Chapter 109 The Yue Family is Here
"Uncle, I'm just here to put some things away. I have to leave later and go to my father-in-law's rented house for dinner."

Li Zhiguo carried the bicycle in. There were many things hanging on the bicycle. Even his wife was carrying a bag, but fortunately it was not heavy.

Xiao Jingru was carrying a bag with both hands with great effort, and Yan Bugui hurried forward to help.

"Li Zhiguo, you've made a fortune again."

"Uncle, you guessed wrong this time. My mother-in-law is going to the city. I have to move some things here tomorrow. They are all for my mother-in-law."

He would lay out a precedence now so as not to bring his mother-in-law to the yard tomorrow which would seem too sudden.

"Ah! Doesn't that mean there is no one left in Qin Huairu's family in the village? No, you said before that she has a younger brother who is still studying. Who will take care of him?"

Yan Bugui remembered it very clearly and basically understood the situation in the hospital.

At this time, many people have gathered in the front yard.

"Li Zhiguo, have you emptied out your father-in-law's house?"

Xu Damao was there too.

"What are you moving? My mother-in-law will be at the compound tomorrow."

He is a good man and has never treated his father-in-law's family badly.

Qin Huairu continued, "My mother and my brother have both moved to the city, so there's no one at home. If you have any things, you have to bring them to my house so my mother can use them in the future."

Everyone nodded, but looking at the eggs in the bucket and the mountain products, there was also a live chicken in the bag on the handlebars, which had a hole specially cut in it to allow the chicken's head to stick out.

Are these for my mother-in-law? They will end up in the bad boy's stomach.

"Everyone, stop standing there and help get the things! Dongxu, come push the bike. And Damao, I heard you're good at raising chickens.

I have three chickens here. Find me a cage of old hens. Raise them to lay eggs for your sister Qin to use during her confinement period."

Li Zhiguo has made arrangements, so everyone, stop just watching the fun.

"No, when will I raise chickens?"

Xu Damao was confused, as he was a city boy born and raised.

"I say, Damao, you can learn if you don't know how. Your wife will have to stay in confinement sooner or later, and she will need some fresh eggs from the old hen to eat."

He can trap people with just a few words, but I’m afraid that Old Xu’s family will just lay eggs and have no time to rest after the baby is born.

"Hey, I like what you said."

Xu Damao did not fight back. The man was speaking in a nice way. He took the bag of chickens and went to look for a cage.

Everyone in the yard helped and soon got the things to Li's house!

After a while, when everyone had dispersed, Qin Huairu wanted to busy herself with packing her things.

"Huai Ru, take a rest. We'll clean up slowly tomorrow when mom comes."

Li Zhiguo decided to share as much of his wife's housework as possible with his mother-in-law. His wife was pregnant and couldn't work too hard.

"Well, leave it to our mother then."

Qin Huairu looks so happy. I feel so sorry for her. She must have done good deeds in her previous life.

"Jingru, turn on the radio."

"Okay, brother-in-law!"

Xiao Jingru came back and her emotions have completely stabilized. She will continue to live with her brother-in-law from now on.

The aunties in the yard haven't left yet. It's Sunday, so there's no rush to cook.

"Li Zhiguo, your father-in-law's family has moved to the city, so there's no one to farm the land in the village, right?"

Jia Zhang was still able to think of this matter, thinking that the bad boy would not be able to go to the village to rob in the future.

Who knew that Qin Huairu replied: "My second uncle's family and my third aunt are all in the village, and I have many relatives.

The land at home is given to them to cultivate, and they are waiting to be distributed the food.”

This was discussed before leaving. It was equivalent to renting out the land and collecting grain in return.

"That's great!"

Jia Zhang was annoyed. It seemed that the Li family really could not live a hard life any longer.

The second aunt asked, "Qin Huairu, your mother is here to take care of the child, how is your brother going to eat?"

"It's okay, my second brother can cook, and my third uncle can cook too. They cook in the yard they rent.

And my third brother Guangyou is also learning how to cook, so we can get by without my mom.”

After a pause, Qin Huairu continued, "Zhiguo and I are planning to have a third child, and my mother will have to take care of the child in the hospital for many years."

"That's good. That's good."

The second aunt thought that the old lady’s house must have been occupied by Li Zhiguo, so she should not take less rent from the old lady.

Li Zhiguo said at this time: "Huai Ru, you rarely have a break, go and chat with the aunts.

I'll lie down for a while, then go to my dad's place for dinner, and I won't be back tonight."

"okay!"

