Reborn in 1985, starting from a machine factory

Chen Fen dared not reach out or touch.

A sense of curiosity stirred within me.

Chen Mo found it amusing: "Uncle, where's the cage?"

My uncle glanced at my aunt who was helping in the kitchen and pointed towards the door with his mouth.

Chen Mo understood. He was just about to go out when he heard a noise at the door.

Before he could hear clearly, a bicycle rode straight into the yard!

A man got off the back of the bicycle and vigorously wiped his face, while the woman on the front seat neatly parked the bike.

"Auntie?" Chen Mo asked after a moment's hesitation.

He looked at his uncle, whose expression was complicated.

These grown men were being led around the village by their wives.

If word gets out, people will inevitably laugh at us.

My aunt glanced at my uncle: "Your uncle rides his bicycle so slowly, he's not even as fast as a runner, otherwise he would have arrived long ago!"

Where's your mom?

"Auntie, Uncle, come in and have some water! My mom and aunt are cooking."

My aunt tilted her head slightly, and my uncle had already quietly turned around, secretly preparing to run away.

This aunt is a nice person, but she's a bit impulsive and doesn't know her own strength when she does things.

When my uncle was a child, he was often disciplined by him.

"Youngest son, what are you carrying? Why didn't you say anything?" Auntie called out.

The younger uncle turned around, his smile more like a grimace: "Sis, this is a golden hamster, I bought it for Chen Fen!"

"Let me see, where's the cage?" Auntie grabbed Uncle.

Chen Mo approached his uncle-in-law: "Uncle-in-law, come inside for tea."

Uncle-in-law didn't move. Watching Chen Fen and the others leave, he lowered his voice and asked, "Xiao Mo, did you have a little argument with your uncle and the others the other day?"

Chen Mo's expression changed slightly: "It's nothing, Uncle-in-law, let's not go into details, come in and sit down!"

"No, on my way here, I saw that your grandfather's house looked like it was on fire!" Uncle said softly.

"I only glanced at it a few more times before your aunt dragged me here!"

"Your aunt has a straightforward temper, and she told me not to tell you. You can keep this to yourself!" After saying that, the uncle walked into the house.

Chen Mo's heart skipped a beat!

Grandpa and Grandma!

These two old people weren't exactly bad, but they weren't exactly good either!

It's best not to bother each other; if something happens, there will inevitably be trouble.

Chen Mo glanced at the light outside the door, then looked at his watch.

six o'clock.

The time is neither too early nor too late; the only thing missing is my eldest uncle.

My aunt was also keeping an eye on what was happening outside the door.

twenty minutes.

A voice rang out from the doorway: "I'm late, everyone was so enthusiastic!"

With that sound, the eldest uncle and aunt walked into the yard.

My aunt was carrying a small bag, her leather shoes clattering on the ground, and she had a strange fragrance about her. Even after I walked past her, the fragrance lingered.

Seeing the two of them, Auntie and Chen Mo both breathed a sigh of relief.

"Uncle, Aunt, please come inside!" Chen Mo said. "Have some tea first."

"Xiao Mo, it's only been a short time since I last saw you, and you've become even more handsome!" said Auntie.

Chen Mo grinned, but didn't answer, and followed his uncle into the house.

The eight-immortal table borrowed from the neighbor was placed in the center, and the three of them—the aunt, the uncle, and Chen Fen—huddled together watching the golden hamster.

My aunt's husband and my other aunt's husband each had one cigarette, but they didn't smoke any more.

My aunt frowned slightly upon smelling the smoke.

She shook her head, and the light from the incandescent bulb reflected off her earring, making it seem as if an extra ray of light had entered the room.

She spotted the television immediately: "Xiao Mo, you bought a new television?"

"Why didn't you buy a color TV? Black and white is so uncomfortable to watch."

Chen Mo added hot water: "I didn't buy any, the factory gave them to me."

Chen Fen immediately looked up: "Auntie, what's a color TV?"

"A color TV is a color television set; the characters on it are like real people we see, with color."

