Li Qiuxiang wiped her eyes and said, "It's really miserable. She has to earn money to go home to her parents and support her brothers and sisters, just like me.
I didn’t expect that something like this would happen before I even made any money.”
Hu Lanying turned around and told Li Qiumei: "After the New Year, when your aunt finds someone suitable, you can go and see her.
Marry her sooner so I can feel at ease."
"Mom, my sister and I have already been married once, and we have given you the betrothal money.
Even if you get married again in the future, it won’t matter to you whether you have a dowry or not.
Just let us live our own lives."
Hu Lanying was furious when she heard this: "I gave birth to you, what do you mean you have nothing to do with me?
Even if you marry a hundred times, the other party must give me the bride price."
Li Qiumei didn't want to argue. She would leave after the New Year anyway.
By then, they won’t be able to find themselves on blind dates.
Seeing that Li Qiumei didn't say anything, Hu Lanying changed the subject and talked about the New Year.
"Alas, your father and I didn't make any money this year, and the New Year is almost here, and we haven't bought anything for the house yet..."
After nagging for a long time, Li Qiuxiang and her sister ignored her.
Hu Lanying was angry: "Lao Li, go back tomorrow and bring Qiu Ming to the city.
Our family will spend the New Year with Qiu Mei and her sisters."
Li Qiumei was shocked. Hu Lanying was unwilling to give up the six dollars.
"Mom, I don't have any money on me. I still owe a lot of money for going to Lincheng to treat my foot injury."
Li Qiumei said this, took out the six dollars, gritted her teeth, and handed five dollars to Hu Lanying.
"Mom, use it to buy some New Year's goods.
I'll keep this piece for emergencies."
Yang Huaihua almost laughed out loud. Qiu Mei was too good at pretending.
Hu Lanying took the money and put on a smiling face again.
"Qiumei, your foot injury is healed now. When are you going to go back to work after the New Year?"
"Wait until the Little New Year is over before leaving."
When they arrived at Li Qiuxiang's rented place, Hu Lanying finally followed her in.
Li Qiumei and Yang Huaihua turned around and went to Xu Chunzhi's house to get their luggage.
"Qiumei, didn't you agree to return to North City on the sixth day of the New Year? Why are you leaving after the Little New Year?"
"Sister Hua, if I don't say this, my mother will definitely come again on the sixth day of the New Year."
At the corridor leading to Xu Chunzhi's house, Yang Huaihua spotted a person lying on the ground, and the two of them retreated back into the alley in fear.
"Qiumei, I smell alcohol. Is this person drunk?"
Without waiting for Li Qiumei to speak, Xu Chunzhi came out with a flashlight.
She stepped on the man and walked towards Li Qiumei and the others.
"Qiumei, you guys are here."
Li Qiumei pointed at the man on the ground and Xu Chunzhi nodded.
"This bastard is always drunk, I don't care about him, I just let him sleep wherever he falls.
When I wake up the next day, I go home and clean up by myself."
Yang Huaihua asked her, "Aren't you afraid that he will freeze to death?"
Xu Chunzhi didn't care: "That's his business. Isn't it said that bad people live a thousand years?"
"Sister Xu, we won't go in. We don't dare step on him."
Xu Chunzhi covered her mouth and smiled: "Okay, wait a minute, I'll get your luggage."
She stepped on Shi Guoliang to go in, and a moment later she stepped on Shi Guoliang to come out again, carrying the luggage of Li Qiumei and the others.
It was as if Shi Guoliang was just a human cushion on the ground.
Li Qiumei's mouth twitched. Is this what Sister Xu meant by cleaning up slowly?
Well, as long as she is happy.
When she returned to the shop upstairs, Li Qiumei saw that everything was clean. It seemed that Li Qiuxiang had come to help her clean up and the quilt had been taken apart and washed.
The two of them made the bed and climbed into it to sleep.
"Qiumei, I finally understand why you only recognize your sister and not your other family members.
Alas, it would be better not to have parents like that.
By the way, do you want to listen to your mother and go on a blind date?
I tell you, instead of letting your aunt and grandmother introduce you to those messy things, it’s better for me to introduce them to you.
I think Cheng Zhiqian and that Yang Cheche are pretty good, would you like to consider it?"
Li Qiumei didn't say anything. Yang Huaihua sat up and found that she had fallen asleep.
Alas, after all this talk, it’s all in vain!
The two of them slept until noon, and when they heard someone knocking on the door downstairs, they hurriedly got up.
Li Qiumei opened the door and Xiaopeng was standing outside.
"Aunt, grandpa and grandma are gone, and my mom asked me to call you over for dinner."
"Oh, wait for us."
Li Qiumei handed Xiaopeng the new clothes, pants, and schoolbag she had bought for him: "Carry them yourself."
Xiaopeng jumped for joy: "Aunt, I have new clothes to wear during the Chinese New Year."
Li Qiumei locked the door and asked him, "Didn't your mother buy you new clothes?"
Xiaopeng shook his head: "My grandpa is in poor health, and my grandma has used all my mom's salary to pay for his medical treatment."
Li Qiumei was stunned. At this time in her previous life, Li Qiuxiang was still in Zhou Fugui's hometown and had no money.
I haven't divorced Qian Jinshu yet and I don't have any money.
It was about four or five years later that Li Guofu and Hu Lanying began to pretend to be sick and ask me for money.
I didn’t expect that in this life, it would happen so much earlier. It seems I have to remind her sister.
After lunch, Yang Huaihua asked Zhou Xiaopeng to take her out to buy firecrackers as she wanted to set them off during the New Year.
Li Qiumei took the opportunity to ask Li Qiuxiang: "Sister, does mom often come to ask you for money?"
Li Qiuxiang cut the meat in her hand and said, "Dad is not in good health and needs to take medicine every day.
Mom gets sick from time to time, and there's nothing I can do about it. I can't just ignore her, right?"
Li Qiumei glared at her with some disappointment.
"Sister, they are pretending to be sick."
Li Qiuxiang was so scared that she almost cut her hand.
"Qiumei, please don't say anything nonsense. If your parents hear it, they will scold you for being an unfilial daughter."
Li Qiumei put down the batter she was stirring and said, "Sister, what I saw in that big mirror was that after you died, my parents also said that they were in poor health and often came to ask me for money.
In order to treat their illnesses, I risked my life to set up stalls to make money.
What happened? Their health was better than mine, so when I was sick and had no money to give them, they just disappeared.
They saved the money I gave them and bought a house for Li Qiu Ming in the county town.
When I died, my parents were still alive and well."
Li Qiuxiang was stunned for a long time, as if she couldn't believe it, and she even shook her head.
After a long time, she put down the kitchen knife and walked over.
"Qiumei, did you really see in the mirror... did you see them not caring about your life or death, and that you ended up walking ahead of them?"
Li Qiumei nodded seriously.
Li Qiuxiang hugged Li Qiumei and burst into tears: "Qiumei, your parents are so cruel! How could they treat you like that!
It's a waste of the two of us who have tried our best to help them over the years. We didn't expect that they don't even consider us as family members.
I am heartbroken by this kind of family, and I will never dare to accept it again."
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