Chapter 177 Luo Jiwu's Plan
"Wow! Ten dollars! Is this ten dollars? Am I dreaming?"

Soon, Xu Dani opened the red envelope, looked inside, and her eyes widened instantly.

Hearing her exclamation, Qu Yinfeng and Xu Yuping, mother and daughter, were slightly stunned, then hurriedly reached out to grab the red envelope.

Zhu Caixia also hurriedly opened the red envelope in her hand and took out the money inside.

The next moment, two big black ten cards appeared in front of her, Qu Yinfeng, and Xu Yuping respectively, which made them feel a little surprised.

They didn't expect that Li Guoqiang would be willing to give such a big red envelope to Xu Dani and Zhu Caixia as New Year's money.

You know, even children in the city usually receive no more than one yuan in New Year's money, let alone in the countryside.

Generally speaking, for children in the countryside, receiving 15 cents was considered very good, and usually they only received 1 or 2 cents.

In fact, this little bit of money will only be passed around briefly, and on the second day of the new year, the parents will take it back in the name of safekeeping.

"Qiangzi, you..."

Xu Yuping hesitated for a moment, but finally couldn't help asking, "Are you giving too much? They are still children and have nowhere to spend the money. Why do they need so much money? What if they accidentally lose it?"

"Ah!"

Li Guoqiang was delighted when he heard this, and then he laughed and said, "It's okay, it's just this once a year, just let them have some fun!"

After saying that, he gave Xu Yuping a look.

When Xu Yuping saw this, she reacted immediately and realized that Li Guoqiang was giving her and Qu Yinfeng money in disguise!
Qu Yinfeng now understood Li Guoqiang's intention, and a knowing smile appeared on her face.

Afterwards, she returned the red envelope directly to Xu Dani, and told Xu Dani and Zhu Caixia to keep it well.

Upon hearing this, Xu Dani and Zhu Caixia nodded happily and agreed, not knowing that the two red envelopes were just for them to keep temporarily.

Immediately afterwards, Qu Yinfeng and Xu Yuping each took out two red envelopes and handed them to Xu Dani and Zhu Caixia respectively.

When Xu Dani received the red envelope, she couldn't wait to open it and take a look.

When she found out that there was only 20 cents in the red envelope, she instantly showed a look of disappointment on her face, and then she pouted and muttered quietly: "Huh! Grandma and my aunt are so stingy that they only gave me 10 cents!"

"Dani, what are you mumbling about?"

When Qu Yinfeng heard what Xu Dani said, she immediately asked with a serious face.

"without!"

Xu Dani's heart tightened when she heard this, and then she hurriedly said with a flattering smile: "Nothing to complain about! Happy New Year, grandma, I wish you good health and a long life!"

"Well, Happy New Year, Auntie. I wish you happiness every day and become younger and younger!"

After saying that, she glanced at Qu Yinfeng and quietly moved her little butt towards Li Guoqiang, fearing that Qu Yinfeng would take action against her.

Qu Yinfeng noticed Xu Dani's little action and couldn't help but glared at Xu Dani in annoyance.

At the same time, Zhu Caixia silently resealed the red envelope she had just opened, and then smiled softly and said a few New Year greetings to Qu Yinfeng and Xu Yuping respectively, making the atmosphere festive again.

Not long after, Xu Yuping saw that it was getting late, so she hurried to the bathhouse to boil water, and then let Xu Dani and Zhu Caixia take a bath first.

After taking a bath, the two sisters Xu Dani and Zhu Caixia changed into new clothes, tied their hair into two pigtails, and their little faces were white with rosy cheeks. Standing together, they looked like fairies that had fallen from the sky.

I don’t know if Qu Yinfeng’s genes are stronger, but both her biological granddaughter Xu Dani and her granddaughter Zhu Caixia look more like her, and are real beauties.

After receiving Li Guoqiang's heartfelt praise, Xu Dani was so happy that she immediately thought of showing off in the village, and she did not forget to bring Zhu Caixia along.

"Big brother, can we go out and play for a while?"

"Oh?"

Li Guoqiang raised his eyebrows when he heard this, then nodded very readily and said, "Okay! But you can't go outside the village, and don't play too late. You must come back before dark. Do you understand?"

"Know it!"

Xu Dani was delighted, then nodded quickly and agreed.

