa is the best."
Lan Sihai: "Oh, what a filial granddaughter. She is so filial. When we eat meat, I am the best grandfather."
Mingmei said coquettishly: "Well, I usually say you are very good."
She said, "You can't accuse me of anything bad."
Zhuang Zhixi: "That's right, my wife is so nice. My grandson-in-law is also nice, I..."
As soon as Lan Sihai heard the words, he knew that this person wanted to brag about himself. He was really shameless. He immediately waved his hand and said, "Shut up."
After saying that, go straight home.
Zhuang Zhixi said faintly: "It's so cold, just like this freezing weather."
Mingmei couldn't help but burst out laughing.
Zhuang Zhixi also laughed.
When Lan Sihai entered the room, he saw his wife preparing oil residue. He asked her to do this. He walked over to take a look and said, "Not bad."
"That's great, isn't it? This is five catties of meat, and the fat alone is more than three catties. The fat I cut off for oil is more than one catty, almost two catties. Who dares to be so arrogant?"
They haven't cut off all the fat yet, leaving some for making dumplings, as a little fat makes them more fragrant.
Lan Sihai: "We are so old and still don't eat. Do we have to wait until we get down there to eat?"
He said: "As a human being, you can't let yourself suffer. Otherwise, you will regret it when you die. You will die without food or clothes. I don't want to be such a fool."
Luo Xiaohe smiled and nodded. Although Lan Sihai was much older than her, Luo Xiaohe did not regret marrying him at all. She learned a lot from Lan Sihai. Although many people thought this was selfish, Luo Xiaohe felt happy.
She lived a very depressed life in the first half of her life, and only gradually became open-minded after she got together with Lan Sihai.
Of course, it could also be because there were so many things going on in this courtyard that she felt she was still a normal person. And watching the fun always makes people relax. She said, "On the 30th, we'll make dumplings with cabbage and meat. Some time ago, Zhao Guihua gave me a salted fish, so we'll steam it..."
"Grandpa, Grandma Luo."
Mingmei held her big belly and poked her head out of the door. Lan Sihai curled his lips and said, "Come in quickly. Where's your man? He doesn't even know how to hold you up."
Mingmei: "He went to the bathroom."
Lan Sihai: "Give Mingmei some oil residue."
Luo Xiaohe smiled and said, "Okay."
Mingmei eats and drinks for free and doesn't feel embarrassed at all. It must be said that this is the shamelessness inherited from their Lan family. They are not the kind of people who are easily influenced by the outside world, so Mingmei doesn't feel embarrassed to eat and drink for free.
She was happy: "I like it the most."
Lan Sihai: "Eat, eat. There's more."
Mingmei nodded and sat on the chair, swinging her legs gently. She glanced at the meat on the chopping board and said in surprise, "Grandpa, why did you give so much? My Zhuang Zhixi got one catty, and my eldest sister-in-law and my father-in-law each got half a catty."
Lan Sihai raised his head slightly and said with a smile: "Do you think I am on the same level as them? I am a hired expert. Do you know what an expert is?"
Mingmei nodded: "You are awesome."
Lan Sihai: "Of course I am good, otherwise they would be crazy to hire a 70-year-old man to do the job."
He said, "Let me tell you, even though your grandpa didn't have much education and only knew a few words, he was self-taught, but in some jobs, I am an expert and a master! As long as you are outstanding in one aspect, people will respect you no matter when."
Mingmei nodded: "I know."
Lan Sihai: "What do you know? I see you know nothing. You are confused all day long and just watch the fun."
If this were said, Mingmei would argue: "Aren't you the same?"
"For people who know everything, watching the fun is called relaxation, while for people who know nothing, watching the fun is called not doing their job properly." Old Man Lan has a lot of great truths, but he also said: "But the most important thing is that people are happy. For people like us in the Lan family, it doesn't matter if we don't know anything. Anyway, I am still there."
Mingmei: “???”
You just finished talking about the truth and then you overturned your own truth. This is...
"I have canned peaches here. You can take two back later."
Mingmei: “Oh.”
