Chapter 39039 I have my own house!
Shu Jinyue stopped her, "Let me finish what I'm saying first."
"Well, go ahead and I won't interrupt."
"Generally speaking, Chinese medicine can also treat it, but in my sister-in-law's case, I don't recommend using Chinese medicine because her tuberculosis has metastasized multiple times in a short period of time."
"How do you know?"
"She has unexplained knee pain, and I highly suspect it's bone and joint tuberculosis."
Li Yulan exclaimed, "Ah!" "You mean, if there is no tuberculosis on the bones, Chinese medicine can still be used, right?"
Jin Yue nodded, "How do you think the people of Longguo survived the rampant tuberculosis for so many years?"
There is an old saying that "nine out of ten diseases are tuberculosis" and "people turn pale at the mention of tuberculosis". This is indeed true, but it is not entirely right. In fact, Chinese medicine has advantages for tuberculosis that does not spread so quickly and does not affect other organs. Especially for pregnant women who are afraid to use force, this is the therapeutic advantage of traditional Chinese medicine.
"What a pity for my third sister-in-law. It would have been great if her knee bone was fine. The child might have been saved." Li Yulan sighed in a low voice, not knowing how to tell this to her third brother and his wife.
But then, she asked with a fluke mentality: "Do you think it is possible that my third sister-in-law's knee pain is not caused by tuberculosis, but rheumatism?"
"Then the medicine for treating rheumatism and rheumatoid arthritis is not effective." If it is those diseases, it should be of some use.
Li Yulan's hope that had just brightened was extinguished again. She sighed and lay back on the bed. "This is the first time in my life that I have been able to sleep in for such a long time. In the past, I had to get up at dawn to work every day. But my family is lucky. My mother, I, and my sisters-in-law take turns cooking, so I don't have to get up early every day."
What is worrying is not the lack of wealth but the inequality of wealth. If everyone does it, then no one will have any objections.
"It's the same for my brothers. They have to take turns to cut grass for cows and pigs, collect firewood, and clean the cow and pig pens and chicken pens. Everyone takes turns and it doesn't get tiring once you get used to it."
And these tasks are just appetizers for a whole day's work.
Compared with this kind of non-stop labor, Shu Jinyue felt that the life of city workers was more comfortable. After all, the working hours were only a few hours a day, they left and returned on time, and received their wages on time every month. They were indeed much happier.
"By the way, Jinyue, what do you want to eat today? I'll ask my mom to make it. My mom cooks delicious food."
Shu Jinyue was not polite, "Can you make some of your local specialties?"
"Specialties? There's nothing special here. Have you ever tried fennel cakes?"
"without."
"Great, then let my mom make us some fennel cakes. They will taste even better if they are dipped in sugar."
Fennel, a vegetable that is usually only used in hot pot, is made into pancakes and dipped in sugar... Shu Jinyue sounds like dark cuisine to me, is it really edible?
Facts have proved that she is too ignorant. I don't know how Mother Li's fennel cakes are made. They are golden and crispy on both sides, tender inside, and the fennel is still tender green, which looks particularly appetizing. They are especially delicious when not dipped in anything, and they have a different flavor if dipped in sugar.
Jin Yue ate four or five in a row and his stomach was bloated.
"My mom's cooking is delicious, isn't it?" Li Yulan said proudly, "My mom almost went to work in a state-owned restaurant, but my grandpa was seriously ill and she, as the eldest daughter, couldn't leave, so my aunt took advantage of it."
Shu Jinyue likes to listen to gossip, and also likes people like Mother Li, "Sister Yulan is so lucky."
"I'm not as happy as you. Your mom cooks delicious food, your brother is a nice guy, your sister is as pretty as a fairy, and Comrade Xu is even better... Hey, why are you pinching me?"
"I've already said that Comrade Xu and I are not in the relationship you think we are."
"What kind of relationship did I think it was?"
Shu Jinyue stamped his feet, "According to seniority, I should call him uncle."
"Is there such a young uncle? I don't believe it." Li Yulan continued to joke, "I have an uncle too, but he is not so nice to me. He is more anxious than you when it comes to big things. My brother said that he wanted to fly over to see you when he received the call, and he repeatedly told our family to take good care of you. As for the small things, he thought about everything for you, even bought you socks and hot water bottles... Hey, you said it was dark when he left last night. Did he buy these things overnight?"
