That year the flowers bloomed 1981

Chapter 695: It's not easy for her? It's easy for my mother?
On July 16, the tenth day of the sixth lunar month, Li Ye and Wen Leyu got engaged.

According to Dongshan's rules, a couple must first get engaged and then get married.
When getting engaged, the betrothal gifts and dowry must be handed over, and more importantly, both parents must give their children red envelopes to get them to change their minds.

Later, some people felt that the various rules were too complicated, so they simply combined engagement and marriage into one.

In short, after the engagement, Li Ye could no longer call Teacher Ke and Wen Qingsheng "Auntie and Uncle", and had to call them Dad and Mom instead.

Teacher Ke took out a red envelope and handed it to Li Ye, saying with a smile: "Take the red envelope, don't complain if it's too little!"

Li Ye took it with both hands and said with a smile: "It doesn't matter if it's a lot of money, as long as it's given by my mother."

"Hey, look how good this kid is at talking. Take this from me."

"Thank you dad!"

Wen Qingsheng also smiled and gave Li Ye a red envelope for his change of words, and accepted Li Ye's change of words with a smile on his face.

For a child like Li Ye, not only is his mother-in-law more and more satisfied with him the more she looks at him, but his father-in-law is also very satisfied!

Seeing that Li Ye changed his words, Li Kaijian could no longer sit still and hurriedly took out money from his pocket to give to Wen Leyu to change his words.

Han Chunmei, who was sitting next to him, was extremely nervous. The red envelope she had prepared long ago was almost soaked with sweat in her hands.

She is Li Ye's stepmother, but she is also Li Kaijian's legal wife, so on an occasion like today, she must complete the next step of changing her words.

Han Chunmei was very nervous. Although Li Ye had suddenly changed his ways and respected her as his stepmother since the winter five years ago, she still heard rumors from people around her from time to time.

What made Han Chunmei most uncomfortable was the label of "second mother-in-law".

"That Li Ye is a stepmother. If our daughter were to marry her, she would definitely suffer."

"That's right, why else would the Lu family cancel the engagement? Maybe she is as powerful as the landlord in the movie."

Every rumor stabbed Han Chunmei's heart like a knife.

She gave birth to two daughters, and others said that she could not give birth to a son. Later, when she finally found a good family, they said that she had delayed Li Ye's marriage.

Given the public opinion environment in the 1980s, how could a country girl like you expect her to survive?
But now, Li Ye is getting married, and his wife is the apple of the eye of a "rich family".

After hearing the news that Li Ye was about to get married, Han Chunmei was really happy. She was so happy that she even shed tears in her dreams at night.

But when the time came, she felt nervous and inferior.

Would the daughter of a wealthy family look down on her country stepmother who is not even qualified to “make quilts”?
Han Chunmei was in a trance, and followed Li Kaijian to give the money for changing her name to Wen Leyu.

Then Wen Leyu said to her naturally: "Thank you, Mom."

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Han Chunmei's tears flowed down in an instant and couldn't be wiped away no matter how hard she tried.

And her sister Li Yue, who was sitting next to her, also began to cry.

Han Chunmei has had a hard time these years, but has Fu Guiru had an easy life?

Li Yue smiled awkwardly, went out to the bathroom, turned on the faucet very loudly, and washed for a long time before she stopped sobbing.

Li Ye was already standing behind her, and said comfortingly: "Xiaoyu called our mother mom yesterday, and our mother also gave her a set of head ornaments and jewelry."

"Can that be the same?"

Li Yue looked at Li Ye with red eyes and said aggrievedly: "Why? Why did she take such a big advantage?"

"Because of our father! In this situation, the one who suffers the most is our father. You also saw what happened to our mother and grandmother yesterday. She doesn't want to show up now either."

"Why is our father upset? Are their wives upset too? I really don't understand our mother. Since she has returned from Southeast Asia, why is she still hiding? The limelight has long passed."

"For me! Alas~"

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Li Ye's sigh instantly calmed his angry sister.

After all, the overall situation is more important.

