The Wen family's youngest daughter has returned, bringing not only a tall, handsome man and three adorable children, but also a truckload of stuff.
I heard they drove back themselves, and their truck was full of all sorts of good stuff: grain, fruit, mountain produce, quilts, sewing machines, radios, cigarettes, alcohol, and so on.
The news spread to several neighboring apartment buildings in less than a night. Wen Moyu naturally received the news as well. She was very disdainful, thinking that everyone was exaggerating. At the same time, she secretly regretted that she hadn't died on the road.
Regardless of what the outside world gossiped about, the Wen family was enjoying their time together.
Wen Shengtao, Mo Yitao, and Wen Qihang each held a child, their mouths practically stretched to their ears. Two of the three children were easily amused, giggling incessantly at the slightest provocation. The adults laughed along with the children, and the children couldn't stop laughing. That entire night, the Wen family's laughter never ceased and carried far, with many neighbors joining in the laughter without ever closing their mouths.
After the three children played until they were tired and fell asleep, the Wen family gradually quieted down. The adults didn't rest; they sat in the living room chatting quietly.
“Xiaoxue, Ayuan, why did you bring back so much stuff? It’s too conspicuous,” Wen Shengtao said.
"Dad, all these things were prepared by A-Yuan. He said that my brother is getting married and will definitely need a lot of things, so he bought and bought on the way back this time, and before he knew it, he had a lot of things."
The Wen family of three were very moved. So many things must have cost several thousand yuan, and they didn't even have that much money to pay for them.
They initially thought the house was quite large, but after moving so much stuff in, it suddenly felt crowded.
Lu Yuan smiled and said, "Dad, it doesn't matter if you miss something. Everyone knows that my brother is getting married, and these things are all necessary for the wedding."
"I'm just afraid that outsiders will be envious if they see this," Mo Yitao added.
"We'll tell outsiders that we prepared for a long time and asked many relatives to help us get so many. After that, we'll give some to our relatives and friends, and there won't be many left."
Mo Yitao nodded and instructed her son, "Ahang, tomorrow you should deliver the sewing machine and radio to Wenjing's house, along with 20 jin of rice, and two jin of each of the mountain produce and fruit."
Qu Wenjing is Wen Qihang's girlfriend. The Qu family is quite nice, and the two families get along very well.
"Okay," Wen Qihang happily agreed.
Looking at the piles of things in the living room, Mo Yitao thought to herself, "Give more to my brother's family, and give some to your factory leaders as well, Lao Wen. Also, give some to our close neighbors."
“Okay,” Wen Shengtao agreed with a smile.
Once Lu Yuan and Wen Moxue had brought their things back, they didn't care about anything else and let Mo Yitao arrange things as she pleased.
Before going to work the next day, Wen Qihang rode his bicycle to his girlfriend's house with lots of bags and packages. Wen Shengtuo did the same, bringing a lot of things to Uncle Mo's house and the houses of several leaders in the factory. The back seat and front bar of their bicycles were full of things, and even the handlebars were covered with them.
Lu Yuan stayed home to take care of the children, while Mo Yitao and Wen Moxue went door-to-door delivering things.
“Xiaoxue said that she was raised by you all, and she still remembers your kindness after going to the countryside. Last year when I was there, she said that when her brother got married, she would definitely bring back some local specialties for you aunties to try. And so, she started preparing last year and brought back a lot of good things this time.”
For those who are close, there's a small bowl of dried mushrooms, dried wood ear fungus, and red dates, along with two oranges, two pears, a large apple, a few plums, and a small piece of cured meat.
Meat and fruit that are not commonly consumed should be avoided.
The meat wasn't put in the car at the time; it was too much to explain. Lu Yuan took advantage of the fact that everyone was moving things and not paying attention, and directly put 200 jin of cured meat into the house.
"Don't complain about the small amount of stuff. It looks like a lot when all the stuff is piled up, but it's not enough for all of us neighbors. We can only give you a taste."
At each house, Mo Yitao would say the same thing, and of course, everyone would respond warmly and politely.
"Oh, what are you saying? Xiaoxue is so far away and still remembers us. We are grateful enough and would never complain. These are all good things."
"Xiaoxue is getting more and more beautiful. I can tell you're living a good life. I've always known you were lucky, but I never imagined you were so lucky. You have a good husband and you even gave birth to three boys. Your aunt is so happy for you."
"Come in and sit down, I'll make you some sugar water."
"We won't sit here; we still need to deliver some to other families."
"Okay, you must come over to my house when you have time, and bring your kids too. Those kids are so adorable."
"Alright, you can come over to our house anytime you have time, we'll let you enjoy it to your heart's content."
It took the mother and daughter almost the entire morning to deliver all the packages to the residents of their building.
"Ouch, my cheeks hurt from laughing so much," Wen Moxue said, rubbing her face as she plopped down on the sofa as soon as she got home.
Lu Yuan went over, lifted her chin, looked her up and down, and then, after his mother-in-law went into the kitchen, he kissed her on the left and right cheeks. "Does it still hurt?"
Wen Moxue looked at him with a smile, "It hurts."
He took two more kisses.
"It still hurts!"
Just as Lu Yuan was about to have a couple more bites, Mo Yitao came out of the kitchen. Her eyelids twitched violently at the sight of this scene. This daughter and son-in-law, in broad daylight, don't they care about their manners?
"Hey, what do you guys want to eat for lunch?"
"We'll eat whatever's at home," Lu Yuan said.
Wen Moxue wanted to help make lunch, but Mo Yitao stopped her, saying, "You and Ayuan can just look after the child."
The child was sleeping, so the two of them went into the room, lay down on the bed, and chatted together.
"Honey, what do you think about us buying a house in Hangzhou?"
“Okay.” Wen Moxue agreed without even thinking.
“We’ll buy one with a small yard so our parents can live there when we’re not around. They’re getting old, and it’s not convenient for them to climb up and down these apartment buildings. Besides, after my older brother and his wife get married and have their own children, we probably won’t have enough room when we come back. Most importantly, the privacy in these apartment buildings is terrible. Even if you fart, the neighbors can hear you, which is inconvenient for us.”
"Yes, I think so too. Let's buy a small courtyard house then, but I don't know if it's easy to buy one right now."
At that time, private buying and selling of houses was not allowed. Everyone lived in houses allocated by their work units or neighborhood committees, so buying a house was not easy.
"I'll ask Mom, Dad, and my older brother later," Lu Yuan said.
Although private property transactions were not permitted during this period, there were always ways to circumvent the policies. Lu Yuan believed that as long as there was demand, there would be a market.
Wen Shengtao went home at noon, but Wen Qihang did not. In fact, the father and son usually ate lunch at the company cafeteria.
"Why didn't you tell me you were coming back for dinner today? I didn't even cook for you." Mo Yitao was a little surprised to see him come back.
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