bestfiction Chapter 133: Busy supporting the family in the foreign land
Chapter 133: Busy supporting the family in the foreign land
After dinner that day, Wei Miao said goodbye to Xu Ayu and Wei Ada and went to Lu Pingsheng's house to spend the night.
As soon as she walked out of the hospital gate, she saw Sister Xu Gui stumbling towards her.
Wei Miao saw that she looked flustered and tear-stained, so he stepped forward and asked, "What's wrong?"
When Sister Gui saw Wei Miao, she burst into tears.
"Lots of fish, lots of fish lost."
Wei Miao's little brain took a moment to digest the thought, "Lost?"
Sister Xu Gui sobbed for a while, wiped away her tears and said:
"My mother fainted again in the afternoon. My father and Sister Lan took her to Dr. Ding's office. I cooked at home and sent her off..."
Wei Miao understood the whole story from Sister Xu Gui's quick and urgent words.
After delivering the meal, Sister Xu Gui went back to Yu's room, took a look at her bed, and thinking she was still sleeping, she continued to work.
As a result, when I called her to take medicine at night, I found a pillow under the quilt.
"Sister Gui, I'll go call Dad and we'll go look for him together."
In the next few days, the two families began to look for the person. Except for the uncle selling pot cakes at the intersection who said that at dinner time, a small figure was vaguely seen leaving the alley, there was no other news.
Uncle Xu's family was in a gloomy mood, and Wei Ada and Wei Miao were also trembling with fear.
"You two are really amazing. You hid such a big thing from me."
Xu Ayu stood with his hands on his hips and belly puffed out, his voice was angry and his eyes were sharp.
Wei Miao hung his head. It had been a long time since he had experienced the wrath of a crazy woman. He just hoped that after venting, he could calm down.
Wei Ada was about to speak when Xu Ayu saw Wei Ling and Wei Ran standing under the eaves in a daze.
"What are you looking at? Kneel down!"
The two men didn't dare to say a word and knelt down immediately.
Xu Ayu said to Wei Li and the others standing nearby: "You also kneel down!"
So even Weidong Laba knelt on the ground obediently under such pressure.
Xu Ayu's expression was terribly cold, and he stared dimly at his second daughter and nephew, whose spirit and innocence had been worn away during this period.
"Do you know about your uncle's family?"
Wei Ling had tears in her eyes and said in a hoarse voice:
"know."
Wei Ran said: "The little boy died, and the fish were lost."
Xu Ayu looked at the two of them without a trace of emotion.
"Why did the kid die?"
Wei Ling and Wei Ran burst into tears, but Xu Ayu ignored them.
"If your eldest brother wasn't there, it would be Adong, Aping, and me who would die. Our whole family would be wiped out. Are you happy?"
Wei Miao had also said these words to his two younger ones. At that time, they had just recovered from a serious illness without suffering any pain. They only knew that they were wrong, but did not realize the difficulties involved.
The endless pain was just the fear after the elder brother's strictness. After the alley was unsealed, he soon forgot everything.
Wei Miao looked at Wei Ada, who was indifferent and had a gloomy face. It was obvious that this was something the couple had discussed beforehand.
Wei Miao just obediently chose not to participate, after all, she was really not good at these things.
Xu Ayu's voice was sharp and incisive, and with each word he spoke, the backs of several children gradually bent.
When several children were crying uncontrollably, Xu Ayu turned a blind eye and stood up with a tired look on his face.
The series of events that happened one after another really frightened her.
Wei Miao hurried forward to help her.
Ever since Xu Ayu's belly grew bigger, she cleaned up the room downstairs next to Wei Miao, and the couple lived on the first floor.
Wei Miao sent her back to her room, leaving Wei Ada to clean up the mess.
The child is neither old nor young, sensible yet a bit naive. He really needs correct education and guidance.
"Ah Miao, it's not that your mother is cruel, but the world is like this. For ordinary families like us, even a small thing can destroy our family."