Shu Jinyue stopped talking and felt her heart beating very fast.
It was a strange feeling, she was a little scared and a little excited.
After a while, Zhu Daqiang brought people to collect sputum and draw blood from them. If there was nothing wrong, they should be able to go out and move around.
"It's Mrs. Li San. She's unwilling to cooperate now. She said that her child was hard-earned and she doesn't want to beat the child. She also said that she doesn't want to cause trouble for us. She is willing to find a small wooden house in the mountains to stay by herself. This..."
Since she did not want to have an induced labor, she could not undergo an X-ray examination to determine the location, size and range of the tuberculosis lesions. She also could not be given medication for long-term regular treatment.
"We understand her situation, but this is not an easy job." Zhu Daqiang took a breath outside, "Jin Yue, why don't you go and persuade her? This is for her own good. You can't sacrifice your own life for the sake of your child."
Shu Jinyue agreed that she could go and persuade him, but whether Li Sansao would agree or not was up to her. She was now shouldering the important task of continuing the family line, so naturally she valued this child more than ordinary people.
In fact, she often heard Mrs. Li coughing these past two days. The feeling of being unable to breathe from coughing was so suffocating. Even though she was just a bystander, she hoped that she would put herself first.
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On the third day, the results came out. Except for Mrs. Li San who was confirmed to be infected, everyone else was fine. Fortunately, Mrs. Li San was not contagious at the moment.
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, and Shu Jinyue also got a brief moment of "freedom". She stood outside the window and talked to Li Sansao.
"How's your appetite today, sister-in-law?"
"I can't eat...any more...ahem...how much."
"Is the child all right?"
Mrs. Li San stroked her belly with a kind smile on her face, which was the radiance of motherhood. Just as she was about to speak, she suddenly cried "Ouch".
"What happened to the third sister-in-law?"
"Oh, this little monkey kicked me. How naughty!"
The more Shu Jin tried to persuade her, the harder it was for her to say. She felt that she was too cruel.
Seeing that she didn't say anything, Mrs. Li suddenly fell silent again. She sniffed, "Are you here to persuade me to induce abortion like them? My baby is almost six months old. The old people say that if I wait another month and give birth, it will survive... How can I abort it now?"
Shu Jinyue felt his ears getting a little hot and didn't know how to answer.
"As long as I can hold on for another month, that's 37 days, seven days a week. You see, if I can hold on for another four weeks and two days, the baby will be alive after it is born..."
Jin Yue really wanted to say that "survive at seven and die at eight" was just a matter of probability, and it did not mean that all babies who reached seven months old would survive, but she could not say that.
She had never given birth to a child, but she could feel the expectant mother's protective mentality and obsession with her child. She just listened quietly.
"Whether it's a boy or a girl, it has been with me for more than five months. How could I give it up? Every day when I wake up, I can feel its little feet kicking me, turning over, and burping. Every day it tells me that it is here and it is with its mother..."
"I understand what you're saying. You're afraid of passing the infection to the child, that he will have a weak constitution, or that he will be deformed. But I'm also afraid of losing him... I've made up my mind. I'll accept any problems I have."
"Doctor Shu, are you still here?"
"I am here."
"Why don't you prescribe some Chinese medicine for me? Yulan said that if there's nothing wrong with my bones, I can take Chinese medicine. I think there's definitely nothing wrong with my bones, really."
Shu Jinyue smiled bitterly and helplessly. This was not up to the patient to decide. Her current problem was that she could not undergo imaging tests, otherwise it would be easily visible.
"I have had knee pain for many years. I'm not lying to you. If you don't believe me, ask Yulan's family. They all know about it."
At this time, Shu Jinyue felt that she said this in order to convince him to prescribe Chinese medicine for her.
As she was talking, Mother Li suddenly waved at Jin Yue from the corner of the courtyard, "Little Jin Yue, come here."
Shu Jinyue told Mrs. Li to put on her mask and asked Mrs. Li to put on her headscarf.
"Xiao Jinyue, can I talk to you?" Mother Li was a strong and vigorous middle-aged woman with broad shoulders and a round waist, a face like a full moon and rosy cheeks. She looked like a powerful worker, very much like the images of women in various propaganda posters painted on the walls of production teams of that era.
"Mother Li, please go ahead and talk. I'll be far enough away so I can hear you."
"Alas, this incident has implicated you. Our family is very ashamed."
