Yu Shaoheng, who was at the nursing home with his grandparents and mother, suddenly sneezed and muttered, "It must be my dad missing me."
He had no idea he was going to be sent for training. When he found out, the whole world seemed to turn gray. From childhood, he had used all sorts of methods to persuade his grandfather and father not to send him to the army for training. Who knew that even after being sent to the countryside as an educated youth, he still couldn't escape the fate of being sent for training.
After telling Wen Gang about it, Lu Yuan stopped paying attention to it. When he got home, he and his wife went into the room to sort out the receipts they had brought back from the black market.
The couple's eyes lit up; they had all sorts of receipts, and quite a lot of them. Brother Jiang gave them over three hundred, and Brother Dabing's boss also gave them over a hundred.
The couple kept all the nationally valid coupons, cigarette and alcohol coupons, and six watch coupons; they didn't take anything else. They planned to give some to their close friends, and then give the rest to the production brigade to distribute among the commune members.
Lu Guoan and Zhang Yong'an were so excited to receive so many receipts that their hands trembled. There were over three hundred of them; they had never seen so many before. Lu Yuan didn't concern himself with what to do with the receipts; he needed to prepare for his trip to Hangzhou.
After arranging things at home, giving his parents some instructions, and telling Lu Xiaoqin to take good care of Grandpa Liu, he set off for Hangzhou with his wife and children.
I drove a big truck, and laid out straw mats in the back, with several quilts on top, making a big bed. It was much more comfortable than traveling by car.
With Xu Dong and Lu Yuanchao accompanying them, Lu Yuan wouldn't get tired driving alone.
"Sons, say goodbye to your grandparents, let's go see your maternal grandparents and uncles and aunts."
Lu Yuan carried his three sons onto the truck and threw them onto the big bed. The eldest and second eldest sons giggled at his antics, while the youngest son just watched him clownishly, neither laughing nor crying, maintaining a blank expression.
Lu Yuan poked his chubby cheek, "Giving me that grumpy face again. With 100 beauties minus one, there are only 99 left."
Wen Moxue asked him, "What do you mean, 99 out of 100 beauties?"
Lu Yuan chuckled, "No, I was just teasing him. I just noticed that this kid really likes pretty girls, so I used pretty girls to tease him."
He couldn't let his wife know that he had bribed his third son with beautiful women.
Sanbao: You think you can just slander him because he's too young to speak? Who likes pretty girls? He holds grudges, so he'll give you a taste of your own medicine later. You stinky dad, just you wait!
As the car set off, they weren't in a hurry to get going. They traveled and played along the way, stopping from time to time to admire the scenery. They could stop whenever they wanted and continue whenever they wanted, enjoying themselves immensely.
They brought small stoves, pots, and various seasonings, and the space was well-stocked with supplies, so they could easily make something to eat whenever they got hungry.
Xu Dong and Lu Yuanchao thought this long journey would be very tiring, but it turned out to be the easiest one ever.
The food and drinks were excellent, with meat at every meal, and fruit and snacks afterward. This trip was truly a blessing.
The two didn't bother to check how much stuff they had in the car. They stayed in the front the whole time, only stopping to eat and stretch their legs, never going up to the back. So, Lu Yuan and his wife could take things out of their space without any restraint. They even took the diapers for their three babies from their space, and after using them, they put them back in garbage bags, which was convenient and easy.
When passing through county towns and provincial capitals, we would stop to visit supply and marketing cooperatives and department stores, spending all our local coupons. Our trucks would also have two sewing machines, two bolts of cloth, a radio, ten bottles of Beidacang liquor, six bottles of Fenjiu liquor, and eight cartons of Daqianmen liquor.
In addition, there were 6 more watches in the space, three of which were Hongqi brand watches, which I had to go to three different places to buy, and the remaining three were Shanghai brand watches.
Hongqi brand watches are not easy to buy. They are comparable to Swiss watches, positioned as high-end, and are generally for export. If a Chinese person wants to buy one, in addition to having money and a ticket, he also needs to have a certain identity. If he didn't have a military work ID, he wouldn't be able to buy one.
They spent their time sightseeing and having fun, but the Wen family in Hangzhou was extremely worried.
That day, the family of three returned home from the train station, looking listless.
"Hey, it's been several days already, why haven't Xiaoxue and the others arrived yet?" Mo Yitao asked.
Wen Shengtong and Wen Qihang had no idea that when they received their call earlier, they were told that the person was coming to Hangzhou, but no specific date was given. Later, when they called the Changhe Brigade, they were told that the person had already left the day before. The whole family was happy and was counting down the days to pick them up at the train station. But now, more than ten days have passed and they still haven't picked them up. They are getting extremely anxious.
When people are anxious, they inevitably start to overthink. The group considered countless bad possibilities, but dared not say them out loud for fear that they would come true. However, they just couldn't control their overthinking.
The family of three was already annoyed, and then there was that restless kid who just wouldn't stay still.
The news that Wen Moxue was bringing her husband and children back was no secret in the family building. The Wen family had already started preparing rooms, rearranging the room that used to belong to the two sisters. Knowing that the bed was too small for the couple and their three children, they also went to a carpenter to make a slightly larger crib. Some people in the family building saw them moving the bed and joked that they were preparing a crib before the daughter-in-law even entered the house. After the Wen family explained, everyone knew that Wen Moxue's family was coming back.
These past few days, seeing them running to the station to pick up people every day only to arrive empty-handed, the people in the family building have been gossiping about it. Wen Moyu and her family have also heard about it and are secretly pleased. They came to make their presence known again today, completely forgetting their promise never to visit again.
"Mom and Dad, Xiaoxue hasn't come back yet? Is she not coming back at all? No, I heard she set off a long time ago, but so many days have passed and she still hasn't arrived. Do you think she might have had an accident on the way? A car accident? She got injured? Maybe she's all dead, otherwise why haven't we heard anything from her?"
"Smack—"
"Slap slap—"
The first crisp slap was from Wen Shengtao, followed by two more from Mo Yitao. The couple were furious; their eldest daughter's mouth was too venomous—no, her heart was venomous—and she was completely beyond saving. At this moment, the two were utterly disappointed.
"Get out, Wen Moyu, get out of here! From now on, we'll consider you dead, we'll treat you like we don't have this daughter. Don't ever set foot in our house again. If you do, I'll beat you every time!" Mo Yitao roared.
Wen Moyu covered her face in disbelief, tears already streaming silently down her cheeks. Her parents had both hit her; they had both beaten her for that bitch Wen Moxue, and not only that, they wanted to kick her out.
Wen Moyu screamed hysterically, "Ahhh, you all hit me! What did I say wrong? That short-lived Wen Moxue hasn't come home for so many days, she must have had an accident on the way, she must be dead, she's dead, her husband and children are all dead..."
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