The Beauty of 1980's

Ch.31 Hot Cheeks

Although life in the village has become less difficult since the land was distributed to each household, the overall standard is still relatively low and cannot compare to the comfortable life of people who have jobs and receive wages in the city.

　　But as long as you work hard in the fields, you won't starve to death no matter how bad the situation is.

　　But the family of Meng Wanjiang's younger brother Meng Youcai were not hardworking people. In the past, they were lazy and earned few work points, so they had to tighten their belts to make ends meet. If they had not been able to share some food and money with everyone every year, they would have starved to death long ago.

　　I originally thought that after owning their own land, they would have nothing to eat if they didn't work, and that they would change their tempers. But who knew that they would not play by the rules and shamelessly set their sights on Meng Wanjiang again, using the excuse that their two old people were living with them, and demanded that he give them more money and subsidies.

　　The incident caused quite a stir, and in the end we asked the village secretary and the village chief to testify, put their fingerprints on it, and finalize a reasonable amount of money.

　　Knowing that they couldn't get alimony, Meng Youcai and his friends changed their tactics and called them brother and sister-in-law affectionately. As a result, several younger generations also learned how to "please" from an early age.

　　The purpose is to get more good things for them to take back during the holidays.

　　The benefits at Meng Wanjiang and Deng Yajun's units are quite good, and the two elder Dengs also have retirement benefits, so they have no shortage of food and clothing. Therefore, they can't finish the food distributed during each festival, and they send some back to the countryside as a token of their love as brother and sister-in-law.

　　Don't hit a smiling person. Since they have taken the initiative to show goodwill, there is no need to make the relationship between the two families too awkward.

　　Anyway, some things that won't be stored for long will rot if they do.

　　In this way, they are even more "lackeys". Every time Meng Wanjiang and his friends go back to visit the two elders, they are so sweet-mouthed as if they have eaten 100 to 180 kilograms of honey.

　　So Meng Xiang really didn't expect that Meng Youcai's son would fight with Meng Jingfan.

　　"Meng Huajun stole my basketball several times. Not only did he not admit it or apologize, he even complained to my grandparents. They called me stingy and ungrateful, but if he had just told me nicely, I would have lent it to him to play with."

　　"The key is that they lost the ball game that you made for me last time, and they haven't found it yet. I couldn't help but fight him."

　　Meng Jingfan couldn't help but his eyes turned red as he spoke, then he tugged at the corner of Meng Xiang's clothes and whispered, "I'm sorry, sister, I didn't keep the things you gave me."

　　After hearing this, Meng Xiang reached out her hand and wanted to touch his head, but he was half a head taller than her, so she could only pat his shoulder and comfort him, "Sister doesn't think you did anything wrong. This is not your fault. They took your things without permission and lost them. They should be punished."

　　"It's just that, Jing Fan, there are many ways to deal with problems in this world. Taking action is not the first choice. You must grasp the right degree. Do you understand?"

　　"Sister, Dad and Mom, we're not telling you to just stand there and endure it silently next time you're bullied or beaten. We don't cause trouble, but we're not afraid of it either. In the case of self-defense, we can do anything. We'll always be your back."