"Don't say that. I have good food and drink here and I don't have to work. I am the one who is bothering you." Three meals a day are good and nutritious. She feels embarrassed. Who can endure eating like this? She has mentioned several times that they don't have to eat good meals every meal, but they don't listen at all.
"I was just about to tell you that when Comrade Xu came yesterday, he gave me ten yuan as food and nutrition expenses for you while you were at our house. I refused, but he gave it to me anyway, saying that he would only feel comfortable leaving you here if I took it. He was too busy with work to come every day, and you were young, so we should take care of you."
Mother Li was a person who had experienced the world, so of course she knew what Xu Duan meant. Giving money was his attitude. If they dared to treat Shu Jinyue badly and fail to take good care of her, he could give them ten dollars without blinking an eye, and he also had plenty of ways to deal with them.
This is not only care and love, but also a threat.
Shu Jinyue was silent. She didn't expect him to be so thoughtful. Even his parents and family didn't think of giving her food expenses. They thought she had a work-related injury and the company would be responsible for it, but he was worried that she wouldn't eat well.
"I don't want to talk about these anymore. I just want to talk to you about the third son's wife." Mother Li sighed and moved a small stool over. "Sit down and listen to me slowly."
"Actually, I was not very satisfied with the third son's daughter-in-law at first. The reason is very simple. Because their family is burdened with heavy responsibilities, she was born to take care of her brother. The first word she called was not "Dad" or "Mom", but "Brother". You probably know her silly brother... Which mother would like to find a daughter-in-law like this?" Not to say to find a better daughter-in-law than your own, but at least don't find such a burden.
"I even know that she was in a free relationship with the third child because I have more sons. She wanted the third child to marry into the family from the beginning, so I am very dissatisfied with her little tricks."
"But later, I also saw some good things in her, such as hard work, steadfastness, ability to endure hardships, and not caring about things. She was the one who got along best with me among my daughters-in-law. Later, they were married for many years without having children, and she always felt guilty, but I kept comforting her, saying that it was okay, I had so many sons, and I had no shortage of grandchildren, so she didn't need to feel sorry for me, but she still had a lot of baggage in her mind."
"I think this child is her own knot, and also an explanation to her parents. Only this child can make her feel that she no longer owes her parents. If she really wants to have the child, then let her do it." Mother Li wiped her tears, "Since the third child and I have agreed to let her do it, if this child really has a bad problem in the future, then it will be the fate of our Li family. I will accept it no matter how you raise him."
Shu Jinyue was quite moved. What Mother Li said was her perspective as the head of the family. This poor woman, Mrs. Li San, wanted to give an explanation to herself and give her parents hope. Even if this hope might not be so good in the future, at least it was the hope of her family now.
They, the bystanders, said indifferently, "Let's have an induced abortion," and her hope of so many years was taken away. Is this really fair to her?
"There's one thing she doesn't know yet. Two months ago, her mother fainted in the fields. She was sent to the commune clinic, but they said she couldn't be cured because the problem was serious. She went to the county hospital and was diagnosed with liver cancer. I don't know what disease it is. According to the doctor there, she's already in the late stages and may only have three to five months left... The third child and I didn't dare tell her, for fear of causing her to have a miscarriage. If we induce labor this time, the old lady might not be able to breathe and end up like this..."
No wonder Shu Jinyue said that Li's mother's attitude was beyond her expectations. It turns out there was such a reason behind it.
Keeping this child was Mrs. Li San's hope and also the lifeline for her mother who was in the advanced stage of cancer in the last few months.
"We are now persuading her to induce labor for the good of the child, but if the child is found to be fine after the induction, how should we face her and explain it to her?"
For something with this kind of probability, even amniocentesis cannot guarantee 100% that there is a problem or not, so Shu Jinyue naturally didn't dare to say it.
"Okay, Mother Li, I can try, but I have to rule out this first. Sister-in-law has knee pain. She said she has had pain for several years. You have always known about this, right?"
"Yes, I think it's hereditary, because her father is like this too. He always complains of bone pain before he was 30. I guess it has something to do with the roasted wine in their family."
"What do you mean?"
"The person who roasts the wine needs to taste every pot of distillation, including the highly concentrated ones. Her father tasted too many in the city before, and so did she. I can't explain the scientific reason, but I always feel it has something to do with this."
