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

The two of them came out of the courtyard and happened to run into Li Xing's family.

Li Xingjia arrived earlier than them. After he harvested the grain and made some money, he went to the capital to pay off his son's debt.

Thanks to his hard work, he only owed the bank 10,000 or 20,000 yuan, which he would be able to pay off in the second half of the year.

Seeing them, Li Xingjia greeted them and said, "Are you here to see the house too? Who wants to buy a house?"

"Yes. Jianxin wants to buy a house, but the price is rising too fast now." Zhang Xiuhua said about the current price increase of Siheyuan. "The Siheyuan I asked about before now costs more than 300,000 yuan, and a house similar to yours now costs 230,000 yuan."

Li Xingjia really didn't know about this, he was always in a hurry every time he came here. When he learned that his son's house was now worth 230,000, the light in his eyes almost overflowed, "That's great! My son Tiedan bought a house for only 120,000. Now it has increased so much?!"

Upon learning that Li Xingjia's investment was successful, Li Jianxin was eager to make a move.

After returning to his hometown, Li Jianxin began to borrow money from people he knew. Buying a house is a big deal for rural people. Knowing that he was in trouble, everyone was willing to lend a hand. And Li Xing's family could afford it. Not to mention An Rou, she was an official and had a fixed salary every month. Li Xing's family could earn more than 10,000 yuan a year by harvesting crops. There was no need to worry that he could not pay it back. The villagers all borrowed some money.

Before the brewery divided the money, some people went to the town to buy a shop, and some people put it in the bank to earn interest. It was just deposited, not long ago, and now it is loaned out, no one feels bad.

Li Jianxin eventually borrowed 669 yuan from various families and collected yuan. He took out a loan for the remaining yuan and paid yuan a month in the future. To be honest, the interest rate is quite high.

After borrowing the money, Li Jianxin complained to Zhang Xiuhua, "I have worked for my two children all my life. I don't know when I can live for myself."

Zhang Xiuhua knew Li Jianxin's worries and sighed, "When your child graduates from college and starts working, you'll be able to relax."

Li Jianxin shook his head and said, "I don't think it's easy. Just buying a house has drained our family's savings, and we have a child. When will this end?"

When talking about this, Zhang Xiuhua couldn't help wondering, "There is a child named An. Does the child's grandfather pay for it?"

Li Jianxin didn't count on them. "The old man is still alive. It's impossible for him to transfer the house during his lifetime. It's a bit far-fetched for us to consider this."

Zhang Xiuhua thought about it and it made sense. "Make good money. You will have a good life in the future."

Li Jianxin just shook his head, said nothing, and went to the capital in a blink of an eye.

Li Jianxin complained that he was under too much pressure from his two children and that he was like a workhorse, but the villagers did not think so.

"What a happy family! After having two children, he is working hard, working in the fields in such a hot day. If he didn't have children, I think he would be lazy to death."

"Yes, two boys. When they get old, the two daughters-in-law will take care of them. They can live in this house for one year and in that house for another year. The two children can take care of each other and the pressure will be much less."

Zhang Xiuhua was speechless. If Li Jianxin heard this, he would probably be so angry that he would die, because this was not the life he wanted at all.

Li Jianguo came out of the house and called her, "Let's go. Let's pick some fruit!"

Gala fruits are ripe, and it is time to pick them. They are busy again. After picking, they transport them back home.

Xu Chunying went to the county to sell Gala fruit early in the morning. After selling, she came back to pick fruit with him.

"The price of Gala apples has dropped again. They have just been put on the market." Xu Chunying complained.

"It's okay. If it doesn't make money, I'll pull out the fruit tree and plant something else." Zhang Xiuhua felt that the fruit tree had passed its peak fruit-bearing period, so it would be better to replace it with a seedling.

Xu Chunying nodded, "What kind of order?"

"Blueberries, maybe. More and more people are eating blueberries now. They can be sold at a high price, too." Zhang Xiuhua had already thought about it.

"Row!"

The Gala fruit picking season is from July to September. By the end of September, almost all the fruits on the trees have been picked.

The Gala apples were transported home and Zhang Xiuhua and Li Jianguo were responsible for weighing them. The sound of children shouting could be heard outside.

When the three heard the noise, they looked up and saw Yaoyao coming in carrying large and small bags.

Li Jianguo immediately put down his things and came over, smiling, "You're finally back! Have you finished writing your paper?"

"Yes!" Yaoyao looked at the basket full of Gala fruit and was thirsty. Zhang Xiuhua handed her the washed fruit and said, "Eat it quickly! Are you tired? Where did you get it?"

