Chu Yu gave Uncle Shu a meaningful look.
Uncle Shu understood what she meant.
"What? Are you afraid I'll hit her? I told her to break up with that brat, but she wouldn't listen. She'll suffer a lot sooner or later! I'm not talking about that pig who's stealing cabbages, I'm talking about his mother. She's no pushover. Shulan will suffer sooner or later if she marries him!"
Deng Fangping glared at Uncle Shu, asking why he was bringing up pigs.
“Teaching children takes time. You’re pushing them too hard, which is why they’re afraid to come home. But Chu Yu, your second uncle is right. Although our family is a bit poor, we never thought about marrying up. That man is just taking advantage of his parents being employees and doesn’t care about your sister at all. We don’t approve of Shu Lan marrying him. Next time you see Shu Lan, please help your aunt persuade her.”
Chu Yu readily agreed.
There was nowhere to put the buttons, so we had to take them back to Shanguan Village first and then bring them to Deyang tomorrow. Fortunately, there was still room on Uncle Shu's cart.
Uncle Shu put the buttons on the car and placed them away.
"Second Uncle, is this okay? You're pulling such a heavy cart all by yourself."
The oxcart has been returned. This time, we used my second uncle's handcart to come to Deyang, which was pulled by my second uncle himself.
“It’s not that heavy. Your second uncle will definitely help you transport the buttons home intact.”
“Okay, I’ll ride my bike to the button factory to pick up the remaining buttons, and we’ll meet at home.”
There were two eggs and less than an ounce of meat left on the cart. Since there wasn't enough meat for one serving, Shu Hui and Deng Fangping, being honest people, felt it was cheating to charge the same price for a smaller portion, so they kept the meat and eggs and didn't sell them.
Chu Yu asked them to cut up the remaining meat and two eggs and make a roujiamo (Chinese hamburger).
Holding the roujiamo (Chinese hamburger), Chu Yu made another trip to the button factory.
Grandpa Zhao, who guards the button factory, is listening to the radio. His son works at the button factory. A couple of years ago, he came to the city for medical treatment because of his poor health, so he simply stayed at his son's house. Afraid that his daughter-in-law would find him disgusting, he asked his son to help him find a job.
His son then pleaded with the factory leaders to let him work as a gatekeeper at the button factory.
My son is a dutiful son; fearing he might be bored, he even bought him a transistor radio.
Grandpa Zhao loved to listen to Liu Lanfang's "The Legend of Yue Fei" when he had nothing to do. When Chu Yu arrived, Liu Lanfang's loud and bold voice came from the radio, and Grandpa Zhao was listening with great interest.
"uncle."
Grandpa Zhao turned off the radio, opened the glass window, and leaned out. "Who are you looking for, young lady?"
"Sir, Section Chief Chen asked me to come and pick up a batch of defective buttons. He said they've been placed here with you."
"Buttons! We have them!" Grandpa Zhao laughed as he dragged over two burlap sacks and helped Chu Yu tie them to the back seat.
Chu Yu placed the roujiamo (Chinese hamburger) on his table. "Grandpa, I just passed by the Municipal Hospital and brought you a roujiamo. It smells delicious, would you like to try it?"
Grandpa Zhao was surprised by her politeness. Although he believed in not taking a single needle or thread from the people, this roujiamo (Chinese hamburger) looked like just a flatbread, so taking a flatbread was nothing. Besides, the roujiamo smelled so good.
As evening approached, the old man, who had eaten the same meal as that morning, was indeed hungry.
"Young comrade, then I won't stand on ceremony with you."
"Please don't be so polite, sir. I'll head back now."
As soon as she left, Grandpa Zhao quickly opened the roujiamo (Chinese hamburger). Goodness, there was meat and egg inside! No wonder it smelled so good!
Grandpa Zhao took a big bite, and the aroma was so enticing it almost made him lose his soul!
My family has made stuffed pancakes before, but we've always filled them with things like dried fish, dried shrimp, shredded potatoes, and stir-fried cabbage with vinegar. We've never had them with meat and eggs!
When did the municipal hospital start serving such delicious food? I'll have to have his son buy some to try later.
With two sacks of buttons dragging on the back seat, Chu Yu's journey back was naturally slow. Fortunately, he had been busy working from dawn till dusk recently, so his physical condition was still good. He was young and had a good foundation, otherwise he wouldn't have been able to withstand this back-and-forth hustle.
We still need to rent a house in Deyang. We didn't mention it before because we were afraid Deng Fangping and Shu Hui wouldn't have confidence.
Now that the two of them see the huge potential of roujiamo (Chinese hamburger), renting a house means they can extend their business hours and no longer have to travel back and forth from Shanguan Village with a flatbed cart and a handcart every day. They can't refuse it no matter what.
On the way back, Chu Yu mentioned this to them, and neither Shu Hui nor Deng Fangping objected.
Deng Fangping was quite in favor, "I've thought about this too, but I didn't dare bring it up because I felt that it would be too risky for us to rent a house when our business is just starting out and we don't have any income yet. But if your second uncle has to pull the cart to Deyang every day, it's fine when the weather is good, at most it'll be a little tiring, but if it's windy, rainy, or snowy, let alone going to Deyang, it'll be difficult for the cart to even get out of Shanguan Village!"
Leaving Shanguan Village requires traversing a mountain road. Deng Fangping was worried about the safety of going downhill, and besides, she wanted to take care of her own husband, who was pulling such heavy loads back and forth every day. Although she didn't say it, Deng Fangping felt very sorry for Uncle Shu.
Uncle Shu knew his wife cared for him, and his heart was warmed.
Since we're going to do business, renting a place is definitely a safer option and will allow us to make more money.
I support whatever decision you make!
Deng Fangping glared at him, while Uncle Shu just grinned foolishly.
Shu Hui felt quite envious seeing her brother and sister-in-law like this. Although she had encountered the ungrateful Zhou Jian'an, he had given her three lovely and obedient daughters.
Thinking of her daughter, Shu Hui naturally also missed her son. However, her son had been spoiled by Jiang Meifeng and was over ten years old, yet he was still completely ignorant.
Having raised Zhou Chufei for over ten years, it's impossible for Shu Hui not to feel heartbroken that Zhou Chufei would abandon his mother just to go to Beijing for a better life.
"Chuchu is going to the hospital for a follow-up appointment the day after tomorrow."
“Mom, I remember everything,” Chu Yu said.
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