Shu Jinyue breathed a sigh of relief. Mother Li might be right. From the perspective of Western medicine, white wine will cause an increase in purine in the body, which will cause an increase in uric acid and the formation of gout. Maybe they haven't actually tasted too much alcohol, but their bodies are more sensitive to alcohol, and the amount that is not enough to cause illness in others may be a factor of illness in them.
It is very simple to verify your idea, just check your blood uric acid level.
The next morning, Jin Yue asked Zhu Daqiang to draw blood from Li Sansao and take it back for testing. In the afternoon, she called and it turned out that her uric acid level was indeed much higher than that of an average person, but fortunately, other items of her liver and kidney function were normal.
The knee pain was caused by gout, not tuberculosis, so Shu Jinyue could focus on the treatment. Based on her pulse, Jin Yue prescribed a prescription for nourishing yin and clearing the lungs, adding a few medicines for replenishing kidney qi, while also remembering to nourish and protect the fetus.
Brother Li San went to the commune hospital to get the medicine that day, boiled it and fed it to her that night. It is said that her night sweats improved significantly that night, which made him very happy.
Shu Jinyue did not dare to take it lightly. This was a pregnant woman, not an ordinary patient. She had to take her pulse almost every few hours and monitor the changes in the fetal pulse in real time. If she found anything wrong, she would stop taking the medicine immediately.
Fortunately, these medicines are relatively mild and will not harm the fetus. After taking them for three days, the night sweats stopped completely, the afternoon hot flashes were reduced by 70 to 80 percent, even the coughing was reduced by more than half, and the sputum was significantly reduced.
This is good news. Everyone, including Shu Jinyue, is excited!
In fact, Jin Yue knew that if another medicine was used, the effect would be better, but considering that many people could not accept it, she did not mention it to save Mrs. Li San from worrying too much.
Just let her think that the medicine she is given now is the best and most suitable for her.
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Shu Jinyue stayed in the hospital for a few more days. Mrs. Li's hot flashes completely subsided and her complexion became rosy, but her cough still hadn't stopped. Jinyue thought, "That's it. This is a disease of the lower kidney. It's already an extraordinary performance to achieve this level with just these ordinary medicines."
"You will be going back the day after tomorrow. I don't know when we will meet again." Li Yulan hugged Jin Yue's arm reluctantly.
"I should come again in the future." After these days of screening, the good news is that Shu Jinyue can return to work. There is only one patient, Li Sansao, in Lijia Village and she is not contagious. The bad news is that six cases were found in Wangjia Village, three of whom are contagious. They have been admitted to the Tuberculosis Prevention and Control Department of the Epidemic Prevention Station for regular treatment, and they can take the medicine home once their condition stabilizes.
When the time comes for regular follow-up visits, Shu Jinyue will definitely be arranged to come. "Maybe I'll come to your house for a meal."
"Okay, come on. Comrade Xu hasn't used up all his food money yet."
Shu Jinyue was too lazy to pay attention to her. Now whatever she said could be related to "Comrade Xu".
"Hey, Third Brother, why are you here? Is Third Sister-in-law feeling unwell?"
When Shu Jinyue heard that it was about Li Sansao's matter, she suddenly became nervous. To be honest, the person she was most worried about after returning was Li Sansao, but she couldn't come here every day while she was in the city, and Li Sansao was not suitable for long-distance travel to the city.
"Let me ask Jin Yue, can the afterbirth be eaten by your third sister-in-law? I heard that it is a great tonic."
Shu Jinyue was a little surprised. The placenta he mentioned was actually the traditional Chinese medicine placenta. It also has a well-known common name. Jinyue didn't dare to mention it because some people really mind it. In fact, this was the kidney-tonifying medicine she wanted to give to Mrs. Li San at the beginning. Many ancient and modern documents record that it is very helpful for the recovery of late-stage tuberculosis.
"Where did Third Brother get it from?"
"A family in the production team next door just had a baby, and I went to ask for it after I heard about it." Some people in the folk like to use this as a tonic, and if someone comes to ask for it, everyone will give it to them.
Shu Jinyue nodded, "Of course you can, but you should ask your third sister-in-law for her opinion first to see if she is willing. Don't force her."
Of course Mrs. Li San was willing. When she heard that the medicine was good for her illness, she immediately said it was okay.
Shu Jinyue's attitude towards placenta is a bit contradictory. She does not deny its role and efficacy, but she cannot accept eating it directly. It would be fine if it is made into capsules and swallowed cleanly. So in order to avoid getting into trouble, she called Xu Duan that night, and he drove to the village entrance at dawn the next day.