Qin Huairu usually has no time to go out and chat, but now that she is not allowed to work, it is a good opportunity to chat about family matters.

Here, Li Zhiguo was lying on a chair, listening to the radio, while Xiao Jingru was sitting on a small stool fanning him. Their life was pretty good.

Jia Dongxu took a look at the door and saw two bicycles and a radio in the Li family's room, and a sewing machine in the inner room.

But Li Zhiguo does nothing.

But such an outstanding person like him has to work every day and only earn two cents in his pocket. It's so unfair.

Turning around, Jia Dongxu hurried to find Yan Bugui to ask about the important matter.

"Uncle, you've seen the song I wrote. Please help me sell it as soon as possible. My family is in urgent need of money."

Yan Bugui pushed the frame of his glasses and said, "Dongxu, you should sell it yourself. Uncle San can't do this."

"Uncle, I don't know who to sell it to. You're a teacher and you know a lot of people..."

Before Jia Dongxu could finish his words, he saw Yan Bugui running away.

"This person is not a good person. He just can't bear to see my Jia family live a good life."

Jia Dongxu muttered to himself, and went home to read the book about movies. He wanted to learn everything, so there must be a way to make money.

……

Towards evening, Li Zhiguo drove his wife and Xiao Jingru out of the yard.

"Huai Ru, now that mom is here, you should rest more and let mom do the laundry and cooking.

After dinner, you accompany me for a walk. Walking more will help with a normal birth..."

Along the way, Li Zhiguo reminded everyone that he should take good care of his wife as she still has a long life ahead of her.

"Know it!"

Qin Huairu sat in the back seat, with her face against the man's back, a happy smile on her face.

We arrived at the three-courtyard compound, which was the private residence left by my grandfather. It was obvious that it was from a wealthy and powerful family.

"Brother-in-law is back."

Qin Guangyou shouted, he was waiting at the door.

"Well! This bicycle is for you and Guangming to use temporarily, go on."

Li Zhiguo got off the handlebars and asked his brother-in-law to push the cart.

"Thank you, brother-in-law!"

Qin Guangyou looked flattering. He didn't know how to ride a bicycle, so he carried it himself. It was quite heavy, but he didn't feel tired.

Li Zhiguo nodded, took his wife's hand, and brought Xiao Jingru into the side door of the house.

"Son-in-law, take a rest, the food will be ready soon."

Qin's mother came out of the kitchen with a happy face. She was lucky to have such a nice yard.

"Mom, take your time. There's no need to rush."

Li Zhiguo walked inside and occupied three rooms in the main house. His father-in-law lived in the west wing, and the east wing was empty.

My brother-in-law Guangyou chose an ear room to live in.

As for the backyard, it is empty now.

The three-courtyard house left by my grandfather is much larger than ordinary ones.

If you marry two wives, the eldest wife lives in the east room and the younger wife lives in the west room. In fact, they are only separated by a living room, so it is very convenient to run back and forth at night.

"Brother-in-law, I'll sleep here tonight."

Little Jingru is really clingy. When she returned to the village yesterday, she didn't even want to sleep with her mother.

"It's up to you!"

Li Zhiguo smiled. Dinner would be served soon, so he walked around the middle courtyard and then went to the backyard. After entering, the rules were similar to those in the middle courtyard.

"Brother, this yard is really nice."

Qin Huairu followed and couldn't take her eyes off the yard.

"Well! Just wait. When Dabao reaches adulthood, he will be able to move in soon."

Li Zhiguo hugged his wife for a long time, until Xiao Jingru called for dinner, then he returned to the central courtyard.

The food was served and the whole family had a good meal.

You don’t have to go out for a walk, just walk around in the yard to help digest your food.

They stayed here at night. Later, Qin Huairu couldn't sleep. "Brother, where are the three golden nanmu beams you mentioned?"

"It's just above the main house. My grandfather's ancestors wanted to connect the main house and the living room, but they didn't succeed in the end because the specifications were limited."

Li Zhiguo didn't finish his words, which is actually a good thing.

"Yeah!" Qin Huairu nodded, leaned in the man's arms, and reached out to push Xiao Jingru inside.

After a while, my eyelids started to droop and I fell asleep.

Li Zhiguo couldn't fall asleep for a while. He put his arms around the two, one big and one small, and suddenly thought of his concubine Chen Xueru.

……

The next morning, the originally bustling three-courtyard complex was almost empty.

Even Li Zhiguo got up early and sent his wife to work first.

Then he took his brother-in-law Qin Guangyou to Qianmen Middle School to report and complete the transfer procedures.

