Everyone in the compound has been very busy lately, and as a result, other things seem to be unimportant.
Like when Su Jinlai got beaten up and stayed at home for days without anyone paying attention to him; like when Zheng Huimin experienced a major event in her life; and there was also the episode when Wang Zizhen ran into an old neighbor. These things seemed to become insignificant.
This is not to say that there is only money in the world and nothing else, but compared to other things, this is definitely more important now. Watching the deposits rise rapidly, the satisfaction in my heart is self-evident.
Zhou Qun was getting anxious seeing Bai Fendou, Zhuang Zhixi, and Daqiang from the next yard all busy themselves.
Although there is another person in the courtyard who has not participated, Zhuang Zhiyuan, but the nature of Zhuang Zhiyuan's work is different from theirs. He is not at home for a month or two, and he is powerless, but he is not like that! Every day after work, he sees the young men in the courtyard busy, and he does not work, and he always feels that he is behind.
Zhou Qun has always been the leader of the compound. How could he fall behind? He doesn't want to fall behind.
Zhou Qun thought about it and decided to join his mother's team. After all, no one else could use him and he had no experience selling things on his own. He could only follow his mother to gain experience points. This made Aunt Zhou look down on him.
After all, your aunt now is no longer the aunt she was back then.
Aunt Zhou now is different from what she was a few years ago. She is more career-oriented.
Besides, it was work she could do by herself. This guy got involved, was he trying to get a share of the money? Aunt Zhou was very alert and said, "I'm telling you, you can work with me, but don't expect me to give you money. I'm saving it for my retirement."
Zhou Qun: “…”
He's too fucking stingy.
He knew that Zhuang Zhixi and his mother shared the money in their partnership.
Zhou Qun muttered: "Look at you, I only have you as my son, and you still care about these things with me? People who have more than one son don't care about these things like this."
Aunt Zhou was very calm and said, "You just want to talk about Zhao Guihua's family? It is precisely because they don't have one child that we have to calculate it more clearly. Besides, Zhuang Zhixi provided the capital. And he can sell the goods on his own. You still want to learn from me, how can it be the same? I have already done a good job by confiscating your tuition. You can ask Chef Li. If you want to learn cooking from him, you will have to work for three years for nothing and still have to pay tribute to your master. Really, I have done a good job by letting you follow me now, and you still want money?"
Zhou Qun: “…”
Aunt Zhou: "Why are you twitching? Zhuang Zhixi even went to Mingmei's parents' house to borrow money to raise capital." Zhou Qun: "Then didn't you also borrow money from my wife?"
Aunt Zhou put her hands on her hips and said, "Jiang Lu was willing to lend it to me. It's a matter between the two of us. What does it have to do with you? Are you going to work for me for free or not? If not, I don't want you."
Zhou Qun: “…” I feel wronged.
However, there is no use in complaining.
He had never done business himself, so he knew that this was not something that could be learned directly. His mother had drawn a lot of guides at home. Even though the old lady was illiterate, she had drawn a lot of pictures, so he could understand them and explain them clearly.
This doesn't look like an easy success.
Besides, even if he knew how to do it, it would be useless because Jiang Lu would not give him the capital.
He wanted to cry when he thought about it. A grown man couldn't even manage the family's money. However, he secretly inquired and found that except for Zhuang Zhiyuan, it seemed that women managed the money in other families. Zhuang Zhixi listened to Mingmei, and Bai Fendou listened to Helan, which made him feel relieved.
It's not that he's not manly, but that's the trend in his family, and he can't be a loner.
He is just following the crowd and doing it with everyone. It is definitely not a personal issue.
He said sadly and bitterly: "I will help you."
It's very unfair and miserable, but you have to be strong.
Be strong!
"Okay, but I have to tell you, you can follow me, but if you don't know how to talk, just shut up and listen to me. Don't hold me back, okay?" Aunt Zhou had a lot of requests. To be honest, she really didn't want to bring this kid along.
Zhou Qun: “Oh!”
Aunt Zhou frowned: "When you answered "oh", you sounded like a fool."
Zhou Qun: “…”
What did he do wrong? Just bear with it! For a moment, he wanted to go find Zhuang Zhixi. Although he was working for free, at least they were neighbors, and Zhuang Zhixi wouldn't say anything that he wouldn't listen to. But when he looked at his mother's stingy look, he felt that if he went to work for someone else for free, his mother might chop him with a kitchen knife.
This is hard to say, but just bear with it.
Life! At this point, Zhou Qun finally joined the team of stall. To be honest, their compound owners is quite outstanding. After all, others are not as enthusiastic as their compound. Zhou Qun followed the stall owners for a few days and then felt the joy of stall owners.
He observed it for a while and found that this business was really good.
Not only his business is good, but other people's business is also good.
They originally thought that the market was just this big, and if they sold better, it should be enough. However, whether it was Zhao Guihua and her son selling T-shirts or them selling shorts and socks, it seemed that this market would never dry up.
This has always sold very well.
I used to think that most people were suffering, but in fact, they buy a lot.
Even Zheng Huimin's hair flower business is doing very well, and even Guan Hong has joined in.
Some time ago, these two people were still in love with Li Junjun, so Li Junjun didn't dare to go home, and took the initiative to work overtime just to avoid these two enthusiastic female comrades. But it seemed that it didn't take long before they didn't have time to bother Li Junjun.
Isn't it great to make money?
Zheng Huimin has gone to work at the bus station. Since she started working, she can only go out to set up a stall after get off work. Guan Hong saw that she was alone and was about to join in the fun, so she followed her out. Unexpectedly, things got out of control.
