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Chapter 231
When Jiang Meishu saw the gentle smile on Liang Qiurun's face, the slight resentment in her heart instantly disappeared.
It turns out that her husband Liang didn’t refuse to say Happy New Year.
Instead, he hid "Happy New Year" inside the fireworks.
Leaping across the ages, the 1980s arrived quietly.
In the evening, the whole family stayed up in the living room, warming themselves by the charcoal fire. But even so, Jiang Meishu was still a little uncomfortable with the temperature in the north. After staying in the south for a long time, returning to the north and experiencing such sub-zero temperatures felt like a life-threatening experience.
Even though she was leaning against the charcoal brazier, her feet were still icy and painful. By ten o'clock, she couldn't stand it anymore and asked to go into bed first.
At least they have a big kang in their bedroom, and eating melon seeds by lighting the kang is better than staying in the main room.
She suggested leaving, and Shen Mingying and the others followed suit. As for Liang's mother, she went to bed at around eight o'clock.
In the end, it was a few children who stayed behind, staying up in the living room to celebrate the New Year and persevering until the end.
The next morning was New Year's Day. Since Liang's mother was at Liang Qiurun's house, she was considered an elder, so many relatives came to their house to pay New Year's greetings.
Even Liang Lao Da and Liang Lao San, who didn't interact much with each other on weekdays, came with their wives and children.
The first one to arrive was Boss Liang. He brought Chen Hongjiao and Liang Haibo with him. It was a bit unsightly that the whole family came to pay New Year's greetings empty-handed.
They didn't feel awkward at all, instead they smiled and said, "Mom, happy new year to you."
Liang's mother sat at the head of the table. As she got older, she didn't like to sleep in as much as she did in previous years. Plus, it was the first day of the new year and she was waiting for people to come and pay New Year's greetings, so she got up early.
I saw it was the eldest brother’s family.
Liang's mother raised her eyelids and said, "Well, Happy New Year."
The attitude is not warm.
Boss Liang wasn't angry either, and he moved closer. "Mom, I heard Qiu Run and his sister-in-law are back, so why can't I see them?"
Looking at the eyes rolling around, it was obvious that something was wrong.
As soon as her own son lifted his butt, she knew he was going to poop or pee. So, Liang's mother turned the beads in her hand and asked, "What do you want to see Qiu Run for?"
Boss Liang didn't answer, but just laughed.
Chen Hongjiao, who was standing next to them, glanced around. When she didn't see them, she started to guess, "Mom, could it be that Qiu Run and his sister-in-law haven't gotten up yet?"
"What time is it? You still don't get up on New Year's Day. You're just going to be lazy for the whole year."
This guy's mouth is really annoying.
Mother Liang glanced at her and said, "You sleep in all year round, so I don't call you lazy. But your brother and sister-in-law only sleep in on this one day all year round. Do you call them lazy?"
"Compared to them, they are still far behind."
When it comes to sarcasm, no one can compare to Liang's mother.
Chen Hongjiao's face flushed red on the spot. She was old, but still loved beauty. She imitated others and permed her hair into fashionable curly hair, painted her face as white as a wall, and painted her lips red, which looked scary.
Liang's mother couldn't bear to watch it, she just thought it was an eyesore.
She closed her eyes and waited for others to come and wish her a happy new year. She was old now and was the most senior member of the Liang family, almost a centenarian. She just needed to sit there.
Seeing that she didn't say anything.
Chen Hongjiao had no choice but to use her elbow to push her husband.
Seeing that his younger brother didn't come, Boss Liang thought it was useless to say anything, so he pretended not to see it.
Seeing that her man could not be relied upon, Chen Hong stomped her feet in anger and had to do it herself.
"Mom, the other children in the Liang family are all going to school now. Especially Liang Rui, who got into Tsinghua University, Liang Feng got into University of Science and Technology of China, and even the two children in the second eldest family are going to a teachers' college."
"Look at our Haibo, she's been unemployed at home for three years. If you don't help her, our Haibo's life will be ruined."
