The sumptuous dinner makes the whole family lively and cheerful, and of course this lively atmosphere makes the food even more delicious.
Sanhu bit a steamed bun and gnawed a pig's trotter and said, "Fifth Aunt, I will come here to study in the first year of high school. Can I live at home instead of on campus?"
"Okay, of course. If you want to come here to study, I'll make you eat like a fat tiger." Chen Rou said.
Sanhu was very happy: "Then Fifth Aunt, you must be mentally prepared. My stomach is a bottomless pit. I won't get fat no matter how much I eat."
"How dare you say that." Su Mianmian said, "I support you guys. Every once in a while, we go to buy a bag of flour and carry it a hundred meters away. If you don't know, you might think we run a restaurant."
Da Hu laughed and said, "Otherwise, why would there be a saying that a young boy is eating his father out of poverty?"
"Eat as much as you can. You won't make your dad poor." Han Guobin said.
"Yes, that's the current condition. In the past, my father's generation could only eat 30% to 40% full at most. They would be so hungry that they would steal sweet potatoes to eat in the middle of the night. It was not easy to raise so many sons." said the fourth child.
"Where did you hear that?" Han Guobin glared at him.
"Where else do I need to hear it? I heard the old people chattering under the big tree in the village. Dad, you don't have to worry about being embarrassed. My uncle must have done the same." The fourth little brother looked at his third cousin Gu Chengyao with a smile.
"I have done it." Gu Chengyao nodded frankly.
Life was so hard in those days. How could we not go hungry? Either I go fishing in the river or dig sweet potatoes to eat, otherwise I can't resist the hunger at all.
Can you feel full by drinking cold water? Impossible. But even if you do this, you will still be hungry all year round.
At the dinner table, the topic immediately turned to this.
Han Guobin said that Gu Chengyao must not have suffered much because he joined the army very early, which was different from their hometown, where life was really too tiring.
Gu Chengyao is indeed more relaxed.
Because I joined the army very early, although it was very tiring, at least I could have a full meal every day and I could also get an allowance.
There is indeed a huge gap between them and the young people in the village.
The two of them ate and chatted. Chen Rou, Su Mianmian and the children had finished eating, but the two of them were still eating and drinking.
They finished a bottle of Wuliangye.
Chen Rou and Su Mianmian each helped one into the house to rest.
Both doors were closed, but the children still wanted to open the door, but were kicked out by Korean Air.
Inside the door, Su Mianmian was hugged by Gu Chengyao and put on the kang. Su Mianmian blushed and looked at the door hurriedly. Fortunately, he closed it before entering.
"Mianmian, my little Mianmian." Gu Chengyao said while hugging her.
Su Mianmian covered his mouth and hit him lightly, but Gu Chengyao kissed her hand on the side of his mouth.
Su Mianmian blushed and said, "I shouldn't have allowed you to drink. You're drunk and crazy."
"Mianmian, let's have another child." Gu Chengyao said with his eyes closed.
Su Mianmian hit him lightly, then left him alone to sleep and ran out. When she came out, she saw Han Hang, Han Zhou, Da Hu and Chen Bing playing mahjong, while everyone else had gone out to have fun.
"Your mother hasn't come out yet?" Su Mianmian said, looking at the door with a smile.
"It should be soon." Han Hang said calmly.
He still understood his parents. Sure enough, after a while, Chen Rou came out and said to Su Mianmian, "There are so many snacks to go with the wine, and you can still drink like that."
"Let it be." Su Mianmian looked at her blushing face and didn't expose her.
"Go next door." Chen Rou said.
There's no need to bring Su Mianmian here, Chen Gongan and Ma Yuling are here.
Ma Yuling even joked: "You're out now? When I went over there, both doors were tightly closed. I thought you were all asleep."
Chen Rou ignored her and called Chen Gongan, "Set up the mahjong table and play some mahjong."
The four of them sat together and played mahjong.
When the children came back, it was almost eleven o'clock, and we finally had a break, because Su Mianmian and the others had to get up early to catch the bus tomorrow.
Han Hang and Han Zhou came over and slept together with Chen Bing, while the fourth child went to sleep on the same kang with his sister. His sister looked down on him and not only gave each of them a quilt, but also pulled a small curtain over them.