I originally wanted to go and see the excitement, but I couldn't resist the temptation of money.
Now the two of them are doing the hair flower business together, and Zheng Huimin doesn't mind. After all, Guan Hong helped her when she was in the most difficult times, and it is better for the two of them to be together, so they can take care of each other.
As for whether they would take away the business, this market has great potential, if they don't do it, others will, so Zheng Huimin doesn't care about it. The two of them are busy every day, doing the hair flower business together, and they don't even have time to entangle with Li Junjun when they see him.
Li Weiwei watched the whole process and was deeply moved. How could this young lady's love be like a tornado? It came and went in a hurry. Whether it was Su Jinlai or his elder brother Li Junjun, money was more fragrant!
Although Li Weiwei felt emotional, Li Junjun, the person involved, did not have any special feelings. He did not like them anyway, so he did not enjoy the admiration of girls like Su Jinlai did. The two girls were too busy to take care of him. He also thought it was a good thing.
Su Jinlai secretly watched the joke and muttered quietly: "I asked you to be a hero and save the beauty before, but now you know it's in vain! The day I was abandoned yesterday is the day you are abandoned today."
Of course, Su Jinlai only dared to say this behind his back. He didn't dare to say it rightly because he was in a weak position in the compound now.
Each of them is very ferocious.
He is weak and helpless and no one dares to mess with him. He can be described as the most miserable little poor guy.
It should be said that Su Jinlai now has a clear view of himself. He can't afford to offend ordinary people. Especially this old woman whose eyes light up when she sees money, he dare not do it.
It is very bitter, but not unbearable.
He was as timid as a quail, afraid of being watched by his family. If he had to set up a stall, he would rather die. A handsome guy like him couldn't stand this grievance and definitely didn't want to do it. So, just stay quiet like a chicken.
Everyone has been busy making money recently and has no time to care about Su Jinlai's emotional fluctuations or what he is thinking. Everyone thinks he is not important, but Su Jinlai thinks he is super important. After adding countless dramas to himself, he shrinks into a ball, fearing that he will be plotted against.
He just doesn't work and it's impossible for him to work in his life.
Still, he was unimportant.
Everyone is busy after get off work, and it seems that time passes especially quickly when they are busy. In the blink of an eye, it has gone from May to the hot July. The children will soon be having their summer vacation, and most importantly, Hu Tou is taking the college entrance examination.
Some time ago, when everyone was working hard to make money, Hu Tou quietly passed the art exam, and now it is finally his turn to take the college entrance examination. As an art student, he has it much easier than others, but he still has to work hard.
Hu Tou has been working very hard recently and he has almost tried his best.
After all, if he didn't try his best, he would be sent to the army. Hu Tou was very scared, very nervous and trembling.
Under such pressure, he finally made it to the college entrance examination.
He is not the only one in the compound who has been to high school, but the last high school student, Li Junjun, has already failed the college entrance examination. If Hutou can get in now, he will be the only one in the compound. Even Bai Fendou said, "If Hutou gets into college, I will buy a string of firecrackers and set them off at the door to liven things up."
Zhou Qun: "Okay, I'll buy one too. Let's have some fun. If he can pass the exam, it will really show how awesome our compound is. The surrounding compounds don't have one yet."
"That's right."
However, no one said these words in front of Hutou, so as not to put pressure on him. Everyone has seen what Hutou has become recently, and it is just miserable. But this child's enthusiasm for cramming at the last minute is also worthy of praise.
Hu Tou finally had the college entrance examination, but even if it was for high school students, other people still had to go to work.
Zhuang Zhixi, the uncle, was really worried about Hu Tou, but he had to go to work today and really didn't have time. He came to the office early in the morning and was just thinking about finding a reason to go out in the morning when he saw Lao Huang hurried in, looking dazed and about to faint.
Zhuang Zhixi quickly supported Lao Huang and said, "Master, are you okay?"
Zhuang Zhixi came to the Propaganda Department and learned a lot from Lao Huang. Although the teacher said it was not necessary, he still called him Master.
"What's wrong with you? I'll take you to the infirmary."
It would have been fine if he hadn't mentioned the infirmary. As soon as he mentioned the infirmary, Old Huang looked like he was about to faint. He said, "Don't go to the infirmary. There are too many people in the infirmary now."
Zhuang Zhixi: “???”
Old Huang took a deep breath and said, "Tao Yuye ran away."
Zhuang Zhixi: “What?”
He didn't understand for a moment. Old Huang took another breath and said, "Didn't Tao Yuye go abroad with the inspection team? She ran away. It seems that she wants to stay there illegally and doesn't plan to come back."
"What the hell!" Zhuang Zhixi was stunned.
He never thought that Tao Yuye would be so bold. You know, nothing is bigger than this. Didn't you see that even old comrades like Lao Huang were stunned.
Zhuang Zhixi didn't know what to say. He suddenly remembered that a few months ago, Tao Yuye asked his eldest brother to handle their respective housing procedures. Now thinking about it, Zhuang Zhixi felt that Tao Yuye must have thought of it a long time ago.
Fortunately, their situation is normal and does not affect their family.
Although it had nothing to do with them, Deputy Director Chen must bear a lot of responsibility. After all, Tao Yuye was his daughter-in-law, and he was the one who insisted that Tao Yuye go with him. If it weren't for Deputy Director Chen, Tao Yuye would not have been qualified to go on the inspection.
He said, "What about Deputy Director Chen?"
