As night falls, the stars twinkle like diamonds scattered across the sky.
In the warm room, under the thick quilt, Xiao Min lay on the bed, hugged Qian Shulan's waist, and chattered about school matters.
Qian Shulan occasionally agreed with a few words.
Xiao Min suddenly thought of something and said mysteriously, "Grandma, I think Liu Juemei has a secret."
Liu Juemei is Xiaomin's classmate and they live in the same dormitory.
"What do you mean?" Qian Shulan was slightly stunned.
"I can't really explain it, it's just a feeling." Xiao Min had met Liu Juemei in Panjiayuan before, and always felt that she was not a simple person. She didn't think much about it at the time, but later she always felt that she seemed to be looking for something.
Qian Shulan patted her on the back and said, "Everyone has their own privacy. Since she doesn't want others to know, you shouldn't pay too much attention to it."
Xiao Min obediently responded with a "yes" and put her arms around Qian Shulan's waist and changed to a more comfortable position.
"What do you think of Ma Yunhao now?" Qian Shulan pondered for a while before asking.
Xiao Min pouted, "He wrote to me and told me we'd break up, so let's break up. I don't have to be with him."
Why does this sound a bit angry? Qian Shulan scratched her nose, put on a straight face, and said in a pretended angry tone, "Speak properly."
Xiao Min made a face and buried her head in Qian Shulan's arms, "Grandma, I want to tell you something, can you not be angry?"
They even give vaccinations. Qian Shulan was a little amused. "Huh? You tell me."
"I think I may not really like Ma Yunhao." Xiao Min said in a low voice, with a guilty look on her face. After all, when she asked her grandmother for her opinion, she couldn't tell what she really thought. But now it's different.
Qian Shulan didn't know whether to be happy or sad, "Why do you say that?"
Xiao Min danced with joy anxiously, "I heard people say that if a partner dumps you, you want to beat him up. But I don't have that idea." Xiao Min thought again and again and said, "I may just think of Ma Yunhao as a good playmate. I am more like his big sister, habitually tolerating his unreasonable behavior. He left without saying goodbye this time, and besides being embarrassed, I was also relieved. Being with him is really tiring."
Sometimes Xiao Min also feels that she is quite selfish. She still prefers others to love her rather than taking care of the other person all the time. In this way, she feels that she is not in a relationship but cleaning up the mess for her brother.
Qian Shulan lowered her head and thought for a long time before nodding, "You did nothing wrong. It's rare to fall in love at first sight. You always need to spend some time together to know if you can really be together."
Xiao Min raised her little face and smiled faintly, "Well, grandma, I will definitely be careful in the future and never date this type of person again."
Qian Shulan opened her mouth and said, "Okay. Xiao Min is better than her. She knows the method of elimination. What else can she say? Forget it. She is a green hand. She should not mislead the students."
On the 21st day of the twelfth lunar month, Deng Xingming and Lu Chenglin also returned from Beijing, carrying large and small bags of things.
Qian Shulan glanced at the foreheads of the two men at first glance and found that Deng Xingming's right and wrong value had become ten, and so was Lu Chenglin's right and wrong value. It seemed that she had really let go of all the previous grudges.
Lu Chenglin ate the candy produced by her mother-in-law's factory, took out a wooden box from her bag, and handed it to her mother-in-law, "Mom, this is what my father asked me to bring to you. He said it's for your business."
Qian Shulan originally thought that there was a box of banknotes in it, but who would have thought that when she took it, she almost dropped it, it was so heavy.
Her heart tightened, and she subconsciously pushed the box back, "Oh, no, no, this is too much, I feel too nervous to hold it."
There should be gold bars in here, right? Otherwise, why is it so heavy that it almost broke her hand.
Sun Daqin was a little puzzled. This box was only worth 40,000 or 50,000 yuan. My mother-in-law had borrowed 150,000 yuan before, so even if there was more, it wouldn't be that exaggerated, right
Everyone else thought so too, but when Lu Chenglin opened the box, his entire face was covered in golden color, which was so dazzling that it hurt people's eyes.
"How much does this cost?" Sun Daqin swallowed, his eyes full of disbelief.
"If I sell it, it should be able to fetch three hundred thousand." Lu Chenglin took out a small yellow croaker and shook it a few times in his hand.
"Your father?" Qian Shulan felt that the money was hot to the touch. It was a terrible thing. Why was he willing to spend it? He just gave her 300,000 yuan to do business, and he was not afraid that she would lose it all.
Lu Chenglin pulled her hair back and smiled warmly, "This is what our father left before the accident. Most of it was taken by me."
Although the state did not return all the houses in this rehabilitation, they still gave them money for the occupied houses. His father renovated the remaining houses and rented them out. The rent alone was enough to support the family.
Isn't this too much trust in her? Qian Shulan was quite grateful. But when she thought of Lu Minsheng's talent, Qian Shulan still felt a little sad, "If your father used this money to start his own business, he would definitely do better than me."
In that era, Lu Minsheng was able to thrive, let alone in this era when gold is everywhere.
Lu Chenglin smiled. It was good for her father to be like this now. When she was young, her father was very busy. Now that they can live a simple life, it is a blessing for their family.
"Is your father going to use this money to invest or lend it to me?" Qian Shulan suddenly remembered and asked.
