Chapter 146 He certainly experienced it too.
With his wealth, Zhao Xiannan became the leader of the children in Fuxing Village.
Every morning, he would urge Shen Xuewei to come to Fuxing Village with him.
After playing all the games that the children in the village played for three or four days in a row, he gradually lost interest and stopped urging Shen Xuewei to take him to Fuxing Village.
The Chen family still had one large pig left, which they kept for the New Year.
The villagers were gathered together in a lively manner, slaughtering a pig, when a minivan stopped at the village entrance.
Chen Fangyang was squatting at the door eating breakfast, holding a bowl, when he heard a noise and looked towards the roadside.
Two people got out of the van: Chen Fangdong, who hadn't been back for a long time, and a young girl.
Seeing the two people getting out of the car, Chen Fangyang shouted at the top of his lungs:
"Second Uncle, A-Dong is back, and he brought a girl with him."
Upon hearing this, the second maternal grandmother, who was making blood sausage, reacted even faster than the second maternal grandfather.
"Where is it? Where is it? Let me see..."
She followed Chen Fangyang's gaze and saw Chen Fangdong waving at her from the roadside.
Then look at the shy girl next to him; she almost smiled so hard her mouth was crooked.
She wiped her hands and hurried over, saying as she ran, "Oh my, my Ah Dong has made something of himself, he's even brought his wife home..."
She warmly took the girl's bag and led her home with a big smile.
By the time the other villagers finished their chores and went to her house to join in the fun, her second maternal grandmother had already figured out everything about the girl.
The girl's name is Lu Qingqing. Her home is in a mountainous area in another province, even more mountainous than Xiaoli Village.
In Xiaoli Village, the road leads all the way to the village entrance, but people still have to walk to get to her house.
She had only been working for six months, and she and Chen Fangdong worked in the same electronics factory.
Because the two were in frequent contact, Chen Fangdong often spoke up for her and did things for her.
After a while, she was moved by Chen Fangdong and agreed to be his girlfriend.
That's why they came to Chen Fangdong's house to celebrate the Chinese New Year.
After hearing what the girl had to say, the second grandmother hugged her with a look of heartache on her face.
“Good child, you can stay at home in peace. A-Dong’s older sisters don’t come home often. From now on, you will be A-Dong’s wife, and I will treat you like my own daughter.”
"Just tell me what you want to eat or drink..."
Lu Qingqing looked at her second maternal grandmother, whose face was full of loving kindness, and was deeply moved.
"Okay, thank you, Auntie. Thank you for being so kind to me."
Chen Fangdong sat to the side and gently nudged her, "Still calling me 'Auntie'? Didn't you promise to marry me?"
Upon hearing this, her second maternal grandmother looked at her expectantly.
Lu Qingqing lowered her head somewhat shyly and softly called out, "Mom."
Out of the corner of her eye, she saw her second maternal grandfather looking over from not far away. She thought that since she had already called for her mother, she couldn't forget to call for her father.
"dad."
She called out to her second maternal grandfather again.
The two elders both agreed with smiles, and the second maternal grandmother even took out a red envelope for her to accept.
On her first day in Xiaoli Village, Lu Qingqing's initial fear gradually dissipated under the warmth of the family.
Shen Xuewei knew that Chen Fangdong had brought his wife back, but she did not go with him to see her.
She didn't do any of her homework over the entire winter break.
As one of the school's top students, it's not a big deal if other students don't do their homework, but if she doesn't, it's like the sky is falling.
Whenever she had free time, she would work hard to finish her assignments.
On Lunar New Year's Eve, Chen Fanglan finally returned from the county.
After the housewarming party was held that day, she rushed back to work in the county.
The beauty salon has been doing well lately, and in order to retain customers, the owner has made his employees work until the 29th day of the Lunar New Year. Chen Fanglan, as the store manager, is no exception.
Fortunately, despite being busy, the boss generously paid the employees triple wages these past few days, so no one complained.
Since Chen Fanglan came back so late, Grandma Xi naturally had to nag her a bit.
Whatever she said, Chen Fanglan admitted her mistakes and took all the blame upon herself, thus avoiding a family dispute.
On New Year's Eve, Shen Xuewei took Zhao Xiannan to visit several households in the village to offer New Year's greetings.
When they left, each of them had an extra red envelope in their hand.
Zhao Xiannan opened the red envelope and looked inside. It mostly contained two or five yuan notes, which wasn't a large amount.
Wu Yuhong had just come out of the Chen family's house when she ran into Shen Xuewei.
She whispered to Shen Xuewei, "Weiwei, your second aunt gave us a really big red envelope, it had two hundred yuan in it."
"I was a little hesitant to accept it, but she didn't really talk to me, so I didn't dare to talk to her."
"Tell me, should I return this money? After all these years, if my parents find out, they'll definitely scold me to death."
Shen Xuewei glanced at Zhao Xiannan beside her and lowered her voice:
"It's okay, just take it if she gives it to you. If you're worried about your parents finding out, don't tell them, just keep it as your secret stash."
Wu Yuhong hesitated for a moment, "Is it okay?"
"Why not? My second aunt won't tell anyone, and I won't tell anyone either. Only you know. If you don't tell anyone, how will your parents know you have such a big red envelope?"
Two hundred yuan was just a sum of money that Zhao Fang'er casually handed over; she didn't care much about it.
This morning, she gave Shen Xuewei a red envelope containing a full two thousand yuan.
The red envelope was only held in her hand for a few minutes before it was taken away by Grandma Xi.
In the countryside, red envelopes are a symbol of social interaction and reciprocity.
Your child comes to ask for a red envelope, and my child also goes to your house to ask for a red envelope; it's mutual.
Shen Xuewei knew what Wu Yuhong was worried about, but this amount of money was given away by Zhao Fang'er and she didn't care whether it was taken back or not.
Zhao Xiannan glanced at the red envelope in Wu Yuhong's hand and noticed that she kept glancing at him, so he guessed what was going on.
He waved the red envelope he had just received from the Wu family.
"You should keep it. If you don't, I'll feel awkward taking your red envelope."
When Wu Yuhong heard him say that, she put the red envelope in her pocket and ran home to hide it.
Zhao Fang'er and Zhao Xiannan stayed at home until the third day of the Lunar New Year before they had to leave.
Chen Fangyang looked around and found that neither Grandma Xi nor Grandpa Chen were around. He reached out and pulled Shen Xuewei over, and a large red envelope that had been stuffed into her hand fell into Shen Xuewei's hand.
“Here, this is a gift from your second uncle. Your gold bracelet was lost before, and your second uncle used this money to replace it.”
"Don't tell anyone if you accept the red envelope, or your grandma will take it back."
He was a child too, and he experienced everything that Shen Xuewei went through.
If the adults in the family find out about this money, the child might cry until his voice is hoarse and still not get it back.
After giving instructions to Shen Xuewei, he quickly picked up his suitcase and went downstairs to leave.
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