1978: Female educated youth, don’t want an illiterate husband

"My dear child!"

“You’ve grown so much! When your auntie first left, you were just learning to walk. You couldn’t even call me auntie back then!”

"I can't believe how quickly she's grown up!"

"Great, great, she looks just like my aunt, she's so beautiful!"

After the women in the room had another bout of crying, Aunt Gu Qiuna finally spoke to the Feng sisters, and couldn't help but gesture with her hands, recalling how small Feng Jiayou was when she left.

“Auntie, me too, me too! I’m Jiamo, the youngest in the family!” Seeing her older sister being praised by her aunt, Feng Jiamo, not wanting to be outdone, shouted repeatedly.

"The youngest in the family?! Oh my, you're the youngest in the family?! You weren't even born when I left!"

"So exquisite, just like when my sister and I were little!"

Gu Qiuna then looked at her little niece, Feng Jiamo; the whole family was truly overjoyed and lively.

"Wow……"

It was at this moment that the little one in Cheng Xuemin's arms, perhaps hearing his mother's voice or perhaps being hungry, burst into tears and cried no matter how Cheng Xuemin tried to soothe him.

Suddenly, all eyes in the room were focused on the little guy.

Is this correct?
The little guy was the youngest in the family and should have received the most attention, but so far no one has taken care of him.

His mother also ignored him as soon as she entered the door.

It's no wonder the little guy cried.

"This is..." Aunt Gu Qiuna asked in confusion when she heard that there was a little one in the family suddenly crying.

"Auntie, this is my son!" Hearing her son cry, Feng Jiayou quickly wiped away her tears, came over, and took the little guy in her arms. While comforting him, she said to her aunt, Gu Qiuna, "Oh, by the way, Auntie, this is my husband, he..."

Feng Jiayou was still confused about why her husband was home at noon today. She thought her aunt didn't know him very well, so she introduced them again.

But before Feng Jiayou could finish speaking, her aunt Gu Qiuna interrupted, saying, "I know, I know! Xuemin drove to the hotel to pick me up today!"

"Jiayou, let me tell you, your husband has given me quite a few surprises today. I'll tell you all about it later!"

"Oh? Really?" Feng Jiayou's expression froze for a moment upon hearing this, then she smiled and said, "Okay, okay! I'll talk to my aunt about it later... Oh, my good little squirrel, look, this is your great-aunt!"

"My aunt is back from America, here to see you, little squirrel!"

"Oh my, what an adorable little guy! Let your auntie hold him!" Gu Qiuna had already moved closer, teasing the little guy. Seeing how cute he really was, she was about to take his arms and hold him.

"Oh dear, it's leaking! The little guy pooped, it's leaking!"

But to Aunt Gu Qiuna's utter surprise, as soon as she took it, she felt her hand was completely wet. She then realized that the little guy, who was only covered by a diaper, had urinated all over her hand.

When her aunt exclaimed in surprise, the little guy actually stopped crying and started laughing!

Holy crap, you're still the best son ever!
Cheng Xuemin, who was standing next to him, was truly dumbfounded!
The whole family burst into laughter.

Not long after, Feng Liwen and Feng Liqin, who had gone to pick up Feng Liwen and Feng Liqin from kindergarten and school, along with Qingwa's older sister Cheng Wenxiu and his second sister-in-law Sun Juan, also returned.

When her aunt came to visit, her older sister Cheng Wenxiu greeted her and went into the kitchen to help her mother, Cheng Mu, prepare lunch.

Second sister-in-law Sun Juan, meanwhile, kept sizing up her aunt, thinking to herself, "So this is the aunt I've been away for twenty years!"
It has to be said that this aunt is indeed very wealthy and powerful. No wonder she returned from the United States. Just based on her looks, I am definitely inferior to her in terms of temperament when I stand next to her.

"What? Jiamo, you're also from Peking University? You got into Peking University too?"

The women in the room were chatting away. Aunt Gu Qiuna asked about Feng Jiayou and learned that she had been admitted to Yenching University last year, which she found truly enviable.

When she left, she was of college age, and her family had already made arrangements for her to enroll at Yenching University as a worker-peasant-soldier. Unfortunately, she had to leave before she could even register for the start of the semester.

It wouldn't have been a big deal, but now that her niece Feng Jiayou has told her that she was admitted to Yenching University, the highest institution in the country, Gu Qiuna still feels regretful when she recalls the past.

But as soon as Feng Jiayou finished speaking, her little niece Feng Jiamo said that she had also been admitted to Yenching University this year.

Both sisters were admitted to Yenching University?
My goodness, they're just like their parents, so amazing!
Gu Qiuna knew that her older sister and brother-in-law were also graduates of Yenching University. It was because of this admiration that she always wanted to attend Yenching University, but unfortunately she didn't make it.

