The whole family quietly watched TV and listened to Su Ye sing the whole song. The host took the microphone and came on stage to start the introduction. Ruan Yue looked at Ruan Xi and said, "Sister, the clothes you make are so beautiful."
Ruan Xi looked at her and smiled and said, "If you like, you can learn to make them."
Ruan Yue nodded and said, "Then I want to be a tailor when I grow up!"
Ruan Cuizhi corrected her, "Your sister is a fashion designer."
Ruan Yue: "Then I will be a fashion designer!"
...
The family talked and laughed together, and the atmosphere was always good. Although Ling Zhiyuan and Zhou Xueyun didn't talk much, they didn't seem to be strange and polite. The two were always very happy, with full smiles on their faces.
As he spoke, Yue Haofeng reached out to Ruan Changsheng again, "Let me have a look at that big mobile phone."
Ruan Changsheng handed the big mobile phone to Yue Haofeng as if he were presenting a treasure. Then Yue Haofeng fiddled with it and gave it to Ruan Cuizhi. Ruan Cuizhi fiddled with it and gave it to Ruan Xi. Ruan Xi took a look and said, "Oh, it's just like a brick."
Hearing this, everyone else laughed.
This was the first batch of mobile phones produced in China. Although it cannot be compared with the later smart phones, it was extremely rare and fashionable in this era. Although it only had a calling function, the standby time was also very short, and the signal was not good in this era, it still cost nearly 20,000 yuan to make a whole unit. Because of the scarcity of the quantity, it was sold for 50,000 yuan on the black market.
If it wasn't for the convenience of doing business and to prevent missing some important information, no one would spend so much money to buy this.
Ruan Changsheng went to the south to grab such a machine, and of course it was the most rare and precious thing when he brought it back. Everyone in the family had a look. After the new thing was finished, Ruan Changsheng took back Qianchuan's bag and continued to eat the New Year's Eve dinner.
Because the family spent a long time eating together, after the New Year's Eve dinner, they sat down to watch the Spring Festival Gala for a while, and it was the countdown to midnight. Ruan Dabao and Ruan Yue stood in front of the TV and shouted the countdown with the host.
After the countdown, they rushed to Ruan Zhigao and Liu Xinghua and shouted,
"Happy New Year, Grandpa and Grandma, and congratulations on making a fortune!"
"Happy New Year, Grandpa and Grandma, and congratulations on making a fortune!"
After the New Year greetings, Ruan Zhigao and Liu Xinghua gave each of them a big red envelope, and also gave Ruan Xi and Ling Yao a big red envelope each. Ruan Cuizhi's generation would not receive any red envelopes, only the grandchildren would receive them.
After receiving the red envelopes, the family went out together to set off firecrackers and fireworks, watching the colorful fireworks explode in the sky, the whole city was shrouded in brilliance, and they welcomed the arrival of the new year together.
After setting off the fireworks and firecrackers, they returned to the house and heard the phone ring again. Ruan Xi went over and picked up the phone. When she heard Ruan Qiuyue's voice, she turned on the hands-free mode and put the phone down so that everyone in the family could hear it.
Ruan Qiuyue and Ruan Hongbing said on the phone: "Grandpa, grandmother, third aunt, uncle, fifth uncle, fifth aunt, and eldest sister's husband, we are here to wish you a happy new year!"
Originally, they were supposed to come over to celebrate the new year together, but because Ruan Changfu was delayed by work again, he did not come. After Ruan Qiuyue finished speaking, Ruan Changfu, Feng Xiuying, Ye Fan and his wife all said a few lively words on the phone.
Ruan Qiuyang had already married, and Ruan Hongjun graduated in the summer and went to the army, and did not come back for the new year.
The house was lively, and outside there were people setting off fireworks, and bursts of firecrackers could be heard.
The cold air hit their faces. Ruan Xi and Ling Yao sent Ling Zhiyuan and Zhou Xueyun to the train station. They watched them get on the train from the platform and waved as they followed the train away. After
leaving the train station and getting on the train, Ruan Xi fastened his seat belt and said, "Let's go to my third aunt's house for dinner today."
These days during the New Year are like this. Everyone did not separate and cook at home. They all agreed in advance that they would eat at this house today and go to that house tomorrow. The more lively the day, the better.
Seeing that the holiday was coming to an end, there would be fewer times for such a relaxed reunion.
So after Ruan Xi and Ling Yao sent Ling Zhiyuan and Zhou Xueyun away, they did not go home, but drove directly to Ruan Cuizhi's house. When they arrived at Ruan Cuizhi's house, they saw that Ruan Jie's family had also returned, and it was even more lively.
Ruan Xi and Ling Yao gave Chen Xu the New Year's money and teased him. They
started cooking around noon, and after lunch, no one left. They stayed at Ruan Cuizhi's house, either eating melon seeds, sunbathing and chatting, or watching TV and playing cards. Ruan Dabao and Ruan Yue took Chen Xu out to buy things with the New Year's money.
