Stepmother Reborn: Dad, my mom hasn't hit me for three days

While everyone here was having a happy meal, other families in the village were talking about it.

Some people immediately settled the bill at the dinner table, "Such expensive appliances, he just gave them away as a gift. He must be very wealthy."

Some people are jealous of Zhang Xiuhua's good fortune. "Ergou is grateful. If Xiuhua hadn't helped him and taken him to the capital to see a doctor, he might have been paralyzed in bed."

Some people even regretted that they should have helped out at the time, "If I had sent my child to the hospital, these appliances would have been mine."

But it was just a thought, after all, it was to be sent to the capital. If your own child was sick, you might not be willing to spend that much money, let alone someone else's child.

Some people also secretly laughed at Ergou's father for being short-sighted, "How could a son who is so good at making money just give it up?"

"He has always been a fool. After being instigated by his wife, he beats Ergou at home. I have advised him many times since I got married not to beat the child, but he just won't listen!"

Some people are simply curious about what business Ergou is in. "Is the electrical appliance business he makes really that profitable? He can become a big boss in a year and a half. Did you see that car? That car is worth hundreds of thousands."

Cars were very expensive at that time. A Santana, which had been eliminated abroad for a long time, sold for 200,000 yuan in China. You should know that at that time, the annual income of workers in many cities in China was not even 500 yuan.

Not to mention that his car was imported from abroad and can be loaded with cargo in the back, so the price will only be more expensive.

Let’s not talk about these envious villagers, let’s just talk about Ergou’s family.

When his father came home, his stepmother was disappointed to see that he had returned empty-handed. She scolded Ergou for being unfilial, "We raised him up after all, and he just follows others when they wag their tails at him."

Ergou's father also scolded his son for being ruthless. It was impossible to expect the other party to be filial now. Now he had to be on guard against the other party coming to take the household registration book.

He closed the door immediately.

Seeing this, the stepmother was confused, "What are you doing?"

"Lock the door, so he can't get the household registration book. Unless he gives me money!" Ergou's father was determined not to let Ergou succeed. One less person would mean less acres of land. How could he let the land slip away from his family? For farmers, land is equal to money.

Many people are unwilling to go out to work because they have land in the village and they don’t have to worry about food.

When the stepmother learned that Ergou wanted to move his household registration, she became even more furious and stomped her feet and cursed, "It must have been Zhang Xiuhua who instigated this. She is a vicious woman who pretends to be a good person every day and meddles in other people's business!"

If Ergou had been rotting at home, she wouldn't have been so angry. But now Ergou has become successful and is not filial to her, and the whole village is laughing at their family. She regretted countless times that she shouldn't have been soft-hearted and let Zhang Xiuhua take Ergou away. Look, she didn't get any benefit at all, but all the benefits went to that damn woman Zhang Xiuhua!

The two of them stayed at home, waiting for Ergou to come and what he would do to him. But Ergou never came.

After dinner, Ergou immediately unpacked the electrical appliances and, together with Li Jianguo, lifted the appliances to where they should be lifted.

The refrigerator couldn't be placed in the kitchen because they had an earthen stove, and when the stove was lit, the smoke would easily blacken the refrigerator, so the refrigerator was placed in the main room.

The same is true for the air conditioner, because this air conditioner is a cabinet. The hottest time in the north in summer is the half hour at noon. At night, it is only 20 degrees, so there is no need to use the air conditioner. It is just right to put it in the main room.

A microwave oven is also placed in the main room, making it more convenient to serve dishes.

The washing machine cannot be placed in the main room or under the eaves. It will get wet when it snows. Moreover, it is made of plastic. After repeated freezing, the plastic will become very brittle and break down very quickly.

Zhang Xiuhua wandered around for a long time and finally placed the washing machine in the utility room. This room was closest to the well. When she wanted to use it, she could just lift the washing machine out.

This washing machine is not a drum washing machine like the ones more than a decade later, but a cabinet type. The washing and spinning are separate. But it has one good thing, it can wash two quilt covers at a time, unlike a drum washing machine which can only wash one set.

Zhang Xiuhua looked at the other two packages, one was a freezer and the other was a TV.

