Yan Dabao and his younger brother Yan Erbao's house are just one floor apart, and both belong to the collective housing of the earliest unit.
Because of the large number of people in the factory, when the houses were allocated, the two brothers had not worked long in the factory, and it was only because of their father that the two brothers were allocated a room.
More than 30 square meters, the living room plus bedroom, kitchen and bathroom are all shared by the building. It is more than enough to accommodate a family of three in a house of this size, but if you want to accommodate five or six people, it seems a bit crowded when you turn around .
Before those incidents happened in the original body, the children had been living in the old house of the Yan family. After they grew up, the old lady followed the example of the school dormitory and asked a carpenter to make bunk beds. Well, the area of the old house is still quite large, more than enough to accommodate a few children, especially after the bunk beds are made, there is still room for them to put desks.
When the original house was mortgaged, the older children of Yan Dabao and Yan Dani had reached the age of graduation and work, and they could also rent a house outside. I have a younger child, so from the beginning to the end, Liu Hui and Zhang Qiaoqiao didn't think about the problems they would face after picking up the child. They went to the flea market to find a large-sized bed and put it in the living room, and it was over.
The four brothers Yan Dabao and the three sisters Yan Dani excitedly followed their parents home and saw such a scene.
"Danny, take your younger sister to clean up the house. The kitchen is at the corner. Our stove has its name written on it. You should burn the rice before you come back."
The machinery factory has not yet laid off employees, and the salary and benefits are quite good. Liu Hui discussed with her husband and decided not to resign for the time being. She will retire from the factory after she decides what kind of business the two of them will do.
Now the work is calculated according to the working hours. They went to the old house to find the old lady to bring the child back and asked for a half-day leave. They could not take any more leave in the afternoon, because wages would be deducted.
"Forget it, let's take it with you when your dad and I come back at night."
Liu Hui looked at the small body of the eldest daughter and frowned. Such an older person can't do anything. He is really three debt collectors.
Without the picture of the three children getting along with each other warmly, Yan Erbao and his wife Liu Hui locked the door and left in a hurry.
The eldest of the three children, Dani and Erni, were still carrying their luggage. Sanni was the youngest and was protected by her brothers and sisters. She watched her parents leave and asked the eldest sister if her mother would buy her chicken legs. went.
It's just that the current Yan Dani can't answer her, she is a little confused, obviously her mother was very kind to them when she came to see them occasionally, especially her father, who would bring them fruit candy to eat.
But why are the current parents so indifferent
Dani pursed her lips and asked the second sister to help organize the luggage they brought. They will live here in the future.
On the other side, Yan Dabao's house is in the same situation, but their house is more noisy, four boys are noisy around them, one is clamoring to go out to play, the other is clamoring to eat, the noisy voices can be heard by the couple's ears It's going to explode.
"Da Dan's father, what do you think we should do next?" Zhang Qiaoqiao asked her husband Yan Dabao.
Each of the four sons stuffed an apple, and finally calmed down. The couple hid in their bedroom and discussed quietly.
"Resign, go to sea, how many people have lost their hair this year, look at my uncle, he has saved so many household items in his previous life, and 800,000 can be taken out as soon as he wants, without blinking his eyes."
Yan Dabao swallowed, thinking over and over again about the appearance of his uncle in suits and leather shoes in his previous life. He was ten years older than him next year, but he looked much younger than him.
It's also Yan Chu's fault, he didn't piss off his mother to death, for such a rich uncle, just a little slip through his fingers is enough for them to be chic.
Yan Dabao thought, rebirth was an opportunity God gave him. He knew what he could do to make a fortune in the future, such as clothing, food, real estate speculation, and land speculation. He didn't believe that he could be worse than his uncle.
"Anyway, our factory will close down in more than ten years, so it's meaningless to keep it. If we break it, a strong man will cut his wrist."
Yan Dabao was high-spirited, "Qiaoqiao, look at how much money our family has now, we can't do business without the principal."
When the family was separated, their family received five hundred. Yan Dabao's salary rose from forty-five per month to one hundred and one now. Zhang Qiaoqiao was slightly less than him, and his salary was seventy-five per month. Four children, the couple give the old lady 20 yuan a month, and the rest is the couple's own expenses, as well as some human relations. The biggest expense is estimated to be the black and white TV at home, which cost three One hundred yuan, and the couple each bought a watch. Counting the odds and ends, they have saved more than 4,000 yuan over the years. Now, it is also a good fortune.
"It's a pity to quit the job in the factory directly. Why don't I give it to my natal brother and brother-in-law. The two of them have been doing part-time jobs, and there are still a group of children to support at home, and life is a bit difficult."