After saying that, she took Zhu Caixia's hand and ran out of the house.

"Wait a minute!"

Seeing this, Li Guoqiang hurriedly called out, then grabbed a handful of peanuts, melon seeds, candies and other snacks from the kang cabinet, and handed them to Xu Dani and Zhu Caixia respectively, and did not forget to remind them: "When you play with others later, remember to share some with them first."

"Got it!"

Although Xu Dani and Zhu Caixia didn't know why Li Guoqiang asked them to do this, based on their trust in Li Guoqiang and the fact that they had a lot of snacks at home, they immediately agreed.

In fact, the main reason why Li Guoqiang did this was that he was worried that Xu Dani and Zhu Caixia would be excluded and bullied by other naughty children, so he deliberately asked them to lead the way with snacks so that they could have as much fun as possible.

Soon, the two sisters ran out excitedly.

Qu Yinfeng, Xu Yuping and Li Guoqiang also took a shower and changed into their newest clothes one after another.

Afterwards, they didn't go anywhere but continued to sit around the kang, chatting and drinking.

What they talked about most was how hard their lives were in the past and how happy they are now.

We also talked about what we were going to do next year and some gossip in the village.

Just as the mother and daughter, under the influence of alcohol and with red eyes, kept thanking Li Guoqiang, hundreds of kilometers away in Sijiu City, Li Dawei, Yao Meilan, Luo Huijuan, Li Guofu, Luo Jiwu and their family were also sitting together and eating a fairly sumptuous New Year's Eve dinner.

"Xiao Fu, have you sent all the letters you wrote to your brother?"

While eating, Li Dawei suddenly asked a question.

“It’s been sent!”

Li Guofu was slightly stunned, then quickly replied: "I had already sent the letter the day before yesterday. I believe that in about a week, my brother will receive the letter!"

"Ok!"

Li Dawei nodded, then said with some regret: "That's good, that's good!"

"dad!"

Seeing Li Dawei like this, Li Guofu couldn't help but persuade him, "My brother said in the letter before that he is now in good health and has learned good marksmanship. I think you don't have to worry so much."

"Yup!"

At this time, Luo Huijuan also began to persuade softly, "Dad, Qiangzi told me in the letter that I must take good care of you and mom, and that you should wait for him to come back at home. If your health deteriorates, how can I explain to Qiangzi then?"

"I know!" Li Dawei smiled slightly, and then said with a look of relief: "I know you are all good children, and you are all doing this for my own good. I just said this casually, so don't worry!"

After saying this, he noticed that Luo Jiwu's face looked a little ugly, and hurriedly took out two red envelopes from his pocket and handed them to Luo Huijuan and Li Guofu respectively.

"Here, this is your New Year's money!"

"Thanks dad!"

Seeing this, Luo Huijuan and Li Guoqiang hurriedly reached out to take the red envelopes, and then habitually turned their eyes to Yao Meilan.

When Yao Meilan saw them like this, she couldn't help but laugh and scolded, "You two are already so grown up, and you still have the nerve to take New Year's money?"

"Especially you, Xiaofu. Didn't your sister introduce you to a girl before? When can you bring her back to me and your father?"

"mom!"

When Li Guofu heard this, he immediately patted his chest and said, "Don't worry, I promise that I can bring the person back to you in less than two months!"

"That's the best!"

Yao Meilan was delighted to see Li Guofu so confident, and then she laughed and spoke.

After saying that, she took out two red envelopes from her pocket and handed them to Luo Huijuan and Li Guofu respectively.

"Hey! This is the last year I will give you two new year's money. If you want to ask me for new year's money in the future, you can only let my precious grandson ask me for it!"

"Know it!"

When Luo Huijuan and Li Guofu heard what Yao Meilan said, they looked at each other and then spoke with some joy.

However, they did not notice that Luo Jiwu's expression became even uglier.

In fact, after knowing that Li Guoqiang's health had improved, Luo Jiwu had been thinking about how to ask Luo Huijuan to find him a live-in grandson-in-law.

However, he thought about it for several days but could not come up with any better solution. In the end, he could only use words to test Yao Meilan's attitude.

What he didn't expect was that not only had Yao Meilan pretended to be ignorant of the matter before, but now she also asked Luo Huijuan in front of him to give birth to a grandson in the future in order to ask for New Year's money.

