Li Chunhua was confused when she heard this, and could no longer hold back, "Mom, I know you don't want Zhuzi to recognize you as your biological mother, but we can keep the job. She owes it to Zhuzi."
Qian Shulan turned around and looked at Li Chunhua. The dumbest woman in this family was none other than Li Chunhua.
But her train of thought is very strange. Qian Shulan mainly persuades others when she speaks to others, but when you talk to her, you just give her orders directly because you can't convince her at all.
Qian Shulan still didn't want to waste time explaining to her this time, but she didn't stop herself from venting her dissatisfaction. She directly said, "You are so generous. You raised your son for fifteen years and you just send him back. Do you think Zhuzi is a thing? He is already eighteen years old and can make his own decisions. You don't have enough IQ, so don't cause trouble for him."
Li Chunhua was anxious. Her mother-in-law always said she was stupid, but how could she be stupid? Of course, she didn't want Zhuzi to recognize his biological mother, but the other party wanted to compensate Zhuzi and found him such a good job. Why didn't she accept it
She wanted to explain to her mother-in-law, but Qian Shulan didn't want to pay attention to her and left before she could open her mouth.
Li Chunhua looked at her mother-in-law's back, stamped her feet fiercely, turned around and glared at the pillar, and said in a somewhat aggressive tone, "Why don't you want to accept the job? Don't you want to be a worker?"
Zhuzi felt helpless and suddenly felt that his grandmother was right: not every stupid person in this world knows that he is stupid.
It's just that his grandmother can leave home without explaining to his mother, but he has to stay in this house. He can only explain to his mother in a gentle voice, "Mom, didn't you hear what she said just now? That job was found by her man."
Li Chunhua was still a little confused, "Yeah, what's wrong?"
Zhuzi was helpless. He had given his mother so much advice, but she still couldn't understand. He could only continue to explain, "It's so hard to find a job nowadays. The other party is so kind to him, do you think he has other intentions?"
If it was his mother who wanted to compensate him, he could understand it. But he was obviously his mother's man, who would be so generous as to take care of his ex-wife's child? It wasn't that he thought too much, but it was just weird no matter how he looked at it.
Li Chunhua frowned as she thought of how Zhuzi's mother had cried just now. "She's the leader of the Education Bureau. What can she want from you?"
Zhuzi had no idea. He just didn't want to get involved in his mother's family's affairs. Their mother-son relationship was over. Whether she lived a good life or not had nothing to do with him. He didn't need her compensation. He spread his hands and said, "Who knows. It won't be a good thing. My grandmother once said that there is no such thing as a free lunch in this world. If there is, it is poisoned. We should not take advantage of others and be careful not to be fooled by them."
Li Chunhua had never seen much of the world. When she was young, she went to the town to buy things. In recent years, she has almost stayed at home to make clothes. She has no idea how chaotic the outside world is and how dirty people are. But Zhuzi is different. When he was in school, many families in his class had problems, and most of them were reported by their relatives. It is not an exaggeration to say that people's hearts are unpredictable. It also makes him cherish his current life even more.
Although his adoptive parents treated him with some reservations, at least they never beat or scolded him, and they gave him good food and drink. He had never gone hungry or cold. For these reasons, he would be a good son to them, be filial to them all his life, and take care of them in their old age.
As for his biological mother, he had no memory of her. He also heard from the women in the village that his biological father had died not long ago and his biological mother gave him away, so he no longer had any curiosity.
Whether he can become a worker or not is not important to Zhuzi at all. Maybe others would say that he has no ambition, but he just wants to live a peaceful life.
After hearing what Zhuzi said, Li Chunhua felt very nervous and a little confused. If she had a biological son, she would spoil him to the sky and would never let anyone hurt him. "Is your mother so cruel? She came to your house to plot against you after not seeing you for more than ten years? How can she be so cruel? Is she still a mother?"
Zhuzi lowered his head and said nothing. He didn't want to care what his mother thought. It had nothing to do with him anyway.
Seeing Zhuzi's silence, Li Chunhua moved her butt awkwardly, thinking of how she had just started to blame him. Although Li Chunhua knew she was wrong, she considered herself his elder, so of course she would not apologize to Zhuzi. Instead, she complained to Zhuzi, "Your grandma is too overbearing. Can't she explain it to me properly? It's not like I can't understand what she's saying, but she keeps calling me a fool and a fool, which makes me lose face in front of outsiders."
Zhuzi opened his mouth to defend his grandmother, but he was afraid that his mother would not give in and would attract the troublemakers in the village, so he could only keep his mouth shut.
Fortunately, Li Chunhua only complained with this one sentence and then got up and went to her room to make clothes.
Zhuzi rubbed his face, silently feeling sorry for his grandmother. If his mother wasn't his grandmother's daughter-in-law, his grandmother probably wouldn't even bother with her. His mother was really ungrateful. Oh!
Three days later, Zhuzi's mother came again, and this time she brought even more abundant things than last time.
Li Chunhua, however, showed no joy at all. When she looked at Zhuzi's mother, her eyes revealed a hint of contempt for her.
It had been a long time since Zhuzi's mother had been looked down upon like this. She gathered her thoughts and forced herself to smile, "Big sister, why are you looking at me like that?"
Li Chunhua wanted to ask the other party, what do you want? But she still had some rationality. She blocked the door and didn't let her in. Her voice was a little cold, "My son won't recognize you. You should leave now."
Zhuzi's mother tucked her hair behind her ears and smiled, "Sister, I just want to compensate Zhuzi. I want to persuade him to accept the workers. You don't have to worry about me snatching Zhuzi from you."
