Era: Life's Big Winner

Chapter 6 Meeting Qin Jingru and Huaihua
While He Wenhui was combing her hair and dressing up.

Liu Hongchang took out the gift that the original owner had prepared from the cabinet.

The cabinet was locked. I guess the original owner was afraid that the gifts he bought would be stolen and ruined by those two bastards He Wenyuan and He Wentao.

After all, she still remembers clearly how He Wenyuan stole the new bed sheets and made them into clothes before the wedding.

The gifts included two kilograms of white sugar, two kilograms of brown sugar, a floral cotton jacket, a woolen scarf and a pair of cloth shoes with thousand-layer soles.

Liu Hongchang took a large cloth bag and packed all his things, and then heard He Wenhui say worriedly: "I am a little uneasy."

"Don't waste time. An ugly daughter-in-law has to meet her parents-in-law. She has to go whether she is comfortable or not." Liu Hongchang said seriously.

In order to fulfill his promise to He Wenhui for the rest of his life, the original owner ran away from home and ignored his mother. He was a complete bastard.

In fact, many things don’t need to get to this point, and the original owner doesn’t need to marry into the wife’s family.

As long as Liu's mother Wang Cuilan can understand him privately, all bad situations can be solved.

As for the opinions of my eldest brother Liu Yuanchang and my eldest sister-in-law Wu Xiaoying, they are actually not important. What they say can only be used as a reference at most.

As long as Wang Cuilan was not dead, they had no say in Liu Hongchang's marriage, and there was no need to confront them head-on.

As for the original drama, Liu Yunchang occupied Liu Hongchang's house, in fact, it was because Liu Hongchang was determined not to go back.

As a mother, what else can Wang Cuilan say except disappointment?
You don't want the house anymore and you're going to marry into the family. It's good enough that she didn't die of anger. Can you really drive Liu Yunchang away?
In the yard, He Wenhui came under the eaves carrying gifts and Liu Hongchang came under the eaves carrying a bicycle.

"Hong Chang, I feel like everyone is looking at us strangely." He Wenhui's face flushed, she frowned and said in a low voice.

Liu Hongchang was thick-skinned and not at all embarrassed. He said with a smile:

"That's right, we made such a big noise this morning, and they are not deaf."

He Wenhui was stunned, her face burning with shame. She lowered her head and wished she could find a crack in the ground to crawl into.

"Oh! It's all your fault. I said I was biting a towel in my mouth, but you said my voice was gentle and melodious and I wanted to listen to a song."

Liu Hongchang chuckled and said, "It's okay, maybe they are still envious of us!"

At this time, an old lady gave a thumbs up and praised: "Hongchang, you are so capable! Wenhui will be blessed in the future."

"See, she envies us." Liu Hongchang laughed.

"You're just not serious!" He Wenhui spat, turned around and quickened her pace to run out of the yard.

Liu Hongchang raised his eyebrows and thought to himself that this woman had terrifying potential. She had been working hard last night and this morning, but she could still run and walk.

So, sometimes when a woman looks delicate, it means she wants you to see her delicate side.

Suxiang Hutong.

The winding and deep bluestone road, with a moist luster, stretches out slowly and steadily.

The houses in the alley are low and spacious, with mottled bricks and tiles, showing traces of time.

He Wenhui's home is at No. 38 Suxiang Hutong. There is a supply and marketing cooperative agency store, which is also a convenience store, at the door.

Liu Hongchang tied the gift to the front rack of his bicycle, carried it out of the yard and into the alley.

Then I bought a pack of Daqianmen cigarettes at the selling point. They cost 3.50 cents a pack, and you also need cigarette coupons.

Cigarettes were supplied with coupons, some of which were printed by local supply and marketing cooperatives, and some were printed by the Sugar, Tobacco and Alcohol Company.

The validity period of cigarette tickets is generally one year, and the ticket specifically states: Not allowed to be bought or sold, but can be given as a gift.

Because of the regional supply, cigarette tickets vary greatly.

Some are distributed monthly, and some are distributed by number.

In some places, cigarettes are labeled as Class A, Class B, Class C, etc. according to their value, and the supply quantity is indicated respectively.

At retail, only one pack of Class A cigarettes is allowed to be purchased at a time.

