Chapter 5 Gifts from Ouyang’s Family

It’s still a mother who was the best in the world. Mei Xiaoran didn’t even cry when she was beaten just now, but when she heard this word from her mom, her tears finally fell down!

This is what befall her after the rebirth, her dad directly came and beat, while her mom protects in her arms.

Li Fang and Qi Yao, this pair of mother and daughter saw Mei Xiaoran had received several hits, felt they had got the result they wanted and then was willing to stop, still their mouth kept shouting but their bodies retreated towards the street.

Li Cuiping saw that Li Mingyun was back and felt that it was not good for her to keep being partial, so she just persuaded, “Mingyun, you go first to see if Ranran had any injury that was caused by her dad’s beating. Your family’s Zhonghua is good in every aspect, only the temper was bad.”

Ling Mingyun held back a stomach full of anger, took Mei Xiaoran back into the house, “Ranran, let mom see if your dad injured you or not?”

“Mom, I am fine, this is the bun that I bought earlier, have a taste.”

Although Mei Xiaoran was beaten, the children in that era were not so delicate. It was a common thing to be beaten and got scolded. It could be said that she has had a strong physic since she was small, and could endure it in the end.

Li Mingyun felt even more distressed when she saw the bun: “Where did you get the money to buy the buns?”

“Xiao Lei wanted to eat steamed buns, so I took out the money that was usually saved privately and bought steamed buns, but when I came back, I met Qi Yao’s Mom.”

Mei Xiaoran is extremely angry right now, she didn’t do anything bad, she even saved a person, but she was beaten in the end.

“Oh, you, in the future don’t mind other people’s business. We can’t afford to anger this Qi Yao’s family!”

Li Mingyun sighed, went to wet a towel, and came back to wipe Mei Xiaoran’s face and hands……At this time, Mei Zhonghua finally settled the disputes outside and entered the house.

Li Mingyun ignored him with a calm face.

Mei Zhonghua put on a smiling face and shoved over, “Why did you ignored me? Is it because today’s work was tiring?”

Li Mingyun still ignored him.

At this time economic reform* has not yet happened. Mei Zhonghua’s family is from the farmer’s village, since he married Li Mingyun this city girl, Li Mingyun had urged him to move into the city. So, as a city girl Li Mingyun still held quite an authority in this family.

(TN : The Chinese economic reform involved the de-collectivization of agriculture, the opening up of the country to foreign investment, and permission for entrepreneurs to start businesses.)

Seeing the buns on the table, Mei Zhonghua quickly picked up one and brought it towards his wife’s mouth, “Mingyun, eat the bun first.”

Li Mingyun tilted her head, a pair of thin phoenix eyes tightly stared at him, “Don’t want to! You are not even embarrassed to eat the steamed buns, this was bought home by Ranran, and didn’t you just beat her very vigorously?”

Mei Zhonghua put the bun down and exhaled a long sigh, “I have asked clearly just now, today it had nothing to do with our Ranran, our Ranran really saved a person.”

“Then why did you still beat her?”

The more Li Mingyun thought the more distressed he felt, his own daughter saved a person but was beaten, was it logical at all?

“What to do then? Qiyao’s dad is the team leader, now we are still registered on the other team’s household and I also still want to fight for us some land. “

What Mei Zhonghua said was also a fact, he came to the city as a farmer from a farmer’s village and it was precisely because he relied on relatives’s connection with the government’s official, so that he could join in the household registration as the farmer’s team, otherwise his two children can’t even go to school!

“If I knew it would be like this, then it would be better to join my parent’s household registration.”

When this thing was mentioned Li Mingyun had also started to get angry, that time when they came to the city, she already wanted to let Mei Zhonghua put the household registration into her parent’s registration……Her parent’s family is an old family with old registration in the Beiguan city, even though it’s not an impressive one but this kind of connection they still at least have. But for whatever reason it was, Mei Zhonghua always firmly rejected it, insisting on putting the registration into the Beiguan by himself, if not, then what was different with living as the Li family’s live-in son-in-law status?

Mei Zhonghua handed the bun to Mei Xiaoran, and said with a bit of unease, “Ranran, it’s not that dad wants to hit you today, dad was only afraid that your Aunt Liu will find us troubles, we are on our own in this city without anyone to rely on, so will not dare to blindly offend others.”