"I really learned this bad habit from Sister Yaoyao." The fourth child snorted.
Han Cheng didn't care about him. They were girls, and even if this was her younger brother, they had to protect their privacy and keep their distance.
The vacated room was left to Gu Chengyao's family of six.
It was a bit crowded, but I slept soundly.
Chen Rou settled everyone down before turning off the lights and returning to her room. Han Guobin was sleeping like a pig, just like her third cousin.
After lying down, Han Guobin hugged her. Chen Rou disliked the smell of alcohol on him, so she hit him lightly twice, and then leaned comfortably in the warm arms of this man.
Chen Rou got up early the next morning. She had slept well the previous night, and Han Guobin didn't sleep much either. Chen Rou put the lotus seed and pork ribs porridge in to cook, then came over to brush her teeth with him.
After a while, Gu Chengyao and Su Mianmian also got up.
The toothbrush, toothpaste and towel are all prepared, just pour hot water to wash, and the children have also gotten up one after another.
Chen Rou brought the cooked lotus seed and pork ribs porridge to the table, and went into the kitchen to prepare a large plate of poached eggs.
After eating, I drove the family to the station.
Bring boiled eggs and instant noodles, plenty of instant noodles, and a net bag of apples. These are for you to eat in the car.
"Uncle, Fifth Aunt, see you at the end of the year!" Sanhu waved.
"See you at the end of the year." Chen Rou said with a smile.
"Brother Hang, Brother Zhou, Sister Chengzi, Lao Si, you must also remember to think of me!" Sanhu continued.
"Who has the patience to miss you? You took away all my snacks. Hurry up and leave." Little Four said with disdain.
Sanhu laughed: "When I come here to study in my first year of high school, I'll sleep on the same bed with you!"
"I don't want to sleep on the same kang with you. You snore so loudly that I'll be scared enough if I sleep with you once." Little Four waved his hand.
Su Mianmian said to Han Zhou and Han Cheng, "Next time the coffee is sent back, I will send a few cans back to you two."
"Thank you, aunt." Han Cheng said with a smile.
Han Zhou also smiled. He really liked drinking coffee. There were only two people in his family who liked to drink it, him and Chengzi, and his cousin Yaoyao as well.
When the time came, the car drove away.
Han Guobin and Chen Rou took the children home.
"Our house looks spacious now, but when my eldest brother brings a girlfriend back this year, there won't be enough space. When my second brother brings another girlfriend back in a few years, there won't even be room to turn around." said the fourth youngest brother.
"What? You want to pay for building a small villa for our family?" Chen Rou asked.
The fourth child said, "If I had money, would I have to rely on words? I would have demolished our humble house and rebuilt it without saying a word. Look at the He family over there, they built a three-story building, and look at the Xi family, they built a four-story building. One of them sells socks and the other sells trousers, but their business is not as big as ours. Our family even had a provincial champion like my eldest brother, so it's a bit shabby for us to live in."
"What's shabby? What's shabby about the room?" Chen Rou asked.
"The house is not shabby inside, but it looks shabby from the outside. Wouldn't it be nice to build a small villa? It doesn't have to be too big, two floors will be enough." said the fourth brother.
"Let's talk about it later." Chen Rou waved her hand.
However, Han Guobin also has the idea of building a building for his family.
Behind closed doors, Han Guobin spoke.
Chen Rou said, "I'm going to buy a yard in Beijing this year, so how can I afford to build a small house?"
The main reason is that there is no need for it now. We live well here at home and the children haven't gotten married yet. When they get married, we will definitely have to build a new house because there won't be enough space to live in. But this one is fine now, so there is no need to build a new one.
"How many yards can we buy with our money?" Han Guobin said with a smile.
Chen Rou smiled at him and said, "Do you know how much a yard in Beijing costs?"
"At most it's a few tens of thousands of dollars." Han Guobin said shamelessly.
"A frog in a well." Chen Rou snorted, "You're lucky if you can buy it by multiplying it by ten."
Han Guobin was stunned for a moment. He said that tens of thousands of yuan was actually an exaggeration. After all, that was Beijing, and he thought that the yard must be more expensive than in the city. But a yard cost hundreds of thousands?
"Oh my goodness, is that yard inlaid with gold or jade?" Han Guobin said.
