Chapter 2480: The Good Relationship the Old Lady Made
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Tiedan drove back to the auto repair shop. Master Ye had to go to work. Ye Qingqing stuffed the remaining two packs of Zhonghua cigarettes in the car to Master Ye, and then stuffed two red envelopes.
"I'll take the cigarettes, but I can't take the red envelopes. Xiao Hua is my apprentice. As a master, it's my duty to run errands for my apprentice. How can I accept red envelopes?" Master Ye flatly refused and only accepted cigarettes.
Ye Qingqing smiled and said, "The red envelopes are for your two children. I am your sister after all, so I still have to give you a gift when we meet."
She had inquired before coming. Master Ye's family conditions were not very good, because the family was burdened. He had two children in middle school, a son and a daughter. Unfortunately, the daughter's health was not very good and she had a costly disease. Master Ye made a lot of money, but he still couldn't make ends meet.
Master Ye was seven or eight years younger than Ye Zhiguo, and they were cousins within the fifth degree of mourning, but his life was much harder than Ye Zhiguo's.
Master Ye's father got tuberculosis when he was very young and couldn't do heavy work. His mother couldn't stand it anymore and remarried with his sister. At that time, Master Ye was only seven years old. Only his seriously ill father and elderly grandmother were left at home. He was the only pillar of the family.
But what could a seven-year-old boy do?
He couldn't carry a hoe, couldn't even use an ox to plow the field, and his dung bucket was taller than him. Relatives were busy at the time and didn't have much energy to help him. Master Ye and his elderly grandmother worked little by little, earning less work points than women. During the Chinese New Year, let alone meat, they couldn't even afford tofu. Grandma could only fry a handful of soybeans for Master Ye to eat, which was considered a Chinese New Year meal.
At that time, the old lady was also very miserable raising three sons alone, but because Ye Zhiguo was already fourteen or fifteen years old, tall and strong, he was considered a strong laborer, and his two younger brothers could also work, so the old lady's life was much better. It happened that the fields of the two families were next to each other, and the old lady sometimes couldn't bear it, so she asked the three sons to help Master Ye and his grandmother.
Moreover, if she cooked some dishes, the old lady would also give some to her. Although she had a bad reputation, she was forced by life. Some people were indeed too much, thinking that she was an orphan and a widow and easy to bully. She couldn't live without being fierce.
But in fact, the old lady still had a soft side in her heart. When she was young, she also loved to wear flowers and cloth. When she saw poor beggars, the old lady would secretly give them food from her home, even if she would be scolded by adults after returning home.
But no matter how soft your heart is, it will be hardened day by day when you encounter a hard life.
But when life got better, the old lady would also help some poor people when no one was watching. The reason why she had to do it secretly was just because the old lady couldn't save face. After all, she had been fierce for so many years, and she was afraid of being seen and laughed at, and she herself felt awkward.
So basically no one in the village knew the origin of the old lady and Master Ye's family. When Master Ye accepted Ye Hua as an apprentice, the whole village was shocked. Master Ye even refused the grandson of his own uncle. Unexpectedly, he was willing to accept Ye Hua, who had a bad reputation.
When Master Ye heard Ye Qingqing talking about the child, he could not refute it anymore, so he had to accept it. He felt embarrassed and asked about Ye Hua's condition with concern.
"You have to stay for a few more days. You can come to work after you have recovered."
Ye Qingqing looked at Ah Zhen who was sitting in the back row, shrank her head and dared not say anything, and asked, "What are your plans for the future?"
Ah Zhen smiled shyly, her voice was very low, but very firm, "I... I want to find Ye Hua and take care of him..."
If Ye Hua's grandmother didn't despise her, she would be willing to live a good life with Ye Hua. She didn't ask for a man to be successful. As long as the man was kind, treated her and Lele well, and didn't hit her, she would be satisfied.