Zhang Qiaoqiao thought that although the factory won't be open for many years, at least in the past ten years or so, there is still money to be made, especially after being laid off, how many people are fighting for a regular job now? Head, it's better to take advantage of her natal brother.
"what ever."
Yan Dabao said indifferently, anyway, he is destined to earn a lot of money in the future, so it's not too shallow to have a quarrel with his wife because of these small money.
"By the way, do you think the second child's family is the same as ours?"
Zhang Qiaoqiao asked her man, otherwise it would be unreasonable for the couple to go to the old lady to pick him up, which never happened in his previous life.
"I guess so."
Thinking of this, Yan Dabao frowned. A few more people were reborn, which meant that more people knew what would happen in the future.
"In the evening, you and I will go to the second child and the two of them to communicate and make a fortune together, but don't let that one do something stupid and drag us down."
Yan Dabao and Yan Erbao, the younger brothers, have a good relationship. After all, the two share the same illness and feel sorry for each other. The rest of their lives are depressed and unsuccessful. The two brothers each have a bottle of Xiaobaigan, and they pour bitter water on each other with diced peanuts and radishes. Their relationship is in the joint attack on Yan Chu and the old lady Spent, in old age, on the contrary than in youth.
Zhang Qiaoqiao didn't mean to object to her husband. Speaking of which, she had a good relationship with Liu Hui, a sister-in-law. Who would let them face a partial mother-in-law together
Of course, the most important thing is that this sister-in-law wanted to have a son, but she gave birth to three female dolls in a row. She felt that she was a head shorter than her. With arrogance and pity that she didn't realize, Zhang Qiaoqiao naturally thought that she and Liu Hui We got along very happily.
But compared to her husband's younger brother and sister-in-law Liu Hui, Zhang Qiaoqiao hopes that her natal family will be thought of when there is any good thing in the family.
A group of reborn people have their own thoughts, how they can live this day, we have to look back.
*****
"I said that Mrs. Hua is too eccentric, and she will suffer retribution sooner or later. The two sons of her family have taken the child away for more than a month. Ten days and a half months ago, they would bring something back to see the old man. Madam took a look at the child, it's been a long time and I haven't seen him back." said a young daughter-in-law with short curly hair.
"Shh, don't let Granny Hua hear this, but Dabao and Erbao are the same, no matter what, they are their mothers, and Jinbao is the youngest, since he was born without a father's pain, it is inevitable that her mother loves him more. Anyway, the old lady is not short of food and drink for their two brothers. She paid them to marry a wife, and gave them all the two jobs in the family. When the child was young and threw the child over, she knew it was their mother. Now When the child grows up and can run and dance, it is not enough to leave the mother aside after picking the fruit."
The biggest gossip in the courtyard these days is the Yan family. That day when Yan Dabao and Yan Erbao came to pick up their children, there was a lot of activity. Everyone saw it. Originally, it was common for parents to pick up their children and live together, but how long have they been back? , and don't come back to take a look at the old lady. This kind of practice is a bit ridiculous.
There are mainly two attitudes in the courtyard. One is that the old lady is biased and hurt the other two children. This kind of opinion is mostly spread among the daughters-in-law who have not yet become mother-in-laws. The other is that Yan Dabao and Yan Erbao It's wrong, this kind of saying is mainly spread among the mother-in-laws whose sons married their daughter-in-laws, and neither side can convince the other.
"Auntie, grandma."
Yan Chu has been in school for two weeks. The school is the one contacted by his uncle Jinzhande. It is fully enclosed. There is only one day a week to go home. When he goes home on Saturday night, he has to go back on Sunday night. It's evening self-study at school.
This kind of school is still very rare now. It is estimated that there is only one such school in Beijing. However, because of strict teaching management and high enrollment rate, there is no shortage of parents who want their children to become a success. Now college students are popular in big cities. Well, Jin Zhande was able to send this nephew in and stuffed a lot of money, but he didn't tell his wife or the old lady about this.
"Jinbao is back, your mother has cooked something delicious and is waiting for you."
Seeing Yan Chu came back, the women who had gathered in the yard to wash vegetables and chat also stopped gossiping and spoke to him affectionately.
"I miss my mother too, grandma and aunt, you wash the vegetables slowly, and I'll go home first."
The boy in the school uniform looks very energetic, and now the original body's biggest hobby is to read martial arts novels, he doesn't go out to play very much, his skin is whiter than ordinary girls, his facial features have inherited marigolds, he looks like Delicate and fair, without the arrogance and hostility of the past, he seems to please the elderly, not to mention.
