Liu Yuemin glanced at Chen Lishu and saw that there was not much reaction on her face. She hesitated and said with a smile:
"Actually, what mom said is right. I think Uncle Manton and his wife really have nothing to say. There is a saying that parents are the best role models for their children, and the three younger siblings are absolutely no different. I see what you are wearing, mom.
The coat is very beautiful, I’m afraid it must be worth a lot of money, right? You see, which daughter-in-law in our village is willing to spend so much money on her mother-in-law, to be honest, my sister-in-law, I and my four younger siblings are reluctant to part with it."
Chen Lishu's eyebrows moved unconsciously when she heard her words. Liu Yuemin had never said a good word to her since she got married. Now she is acting like this. Could it be that the sun is coming out in the west?
The smiles on the faces of Zhang Qin and Zhang Xiaoju, who were being taken away, faltered for a moment, but neither of them took the initiative to clarify anything. They couldn't be more serious with Liu Yuemin, their sister-in-law.
In the afternoon, two brothers, Gu Xingdong and Gu Xingye, came back from town, each carrying a large, square cardboard box.
"Fourth uncle, what did you buy?" Gu Zhao was having a snowball fight with his younger brothers. When he saw the two of them entering the hospital, he stopped and asked curiously.
Gu Xingye said with a smile: "Stop playing with the big color TV your third uncle bought for your family. We will be able to watch TV when the telephone poles are erected soon."
Gu Zhao's eyes widened suddenly and he said in disbelief: "TV? Colored one?"
Gu Xingye teased him: "Is this silly boy so happy?"
Not to mention Gu Zhao, the other children were also dumbfounded. Zhang Changhe and Sun Yuzhu were the only two families in the village who had a TV. Because they had a good relationship with the Zhang family, they usually went to Zhang Changhe's house with Gu Pan to watch TV. This time
The family actually bought a TV, and it was a color TV. Several children reacted and immediately jumped for joy: "Great, we have a TV at home too!"
"No more playing, let's take a walk, let's go back to the house." Gu Zhao waved his hand, and the few little ones suddenly slipped into the house like skewers of candied haws.
"Mom, Third Uncle bought a color TV." Gu Ming ran to the edge of the kang and happily reported to Liu Yuemin.
Liu Yuemin's eyes flashed, and she said in a bad tone: "I'm not deaf, I can hear you."
Earning two bucks a day is not enough for the couple to show off. They have coats and TV sets, so where do they compare to the others?
When Chen Lishu saw this, a faint smile appeared on her lips. This was the Liu Yuemin she knew.
The two TV sets Gu Xingdong bought were both 12-inch Peony brand TVs. One of them was placed directly on the chest of drawers in Gu Shoufu's house.
"Before I came back from the city, I got two TV tickets. I just happened to bring one to my mother's side." Gu Xingdong said and put the other one on the ground beside the edge of the kang.
Chen Lishu smiled: "I guess my mother will be worried about the electricity bill."
"Uncle Third, how do you make this TV?" Several children crowded around the TV and started calling for help anxiously.
Normally, the children are quite afraid of Gu Xingdong, especially when he is stern and serious, and they almost move close to him when they see him, but now all their minds are attracted to the TV and they can no longer care about so much.
"This requires an antenna. Without that, you can't receive the program." Ruirui explained seriously from the side.
"That's right." Gu Xingdong patted his son's shoulder, then turned to go get the antenna with Gu Xingye.
After nearly two hours of busy work, the snowflakes on the TV flashed, and someone finally appeared.
Gu Zhao rushed out of the door like a gust of wind and shouted excitedly to the two people on the roof: "A stranger has been born, third uncle and fourth uncle, a stranger has been born!"
Finally being able to watch TV, not to mention the children were excited, the adults were also surprised.
Although Liu Yuemin was disdainful, she couldn't help but get closer.
What was playing on the TV at the moment was "Eighteen Years in the Enemy Camp", which instantly attracted everyone's attention.
It started to snow unknowingly outside, but the house was as warm as spring. The fire in the stove was burning and occasionally made a crackling sound. The adults and children were eating melon seeds and watching TV. It was very lively.
Compared with the liveliness of the Gu family, the Liu family next door is much deserted.
Liu Xiaobao was arrested, and Wang Qiao'e and her daughter not only sold their land, but also took away all the valuables in the house.
Widow Liu cursed angrily for a long time, but there was nowhere to look for her. In the end, she could only sit down on the kang unwillingly.
Although Chen Baozhu is dead, Liu Xiaobao still has to be sentenced because he is an accomplice and has a criminal record. The circumstances are more serious and he will be sentenced to at least five to ten years in prison.
Widow Liu was sitting at home, wondering how she could reduce her son's sentence by two years, when the door to her room was suddenly kicked open.
With a "clang" sound, a black shadow suddenly rushed towards her in front of her eyes. The next second she felt her neck tighten, and then she was pinched hard.
"Bitch, you gave birth to good sons. If it weren't for Liu Xiaobao, my Baozhu would not have died. He just gambled and played cards by himself, but he insisted on taking my Baozhu with him. If it weren't for him, my Baozhu would not have died.
You will lose money, let alone think about stealing things to pay back the money, and you will not die, I will strangle you to death!"
Zhang Chunhua's scarlet eyes were full of anger, and his face was full of anger.
In just a few days, half of her hair turned gray, and she aged more than ten years.
Her son is her lifeblood. She has been proud of being able to give birth to a son for the Chen family for more than thirty years after marrying into the Chen family. However, everything is gone now.
If it hadn't been for Liu Xiaobao, her son wouldn't have gotten addicted to gambling. A good child would have just disappeared!
When Widow Liu heard what she said, she became very angry. She raised her hand to scratch her face, and at the same time cursed: "You shameless old man, our little baby didn't do anything, but you got it."
That bastard in our family is going to jail for being implicated. If it weren’t for your Chen Baozhu’s bad idea, my little baby would be where he is today? He was the one who stabbed me, so what does it have to do with our little baby? He deserves to die!”
Zhang Chunhua suddenly raised his head, his eyes were red and swollen from crying every day, and he looked very scary when he kicked people.
"My Baozhu is not dead, I don't allow you to talk about my Baozhu!"
The hands holding Widow Liu's neck were like iron pliers. No matter how hard she scratched, it was of no avail. As the force increased, Widow Liu rolled her eyes, her breathing became weaker and weaker, and her eyesight turned black.
Fortunately, the chasing neighbor pulled her away in time, otherwise Widow Liu would have died.
"Let me go, I will strangle this old prostitute to death today!" When someone stopped him, Zhang Chunhua showed a look of madness on his face.
Neither of the Liu family is good. They really don’t think she knows about the shameful things that Widow Liu did with Chen Mancang behind the scenes. They are only in their fifties. If they really make a fuss, the whole family will be disgraced.
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We had a private quarrel, but it was of no use. Later, I thought that she had a son, and as long as Chen Mancang didn't go too far, I just turned a blind eye and let it go.