But what the two of them didn't notice was that the elder sister Li Yue had just turned on several taps to cover up her sobbing, so the younger sister Li Ying hurried over and they didn't hear it. Li Ying stood outside the bathroom with a confused look on her face and overheard the conversation between the two siblings.

[Who is our mother? Isn't she my mother? ]

Li Ying's mind raced and her head felt dizzy. She felt as if she had heard something she shouldn't have heard.

But she did not stay still. Instead, she carefully lifted her front foot and moved half a step back. Then she lifted her back foot and moved half a step back. She repeated this process over and over again, carefully backing away. It looked very strange.

But when Li Ying retreated more than ten meters and Li Ye and Li Yue came out of the bathroom, she immediately walked forward, and her movements were very smooth.

As Li Ying walked forward, she smiled and said, "Brother, sister, you haven't come back for a long time, and dad asked me to come look for you!"

Li Yue sniffed, nodded and went back.

However, Li Ye's observation ability is much sharper than Li Yue's. He always feels that there is something wrong with Li Ying.

Li Ying smiled at Li Ye and said, "Brother, let me ask you something! Do you still keep your word?"

Li Ye was stunned for a moment and asked, "Which sentence are you referring to?"

Li Ying said shyly: "Brother, you told me during the Chinese New Year two years ago that if I could get a mid-level score in the exams, you would give me a bicycle during the summer vacation and give me 30 pieces of clothes to sell every day.
If I rank in the top ten in my class, I will be given fifty pieces of clothing every day."

Li Ye nodded and said curiously, "Yes! Didn't you pass the test in the middle? What happened? Did our father seize your bicycle?"

Someone once said that there is nothing that money cannot solve. Because of the incentive reward policy established by Li Ye, his sister Li Ying really rose from the bottom five students with connections to the middle level after entering high school.

Li Ye rewarded him with a bicycle with great fanfare, and made an agreement with Xiao Qiu to let him guarantee his sister's share of the merchandise, which must be the best-selling model.

Because of this, Li Kaijian rarely praised Li Ye. After all, a poor student suddenly became normal and was very proud of himself during the parent-teacher meeting.

Besides, Li Ying made money and paid "management fees" to her family! It is said that her salary is higher than Han Chunmei's.

So now Li Ying brought up this again, and Li Ye didn't understand what she meant for a moment?
[Could it be that her parents confiscated her bicycle after she entered the second year of high school? They want her to make a sprint?]

But Li Ying's next sentence made Li Ye drop his jaw in shock.

"Brother, I remember you said that if I could be like my sister and rank in the top five in the class, you would give me a 130-seat car and a helper to take me to the market, and I could sell whatever I wanted."

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Li Ye looked at Li Ying in surprise, wondering what medicine this little girl had taken?
Could it be that after coming to Beijing and seeing his sister's life at Peking University, he felt ashamed and became braver?

That's not right! Isn't this her first time in Beijing?
So Li Ye asked quietly, "You mean you want to be in the top five in the whole grade? The whole grade?"

Li Ying nodded her head heavily, looking very serious.

Li Ye pondered for a moment and asked, "Xiaoying! Do you know what it means to be in the top five in the grade? Not only do you have to be smart, but you also have to study with all your heart. If you study with all your heart, you won't have time to sell clothes!"

Li Ying chuckled and said, "Brother, I think I'm pretty smart. If you're talking about selling clothes, don't you have a clerk?"

"Okay, it's okay, there's a lot of money to be made!"

Li Ye had to give the little sister a thumbs up.

This little kid has already figured out the principle of letting others make money for him. Isn't he the same as me?
Aren’t Jin Peng, Hao Jian, and Pei Wencong all making money for themselves?

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After hearing Li Ye's agreement, Li Ying breathed a sigh of relief.

She had followed Han Chunmei all the way with a cold shoulder, knowing that money could solve 99% of frustrations and troubles.

As long as you have money in your hands, you can withstand any storm.

[I will pay more management fees when the time comes. I can’t let you suffer any loss. Yes, that’s it! ]

A child of fifteen or sixteen clenched his fists and looked towards the hotel private room.

Your relatives are there, but your own destiny is still in your own hands.

(End of this chapter)