"Gold and jade are inlaid." Chen Rou laughed and said, "How many courtyards like that can your family buy now?"
Han Guobin counted his fingers, but stopped after counting a few.
"No objection?" Chen Rou raised her eyebrows when she saw that he didn't say anything against it.
"Why are you objecting? You are the one who has the final say on the family money. You can spend it however you like and buy whatever you want," said Han Guobin.
Chen Rou said, "What if I spend it casually?"
"Then you can spend as much as you want, and I'll be responsible for making money." Han Guobin said.
Chen Rou smiled and pulled his face, then said nice things to coax her.
In the afternoon, Han's father, Han Guolin and Song Xiaoyu brought the two brothers Han Si and Han Bo to their home.
Chen Rou and Han Guobin were both at home, so they just served tea and water.
After a while, Zhang Jiang brought Haohao and Yaoyao, brother and sister, over. After Yaoyao came over, she called someone and then went into Orange's room.
In the room, Chen Bing, the fourth child, and Chengzi were playing Landlord. Chen Bing saw her come in and said, "Let me play for you."
Yaoyao took over and shuffled and dealt the cards, while Chen Bing went outside.
"Grandpa and the others are here?" said the fourth little one when he heard the noise outside.
There were only three of them in the room, with no outsiders around, so Yaoyao was not polite and whispered, "I'm here. My mom is always there to look after grandma, so Third Auntie has nothing to do!"
"That's right, she's free time. She was the one who caused the trouble, and others have to clean up her mess. My parents have already started asking people, asking if the godfather of the little fourth child has any introduction. If so, they'll find a nanny for grandma to take care of her." Han Cheng said.
"It's your parents who pay the money, not you, so what's the point of being so dissatisfied?" The fourth child said to her.
"You are acting so generous now. You had more objections than I did before." Han Cheng said.
"My godfather said that those who achieve great things don't care about trivial matters. So don't bother yourself with these trivial details. He even praised my mother." The fourth child got a good hand of cards and called the landlord, saying.
"What are you praising mother for?" Han Cheng asked.
"There's a reason why she was able to educate us so well. I praise mom for being so smart." The fourth child said with a smile.
"Second sister-in-law is just too generous. She doesn't care about this or that." Yaoyao called out and said.
"In life, you should have a broad mind and think positively." said the fourth little man.
Yaoyao and Chengzi looked at each other and cast a look of contempt at him. You are the most stingy person and you dare to say that about us.
Outside, Chen Rou told Song Xiaoyu, "I've asked Little Fourth's godfather, and he has a nanny at home. When the old lady is discharged from the hospital, she can go and take care of her."
"The money will be shared equally, and my family will also contribute a portion when the time comes," said Zhang Jiang.
"You are not needed. I can go out. But my parents are with you, so you should take care of them." Han Guobin said to Han Guolin.
"Don't worry, second brother." Han Guolin nodded quickly.
Han's mother was discharged from the hospital on the seventh day of the Chinese New Year. The hospitalization expenses were paid by Li Dayuan, but even so, Han Guobin had nothing to say to him.
I thought I would have sorted things out with Li Mei, but who knew she would still be involved.
It is just like the saying that a pot fits its lid, and a crow falls on a pig. No one should look down on anyone else.
The nanny in the fourth child's family did know someone who worked as a nanny. She went there on the tenth day of the New Year. Before the nanny came, Song Xiaoyu and others were taking care of Han's mother. When Song Xiaoyu saw the nanny coming, she breathed a sigh of relief.
She really couldn't imagine having to serve her mother-in-law like this all the time. It was just three days and it was like that. If it went on for a long time, she would definitely be driven crazy.
But it's easy with this nanny here.
Han Guolin breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that his wife's complexion had improved.
After the Lantern Festival on the 15th day of the first lunar month, the boss Han Hang took a bus to Beijing. Chen Rou naturally assigned him the task of looking after the yard.
Han Hang himself didn't have much experience, but his classmate was very nice. When she heard him asking about courtyards, the female classmate was stunned for a moment: "Han Hang, courtyard houses are very expensive. I remember telling you that a courtyard house costs hundreds of thousands."
"I know. My mother asked me to come and take a look. If there is a suitable one, my family might want to buy one." Han Hang said.
