As the old saying goes, distant relatives are not as good as close neighbors.
This statement is no longer consistent with reality now, but at that time, it was the most practical truth.
No matter how scheming the people in this compound usually are, when it comes to matters of life, old age, illness and death, no one slips up and every household has someone to help. This is an established rule and a bottom line that cannot be broken in the fight between neighbors.
Su Yi didn't understand much before, because he thought black and white was the most straightforward. But the more he got used to living an ordinary life, the more he understood that the greatest wisdom in life is actually four words - it is rare to be confused.
Of course, these four words are only suitable for ordinary days. This is the true meaning of life and the only way to make people calm.
With Yan Fugui and Shazhu in attendance, Aunt Yi's funeral was both grand and lively. Now that the policy has been liberalized, there is no taboo in this regard.
Su Yi doesn't do anything special either. He builds sheds, carries coffins, kidnaps children...
Yi Zhonghai came here to express his gratitude to Su Yi. Although this "moral pacesetter" was hard-wired, he had indeed kept a low profile over the years. Coupled with the accident of his child, his focus in life had shifted. How to treat others.
He was more sincere and peaceful, and Su Yi's impression of him was much better than before.
Yi Zhonghai was both confused and determined about his future life. He didn't know if he had the ability to raise and educate a child less than three years old, but he decided that he would do it regardless of any difficulties.
"Uncle Yi, I'd like to express my condolences. If you have any questions, just speak." Su Yi left a promise that was not a promise.
On the other side, Qin Huairu really planned to have a showdown with Xiaodang and the others.
She was stimulated by Aunt Yi's death. Aunt Yi died, and Yi Zhonghai buried her and died for her, but what about her, Qin Huairu?
"Xiaodang, Sophora japonica, it's not that Mom doesn't want you, Mom really can't help it! Mom has to have a son, Mom has to have someone to rely on, Mom has to have a son to have hope... Ever since your brother's accident, Mom has been
I’ve always been worried about the decline in my heart, I’m afraid…”
Qin Huairu cried until she had snot and tears.
"Aren't my sister and I your queen? Why do you have to have a man? I won't get married in this life, so I will stay with you and provide for you in your old age. Isn't that enough, Mom? Why? Why does it have to be like this? Mom, you promised
Mine, you promised me..." Huaihua cried even more sadly than Qin Huairu.
"Huaihua, don't say stupid things. You are still young and you don't understand. When you grow up, you will definitely get married. How can you marry with your mother? This is impossible... Huaihua
Be obedient, it’s not that mom disowns you, we just don’t live together for the time being..."
"I don't care! I don't care! You lied to me, you big liar, I will never believe you again!"
Sophora japonica cried and ran out.
Qin Huairu wiped away her tears and sobbed, and said to Xiaodang: "Xiaodang, Xiaohuahuahua, you should understand mom, mom really can't help it..."
Xiaodang said calmly: "Mom, if Huaihua and I were replaced by my brother, would you still insist on marrying Kong Ermin today?"
"If your brother is still here, our family will still have the backbone. Mom will never leave you alone, Xiaodang!" Qin Huairu said excitedly.
"That is to say, the most important reason for you to marry Kong Ermin is to have another son so that you can continue to be your backbone, right?" Xiaodang asked.
"Your Uncle Kong is indeed a person worthy of trust. Xiaodang, don't be biased. Your Uncle Kong really has nothing to say to Mom..." Qin Huairu said.
"What if you give birth to a daughter again?" Xiaodang interrupted her and asked.
Qin Huairu was silent for a while and then said firmly: "Then Mom will regenerate!"
Xiaodang laughed at himself and said: "I understand, after all, Huaihua and I are both a burden to you. In the past, you could drag us along with me when you had my brother, but now you have to get rid of us."
It’s such a burden.”
"Xiao Dang, that's not what mom means. Do you have to say it so harshly?" Qin Huairu frowned and said, "Is it wrong for mom to want to pursue her own happiness? Don't you think you have the right to pursue happiness and freedom, but mom doesn't?
?"
"You have it, you have it so much." Xiaodang sighed, "Mom, don't worry, I will convince Huaihua, and my dad will agree to adopt us. But you just said you wanted me to breastfeed you too.
Come with us and give up on this idea as soon as possible. Sophora japonica and I will no longer be a burden to you, but there is nothing I can do about it, you have to take her with you."
"Xiao Dang, listen to mom, your dad's family is in good condition and he is kind-hearted. It's just a matter of having many happy children..."