When I got back to the yard, my father-in-law, my third uncle and Qin Guangming had already gone to work.

Only his mother-in-law and Xiao Jingru were left in the yard. He left his bicycle behind, found two tricycles outside, and the three of them, carrying their luggage, headed for the courtyard.

I already told my mother-in-law about dinner last night, and she knows what not to say!
"Mom, we're here. This is where Huairu and I live.

This place also has three courtyards, with the main gate in the middle. I heard it was part of the royal palace in the past.”

As Li Zhiguo was talking, he saw Aunt Wang from the front yard coming out and helping with the luggage.

"Oh, you must be Qin Huairu's mother, right? My last name is Wang, and I live in the front yard. What's your name?"

Aunt Wang enthusiastically helped to carry the things. Because of what Li Zhiguo had said yesterday, everyone in the courtyard knew that his mother-in-law was coming to visit.

"Hello, I'm Qin Huairu's mother, my last name is Tang."

Seeing how welcoming the neighbors were, Qin's mother felt that she had come to the right place and would live here for many years.

Here, Li Zhiguo settled the fee with the tricycle driver, then went to the front yard and shouted, and soon a few middle-aged women came to help carry things.

Qin's mother went all the way to the central courtyard and met the deaf old lady.

"well."

The old lady was in a good mood. She said that it was quite lively now that she had moved to the middle courtyard.

Soon, Li Zhiguo took his mother-in-law to the backyard, unlocked the door of his wife's room next door, and left the rest to his mother-in-law.

At this time, the aunties in the courtyard will come to help clean up and explore the Qin family's financial situation to see how much Li Zhiguo can still extort.
It's impossible that they will never be able to pay out all the money. Qin Huairu is such a great value to marry, and the Jia family has suffered a huge loss.

"Huai Ru's mother, now that you have moved to the city, why don't you help your husband and Huai Ru's brother save their wages?"

When these words were spoken, there was obviously a hint of provocation, and the key person asking the questions was Jia Zhang.

Mother Qin smiled and said, "How can I manage money? Let my son-in-law take it, and my family just needs to live a good life."

"It's a good life now. Huairu's mother, did your son-in-law tell you how much money he will give for household expenses every month?"

This question was asked by the third aunt. She wanted to know if Li Zhiguo was still so stingy.

"For household expenses. I haven't told you yet. I'll ask Huairu when she comes back later."

Qin's mother really hadn't thought about this. She had never seen anyone buying vegetables in the village.

A few middle-aged women looked at each other and thought, forget it, they just tricked the mother-in-law into taking care of the child without saying anything beforehand.

Jia Zhang suddenly asked again, "Huai Ru's mother, how much did your husband pay to rent that house?"

"It's three dollars. My son-in-law gave me the rent. We never took care of it."

What Qin's mother said was right. The compound belonged to her son-in-law, and she was a tenant.

Jia Zhang asked again: "Has Li Zhiguo ever given money to your family? How many good things has he brought back?"

"Why give him money? Just let him and Huairu live a good life."

Mother Qin was all smiles. With such a good son-in-law, what else could she ask for?

Jia Zhang wanted to say something but was pulled away by another aunt.

When they got outside, Chen Dasao said, "Ms. Jia Zhang, don't think about making trouble. It's Li Zhiguo's ability to trap the father-in-law's family.

If you have the guts, ask Jia Dongxu to do the same thing. We will have to admire him."

Jia Zhang said awkwardly: "I didn't mean to cause trouble. I was just curious why Li Zhiguo was so good at cheating people. Even in front of them, the Qin family was still willing to believe him."

Aunt Jiang next to her thought, don’t you, Jia Zhang, believe enough?

Jia Zhang was persuaded to leave. Everyone saw that Huai Ru's mother had been working since she arrived at the yard. After cleaning up the mistress's house, she went back to Li's house to clean up.

When she saw that it was time, she started cooking. After seeing Li Zhiguo come back, she just lay there without touching the ground.

"Alas! Li Zhiguo has found a hardworking mother-in-law. She is as capable as Qin Huairu. Otherwise, how can they be called mother and daughter?"

"Isn't it? Li Zhiguo really has good taste. He picked a good wife, not to mention that Qin Huairu is pretty and can bear children."

The aunts chatted for a while and then went home to cook.

After a while, Li Zhiguo's dinner was served. His mother-in-law came, so he could have a hot meal at home at noon from now on.

"Son-in-law, I see there is no whole grain in the kitchen, all they steam is white flour."

