A 1970s mom raises a cute baby, and a crazy boss spoils her

The meat coupons and biscuits that Xu Meiling brought brought back the gloomy old Xu family's cheerfulness.

Lin Xiaomeng had already prepared breakfast. As she had some housework to do today, she simply made some multi-grain pancakes.

Liu Guifang ordered her youngest son to run to the town quickly to buy the five taels of meat to make up for the loss, and also gave him two multi-grain cakes.

Not only did Xu Meiling eat two multi-grain pancakes herself, she also took two home for Chen Jianghe for breakfast. It was great that she didn't have to get up early to make breakfast herself.

After the meal, Chef Lin Xiaomeng prepared lunch, while Liu Guifang and Xu Meiling were responsible for helping.

No one knew where Xu Mingshan went when he went out. He never cared about these little things at home and only came back at dinner time.

Xu Huaizhi helped several women kill fish.

Lin Xiaomeng didn't show any good face to the mother and daughter at all, and had a sour face the whole time.

After being wrongly accused so early in the morning, she didn't want to do anything.

Xu Huaizhi secretly said a lot of good things to her and promised that after his third brother's marriage, he would separate from the two elders in the family, and this time he would definitely separate.

Only then did Lin Xiaomeng reluctantly agree to come out and help.

Liu Guifang didn't dare to provoke her at this moment. After all, among all the family members, only the food cooked by Lin Xiaomeng was delicious.

Such good fish and meat would be wasted if they are not cooked well, and the guests would not be satisfied.

Xu Meiling was also ordered by her not to say a word today. If the aunt and sister-in-law started arguing again, it would be a big trouble.

Lin Xiaomeng rarely had the opportunity to ask these two for help, so she greeted them enthusiastically.

"Mom, help me pick out the garlic, and pick a handful of onions and garlic sprouts. We'll need them a lot today.

Meiling, wash these vegetables."

Xu Meiling was unhappy: "Why don't you take a shower? The water is so cold, what if the baby in my belly gets frozen?"

Lin Xiaomeng wanted to slap her in the face.

"Don't you see I'm cutting meat? How about you do it?"

Xu Meiling really wanted to come, but Liu Guifang pulled her back: "You should have some sense, with your knife skills, can you cut the meat well? You'd better behave yourself today and don't make trouble, otherwise I can't protect you."

Xu Meiling finally gave up. She originally wanted to exchange jobs with her mother, but when she thought about her newly made cotton shoes getting stuck in the mud if she stepped on the ground, she had to resign herself to her fate and started washing vegetables.

Lin Xiaomeng curled the corners of her mouth and said, "You little brat, I can't cure you."

As she gave instructions, her hands worked quickly, forming thin slices of pork belly.

This is the three taels of meat that Xu Huaiyu brought back from Xu Meiling's house. It's not much, but if you cut it thinly, it's enough to stir-fry a small plate of twice-cooked pork.

Xu Meiling was washing vegetables while mumbling complaints.

Since moving out, her life has become miserable.

Although she was very free, from then on, if she didn't cook any meals at home, no one else would, and she had to wash every pair of smelly socks by herself.

The comfortable pregnancy life turned into a daily routine. Every morning, I had to carry water, find firewood, cook, wash clothes, clean, and take care of Chen Jianghe's excrement and urine...

In short, there is always work to be done.

She finally realized the hardship of being someone's wife, but because the person she was serving was Chen Jianghe, she was still enjoying it for the time being, and could be considered satisfied with her relationship.

Xu Huaizhi passed by carrying the processed fish, and the fishy smell made Xu Meiling almost vomit.

The moment she saw the fish, Xu Meiling's eyes sparkled. Today there was fish and meat, so she would have to get some more to give to Brother Jiang He later.

Xu Huaiyu pedaled his bicycle as fast as he could and finally bought enough meat to make up for the loss.

When he saw Xu Meiling, he was still very angry, with a long face.

Xu Meiling didn't even dare to provoke Xu Huaiyu when he was angry.

