After a simple rebirth

After New Year’s Day, the final exams are basically here.

This year the Chinese New Year was celebrated late, and the holiday was also late. The Chinese New Year was not celebrated until February of the lunar calendar, and Fu Ying and her friends did not have their holiday until January 2th.

Fu Ying secured first place and received a scholarship of 1500 yuan as usual, which she gave to Fu Yu when she got home. Fu Yu directly deducted 500 yuan from her and planned to give the remaining yuan to Fu's mother when she came back.

"Sister, you gave me so much. Will mom scold you when she finds out?"

"Just tell me, you got the scholarship based on your own achievements, so it should have been given to you. But you are young, and if I give it all to you, I'm afraid you will lose it. Mom will definitely not agree, so she keeps the bulk of it, and these are for you to use on a daily basis, and you can save them."

Fu Ying gave a thumbs up, saying that her sister is still brave.

"Sister, I'll take 200, and you can save the remaining 300 for me and add it to my personal savings. I'll ask you for more when I need it."

"Okay, take the two hundred first. There's also New Year's money, so it should be enough."

Fu Ying happily took the money back to her room and put it in her dictionary.

This was also what Fu Yu taught her. If you can't bear to save too much at one time, then put away the cash that you don't need temporarily, either tuck it in a book or put it in a fixed place. Little by little, it will add up to a lot, and you can take it out when you need it urgently.

After Fu Ying learned how to save money this way, she actually saved some money because she often put it in books and forgot about it.

During the most difficult period, I had trouble even getting food, and I didn’t know who to borrow from. On a whim, I looked up a dictionary and actually found two or three hundred dollars scattered around in it. It was a pleasant surprise and solved my urgent problem.

However, this method also has risks. Fu Ying felt that she must have lost some money. In order to spend as little as possible, she kept it in books that she hardly used, and those books often meant that they might be lost, and the money inside would naturally be lost with them.

But overall the advantages outweigh the disadvantages, so Fu Ying is still willing to use this method. Besides, the bulk of the money is kept by Fu Yu, so the risk is even smaller.

Fu Ying found out that Fu Zhe had almost paid all of his scholarship, and Fu Yu only gave him 50 yuan to spend. Fu Ying smiled secretly. However, considering Fu Zhe's prudent attitude, 50 yuan was already good. If Fu's mother had given it, she wouldn't even have 10 yuan.

So Fu Zhe himself is very content, having something is better than having nothing.

We had to wait until Fu’s father and mother came back before we got all the New Year’s gifts.

Fu's father and mother, Wang Changjie, and a few fellow villagers booked tickets in advance and came back.

It's called ticket booking, but in fact it's a privately operated bus. You just need to call in advance to negotiate the price and reserve a few seats. There is no professional requirement for real-name ticket purchase.

There are also professional large stations, but the ticket prices are expensive and there are no direct trains, so people here prefer private cars to go home.

Fu Ying's life after the winter vacation is to do housework in the morning and study in the afternoon and evening.

Let Fu Zhe take care of the baby while Fu Ying and Fu Yu first took apart the quilt, washed the quilt cover, and dried the quilt core. In fact, it always felt like the quilt could not be dried in the winter sun.

But it's not good to not dry them. Fu Ying and her friends kept them covered, but the ones in the cabinets had a musty smell. It would be good if they could get rid of the smell after a few days of drying.

Fu's father and mother are coming back, so Fu Zhe and Fu Wei will have to sleep in the same room. Fu Wei is very reluctant, but is suppressed by Fu Yu, so he has a gloomy face all the time.

Fu Ying gloated over his misfortune and let him continue to act like a big shot!

On the night of the 22nd day of the twelfth lunar month, Fu's father and his family arrived home. They did not take the car directly to the door, but got off at the sloped intersection, and Fu's mother and her family walked back.

Fu Ying and a few others quickly helped to take the things and put them down in the house, then boiled water and cooked some noodles for them.

The one with the worst complexion among the three people is Fu's mother. She is always carsick. The air on the bus is not well ventilated, and it is easy to get stuck in traffic during the Spring Festival travel rush, so Fu's mother feels uncomfortable almost every time after riding the bus.

After eating something casually, Mother Fu went into the house to rest.

When Fu Ying woke up the next day and saw her again, she was full of energy again.

After Fu's parents came back, they didn't stop working. Every day, they were either preparing things for the New Year or helping out. The end of the year was the peak for weddings, so one of Fu's parents had to go to help. If they were close, both of them had to go.

Every time he came back from the trip, Fu's mother would start to complain about Fu Wei, saying that he was too picky and that he didn't like any of the girls he met.

Fu Wei pretended not to hear. He went every time he was called three times. After coming back, he didn't say a word and didn't take the initiative to ask whether it was successful or not. When Fu's mother asked him about it, he said it was not suitable.

