Liu Meiyun didn't know that her son Lu Erbao was already recognized as the most popular boy among the little girls in the school.
Buy candy today, pencils tomorrow, and hair ties the day after tomorrow.
Every time after class, I am surrounded by little girls.
"Erbao, we can't give gifts to so many female classmates at the same time. We can only give gifts to our best friends." Liu Meiyu taught her son earnestly.
Erbao looked puzzled: "Mom, why?"
"That's how precious it is. You gave me so many gifts. Who is your best friend?"
"They all are!"
“…”
"What about Tiantian?" Liu Meiyu thought of Erbao's childhood sweetheart on the island.
"Tiantian is my wife!" Erbao said confidently.
"How come Tiantian is your wife again?" Liu Meiyu had a headache.
"Always." Erbao said firmly.
Well, Liu Meiyu didn’t know how to teach a primary school student the correct way to make friends, especially when Erbao looked at her innocently and trustingly, her many truths got stuck in her throat.
The three brothers each have their own personalities, and Liu Meiyun was just feeling her way through the process when she first became a mother.
She was afraid that always educating and guiding children with adult thinking, instilling a bunch of moral principles in them, and training them to be "obedient and well-behaved" children that their parents like, who always do things right, would make them lose their original personality charm and childhood happiness.
After thinking for a while, she gently asked Erbao, "Have you ever asked Tiantian if she would be unhappy if you gave gifts to other female classmates?"
"Ah?" Erbao frowned, thinking that he had given too little, and asked his mother in confusion: "Why is Tiantian unhappy? I gave her more before!"
"For example, if Tiantian now has another boy who gives her gifts and plays with her every day, and Tiantian quickly falls in love with someone else and forgets you, will you be sad?"
Erbao nodded. His expression said it all. He looked worried and asked his mother, "What should we do? Mom, can we take Tiantian to school?"
Liu Meiyu was choked by her second son's question.
If Political Commissar Zhou heard this, Lu Erbao would probably be criticized.
Liu Meiyun: "No, her parents are both on the island, and your uncle Zhou won't agree if she wants to work."
"Then you can bring Uncle Zhou and the others over as well."
"Your mother, I'm not that capable!"
"Then I'll go find Grandpa!"
"If you don't mind getting your ass bruised, go ahead."
“…”
As Liu Meiyu was talking, she felt that the topic had gone a little off track.
She was clearly teaching her son to be more focused, but she ended up asking him to reunite with his childhood sweetheart.
There are a bunch of little girls in Beijing who haven't gotten their fix yet, and there's another one on the island...
Erbao felt sad for a while, and suddenly thought of a solution: "Mom, I can just write a letter to Tiantian and ask her if she is angry!"
"No, I want to call her!" Lu Erbao couldn't wait and pestered his mother to take him to make the call.
Liu Meiyu looked helpless and could only lead Erbao to the communication room of the compound.
Political Commissar Zhou, who stayed behind in Huludao, had just finished his work and had no time to catch his breath when Lu Erbao called him. The guy rudely called him and asked him to ask his daughter to answer the phone.
Political Commissar Zhou gritted his teeth, resisted the urge to hang up the phone, and found a little warrior to go home and call Tiantian.
"Hey, Tiantian! I'm Erbao, do you miss me?"
"I miss you so much! I miss you every day!"
“…”
As an old mother, Liu Meiyu listened to her second son flirting with his childhood sweetheart without blushing or beating his heart. Seeing the security guard on duty nearby grinning from ear to ear, she wished she could bury her head in the ground.
After talking to Tiantian on the phone, Liu Meiyun thought that Erbao would calm down.
As a result, this kid went further and further on the road of fraternity.
After asking around, Liu Meiyu found out that Ren Tiantian had already found a new little follower who not only brought her snacks every day but also did her homework for her.
Lu Erbao has fallen to second place in the list of sweet little followers...
The boy was sad for two days, but when a female classmate from the compound called him to go fly a kite together, he immediately cheered up.
"Mom, please give me fifty cents." Lu Erbao cheered up and started asking his mother for money again.
"Why does flying a kite cost so much money?"
