I Became a Medical Genius in the 80s

Chapter 334 - 333: Gift Giving

Luo Xuhua brought his wife and children to Luo Er’s family, and soon the Luo family’s house heard the news, but their reaction was one of skepticism."You say Huazi drove a car into the village?" Qin Hongmei sneered a few times, "It’s not that I look down on him, but even if he really did drive a car, wouldn’t that car be stolen?"

Although Qin Hongmei was much more honest, she still had no fondness for Luo Xuhua. However, she naturally wouldn’t say this in front of Luo Aiguo; she was talking to Old Mrs. Luo.

Old Mrs. Luo rolled her eyes at her, not believing that Luo Xuhua could drive a car. Last time he came back, he didn’t bring a penny.

Bai Jinfeng glanced at the two of them, holding her child and pretending to be a turtle. She had just come back from outside and indeed saw a black car parked behind Luo Xudong’s military vehicle. Everyone said it was Big Brother Luo Xuhua’s car, and she couldn’t quite believe it herself.

But it should be true that Luo Xuhua returned, as people outside wouldn’t say such things aimlessly.

"What can a bad seed born from a rural woman achieve!" Old Mrs. Luo snorted coldly.

Back then, she begrudgingly allowed her son to marry a rural woman, feeling very displeased. Especially since she expected the eldest son’s family to support her, she placed high hopes on them. Who wouldn’t want to have face and dignity while they are city folks, yet they married a rural daughter-in-law, and the child born carries rural blood, which was just frustrating to think about.

Old Mrs. Luo looked down on her first daughter-in-law the most, and by extension, she looked down on Luo Xuhua the most. Moreover, she didn’t hope Luo Xuhua would really achieve anything.

At that time, she was not just cold-hearted; she frequently beat and scolded him when he was a child. She knew that Qin Hongmei privately maltreated the child, but only turned a blind eye because Qin Hongmei came from the city and was pregnant.

The remaining children were purely city kids!

Because of this, Old Mrs. Luo defended Qin Hongmei when she almost drowned Luo Xuhua, preventing Luo Aiguo from truly doing anything to Qin Hongmei.

"Look, this is what happens when you raise an ingrate. Although I’m a stepmother, I still raised him on food and water. No matter what people outside say, I raised this kid till he grew up. Now, instead of coming back to see me first, he runs off to his second uncle’s house, what’s that all about!"

Qin Hongmei snorted and curled her lip again. She heard Luo Xuhua brought back some New Year’s gifts, though she didn’t know what they were. Whatever they were, at least he didn’t return empty-handed, so he wasn’t likely to calculate so stringently over few things with her.

Qin Hongmei wasn’t too worried after all. Seeing Old Mrs. Luo’s attitude towards Luo Xuhua being no better than hers, she felt at ease.

Bai Jinfeng, holding the child, really wanted to go to her room. But if she left now, and with her father-in-law and husband not around, Old Mrs. Luo might not support her, and Qin Hongmei, in her current foul mood, would likely end up scolding her.

However, listening to their conversation, Bai Jinfeng really didn’t want to stay any longer. Both were shameless, each outdoing the other!

Bai Jinfeng muttered under her breath, then quickly went indoors with the child. Indeed, this led to a bout of curses from Qin Hongmei. With Luo Xuqiang not around, Bai Jinfeng, being soft-hearted, was easy to scold without any guilt from Qin Hongmei.

Bai Jinfeng held her displeasure back, glancing sideways at her clueless mother-in-law, thinking to herself, who knows what the situation will be when Luo Xuhua comes back. She couldn’t quite believe the car was his, but she did see with her own eyes someone carrying a pile of big and small packages into Second Uncle and Second Aunt’s house.

Anyway, she wouldn’t get involved. She was just a genuine rural woman, as long as she lived life steadily with Luo Xuqiang, and life is bearable, and her husband remained somewhat considerate, it would be enough. As for whether Luo Xuqiang becomes successful, she never dared to hope; even if he did, he might not look up to her.

Bai Jinfeng was too soft to provoke interest, and Qin Hongmei now could only show off in front of this daughter-in-law.

While they were discussing Luo Xuhua’s return, Luo Er’s house was bustling with activity.

Luo Xuhua had brought back quite a few good things, all purchased thoughtfully by Shao Simin, even though she looked down on these rural relatives, she didn’t want to look bad on her first meeting for both Xuhua and herself.

"Second Uncle, brought you two bottles of wine." Shao Simin took out two white bottles from a red bag.

The wine had four large characters on it, ’Capital City Special Brew,’ with the word ’Capital City’ in red.

No matter what the thing was, having the label ’Capital’ automatically made it seem upscale. Whoever went out and brought back some Beijing roast duck, the feeling would be instantly different.

In Shao Simin’s mind, bringing out this wine should make the elderly couple very happy.

Luo Anguo, accepting the wine with a full smile, said, "Nephew’s wife is so considerate, bringing wine for Second Uncle, though disciplined by your younger aunt, I can’t drink much nowadays. I’ll save it for future enjoyment!"

Though Shao Simin smiled on the surface, she was somewhat puzzled inside. The words were very polite, but it seemed that Luo Anguo wasn’t thrilled with the wine, could it be he couldn’t read and didn’t see the ’Capital City’ words on top?

Disappointment set in slightly as she didn’t get the expected reaction. She then took out a set of clothes meant for Mrs. Qin, thinking that with women, especially older women, offering anything suitable was difficult. If not food, offering clothes that were bought from Beijing was the next best option.

"Second Auntie, I bought you a set of clothes, let’s see if it fits you?" Shao Simin handed over a knitted dress to Mrs. Qin.

This kind of dress was suitable for middle-aged and older women, and she had specifically asked women of a similar age for advice.

Mrs. Qin, grinning widely, glanced at the dress and then accepted it. "Thank you, Nephew’s wife. Huazi, your choice is excellent!"

Though Mrs. Qin seemed very happy, she didn’t appear overly excited by the dress, perhaps because Shao Simin didn’t explicitly say it was bought in the Capital? Such trendy styles were quite popular among the local aunts and elderly ladies.

Besides the specific gifts for Luo Anguo and Mrs. Qin, there were gifts for Luo Xudong’s couple, along with toys and snacks for Ping’an, with plenty of supplies altogether.

"Xudong, why haven’t we seen your younger sister-in-law and Ping’an?" Luo Xuhua asked with a smile.

On the first day of the New Year, where did they go?

"They went up the North Slope to herd sheep." Luo Xudong couldn’t help but chuckle.

They said it was for herding sheep, but in actuality, Beisitian had taken Zhuangzhuang into the mountains, letting Zhuangzhuang reunite with the mother wolves while bringing some New Year’s gifts to Zhou Tian.

Luo Xudong wasn’t familiar with Zhou Tian, so he didn’t go.

Luo Jiacheng, never having herded sheep, couldn’t help asking, "Uncle, is herding sheep fun?"