◎Third update◎
Liang Baoying had just divided the money today. She was originally very happy and bought some nice things to go home and celebrate with her husband and daughters. However, before she even entered the house, she heard her mother-in-law criticizing her.
"Mom, we bought this for ourselves, what's wrong with that?"
"Jianguo, look at this! Your wife is such a spendthrift!" Qin Yuxiu had never seen such a spendthrift woman. "You work so hard in the factory, but she spends the money you earn like this?"
Song Jianguo felt pain in his temples listening to his mother's roar. He had worked many night shifts, had a reversed day and night cycle for a long time, and had trouble sleeping. Now listening to the noisy noise made him feel even more uncomfortable.
Rubbing his temples, Song Jianguo said impatiently, "Mom, it's okay to have good food occasionally at home. We have to have something to eat."
In fact, he didn't know why Baoying bought so many things today. She has always been frugal and would spend every penny carefully. Today she was quite abnormal.
But there is no need to tell your mother about this, otherwise it would just add fuel to the fire.
"You are so confused. You must not let her control your salary. You have to keep it in your own hands." Qin Yuxiu remembered that her son had borrowed money from the eldest and third sons in order to bring his wife and children to the city. He was really against her in every way.
"You spend money so lavishly, and you don't know how to be considerate of your man. You've spent all your money. I wonder when you'll have to pay back the money owed to the eldest and second sons!"
"Mom! We will pay you back in one year. We will definitely pay it back within one year." Song Jianguo was also unwilling to owe money. He felt uncomfortable when he owed money.
Liang Baoying put the things on the table and touched her pocket with one hand. Inside was the three hundred yuan that she had just divided today. At this moment, she looked at her mother-in-law Qin Yuxiu. She didn't feel very uncomfortable when she saw her mother-in-law Qin Yuxiu slandering her family members as soon as she spoke.
When she first moved in, she was nervous when her mother-in-law came, and she felt a little fear for no reason. Listening to what her mother-in-law said, Liang Baoying couldn't refute it. It was a fact that she had brought trouble to the family by moving to the city, it was a fact that she had no job and could not make money, and it was a fact that she could only buy expensive food and liquids because she did not have a city hukou. The more she thought about it, the more uncomfortable she felt, and the more afraid she was to face her mother-in-law.
But now, she seemed to have nothing to fear.
"Mom, I forgot to tell you that Jianguo will be on vacation tomorrow, so we can go home and return the money to our eldest and third brothers."
Qin Yuxiu was stunned. "What money are you going to pay back?"
She knew her son's salary clearly. It was no more than 30 yuan a month at most. He needed money for household expenses, and he also had to give her and the old man 10 yuan every month, and the rest was saved for repayment.
But it was only two hundred yuan after all, how could he have saved it up so quickly?
Song Jianguo thought his wife couldn't stand her mother's nonsense, so he stepped out to smooth things over. "Mom, Baoying was joking. We need to calm down. I will explain it to my eldest and third brothers."
"Jianguo, I'm not kidding." Liang Baoying put the two hundred yuan she had counted out in advance on the table and said to her mother-in-law, "Mom, the money is ready."
"This..." Qin Yuxiu saw Liang Baoying suddenly take out a handful of bills from her pocket. Wow, so much! "Where did you get so much money?"
That’s two hundred!
"I earned it from a job you despised."
Qin Yuxiu was filled with shock. Could she make so much money just by selling popsicles at a stall?
She doesn't believe it!
"Liang Baoying, did you steal or rob the money from somewhere?" Qin Yuxiu had never really gotten to know her daughter-in-law, and she lost her mind when she saw the stack of bills.
Song Jianguo was also shocked by the amount of money his wife took out. It was two hundred yuan!
However, what my mother said was too harsh.
"Mom, how can you say that? Baoying would never do such a thing."
"Then where does so much money come from?"
Liang Baoying looked at her mother-in-law and smiled helplessly, "I told you that I earned the money but you didn't believe me. If I didn't tell you, you would blame me for not being able to earn money. It's useless. With you like this, what else can I do?"
"You..." Qin Yuxiu looked at Liang Baoying. Her daughter-in-law used to have the advantage of being honest. She never talked back when she said a few words to her. But now, she didn't know how she got so much money, and she was even rude when she spoke!
