Hong Weimin was also a little surprised, "So many? Did I calculate it correctly?"
Huang Yuezhen shook her head.
Hong Weimin was happy. "It was given by Wenjun. I helped him reserve the goods and prepared all the good stuff for him in advance. He gave me some money every month, sometimes fifty or sixty, sometimes seventy or eighty, and a few times he gave me one hundred, which is more than my salary. Otherwise, I wouldn't have so much money."
He had to spend money occasionally when working in Nangang, especially for social relationships and living expenses. He still had twelve hundred yuan left, which showed that Chen Wenjun gave him a lot.
Hong Weimin smiled with such satisfaction.
Huang Yuezhen knew where the money came from and didn't say anything else. She just told Hong Weimin how much she and her son earned from setting up the stall this month.
Hong Weimin was shocked and couldn't laugh anymore. "Is setting up a stall so profitable? Why don't I come back and set up a stall too!"
Huang Yuezhen rolled her eyes at him and told him exactly what Lin Qin had said.
"What I mean is that we should let the eldest son run the stall, and let him do it. Our mother can help out, and when the money is earned, he and mom will split it in half. The second and third sons can also go over to help during their holidays and save some pocket money.
Let’s work hard for a year. If we make a good profit, we can arrange to buy land and build a house for the eldest son and get him married the year after next. The second son is still young, so there’s no need to rush. Let’s go back to work, and maybe we can bring the children to the city in the future!”
Having seen the prosperity of the city, Huang Yuezhen naturally didn't want to stay in the countryside forever. Even if not for herself, she had to consider her children and grandchildren.
Hong Weimin didn't think too much about it. Seeing that Huang Yuezhen was ambitious, he patted his chest to show his support.
After the couple counted the money, they hid it carefully. Hong Weimin went out to prepare two seafood dishes for Lin E, while Huang Yuezhen went to take a shower and change clothes.
This year, because of the money earned by the family and the good things brought back by Hong Weimin and his wife, Lin E was able to indulge herself in a rare luxury.
The New Year’s Eve dinner is particularly sumptuous.
In previous years, their family's New Year's Eve dinner consisted of a bowl of braised meat, a bowl of pickles, a pot of stream fish with soy sauce, and a pot of sweet potato rice. They would also kill an old hen that didn't lay eggs or a duck that had been raised for many years, but this did not happen every year.
The braised meat on the New Year's Eve dinner table this year was pork belly with alternating fat and lean meat, served on a plate, and the portion was twice as much as in previous years. The stream fish in soy sauce was gone, replaced by a plate of yellow croaker in soy sauce, and a plate of stir-fried squid with green onions. Both dishes were made by Hong Weimin, and Lin E and her three children had never eaten them before.
As soon as the two seafood dishes were served, the three children were drooling at the deliciousness.
In addition to these three dishes, there is also a plate of stir-fried mustard greens and a plate of braised ingredients, which include pig intestines, lungs and duck eggs.
Lin E gritted her teeth and prepared this dish of marinade just to reward her son and daughter-in-law who had worked hard for a year. Her three grandchildren just benefited from it.
The soup is old hen soup, which also contains white radish, calla lily and some mushrooms. The soup is rich and has a hint of sweetness, and is very delicious.
The rice was real rice, without any sweet potatoes mixed in.
This was the most sumptuous meal the three children and Lin E had ever had in their lives.
When the whole family sat down together, Lin'e smiled and said, "Thank you for your hard work this year. I hope our family will be healthy, safe and smooth in the new year."
Hong Weimin added: "And make a fortune!"
"Yes, yes, yes." Lin E smiled from ear to ear.
Huang Yuezhen looked at the two younger ones and said seriously, "Your eldest brother should work hard to make money, and you two should study hard. Second child, mom doesn't expect you to learn a lot, but your second cousin is still in school and is pregnant. She said she wants to take the college entrance examination. It's time for you to study hard. You should learn from your second cousin and be positive. The same goes for your sister.
Dad, Mom, and Grandma are hoping that our family can produce a top student. Even if we can't pass the college entrance examination, we have to fight for the opportunity to try, understand?"
Hong Shaorou nodded obediently, "Mom, I will try my best."
Huang Yuezhen smiled with satisfaction.
Hong Shaohua hung his head and said weakly, "I'll try my best, but I can't guarantee that I'll pass. Don't blame me, Mom, Dad, and Grandma."
Lin E scolded, "You haven't even tried hard yet and you're saying that. That's not okay! If you could put half of the effort you put into playing around into studying, you definitely wouldn't be doing this well."
"Did you hear that?" Huang Yuezhen looked at Hong Shaohua sternly with a fierce face.
Seeing that his second son was still acting the same way after his wife had talked for a long time, Hong Weimin immediately slapped a big unity note on the table, looked at the two little ones and laughed, "Dad will be straightforward. Starting this year, you will carefully collect all the test papers. As long as you get a perfect score once, I will give you one. If you get more than 90 points, I will give you five yuan each time. If you get more than 80 points, I will give you three yuan each time. If you get less than 80 points, I will give you nothing.
If you fail, wait until we come back. I will whip you for each failure. Let’s see how many whips you can take!”
Hong Shaohua and Hong Shaorou instantly straightened their heads and chests, their eyes widened with fear and they nodded wildly.
Now all three adults were satisfied.
Lin E picked up the chopsticks and shouted, "Eat!"
The Hong family celebrated the New Year happily, and the same was true in Nanyu.
This year, Chen Wenjun and Lin Qin not only made a lot of money, but also brought about a great change to Nanyu. In order to celebrate this year's harvest, Chen Wenjun specially bought a bunch of fireworks and firecrackers.
After eating the New Year’s Eve dinner, Lin Yi held the child against the glass window and watched Ping An and Ya Ya set off small fireworks.
Lin Qin and Chen Wenjun were still sitting at the table eating and chatting idly.
Chen Wenjun drank some wine, his eyes were a little blurry, looking at the child in Lin Yi's arms, he pondered: "You said before that our family can't raise this child, do you still think so now?"
Lin Qin nodded, eyes full of reluctance, and slowly lowered her eyelids. "During this period of time, I have asked about families who want to adopt children. To be honest, none of them are particularly satisfied. It happened that my brother-in-law came to give me a New Year gift a few days ago and mentioned it to me. That means he wants to adopt this child."
Chen Wenjun blinked in surprise, half sobering up, "What is he thinking?"
Lin Qin pulled the corner of his mouth, somewhat helpless, "What else can I think? He is greedy for girls! He and my sister only have two sons. Our family was poor before, and the whole family lived together. The three branches of the Xu family are all daughters, so he has no other ideas.
This division of the family has caused a rift with the third branch of the Xu family. Even if he likes those nieces, he won't get close to them. In addition, my brother-in-law took care of the child for a few days after the child was born, so he has some feelings for her. Now that he has made money and his family is well off, he can afford to do so. "
Chen Wenjun just found it funny when he heard it, and shouted to Yaya who was setting off fireworks outside: "Yaya, come here!"
"Here I come!" Yaya jumped and ran to Chen Wenjun.
Her hair was beautifully combed into a flower bud with a few delicate little accessories pinned on it, and her smile was particularly charming.
Chen Wenjun picked her up and held her in his arms, showing off, "Maybe he is jealous because he sees that we have a thoughtful and excellent daughter."
Every time Xu Dahai came over, he would praise Ping An and Ya Ya. He heard some of them from Lin Yi a few days ago. (End of this chapter)
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