He Wenlin became very excited when she heard that her father was playing cards!
"Linlin." It was He's father's voice on the other end of the phone.
"Dad, are you playing cards?"
"I didn't hit him. Scarface was having bad luck and asked me to help him pick up some dirt."
(The meaning of "挑土" is that the person who has bad luck asks others to help them play a couple of rounds.)
"Don't forget, you're still in the evaluation period. If you still want to manage your own store and buy a car, then you'd better take care of yourself."
"I know, I know. Sometimes I don't even know who's the father and who's the son?"
“Isn’t this all for your own good and for the good of this family?” He Wenlin said. “Now that you’re back in your hometown, everyone will definitely call you Boss He, they’ll definitely say that you’re a big boss who has made a lot of money, and they’ll definitely say all sorts of nice things to flatter you.”
Mr. He didn't say anything. He knew his daughter was smart, but he didn't expect her to be this smart. She could guess this even from thousands of miles away.
He got off the train early this morning, and after that, he went to his uncle's house in the city to rest. He didn't return to his rural hometown until the afternoon.
As soon as he returned, everyone said that Boss He had come back from making a fortune. They pulled him aside to talk and asked him what he had come back for.
When people learned that he had returned to transfer his household registration, they said he had made a fortune and bought a house in a big city. They showered him with compliments.
Of course, they also invited him to play cards, but he didn't come. Coincidentally, Scarface was having a bad run of luck at mahjong, so he said that he was a big boss and that he had a lucky hand, so he went to pick some dirt for him. He picked three handfuls of dirt, or rather two, because before the third hand was finished, He Wenlin called.
He was truly glad he hadn't gambled, otherwise his dream of becoming a boss would have been dashed.
On the phone, He Wenlin continued, "Everyone knows you've made money and they're flattering you, but be careful that someone doesn't set a trap to cheat you out of your money."
"I'm penniless. If someone wants to scam me, they'll have to actually have money."
Ever since he gambled last time, everyone in his family has been keeping a close eye on him, and his monthly allowance is only one hundred yuan.
He was even more pitiful than He Wenjun and Lin Feilai. Although they only had fifty yuan for pocket money, they had bonuses and red envelopes. As the boss's biological father, he had nothing.
“If you don’t have money, they’ll lend it to you, encourage you to borrow money to gamble, and then make us pay it back with the IOU. Don’t take it lightly; this happens all the time,” He Wenlin said. “So you should mind your own business.”
"Alright, alright, I know, stop nagging."
"Has the certificate for transferring household registration been issued?"
"It's Sunday today. Go and handle it first thing tomorrow morning. Why are you calling?"
"I wanted to tell you that we bought the land for the fast food restaurant, and it cost us over 17,000 yuan."
"So expensive!" Mr. He exclaimed.
"They know we bought it to do business, and the business is so stable, so the price is definitely hard to negotiate."
Come back early, and don't gamble. I'll call back to the village to verify. If I find out you're gambling, you won't get another chance. From now on, I won't ask you for anything, big or small, at home. See if you'll have any face left then.
"Okay, okay," Mr. He said impatiently. "I'm hanging up, phone calls are expensive."
As soon as the phone call ended, He Zhongliang from the village called on his father to play mahjong.
“No, my Linlin just gave me a lecture on the phone. If she finds out I'm playing cards, she won't get any peace and quiet. You guys play.”
"She's not here, how would she know you're playing cards? Come on, with those lucky hands of yours, it's a shame you're not playing cards."
"Alright, alright, you guys fight. I'll go deliver the things that Shanshan and her sister, and Lin Fei bought for Aunt Yinhua first."
Aunt Yinhua's real name is Kang Yinhua. She is the grandmother of He Ling and He Shan, and the maternal grandmother of Lin Fei.
Like He Wenlin, He Ling and her sister grew up with their grandmother. Lin Fei also grew up here with his maternal grandmother, so the grandmother and grandchildren have a very good relationship.
When He's father came back this time, He Ling and He Shan, along with Lin Fei, hurriedly went to buy things for their grandmother (maternal grandmother) to take back. In addition to the things, they also prepared two hundred yuan for each of them.
Kang Yinhua was both happy and excited to receive the gifts and money.
The neighbors all said that the granddaughter and grandson were well-loved.
Kang Yinhua was even more delighted to hear this.
In fact, the elderly don't really covet what their children have. As long as they have the intention and call home often, the elderly in the family will be very happy.
"Da Ming, when are you going? I'll prepare some peanuts for you to take with you."
It's not a holiday, so there's really nothing to bring. Live chickens and ducks can't be taken on the train, and the weather is still very hot, so we can't bring slaughtered ones either. So all we have are freshly harvested peanuts and free-range eggs.
"Auntie, no need to prepare anything. I'm too lazy to even mention it. We'll be back for the New Year, so it's the same as eating here."
"How can that be? Wait a moment, I'll install it for you now."
Kang Yinhua hurriedly packed up, took out a snakeskin bag, filled it with more than 30 jin of peanuts, and also put a pot of local eggs in a plastic oil bottle.
Kang Yinhua also knew that the children's stable jobs and ability to learn skills were all thanks to He Wenlin, so she planned to prepare more food, one portion for her own family and one portion for He Wenlin's family.
Kang Yinhua bought thirty free-range chicken eggs and ten duck eggs from her neighbor behind her. She put the forty eggs in another plastic oil bottle.
There are still a few pounds of love candy at home (love candy is similar to maltose, and it was a must-have for the New Year when we were kids. In those days, it was a very presentable thing).
Kang Yinhua wrapped the love candy and put it in a bag.
After delivering the items to Kang Yinhua, He's father went to He Hui's house next door.
When they came back, He's father called He Hui to ask him if he wanted anything.
He Hui then asked his father to bring back eight hundred coins to give to his parents.
He Hui's family is not well-off. He has two younger sisters who need to go to school, especially his older sister who is in college, which is very expensive.
When Li Jinfeng received the money and met He Daming, she was very enthusiastic.
She knew that He Hui's stall business was doing well, and since he was just starting out and was paying for his lessons on credit, she was grateful to He's family.
Moreover, now that everyone is making a living in the same city, they need to look out for each other even more.
"Daming, have dinner at my house tonight," Li Jinfeng said.
"No need for that."
Where are you going to eat tonight? Aren't you staying at home?
"I'll stay at home tonight, go to the police station early tomorrow morning, rest at my uncle's house tomorrow night, and leave the day after tomorrow."
"I'm staying home tonight. Aren't you coming over for dinner? It's too much trouble for you to cook all by yourself. Just come over to my place. I'll have your brother Yong have a couple of drinks with you. It's settled then. I'll call you later."
After saying that, without giving He's father a chance to refuse, Li Jinfeng went to the backyard, caught a fat chicken, killed it, and bled it out in one go.
Kang Yinhua prepared the things and immediately sent them to He's father.
Mr. He tried to refuse several times but couldn't get out.
When she learned that He's father would be sleeping at home that night, she told him not to cook and to come to her house for dinner.
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