Qiao Xinyi didn't bring much cash with her, and she had other uses for the money in the system so she didn't bring it with her, but Fu Qingshan left her a lot of money and bills at the door.
After leaving the guesthouse, she took her two children straight to the supply and marketing cooperative. It turned out that canned food in Tongan County was indeed easier to buy than in the supply and marketing cooperative in the provincial capital, and the price was much cheaper.
Qiao Xinyi used up all the tickets she could, and after buying things, she took her two children to the post office and sent a lot of things in a big bag.
Then the three of them licked a 1.2 cent ice cream stick and slid back to the guesthouse hand in hand to wait for Fu Qingshan.
Fu Qingshan returned to the guesthouse at nearly ten o'clock in the evening. When he entered the room, he was sweating all over his forehead.
"Has your child eaten?" Fu Qingshan smelled of alcohol. He knew that Qiao Xinyi was sensitive to smells and didn't like the smell of alcohol or cigarettes. He almost spoke in a breathy voice and didn't dare to get too close to Qiao Xinyi.
He handed the food box in his hand to Qiao Xinyi, "The dumplings made by Grandma Liu are delicious. I asked Grandma Liu to pack some for me. They are still warm. You and your children can share some."
"Uncle, Aunt Baldhead is taking us to a state-owned restaurant for dinner tonight!" Fu Linzhou rubbed his sleepy eyes and asked, "Uncle, why did you come back?"
"Is everything going well?" Qiao Xinyi also asked.
"It is well known in the town that Uncle Bailu died to save my father. Aunt Bailu went to the town today and directly found the old leader who was in charge of repairing the dam, and also found other cadres in the town."
"When we got home, Aunt Bai Lu didn't mention the adoption at first. She just said that her husband died early, so she had no children. Now she's old and needs someone to take care of her. She hopes Zheng Youliang can give her five yuan a month for her retirement."
Those who had advised Fu Shuzhen to take care of everyone now came to persuade Zheng Youliang to be a good person, saying that Fu Bailu's husband died to save her, and that Fu Bailu was old and unable to work now, so she came to Zheng Youliang to ask for pension money out of necessity, and asked Zheng Youliang not to be an ungrateful person.
Everyone was talking and their saliva was almost drowning Zheng Youliang. A group of elderly people were almost pointing at Zheng Youliang's nose and scolding him, but they didn't let Zheng Youliang give in.
Five dollars a month, it seemed like a death sentence for Zheng Youliang.
At this time, Fu Bailu said that if she didn't give money, then she would adopt a son to take care of her in her old age. As soon as Fu Bailu mentioned this option, Zheng Youliang looked at Fu Qingshan unconsciously.
In addition, with Zhang Zao's impatient instigation, Zheng Youliang agreed to the adoption without much hesitation.
Given the choice of giving his son away as a reward for five yuan a month, Zheng Youliang chose to give his son away without hesitation.
Zheng Youliang thought to himself that even if Fu Qingshan did not pass on his inheritance to Fu Bailu, he, as a father, would not get a penny of filial piety money from his son Fu Qingshan.
It would be better to adopt Fu Qingshan instead of paying five dollars a month.
He still has two sons. If he adopts Fu Qingshan, he won't lose anything, and there will be one less person in the family to make him angry.
Among Qian's sons, Zheng Youliang unswervingly chose Qian.
"For the adoption, we asked several elders from the Zheng family's distant relatives and town officials to serve as witnesses. We both wrote the adoption deed, and the witnesses signed it, and the matter was settled."
"Aunt Bailu got some money and asked someone to buy some things. She set up two tables of wine for the adoptive parents at one of the elders' house that night, so I didn't come back that night."
Fu Qingshan smiled and shook his head when he said this. "Zhang Zao is a bad person. The adoption agreement had just been signed, and before all the guests in the yard had left, she asked me to pack up my things in my room, saying that I was no longer a member of the Zheng family and could no longer occupy the Zheng family's room."
"Aunt Bai Lu scolded her in front of everyone and told her that it was the Fu family's house, not the Zheng family's house. She said that the Fu family's house would belong to the Zhou and Yu brothers in the future, and that she, Zhang Zao, had nothing to do with it. She asked her, a tenant, to stop directing matters regarding the Fu family's house."
Zheng Youliang is now twenty years old and the head of the household, and Zhang Zao has been married for a long time. They have lived there for so long that they have forgotten that the house belongs to Fu family and not Zheng.
Fu Qingshan felt it was a pity, but Qiao Xinyi, who loved to watch the fun, didn't see how ugly Zheng Youliang and Zhang Zao's faces were at that time.
Especially when Zhang Zao heard Aunt Feng say that after Zheng Youliang passed away, none of the children she gave birth to would be eligible to continue living in the Fu family's house, she almost fainted from anger.
"I have already made arrangements for my friend. When we return to the provincial capital, he will take the old title deed to collect the house. I have already made private arrangements with the acquaintances in the town, and they will help my friend when the time comes."
“If Zheng Youliang asks why he didn’t go to take back the house when he has so many houses with the title deed, my friend will use the excuse that my eldest brother’s children still need to live in the town, and he didn’t go to take back the house for the sake of the two children. Now he knows that I have moved to the provincial capital with my children, and the house is no longer occupied by the Fu family, so he went to take back the house.”
Mr. Fu was kind and generous during his lifetime. Some people are willing to give face to the Fu family and treat the descendants of the Fu family well. No one can fault this reason.
Qiao Xinyi gave Fu Qingshan two thumbs up.
Fu Qingshan smiled and wrapped her hand in his large palm.
"Aunt Bailu praised you for being smart. She said that when I was just born, my mother mentioned to her that I should be adopted by her, but Aunt Bailu didn't agree. She didn't want to separate my brother and me, and she was afraid that my brother would be hurt."
"When I mentioned the adoption, Aunt Bai Lu laughed. It's the same as what you said. Aunt Bai Lu said that the adoption can be handled with a banquet and let the family know. She won't burn incense to inform the ancestors. I am still my mother's son and a descendant of the Fu family."
Qiao Xinyi didn't speak for a long time after listening to this, and then patted Fu Qingshan's shoulder with deep emotion, "Your dad and my dad are like half-brothers."
But Zheng Youliang was still better off than Qiao Laiwang, because at least he raised Zhang Zao's two sons.
For Zhang Zao and Zheng Dajiang and Zheng Dahe, Zheng Youliang is a useful head of the family.
At noon the next day, the four of them boarded the train back to the provincial capital. After getting off the train, Fu Qingshan took the two children to send Qiao Xinyi back to Li's house first.
When they parted, Fu Linzhou and Fu Zeyu hugged Qiao Xinyi's legs and cried loudly.
"When I'm done with my work, I'll pick you up at the family compound, and then we'll go to the zoo to play." Qiao Xinyi rubbed the two children's heads.
"You and your uncle should go home and help me get familiar with our future home."
After Qiao Xinyi comforted the two children, they stopped crying immediately and suddenly felt a sense of responsibility that they had been assigned a task.
"Aunt Qiao, don't worry, my brother will definitely do it! When you are free, you must come and pick up my brother to go to the zoo!"
Fu Linzhou sniffed while holding Qiao Xinyi's thumb and shaking it gently, "Adults can't lie to children, you must come~"
If Qiao Xinyi hadn't been busy helping Chen Bing and Qiao Laiwang get a divorce when she came back, she would have wanted to take these two lovely guys to the zoo right away.
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