They bought a bunch of snacks of this era and tasted them together.
Ruan Dabao said to Chen Xu, who couldn't read yet, "This is Tang Monk's meat. Eating it can make you immortal!"
In order to achieve immortality, Chen Xu chased Ruan Dabao in the corridor several times.
Ruan Dabao teased him on purpose. After running in the corridor, he ran out of the second gate and ran towards the main gate. He ran slowly on purpose and turned back to seduce Chen Xu. Then, when he ran out of the main gate, he ran head-on into someone's arms. He
ran slowly so he didn't bump into anything. He took two steps back and saw four people standing outside the main gate. He knew two of them. They were his third aunt's son Liu Xiaohu and Liu Xiaohu's wife Wu Huijuan.
When Ruan Dabao was stunned, Chen Xu came over and snatched the Tang Monk meat from his hand. After snatching it, he turned around and ran into the yard. He hid behind Ruan Jie and took the Tang Monk meat out of the bag and stuffed it into his mouth.
Ruan Dabao was still standing at the gate, looking at Liu Xiaohu with squinted eyes, "Why are you here again?"
Liu Xiaohu looked at him and said, "This is my mother's house, why can't I come?"
Ruan Dabao took a breath helplessly, "You are too shameless. Third aunt and uncle obviously don't want you to come, and they don't want to acknowledge you as their son. Why did you still come? This is not your home, you'd better leave quickly!"
After saying that, he stepped over the threshold and raised his hand to close the door, but before the door was closed, Liu Xiaohu blocked it with his arm. Liu Xiaohu held the door against Ruan Dabao and said to him, "This is my mother's house!"
Ruan Dabao was only ten years old after all, and naturally he was not as strong as Liu Xiaohu. He held the door tightly and shouted, "Let me go! Grandma has already said that if you come over again this year, the door will not be opened for you!"
Ruan Dabao's voice became louder, and the adults who were talking in the yard in the sun naturally heard it. Ruan Xi and several others stood up together, and as soon as they went out of the second door, they saw Ruan Dabao and Liu Xiaohu confronting each other at the door. One wanted to close the door, and the other would not let it close.
Ruan Cuizhi saw Liu Xiaohu, subconsciously took a breath, walked behind Ruan Dabao and said, "What are you doing?"
Liu Xiaohu smiled and said, "Mom, my third sister and I came to pay you New Year's greetings, and this kid wanted to close the door and not let me in."
Third sister? Ruan Cuizhi looked outside and saw three people standing outside. In addition to Wu Huijuan, there were two others. The young woman looked familiar. She was definitely the third sister Liu Xiaohu mentioned.
Sanni and her husband also came.
She stood outside and called Ruan Cuizhi: "Mom, I'm Sanni."
Ruan Cuizhi didn't answer, but couldn't help laughing - that's great, a couple every year, will Da Ni and Er Ni come over in the future, will they also bring Liu Xiong and their grandparents over? What do they think of her?
Why did she, Ruan Cuizhi, owe the Liu family in her previous life? She served the Liu family for more than ten years, suffered so much injustice and hardship, and was blamed and spitted on by the whole family when she divorced. No one sympathized with her and no one respected her.
Now that she is rich, they all come to her again, wishing that the whole family would suck her blood.
Ruan Cuizhi didn't say anything. Yue Haofeng walked to her side, pulled Ruan Dabao over, and said, "We received your kindness, thank you. But many important guests came to our house today, it's really inconvenient to entertain you more, so we won't invite you in."
Hearing this, Liu Xiaohu looked unhappy, "What...what do you mean?"
Ruan Dabao said whatever he wanted to say, "It means you should leave quickly! You are not welcome here!"
Liu Xiaohu was even more unhappy, looking at Yue Haofeng and said, "We are here to wish my mother a happy new year, not to wish you a happy new year, what does it have to do with you? This is my mother's home, how can you, a son-in-law, be here..."
Pah -
before he could say the next word, he was slapped in the face.
Liu Xiaohu was caught off guard by the slap, and he was stunned in an instant. Wu Huijuan was also startled. She quickly stood beside Liu Xiaohu, frowned at Ruan Cuizhi and said, "Mom, why are you hitting me?!" Ruan
Cuizhi looked at her and said, "Don't call me mom. You have nothing to do with me. You are being beaten for not being able to speak!"
Wu Huijuan stuttered for a moment and said, "Why do you say that? You are the biological mother of Sanjie and Xiaohu!"
Ruan Cuizhi looked at Liu Xiaohu and then at Liu Sanni, "Are you their biological mother? Didn't you guys stop recognizing me as your biological mother a long time ago? Why didn't you run to the mountains to find me when I was in the countryside in the early years? Now that I'm rich, I've settled down in the city and have money, and you all come thousands of miles to find me? You are coming to see me, what are you coming to see me for? Happy New Year?"
