Chapter 319: Just Consider It a Contribution to the Country
"Bad days?"

Li Dawei frowned when he heard this, and then he started to scold angrily: "What kind of life do you think is a good life? Eating delicious food every day? Or eating without cooking?
You have lived to such an old age? Where have you lived to? Don't you understand that you have to rely on yourself?

I really can't understand why you suddenly became like this?

Are you really willing to break up this family?"

"I"

When Yao Meilan heard this series of questions, she opened her mouth as if she wanted to say something, but in the end she didn't say anything.

In fact, she knew these principles, but every time she thought about the hard life Luo Guofu might have to live in the future, she couldn't help but want to give Luo Guofu more assets so that he could have a better life in the future.

Li Guoqiang had such great ability and could get so many good things, so he naturally became her target of plunder.

She originally thought that based on Li Guoqiang's usual docile personality, he would not have any objections to her.

What's more, since Li Guoqiang's wife is also her own daughter, she has no scruples at all.

The only thing she didn't expect was that Li Dawei would actually show up and keep blaming her.

This made her feel a little ashamed and sad at the same time.

Having been married for decades, she asked herself whether she had done anything wrong to Li Dawei. Now she just wanted her own son to live a better life, but Li Dawei was so opposed to it. Isn't this too unreasonable of a couple?

"Lanzi!"

Li Dawei's expression eased a little when he saw Yao Meilan like this, and then he said earnestly, "I don't mean to criticize you, but you have always been a very sensible person. How come you have become so confused now?

Yes, Xiaofu is your biological son. It is understandable that you want him to have a better life in the future.

But you have to understand that how well he lives his life depends on his own hard work.

If you do everything for him, he will just become a borer.

In addition, I believe you have a good idea of ​​what kind of people Qiangzi and Xiaojuan are. As long as you are nice to them, they will be able to open their hearts to you.

Like what you've been doing recently, isn't that just shooting yourself in the foot?"

At this point, he shook his head in confusion, not understanding why Yao Meilan didn't take the right path but chose to go the wrong way.

Because, based on his understanding of Li Guoqiang and Luo Huijuan, he knew that even if Yao Meilan didn't say anything, Li Guoqiang and Luo Huijuan would not watch Luo Guofu live a hard life.

So, why bother?
Hearing this, Yao Meilan's heart was slightly shaken, then she looked up at Li Dawei, shook her head with a bitter smile, and said, "Dawei, I know Qiangzi and Xiaojuan are both good children, but I just can't let it go. What can I do?"

"Harmful!"

Upon hearing this, Li Dawei could not help but said in a somewhat annoyed tone, "What are you worried about? Just yesterday, Qiangzi was planning to give Xiaofu 500 yuan, but Xiaofu refused and asked Qiangzi to help him prepare some hard dishes for the banquet instead. Even then, Qiangzi readily agreed."

"Really?"

After hearing this, Yao Meilan's eyes widened, and she asked in surprise, "Did Qiangzi really give Xiaofu 500 yuan?"

"Look what you said!"

Li Dawei rolled his eyes, then said angrily: "How can I lie to you about this? If you don't believe me, you can go ask Xiaofu yourself to see if Qiangzi really gave him that much money?"

"This"

When Yao Meilan saw Li Dawei's attitude, she suddenly felt mixed emotions.

It turns out that all this was due to her judging others by her own standards.

Perhaps it was because Li Guoqiang was not her biological son, and because Li Guoqiang had become so outstanding, she had always thought that Li Guoqiang would not be willing to share what he had with Luo Guofu.

However, facts have proved that Li Guoqiang is still very kind to his younger brother Luo Guofu.

Thinking about how Li Guoqiang had been busy arranging Luo Guofu's marriage during this period, and even didn't object to her giving the bicycle and the house to Luo Guofu, she couldn't help feeling a little ashamed.

Then, she looked up at Li Dawei, slapped her thigh hard, and said with regret on her face: "Dad, how could I be so stupid?"

"okay!"