Wei Miao agreed with him, and comforted him with his dimples:
"Mom, everyone has their own destiny, but we are lucky to have parents like you."
Xu Ayu touched her belly, tapped her forehead, and said:
"Don't worry, I've always been broad-minded, I won't let it get to the point of no return."
After saying that, she stared blankly at the sewing basket on the bedside, in which was a pair of brightly colored tiger-head shoes.
"Mom, let's move."
Wei Miao looked at her and decided to divert her attention.
Xu Ayu withdrew his gaze and looked at his daughter who was becoming more and more outstanding, tears welling up in his eyes.
Just when Wei Miao thought she was going to burst into tears, Xu Ayu held back her tears and talked to him like an adult:
"A Miao wants to move away from here?"
Wei Miao nodded, "Mom, let's move to the French Concession."
After hearing this, Xu Ayu was somewhat tempted, but more worried, as the family had saved a lot of money over the past year.
But the cost of food, clothing, housing, transportation, and buying books for four children all adds up to a lot.
I can't even afford a house in the concession.
Unless you learn from Aunt Xiu and sell your current house.
"Ah Miao, Nong's father grew up here. This house is the ancestral home of the Wei family..."
Wei Ada, who was standing at the door, heard this and pushed the door open, saying, "I agree."
Wei Miao didn't expect things to go so smoothly.
Since the couple agreed, Wei Miao was also afraid that the night would be too long and she got up and went back to her room, and took out from the crack the two gold bars and a key that Lu Pingsheng had given her as a reward when she went to "Peking" last time.
When she was at the door, she heard Xu Ayu and Wei Ada arguing.
"Ah Miao's money cannot be touched. She earned all that money by making a living outside when she was very young. In the past, you and I had no connections, and we used a little kid to earn money. Now that you and I have a way to make a living, how can we touch Ah Miao's money?"
Wei Ada said in a muffled voice: "We are husband and wife, and you look at me like this. How thick-skinned can I be? That's why I would spend Ah Miao's money."
The couple began to discuss selling the house. Wei Miao had an idea in his mind, so he took the yellow croaker in his hand and quietly turned back to the room.
In the next few days, life seemed to return to normal.
Everything seemed to come to an end with the disappearance of many fish.
Uncle Xu started driving a rickshaw, and Aunt Xu also started to cooperate with the treatment and stopped crying.
Sister Lan wiped away her tears and continued to work.
Sister Gui suddenly grew up and became sensible overnight. She took care of her sick mother and managed household affairs, and at the same time, she began to learn foreign languages from Wei Miao.
The children in the family were so calm that Wei Miao felt a little uncomfortable with them.
Even the little kid Wei Ping was lying on the desk copying books with Wei Ran and the others.
"Er Guo, why is this word so difficult to write?"
"Sister Ling, is it true that human nature is good? Is it not true that human nature is evil?"
"Sister Li, why do we need to borrow a digit when subtracting 12 from 5? Can't we just not borrow it?"
Wei Miao was naturally not idle. She was squatting at the corner of the alley, holding a bowl of Xu Ayu's fragrant braised chicken legs in her hand, looking at the seven or eight-year-old boy in front of her.
"Zhu Zhiming, do you want to eat?"
The young man, wearing a patched Zhongshan suit, looked a little arrogant, with his chin raised and swallowing his saliva.
"I do not want to eat!"
Wei Miao picked up a braised chicken leg, took a bite, squinted his eyes and enjoyed it very much.
"I also said that as long as you answer my questions honestly, you can eat this chicken leg."
After Wei Miao finished speaking, she threw the chicken leg in her hand to Ali beside her. As a result, it looked up and meowed, then turned around and jumped onto the wall behind her, staring at the backyard of Master Dong's house, not knowing what it was looking at.
A wild dog attracted by the smell in the distance ran away with the chicken leg in its mouth before Zhu Zhiming made his move.