Chapter 40: He Treats Me Like an Ancestor
Jiang Lin was almost annoyed to death by the Zhao family at that time and originally wanted to postpone marrying.
But the matter got bigger and bigger, and it happened to be the most severe time. The Jiang family had to bear this loss recently, and Jiang Lin had no choice but to grit his teeth and marry her.
Moreover, the Jiang family really paid a betrothal gift of fifty yuan at that time. You should know that this amount of money was considered a huge betrothal gift at that time. Even now, you may not be able to spend so much money to marry a wife.
Originally, after Jiang Lin got married, he thought that since he had married her, he might as well live a good life.
But Zhao Xiuxiu didn't want to live a good life. She often stole money and food from home and sent them back to her parents' home. She also made a fuss about her second sister-in-law's work.
Jiang Lin had no choice but to save and hide the money himself. Similarly, he was no longer as patient with Zhao Xiuxiu as when they first got married. They had no feelings for each other in the first place, and now they were just living together.
The reason why Liu Cuihua warned Li Zhaodi by the river was because of Jiang Lin’s previous experience.
After listening to what was said in the corner, Jiang Hao returned to his room with peace of mind, knowing that his third brother had not suffered any loss.
The Jiang family has a total of seven rooms, one for the old couple, one for each of the five brothers, and a kitchen. Before Jiang Lan got married, she lived with Liu Cuihua, and Jiang Jianguo lived with Jiang Hao. Later, when Jiang Lan got married, they all lived in separate houses.
Jiang Hao took off his leather vest as soon as he returned to the house and jumped onto the kang. There was no way he could avoid it because the kang was warm in winter.
He lay on the kang and happily ate a banana, put the remaining two away, and began to revise his plan to pursue the young educated youth in his mind.
Boiling a frog in warm water is good, but it takes too long and I’m really afraid I can’t hold it in any longer.
Jiang Hao rubbed his head irritably.
"Fifth Uncle, what are you doing?" Jiang Dong was shocked when he entered the room and saw his fifth uncle with a messy hair.
"Why are you here, kid? What are you holding?"
Jiang Hao saw his little nephew carrying a bundle and entering the house but not getting off the kang, but still lying on it.
Jiang Dong put the things on the kang and handed them to his fifth uncle. "Ah, my fourth uncle got off work and went to the post office. He brought back three packages. They were sent by my father. This one is for you."
Jiang Hao counted the days and said, "Oh, it's time for your dad to give me pocket money. Sigh, I have to take your grandma to the commune to get money tomorrow. It's so cold."
Jiang Dong: "Why didn't my dad just put the money in an envelope and send it to grandma like he was sending you money? He also had to send a remittance slip."
Jiang Hao: "Your grandma's money is fifty yuan. You know, workers only make twenty-seven or twenty-eight yuan a month these days. What if you don't send the remittance slip and it gets lost?"
"Then why aren't you afraid of losing your share and my mother's share?" Jiang Dong didn't understand, but for him, every penny was a lot of money.
"Hey, after all, it's a letter sent from the army, so it's safe. As for your grandma, she was actually afraid of losing it, so she specifically asked your dad to send the remittance slip."
Jiang Hao did not avoid Jiang Dong and opened the bundle directly without looking at the contents. Instead, he opened the letter and put the fifteen dollars inside into his pocket before starting to read the letter.
The first part was full of instructions, which Jiang Hao read but didn't read out loud until he saw the last list of luggage.
"Oh, a pound each of candied peanuts, preserved apricots, and fried dough twists, two cans of luncheon meat, a bottle of canned yellow peaches, a bottle of malted milk, and a box of cookies. That's eight things in total. Your dad is raising me like his own son, like he's his ancestor."
Jiang Hao read the list while Jiang Dong checked the items in the bag. The two worked in perfect harmony. After all, this kind of situation happened twelve or thirteen times a year.
"What? He treats you much better than me, his biological son. The package my father sent to you was bigger and contained more things than the one he sent to my mother. Our package only had four things in it, but this time he also sent my mother a set of clothes and a pair of small leather shoes. Oh, and he also sent me a small set of clothes that looked like a military uniform."
Jiang Dong said this, but he was not jealous, because he already understood and got used to his status in his father's family. Moreover, his fifth uncle would not eat alone and would often give him delicious food.
Jiang Hao unpacked the fried dough twist and handed one to Jiang Dong, then took one for himself and put the rest into the kang cabinet along with other food.
"Your mother is nagging me in the house again, right? Why do you think she is nagging me? Actually, I think your father cares about your mother very much. He sends her a new set of clothes or a pair of shoes every two or three months. Not to mention our brigade, I think none of the wives in our commune have more clothes and shoes than your mother."
Jiang Dong nodded. "Even if my father sends clothes to my mother, he doesn't send much food. My mother must be unhappy. Besides, my father will buy you clothes from time to time. Uncle, you are not used to it yet. Every time my father sends something back, my mother is happy at first, then angry, and then silently scolds you in the house. I've gotten used to it over the years."
Jiang Hao also nodded and said, "I'm used to it, and it doesn't matter. I'm thick-skinned and not afraid of being scolded. Just for these things my eldest brother sent me, your mother can scold me as much as she wants.
By the way, your father also sends gifts to your grandma every month, but your mother doesn’t dare to talk about her. Do you know why?
"It's probably because my dad didn't send much to grandma. I checked. Although the package was big, only four items were sent specifically for grandma, the same as my mom. The remaining eight items were New Year's goods distributed by the army and belonged to the public school." Jiang Dong said while chewing on a fried dough twist.
Jiang Hao was also eating the fried dough twist in his hand, "No, it's because of your grandmother's generation. Your mother thinks it's natural for your father to be filial to your grandmother.
But raising me is completely unnecessary, but she can't get over your father, and if she says something to my face, I will get upset and fight back, so I can only complain about it behind my back to vent my anger."
Jiang Dong nodded to show that he understood, "My mother seems to want to follow my father to join the army, but my father disagrees, saying that he is worried or something."
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