Back to 1984: Earning Money, Raising Kids, and Keeping the Household Busy

Lin Ying nodded in agreement with a stern face, "You guys are really something! Such a big thing happened and no one told us. If you had just told us, we would have rushed over to support your aunt and uncle!"

Xu Kang shook his head. "Mom and Dad, it's a good thing I didn't tell you. You have no idea how crazy Aunt and Ping An are. After they made such a scene, Grandpa chased Aunt all over the mountain with a super thick stick. If Uncle hadn't come back and saved Aunt, I really don't know what would have happened to her!"

"If you go, Grandpa will beat you all up, he won't hold back."

Lin Ying shuddered at Xu Kang's words, her feverish mind instantly calming down, but she still muttered resentfully, "You can't keep it from us like that!"

Xu Kang shrugged. "I didn't hide anything. I told you all!"

Lin Ying paused for a moment, then rolled her eyes. "Go away, stop beating around the bush. Take a rest, and later go back to the village with your dad to see the old folks, uncles, aunts, and other relatives, and also pay respects to our ancestors."

Since falling out with the old house, they have been holding their own ancestral worship ceremonies and have stopped interfering with the old house.

After moving to the town, the houses in the village were used specifically for ancestral worship. They would not go back to the village normally, only returning to worship their ancestors.

Xu Kang nodded; he understood the rules.

Lin Ying was happy to see that her youngest son was obedient, and quickly made him a sumptuous dinner.

After the family of three finished eating, Lin Ying continued to run the shop.

Xu Dahai led the bicycle and took Xu Kang back.

The bicycle basket also contained many items for ancestor worship.

The father and son entered the village at three o'clock in the afternoon.

Most of the villagers were working in the fields and few people knew that some people suddenly came to their home after the two had finished their worship.

Xu Dahai walked into the courtyard and, upon seeing them, quickly began to exchange pleasantries with them.

The brigade leader said cheerfully, "I didn't believe them when they said you went back to the village, but it's true. Today isn't the anniversary of your grandparents' death, so what's there to worship?"

Xu Dahai looked at his youngest son as he walked out and said with a proud expression, "My son Kang is going to university in the capital. I brought him back to pay my respects."

The captain's eyes widened immediately. "Your son Kang got into university too? Wow, that's incredible! His ancestors must be emitting auspicious smoke!"

When Xu Jian was admitted to university, the village was in an uproar for a while. This was mainly because Xu Jie did not perform well on the exam and his score was only at the bottom, so he could not get into a good junior college. Wang Fengying could not accept that her son was not as good as Xu Jian, so she made Xu Jie repeat a year and take the exam again.

Xu Jie was unhappy, and his family made a big fuss about it for a long time; everyone in the village knew about it.

In the end, Xu Jie couldn't persuade Wang Fengying otherwise, so he repeated a year of high school, but his exam results still only qualified him for a junior college.

Over the years, Wang Fengying and her husband have been laid off one after another, and they simply couldn't afford to go through the trouble, so they had no choice but to send Xu Jie to college.

Everyone said Xu Jie wasn't destined to go to university, and that Wang Fengying was just making a fuss. They even said that it was already a great achievement for a family to have one university student, and that good things shouldn't all fall on the same family. But Wang Fengying insisted that Xu Dahai's family had stolen their family's luck, and she went around gossiping about Xu Dahai's family in the village. She even asked Wang Ximei to find a feng shui master to move their ancestral graves and change the feng shui.

No one knows whether the feng shui of the main house has improved, but it is obvious that the feng shui of the second house has always been very good.

Here comes another college student, and one who went to study in the capital! Even more impressive than Xu Jian.

Xu Dahai waved his hand modestly, "Not at all, it's all thanks to the child's maternal grandfather, aunt and uncle who have put in so much effort. After all, the child's aunt has also gone to university. A child raised by educated people is definitely different from one raised by us. Anyway, come to my house for dinner another time!"

"Okay, okay," the crowd greeted each other warmly, watching Xu Dahai and his son leave the village.

The news spread at lightning speed.

Zhang Guizhi, who was strolling around the village, heard the news and rushed home immediately. "Mom, Mom, something bad has happened! I heard that my second sister-in-law's son, Xu Kang, has also been admitted to university!"

Wang Ximei, who was feeding the chickens and ducks in the backyard, stormed back to the front yard with a stern face and threw down the broken dustpan in her hand. "Who are you listening to?! Xu Jian and A-Jie took the exam together before. Our ancestors didn't recognize talent and let Xu Jian take advantage of the loophole to get into university. That spot originally belonged to A-Jie!"
We've already moved the graves and explained the situation to our ancestors. How could Xu Kang possibly still get into university!

Zhang Guizhi was speechless. "Mom, what are you thinking! Getting into university isn't something that can be done just by ancestral blessings! If ancestral blessings were so effective, everyone would just go and burn incense for their ancestors, why would anyone need to study!"
I heard it from the brigade leader! Others might be making things up, but the brigade leader wouldn't lie! Besides, the brigade leader said Xu Kang got into a university in the capital, the capital city! Ordinary people like us might not even get to go there once in our lives, and he's going to the capital at such a young age!

Zhang Guizhi was extremely envious and regretted it more and more as she talked about it. If she hadn't broken up with the second wife back then, she could have benefited from it now.

Putting everything else aside, her three daughters are proud to talk about their two cousins ​​who got into university, and people will look at them with more respect instead of gossiping behind their backs that they have no brothers and will live off their family line.

Wang Ximei was unhappy. If the ancestors' blessings were useless, what was the point of her moving the grave?
Furthermore, Xu Kang is still her grandson, no matter what. If the second son says he wants to sever ties, does he really mean it? He doesn't come to see her, and he won't even let the children come over. What does that mean?
The more Wang Ximei thought about it, the more upset she became.

When my two sons were home in the evening, they started making a fuss.

"Why did I go through all that trouble raising you three brothers, raising you with such care and hardship?"

Xu Dachuan and Xu Dashan looked at each other, puzzled.

"Mom, just say what you want to say directly. Don't beat around the bush. I'm not smart enough to understand." Xu Dachuan said impatiently.

During this time, some people approached him to make money together, doing shady things. And you know what? This kind of way is quick money-making. With money in hand, he became more and more confident in his words.

Wang Ximei's carefully cultivated emotions were abruptly interrupted. She glared angrily and launched into a tirade against Xu Dachuan, "You're just stupid, a hopeless case. You can't even give birth to a son. What can I expect from you?"

Xu Dachuan also lost his temper, slamming his chopsticks down. "Yes! I'm useless, I'm just a piece of trash! Are you satisfied now? If you can't stand me, I'll just leave!"

"Hey, what's wrong with me saying a few words to you? Your whole family of five eats my food, uses my things, and lives in my house, and you're still giving me trouble! If you've got the guts, all of you get out of here!" Wang Ximei was furious. She was determined that her youngest son would never leave this house, so she spoke very rudely.

Unexpectedly, Xu Dachuan grabbed Zhang Guizhi directly.

"Go! Go back to your room and pack your bags, we're leaving now!" (End of Chapter)