"I will come to see Third Sister-in-law once a week from now on. Please don't let her run around."
"Of course, of course. Thank you for your hard work, Jin Yue." Mother Li was smiling happily and prepared various vegetables that she grew herself, as well as several pieces of bacon that they themselves were reluctant to eat.
Shu Jinyue laughed secretly as he watched Xu Duan calmly load these things into the trunk, which was finally filled with two little hens flapping their wings.
"Jin Yue, this is your second home. Come back often when you have time." After spending half a month together, Mother Li really likes her and wants to adopt her as her goddaughter.
"Okay, wait until Third Sister-in-law gives birth to a baby, and then I'll eat the red eggs."
Everyone liked to hear this. Mrs. Li smiled and said, "I'll have to trouble you to name the child when the time comes."
After getting in the car, Shu Jinyue felt a lot more relaxed. She no longer had to worry about how others ate. If she didn't see it, she wouldn't be bothered. Hey!
Xu Duan tilted his head slightly and glanced at her. "So happy?"
"Of course, I am the biggest contributor this time. A few days ago, Lao Zhu quietly told me that the district is going to commend me. Next year's advanced and excellent awards will be mine, hehe."
Xu Duan smiled softly, "Congratulations, Doctor Shu."
"It's okay. When I become a famous doctor in the future, I will waive the registration fee for all the patients you refer."
Xu Duan looked at her proudly upturned eyes with light flowing in them, and thought to himself: What a child.
"Go back and think about it carefully, what name to give it."
Shu Jinyue turned her head and looked at his excellent profile, the perfect hairline, the full forehead, the high nose, and the thin lips. "You are so handsome."
"Um?"
"I said I hadn't decided on a name yet."
The man said "hmm" lightly, still looking straight ahead, but Shu Jinyue discovered that the car body shook on the originally spacious and flat road where no cars were.
Back home, Shu Wenming and Shu Wenyun went to work. Looking at the small mountain of farm specialties that Xu Duan had moved in, Zhao Wanqiu opened her mouth wide, "Did you rob Li Yulan's house?"
Xu Duan, who never talks much, suddenly said, "It was sent by Li Yulan's family. They wanted to thank Jin Yue for helping them. Not only did she cure their family, but she also discovered the patient in time, thus avoiding the tragedy of a large-scale infection in the whole village."
Zhao Wanqiu didn't know what to say. She was just being stubborn. She felt sorry for her daughter, but she couldn't say anything to show concern. "Has Li Yulan's sister-in-law really been cured?"
"It depends on how you look at it. If you look at it from the perspective of infectiousness and symptoms, it can be considered cured. But to be sure whether it is completely cured, we still need to take an X-ray to see if the lesion has calcified."
"But she can't do this check while she's pregnant. It seems we can only wait until she gives birth." Zhao Wanqiu quickly became happy. "Our family is doing well. Your deeds are well-known in the street and district. A few days ago, Director Niu from your street office came to visit me and your father at home and told us to go to the neighborhood committee if we have any difficulties. From what he said, you have done a great deed this time."
Teacher Shu continued, "I heard that the old lady from Wangjia Village had planned to go to the market on the third day. There were so many people there, and no protective measures were taken... If we hadn't discovered it early and acted decisively, the consequences would have been disastrous."
"Yes, Yulan's sister-in-law met her halfway, and she was infected even after talking to her for a few words at a distance. If she went to the market, I dare not think about it."
Finally, Xu Duan brought in two little hens and asked Zhao Wanqiu where to put them.
"Take this back and eat it. I'm sorry to have to trouble you all the way back and forth."
Xu Duan didn't answer the phone and left first, saying that he had something to do at work.
However, before leaving, his gaze lingered on Shu Jinyue for a moment, and he saw that her whole body seemed to be glowing. Her confidence and composure were completely different from before.
It's really getting better and better, Brother Liming should be relieved.
As soon as he left, Zhao Wanqiu immediately touched Shu Jinyue twice, "Well, you've gained some weight. It seems that the public meals at your company are pretty good."
Shu Jinyue curled his lips and thought to himself, you all don’t care about me.
But the family members had never seen the world and thought that it was fine as long as the unit was in charge. They had no idea about the ways of the world and were not as cunning as Xu Duan, who was a capitalist son who had known how to manipulate people's hearts since he was a child and later had gained experience in front of the leaders.