Liang's mother suddenly opened her eyes. For the first time, her usually kind eyes showed a sharpness. "How do you want me to help you? When I asked you to supervise Haibo's studies, you said that your Haibo wouldn't have to suffer the hardship of studying, and that our family's wealth was enough to support him for the rest of his life."
"You said that, but now Liang Rui, Liang Feng, and the others are attending good universities. It's too late to regret it now!!"
The last two words Liang's mother said were very powerful.
Chen Hongjiao became anxious when she heard this. "How is it too late? My Haibo is only 21 years old this year. He is still young. If you don't help him, he will be useless in the future."
"Have you forgotten that he is the eldest grandson of our Liang family?"
Jiang Meishu had just gotten up. After tidying herself up, she went to the main hall with Liang Qiurun, ready to see who came to pay New Year's greetings. Unexpectedly, before they even arrived, she heard the words "eldest grandson".
Jiang Meishu couldn't help but burst out laughing.
When she smiled, the others immediately looked over.
Jiang Meishu had been working outside for a few years and was no longer the flustered and blushing girl she used to be. She said calmly, "I was thinking about something happy and couldn't help laughing. I'm really sorry."
Chen Hongjiao didn't believe it. She always felt that her fourth brother's sister-in-law was making fun of her, but she couldn't find any evidence.
Then she thought about how she needed help and couldn't afford to offend Jiang Meishu. So, Chen Hong said with a fake smile, "Sister-in-law, you're lucky. You can sleep until 8:30 on New Year's Day."
Jiang Meishu smiled, "Sister-in-law, I'm going to give you this good life, do you want it?"
Chen Hongjiao didn't expect that her fourth sister-in-law, who had always been as tough as clay, would actually dare to confront her. This made her a little stunned. "It seems that she really made a lot of money doing business in the south. I think her fourth sister-in-law is now confident enough."
Jiang Meishu raised her orchid finger, deliberately irritating people to death, "Yes, who made me make money and have a career? My lover has a career and treats me well. Oh, and I have two children. Liang Rui and Liang Feng are both very promising."
"Right, if my sister-in-law had this hand of mine, she would surely be confident, right?"
Chen Hongjiao was almost mad with anger, and the handkerchief in her hand was about to be twisted into a knot.
Li Min, who had been watching the fun nearby, suddenly said with a smile, "Fourth sister-in-law, it seems you're wrong. Liang Rui is your child, but Liang Feng isn't, right?"
She turned her head to look at Liang Laosan, "Don't you agree, Qiuye?"
Liang Laosan was not good at speaking, and after a while he slowly said, "You are talking about Liang Feng, who is from the third branch of my family."
Jiang Meishu's smile disappeared on the spot. "How about you go and ask Liang Feng if he recognizes you?"
"When you dislike him, he's a burden, but when you need him, he becomes yours?"
"Third brother, have you forgotten?" Jiang Meishu smiled softly, but the smile did not reach her eyes, which were filled with a bit of coldness. "When Liang Feng wrote the letter of severing the relationship and adopted him into our fourth branch, it was you who signed it with your own hands."
"What? Are you regretting it now?"
“It’s too late!!”
He was such a gentle person, but when he said the last two words, his tone suddenly became higher and his aura became different.
This shocked everyone present.
Not to mention Li Min, even Liang Laosan was shocked. He subconsciously went to Liang Qiurun beside him and said, "Qiurun, I can't believe that the little kitten you thought you were going to marry has turned into a big tiger."
Liang Qiurun was not at all instigated. He moved a stool for Jiang Meishu and asked her to sit down. Then he said slowly, "It's better to be a big tiger, so you don't have to be a little kitten and get bullied."
"Third brother, don't you think so?"
He smiled.
Liang Laosan was a little embarrassed, "People say that you should marry a virtuous wife. Aren't you afraid that you will not be able to make a living in the future if you marry such a powerful woman?"
"How come?"
Liang Qiurun smiled, "Third brother has married several women, but he still lives like this. Jiang Jiang and I are an old married couple. She treats me and our children well and even raised them to be talented people. If I can't live with this, then how terrible I must be."
"Don't you think so, Third Brother?"
