Take Arada back to the past

Chapter 835, Things Have Changed

"Dad, what's wrong? Why are you so angry with Mom that she won't let you into your room?"

On the heated kang (a traditional Chinese bed-stove) next door, Xingxing asked with a smile.

Yang Xiaole rolled her eyes, but unfortunately, no one could see it.

Because he was sleeping on Yueyue's side, with a partition in between.

"Don't pry into adults' business! Are you asking for a beating?"

"Hey, Comrade Yang Xiaole, what era are we living in? You're still acting like a patriarch!"

"That doesn't stop me from beating my son!"

"Fine, you're right! Go sleep at Mom's if you dare!! I'm not talking to you anymore, I'm going to sleep."

Seeing his father being so unreasonable, he had no choice but to give in.

Yang Xiaole lay there, looking at the room next door.

At this moment, Qu Ying was holding her daughter, chatting and laughing.

Seeing this, he breathed a sigh of relief.

The fear is that Qu Ying will remain in a state of depression.

……

The next day, Yang Xiaole got up and cooked as usual.

He casually asked if he wanted him to take Qu Ying home.

He didn't say anything after being rejected.

Take it easy!
The two little ones knew he was renovating his new house and clamored to go and help.

"Okay! Go get to work for me when you get there, and don't cause any trouble."

They're currently doing plumbing and electrical work, and they have all the equipment, so it doesn't seem to have any impact.

Moreover, it's unrealistic to expect the two of them to work for an extended period of time.

"Okay, Dad! I promise I won't cause any trouble."

The stars are there to ensure this.

After dinner, the three of them drove directly to the new house.

The two children haven't seen the new house yet.

"Dad, this is our new house? It's just as nice as Uncle's!"

After Yueyue came in, she looked at the house and said happily.

Yang Xiaole smiled and nodded.

Indeed, for people nowadays, courtyard houses are not as attractive as apartment buildings.

This is the perception of the vast majority of people.

People who like courtyard houses are people who like quiet, provided they have their own independent courtyard house.

"Dad, which room will we sleep in?"

"The master bedroom is ours, and you can choose the other two!"

"Oh! I'll take this one!"

Yueyue ran over happily.

Even the stars were unhappy because this house had good natural light.

"No, I want this one too!"

Yueyue looked at him and said, "No, I'm the eldest sister, I choose first!"

"But I'm the younger brother! Why don't you give in to me!"

"no!"

The two were arguing there.

Yang Xiaole didn't bother with the work there; he knew that Xingxing couldn't compete with his sister.

Sure enough, Xingxing gave in in the end.

The two little ones toured the house for a while, then came over to help.

Yang Xiaole didn't care.

The two had many questions, and Yang Xiaole answered them all.

The three chatted and laughed as they worked.

I initially thought the two would run away quickly, but they were working with great enthusiasm.

……

After arranging lunch for the two children, Yang Xiaole went to deliver lunch to Qu Ying as usual.

That evening, the family of three drove their small tricycle to pick her up.

"What are you doing! How did you get the child so dirty?"

When Qu Ying saw the two children following her, their faces covered in dirt, she frowned and asked.

Yang Xiaole smiled and said, "I went to renovate the house, and the two of them insisted on helping me, which made it dirty."

He really didn't do it on purpose.

How well-behaved can a child be?

You can easily get all dirty if you're not careful.

“Mom, that’s our own house, and we want to be a part of it too.”

Yueyue looked at her mother and said with a smile.

Qu Ying sighed helplessly upon hearing this: "Go back quickly and take a good shower later!"

She took the two children to the back of the car.

Seeing this, Yang Xiaole smiled and went to drive.

It seems I'll still have to take care of both kids from now on.

With the children around, Qu Ying's anger would soften, and she wouldn't say as many cold words to him.

Of course, I was also too lazy to pay him any attention.

I need to give the kid a talking-to tomorrow, so he doesn't lose interest after a couple of days.

Back home, Yang Xiaole went to cook.

Qu Ying then tidied up the two children and changed out of their cotton-padded coats.

However, I didn't wash them because the two children need to go over tomorrow.

Washing it won't help.

Wear clean clothes at home, but wear dirty clothes when you go to work.

……

The three of them did the same thing the next day.

Yang Xiaole then began to brainwash the two children.

"Xingxing, you're a man, so you should get involved in the house renovation. The important thing is to participate! You'll have a part in this in the future. This is also a kind of training for you. If you can't even do this little thing well, how will you do big things in the future?"

"Yueyue, this is a house that our whole family renovated. It has a special meaning, so you have to keep going!"