"Wow, your family is so rich?" The female classmate looked him up and down and said, "You hide it very well!"
"What are you hiding?" Han Hang asked in confusion.
"What are you hiding? I thought you were from a poor farming family." said the female classmate.
He only ate two meat dishes and one vegetable dish, and she had to bring him some pigeon soup and chicken soup from home to nourish him. She had never seen him buy clothes for spring, summer, autumn or winter, and she saw that his summer clothes were so white from washing them.
"My family doesn't have much money." Han Hang said.
"We can afford a courtyard house, and you tell me your family has no money?" The female classmate pinched him.
Han Hang smiled and said, "I don't have much money. It's far less than your family. That should be my parents' life savings. If you have any connections, please help me find one."
"Okay, I'll ask my parents when I get back." said the female classmate.
It is easier to get work done if you have someone in the court. It is much easier to get things done if you have acquaintances. At the beginning of February, Han Hang came to see the courtyard with his female classmate named Lin Chu.
"This is what my mother found out from my grandmother. Look over there, that's my grandmother's house. The family is planning to immigrate, so they want to sell this courtyard house. The asking price is 450,000, but the family is in a hurry to leave, so I estimate that I can lower it by 10,000 or 20,000. I can let your parents come to negotiate then." Lin Chu said.
"Then I'll call my parents." Han Hang said.
Chen Rou didn't expect it to happen so soon. Han Hang called her back in the evening, and she was at home when Ma Yuling came to call her.
I was naturally happy when I heard that. It would be great to be able to buy a courtyard house.
After hanging up the phone, I asked Ma Yuling when she would be free to go to Beijing together.
"Are you going to Beijing to buy a yard?" Ma Yuling asked.
Chen Rou made a shushing gesture to her: "Just tell Lao Chen about it."
"Guobin doesn't know?" Ma Yuling couldn't help but ask.
"He knows, the eldest and second eldest also know, but the others don't know. Do you want to go over there and take a look? I don't have anything to do here, I can leave tomorrow or the day after tomorrow." Chen Rou said.
Ma Yuling naturally wanted to go to Beijing, but tomorrow was too rushed and she hadn't made any arrangements, so she decided to go there the day after tomorrow.
Han Guobin drove them here early in the morning and was a little worried: "Can you go by yourself?"
"You underestimated us," said Ma Yuling.
"Go back." Chen Rou also smiled at him.
Han Guobin waited for the car to leave before returning home. As soon as he got home, Zhang Jiang came over breathlessly: "Second brother, where have you been so early in the morning?"
"Your second sister-in-law and her family went to Beijing. I'm sending them to catch the bus." Han Guobin said.
"What are you going to do in Shangjing City?" Zhang Jiang was stunned.
"I went to see the boss." Han Guobin said, "Why are you in such a hurry to come so early in the morning? Aren't you supposed to be at work at this time?"
"I went to work. The factory next door to us closed down, so I came over to tell you, brother. Do you want to take a look?" Zhang Jiang said.
"Factory? How could I do that?" Han Guobin smiled.
"Don't you want to go and have a look? It's very cheap now, it's considered a bargain price. I think you can buy it, second brother, and then see what suits you for it." Zhang Jiang said.
"Selling at a low price? What do you mean?" Han Guobin asked.
"He went bankrupt due to gambling and sold his factory to pay off his debts. It's right next to ours. I've found out everything for you." Zhang Jiang said.
Han Guobin took Zhang Jiang with him to take a look.
Chen Rou, who was sitting on the train to Beijing with Ma Yuling, had no idea that her husband had visited the factory and that there was a big surprise waiting for her when she got home.
Korean Airlines called home to confirm which bus it was, and then calculated what time it would arrive in Beijing.
Lin Chu came with him and said with a smile: "I think your mother must be a very good mother."
"My mother is a very nice person. You will like her after seeing her." Han Hang said with a smile.
Lin Chu blushed slightly and said, "Then I wonder if your mother will like me after seeing me?"
"Of course she will. You've been taking care of me since I came to Beijing. My mother must like you too. She might even adopt you as her goddaughter." Han Hang said with a smile.
Lin Chu couldn't laugh anymore. Looking at this classmate with a very high IQ but negative EQ, he wanted to turn around and go home!
Who wants to be your sister?
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