Chapter 76 Jiang Meihua Saves Tai's Mother
"Mom, it is popular to work on one's own in society now. Many people with rural household registration have become rich by working on their own! Their current living conditions are much better than those of us with commercial grain household registration." Tai Wenguang said.

He did not answer according to his mother's wishes, but tried to find other excuses to explain.

However, Tai's mother has long enjoyed the benefits brought by commercial grain, and this concept has long been deeply rooted in her heart.

She retorted coldly, "That's only a rare case. Most people are still poor. Anyway, if you want to find a girl with a rural household registration as your girlfriend, I will sever my mother-son relationship with you!"

After saying that, she glared at her son, picked up the newspaper, turned around and walked into her bedroom.

Father Tai, who was resting in the bedroom, was awakened by their quarrel and got up from the bed, stretching lazily.

"What's wrong with having a rural household registration? Qinxiang, don't your parents also have rural household registration? I have never looked down on you! Besides, our family lives in town, and most of our relatives and friends around us have rural household registration. There is no essential difference between us and rural people." Father Tai put on his coat, shook his head and walked out of the room.

Tai's mother blushed at her husband's words, but she still argued back, "But I don't have a rural hukou!"

Tai Wenguang's mother teaches at the village primary school. She has a stable job and enjoys all the benefits that come with the system.

Tai Wenguang's father works in a water plant.

In addition, Tai Wenguang’s grandparents have retired, but they were also workers at the water plant. It can be said that three generations of the Tai family have been registered as commercial grain households.

As for Tai Wenguang’s maternal grandfather’s family, they were typical farmers in the village, and they made a living by farming for generations.

"How much do you make a month?" Tai's father asked jokingly, "Isn't it the same as the work points earned by the laborers in the village team?"

As we all know, the salaries of rural teachers at this time are relatively low, which is a reality that cannot be avoided.

Hearing her husband's question, Tai's mother's face turned even redder. She retorted somewhat weakly: "It's better than a rural household registration anyway!"

"It's really unreasonable, he's just a stubborn person! His thinking is so conservative and old-fashioned." Tai's father shook his head helplessly, walked to Tai Wenguang, patted his son on the shoulder, and said earnestly: "Dad supports you. Whether you have a commercial grain household registration or a rural household registration, as long as you can make achievements in your position, you are a capable person. Some people have commercial grain household registration, but they do nothing all day long, idle around, and don't work hard. Their income is not even as good as those who sell breakfast."

"Well, Old Man Tai, you actually laughed at me for being worse than a breakfast seller?" Mother Tai was immediately furious and stormed out of the bedroom.

"I'm just making an analogy, don't take it personally."

"You are making innuendos. Don't you think I don't understand?"

"What are you having for lunch? I'll go buy some groceries." Father Tai grabbed two cash bills from the drawer, then grabbed two more bills and looked at Mother Tai. "Qinxiang, how about fish?"

"Dad, let's buy some grass carp and make sauerkraut fish fillet soup." Tai Wenguang said with a smile.

"Okay, I haven't cooked this dish for a long time. Today, I'll let you and your daughter taste my specialty." Father Tai rubbed his hands with a smile, opened the door and walked out.

Tai Wenguang stood up and followed him, "Dad, you have always had a bad eye for picking fish, I'll go with you."

"Okay, let's go." Father Tai waved to his son.

The father and son left together.

Tai's mother was left standing there alone, angry but unable to vent.
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When they got outside, Tai Wenguang told Tai's father about Jiang Meihua.

Father Tai stopped and looked at Tai Wenguang. "I was wondering why you kept going out these days. You looked either sad or happy all day long. It turns out you were dating a girl. That's good, that's good."

Father Tai smiled brightly.

"She has a rural hukou, Dad." Tai Wenguang put his hands in his trouser pockets, "If Mom doesn't agree, I'm afraid things will be difficult to handle."

"What if your mother still disagrees, what are you going to do?" asked Tai's father.

Tai Wenguang frowned, "I'll take her to S City to start a business. There, there is no difference between commercial grain and rural households."