"Mom, there is no such possibility!" Xiaodang interrupted her categorically, "My father and Wen Hui's mother are not bad people. The reason why Huaihua and I are together is because we are their goddaughters. But what does my milk mean? Is it my godmother?
?You can think of another way, there is no need to discuss this matter."
Qin Huairu sighed: "Then I can only send your milk to a nursing home, but if the nursing home can't take care of your grandma..."
Xiaodang said: "That's your problem."
She stood up and said, "I'm going to find Sophora japonica. Don't worry, I will convince her. But I have to ask you to find a way on your own."
After saying that, she turned around and walked out. Qin Huairu stopped her when she was approaching the door.
"Xiao Dang!"
"Um?"
"Mom, I'm sorry for you, and I'm sorry for Huaihua..."
"I'm not sorry, Mom." Xiaodang smiled, "You have a hard life, as long as you live up to yourself, that's what I mean."
Qin Huairu couldn't help covering her face and crying again.
Xiaodang did not look back and did not let his mother see his misty tearful eyes.
No matter how much I understand my mother, no matter how much I think about it from her perspective, after all, it is her mother who doesn’t want her...
Qin Huairu cried for a while, wiped away her tears and washed her face. Before going out, she went to Jia Zhang who was sitting blankly by the kang. She said with a complicated expression: "Mom, don't blame me. You are also a woman. You should be the most considerate."
There is really nothing I can do about my problem... Don't worry, I will definitely find a nursing home for you, and I will let them take good care of you..."
Jia Zhang looked at Qin Huairu blankly, then suddenly smiled stupidly and said: "Banggeng, look at Banggeng!"
"Next time, next time I will take you to see BangGeng," Qin Huairu forced a smile, "Mom, I'm going out first, please stay in the house and don't run around."
Not long after Qin Huairu left, Huaihua came back in a very depressed mood. She packed her clothes silently, and after being in a daze for a while, she walked to Jia Zhang, arranged her clothes, wiped her face, and said
: "Grandma, my sister asked me to stay with my father who was aiding Korea for a few days. While I'm away, take care of yourself. Remember to eat on time and don't run around..."
As she spoke, she suddenly froze, because Mrs. Jia Zhang reached out and touched her face, and her eyes were full of love.
"Go ahead and don't come back." Jia Zhang said.
"Grandma?" Huaihua was surprised and suspicious, "You, are you awake?"
Jia Zhang's expression suddenly changed, and she pushed Sophora japonica out roughly: "Let's go! Let me go! Let's go!"
"Grandma... no, why are you pushing me? Grandma?"
When Huaihua screamed in surprise, Jia Zhang pushed Huaihua out of the door. Sophoraia opened the door for a while, and vaguely heard something like sobbing inside, but when she calmed down and listened carefully, there was nothing.
She curled her lips and thought it was her grandma who was suffering from hysteria, so she took the baggage she had packed and went to Su Yi's former home in the front yard to find her sister.
That night, Qin Huairu was sent back by Kong Ermin very late, and both of them looked excited.
Qin Huairu soaked a steamed bun in boiling water for Jia Zhang and asked her to eat it in the inner room, while she talked to Kong Ermin in the outer room.
The two people were talking about their marriage. After Qin Huairu compromised, the Kong family had no reason to set up obstacles for them. Kong Damin meant that no one should bother. Tomorrow, the two of them would go to the Civil Affairs Bureau to present evidence and ask Qin Huairu to get married as soon as possible.
Move over.
There is currently no solution to the problem of Jia Zhang's old age care. Kong Damin means to let Jia Zhang stay in this room by herself and then slowly think of a solution.
The two of them were very excited in the outhouse, cuddling together and looking forward to what would happen after their marriage. It wasn't until about eleven o'clock that the two of them said goodbye.
After Kong Ermin left, Qin Huairu sealed the stove, went into the back room, covered Jia Zhang with a quilt, and then got into bed.
With yearning and expectation for a better future, she soon fell asleep.
At a certain moment when the night was quiet, Mrs. Jia Zhang suddenly opened her eyes and sat up straight.
She didn't turn on the light, but turned to look at Qin Huairu in the darkness, listening to her daughter-in-law's even snoring.
After a long time, she quietly got up and walked to the outhouse.
She took out the dusty photo of Jia Dongxu from the gap between the closet and the wall, and wiped the dust off with her sleeve.
She groped her way to the edge of the briquette stove, pushed the chimney clip in to seal it, took away the teapot sitting on the stove, and poked a hole in the sealed stove with a fire hook.
Then she held Jia Dongxu's portrait and sat by the stove, dazed in the darkness.
At a certain moment, two lines of clear tears quietly slipped from her eyes.
