Some people who were on good terms with He Meizhu came forward to ask them where they were going.
He Meizhu smiled and said, "My two children are about to go to school in the city. They can't bear to leave them, so I'm going to go to the city with them to take care of them."
"Oh, so you're going to the city and becoming a city dweller?"
Those who heard He Meizhu speak were filled with envy.
City people, huh.
Which villager wouldn't want to go to the city and become a city dweller?
Once we went to the city, we could eat the city's rations, walk on the clean city streets, and no longer have our feet covered in mud, nor did we have to rely on the weather for our livelihood...
This is the life so many people dream of, yet He Meizhu achieved it with ease.
Ultimately, it was because her youngest son and daughter-in-law were so capable.
Many people are happy for He Meizhu.
Of course, some people are happy about this, while others are not.
Just then, a sarcastic voice rang out from the crowd: "The second son's wife just died, and instead of showing any concern, he immediately went to the city happily with his youngest son. Sure enough, even his own parents are just as materialistic. They go with whoever has money."
"They won't even bother with the one who has no money."
The person who said this was Zhao Chunhua.
She is Zhang Qiang's mother-in-law and Gu Yanping's biological mother.
She's a typical example of someone who's sour grapes and can't stand seeing others do well.
He Meizhu's face immediately darkened because of Zhao Chunhua's words.
“Zhao Chunhua, if you don’t speak, no one will think you’re mute. Miao Yuan has been married to the second son for several years, and she has never called me ‘Mom’. I have never taken a single needle or thread from her. We’ve already separated our households. What does her life or death have to do with me?”
He Meizhu's fighting ability is absolutely top-notch.
As soon as she finished speaking, she continued, "What, you, Zhao Chunhua, are a wicked mother-in-law yourself, and instead of reflecting on your own actions, you come here to lecture me and instruct me on how to be a person?"
"He Meizhu, even if I'm a wicked mother-in-law, I can't be as wicked as you. You have four sons, but you only have eyes for your youngest son. Now you even have to go to the city to take care of their child. What else can you call this but favoritism and materialism?"
"What? It's my business if I'm biased or materialistic, right? Do you want to be my mother-in-law and boss me around?"
"Have you no shame, Zhao Chunhua?"
He Meizhu unleashed a torrent of attacks on Zhao Chunhua.
Zhao Chunhua was so scolded that she had to back away repeatedly.
They were no match for He Meizhu at all.
Zhao Chunhua spat twice, squeezed out of the crowd, and hurried home. He Meizhu shouted at her back, "Instead of looking at other people all day, you should look at your own home."
"It would be ridiculous if you didn't even know your own daughter had been lost."
He Meizhu's words were pointed.
Zhao Chunhua's back stiffened slightly.
Turning his head, he glared at He Meizhu: "Bullshit!"
"Heh, you know perfectly well whether I'm talking nonsense or not, stop fooling yourself, Zhao Chunhua!"
After speaking, He Meizhu ignored Zhao Chunhua and turned to the women she was on good terms with, smiling as she spoke to them.
When he was happy, he even burst into laughter. He was incredibly cheerful and straightforward!
His ability to control his anger and joy with such ease is truly astonishing!
Lu Huaijiao stood to the side, her red lips parted into an "O" shape.
Her mother is amazing! That seamless change in expression is something only a skilled person could do.
Lu Huaijiao was deeply impressed by He Meizhu's skills.
Gu Changzheng chuckled to himself.
He looked up and glanced at Zhao Chunhua's departing figure, a faint, almost imperceptible smile curving his lips.
Zhao Chunhua is still too idle.
I still need to tell her about Zhang Qiang...
With everyone's help, the house was moved out quickly.
Gu Jianhua carried his two grandsons, while He Meizhu carried one, as they boarded the tractor. Gu Changzheng carried a large cloth bag, and with his other hand, he helped Lu Huaijiao onto the tractor.
Just as his parents take care of their children, he also treats his wife like a child!
Once everyone was settled, Gu Changzheng told Gu Tiezhu to start the tractor.
As the tractor sputtered along, the family walked away amidst the envious gazes of the villagers.
On the third day of the Lunar New Year, many people visiting relatives along the way saw Gu Changzheng and his family with bags and packages filling the entire tractor, and they couldn't help but take a second look out of curiosity.
Then someone explained that He Meizhu's son and daughter-in-law were very promising and had both been admitted to university. Now the whole family was going to live in the city.
In one family, both members were admitted to university, which is something that families where no one has been admitted to university can only envy.
While they were envious, they were also thinking that people still need to study to have a future. Didn't they see He Meizhu and Gu Jianhua?
They were originally just like other old farmers, but because their son and daughter-in-law were admitted to university, they suddenly went from being peasants in the village to city dwellers.
This is simply a case of one person attaining enlightenment and all their relatives and friends benefiting from it!
Those who are thoughtful have already begun to secretly plan how to save money and send their children to school so that they can go to university in the future.
Lu Huaijiao and the others hadn't expected that their plan to move to the city would provoke the nearby villagers, directly leading to more than double the number of primary school students starting the next semester.
They arrived at the station under Gu Tiezhu's escort. The tractor stopped next to the bus going to the provincial capital. The adults got off first, then carried the children off, and then all the bags and packages were loaded onto the tractor.
Gu Jianhua, who had originally only agreed to see them off, decided to go to the city with them after hearing that the station was quite a distance from their home in Tianshui Hutong.
Otherwise, with so much stuff and three children, Gu Jianhua wouldn't feel at ease at home.
So the whole family headed to the city in a grand procession.
On the third day of the Lunar New Year, the city was still filled with a festive atmosphere. Especially after the restrictions were lifted last year, red paper could be seen everywhere on the streets and alleys this year.
The bright red paper-cuts brightened up the gray walls, making them look more vibrant and welcoming.
When Gu Jianhua was young, he visited the provincial capital once, but he never came back.
After getting off the bus and onto the tram, looking at the wide streets outside, Gu Jianhua couldn't help but wipe away his tears and sigh, "The world is getting better and better, and people's lives are getting better and better."
He Meizhu looked somewhat disgusted, but her eyes were filled with deep emotion.
Lu Huaijiao and Gu Changzheng sat diagonally behind them. Seeing the elders in her family so emotional, she smiled and said, "Society will become even more progressive and free in the future."
Gu Changzheng patted her hair and hummed in agreement.
"Things will get better and better."
“Yes,” Lu Huaijiao agreed, “but you will get older and older.”
Gu Changzheng: ...
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