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

In fact, it is not the children's fault that they do not understand politics. Their major is not politics at all. They have no sensitivity to this aspect.

Only when Jidong was in college did he pay some attention to the political class. He felt that they were too slow to react, so he asked them in plain language, "If the Soviet Union disintegrates, who will be next?"

The wine in Li Jianguo's hand was no longer fragrant. In order to celebrate with Ergou, he opened two bottles of beer and drank with Ergou.

Ergou is always good at socializing, drinking beer and liquor. He is also the only person in the family who can drink with Li Jianguo.

At this time, Li Jianguo's face turned red. "Are you saying that the United States is going to attack us?"

"After all, we don't belong to the same system. The West wants to control other countries through their systems. In their eyes, our country is the outlier that doesn't fit in." Zhang Xiuhua doesn't really understand politics, but she often reads newspapers and shares her views with everyone.

Although Sino-Soviet relations were at odds and have only eased in the past two years, now that Big Brother has fallen, it will be their turn. After all, their country's system is different from that of Western countries.

Ergou looked a little flustered, "Godmother, you mean we have to go back to the seventies again."

Ergou still remembers his childhood. At that time, the farm next door held many prisoners, most of whom were capitalist-roaders who were trying to undermine socialism. He is now one of them. His godmother meant that he would be liquidated, so she told him not to invest.

Seeing that he was frightened, Zhang Xiuhua waved her hands and said, "That's not what I meant. How can history go backwards? The higher-ups have already started reform and opening up, so they won't change easily. The next problem is the withdrawal of foreign capital, and now your chance has come."

Ergou breathed a sigh of relief. So this is what his godmother meant.

Zhenzhen, who had not interrupted, suddenly responded, "Mom, do you want Aqi to buy the factory that the foreign capital has withdrawn next year?"

Aqi is the last character of Ergou's name. Zhenzhen felt that Ergou was old and it was inappropriate to call him by his nickname. If August learned it, people would say that August had no manners. So she just called Ergou by his name, Aqi.

Zhang Xiuhua smiled and nodded, "Yes. Didn't you say that there are many foreign wine factories in Pengcheng and Yangcheng? If they leave, you can just take them over and take over their customers as well. It's faster than building a factory in Henan!"

Ergou clapped his hands, "So, my chance has come."

"Yes." Zhang Xiuhua nodded.

Li Jianguo is more concerned about the country's future than building a factory. "What about our country?"

Zhang Xiuhua saw that he was concerned about the country and the people. Even though he had been out of the military uniform for more than a decade, he still wanted to return to the battlefield. She smiled and said, "Of course it will get better and better. Those foreign capitals will come back sooner or later. That's when the competition will be the most intense."

Ergou is not afraid of competition. "I will save more money and buy more factories when the time comes."

Jidong also said, "I will buy the production line directly when the time comes. Then the factory will belong to me in the future."

Because the production line is overseas, he can only earn a share. The owner of the entire factory is a foreign company. If they are eager to withdraw, they will definitely find a buyer, and he is the most suitable person.

The family returned to their previous lively life.

After dinner, the children ran out to play happily.

Baolin and Yaoyao went to play with Xiangxiang. Jidong didn't want to go anywhere, so he just stayed on the kang and read. Jilin wanted to lie down, but seeing that Tong Shuyu was too lonely, he took her to go fishing on the ice.

Ergou loved the hustle and bustle, so he would wander around the village, chatting with the old men and women, telling them how good the brewery business was, and that he would give everyone dividends in two years.

While he was bragging over there, he also met Guoxiang.

Guoxiang brought his mistress back again this year. This is the third year in a row that he has brought her back. The first time, many villagers were not happy with it, but after that, they got used to it and no one said anything to him.

Guoxiang heard that Ergou had built several factories, and he also wanted to build a clothing factory. He had always been selling clothes, and he also sold clothes when he bought the shopping mall. If he bought a clothing factory, his business would only be better.

Ergou chatted with him casually for a few minutes and advised him not to buy the factory for the time being. He certainly would not spread the news that something bad was going to happen in the Soviet Union. He could say this, but if he said the subsequent inference, everyone in the village would blame him for speaking without restraint and cursing China.

Guoxiang thought that he was not used to seeing himself making money, and was a little unhappy, so he turned around and left with his mistress.