"I have four classmates. If they are thirsty, I want to buy them some soda." Lu Erbao said confidently, "And mom, didn't you say that boys should be considerate and take care of girls?"
“…”
Liu Meiyu, who was left speechless by her son's words, poked her head out to take a look. Oh my goodness, four little girls, each holding a kite in their hands, were standing outside the courtyard gate waiting with smiles on their faces.
Liu Meiyu rubbed her temples, gave the man 50 cents, and quickly sent him away.
When we returned to school, the dormitory was deserted, with only Wang Meihua and Zhou Yanhong reading.
"Did they all go to the library?" Liu Meiyu shared the hawthorn cakes she brought from home with them.
Zhou Yanhong shook her head: "I went to the movies."
"Watch a movie?"
Wang Meihua rubbed her eyes and raised her head from the book: "I heard it's a foreign movie. Many people in our school went to watch it recently. Meiyun, do you want to go?"
"What movie?" Liu Meiyu hadn't been to the cinema for a long time.
And when it comes to watching movies, she thinks of Lu Long March, but this guy is even busier than her because he went to military school, and she only sees him a few times a month.
"'Hometown Nomad', I heard the heroine is so beautiful, Tian Xiaoyan and Song Qi have all gone to the movie, are you going?" Wang Meihua was delayed today by something, and didn't catch up with Tian Xiaoyan and the others when she came back. Zhou Yanhong wasn't interested in the movie, so now she and Liu Meiyun are the only ones who haven't seen it yet.
"Homesickness?" Liu Meiyu's eyelids twitched.
"Yes," Wang Meihua asked tentatively, "Have you seen it?"
Liu Meiyun was in a daze for a few seconds and shook her head, "No."
Although she hasn't seen it, she knows the movie.
In the late 1970s, the trend of "bell-bottom pants" was easily set off by two foreign films. One of them was "Hometown", in which the heroine wore a pair of white bell-bottom pants and had a pretty face, showing her intellectual beauty to the fullest. Before the movie was over, bell-bottom pants had quietly become popular in the market.
"So are you going? If you do, we can go together tomorrow afternoon. I looked at your schedule and it just so happens that we both don't have classes in the afternoon." Wang Meihua had a good plan, except that she would have to eat one more dry biscuit.
"Okay, let's do it together tomorrow." Liu Meiyu agreed without hesitation.
So when the classes were over the next day, the two of them went to a movie theater near Huaqing as usual. However, all the movie tickets until the next morning were sold out, so they had to go somewhere farther away.
After buying the movie tickets, Liu Meiyu also saw a mother and son secretly selling melon seeds at the door of the cinema. The little boy hid the melon seeds in his clothes and asked people one by one cleverly. The people patrolling near the cinema saw it but acted as if nothing happened.
Moreover, in recent months, educated youth who went to the countryside have started to return to the city one after another, and the number of unemployed people has increased sharply, but jobs are hard to come by. A large number of educated youth have nothing to do at home, and they always have to find something to do to make a living.
After the movie started, Cyndi Lau's attention was completely focused on the protagonist's outfit, and her eyes were immediately attracted by the bell-bottom pants he was wearing.
Wang Meihua next to her was also watching the movie with great concentration, not daring to blink. These were the movie tickets she had saved up by eating several meals of dry biscuits, and she didn't want to miss even a minute of it.
Unfortunately, things did not go as planned. When the movie was about to reach its climax, Wang Meihua felt a slight stomachache. She endured it until she was sweating profusely. She then pulled Liu Meiyu weakly, "Mei...Yun..."
Liu Meiyun was thinking about clothes and hadn't noticed Wang Meihua for a long time. Suddenly she turned around and saw Wang Meihua's forehead was sweating, her face was pale, and she looked particularly weak. She asked in surprise, "What's wrong with you? Do you feel sick?"
Wang Meihua nodded weakly.
Just as Liu Meiyun was about to call for help, a boy wearing glasses next to her kindly said, "She might have acute gastritis. I saw she was fine just now. Send her to the hospital quickly. I can help."
"Thank you!" Liu Meiyu nodded.