Old Huang shook his head: "I don't know about this, but when I entered the factory just now, I saw that the infirmary was under control and they were investigating and questioning everyone one by one."
He said: "Doctor Wang is in big trouble this time. Tao Yuye is her niece, and she got here as a temporary worker through her connections."
Zhuang Zhixi: "That's not the case. It was Chen Yuan's father who made Tao Yuye a temporary worker. This can't be blamed on Dr. Wang. Besides, everyone can see over the years that Tao Yuye doesn't respect her aunt very much. Their relationship is just average."
Old Huang: “Who knows?”
As the two were talking, someone came in hurriedly and shouted, "Did you know? Tao Yuye from the infirmary is hiding over there."
"I just heard that she is really crazy."
Zhuang Zhixi frowned. People of his generation, including his parents' generation, were somewhat hostile to that side, so Tao Yuye's behavior made everyone feel uncomfortable. At this time, Old Huang had recovered a little. He said with some anger: "If this kind of person was before liberation, he would be a running dog. What a crap."
Sister Cui was also disgusted: "Who said it wasn't? You don't know, Tao Yuye really thought about it a long time ago. When she left, she took the money from Deputy Director Chen's family. She also sold the house at home. You said Chen Yuan was a fool. He actually went to sign the sale of the house. He didn't even think that this was Tao Yuye's trap. Now that Tao Yuye is staying there, Deputy Director Chen can't continue to be the deputy director this time. It's hard to say whether he can get away with it."
"Isn't this woman too cruel? By the way, has Chen Yuan's mother retired?"
"I don't think so. I can't remember clearly. But no matter whether he quit or not, he can't be the factory director anymore. Tao Yuye has implicated their family badly. According to my information, Deputy Factory Director Chen was detained as soon as he got off the plane."
At this time, all the people from their Propaganda Department came to work, and each of them was somewhat shocked. They had never expected that such a thing would happen around them.
"Then, what about Tao Yuye's own parents? She also has parents and brothers and sisters, right?" someone asked curiously.
Sister Cui: "That must be investigated, but I don't think it will be as troublesome as Deputy Director Chen's. After all, it was he who pushed Tao Yuye, who was not of high status, to join the team, and Tao Yuye is his daughter-in-law. Do you think he can get away with this?"
When everyone thought about it, they felt that what Sister Cui said made sense.
After hearing this, Zhuang Zhixi felt that Director Chen, oh no, Deputy Director Chen was unlucky. Tao Yuye had completely screwed him over. But then again, who would have thought that they would abuse their power for personal gain?
If he had not pushed Tao Yuye out because of her unsuitable status, none of these things would have happened now.
"After Deputy Director Chen came back, he found out that Tao Yuye secretly took away all the money they had saved before she left. His wife actually discovered that the money was missing two days ago, but she didn't say anything. After all, she was his daughter-in-law, and he thought he would teach her a lesson when he came back. But he didn't expect that Tao Yuye had no intention of coming back after she left. She is hiding there."
Zhuang Zhixi and his colleagues in the Propaganda Department are better informed than others.
Hearing this, Sister Cui sighed: "She is really confused about this matter. Since she found out that the money was missing, she should have thought that something might happen."
"It's not surprising, after all, who would have thought she would be so bold."
“This is crazy.”
"There are still some investigations going on. Right now, many important departments have been notified to search the infirmary."
“I really didn’t expect that…”
"I heard that she emptied the Chen family. She is such a ruthless person. From now on, I will really have to consider her character when choosing a wife."
"Who says it's not?"
Everyone was talking about it, and Zhuang Zhixi really didn't know how to describe it. He just felt that this woman was really crazy. She didn't even think about how much trouble she would cause if she just left. Moreover, she was secretly stranded there alone, without an identity and as a single young woman, how could she be any better?
If she didn't leave, she had a formal job and was a leader, so even though her husband was unreliable, she could still get a divorce. But it was different if she left.
Zhuang Zhixi: “I really can’t understand it.”
“I don’t think anyone can understand.”
Everyone shook their heads, and they were about to fall off. They didn't understand it at all. But no matter how much they didn't understand, this incident had already happened, and it had spread quickly, and every ordinary employee in the factory knew about it.
Normally, this matter would not be publicized immediately.
However, the people who went to investigate this time involved several factories. The person in charge was busy investigating other people while reporting, which gave Deputy Director Chen a chance to contact his wife first. The woman thought about her home being robbed by Tao Yuye, and finally understood what happened and what it meant. She immediately panicked.
Although she was panicked, she had been a leader for so many years and knew that some things should not be said carelessly, so she immediately rushed to the organization to report. But she forgot about her parents-in-law. Her mother-in-law had an average relationship with her daughter-in-law and looked down on her leadership style. After eavesdropping on her phone call and seeing her panic, she finally got the topic of conversation. So she went out and said something, which immediately caused an uproar.
The old lady thought that her grandson's wife was not a good one, no wonder she hadn't had a child for so many years. She also thought that her daughter-in-law was a leader, which sounded good, but in reality, she was just as panicky when something happened, and had no self-control, which was not as good as their older generation.
She even criticized her daughter-in-law for not treating her as her own and not even telling her about the money missing from the house. Isn't this a lack of respect for her as a mother-in-law? She came out to speak ill of her daughter-in-law and granddaughter-in-law without restraint, but she didn't expect others to be scared immediately after hearing it.
This is no small matter.
The news spread quickly and became a big deal.
If the old lady hadn't gone out and talked nonsense, this matter would have been investigated secretly to make sure whether Tao Yuye had done anything in the country. At the same time, the roles played by many people in this matter would also have to be investigated.
