Chapter 133 Various Aspects of Life
It was still the barbecue stall, where the three girls of Du Zhiqiu were so full of love that they wanted to help Chen Changliu, and then they were pulled by Chen Changliu to join the company and earn the first money in their lives.
It was also here that they counted the revenue from the first day of the stall, and it was also here that they decided to join the company and expand the scale of the stall.
When they sat here again, the five people were full of emotion. As they went to college, they matured quickly and missed the past.
"Hey, Zhiqiu hasn't returned to Guangnan yet. It would be great if she was here now."
"Haha, it's okay. My Zhiqiu said that she will definitely be in Guangnan during the New Year. Then we will get together again."
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After three rounds of drinks, everyone changed places and went directly to a newly opened KTV in Guangnan City. They played until 2 a.m. again.
Zhao Lin and Li Ping left together, and Pang Wei also temporarily acted as a flower protector to send Feng Qian back.
Chen Changliu asked the KTV to help find a designated driver to send him back to the hotel.
In fact, the designated driver industry did not appear after drunk driving was criminalized in 2011.
In 2003, designated driver services were already available in medium and large cities in China, but they were not very popular, and there were not many drivers involved. Generally, designated driver services were available in KTVs, hotels, restaurants and other places.
Chen Changliu got up at 10 o'clock the next morning, went downstairs to eat a fried dough stick and a bowl of soy milk, and drove directly to his grandmother's house.
As soon as he entered the village, he could hear the miserable howling of the pig even when sitting in the car.
Chen Changliu didn't need to guess, he knew it was the New Year pig.
There has always been a custom in the rural areas here, that is, every household must kill a pig during the New Year. Those with good conditions will kill a big fat pig, and those with poor conditions will kill a relatively small one.
However, now that living conditions are getting better and better, meat in the market can be sold at any time, so now it is not every household that kills, but several households kill one together.
Of course, killing the New Year pig here is different from some places. In addition to choosing a good day, there is no such thing, just kill it.
Unlike this place, not only do you have to choose the right day, but you also have to burn incense and paper money while killing.
As soon as Chen Changliu's Mercedes-Benz entered the village, it attracted attention and discussion, and the children in the village ran after the car. The children's childish screams and laughter forced Chen Changliu to drive slowly for safety.
"Whose house is this for? This little car is so beautiful. It should be enough to buy several hand-held tractors!"
"Uncle, several hand-held tractors? You said it's too little. Did you see the logo? It's a Mercedes-Benz, imported. Do you know how much it costs?"
The young man who knows the business in the village looked at the car passing by with envy, and talked to the uncles and aunts in the village and some young people who had never seen it. He also kept it a secret and said when the emotions were full:
"Let me tell you, this kind of car is called a Mercedes-Benz. Only very rich bosses can afford it. One car costs almost 1 million yuan."
"Oh my God, it's so expensive. I can't afford it even if I farm for a lifetime!"
"That's right. This car is a luxury car all over the world. It's expensive. If you accidentally scratch it, it will cost thousands of yuan."
"It's so expensive. Oh no, I have to go and pull my troublemaker back, otherwise I can't afford to pay for it if I scratch the car a little bit."
After that, an uncle started to look for his grandson, and the others also reacted.
However, they were actually overly worried, because children of this generation were well educated in this regard, and would not easily touch things that were not their own, and would just look at them.
Just as Chen Changliu stopped the car, a group of little brats also stopped a few meters away from the car and watched, and then a child ran into Chen Changliu's uncle's house, shouting as he ran in:
"Ergou, your relatives are coming to your house, and they are driving a car."
Chen Changliu didn't care about these words, took the gifts from the car, and then took some candies and biscuits to give to the little brats.
But although these little brats kept swallowing their saliva, they still didn't dare to take them.
At this time, the adults who followed them because they were afraid that their little troublemakers would mess around also arrived. They were stunned when they saw Chen Changliu, who was well-dressed, sunny and handsome. The first thought was whose child was this, so handsome.
However, the more they looked at Chen Changliu, the more familiar his face seemed to them. Chen Changliu also recognized many people. After all, he grew up here until he was 5 years old and usually came here at least several times a year, so he still remembered many people.
"Hello, Second Uncle."
"Hello, Auntie"
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"Are you Little Changliu?"
Suddenly, an old man asked tentatively, and then saw Chen Changliu nod, and the whole audience was shocked.
Is this still the Little Changliu who lived under someone else's roof and was sent away after his mother died?
Sunny and handsome, his clothes looked expensive, and he drove such a luxury car. If they met him outside, they would never recognize him.
Chen Changliu quickly gave them cigarettes, and the little brats also got the adults' approval and happily took the candies and biscuits.
At this time, someone from Chen Changliu's uncle's house also came out.
Chen Changliu's uncle Lu Guoqing and his 7-year-old son came out, and Chen Changliu saw his uncle's cold face again.
But this time, when Lu Guoqing saw Chen Changliu, he was stunned at first, but then he quickly understood what was going on, and actually showed a smile that was uglier than crying.
"It's Changliu, grandma and I miss you all the time. We were not here last time you came. Come in quickly. We just killed the New Year pig today. Let your aunt make you something delicious."
Chen Changliu was still a little uncomfortable with his uncle's sudden enthusiasm, but he didn't want to hit a smiling person, and there was also the relationship of grandma here.
"Okay"
He said, carrying the big and small bags of gifts and entering the house, while Lu Guoqing showed off to other adults before entering the house.
After he entered the house, someone muttered:
"Why are you pretending? You didn't treat Xiao Changliu with dignity back then. This was because your sister gave him living expenses and he didn't eat for free. Now you are so proud, huh!"
"That's right. If Xiao Changliu hadn't been protected by his grandmother, it would be hard to say whether he could have a hot meal."
"As soon as his sister died, he didn't even wait for two days and sent Xiao Changliu back there. Tsk tsk tsk, I'm afraid he would have to eat a few more bowls of rice."
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Chen Changliu saw his grandmother again. He found that his grandmother seemed to have aged a lot. Her eyes looked more cloudy when she smiled at him. The wrinkles on her smiling face were deeper. The hand holding him was still so rough. Chen Changliu's tears rolled in his eyes.
The love of his mother's care became more and more blurred in his memory. After all, she had to work back then. Although she hugged him tightly and cried every time she came to see him, Chen Changliu, who had already started to remember things, was happiest when his mother came to see him. That was the happiest moment for him.
But after all, we didn't spend much time together, and the images in our memory are few, so they become a little blurry over time.
Besides his mother, the one who gave him the warmest love was his grandmother, and they were together every day before he was 5 years old. The deep memory of that kind of affection is not so easy to fade.
PS: I will update the typos first and then correct them.