After preparing the food, seeing that it was almost time, Xu Huaiyu went to the village entrance to pick someone up.

Xu Mingshan also returned home. The old couple changed into their cleanest and newest clothes and sat in the main room waiting for guests to arrive.

Liu Guifang also specially made a pot of tea and took out the biscuits brought by Xu Meiling and the White Rabbit candies that Xu Huaizhi bought yesterday.

There are also homemade fried pine nuts, hazelnuts and other dried fruits on the small plates on the table.

The preparations were quite complete. Dacheng came over and wanted a White Rabbit milk candy, but his grandmother gave him one and dismissed him.

The person was picked up quickly.

Xu Huaiyu bowed and nodded to greet his future father-in-law, took out the cigarettes he had bought specially, and smiled as he invited his future mother-in-law and his girlfriend to sit down and talk, eat candy and biscuits. He was full of enthusiasm, like a young man, completely different from who he was in the morning.

Xu Huaiyu is used to putting on airs, and the Xu family has gotten used to it.

His girlfriend is Yan Lijun, she is quite pretty, in line with the aesthetic standards of people of that era, tall and big.

The two used to be classmates and met by chance in the county some time ago.

Xu Huaiyu knew that Yan Lijun's family lived in the county, she was a city dweller, and she had a temporary job, so he became determined to pursue Yan Lijun.

So he often invited Yan Lijun to watch movies and eat, and showed concern and care for her.

Yan Lijun was also fooled by his appearance. After all, with such a handsome guy chasing after you, anyone would want to have a sweet love affair with him.

The looks of the three brothers of the Xu family are beyond reproach, and Xu Jiatun is a recognized handsome young man.

The eldest is a strong, honest and handsome man, the second is a handsome man with a clean character and a good family background, and the third is a pure pretty boy with fair skin and delicate features.

The only weirdo is Xu Meiling, who didn't inherit any good things.

Far away.

Of course Yan Lijun was deceived by Xu Huaiyu. After all, her family is from the city, so there is no need for her to lower her status to find a rural person.

On the one hand, Xu Huaiyu is romantic and charming, and Yan Lijun is attracted to him.

On the other hand, Xu Huaiyu would make promises, saying that his brother was a senior technician in the steel plant and could easily find him a temporary job.

He also promised that if she was willing to marry him, he would pay three turns and one ring.

In order to increase his own value, Xu Huaiyu even took advantage of his crazy second brother.

In his words, his second brother became a great hero and even won first-class merit.

Yan Lijun was deceived. People of this era are stupid and are trapped in the trap, so they can't tell the truth from the false.

She went back and analyzed these conditions with her family. Actually, from this perspective, the conditions were not bad and were almost the same as those of people living in the city.

The key is that Yan Lijun likes it to death.

That's why Yan's parents came with him to visit today.

Xu Mingshan was the branch secretary, and Liu Guifang was also a good talker. They spoke only nice things to each other, which temporarily frightened the Yan family.

Xu Huaiyu also took the opportunity to secretly stuff a White Rabbit into Yan Lijun's mouth as a token of his affection.

The atmosphere in the main room was just right, and Lin Xiaomeng also started to prepare lunch.

The dishes are ready, just put them in the pot.

The big fish is stewed in an iron pot with a circle of corn cakes on the side, which is delicious.

A small plate of twice-cooked pork.

A plate of stir-fried small river shrimp.

The five taels of meat Xu Huaiyu brought back was pork tenderloin, which was not very oily. Lin Xiaomeng used most of it to make sweet and sour pork, and chopped the rest into minced meat and made a pot of pork stewed with vermicelli, which at least had some oil in it.

Finally, I fried a bowl of egg sauce and served it with dipping sauce.

The staple food is the large steamed buns made of two-grain flour that have been steamed long ago.

Such a table is quite nice.

The Yan family had a pretty good first impression of Xu Huaiyu and the Xu family.