Seeing that Yao Meilan finally came to her senses, Li Dawei waved his hand and said to her in a consoling tone, "It's not too late for you to realize your mistake now. Wait for Qiangzi and Xiaojuan to come back, and then go talk to them and clear up the matter. Then, as I said before, let them separate and live separately."

"to make!"

Upon hearing this, Yao Meilan nodded hurriedly and agreed, "I'll listen to you, and I'll talk to them about it when they come back.

In addition, we will live with them in the future and let Xiaofu give us a pension of five dollars each every month.

At this point, I have finally let it go. My children and grandchildren will have their own blessings. If a child doesn't live up to his expectations, it will be pointless to worry about him so much.

Moreover, I believe Qiangzi and Xiaojuan, they will definitely not ignore Xiaofu.

From now on, I'd better save my worries and enjoy life with you."

"Eh!"

Li Dawei was delighted when he heard what Yao Meilan said, and then he praised her with satisfaction: "You are right to think so. We have both worked hard for most of our lives. Now we finally have children who have started their own families and are so successful. Of course, we should enjoy our life more.

As for other things, let’s not worry about them.”

As he spoke, he grabbed Yao Meilan's hand and patted it gently a few times, his eyes full of joy.

In fact, if Yao Meilan hadn't gone too far, he wouldn't have wanted to quarrel with Yao Meilan.

After all, he still has to walk with Yao Meilan for the rest of his life!
Yao Meilan couldn't help but squinting at Li Dawei when she saw him like this. Then she stretched out her hand and pinched his waist. She said with some grievance, "You have no conscience. I have worked hard to serve you for most of my life. Can't you just talk to me nicely? Why do you have to scold me like this?"

"hey-hey!"

Upon hearing this, Li Dawei did not dare to refute and could only laugh a few times to fool the person.

Afterwards, they did not quarrel anymore, but discussed the marriage of Luo Guofu and Zhao Qiuyan while drinking cornmeal porridge.

Soon after, Yan Bugui came to the door with a written wedding couplet and gift list, smiling. Then, when he saw the small bowl of cornmeal porridge and two plates of salty pickles on the dining table, the smile on his face froze immediately.

Originally he thought that he could come here and have a good meal, but this is what happened?
This is so disappointing!
"Yo!"

Li Dawei raised his eyebrows when he saw Yan Bugui, and then hurriedly greeted him, "Old Yan, you're here! Come and sit down, come and sit down!"

As he spoke, he stood up, pulled out the stool next to him, and wiped the surface of the stool with his hand to show his respect.

As soon as she finished speaking, Yao Meilan also stood up hurriedly, and then greeted with a smile: "Uncle, have you eaten yet? If not, why don't you have a bite here first?"

After saying that, she walked towards the door, wanting to go to the kitchen to get a set of dishes and chopsticks.

"Then I won't be polite!"

Upon hearing this, Yan Bugui came back to his senses immediately, and without even thinking, he nodded and agreed, "It just so happened that I was busy writing wedding couplets after getting home from get off work, and I didn't even have time to eat!"

He paused for a moment, looking at the cornmeal porridge on the table, and then said with some emotion: "But, isn't your diet a bit too simple?"

What this means is that since he works so hard to help, we can't treat him with such a simple meal, right?
"Harmful!"

Li Dawei understood what Yan Bugui meant, and was not surprised at all. He immediately nodded and explained, "The children haven't come back yet, so we can just make do with what we have!

Um, Lanzi, go fry some more eggs."

"Got it!"

When Yao Meilan heard this, she immediately agreed, then opened the door and walked out.

Yan Bugui saw that he would soon have delicious eggs to eat, and for a moment he could not help but feel very satisfied. Then he hurried forward and handed the written wedding couplets and gift list to Li Dawei, and by the way, he did not forget to speak modestly:

"I have already written the wedding couplets and gift list for you. Do you think it's okay?"

After saying that, he raised his chin slightly and looked at Li Dawei with confidence.

In his opinion, Li Dawei was just an uneducated peasant, so how could he tell whether his writing was good or not!
What's more, he has been the expert writer in the courtyard for so many years. No matter which family asks him to help write wedding couplets or the annual Spring Festival couplets in the courtyard, they are all written by him.