It was originally a secret investigation, but because of this old lady's sudden announcement, the whole city knew about it.
After all, this kind of thing is really rare at this time.
They really had never heard of such a thing, but because they were so shocked, the news spread widely.
Zhuang Zhixi and his colleagues in the publicity department were well-informed and knew about it earlier, but it soon spread throughout the factory. Everyone in the workshop was talking about it. Liang Meifen was still thinking about her son's college entrance examination today.
But she never thought that such a big thing would happen. She gathered in the crowd to listen to the gossip, and was stunned. She even forgot about her son's college entrance examination and followed everyone's exclamations.
Sister Zhu, who was close to Liang Meifen, sighed to Liang Meifen: "I've seen it. From now on, whether you are marrying a wife or a daughter, you really have to take a good look at the person's character. You can't just look at the conditions. Character is the most important."
"Yes."
"If you encounter this kind of thing, you will be a troublemaker."
"The Chen family is finished now..."
Someone whispered, "The Chen family deserves it."
There are some things that no one said in their hearts. If Chen Yuan was nice to Tao Yuye, she wouldn't necessarily do this.
"Chen Yuan has been showing off that woman around all day, and Tao Yuye has been holding back. Now she has finally used a big move."
"My neighbor's sister-in-law's third aunt's daughter's sister-in-law married into the Chen family's building. I heard that Tao Yuye didn't have a good life in the Chen family. The Chen family has both mother-in-law and nanny, neither of whom is easy to get along with. Tao Yuye hasn't had a child for so many years, and her family doesn't give her a good face. If it weren't for Deputy Director Chen's suppression, Tao Yuye would have been kicked out of the house long ago. But even so, it's not good for her. Chen Yuan's mother is an educated person and won't do anything, but she never says a word to her daughter-in-law, and pushes all the housework to her. Tao Yuye has to go to her husband's house to clean up after get off work every day before going home. The nanny in his family is even more vicious. Not only does she pinch her, but I heard that she deliberately poops for her to clean up. It's normal for Tao Yuye not to want to endure such a family."
Miriam Leung: "Ah? Isn't this too much?"
Liang Meifen has been married for more than 20 years. After living with her mother-in-law for so many years, she has come to realize that her mother-in-law is not a bad person. Although she has a harsh mouth, it seems that people of their generation are all like that.
After all, they grew up in a time of chaos and war. If they don't stand up for themselves, they will be bullied. Once this character is formed, it is difficult to change. But her mother-in-law should be a good person.
Didn't you see that, no matter whether it was Wang Zizhen or He Lan, even Guan Hong and Zheng Huimin who had offended the old lady, the old lady didn't care. When Zheng Huimin got into trouble, the old lady even helped her. When Zheng Huimin insisted on selling the house, the old lady bought it without much bargaining.
So Miriam Lau felt that it was good for his family to have such a mother-in-law.
She was powerful to outsiders, but she had never laid a hand on her daughters-in-law, let alone ordering them around. It was said that the old lady was busy setting up her stall recently, so the family's meals were given to her, which helped her a lot.
His family ensured that they had meat for one meal every day, and they still had some money left over.
Liang Meifen now understands that this old lady is really a good person.
Look at other people's homes, they are different, really different.
She asked, "So Tao Yuye just endured it? I usually see her in the factory, and she's quite arrogant, she doesn't seem like someone who would suffer injustice like that."
"Yeah, I think so too."
The one who spoke first said, "She is definitely not the type of person who won't say anything when being bullied, so the quarrels in her family are quite fierce. Whenever there is a quarrel, Chen Yuan will beat his wife. I heard that Tao Yuye also fought back. But what's the use of fighting back? Can this woman beat a man?"
"That's true."
"This man is indeed born with greater strength."
"It's really a mix of people."
"Then I can understand her..."
"She can get a divorce. She doesn't have to run away and never come back. Those people out there aren't good people. I've heard from my mother that those things don't belong to individuals. Back then..."
Balabala.
The people in the Propaganda Department were discussing the impact of this incident, but some women in the workshop were talking about these family matters. But no matter what was focusing on, they all felt that she really shouldn't have done this.
Everyone had been busy all day and had no intention of working, but today no one was urging them to work. After all, the leader was also watching the show.
This is truly unique to Scorpion Poop.
Never seen before.
Because everyone was so shocked, everything else seemed trivial.
This news was not confined to the factory. People in their family compound also knew about it very quickly. Zhao Guihua also heard about it, but... what shocked her was not that this person stayed abroad, but that this had never happened in his previous life.
It didn't happen in the previous life, but it happened in this life. Zhao Guihua once again felt that many things were different.
Yes, sometimes the butterfly effect looks small, but it is actually very big.
This is true for many things, such as the Tao Yuye case and other things as well.
Take the old Yu family at the end of their alley for example. Yu Baoshan was alive in his previous life, but because he didn't care about the elderly or his brothers and sisters, the other brothers were able to stick together and take care of the old couple.
But Yu Baoshan died early in this life, and the old couple of the Yu family were imprisoned for feudal superstition and stealing things. One was the mastermind and the other helped to conceal the crime without reporting it.
Although ten years have passed and the two men have been released now, because when they were in prison, none of their sons could be trusted, so after they fought a few battles after they were released, they insisted on going back to their own house.
You know, their house was previously occupied by their son.
