Chapter 12

“Child, your name is Qiao Yu?”

“Um.”

“Can you tell me why you want to raise your ex-husband’s two children? As far as I know, those two children have no blood relationship with you.”

He didn’t even mention a word about returning to the Zhang family?

Old hands are usually good at circuitous tactics. Seeing that he was old and had a good attitude, Qiao Yu also went along with his words: “If it weren’t for my late husband, I would have been ruined by now. Before I got married, I was a servant of the Qiao family. After I got married, I was a tool for giving birth. I was an illiterate peasant woman who worked in the fields all my life.

He gave me the opportunity to straighten my back and made me realize that it was wrong to blindly work like a slave and that blind filial piety was abnormal. It was he who led me out of the darkness and gave me a new life.

He passed away, but I know he was worried about his two children. He was not only my former lover, but also my savior. I cannot repay him for saving my life. I can only grit my teeth and raise his children. No matter what the future holds, I must live up to my conscience. “

This was the original owner’s thought before he died.

The original owner’s ideas were more straightforward, but that didn’t matter. After her processing and packaging, they were enough to move the superior.

Of course, she wanted to exaggerate the original owner’s past difficulties and her love and loyalty to highlight her own noble character. Even if there was some falsehood in it, she and Grandpa Zhang knew it tacitly, but the reality was as she said, she had never thought of abandoning her late husband’s two children.

Doing practical things + spiritual declaration are enough to make this old fox look at you differently.

Mr. Zhang was indeed surprised.

According to the investigation, he originally thought that his granddaughter was spoiled. Although there was some heartache, it was more based on blood ties and reputation. If he really made such unreasonable demands on Qiao Yu like his son who was stupid because of studying, he would probably be found by the enemy.

After meeting him, he was impressed by the power of genes!

She is worthy of being his granddaughter!

Even though she was spoiled, her demeanor and speaking skills are extraordinary. If the Qiao family hadn’t maliciously taken her away by mistake, she would be less of a worry than the fake granddaughter in the family now.

Seeing that Qiao Yu had the same demeanor as himself when he was young, Mr. Zhang relaxed his brows and said, “Good boy, I believe you. You are right to continue raising those two children.”

“Um.”

“Child, you don’t have to worry about their attitude towards you. You can sue the Qiao couple if you want, and you don’t have to reply to the Zhang family if you don’t want to. Just one thing, the attitude of my son and daughter-in-law does not represent mine. You are my granddaughter, and I should be nice to you. Whatever you want, just ask, and Grandpa will try his best to satisfy you and make it up to you.”

Qiao Yu: “I won’t change my last name to Zhang.

Your son and daughter-in-law don’t recognize me, so there’s no need for me to try to please them.”

“…Yes, Grandpa knows.”

Seeing this, Qiao Yu’s expression became slightly better, and he continued, “If you want to make it up to me, I won’t ask for anything. It all depends on what you are willing to give me.”

I wanted to use this opportunity to test my granddaughter’s character, but Mr. Zhang got the upper hand: …

Not only was Mr. Zhang not angry, but he also even laughed out loud with great energy.

After laughing, he said, “Not bad! Not bad!”

Qiao Yu smiled but said nothing.

Mr. Zhang: “Tell me why you insist on marrying the second son of the Zhou family.”

Qiao Yu: “It’s not easy for a female comrade to keep herself out of trouble in this era, not to mention that I want to raise two children, Dawei and Xiaoyong. Zhou Ze’an was forced to marry me due to rumors before he knew my background, which shows that he values ​​love and friendship. If I abandon everything and leave after knowing my background, what would I be? Another thing is that the Zhou family has been poor peasants for eight generations. Marrying him will definitely be safe in the future.”

There were signs of this in the early 1950s, such as the struggle against landlords.

If other members of the Zhang family noticed these trends, Mr. Zhang might not be surprised. After all, they are in that circle and would hear some rumors.

but.

The farthest place Qiao Yu has been to in the past decade is the local county town. Where does his foresight and overall perspective come from?