Therefore, he really couldn't think of any reason why Li Dawei was dissatisfied.

However, what he didn't expect was that after Li Dawei picked up the wedding couplets and gift list and looked at them, his brows slowly frowned, which made him feel a little surprised.

"What? Is there a problem?"

"There's really no problem at all!"

Li Dawei shook his head, and then said with some dissatisfaction: "It's just that the red paper used for the wedding couplets is a bit too old."

"is it?"

Upon hearing this, Yan Bugui's heart tightened slightly, and then he pretended to be a little surprised and said, "I clearly bought this at the supply and marketing cooperative today! How could it be old?"

"fine!"

Seeing Yan Bugui's behavior, Li Dawei was even more certain that Yan Bugui must have taken out the red paper he had saved up and sold it to him as new paper, so he waved his hand and said, "Anyway, the country is advocating frugality now, so it's a good opportunity to help solve the inventory of the supply and marketing cooperative. It's like making a contribution to the country."

"Yeah!"

Upon hearing this, Yan Bugui's eyes lit up slightly, and then he nodded quickly and agreed, "That's true. I thought so at the time, so I forgot to check it carefully."

After saying that, he watched Li Dawei put away the wedding couplets and gift list, and he couldn't help but feel a little relieved.

In fact, just as Li Dawei guessed, these wedding couplets and gift lists were all cut out one by one from the red paper he had saved in the past, with the purpose of taking this opportunity to exchange the paper for money.

Although the money is not much, it is more or less enough for their family to buy vegetables for a few more days.

And life, isn't it, just about calculating a little here and a little there, and then slowly getting by!
What's more, he can receive a commission this time!
Adding the two together, the amount is very considerable.

Just as he was wondering how big a red envelope Li Dawei would give him, Yao Meilan had already fried the eggs and walked in from outside carrying plates and bowls.

The fragrant smell of eggs instantly attracted his attention, and he couldn't help swallowing.

Then, Li Dawei came out from the inner room, holding a red envelope made of red paper in his hand, and gently placed it in front of Yan Bugui, then smiled softly and said:
"Old Yan, this is not a sign of respect at all."

"Oh! You are really too polite!"

When Yan Bugui saw this, his eyes suddenly lit up, and then he hurriedly reached out to pick up the red envelope, felt its thickness, and a smile instantly appeared on his face.

It was worth it for him to work overtime all day on this matter. It was worth it to receive such a big red envelope no matter how tired he was.

At the same time, this also made him look forward to Luo Guofu's wedding banquet even more. When the time comes, he must learn from the last lesson and find a way to bring his whole family along.

If this could be as sumptuous as the banquet that was held at the wedding of Li Guoqiang and Luo Huijuan, then it would really be a great deal.

While thinking, Yan Bugui did not forget to pick up the chopsticks, picked up a piece of scrambled egg and put it into his mouth. He could not help but reveal a look of extreme enjoyment on his face.

Li Dawei and Yao Meilan felt a little funny when they saw Yan Bugui like this.

As old neighbors for decades, they were of course well aware of Yan Bugui's habit of taking advantage of others, otherwise they would not have specially fried a plate of eggs to treat Yan Bugui.

As the saying goes, if you cater to someone's taste, everyone will be happy.

Since it is a wedding, it should be done in a festive way.

Soon, under their gaze, Yan Bugui waved his chopsticks repeatedly, and in a short while, he had finished most of the plate of scrambled eggs. Then, he picked up the bowl of rice with reluctance and took a sip of cornmeal porridge, without any sign of embarrassment at all.

I have to say that he has already cultivated the art of taking advantage to a very high level. At least his thickness of face is unparalleled.

By the time he had eaten his fill, not only the scrambled eggs on the table, but even the two plates of salty pickles had been eaten up, and he was almost licking the plates clean.

This makes people wonder if he has never washed dishes at home and just happened to save some water bills.

Just as he stood up to say goodbye and was about to go home to take a closer look at how much money was in the red envelope, he suddenly heard footsteps outside the house.

(End of this chapter)