But the old couple are not easy to mess with. They are not the type to spoil their children. So they live in one room and share the remaining two rooms among their sons. Whoever lives in it has to pay the rent. Although their sons and daughters-in-law are not easy to get along with either, the house is in the name of the old man and woman, so it's useless for them to make trouble.
Several of his daughters-in-law have already said that they will never provide support for these two old bitches in the future.
The old couple also said that they would never give their house to anyone who was not filial to them.
This is all different! Zhao Guihua was distracted for a moment, but soon joined the discussion. Aunt Zhou was very hindsight, she said: "I said that Tao Yuye looked restless, didn't she? When she first came to our yard, I saw it."
Aunt Wang nodded: "I can see that too. How can a normal girl be as bold as her? She and Chen Yuan had a huge fight, and you see she didn't give in. I knew at the time that this girl was not easy to mess with. Now it seems that I was right."
This is hindsight number two.
He Lan: "I think so too. She is really amazing. I still remember her beating Chen Yuan with a frying pan. It's not surprising that she is so amazing."
Hindsight number three.
Others were also talking about it.
Zhao Guihua: "Okay, okay, you all know it, you are all great, but I just didn't see it, okay?"
Everybody laughed.
At this time, Su Jinlai couldn't help but come out. He usually kept a low profile, but this time he couldn't help himself. After all, in his limited memory, he had never encountered such a thing.
He gathered everyone together and said, "So does she count as a traitor?"
Everyone looked at each other, and then said, "It probably... doesn't count."
"Then I don't know."
Look, even this can make people like Su Jinlai look down on it.
Everyone looked at Su Jinlai as if they had seen a ghost. Su Jinlai held his head high and said, "If it were me, I would not do such a thing. Even a dog would not despise a poor home. As a human being, no one should despise his own 'home'."
Su Jinlai felt that he had indeed slept with foreign women for money, but this was a different matter. He really looked down on such people who worshiped foreign things. The moon was not rounder for foreigners.
He has come into contact with foreigners, although not many, but they are more insightful than others.
They do have some sense of superiority, but Su Jinlai feels that there is no need to over-glamorize it. The foreign woman he slept with was always cursing that they were all pigs, blah blah.
It can be seen that it is not that good.
And even if it's good, it shouldn't be like this.
Su Jinlai: “Haha.”
Zhao Guihua was really surprised that Su Jinlai could say such words. Although this boy was not very realistic in his daily life, she looked into his eyes and said these words from the bottom of her heart. She was not saying that the grapes were sour because she couldn't eat them.
But he really didn't think it was a big deal.
This made Zhao Guihua look at him with new eyes.
If this eccentric guy were a little bit reasonable, it would be quite surprising.
"Hey, you guys are talking about Deputy Director Chen..."
"He must step down. Is there any need to say that?"
"Then I guess his wife is the same, this is really..."
"His wife is old, hasn't she retired yet?"
“I don’t know.”
Everyone was discussing it enthusiastically. Zhao Guihua was talking when she suddenly stopped and said, "Fuck!"
"What's wrong?"
Everyone followed her gaze and looked over. Zhao Guihua asked, "Was that Yu Xiaomei just now?"
"It seems, it seems, right?"
If people didn't say this, they would really be talking about it. Zhao Guihua was just thinking about this family's affairs, but she didn't expect to see Yu Xiaomei when she turned around. To be honest, this girl really has no status in the family.
You can tell from her name that she doesn't even have a proper name. She is the middle child in the family. She was born after Mrs. Yu gave birth to a son. Logically, she should have been given a name, but she didn't.
The old couple, who didn't care about their daughter at all, simply named her Yu Xiaomei.
Brother's sister.
Just from the name you can tell how little attention it has received.
At that time, Yu Xiaomei was about to get married. She had a formal job and a good partner. But all of this was ruined by Yu Baoshan. At the request of her parents, she finally gave up her job and went to the countryside to replace Yu Baoshan.
But even so, Yu Baoshan did not feel the slightest bit of gratitude. At least he was rich in his previous life. However, he was unwilling to lend a helping hand to his sister who had lost her job and love because of his future and had to go to the remote northwest countryside.
When Yu Xiaomei's child fell ill and came back for help, no one in the Yu family helped. In the end, the child died, and Yu Xiaomei left the city and never came back. When Zhao Guihua saw Yu Xiaomei again, she immediately thought that this should be the time for Yu Xiaomei and her husband to come back for help.
Aunt Zhou: "Didn't Yu Xiaomei stay in the local village and get married there after she went to the countryside? Why did she come back suddenly?"
Aunt Wang: "I'll go over and take a look."
"I'm going too."
Zhao Guihua quickly followed, and so did everyone else in the yard.
When everyone went over, they saw Yu Xiaomei and her husband had already entered the house with their children. Not only Zhao Guihua and the others were looking around, but the people in their yard were also looking around. After all, Yu Xiaomei's sudden return was quite surprising.
Compared to the fact that everyone came here to watch the fun, the atmosphere in the room was not very good.
Yu Xiaomei's sister-in-law and brother-in-law all crossed their arms and stared at Yu Xiaomei's family of three with hostility, their expressions somewhat unfriendly.
The eldest sister-in-law was the first to speak: "Little sister, why did you come back? You didn't even tell you in advance that you were coming. You made it very difficult for us. Look at the situation at our house. We can't even afford to stay there!"
The second sister-in-law was not polite either: "That's right, it is said that a daughter who is married off is like water spilled, how can you suddenly come back with a child? Besides, look at how sloppy you are, aren't you ashamed! Our family's reputation in the compound is already bad enough, isn't it embarrassing for you to come back like this? You are thick-skinned, but I still want to stay..."
