Chapter 297 The Best Aunt in the Period Literature 18
Chen Xi didn't dare to say no directly, so she came up with a plan and cooked a few meals. The food was either raw, mushy, or half-cooked. Once, she almost set the kitchen on fire.
After what she did, Chen Guang was so scared that he didn't dare to let her cook anymore.
He didn't want to do it himself, so he handed the cooking job to Chen Lai and Chen Wang.
Chen Xi just needs to take Chen Bao to wash clothes and clean the house.
Chen Lai and Chen Wang didn't want to cook in the kitchen on such a hot day. To be more precise, they didn't want to work either.
But they still had to rely on their uncle for schooling, so they had to take on the job reluctantly.
As Chen Guang limped into the yard, he heard Chen Xi brazenly saying, "When Chen Ying and that yellow-faced woman come back, I'm going to give her a good beating so she'll behave herself from now on. If they don't obey, I'll have my uncle kick them out."
The first person to see Chen Guang was Chen Bao, who was facing the gate. When he saw Chen Guang coming back, he immediately went to greet him with a smile.
"Uncle is back. Where are Chen Yang and Chen Ying? Quickly ask Chen Yang to go to the river and catch some fish for me. Ask Chen Ying to cook dinner quickly. I'm starving!"
Chen Xi also came up with a smile and echoed Chen Bao's words.
The brother and sister didn't notice that Chen Guang's face looked wrong. He walked with a limp and talked to himself.
In the past, Chen Guang would not care about these details, but he has endured too many rumors in the past few days.
His self-esteem was also hurt by what happened after he fell into the pit that day, so he began to care about the attitudes of his nephews and nieces.
Chen Xi was still asking why Chen Ying hadn't come back yet, and didn't notice Chen Guang's increasingly gloomy look at all.
Chen Lai and Chen Wang looked at each other, and immediately came over to ask about their well-being and what had happened.
The concern of the two brothers made Chen Guang feel much more at ease.
The children are still filial. They disliked him that day just because he was too dirty and smelly. Since he himself disliked him, it is normal for several children to stay away from him.
Chen Guang recounted Su Li's reluctance to return, and finally said bitterly, "If she doesn't want to come back, then don't come back. Let's wait and see how she, a woman, can live her life. The day will come when she regrets it and comes to beg us for mercy!"
Chen Lai and Chen Wang saw disappointment in each other's eyes. They had a feeling that Su Li would never return to this home again!
If Su Li, her mother and her two children don't come back, don't they have to continue working and cooking?
No matter how reluctant Chen Lai and his companions were, the days when they had everything they needed without any preparation were gone forever.
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In the blink of an eye, the year came to 1978, and Su Li had been in this small world for three years.
For the past three years, Su Li has lived a routine and monotonous life.
Every day I go to and from work to the sounds of gongs and drums (and listen to gossip at the same time), supervise my two children's studies at home, and occasionally go up the mountain for a walk to improve my diet.
Although such days are boring, they are nothing compared to the three or two years of seclusion I would spend in the world of immortal cultivation!
Su Li adapted well to this kind of life. Besides, she was a member of the village's intelligence organization. She had enough to eat every day, which was much more lively than practicing in seclusion!
Compared to Su Li's ordinary life, Chen Guang's family is much more lively.
Speaking of this, Su Li also had some credit for it.
Three years ago, all of Chen Guang's private money was taken away by Su Li. When school started in September, Chen Guang had no money to pay, and the money he borrowed from everywhere was only enough to support two people in school.
Chen Lai and his siblings have been living under other people's roof since they were young, and the relationship between them has always been good, but this is only when they are united against the outside world.
When faced with the question of who should drop out of school, no one was willing to give in. Chen Lai and Chen Wang felt that they were good students and were already in the first year of high school, so they wanted to continue studying so that they could find a job after graduating from high school!
Although Chen Xi and Chen Bao are not as cunning as these two, they are just as selfish.
They are both average at studying, but not studying means they will have to work at home in the future.
None of the brothers and sisters wanted to drop out of school, and they all wanted Chen Guang to think of another solution.
But Chen Guang also has his own selfish motives.
If he sent all his nephews and nieces to school, it would not only cost more money, but also mean that he would have to support four people by himself, and he would have to do all the work at home and outside by himself.
Even if there was a promise hanging in his mind that his children would repay him when they become successful, he would not be willing to accept it.
The risk of investment is inherently high. If one knows that investment is risky and the investment and return are not proportional, he does not want to be the one who is taken advantage of.
In the end, Chen Guang had no choice but to harden his heart and let Chen Xi and Chen Bao drop out of school and go home to help with the work.
How could Chen Xi agree? She wanted to graduate from high school and return to the city to live, and then find a partner there!
If she drops out of school, won't she become as dark and ugly as Chen Ying?
She cried and made a fuss, but this time no one in the family felt sorry for her. They all watched her cry coldly.
So, she and Chen Bao, who also cried a lot, stayed at home to work.
Chen Guang had a good idea. He felt that Chen Lai and Chen Wang were boys and much smarter than Chen Xi and Chen Bao. He just needed to grit his teeth and support them for another year, and then he could enjoy the benefits with them when they found jobs.
But after paying tuition, they also have to pay living expenses. The high school is in the county town, and Chen Lai and his friends cannot come back every day and need to eat at school.
Chen Guang started looking for people to borrow living expenses again. He thought that he just had to grit his teeth and wait for the distribution of money and food at the end of the year.
As a result, he was dumbfounded when the food was distributed. In the past, his family could get two to three hundred yuan a year, but this time it was less than a hundred yuan, and the amount of food was more than half less than in previous years.
The money was taken away by the debt collectors before they could even warm it up. After the Chinese New Year, the Chen Lai brothers had no money left to go to school and could only help with housework at home.
As a result, after the news of the college entrance examination came out, although the three Chen Lai siblings had studied hard, they still failed!
None of the three looked for the reasons in themselves, and they all blamed Chen Guang for everything.
Chen Guang also felt that his efforts of nearly ten years had gone to waste, and he no longer indulged them. He put on a big show every few days, which was dazzling to watch!
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Su Li was in a good mood today. She went up the mountain to pick mushrooms and actually dug up a small ginseng.
Although she has a lot of this stuff in her space, an unexpected surprise picked up for free always makes people feel happier.
As Su Li walked down the mountain, he was thinking about using this small ginseng to nourish the two children.
"Sister Su, are you back from the mountain?"
As soon as Su Li came down from the mountain, she heard someone calling her not far away.
Looking up, she saw that the person coming was one of her friends, Liu Meimei, who was also a member of the village intelligence station.
"Yes, I went to the mountains to pick some mushrooms when I had nothing better to do. Sister Liu, are you going up the mountain?"
Seeing that she was carrying a basket, Su Li thought that she also wanted to go up the mountain to pick some mushrooms and dig some wild vegetables.
Liu Meimei trotted over to Su Li and asked excitedly, "Have you heard?"
Su Li's eyes lit up and he asked curiously, "What's the matter?"
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