"Do you feel that Jinbao is different from before? Mrs. Hua spoils him so much, why would she greet us so politely when she saw us in the past?"
Seeing him walking away, the women in the courtyard looked at each other and said.
"I think it's different. I heard that his uncle helped him change to another school. The school is so strict that he can go home one day a week. The old lady who treats him like eyes can't always I've been with you, I guess I've suffered a bit in school and learned a lesson, and my whole person has changed."
Everyone got together and just helped Marigold to speak, and the old lady who felt that Yan Dabao and Yan Erbao were not filial also assisted again.
"Actually, how old is Jinbao now, and he was spoiled before. You see, now that someone teaches him, he will become bigger. I think Uncle Jinbao's approach is good. Keep the old lady and Jinbao away from each other. Once you have learned qualitative things well, you won’t necessarily be bad in the future.”
"that is."
A chubby aunt also nodded, looking at Yan Chu's leaving back with a little envy: "Did you listen to that kid Jin Bao just now? It's good that my brat doesn't fight with me every day, and I expect to listen to him Say what you want to say about me, but Jin Bao is different. He and Mrs. Hua really have a good relationship. As long as he learns well in school, coupled with his affection for the old lady, there is no Dabao and Erbao. The old lady It won't be a bad day."
No matter how bad it is, there are still three big tile-roofed houses. The old lady has already saved the money for her son. When the time comes, Uncle Jinbao will find a job for the obedient nephew. Now those who see the old lady's jokes, She might not have a good life in the future, so the fat aunt didn't say these words.
So many people in the courtyard say that the old lady is eccentric, but there are too many elders who are eccentric. After all, Marigold still contributes money to help the two sons in front of them raise their grandchildren. Isn't it because of the three empty big houses of the Yan family? Compared with those families in the quadrangle where all three generations of a family live together and are unable to get away from each other, the days are so moist that people are envious.
"My son said that that kind of boarding school is very strict. Jin Bao was spoiled by the old lady. How did he live such a life? It's just the beginning. He can last a few more days."
The curly-haired little daughter-in-law who lived next door to Yan's house curled her lips. Her son was about the same age as Yan Chu. People in the courtyard used to praise her son. Especially when compared with Yan Chu, her son stood out even more. She didn't I want to believe that Yan Chu will get better.
After washing the vegetables, she shook her wet hands. The little daughter-in-law picked up the leaves of the vegetables, stood up and walked towards the small kitchen she built.
The dishes in other people's hands were almost washed, and they walked towards their own kitchen stove in twos and threes.
The delicious smell of roasted meat in the air, you don't need to use your brain to know that Granny Hua's precious son is back, and she can't afford to make something good, give her that precious egg.
Looking down at the all-vegetarian vegetable leaves in his pot, who can let someone have a vigorous and filial younger brother, it can't be compared, it can't be compared.
*****
"Damn it, be good, Jinbao, eat more, you won't be tired from studying in school."
The old lady hasn't seen her beloved son for several days. She cooked a whole table of dishes, fried smoked curd with garlic moss, steamed octopus, stewed pork vermicelli, a big bowl full of steamed eggs, and several vegetarian dishes Among them, the smoked meat and octopus were brought by Marigold to the old lady, but she was reluctant to eat them and kept them until her son came back.
"They're all thin."
The old lady felt distressed, and kept adding vegetables to her son's bowl.
The seven grandchildren were picked up. Don’t look at how much the old lady disliked them in the past. If she really disliked them, she would have sent them all away and returned them to their respective parents. In addition, her favorite son also went to school. After studying, suddenly only the old lady was left in the bustling big family, it was really lonely.
"Mom, I weighed myself this time and gained two catties. Every meal in the school has fish and meat, and the food is very good, especially the braised pork cooked by the master chef. It is very delicious, but I can't take it out, otherwise I I want to bring you some back."
Yan Chu really didn't think the closed school was so hard. He was very self-reliant, and he actually knew all the knowledge he learned in school. He practiced and studied on time, and his life was very easy.
The main thing is that the old lady is the person who knows Yuanshen's son best in the world, as long as he is far away, any changes in him will not arouse the old lady's suspicion.
Fortunately, the original body is the sweetest person who is used to coaxing people, and because of this, the old lady didn't doubt it at all when he said these words, and her heart was as sweet as eating a jar of honey.
"It's good to be fatter. Mom knows that the school your uncle chose for you is not bad. It's just that your uncle has gone to other places these days. When he comes back, Mom will take you to thank your uncle. Thanks to him all these years, in the future You are promising, you can't forget to honor your uncle, you know?"
