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

He Lin didn't dare to think that so many gifts were for their family, and waved her hands quickly: "Sister...sister, we can't accept them. You already gave big brother so much money and things last time."

Before she finished speaking, Zhong Luoning took out the fifty-five yuan he had prepared from his pocket and stuffed it into He Lin's pocket.

"This is a small gift from me. Last time your brother saved my daughter, and I haven't thanked him properly yet."

Both of them advised He Lin to accept it, and she was extremely anxious.

"We can't accept it...we can't accept it..." Xiao Han also said.

When the scene was extremely chaotic, a somewhat hoarse voice of a young man came: "What are you doing?"

It was He Jie who came back. He was wearing a large black cotton jacket that was tattered and covered with pudding, and he was carrying a large hemp bag on his shoulder.

Ever since he came back from vacation, he has been out collecting scraps to supplement the family income.

He is almost fifteen years old and should be able to help pedal the bike, but his eldest brother refuses to let him, saying that he is still growing and doing heavy work will strain his body.

Moreover, he was not yet an adult, and the car dealership was unwilling to rent a car to him, so he could only sneak out to pick up scraps to earn a few dollars. Today he was lucky and picked up a big iron lump, which he thought could be exchanged for some money, so he came back early.

As soon as he arrived in the yard, the children gathered around him and said that there were guests at home. This was the scene he saw when he came back.

He Lin saw that he had misunderstood, and quickly explained: "Second brother, these two are the nobles that eldest brother mentioned before. They came to our house specially to see us and brought these gifts. We can't accept them. Eldest brother will be unhappy when he comes back. Two sisters, you can take them back."

He Jie knew that he had misunderstood, so he gave a shy smile and calmly threw his scavenging bag into the corner of the door.

"My sister is right. Thank you for thinking of us, but there is no need for the gifts. You can take them back."

This family is all good. He Qiang, the eldest brother, really takes good care of his younger siblings and educates them well.

Although their home is small, they are kept tidy. Although their clothes are full of patches, they are washed clean. Although life is difficult, they never forget to study. Although they live in a humble room, their hearts are always looking forward to the bright moon. Such a family will definitely have a good future.

Gu Qinghuan was moved by the sincerity in the children's eyes. Her eyes became moist. After exchanging a glance with Zhong Luoning, they decided to give it to them no matter what.

"There's no reason for me to take back what I give out. If you don't want it, just throw it away." Gu Qinghuan pretended to be angry.

This scared the children. They shrank into place like quails that had done something wrong, not knowing how to react.

After all, they had never met anyone who wanted to force something on them in their lives.

He Han was small, so he said, "Sister, don't be angry..."

Zhong Luo Ning touched his head and said, "Sister is not angry. I just hope you can accept these things. The New Year is coming soon. I will let my brother make you some new clothes and buy you some delicious food."

He Han felt so excited when he thought about the new clothes and delicious food.

Gu Qinghuan sighed secretly: "I'll leave these things to you to deal with. You can throw them away or keep them. We'll leave first."

She really couldn't hold it anymore if she didn't leave.

As soon as she and Zhong Luo Ning left the house, He Lin ran after them and shouted, "Thank you, sisters."

He Jie also hurriedly caught up.

"This is a little gadget I made myself. It's not worth much. I'm giving it to my sister's children to play with. Don't despise it." The boy said shyly. He didn't know whether other people would appreciate these cheap gadgets he made, but it was his intention.

My eldest brother told me after coming back from dinner at the small western-style building that Sister Gu has three children.

He handed the box over all at once. Gu Qinghuan quickly took it and took a look. There were quite a lot of things in it, including a bamboo dragonfly, a wooden spinning top, some birds and animals carved by himself, and a wooden rabbit lamp. In short, these were rare toys for children of that era.

Gu Qinghuan noticed the marks and calluses on his hands. He must have made these things in order to exchange them for money during the New Year.

It's not easy.

A warm current surged in Gu Qinghuan's heart. People are always moved by sincerity countless times.

"Thank you. I'll accept these things. The little ones in our family will definitely like them." Gu Qinghuan nodded in approval.

"Well done! You're amazing." Zhong Luo Ning picked up a rabbit lamp and praised.

The two people's praise made He Jie feel a little embarrassed. He scratched his head and said, "You will get better if you do it a few times. My eldest brother used to make money to support us by making these things. Later, he found a job pulling carts in a car dealership. Now I occasionally make some and sell them to earn a little money to supplement the family income."

"You are all good kids, and your future will be bright."

Gu Qinghuan and Zhong Luoning took these things home and were loved by all the children. Everyone was able to choose something they liked and danced with joy.

Lan Ting has already visited Gu's grandmother. She lives a good life in the temple, where she listens to the morning and evening bells.

Ming Ruxue also got back the sleeper tickets for the trip to Northeast China tomorrow morning, a total of four tickets.

Because the three children are still young and cannot sleep alone, Gu Qinghuan will take Beibei, Gu Lanting will take Dabao, Zhong Luoning will take Youran, and Ming Ruxue will have her own bed.

Ming Ruxue seems careless, but she is actually meticulous and reliable. She has already arranged the seats in the car so that the whole family can occupy a small compartment and be taken care of.

I also got the letter of introduction.

All the necessary greetings have been said, and all the necessary New Year gifts have been given.

Now all I have to do is pack up my house and luggage and get ready to leave tomorrow.

