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

Li Jianguo and Zhang Xiuhua looked at each other and both sighed.

Zhang Xiuhua asked uncertainly, "Do you think he really doesn't care about his parents?"

When his parents were still able to move, he didn't care and the villagers wouldn't say anything. Now that his mother is sick, he still doesn't care, and he will definitely be criticized. Li Xingjia has to live in the village, can he bear such accusations?

If Li Xingjia used the "Tsinghua admission letter" to refute, the villagers would use excuses such as "there are no parents who are not wrong", "those are the parents who gave birth to you and raised you", "without them, there would be no you" and so on to kidnap him.

If Li Xingjia was labeled as unfilial, he would be talked about for more than ten years. Everyone lived in the same village, so Li Xingjia would definitely be influenced by the villagers.

Li Jianguo has been loved by his parents since he was a child. His mother taught him to study hard, but he didn't live up to expectations. If he could get into college, his mother would thank the gods and Buddha every night. He doesn't quite understand why there are such selfish parents.

Aren't parents supposed to want their children to live well? He has his own child, and he works hard in the capital. He only comes home once a year during the Spring Festival, and he thinks that's fine. The child has his own life, and he has his own life. Why must he leave his child at home? Farming at home, just accompanying him, and having no money. If he gets sick, he has to leave it to fate and wait for death. This traps his son, harming himself and his son.

He did not answer Zhang Xiuhua's question, but asked her to lend a hand, "I will carry him home."

As he said this he squatted down, Zhang Xiuhua helped carry Li Xingjia onto his back, and Li Jianguo walked out with him on his back.

Just one day had passed since this happened, and Li Xingye had not returned yet. But an unexpected guest arrived.

That morning, Zhang Xiuhua was cleaning the yard in front of her house when she heard someone shouting from a distance. She came out to take a look and saw a group of people coming towards her.

While she was stunned, these people ran straight to the next door. Li Xingjia was shoveling snow at the door. The man in the lead punched Li Xingjia. Zhang Xiuhua was shocked. Wang Honghua saw her man being beaten and rushed over.

The women here are more outspoken and have learned to fight since they were young. When they fight with others outside, regardless of whether they win or lose, if they dare not fight, they will go home crying and be scolded by their parents first.

Before Zhang Xiuhua could figure out what was going on, the two groups had already started fighting. She couldn't just stand there and watch, so she could only shout at the top of her lungs. Soon, the villagers came out of their houses in twos and threes.

There were a few strong laborers, most of whom were women. When they saw these people bullying Li Xingjia and his wife, they immediately picked up weapons and joined them in the fight.

The leading man saw that the situation was not right and raised his hand to stop it. "No! You all misunderstood. I am his uncle!"

The old people in the village often say "mother's uncle is the most important". This is also because of the customs left over from the feudal society. After a girl gets married, if the son-in-law treats her badly, the girl's brothers will come to support her.

If the son is not filial, the uncle will discipline him. This custom is not unique to the Northeast, but applies to the whole country.

Seeing that it was their uncle, everyone didn't dare to fight back.

Uncle Zhou pointed at Li Xingjia's nose and cursed, "Your mother is lying in bed and can't move. What do you two unfilial sons mean? Li Xingjia, your conscience has been eaten by dogs. Your parents raised you with their shit and piss. Just because of a broken notice, they have not been in touch for more than ten years! Do you have a conscience? If your mother hadn't given birth to you, would you have grown up so big? Would you have studied for so many years? Can you make money by raising ginseng?!"

"Now that you have grown strong enough, just let go! You are still a human being!"

"Believe it or not, I will ask your father to sue you in court! You are so unfilial!"

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After hearing about this, the villagers who originally stood on Li Xingjia's side all advised, "Xingjia, go home and see your mother. After all, she raised you to this age. You are a parent too, are you really so cruel?"

"Yes! There is no overnight hatred between mother and son. You have been holding this grudge for more than ten years. It's time to let it go."

Zhang Xiuhua watched so many people pointing fingers at the Xing family couple. She felt sorry for him, but she couldn't help him.

In ancient China, “filial piety was used to govern the country.” Although it is no longer used to govern the country, filial piety still exists.

It is an indisputable fact that Li Xingjia's future was ruined by his parents. But he will never be able to swallow this anger. Sometimes the original family is a shackle that many people cannot escape for their entire lives.

Zhang Xiuhua has no idea how the matter was finally resolved. She went back to work.

She arrived in Moscow and saw that it had changed a lot. After the collapse, many things had changed.

Many Western chain stores have opened here, and citizens line up to buy their products. Similarly, many state-owned factories are facing bankruptcy and being acquired by foreign companies.

