He spoke only after Ling Xiao and the other person walked to the corner.
"When my eldest brother got into trouble, Little Orange was just born. We received some compensation from the government. When we received the money, my eldest sister-in-law had just finished her confinement. Mom didn't pay attention and put the passbook in her hands. But when Mom was in a panic, my eldest sister-in-law took the passbook and left Ling Cheng behind and ran away..."
Meng Qidi was slightly stunned and squeezed his hand comfortingly.
Ling Xiao pursed his lips and said, "It's okay. My son died, my daughter-in-law ran away, my granddaughter was crying for food, and my mother cried until she went blind..."
Ling Xiao lowered his eyes slightly. To be honest, he was quite unfilial. He sacrificed his own family for the sake of everyone else during those years he was in the army. He knew that his uncle's family was not good to his mother, but he was far away and could do nothing about it...
Taking a deep breath, Ling Xiao hugged Meng Qidi in his arms, "Thank you, it was you who gave our family hope."
It was she who pulled the Ling family out of dire straits.
When his leg was broken, he never thought that one day he would return to the army, nor did he think that one day the Ling family would reach this point today...
She gave all this...
Meng Qidi sighed and let him hold her. "What can a family say to thank you for? But now is not the time to think about those things. Do you know where I found Chujiu? I snatched her from her hands."
Ling Xiao was slightly stunned and let her go, "Chujiu is her child?"
Meng Qidi was stunned for a moment, then shook her head, "No, she picked Chujiu up for her to beg. When I met Chujiu, she was scolding Chujiu. Chujiu kept following me, and I could see Xiao Meng, so I just brought him back."
"That's good."
"What do you mean?"
Ling Xiao chuckled, "I'm just afraid that Chujiu is her child. Seeing that our family is doing better, she wants to take the opportunity to come back."
"so what?"
"That's good. Let's go buy some clothes for Mom and Uncle Yang, and also some jewelry."
Meng Qidi glanced at Chujiu who was talking to Ling Cheng not far away. The little guy's fair face was tense and a little serious.
“No.”
Meng Qidi was slightly stunned, and slapped him in annoyance, "It doesn't look like that at all. Chujiu said that woman used to beat him every day."
Ling Xiao gently embraced her and walked over, "I won't do that again. No one can touch our child."
Chujiu looked up when he heard the voice and smiled at his serious brother-in-law.
Wang Jinhua saw her son and his partner coming over and quickly stood up. "Let's go. Daqiang, don't you need to see anything?"
Meng Daqiang waved his hands quickly, "No, I just know the place. Is my mother-in-law going to buy something later? I won't go. Just take me to the factory where my mother-in-law works."
After knowing the place, the few of them didn't stay for long. Of course, when Wu Jingxue left, Ling Cheng was still in his infancy, so it was impossible for her to recognize him, so they were not afraid that she would see Ling Cheng.
Ling Xiao sent Meng Daqiang to the factory, and then took a few people to the pedestrian street.
The pedestrian street was not very prosperous in the early 1980s. There were not many stores selling clothes and shoes on the street. There were only a few tailor shops and a few department stores.
There is another one that is still under renovation. From the name, I can guess that it might be Meng Daqiang's, [Qiangzi Department Store]
Ling Xiao and Meng Qidi bought two sets of ready-made clothes for Wang Jinhua and Master Yang, and Ling Cheng Chujiu also bought one set, as well as a pair of beautiful leather shoes and a nice hairband.
"We've bought so much, shall we go home?" Wang Jinhua glanced at the bag in her hand and began to feel sorry for the money. After all, she couldn't make any money, and her family had been spending money like water recently...
Master Yang nodded. They were the two paying, so he didn't want any money. It was better not to buy too much...
"Besides, we already have everything else at home, so there's no need for anything. Let's go find our in-laws," Wang Jinhua advised.
Meng Qidi and the other person looked at each other and said helplessly, "Gold must be..."
"I'll take your mother to buy this. After all, it's our wedding and you're not allowed to pay for it!" Master Yang said hurriedly.
Now, the couple was completely speechless. Okay, they just followed.
After a round of shopping in the gold shop, Wang Jinhua bought a ready-made gold bracelet, and also bought a pair of silver bracelets for Ling Cheng and Chu Jiu. When she was about to buy one for her daughter-in-law, she was directly rejected.
There is a pile of gold and silver in her space...
Before eleven o'clock, several people returned to the factory. Mr. Qiu Sanye and others were a little surprised, and they probably didn't buy much.
For lunch, everyone ate at a nearby restaurant. Ling Cheng pulled Ling Tian and happily gave her two beautiful hair ties, "Aunt, I picked them especially for you!"
Ling Tian was full of surprise. She glanced at her father secretly, and when she saw him nod, she happily took it.
Meng Daqiang said, "I have a lot of girls' clothes in the house I rented in the county town. Xiao Chengzi has grown them too big. Brother Han Fang, go back later and get a few sets to wear."
Ling Hanfang waved his hands quickly, "No, no, you keep it and sell it for money."
Meng Daqiang snorted, "It's out of season, what's the point of selling it? Besides, I don't need that little money. Didn't we eat less mushroom sauce from your house? We didn't even pay for it!"
Having said that, Ling Hanfang looked at his daughter's clothes, which were half too short, and nodded helplessly.
At the dinner table, Mr. Qiu Sanye saw that the two had finished their conversation and confirmed the start time with Ling Hanfang.
After dinner, everyone went to Meng Daqiang’s rental house. The tube-shaped building was dark and Meng Daqiang felt embarrassed, so he didn’t let anyone go up.
When they went downstairs, she threw a small bag of clothes to Ling Hanfang, "Don't despise these outdated clothes. I found two sets for you and your wife. See if they fit you. I'll get you two more sets later."
Seeing that Ling Hanfang and his wife wanted to talk about money again, Wang Jinhua said unhappily, "Don't be polite with Daqiang. You have helped take care of our family over the past few years. Even if we have to pay for these clothes, it is our family that is paying for them."
Meng Daqiang snorted, "I'll give money to whoever gives me money. Okay, no more nonsense. We should go back, otherwise we will be discredited."
Mr. Qiu glanced at him and said, "You're going to stay at Xiaoqi's place tonight? You're not going home to visit your mother?"
Meng Daqiang didn't realize what Third Master Qiu meant, and waved his hand, "Don't worry about my mother. She only gets 50 yuan a month for her old age. She'd rather I didn't go back. However, Xiaoqi's place is not comfortable for sleeping, and it's not convenient now. Third brother, Lao Yi, how about I stay at your house? Chujiu is not here, and you have more guest rooms."
Mr. Qiu...
Yi Bo pursed his lips and smiled, "Yes, absolutely."
He finally discovered that Daqiang was the one who could defeat Sanye.
Mr. Qiu sneered, "Get in the car like a fool."
Meng Daqiang was quick to open the car door and said, "Brother Han Fang and I will sit together. Let the girl sit with Xiao Chengzi. I thought it was too crowded when I got here."
Wang Jinhua nodded happily. She had no problem with that. She felt much more relaxed after replacing the adult with a child.
Mr. Qiu San gave him a cold look and got into the passenger seat with the help of Uncle Yi.
Everyone got in the car. Ling Xiao gently tugged at his wife's sleeve and lowered his voice, "Did you notice that your dad just can't do anything to this dad..."
Meng Qidi raised her eyebrows in agreement.
After getting in the car, I remembered that I had promised to get the saplings, but I hadn’t done it yet…
There are too many people here today, so let's come alone with Ling Xiao tomorrow...
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