Rebirth: I Have a Spiritual Spring

Chapter 74 Mother Zhang’s natal family gathered together

Father Zhang's big hands straightened Zhang Wanwan upright, "Girl, don't sleep, it's almost here, wake up quickly."

Zhang Wanwan opened her sleepy eyes, looking a little listless. Anyone who was picked up early in the morning and sat on a tram would not be in a good mood.

After getting off the bus, Zhang's mother and Zhang's father each carried two large bags of things. They were all New Year's gifts prepared by Zhang's mother. They were only available in Pushi and were considered rare items for the people in the county.

Zhang's mother has two brothers and one sister, both of whom live nearby. The eldest brother, Li Yongfu, sells fish at a vegetable market. The second brother, Li Yongshou, is a worker. They work outside all year round and only come back during the Chinese New Year. The third child, Li Meili, was married in a rural area on the outskirts of the county. Her family contracted a lot of fields to grow vegetables, and some people came here specifically to buy in large quantities, making small profits but quick turnover. Her relatives all relied on labor to make money, and their lives were not rich, but the advantage was that they had no foreign debt.

In those years, when Zhang's father and Zhang's mother bought a house and borrowed money, they all contributed. Zhang's father always remembered this favor and had great respect for Zhang's brothers and sisters. No matter how expensive Zhang's mother brought to her parents' house, he always paid attention to it. Never said a word.

The family of four first went to the eldest brother Li Yongfu's house.

Li Yongfu's wife, Lu Cui, was standing in front of her house, eating melon seeds and chatting with the neighbor women. Her family was also in Qingpu, and she and her family met all year round. It didn't matter if they came back on the second day of the new year. In addition, every year on the second day of the new year, Zhang's mother and the others would come to visit. Lu Cui Simply stay at home. The children went to grandma's house for a day on the first day of junior high school. They didn't go out today after receiving the red envelopes. They were waiting for the little aunt who only came back once a year to give them red envelopes.

When Zhang's mother arrived, Lu Cui's sharp eyes saw it from a distance. She stopped cracking the melon seeds and greeted her enthusiastically, "The child's aunt is back! Come home quickly!"

Mother Zhang handed a bag to Lu Cui with a smile on her face, "I bought some cakes and bread for the children."

Lu Cui took a look and said in surprise: "Hey! This is not cheap! A few days ago, I saw people who came back from working outside bringing this. They said it was popular among people in the city and it was very expensive, so we just took a look. Don’t dare to taste it.”

Lu Cui tightened her grip on the bag, and looked at Zhang Mu's family with more and more enthusiasm. After welcoming them into the house, she immediately went to the kitchen to prepare for the banquet.

Li Yongfu came back on his motorcycle. When he heard the commotion at home, he shouted at the top of his lungs before he even entered the door: "My little sister is back!"

"Brother! Come in quickly and have some snacks." Mother Zhang trotted out and asked Zhang Baiyan and Zhang Wanwan to call for help.

"Uncle." The two of them showed up obediently, but Li Yongfu was extremely curious, so he asked: "I heard that Wan Wan was the top pick in the high school entrance examination last year, right? Good guy! It was all in the newspapers! I even cut it up and saved it, so I can show it to you later!”

Seeing Li Yongfu's angry appearance, Zhang's mother and Zhang's father were helpless. They even wanted to drag him to make tea, but they didn't have any time to spare.

After a while, Li Yongfu actually took out a book with many newspapers posted on it and pointed to a report for everyone to read. Zhang's mother, who was illiterate, joined in the fun.

Li Yongfu took the opportunity to stuff a red envelope into each of Zhang Baiyan and Zhang Wanwan, "Here, this is what my uncle is giving to you." Zhang Yuanwan glanced at Zhang Mu, and accepted the red envelope at the nod of Zhang Mu. At this moment, Zhang Mu She also gave two red envelopes to each of Li Yongfu's two children, one from her and one from Zhang's father.

The two children's eyes lit up immediately after receiving the red envelope. They glanced secretly and were so shocked that they were speechless. The eldest child, Li Qingqing, rushed into the kitchen with the red envelope and said excitedly: "Mom, my aunt and uncle gave it to us. Two red envelopes, one hundred each. I have two hundred here. This is the biggest red envelope I have ever received!”

Lu Cui was surprised when she heard the words. She couldn't help but believe it when she saw the money in the red envelope. She was happy but also a little embarrassed. In the past, when her sister-in-law still owed them money, the red envelopes would come and go. She didn't owe anyone, and she didn't. She would take advantage of her sister-in-law because she only cares about the things her sister-in-law brings back every year. What should she do now that her sister-in-law is so generous? And I’m afraid that the one in her family doesn’t know yet!

Lu Cui was pretending to be distracted, but there was a commotion outside. She looked over and quickly pushed Li Qingqing out, "Your aunt is here, go call someone."

Li Meili has two daughters and one son. The eldest daughter is one year older than Zhang Baiyan, named Zhao Xiaojun. She went out to work before finishing high school. She looks very mature. The youngest daughter, Zhao Xiaoqin, is one year younger than Zhang Wanwan and is only in the third grade of junior high school this year. I was about to prepare for the high school entrance examination, because Zhang Wanwan was the top scorer in the high school entrance examination last year. The couple, who had never paid much attention to education, suddenly paid attention to her grades. They hope that Zhao Xiaoqin can be admitted to high school if she is more ambitious, and that the family can have a college student. Their youngest son, Zhao Jun, is only in sixth grade now, and the teenage boy dislikes cats and dogs. , he bullied Li Yongfu’s dog until he barked as soon as he entered the door.

Zhang's mother came out and chatted with Li Meili for a long time. The two sisters entered the house holding hands affectionately. Zhang Wanwan and the others quickly stood up and called for help.

Father Zhang and Li Yongfu invited Li Meili's man, Zhao Guoqing, to come over and make tea.

The head of the family was talking around, and a group of sensible children sat nearby, whispering or watching TV series. The only one who behaved well was Zhao Jun. Because it was too noisy, Mother Zhang hurriedly gave it to the children. I gave him some cakes and bread, stuffed red envelopes, and sent him to play with the dog in the yard.

Without the naughty Zhao Jun, the hall instantly became quiet and everyone could talk properly.

Li Meili's eyes were filled with tears since she saw Zhang Wanwan. She held Zhang's mother's hand and praised her nonstop, sighing: "I was worried about you when you had such a hard time to buy a house in the city, but now it's all worth it. ,look Let’s see how well you teach these two children! Let’s not talk about it. When the name of the top scorer in the high school entrance examination came out last year, we were all excited. We have been talking for a while! Bai Yan is tall and handsome, and he will be the top candidate this year! You passed the college entrance examination, right?"

Mother Zhang smiled and nodded.

Li Meili asked: "How are his grades?"

Zhang's mother looked at Zhang Baiyan and said with a smile: "I have to ask him about this. I don't understand. I just try to give them a good environment. As for whether they can read well or not, it depends on themselves. I don't ask for anything." , I just hope that he can go to a good university and have a decent job in the future, without having to work as hard as us and be looked down upon by others!"

Li Meili knew who Zhang's mother was talking about, so she sighed softly and advised: "It's all in the past. No matter how good they are, we won't touch them. No matter how useless we are, we never go to them and say those nasty things." What are you doing! Look, how many people are envious of you for having these outstanding sons and daughters, but they are so capable, and yet they are not the only ones who should be disappointed!"

(End of chapter)