bookbashuk Chapter 200, 1 yuan
Chapter 200, 1 yuan
After that incident, the Liu family realized they had been deceived by Liu Feng and directly married her off to a bachelor in his forties from the countryside. The bride price was one yuan and two eggs.
One yuan plus two eggs was all the old bachelor had to offer. In his mind, during the famine years, he had spent so much money and food to marry a woman, who was there to serve him well, bear him a son, and warm his bed.
Unexpectedly, Liu Feng ran away that very night. She stole all of the Liu family's possessions, knocked out the old bachelor who tried to assault her, and ransacked his house, taking not even a piece of cloth. She then fled in the dark.
Now we have absolutely no idea where they went.
Logically speaking, without a letter of introduction, she shouldn't have been able to escape, but surprisingly, she actually managed to get one and ran away.
Upon learning this news, Wang Yinhua immediately returned home and interrogated her eldest son. Only after confirming that he had not hidden the person did she breathe a sigh of relief.
To be honest, I sometimes dislike Liu Feng, but I also admire her quite a bit.
You could say she's stupid, but she knew how to climb the social ladder, and she knew her family treated her badly, so once she got there, she kicked them aside.
She's smart, but sometimes the things she does are pretty stupid. If she just behaves herself and doesn't cause trouble, who in this family would mistreat her?
……
Soon, Xu Sui and Qin Yunzhou arrived at the door to offer New Year's greetings, carrying gifts.
This was their first time visiting the wife's family for the New Year after their marriage, so naturally they had to prepare more gifts.
Xu Sui even spent twenty yuan to buy a pair of small leather shoes from Shanghai for Wang Yinhua.
When Wang Yinhua saw her daughter and son-in-law coming to pay New Year's greetings, she was overjoyed and quickly called them in, bringing out the melon seeds from her home.
"Here, have some melon seeds. Yunzhou, Suisui, you two, you come to my door, why bring so much stuff? Don't do this again next time."
When the young couple came over, all the neighbors in the courtyard couldn't help but cast envious glances at her, praising her daughter for being filial and her son-in-law for being successful.
When Yunzhou returned from the army with a leg injury, those people didn't say that behind his back.
At that time, they comforted her on the surface, but behind her back they said that her Sui Sui couldn't hold onto a man, that Gu Shu had run away, and that in the end she could only marry a cripple.
Yunzhou's leg is finally healed, and he'll be returning to his unit soon. He holds a high-ranking position with a generous allowance, and he's also a loving husband and a dutiful son-in-law.
Those people started to feel envious again.
"Mom, Yunzhou and I asked someone to buy you a pair of leather shoes from Shanghai. Try them on and see if they fit."
Xu Sui said that, but before buying shoes for Wang Yinhua, she must have known the size so that she could ask Qin Yunzhou to help her find someone to buy them. How could they not fit?
Wang Yinhua was overjoyed, her eyes even reddened. She couldn't help but sniffle, and gently patted Xu Sui's hand again and again, saying, "My daughter is the most filial."
"Of course, your son-in-law is also filial. You two are both good people. But you shouldn't buy so many things in the future. The baby is about to be born, and there will be many more places to spend money. Even if you have a lot of money, you have to be careful with it."
She praised her daughter, and also gave Qin Yunzhou a little advice, worried that their extravagant spending might cause problems later.
To be honest, it's all thanks to the fact that both Sui Sui and Yun Zhou have jobs, and Yun Zhou's monthly allowance is not low. Otherwise, given their spending habits, they wouldn't have enough to live on.
Xu Sui smiled and said, "Mom, don't worry. It only happens once a year. You've raised me since I was a baby, and the money you've spent on me is more than just the price of these shoes."
"You should try it out and see if it suits you."
After spending more than half a year together, she had long regarded Wang Yinhua as her mother, and her feelings for her had grown deeper and deeper.
It's perfectly normal for a daughter to buy her mother a pair of shoes during holidays and festivals.
Of course, my in-laws also bought some; both sets of elders received some.
Barring any unforeseen circumstances, this should be the only time.
Soon, Qin Yunzhou will have to return to the army, and she will also have to take her child to university. It will be impossible for her to come back within the next four or five years.
Wang Yinhua also thought of this. She felt reluctant and couldn't help but look at her daughter's face, looking at her again and again. But it was the New Year, and she couldn't say anything about these unhappy things.
So I focused my attention on the little leather shoes my daughter and son-in-law had bought.
She reached out and touched it, her eyes also turning a little red.
"It's so nice, it looks great, Mom likes it. My daughter has such good taste."
As Wang Yinhua spoke, she took off her shoes, put them on, and tried them on, her smile deepening.
"It suits you very well."
If she wore this out, everyone in the entire courtyard would envy her for having such a good daughter.
These little leather shoes, bought all the way from Shanghai, aren't something just anyone can buy.
As expected, daughters are the most considerate.
Unlike her son, who always causes her trouble and worries.
Xu Sui smiled and said, "As long as Mom likes it."
Then, she looked at the uncle and nephew sitting obediently to the side, took out a red envelope from her pocket, and handed it to them.
"Xiaofei, Jinbao, here are your red envelopes."
Xu Fei and Jin Bao were both stunned. A red envelope?
They even received red envelopes.
"What are you standing there for? Hurry up and take them." Xu Sui directly stuffed the red envelopes into the hands of the two of them.
Xu Fei's eyes lit up, and he quickly grinned, showing his big teeth. "Thank you, sister. Thank you, brother-in-law. Happy New Year to you both."
Jinbao also obediently thanked them, "Thank you, Auntie, thank you, Uncle."
After lying in the hospital for so long and finally being discharged, the child is much quieter than before. He didn't like to talk before, and now he talks even less.
He was her own grandson, and Wang Yinhua felt heartbroken seeing it, but there was nothing she could do.
Every time I think about this, I can only vent my anger by scolding my eldest son. When I get really angry, I just grab a broom and beat him up.
If it weren't for the father's irresponsibility, and the fact that he chose such a terrible wife, the child wouldn't be in this situation.
In the end, it's the children who suffer the most.
Once he got the red envelope, Xu Fei couldn't resist sneaking away to the yard to open it.
He originally thought he should get 50 cents.
My brother-in-law is very generous; he wouldn't give me just a penny like my mother did.
Unexpectedly, Xu Fei's eyes widened when he opened the red envelope.
One dollar! There's actually one dollar!
Good heavens, this is the most New Year's money he has ever received.
Xu Sui and Qin Yunzhou didn't stay here for too long, after all, they still had to visit Grandma Xu for the New Year.
Once everyone left.
Xu Fei immediately opened his nephew Jinbao's red envelope.
It's also one dollar.
"Mom, Mom, look! My sister gave me and Jinbao red envelopes, and there's a dollar in each one."
"Hehehe, my sister and brother-in-law are so good to us."
Wang Yinhua was stunned for a moment, looking at the two identical red envelopes, which really did contain one yuan.
A complex emotion flickered in her eyes as she reached out and patted her youngest son and eldest grandson's heads. "They're good to you, so you have to be good to them in the future, understand?"
"Okay, don't worry."
……
In the blink of an eye, the New Year has already passed.
Xu Sui is about to give birth; she is expected to give birth in the next few days.
Now, Qin Yunzhou dared not go anywhere and stayed by her side the whole time, afraid that she might go into labor at any moment.