Chapter 406: Targeting Gao Shufang's Small Treasury
It was at the end of the month that Luo Xiaohua learned from other people that Xuanyuemei had given birth to a child, a boy.
Luo Xiaohua felt very unhappy. Before Gao Mingcheng and Gao Yuanjian had the quarrel, she had actually prepared herself mentally to take care of Xuanyuemei during her confinement.
However, Gao Mingcheng needs to invite her sincerely before she is willing to go.
But during the Mid-Autumn Festival, Gao Mingcheng and Gao Yuanjian suddenly had a quarrel, overturned the table and smashed the TV, which made her extremely angry, so she decided not to take care of Xiuxiumei during her confinement period.
She thought that even if Gao Mingcheng came to beg her, she would not agree.
However, since the quarrel, Gao Mingcheng has never visited again.
In the past, when Gao Mingcheng returned to the village, he would occasionally bring some wild rabbits and honey to his family. If they met them in the fields, they would call Gao Mingcheng to help with some work.
But now, Gao Mingcheng has hired Chen's father and son to do work in the village, so he comes back less often. Even when he comes back, he has never set foot in her home.
She didn't think much of it in the past, since she didn't like the second son very much anyway. But now, looking at the deserted house, she felt a little uncomfortable.
She looked at the empty cabinet and couldn't help but sigh.
Before, there was a TV on that cabinet.
At that time, every time the TV was turned on, it would immediately attract many idle villagers to come and visit. We would watch TV together, chat together, and listen to everyone praising each other. I felt so happy.
But ever since the TV broke down, few people have come to visit.
She once wanted the third brother to buy her a TV.
Watching TV is addictive. It's okay if I haven't watched it before, but I've watched it for a while and I can't watch it anymore. It feels like there are ants crawling in my heart.
But when she opened her mouth, Gao Mingwan rejected her.
At that time, Gao Mingwang had just had an argument with his older brother Gao Mingpeng, but when they quarreled, his parents still sided with his older brother.
So Gao Mingwan said in a stiff manner: "When I got married, I paid the betrothal money myself, and I bought the house myself. How much money do you think I make to be able to buy you another TV?"
The family spent so much money on getting my eldest brother a wife and buying a house, but because he became successful and rich, he didn't have to ask his parents for much. This is already unfair.
In Gao Mingwan's heart, even if he had money, his parents should have taken the initiative to ask for money. However, his parents did not ask and only gave the money to Wang Xiuxiu's new wife.
Gao Mingwan asked her to buy a TV with her own money and then left.
This made Luo Xiaohua very angry. She asked around and found out that a black and white TV would cost about 500 yuan. A smaller one might be cheaper, but it would not look good. In her mind, if she bought one, she would definitely buy a bigger one, not smaller than the one Gao Mingcheng had given her before.
Luo Xiaohua was carrying a basket with a few freshly pulled radishes in it, still with their leaves.
When she got home, she first broke off the radish leaves and then began to chop them up to feed the chickens. She chopped with the kitchen knife very loudly, as if she was venting her anger.
Gao Yuanjian was sitting in front of the stove in the yard, burning a fire to steam wine.
There is not much work in the fields now, but the villagers' demand for wine has increased, so Gao Yuanjian started to get busy again.
He saw Luo Xiaohua like this out of the corner of his eye and asked what was wrong.
Luo Xiaohua was waiting for him to ask, and immediately chopped the kitchen knife into the chopping board and said loudly: "Gao Xianglan from the village just came back from the county to buy things. She said that the second child gave birth to a son ten days ago!"
Gao Yuanjian was stunned, but after calculating the date, he realized that the baby would be born during this period.
When Gao Yuanjian heard that the second son had given birth to a son, he felt a little uneasy.
Luo Xiaohua continued to speak loudly: "This second son is getting more and more outrageous. He didn't even come over to say anything about such a big thing as having a child! Does he still recognize his parents?"
Gao Yuan looked embarrassed when they met.
Gao Yuanjian prided himself on being fair and just, and at certain times, he did try his best to do so, but people’s hearts are biased, so after getting drunk, he indulged his inner bias.
For the same thing, if he hadn't drunk too much, he would still say good things on behalf of his older son, hoping that his second son could help his older son, but his words wouldn't be so harsh and his emotions wouldn't be so obvious.
If the second brother refused, even if he was unhappy, he would not lose his temper on the spot.
Therefore, there is still room for easing the relationship between father and son.
But he was drunk at the time and didn't care about these things at all. He just acted on instinct.
Gao Yuanjian silently added a piece of firewood to the stove and said calmly, "We have separated a long time ago. It doesn't matter whether we talk about it or not. Besides, didn't you say before that you would not go to take care of Xuanyuemei during her confinement? Now it's a good time for us not to worry about that."
Having said that, Luo Xiaohua was still angry.
She continued to chop with the kitchen knife, making clanging sounds.
Gao Yuanjian thought for a moment and said, "After I finish steaming the rice wine, I'll go to the county and buy a TV."
Luo Xiaohua immediately objected, saying, "There's only so much money in the family, how can you spend it all? Last year, the weather was dry, you had no income from making wine, and the grain harvest was poor, and you spent money to buy some grain to eat. This year, the weather is good, but the grain price is low during the autumn harvest, so it's not cost-effective to sell grain. Besides, the pigs at home are not ready to be slaughtered yet, so how can you afford to buy a TV!"
"The second and third sons have grown powerful, so we don't need to worry about them. But what about the fourth son? What's the use of the little money he gets from the sugar factory? It's enough for him to spend! When he gets married, he needs our help with the gift money and the wedding banquet. I've thought about it. During the Chinese New Year this year, I'll let the matchmaker take him to see a girl!"
"I can't count on the second and third sons' wives, so I have to choose the fourth son's wife carefully, and I have to choose someone who can work!"
Luo Xiaohua was talking rapidly, and Gao Yuanjian was listening silently, but he also agreed in his heart.
Luo Xiaohua had lived with him all his life, so even though Gao Yuanjian didn't say anything, he knew that he agreed in his heart, so he continued, "We have to save our money for the fourth son to get married. As for the TV... let me go to the county to look for Shufang tomorrow!"
Luo Xiaohua set his sights on Gao Shufang.
In her opinion, Gao Shufang should have a lot of money.
When Gao Shufang lived at home, she once said that the salary paid to her by the second son was higher than that paid to others.
In addition, Gao Shufang lived and ate at the second brother's house and had little place to spend money, so Gao Shufang must have a lot of money.
Gao Yuanjian understood and said with some surprise: "You want Shufang to buy a TV? How much money can she have?"
Although Gao Shufang did not come back very often, every time she came back, she would buy a lot of gifts for her family and also give money to her parents.
So in Gao Yuanjian's opinion, even if Gao Shufang has money, she probably won't have a lot.
Luo Xiaohua snorted complacently and said, "That girl has been led astray by the second brother, and now she is very cunning! I guess she has at least five or six hundred in her hand! What is she going to do with so much money as a girl? It's better to spend it on her family first, and then her family will buy her some dowry when she gets married."
"I will go to the county to find her tomorrow and talk to her properly. She will definitely be willing to buy a TV for our family! With a TV, the fourth child's blind date will go more smoothly."
(End of this chapter)
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