At this time, people around came over and helped to lift Wang Meihua, who was in so much pain that she was about to faint, onto the boy's back, and urged her to go to the hospital as soon as possible.
Although the boy wore glasses and looked gentle and thin, he walked very fast with Wang Meihua on his back and arrived at the nearby hospital in no time.
After explaining the situation to the doctor, the boy turned around and comforted Liu Meiyun: "It's okay, don't worry, your classmate may have eaten something wrong."
Liu Meiyu had just rushed over to send someone here and was a little out of breath. After she caught her breath, she went to see the doctor to report the situation.
Maybe I ate too many dry biscuits and didn't exercise much, so I couldn't digest them.
"Thank you. We are students of Huaqing University. My name is Liu Meiyun and she is my roommate Wang Meihua. Thank you so much for coming today."
The boy pushed his glasses and said enthusiastically, "It's okay. My name is Deng Fei, and I'm from Beijing Medical University. I just sat next to you. I saw that your classmate had been suffering from stomach discomfort for a long time. In the future, you should eat on time and exercise. The little food money you save will be all gone in the hospital."
"Yes, I will definitely pay attention to the reminder." Liu Meiyu nodded repeatedly.
I think he is worthy of being from a medical school. He hasn't even graduated yet, but he speaks like a doctor.
Wang Meihua was diagnosed with acute gastroenteritis and had to stay in the hospital for intravenous drip, so Liu Meiyun naturally had to stay to take care of her.
"Meiyu, I'm sorry to have caused you trouble. I will pay you back for the medical expenses later." Wang Meihua slowed down a little at this time and looked at Liu Meiyu with an apologetic look on her face.
Liu Meiyu waved her hands and said, "I'm not in a hurry. Don't put yourself in the hospital again. You won't gain anything if you lose more."
"Okay, I understand." Wang Meihua nodded obediently, feeling extremely regretful in her heart.
When she was in her hometown in the countryside, she had no restrictions on food and was happy as long as she was full. She had already developed a strong stomach. She didn't expect that after coming to the big city, she would become pampered instead.
Liu Meiyu poured her a cup of hot water and said, "You have to work after dinner in your hometown, right? Here, you have to go to class and read books all day. If you sit still for several hours, it must be difficult to digest."
"That's true." Wang Meihua scratched her braid embarrassedly. She understood the principle, but she just couldn't stop reading once she started.
"By the way, Meiyun, where is the boy who carried me to the hospital just now?"
"He went back to school." Liu Meiyun said, and seeing a flash of disappointment on Wang Meihua's face, she smiled and said, "But I'll ask the school for you. You can thank him later when you get better."
Wang Meihua's eyes lit up: "Thank you, Meiyun. I am so grateful to have you here today."
Liu Meiyun teased her, "Why are you thanking me? It's not like I carried you here!"
"Thank you for taking care of me and helping me pay for my medical bills." Wang Meihua pretended not to understand Liu Meiyun's joke and said sincerely, "You are a beautiful and kind person. It's great to share a dormitory with you!"
"Okay, stop flattering me. Take a good rest first. I'll go out and get you some medicine."
After leaving the infusion room, Liu Meiyu took the prescription and walked towards the pharmacy.
There were two or three people standing in line, not moving for a long time.
Liu Meiyu glanced forward and saw that there seemed to be some medical dispute at the window. A man was holding a list of documents and refused to leave, and he was almost sticking his head into the window.
"Comrade, how can I give you the medicine if you haven't paid? Go over there and pay first!" The nurse explained again and again, her tone becoming more and more impatient.
"Can you please help me? Let me get the medicine first. I will definitely pay you back the medical bill in a few days!" the man's tone was full of pleading.
Liu Meiyu was stunned when she heard this familiar voice.
"Brother Yao?"
Yao Shunliu retracted his head from the window and looked at her in disbelief: "Liu Meiyu!"
Liu Meiyu also found it incredible. If she remembered correctly, she and Yao Shunliu had met here by chance three times. What was the fate?
"Brother Yao, what happened?"
Liu Meiyu noticed that Yao Shunliu seemed to have not slept for many days. His eyes were dark and his eye sockets were sunken. His face showed fatigue and haggardness.
