Chapter 133 Huang Lan's Scenery
"Guifang, your son-in-law has become rich. I saw him riding a bicycle back home."
Huang Lan's parents met other villagers on their way home.
Hearing this, the couple was even more surprised. Originally, when they heard others say it just now, they didn't believe it, but when more people said it, it was hard not to believe it.
"What's the big deal? Maybe it's a borrowed bicycle!" said Huang Lan's father.
The two of them quickened their pace and soon returned home. They saw a bicycle parked at the door and their son-in-law Zhou Xuqiang was still wiping it!
"Xu Qiang, why are you here?" Huang Lan's mother said happily.
Zhou Xuqiang raised his head and smiled, "I haven't been back for so long, I miss you a little. Mother-in-law, why don't you dig a few more water wells in Xinghua Village?"
He understood it when he came in.
Xinghua Village also has pressurized water wells, but there are only two. Will they be enough? He was deeply skeptical.
His mother-in-law smiled and said, "We have dug a spring in our village. The spring water is very large. We don't have to worry about water for the time being."
This is also a great blessing.
Then he took out a pack of Daqianmen cigarettes and handed them to his father-in-law.
This time when Zhou Xuqiang accompanied his wife back to her parents' home, he brought two packs of cigarettes. The Economy cigarettes were given to ordinary villagers, while the Daqianmen cigarettes were given to his father-in-law and others.
"What? Have you really made a fortune? You even have a bicycle." Seeing that it was Daqianmen cigarettes, Old Huang couldn't help but ask.
Zhou Xuqiang shook his head: "Father-in-law, this bicycle belongs to my nephew."
"Then your nephew is really promising."
Zhou Xuqiang nodded: "Yes! Even the water pressure well was invented by him. The state, the factory, and even the street office all gave him rewards."
After hearing this, the father-in-law and his wife were stunned.
They knew that their son-in-law had a nephew who was not their biological son.
Originally, they had some complaints about their son-in-law. Their own family was not living well, and they still had to take care of two old men and women. Wasn't that asking for trouble?
"Was it your nephew who invented the water pressurized well?" He couldn't believe it.
Zhou Xuqiang was quite proud of his father-in-law's reaction and said with a smile: "Yes! The bonus is several hundred yuan! Of course, this bicycle was not bought by him, but left to him by his father.
Now, our family is living a good life thanks to Yimin.”
This is not to show off to my father-in-law and mother-in-law, but to prove that my original decision was not wrong and that I did not drag their daughter to suffer together.
Isn’t the reward coming?
Because of this, he was envied by many people in the village. They said that he had a very sharp eye at that time. He relied on Zhou Yimin's grandparents and finally had a good life.
Zhou Xuqiang's father-in-law and mother-in-law looked at each other.
"Dad, Mom! Come in quickly." Huang Lan heard the voices, came out with a broom and shouted.
Huang Lan took things out of the bag only after her parents came into the house.
First, two cans of canned yellow peaches.
She also explained: "Mom, this is what Xuqiang's nephew Yimin asked us to bring back. Let you try it."
Seeing the canned yellow peaches, the two elders were not very calm. This thing is a scarce commodity in the city, let alone in the countryside. Even if they go to the supply and marketing cooperative in Anping Commune, they may not be able to buy it.
"It's so valuable, take it back with you."
Seeing his father-in-law's serious expression, Zhou Xuqiang spoke up to help his wife out, "Father-in-law, my nephew doesn't need this. He is also a buyer for the steel plant. He likes my three children very much. He knew we were coming and asked us to bring them with us. We have to bring them with us."
Huang Lan: "Yes! Fortunately, we helped take care of my uncle and aunt. Now Yimin is successful, and our family is also blessed. Like Lai Fu, he is in school..." "Cough cough!" Zhou Xuqiang coughed twice.
Huang Lan immediately shut up. It seemed inappropriate or unnecessary to reveal anything about school.
Even if they knew, Xinghua Village couldn't learn it! They didn't have that kind of ability and strength.
Seeing their daughter like this, the old couple did not ask any further questions.
But they felt mixed emotions inside. They had not expected that their initial persuasion almost caused their son-in-law's family to lose a great opportunity.
Although Huang Lan did not talk about school matters, she still revealed: "In the future, when Lai Fu grows up, he will arrange for Lai Fu to work in the city. Lai Cai likes to cook, and he plans to introduce a chef master to Lai Cai so that Lai Cai can learn cooking."
Her parents were shocked again.
How can a job in the city be arranged so easily? This kind of treatment is really not ordinary love for those three children! And the nephew of the son-in-law actually did this.
It's unbelievable.
If he didn't know that his son-in-law's nephew was the one who invented the water pressurized well, he would have thought it was just bragging and empty talk!
As she spoke, Huang Lan took out the cured duck.
Her parents didn't feel anything. After all, they had already made arrangements for the future of their two children, so what were two cured ducks?
They were very lucky. Fortunately, the son-in-law did not listen to them at the time and insisted on his own ideas, which finally paid off. Who would have thought that someone's grandson would be so promising?
"Mom, there is still this corn. You can keep it and eat it slowly."
Her mother was extremely surprised when she saw the corn kernels inside.
As the whole family eats, she is most aware of the family's financial difficulties. In recent years, she has been trying to save money and food. The workers eat in the village canteen, but the food is also bland.
The children at home had to eat at home, but where was the surplus food at home? The little ones were crying with hunger.
In fact, at the beginning, even children who did not work could go to the village canteen. At that time, they ate and drank to their heart's content without any restraint.
There are smart people in the village who know that they won’t be able to sustain that for long.
Sure enough, the food in the village was soon almost eaten up, and the food became worse and worse, to the point where even porridge was hard to find.
"Okay, that's great, thanks to you, Xiaolan."
Huang Lan: "It's not all thanks to me, it's all thanks to my nephew. Otherwise, our family would also be in trouble and we wouldn't be able to help you, parents."
"Say thank you to your nephew for us."
These things, especially the half bag of corn, are so important to their family.
At noon, Huang Lan's elder brother, sister-in-law and others came back one after another. They had heard the news before they came back, so they had high hopes for their younger sister's return this time.
When they saw what the little sister brought, they were surprised and happy.
With these, their family won't have to go hungry anymore.
The two sisters-in-law spoke well of Huang Lan, which greatly satisfied Huang Lan's vanity. You know, the two sisters-in-law were a little disgusted with her before.
Although she didn't say it explicitly, she could feel it.
After all, it's just that the family she married into was not very good, which made people look down on them.
Now, the situation has completely reversed. People have started to say nice things about her and praise how smart her three children are.
For lunch, they had corn pancakes. They were reluctant to eat preserved duck and canned yellow peaches. However, even so, they were very satisfied. There were only a few families in the village who could eat pure cornmeal pancakes.
Maybe I used the air conditioner too much today, my head feels a bit swollen and I am not feeling well! Sorry!
(End of this chapter)
