The Spring Festival is approaching, and the crisp sound of firecrackers will always be heard from the streets every night. Not only the aroma of food wafts from every house in the air, but also mixed with the smell of gunpowder smoke. This is the atmosphere of the New Year.

At Zhang Wanru's house, the two children were reading the book quietly. Wanru was working on the accounts, hoping to earn more money and pay off the debts as soon as possible.

It's not easy for anyone nowadays. Every time I see friends who have lent me money, I feel like a thief and want to get away as soon as possible. Only by paying back the money can I face it calmly.

On the evening of New Year's Eve, Zhang Wanru brought her children and mother-in-law to her parents' house. Her eldest brother and second brother also brought their wives and children back to celebrate the New Year.

On this festive day, Yulu, Yulu, the eldest brother’s daughter Zhang Wenjing, and the second brother’s son Zhang Wenjun. The four children set off firecrackers happily in the yard together, and from time to time they heard the sound of laughter and slapstick.

In the room, Zhang Wanru and her two sisters-in-law, led by Wang Cuiping and Wang Yun, were cooking New Year's Eve dinner.

It’s rare for a big family to get together so well, and it’s a day to bid farewell to the old year and welcome the new year. No matter what happens in the year, the new year must be spent happily.

The women were busy preparing a large table of dishes, and the aroma of the dishes soon filled the room.

Zhang Fakui and his two sons were sitting on the sofa drinking tea and chatting.

The eldest brother Zhang Jian looked at his father and younger brother and said: "Vice Mayor Liu is having a hard time. The construction company run by his son Liu Lingyun built a school in Liuquan Town. Within five years, cracks appeared in the walls. Now many parents are

They gather together to cause trouble. They are all worried that if something unexpected happens, the consequences will be serious."

Zhang Bin glanced at his father and said, "Yes, the school leaders have also gone to the mayor to report the situation."

Zhang Jian said: "Vice Mayor Liu is a vengeful villain, because he asked someone to come to propose marriage to his son, but he didn't agree. He has been suppressing us all these years, especially my father. He changed the director one after another. My father

I’m surprised that my position as deputy bureau cannot be reused. I have been in the highway bureau for so many years, but every time someone asked me to go further, I was suppressed. "

Zhang Fakui frowned tightly, glanced at his two sons, sighed, and said leisurely: "Forget it. Do your job well and don't worry about these things. Peace and security are the blessings. Don't say such complaining words during the Chinese New Year."

Although after a busy year, it was originally a happy day to get together to celebrate the Reunion Year, but because of what happened one after another in Wanru's family, everyone's hearts were cast into a haze.

The eldest brother Zhang Jian added: "My uncle's cousin has been promoted to deputy section chief in the provincial education bureau. My eldest cousin has been promoted to the personnel bureau in Gangcheng District, but our family has not improved at all in these years. In addition, Wan

Everything has not been going well for Ru these years. Life is really depressing."

The second brother Zhang Bin glanced at the eldest brother and said, "Brother, our dad is right. We really can't complain. Wanru's resurrection is our greatest blessing."

After hearing this, the eldest brother and father both felt that it made sense. The two of them said nothing more.

The second brother Zhang Bin glanced in the direction of the kitchen and asked his father in a low voice: "Dad, is there no accurate conclusion yet about Yuchen's father's car accident?"

The old man said depressedly: "No, there were too many vehicles at that time. According to the monitoring at the entrance and exit of the highway, hundreds of vehicles passed by. After this period of interrogation, there was still no clue. The car overturned and the person died on the highway.

It’s not unusual, that stretch of road is also a dangerous area, and there are many accidents every year.”

The eldest brother Zhang Jian also whispered: "I personally went to see the scene, and the braking marks of his large truck were not obvious. There are two possibilities. One is that the driver was distracted; the other is that the vehicle behind was overtaking.

The driver veered off the road in order to dodge for a moment. Alas! There is no way to figure it out now."

Zhang Bin narrowed his eyes, took a deep breath, looked at his father, and said, "I found their factory director. Xia Changqing was in a car accident on business. The factory gave him a subsidy of fifteen thousand yuan. This is the maximum.

of."

The old man sighed deeply in his heart and thought, a happy family is only worth more than 10,000 yuan. The most pitiful thing is his own daughter. What is this called? Is there any unforeseen situation?

When Xia Changqing was a child, Xia Changqing saved his daughter's life, so Lao Xia proposed that Wanru be his son Xia Changqing's wife. How can the right and wrong here be explained clearly?

Zhang Bin glanced at his eldest brother and said to his father: "I have a classmate who also knows Wanru. He wanted to introduce a partner to Wanru, and I asked Wanru's opinion. Wanru said that before meeting, tell the other person,

If you can accept the two children, you can meet with your mother-in-law. If you can't, then don't meet. I didn't expect that people would stop mentioning it as soon as they heard about it."