"My son is sick, I took him to the capital for surgery..."
Yao Shunliu sat on a bench in the hospital holding a pile of medicine prescriptions, his face looking haggard.
Liu Meiyu felt uncomfortable as she listened to his narration.
She thought that a man as smart as Yao Shunliu shouldn't be so short of money that he couldn't even pay for his medicine.
But after learning more about it, she realized that Yao Shunliu's son's illness was not a minor one, but a relatively rare case in the country. In the early stages, he needed to take medicine to maintain a stable condition, and the medicine was imported and not cheap. After they inquired in Liaoning Province about whether there were doctors in the hospital in Beijing who could perform surgery on his son, he brought his wife and children here directly.
Originally, he brought all his belongings of 500 yuan to the capital, which was barely enough. However, when he was on the train in the middle of the night, his son fell ill and he went to the carriage to get hot water. While his wife was taking care of her son, someone cut open her cotton coat with a knife and stole the money.
"My wife almost went crazy at that time." Yao Shunliu grabbed his hair dejectedly.
What he didn't say in his heart was that not only was his wife going crazy, but he was almost unable to bear it.
It felt like the sky was falling.
But it hasn't collapsed yet. Their son is sick, so they have to keep moving forward even if it means breaking their teeth.
Liu Meiyu felt that no matter how many words of comfort she said, it would be useless, so she simply took out fifty yuan from her pocket and said, "Brother Yao, use this money to pay for the child's medicine first. As for the surgery fee and other expenses, I don't have that much cash on me, I'll go back and get it."
Yao Shunliu raised his head and didn't refuse like before. He just looked at Liu Meiyun with red eyes and choked up: "Thank you, I owe you my life."
"Brother Yao, don't say that. It's not that serious."
Liu Meiyu didn't say much to him. She went straight back to school to get the pass, went to the post office to withdraw money, and then had someone deliver it.
When Yao Shunliu's wife Jiang Xiulan saw Liu Meiyun in the ward, she knelt down with tears streaming down her face: "Thank you! Thank you for saving our family, thank you!"
Liu Meiyu quickly helped the person up: "Sister-in-law, stop doing this, or you'll scare the child."
Jiang Xiulan was nervous for several days, but when she saw her husband's friend sending the surgery fee, she finally couldn't hold back her tears and fainted.
It was not until this moment that Liu Meiyu realized that when Yao Shunliu said that his daughter-in-law almost went crazy, his tone was not exaggerated at all.
The couple traveled a long way, carrying all their belongings to take their son to the hospital, but someone was so cruel as to steal the money for the child's life.
Especially since it was stolen from Jiang Xiulan, her biological mother. I wonder which mother who loves her child could withstand such a blow.
Fortunately, the child's operation was successful, and the couple finally felt like the clouds had cleared and the moon was shining.
Liu Meiyu is not only a benefactor but also a noble person to Yao Shunliu's family.
Especially since this was the second time that Liu Meiyu lent him money to save his life at a critical moment.
The first time I saved his leg, and the second time I saved his whole family.
Therefore, when Liu Meiyun came to the hospital to visit him after school and saw that his son was gradually recovering and able to be discharged from the hospital, Liu Meiyun asked him what his plans were next.
Yao Shunliu glanced at his wife and children, and cautiously said, "I want to stay in the capital and explore."
"Oh? Brother Yao and sister-in-law are not planning to go back to their hometown?" Liu Meiyu pretended to be surprised.
"Yes," Yao Shunliu nodded, and looked around carefully to make sure that no one was around, then he said, "Liaoning Province has been very strict in the past two years, but the environment in Beijing is more relaxed, so I want to stay and give it a try."
Liu Meiyu nodded and said nothing at that time.
She was not at all surprised at Yao Shunliu's decision to stay in Beijing.
Only after a few days, seeing that Yao Shunliu had rented a house in a small alley in Beijing and moved his wife and children there, did she go to him.
"Brother Yao, you haven't decided what to do in Beijing yet, right?"
