Chapter 118: Rural Absurd Past Events Chapter 118

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Protagonist:

Li Xiulan

Zhang Zhongtian had not deceived Li Xiulan; sure enough, the staff of the population census team arrived the next day.

Li Xiulan reported both Wang Erhai and Wang Xiaohua, these two children without household registration.

When reporting Wang Xiaohua's name, Wang Xiaohua hurriedly came over and shouted:

"I'm not called Wang Xiaohua, I'm called Wang Xiaohua, the Hua of China!"

Li Xiulan was stunned, then laughed out loud.

She did not understand why her youngest son cared so much about his name, because she simply did not know how much harm this name had brought to the sensitive-hearted Wang Xiaohua.

"Is it Wang Xiaohua or Wang Xiaohua?"

The staff member looked at Li Xiulan.

Li Xiulan was the guardian, so naturally it was her say.

"Mom, I'm called Wang Xiaohua, I'm not called Wang Xiaohua! I'm a man, I don't want that woman's name Wang Xiaohua!"

Wang Xiaohua shouted hurriedly, his eyes full of expectation.

Li Xiulan said:

"Okay okay okay, then let's call him Wang Xiaohua!"

The staff member wrote the name "Wang Xiaohua" in the registration book, and recorded the date of birth and gender.

From then on, Wang Xiaohua's name was finally changed.

Wang Xiaohua was thus born.

In Li Xiulan's view, this was nothing more than a simple matter.

But she did not know that for Wang Xiaohua, this was almost a shadow covering half his childhood; ever since he was first mocked for his name, he had wanted to change it.

And from now on, a full three years had passed.

Three years for adults might pass in the blink of an eye, but for a child, it was absolutely a long time.

These three years directly set Wang Xiaohua's character; his insecure and sensitive personality was formed at this time, and this personality would accompany him for the rest of his life.

Li Xiulan noticed none of this, because she was an uneducated village woman; how could she know that a small name could cause such a great influence on a person?

One can only say that rural people are generally like this; their attention to children is more about food, clothing, housing, and transportation, while as for the inner spiritual aspect, they almost do not pay attention to it.

After Wang Xiaohua changed his name, he was overjoyed.

He ran to tell the village children that he had changed his name, that he was no longer Wang Xiaohua, and from now on he was Wang Xiaohua!

He was full of pride about this, thinking that after changing his name, the village children would no longer mock him.

As a result...

"Wang Xiaohua, what's the use of changing your name? We still call you Xiaohua. Look at you, you're shy like a woman; if not Xiaohua, what should we call you?"

The children laughed heartily.

This directly drove Wang Xiaohua into autism.

He felt extremely ashamed and hurriedly turned around, crying as he ran home.

He came before Li Xiulan and asked angrily:

"Mom, when can I go to school!"

Li Xiulan looked at him, stunned and puzzled:

"What's this about?"

Wang Xiaohua said:

"I want to go to school quickly! The people at school don't know I used to be called Wang Xiaohua, they won't mock me!"

Li Xiulan laughed and cried at this:

"Just because of this, you want to go to school early?"

Wang Xiaohua nodded firmly:

"I never want to play with those people in the village again; I'd rather stay home alone reading books than play with them again!"

Li Xiulan said:

"I reckon you'll have to wait until next year; you're not old enough this year."

Wang Xiaohua was immediately very disappointed:

"I'm already six years old, and still not old enough!"

Li Xiulan said:

"You have to be seven to go to preparatory class!"

Li Xiulan actually also wanted to send Wang Xiaohua to school early; now that the child's household registration matter was resolved, going to school didn't cost much money, and letting the child go to school could make her life easier.

Wang Xiaohua cried out of grievance:

"Can't I go a little earlier? I want to go this year!"

Li Xiulan gave a perfunctory sentence:

"Don't cry; in September I'll go to the school and ask. If the school says yes, then yes; if the school says no, then I have no choice!"

In the blink of an eye, it was time to start work again.

Liu Dabiao's rooftop had completely hardened, and Li Xiulan and Wang Zhanggen continued to go to work.

They worked very diligently, and the project quality was not bad either; Female Director Zhang Xiudi liked them more and more.

She told everyone she'd struck lucky, finding such a good mud worker.

Not only was the quality guaranteed, but the money spent was also less.

In the end, Li Xiulan and Wang Zhanggen took only a little over four months to finish the entire shell.

Compared to the budgeted half-year, it was nearly two months ahead of schedule!

Liu Dabiao made a special trip back from the City to inspect the project, found it satisfactory, and paid their wages in full on the spot.

They worked a total of one hundred twenty-seven days; counting the couple together, one day was 35 yuan, 127 days came to 4445 yuan!

Li Xiulan and Wang Zhanggen were both very happy to receive this sum!

This was the first big money the couple had earned in the Rural Area!

After receiving this money, the first thing they had to do was hurry and repay the Debt.