"Forget it. I don't care about you. I'll take the money back first." Qin Yuxiu stretched out her hand to take the money on the table, but was stopped by Liang Baoying.
"Mom, it's not a problem. Jianguo and I will come home tomorrow and return the money to my eldest and third brothers' families in person."
Qin Yuxiu heard that he was worried about her! "Jianguo, look at your wife!"
Song Jianguo was still pondering over his wife's sudden remark about making a lot of money. His mind was not on the conversation between his mother and his wife, and he just stared at it in a daze.
"Forget it! Neither of you is a good person." Qin Yuxiu was so angry that she rushed out. She ran into Meng Meng who was eating cake in the corridor but did not stay for long. She just let her granddaughter's cry of "Grandma" echo in the wind without anyone answering.
The house suddenly became quiet. After Qin Yuxiu left, Song Jianguo and Liang Baoying were left staring at each other.
Liang Baoying felt a little relieved. She sat at the table, poured herself a cup of water, and turned around to call Mengmeng to come back for dinner.
Today's dinner was cold pork offal and some stir-fried vegetables. Mengmeng had just had a snack so she wasn't too hungry, so she ate a few pieces of pork offal and left the table to go out and play.
Song Jianguo was eating the food his wife bought and finally couldn't help but speak, "Baoying..."
Liang Baoying knew what he was going to say and interrupted him directly, "Jianguo, you still don't like me selling things at a stall, right?"
"Why bother?" Song Jianguo sighed. He worked so hard to return to the city in the hope that he could live a decent life and that his family would not be looked down upon. Why did he end up like this?
His coworkers laughed at him, and his mother also came to complain. Song Jianguo felt even more depressed after a day's work.
"Jianguo, when I first started selling popsicles, I was also afraid. I was afraid that people would look down on me for selling things. I was afraid that people in the city would find out that I was from the country. I was afraid that I would never find a job and wouldn't be able to make money, and that you wouldn't be able to support our family by yourself." Liang Baoying smiled. Now she finds those previous worries funny.
"But now, I feel tired, but I am doing well. Our business is good and we can make a lot of money. I think I can earn a few cents by selling a popsicle. Every popsicle is money. I am motivated! Baozhen counted the bills today and I got 300 yuan! Can you imagine how much money 300 yuan is?"
When Song Jianguo heard the number three hundred, his eyelids twitched, and he stammered, "Three hundred?"
His words were full of surprise.
"Yes, I've never seen so much money before!" Liang Baoying kept smiling. She felt that her life was promising. "Your mother used to say that I came from the countryside, had no city residence, no food, no job, no money, and that I depended on you for support. I didn't dare to say anything back because what she said was the truth..."
"My mother is like this. She has a sharp tongue but a kind heart. Don't take it to heart." Song Jianguo licked his dry lips and said seriously, "Isn't it natural for me to support you two? What man doesn't support his family?"
"I know you want to support our family, but think about it, how much do you earn a month now? We still have to save money to pay off debts, and we still have to eat, drink, defecate and urinate. When we first came here, Mengmeng didn't dare to touch the ropes she saw in the supply and marketing cooperative. Later, when we went home, Mengmeng said she was worried that she would have to buy it if she touched it. She heard us talking and the family still owed money." At this point, Liang Baoying's voice choked up a little, "The neighbor's children also have that rope, Mengmeng is jealous."
"Ah, I'm incompetent." Song Jianguo listened, his heart in knots, "Let's buy a hair tie for Mengmeng."
"Yes, I bought it on the third day since I went to sell popsicles." Liang Baoying moved the stool next to Song Jianguo and held his hand. "What can you do now that you have no money? You can't do anything. Since you have the opportunity to make money now, why not make money? Jianguo, think about it carefully. I know you are proud, but now your parents still value your eldest brother and third brother. They are a fourth-level worker and a third-level worker, and you are a first-level worker now. In their eyes, your eldest brother and third brother are still a step higher. So why do we still care about other people's opinions?
Besides, if they look down on us, they look down on us. They can’t even eat meat and egg cakes when we eat them now!”
Song Jianguo looked at his wife and felt that she was a little different. She used to be so talkative and logical. "Baoying, why do I feel like you've changed a lot?"