The old lady felt that she deserved to be her two favorite people, whether her younger brother or her son, they were the best in the world.
As for the other two white-eyed wolves, let's not talk about it.
"Mom, I see, you should eat more."
Yan Chu felt that in the heart of his current uncle, it would be the greatest filial piety for him to see him less, but he was not stupid enough to refute the old lady's words, he just put some of the spiky meat into the old lady's bowl .
"Can you listen to the lessons taught by the teacher in the new school obediently?"
The old lady asked with a smile, her eyes forming a crescent moon while eating the meat from her youngest son.
"I can listen to it. I think the way the teachers in the new school teach suits my taste. Mom, I will definitely give you a top ten in the class in this midterm exam."
There were forty-eight students in the original class before, and his grades have been hovering in the 30s and 40s. The current class is about the same number as before, and being able to enter the top ten is not an improvement.
If Yan Chu really wanted to show his strength, it would be easy for Yan Chu to take the first place in the exam, but it would appear that he was too abnormal, and he had to make progress bit by bit. The meat is exposed.
"My Jin Bao is really promising, it's those teachers who delayed you."
The old lady thought in her heart that her son said that the top ten would be the top ten. If he didn't pass the exam, it could only be said that it was a mistake or the teacher who issued the test paper was not good enough. Anyway, her son would definitely be fine.
"The previous teacher was also good, but the teaching method was not suitable for me. Mom, don't you see that Qian Xue next door is very good at learning?"
Hearing what the old lady said, Yan Chu felt sorry for his previous teachers. They were very responsible, but their bodies were too muddy to support the wall. If his mother really said those words, it would also affect the teacher's reputation.
Anyway, as far as Yan Chu said, the old lady kept nodding and smiling, and the relationship between mother and son was not to mention how warm and harmonious.
After dinner, Yan Chu insisted on eating two big bowls of rice. He was a bit full and clutched his belly for a walk in the main room to digest food. The old lady said that there was no soy sauce at home, so she went out with an empty bottle to get some soy sauce before the grain and oil station closed.
In fact, as soon as she took the empty bottle out, the old lady hurried to the post office.
The post office in their area also functions as a telephone booth. How many people can have a landline these days, and the installation of a telephone is expensive. The old lady remembered a phone number that her younger brother had copied for her before he went out of town, and hurriedly called it.
The content of the phone call was nothing more than thanking her younger brother for finding such a good school for his nephew, and showing off what her precious son said about guaranteeing top ten in the exam this time to make her feel better.
Jinzhande, who was far away in the deep city, hadn't recovered after hanging up the phone. His first reaction was that the little bastard had been upgraded, and he was tricking his elder sister.
Jin Zhande, who was in the hotel, thought for a long time, and asked the teacher of Yan Chu School about the situation.
Yan Chu's class teacher is his former classmate, he is upright and will never say anything good just because Yan Chu is his nephew, and when he put his nephew in, he had to ask his old classmate to discipline him severely .
"Dude, your nephew's temperament is indeed spoiled, but he is still a child, and he can change it. I think he has performed better recently than when he just started school. Listen to the class carefully, I think the child can still be saved, not as hopeless as you said."
What the old classmate said made Jin Zhande a little confused.
"He didn't cause trouble for you? Like fighting with classmates and playing cards or something?"
Marigold didn't believe it was his nephew.
"Yan Chu still likes to play cards, old classmate, you didn't tell me before?" The voice on the other end of the phone was a bit serious.
"No, it's just that my nephew had friends playing this game before, and I'm afraid he will be spoiled by those bad kids." Jinzend was also not sure when his nephew turned bad.
"oh, I see."
The voice of the old classmate was much more relaxed: "You are worrying for nothing. It has been more than two weeks since school started, and the feedback from the life teacher is also good. Before, the child didn't want to wash the clothes by himself and wanted to take them all home for his mother to wash. The life teacher taught me After that, I started to wash it myself. In the earliest class, I liked to talk small talk with my deskmate, and teased the girls in the front row. After being criticized and educated, I didn’t see him committing the same crime again. That kid just needs someone to take care of him. As for the card game you mentioned, I really haven't seen him hit him before, and if there is such behavior in the dormitory, the life teacher will report it to me."
After chatting for a while, when Jinzhande hung up the phone, don't mention how complicated his expression was. Is this really his nephew, or was it really just that the whole family spoiled him too much before? He is only fourteen years old now, so it may not have changed. Space.
Thinking of the happy look of the eldest sister who called just now, Jin Zhande felt that the child should be given a chance.