Before he could finish, he was interrupted.
Aunt Yu scolded him and said, "Shut up, it's not your turn to make the decision in this house. If you feel embarrassed, just move out. I won't stop you. It doesn't matter who I rent this house to."
She looked at her daughter's family. Yu Xiaomei was only in her twenties when she went to the countryside. Now she is only thirty-six or thirty-seven years old, but she looks forty-something. If you say she is fifty, people might believe her. She must have had a hard life. She looks miserable and old. Her clothes are patched up with patches, and even her cloth shoes have patches.
She was like this, her husband's clothes were not as good as his, to put it bluntly, the clothes of the junk collectors on the street were better than theirs. His child was not much better, not only was he poorly dressed, his face was also sallow, he lay on his father's back, he had no energy at all, his face was as thin as a palm, and his eyes were dull.
Aunt Yu took a look and asked, "What's wrong with the child?"
Any normal person can see that this child is not normal and looks sickly.
As soon as Aunt Yu asked the question, Yu Xiaomei fell to her knees, and her husband also fell to his knees with his child on his back.
Yu Xiaomei cried and said, "Mom, please help my Erlin. He is sick and we really have no other options. We have spent all our money on his treatment, but he is not getting better. We really have no other options..."
"ah?"
"Is your child a sickly one? You brought such a child home. What if he infects us?"
Yu Xiaomei said embarrassedly: "No, it's not an infectious disease."
"Who knows? I see you ..."
Aunt Yu: “Get lost!”
She pointed at the door and said, "Get out, get out, don't meddle in my business."
She looked down on her sons and daughters-in-law. They were unreliable when something happened, and she couldn't count on them in her old age. The old couple tightly held the house and didn't give them any chance.
She said, "You all get out."
Then he added: "Your child..."
Yu Xiaomei felt sad and tried to hold back her tears, but she burst into tears again: "He is seriously ill. The doctor said it can be cured, but it is very expensive. I really have no other choice. Please, mom, please. Mom and dad, please help me. I really have nowhere else to go."
If there was a way out, she would never come back to ask for help, because she knew her parents didn't like her that much, even though she was the only girl in the family. No one ever took her seriously.
Back then, it was never her turn to go to the countryside, but in the end she did.
She gave up her life here, her job, her partner, and went to the countryside in the northwest without a penny. Life was extremely hard. If she hadn't really been unable to hold on, she wouldn't have found someone to marry locally.
She really has it difficult.
But, but what can we do?
Fate did not let her go. Her child was sick and needed a lot of money for treatment. Her family was already penniless. She didn't know if she could get help, but this was her last straw. She and her husband borrowed money from the village and bought a train to come to the capital.
"Mom and Dad, please... From now on, I would rather work like a slave, just to help me and my child."
She cried so hard, and her husband also shed tears beside her. The four or five-year-old child lay on his father's grief, without any energy, but whispered: "Don't cry, mom and dad, don't cry, I'm fine..."
Old Man Yu looked at his wife. Aunt Yu stared at the child for a while, was silent for a long time, and said, "Get up."
Yu Xiaomei looked up at her mother with tears in her eyes.
The old lady went into the house and came out with a handkerchief after a while. She said, "I have 120 yuan here, which is all my savings. You can take 100 yuan and take the child to see a doctor first."
Yu Xiaomei was stunned, and then burst into tears.
She didn't know why she was crying. Was she crying because there might be a solution for the child or because her mother would actually take the money?
This was her last hope. She expected that she would be looked down upon and made things difficult for herself, but she wanted to work like a slave and had to beg her parents. After all, this was her last hope. But she didn't expect her mother to lend her money so quickly.
She cried more and more miserably, and even her man started crying louder.
They have borrowed money from everyone they can for their child's illness. His wife has always said that his family may not lend money, but this is the last ray of hope. If no one here helps, then it will be really hopeless.
He believed his wife's words, because among all the educated youth who went to the countryside, she was the only one who had never received any letters, gifts or even greetings. When she first went to the countryside, her mother actually wrote to her asking for things, which was unheard of.
They came with despair, but in despair there was only hope.
But neither the couple expected that it would go so smoothly.
"Look at you guys, you're all grown up, why are you crying? You're bringing your kids to see a doctor and you're staying here, just squeeze in."
Nowadays young people like to sleep on beds, but the older generation is still more accustomed to sleeping on kangs. Fortunately, his house has a kang, so they can squeeze in.
"Let's make do with this for now."
Yu Xiaomei was still crying and couldn't stop. Aunt Yu helped her up and then looked at the little boy who was crying with his parents and asked, "What's your name?"
The child cried pitifully, huddled beside his father. His father coaxed his son and said, "This is your grandma, your grandma and your grandpa, call them."
The little boy whispered, "Grandma, Grandpa."
After a pause, the child continued in a low voice: "My name is Erlin."
Old Mrs. Yu looked at the children and asked, "Have you eaten?"
The couple hesitated for a moment and nodded.
Aunt Yu saw that they were lying and said, "If you didn't eat, then you didn't eat. Now that you're back, stop pretending."
She said, "Eat something and then go to the hospital."
"mom……"
Aunt Yu came to the cupboard and hesitated for a moment, but finally took out an egg and said, "I'll crack an egg for you."
When Erlin heard about eggs, his eyes lit up immediately, and he couldn't help swallowing his saliva. He pulled his little hands to react, and he was very greedy, but he didn't dare to agree. Seeing him like this, Old Lady Yu sighed and started to cook.
