Gu Yi looked at it for a long time and asked suspiciously: "What is this place?"
Chen Xingling replied: "It's probably a transliterated place name. It looks like the name of a bank."
"It doesn't matter where it is!" Li Ying waved her hand nonchalantly, "We can't go anyway. Ah Miao must remember the address of her home, and Chen Erliuzi can't send money over."
Chen Xingling had taken Li Ying to consult the relevant department before, and the staff member said that one could not apply for a passport to go abroad without a local household registration, which immediately extinguished all of Li Ying's hopes.
The staff also said that it must undergo strict political review and investigation, and it would take several months to complete.
Chen Xingling took out his ID card and student ID and filled out the application, but the other party said that he had to wait patiently for notification, and it seemed that the approval would not be approved for at least a year or so.
Li Ying asked why A Miao and Chen Erliuzi were able to go so easily, but they were met with all kinds of obstacles when they went abroad to look for him!
Chen Xingling guessed that they went out on a smuggling boat. Since people from Yucheng have always liked to go to Southeast Asia, many related small gray industries have been secretly developed.
It is illegal to sneak here, and these small ferries are very dangerous drifting on the sea, and there is a risk of life or being caught at any time.
Chen Xingling was afraid that Li Ying would cause trouble again, so he didn't dare to tell her his guess.
"I never thought that Chen Erliuzi would send money to my mother for the New Year!" Gu Yi sneered: "What does he mean by that? What does he mean?"
Li Ying glanced at her second son and whispered, "What else could it mean? He is honoring his mother-in-law! It's New Year's Day, why doesn't he show some respect? He still knows some etiquette and knows how to honor an elder like me."
"Tsk!" Gu Yi sneered disdainfully: "Mother-in-law? Elders? If Chen Erliuzi knew any manners, he wouldn't have quietly kidnapped your daughter! Mom! Can you have some ambition?!"
Chen Xingling glanced at her mother-in-law and was too lazy to say anything to her.
Li Ying is a person who is greedy for money and can negotiate anything as long as there is money. It's not the first day I've known her.
As if it weren't for the fact, Li Ying became impatient and gave up.
"What are you talking about! No matter whether it's Ah Miao or Ah Xuan, they have to get married when they grow up. If Chen Erliuzi makes a lot of money abroad, it would be enough for Ah Miao to become a rich wife."
Gu Yi rolled his eyes when he heard this: "Fifty dollars! The day before yesterday you were still scolding Chen Erliuzi as worse than pigs and dogs, but today fifty dollars can buy you off! Mom, I don't know what to say to you! I'm so embarrassed for you!"
"What's wrong with me?" Li Ying said angrily, "Ah Miao has gone with him. It's a done deal. What else can I do?! Do I have any other choice?! What's the point of me objecting? Will they listen to me? Will they listen?! I'm his mother-in-law. What's wrong with me charging him fifty yuan? Was it easy for me to raise Ah Miao? Fifty yuan is far from enough!"
Gu Yi sneered, "It's not enough, definitely not enough. When he makes a lot of money in Southeast Asia, let him send you a hundred or eight thousand. It's not enough. You wait to become the mother-in-law of a wealthy man, wait for the rich lady to return to China to honor you, and let you live in mountains of gold and silver and move around."
Li Ying was a little embarrassed and cursed in a low voice, "What are you talking about! Get lost! It's New Year's Day and I don't have any money. Aqi is not here and you don't take the initiative to pay. I don't even have money to give Xiaohu a small red envelope. Do you think I have it easy?"
"What are you afraid of!" Gu Yi sneered, "You are destined to be a rich man. My eldest brother is not at home, and I don't pay for it. Don't you have your foreign son-in-law sending money? It's fifty yuan at once, enough for you to wrap dozens of red envelopes!"
Chen Xingling folded the two pieces of paper and put them in the study.
"I'll go back and ask someone where it is, so I can have a better idea of where it is."
Li Ying had long forgotten the important matter of looking for her daughter and happily put the money away.
"Ayi, are you distributing New Year's goods today? I saw everything from upstairs! Are these all yours?"
Gu Yi shook his head: "They all belong to Big Brother."
Li Ying was not polite at all and opened them one by one.
"Wow! It's peanut oil! What a beautiful color! What is this? A meat ticket! Oh my! It's really a meat ticket!"
Chen Xingling and Zhao Xiaoxing went to cook, while Li Ying was carrying and moving things.