Zhuzi's mother knew that Li Chunhua valued work the most. She thought that if she brought this up, Li Chunhua would be a little more relaxed. However, Li Chunhua changed her previous enthusiasm and looked disdainful. "No need. The job you introduced is not good. It only pays 20 or 30 yuan a month. It's not as much as Zhuzi earns now. He won't go."
This is not false. Zhuzi works two jobs, and unlike Sun Daqin, he does not need to use work points to make up for Xiaomin, so he only got more than 500 yuan last year. It is almost the same as those strong laborers. This is also the main reason why the villagers want to find a match for Zhuzi.
Zhuzi's mother didn't expect that the other party would think the money was too little. You know, as a worker, you can earn at least two or three hundred yuan a year. It's not like she hasn't lived in the countryside before. In a good year, she only got a few dozen yuan a year.
Seeing that she didn't believe her, Li Chunhua curled her lips and pointed outside, "I'm not lying to you. If you don't believe me, go ask around in the village. Our production team's chicken farm, food factory, pig farm, and rattan basket factory, all of them are making money. Zhuzi made 500 yuan in the whole of last year. Can you calculate which one is more profitable?" As she spoke, she puffed out her chest, looking proud of herself.
Her behavior was so obvious that Zhuzi's mother could see it very quickly. She had specially inquired about Zhuzi's situation before and knew that he graduated from high school and was working in the production team. However, she was not clear about the things in Wangjia Village. Li Chunhua was as stupid as a pig and should not have the brains to play tricks on her. Could it be that what she said was true
Zhuzi's mother looked unhappy. If it was true, how could she let Zhuzi recognize her? She rolled her eyes and put on a smile again, "Sister, although your production team earns a lot, it is just money after all. When we buy things now, we can't just have money, we also need coupons. As long as Zhuzi becomes a worker, he can get various coupons every month, such as cloth coupons, meat coupons, and non-staple food coupons, and then he can bring them back to be filial to you."
Li Chunhua bit her lower lip and frowned again. To be honest, what she said made sense. What's the use of having money without coupons in this era? Cloth coupons, meat coupons, industrial coupons, these are all good things. She hasn't made new clothes for a long time.
Seeing that her face was somewhat relaxed, Zhuzi's mother immediately took advantage of the situation and said, "If you have industrial coupons, you can buy a bicycle. It's a good thing. Nowadays, three turns and one ring are popular. When Zhuzi gets married, if you can give the girl a bicycle, no matter how good the girl is, you can marry her home."
The more Li Chunhua listened, the more she felt itchy. She could imagine such a scene. How proud it would be. Others would definitely envy her.
Zhuzi watched the whole broadcast from the window in the house. Seeing that his mother couldn't stand it anymore, he immediately came out of the room and smiled coldly at his mother, "I don't need those tickets! In the past fifteen years, I was not a worker, and I didn't starve myself to death. I won't do that in the future. Don't come here again. I don't want to recognize you at all."
Seeing that he was so heartless, Zhuzi's mother hated him secretly and looked at Li Chunhua with grievance.
Li Chunhua's greed had been aroused by Zhuzi's mother, and she joined the persuasion team, "Zhuzi, why don't you reconsider it? Maybe what you are worried about is not true? What your grandma said may not be right."
Zhuzi turned to look at his mother in disbelief, obviously not expecting her to change sides so quickly. He pursed his lips, and suddenly understood why his grandmother was patient with everyone, but only overbearing with his mother. His mother was really stupid and naive, but she didn't realize it. He immediately turned cold, "Mom, if you really want me to accept this job, I will also recognize her as my mother. When the time comes, don't blame me for siding with my own mother instead of you."
Li Chunhua was so angry that the veins on her face bulged. "How dare you! I raised you to this age, and you actually..."
Zhuzi raised his hand to interrupt her, "Then don't force me. Otherwise I will think that in your heart, I, your son, am not as important as your job."
Li Chunhua was so angry at him that her hand trembled as she pointed at him. "You!"
Zhuzi snorted, walked into his room and slammed the door.
Li Chunhua was so angry that she stamped her feet fiercely, "You really have grown wings. You actually turned your back on me. I raised you to this age, and this is how you treat me? You are an unfilial thing!"
Zhuzi's mother came over and patted her arm, "The child has grown up and has his own ideas. Don't be too sad. In my opinion, Zhuzi still has feelings for you, so he dares to say anything. He treats you as his own mother." She sighed heavily, "Sister, you are so blessed."
Li Chunhua was so angry that she wanted to hit someone, but she was instantly comforted by her, "It seems that I can't do anything about this matter. Zhuzi doesn't want to."
Zhuzi's mother shook her head. "It's okay. I just wanted to compensate him. Since he doesn't accept it, forget it. Big sister, thank you so much. I hope you will continue to take care of Zhuzi in the future."
Li Chunhua nodded.
Zhuzi's mother put the things in her hand at her feet and said, "Please keep these things. They are a little gift from me. I will be going back soon and cannot stay here for long."
Li Chunhua was surprised to see her leaving so soon, "Why are you leaving so soon?"
Zhuzi's mother sighed heavily, looked in the direction of Zhuzi's house, and couldn't help but reddening her eyes. She lowered her head and wiped her tears with her hands, then slowly raised her head, "I came back specially to see Zhuzi this time. Since he has such a big opinion of me, I'd better leave. As long as he lives a good life, I'll be content."
Li Chunhua held her hand and couldn't help but say, "You are a good mother." What good family can a widow marry into after remarrying? After all, it has not been easy for her.
Zhuzi's mother forced a smile, and Li Chunhua sent her out.
When the two of them reached the entrance of the alley, Zhuzi's mother asked casually, "Sister, Zhuzi is unwilling to accept my job. Is there any concern?"
Li Chunhua added casually, "He said you had some ulterior motive. I think this kid is just too cunning."
The smile on Zhuzi's mother's face faded increasingly.