"Knock, knock." Zhuang Zhixi knocked on the door. Lan Sihai said, "Come in."
He glanced at his grandson-in-law and said, "You are quite polite, haha."
What a coincidence! Zhuang Zhixi is also a thick-skinned person. He smiled and said, "Of course, I have many advantages. Being polite is not the most important one among them."
Lan Sihai: "Well, you have some of my style when I was young." Shameless!
Zhuang Zhixi: "Then we are destined to be together."
Lan Sihai: "Get lost, who are you? You have no respect for your elders, come here and write a couplet for me."
Zhuang Zhixi: “Okay.”
He pointed to a large package in the corner and said, "Let me open that later and take away anything you need."
Zhuang Zhixi rubbed his hands: "Then I'm going to make it big."
This shameless look made Lan Sihai kick him on the spot, and Mingmei giggled so hard that she fell backwards.
This scared the three people in the room. Does this little girl know that she is pregnant? She doesn't know how to be careful. Zhuang Zhixi supported his wife and said, "You better be careful."
Mingmei said coquettishly: "It's all right."
The young couple didn't go home, but came here to eat. The food at grandpa's house was really delicious.
"Cuckoo, cuckoo, it's six o'clock, it's six o'clock..."
Mingmei looked over in the direction of the voice, wondering: "Grandpa, when did you buy the clock?"
She leaned forward to take a closer look and pouted, "This is old."
This clock is not very big, and there is a cuckoo on it. It was the cuckoo that made the sound just now.
Lan Sihai looked at his granddaughter and said, "You have no sense. Only old things are valuable. Don't underestimate my clock. It's an old thing."
Mingmei: "Didn't there exist clocks in ancient times?"
"It's not that old. It's from the Qing Dynasty, about a hundred years old. It didn't work when I bought it. I adjusted it myself." Lan Sihai was a little proud. Most people might not be able to do that.
Mingmei: “I know.”
She said, "Grandpa, you are really amazing. You can even fix this."
Lan Sihai: “It’s not difficult.”
He said: "Didn't I tell you that I am good at eating, drinking and having fun? Although I am a poor farmer, I don't save money. People spend money to gain knowledge. That is not spending money, but accumulating experience."
Mingmei burst out laughing. Zhuang Zhixi stood up and helped her. He also looked at it curiously and said, "How can you tell that it is a hundred years old?"
Lan Sihai: "Don't think that this is an imported product. In fact, the products that come out every year are different. For example, this movement, take a look..."
Lan Sihai rarely saw someone interested, so he immediately pulled Zhuang Zhixi aside and said, "Come and take a look. Let me tell you, these foreign things are actually the same as ours. They are made from different years. They all have the characteristics of their own era. Look..."
Lan Sihai pulled Zhuang Zhixi and kept talking.
Mingmei also tilted her head and looked at it curiously. Both the young couple were quite interested.
Lan Sihai was very satisfied. None of the guys in his family would listen to what he said. It was boring. Mingmei and her husband were interesting. They could "play" with him. Just like the last time they pretended to be ghosts to scare people... If it were someone else, they would definitely not do it.
This is also the reason why Grandpa Lan likes his granddaughter and grandson-in-law. They are shameless and like to play, which is interesting.
Luo Xiaohe looked at the three people gathered around the clock and chattering, and smiled and shook her head.
These people didn't even eat, she ate by herself.
The old and young were chattering, and Zhao Guihua's family had finished their meal. Zhuang Laonian was embarrassed and muttered at home: "You said that the third son's wife went over to eat for free, which is more or less understandable, after all, she is the granddaughter. But why did the third son go over there? How can he be so shameless?"
He is not like that, and neither is his wife.
Who does this kid resemble?
He looked at his eldest son silently. Uh... this younger son couldn't be like the eldest son, so it wasn't his fault.
Zhuang Zhiyuan: “???”
He looked at her strangely. Why? But he also said, "Dad, it's a bit strange for the third child to go to his father-in-law and mother-in-law's house for dinner. It's even worse. Going to my wife's grandfather's house for dinner, isn't that a bit..."