Liang Baoying was stunned, but smiled sweetly, "What has changed? At most, my voice has become louder. Selling popsicles every day makes my throat smoke when I talk. You don't know that Baozhen and I can drink a bottle of water a day."
"So hard?" Song Jianguo had never been out selling things. Seeing his wife complaining to him like she did before marriage, he was actually happy. "I'll find some herbs for you tomorrow. One of my co-workers has some Chinese herbs at home. I'll boil them and you can take them home to drink. They can clear away heat."
Liang Baoying looked at Song Jianguo with bright eyes and asked him with a smile, "You don't object anymore?"
"I, I don't know either." Song Jianguo didn't know what it felt like. "If you want to do it, just do it first."
"Don't worry, I'm doing great now!"
Liang Baoying boasted about herself and told Song Jianguo about the fun and difficulties of selling popsicles recently. As Song Jianguo listened, he felt that his wife had really changed.
Become confident, generous and eloquent.
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Liang Baozhen and Liang Baoying did this and earned a lot of money after a busy summer vacation. They went back to Damian Village together and stuffed thirty yuan into Song Chunhua's hand. They also bought a lot of food, daily necessities and clothes to take back. After everything was done, Liang Baozhen returned to school.
Xu Shengjie's business was also booming. They could earn enough money to make popsicles in a day by selling one piece of clothing, so the numbers in the family's bankbook grew rapidly.
"Your business is really good." Liang Baozhen couldn't help but sigh.
"You can make money selling anything now, as long as you are willing to go out." Xu Shengjie nodded, thinking of his eldest sister's home, "Why doesn't my brother-in-law have any objections?"
Liang Baozhen is not sure about the specific situation. "It seems that she didn't say anything, but I found that my eldest sister is now controlling my brother-in-law. Whenever her mother-in-law comes to talk about something, my eldest sister will complain to her brother-in-law first, and then take the family to buy things. I think she slaps and then gives a date. Anyway, I think my brother-in-law is not too opposed now, but he doesn't say he supports it too much. But after all, he still boils herbs for us."
"That's fine, just don't make a fuss at home." Xu Shengjie knew that the biggest worry about doing business is instability. Disunity among people is the most troublesome thing, so there must be no worries.
Liang Baozhen looked at the passbook in her hand. The number on it already started with seven.
"Are we going to become a 10,000 yuan household?" Liang Baozhen had heard this term before, but she always felt that it was far away from her, but now it seems that it is just around the corner.
"It's just a matter of time!" Xu Shengjie made such a bold statement, which made Shanshan beside him happy.
The little girl was sitting on the bed, imitating her father's proud look, with her little face raised, and said in a baby voice, "It's about finding a bowl!"
"Hahahaha, what are you talking about?" Liang Baozhen was amused by the lady's confident look.
Shanshan spoke quickly, and her words came out before she straightened her tongue, so they were unclear and her pronunciation was not quite right.
"Who did you learn this from? Don't become a gossiper." Xu Shengjie pinched the girl's nose and watched her face wrinkle and then relax.
After being laughed at by her parents, Shanshan became a little angry. She turned around and went to play with the rattles, leaving only her round back facing them.
Xu Shengjie poked the little girl on the back, but the little girl was still angry and ignored her parents.
She is difficult to please!
"Oh, Shanshan is ignoring us, so we'll have to eat the malted milk today."
After hearing the word malted milk, Shanshan finally reacted. The little girl knew what malted milk was. It was that hot, fragrant and sweet stuff.
"Mom, Shanshan, drink!" Shanshan turned around and looked at her mother, pointing at herself with her little hand.
"Okay, come, mommy will hold you to drink." Liang Baozhen opened her arms and picked up the girl, patting her buttocks, "It seems to be a little heavier."
Shanshan nodded, "Grow some weight!"
She wrapped her arms around her mother's neck, feeling as if she had forgotten something. Oh, she had forgotten and was still angry!
Forget it, I'll just drink malt milk first!
Xu Shengjie watched as his wife controlled the young lady with just one sentence, and he just thought the young lady was so silly.
The author has something to say:
Shanshan: How can being angry be as important as drinking maltose?
Thanks to the cuties who irrigated the nutrient solution: Shuqing 1 bottle; Zoe Yueyue 2 bottles;
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