"Mom, take this money."
Qin Nian took out a stack of money, which was about a thousand.
"Then what will you do?"
Yang Yufen looked at the money on the table.
"Mom, I have a subsidy, so I don't have to spend any money on food and lodging when I come back. Maybe I can even save up a sum of money by the time I get back."
Qin Nian spoke.
"Don't just think about saving money. How much money can you save anyway? Take care of your health first. Health is the foundation of everything."
Yang Yufen did not push the money back.
"Okay, Mom, I understand."
Qin Nian nodded obediently.
"Okay, go wash up first."
After Yang Yufen saw Qin Nian off, her gaze fell on Shen Xianjun.
"And you?"
"I... I don't have any money. Mom can just take my allowance."
Shen Xianjun said that the money had already been paid to the hospital, and the bill would not be settled until he was discharged.
"Then go ahead and get an advance for six months. I know that's possible. You still have one day tomorrow, so bring it back to me as soon as possible. I need it."
"Mom, I'll only be gone for six months! Besides, didn't Niannian just give you that much?"
Shen Xianjun's gaze fell on the money in Yang Yufen's hand.
"That was given to me by your wife, not you. Can you pay for it?"
Yang Yufen put the money behind her back.
"Yes, Mom, don't you think you're being too biased?"
"What do you mean I'm being biased? Do you want me to end up like your grandma so you can have a better life?"
Yang Yufen spoke in an annoyed tone.
Shen Xianjun shook his head without even thinking. If that were the case, he would have just sent his mother over in the first place. Why would he have made an excuse not to let her come?
"You guys soothe the child."
Yang Yufen got the answer and decided not to stay any longer.
The next morning, Shen Xianjun and his wife took the child to the orphanage. Yang Yufen went to find Guixiang at the entrance of the Third People's Hospital first.
"Yufen, you're here! Come on, have a steamed bun."
Gui Xiang deftly grabbed a steamed bun and stuffed it into Yang Yufen's hand, then continued serving steamed buns and millet porridge to others.
Seeing that Gui Xiang was made skillfully and that quite a few people came to buy it, Yang Yufen breathed a sigh of relief.
Soon, Gui Xiang packed up the things.
"Business is better than I expected. I can now sell out 300 steamed buns a day."
"That's good. I've come to deliver your meat ration coupons. I'll exchange them for you in the family compound."
Yang Yufen gave the meat ticket to Guixiang.
“Yu Fen, I called home yesterday. The family has been divided up. The eldest son will give us 60 yuan a year for our retirement. My husband and I will each receive 120 yuan. They will farm the land and receive a share of the grain each year. In a few days, the eldest son will bring Qingmei over.”
As for the family's money, thankfully the eldest sister was self-aware enough not to mention it, otherwise she would have definitely gone back to fight.
"Children and grandchildren have their own blessings; there's no need to think so much about it."
Yang Yufen offered words of comfort.
Where are you going?
Gui Xiang didn't want to talk about family matters anymore.
"Go to the department store, Xianjun is going back to his unit ahead of schedule."
"Oh, I see. Then you go quickly, I'll go and bring food to the old man and the others too."
The two separated.
Department store
"Little Li."
"Aunt Yang!"
Xiao Li, who was bored at the time, got excited as soon as he heard the sound.
"Xiao Li, help the old lady find some small, portable gold pieces that won't be easily noticed."
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