……

The two children were so confused by his words that they lost all sense of direction.

Two days passed, and it was time for my older brother's wedding in the summer.

At the wedding, Qu Ying naturally wouldn't refuse him any face.

"Hey, son! Does Xiaoying know about what happened between Zimo and Qiqi? I heard from Xingxing that she won't let you sleep on the kang (heated brick bed) anymore?"

During the wedding, the mother took a moment to ask a question.

Yang Xiaole looked at Qu Ying, who was helping out.

Hearing this, I was speechless for a moment; this child says whatever comes to mind.

Then she hummed in agreement: "Yeah! I know, she's throwing a tantrum right now!"

"What should we do?"

"How should I know? I'll just take it one step at a time! You guys just pretend you don't know, I'll handle it myself."

Wang Qiuju sighed, "Oh, look at the mess you've made. Fine, I won't interfere. Just let me know if you need any help."

After all, he is his son.

We must go with that.

Yang Xiaole nodded: "Okay! Don't whisper, or she'll think we're talking about her behind her back!"

"Oh! You're not going to talk about it anymore? I'm busy!"

After Wang Qiuju finished speaking, she hurriedly left.

Yang Xiaole naturally helped as well.

There were quite a few people here today, including my brother's friends and some relatives and friends.

He also needs to be entertained.

My uncle and Chen Dalin, these old acquaintances, will definitely come.

Of course, all the aunts, including the eldest sister Xiaomai, would be present.

Their family alone consists of 27 people, including their siblings and parents.

Things are different now. Grandpa has come with Zhao Jinhua and Yang Guang'an, since Yang Guang'an is also Grandpa's bloodline.

Wang Qiuju and her family had long since let go of the past.

After all these years.

As for the Yang Guangping family that Zhao Jinhua brought with her, they disappeared not long after the reform and opening up.

As for where they went, that goes without saying.

……

Yang Guang'an sat there, watching the people who came—some were section chiefs, some were bureau chiefs. He sighed.

Even the director of their commune, who was only at the section chief level, couldn't get a seat at the second table here.

The first table was naturally for the top leader and his closest family members.

"Dad! My third brother's family has finally risen up!"

Yang Mancang was also filled with pride.

"Yes! Life is much better now."

He never imagined in his life that so many of his grandchildren would become college students.

No, he's better than college students.

If the eldest grandson's job and position were in the Republic of China era, he could really do whatever he wanted in his area.

As for Qu Ying and Xi Zi's work, I didn't know much about it.

In their view, anyone carrying a gun is extraordinary.

Of course, it's relative.

He was also an official.

Zhao Jinhua looked at these people and felt a wave of emotion.

More than 20 years have passed, and the two families are now in completely different circumstances.

It's true what they say, things have changed so much!

……

Yang Xiaole looked at the old lady and was filled with emotion.

This old lady is really lucky to be alive.

He's over eighty and still alive. You know, the medicinal wine I gave the old man was all drunk by him alone.

That's why I've lived so long.

That old lady really knows how to live.

I ignored her; judging by her appearance, she probably doesn't have many years left to live.

Today he's the driver; he needs to drive to pick up the bride.

After working for a while, his older brother came to find him.

"Xiao Le, have the people you invited arrived yet? We're going to pick up the bride soon."

Yang Xiaole smiled and said, "Don't worry, it won't take up any time."

He had his own car, so he didn't use the car that Hua Yourong and the others had in Beijing. Instead, he called Lin Junsheng and Hu Zi over.

I also called a few taxis.

Tiger's big truck is naturally used for hauling things.

Summer's boyfriend comes from an ordinary family. They were college classmates and only got together many years after graduation.

After saying that, he looked at the commotion outside and smiled, "Look, the car is here, I'll go take a look!"

Then he said hello and went downstairs.

"Brother Hao!"

Lin Junsheng and Hu Zi arrived with their men.

After getting off the car, Tiger couldn't stop smiling.

Yang Xiaole smiled and said, "You're here!"

Looking at the car and the several taxis behind it, he laughed and said, "Brothers, you've worked hard! Have a smoke."

He offered cigarettes to everyone.

Then each of them stuffed several packs of Zhonghua cigarettes into their hands.

Everyone accepted the gifts politely with smiles.

There are several people here to help out. There are many people today, so there are several people to help out. Xizi and her brother-in-law are acting as helpers.

After everyone else had made arrangements, Lin Junsheng and Hu Zi were left alone.

After lighting a cigarette, Tiger chuckled softly, "Brother Hao! You know what? We're rich!"

Hearing this, Yang Xiaole smiled curiously: "Made a fortune? What kind of fortune?"

