Just because she's engaged, does she think she can disregard her mother?
She was about to curse when a gust of cold wind blew by, making her shiver and silencing the words she was about to say.
Thinking that she couldn't take her anger out on herself, Zhang Sumei didn't say anything and went back to her room, feeling that she had raised a few ungrateful wretches.
As soon as she entered the house, she started complaining to Liu Weisong, saying how this family had wronged her and so on, which Liu Weisong found tiresome.
He remained silent, and Zhang Sumei, finding the conversation uninteresting, simply went to sew shoe soles; she hadn't finished making the New Year's cotton shoes for Ping'er yet.
Before they knew it, the year was drawing to a close, and the grain station and pharmacy were closed for the holidays. Liu Shihua and her brother carried a few things and braved the cold wind to go home.
Seeing them return carrying their belongings, Zhang Sumei didn't give them a hard time or nitpick.
At the end of the year, the family should be more harmonious. Although she didn't want to see her two increasingly outstanding siblings, she was somewhat satisfied knowing that they were still under her control.
Although food was scarce these days, you could still buy some New Year's goods like sunflower seeds and peanuts at the market, and these didn't require coupons back then.
Few people probably know that life is actually not so bad now. In the not-too-distant future, there will be so many tickets that people will be unable to count them all, and even a scallion will require a ticket.
Liu Shile and Liu Shihua brought back melon seeds, peanuts, and some snacks, which cost Liu Shihua her wages from the time she worked during her vacation.
The house was thoroughly cleaned early on. Although the house was made of dirt, Liu Shixi and Zhang Sumei swept it clean, and the corners, under the bed, the pillars and beams, as well as the chests and cabinets, were all wiped shiny.
On the 28th, when she went to the market, Liu Shiyi came over to invite her uncle's family to her home for the New Year's Eve dinner on the 29th.
Zhang Sumei refused outright, giving her no kind look and not letting her into her home.
She's not really stupid. Would she be polite to someone who almost killed her? That's impossible.
Liu Weisong was somewhat tempted, but when he thought of his wife's personality and his own leg injury, he remained silent.
Liu Shiyi, who had been given the cold shoulder, had red eyes and was so engrossed in digging her nails into her flesh that she didn't even realize it.
She just couldn't understand how Liu Shile, who wasn't very bright and was timid and weak, had become so dazzling!
When the teacher said that Liu Shile was not only the top student in the class, but also the top student in the grade, her mind went blank, and her face turned as pale as if she had just recovered from a serious illness.
Seeing Liu Shile accept her report card so confidently, and seeing the admiring looks her classmates gave her, Liu Shiyi's eyes blazed with fury.
Unfortunately, at that critical juncture, she dared not provoke Liu Shile, because Liu Shile was too radiant at that time.
Zhao Mingzhu was also so jealous she wanted to eat someone alive, because Liu Shile was not only beautiful and academically excellent, but she had also surpassed Zhao Mingzhu's best achievement in sports!
This backfired, causing Zhao Mingzhu, who originally wanted to study hard and improve herself to one day surpass Liu Shile, to become despondent.
It can only be said that this era limited Zhao Mingzhu's evil, because at this time everything was in ruins and needed to be rebuilt. Although some people acted in an extreme way, most of them were quite upright.
It's not easy to find those idle hooligans, otherwise Zhao Mingzhu wouldn't have been secretly fuming, but instead had someone go and teach Liu Shile a lesson.
Dejected, Liu Shiyi returned home without directly speaking ill of her uncle's family. She simply said, somewhat aggrieved, that her uncle's family wouldn't be coming for the New Year's Eve dinner.
"Look, look, we slaughtered a pig for the New Year and invited them, but they didn't come. We invited them for the New Year's Eve dinner, but they still didn't come. Do you expect us to put on a show of hospitality?"
Seeing her precious child looking like this, Liu Daya knew without even thinking that she must have been upset again.
Otherwise, how could her well-behaved, sensible, and generous daughter have such an expression?
She glared at her husband, who was silently smoking his pipe, and her anger flared up. In the past, she hadn't cared if her sister-in-law looked down on her because she needed her help.
But now that her daughter is so successful, why should she still go and suffer the rudeness of that ungrateful sister-in-law?
"Alright, if she doesn't want to come, she doesn't have to. Shiyi, don't be angry. That's just how your aunt is. Don't take it to heart."
Liu Weiqing knew exactly who his sister-in-law was. Now that their family had suffered such a great change, he probably couldn't let go of his pride. It was indeed his oversight that had caused his daughter to suffer.
Liu Shiyi pursed her lips. Actually, she wanted Liu Shile and the others to come. As long as Liu Shile came to the countryside, she was confident that she could ruin her reputation.
Unfortunately, Zhang Sumei was too lazy to deal with her and directly rejected her suggestion, causing her good plan to fall through!
She couldn't show any of this in front of her parents, so she forced a smile and made an excuse that she needed to read and do her homework before going back to her room.
Liu Shile, who had just returned home, had no idea that there was such a scene at home. She helped her mother and older sister prepare a sumptuous New Year's Eve dinner, and then the family ate the meal in a seemingly harmonious manner.
No wonder the children are looking forward to the New Year. Looking at the sumptuous dishes on the table, including chicken, fish, and cured meat, Liu Shile was in a good mood. This was the best and most sumptuous meal she had ever had at the Liu family home.
After dinner, Liu Shile originally wanted to go back to sleep, but her older sister dragged her to stay up all night to welcome the New Year. Staying up all night is a tradition here, but Liu Shile wasn't interested.
But since her older sister had pulled her along, she didn't leave. She cracked sunflower seeds and ate peanuts, occasionally sipping tea, looking incredibly leisurely.
Once midnight passed, almost every household set off firecrackers. It is said that this is called bidding farewell to the old year and welcoming the new. Even those who cannot afford firecrackers still have to make some noise.
The Liu family naturally bought firecrackers. In previous years, Liu Weisong would have done this, but this year, the task fell to Liu Shihua, and Liu Shiping became the assistant.
Actually, Liu Shiping wanted to order, but Zhang Sumei was worried about her Ping'er getting hurt, so she coaxed him gently to follow behind her second brother.
Although Liu Shiping was not very willing, he nodded when he thought about getting new clothes and lucky money tomorrow.
The sound of firecrackers rang out, and everyone in the family wore smiles, including Liu Shile. If her mother-in-law's attitude was like this every day, she really wouldn't mind staying at home.
On the first day of the Lunar New Year, Liu Shile got up early and finished tidying up. Just as she was about to pour out the water, her older sister hurriedly stopped her, saying that the water couldn't be poured out because it represented good fortune.
Liu Shile rolled her eyes. Well, she had forgotten that there were still quite a few superstitious people in this era. Well then, she would be more obedient today.
Before the two of them could say anything more, Liu Shiping, dressed in thick new clothes, ran out of her parents' room with a big smile to wish them a Happy New Year and said some auspicious words.
Most importantly, after he finished bowing, he didn't leave, but stared longingly at them asking for New Year's money.
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