Chapter 189 New Year
Zhuang Chaoying, on the other hand, was completely unaware of the two men's tricks and had no idea that she was part of their scheme.
He frowned and said in a serious tone, "Mom, you really went too far today!"
"Where else can she go to sleep under the bridge? How could she bear to let her good son sleep under the bridge?" Zhuang's mother saw through Zhu Xiu Yu.
"Will you be happy only if my family is destroyed?" Zhuang Chaoying became anxious.
"You're still talking about me, but look at the kind of person you found! It's fine that a regular teacher is looking for a temporary worker, but you can't even hold a rural woman hostage! You're so useless! No wonder Huang Ling looks down on you!"
"Ah," Zhuang's mother said with disdain, "Look at you, you can't even come up with a hundred yuan. And Huang Ling, that coat she's wearing must have cost a hundred yuan! Tsk tsk tsk tsk... Same people, different fates."
Couldn't Zhuang Chaoying see that he couldn't even hold his head up in front of Huang Ling, and now that his mother mentioned it, he felt even more ashamed and angry.
He walked to the counter, found twenty yuan and handed it to Zhuang's mother:
"I'm useless, and I really don't have a hundred yuan. I'll give you these twenty yuan. I bet you'll have no problem celebrating the New Year!"
Zhuang's mother's original purpose was not for money; money was just an excuse to provoke the two men.
She still understands her son. The more he lacks something, the more afraid he is of you asking about it.
But she didn't hesitate, put the twenty yuan in her pocket, and left Zhuang Chaoying's house.
Zhuang Chaoying sat in the room in a daze, waiting until dark but Zhu Xiu Yu still didn't come back, and he began to feel anxious.
Just as Zhuang's mother said, the two of them had nowhere to go, the only place they could go was to Zhu Xiu Yu's aunt's house.
Zhuang Chaoying put on a cotton coat and pushed his bicycle to find Zhu Xiuyu and her son.
When I arrived at my aunt's house, I heard Zhu Xiuyu's uncle scolding:
"Who allowed you to agree to let them live in this house? Now you are the boss, right?"
Upon hearing this, Zhuang Chaoying knew he had found the right one and quickly called out:
"Aunt, I'm here to pick up Xiuyu and Hongbin!"
The noise in the room stopped.
It was my uncle who came out, his cotton coat draped over his shoulders, his anger still lingering: "I've been waiting all afternoon, and you didn't even bother to come pick me up!"
Zhuang Chaoying had no connection with him, and she also knew some of his situation from Zhu Xiuyu. She thought that he was someone with whom she could not communicate, so she ignored him and only said to her aunt:
"Aunt, excuse me, Xiuyu, Hongbin, come home with me."
Zhu Xiuyu wiped her tears and said nothing. Hongbin whispered, "Mom, let's go back! Uncle is not wrong. Don't take your anger out on him. If there is anything, we can talk about it when we get home."
My aunt sighed and said, "Yes, if you have anything to say, go home and talk about it."
Zhu Xiuyu knew that there was no place for them in this family, so she could only shake her aunt's hand and say, "Aunt, I'm sorry for causing you trouble. I'm going back."
There was only one car for the three of them, and it was not convenient to carry more people, so Zhuang Chaoying gave the car to Hongbin and asked him to ride the bike to take Zhu Xiu Yu back first, while he took the bus.
"Have you eaten?" Zhu Xiuyu asked.
Zhuang Chaoying shook his head.
Zhu Xiuyu pursed her lips and pushed Hong Bin: "Hong Bin, let's go, let's go back first."
When Zhuang Chaoying returned home, Zhu Xiuyu had already calculated the time and cooked the noodles, waiting for him to eat.
"Xiu Yu, don't pay attention to her. I see how you treat Pengfei. She just said those things because she couldn't get the money." Zhuang Chaoying explained without saying much.
Zhu Xiuyu shook her head.