I don’t know if the third child is like his father or his mother.
What a coincidence, Zhao Guihua was also thinking about this.
Liang Meifen was also thinking about this. They all just couldn't understand how Zhuang Zhixi could be so shameless as to go along.
Now is a time when supplies are extremely tight, especially this year when there is a food shortage, but I have never seen anyone go to eat for free just because they see others eating well. I have never seen it, I really have never seen it.
However, the two children, Hu Tou and Xiao Yan Zi, gathered together and said, "Uncle and aunt are so happy, they are going to eat delicious food."
After that, the older brother patted his younger sister on the shoulder and said, "We also have delicious food during the Chinese New Year. There is a lot of meat at home, I can see it all."
Xiaoyanzi swallowed her saliva and said, "Eat dumplings."
“Yes, eat dumplings.”
Zhao Guihua: "What are you two whispering about?"
"Grandma, do we eat dumplings during the Chinese New Year?"
Zhao Guihua: "Eat."
The two children burst out laughing immediately.
His family also has a lot of meat, five workers, which unit with good conditions doesn't have meat. Zhao Guihua: "Let's make dumplings tomorrow."
"Yohoo!"
"Grandma, grandma, I want to buy some small firecrackers. Everyone is setting off firecrackers, I want some too..." Hu Tou pulled Zhao Guihua and acted like a spoiled child. Zhao Guihua said, "Okay, I'll buy them for you."
Hu Tou immediately became happy, and the two siblings clapped their hands together.
"Tell your uncle to go shopping with you tomorrow morning, and buy the ones for home as well."
"good!"
“Are we buying a lot?”
"purchase!"
“Great!”
Hu Tou and Xiao Yan Zi were very happy. The sound of firecrackers in the alley had not stopped in the past few days. However, the families who were willing to do so would let their children do what they wanted. After all, it was Chinese New Year! During Chinese New Year, it seemed like anything could be done.
The New Year is coming soon, and every household in the yard is busy. Zhao Guihua has a large family, so naturally she has to prepare a lot, but other families are no less prepared. There are several families in the front yard. The Zhou family has Wang Zhaodi, who is a good worker.
The other people didn't have to do anything. Zhou Li thought about how she had to be busy last year and felt that this year was really enjoyable.
As for the Su family, Wang Xiangxiu's family was missing a few people, but surprisingly, she had a much better time during the New Year this year. Wang Xiangxiu didn't know why it was like this. In previous years, at the end of the year, she would take care of this and prepare that, and also flatter Bai Fendou to get some money.
What's worse, they have to go out and make money, but they haven't done so this year.
Instead, she felt that there were too many things at home. As a formal employee, she was given half a pound of meat and a fish. This half a pound of meat was enough to make dumplings, and with the cabbage, she couldn't finish it in one meal. Wang Xiangxiu herself was a little confused. But she was even more grateful that her mother-in-law, the vicious old hag, had gone away.
In fact, this was not unexpected. Aunt Su was an adult. Because she was known to be in "poor health", she ate well at home. She would not eat coarse grains when she could eat fine grains. The coarse grains in her family were basically eaten by Wang Xiangxiu alone. Even if she occasionally pretended to eat poorly in front of Wang Xiangxiu, it was just for Wang Xiangxiu to see. She had to eat a lot of good things secretly.
This will consume a lot of food.
As for Jinlai, he is already eleven years old, older than Yinlai and Tonglai, and he is the eldest grandson. He can really be called a young boy who eats his father down. These two are not here now. Yinlai is not in good health and lies at home all day, not moving much and not eating much. Tonglai is even younger.
With the two people with big appetites gone, life at his family naturally became a little better.
Wang Xiangxiu understood it after some calculation, but she was not thinking about her son, but her mother-in-law.
She was willing to eat as much as Jin Lai wanted, but her mother-in-law, haha! It was so good for her to get out of here.
If she had known this would happen, she would have stopped caring about the old lady a long time ago. Since she was a little better off, Wang Xiangxiu was more relaxed. Although her eldest son was sent to the juvenile detention center, the family was not reunited, but life was not so hard and she was not under so much pressure.