He was just like Jiang Meishu. This time when he came back, he refused to give in and contrasted with the other person's words, aiming to hit the other person in the heart.
This made Liang Laosan's face turn green on the spot. He opened his mouth and stammered for a long time, not knowing how to answer.
Li Min was the quickest to react. She smiled and said softly, "Fourth brother, that's not the case. Although Liang Feng has been adopted into your family, he and Qiu Ye are still biological children. This connection cannot be severed, don't you think?"
This guy is really amazing. He is smart but has a sharp mind. He immediately used Liang Qiurun's method and asked back.
But Liang Qiurun hasn't answered yet.
Liang Feng, who had come here wearing new clothes, was originally in a good mood, but when he heard this, he immediately flew into a rage, "Blood relationship, Li Min, are you vicious?"
"Isn't my third uncle's blood-related son called Li Changcheng?"
Li Min didn't expect Liang Feng to suddenly come in from outside. She looked at the poor little boy who had been bullied at will. Now he has grown to be about 1.8 meters tall, with a handsome face, bright and intelligent eyes, and a scholarly air.
It's really different.
This made Li Min feel a little dazed, and also a little dark and unexpressible jealousy.
Being given a hard time, she quickly reacted, "Liang Feng, I'm doing this for your own good. After all, there are no parents in the world who are not wrong."
"Don't let your dad get into a fight because of me and Changcheng. It's not worth it."
Liang Feng gave her a strange look. "Once his and I have restored our father-son relationship, then we can't have outsiders like you and Li Changcheng here. Are you willing to do that?"
As soon as these words fell, Li Min lowered her head and said, "As long as you can reconcile, Changcheng and I are willing to leave your father."
When Liang Laosan heard this, he subconsciously shouted angrily, "You unfilial son, you haven't even come back yet, and you're already forcing your mother and brother to leave home, right?"
When the thirteen-year-old Liang Feng heard Liang Lao San call him a rebellious son, he couldn't help but tremble. He would also be angry and aggrieved because the other party did not see through Li Min's true face.
Every time I blame myself first.
Twenty-three-year-old Liang Feng heard the other party roaring and calling him a rebellious son again, blaming him for being ignorant and bullying Li Minshi.
He was very calm. He just looked at Liang Laosan with the eyes of an outsider, "Does your family have a talent for acting?"
"The prerequisite for driving Li Min and Li Changcheng away is that I go back." Liang Feng was as tall as Liang Lao San, even one or two centimeters taller than him. He usually, no, looked down at him.
Liang Feng had waited for this moment for over a decade. He heard himself say, "Third Uncle, when I was young and needed a home the most, you didn't give me one. Now that I've grown up and can stand on my own feet and support myself, and I no longer need a home, you're giving me one, a home that once despised me, disgusted me, and abandoned me."
"If it were you, would you go back?"
He asked Liang Laosan.
When he asked, she just looked at him calmly, without any sadness or joy.
This made Liang Lao San inexplicably afraid to look at Liang Feng's eyes. At least at this moment, Liang Lao San knew one thing: the Liang Feng who had been submissive and had longed for his father's love was dead.
After the poor little guy died, he became a different person.
He is powerful and fearless, and can even abandon blood ties without hesitation.
This made Liang Laosan feel that his authority as an elder was challenged. He laughed in anger, "Yes, now that you have made it, you don't recognize me as your father, right?"
Liang Feng, "It's T."
"But you're wrong about one thing."
"No matter how successful I am, I will never recognize you as my father."
"Do you know why?"
Without waiting for Liang Lao San to answer, Liang Feng calmly recounted, "Since I was nine years old, Li Min brought Li Changcheng to my home, and I have been without a father since then."
"Because in the past, you, Liang Qiuye, were just Li Changcheng's father, weren't you?"
Liang Laosan was speechless. He opened his mouth again and again, "You are both my children. I have also thought about letting you two live in peace."
"No, no, no."
Liang Feng refused bluntly, "Have you ever thought about getting along peacefully with my uncle, second uncle, and my father?"
He smiled, his eyes revealing sarcasm, "Uncle San, you have brothers yourself. Can you get along with them and treat them as iron brothers?"