Shu Jinyue thought about it and pointed at the two little hens. "Mother Li said that it would be a pity to kill them now. They are just starting to lay eggs. Why don't we raise them?"
Several families in the compound raise chickens. The unwritten rule is that as long as they keep the chickens clean and don't get discovered by the neighborhood committee, they'll be fine. The neighborhood committee always just goes through the motions, and the prerequisite is that there are no more than two chickens. If there are too many, many people will be jealous and report it.
"I think so too. I'll raise them for the eggs first and kill them for the meat at the end of the year."
The two little hens were so scared that they clucked, and immediately laid two white eggs.
Zhao Wanqiu picked up the two hot eggs, danced with joy, and kept praising them for being sensible.
Shu Jinyue: “…”Ah, it turns out I’m not as sensible as them.
There were too many things, but fortunately they were all able to be stored for a long time. As for the cucumbers and eggplants that could not be stored, Jin Yue sent some to Yao Qingqing and Zhu Daqiang and Liu Jinbu's homes respectively. In the past few days, Qingqing had often asked Xu Duan about her affairs, and even called her from Xu's house to comfort her and told her not to be afraid. Her colleagues also ran around to draw blood for her and shared the work that was originally hers.
It’s not the amount of things that matters, what matters is the thought behind it.
As for the potato vermicelli, the Shu family ate them that night. They hung a few long pieces of yellow bacon on the kitchen stove and smoked them, hoping that they could be kept for a longer time. They would eat them after they finished eating the wild boar meat.
"Mom and Dad, we have meat at home now. Can I apply for improved food?"
"That's right. My intestines are rusty from eating bland soup every day." Shu Wenming seconded, "It's not a high request. I just want to eat meat twice a week and put a little more oil in the dishes I cook every day. Is that ok?"
Zhao Wanqiu didn’t want to say anything to her stepson, but she glared at Jin Yue fiercely and said, “Let you take the lead!”
Shu Jinyue touched her neck. She was also thinking about everyone's health. The past half month in the Li family was called living, but under the care of Ms. Zhao Wanqiu, it was called survival.
"By the way, what happened to the Wang family's house during the time I was away? Could it be that it was sold?" She started to worry about this whenever she had some free time in Lijia Village, fearing that someone else would get there first. But it was inconvenient to call home, so she could only pray that her second brother would get the money together quickly and not let her down.
Apparently, her prayers worked.
Shu Wenming laughed, "Wang Er has been so anxious these past few days that he asks everyone he meets if they want his house."
"Such a nice house, really no one wants to buy it?"
Shu Jinyue pointed to the backyard and said, "Don't you see who is doing this?"
Everyone in this compound has some little thoughts and is willing to do some bad things, but when others do bad things, they just let it go for a while and feel relieved. But when Aunt Li does bad things, she is persistent and tenacious, and she will not give up until she has done it to the end.
"Leave the door open for me later. I have to go out for a while."
"Where are you going?"
Shu Wenming took out a bottle of Lao Baigan from the old man's kang cabinet and put it in his arms, "Let's go have a drink with Wang Er. Remember to leave the door open for me."
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At 8:30 in the evening, in a small private restaurant on Yingxin Road, two young men were drunk. The boss looked around and wanted to close the stall, but he didn't dare to urge them, because everyone knew that Wang Er was not someone to be trifled with.
At this time, Wang Er's face was flushed, and he was eating peanuts and burping. Shu Wenming was sitting opposite him and had fallen asleep on the table.
Wang Er thought to himself: The second son of the Shu family is such a coward, he gets drunk like this with half a bottle of white liquor, and yet he still has a girlfriend who can give him a formal job. I don’t know what’s wrong with that girl to like him.
It would be great if he could get a formal job. Ever since his wife divorced him, his life has been miserable. His thing is almost rusted. All the women in the bathhouse who used to call him "brother" now ignore him.
Humph, it’s because he has no money. Wait until he sells his house and has money, then you’ll slap him in the face!
But when he thought about selling the house, he felt annoyed. “It’s so fucking annoying. It’s like seeing a ghost.”
Shu Wenming raised his head in a daze and chewed his food for a few times. "Well, what the hell, who are you talking to, Brother Wang?"