After knowing that he gave 20 yuan to Zhuang's mother, Zhu Xiu Yu just said, "The family is yours, you have the final say," and said nothing more.
In the following days, peace returned to the home.
Zhu Xiu Yu never mentioned the matter again, but she often became dazed and felt more distant from him.
Zhuang Chaoying felt that she might still be sad about this matter, but he didn't know how to persuade her. He thought that after his sister came after the New Year, there must be no misunderstandings.
Years ago, Zhuang's mother went to see Zhuang Ganmei, but still didn't see her.
On the day he went there, Zhuang Chaoying took care of his father for the whole day. He did not ask Zhu Xiu Yu to help because Zhu Xiu Yu had applied for overtime work around the New Year so that she could get some overtime pay.
He was in a hurry and hardly stopped all day. He finally waited until Zhuang's mother came back, then he ran home and fell asleep.
Another year has passed in the blink of an eye.
New Year's Eve.
Zhuang Chaoying's home:
It was the first time that Zhuang Chaoying celebrated the New Year with Zhu Xiu Yu and Hong Bin. It was quite heartwarming, but he always felt that something was missing. Zhu Xiu Yu and Hong Bin were satisfied, as they finally had a real home.
Banker:
Zhuang's mother prepared a bowl of vegetarian noodles for herself and her father. Even though it was the New Year's Eve dinner, she sat in the living room without turning on the lights, as if the hustle and bustle outside had nothing to do with her.
Zhou Family:
Zhou Huaiyi and Huang Ling took Huang's parents to Suzhou for the New Year. They agreed to spend one New Year in Suzhou and the other in Changzhou. The whole family was very happy and harmonious.
New Year's Day.
Early in the morning, Song Ying and her family came to Huang Ling's house to pay New Year's greetings.
On the first day of the New Year, I stay at the Zhou family, and on the third day, I go to the Lin family. This seems to have become a fixed time for the two families to visit.
Lin Dongzhe got up earlier than usual. When asked why he was in such a hurry, he said he wanted to see his grandparents.
As soon as he entered the door, Lin Dongzhe started to say the auspicious words he had memorized, and received red envelopes while doing so, having a lot of fun.
Song Ying said helplessly: "So you missed your grandparents, and you missed the big red envelope, oh, and spare ribs."
She looked into the yard. Father Huang no longer asked him whether he wanted fresh or cured ribs. He was now washing the cured ribs with hot water.
Dongzhe was making things worse while the father and son were happily chatting about something.
After a while, his mischief expanded from the surrounding area to outside the yard, and he started chasing cats and dogs.
Song Ying hurriedly asked Xiaoting to go out and follow her, as she couldn't afford to offend anyone in the courtyard.
When it was almost time for dinner, the two started walking home.
"Zhuang Xiaoting, can I ask you for a favor?"
"cannot."
"You're so stingy."
"I don't believe you can ask me for anything good."
"Can you lend me five dollars? You get bonuses every time, so you must have saved a lot."
Xiao Ting rolled her eyes at him and said, "Didn't you just receive several red envelopes?"
"I'll accept it, but my mother will take it away from me as soon as I get home. She won't leave me a penny." Dongzhe sighed.
"What do you want money for?"
"Then don't worry about it. It's a matter of life and death anyway."
Xiaoting thought about it, sighed, and nodded.
Dongzhe was very happy: "Really? Zhuang Xiaoting! You are so kind!"
But as soon as I finished speaking, I was poured cold water on. I only heard Xiao Ting say:
"I want one dollar in interest, and when you pay me back you have to pay me six dollars."
"Zhuang Xiaoting! Why don't you go and grab it!" Dongzhe jumped up.
On the first day of the Lunar New Year, the two broke up and Dongzhe was angry until he went to school.
In the end, Xiaoting lowered the interest rate to fifty cents.
make a deal.
Lin Dongzhe was spared a beating.
1982 arrived.
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