"I came from the capital." Yaoyao smiled, "I came back to see you first and then go back to find a place to stay."

Yaoyao took a bite of the Gala fruit, which was crisp, sweet and juicy. She looked at Xu Chunying and said, "Auntie, are you okay?"

"Okay!" Xu Chunying nodded repeatedly, "Why are you so thin? Did you not eat well?"

"I can't get used to the food there." Yaoyao touched her face, "I can gain weight back when I get home."

Zhang Xiuhua smiled from ear to ear, "Of course, foreign food is so bad, you definitely can't get used to it! I'll cook your favorite food right away."

Li Jianguo carried Yaoyao's luggage into the house. After he came out, Zhang Xiuhua asked him to go to Tieniu's house to buy a chicken, "and buy some eggs. Yaoyao loves steamed eggs."

Li Jianguo smiled and agreed, "Okay!"

The couple got busy, and only Xu Chunying stayed in the yard to ask Yaoyao how she was doing abroad.

Yaoyao doesn't go out very often. "I usually do experiments at school. Time is very tight. I don't go out much. Occasionally I go to Chinatown and eat some hometown food."

Xu Chunying nodded repeatedly, "Have you found a job?"

Yaoyao shook her head, "I haven't had time yet."

Xu Chunying nodded, "Where are you going to find a job?"

"I might go to the capital, or maybe to Shenzhen. I haven't decided yet. It depends on whether the hospitals in the capital will accept me." Yaoyao is also very pragmatic. She went to college in the capital, so the capital is her first choice, but if there is no suitable job, she may choose another city.

Xu Chunying chatted with her for a while, and then left when she saw that they were busy cooking.

Zhang Xiuhua washed and picked vegetables, while Yaoyao went to the kitchen to help boil water, which would be used to scald chicken feathers later. The two chatted while working.

Zhang Xiuhua couldn't hold it in any longer and asked the question that she had thought about many times in her mind, "Before, Xiaogou called and said that a foreign pharmaceutical company wanted to hire you?"

Yaoyao nodded, "Yes."

Zhang Xiuhua asked tentatively, "Then why don't you accept it?"

Yaoyao said as a matter of course, "Didn't you ask me to return home?"

"If your father and I let you make your own decision, will you come back?" Zhang Xiuhua asked.

Yaoyao thought about it and shook her head. "Maybe I won't come back. After I come back, I can only work as a doctor in the hospital. But I am more interested in medical research and development. There are not many such opportunities in our country."

Zhang Xiuhua didn't quite understand, so she asked, "Does the Medical University have this kind of job?"

Yaoyao sighed, "Yes, but we started late. Many universities are studying drugs that have already been developed. In fact, they use the exhaustive method to analyze the finished drugs. I don't think this job requires talents like me. Anyone who has medical knowledge can do it."

Zhang Xiuhua understood that this job was not difficult. "Don't they have any topics that interest you?"

Yaoyao wasn't sure, "I haven't found anything yet. I'll try to submit my resume and see if I can succeed."

Zhang Xiuhua smiled and comforted her, "You will definitely find a job. Although Western medicine started late in our country, we have been catching up over the years."

Yaoyao nodded, "I know."

Li Jianguo carried a basket and caught a chicken and happily walked into the house. Zhang Xiuhua instructed him to kill and pluck the chicken, and he quickly went to the kitchen to scoop up some hot water.

Yaoyao suddenly remembered, "Dad, today is not the weekend, why are you at home? Don't you have to go to work?"

Li Jianguo told the reporter about the sale of the brewery.

Yaoyao couldn't believe it, "Why did you sell it? Did your second brother go bankrupt?"

She couldn't figure out why the brewery was sold. Her second brother knew that Dad valued the brewery the most and would definitely not sell it unless it was absolutely necessary.

Li Jianguo told me about the big beer brands that had opened branches in the county, "I have to sell them. In a price war, my small factory can't compete with them. I can sell them now while they are still young and they can still make some money."

Yaoyao was puzzled, "Brother Youcai has opened so many breweries, how can he not compete with them?"

In Yaoyao's opinion, private factories have greater advantages than state-owned factories.

"Instant noodle factories were coming in from Taiwan and Japan. He was under a lot of pressure, so he sold all his garment factories and breweries and invested all the funds in the instant noodle factories." Li Jianguo briefly explained the situation.

Yaoyao could understand, "After selling the brewery, what are you going to do?"