"Hehe, Auntie, you didn't know, did you?!" Feng Jiamo raised an eyebrow, fawningly saying as if her aunt were showing off a treasure, "Besides my sister and me, my brother-in-law also got into Peking University this year, and he's even a specially appointed professor there!"

"Huh? Really? Jiamo, didn't you say your brother-in-law got into Yenching University this year? How come he's now a specially appointed professor at Yenching University? Isn't that contradictory?" Aunt Gu Qiuna was enjoying listening to the family's interesting stories, but when her little niece talked about her brother-in-law, her eyes would often light up. As someone who had been through it all, Gu Qiuna knew exactly what that light in her eyes meant.
Looking back, she was also a sister-in-law, and her eyes once held the same light.

Is it the light of worship?
But isn't my little niece's adoration for me getting a bit out of hand?

Just now she said that her brother-in-law was admitted to Yenching University this year, how come he has become a specially appointed professor at Yenching University in the blink of an eye?

Or is he a specially appointed... professor... really?
Which university has such a young professor?
Anyway, Gu Qiuna is in the United States, so she must have never heard of it or even seen it before.

“Yes, yes! Auntie, let me tell you, my brother-in-law is really amazing!” Feng Jiamo’s eyes still shone brightly, and she became more and more excited as she talked about her brother-in-law. She continued, “Actually, my brother-in-law was first specially appointed as a professor and lecturer by the president of Yenching University, and then he took the college entrance examination this year and was admitted to Yenching University!”

"So now he's at Yenching University, both a current student and a lecturer/professor. His salary level is already on par with my mom's!"

Aunt Gu Qiuna was truly shocked to hear her little niece's endless chatter. Seeing that no one was correcting her, it was clear that everything she said was true.
My nephew-in-law is so amazing that he was specially appointed as a lecturer and professor by the president of Yenching University?

Uh, is he a lecturer or a professor? Well, it doesn't really matter anymore!
The important thing is that the person specially appointed by the president of Yenching University is not only a lecturer and professor, but also an undergraduate student. How can he be so awesome?

Before Gu Qiuna could even ask why, her little niece, Feng Jiamo, started chattering away, excitedly recounting her brother-in-law's great achievements.

Aunt Gu Qiuna, who thought she knew her nephew-in-law well, was shocked and horrified on the spot.

So, this is her nephew-in-law?

This...no wonder my older sister's expression, emotions, and tone when talking about her good son-in-law seemed no different from Feng Jiamo's now.

It turns out, her son-in-law really is extraordinary.

Of course, when his sister-in-law was saying these things, Cheng Xuemin was not in the front yard. He was in the back house, taking a break from his work to write something.

When his niece Feng Liqin ran over to call him for dinner, he returned to the front yard. "Qingwa, what are you holding?" Cheng Xuemin asked curiously when he saw his nephew Qingwa, who had just come out of the main house jumping up and down with something in his hand.

"Uncle! Uncle! It was given to me by my aunt, it's pocket money from my aunt, my brother and I both have it!" Qingwa said, waving a US dollar bill in his hand, and then cleverly asked, "But Uncle, is this pocket money? Why is it different from what you gave me?"

A hundred-dollar bill, and it was in US dollars.

It has to be said that this little aunt didn't call him "Little Squirrel" for nothing.

"Qingwa, this is US dollars, more valuable than the money your uncle gave you. Give it to your mother for safekeeping, and don't take it to school and lose it!" Cheng Xuemin said, speechless.

"Mmm! Qingwa will listen to Uncle and leave it with Mom for safekeeping. It won't get lost!" Qingwa is quite well-behaved and smart. When taking care of her younger brother, she acts like a little adult.

When Cheng Xuemin entered the main room, he found that his aunt, Gu Qiuna, was distributing pocket money to the whole family.

"Here, Xuemin, you have one too. It's a little something from your aunt. Although it might be less than what you earned yourself... never mind, never mind, let's not talk about it!"

"Anyway, when I hear about all the great achievements your family has made, I feel like I've been a complete failure after all these twenty years of struggling outside!"

When Aunt Gu Qiuna saw Cheng Xuemin come in, she took out a few US dollar bills and handed them to him, saying, "However, this is a small token of our appreciation from your elders, so you must take it!"

Gu Qiuna felt that right now, the only thing she could do to gain an advantage over her nephew-in-law was to act as his aunt, an elder.

"Auntie, this is... okay, okay, thank you Auntie, thank you Auntie!" Cheng Xuemin was also confused, wondering what his family was saying about him, using the term "great achievements" to describe him!
Seeing that his wife, sister-in-law, and second sister-in-law were all holding cash US dollars as pocket money given by his aunt, he accepted them without any further politeness.