Qin's mother really saw it. There were at least hundreds of kilograms of white flour in the kitchen, and dozens of kilograms of high-quality rice.

Li Zhiguo sat in the main seat, just in position to see the door.

Seeing that there was no one outside the door, he said, "Mom, I will give you 30 yuan every month to buy groceries.

You don't have to worry about the oil, salt, sauce, vinegar, water, electricity and coal at home, just buy groceries.

Just make sure you have access to meat every day. On Saturdays and Sundays, you can go out to a restaurant occasionally, but don't worry about the money.

If you don't have enough money, just tell me. If you have extra, just save it. I also get 30 yuan a month from Huairu.

To the outside world, you can just say 15 yuan for household expenses. There are four people in our family, and Huairu eats in the cafeteria at noon, so 5 yuan per person is just the right amount."

He said that this price was also considered. If it was lower than fifteen, it would be abnormal as he buys vegetables every day.

If we exaggerate, wouldn't it reveal that he is a good person?

"Son-in-law, what Mom saved is only thirty dollars. Is that too much?"

Qin's mother clicked her tongue, thinking that other people's entire families might not even earn thirty.

"Well, Mom, has Huairu ever told you about my income?"

Li Zhiguo is not quite clear about this, but now he is a high-income earner.

"Huai Ru said a few words, but didn't make it clear."

Qin's mother is very curious, and she hopes her son-in-law won't go bankrupt by eating himself out of money.

Xiao Jingru suddenly said, "Auntie, my brother-in-law is very rich and has endless money to spend."

"Cough cough..."

Li Zhiguo touched Xiao Jingru's head. Was she brainwashed by him and was worshipping him unconditionally?
"Mom, my income is divided into several parts.

One is Xinyuanzhai, which was left by my grandfather. It has three shops and the monthly rent is one hundred and thirty-five yuan.

Then the Qianmen Street Office paid me ten yuan a month.

Also, there is a silk shop on Qianmen Street, where I work part-time as an accountant, earning fifty yuan a month."

As he was talking, Xiao Jingru suddenly said, "Auntie, the silk shop on Qianmen Street is owned by Sister Xueru. It's so big and beautiful."

"Well, Jingru is talking about a friend of mine, and Huairu also knows him."

Li Zhiguo pinched Xiao Jingru's face and said, "Eat your meal."

"Son-in-law, how much money do you have?"

Mother Qin smacked her lips again. Just hearing it made her dizzy and she couldn't figure it out.

Li Zhiguo added: "In addition, I am on a temporary assignment at the Ministry of Agriculture and receive a monthly allowance of 12 yuan, and Huairu receives a monthly salary of 33 yuan.

As well as Guangming’s salary, I saved a dozen yuan for him every month, that’s about it.

All in all, I make about 250 a month."

After a pause, he thought of something and said, "Oh, by the way, there are also rewards from the factory and money for writing songs. This year I have received 700 yuan and a bicycle.

So, Mom, don’t be frugal with the money given to you for your household expenses, spend it when necessary.

You take care of my children for more than ten years, and I will take care of you when you are old, so you don’t have to worry about anything in the future.”

Li Zhiguo thought that when that time really came, he would follow Yi Zhonghai's example and live a Buddhist lifestyle in his retirement.

Just give some household expenses or food every month. There are still Guangming and Guangyou. Lao Qin has a son, so it is never his turn to take care of his parents-in-law in their old age.

He simply took out thirty yuan and handed it over. It was not a loss, as the whole family had to eat.

On the other hand, if you hire a confinement nanny who can cook, wash clothes and take care of the children, the monthly wages alone will be quite high.

"Hey! Mom will definitely take good care of your child."

Mother Qin was very excited after receiving the money. She only got thirty yuan a month just for buying vegetables and could even go out to restaurants with her. How could she even dream of that?
If I tell people in the village, no one will believe it!

"Mom, I'm still recovering from my illness and I often stay at home. I hope you don't mind."

Li Zhiguo felt that he was not being lazy by making the matter clear.

"What do you mind? Son-in-law, you have to take care of your health. The whole family is counting on you."

Qin's mother thought, her son-in-law earns so much just by lying at home every day.

Once I recover from my illness, my family’s life will be very prosperous.

"There's nothing wrong with that!"

Li Zhiguo had finished his meal by now. He wiped his mouth and went out for a walk to help digest the food.

"Hey, Li Zhiguo, are you done eating?"

Mrs. Chen was still washing vegetables, but there were steaming steamed buns in the pot. Lunch in her family usually came later.

"Well, now that we're done eating, let's go for a walk."

(End of this chapter)