"I'm already old enough, so I'd like to travel to the south with your mother to see the beautiful mountains and rivers of our country. You're all grown up and have jobs. We have nothing to worry about." Li Jianguo has gotten over his previous period of loss and now only wants winter to come so he can go out and have fun.

Seeing that he was so happy, Yaoyao didn't say anything.

After a while, Zhang Xiuhua cooked a table of dishes and chatted while watching TV.

Yaoyao looked at the commercials on TV. "Zhuzhu is very popular now, right? She's in several commercials."

"Yes. Zhuzhu has a lot of advertising resources. She doesn't take every advertisement. Your second brother's instant noodles had a lot of competition before, and she helped run several events. She is very dedicated." Zhang Xiuhua felt distressed when she thought of Zhuzhu. This child is very loyal and has really helped Youcai and Ergou a lot.

Yaoyao had just learned that Ergou had sold the brewery and was focusing on making instant noodles. Hearing this, she also laughed and said, "Zhuzhu is where she is today thanks to Ergou. I heard that the entertainment industry is very chaotic. If you don't have someone to protect you, you'll easily be exploited."

Yaoyao is oblivious to what is happening outside. Even she knows about it, which shows how chaotic this circle is. Zhang Xiuhua also nodded, "Yes. That's why Zhuzhu helped him so much. But now everything is back on track. The sales of instant noodles have always maintained the second and third place."

Everyone talked about what happened in the past two years. Yaoyao felt that everyone had changed a lot. Especially the new house at home, it was really fashionable. She shook her head and laughed, "When I first came in, I almost thought I was in the wrong place."

Li Jianguo was a little pleased with himself, "Isn't the house beautiful?"

Yaoyao nodded rapidly, "Beautiful. But..." She chose her words carefully, "It doesn't feel like home. It feels like a museum!"

It's so artistic. The outside is made of large pieces of glass and blue-gray stones, which are smooth and shiny. And the shape is not square or rectangular, but irregular, which is very artistic. It doesn't look like a home at all.

Li Jianguo laughed, "I specially found a designer, and it's still very warm inside. The exterior is indeed a bit artistic. But it's fine as long as it looks good."

Yaoyao looked strange, "Didn't the villagers say anything?"

"No. They think this house is weird and said they want to build one too," Li Jianguo said with a smile.

Seeing that he liked it, Yaoyao looked at Zhang Xiuhua, "Mom, do you like it?"

Before Zhang Xiuhua could answer, Li Jianguo smiled and said, "That's the style your mother wanted. She actually likes the ancient architectural style, but it's too expensive. Besides, it's very cold in our winter, and that kind of wooden house will rot easily, so she changed it to this."

Zhang Xiuhua nodded. "Yes. The villagers do think the house looks weird, but as long as we like it, that's fine. Do you like it?"

Yaoyao nodded, "I like it."

She didn't expect her parents to be so accepting, which made her seem out of date.

After the commercial ended, the TV began to play The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber, with Zhu Zhu playing Zhou Zhiruo.

Yaoyao was a little surprised, "I always thought Zhuzhu only played silly and innocent roles. It turns out she can also play a vicious female supporting role?"

Li Jianguo laughed, "It's your mom who doesn't like watching idol dramas because she thinks they're too stupid. Your sister just wanted to challenge herself, so she acted pretty well, right?"

Yaoyao nodded. It’s true that it’s hard to hate Zhou Zhiruo played by Zhuzhu, and the small details were also handled very well.

"Zhuzhu also won the Magnolia Award for Best Supporting Actress for this role." Zhang Xiuhua said with a smile.

"Her acting is much better now than before." Yaoyao praised, especially the way she handled the details very well.

"I heard that the role of a silly and sweet girl is not easy to play. The idol drama starring Zhuzhu became popular, and many similar TV dramas were released, but almost all of them failed and did not make much splash. But Zhuzhu became very popular whenever she played the role." Zhang Xiuhua thinks that the silly and sweet girl also requires talent.

Yaoyao is also proud of her sister, "It means Zhuzhu deserves this job."

Li Jianguo also laughed, "That's right! Your sister is pretty, smart, and has great resources. It really doesn't make sense if she's not popular."

"That's not necessarily true. Whether it's popular or not depends on the audience's recognition. There are many actors who work with big names, but they still can't become popular." Zhang Xiuhua disagreed, "Our Zhuzhu is very talented. She can play any role well. And she can also make people pity her for the role of Zhou Zhiruo."

This character is not a vicious villain. She has a complete career path and transformation. Especially Zhuzhu's transformation from sweet and lovely to a cold female leader is a big change. She is also very well acted.

Yaoyao couldn't help laughing when she heard them singing in unison.