A generous gesture, five sheets!

It seems having a wealthy aunt who came back from America is quite an advantage!

He and his wife, Feng Jiayou, received a thousand US dollars in cash, plus the one their son, Little Squirrel, was playing with, making it a total of one thousand one hundred US dollars.

If converted to RMB, it's equivalent to the savings an average worker would have to save for two or three years without eating or drinking.

Moreover, every younger generation member received one. The second sister-in-law also had a whole stack in her hand, which was obviously given to her brother-in-law Feng Jiacheng along with his. Her two children also each received one.

Therefore, the second sister-in-law should have one more card than Cheng Xuemin and his wife.

As for the brother-in-law and sister-in-law, they don't come home for lunch, but they definitely still have to eat lunch.

So after all this money distribution, my aunt must have received three or four thousand US dollars in cash, right?
It has to be said, having money makes you arrogant.

This aunt is willing to spend money on her family; she's worth getting to know better.

Of course, Cheng Xuemin also had a dark thought in his mind. Perhaps it was related to the fact that his aunt's husband was still unmarried. His aunt, Gu Qiuna, was a high-income earner in the United States and had not returned for many years. It was understandable that she was devoted to her family.

What unmarried sister-in-law doesn't always look out for her own family?
Moreover, there are many women who, even after getting married, still care deeply about their maternal families; Voldemort's many female relatives have older sisters.

"Tch, this kid's grown up, he's all obsessed with money now!"

Cheng Xuemin reached out to take the card that his son, Little Squirrel, was clutching, but the little guy held on tightly and wouldn't give it to him!
Cheng Xuemin was so angry that he snapped at his mother with this remark.

"Go away, how can you talk about your own son like that!" Feng Jiayou was in a good mood today, and her heart was already blooming with joy, but she still sided with her son and gave her husband a flattering remark in a bad mood.

The whole family was happy because my aunt came back today, but the focus of attention was still her husband, Cheng Xuemin.

My aunt, who had just returned home, was quite shocked after hearing about her husband's many achievements. She praised him and her husband, saying that she had found a good man.

At the dinner table, Cheng Xuemin learned that in addition to his nephew Qingwa receiving one hundred US dollars in cash, his aunt had also given his older sister Cheng Wenxiu five hundred US dollars in cash as a form of pocket money.

The older sister was so frightened that she didn't dare to accept it, but it would be impolite to force it back. After seeing her younger brother, she quickly handed six US dollar bills to Cheng Xuemin and asked him to return them to the other party.

However, Cheng Xuemin refused, saying it was fine, since the aunt had given him money, he should just accept it.

It's all about favors anyway. With Cheng Xuemin's current popularity, it shouldn't be hard for her aunt to repay this favor.

At worst, when her aunt goes back to the United States this time, Cheng Xuemin can write a few more English pop songs for her to take back and help promote. Isn't it just a good opportunity for her to become Cheng Xuemin's American agent?

Give her a few popular songs so her aunt can practice and try her hand at it. That way, she can repay the favor.

When her younger brother told her to take it without worry, the older sister, Cheng Wenxiu, couldn't refuse and took it anyway.

I thought that when I got back, I would give it back to my maternal grandmother, or to my brother's mother-in-law, Mrs. Feng.

"Honey, look what I brought back?!"

The family had a simple lunch. At the table, Cheng Xuemin told his grandmother and mother that they shouldn't cook dinner.

After the father-in-law, brother-in-law, and sister-in-law finished get off work in the afternoon, the whole family went out to eat together. The sister-in-law, Feng Jiamo, immediately raised her hands and cheered with joy.

Then he went back to the backyard house to take a nap. Cheng Xuemin quietly and proudly displayed the money order for more than 260,000 US dollars in front of his wife, Feng Jiayou.

"Oh, Xuemin, you brought them all back? I thought you'd drag it out for ages!" Feng Jiayou was genuinely surprised and delighted to see the drafts in his hand, especially since they amounted to over 260,000.

That's it? !
Cheng Xuemin was a little disappointed; it seemed that he had been feeding his wife's threshold for surprise higher and higher.

She had over 200,000 US dollars in royalties right in front of her, and it was just a fleeting moment of surprise before it was gone?

This is not possible!

There's still a long way to go, but it's absolutely unacceptable to lose the novelty now.

Cheng Xuemin still vividly recalls the moment when he first presented his wife with his more than five thousand yuan of private savings, and how surprised, excited, and thrilled she must have been.
But now?

So, I need to lower my wife's threshold for surprises a bit. Or rather, to be precise, I need to secretly start up her secret stash of money again.

The ancients were right: only stealing is the most exciting, and hiding money in secret is the same principle!

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