Chapter 796 I’m still afraid that no one will call me ‘Dad’ in the future
"How old is the child? How do you know who is her biological father?" Zhou's mother nagged a few words. Seeing her younger son's firm attitude, she said, "Don't regret it in the future?"
"There's nothing to regret about this." Wang Lidong chewed the melon seeds in his mouth, "I'm afraid no one will call me 'Dad' in the future."
Zhou's mother suddenly became more energetic and pulled her younger son and said enthusiastically, "While mother can still carry him, you and Lili can have two more boys as soon as possible.
Lili is not young anymore. The older a woman is, the more dangerous it is to have children, do you know?"
Wang Lidong promised that he would work hard to sow seeds and try to import a child for the old Zhou family next year. However, he had already made up his mind that he would not have children in the next two years.
As far as the current housing conditions at home are concerned, four people are already too crowded. If there are two more children, the quality of life can be imagined.
"Mom, from now on Lili and I will live in the outer room, and Dudu and you will live in the back room. Do you think that's okay?"
"Dudu and I will live in the outer room, and you and Lili will live in the inner room."
"I'm used to living outside, so don't argue with me about this." Wang Lidong talked about living expenses again. Since he started working, he hasn't paid for food, but he will get some meat and fish every now and then.
The bill goes home. There will be two more mouths in the future. If I don't pay the food fee, it will be unreasonable.
The mother and son discussed for a while and settled on the standard of living expenses, which was ten yuan per person per month, and a total of thirty yuan for the three of them.
The price is not high, but it is not low either.
Then, Wang Lidong talked to his mother about the distribution of housework, and also talked about Xu Dudu's education, "If Dudu does anything wrong, tell me or Lili, and let Lili discipline you."
The smile on Zhou's mother's face immediately disappeared without a trace, "What do you mean? As a grandma, I can't take care of the children anymore?"
Wang Lidong explained, "In the final analysis, if Dudu is not a child of our old Zhou family, you should treat Dudu as Chunyan's child and a guest of our family.
I told Lili that she would do all Dudu’s education, and I wouldn’t even lift a finger.
If the control is strict, they will say that you are not their own child and they don’t feel sorry for you. If the control is loose, they will say that he is not your biological child after all."
Mother Zhou picked up the wool on the side and knitted a sweater. She hummed and said, "Okay, I don't care. I won't care what happens to you in the future."
Wang Lidong was a little dumbfounded, but he was kind-hearted. "Dududu," Fu Lili opened the door, "Bingkun, someone is looking for you to make furniture."
"Mom, then we have settled this matter." Wang Lidong got off the kang and came to the living room. His neighbor Chen Shan wanted to ask him to make four benches. Recently, he was busy making Qiao Chunyan's 72 legs and had no time to do it.
Time to take on other tasks.
"Can it be made before the fifteenth day of the first lunar month?"
"Fifteen years ago, no problem."
"Then I will send the wood over tomorrow. By the way, Bingkun, how much do four benches cost?"
"Two dollars and four. When it's done and you're satisfied with it, I'll give you the money."
"Okay, I'm leaving then."
After seeing the neighbor off, Fu Lili took him into the outhouse, where Xu Dudu was sitting on the kang, playing house with a few dolls.
"What did your mother say? I think she seems unhappy," she glanced at her daughter and whispered softly, "Is it because of Dudu?"
"I agreed. It has nothing to do with Dudu." Wang Lidong pulled his wife to sit on the kang, "The Chinese New Year is still more than half a month away, but my dad's letter hasn't arrived yet, and I don't know if I will go home to celebrate the Chinese New Year this year.
My mother is a little upset."
Fu Lili glanced at him hesitantly. Wang Lidong took his wife's hand and said, "From now on, this is your home. Do you want to add anything to it?"
Fu Lili looked around at the furnishings in the room. The large wardrobe, chest of drawers, and radio were all 80% to 90% new. "Why don't we add a sewing machine? We won't have to spend money to hire someone to make our clothes in the future."
"Can you still make clothes?"
"Yes, my mother taught me. But I haven't done it for several years."
"Okay, no problem. I will bring a sewing machine back in the next two days." Wang Lidong took his wife's hand and said, "Why don't you buy a TV? Let it be our wedding gift." At this point, he said
He patted his thigh and said, "I almost forgot, please wait."
Wang Lidong stood up and went to the chest of drawers and took out a small wooden box, "See if you like it."
Fu Lili took the wooden box and opened it. Inside the box lay a set of jade bracelets, rings, and necklaces.
"Like it?"
"Yes, I like it."
"Here, let me bring it for you."
Xu Dudu on the side saw the two of them leaning together again, and reached out to pick up a few dolls, "Mom, I'm going to grandma's room."
Before he finished speaking, the little guy jumped off the kang and quickly left the room.
The little guy really has a good eye.
Adding chicken drumsticks tomorrow!
Wang Lidong locked the door with a click. Fu Lili blushed, stood up and said, "Where is the quilt? I'll send it to Dudu."
"My mother has a quilt," Wang Lidong picked up his wife* horizontally, and Fu Lili struggled a little bit.