Isn't this obviously going against him?

If he wasn't worried about a falling out, which would make things worse, he would have wanted to scold Yao Meilan a long time ago.

At this time, Li Dawei and Yao Meilan saw that Luo Jiwu did not make any extreme reactions, and they felt slightly relieved, but then they couldn't help feeling a little worried.

If possible, the couple did not want to go against Luo Jiwu's wishes.

But who could blame Li Guoqiang and Luo Huijuan for falling in love with each other?
In comparison, of course the happiness of their son and daughter is more important.

What's more, Li Guoqiang now doesn't know how he got his health back to normal.

This way, they will have no worries at all.

Therefore, they took the opportunity of the New Year's Eve dinner to indirectly express their attitudes to Luo Jiwu, hoping that Luo Jiwu would give up.

However, they still underestimated Luo Jiwu's obsession with his own incense.

Soon, Luo Jiwu said that he was full and asked Luo Huijuan to help him back to the house.

Then, he did not let Luo Huijuan go back to continue to accompany Li Dawei and Yao Meilan for the New Year's Eve dinner, but pulled Luo Huijuan to sit down on the edge of the bed and started chatting.

"Xiaojuan, if I remember correctly, you will be 24 years old after the New Year, right?"

"Ok!"

Luo Huijuan nodded and replied, then looked at Luo Jiwu with some confusion, not understanding why he suddenly told her about this matter.

"Time flies so fast!"

Luo Jiwu looked at Luo Huijuan's dignified and beautiful face and said with some emotion: "In the blink of an eye, you have grown so big!"

"I still remember that when you were little, you liked to sit next to me and listen to my war stories."

"Besides, you said that you like soldiers like grandpa the most, who defend the country."

"It just so happens that I recently received a letter from an old comrade-in-arms, saying that his grandson will come to the city from the countryside to do some business in a while. When the time comes, please help me bring him home and give him a good welcome."

"How is it? Do you have the confidence to complete this task?"

"Have!"

Luo Huijuan didn't think much after hearing this. She nodded and said, "Don't worry! I will definitely treat the guests well for you and won't embarrass you!"

"it is good!"

Luo Jiwu was delighted, and then he said with a happy smile: "Then I will leave this task to you!"

In fact, his old comrade-in-arms had long passed away. Even his old comrade-in-arms' son and daughter-in-law died one after another in the famine seven or eight years ago, leaving only a grandson and granddaughter to depend on.

Over the years, thanks to his frequent support, as well as the help from some relatives in the village, this pair of poor siblings have managed to survive to this day.

Originally, he had not thought of bringing together Luo Huijuan and his comrade-in-arms' grandson. After all, his comrade-in-arms' grandson lived in the countryside and had not received much education. Compared to Luo Huijuan, his cultural level was too low, and it was difficult for them to get together.

However, because Li Guoqiang's health suddenly improved and Yao Meilan was unwilling to support him, he could only take the risk and try to let Luo Huijuan get in touch with the grandson of his old comrade first.

To this end, he specially wrote a letter to his comrade-in-arms' grandson, using the excuse that he had something to tell him in person about his grandfather, and asked him to find time to come to the city.

He believed that with his advice and suggestions, there was still a great chance of winning over Luo Huijuan.

If all else failed, he would ask someone to send a letter to Luo Huijuan in the name of Li Guoqiang, expressing his love for someone else and the end of their relationship, in order to break up the couple.

He just didn't believe that he wouldn't be able to handle this little thing by then.

At this time, Li Guoqiang, who was far away in the Jinshanbao Production Brigade in Chang County, had no idea that Luo Jiwu was preparing to forcibly separate him and Luo Huijuan. He drank countless bowls of wine with Qu Yinfeng and Xu Yuping amid their constant thanks, and finally became a little dizzy.

Although his physical fitness is much better than that of ordinary people, it does not allow him to drink a thousand cups without getting drunk.

As for Qu Yinfeng and Xu Yuping, their mother and daughter, even though they drank less than Li Guoqiang, their condition was not much better than his. They were drunk and staggering.

In a daze, Li Guoqiang fell sideways into the fire pit, just lying on the same side as Xu Yuping.

Afterwards, whether it was his subconscious mind at work or the alcohol taking over, his hands gradually climbed to the top.

(End of this chapter)