"I had your uncle buy one a few days ago, and it's completely different from this one," Auntie said.

"Black and white is no longer in fashion."

"Oh!" Chen Fen replied.

She couldn't imagine what a color television would look like.

Chen Fen's younger brother looked up and said, "Everyone's here, let's serve the food, I'm starving!"

"Are you starving?!" Auntie slapped Uncle. "Xiao Mo, who are you waiting for?"

"Don't wait for anyone!" My aunt pushed the teacup further onto the table. "Let your aunt and your mother come over first!"

"Didn't I say I had something to do?"

"Let's get down to business first, otherwise we can't really enjoy this meal!" Auntie pulled a small mirror out of her bag.

Just as my uncle was about to get up, my aunt suddenly pressed down on his shoulder:

"No need to go!"

"Li Guihua, Li Jinhua, come and eat!" Auntie shouted at the top of her lungs.

The uncle glanced at his aunt with a complicated expression, then continued to tease the golden hamster.

Chen Mo subconsciously rubbed his middle finger with his thumb. He stood up and said, "Uncle, Aunt, it has nothing to do with my mom. It's something I have to do!"

As they were talking, Li Guihua and her aunt went into the room.

Several eyes turned to Chen Mo, but his uncle and Chen Fen kept their heads down, whispering to each other.

"What's wrong, Xiao Mo?" Auntie asked.

"Auntie, I'd like to borrow some money to start a business."

"My older brother is getting old, and my mother's health isn't good either. It's not enough to just rely on me working at Beiyang Heavy Industry!" Chen Mo said.

My aunt's expression revealed an expression that said, "I knew it."

"That's right!" the younger uncle said.

He gave Chen Mo a thumbs-up and pointed it at his chest: "What kind of business are you planning to get into?"

"This!" Chen Mo pointed his chin at the television set. "I found an antenna..."

"Stop!" Auntie interrupted, "Don't say anything, we don't understand. Just tell us how much you want."

"One or two thousand, I guess!"

Chen Mo spoke.

This sentence caused the temperature in the entire room to drop several degrees.

One or two thousand!

This is by no means a small amount; it could buy several of the best cattle.

"That's quite a lot!" Auntie said with a smile, breaking the silence. "Let's chip in from a few families; it's not easy for the kids to do chores!"

No one answered immediately after he said that.

My aunt's smile was forced, and then she kicked my uncle.

"Snapped!"

suddenly!

My uncle slammed his hand heavily on the table.

"Xiao Fen, tell me, isn't your uncle awesome? Isn't he amazing?"

The younger uncle stood up and looked down at Chen Fen.

Chen Fen's eyes were full of helplessness. She took the radish she was going to feed the golden hamster out of the cage and took a bite herself.

"Wow! You're the best!"

"Xiao Mo, come here, look!" Uncle raised his hand.

Chen Mo subconsciously looked down and saw a neat stack of 100-yuan bills on the table.

"I knew you were up to something, so I took it out early. How about that?"

"I'll offer five hundred!"

Chen Mo looked at the stack of ten-yuan notes and felt as if his heart had been struck by something.

"Wow, the youngest is rich now!" Auntie said with a smile.

My aunt also took another look.

"Sis, I'm really good at hairdressing! Lots of people come to me for haircuts every day!"

"I heard there are hair perms in the south, it costs five yuan and you still have to wait in line..."

"I'll learn how to do it later and give you a perm with big waves, it'll make you look younger..."

The uncle was beaming with joy, having accurately guessed what Chen Mo was up to, which made him extremely happy.

"Showing off like that!" my aunt muttered.

Suddenly, a voice came from outside the door: "Second sister-in-law, second brother, are you home?"

The sound came from afar and then approached.

The uncle deftly grabbed a large bill and tried to stuff it into Chen Mo's clothes, only to suddenly realize that he couldn't get it in.

He hurriedly put it in his pocket.

Having seen too many people, he already knew the importance of not flaunting one's wealth.

Just then, the curtain at the door was lifted.

"Second brother, are you home?"