Chapter 208 Lin Chen returns, Wen Li teases the stingy man
Liu Guangqi chuckled and said, "Good morning, Damao! Where are we going to play later?"
"Let's go to Beihai Park to see the snow! We'll go there after dinner... Don't forget to bring Shazhu with us, so that we can have someone to take the beating if we run into some fools from Jiudaowanzi."
When Liu Guangqi heard about Beihai Park, he immediately thought that it would be great if he could invite Liu Lan to go with him.
"Hey, you and Shazhu go first... I'll find you later."
after an hour
Liu Guangqi had finished his work, and he waited and waited but Liu Lan did not come out again. He did not dare to go to Lin's house on his own initiative, so he had to go home to eat first, feeling a little disappointed.
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The Central Court
Ho's
"Old He, have you noticed recently that Zhuzi is a little too enthusiastic about Malan?"
He Daqing was not stupid, of course he found out, and he also talked to his stupid son. But Sha Zhu had already prepared an excuse...
Sha Zhu told his father that he deliberately alienated Ma Lan and Jia Zhangshi, and he didn't really want to please Ma Lan...and He Daqing just wanted to see the Jia family in trouble, and his son was only seventeen and it was impossible for him to have any ideas about Jia Dongxu's wife.
Moreover, Ma Lan did have contacts with the Yan and Yi families, and it seemed that she was doing it on purpose to anger Jia Zhang.
He Daqing shook his head: "It's okay, let him be! The conflict between the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law in the Jia family is known to everyone in the courtyard... Maybe Ma Lan is deliberately going against Jia Zhang. She tries to win over all the enemies of Jia Zhang."
Bai was just saying it casually to show her concern. As long as He Daqing had no objection, she would not do anything that would be thankless. Lin Chen did not give her any instructions, so she just watched the show. She only needed to take good care of He Yushui... There was no need for her to worry about Shazhu.
"Well, you have a point."
西屋
At the Jia family's dinner table
Ma Lan took out two dollars and asked Jia Dongxu to buy corn flour later.
"Dongxu, go buy some food later! I think there's not much corn flour left in the flour jar..."
"Hey!"
At this time, Jia Zhang beside her started to be greedy again...
"It's snowing today. Why don't you give Dongxu one more dollar to buy half a pound of pork and a few pounds of flour? I'll make dumplings for you, and you should also replenish your milk. That way my eldest grandson can also have enough to eat..."
Ma Lan glanced at the other person and said, "Wait until Dongxu pays you at the end of the month! The weather is getting colder and we need to buy firewood and coal. It's good enough to have cornmeal. You actually want to make dumplings. It won't be too late to eat them then, as it's only two months before the Chinese New Year."
Jia Dongxu also agreed with his wife's decision. Ma Lan's way of controlling her husband has paid off.
The most important thing is that the couple secretly ate a chicken leg last night... They were not that greedy at all, and now they would not spend money to buy meat and flour to make dumplings.
How could Jia Zhang convince the couple? The idea of eating dumplings was rejected again.
"If you don't buy it, I won't go find it! I hope you will starve to death..."
Yi Zhonghai cannot be relied upon for the time being, but Jia Zhangshi has plenty of ways... There are so many crooked trees these days, and everyone has a few backups.
After Jia Dongxu went out to buy corn flour, Jia Zhang cleaned up the kitchen and set off as well... She wanted to go to Fangjia Hutong to meet Wang the shoemaker and see if the old man had any money.
After the mother and son left the courtyard one after another, Ma Lan took advantage of Banggeng's sleep to start cleaning the snow at the door.
When she went out, Sha Zhu had already cleaned his house... after all, he was waiting to go out and play.
Ma Lan looked at Sha Zhu but didn't ask him to help, because Yi Zhonghai, Zhao Daduzi and Xu Laonian were all cleaning the front of their own houses...
After eating the chicken leg last night, Ma Lan decided to find an opportunity to give the silly boy a sweet treat... Although Jia Dongxu is good-looking, he can't be eaten as a meal. As long as he can keep the silly boy stable, it will still be beneficial.
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A few days later
Shouguang County
Liang Ladi's parents sent their daughter and son-in-law back home.
"Mom and Dad, please come back! We will come back to see you...Don't be so frugal in your life. Just spend the money I left for you during the New Year."
Liang's mother held her daughter's hand and told her to listen to Lin Chen and have a baby soon...
"When you get to Sijiucheng, send a telegram back. Your father and I will be relieved. You don't have to worry about your family..."
After Lin Chen made some arrangements with his father-in-law, he took Liang Ladi on the tractor to the train station.
Liang Ladi's eyes were red and she waved goodbye to her parents again.
These days, Lin Chen mentioned that he wanted to take their whole family to Sijiu City, but Liang Ladi's parents were reluctant to leave their hometown where they had lived all their lives.
Liang Ladi knew that even if she took the whole family to Sijiu City, it would not be difficult for Lin Chen. However, her parents were homesick and were afraid of adding burden to their son-in-law, so they did not agree to Lin Chen's proposal.
"Don't be sad. We just got married and our parents don't want to go to the city because they are afraid of adding burden to us. Don't worry, I will find a way to bring them all over later!"
Liang Ladi held her brother Lin Chen's hand tightly and nodded.
"Yes, I believe it. In a few years we will take them to Sijiu City to enjoy a good life..."
The two set out on their journey home, and Liang Ladi left some living expenses for the New Year to her parents before leaving.
Lin Chen did not ask her to stay any longer. Anyway, he could come to deliver supplies at any time... It was not safe to carry too much money. It was better not to show off one's wealth...
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Sijiucheng
Red Star Primary School
In the teacher's office, only Yan Bugui and Wen Li did not have classes that period.
So Yan Bugui started chatting with Wen Li.
"Teacher Wen, is your wife also a worker at our Red Star Steel Rolling Mill?"
Wen Li was looking out the window, thinking about her brother Lin Chen in a daze. Yan Bugui's words brought her back to her senses...
"Yes, he works in the workshop."
Wen Li had known for a long time that this colleague of hers lived in the same yard with Brother Lin Chen and Sister Bai Ling.
"Teacher Yan, I heard that you are the headmaster of your courtyard, right?"
Wen Li became complacent when she mentioned Yan Bugui.
"It's just the respected people in the hospital who came out to settle the matter. There's no such thing as a big boss or a small boss. Our hospital is not simple. The director of the medical department and the director of the security department both live in our hospital. Teacher Wen, if your wife needs help with anything in the future, just let me know. I'm quite familiar with them..."
The reason why Yan Bugui opened up was because he was thinking that Wenli's husband might encounter difficulties in the steel mill in the future and ask him for help... that way he could make a small profit in the process.
Wen Li looked at Yan Bugui with a smile.
"That's great, thank you, Teacher Yan. I didn't expect that there are senior officials living in your courtyard... I will ask you for help if I have any problems in the future."
Wen Li turned around and looked out the window, almost laughing to death. She and Sister Bai Ling were comrades-in-arms. She was closer than her two sisters, and her man was the chief of the medical department and the boss of your hospital. I would ask you to do something? You want to take advantage of me! Brother Lin Chen had told me to be on guard against you, a stingy person.
Bored Wen Li started teasing Yan Bugui...
Soon the bell rang and Wenli packed up and left work. It was a boring afternoon, spent watching Yan Bugui's performance alone.
Liang Ladi is not in Sijiu City. She has been going directly to Chen Xueru's place after get off work recently...
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