Rebirth in 1980, the rise of the golden age

"Dad, look at that big brick house. It's really impressive."

The person who spoke was a man on crutches, one of his legs was severely atrophied.

"I remember it was a mud house, how come it has become a big brick house? Did we go to the wrong place?" The old man couldn't remember the exact location of Li Youcai's house.

"You don't seem to have a mouth under that nose. If you just ask so many people, you'll know."

After being rebuked, the old man took a few steps forward, approached someone and asked, "Comrade, I want to ask you, is this Li Youcai's house?"

The person being questioned by the old man glanced at the old man and felt that he looked unfamiliar.

"Yeah, his family is having a banquet today, are you guys coming over to eat too?"

"Oh yes, we are relatives."

After hearing this, the old man turned around and went back.

"This is Li Youcai's home. What was written in the newspaper must be true. It seems that he has really made a fortune, otherwise how could he build such a luxurious brick house." The old man looked a little angry.

"A married woman is like spilled water. That girl doesn't care about her family at all. She doesn't even care about our life or death. We have raised her for so many years in vain. Now she wants to cut off ties with us. That won't work. Let's go. I want to see if she still recognizes me as her mother!" The old woman was also full of resentment, and was about to walk towards Li Youcai's house.

It turned out that these four people were none other than Chu Xinyan's parents and eldest brother and sister-in-law.

The old Chu family and Li Youcai's family belong to the same commune and are not too far apart. However, Li Youcai and Chu Xinyan have been married for so many years, and Chu Xinyan's parents have only come here once for their wedding and have never been here again since then.

When she got married, Chu Xinyan's dowry consisted of only two quilts, and only the quilt covers were new, while the linings were all covered with old black cotton.

Even among the poor families marrying off their daughters, it was considered very shabby.

You have to know that at that time, the Li family paid a betrothal gift of 200 yuan. It was not because they didn't have money, but because they simply didn't want to give it.

The most disgusting thing is that the old couple of the Chu family withheld all the 200 yuan and did not give a penny to Chu Xinyan, as if their daughter was not their biological child.

Li Youcai and Chu Xinyan went back to the old Chu family several times, but they couldn't get any food every time. Later, Li Youcai simply stopped going there.

Later, Duoduo fell ill, and Chu Xinyan borrowed money from everywhere to pay it back several times. The old Chu couple was so cruel that they didn't even open the door for Chu Xinyan.

It is said that there are no bad parents in this world, but the way the couple from the Chu family treats Chu Xinyan is really heartbreaking.

"Wait a moment, mother."

Chu Gensheng's daughter-in-law Yu Ping saw her mother-in-law looking so angry and hurriedly stopped her.

"Mom, my eldest brother-in-law is the factory director now. He must be a man who cares about face. If we go there as if we were going to a war, he will be embarrassed and it will be bad if he really ignores us if we make him angry." Yu Ping whispered to them.

After these words were spoken, Mr. and Mrs. Chu also thought about it calmly.

"Ping, what do you think we should do?" asked Chu Xinyan's mother Qiao Honglan.

"Mom, look at how many people are in his yard. Let's just go in openly, just like visiting relatives. Later, you can talk to him in person about arranging jobs for Gensheng and me. If he agrees, we can flatter him and say good things about him to others. If he doesn't agree, it's not too late for us to make a fuss." Yu Ping whispered to the three of them.

Yu Ping's appearance is quite good, but she is a little old. She is already 7 years old today, years older than Chu Gensheng, and she is also a second marriage.

Yu Ping was actually reluctant to marry Chu Gensheng, a disabled man, but she had no choice. She did it for the money and to survive.

"Ping is right. Control your temper and stop being like a fighting cock. We are here to ask Li Youcai to arrange work for Gensheng and Pingzi. If you start to get angry right away, how can we get things done?" Chu Lao Er said to Qiao Honglan.

Qiao Honglan twitched her face: "I'm still giving them a good face? If we hadn't raised her back then, she might still be dead or alive. It turns out that she was going to be raised as a child by Gensheng..."

Before he could finish his words, Chu Lao Er reached out and shoved him in the face: "What are you talking about? Why don't you just go home and let the three of us go."

After being yelled at by Chu Lao Er, Qiao Honglan realized that she had said the wrong thing and immediately changed the subject: "Chu Lao Er, who are you trying to show off to?"

"Mom! Let's all listen to Ping. Don't say anything for a while. Let my dad talk to Mr. Li." Chu Gensheng said to his mother with a slightly complaining tone.

"I know!" Qiao Honglan frowned, looking a little unhappy.

The family discussed a countermeasure and walked into Li Youcai's yard together.

At this time, more than ten large round tables had been placed in the yard, and many members were rushing to Li Youcai's house, many of them holding stools in their hands.

This is how it is when someone in the countryside holds a banquet. Tables, chairs and benches are borrowed from one household and returned after use.

At the other end of the kitchen, a group of women who came to help were washing vegetables.

Chu Xinyan carried the kettle and kept making tea for everyone.

Li Guanghu also changed into a Zhongshan suit and put on a forward cap, and wore shiny leather shoes. He smoked with the other members and listened to the compliments from others, smiling so happily that he couldn't stop smiling.

Li Youjie and Dazhuang sat at a small table, responsible for receiving gifts and keeping accounts.

The 3-cent and 5-cent ones account for the vast majority, and the ones that cost Shangyuan are very rare.

Li Youcai came to the big pot stove and asked: "How is the chef? How long will it take for the food to be served?"

The firecrackers have all been set off, and now it’s time to prepare for the feast.

"Soon, the chicken and mushroom stew will be ready to be served once the sauce has dried," the chef replied.

"Okay, then I'll ask the front desk to clean up the table."

Li Youcai turned around and went back to the front yard, and came to Chu Xinyan's side: "Wife, don't make tea, prepare the dishes."

"Oh, okay." Chu Xinyan responded and began to clean up the teacups on the table.

Li Youcai shouted to Zhang Laoer's wife from a distance, "Second sister-in-law, please help me prepare the dishes."

"it is good."

Zhang Laoer's wife was also a capable person. She immediately picked up a few women and started to clear the table.

Wang Jingui also heard Li Youcai shouting that the dishes were about to be served, so he stood up and started helping to arrange the members in the yard to sit down.

At this moment, Li Youcai saw Chu Laoer and his family of four walking into the yard.

To be honest, if Chu Gensheng hadn't left a deep impression on him as a disabled person, Li Youcai would have almost forgotten what his father-in-law and mother-in-law looked like.

"Wife, look who's here." When Li Youcai saw his father-in-law and his family, he immediately called out to Chu Xinyan.

Following her gaze, Chu Xinyan also saw her parents and elder brother.

At this moment, all kinds of things went through her mind, and Chu Xinyan's eyes unconsciously became moist.