Gu Yi couldn't bear to watch it anymore and reminded him, "These are for big brother, you should leave some for big sister-in-law. The other bag is for the disciples to honor the master and his wife, do you have the nerve to take it?"
"Why should I be embarrassed?" Li Ying defended herself confidently: "I am their master's biological mother, they should respect me even more!"
Gu Yi couldn't stand it anymore and stepped forward to shut the snakeskin bag.
"Alright, alright! Mom, please stop taking it! You have to leave some for sister-in-law and Huzi! Sister-in-law is usually very generous to you, are you embarrassed to move all of it?"
Li Ying stopped and asked, "How much year-end allowance do you give? Take it out!"
"Here!" Gu Yi handed it to her.
Li Ying's eyes widened: "Five dollars?! Only five dollars?!"
"More than that." Gu Yi explained calmly: "But my brother said that I can only give you five dollars a month, no more. No matter how much the salary or subsidy is, it has nothing to do with you."
"You——" Li Ying was furious: "It's New Year's Day! Your brother is not here, and you are the only one who got five dollars. How are Xuan and I going to spend our New Year's Day?"
Gu Yi had completely recognized the true face of the old woman and sneered: "The bacon, peanut oil, rice, noodles and meat coupons you brought are enough for you and Ah Xuan to have a meal for the Lantern Festival. If you need anything, come to my brother and sister-in-law. What else do you need to pay for? Huh?"
He would no longer allow his old mother to do whatever she wanted and must strictly abide by his eldest brother's words, a fixed five dollars a month and no more.
It is necessary to be filial to your mother, but you cannot be blindly filial and let her do whatever she wants and let her do whatever she wants.
With her personality like this, letting her go will only bring disaster to the whole family!
Li Ying couldn't get angry, so she squatted down angrily and tied up the things.
"Hu Zi's mother, I'm leaving! Xuan is still studying at home, I have to go back and cook."
Chen Xingling poked his head out of the kitchen and reminded, "You and Xuan should come here around seven o'clock tomorrow morning, have breakfast together, and then take the bus to leave."
"Oh!" Li Ying suddenly remembered something and frowned, "Ah Xuan said she didn't want to go! That girl is always afraid of crowded occasions. No matter how I persuade her, she doesn't want to go."
Chen Xingling, considering Gu Xuan's personality, suggested, "It's not good to force her. How about she stay and you go to the banquet with us?"
"Um, how do you prepare banquets in the south?" Li Ying asked with a smile, "What food do you prepare at home?"
She thought about it and decided that if it was just an ordinary banquet with some taro and peanuts, then she would not go.
I finally have some money, so I have to find my old sisters to rub it a few dozen times to satisfy my craving.
Chen Xingling answered, "They are all from the seaside, and most of them are seafood. I heard from my eldest brother that my father and his acquaintance fisherman collected dozens of kilograms of sea cucumbers, a dozen large lobsters, more than ten kilograms of bamboo shrimps, and a kilogram of orchid crabs these two days. My second sister-in-law's family just happened to slaughter cattle for the New Year, so they sent dozens of kilograms of beef. My parents and sisters-in-law slaughtered chickens and ducks at home today, and helped wash abalone and scallops. Oh, and there are dozens of kilograms of salted bacon and five braised geese. The rest are sweet, and they are all snacks with good meanings. My sisters-in-law will be responsible for making them tonight, and they can be steamed and eaten tomorrow. That's about it."
Li Ying and Gu Yi were stunned and shocked.
"You guys...are you making such a grand banquet?"
Chen Xingling shook his head: "When the economy was not so good, we saved a little. Now that everyone's life is okay, we made it more lavish. My fourth brother has contributed a lot to the family, and my sister-in-law comes from a relatively well-off family. Making it more decent and grand is also a way to show respect for the new sister-in-law."
"That's great!" Gu Yi smiled and said, "Sister-in-law, there's a reason why you and your family can get along so well."
Chen Xingling laughed and said, "If you're so kind, I'll eat more every day."
"Okay!" Gu Yi nodded hurriedly: "Xiao Xing and I must feast on this delicious meal!"
Li Ying almost drooled when she heard this, and hesitated: "Well - I'll go back and persuade Ah Xuan. Seven o'clock, right? Bring more food, I want to eat barbecued pork buns."
"Okay." Chen Xingling nodded.
Li Ying went back happily with the New Year's goods.
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