"Tomorrow I'll go to Town and pay back the money we owe Niu Chunsheng."

Li Xiulan said this to Wang Zhanggen.

Wang Zhanggen, however, was expressionless:

"If you want to go, you go yourself; anyway, I won't go see Niu Chunsheng again."

Li Xiulan was speechless at this:

"Just go together, pay back your Big Brother's money too, and you go to the Bank to send the money to your Big Brother!"

Wang Zhanggen thought about it; he indeed also had to pay back his Big Brother's money.

So he said:

"Going to Town together is fine, but don't drag me to see Niu Chunsheng!"

He was just this kind of person, obsessed with Face (reputation)!

Before, he and Niu Chunsheng had a falling out; now Niu Chunsheng had made it big, he felt he had no face to see him, going would only make him a laughingstock and sting his sensitive self-esteem.

"Fine, you don't go see Niu Chunsheng, then I'll go see him myself!"

The next day happened to be Market Day; the two rode a Small Four-Wheeler together to Town.

Li Xiulan took one thousand yuan to the New Era Restaurant in front of the Town Government to find Niu Chunsheng, while Wang Zhanggen took the remaining three thousand-plus yuan and a Passbook to the Rural Credit Cooperative.

He needed to send one thousand yuan to his Big Brother at the Rural Credit Union, and deposit the remaining two thousand-plus into the Passbook.

When Li Xiulan arrived at the New Era Restaurant, Niu Chunsheng and Lin Xiaofang were both there by chance.

Lin Xiaofang was holding a newborn Infant in her arms!

"Sister-in-law Xiulan, you're here, come in and sit quick!"

Niu Chunsheng saw Li Xiulan and warmly greeted her at once.

Not a shred of airs.

Lin Xiaofang also welcomed Li Xiulan with a smile; she told Waiter Xiao Mei to hurry and brew tea.

Seeing Lin Xiaofang had already borne a child for Niu Chunsheng, Li Xiulan no longer felt that previous stabbing pain in her Inner Heart; she had already let go and blessed them from the heart.

"Chunsheng, Xiao Fang, Congratulations! Is it a boy or a girl?"

Niu Chunsheng laughed:

"A girl, her name is Niu Linxin; Niu is my surname, Lin is my wife's surname, Xin represents a warm family; put together it becomes a warm family. Sister-in-law Xiulan, what do you think of this name?"

Li Xiulan hurriedly laughed:

"I have No Culture, don't understand much, but it sounds pretty good!"

Then she hurriedly took out the one thousand yuan prepared in advance:

"This is the one thousand yuan I borrowed from you before, returning it to you now. Chunsheng, you are my Benefactor; that one thousand yuan you lent me back then was too important to me; I will remember your kindness to me for a Lifetime. I bless you and Xiao Fang to grow old together and have many children!"

Li Xiulan spoke the blessing from her heart.

Her mouth was rather Stupid; she couldn't say overly beautiful words.

Being able to say 'grow old together and have many children' was already her utmost effort.

Niu Chunsheng took the money and laughed:

"Sister-in-law Xiulan, you're being Polite; friends helping each other when needed is perfectly normal! Why not stay for Lunch together today?"

Li Xiulan hurriedly Refused:

"No need, my husband went to the Bank to deposit money; I've paid you back, so I have to hurry and find him."

"Why not call him over for a cup of tea?" Lin Xiaofang said casually.

Li Xiulan could only smile bitterly:

"The Bank has a queue, so I didn't let him come over..."

Niu Chunsheng spoke at this point:

"I'm hiring a Waiter here; Sister-in-law Xiulan, if you don't have work, maybe you can come try it."

Li Xiulan hurriedly said:

"Right now my husband and I are doing Mud/Plaster Work; although it's hard, we can earn Not Few money, and it's precisely because we earned money doing Mud/Plaster Work that I could come pay you back; otherwise who knows when I'd ever repay it!"

Niu Chunsheng looked at Li Xiulan's weathered, dark-copper aged face and laughed dryly:

"Then alright, I'll find someone else to be Waiter; you and your husband work hard, days will get better and better."

Li Xiulan smiled and nodded:

"I have to go, or my husband will get Angry; Goodbye..."

Li Xiulan said goodbye and left.

Niu Chunsheng and Lin Xiaofang watched her slightly stooped back, both involuntarily showing sympathy.

"How did she age so fast? I almost didn't Recognize her, truly too pitiful!" Lin Xiaofang sighed, "If I aged this fast, I couldn't Accept it."

Niu Chunsheng smiled bitterly:

Masonry is hard work, you know that well enough—wind and sun, aging quickly is only natural……

Niu Chunsheng felt a pang of sorrow in his heart; this woman was once the one who stirred his first youthful love, one could say she was his spiritual first love, once she had been so beautiful, never imagining that now life had ravaged her into such an expression……