mesbooks Chapter 81 The Li Family is Getting Better
Chapter 81 The Li Family is Getting Better
Back then, everyone in the village laughed at him behind his back.
It is said that among so many talented young men in Liujia Village, he chose a lazy good-for-nothing son-in-law from afar.
He stuck a beautiful flower into cow dung.
Moreover, the Li family was poor and was known for its poverty in the village.
For this reason, Liu Guangyao has been quite resentful over the past two years, and naturally he doesn't have much affection for the Li family.
But now...
He suddenly felt that the Liu family might be trying to climb the social ladder by marrying into the Li family.
at this time,
Chen Guodong suddenly stood up, grasped Li Zhenshan's hand, and said sincerely:
"Brother Zhenshan, when the wolf pack attacked your ranch last night, the militia was busy fighting off the wolves at Sun Caimi's house and couldn't help the Li family. It was really my fault as the brigade secretary."
Thankfully, you and Xiangyang held off the wolves and even took down their alpha. On behalf of the team, I thank you.
When the Li family's relatives arrived and they had learned everything they needed to know, Chen Guodong felt embarrassed to stay any longer, so he and Zhou Cheng got up to say goodbye and leave.
Because Li Zhenhai is Li Zhenshan's younger brother and a member of the Li family, he had no intention of taking him with him when he left.
This put Li Zhenhai in an awkward position.
Others may not know Li Zhenshan's current attitude towards him, but how could he not know?
As soon as Chen Guodong and Zhou Cheng left, Li Zhenhai felt that the cushion under his buttocks had grown thorns, making it uncomfortable no matter how he sat. He also got up to say goodbye.
"Brother and sister-in-law, it's good that everything is alright at home. I have other matters to attend to at the brigade, so I'll head over there first."
"Alright, alright, Second Uncle, if you have something to do, go ahead and take care of it. Come and sit down when you have time."
Wang Guiying responded with a forced smile, but in her heart she was already hoping he would leave, or at least not come at all.
Recently, Li Xiangyang has been brainwashing her, saying things like it's better to have no relatives like Li Zhenhai than to have them.
She gradually absorbed the advice, so she stopped bothering with those pointless formalities.
Instead, they reserved their enthusiasm for true relatives like Liu Guangyao and Zhou Chunxia.
"Oh... Guangyao and Chunxia, you two should come up and sit down to warm up. I really feel bad for troubling you two to come over on such a cold day."
Li Zhenshan sighed as he looked at the exhausted Liu Guangyao and his wife, then warmly invited them to sit on the kang (heated brick bed) to warm up.
He felt somewhat guilty, because ever since the Li and Liu families became related by marriage, the Liu family had been constantly burdened by the Li family.
These days, the Li family has encountered several troubles, and each time they have had to trouble the Liu family for help.
"It's alright...it's alright, we're all family. I should be the one visiting you more often since you injured your back," Liu Guangyao comforted him.
He then took off his cotton-padded shoes and coat and prepared to get on the kang (heated brick bed) to have a good chat with Li Zhenshan: "By the way, where's Xiulan?"
"Dad, I'm in the kitchen."
Liu Xiulan suddenly peeked out from the kitchen next door, her face noticeably flushed more than when she visited the Liu family a few days ago.
At this moment, her hands, sleeves, and cotton coat were covered with colorful chicken feathers. She smiled and said:
"I'm killing a chicken in the kitchen. You'll have to finish your meal before you leave."
"This..." Liu Guangyao did not rush to answer, but pretended to hesitate for a moment.
Li Zhenshan and his wife are still in charge of the Li family. Although it's just about food, no family is well-off these days, so it's inappropriate for a new daughter-in-law to say such things.
It was Li Zhenshan who said this.
However, what he didn't know was that Li Zhenshan had just heard them coming and then ordered Liu Xiulan to kill the chicken.
"Yeah, Guangyao, it's rare for you guys to come all this way. You'd better treat me to a few drinks later."
"Okay, okay, I definitely will today."
Upon hearing Li Zhenshan speak, Liu Guangyao no longer declined.
The couple had worried about the Li family all night and rushed over early this morning. They were hungry now, and then, as if remembering something, he turned to his wife, Zhou Chunxia, and gave her a meaningful look.
"Chunxia, go to the kitchen and help Xiulan."
"You don't need to tell me that, I'll go take a look." Zhou Chunxia understood and, ignoring Li Zhenshan's advice, got up to go to the kitchen to help.
of course,
She wasn't actually there to help; rather, every time Liu Jianguo came home during this period, he would tell the couple how much the Li family had changed.
The cellar was full of vegetables, the kitchen was piled high with rice and flour, and there were all kinds of meats to eat every day in different ways.
Those days were even more extravagant than those of the nouveau riche of the past.
Their own son would never lie to them, but they were still very curious about how the Li family could have undergone such a dramatic change in such a short time.
It was only after Liu Jianguo came to the Li family to help drive away the wolves that the couple came along to find out what was going on.
As soon as Zhou Chunxia stepped into the Li family's kitchen, she was shocked by the mountain of rice, flour, cooking oil, and various kinds of meat.
"Mom, I'm just killing two chickens. Why don't you come inside and sit down? It must be tiring to come all this way so early in the morning." Liu Xiulan squatted on the ground, her fair little hands quickly plucking the feathers of the pheasants.
Zhou Chunxia didn't respond to her. She was already attracted by the pile of supplies next to her. At this moment, she didn't care about her status as a mother-in-law. She reached out and touched the items, opened the bags and checked them one by one.
"This is rice, this is flour, and this is sorghum..."
Just like Granny Liu entering the Jia Mansion for the first time, Zhou Chunxia's eyes were filled with shock and disbelief. After checking the contents of the bag, she turned to look at the meat on the stove and whispered:
"This is venison, this is rabbit meat, and this is pork too! Oh my, there's so much fish on the ground..."
Zhou Chunxia's eyes reddened as she watched.
"Mom, what's wrong?" Liu Xiulan was happily plucking chicken feathers, but when she looked up, she saw that Zhou Chunxia's eyes were red, so she quickly got up to ask.
"No...it's nothing, Mom's happy."
Zhou Chunxia quickly dabbed the saliva on the corners of her eyes with her sleeve.
Seeing such a change in the Li family, as a mother, she was genuinely happy for Liu Xiulan.
She slowly raised her hands to her chest and clasped them together, praying softly, "Buddha, please bless me, Buddha, please bless me."
"Mom, look at you."
Liu Xiulan knew that Zhou Chunxia was happy about the changes in her husband's family, so she stood up, walked over to Zhou Chunxia, and put her arm around her.
Immediately afterwards, her eyes also reddened.
An hour later, the delicious food was ready. Li Zhenshan led the men to eat in the middle room, while Wang Guiying led the other women and children to eat in the west room.
"Father, see? I wasn't lying. The Li family is better off now than those nouveau riche from before."
Looking at the table full of meat, Liu Jianguo couldn't help but swallow hard, then whispered something to Liu Guangyao next to him.
Liu Guangyao nudged him, but didn't reply. Instead, he raised his glass to Li Zhenshan, who was standing beside him, and said:
"Brother Zhenshan, I'm truly happy for the Li family's current transformation."
"No, no, I should be the one to offer you the toast first."
The two of them downed a drink together, and then the five of them began to wolf down their food.
Another hour and a half passed, and seeing that everyone had almost finished eating, Li Zhenshan suddenly slammed his wine cup onto the table, his expression turning serious:
"Xiangyang, go to the west room and call everyone else over. I have something to announce!"