Chapter 21: Celebrating the birthday of my father-in-law - "Rebirth at 80, taking my wife and daughter to eat and drink after the separation"
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"Su Mei," Lin Guoqiang held her hand, "Listen to me, you know how your parents treat you.
When you married me, they didn't stop you, didn't ask for a high bride price, and even paid a lot of dowry.
We have not had a good life these years, but they have helped us a lot, and we must repay this kindness."
Zhao Sumei stopped talking.
My husband was right.
Her parents were really good to her. When she first married Lin Guoqiang, everyone in her family opposed it.
Only her father said, "Guoqiang is an honest kid and a soldier. He won't let you be wronged."
Although this sentence later proved to be a joke...she suffered a lot of injustice.
But her father had good intentions.
"Besides," Lin Guoqiang smiled, "I earn more now. Fifty or sixty yuan is nothing, so don't feel bad."
Zhao Sumei bit her lip and finally nodded.
On October 20th, Lin Guoqiang got up early in the morning.
He arranged things in the store.
I braised more meat the night before and asked Zhao Sumei's cousin Zhao Zhiyong to help look after the store for a long time.
Zhao Zhiyong was seventeen years old and was studying in high school in the town. He had nothing to do on weekends, so Lin Guoqiang gave him two yuan and asked him to help greet him.
Then he put on clean clothes.
A blue khaki jacket was made by Zhao Sumei from the leftover cloth after the separation.
Although it's not new, it's ironed properly and looks good.
Zhao Sumei put on the new cotton-padded jacket, combed her hair smoothly, tied it into two braids, tied it up behind her head, and pinned it with a newly bought hairpin.
Lin Jing put on a red coat and leather boots, and Lin Wei put on a pink pom-pom hat.
A family of four walking on the road attracted the attention of the villagers.
"Hey, you're from the Guoqiang family, where are you going? You're so well-dressed."
"I'm going back to my parents' house to celebrate my father's birthday."
Zhao Sumei said with a smile, with a confidence in her voice that she had never had before.
My father-in-law lives next door in Zhaojiawa, which takes an hour to walk.
Lin Guoqiang borrowed the production team's donkey cart and pulled the family there.
The donkey cart was covered with clean straw and a layer of old quilts.
The two children sat on it, bumping and bumping like a sedan, screaming with joy.
Lin Jing stood on the car, holding on to the side of the car, and sang at the top of her voice the children's song she learned in the village: "Little Swallow, wearing a floral dress, comes here every spring..."
Lin Wei sat on the quilt, clapped her hands and hummed along, her mouth watering.
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