Because he got the money, Su Daqiang was in an exceptionally good mood, so he didn’t argue with Tian Xiaohua at all.
The next day, the three of them silently finished their breakfast and went to the fields. The harvest season was approaching, and no one could afford to miss work.
Furthermore, after Zhao Gen Sheng’s wife returned, she discovered that soone had tampered with the place where she kept the money. This scared her terribly.
When she took a look, she realized three hundred yuan was missing. She was furious and, without suspecting her husband, stood on the street cursing whoever stole from the family.
However, nobody knew who it was, and all her cursing was to no avail.
Feeling relieved, Zhao Gen Sheng was glad he wasn’t suspected.
This hurdle passed smoothly. He vowed never to seek out Cuihua again. Now he understood, nothing is more important than a wife and children.
The whole village watched his wife make a fuss. But no one had done it, so naturally, no one would admit it either.
She was so angry her chest hurt. She couldn’t even earn three hundred yuan in a year. She had hoped to quickly build a house for her son, who was already fifteen and ought to find a partner.
But with a thief in the house now, it was utterly catastrophic.
Zhao Gen Sheng and Cuihua were the only ones who knew about the incident, and they both avoided each other, fearing anyone might find out.
She cursed for three days, but nothing ca of it.
Honestly, this wife was foolish; if it were a real thief, would they leave money behind?
That night, Su Daqiang wanted to sleep with Tian Xiaohua but faced fierce resistance.
He lay restlessly on the kang bed. Now he realized he’d wronged his wife. He thought he could slowly win her back in the future.
But the next day at work, Yang Hongwen approached him.
"Da Qiang, Tian Xiaohua and Liangliang’s labor points should be separated from yours."
Su Daqiang was stunned. "Isn’t our village one household per family?"
"Da Qiang, it’s ti to settle down. Liangliang is already sixteen and about to get married. You know where all the money went.
Tian Xiaohua has been asking for a long ti to have her and her son’s labor points on her own. This way, she can save up to build a house for Liangliang and find him a bride."
Su Daqiang fell silent. He harbored resentnt against Tian Xiaohua and looked down on his idle son. Thus, he’d never thought of his son growing up.
"Big brother, let’s just separate them." He had money in his hand, so if they wanted to live separately, let them.
At lunch, Su Daqiang didn’t say anything and behaved as usual. But at night, when they lay on the kang bed together, he was still turned away.
"Tian Xiaohua, if you’ve had enough, then get out."
"Get out? This house isn’t just yours." With that, she hugged her pillow and went to her son’s room.
Determined, she thought she would build a house for her son after the harvest and move in with him.
Su Daqiang lay alone on the kang bed, his mind in disarray, unable to figure things out.
"Liangliang, let’s work hard, the two of us. I still have a hundred yuan, and with our wages, we’ll take less grain, and after the harvest, we’ll build the house."
"Mom, as you decide."
Su Liangliang had truly grown up. Now he was fulfilling his share of the work points daily; he also had a heart for improvent.
Su Yuanyuan didn’t know the state of the Su family, but even if she did, she would just treat it as a dramatic show.
Nowadays, she was busy knitting sweaters and pants for the children.
The three children were looking at picture books, which Su Yuanyuan prepared earlier. They had already looked through them all. They still preferred the ones from the future because they were vibrant.
Their life was extraordinarily regular. Tan Shaoting seldom worked overti and left work on ti.
This day, a phone call ca, and Zeng Zhenqing was transferred away, no longer in charge here.
The two sat in the office chatting casually. "Boss, how about coming to my place for dinner tonight?"
Zeng Zhenqing shook his head. "No, I’m too busy. Three kids are too much for her to handle alone, let’s go to the canteen. I’ll have Xiao Chin notify in a bit."
Tan Shaoting nodded, that worked too. After all, their ho-cooked food couldn’t be known to outsiders.
"Xiao Tan, you must curb your temper in the future."
"Boss, I can’t curb it. If I can work, I’ll do it, if not, I’ll be ho with my wife and kids, and that’s enough."
"Xiao Tan, your ho is here."
Tan Shaoting rembered. They didn’t really own a house. Their previous house belonged to the farm. It was the one he bought during their ti at the border.
Now here, the house they lived in belonged to the garrison.
"Boss, can you help find a house in the city? My family is large, so don’t buy one that’s too small."
"Sure, I’ll keep an eye out for you.
Xiao Tan, you should think about it, since you’re buying houses in the Capital, you should consider staying there for the long haul."
Tan Shaoting understood these were kind words from Zeng Zhenqing.
"Boss, I know. But it’s too hard to conform to others. I’ll just take it one step at a ti."
"You, it’s fine whatever you choose. Just don’t let your wife and kids suffer because of you."
"Hmm, I’ll keep that in mind."
"Xiao Tan, with this transfer, I’ll likely settle down there. Just co to if you need anything."
"Hmm, I understand."
That evening, they all had dinner in the canteen, including Zeng Zhenqing and their family of five.
Zeng Zhenqing adored the three children to bits.
The children had been taught so well, they ate with such good manners.
After seeing off Zeng Zhenqing, the place belonged entirely to Tan Shaoting now. Hence, so changes occurred; his style was completely adapted to, and even the atmosphere transford.
Finally, it was the children’s second birthday.
Su Yuanyuan prepared lots of their four favorite dishes at ho.
It was just a family celebration for the kids’ birthday.
Tan Shaoting ca ho an hour early to help his wife with the chores.
Even the three children got involved; they knew it was their birthday celebration.
"Yuanyuan, if we were on the farm, we’d be entirely on break now."
"Here’s good too. The climate is better than there."
"Yes, it’s warr than there."
"Yuanyuan, there’s an opportunity to accompany a senior leader abroad. The higher-ups want us both to go along."
"? What can I do?"
"The higher-ups know about your language skills and plan to send us foreign language teachers.
Yuanyuan, take a trip abroad." Tan Shaoting hoped his wife could go see the world. He felt guilty for holding Su Yuanyuan back for himself and their kids.
"But what about the kids?"
"You drive them out there."
Su Yuanyuan understood Tan Shaoting’s intention.
"I don’t trust our kids with anyone else. They should be with you and only."
The space is certainly not an option for them anymore. They’re old enough to rember things.
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