Chapter 478: Smells good from afar but stinks up close
"Yes, your uncle and aunt are back. Is your mother-in-law at home? Hurry and call them out!"
He Hongjin said with a smile.
Minjie nodded, rushed into the house and ran as fast as he could.
Chen Guifen was sifting bean seeds in the backyard when she heard Minjie say "Uncle and Aunt". She put the bamboo sieve on the manhole cover and walked out quickly.
"Is it true?" was not even asked, as the main room was already bustling with activity.
The sound of adults talking mixed with the sound of children calling "Mom" made Chen Guifen's eyes suddenly red.
Chen Guifen walked quickly into the main room, grabbed Fu Jingyou's arm, and looked up and down.
Like He Hongjin, Chen Guifen had nothing to say except "OK, OK, OK" when she first opened her mouth.
After watching Fu Jingyou, I went to watch Lu Miao.
After touching Lu Miao, he went to look at the two children.
Chen Guifen turned around and said:
"You two kids have been away from home for so long and haven't even sent a single letter back! Your family is wondering what's wrong with you two!"
"There were a lot of things to do right after I arrived. I was busy settling in for quite a while, and then I had to get into school, so I didn't have time for it for a while..."
Lu Miao wanted to say something, but Fu Jingyou spoke first.
Lu Miao smiled, didn't interrupt, and waved his hand to call Minjie over.
Time flies. When I first met Minjie and was pregnant, the little guy was only two or three years old.
Now fast forward six.
He Erge and Tian Guihua work in the town and rarely come home. Minjie is studying in the brigade's red education class. Now during the summer vacation, he can help with housework like a little adult.
It's really amazing.
After touching Minjie's little head which was as red as a hedgehog, Lu Miao stood up, put down the box, and took out the things he had brought back one by one.
On the other side, Fu Jingyou lightly supported Chen Guifen and continued:
"It will be fine in the future. Now that everything is settled at home and outside, I can send letters back anytime."
Chen Guifen nodded, looked at them and said:
"Where do you live now? The school or Miao girl's home?"
"I live in my own house. I bought a small courtyard over there, and my aunt came to live with me and help take care of the children."
Chen Guifen continued to nod, and was surprised again:
"You bought a house in Beijing. Did you rent it or buy it?"
Beijing is the capital and a big city.
It is completely conceivable that this is a place where every inch of land is worth a lot of money.
Not to mention buying a small courtyard, I'm afraid even renting a house is not cheap.
Fu Jingyou said truthfully:
“I bought it.”
“I bought it!”
Chen Guifen widened her eyes.
How much does that cost?
Did you ask your father-in-law for a loan?
If you borrowed, how much did you borrow?
Did you say when you would return it?
Still don’t have to pay it back?
Don't delay it too long, it's not good...
Chen Guifen had a lot of questions. He Hongjin said:
"Let's talk later if you have anything to say. The children just came back and they must not have eaten yet. Please get them something to eat first."
Chen Guifen also remembered and nodded quickly:
"Yes, yes, yes, I'll go right away. You guys sit here for a while! If you're tired, come inside and take a nap!"
Fu Jingyou nodded.
After Chen Guifen went to the kitchen, Fu Jingyou turned to He Hongjin:
"Uncle, give me the key to my room. I'll go over and open the window to ventilate."
He Hongjin said "tsk", then "ah", and disagreed:
"There are so many empty rooms in the house, just clean up one and live in it. You've covered up all your stuff, and if you take it off now, it will be troublesome to clean it up again later."
Fu Jingyou shook his head and still asked for the key.
There was a quarrel before because of living in this yard.
Fu Jingyou has learned his lesson and decided to go back home.
It’s a bit troublesome, but the stay is comfortable.
He was firm in his attitude, so He Hongjin had no choice but to go into the house and take out the key tied with a hemp rope and hand it to him.
Let Lu Miao and the children stay here for a while, and Fu Jingyou will go back to the Fu family to check the situation.
Lu Miao nodded and took out everything in the box.
The things that are taken out of the boxes here are basically brought back for them.
He Hongjin watched from the side.
Some fruit to eat, nothing special.
Seeing Lu Miao take out a large radio, He Hongjin couldn't sit still anymore:
"Why did you buy this thing? How can you use it at home?"
He Hongjin waved his hand:
"No, no, take it back and return it!"
In the countryside, some wealthy families require three turns and one ring as the betrothal gift.
Radios are one of those things that don't come cheap.
This thing can make sounds, which is really rare.
But He Hongjin was also afraid that Lu Miao and others would spend money.
Studying in the city already costs money, and you have to raise two children.
I have to go to school every day and don’t have time to find a job to supplement the family income.
Thinking about the difficult life of his two children, He Hongjin felt reluctant to ask them to spend more money, but he also felt sorry for them spending more money.
"You have to have some money in your hand. Don't spend it as soon as you have it. Save it."
He Hongjin kept on rambling, his tone softening, no less than an old woman:
"You guys are under a lot of pressure from school, right? The kids need to grow up too, so save the money and buy them some good food."
"Your father and aunt are also there, so don't always rely on them for help... They are already parents, so you have to show your appreciation during the holidays. It also costs money."
"Yeah, yeah, got it."
Lu Miao nodded and removed the battery and installed it in the radio.
A semiconductor radio that can be charged and powered by batteries.
There is no circuit installed in Dahe Village yet, so she bought more than a dozen large lithium batteries.
"Why did you open it? Will they return it if you open it?"
"It's not refundable in the first place. They said it can be refunded within 15 days by showing the ticket. How many days has it been since I bought it?"
Lu Miao said unhappily:
"What's going on? We've barely even sat down yet, and you're sending us back just for a radio?"
“…”
He Hongjin was choked and speechless. After a while, he shook his head and sighed:
"I just talked to you for a long time, but you didn't listen at all!"
It smells good from a distance but stinks up close. It’s rare when you just come back.
They had only been together for less than half an hour when He Hongjin glared at Lu Miao again.
Lu Miao found it funny.
After handing the small red flag, notebook, and stationery to Minjie, Lu Miao took out a small bag of rubber band hair ornaments from the bottom of the box:
"Where's Minmin? Why can't I see Minmin?"
He Hongjin paused for a moment, then said slowly:
"Don't ask. She asked her mother to take the child to the county to look after him."
"?"
Lu Miao's movements slowed down:
"Isn't my sister-in-law off work? She can't take care of the children?"
He Hongjin looked unhappy:
"Who knows her?"
Lu Miao hesitated for a moment and asked again:
"When did it happen?" "In April."
"April?"
Lu Miao frowned, "Then Minmin won't go to school?"
Minmin’s birthday at the end of the year.
He is just over nine years old now, not yet ten.
Although the school system has only resumed this year, it is still a bit late to start education at the age of nine or ten.
If we don’t supervise and encourage our children now, aren’t we delaying their development?
"They have their own ideas. There's no way to talk about it! There's no way to talk about it!"
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