For other Class B, C and D cigarettes, the purchase amount shall not exceed 5 boxes at a time, and the ticket amount is divided into 1 pack, 3 packs and 5 packs.

In those days, not only did you need tickets to buy cigarettes, you also needed tickets to buy most other daily necessities.

There were food coupons, cloth coupons, oil coupons, meat coupons, cigarette coupons, egg coupons, bicycle coupons, sewing machine coupons, and so on.

Liu Hongchang had no shortage of cigarette coupons. The original owner often went out to cook. In addition to receiving wages, the host would also give him cigarettes, alcohol, towels, etc. When Liu Hongchang was looking for his grain certificate at home, he found more than 20 cigarette coupons.

There were no other tickets, as most of them were used up during the marriage.

Seeing Liu Hongchang buying cigarettes, He Wenhui stood next to the bicycle and didn't say much.

She felt as if in a dream, and felt that since last night, the Liu Hongchang of the past and the Liu Hongchang of the present were not the same person.

She had clearly sensed this feeling when Liu Hongchang threatened her last night. Their personalities were completely different.

Deep down, she liked the current Liu Hongchang very much, so she didn't think it was wrong. Instead, she was afraid that he would change back.

Although the previous Liu Hongchang was very tolerant and caring towards her, he always lacked a sense of dominance.

"Get in the car. What are you doing?" Liu Hongchang came back from buying cigarettes, climbed into the car, and seeing her in a daze, he urged her.

He Wenhui came back to her senses, smiled, sat sideways in the back seat, hugged his waist, and leaned on his back.

"Hong Chang, I like you bullying me." She said shyly with a blushing face and a faint smile.

Liu Hongchang smiled and said, "Very good, I will row to the end tonight!"

He Wenhui hummed softly, her eyes were bright and charming, her gaze was as soft as the flowing water, and she hugged his waist a little tighter.

Speechless all the way.

The Shuguang Courtyard in Nanluoguxiang is a three-courtyard courtyard.

Liu Hongchang's family lived in the northern house of the central courtyard, which had three rooms in total, one bright and two dark.

The largest main room in the middle was divided into three rooms.

Liu Hongchang lived in one room, Wang Cuilan lived in another, and there was a living room in the middle.

The other two side rooms, the larger one is where Liu Yunchang and Wu Xiaoying live, and the other one is the kitchen.

Liu Hongchang's room was chosen by his father when he was alive. He was the youngest son in the family, so he was naturally taken care of.

Because the room was big, as soon as Liu Hongchang left, Liu Yunchang and Wu Xiaoying couldn't help but want to occupy it.

Having said that, compared with He Wenhui's family, Liu Hongchang's family conditions are indeed much better.

Not to mention the house, everyone in the family has an income.

Although Wang Cuilan did not work, she applied for retirement due to illness and received a pension.

Liu Yunchang took over his father's job at the coal factory, and Wu Xiaoying took over Wang Cuilan's job at the textile factory.

With the addition of Liu Hongchang as the cook, the family's income is quite considerable.

And what about the He family?

Only He Wenhui had a job, but she was just an apprentice in a garment factory with a low income and three children to support.

That would be fine, but the key point is that the He family doesn't like Liu Hongchang. Where can they seek justice?
So there was a reason why Wang Cuilan, Liu Yunchang and Wu Xiaoying opposed Liu Hongchang's marriage to He Wenhui from the very beginning.

"Wenhui! Wenhui!"

As soon as he reached the entrance of the alley, he heard someone calling He Wenhui, and Liu Hongchang quickly stopped his bicycle.

"Huh? Sophora japonica!" He Wenhui looked in the direction of the sound, let out a light exclamation, then her face lit up with joy and she jumped out of the car.

Across the street, two women were walking towards us with smiles on their faces.

The one cheering and greeting in the front is Jia Huaihua, about eighteen or nineteen years old, just the age when a bud is about to bloom.

The girl is pretty, with a small round face, curved eyebrows, big eyes, a small nose and a cherry mouth.

She has a good figure, full and curvy, and she always exudes a youthful and lively aura.

The woman behind is Jia Huaihua’s aunt, about thirty-one or thirty-two years old, named Qin Jingru. She is good-looking and has a plump and graceful figure.

She was dressed up gorgeously, wearing a Lenin suit, high heels, long wavy hair, and a small, exquisite leather bag on her shoulder.

(End of this chapter)