She couldn't understand, "If you bought a refrigerator, why did you buy a freezer?"

Ergou explained, "The freezer is for freezing, and you can make popsicles. In the summer, if you want to earn some pocket money, you can make popsicles at home and sell them in the commune. Isn't that cool?"

Zhang Xiuhua was amused by him, "You also found a way for me to make money continuously, how thoughtful."

Youcai looked at the TV and said, "What should I do? I have it at home."

"Carry it to godmother's room. It's so comfortable to lie on the bed and watch TV! When you get tired of watching, just lie down on the bed and fall asleep." Ergou suggested.

Zhang Xiuhua was overwhelmed by the beautiful life he described. "If I could really live such a comfortable life, I would be so happy."

"Oh my god, this is also a color TV?" After unpacking the box, several children shouted.

Ergou disagreed, "I shipped this from the south. It's not cost-effective to ship a black and white TV all the way here."

No one could refute it.

The refrigerator can't be used today and needs to be left alone for 24 hours. I tried all other electrical appliances and they are all fine.

Youcai fell in love with the microwave oven because it is so easy to use. Just put a dish of food in it and it will be heated up in one or two minutes.

"In the future, we can cook more dishes and we won't have to worry about the food getting cold."

Only Yaoyao felt that these electrical appliances did not match the layout of the house, and it would be better if the two could be integrated.

Zhang Xiuhua pulled Ergou into the house and gave him some money. "These electrical appliances are too expensive. Don't you have enough money?!"

Ergou did not take the money, but took out a passbook from his bag and asked Zhang Xiuhua to keep it for him. "Godmother, when I make money in the future, I will keep half for myself and you can save the other half for me. If my business fails, at least you can cover the other half for me."

Zhang Xiuhua took the check and her eyes widened. Wow, is this how much money you can make from smuggling electrical appliances? It's actually three hundred thousand yuan!

"Where did you get so much money?"

"I earned it." Ergou said as a matter of course.

He deposited the money for five years at 7.92%, which was quite a lot of interest. Zhang Xiuhua thought for a moment and said, "If you trust me, why not take the money out and buy a house in the capital or in Shenzhen or Guangzhou?"

Ergou was a little embarrassed. "I don't have time to look for houses in the south. Why don't you help me buy one?"

Zhang Xiuhua didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "I bought a house for you, what if you don't like it?"

"I'm busy with business in Pengcheng, so I really don't have time to care about these things." Ergou said with a smile, "It's okay if you don't like it, as long as I can collect the rent."

He paused, frowning.

Zhang Xiuhua saw that he looked troubled, "What's wrong?"

Ergou thought for a moment and said, "Why not write your name? If something happens to me, all the money will go to my dad and stepmother. I won't be able to live in peace in the underworld!"

Zhang Xiuhua was defeated by him, "Why are you cursing yourself at such a young age?"

Zhang Xiuhua didn't want to curse herself, but she was much older than Ergou after all. What if one day she... "Write my name, aren't you afraid that if something happens to me in the future, you won't get a share of the money?"

"Why are you cursing yourself!" Ergou disagreed, "What could possibly happen to you in your hometown? On the contrary, the probability of something happening to me is much higher than yours."

Zhang Xiuhua was terrified when she heard this. "Since it's so dangerous, why not do something else? You are so adventurous, you can make money in other businesses. There is no need to do this."

Doing business in the Northeast is very scary. But in Pengcheng, where reform and opening up have already taken place, as long as you don't do dangerous business, you'll be fine. He has many options, and there's no need to take such risks.

"Godmother, I'm used to this kind of high-profit industry, and other industries are not worth my attention." Ergou's eyes were full of desire for money and ambition. "These days, the bold will die of overeating, and the timid will die of starvation. I would rather live freely than hide in a corner! Don't worry, I will be careful and cautious. I won't be caught!"

Zhang Xiuhua knew that he was stubborn and couldn't persuade him, so she had no choice but to do this.

Ergou held up the passbook and said, "Tomorrow I'll go to the post office to withdraw the money and put it into your passbook. You can help me buy a house later. It's settled!"

He said, and left.