nycdaug Chapter 134 If only my own child was as promising as Zhou Rong and cared about his mother's fam
Chapter 134 If only my own child was as promising as Zhou Rong and cared about his mother's fam
Zhou's mother said, "Go ahead, everyone! Cuilian will go back to her parents' home tomorrow to celebrate the New Year and come back early. Let's go to the city to have some fun together."
Xie Cuilian was very happy, but she was afraid of spending too much, so she hesitated and said, "The house can't be left unattended, how about I stay at home to look after the door, and you can go out and play, and come back and tell me what you played, it's the same."
Zhou's mother: "Who wants these old furnitures at home? It's New Year's Day and every family has enough food. There won't be any thieves coming.
You worked hard at home last year, working in the fields and taking care of me and your father. Our Zhou family has accumulated blessings for several lifetimes to have such a good daughter-in-law like you.
Come with us the day after tomorrow to see the foreign-style houses and carriages in the city. When you go back to your parents’ home, you can tell them about what you have seen and heard in the city.”
Xie Cuilian was very happy to be affirmed and praised by her mother-in-law. She said with a smile on her face: "Then I'll listen to my mother."
Early in the morning on the third day of the Lunar New Year, Zhou Rong went to pay New Year's greetings to Zhou Chuanguo, Zhou Chuantai, Zhou Chuan'an and Zhou Chuanxiang.
The New Year gifts prepared by each family are two bottles of Fenjiu and a bag of crispy candies. If there are children in the family, each person will receive a red envelope of 1000 yuan.
Because the Yang family was poor, the original owner would only bring a one-pound jar of sweet potato liquor when he returned to Zhoujiawan to pay New Year's greetings in previous years, and this was the result of the original owner's hard work.
According to Mrs. Fang's behavior, after a woman gets married, her uncles should not have any contact with her. Otherwise, it would be a waste if they had to give her gifts during festivals.
So Zhou Rong's two bottles of Fenjiu, a bag of crispy candies, and red envelopes for the children made Zhou Chuanguo and others very happy, and they wanted to invite her to dinner.
Zhou Rong declined.
Everyone gave Zhou Rong the eggs, duck eggs, goose eggs, etc. that they had saved at home, and also gave each of Da Wa and his three siblings a red envelope of 1000 yuan.
Shen Xiaomei gave Zhou Rong more than 20 eggs and two hens, but Zhou Rong didn't want them, so Shen Xiaomei insisted.
"Sister Darong, these chickens and eggs are a token of my appreciation. You must accept them. If it weren't for you, how could my Shunzi have had the chance to come to the city? And you even sent me over 100 million yuan in wages.
The cooperative now distributes food and dividends according to work points. Last year, when I was pregnant, I did easy work and did not earn many work points. Later, the fields suffered a disaster, and not only did I not get any money, I even owed the village food rations.
If it weren’t for the wages Shunzi sent home, my children and I would not be able to make ends meet.
You are our family's great benefactor. Our family is poor and can only give us these chickens and eggs. Please don't despise them."
Zhou Rong: "Shunzi got the job opportunity by luck, it has nothing to do with me. It's not easy for you and the children to stay at home, take the chicken and eggs back to replenish your body."
Shen Xiaomei: "Sister Darong, that's not what I meant. Without you, Shunzi wouldn't even have a chance to draw lots. Let's stop pushing it around. Shunzi still needs your help to take care of him in the city.
When there was a flood last year, he joined the rescue team and kept it a secret in his letters home.
If I hadn't noticed the scars on his arms and shoulders, he would have kept it a secret.
I am not against his contribution to the collective, I just want him to consider me and the child when he does things in the future. If something happens to him, what should we do as mother and son?
I hope Sister Darong can help me keep an eye on him and don’t let him do anything stupid again. I don’t care about his honor as a party member, I just want him to be safe and sound.”
Zhou Rong understood Shen Xiaomei's concerns as a wife, and smiled lightly: "He lives at the construction site, and I don't know what he does. If there is anything, I can only try my best to help you persuade him."
Shen Xiaomei: "Well, thank you Sister Darong. Are you going to take your uncle and aunt to the city to play tomorrow?"
