Liu Weisong nodded in agreement, saying, "Yes, it's enough that the person is back. Why bring anything else? It's a waste of money to buy anything. We have everything at home."
Zhang Sumei's lips twitched upon hearing this. Didn't he realize she was just being polite? He actually took it seriously! How infuriating!
"It's because my second brother heard that we were out of food and that Mom and Dad needed to eat more, so we managed to buy some. It's not much, Mom, please don't think it's too little," Liu Shile said with a sweet smile.
Those two damned things have learned their lesson!
Zhang Sumei felt increasingly annoyed as she watched them become more and more adept at getting things done. She would rather these two damned people were still arguing with her all the time, just like before.
That way, she would be even angrier, but she could still yell and go out for some fresh air. But how could she yell when they acted like that?
Are you saying she brought too little grain when she brought it back? Don't you know you need grain coupons to buy grain these days? They're just kids, how much could they possibly get?
Okay, officially you need grain coupons to buy grain, but in reality, many people sell grain without coupons.
Since grain coupons had only been in use for less than a year and their management wasn't as strict as it would become later, many people still went to rural areas to buy grain.
If you have relatives in the countryside, that would be even better. You can arrange it in advance, and they will deliver the grain to you after the harvest. This way, it's not considered buying and selling grain, and no one will complain.
Liu Weisong was very pleased to see the children like this, and said, "You are still children. It's good that you have this intention. Don't bring any more food in the future. There is enough food at home."
Their food was really good; they often ate some fine grains and occasionally some meat. In short, Liu Weisong felt that his family was doing alright.
The only worry is that the eldest child will be getting married at the end of the year, and the family has no other income besides the milk profit and the occasional handicrafts he does to earn money.
Fortunately, they all have urban household registration and each person receives a certain amount of food rations every month; otherwise, their family would really be struggling.
Liu Shihua nodded in agreement and said, "When I go to school and can't work every day, I won't have any extra food to bring home. Since it's a holiday, I thought I'd bring some back."
Liu Shihua doesn't object to bringing things home, because apart from her mother being a bit biased, her family treats them all very well.
He is a very filial person, and he feels that he should treat his family well within his means.
Liu Shile hadn't thought that way before, but this trip had shocked her, and she realized that she had been a bit petty before.
To be honest, the only thing that's wrong with my family is that my mom is a bit biased and her precious child is a bit domineering. Otherwise, it's all fine. If you broaden your perspective, these things don't really matter.
So she didn't stop him this time. Well, the most important thing is that her second brother is quite sensible and didn't bring back much stuff, so she just acquiesced.
Anyway, they'll need to eat when they get back, so this will serve as their food rations for the next few days they've been at home. However, she won't stand for it if her mother is stingy and doesn't feed them properly.
Having not seen her younger sister for a long time, Liu Shixi noticed that her sister seemed to have changed quite a bit. While they were chatting, Liu Shixi quickly went to the kitchen and cooked two bowls of noodles for her.
"Thank you, big sister. It's been so long since I've had your cooking. I really miss it." Liu Shile took the bowl from her big sister without ceremony, her face full of longing.
Liu Shixi glared at her, annoyed. "Who told you, you heartless little girl, not to come back? If you come back, your older sister will cook delicious food for you every day."
Well, even though she knew her older sister was just saying that because she didn't have the ingredients to cook something delicious for her, Liu Shile was still very happy.
So Liu Shile chuckled and said, "Yeah, I knew my eldest sister was the best. It's not that I didn't want to come back, but I wanted to learn more."
At this point, Liu Shile looked at her father and said seriously, "Dad, how about we take you to the city or the capital to get your leg injury checked?"
She now feels it's important to get her father back to health as soon as possible, since her eldest sister is getting married soon, and once her sister gets married, the family really won't have any source of income.
Therefore, even if the brother and sister did not ask their family for tuition fees, the family's life would not be much better, since no income is equivalent to sitting around and eating away their savings.
No matter when or where, it is dangerous to live off one's savings. Besides, with the eldest sister gone, the family still needs someone to take care of them. Given my mother's biased nature, I don't know if she can treat him well.
The poor child is now over a year old, but he still can't speak or walk. He's thin and weak, and looks pitiful.
The baby was born prematurely and with complications. Even though the older sister took great care of her, the baby's congenital deficiencies were there, and it was really difficult to raise her properly in a short time.
Once my eldest sister leaves home, with no one to take good care of her, who knows if she will survive?
But if Dad's leg could recover to normal, that would be a different story. He could at least find a temporary job, even if the pay wasn't high, he'd still have something every month, right?
Moreover, by then, even if Mom doesn't care about the younger brother, Dad won't either. In that case, Mom will have no reason to make them drop out of school and come home to help.
As soon as Liu Shile finished speaking, the room fell silent, and everyone turned their attention to her, especially Liu Weisong.
His eyes flickered. It had been over a year since he had been crippled. Such a life had been truly cruel to him.
He knew there was nothing he could do, but whenever he was alone, he would still think about things like how he wished he could stand up again.
But how easy is that? The county hospital said they couldn't treat it, and how much would it cost to go to the city, the province, or even the capital for treatment?
Sure enough, his wife spoke up, "Liu Shile, you're playing the good guy here, do you really think I don't want to take your dad to a good hospital for treatment? How can we afford treatment if we don't have money?!"
Zhang Sumei rolled her eyes at Liu Shile, completely bewildered as to why this brat had brought up the matter again. But after hearing it, she couldn't help but retort.
Sigh, she clearly has so much money hidden away, yet she says she has no money so confidently. I wonder what her father thinks about that?
Liu Shile glanced at her father and noticed that his face twitched. Well, her father wasn't stupid; how could he not know how much money the family had?
Although Dad doesn't have any of the family's money, he should know how much money we have. So why doesn't he try to save the family?
"Oh, didn't my brother send back a lot of money before? How come you're broke?" Liu Shile tilted her head, seemingly puzzled.
Her older brother is very good to his family. He sends his monthly allowance back home, and he also sends things home from time to time.
After she finished speaking, she paused for a moment and then said, "And didn't your family business used to be quite good? Didn't you manage to save any money?"
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