Wang Xiangxiu felt that the pressure was not too great, so Bai Fendou, who fed the whole family, and Lan Sihai, who already made a lot of money, had an even better life. Every family in the front yard prepared delicious food and drinks, and it was very lively.
The backyard was no different, but Chen Yuan and his wife were not at home. The doors and windows of his house had all been replaced. Well, Tao Yuye had replaced them. Chen Yuan had run away and had never come back. Tao Yuye had also gone to her husband's house for the New Year; Zhang Saner and his wife had also gone to her husband's house. The new couple were not there, so the people in the original courtyard were still celebrating the New Year.
On New Year's Eve, the yard was filled with fragrance early in the morning.
Either they are stewing fish or chopping meat, and there are also the lively sounds of children setting off firecrackers on the streets.
Mingmei is also very happy. Before she knew it, she has been married for a year.
She got married in January, and now it is the end of January, just a little over a year. She supported her waist and followed Zhao Guihua around the kitchen, frightened her and chased her back to the house. Mingmei returned to the house helplessly, leaning on the window to watch the people in the yard chatting.
Although the weather was cold, the old men were all gathered in the yard, talking and laughing. If there was anything different, it was the old men like Zhuang Laonian and Chef Li. Uncle Bai was still there in previous years, but in the blink of an eye, he was gone.
However, their feelings were not as great as Bai Fendou's. In previous years, the two of them would celebrate the New Year together, but this year Bai Fendou was alone. Early in the morning, he was drunk and singing in the yard.
Some people sing for money, this person sings for his life.
The children hid away one after another. They wanted to set off firecrackers to cover up the horrible singing.
Zhao Guihua was cooking with the window open and shouted, "Bai Fendou, aren't you afraid of attracting wolves?"
Bai Fendou: "Why would I, Bai Fendou, be afraid of that? If he comes, just give me a dish. I'm the best, who am I afraid of!"
Everyone: “…”
This is for you to blow.
How many dishes are there? I’m drinking this early in the morning.
Li Fang in the backyard had not yet finished her confinement, and the baby could not be brought out in the cold weather, but this did not stop Yang Lixin from bragging in front of everyone that he had both a son and a daughter. He was in a good mood for another reason: his wife had discussed with him that since they had already given birth to three children, if they had any more children in the future, whether they were boys or girls, they would all take Yang Lixin's surname.
As a son-in-law, how could Yang Lixin not be happy?
This is what men value most, and he will be extremely happy.
But he hadn't said it yet, because she wasn't pregnant yet. There was no need to say it too early, because this was what the young couple was thinking, and they hadn't told the two old people yet. But he believed that if his wife was willing to speak up, she would definitely be able to convince her father-in-law and mother-in-law.
But there's no need to publicize this in advance. You can talk about it next time you get pregnant and are about to give birth. It's hard to say this, but I can only see that he is really happy.
So everyone seemed to be happy because he had a daughter.
Nowadays, not many people are so happy about having a daughter.
Wang Zhaodi was working inside and outside the house. Seeing Yang Lixin so happy, she thought of her parents. Her parents were not like that. Her father was as timid as a dog outside, but he was particularly fierce to his daughter when he got home. He would scold her to death if she disagreed with him. He didn't hit her, but he would make her stand outside in the middle of the night in the dark, standing all night, which was more terrible than beating her.
Her mother was the same. She scolded them even more harshly, always calling them little girls and pinching them hurt. Her mother's health was already very bad because of giving birth to so many children, but she was still determined to have a son. She said that if she didn't have a son in this life, she would rather die! This is how she educated her daughters.
Wang Zhaodi's sisters all have similar thoughts.
As for why Wang Zhaodi was not brainwashed...it was because she had been eating a lot since she was a child, and she was too greedy. She was not liked by her family. Her mother was unwilling to talk to her and always scolded her for being a glutton.
Of course, if she wasn't a glutton, she wouldn't have been sent out.