"You know, you and them are closer than Li Changcheng and I are."
"You are directly related by blood, but there is no blood relationship between Li Changcheng and me."
"Uncle San, have you managed to live in peace with your brothers?"
The last sentence was a soul-searching question. Liang Laosan was speechless again. If he was a man with a strong opinion, he would not have been controlled by Li Min for so many years.
Li Min was about to open her mouth.
Liang Feng interrupted her directly, "I don't want to listen to you."
When he walked up, he first greeted Liang's mother, "Grandma, Happy New Year."
Li Min stood there with her face flushed with anxiety. It was the first time that she had lost face like this. Normally, she would have gone to Liang Lao San to complain, but this time she didn't.
Because she knew that Liang Feng, who was strong-willed, was not afraid of Liang Lao San at all.
Mother Liang watched the whole thing from beginning to end without intervening. She was happy to see Liang Feng fight back, so much so that she looked at Liang Feng with a hint of relief, "You've grown up and will be able to protect yourself in the future."
Are you talking to Liang Feng?
No, this was said to Li Min and Liang Laosan. Both of them looked embarrassed. Li Changcheng wanted to say something, but was suppressed by Li Min.
She was a smart person, and she knew very well that since Liang Feng rose to power, her and Li Changcheng's fortunes had gone, and they could only live around Liang Lao San.
As for the other members of the Liang family, they can only swallow their anger.
"Okay, after the New Year's greetings, let's have lunch and go back to our respective homes."
At this point, the younger generations below exchanged glances with each other.
At the last reunion dinner, Liang Lao Da finally brought it up, "Mom, Qiu Run and his sister-in-law are doing well in the south now. Why don't they take us, their relatives, with them?"
"Don't you agree, Mom? We kids are doing well, and you'll be happy to see us up there."
He knows how to coax people, but it's a pity that Liang's mother doesn't buy it.
"My children and grandchildren will have their own blessings. I am old now, so I don't care."
"If you really want me to take care of you, I think you might as well take care of me. Now that I'm old and have Alzheimer's, it's not a good idea for me to always live in the fourth brother's house. How about you take me back and take care of me for a while?"
As soon as these words fell, Boss Liang's expression suddenly changed. He said awkwardly, "Mom, don't you know what kind of person your eldest son is? He's just a salary-earner who can't even support himself, and he has a useless son who's counting on me to support him. How can I support you?"
People say that a mother can raise ten sons, but ten sons cannot support a mother. That's how it is.
Liang's mother looked at him for a while with an indifferent expression, which made Boss Liang a little uneasy. However, after Liang's mother brought up this matter, the meal was peaceful.
Because whether it was Liang Lao Da or Liang Lao San, they were afraid that Liang's mother would ask them to support them.
After all, they can't even support themselves.
The fourth son, Liang Qiurun, is different. He has a good condition, a big house, and earns a lot of money. It is normal for him to support his old mother.
Liang's mother took in the expressions of each child.
Finally, Liang Laoer stood up and said, "Mom, although I don't have a lot of money, I can still support you. In the future, when you go to the hospital for medical treatment or medication, just call me."
"I'm not very promising, and my career is just average, but luckily I have a lot of free time."
"Now that the two children are grown up, I don't need to cook for them anymore. From now on, I will be able to serve you."
"Anyway, my life is to serve others."
It is not shameful for him to serve his wife when he is young, serve his children when he is middle-aged, and serve his elderly mother when he is older.
Unfortunately, among these four brothers, Liang Lao Er is the most useless, but he is also the most soft-hearted.
Hearing what he said.
The people at the dinner table had different expressions.
Boss Liang thought to himself that the second brother had done it again.
Liang Laosan thought to himself that his third brother was a good-for-nothing who could only serve others.
As for Liang Qiurun, he looked at Liang Laosan with a complicated look and sighed slightly in his heart.
Liang's mother understood clearly, "I haven't reached the stage where I need you to serve me yet. I don't need you for now. We'll talk about it when the time comes."
She glanced at Liang Lao Da and Liang Lao San and said, "When I need you to support me, you will contribute money and labor. No one will be left out."
