Chapter 73 Xu Guosheng and his mother come to visit
Shen Erniu was disgusted by Wu Hua's expression. After saying that, she went back to the woodshed. If she didn't tell Wu Hua in advance that Guosheng was coming to propose marriage, she was afraid that Wu Hua would drive him away.
Shen Datian's brain was not as active as Wu Hua's. He didn't understand why this woman was so happy. "You can still laugh? Have you forgotten that you took money from the old widower?"
"What's wrong with taking the money? Can't I return it? Didn't you listen to what that damn girl said? The man she's dating has a good family background and lives in the next village, so it will be convenient for her to move around in the future."
Selling the dead girl to the old widower was a one-time deal. Not only did the dead girl hate them, but it was also not cost-effective. The old widower was very stingy and was only willing to pay fifty dollars.
The guy that dead girl is dating has such a good family background and lives in the next village. If she wants anything in the future, she can just ask for it.
The more Wu Hua thought about it, the more beautiful it became. She looked towards the woodshed and now she found her stepdaughter much more pleasing to the eye.
Shen Datian understood Wu Hua's meaning after a while, "It's better for my daughter to get married. If she has any problems, her parents can help her."
If he really sold his daughter to the old widower, he would be spit on by everyone when he went out.
If his daughter marries well, he will be proud as a father.
"That's right. Didn't Erniu say that her boyfriend will join the army next year? Jinbao has a brother-in-law who is a soldier. When Jinbao grows up, let his brother-in-law get him a position in the army. Then our Jinbao will be an honor to the family."
When her son becomes an official, she, as a mother, will enjoy endless blessings.
"Jinbao's mother, you are the one who has foresight and thinks long-term. When our in-laws come to visit us tomorrow, we must entertain them well and not let them look down on our family." Before the wedding was even concluded, Shen Datian already called his in-laws.
"You don't have to tell me. I know what's going on. Erniu's clothes are all patched. I have a piece of cloth at home. I'll light a kerosene lamp tonight and make clothes for her all night. A girl can't wear too shabby clothes."
Shen Datian patted her shoulder with satisfaction and said, "Thank you for your hard work tonight."
Fortunately, this woman had some brains and knew to make a new dress for her daughter.
Shen Jinbao listened to the entire conversation between his parents, and his face wrinkled. "Mom and Dad, is my sister going to get married?"
Wu Hua touched her son's head with a doting look on her face, "Yes, your sister is getting married. The family your sister is going to marry is well-off. If you want to eat something in the future, just go to your brother-in-law's house and ask your sister for it."
Shen Jinbao started crying and rolled on the ground, "I don't want my sister to get married, and I don't want to eat anything."
As soon as her son started crying, Wu Hua became anxious, "My dear, please don't cry, don't cry. I'll take you to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy some candy tomorrow, okay?"
"I don't want candy, I just want my sister!"
As a father, Shen Datian knew his son better. He said, "Your sister is married and she can live a happy life."
Shen Jinbao stopped crying abruptly, got up from the ground, and asked his father, "Can my sister really live a happy life after getting married?"
"Yes, Dad didn't lie to you." The man my daughter finds herself is definitely better than the old widower that Wu Hua finds.
Although he had never met the young man, the girl told him about the family conditions. They were so good that she would definitely be able to eat well and wear warm clothes if she married him.
Having enough to eat and warm clothes to wear, isn’t this a happy life?
Shen Jinbao wiped his tears with his chubby little hands, walked out of the kitchen, stood in the yard for a while, looked towards the woodshed, wanted to walk over, hesitated for a while, and went back to his room.
"His father, you are the one who is capable of coaxing your son." Her own precious son cannot be talked to or beaten, and cannot be coaxed. If he keeps crying, she, as a mother, cannot bear it.
"Our son cares about his sister. You should cook quickly and then go make clothes for Erniu." After Shen Datian said this, he pulled a chair and lay down in the yard.
early morning!
Wu Hua handed the finished clothes to Shen Erniu, "Erniu, this is the clothes your mother made for you, change into them quickly, your boyfriend is coming to propose marriage, so dress nicely."
Wu Hua yawned non-stop. She had never stayed up all night to make clothes for her son. In order for this dead girl to have a new piece of clothing to wear, she stayed up all night. All the kerosene at home was used up. She felt so distressed.
She has given so much, and when the dead girl gets married, she will have to get it back double.
Shen Erniu didn't say pretentiously that she didn't want the clothes she made. Today Guosheng and his mother came to propose marriage, so she really had to dress decently.
"Erniu, go inside and change your clothes. I'll make breakfast for you." Wu Hua pretended to be a loving mother.
Shen Datian went to the team leader to ask for half a day off. She smiled at everyone she met on the way and said that there was a happy event at home and her daughter's boyfriend was coming to propose marriage.
Wu Hua was planning to sell Shen Erniu to an old widower, but no one knew about it.
Now that they knew that Erniu had someone proposed to her, everyone congratulated Shen Datian.
Shen Datian went out smiling and came back smiling. Like Wu Hua, they both liked Shen Erniu very much. They had the same breakfast as Shen Jinbao, a bowl of egg custard and two white flour pancakes.
Shen Erniu felt disgusted when she saw their faces. Now was not the time to fall out, so Shen Erniu just looked at them coldly.
It's past ten o'clock.
A bicycle rode into the Shenjiaba Brigade.
I asked several people on the way and rode my bike straight towards Shen Datian's house.
Several women working on the roadside gathered together to discuss, "Could that guy on the bicycle be Erniu's boyfriend?"
"It seems to me that Datian said this morning that his daughter's boyfriend is coming to propose marriage today.
There were two pieces of meat hanging from the handlebars of the bicycle, and it looked like he was here to propose marriage.”
"That boy is really handsome, and he came here on a bicycle, so his family must be well-off!"
"Hey, let's go and take a look!"
Shen Erzhu came over with his hands behind his back and said unhappily, "What are you looking at? You want to see everything. Do you still want more food at the end of the year?"
While they were working, they wanted to put down their hoes and shovels and run to watch the fun.
The bicycle stopped in front of Shen Datian's house, and Zhao Meixiang got off the bicycle and said, "Son, is this the house?"
"It should be. This is the one that Auntie is referring to."
Shen Datian and Wu Hua were waiting for the mother and son to come home. When they heard some noise at the door, they ran out.
I saw a tall young man pushing a bicycle, and next to him was a woman wearing a work uniform from a textile factory.
Wu Hua immediately smiled and said, "Is it Zhao Meizi and Guosheng? Erniu told us last night that you were coming.
The child's father and I took a leave today and did not go to work, because we were afraid that there would be no one at home to entertain you.
Look at me, I talk too much, sister, Guosheng, come in, come in and sit down! "
The mother and son were welcomed into the main room, and Zhao Datian poured them some sugar water.
Zhao Meixiang looked at her son in confusion. It was said that Shen Erniu's stepmother was mean, but she didn't look so enthusiastic.