Ergou didn't chase him, just let it be a misunderstanding. Anyway, he had already warned Guoxiang, and if he insisted on bumping into him, it would be what he deserved.

**

Ergou lived happily in the village for several days until he met his biological father.

Hearing the villagers complimenting Ergou, he rarely left, but smiled and said, "Ergou, your brother is also studying abroad!"

Ergou was slightly startled. How could Xiaogou's grades be so good? He only knew that Jidong had the opportunity to study abroad. He heard that this opportunity was one in a million and it was very difficult to get. Hongwen's grades were also good, but he didn't get a government scholarship to study abroad.

Seeing Ergou stunned, Ergou's father laughed happily and said, "I won't count on you anymore. Your brother will still be successful."

In the past, Ergou would definitely be angry and think that God was unfair, but now he has learned to think on the bright side of things and congratulate him, "That's good. It will save people from saying that I am unfilial."

The villagers have their own set of standards for what constitutes "unfilial piety". If the elderly eat well and dress well, they will not interfere. If they do not eat well and dress well, the villagers will complain that their children are unfilial.

When Ergou's father saw Ergou's reaction, he felt bored and turned away.

Ergou gave a mocking smile behind him and thought: You just want to piss me off, but I won’t!

**

This year Youcai was not at home, so the children cooked. On the day of the Chinese New Year, Zhang Xiuhua was not at home, she had to go to the factory to help. The brewery did not go home for the Chinese New Year, but we couldn't let them eat leftovers, right?

Li Jianguo discussed with Zhang Xiuhua and decided to cook the New Year's Eve dinner in the canteen, so he invited several aunties with good cooking skills in the village to help.

Zhang Xiuhua was considered the best cook among the group. She was responsible for setting the menu, and the others followed her instructions and cooked eight dishes and two soups.

Let’s celebrate together.

After Zhang Xiuhua finished her meal, she went home, but Li Jianguo had to stay in the factory and work with the workers.

Zhang Xiuhua is back, but she brought back a big tube of fireworks. Unlike the small tubes in the past, this year's is a big one. I heard that it is a new product developed by a firecracker factory. The fireworks can explode for three minutes.

After dinner, the Spring Festival Gala had just begun and it was completely dark, so Zhang Xiuhua asked the children to come out and watch the fireworks together.

With a sizzling sound, the fireworks shot up into the sky and then exploded in the sky. At first, there was only a bunch of big flowers, and then in the next three seconds, countless small flowers burst open, one after another. Crackling, it shined like a meteor in the dark night sky.

The villagers also came out to watch the fun.

Aunt Wang, who had just returned from the provincial capital, also stood in the yard, looking up at the fireworks in the sky, "So beautiful!"

His grandchildren bounced around her.

Zhang Xiuhua greeted her, "When did you come back?"

"At noon. Zhuzhu said you went to the factory."

After the fireworks were over, the children all went back to watch TV. Zhang Xiuhua was also very cold, so Aunt Wang brought her two children over to watch TV together.

"Many families have bought TVs this year." Aunt Wang was envious. Her husband was the only one who earned money in her family, and she couldn't bear to buy a TV because it was so expensive.

Zhang Xiuhua smiled and said, "Color TVs are expensive, black and white TVs are cheaper."

Because the show was already on, the two stopped chatting and focused on watching the show.

After watching the show for a while, the children were hungry again, so Zhang Xiuhua brought the stove into the house and opened the windows to prevent carbon monoxide poisoning.

She took the marinated meat and put it on the rack to grill, pouring seasoning from time to time.

The weather is cold, so you have to eat the skewers right out of the oven.

One of the two children in Aunt Wang's family is only one year old and cannot eat spicy food such as barbecue. I gave her a roasted sweet potato, and she ate it with relish.

The other children ate skewers of meat, including beef, pork, and more often mutton.

"Are these sheep raised in our village?" Aunt Wang also tried two skewers. They tasted good and the meat was very fresh.

"Yes! I bought one and killed it to eat the meat." Zhang Xiuhua said with a smile, "I'll make mutton soup tomorrow. It'll taste delicious."

After filling their stomachs, everyone continued watching the show.

In just half an hour, Aunt Wang's grandchildren fell asleep. Aunt Wang couldn't continue watching, so she held the younger one, while Ergou and Jidong each carried the older one and sent them back to the next door.