Chapter 387 A surprise for Jia Zhang!
Chapter 387 A surprise for Jia Zhang!
After Qin Huairu packed up her things, she led Qin Jingru out of the main hall and walked towards the old house of the Jia family. When Qin Jingru saw the renovated house in front of her, she asked Qin Huairu in surprise, "Sister! Are the houses on both sides my brother-in-law's?"
Qin Huairu heard Qin Jingru's question and led Qin Jingru into a room on the second floor. Then she introduced to Qin Jingru: "Jingru! This is the old house of your brother-in-law. There are only two rooms in the yard. Later, when Banggeng's uncle came back, he paid a master to make a partition in the house. That's how it became two floors, and there are several more rooms."
"This room belongs to Huaihua. But Huaihua is still young and sleeps with me. You can live in this room first. As for the yard and house over there, they belong to Banggeng's uncle. We opened another small door in the yard for the convenience of going in and out."
After hearing what Qin Huairu had said, Qin Jingru thought of what she had heard from her parents and asked, "Sister! I heard from my parents that Banggeng's uncle is a cadre and that Xiaojun's job was found by Banggeng's uncle. Is this true?"
When Qin Huairu heard Qin Jingru asking about Jia Dongming's identity, she nodded subconsciously and replied, "Banggeng's uncle is the security chief of the steel mill! Each of them earns more than 150 yuan."
"What! More than a hundred yuan? Our whole family works very hard in the fields for a whole year and we can't earn more than a hundred yuan." When Qin Jingru heard what Qin Huairu introduced and learned about Jia Dongming's salary, an expression of disbelief appeared on her face.
In the main hall, after Lin Qiuyue left the room, Jia Zhang immediately complained to Jia Dongming, "Dongming! Tell me about this Qin Huairu. She is increasingly looking down on me as her mother-in-law. She brought her country relatives home without even telling me in advance."
When Jia Dongming heard Jia Zhang's complaints, how could he not understand Jia Zhang's true thoughts? He opened his mouth to remind Jia Zhang: "Mom! Our family has no worries about food and clothing now. One more person is just a matter of one more pair of chopsticks. So you'd better not say such things in the future, lest Qiuyue hears and causes some misunderstandings."
When Jia Zhang heard Jia Dongming's reminder, she immediately understood what Jia Dongming meant and quickly explained to him, "Dongming! Mom didn't say this to Qiuyue, but because of Qin Huairu. Look at her, she has made no contribution to the family, and yet she still asks you for work quotas. You!"
"Mom! Huairu gave birth to three children for our family after all, and she is the one who does all the housework in our family. Besides, when Huairu's cousin comes, she can help you take care of Xiaodang and Huaihua. So, you must never bring up such topics that are not conducive to the harmony of our family in the future." How could Jia Dongming not understand Jia Zhang's thoughts? For the sake of family harmony, Jia Dongming interrupted Jia Zhang directly and warned her seriously.
When Jia Zhang heard Jia Dongming's instructions, she thought of Qin Huairu, who didn't have to hand in her monthly salary and asked Jia Dongming to arrange jobs for her brothers from her natal family. She even brought her family members home. This made her feel very unhappy. She couldn't help but complain to Jia Dongming, "Dongming! Qin Huairu only gets more than 30 yuan a month and doesn't have to pay for food at home. Isn't it right to let her do some housework?"
Jia Dongming knew that Jia Zhang was still thinking about Qin Huairu's salary, so he smiled and said to Jia Zhang: "Mom! Huairu's salary is also saved for Banggeng to marry a wife in the future. Don't think about this little money anymore. Also, come with me to the room, I will get you something good."
When Jia Zhang heard what Jia Dongming said, she showed a puzzled expression on her face. She quickly followed Jia Dongming into his room and asked him curiously, "Dongming! What good things are you going to give me?"
When Jia Dongming heard Jia Zhang's question and saw her curious expression, he pretended to take something out of the cabinet and took out a gold bracelet. He smiled and said to Jia Zhang, "Mom! This was originally a birthday present I prepared for you, but I thought it would be useless if it was just sitting there anyway, so I might as well give it to you in advance."
When Jia Zhang saw the gold bracelet Jia Dongming took out from the cabinet, an incredible expression appeared on her face. She quickly turned her head to look at the door and quickly bolted it. Then she turned back to Jia Dongming and asked him, "Dongming! Is this bracelet made of gold? Where did you get it?" Jia Dongming heard Jia Zhang's question and saw her nervous expression. He smiled and put the gold bracelet on Jia Zhang's wrist. He said to her, "Mom! I picked up this bracelet from the black market when I raided it last time. I wanted to give it to you on your birthday, but it's just sitting there anyway, so I might as well give it to you in advance."
Jia Zhang had a gold ring, which was bought for her by Jia Fugui when she was young. However, compared with the gold bracelet given to her by Jia Dongming, the weight of that gold ring was not worth mentioning at all.
Feeling the heavy weight on her wrist, Jia Zhang was so happy that her eyes narrowed into a line. She asked Jia Dongming happily: "Dongming! Is this the only bracelet you picked up?"
When Jia Dongming heard Jia Zhang's question, he did not answer it immediately. Instead, he reminded her meaningfully, "Mom! You can only wear this bracelet in your room. Don't wear it outside to show off. Also, you don't need to worry about what else I picked up. In short, our treasures are enough to keep our family well-fed and well-clothed for generations."
When Jia Zhang heard Jia Dongming mention that several generations of people had no worries about food and clothing, she was shocked and looked at Jia Dongming standing in front of her with an incredible face. She asked Jia Dongming with a trembling voice: "Dongming! From what you said, you not only picked up this gold bracelet, but also many similar things?"
When Jia Dongming heard Jia Zhang's question, he nodded subconsciously and answered very confidently: "Mom! I have a lot of similar things, including large and small yellow croakers, but now is not the time to take them out, so you just need to keep this in mind, and don't let anyone else know."
When Jia Zhang heard Jia Dongming's answer and learned that Jia Dongming still had large and small yellow croakers, she became extremely excited and asked Jia Dongming: "Dongming! Where did you hide these things? Are they safe?"
When Jia Dongming heard Jia Zhang's question and saw her money-obsessed expression, he smiled and said to her, "Don't worry, Mom. I've put all these things in a very safe place. I'll take them out when the government doesn't restrict them anymore. In a word, our family will never be short of money, so don't haggle over everything like you did in the past."
When Jia Zhang heard Jia Dongming's reminder, she immediately showed an embarrassed expression on her face, and said to Jia Dongming: "Dongming! Mom, aren't you afraid of poverty?"
When Jia Dongming heard Jia Zhang's answer, he smiled and said to her, "Mom! Just wear this thing on your hand to satisfy your craving for it. Now put it away quickly and hide it somewhere."
When Jia Zhang heard Jia Dongming's reminder, she immediately nodded like a chick pecking at rice, then took off the bracelet on her wrist, put it in her pocket, and said to Jia Dongming happily: "Dongming! Then Mom will go back to the old house first."
When Jia Dongming heard what Jia Zhang said and saw her happy expression, he smiled and nodded, and replied, "Mom! Then you can go back first!"
(End of this chapter)