Wang Er ignored him. He looked down on Shu Laoer. He was not good-looking, had no formal job, no house, and was almost thirty years old and had never even touched a woman's hand. He was not a man.
Shu Wenming was quite drunk, and could not see the contempt in his eyes. He continued to move closer with the cup in his hand: "Come on, one by one, let's go. Just consider it as a farewell gift from your brother."
Wang Er had a long face and looked down upon Shu Laoer's fawning attitude. He thought to himself, how can you, a temporary worker at Cai Station, be qualified to say farewell to me? Who do you think you are?
"Brother Wang, let me toast you a glass. I don't know when we will meet again. I really envy you. You have sold your house and are living a good life in Yangcheng. Unlike me..." He kept complaining about his misfortunes. He had nothing at his age and had never even touched a woman's hand.
"Oh, don't mention it, the house hasn't been sold yet."
Shu Wenming was so frightened that he almost sobered up: "Ah? What? That's impossible! There are so many people coming in and out to look at the house every day, even if there were only ten or eight houses, they would have been sold long ago."
Wang Er got angry when he mentioned this. He drank the wine in his glass in one gulp and licked his teeth. "Oh, don't mention it. I don't know what happened. Those people just stopped coming. We had almost agreed on a price, but we lowered it to 580. Suddenly, they stopped coming."
"There is such a thing. How can these bastards be so untrustworthy? They are even more untrustworthy than me, Shu Lao Er!"
Wang Eryi laughed, "Come on, what can you compare with them? At least they can afford to buy a house. Do you have that?"
Shu Wenming's self-esteem was hurt by these words, his face darkened, and he drank the wine in the glass in one gulp. He wanted to pick up the bottle to pour it again, but found that it was empty. He was so angry that he cursed and wanted to smash the bottle.
"Oh, you still have a temper? Can't I just tell you a few truths?" Wang Er really looked down on him from the bottom of his heart, so he never considered his feelings when speaking.
"Who said I can't? If I don't have any, I can borrow some!"
"You?" Wang Er squinted his eyes and looked at him. "How much can you borrow?"
Shu Wenming looked around with a guilty conscience and said, "This, this... is hard to say."
"Let me put it this way. If you can borrow 500 yuan, I will sell you two houses at once. Do you believe me?" He was also very angry and deliberately took it out on Shu Wenming and said a few bad words to him.
Who could bear this kind of humiliation? Shu Wenming slammed his hand on the table and said, "Okay, I'll go borrow some money. I'll go look for it... I'll ask my own mother to lend it to me. She gave birth to me and she can't just ignore me. I have to find her..."
Wang Er laughed so hard that he fell backwards. "You are really stupid. Your mother has been dead for 800 years. Are you going to look for her underground? Hahaha..."
Shu Wenming muttered to himself and soon fell asleep on the table again.
Wang Er was bored and stood up to leave, but was suddenly stopped by Shu Wenming. His eyes seemed to have regained some clarity and he was less tongue-tied. "It's a pity for your house. If you could sell it, you would be rich. Wouldn't your neighbors be envious?"
Wang Er got angry again when he mentioned it, "That's right, especially the damn old woman next door. She has always been jealous of our family and even wanted to seduce my dad and become my stepmother. She's dreaming!"
Shu Wenming's eyes lit up like light bulbs. "Is there such a thing? I think your father is just like that, not that serious..."
"Bah, don't disbelieve me. My dad is not that great, but she is also an old widow who only gave birth to one son in half her life. My dad is so awesome that he has two sons in his life!"
Shu Wenming looked like they were all in the same boat, "Then this hatred is huge. You know Aunt Li, she holds grudges the most. She can still bring up things that happened thirty years ago. She's eager to ruin your family's affairs... Oh, it can't be her, can it?"
Wang Er was not stupid, he was just desperate and trying all kinds of methods recently. When a bystander mentioned this, he suddenly remembered that every time someone came to bargain, especially those who had come several times, Aunt Li would come up to them and chat with them. After the person left, a pile of melon seed shells would be left where she was standing.
Why would she be willing to spend so much money trying to get close to someone? It must be ruining their family’s good fortune!
Wang Er cried out "Ouch!", jumped up and ran out. He didn't run so fast even when his mother divorced him.
***
In less than half an hour, there was a commotion in the backyard. Aunt Wang somehow found out what Aunt Li had done and was so angry that she went to confront her. They ended up fighting.
