Reborn in 1985, starting from a machine factory

Li Guihua forced herself to get closer to the items and examined them one by one.

Spare ribs are one thing, but I just don't understand why rich people like to use this stuff to make bone broth.

Isn't it better to eat more meat?

Looking down, Chen Mo held out the candy as if presenting a treasure.

Ok?

Li Guihua was taken aback.

White sugar, this is white sugar!

And it was a full five pounds of white sugar.

She gripped the table tightly and turned her head: "Second brother, did your factory issue all of this?"

"Of course!" Chen Mo stretched his shoulders. Carrying twenty or thirty pounds of stuff for such a long distance, his shoulders were already sore.

"Second brother, tell me the truth! How could the factory possibly give out so many things?" Li Guihua didn't look at Chen Mo. She was busy rummaging through the gifts, and there were two bottles of wine underneath.

Special supply from Beidacang!

Something that you can't buy even if you have money.

Even Chen's father became interested. He stood up and looked at Chen Mo as well.

Chen Mo smiled and said, "Mom, I'm not the eldest brother, so don't worry!"

"One copy is mine, and the other was a gift from the factory manager's secretary. I'm a technician now."

Li Guihua loosened her grip with some skepticism. She had watched her eldest son gradually fall into depravity, and she had always trusted her second son.

However, since yesterday, the second brother has been acting strangely, as if he has become a different person. We must not let him follow the same path as the eldest brother.

"Mom, I've cooked dinner."

"Chen Fen, would you like braised pork or braised spare ribs?" Chen Mo asked Chen Fen.

"Second Brother, I want to eat candy!" Chen Fen couldn't take her eyes off the candy.

"Then let's eat!" Chen Mo reached out and grabbed the bag of candy.

"Snapped!"

Suddenly, Li Guihua slapped Chen Mo's hand: "What are you eating? Kids who eat candy will get worms in their teeth."

"I'm not cooking today. It's the Lantern Festival, let's eat together at your uncle's house."

"Take two pounds of white sugar with you; your uncle's family will also be visiting."

Upon hearing Li Guihua's words, Chen Fen immediately showed some reluctance: "Mom, I don't want to go to my uncle's house!"

Chen Mo didn't speak; he shared the same thought as Chen Fen.

Li Guihua glared at her: "Yes, you have to go. You go every year, why not this year?"

"Whose child is this, so rude?"

Chen Fen lowered her head, looking aggrieved, and said, "I just don't want to go!"

Li Guihua's voice softened a bit as she stroked Chen Fen's hair: "We have to go see Grandpa and Grandma. It would be very impolite not to."

"Let's go early and come back as soon as possible."

"Third brother, be good, and tomorrow the second brother will make you braised pork."

Chen Fen nodded, but still looked aggrieved.

"Second brother, what are you waiting for? Why haven't you changed your clothes yet?" Li Guihua turned around and suddenly raised her voice, "Or are you going to wear your work clothes?"

"Change it, change it now!" Chen Mo replied hastily.

At the same time, he took out two bottles of Liver-Soothing Medicine from his pocket and placed them on the table: "Mom, I finished my Chinese medicine this morning, why don't you try this medicine first?"

"They say it's the best cure for your illness!"

"What's this?" Li Guihua looked closely at the medicine bottle: "Western medicine? Western medicine is harmful to the body, you don't understand. You should take Chinese medicine, it's easier to cure many diseases."

"How much are these two bottles?"

"Five yuan!" Chen Mo said without looking up.

"You spendthrift! Five yuan! Do you know how much rice five yuan can buy?" Li Guihua immediately became anxious.

"Anyway, I bought it. If I don't eat it on time and it expires, then I'll have wasted five yuan. Mom, see for yourself!"

After Chen Mo finished speaking, he dashed up to the next floor.

He deliberately quoted a high price, but Li Guihua, feeling the pinch, insisted on finishing the meal no matter what.