At first glance, Xu Huaiyu is a lively young man who knows how to deal with things and smiles whenever he sees people.

Although the Xu family are all from the countryside, Xu Mingshan is the party secretary and can be considered a local emperor in Xujiatun.

Another thing is the Xu family’s magnificent brick and tile house, which directly demonstrates the Xu family’s economic strength.

After a long conversation with Xu Mingshan, the strict father and mother became even more satisfied.

The Xu family is a pretty good family.

Although Liu Guifang likes to act up sometimes, she is clear-headed and generous when it comes to her son's lifelong affairs.

In front of Yan's parents, she praised Yan Lijun for being so good and hoped that Yan Lijun could be her daughter.

He also said that the family had already prepared everything for Xu Huaiyu and were just waiting for the new bride to come in.

Yan Lijun blushed at these words, and her father and mother felt relieved when they heard her words.

To put it bluntly, they came here just for these three turns and one sound.

There are four children in the Yan family. Yan Lijun is the eldest sister, and she has two younger brothers and a younger sister.

The girl that my eldest brother is dating is pregnant and they have to get married soon, but she is using the child to blackmail them and asks them to hand over three turns and one ring.

The Yan family couldn't bear to part with their grandson, so they could only find a way to make ends meet.

Over the years, Yan's father has been supporting the entire family with his own salary. With all the expenses, money is tight. It is impossible for him to come up with enough money for a few days or a month, and he can't even get enough tickets. The most he can buy is a sewing machine, for which they have the tickets and enough money.

No matter how much we persuaded her, the other party refused to give in and even said that she wanted to go to the hospital to have an abortion.

So the strict father and mother could only turn their attention to their eldest daughter who was also in love.

If my daughter's boyfriend is willing to pay three turns and one ring, then I can move it over and use it first.

Yan Lijun was very resistant to her parents sacrificing her for her younger brother at the beginning. Don't think she didn't know that it was obvious that they were using her betrothal gift to help her younger brother get married.

Even the best sisterhood is facing collapse at this moment.

Generally, the things bought by the man are for the newlyweds to use after marriage. Most women will add some things and give them back. It is very rare for the woman's parents to take the betrothal gift. This is simply ridiculous.

But her strict father and mother knelt down to beg her, and even threatened to commit suicide by fasting.

Finally, Yan Lijun was forced to agree to this. She was the eldest sister, and this was her fate. There was nothing she could do about it.

Therefore, the strict father and mother were relieved when they were sure that their daughter would receive a dowry of three turns and one ring. Now they couldn't find a more suitable candidate for the time being, and their daughter liked this young man, so they just let it go.

The Yan family and the Xu family each have their own concerns and are playing Tai Chi with each other.

The food was served at this time.

Xu Mingshan, Liu Guifang, Xu Huaiyu and Xu Huaizhi were eating at the table in the main hall with the three members of the Yan family.

Lin Xiaomeng took Dacheng and Xu Meiling to set up a separate table in the kitchen.

Because the portions of sweet and sour pork and twice-cooked pork are small, there are no such dishes on our table.

However, there is plenty of other dishes such as stewed fish, corn cakes, minced meat stewed with vermicelli, etc.

Dacheng said nothing to any of the children.

While Xu Meiling complained that they didn't let her sit at the table to eat the delicious food, she ate and took things. She found a lunch box and stuffed it full of dishes, which were probably taken back by Chen Jianghe.

It's so disgusting that he is such a grown-up and still looks for meat in a bowl of rice.

Lin Xiaomeng poured some vegetables into her son's and her own bowls and started eating.

Xu Meiling had almost finished flipping the meat and had eaten a few pancakes before she put down her chopsticks in disgust: "This is so unpalatable. I'm leaving now!"

When she left, she did not forget to take her lunch box with her.

Lin Xiaomeng is very patient.

When she couldn't help it, she thought about the pie that Xu Huaizhi had painted for her: when Xu Huaiyu got married, they would separate.

everything will get better.