0p0 Chapter 29 Aunt Liu Meijun
Chapter 29 Aunt Liu Meijun
What made Yufei laugh was that her grandfather didn't understand what was going on, but he said her aunt's husband was talking about it with great interest.
It's easy to imagine how many things her uncle Jiang He did that made him seem like a typical straight man.
After her mother and her two sisters went to the kitchen, they left the three children behind. It was said that their eldest cousin was watching over the two of them, but actually, it was Yufei who was watching them.
Yufei shared the toys she had prepared with them: spinning tops, Transformers, and checkers.
The two brothers were having a great time, and Yufei kept an eye on them to make sure they didn't run around, while she herself drifted off into a daze.
Speaking of her aunt, she was a very influential figure before her rebirth.
Back then, they were still in Longyuan Town, and everyone knew Liu Meijun.
She's incredibly capable, a shrewd businesswoman. Later, after her uncle's promotion, her aunt moved to Longyang County, where she became a household name. She's known for her decisive and efficient work, has many friends, and everyone who mentions her gives her a thumbs up.
Looking back at my aunt with her apple-shaped face now, who would have thought she was so powerful when she seemed so harmless!
Back then, during a family reunion for Chinese New Year to reminisce about past hardships and appreciate present happiness, my aunt's younger days were mentioned.
If my eldest aunt is the most beautiful girl in the surrounding area, then my youngest aunt is the most clever little devil in the surrounding area.
She's incredibly talkative. I heard that my aunt's husband was attracted to her because of her smooth talk. He's also very handsome, charming, and a college graduate, so he had many female admirers.
Yufei glanced at her bespectacled, seemingly refined scoundrel-like uncle and thought to herself, "He certainly has the looks."
He has sharp eyebrows, fox-like eyes, a beauty mark at the corner of his eye, a high nose bridge, and rather thick lips. He's about 175cm tall, which is considered tall in the south. It's a pity my little cousin didn't inherit his father's height, but rather his mother's.
Wouldn't he be the perfect male protagonist template in modern times?
Back then, I heard that some of his female classmates from university had pursued him and even won him back; they were all pretty, but he just wouldn't be interested in any of them.
Later, after he passed the exam to become a village cadre, his supervisor arranged a blind date for him with his aunt, Liu Meijun. However, he only went to meet her to appease his supervisor and later said it wasn't a good match and refused. That's what his uncle thought at the time.
Unexpectedly, on the day of the meeting, Aunt Liu Meijun didn't take the matter to heart at all, and instead got into a heated argument with a group of people at Grandma Yufei's tailor shop.
My aunt's husband said that my aunt was practically glowing back then. After she came back, he told his boss that she was the one, and then he started pursuing her.
At that time, my aunt was focused on making her mother's tailor shop a success and didn't think about anyone else, so she was indifferent to my uncle.
Later, because her aunt's husband took a roundabout approach, he often helped Yufei's grandparents with chores.
Later, the grandparents thought the young man was good, and the aunt also saw his sincerity, so they decided to get married.
She got married and had her younger cousin, but people in this era can't escape the daily grind of life. Back then, my aunt said the gas station where she worked was still publicly owned, and she and her husband only received a fixed salary.
My aunt's husband used to be very poor, and he had many siblings, so his family couldn't help them much. Yufei's grandparents helped often, but only to a limited extent, especially after her little cousin was born and everything cost money.
So when Yufei was looking for her cousin in her memories, she heard her aunt and uncle arguing about money.
Later, when my aunt's workplace was privatized, she seized the opportunity to become one of the gas station's shareholders.
She managed the place very well, and conditions gradually improved.
Their relationship only began to improve, and Yufei thought to herself that her aunt was a shrewd shrew, especially good at accounting. In her past life, her aunt had been in charge of the accounts at her gas station.
Yufei was wondering if her aunt should also handle the finances at Junlin Company. Their gas station is usually packed with employees, but they have a rotating shift system, so it's not particularly busy.
My aunt can help me earn some extra money, and it will prevent family conflicts over money, thus avoiding strained relationships. I'll have my mom bring it up and see if my aunt agrees.
If they can eventually get her aunt to work full-time at the company, it would be a huge boost for the business. Some people are just born to do business, like her aunt.
Liu Meijun suddenly felt a chill run down her spine, a feeling that someone was watching her. Ha~ She was just a commoner, who would care about her? She quickly dismissed the feeling and got busy.
"Time to eat!" Before long, a table full of delicious dishes was prepared by the three sisters working together, plus Grandma Yufei.
The group of people who were playing cards also put down their cards and went to the kitchen. Yufei also led her two reluctant cousins to the kitchen, promising to take them to play with firecrackers after dinner, before letting them eat in peace.
Today, all three Liu sisters gathered together, along with their parents, spouses, and children.
This meal can finally be considered a proper family reunion dinner.
"Dad, this is delicious!" Liu Meijun exclaimed as she ate the turtle's skirt.
"Haha, eat more if it's delicious!" After saying that, Grandpa Yufei put another piece of turtle meat on his youngest daughter's plate.
The others were also wolfing down their food.
"Come on, don't just focus on the food, try this wine. We had some on New Year's Eve, and I'm not exaggerating, it's really delicious." Grandpa raised his glass, gesturing for them to try it.
Yufei's parents didn't need Grandpa to remind them at all; as soon as they saw it was peach blossom wine, they started drinking it on their own.
It's been a day since I've tasted this flavor, and I miss it terribly. On New Year's Eve, they drank half a bottle of peach blossom wine and then couldn't find it. Later, they asked Grandpa Yufei, who told them he hid it. He said this wine is easy to get drunk on and shouldn't be consumed in large quantities.
Hmph, doesn't she know her father's ways? It's all because this wine is too delicious and there's so little of it. Her father is afraid they'll drink it all at once, and then he won't have enough to drink.
To be honest, the two of them got their present thanks to their two younger sisters and their husbands. They were going to drink until they were completely drunk, not leaving until they were utterly oblivious.
While Yufei's parents were quietly drinking, her second aunt and younger aunt, somewhat skeptical, took a sip of the wine. The aroma filled their mouths, and their eyes lit up as they drank it down in large gulps.
Then they drank one cup after another, and when they were feeling a bit more comfortable, the family started reminiscing about the past and appreciating the present.
Yufei sighed helplessly, saying, "Just as I expected," while her older cousin listened with great interest.
However, unlike Yufei's previous life, her parents don't have much life experience yet, nor much to reminisce about. So now they mostly talk about the stories of Yufei's grandparents when they were young.
Yufei's grandfather's name is Liu Huazhang. "Huazhang" refers to the moral standards of self-cultivation, family harmony, governing the state, and bringing peace to the world—the essence of the Xia Dynasty culture advocated by Confucius. It also represents the high hopes his parents had for him.