PFC Chapter 522 Staying Overnight
Chapter 522 Staying Overnight
Fu Huaiyi sighed and comforted her, saying, "Jianjun is our hero; he sacrificed himself for the country."
The old lady wiped her eyes with her handkerchief again, choked up for a moment, and then continued, "Yes, he sacrificed himself for the country. We are also fortunate to have benefited from his legacy and have become family members of martyrs."
Lin Yuyao turned her head and saw a brocade banner hanging on the wall, in the main position of the hall.
This family treated Wang Jianjun badly, but they enjoyed the honors he brought them.
They disliked Wang Jianjun, but they didn't dislike the banners they received because of him.
Lin Yuyao asked, "Auntie, is the pension from the organization enough? I heard it increases every year. If it hasn't increased, please let me know."
The old lady replied repeatedly, "Yes, yes, my husband and I together earn more than thirty yuan a month. It increases every year, and it's estimated to reach forty next year."
They did receive their pensions thanks to Wang Jianjun.
Some things, you can't help but be angry about.
The rules and regulations don't care about your relationship with your parents.
The pension allowance for parents should still be given.
The two chatted casually with the old lady about Wang Jianjun. Fu Huaiyi said that when he was a student, he mostly praised Wang Jianjun for being honest, hardworking, and loyal to his friends.
"I heard that he and another comrade originally took on that mission together. He was a loyal friend and insisted on doing it even though he knew it was dangerous. In the end, he sacrificed his life, but his comrade survived."
The old lady was somewhat surprised when she heard him say that. "So, if he hadn't volunteered, he might not have been the one to sacrifice himself."
Fu Huaiyi nodded. "Is that so?"
The two observed the old woman's expression.
Judging from her expression, she probably doesn't know about these things yet.
After a moment, the old lady sighed and said, "It's all fate."
Fu Huaiyi and Lin Yuyao exchanged a glance.
See? If this were someone who truly loved their son, they definitely wouldn't be able to handle hearing this news.
For her, it all boils down to one thing: fate.
She probably wished for Wang Jianjun to die, so that he could escape alive and not give them a single penny.
Even after he died, the organization still gave him money, several tens of yuan a month.
For people in the city, thirty-odd yuan is not a lot.
But for rural areas in the mountains, a stable monthly income of over thirty yuan is something that everyone in the surrounding villages envies.
The elderly have more money than they can spend, as long as they don't squander it.
"By the way, Auntie, where's Uncle?"
"He's busy in the field. Wait a moment, I'll go get him."
"Oh dear, this is troublesome."
After she left, only Fu Huaiyi and Lin Yuyao remained in the room.
No one else is here at this time; they must be at work.
Fu Huaiyi asked in a low voice, "Can we get it out of them?"
Lin Yuyao said in a low voice, "Let's wait for his father to come back and see. He's his biological father, so he should be different from his stepmother."
"That's hard to say. It's not like having a stepmother automatically means having a stepfather."
Lin Yuyao: “…”
"Too."
Lin Yuyao looked around the house; it was still the old mud-brick house from before.
The courtyard is quite large, and several large tile-roofed houses have been built on the other side of the courtyard.
It looks like this old mud-brick house is their old house, and the large tile-roofed house next to it probably belongs to their son.
I heard that Wang Jianjun has two brothers, one of whom was brought over by his stepmother and is not related to him by blood.
The other child was born after his stepmother came to live with him; he was his half-brother.
His stepmother's son was older than him, and his other younger brother wasn't much younger either, probably around the same age as Fang Qing.
Lin Yuyao suddenly remembered that Fang Qing had brought trouble upon her by causing Yang Guangzong, and a plan suddenly came to mind.
"Whether we can get anything out of her or not, let's cause Fang Qing some trouble."
It is impolite not to reciprocate; one should repay another.
Fu Huaiyi: "What do you want to do?"
“I saw a really greedy look in that old lady’s eyes,” Lin Yuyao paused, then asked him, “Do you have any money on you?”
"Bring it."
"Bring it here."
"How much do you want?" He pulled out his wallet.
Lin Yuyao already had a plan in mind, and took out a fifty-yuan note.
Fu Huaiyi: "So much? How can these two old guys accept so much? Just give them ten yuan."
"You can't catch a wolf without risking your cub; ten dollars isn't enough of a lure."
Fu Huaiyi: "..."
What exactly is your idea?
"Just you wait, what a great idea."
The two were whispering to each other when voices came from the courtyard.
"came back."
The two stopped talking, got up, and saw Wang Jianjun's stepmother and an old man carrying a hoe come in.
This must be his father.
The old lady looked at them and smiled, "Old man, look, this is Jianjun's classmate."
"Hello, Uncle, I'm Jianjun's classmate, my name is Fu Huaiyi." He then pulled Lin Yuyao next to him and said, "This is my wife. We heard that there are plenty of game in this back mountain, so we came to try our luck and see if we could catch any. We also came to visit you. Sorry to bother you."
The old man, seeing the abundant gifts on the table, beamed with joy, just like the old woman.
"Don't say it's bothering me. I'm very happy that you came to see me. Please sit down and let's chat for a while."
"okay."
Lin Yuyao gave Fu Huaiyi a wink.
Fu Huaiyi understood and took out fifty yuan from his pocket.
"Uncle, please take this money."
The old man and woman's eyes lit up.
However, she still politely declined, saying, "Oh dear, what are you doing? How can we take your money?"
Lin Yuyao, who was standing nearby, said, "Uncle, please take this. My husband and Comrade Jianjun were classmates for four years, and they used to be very close. We just happened to be in this area and thought we'd drop by to see you. Seeing you living in this mud house at your age, we really feel bad."
The old man smiled awkwardly. He didn't understand why they felt bad and wondered if they were being too enthusiastic.
But he had money; he took it for fifty yuan.
Then he said to the old lady, "Go and call your daughter-in-law back to cook, and go to the back to catch a chicken and kill it to entertain Jianjun's classmates."
So many gifts, and another fifty yuan.
The old lady was overjoyed to see how generous the two young people were.
He readily agreed, then said he would go find his daughter-in-law to come back and cook.
Fu Huaiyi continued to deflect, saying, "Uncle, we brought some dry rations, and we'll be heading into the mountains soon."
“Dry rations won’t do. It’ll be noon soon, have some lunch before you go in. I’ll have my son guide you, and I guarantee you’ll come back with a full load.”
"Well... it's getting late, and we still need to travel back tonight."
The old man pulled Fu Huaiyi aside and said, "Young man, don't go back tonight. I'll have my wife prepare a room for you. You can stay at our house tonight and go back tomorrow."
"I'm sorry, I've bothered you."
“We won’t bother you. You are Jianjun’s friends. Jianjun has been gone for several years now, and I’m very happy that you still came to see us. Since you rarely come, you should stay for one night.”