"We have to thank you for this! The other day you said that Moutai might be collecting tickets soon, so we thought we'd collect a batch and then sell them for a few yuan more."

Tiger became more and more excited as he spoke: "Dalong and I pooled together several thousand yuan and bought a lot. Last night, all the major shopping malls and supply and marketing cooperatives received notices to suspend the sale of Moutai and conduct inventory checks."

We figured they might be collecting receipts, and this morning when we woke up, both the supply and marketing cooperative and the shopping mall had sent out notices confirming they were indeed collecting receipts, including 120 remittance certificates!

Yang Xiaole raised an eyebrow upon hearing this: "Oh! You're so quick!"

He knew there would be an emergency halt, but he didn't expect it to happen so quickly; it had only been circulating for a little over a month.

He didn't pay attention to the supply and marketing cooperative's affairs last night and this morning, after all, he was so busy.

He then laughed and asked, "So how much did you receive?"

Lin Junsheng was also delighted and made a gesture.

"800?"

"Hmm! More than eight hundred bottles."

Lin Junsheng nodded vigorously.

"That's great!"

The cost of producing more than 800 bottles is only six or seven thousand yuan.

That immediately brought the number to over 100,000.

With that money, they could buy several courtyard houses.

Tiger looked worried upon hearing this: "Brother Hao, we've collected quite a lot of stuff, but we don't know what to do with it, so we came to ask."

"Oh, why!"

"The price was so low before, but now if you include the remittance coupons, it's almost a hundred yuan. Nobody's buying at such a high price! I asked around when I came, and someone said they'd buy it for three yuan more per bottle. Can you sell it?"

Yang Xiaole rolled her eyes: "What are you thinking? Only an idiot would make a move!"

After thinking for a moment, he said, "If you're not in a hurry, keep these goods. If you need the money urgently, you can sell them, but the price shouldn't be lower than sixty. However, my advice is not to sell them. Keeping them will definitely have its benefits, but be careful to preserve them."

They were all purchased through legitimate channels.

It's okay to buy a lot.

Hearing this, Lin Junsheng smiled and said, "Okay, I understand. Don't worry, I had my dad get a sole proprietorship license and open a shop selling daily necessities. The stuff is stored there with him!"

"That's fine then, you can handle it yourselves."

Yang Xiaole smiled and then said, "I might be quite busy later, so please forgive me if I don't provide the best hospitality."

"Hey, Mr. Hao, why are you being so polite! I'll bring you a few cases of the drinks, no charge!"

Tiger laughed heartily.

Yang Xiaole waved his hand: "Alright, I have enough for my own use, I don't need you to send me anything! I don't need your little bit!"

Lin Junsheng and the other man didn't say anything after hearing this.

Yesterday, Yang Xiaole went to their house to ask them to come over today to handle some business.

They had seen that car before.

A car worth 300,000.

It's definitely not that much more.

I'm thinking of giving some as a gift later; it's important to observe proper etiquette.

After a while, people started to be arranged.

Yang Xiaole led the way, taking Xia Tian and the younger members of his family to pick up the bride.

……

It wasn't Yang Xiaole's wedding, but since he was the eldest grandson of the Yang family, his second uncle naturally helped out throughout the process.

It was even more grand than his wedding back then.

But there's nothing we can do; times have changed.

I ate lunch and I ate dinner.

When evening came, everyone dispersed.

Yang Xiaole then drove his parents back to the compound.

That day is over.

Back home, his father, Yang Guangzhi, said happily, "Xiao Le, the wine you bought now requires a ticket again. This stuff is rare again!"

Unexpected wealth is always tempting.

A day later, he also learned that Moutai was starting to collect tickets again.

He then sighed, "I drank more than thirty bottles today, that's over three thousand yuan!"

It's impossible not to feel sorry for them.

If I had known earlier, I wouldn't have supplied Moutai.

All the expenses of the entire wedding combined were not as valuable as these thirty bottles of Moutai.

Yang Xiaole smiled and comforted him, "Alright, Dad, we still have so much at home! I have more at my house, if you run out, just take some from me! Besides, we only paid 10 yuan a bottle when we bought it!"

"You stockpiled some too? How much?"

The father was filled with excitement.

"It's not that much! Broaden your horizons. Don't worry about it so much."

Hearing this, Yang Guangzhi thought about it and agreed: "Yeah! It wasn't expensive when I bought it! Oh well, let's not think about it anymore."

Yang Xiaole smiled and said, "Alright, it's getting late, I'll head back now."

I said goodbye and left the compound.

(End of this chapter)