Compared to her sisters who ate less, worked harder and were obedient, she, the daughter who was always hungry and worked harder, was not so popular.
Wang Zhaodi has been in the village for a long time. Their village is not like some open-minded villages. Their village is in the mountains and is particularly isolated. She has never seen anything like this. But she also saw that Hu Tou and Xiao Yan Zi were the same as Aunt Zhao. There were not many girls in their yard.
There was only one little girl, Xiaoyanzi. There was also a girl in the backyard, but she was a little older, about thirteen or fourteen years old.
But she also knew that the family would rather move out of the capital city to work and live in a small city so that they could avoid going to the countryside for this girl. She didn't understand it, but she was very envious. Because let alone doing this for the children, even sending them to school would be impossible.
Xiaoyanzi also went to kindergarten, but no boys in their village went to kindergarten.
As for girls, it seems that only one or two can go to primary school.
Most of them don’t anyway.
"The pot is almost dry." Jiang Lu reminded.
Wang Zhaodi quickly came back to her senses and said, "Oh, my bad, I was distracted."
Jiang Lu smiled: "It's okay."
She is now tough-tempered but gentle, and she wants to set a good example for the baby in her belly.
She was curious: "What are you thinking about?"
Wang Zhaodi: "Sister Li Fang gave birth to a daughter, and Brother Yang is very happy."
Jiang Lu nodded: "His family wanted a daughter anyway, so of course they are happy."
Wang Zhaodi: "Our village..."
She hesitated and said, "Everyone only wants sons. They don't want daughters at all, and they won't send girls to school."
Jiang Lu: "Actually, there are also such people in the city. Whether it is in the city or in the countryside, it is the same. There are many people who only like boys and not girls. However, because the conditions in the city are better, life is better and you get more. Sometimes, it also depends on the family background."
For example, she herself, do her parents love her? Of course they do.
But compared to her brother, it's nothing.
But in the eyes of many people, her parents were very good to her and gave her a lot of support and help. Everyone saw that she went to high school, and saw that she got a bicycle and a watch when she got married, and she also saw that she could bring back good things when she went to everyone her parents' home.
But she never thought that it would be easy for her parents to come up with these things.
Compared to giving her these, she gave her brother more.
What she got was actually less than one-tenth of what her brother got.
If his family was really as poor as Wang Zhaodi's, then she would not get anything. Now she can get it because his family has it, and a lot of it. So giving her some is not a big deal.
But she couldn't say these things, because everyone did the same. If she complained after getting so much, many people would say she was not satisfied. After all, how could a daughter compare to a son?
But what's wrong with my daughter?
Jiang Lu shook his head.
Wang Zhaodi: “I don’t understand.”
Jiang Lu: "With better conditions and more money, people are naturally more willing to treat their children better. Also, your village may still be too isolated. People don't come into contact with the outside world, new knowledge and policies. They are more conservative."
Wang Zhaodi: “Yes, my parents are like that.”
She said: "They have never left the village, and they don't even dare to go to the commune to buy things. They buy things at the village sales outlets, or ask villagers to help bring them. However, many people in our village ask others to help bring them, and don't want to go out to buy things themselves. So the village arranges help to buy things every month."
She used to think this was normal, but now she doesn't think so.
Jiang Lu smiled: "So if you can come out, don't go back."
Wang Zhaodi pursed her lips and nodded vigorously.
"Zhao Di, Zhao Di..."
Wang Zhaodi immediately asked: "What's the matter?"
Zhao Guihua: "Come and help me look at this mushroom. I found a dried mushroom here, but I don't dare to put it in the pot..."
Wang Zhaodi immediately said: "I'm coming!"
Don't be fooled by her young age, but she has more experience in the mountains than others.
Although Zhao Guihua and her friends had a lot of experience, they were still city dwellers after all, and sometimes they were unsure. They had picked out the inedibles, but sometimes there were always some that slipped through the net. Wang Zhaodi hurried over, took a look and nodded: "This one is edible."
Zhao Guihua breathed a sigh of relief and said, "I think it looks a little rare, so I'm not sure."