Liu Xiaohu and Liu Sanni were choked and speechless. Liu Xiaohu covered his face which was hurt by the beating. Liu Sanni hesitated for a long time and said, "It was you who didn't want us first...that's why we don't recognize you..."
Ruan Cuizhi fixed her eyes on her face, "Yes, it was me who abandoned my husband and children, it was me who didn't want you, then I didn't say I want you now, right? I was so cruel to not want you then, why should I recognize you now?"
Liu Sanni's eyes became wet: "Are you really so cruel?"
Ruan Cuizhi: "Didn't you know it a long time ago?"
Liu Sanni looked at Ruan Cuizhi with red eyes and couldn't speak.
At this time, Ruan Changsheng walked to Ruan Cuizhi again, pulled Ruan Dabao aside, looked at Liu Xiaohu and Liu Sanni and said, "You ungrateful bastards, we didn't give you face before, can't you save some face for yourselves? You all said pitifully that my third sister didn't want you anymore. What were you doing when your beastly father Liu Xiong beat my third sister at home and left her with injuries all over her body? You are all in your twenties now, and you still don't know why my third sister divorced your beastly father, right? You are blind and heartless, it's better to raise a dog than you! My third sister went to the town to buy delicious food to see you, how did you treat her!"
"Liu Xiong is an old beast! You are all little beasts!"
"Also, everything in this family was earned by my third sister and brother-in-law. Every penny is a penny, and ten thousand is ten thousand. In the end, it all goes to our Yueyue. You won't get a penny, so stop dreaming!"
"Last year you, Liu Xiaohu, came here, and this year you brought your third sister and her husband here. I would like to ask, who gave you, Liu Xiaohu, this face? What do you want to do, you Liu family? Do you want to rely on my third sister's family to move to Beijing?!"
Liu Xiaohu, Liu Sanni and the other three stood outside with their faces drooped. They couldn't keep any expression on their faces, and they couldn't utter a word. But they were not so ashamed and embarrassed that they wanted to hide in the ground.
Liu Xiaohu knew that Ruan Cuizhi didn't like him last year, and she found a job for him and Wu Huijuan in a woolen textile factory to get rid of them, but he was really jealous of Ruan Cuizhi's money, so he showed off at home and brought Sanni here again this year.
He originally thought that with Sanni, the sincerity of the two siblings would be more likely to impress Ruan Cuizhi, but he didn't expect that he was even less welcome than last year. He just arrived at the door, and was beaten and scolded, which was simply bloody. If he had
known this, he would not have brought his third sister!
Really not wanting to see their unlucky looks, Ruan Changsheng said again: "Hurry up, we don't have time to greet you."
After that, he raised his hand to close the door, inserted the bolt, and directly locked everyone out.
Ruan Cuizhi didn't say anything else, turned around and went to the yard, and naturally the others followed behind.
Sitting down in the yard, Liu Xinghua said, "It's better to break up."
Qian Chuan said, "Indeed, if we don't break up, they will just play dumb." In
the alley, Liu Xiaohu and Liu Sanni naturally didn't leave immediately. They spent so much money and took such a long train ride to get here, and they didn't even have a sip of water and were scolded. Of course, they were angry and didn't want to leave.
A few neighbors came to see the excitement. The old lady on crutches asked them, "Are you relatives from the country?"
Liu Xiaohu said, "Not relatives, but her biological sons and daughters."
The old lady looked at them, "Why don't your biological sons and daughters let you in?"
Liu Sanni said, "We are her children with her ex-husband."
The old lady nodded, "Oh, I've never seen you before."
Seeing someone coming to care and see the excitement, they felt wronged. Liu Sanni said with red eyes, "Grandma, please judge. Her biological sons and daughters came all the way to see her, but she didn't let us in and scolded us. Is there such a biological mother in the world?"
The old lady sighed, "You two were arguing just now , We didn't hear it either, and we don't know the whole story, so it's hard to judge. Maybe you made her feel disappointed, so she treated you like this."
Liu Xiaohu said, "She was the one who insisted on getting a divorce and leaving us. We were only five or six years old at that time. How could she feel disappointed? If you want to talk about disappointment, shouldn't we be the ones who should feel disappointed?"
Another middle-aged woman said, "She doesn't want you anymore, but you still come to her. Aren't you asking for trouble? We have lived in the same alley for two or three years, and we still know Cuizhi. She is not a cruel and unreasonable person. It must be you who made her feel disappointed. My guess is that you didn't recognize her before, but now that she is rich, you recognize her again."
Liu Xiaohu: "..." You are quite good at guessing.
