Two days later, everyone noticed that the water level hadn't dropped at all, and they cheered by the pool.
Next, a new round of construction began in the village, and people in several other nearby villages started to follow suit. Pinghe Village has always built its houses along the stream flowing down the mountain, so each family could dig a reservoir. Even if the villagers who moved to the back of the mountain didn't have enough space, several families could dig one together.
Because the whole village was involved, and not every household had a diesel incandescent bulb, they simply switched to using it during the day.
Because the villagers have been working and eating together for a long time, their relationships have improved. Even those who used to be lazy have changed a lot under everyone's guidance. Everyone jokingly calls this a time of eating at a hundred homes.
However, some discordant factors always come into play. On this day, everyone was building the reservoir as usual when Uncle Gao actually brought Gao Shuzhen and her son to visit.
"Elder sister, this is my younger sister and her youngest son. She wanted to come and visit Acheng." Gao Zian's uneasy heart calmed down when he saw that only his sister-in-law was at home. He knew that his sister-in-law was the most soft-hearted person, and as long as he could persuade her, his brother-in-law would have no objections.
"Please have a seat, I'll go and call Acheng and the others over." Yun's mother looked at her daughter-in-law, who was still wearing heavy makeup, and her first impression was not good. This was nothing like the little girl she remembered.
“Where did Ah Cheng and the others go? If they’re busy, there’s no need to call them. My sister mainly wants to come up and get acquainted with the place. After all, we’re all relatives. It wouldn’t be right if she didn’t even know where we live.” Gao Zian quickly stopped his sister-in-law when he saw her wanting to call Si Cheng. If the mother and son confronted each other directly, they definitely wouldn’t be able to reach an agreement. It was better to go through his sister-in-law’s roundabout way, giving them a buffer so that it would be easier to talk things out later.
“Our village has been building reservoirs lately, why didn’t Gao Liang mention it when he went back? Didn’t he say he wanted to build one at home too?” Mother Yun frowned as she saw the mother and son looking around constantly as soon as they entered the door.
"As I said, we're preparing to build a reservoir, so we've come here again today to carry limestone." What Gao Zian didn't mention was that Gao Shuzhen and her son were already waiting for them at the village entrance, whether by coincidence or because they had been there all along.
"Where's Gao Liang? Why didn't he come with you?"
"I have to say, your mother-in-law is really something else. We're two grown men sitting here, and she won't even pour us a glass of water. She and my brother are just interrogating us like criminals." Gao Shuzhen was also very displeased with the woman in front of her who looked so much like her sister-in-law.
"What are you doing here?" At this moment, Si Cheng strode in, followed by Gao Liang.
As soon as Gao Zian saw his son, he knew that it must have been this kid who had betrayed him. He had sent him up the mountain to carry limestone first, but he didn't expect him to turn a corner and call Si Cheng back.
“Acheng, your mother wants to come and see you.”
"Now that you've seen it, you can leave." Si Cheng said expressionlessly, issuing a direct order to leave.
"How can you be so rude? We came to see you out of kindness, and this is how you treat your elders?" Gao Dongxing was very envious of the spacious and tidy house in front of him. Now that he saw his older brother using such an impolite tone to drive them away, he directly used the elders to intimidate them.
"Uncle, did you tell her the conditions we told you before?" Si Cheng didn't even bother to pay attention to Gao Dongxing and turned to ask his uncle.
Actually, as soon as he saw his son bring his nephew in, he knew that his plans for today had failed. He didn't even notice that his sister-in-law had immediately left. Now he was really caught in the middle.
“Acheng, your mother said she just wanted to come and see you.”
"You believe what she said?"
"No matter what, she's still your mother. Anyway, I don't care anymore. They're all here now, so you two can sort things out yourselves." Gao Zian felt very uncomfortable under his nephew's staring gaze, so he simply turned around and left, not forgetting to drag Gao Liang out with him as he went.
Seeing his uncle's expression, Si Cheng was so angry he laughed. He turned to look at the mother and son who were still looking around.
"What brings you here? Don't beat around the bush, I don't have time for your insincere words."
"So now that he's made it big, he's not going to acknowledge his biological mother anymore." Gao Dongxing couldn't stand the way Si Cheng spoke to his mother, and questioned Si Cheng sharply.
Si Cheng ignored him and just quietly looked at Gao Shuzhen.
Gao Shuzhen's eyes darted around. After all, she really felt guilty towards her eldest son. But when she thought about how she had been living these past few days and saw how spacious his house was, she started to feel resentful. No matter what, she was his mother. How could he live a good life on his own and ignore his own mother?
“That Ah Cheng, it’s been so many years, and he doesn’t even know to call me Mom.” After saying this, Gao Shuzhen looked at her tall son in front of her and found that he didn’t reply but just stood there looking at her, so she forced herself to continue.
“You know life is tough these days. Your brother and I are living in Baijia Village. You don’t know what kind of people the Lian family are. They treat us like slaves and we never get a kind word in return. I see your place is so spacious. Could your mother and brother move in with you? That way we can help you. After all, having your own family around will make it less likely for outsiders to bully you.”
"That's all! Anything else?"
"If you could help your brother build two more houses here, so he can find another wife, that would be even better," Gao Shuzhen casually mentioned her plan.
“When you first arrived in the city, I told my uncle about it, and he should have relayed it to you as well. I’m saying it again now: when you get old and can no longer work, I will take on half of the responsibility for your care. As for the rest, you can’t come up with the rest from me.” As he said this, he turned to look at Gao Dongxing beside him.
"This is unfilial! Believe me or not, I'll make a scene in Pinghe Village and see how you'll face people here then," Gao Shuzhen threatened angrily.
“You can go now. I believe everyone will be happy to hear your story.” Si Cheng remained unmoved. After all, Gaojia Village was not far from here, and there were still people who knew about their situation. Moreover, at this time, if he wanted to shirk responsibility, they couldn’t do anything about it.
"Since I'm no longer able to work, I want to live here with you. Start taking care of me now." Seeing that Si Cheng was unyielding, Gao Shuzhen simply resorted to being a rogue.
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