On the twenty-sixth day of the twelfth lunar month, after another kiss, Fu's mother finally lost her temper.

"Fu Wei, what kind of person are you looking for? You don't even explain clearly. You didn't accept the one your second aunt introduced to you, and you also didn't accept the one introduced to you by Kui Ge's family. You either said that the person was too short or that they didn't really want to get married. What do you want?"

Fu Wei is like a dead pig that is not afraid of boiling water.

"I'm not in a hurry to find one. Most of those who are my age are married. Some of the ones my second aunt introduced to me are too young. They have only graduated from junior high school and are not even 17 years old. How can they get married?"

"You are young, don't be afraid. She just likes you because you are older and more stable. If you marry her, you can just teach her a little and take good care of her, right?"

"We are too young to have any common topics. I need to comfort her every time she gets angry. It's so annoying."

Fu Ying laughed when she heard this. It’s good enough that others don’t look down on you as an old man, but you are still so picky. It’s so funny.

But Fu Ying did not add fuel to the fire at this critical juncture, leaving him to continue to bear Fu's mother's wrath!

"You are already in your twenties, and your sister's child is already in preschool. When are you willing to get married?"

"I have nothing now, how can I get married?"

"Of course we don't have a house. We already have one. You don't need to renovate it when you get married. You can move in directly. Besides, our house is in the town. The environment here is good. In two years, when we have saved enough money, we can build a second or third floor in the house. It will be better than the surrounding areas. If that doesn't work, we still have several plots of land. What's wrong with this condition?"

"That's when you compare it to the countryside. You also said that we need to save money to build a new house. I don't even have money to get married, so how can I have money to build a new house?"

Fu Ma is very direct.

"How much money can a wedding cost? Our wedding ceremony is right outside our house, so it's free after we get the favors back. It does cost money for the bride price, which is around 40,000 to 50,000 yuan now. We can just borrow some from relatives, and pay back part of it when the land acquisition money comes in. You can then take your wife to work, and the whole family will work, and it will be paid off soon."

Fu Yu also spoke up for Fu Ma.

"Xiaowei, what mom said makes sense. It's definitely better to get married first. The betrothal gift here is not expensive. No matter whether your wife can pay it back together, mom and dad will definitely be able to borrow money and pay it back. It's better for you to get married sooner."

The eldest young master disagreed and insisted on his own opinion.

"Instead of using the money from the land acquisition to get married, it's better to use it to start a business for me. When I make money from the business, it won't be a problem for me to even build a house, let alone get married."

Fu Ying was speechless after hearing this. After all this time, it turned out that the young master was eyeing the money from land acquisition again. What kind of "business secrets" did he learn?

Fu's mother was also choked by Fu Wei's words, and she directly refused when she heard about doing business.

"Forget about doing business. Our family is in such a situation that we really don't have the funds to start a business. Besides, your younger brother and sister are still in school, so we must give priority to their education. You should get married first and save some money. When you get married and have children, I will take care of them. It won't be so tiring for you and your wife to work together."

"If I don't do business and keep relying on work, when will I be able to save enough money to repair the house? I'd better take advantage of the money I have for land acquisition now, and I don't have to borrow from others."

As the young master spoke, he instructed Fu Ying, "Go buy me two packs of cigarettes."

Fu Ying ignored him and pretended not to hear him.

"Xiaoying, your brother is calling you, go and buy him a pack of cigarettes."

"No, I'm not a dog on the street. Why should I just do what he tells me to do?"

The young master immediately said to her,

"For a girl who speaks so harshly and is so lazy, I don't know how you managed to get the top spot in your grade."

Fu Ying sneered,

"Of course I got the first place in my grade through my own hard work and ability. I'm not like some people who only make empty promises and do business. They don't even wash their own clothes, never do anything and are picky, and still have the nerve to say others are lazy!"

"You're so fussy just because I asked you to buy cigarettes, right?"

"Why should I help you buy cigarettes? Are you going to pay me 50 yuan for running errands, or are you just opening your mouth shamelessly? You are in your twenties and are lazier than a two-year-old child like Wang Ruixuan who just learned to walk!"

"Just because I'm your brother, and because you eat and live at home."

Fu Ying would never indulge him.

"Yes, I live and eat at home, but the people who call the shots in this house are my parents, not you. Wait until you are in charge. You don't need to ask me to do anything. I will get out first.

You've been working for so long, but you've never taken a penny home, right? Even though you're already a working person, you might still be asking your parents for money! The fact is, I haven't spent a penny of yours, and you haven't supported me at all. I don't need to do anything for you, and I don't owe you anything!"

Fu Yu saw that they were arguing and tried to stop them.

