Chapter 124

Chapter 124

Wang Qinghe skillfully started cooking. He had learned this skill from helping out with the cooking in the Wang family since he was young.

At first, his cooking wasn't very good; after all, there weren't many seasonings, and he didn't know how to make it taste better.

It was only after he married Xiuxiu that he gradually improved.

Xiuxiu grew up with her mother and sister. He had met her mother-in-law and elder sister, both of whom were shrewd and capable, and they pampered Xiuxiu more than he did. Originally, Xiuxiu could have followed her elder sister to join the military if she hadn't met him here and found someone she liked.

She would have gone with her elder sister.

Since being with him, Xiuxiu's life has not been as good as it was at home.

If only he could do better.

Wang Qinghe thought about this and also considered the matter of the house: "Xiuxiu, after I find Xiao Zhang tomorrow, I'll come back and build the courtyard wall. Who do you want to sell this house to?"

Bai Xiuxiu was counting their money when she heard his question and pondered for a moment: "Our courtyard is quite nice, and we've spent a lot of money fixing up the house. Now that we've separated from the family, whoever buys this house won't be bothered by the Wangs.

Let's start by asking people we know. I'll ask Aunt Jinhua tomorrow. If she needs it, we can sell it to her at a discount.

She has helped me a great deal.

If she doesn't need it, we can ask others."

"Alright."

Wang Qinghe added some more firewood to the stove.

In the main room.

Wang Shoucheng returned to the house with his family, looking dejected.

As soon as they entered, Zhao Guifen eagerly asked about the pension: "Old man, how much pension money did Lao Da give us? Shouldn't it be around forty or fifty yuan per month? For two people, that's not much; it's already cheapening them!"

"Forty or fifty yuan?"

Even Zhao Cuihua, who had just entered, couldn't help laughing at such an outrageous request: "Mom, you might as well lie down and dream now. It's only four yuan."

"How much?"

Zhao Guifen suspected her ears were failing her.

"Four yuan, two yuan each, adding up to four yuan," Wang Shoucheng glanced at her. This old woman really finds trouble where there isn't any.

She always says things that are hard to hear.

"He, he should go die! Four yuan, what can you do with four yuan? Why did you agree to it?" Zhao Guifen regretted not going along.

Wang Shoucheng looked at her with a cold smile: "What else? Whenever I had objections, they mentioned Old Fifth's wife. Do you want Old Fifth and Lao Er to lose their jobs? Our family's hope lies in them."

"Dad, you're wrong. This is Lao Er and Old Fifth's hope, not ours." Wang Laosi spoke sarcastically.

Wang Shoucheng glared at him: "What do you mean?"

"Nothing, I just think I've done a lot of work for you over the years. You might as well calculate the money I earned from working and give me three hundred yuan. I haven't eaten much more than Lao Da either. Give me my share.

I don't want to live like this anymore."

Wang Qingliang bravely spoke up.

Beside him, Wang Laosan looked at him with shock in his eyes.

Laosi... Is he crazy?

Doesn't he know why Dad agreed with Lao Da? It was to prevent Lao Da and his wife from causing trouble for Lao Er and Old Fifth's jobs.

He wants to separate too? Does he want to get beaten again?

Smack!

Wang Shoucheng slapped his fourth son across the face, so angry that his lips trembled: "You, you useless thing. What? Your father isn't dead yet, and you want to separate? I'll beat you to death before you can separate and drive me mad.

I... I'll let you separate?

Where's the feather duster? Where's my feather duster?"

Wang Shoucheng turned around in anger, and Zhao Guifen immediately handed him the feather duster.

"Dad, what are you doing?"

Wang Qingliang was stunned by the beating.

Wang Shoucheng ignored him and beat him fiercely: "I'll teach you to separate! I'll teach you to be smart! Do you still want to separate?"

"Answer me!"

Wang Qingliang howled in pain and quickly begged for mercy: "No more, Dad, I won't separate anymore, okay?"

Wang Shoucheng didn't calm down and glared at Wang Laosi's wife Chen Fang: "I'm telling you, stop mentioning separation. Your elder brother is unlucky and ungrateful. Didn't you see how much benefit Old Fifth's wife brought to the family recently?

She even talked about doing black market business.

That's all money!

Now that your elder brother and his wife have separated, there's one less person to share the money with.

You should be happy!"

I don't divide the family assets; it's all for your own good. If any of you dare to complain behind my back again, just watch me beat you to death.

And if anyone dares to threaten me with Old Fifth's affairs like the eldest did, I'll really beat you to death.

Can't I beat you brats if I can't beat the eldest?"

No one in the family dared to make a sound.

Old Fifth, Wang Qingqi, had returned earlier than them. Hearing that his father was going to take away what belonged to him and his wife, he felt a knot in his heart.

Why?

Why should this family take away his things?

"Alright, Old Second's wife, go make dinner quickly. You all get back to your tasks. Old woman, make something good tonight," Wang Shoucheng glared at Zhao Guifen.

Warning her not to skimp today.

Could this family be held together with only a few good meals a year?

Zhao Guifen was used to being frugal. Hearing that they were having a good meal, she felt uneasy.

But she knew better and took out some preserved meat she had stored: "This is all there is. Take it and cook it, then make some rice. Don't make too much, one bowl per person. If anyone's still hungry, they can eat some sweet potatoes.

Also, make an egg soup.

Put... put four eggs."

Zhao Guifen endured the pain in her heart.

The family couldn't help but swallow their saliva upon hearing about the meal.

In the western room, Bai Xiuxiu and her family had finished dinner and drank some hawthorn tea to aid digestion before settling down for the night.

Wang Qinghe skillfully drew the curtain and hugged his wife...

The next morning, Wang Qinghe took his wife and two children to the commune office first.

At the commune office, Bai Xiuxiu warmed up to him for a bit: "When we go to the county later, take a bus. We can afford it. Walking would be too tiring, and you're not allowed to refuse me."

Wang Qinghe, completely charmed by her, nodded vigorously in agreement.

His slightly dazed smile, paired with his fair face, didn't seem foolish at all.

Instead, it had a clean and pure quality.

Bai Xiuxiu felt that just looking at his face could make her eat two more bowls of rice.

"Bring back some eggs when you return, and buy some meat too. Keep the rest for yourself," Bai Xiuxiu gave him twenty yuan along with meat and grain tickets.

"Okay." Wang Qinghe's voice was a bit hoarse.

He watched his wife enter the commune office before leaving.

Now that he no longer needed to avoid people when going to the county and could take a bus, it was much faster and more convenient.

As soon as he arrived in the county, he headed straight for Xiao Zhang's place.

When he arrived, Xiao Zhang was applying medicine to his face.

Seeing him come, he immediately became enthusiastic: "Brother Wang!"