Zhou Xiaoyun’s Happy Life

Chapter 143 Good Times

 When we returned home at noon, brothers Zhou Guoqiang and Zhou Guofu had already returned with their grandma.

Shen Huafeng enthusiastically insisted on taking her grandma to stay at her house. She kept saying that lunch was ready, and called Zhou Guoqiang and his family to come over and have a lively meal.

Zhao Yuzhen could see Shen Huafeng's little plan at a glance.

In the summer, I was afraid that the old man would stay at home for a long time without opening his mouth to say a word. Now I understand that the old man is only staying for a short time and has to go back to the city. Shen Huafeng had let go of a big burden in his heart, how could he not take the opportunity to show off?

Zhao Yuzhen said: “Sister-in-law, I tidied up the house last night, so let’s let Dabao’s grandma live in our house!”

Shen Huafeng was not a light-hearted person. She smiled and took Zhao Yuzhen's hand and said, "His second aunt, last time you rushed to take our mother home before I could even open my mouth. You can't fight with me this time." Just give me a chance to show my filial piety."

After saying that, Shen Huafeng took her grandma's hand affectionately and said, "Mom."

Zhou Guofu cleverly took his grandma's parcel.

Grandma laughed. No matter what her daughter-in-law was thinking, she was quite content to be able to treat her like this. An old man has a son who rushes to take him home for the New Year. What a relief it is to grandma!

Zhao Yuzhen had nothing to say at this time, so she took the children to her boss's house for lunch.

Shen Huafeng specially packed up a room in the main house for his grandma to live in. Zhou Guoqiang thought that it was much more spacious than his own home.

Grandma lived in the countryside until the fifteenth day of the first lunar month before her third uncle took her back to the city.

Zhou Guoqiang felt that the pig pen at home was too small. He often brought in several pigs without even a place to put them. In fact, it would be best to raise them for a few days and then kill them when there is a shortage of meat to sell. However, the pig pen at home was built a few years ago and can accommodate up to three pigs.

 So soon after the beginning of spring, the Zhou family began to demolish the pig pens and build a long new pig pen.

With money, Zhou Guoqiang was very willing to spend money. Instead of using broken bricks, he used a brand-new red turner. The newly built pigsty can hold seven or eight pigs, and they all look stylish and good-looking.

Zhou Guofu joked about Zhou Guoqiang when he came to the door: "Your pigsty is built better than the house."

Zhou Guoqiang laughed loudly: "Brother, don't make fun of me with this, I will build a small building for you right away."

Zhou Guofu is really happy for his younger brother. In the past two years, he has seen Zhou Guoqiang's business become more prosperous and make more money. As the boss, he is also very happy. Who doesn’t want his brother to live a better life?

 Think about how Zhou Guoqiang was worried about paying for his children’s schooling fees a few years ago. Compared with the past, it’s just one day at a time.

Zhou Guofu didn't take Zhou Guoqiang's words to heart. When he got home, he only mentioned it to Shen Huafeng as a joke.

 The speaker was not interested in listening, but he was interested. Shen Huafeng asked: "Did Guo Qiang really tell you that?"

Zhou Guofu felt that Shen Huafeng's reaction was too exciting: "He just said this casually, probably just as a joke. In our village, only the family of production captain Xu Dashan has started to build a small building. How can other families build it?" The second brother has done well in business in the past two years, but he is still a little far away from building a building! "

Shen Huafeng didn't think so: "I think it's most likely that Guo Qiang specifically said this. Let's see what your reaction is. Maybe the second son's family is really going to build a building."

Zhou Guofu laughed and said, "He will build it if he wants. Why bother to test my reaction?"

