nycdaug Chapter 204 Lazy Daughter-in-law - Happy New Year
Chapter 204 Lazy Daughter-in-law - Happy New Year
Time took a short nap and the New Year is approaching.
Zhou Leng took his grandson to buy New Year's goods and returned to the village to celebrate the New Year.
The old and the young returned to their familiar home. They even felt that this clean and bright house seemed very far away from them.
This was the most frugal year for the Fan family. All the chickens, ducks and geese in the family were sold to the town by Fan Datian, and not a single one was kept at home.
Fan Datian looked at the New Year's goods his wife had bought, and said with a look of distress:
"Oh, why did you buy so many things for the four of us this year? It must have cost a lot of money."
Zhou Leng comforted:
"It's okay. I just contacted my eldest sister a few days ago. Fan Chao is a good courier. He can endure hardships and work hard, but his mind is not stable. He will pay back the money he owes sooner or later. Don't mistreat yourself and the children."
After hearing this, Fan Datian said nothing more.
Fan Datian has been looking after his grandson at home for so long. He has to cook, clean, feed chickens and ducks every day. Now that the poultry has been sold, he has gotten used to the busy life. Although his wife is back today, he still cooks the meals.
Yan Yumei had worked hard all her life and had never eaten a meal cooked by Fan Datian. Now Zhou Leng had only let him live alone for half a year, and he had made such progress.
Sometimes the most undesirable things for people are self-satisfaction and "I'm doing this for your own good."
No matter what time or role you are in, don't treat yourself badly, and don't ask for rewards from others just because you have treated yourself badly.
Doing things in response to others’ requests is called giving, and giving feedback without any burden is called returning.
Two children and two elderly people celebrate the New Year in the village.
Although their parents are gone, the two children have been working with their grandparents in the past six months. They have a better understanding of how difficult life is, and these moments have dispelled their longing for their parents.
Sometimes when survival is threatened, the emotions in the brain will automatically fade out of existence.
Fan Chao chose to work overtime in Kyoto this year and did not return home. Fan Yu also said in advance that she would not be visiting her family this year because her mother-in-law was seriously ill. From the tone of her voice, it seemed that the old lady could not get through the New Year.
On New Year's Eve, Fan Chao made a video call to his parents.
The Chinese New Year seems to break down all the barriers between people, and both sides express their blessings through the airwaves.
Since Fan Chao left, the two sides have had very little contact.
Fan Datian uses the old phone that his wife used before, and Zhou Leng bought a cheap smart phone for convenience after moving to the city. Even though she has a smart phone, she rarely contacts Fan Chao.
Fan Chao may still be carrying the knot in his heart about his mother beating him and asking him to divorce, so he seldom tells his parents about his situation. Now is the day for the family to reunite, and it is a rare opportunity for them to communicate.
The cell phone was placed in the middle of the table, and the four people put their heads together and looked at Fan Chao.
On the phone screen, the other person was wearing courier clothes in the dormitory.
Fan Datian was the first to say:
"Son, Happy New Year. Didn't you buy yourself some delicious food? You're the only one in the dormitory. Are you cold there?"
Fan Chao moved the screen to the table. There was a box of spicy food, steaming instant noodles, and a few snacks. Compared to the meat and vegetable soup at home, it was a bit shabby. He replied:
"It's not cold. Everyone in the dormitory has gone home. I'm alone now. I called you as soon as I got back to the dormitory."
Zhou Leng took a look and said:
"You ate well, and even bought some spicy food."
Fan Chao was expecting his family to feel sorry for him and say something like "you've worked hard, it's not easy to make money outside", but what he got was his mother saying that the food was good. He turned the camera to his face and explained anxiously:
"That spicy food was left to me by a colleague. I didn't buy it with my own money. He went home for the New Year and couldn't finish it, so he gave it to me. I'm living frugally here, so don't worry, I won't spend money recklessly. We'll be able to pay off the money next year."
Fan Chao always underestimates other people's feelings towards him. Except for his eldest son, no one in the four people in the house feels sorry for him.
Zhou Leng looked at his thin face and thought to himself, let him suffer a little. Boys are not afraid of suffering too much, but they are afraid of having too little experience.
Fan Qitian looked at the screen with distressed eyes and said:
"Dad, when will you come back? My brother and I miss you."
The father and son looked at each other across the screen, as if they were about to cry together in the next second.
Fan Qiheng frowned in disdain and turned his head to look at his grandmother.
Zhou Leng interrupted and asked:
"Fan Chao, how is your work going now? I haven't contacted you in the past few months. Have you made any money? Have you paid them back on time every month?"
Just one sentence made both the father and son hold back their tears.
Fan Chao sniffed and replied:
"Since I received my first month's salary, I have paid them 500 yuan each month. I didn't go home for the Spring Festival this year because the company held a 'Spring Festival Stay Open' event, which tripled my salary during this period, so I can earn more. Although it's hard work, I can make money. Once our debts are paid off, I will go home for the Spring Festival, so you don't have to worry."
After listening to this, Zhou Leng said, "I'm not worried, you're overthinking it." She sorted out her expression and said:
"You've really made it big now. If you calculate this way, you'll be able to pay back all the money in a year or so. By the way, when you transfer the money, remember to note that it's for repayment of debt. When you've paid it back, I'll go get all the IOUs back. You can just deliver the packages peacefully. Don't worry about the two children."
Fan Chao nodded in agreement.
Fan Datian turned his head to look at his grandson and said, "Qiheng, why didn't you say hello to daddy?"
Fan Qiheng looked sideways at the screen and said shyly:
"I haven't seen Dad for so long. I was afraid he had forgotten me, so I didn't dare to speak. Dad, when will you come back? Grandpa and grandma worked so hard to raise us."
Zhou Leng thought that this child was really a little shrewd. Just because Fan Chao briefly talked about his hard work just now, the child spoke up for his grandparents.
Zhou Leng looked at her grandson's smiling face and calm eyes, and she felt that the child was too precocious.
Next, Fan Datian and Fan Qitian were chatting on their phones, while Zhou Leng and Qiheng continued to maintain their silent smiles.
After the Spring Festival, Fan Datian rented out his two hectares of land.
Zhou Leng asked Fan Yu to find a primary school in the city. Since the school was not very good, Fan Qitian could go to school as long as he paid 500 yuan in tuition.
A family of four moved to the city and lived in a small, dilapidated house.
Zhou Leng would go to the middle school gate to sell buns in the morning. At this time, Fan Datian would cook for the two children at home and sort the buns and load them onto the cart.
After Zhou Leng finished her morning sales, she went home to make dumplings. After all, taste is very important.
At this time, Fan Datian took his grandson around to sell buns.
Because Fan Datian cannot walk all the time and his legs and feet will swell, the Fan family’s bun-selling cart has been changed from a pushcart to a rideable cart.
The four insulated foam boxes on the cart are filled with buns with different fillings.
Fan Qiheng sat by the side of the car, carrying a small cloth bag containing change. The big money was in Fan Datian's pocket.
Since they could travel farther by bike, the number of boxes of buns they carried increased from two to four.
This happened within a year.
Zhou Leng gradually collected the IOUs from the workers, and now he only owed 30,000 yuan to the man who called himself Brother Shen. No one expected that Fan Chao would pay back all the money in just one year.