As for going to his uncle's house, he really didn't want to go.

Chen's father had three brothers, and with his sisters, that made five.

The old man inherited his grandfather's position and currently works at the power supply station. He receives government-subsidized grain rations and is used to a life of comfort.

The third son, also known as the youngest uncle, was the most favored. He took care of his grandparents, and with their retirement pensions supplementing their income, they lived a comfortable life.

It's just a pity for Chen's father; he's stuck in the middle, neither favored nor likely to inherit his grandfather's business.

Instead, he injured his leg in Korea, and life became more and more difficult.

Once you meet them, you're bound to be lectured repeatedly.

But there's no way around it; it's a family celebration, and not going would be unfilial.

In this era, the reputation of being unfilial is too heavy. If someone makes a big deal out of nothing, they can easily ruin a person's life.

Public opinion is a fearsome thing!

After changing his clothes, Chen Mo went downstairs.

Chen Gang appeared in the courtyard early, his hair neatly combed and his clothes without a single wrinkle.

He was also wearing a watch on his wrist.

Seeing Chen Mo come downstairs, he immediately called out, "Mom, the second son is down, let's go!"

Li Guihua had already taken her medicine, and she wondered if it was just her imagination, but even though she hadn't taken any Chinese medicine last night or this morning, she felt more relaxed, and even the pain in her abdomen had eased.

"Second son, watch your dad and take the candy."

"Chen Fen, come here." Li Guihua called Chen Fen over, took Chen Fen's hand in her own, and then opened the door.

Chen Mo rushed forward two steps: "Chen Fen, you watch over Dad."

"Mom, I'll carry you across!"

It's a 20-minute walk to her uncle's house, which is too far for Li Guihua, as her liver disease has made it difficult for her to eat properly for a long time.

"Go away, I can walk!" Li Guihua nudged Chen Mo. "Just don't walk too fast!"

More than 30 minutes.

Chen Mo saw the light on at his uncle's house and helped Li Guihua up.

Li Guihua could walk the first half of the road on her own, but she could not keep up with the second half, even with frequent stops and starts.

"The second brother is here!" The aunt, who was standing guard at the door, called out when she saw Chen Mo and the others. The door of the uncle's house had been open all along.

"Happy Lantern Festival, Auntie!" Chen Fen called out cheerfully.

"Happy Lantern Festival!" Auntie pinched Chen Fen's cheek. "Come inside, the food's almost cold."

Chen Mo forced a smile and helped Li Guihua into the room, where there were already about ten people.

"Happy Lantern Festival, Grandpa, Grandma, Uncle, Aunt, Uncle, Aunt!" Chen Fen said.

Grandpa and Grandma's wrinkles were smoothed out by their smiles: "Chen Fen is such a good girl, sit down, and you sit down too, second child."

"Cough!" As soon as she entered the house, Li Guihua forced herself to cheer up: "Big brother, Dad, Chen Mo's factory gave out some candy, so I brought some for you to keep."

The old man sat close to the grandfather, his square face serious. He glanced at the white sugar in Li Guihua's hand and said, "Since you're already here, why bring anything? You can keep it for yourselves."

"Oh, brother, no! Then leave them all for me. My two brothers love sweets." The third brother's wife chimed in, taking over the task and bringing the sugar from Li Guihua's hand with her.

The old man's mouth was half open, and he couldn't speak for a moment.

Brown sugar is not rare, but white sugar is different; it's a hard currency.

Who would have thought that the third son's wife would be like this!

His face changed, and he felt as uncomfortable as if he had swallowed a fly.

So he turned to look at Chen's father: "Second son, can't you find a proper job? And your kids are getting on in years, what kind of behavior is this, just messing around like this?"

"How old is your eldest son? Does he have a girlfriend yet?"

"And the second son, what future can he have spending his days idly in the machine factory? Two or three years have passed, and he's still only a level two worker?"