The two bodies were discovered by Kong Ermin who came to see Qin Huairu just before ten o'clock the next morning.
He waited at the door of the Civil Affairs Bureau but couldn't wait for Qin Huairu to register and get a marriage certificate with him, so he simply came to the courtyard to find Qin Huairu. When he got there, he knocked on the door but no one answered. Instead, a strong smell came from the crack in the door.
The smell of soot.
Kong Ermin was shocked when he realized something was wrong, and hurriedly broke in the door, but at this time, the bodies of the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law inside were stiff and cold.
New Year's Eve in 1974 must be an unforgettable day for many people.
The news of the death of Qin Huairu and Jia Zhang was quickly notified to Su Yi. Su Yi did not hide Xiaodang and Huaihua. He felt that the two girls should say goodbye to their mother and grandmother.
This year's Spring Festival, Su Yi had a very boring time.
On the seventh day of the first lunar month, Wenhui was finally born.
The child was a little girl. Su Yi was blessed with a daughter. He liked her very much and was very happy.
He and Wen Hui had already discussed it, whether it was a boy or a girl, this was the only one.
It took a lot of thinking to name the child, but I finally chose a name from one of Wen Hui's favorite poems - sparse shadows slant across the sky and clear water is called Su Qingqian.
The nickname is Qianqian.
He hopes that his daughter will always be a clear and pure little angel.
"Dad, aren't you disappointed?" One day Xiaodang couldn't help but secretly asked Su Yi, "Mom didn't give birth to a younger brother. Why are you so happy?"
"Why do you want a boy? Our family doesn't have a throne to inherit." Su Yi said with a smile, "Our Su family now has three golden flowers, how nice is it? Dad has three little cotton-padded jackets. Even the gods won't change them these days!"
The two little girls have not yet recovered from the pain of losing their mother. Compared with Huaihua, Xiaodang is much better and takes the initiative to take care of Wenhui and the children.
Wen's mother specially hired a confinement nanny to take care of her daughter. After the nanny came in, she respected Su Yi and Wen Hui very much. However, she learned that Xiao Dang was not Su Yi's biological child and saw Xiao Dang running around doing work.
, a thought came up, and his attitude towards Xiao Dang became a little lukewarm, and he even wanted to instruct Xiao Dang to do work.
Naturally, everything at home could not be hidden from Su Yi's ears. After discovering this situation, he frowned and went downstairs to educate the nanny.
Xiaodang himself was not a submissive person. When he saw that the nanny had a bad attitude towards him, he immediately frowned and questioned her.
"Aunt Mei, you were fine when you first came here, why have you changed your attitude towards me now?"
"How has my attitude towards you changed?" The nanny rolled her eyes. "Stop talking nonsense here. The little girl is not old and has a lot of things to do."
"You know your attitude well," Xiaodang said, "You are the nanny hired by my father. Logically speaking, you should do all the work. Why did I make a mistake when I helped with the work?"
"Oh, what should I do to you? Isn't it because you can't do it well that you asked me to do it?" The nanny sneered disdainfully, "In this family, you and I are the same. We are both outsiders and we work for the leader's family.
You workman, don’t be too pretentious in front of me! Are you still my daughter? Haha, if I really treat you as my daughter, why are you running around washing diapers and cleaning up?"
The word "outsider" was very harsh and made Xiaodang's face turn pale instantly.
Her mother passed away and Su Yi had a biological daughter. Putting these two things together made Xiaodang extra fragile and sensitive. At this time, a nanny said that she was an outsider in the family, which made her feel inexplicable.
Uncomfortable.
But before Xiaodang could say anything, Su Yi's stern voice came from outside the kitchen door.
"Aunt Mei, take off your apron and leave my house now!"
Su Yi walked up to Xiao Dang with a pale face and said sternly to the nanny whose expression changed drastically: "Who gave you the courage to talk nonsense to my daughter here?"
"Lead me..."
"Bullying my family? Our family doesn't dare to use you! Leave, leave now!"
"I'm sorry, boss, I was wrong..." The nanny was frightened and hurriedly begged for mercy.
She is a waiter transferred by Wen's mother from the Laoqiang Station, and she has a formal establishment. If Su Yi returns the goods here, the consequences will be quite serious for her.
"Are you leaving? Do you want me to inform the security guard to ask you to leave?" Su Yi showed no mercy at all, his face as deep as water.
"Dad, forget it, she was invited by grandma." Xiao Dang hurriedly begged.
"Whoever invited me can't let my daughter suffer any injustice!" Su Yi held Xiaodang's hand.