Shen Huafeng rolled her eyes at Zhou Guofu and said, "I don't think you have any brains. The second brother and his wife are both very shrewd. Now that the business is doing so well, who wouldn't be jealous. Although our family was in a poor situation a few years ago, It's much stronger, but right now we are not as good as the second brother's family. Our family is the eldest, but we just built a bungalow. If he, the younger brother, builds the building first, won't it bring disgrace to us? "

I really don’t understand how Shen Huafeng can think of such a simple sentence so complicatedly.

However, Zhou Guofu, who had not thought much about it at first, really thought about it after Shen Huafeng said this.

Hey, rural people’s house complex!

Zhou Guoqiang didn’t start building a building, but he spent a lot of money to buy a motorized tricycle. The tricycle was larger than Wu Youde's one that could carry passengers. It was estimated that it could drag five or six pigs back in one trip.

When the car arrived home, Zhao Yuzhen specially set off a string of loud firecrackers, which attracted all the villagers to come over and join in the fun.

Wang Jingjing’s father, Wang Kang, touched the brand-new car with envy: “Brother Guoqiang, your life has been very tight in the past two years. Look, you are driving a smoking tricycle.”

His wife Yu Cuilian rolled her eyes at him and said, "I don't know when you will be able to drive a car like this home."

Zhao Yuzhen spoke with a cheerful face to the villagers who came to join in the fun, while Zhou Guoqiang took out his cigarettes and scattered them. After a while, the pack of cigarettes was scattered.

Zhou Guoqiang called Zhou Xiaoyun and took out two yuan from his body to ask Zhou Xiaoyun to buy cigarettes.

Sun Chengwu was shouting at the side: "Hey, now you are driving a tricycle and still smoking romance. Why don't you let your daughter buy a pack of Hongtashan?"

 Everyone in the yard laughed.

Zhou Guoqiang was teased and immediately said: "Okay, brother Chengwu, let me tell you, no matter how expensive Hongtashan is, you have to buy a pack to give everyone a shot." He took out another ten yuan and gave it to Zhou Xiaoyun.

Zhou Xiaoyun felt his father's good mood, and suddenly felt his own mood lifted, and rushed to Zhou Qianqian's house to buy cigarettes.

Zhou Qianqian’s mother habitually took a package of romantic items costing one yuan and forty cents and handed them to Zhou Xiaoyun. Unexpectedly, Zhou Xiaoyun shook his head and said, “If you don’t want to buy this today, get a package of the most expensive Hongtashan.”

After getting the cigarette, Zhou Qianqian happened to come out and saw Zhou Xiaoyun as she was about to leave.

Zhou Xiaoyun was thinking that Zhou Guoqiang was still waiting for the cigarettes he bought at home, so he ran home without bothering to chat with Zhou Qianqian.

The men chatting in the yard each smoked a Hongtashan, enjoying themselves.

These cigarettes are very expensive. One pack can buy six or seven packs of Romantic cigarettes. Who would be willing to smoke these cigarettes?

Shi Yongnian also came. Seeing him coming in, Zhou Guoqiang asked jokingly: "It's not even half a year, why are you here again asking for a fine?"

Shi Yongnian has been teased and ridiculed all year round. He has long developed a thick skin. When he sees a good cigarette, his eyes light up and he unceremoniously lights up one.

“Brother Guoqiang, you have done well in the past two years, and your business is getting bigger and bigger!” Shi Yongnian sincerely praised.

Zhou Guoqiang quickly modestly said: "Director Yongnian, don't make fun of me. I just do some small business to support the family. The tricycle we used at home was too slow and laborious. I can't scrape together some money now." I just bought a new car. Our family is far behind the wealthy families in our village.”

Zhou Guoqiang is well versed in the principle of keeping a low profile. Even the people in the same village are eagerly looking at each house! Who is rich and who is not is an eternal topic. He never likes to brag in front of others. If he has ten points, he can only say three points at most. Many people are jealous of this.

 So even if he had money in his hand, he was not in a hurry to build a building. If the family had built the building early, they might have been told what they would say behind their back!

 Let’s wait and see!

 (End of this chapter)