Boss Liang and Third Liang exchanged glances, but no one spoke or agreed.
Liang's mother knew it very well, but she didn't expose it.
Everyone had different thoughts while eating this meal, and when it was over.
Seeing that the way to Liang's mother was blocked, Boss Liang wanted to find Liang Qiurun alone. Liang Qiurun was a very cunning person.
Liang Qiurun always followed the crowd and did not go alone.
Finally, Boss Liang was forced into a corner and could only ask, "Qiu Run, among the four of us brothers, you have always been the best. Can you -"
Before he could finish his words, Liang Qiurun refused, "No."
It was so straightforward that he didn't leave any room for Boss Liang to maneuver. He was embarrassed and said awkwardly, "After all, I am your eldest brother. I am not asking you to help me. Haibo is your nephew. Can you help him?"
Liang Haibo immediately looked over eagerly. He looked like his father, fat, with big ears and a strong build.
"Uncle, I'm stuck at home right now. Can you take me to the south to make money together?"
It turns out that this was what the whole family was planning.
Liang Qiurun didn't rush to refuse, "What would you do?"
"Would you be able to sell goods on the roadside?"
this--
Liang Haibo muttered, "Uncle, I'm going to do big business with you, not set up a stall on the roadside to make a few bucks."
Even in the 1980s, people were still looked down upon when they set up stalls as individual business owners.
Liang Qiurun said, "I don't have any big business here. Everything is done by setting up stalls. If you can't even set up a stall, then it's definitely not suitable for you."
Liang Haibo was a little unconvinced, "But I heard that Liang Feng and Liang Rui both work for you."
Liang Qiurun, "They also started out as stall owners. Liang Feng set up stalls in the streets and alleys selling popsicles and other small commodities. You must know that, right?"
"Then I'm different from them."
Liang Haibo whispered.
"It's different. They were able to get into a good university, but you couldn't, and yet you still have a lot of fat on your shoulders. You're picky and don't do this or that. Ultimately, you're just being too picky."
Liang Qiurun is not a mean person, but at this moment, he was a bit mean to be honest.
Liang Haibo was immediately displeased, as was Chen Hongjiao. "Qiu Run, as an elder, how can you say that to a child? This really hurts the child's self-esteem."
Liang Qiurun pointed at the door with a cold look, "Go out and turn left."
"I don't want to say it a second time."
The only reason he let them have a New Year's meal at his house was because of Liang's mother's favor, otherwise they wouldn't even be able to get in.
Chen Hongjiao didn't want to leave. There were many people coming to the house on New Year's Day. If she stayed and made some connections, Haibo might get a job.
But Liang Qiu's cold face and serious threat made Chen Hongjiao a little timid, and she pulled Liang Haibo away.
As soon as they left, Liang Lao Da followed. Liang Lao San and Li Min looked at each other, knowing that they were not popular either and would not get any benefits, so they left in shame.
When Liang Laosan was leaving, he looked at Liang Feng and tried to ask him to say something for him, but unfortunately Liang Feng was looking at Liang Qiurun the whole time and ignored him at all.
This made Liang Laosan sigh in his heart, he knew it very clearly.
This son has achieved success, but it has nothing to do with him anymore.
After these people left.
Jiang Meishu breathed a sigh of relief, "The house is finally quiet."
She doesn't like Liang Lao Da's family, nor does she like Liang Lao San's family.
Liang Qiurun thought for a moment and said, "They won't be able to come in so easily in the future."
Jiang Meishu pointed to where Liang's mother was in the house and asked, "Will Mom be sad?"
Shen Mingying burst out laughing. "Xiao Jiang, you're just naive. Didn't you see that when Mom asked them to take care of her in her old age, the eldest brother and the third brother didn't dare to say a word? Do you think Mom wasn't heartbroken?"
"If I were their mother, I wouldn't want to see them either."
"Whoever wants this kind of barbecued pork son can have it, but I don't want one anyway."
Liang Lao Er beside him nodded seriously, "Yes, yes, yes."
"That's what I thought, too."
No matter what Shen Mingying said, Liang Laoer would always agree with her.