Zhang Fakui also said helplessly: "Let's wait for a while first. She has only calmed down now, so how can she think about marriage. Let's slowly convince her later."

Zhang Wanru put the prepared dishes on the table. From the corner of her eye, she saw the three grandfathers sitting on the sofa, each of them frowning, and she knew that they were all worried about their own affairs.

Wanru turned around and returned to the kitchen, thinking that she would leave as soon as possible after eating so as not to cause trouble for everyone.

Isn't there an old saying? It's best not to visit poor relatives, not to mention that you are not only poor, but also very unlucky. Even though you are your natal family, you can't let them feel sad for you, out of sight and out of mind.

The New Year's Eve dinner was very lively, but even the laughter could not dispel the sadness hidden in my heart.

After dinner, brothers Zhang Jian and Zhang Bin took the children downstairs to set off a bunch of firecrackers. The crisp and loud sound of firecrackers soon became loud. The sound of firecrackers and the smell of gunpowder smoke were like thunder exploding in the hearts of the family.

I hope that through them I can drive away all the bad luck of the past year. In the new year, I can start from scratch with the wonderful season of spring and flowers blooming.

Zhang Wanru took the whole family and left with the excuse that she had to perform sacrifices at home.

After sending Wanru's family away, the old lady looked at her daughter's lonely back, her eyes were red, and her tears couldn't stop flowing down. She hurried into the bathroom, picked up a towel, covered her mouth and started crying.

Because there was a dull pain in her heart. She didn't want to see her beloved suffer such a situation, but there was nothing she could do.

At school, some close colleagues often came to comfort me; if she wasn't in a good relationship, she would hide away; those who used to praise Wanru for her beauty and versatility all watched from afar.

As a mother, I am like this, and the people around Wanru are not exempt from this. Those who watch the excitement are not afraid of big troubles, not to mention that many people are always looking at others, looking for something to talk about in their free time.

When Wanru and the others returned home, her mother-in-law began to prepare tributes to heaven and burn some paper money for her deceased relatives.

At twelve o'clock, every household came downstairs and started burning paper money. Some children were wearing new clothes, some were setting off firecrackers, and some were lighting fireworks one by one.

Fireworks soar into the sky, bloom proudly, shine with brilliance, and then disappear quietly. It is like a person's life, no matter how long or short it is, it can leave a little light and a little warmth in the world, and then it will end sadly.

When the lighted fire paper slowly rises, the sparks rise along with the blue smoke.

Zhang Wanru and her mother-in-law knelt down and kowtowed together, but her mother-in-law actually knelt on the ground and kowtowed for an unknown amount of time. Her pious look moved Wanru even when she stood up.

She knew that her mother-in-law must be praying for the blessings of the gods in the sky again. Although she didn't say anything, she was saying in her heart, Mom, the gods and Buddhas are too busy to care about us. If you want to live a good life, you still have to

We have to rely on ourselves.

After returning to the room, the children went to bed. Wanru also finished washing, went to bed with her children in her arms, and began to take stock of her plans.

Before gathering with classmates, you should take the jade bracelet for appraisal. Only if you are sure it is valuable, you will feel confident.

I remember my classmate Ji Yuqing said that his grandfather has been an apprentice in an antique shop since he was a child. He has his own antique shop and has always been in the antique business. Then he will mortgage this pair of jade bracelets to him in the form of a mortgage loan and give it to him.

The fee is appropriate and will not cause them any loss.

Although he is poor, he has great ambitions and cannot lose his integrity for the sake of money.

Money is a good thing, but you have to earn it through hard work. For your own children, they are not only the continuation of the life of the old Xia family, but also the motivation for your future struggle. It is your responsibility to raise them.

Well! My mother-in-law is even more ill-fated than me.

I heard that her family was also very poor when she was young, and her father married Xia Changqing in exchange for the bride price for her eldest brother's wife. Unexpectedly, after decades of peaceful life, her son and husband passed away one after another. Now, everything about her

Hope also lies in these two children.

Thinking of this, Wanru couldn't help but sigh, complaining that God had arranged her life path in a confused way after being drunk. The unfortunate people were arranged together, and it seemed that she was chosen because she was the head of the family.

If he wanted to make a comeback, he would have no choice but to go to the mall and fight.

On the sixth day of the Lunar New Year, Wang Xueyan, a cousin from her uncle's family, came to visit her. She even came to Zhang Wanru's house to visit her.

Cousin Wang Xueyan is three years older than Zhang Wanru and three months older than her second brother Zhang Bin. She stays at Zhang Wanru's house every holiday. The relationship between the two sisters is also very good. She was admitted to the Shanghai University and the provincial capital university after graduation.

civil servant.

Wang Xueyan heard from her parents that Wanru almost died from her illness this time. She felt that everything had not gone well for her sister these years. After seeing Wanru, she felt sad for her sister's situation. At night, the two sisters were together as if they were children.

That way, we slept on the same bed. We talked endlessly until very late.
Chapter completed!