Chapter 499 Tang Youjin Borrows Money

Zhou Qiaomei is 32 years old this year. Her husband was only 35 when he sacrificed his life. He was a battalion-level cadre and had a very promising future.

He had even prepared to bring his wife and two children to join him after the mission, but alas...

It's been three years, and she doesn't know how she got through those three years.

Her parents are getting old and their health is deteriorating. Her children are still young and need to go to school. She absolutely cannot afford to collapse.

So when the group asked her to come over, they were still hesitant, worried that she might be reminded of the past.

But she still came. Although this was not her husband's former unit, as a former military wife, coming to the barracks and seeing these soldiers was like visiting them on behalf of her husband.

Especially since Niu Feng knew her husband, the couple took good care of her. She ate well, slept well, and didn't feel tired while working there.

She had never felt so relaxed in all these years.

She knew that such days were limited, but fortunately she was open-minded and believed that being able to broaden her horizons was a rare opportunity that she should cherish.

The couple never tried to hide anything from her, which was what touched her the most.

Although Cuihong doesn't talk much, after spending time with her, she can understand what Cuihong means with just a glance.

"Although you have saved up four or five sets of clothes for Dun Dun to wear this season, you still don't have any for autumn and winter."

"And your breast milk is excellent; Dun Dun is getting bigger and fatter every day. We'll definitely need to make his winter coat and trousers bigger."

So, taking advantage of the fact that the baby slept a lot during the postpartum period, the two sisters would get together to sew and mend whenever they had free time.

Most of the fabrics in the house were given to us by Xiaojiu, mostly in military green, which is perfect for boys.

Zhou Qiaomei's hands were incredibly skillful, dazzling Cuihong, who could only try to soothe the child and prevent Dundun from crying and disturbing others.

She tried to do it herself, but ended up ruining a lot of fabric, which broke Zhou Qiaomei's heart.

Finally, with a clever twist, it was made into patchwork shorts. This ingenious technique aroused Cuihong's desire to learn.

Who would have thought that a pair of scissors, a wooden ruler, a needle, and a thimble could transform cloth into clothing?

"If we had a sewing machine, that would be even faster. Hmm? Your family isn't poor, why didn't you buy one?"

Cuihong replied awkwardly but politely, "I said I didn't want it. I don't know how to do anything, and it would just gather dust if I bought it."

However, Sister Zhou, if you could teach me, maybe I could buy one someday.

Zhou Qiaomei smiled and said, "Actually, it's not difficult. Practice makes perfect. Just get the dimensions of each part right."

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Ever since her belly started to grow big, Tang Cuihua waited for Zhai Sanhe or her seven or eight sisters to come and pick her up to go home together.

They also ride their bikes to take her to and from work every morning, afraid that something might happen to her if she goes to and from get off work alone.

Now Cuihua is only busy at the nurses' station and rarely runs around, which makes it easy for Tang Youjin and Li Qingqing to find her.

Seeing her with her big belly, yet not clumsy at all, with a rosy and radiant complexion, it was clear she was doing very well.

Li Qingqing's eyes turned red with jealousy. "Since you're doing so well, why can't you lend us some money?"

Tang Cuihua continued doing her work without even lifting her eyelids.

“I don’t believe you came to me to borrow money so that you could pick up Tang Cuicui.”

"Tang Cuicui has already been sold to some remote mountain village, not to mention whether she can escape or not."

Even if you manage to escape, given how selfish you two are, you'll just use the money to go on a gluttonous spree.

If she's lucky enough to come back, you won't keep her at home; you'll find her another place to sell her goods.

Because if she stays even one more day, it will be dangerous for you.

Who knows if the people in these remote mountain villages can find us by the scent? You're afraid of being discovered; you're just too happy to sell more!

Li Qingqing wanted to use the people around her to put on airs as an elder to Tang Cuihua, but Tang Cuihua shut her up with just one sentence.

Don't you want to know where your mother is?

Cuihua chuckled, "I don't care where she is. She did support me, but without the years my two sisters and I raised them, they would have starved to death long ago. We've already paid back what we owed them."

"How could you be so heartless? You can abandon us, but Cao Amei is your mother, your own mother. She's with my daughter right now. If you don't give me money, how am I supposed to get them a ride back?"

Cuihua shook her head in disbelief: "I suggest you rephrase it. Do you even believe this version of events yourself?"

Tang Youjin, who had been silent all along, gritted his teeth and roared at her.

"You little rabbit girl, your father has disappeared, and you've even abandoned your mother?"

"You are so unfilial! I'm going to report you to the commune! You heartless wretch!"

Cuihua was annoyed by them so much that she stood up, supporting herself on the table with her big belly, her face calm.

"Go, go and report it. First go to our unit and find our leader, then go to the commune. Do whatever you want. Do you think I'm afraid of you?"

Nobody's money comes from thin air, so why should I be a sucker for you guys?

If you're broke, come find me. You have children of your own, aren't you ashamed?

My father's house and my sisters' houses were all built with real money, and you took them without even saying a word.

I haven't even settled accounts with you guys for this yet! You're in your fifties or sixties, how can you be so shameless!

Don't worry about their criminal records or bad reputation; there's nothing to be afraid of.

Now that she has so many people backing her up, she's even less afraid.

Tang Youjin pointed at Cuihua with a trembling voice, but couldn't utter a single word.

Li Qingqing is capable of swearing, and she swears very rudely, but Cuihua is just too popular!

Not only did colleagues rush over to help, but even fellow patients stood up to speak out in their defense.

From the moment he entered until he left, he was kicked out in less than forty minutes.

"Cuihua, is your stomach alright? What kind of relative is this? I get angry just looking at them, but don't take it to heart."

“My uncle and aunt even had an unidentified body found in their outhouse. They were later sent away to work on the reservoir for several years.”

His eldest son was a scourge; he died inexplicably, and his only daughter was sold by them.

My two other sons are just as bad, each one more irresponsible than the last. They've taken over my family's house and my dad's house, and they still have the nerve to ask me for money!

When Cuihua spoke, the people around her became very interested, especially when they heard that "a corpse was dug out of the outhouse".

In less than an afternoon, the reputation of the Tang family's eldest branch in Taoyuan Village became even worse than before, on top of their already notorious reputation.

When Zhai Sanhe came to pick up Cuihua, he heard the rumors and was quite frightened: "Is my son alright?"

Cuihua glared at him. "Can't it be a daughter? Tell me, are you sexist?"

"Oh my goodness, is that the point?"

Whether it's a son or a daughter, aren't they all my offspring?

How dare your damn uncle and aunt come asking you for money? How many times have they come? Have they ever been violent towards you?

What is the name of your village chief?