Mr. Zhang now understands why his granddaughter would rather marry Zhou Ze’an than return to the Zhang family.

Don’t eat food given out of pity.

He has courage, blood, and brains.

Mr. Zhang: “Good boy.

Your grandmother’s dowry has always been reserved for the female generation, and was originally intended for Baoer… After you and the Zhou family kid finish reporting your marriage and settle down, take some time to come to the capital.”

Qiao Yu: “Excuse me, how was your wife when she was alive?”

“The daughter of a big capitalist.” When Mr. Zhang smiled, he showed his big yellow teeth, looking as cute as an old naughty boy.

Qiao Yu changed the subject: “Grandma’s dowry should be worth a lot, right?”

“Yes, you have to come and get it in person.”

Qiao Yu said carefully: “Okay, Grandpa. It’s okay, Grandpa.”

Mr. Zhang was very touched: “In addition to your grandmother’s dowry, grandpa also has several thousand yuan on hand.”

Qiao Yu was very touched.

Especially after Mr. Zhang took out his passbook on the spot, there was a touching scene of the grandfather and grandson meeting each other too late and tears in their eyes.

Zhou’s mother, who was observing the main room from a distance, said: ???

Is she dazzled?

Weren’t these two strangely unfamiliar when they first met? How come the scene became so emotional just because she went to the kitchen?

In addition to the dowry given by Mr. Zhang, Qiao Yu took advantage of the situation and made her own additional request: “Grandpa, my late husband said when he was still alive that I have the conditions to go to school and my achievements are no worse than those of ordinary people. So I think if possible, you can use your connections to let me

You can also go to school in the army, and if that doesn’t work out, you can just get a diploma.”

“Good!”

The grandfather and grandson exchanged a few more pleasantries before Mr. Zhang left.

Zhou’s mother tried to persuade him to stay for dinner, but Mr. Zhang politely refused, “The holiday is only a few days, I have to rush back as soon as possible.”

After Mr. Zhang left, Qiao Yu gave all the common items to Zhou’s mother. The rest, such as malted milk, milk powder, Fuqiang flour and white rice, were put into the black box in the space.

After the black box is full, you only need to wait for food to be copied out every day, and you won’t have to worry about food afterwards.

On the second day, Qiao Yu went to the county town and withdrew all the money from her savings and put it into a space. Together with the pension for her deceased husband and the money stolen from the original owner’s mother’s family, she had more than 5,000 yuan.

With a lot of bills that Grandpa Zhou had collected before he left, she went shopping in the city before leaving with the basket on her back.

Now that she had no worries about food and clothing, she asked Zhou’s mother about the situation of her other three adopted sons.

Mother Zhou said with a kind look in her eyes, “Those three children are the orphans of my youngest comrade-in-arms.

Xiaojun is 10 years old, quiet, down-to-earth, and can help with things. The youngest is not in the army all year round, so if you are too busy, you can ask him to do something.

Xiaowu and Xiaowen are twins. Although they look alike, their personalities are completely different. They are both 5 years old. The elder brother Xiaowu does things without thinking, and the younger brother Xiaowen talks less than Xiaojun and doesn’t like to talk to people…”

At this point, Zhou’s mother sighed, “If my son hadn’t adopted them, there wouldn’t have been any of the things that happened later. But if I didn’t adopt them, my son’s conscience wouldn’t have let me go. After all, those two comrades-in-arms were my lifelong friends. If it weren’t for them, my son would have… Hey, people should be righteous.”

Qiao Yu comforted them for a while, then asked Zhou’s mother: “Mom, what do they like? I just got there, so I have to buy some gifts.”

Mother Zhou: “What can I like? These days, it’s good to have some meat to eat… Or, how about I go and exchange some more cloth coupons? You can make some clothes for the children? I don’t know if these cloth coupons are enough.”

Qiao Yu: “Grandpa gave me a lot of cloth coupons before he left. This should be enough. Mom, tell me the sizes of the three children.”

“Yeah, OK.” After saying that, Zhou’s mother carefully tested him again: “Ayu, are you really not going back to the Zhang family?”