Yu Xiaomei was in a daze.
She responded almost reflexively: "I'll help..."
Old Lady Yu: "Okay, steam some steamed bread with 200g of flour."
Yu Xiaomei whispered: "We can just eat coarse pancakes."
Mrs. Yu: “Do it.”
Cooking started in the house and the crying stopped, which made the people outside feel relieved.
However, the daughters-in-law of the Yu family were all eavesdropping on the door, and they were so angry. Yu's eldest sister-in-law stood in the yard and said sarcastically: "He is really old and confused. He is not good to his own son and grandson, but is willing to spend money to treat a sickly person. It's really killing me. A hundred yuan, just wasted like this, what an old fool!"
She was not polite at all.
Anyway, they pay rent to live here, so it's not free.
She has reason to be angry.
Aunt Yu was not to be outdone. She rushed out and cursed: "You damned bastard, you treat me badly, why should I be nice to you? Your son and daughter are not filial to me, they don't even greet me when they see me, how can I like them? Do you think I'm a fool? If you are so annoying to me, get out of here! Get out of here, I won't rent my house to you. I have a house in my hand, so I can rent it to anyone. You really take yourself seriously! I can't trust you when I meet such an unfilial person like you. I don't even count on you to take care of me in my old age, so why should I be afraid of you?"
Mrs. Yu was gasping for breath.
The other daughters-in-law were the same, because they knew that they really had no way to deal with the old couple. Because they had already said that they didn't need them to take care of them in their old age, and they could only use this matter to control the old people.
Now that they don't buy it, they're stuck.
Mrs. Yu cried loudly: "Why did I end up with such an in-law family? Whose parents-in-law don't care about their sons? Only this family was biased in the past, and they are still mean now. We can't live like this anymore..."
Aunt Yu: "If you can't survive, then you'll die!"
She snorted heavily, slammed the door shut, and yelled angrily to the outside: "How the hell do you think I can be caught by you? Bah!"
Yu Xiaomei's family of three: "..."
Erlin shrank into his mother's arms in fear. This grandma was really fierce.
Yu Xiaomei: This is indeed her mother.
Aunt Yu: "Don't worry about your sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law. I don't care about them. They all take themselves too seriously. If they provoke me again, I will chase them away."
She made egg soup for the child, which cooked as soon as it was put into the pot. She served it to the child and said, "Here, drink some egg soup."
Erlin looked at Aunt Yu timidly and swallowed his saliva, but then looked at his mother. Yu Xiaomei said with red eyes: "Drink it, be careful, it's hot."
The child nodded immediately and said softly, "I know."
He lowered his head and took a sip, pursed his lips contentedly, smiled, and said, "It tastes really good."
Yu Xiaomei didn't know what was going on at home, so she asked in a low voice: "Mom, what's going on..."
Aunt Yu: "After Baoshan died, I also saw the true colors of your brothers. You brothers are not good people. They all want to steal things from me and your father, and they are not sincere to us. We will not spoil them. As long as we have a house, we have nothing to fear. Now I rent both rooms to them. Five yuan per room per month. If you don't rent, get out. The rent of ten yuan per month for these two rooms is enough for your father and me to spend."
Yu Xiaomei has only contacted her family once in all these years. Her eldest brother wrote her a letter saying that Baoshan had died and her parents were in jail. He told her that she didn’t need to contact her family or reply to their letters. So Yu Xiaomei knew something.
"What's wrong with your child?"
Yu Xiaomei: "I can't really say, it's quite complicated. The child has been in poor health since childhood..."
"You have only one child?"
"No, there is another one. He has a sister, but I didn't bring her out this time."
They are here to see a doctor, so naturally they cannot bring their families with them.
Aunt Yu nodded: "How old is that?"
"Eight years old. The younger one is four."
Aunt Yu pursed her lips and continued to ask: "What does your man do?"
Yu Xiaomei: "He is a farmer. He often helped me with work when I first went to the countryside."
Aunt Yu glanced at her son-in-law again and said, "He looks really old."
Yu Xiaomei's man heard the simple smile but was not annoyed.
They talked about family matters, and the people outside went back. On the way back, Aunt Zhou said excitedly: "Why did Yu girl come back? Her man is really not good-looking. I remember her previous boyfriend was a lively young man..."
Zhao Guihua rolled her eyes at her and said, "Stop talking about these trivial things. If people hear them and gossip about them, it will not be good for me. That was a long time ago."
Aunt Wang also nodded and said, "Indeed, let's not talk about it. I didn't expect her to come back. Those who went to the countryside have returned to the city one after another in recent years. I thought she couldn't come back."
The girl was forced away by her family, and they had no contact for so many years, so they were quite surprised. However, Aunt Zhou said, "That's not the case. Although she may have resentment in her heart, she has to come back if she can. Life in our city is definitely better than her life over there. I remember she was a pretty girl, and you see how she has wasted her life now. I remember she was only a few years older than my daughter-in-law, but now they don't even look the same age."
Zhao Guihua knew why, but she didn't say it. It wasn't her place to know.
She muttered, "It depends on how Aunt Yu and her husband handle it."
"Given how biased and patronizing Aunt Yu is, she will definitely ignore her. She can even drive away her son, but she can still let her daughter visit? She is dreaming."
He Lan said weakly: "Have you forgotten? Just now, Sister Yu said that Aunt Yu gave Sister Yu a hundred yuan..."
"Ah, yes..."
“I really can’t tell.”
“It’s just weird.”
"This is really a ghost in broad daylight. Aunt Yu actually took the money..."