"Forget it if Fu Ying doesn't want to go. Wang Ruizhong, go buy your uncle a pack of cigarettes."

Fu Wei was unwilling to let it go easily.

"You are very arrogant now, right? I gave you some face, but you are so troublesome."

Fu Ma also came out to act as a peacemaker.

"Xiaoying, please give in to your brother and help him with some things. Don't be so picky.

Xiaowei, that's your sister, please be polite when speaking."

Fu Ying also stiffened her neck and confronted him.

"I still say the same thing, why should I give in to him, why should I help him do things!

As a sibling, he has never helped me with anything, nor has he ever raised me. I am not a maid or a nanny, and I have no obligation to take care of a giant baby.

In terms of age, he is older than me, so why do I always give in to him? Because he is a boy and I am a girl? Does this mean that the family favors boys over girls?"

Fu Wei didn't directly say that his family favored boys over girls, but he did say something similar.

"If your family really favors boys over girls, you wouldn't have any education. It's your blessing that you can go to high school!"

Fu Ying has been crossing her chest with her arms since the quarrel began. This is a sign of momentum and also the strength she gives herself.

"First of all, it is my parents who support my education. I am their biological child, and this is their wish. Because I have good grades, my parents are very happy to support my education. I will repay my parents in the future. You don't need to sow discord between them.

Secondly, except for my sister, our parents treated each of us equally in our studies. Don't think I don't know that when you were in high school, your parents insisted on supporting you to study even if they had to borrow money from everywhere. You insisted on going to that crappy school, which cost money for food, renting a house outside the school, and dating a girlfriend. Your parents borrowed money from everywhere every month to give you living expenses. It was your own poor grades, and you gave up the college entrance examination to save face, wasting those years of money. Your family didn't mention these things, which was already respecting your self-esteem and giving you a lot of face.

Finally, the land acquisition money is the common property of the family. You have no right to control it alone. The decision-making power lies with your parents, not you. If you are really capable, save money by yourself and start from scratch. Instead of letting you spend the money recklessly, it is better to lend it to my sister's family. You say you are doing business, spending money on a big meal today and treating girls to a movie tomorrow, but I don't know how much is actually used for business. I believe in my sister. If she does business, maybe she can pay back my parents earlier. "

Fu Wei didn't know whether it was because Fu Ying knew too much that touched his sore spot, or because his thoughts were exposed, so he angrily cursed Fu Ying.

"Why would you, a little girl, take care of this? It's not your turn to have a say in family matters!"

Fu Ying's tone became increasingly cold and sarcastic.

"Oh, with this level of endurance, you are just a bully at home, but you are nothing outside."

Fu Ying was about to see what else Fu Wei could say, but was suddenly slapped in the face.

The crisp sound made the scene quiet.

Fu Yu quickly pulled Fu Wei away.

"Fu Wei, what are you doing? How can you hit your sister?"

Fu Ying's heart, which was originally filled with anger, calmed down after she felt the sting on her cheek.

She looked at her family members and spoke calmly.

"I'm saying this very seriously. Fu Wei's affairs from now on have nothing to do with me. Whether he becomes successful or fails, it has nothing to do with me! You don't need to tell me. Similarly, don't look for me about anything concerning him. I treat him as dead, and you can treat him as dead too."

After saying that, Fu Ying went straight back to her room.

Fu Ying calmed down. The slap made her sober up.

She used to think that she had ignored Fu Wei and never paid any attention to him, but maybe because of Fu's mother's nagging, she had a glimmer of hope in her heart, wondering if Fu Wei would really become mature as he got older. Now it seems ridiculous, if someone who didn't change for the better in his twenties, how could he change in his thirties?

After she was reborn, she has been trying her best to make her family better. Seeing that Fu's mother had changed some bad habits, Fu Yu's life had become better, and Fu Zhe had not dropped out of school and even had excellent grades. She thought she could bring positive influence, and she thought she could also influence Fu Wei to become a better person.

But the truth is like a slap in the face.

It would be impossible for her to treat Fu Wei's selfishness and laziness with a normal attitude, nor would it be possible for her to influence Fu Wei.

If a person's character could change all of a sudden, there wouldn't be so many ridiculous and sad things in this world.

She is flattering herself.

Now she faces the reality that everyone has their own choices and paths to take, as well as their own experiences and sufferings. She cannot save everyone.

Just like Fu Wei, she also wanted to change Fu Wei, wanted him to be mature and sensible, wanted the family to be harmonious, just like the perfect plot in a novel, everyone would get better and better.

But now she understands that she can only do her best.

She was serious when she told her family.

After graduating from high school, she may not come back to celebrate the New Year every year. The number of times she can see her family is very few, not to mention people who are not very related to her. There is no need to waste her energy. So let it be.