They are all smart people. When Yao Shunliu saw that Liu Meiyun could come, he knew that what he was thinking of would work, so he got straight to the point: "Sister, what do you want to do? I'll follow you to do it! Don't worry, if anything goes wrong, I'll take care of it myself."
Liu Meiyun shook her head, pointed at the house with the door open at the entrance of the alley, and said to Yao Shunliu: "Brother Yao, you can take a good look around the capital these few days. You see that lady is still selling cakes at the door. Go around and learn more. When you think clearly, we can discuss other things."
At first, Yao Shunliu didn't understand why Liu Meiyu asked him to walk around more.
But after he had been around for two days, he saw people secretly doing small businesses everywhere in the market and in the alleys: people selling melon seeds in front of the cinema, meat and mountain products in the vegetable market, shoe repairmen in the alleys, and simple breakfast stalls at the doorsteps of homes. Only then did he realize that Liu Meiyu really wanted him to think things over.
Even if he didn't work with Liu Meiyu, he could still find ways to make money. He was confident that he could pay back his son's surgery fee in a few years.
But after careful consideration, Yao Shunliu decided to follow Liu Meiyu.
He is a man with a bad life and bad luck.
I have been thinking about how to make money for half my life, but every time I end up in trouble because of money.
A few years ago in Shanghai, he made a small fortune thanks to Liu Meiyun. He thought he could live a more stable life in the countryside, but he was framed and lost all his money and nearly broke his leg.
I had finally saved some money over the years, but it was all stolen when I used it to treat my son. In the end, I couldn't even afford the medical bills.
With a deep sigh, Yao Shunliu accepted his fate and didn't want to fight alone this time.
Liu Meiyu had helped him twice, and each time she was always there to help him, and she was also much smarter than him. Yao Shunliu made a decisive decision that from now on he would just follow Liu Meiyu and drink some soup, even if it was just plain soup!
At this moment, Yao Shunliu, who had made up his mind to follow Liu Meiyu, didn't know that following behind Liu, even just a sip of soup would make people drink too much!
After receiving Yao Shunliu's affirmative answer, Liu Meiyu brought two thousand yuan in cash to Yao Shunliu the next day.
When Yao Shunliu saw how much money there was, he was completely stunned.
"Girl, what are you doing?"
Liu Meiyun took out a movie poster from her bag, pointed at the heroine on it and said, "Brother Yao, go to Guangzhou as soon as possible in the next few days and use all this money to buy as many pants as you can."
Yao Shunliu glanced at the poster. The heroine was pretty, but her pants were nothing special. In his opinion, they were even a bit ugly.
"If we spend so much money to buy everything, it won't be a loss, right?" Yao Shunliu was worried that Liu Meiyu would suffer a loss.
"It's okay, Brother Yao, just buy it." Liu Meiyu didn't worry about the money going down the drain, so she continued, "You don't have to lower the price too much the first time, just take as much as you can, and when our purchase volume doubles the second time, you can lower the price again."
Yao Shunliu's heart was pounding when he heard this. This was the first time he was still worried whether Liu Meiyu's 2,000 yuan would be wasted, and he had already planned the next purchase price.
But seeing Liu Meiyu's confident and resolute look, he swallowed back the doubt that was about to come out of his throat.
"Okay, I'll try it!"
Since he had already decided to follow Liu Meiyu, Yao Shunliu simply gritted his teeth and went for it.
The worst that could happen is that if he couldn't sell the pants after buying them back, he would find someone to alter them and make them fit together, trying to recover as much of the loss as possible.
With mixed feelings about how to protect Liu Meiyu, Yao Shunliu boarded the train heading south to Guangzhou.
Meanwhile, Liu Meiyu was sitting leisurely in the library of Huaqing University, preparing for her final exams.
She needs to make money, but she also cannot neglect her studies.
With Yao Shunliu as her old partner, Liu Meiyun feels that even making money has become easy.
She doesn't have to go to Guangzhou in person, and she doesn't even need to worry about sales. She can just wait for the money to roll in.
Moreover, Yao Shunliu was a very smart person. When he was treating his son, he asked his father-in-law for help from his hometown and even prepared a stamped letter of introduction in advance, just in case something unexpected happened.
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