Everyone started talking again. The old ladies in the alley were just like that. They gossiped about other people every day.
However, Zhao Guihua did not expect that the next day, Yu Dasao actually came to see Zhao Guihua.
This surprised Zhao Guihua very much. Early the next morning, today was the second day of Hutou's college entrance examination, but no one cared about Hutou. Everyone was busy talking about Tao Yuye secretly hiding on the other side of the ocean and Yu Xiaomei coming back to borrow money for medical treatment.
Although Aunt Yu didn't say anything, several daughters-in-law of the Yu family have already come out to talk about this matter. Yu Xiaomei came back this time to treat her child. His family went to the hospital and they said the cost would be at least 500 or 600 yuan. If you want to be more flexible, you have to prepare at least 1,000 yuan.
The brothers of the Yu family disagreed with Aunt Yu taking care of Yu Xiaomei's children. Who has so much money? Even if they have it, they can't lend it, after all, they don't know if they can pay it back. Yu Xiaomei didn't expect that she would have to pay so much money, and she looked as pale as death.
The news about his family spread to everyone and became the focus of discussion.
Hu Tou: It’s great that no one is paying attention to me.
It's not that Hu Tou didn't do well in the exam. He felt that he performed better than usual in the college entrance examination. In addition, he was an art student, so he didn't need to score so high, so his mentality was relatively good. But he was also really afraid of others caring too much. If others cared too much, he would feel pressured.
As there were a lot of things going on around him, he was able to relax a lot.
The next day I continued with the college entrance examination.
Just as Zhao Guihua was about to set up her stall, Yu Dasao unexpectedly arrived.
You know, the two families didn't have much contact. Sister Yu came over and exchanged a few pleasantries, then quickly got to the point and said, "Aunt Zhao, I heard you have two rooms to rent out, is that right?"
Zhao Guihua really has it. She bought two rooms from Zheng Huimin. Zheng Huimin insisted on selling them, but Zhao Guihua still took advantage of the bargain. She is looking for a place to rent, but it has been a month and no one has rented it yet.
In fact, there are still quite a few people who want to rent a house now, but Zhao Guihua plans to rent the entire house, so it has not been rented out yet.
Zhao Guihua: "Yes, I have one, but I want to rent the whole house."
Sister Yu: "I'm renting the whole house, so it's two rooms, right?"
Zhao Guihua: "Yes, if you are interested, I will take you to have a look. The rent is nine dollars a month. It is a bit more, but there are two rooms, and it is relatively spacious. You will know when you go to see it, it is actually quite suitable."
Mrs. Yu nodded: "I know, I'm still paying five dollars for a room now."
Sure enough, after Yu Dasao followed Zhao Guihua to take a look, she liked the house and said, "Aunt Yu, I think this house is good and really affordable. Aunt Zhao, you are honestly offering a fair price and I shouldn't bargain with you. But I..." She felt a little embarrassed and said, "I am really tight here. Can you give me a discount? I want to rent it for a long time."
Zhao Guihua couldn't help but ask, "Are you really going to move out?"
Mrs. Yu nodded and smiled bitterly: "Yes, I am determined this time. I want to break up with the old man and the old lady. Anyway, I rent a house wherever I want, and I don't want to have to face their faces."
This person is really strange.
Sister Yu was extremely mean to her family, but she was very normal when dealing with outsiders. She was very decent in everything she said and did. Who would have thought that she could stand in the yard and curse so harshly yesterday?
People are just very complicated.
Zhao Guihua thought for a moment and said, "Eight dollars and fifty cents. If you think it's okay, we can write an agreement. If you think it's not okay, we can wait and see."
This was the price that Mrs. Yu was thinking of, so she nodded immediately: "Okay! Then let's settle it."
She looked at the house and thought, this stall is to make money, Aunt Zhao can buy a house. She is now a temporary worker, just like Wang Zizhen before, doing odd jobs in the factory, not formal.
At this time, she couldn't help but want to go out and try her luck, set up a stall to make money, and buy a new house as soon as possible.
She said, "Thank you, Aunt Zhao."
Zhao Guihua asked curiously: "How did your family solve it?"
Mrs. Yu was very angry when she mentioned this, and said, "The old lady is crazy. She said she wants to sell the house to pay for her child's medical treatment! She didn't even think about it. This is to help the child in an emergency, not to help the poor. My little sister's family is in an emergency and poor! If she gives money in, will she not be able to support them in the future?"
Zhao Guihua looked at Mrs. Yu in surprise and was shocked.
Aunt Yu actually wants to sell her house to pay for her child's medical treatment! Shocked! "Selling a house?"
Mrs. Yu: "Yes, they want to sell the house for medical treatment, and my second son has decided to buy it. This kid has been pretending to be poor all these years, but he can come up with some money, and the second son's wife's family is willing to lend money, so they can get the money to buy a house. The old man and the old lady want nine hundred, and they won't give a penny cheaper. But the second son agreed, and his family's children are grown up. In the past, we had four families squeezed into two rooms, which was really cramped and inconvenient. It was so difficult. Now the second son wants to buy both rooms. The rest of us have to move out and find a house. I'm also very annoyed by living in a crowded place for so many years. Now I want to rent a two-bedroom apartment so that myself and the children can relax."
Zhao Guihua nodded in understanding.
Mrs. Yu: "I just don't understand how these two mean old people can suddenly become good people. Buying a house to treat illness, I'm so stupid..."
She spat out heavily, "Pooh!"
Zhao Guihua sighed again, people are so complicated!
(End of this chapter)
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