Everything is changing. It seems prosperous, but it is full of crises.

When she arrived in the capital and saw Ergou, she was a little flattered, "Why are you here?"

Ergou smiled and said, "I'm here to deliver documents to Jidong. Didn't he lend me 300,000 yuan before? I took the initiative to help him acquire a toy factory. But I heard from Xiangxiang that he hasn't left the institute for a long time."

He handed the document to Zhang Xiuhua, "Godmother, when you see him later, give this document to him."

Zhang Xiuhua nodded, "No problem."

Ergou also told her something, "There is a brewery in the capital that has closed down, and I plan to buy it."

Zhang Xiuhua was slightly startled. "A state-owned brewery?"

"Yes!" Ergou saw that she looked strange, "What's wrong?"

"Can you buy it?" Zhang Xiuhua told her about the previous Xiangxiang auction process. "I think it might not be smooth."

Ergou rubbed his brows and said, "If I can't take the picture, I'll buy a piece of land here. The capital is a huge market."

Zhang Xiuhua nodded, "I think people in Shanxi Province like to drink a lot, so we can invest and build a factory there."

Ergou was slightly startled and looked at her in surprise. "Didn't you say before that the business environment there is not good?"

"Just hire someone who knows the business." Zhang Xiuhua smiled, "As long as you find the right person, you can still make money. Take your godfather's brewery, for example. Although it doesn't make as much as Nantong, our county is small, and we northerners love to drink. After deducting all expenses, we can still make one million a year. I think it's not bad."

I used to think that the Nantong factory made a lot of money, but a flood wiped out all the money, while Li Jianguo’s brewery was not affected much.

Ergou lowered his head and thought for a while. "I understand what you mean. If the funds are sufficient, I will build a branch factory in each province."

Zhang Xiuhua doesn't understand business. "I'm just telling you my ideas. You can do whatever you want. If what I say is wrong, you don't have to listen to me."

"No, godmother is right. At first I did think it wasn't cost-effective to open a brewery in my hometown, but after hearing what you said, it's really okay." Ergou smiled, "After I finish talking about the factory in the capital, I will go to the sports team to see Baolin, and by the way, look for business opportunities in the provincial capital."

Zhang Xiuhua nodded, "When do you think the foreign businessmen will be able to come back?"

Although she knew that foreign businessmen would come back, she didn't know the exact time.

"They are still waiting and watching." Ergou is also waiting and watching. "As long as our country does not go to war, they will come back sooner or later."

Zhang Xiuhua nodded.

She stayed in the capital for one day and returned to her hometown without waiting for Ergou to find out the result of taking over the factory.

When I came back this time, there was a white cloth hanging on the door next door.

Li Jianguo was the village chief, and the village would look for him for weddings and funerals. He was writing something in the main room, and didn't even notice when Zhang Xiuhua came back.

Zhang Xiuhua sat down opposite him and tapped the table. "I'm hungry."

Li Jianguo looked up and met her face, then he remembered that today was the day she came back, but there was no food prepared at home. But there was no need to worry, "I'll take you to eat next door. They're done with the banquet, and there are some leftovers."

There is no perfect banquet, there will always be some leftovers.

Zhang Xiuhua didn't want to go to the next door for dinner. When she heard this, she was about to ask him, "It's gone so soon?"

Li Jianguo nodded. "When you left, Li Xingye came back. The two brothers took mother to the hospital, but she died after only one day. The doctor said she had already died! We held the funeral here. The old house is too narrow."

Zhang Xiuhua sighed, "Where's Li Xingjia? How is he?"

"He was always numb. He knelt when asked. He bought a coffin with his brother and went to the grave, but he didn't talk much." Li Jianguo asked her to be more tolerant, "He was in a bad mood."

In the past, the villagers always stood on his side, but this time they urged him to forgive. No one would feel good about it.

Zhang Xiuhua asked him to go to the kitchen with her to light the fire. There were a lot of autumn vegetables in the house, and there was beef and mutton in the refrigerator. She stewed a bowl of mutton soup with vermicelli and noodles.

Li Jianguo was also very greedy, so he filled a bowl and sat opposite her.

The couple ate and chatted.

"When a person dies, it's like a light goes out. All the hatred in the past also disappears with death. When we meet such parents, we have to let it go." Zhang Xiuhua sighed. She has let it go anyway. She was unlucky to have such an irresponsible father. What can she do? She can only follow the law.

Li Jianguo nodded, "Yes."

The two were enjoying their meal when a quarrel broke out next door. The noise could be heard clearly through two walls. Li Jianguo immediately put down his chopsticks and went out. Zhang Xiuhua was afraid that the food would be cold when she came back, so she finished her meal before coming out to watch the noise.