Seeing that Liu Xiaohu and Liu Sanni didn't say anything, the old lady said again: "Then it's right not to let you in. Fifteen or sixteen years ago, in the countryside, it was good for a woman to survive a divorce. Think about it, what did you do when she was in the most difficult time? She finally got through it, has a new family, and is living a good life. It's a bit shameless for you to come here and claim to be your mother now."
Liu Xiaohu & Liu Sanni: "..."
The middle-aged woman said again: "Just go back to where you came from honestly. You have grown up and started a family, and your mother doesn't want you to be filial to her. Go back and be filial to your father. Don't It's a waste of time to stay here."
Liu Xiaohu hesitated, "I am her only son. If she doesn't want me to take care of her in her old age, who can she expect to take care of her in her old age?"
Hearing this, the old lady laughed, "Oh my god, what era is this? How can you, a young man, be more feudal than an old lady like me? After the founding of the People's Republic of China, gender equality has been advocated, and family planning has been implemented for several years. She has a daughter, so you don't need to worry about her, so don't worry about the little property she has in her hands."
Liu Xiaohu blushed, "Who is thinking about her property?"
The old lady: "Then why didn't you recognize your mother earlier? Before the reform and opening up, wasn't she in the countryside?"
Liu Xiaohu: "..."
Forget it! This alley is full of Ruan Cuizhi's people! What
's the point of talking to them! Of course, they didn't leave, they were guarding outside the gate.
People who were watching the excitement just took them as excitement. They watched for a while and then left. When there was nothing to do, they came back again. Every time they came back, they would point at them and whisper to them.
Liu Sanni and her husband were really embarrassed, and whispered to Liu Xiaohu and Wu Huijuan: "I think we should just forget it, or should we just leave? Look at the people coming and going here, they all treat us like monkeys."
Liu Xiaohu was choking, "Where are we going to sleep after we leave? You have money to stay in a hotel? They are not afraid of losing face, so why should we be afraid of losing face?"
Liu Sanni stayed and stood for a while, but she was really impatient and embarrassed, so she took her husband away, saying: "I was fooled by you, I shouldn't have believed you and followed me."
Not only did they waste their travel and accommodation expenses, but they were also scolded and laughed at.
Liu Xiaohu saw Liu Sanni pulling her husband away, and people coming and going looking at them, so he naturally began to waver. But he couldn't swallow this anger in his heart, mainly because he couldn't bear to part with the money in Ruan Cuizhi's hand.
Just when he was hesitating, the door of the courtyard suddenly opened a half-foot wide gap. Just when he was subconsciously happy, he saw a string of firecrackers flying out, landing at his and Wu Huijuan's feet, and suddenly exploded.
He and Wu Huijuan were scared and screamed, their faces turned pale.
Ruan Dabao and Ruan Yue laughed loudly inside the door.
After locking Liu Xiaohu out of the door, Ruan Cuizhi didn't care about them anymore. Do what you need to do, cook and eat as usual in the evening, and forget about this matter when you are busy with other things.
Ruan Dabao, Ruan Yue and Chen Xu went to the door to take a look. The three children were all naughty, especially Ruan Dabao, who was the most naughty. He either blew them up with firecrackers or scooped water out to splash them. The
family sat down to eat dinner. The children ate quickly and ran away after a few bites. Ruan Dabao couldn't stop playing, so he took Ruan Yue and Chen Xu out to tease Liu Xiaohu again. As a result, when he opened the door this time, Liu Xiaohu and his wife were gone.
Ruan Dabao felt quite regretful, "You have no perseverance, and you are leaving now? I haven't had enough fun yet."
Ruan Yue said, "You bullied them and they left."
Ruan Dabao shrugged, "It's boring."
Ruan Yue ran back to the main room and said to Ruan Cuizhi, "Mom, they are all gone."
Ruan Cuizhi reacted slightly, "Oh, it's good that they are gone."
The Spring Festival holiday was not long and passed quickly. After Liu Xiaohu and Liu Sanni left, they never showed up again. They didn't do the work at the wool textile factory anymore, and packed up their luggage in the dormitory.
Ruan Cuizhi and Yue Haofeng certainly didn't care much about them, because there were many things to do after the factory started working. Naturally , they
didn't care about others, because everyone had their own things to do.
The river thawed, and the weather got warmer day by day. Peach blossoms bloomed in March, and pear blossoms turned white in April.
Ruan Xi designed a dress inspired by pear blossoms. Just as she finished the last stroke, there was a knock on the door outside the studio. Ruan Xi put down her pen, stood up from her easel, and said, "Come in."
As soon as she finished speaking, the door opened from the outside. Xie Dongyang walked in and walked directly to Ruan Xi. He pushed the newspaper in his hand in front of her. Before he could catch his breath, he said, "I knew... I would be right to follow you..."
Ruan Xi took the newspaper and read it. "The Constitution stipulates that land use rights can be transferred according to law..."
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