"It's a loan. You can decide the interest rate." Lu Chenglin said with a smile.
Qian Shulan nodded and closed the box, then turned to ask her, "How is your ex-husband doing?"
This matter was a thorn in Lu Chenglin's heart, and Qian Shulan was quite curious about how she would handle it.
Lu Chenglin curled his lips in disdain. "When I asked someone to check his work, I found that he had accepted a lot of bribes from others, so I wrote a letter to report him. He was sentenced to 20 years in prison. He is not young anymore, and he will stay in prison for the rest of his life."
She felt happy when she thought of his hysteria when he begged for mercy from her but failed and then started cursing.
What she found most bizarre was that his wife, in order to distance herself from him, took the initiative to reveal that her son was not his. It turned out that she had been cheating on him for a long time.
However, Lu Chenglin did not feel relieved. You know, she suffered so much in the past, and that bitch was also responsible.
So when the woman returned to her parents' home, Lu Chenglin spread all the scandals she had done, which directly cut off her chance of remarrying. In the end, even her parents felt ashamed and cut off all ties with her. She abandoned her child and eloped with someone else.
Qian Shulan felt very satisfied listening to this big show.
During the meal, Qian Shulan went to the chicken farm and got two chickens, one for braising and one for stewing. However, when Lu Chenglin smelled the odor, he covered his mouth and started to dry heave.
"Chenglin, what happened to you?" Deng Xingming was so scared that his face turned pale.
Qian Shulan had a guess in her mind, and Sun Daqin was so happy that her eyes were wide open, "Oh my god, she's pregnant."
Deng Xingming and Lu Chenglin were stunned. Zhengjun came over to take her pulse and nodded confidently, "You are pregnant." He then asked about her last menstrual period, "It's less than two months. Be careful not to eat cold food."
Deng Xingming was so happy that he was silly, and asked him which ones were cold things.
Zhengjun inhaled the aroma of the chicken and was very greedy, but he didn't eat even a bite. He could only explain to Deng Xingming what cold food was.
Qian Shulan patted Deng Xingming on the shoulder and said, "Let's talk about this after we finish eating. Let's eat quickly."
Lu Chenglin can't eat chicken, but there are many kinds of dishes on the table, so there is no shortage of food.
Whenever Lu Chenglin ate something, Deng Xingming would first ask Zhengjun, "Can I eat this?"
Zhengjun was helpless. He put down his chopsticks, glanced at the table, and ordered a few dishes. "All of these are edible."
Deng Xingming was relieved.
In fact, Qian Shulan was a little puzzled. This shouldn't be the first time Deng Xingming had to answer the question. Why was he still so nervous? But she couldn't ask it out loud. After all, Chen Xuanxuan was Deng Xingming's Achilles' heel. It would be better not to bring this person up and spoil everyone's fun on such a good day, right
On the 26th day of the twelfth lunar month, all the family members came back.
Wang Shouren was even more excited when he heard that his mother had made a lot of money. He asked Sun Daqin to lend the money his mother had given them to him again, and he didn't want double the interest. "Just give us 10% interest, no more."
Others also gave their own money to Qian Shulan. Why should she be worried about lending money to her own mother? Qian Shulan accepted all offers and said, "I will definitely distribute my property fairly in the future, so you can rest assured."
Perhaps because she has seen too many conflicts caused by unfair distribution of property, Qian Shulan attaches great importance to this aspect.
Zhou Xuemei had saved some money, so she asked her mother-in-law, "Mom, the production team will be disbanded next year. What do you think I should do?"
Qian Shulan did not answer but asked, "What do you think?"
She is old now and it is impossible for her to tell them what to do all the time. The key is for them to learn to think.
Zhou Xuemei was a little embarrassed. "If the production team is disbanded, I want to open a grain and oil store in the county town."
If the household contract responsibility system is really implemented, rice and grain will be necessities, and there will definitely be business.
Qian Shulan's mouth twitched. It can be said that Zhou Xuemei has become more shrewd after taking over Jiang Yuying's work for a few years.
"Okay! That's a good idea. Keep up the good work!"
The average per capita land area in Wangjia Village is only 1.7 mu. The fourth brother's family can only get 6 or 7 mu even if they die, which is really too little.
"Third sister-in-law, our land will be divided among you for farming when the time comes. Just help me learn about the public grain and levies." Zhou Xuemei glanced at Li Chunhua who was in a daze.
Li Chunhua was a little embarrassed. "I can't cultivate so much land by myself."
Zhou Xuemei was stunned, "It's true!"
Zhengguo nudged Zhengjun and said, "I think you can buy a harvester and help everyone harvest the crops. It will definitely be profitable."
Zhengjun pursed his lips, a little tempted, "How much does the machine cost?"
"About 7,000 or 8,000." Zheng Guo may have already inquired about it, and he casually quoted the price. "If you want to buy it, I can help you find some connections, and I should be able to buy it.
Seven or eight thousand can be said to be all the money that Zhengjun and his wife have saved for so many years. This is also because Zhengjun’s wife is a good person and does not spend money recklessly. Zhengjun and his wife looked at each other and nodded reluctantly, "Okay!"
It was painful to spend so much money at once. But Zhengjun was even more unwilling to admit defeat. Everyone in his family was successful, but he was the only one who stayed in the countryside, feeling ashamed.