All the fresh vegetables in the refrigerator had been delivered, except for the evening meal. Gu Qinghuan and Zhong Luoning were cooking dinner, while Gu Lanting and Ming Ruxue were playing in the yard with their three children.

He Qiang suddenly came on a tricycle.

"Sister, why did you send so many gifts to my family? When will you go back?" It was winter and He Qiang was sweating while pedaling the tricycle. He said hurriedly while wiping his sweat.

"Why are you in such a hurry? There aren't many things. You and the children can buy something good for the New Year. We will be back tomorrow morning."

He Qiang took a breath and took out a stack of money from his pocket: "You put your money in there and forgot to take it out, so I brought it to you."

This was something Gu Qinghuan secretly stuffed in from behind, a total of five hundred yuan, as a little help and a token of her appreciation to them. That's all she could do, since she couldn't bear to see the suffering in the world.

I was afraid that they would not accept it when I showed them the gift, but in the end they sent it back anyway.

"He Qiang, this money is from me, please accept it.

You see, I didn’t know your family’s situation before. It’s not easy for you to raise several half-grown children by yourself.

Consider it my way of thanking you for saving Youran." Gu Qinghuan advised.

He Qiang waved his hands quickly: "Sister, this won't do. You already gave me so much last time, it's enough."

"He Qiang, if you treat me as your sister, you should listen to me and don't shirk your responsibility. It's always hard for you to raise several children by yourself. I have the ability to give you a hand.

You have to find a way to treat Xiaohan's leg. Although it cannot be cured, you should not affect the child's independent life in the future. I'm afraid his future will be full of ups and downs.

There are also He Jie and He Lin. I see their award certificates are all over the wall. They have good grades. Support them in their studies. You will be blessed in the future.

The New Year is coming soon. Buy the children some warm new clothes for the New Year, and move to a bigger house after the New Year. He Lin is a grown-up girl in her teens now, and it’s not right for her to always live with you guys.

Your family has a lot of places to spend money, so don't be polite to me." Gu Qinghuan said the truth.

It also indirectly tore off He Qiang's fig leaf. He squatted down, holding his head and sobbing softly.

The man did not shed tears, but he did not go to the sad place.

He was very strong-willed and always thought that he could take good care of his younger siblings, so he worked very hard. But the fact was that no matter how hard he tried, they could only make ends meet.

Apart from the luxury of studying, there was very little he could give to his younger brothers and sisters.

He is really tired, so tired, after these years.

Gu Qinghuan looked at him with some pity, secretly blaming herself for speaking too sharply and making him lose face.

But if he hadn't been provoked like this, He Qiang would never have accepted the money.

Gu Qinghuan gave Gu Lanting next to him a look.

Gu Lanting understood what she meant immediately, and walked over to comfort He Qiang, saying, "Brother He Qiang, don't cry! You are so capable, you will definitely be successful in the future. Everything is temporary now. My sister gave it to you, so you should keep it and talk about it when you are capable in the future.

It is never too late for a gentleman to repay a favor, are you afraid that you won't be able to repay it?"

Maybe men can understand each other's thoughts better. These words immediately diverted He Qiang's attention and made him feel much better.

As long as he worked hard enough, he thought, he would be able to succeed one day.

Dabao also came over and said, "Uncle He Qiang, I think you can do it. My mother said that when you work hard, the whole world will make way for you."

He Qiang nodded: "Thank you, Dabao, uncle will definitely remember this sentence."

He wiped his tears and stood up awkwardly: "Sister Qinghuan, thank you for your help, I will listen to you.

I don't want to make any big promises now, but I, He Qiang, will always be in your debt. If you have any errands in the future, I will risk my life to get it done for you."

He Qiang is not well educated and can't say anything like sticking his neck out, but this is what he thinks.

Gu Qinghuan nodded: "That's right, I don't want you to risk your life, living a good life is better than anything else, I still have a dish in the pot, let's eat together!"

He Qiang couldn't refuse, so he left after finishing his meal.

Before leaving, he agreed with Gu Qinghuan that at eight o'clock tomorrow morning, he would bring a few brothers to take them to the train station.

He Qiang originally wanted to return Zhong Luoning's money to her, fifty-five yuan, not fifty yuan, which means that this money might be all the money Zhong Luoning had. He knew Zhong Luoning's situation. She divorced with her child and had nothing. He couldn't bear to take her money.

As a result, Zhong Luoning scolded him. Why, it’s okay to accept Gu Qinghuan’s money, but not hers?

In the end, He Qiang had no choice but to accept them all.

After He Qiang left, Zhong Luoning pulled Gu Qinghuan aside.

"Huanhuan, you won't blame me for pretending to be rich, right? I'm obviously relying on you for support, but I still have to give money to He Qiang and the others." She said a little embarrassedly.

In fact, if Gu Qinghuan had no money and everyone was living a tight life, Zhong Luoning would not give away all the money she had.

After spending some time together, she could vaguely sense that Gu Qinghuan had her own way of making money in private, and she was always willing to spend money, so her family was not short of that, and that was why Zhong Luoning dared to do this.

Gu Qinghuan shook her head: "What are you talking about? Don't I know you? We are a family, there is no such thing as raising or not raising a child.

We share the good times and the bad times.

Besides, I've already bought a piano worth thousands of dollars, what else do I need from you?"