"You damned old woman, everyone, judge for yourself, what good does it do her to drive away the people who came to see the house?"
"You've done so many immoral things, no wonder your son wants to marry into your family. You deserve to have no descendants and no one to support you when you die!"
Aunt Li shouted "Ah!" and rushed forward, wrestling with Aunt Wang. The biggest Waterloo in her life was her son's visit to her house. She would fight with anyone who dared to mention her.
"Do you think you're a good person? You're the old man's mistress, and you really think you're the one when he calls you Auntie Wang. You're as old as a walnut shell and still..."
It was the middle of the night and every household was asleep. When they heard the commotion, everyone got up cursing and put on their clothes to see which household was still awake... When they saw, they were delighted.
The Wang family has a bad reputation, and the same goes for their later mistress Aunt Wang. When they face Aunt Li, who is even worse, when these two people fight, everyone keeps trying to persuade them by saying "Hey, stop it" and "It's so late, let's talk about it tomorrow", but no one tries to stop them. Thumbs up are almost unbearable.
Shu Wenming, who arrived late, hid in the crowd watching the fun and laughed. Shu Jinyue also found it funny. It was great. Now not only were other competitors gone, but even Aunt Li was out. The Wang family was in a hurry to leave and wanted to sell as soon as they saw the money, so she and her second brother could make a move. She thought that others had already pushed the price down to 580, and if they pushed it down to 560 or 570, they could decisively win.
Unexpectedly, the second brother remained silent. After waiting for two days, he not only did not go to Wang Er to discuss the price, but also avoided Wang Er, as if he was afraid of being pestered by him.
The second king finally blocked him at home, "Wenming, why are you running away? Does what you said last time still count?"
Shu Wenming played dumb, "What's the matter? I have no impression of it."
"That night, when we were drinking, you said you could lend me 500 yuan to buy my house. You said it yourself, and the old man in the restaurant can testify to that."
One refused to admit that he wanted to buy, and the other insisted on selling it. In the end, a coward like Shu Wenming was definitely no match for Wang Er. "If you dare to cheat, I will go to your workplace tomorrow and make you lose your job."
Finally, Shu Wenming was forced to sign the contract with a sad face. He borrowed money from everywhere that night and finally scraped together 500 yuan. It is said that the whole Shu family was almost crying at that time.
Shu Wenming and Shu Jinyue cried the most miserably. One hated himself for drinking and getting entangled by a scoundrel, and the other hated himself for his poor acting skills and could hardly hold back his tears.
But Wang Er didn't care about the Shu family's life or death, as long as someone took over, in order to prevent them from changing their mind, he forced Shu Wenming to go to the Housing Authority to go through the transfer procedures the next day. As for the small details of transferring one set to him and one set to Shu Jinyue's name, he didn't care.
He was now secretly rejoicing at having tricked the Shu family into being the one who took advantage of him!
"What a sucker who has fallen for me! The second son of the Shu family is as stupid as a pig!" Holding the five hundred yuan in his hand, he was so happy that he didn't know what to do.
As soon as the Shu family's door was closed, Shu Jinyue almost burst out laughing. They actually bought the two main rooms at an absurdly low price! What does five hundred yuan mean? It’s a full hundred yuan less than what was initially expected. It’s almost like picking up money!
What's even more coincidental is that Shu Jinyue had exactly 300 yuan in his hand, and with Shu Wenming's 200 yuan, it was exactly the same, not a penny more or less.
Looking at the property certificates, each of them had a copy. Shu Jinyue smiled happily, "Brother, we have a house now!"
"Well, I have a house." Shu Wenming smiled, his eyes a little red. He had not been able to find a partner for all these years, and one of the obstacles was that he had no house. Now he has a house that belongs to him completely, and he has a partner who he loves. His life has simply reached its peak.
"I will remember this favor. I will try my best to return your hundred dollars."
"Well, I'm not waiting to use it, you can pay it back slowly."
Zhao Wanqiu also said, "Yes, you will have to give gifts, get married, hold a banquet, decorate the new house, and have children... Which of these things will cost a lot of money? Let's focus on your end first, Jin Yue is still young."
Shu Jinyue nodded repeatedly, "But second brother, don't you find it strange that Wang Er is so easy to talk to, so proactive, and even lowered the price so much, and still chased you to buy it?"
Shu Wenming put his hands behind his head and crossed his legs. "Who knows? Maybe he is just stupid and bad."
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