Looking at this lively couple, Jiang Meishu felt a little more relaxed. "Second sister-in-law, I think you should think carefully about what my eldest brother and the others just mentioned. If you've made up your mind, pick one person and Qiu Run to go there first during the New Year."
"What about you?"
"I want to stay and take care of Mom for a while."
Shen Mingying, "Then I'll go with you."
Compared to her brother-in-law, she prefers to get along with Jiang Meishu.
Jiang Meishu did not object. Seeing that this was the relationship between them, Boss Liang took the initiative to propose and they begged several times, but they were still unwilling to bring anyone.
But Shen Mingying didn't mention it, but Jiang Meishu would take the initiative to bring it up. That's the difference.
It was just because when they first started their business, Shen Mingying gave them a lot of conveniences in the department store. People are like this, exchanging hearts for hearts, and four ounces for half a pound.
That's all.
On the morning of the second day of the Lunar New Year, Jiang Meishu went back to her parents' home to pay New Year's greetings and visited both her father and her aunt.
After talking to Zhao Xiaojuan for a few words, Jiang Meishu saw that Zhao Xiaojuan was still the same as before. She thought she was a good person, so she said to Zhao Xiaojuan, "Let's wait until after the New Year. Once I'm sure about this, I'll take you to the south together."
"But Xiaojuan, you will definitely suffer when you get there, you——"
Zhao Xiaojuan immediately raised her hand and assured, "I can definitely endure the hardship."
Jiang Meishu hummed, "That's fine, but are you sure you don't want to take the college entrance examination?"
"I'm not going to take the exam anymore." Zhao Xiaojuan was a little worried. "I'm not cut out for exams. Instead of spending my mom's salary supporting me at home every day, I might as well go out and earn some money."
Quite self-destructive.
"Maybe when you go to the south, where it's too hard, you'll find out how good the exams are."
Zhao Xiaojuan made a bitter face and thought to herself, there is nothing more difficult in this world than taking exams.
But since this person was Jiang Meilan, she couldn't speak to him, so she asked hesitantly, "Sister Meilan, is Sister Meishu still in the South?"
"Can I live with her?"
She obviously likes Jiang Meishu more than Jiang Meilan.
Jiang Meishu was stunned when she heard her own name suddenly. After a while, she nodded and said, "You will see her when you go to the south."
Zhao Xiaojuan was immediately overjoyed. "I've prepared a lot of gifts for Sister Meishu. I'll give them to her when the time comes."
I realized that it was not a good idea to say this in front of "Jiang Meilan".
Zhao Xiaojuan immediately added, "Sister Meilan, I also prepared a gift for you."
Jiang Meishu was at a loss for words, "No need, just give it to Meishu when the time comes."
After she left the Zhao family, Jiang Lamei came out to see her off in person. She waited until Jiang Meishu left. She looked at her back for a long time and couldn't recover from her shock. "She has made it," she said with emotion.
"Who is it?"
"Your sister."
Who would have thought that the girl who was the least favored at the beginning would now become the most promising one among these children.
The fifth day of the New Year.
Jiang Lamei, Director Yang and their group came to the Liang family with gifts.
The moment these old friends saw Liang Qiurun, their eyes welled up with tears, "Director Liang."
Seeing this, Liang Rui stepped back and muttered to Jiang Meishu, "When my dad worked at the meat processing factory, he never saw such popularity."
Jiang Meishu smiled and said, "People always strive for higher positions. The higher you go, the more people will praise you."
"What if my dad becomes ill in the future?"
Liang Rui asked curiously.
Jiang Meishu looked at the crowded crowd and said calmly, "Then these people naturally no longer exist."
When people are living a bad life, even the dogs on the street will look down on them.
Liang Rui, "What about you?"
Jiang Meishu, "What?"
"If my dad gets sick in the future, will you still be here?"
Liang Rui asked in a low voice.
He was afraid that Jiang Meishu would dislike his father and leave.
Jiang Meishu was surprised, "Why do you ask that?"
"Jiang Meilan."
Liang Rui's voice was somewhat solemn. "My future will be fine. I will take care of you in your old age."
——So, don’t leave us.
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