In the next few days, as soon as they got off work, Wang Lidong and Fu Lili moved quickly and sent some unused things to Jichunong's big house.
Fu Lili stuffed a few quilts into the big closet, "It would be great if this house had a photo album. Then your mother wouldn't be reluctant to part with the old house."
"In a few years, I will try to find a more spacious house near the optical lettering film. Then we will move out of the optical lettering film."
"Mom" Xu Dudu, a child, ran into the room holding a puppy, "Mom, dog."
Fu Lili put down the quilt in her hand, glanced at the black puppy in her daughter's arms, and slapped her hand wide, "Where did it come from?"
Xu Dudu rolled his eyes and said, "I picked it up in the grass on the roadside."
Her daughter looked nervous when she spoke, and Fu Lili knew that her daughter was lying. Her face darkened, and she stretched out her hand to pull Xu Dudu in front of her, "Where did it come from?"
When Wang Lidong saw this, he spoke to his wife, left the room, and closed the door thoughtfully. After a while, many heartbreaking cries came from the room, mixed with one or two
The 'woof' sound of a puppy
After smoking a cigarette, the door opened with a click, and Fu Lili walked out with her little puppy in her arms. Xu Dudu cried like a little tearful person, limping behind her mother, begging her not to leave.
Send the puppy back.
But Fu Lili firmly disagreed. If she still lived in the factory, she would have raised her. But she was about to move to Zhou's house. Zhou's mother was a very diligent and frugal person. She was reluctant to add oil when cooking. She would add some oil every time she cooked.
A drop of vegetable oil, and always talking about how expensive the oil is, so she took over the cooking job
If you bring a puppy here, and your mother-in-law doesn't say anything on her face, she will definitely be unhappy in her heart.
"Uncle," the little girl hugged Wang Lidong's thigh and said with tears and runny nose, "Uncle, please help me beg my mother. Don't send the little bean sprouts back."
"Little bean sprouts? What's the puppy's name?"
"Uh-huh"
Looking at the crying little girl, Wang Lidong stopped his wife who was walking out, and reached out to pick up the little native dog from her arms. It was all black, with a piece of white hair on its front like a bright moon, and the hair on its four legs was also white.
It's like stepping in snow.
"This puppy looks very smart. When it grows up, it can keep the house and catch mice, so don't send it back." Seeing his wife's hesitation, he petted the puppy. "When my mother asked, she said this dog was
I'm coming."
Fu Lili glanced at her daughter, and finally nodded in agreement. Xu Dudu laughed through tears and accidentally blew a snot bubble.
Wang Lidong couldn't help laughing out loud. Fu Lili rolled her eyes at him and took out a handkerchief to help her blushing daughter dry her nose.
Zhou's mother frowned when she saw the puppy her son had brought back. Wang Lidong put the puppy into his mother's hands and said, "I specifically asked my colleague for it. You always said that there are a lot of mice in the house. When the little one grows up, the family will
There will be no more rats.”
Mother Zhou looked at the little guy in her hand, "A dog catches a mouse?"
"Mom, isn't there an old saying that dogs tend to meddle in other people's business. When it comes to catching mice, dogs are no worse than cats." Wang Lidong pushed his mother into the back room. He didn't keep this dog mainly for the sake of making a noise.
Their family's conditions are now among the best in the optical film industry, and they might be targeted by someone with evil intentions one day.
During the day, Zhou's mother was the only one at home. Although the old lady had some strength, she had no deterrent power as a woman. It was different with a dog guarding her at home.
In addition, he can accompany the old lady to relieve her boredom, so as not to stare at Fu Lili's belly all day.
Wang Lidong fooled around for a while, and the little thing was very clever. When Zhou's mother looked at it, it would wag its tail and stick out its tongue, making the old lady very happy.
Xu Dudu, a child, saw his little bean sprouts were like worms, inseparable from the old lady, and couldn't help gritting his teeth, "traitor!"
On Sunday, Wang Lidong called Liangfaxiao and Tu Zhiqiang, four people and two flatbed trucks, and the moving work was completed in one afternoon.
After all the things were moved into the room, Zhou's mother and Fu Lili hurriedly gave sodas to several people. Although it was winter, after walking ten miles, several people were exhausted and sweating profusely.
"Here, have a soda."
Wang Lidong drank the soda in his hand, took out the peonies and spread them around, "Brothers, thank you for today."
Tu Zhiqiang took the cigarette and patted him on the shoulder, "We are all brothers. If you try to be polite, you will be ignored."
After finishing the soda on National Day, I said in a daze, "It would be better if you had to delay the purchase of that house by two months."
Tu Zhiqiang asked curiously, "What's good?"
Qianchao explained, "We have a date to talk to during the National Day. This guy has been talking about the house every day lately."
"When did we talk about it? Why didn't I know?"
"Just what we talked about last week."
Wang Lidong was speechless. We had just started talking about it, and we didn't know if it would work out yet, so we were thinking about the house. It was so far-fetched.
Even if they had a flash marriage, Fu Lili's house wouldn't be his turn to live in. There are a lot of employees in the factory who have older qualifications than him but don't have houses.