Zhou Rong: "How did you know?"
Shen Xiaomei: "When you went to your fourth and fifth uncles' homes to pay New Year's greetings, your third uncle and third aunt said this while chatting with someone under the big willow tree.
You didn't see the scene, the uncle and aunt said one sentence after another, like a clapperboard, saying that you were too filial, and insisted on taking them to the city to play for a few days, and no one could persuade them to stop, and the villagers who were standing by were so envious that their eyes were sore!"
Zhou Rong couldn't help laughing. He didn't expect that Zhou's father and mother had such a lovely side.
Township head Zhou Chuanyu, village head Zhou Chuanyi, clan head Zhou Chuanjing, and Zhou Rong all prepared New Year gifts, two bottles of Fenjiu and a bag of crispy candies for each family.
These three people hold a very important position in Zhoujiawan. It will definitely be beneficial to establish good relations with them.
If Zhou's father and his family really want to move to the city, they will need the help of these people to transfer their household registration...
When Zhou Rong went to Zhou Chuanyu's house, he passed by the big willow tree in the village and saw Zhou's father passing cigarettes to the men around him.
"This cigarette is loved by the rich and prestigious people in the city. You all should try it. What's the difference between it and the tobacco leaves we smoke every day? Darong is really something. I have quit smoking for several years, but she insisted on buying such good cigarettes. Does she want me to smoke or not?"
A man took the cigarette given by Zhou's father, put it to his nose and sniffed it, and joked: "The cigarettes in the city smell good, and Uncle Chuanmin is so lucky to have a good daughter, to be able to go to the city to play, and to have such good cigarettes to give to him as a filial gift.
Since you have quit smoking, just give us the cigarettes that Darong bought!"
"Yes, your auntie forbade you to smoke, so you quit smoking. We didn't quit, so we helped you smoke and made sure it wasn't wasted!"
A group of men cheered and asked Zhou's father to take out all the cigarettes in the house and distribute them.
Father Zhou said proudly: "My son Darong gave me cigarettes as a gift. It's good enough to give one to each of you. Don't even think about taking advantage of me. Even if I don't smoke, I'm happy to take it out and smell it every day."
Zhou's mother continued, "Erhua and Sanfu smoke even though their father doesn't smoke. They don't make much money at the factory, but they learned to smoke from their coworkers. This month's salary isn't enough to cover their expenses."
Zhou's mother's words brought everyone back to the topic of work and salary. Everyone envied their children because they all worked in the city, had a fixed salary, and could buy whatever they wanted.
All this is because the family has a good daughter. If only my own child could be as promising as Zhou Rong and still care about her parents' home...
Zhou Chuanyu was a little surprised that Zhou Rong came to wish him a happy new year.
After asking his family to pour tea for Zhou Rong, Zhou Chuanyu asked, "Are you all right in the city? Did Yang Jinlin cause you any trouble?"
Zhou Rong: "It's fine, thank you Uncle Chuanyu for your concern. We rarely interact with Yang Jinlin. Apart from going to him every month to get child support, we don't have much contact.
He was fired from his job at the end of March last year and his own life became a problem, so I didn't ask him for child support.
He later participated in flood relief and rescue and made contributions, and was reappointed. I was busy with work at the end of the year and didn't have time to find him. I plan to find him after the New Year to make up the child support I didn't give him. "
Zhou Chuanyu already knew about Yang Jinlin's affairs through his correspondence with his good friends. He was quite impressed by the man's ability, as he was able to turn things around in such a situation.
"He owes you and the child alimony, not a cent less. If he refuses to pay, you can write to the Women's Federation and then go to the city government to sue him. You can also write to me and I will help you get justice."
Zhou Rong: "Thank you, Uncle Chuan Yu. I will handle it myself first. If it doesn't work, I will ask you for help."
Zhou Chuanyu: "Yes. I read the report about your contribution to the collective during the flood last year. You performed very well. Keep working hard. I believe you will have a bright future."
Zhou Rong: "I will do my best to serve the Party and the people."
Zhou Chuanyu: "Well done, uncle is rooting for you!"