Wang Zhaodi smiled and said, "If there's anything you don't know, just ask me. I know these things best."
Zhao Guihua laughed and said, "Okay."
At noon on New Year's Eve, the lunch was great. Zhao Guihua prepared chicken stewed with mushrooms and fish. It happened that their factory had distributed frozen fish, so they didn't need salted fish. Zhao Guihua led Liang Meifen, and the two of them were busy.
Mingmei, who was about to give birth, was naturally not there. She leaned against the window of her house and felt her stomach rumbling.
It doesn't hurt that much, but it does hurt a little, but I still feel it a little.
She frowned, and Zhuang Zhixi saw it as soon as he turned around. He immediately came to the window and asked, "What's wrong?"
Mingmei: "I feel a little uncomfortable."
Zhuang Zhixi's face changed, and he quickly said, "I'll tell mom..."
Mingmei held Zhuang Zhixi and said, "It doesn't hurt much, but it's a little uncomfortable."
She thought for a moment and said, "Let's wait a moment. If I feel very uncomfortable, I will tell you."
Zhuang Zhixi didn't dare to leave his wife's side this time, and nodded and said, "Okay."
He rubbed his wife's head and said, "If you feel uncomfortable, you can't bear it."
Mingmei glared at him: "Do you think I'm a fool?"
Zhuang Zhixi laughed: "Aren't I worried about you?"
Mingmei: "If I'm really in great pain, I'll definitely tell you, so don't worry."
I don't know if it's a psychological effect, but Mingmei felt that after she told Zhuang Zhixi about it, the pain seemed to have eased a little. Zhuang Zhixi looked at his wife carefully and saw that she was indeed in a better state. He stopped frowning and felt relieved.
But although I felt a little relieved, I didn't dare to be careless. After all, Mingmei's due date was just a few days away.
Although it may not be 100% accurate, you still have to be extremely careful.
As expected, although Mingmei is fine now, she felt uncomfortable again after lunch. She leaned against Zhuang Zhixi and said, "My stomach hurts..."
Zhuang Zhixi, an old man, didn't understand this, so he quickly called out, "Mom, mom... Mingmei has a stomachache."
Zhao Guihua was just about to take a break in the afternoon, but when she heard this, she screamed.
She asked, "How do you feel pain?"
But after thinking again, he said decisively: "Don't worry about the pain. Third brother, get the hospital bag ready and we'll take your wife to the hospital."
Zhuang Zhixi: "Ah? Oh!"
The whole family immediately took action. Some families had not yet had lunch, but they were seen hurriedly going out together.
"What's going on? Is she going to give birth?"
Zhao Guihua didn't bother to exchange pleasantries and nodded, "Yes."
Zhuang Zhixi pushed the bicycle, Mingmei leaned on his back, Zhao Guihua supported him and said, "We will be there soon, this section of the road is very short."
It was only because Mingmei wasn't in too much pain, otherwise they would have to borrow a cart to push the people, but to be honest, they really didn't want to borrow this unlucky cart. Mingmei herself didn't want to sit on it either. It was carrying too many awesome people, and she couldn't take it.
Fortunately, although it hurts, it's not that serious.
Zhuang Zhixi came all the way to the hospital, picked up his wife horizontally, and said, "Make way, everyone, make way..."
Zhao Guihua: How come it started early? In her previous life, her daughter-in-law only felt it at night and was sent to the hospital in the middle of the night. She gave birth at noon on the first day of the Chinese New Year. She originally wanted to take a break and send Mingmei to the hospital in the evening, but she didn't expect that it would be a little early.
Fortunately, she was well prepared.
Mingmei was soon admitted to the hospital, but once she was there, the pain was gone.
Mingmei: “…”
Her eyes were bright: "I don't mean to make trouble for you."
Zhuang Zhixi: "Of course I know."
He patted Mingmei and said, "Lie down for a while."
Zhao Guihua: "You are in labor pains. I think it will be over tomorrow."
She comforted Mingmei: "Don't be afraid, we are all with you."
Mingmei felt more confident and hummed heavily.
(End of this chapter)
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