Hao Yufen had only one thought the moment she obtained custody of Liu Weicheng.
That is to raise her only son well for her deceased sister.
Sixteen years had passed in the blink of an eye when she first brought Liu Weicheng home. She had just found out she was pregnant and was not happy for two days when she received the news that her sister and brother-in-law had unfortunately passed away on the construction site.
The result of the investigation was carbon monoxide poisoning.
Because they were married, the couple, who had a small position at the construction site, lived in a simple house made of iron sheets. In the 1990s, regulations in all aspects were not so perfect. The arrival of winter made the couple choose to use coal for heating.
However, the blockage of the ventilation duct prevented the carbon monoxide from being discharged out of the room. Perhaps the intense work during that period prevented both of them from noticing this phenomenon.
The tragedy happened only when the workers called him to work the next day.
At that time, the person in charge of the project was Chen Shikun.
After this incident happened, it made the headlines of the news that year. It took several days to ferment. Because it was a tragedy caused by negligence, the factory originally did not want to provide any compensation. In the end, it was because of Chen Shikun's intervention that more than 100,000 yuan was finally awarded.
compensation.
This was undoubtedly a huge sum of money at that time, but Hao Yufen did not feel happy when faced with such a huge sum of money.
After all, it was paid for with the lives of relatives. For this reason, the relatives of the brother-in-law's family fought hard to snatch Liu Weicheng's custody rights for this money.
In the end, she and her husband, Zhu Chengjun, who were still pregnant, ran over and had a big fuss, and then the matter was completely settled.
After having custody of Liu Weicheng, Hao Yufen did not touch a penny of the property left by her brother-in-law after their death. They saved it all for when he grew up and got married. Over the years, Liu Weicheng's school expenses were all paid by the couple.
Pay out of pocket.
When Liu Weicheng chose to drop out of school after graduating from junior high school, she had to persuade him for a long time.
Unfortunately, in the end, Liu Weicheng couldn't resist him at that time, and finally had no choice but to agree with his idea. Perhaps it was because Liu Weicheng discovered the difficulties in life at that time that he resolutely chose to drop out of school.
Even after sixteen years, Hao Yufen could only think of Chen Shikun's calm expression on the day when her sister and her husband were buried... and she felt disgusted from the bottom of her heart.
Perhaps in the eyes of outsiders, it was a rare good person to come to pay homage in person, but to Hao Yufen at that time, it was more of a show.
It is precisely because of this that she will take the initiative to change the channel whenever there is a scene about the other party on TV.
Now... her nephew, the child of her deceased sister, was asking her for information about the person she hated. For a moment, Hao Yufen felt mixed emotions in her heart.
Looking at Liu Weicheng's appearance, which is 60% to 70% similar to his sister's, his son's appearance always seems to be more like his mother's.
She turned around and looked at her husband, who was washing the dishes with a wire ball.
After a long time, he sighed.
"I can't say we know each other, I just met him a few times before."
"When did we meet?"
The aunt's response made Liu Weicheng even more confused.
The next second, his aunt's answer reached his ears.
"When your parents have a funeral."
"..."
This answer surprised Liu Weicheng, and then Hao Yufen gave the other party a rough description of what happened that year.
After learning the cause of death of his biological parents, Liu Weicheng actually didn't feel much.
After all, when his parents passed away in this life, he had just remembered them not long ago, and he had very little impression of his parents, only a few scattered fragments deep in his memory.
But after all, they were his parents, so they felt somewhat uncomfortable after learning that this accident had happened.
Liu Weicheng already understood what happened. After Hao Yufen told him everything, the kitchen became quiet again.
The couple looked at Liu Weicheng who was looking down and thinking, and they were lying if they said they were not worried.
After all, after taking care of him for so many years, the kind-hearted couple has long regarded Liu Weicheng as their own child.
As the only man in the family and the head of the family, Zhu Chengjun felt it was time to enlighten the other party. He took off the rubber gloves he wore when washing dishes, put down the steel wire ball and was about to speak.
The next second, Liu Weicheng raised his lowered head.
"Maybe it's because of the blessings of my parents. My business has been going pretty well recently."
As if he wanted to end this boring topic, Liu Weicheng changed his gaze from his aunt to his uncle beside him.
He looked at Zhu Chengjun and said.
"Uncle, are you still working in the factory? You have no intention of getting promoted after all these years. Why don't you come over and help me?"
"..."
The couple were stunned. Looking at Liu Weicheng in front of them, the shy boy who didn't like to communicate seemed to be a different person now.
With a straight back, he exuded a sense of confidence.
After the National Day holiday, Liu Weicheng was ready to start contracting catering. The money from the bank had been approved and the venue had been found.
When the time comes, the stove can be started with a pot and a pot, but now we still need a trustworthy person to help take care of it.
When the bidding for takeout canteens in primary and secondary schools in the city ends, if you get the qualification, your monthly profits will reach a whole new level.
At the beginning of the 21st century, the county's education level was still somewhat behind the standards.
In today's world, my aunt's family is Liu Weicheng's only family.
Even if it was just for the sake of his children, Liu Weicheng didn't want his aunt and his family to stay in a small county all their lives. Instead of doing this, he might as well come over and help him.
Zhu Chengjun and Hao Yufen, on the other hand, looked at Liu Weicheng in front of them.
Suddenly, there is a feeling...that the child has become the backbone of the family.
The young child in my mind suddenly became very reliable.
It's like a dream.
Not quite real.
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The pace of life in the county is much slower than that in the city.
Perhaps to fulfill their friendship as landlords, sisters Zhu Shushu and Zhu Qinqin took Zhao Xuanying out in the afternoon.
I visited almost the entire county.
Liu Weicheng did not go out with them. Instead, he told the couple about his current situation and various plans for the future.
The aunt and his wife, who only had high school diplomas, were confused. They didn't know what Liu Weicheng meant by e-commerce, nor did they know what a 5G network was.
They didn't even know the purpose of the many bizarre things the other party described, but they understood one thing.
It was Liu Weicheng who said he could make a lot of money.
Including Liu Weicheng, the family has a total of five people.
Three of them are raising children, which doubles the pressure on the couple, who are just ordinary people.
The money I have earned over the years can only support my normal life. After excluding the school expenses for my two daughters, I will not have much money left after a year.
Although their lives were ordinary, the couple had become accustomed to this pace of life.
The last time Liu Weicheng came back to collect the money, Hao Yufen was coaxed into a daze, otherwise she would not have handed over all the money she had saved for more than ten years.
Now I heard Liu Weicheng say that he contracted a school canteen in the city and his monthly income was five figures...
The couple was completely stunned.
Five figures! That’s not a small amount! In the early days of the 21st century, what does it mean to have such an income in a month?
You can imagine how shocking it is.
The impact of this amount of information was so great that neither of them could digest it well in a short period of time.
Perhaps to give his aunt and his wife time to think about it, Liu Weicheng decided to stay temporarily in his hometown for one night.