"Are you going there to avoid your mother?" Tai's father asked again.

"Not entirely. I've thought about it carefully. I don't want to stay in this small town forever. I want to go out and try my luck. I thought about it last year. I met Jiang Meihua not long ago. I told her my idea and she supported it. I decided to take her with me and she was willing to go with me." Tai Zhengwen looked at his father, "Dad, what do you think?"

Although his mother opposed it, which made him sad, he still hoped to have a family that supported him, liked what he liked, and could feel his joy.

Father Tai smiled slightly, patted Tai Wenguang on the shoulder, and encouraged him, "Isn't there a saying? No matter whether it is a white cat or a black cat, a cat that can catch mice is a good cat. The new job you choose is a good job if it can make a difference and support your family. If there is a girl who is willing to work hard with you to start a business, you must cherish her." Tai Wenguang nodded happily, "Dad, do you support me?"

"Of course, I'm not as stubborn as your mother." Father Tai said with a smile.

"Then Dad, come with me to meet Meihua's brother and sister-in-law at ten o'clock next Sunday morning?"

"Okay, I'll definitely go."
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Two days later, it was Jiang Xiaoxiao's first birthday.

Liu Xihua and Jiang Daguo deliberately turned down a day's work and held a family birthday party for Jiang Xiaoxiao in the shop.

Disdaining Liu Xihua for not giving birth to a child for the Jiang family, Aunt Jiang refused to attend the party.

Moreover, she did not allow Uncle Jiang to participate.

But Uncle Jiang wanted to come and see Jiang Xiaoxiao, so he made an excuse that he was looking for a blacksmith to repair his hoe. He carried the hoe to the street and used his saved pocket money to buy Jiang Xiaoxiao a pair of small shoes.

All the members of the Liu family came to the town on Liu Changping's tractor.

After Jiang Meilan heard the news, she ran directly to the town from school.

In a short while, Liu Xihua's shop was full of people, chatting and laughing while eating melon seeds and candies.

The baby in Liu Xihua's belly is stable and has passed the dangerous period of miscarriage in her previous pregnancies.

She has been pregnant for more than three months and has gained a lot of weight than before.

Jiang Daguo didn't let her work hard and just sat and chatted with her family.

Now Liu Xihua has her own child, the shop business is stable, and the adopted daughter is sensible and obedient and can already walk.

The Liu family felt relieved.

When they were happy, Jiang Daguo was happy too, and he pulled his brother-in-law to have a couple of drinks.

But Jiang Daguo was so busy that he forgot to buy some wine.

He took out a bill and handed it to Jiang Meihua, "Meihua, go buy two bottles of wine."

Jiang Meihua held the money and ran to the cooperative in the town.

She wanted to take a shortcut, so she walked along the river bank.

As soon as I walked onto the river bank, I saw a cow chasing a middle-aged woman.

The man who ran a shop nearby reminded her, "Teacher Hu, hide behind that tree. The cows can't find you."

But the cow got angry, and no matter where the middle-aged woman hid, the cow could find her.

She was so anxious that she started crying.

Jiang Meihua looked calm as she strode over, grabbed the cow's reins, and patted the cow's head, "Whoa!"

I don’t know if the cow heard the command or felt better after being touched on the head by her little hand, but the cow stopped obediently.

Only then did the middle-aged woman dare to come out from behind the tree, gasping for breath and still in shock.

"Miss, thank you so much...thank you so much. By the way, what's your name?" Tai's mother had a pale face and forced a smile.

"My name is Jiang Meihua. Are you okay, aunt? Do you want me to help you go back?" Jiang Meihua tied the cow to the tree and walked forward to support Tai's mother.

Tai's mother subconsciously avoided Niu'er, walked to Jiang Meihua's side, pulled her arm, and said tremblingly, "That's fine. My legs can't walk, you... you help me up."

Jiang Meihua had seen many people whose calves were shaking with fear from mad cows. She smiled and said, "Okay."

(End of this chapter)