"What does your partner do? What does he look like?"
"Salesperson from the supply and marketing cooperative, I think she's pretty good-looking."
"You're so good, you actually found a salesperson. If I buy anything from now on, I'll contact you."
A few people chatted for a while, and then Mother Zhou invited them into the back room for dinner.
The three of them were not polite. When they walked into the room and saw the table full of dishes, the gluttons in their stomachs screamed loudly.
Wang Lidong raised his glass, and several people touched one together, "You're welcome, just treat it as your own home, and you can eat whatever you want."
There were still about ten days before the Spring Festival, and Zhou's mother, who had been looking forward to it day and night, finally received a letter from her husband Zhou Zhigang. Unfortunately, she was illiterate, so she could only wait for her son to come back and read it to him.
Mother Zhou looked at the clock on the wall and saw that it was almost five o'clock. Normally, the couple would be home at this time.
At the same time, on the street half a mile away from Zhou's house, Wang Lidong was talking to Zhou Rong's classmate and big licker Cai Xiaoguang.
"Brother Xiaoguang, long time no see, how are you doing lately?"
"Same as usual," Cai Xiaoguang glanced at Fu Lili beside him, "Bingkun, who is this?"
"This is my wife, Fu Lili," Wang Lidong introduced the two to each other, "Lili, this is my second sister's good friend and classmate Cai Xiaoguang."
Fu Lili said hello, "Hello."
"Hello," Cai Xiaoguang punched him lightly, "You didn't even tell me when you got married, are you afraid that I won't give you a red envelope?"
Wang Lidong smiled and said, "We didn't serve any wine."
Cai Xiaoguang looked at the little girl in Wang Lidong's back seat and understood a little. The two chatted for a few more words. Cai Xiaoguang looked around and whispered news to him. Tonight, a small shop at the junction of urban and rural areas.
There will be pork sold without tickets, "48 cents a pound, the same price as pork with tickets."
If you want to buy it, just go there around ten o'clock in the evening. Remember, don't tell this news. If more people know about it, you're afraid of riots."
"Okay, thank you, Brother Xiaoguang,"
"It's okay, let's go."
After waving goodbye to Cai Xiaoguang, Fu Lili said, "I've seen this man before."
Wang Lidong asked curiously, "Where is it?"
"Hada, it was at the house of one of my dad's colleagues several years ago."
"Oh, Cai Xiaoguang's father is the head of the Provincial Department of Commerce,"
"How much pork are you going to buy?"
"Buy two, the more they will be conspicuous."
The two of them arrived at home without saying a word. As soon as they pushed the cart into the courtyard, Zhou's mother grabbed him and took her into the back room. She stuffed a letter into his hand, "Your father's letter, please read it to me quickly."
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Wang Lidong took off his coat, took the letter and opened it. He said hello at the beginning and talked about some trivial matters. Finally, he mentioned the key point, "Dad said that he will go home for the New Year this year. If everything goes well, he will be home by 29."
"That's great. Your brother and sister-in-law will also come home to celebrate the New Year this year," Zhou's mother smiled from ear to ear, and suddenly sighed, "It would be great if your second sister could also come back, and our family could be reunited.
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"As time goes by, there will definitely be opportunities in the future," Wang Lidong comforted his mother and then talked about the pork, "I don't want tickets. This is a rare opportunity. I plan to buy two fans."
"How much does one door weigh?"
"One fan only costs more than fifty kilograms, and two fans weigh one hundred kilograms. Make two hams and some bacon and sausages, and there won't be much left." Wang Lidong took a sip of water, "After the New Year, let dad bring some
Bacon and sausages will not go bad even after being stored for a year. Cut them into pieces every once in a while and cook them in the rice. They will become delicious over time."
"Okay. Kun'er, please be considerate. Just wait, mom will get you some money."
Wang Lidong grabbed the old lady who was about to get off the kang, "We don't have much money in total, so just leave it alone."
"By the way, do you want to tell Chunyan that she is hosting a banquet during the Chinese New Year?" Zhou's mother suddenly stopped when she said this. She remembered that her goddaughter had told her that this time the banquet would be held in a state-owned hotel.
There was good news one after another. Mother Zhou was in a good mood and ate half a bowl more for dinner than usual.
That afternoon, when Qiao Chunyan walked to her godmother's courtyard, she saw a man and a dog standing under the eaves, raising their necks and looking at the strings of sausages on the porch.
Qiao Chunyan pushed open the fence of the small courtyard, "Is this Dudu?"
"Woof woof" Douya seemed to realize that he had neglected his duty, and barked loudly twice. Xu Dudu looked at Qiao Chunyan, as if he had seen her before, "Who are you looking for?"
Qiao Chunyan walked forward with a smile and reached out to touch the little girl's head. Unexpectedly, she tilted her head and said, "Who are you?"
"When it comes to seniority, I am your godmother," Qiao Chunyan bent down, "Come and call your godmother and listen."
Xu Dudu rolled his eyes, turned around and entered the house. Little Douya quickly opened his short legs and followed into the house with a hum.