While they were in the middle of conversation, suddenly from outside came the voice of a stranger, “Is Mei Zhonghua at home?”

It shouldn’t be someone looking for trouble again, right?

Mei Zhonghua’s heart sank, but the feet still unhesitantly walked to the outside.

The night when the sun sets in the summer, at seven or eight in the evening the outside is still bright.

Mei Zhonghua opened the door of the courtyard and saw a middle-aged man wearing glasses with elegant clothes and gentle face, behind him also followed along a fourteen to fifteen years old juvenile!

“You must be Mei Zhonghua, right? I’m Ouyang Ling’s dad, Ouyang Jian.” Then pointed towards the handsome juvenile behind, “This is my son, Ouyang Xun.”

Ouyang Jian apparently was very polite, carrying a peculiar scholar’s gentle upbringing, “Today it was thanks to your family’s Ranran that had saved my family’s Lingling. I specifically came here to give thanks to your family’s Ranran.”

Mei Zhonghuan was stunned, he just only moved to this street not long ago so was unfamiliar with these local residents……not mixed as well as the children. But he had heard of this Ouyang Jian who is a middle school teacher and comes from a scholar’s family. Because of his strong family background, they were hardly affected in the previous campaign. Although they live in the same street, one is on the east side and the other is on the west side, they usually don’t bump into each other and don’t know each other well enough.

Hearing the voice, Li Mingyun hurriedly came out of the room, however, she knew Ouyang Jian. After all, the small town was only this big and she was also a native girl. “Teacher Ouyang Is here?”

“Oh, Ranran’s Mom, if not for Ranran this child today, my family’s Lingling may not be saved.” Ouyang Jian certainly knew the harm of the waste pond, so he was sincerely grateful towards Mei Xiaoran.

“The situation that time, even if it was replaced with other children, surely they will also help. Teacher Ouyang is too polite.”

Ouyang Jian is a sensible person so he must directly meet with Mei Xiaoran. Before he came, he had heard that Liu Fang had come to make trouble, making Mei Xiaoran to receive some beating just a while ago. His heart really feels sorry for her.

After entering the hall, Ouyang Jian finally met Mei Xiaoran. This girl had bright eyes with a distinct eyebrow, it’s just that the face and arms were swollen……Needless to say, she was beaten by her dad!

“KeKe (Cough sound), Ranran, you had been wronged today.”

Ouyang Jian himself also has a daughter and he usually dotes on her dearly that it feels so painful if even her fingers were hurt. When he saw another family’s daughter was even beaten because she saved his own daughter, he felt an indescribable pain inside.

The sensible Ouyang Xun quickly took out the milk candies and canned sweets he was carrying and piled them together on the table. “Ranran, this is what my dad bought for you, don’t feel shy to accept it.”

“How can we do that? We can’t take this. ” Mei Zhonghua saw that they took out such a magnanimous gift and would not accept it no matter what. “It’s all an effortlessly matter only, Teacher Ouyang, you are too polite.”

“Ranran is too wronged today, this is a compensation for her.” Ouyang Jian stopped and contemplated for a while before continuing, “It’s all Liu Fang’s fault. She’s just too one sided. We are relatives, so it’s not good if I say something about her. Anyway, she’s not in the right today.”

In this way, Mei Zhonghua can’t speak any more.

At that time when he started to beat Mei Xiaoran, he was also under the pressure of Liu Fang. After all, she is the team leader’s wife, taking advantage of other’s weaknesses, so he also couldn’t help it.

Ouyang Xun said aloud, “Uncle Mei, today it was indeed Qi Yao who pushed my younger sister. I can prove it. My cousin-aunt* was the guilty party that filed the suit first, and also made Ranran get beaten. I feel quite sorry for Ranran! “

(TN : Liu Fang’s is his dad’s female cousin)

There is someone who wants to uphold justice for her so Mei Xiaoran felt much better, “Ouyang eldest brother, it’s your dad’s cousin that did the wrong, it has nothing to do with you. You even didn’t do anything wrong towards me at all.”

Ouyang Xun’s young handsome face instantly turned red and clenched his fist firmly, “Be rest assured, Ranran, I will get Qi Yao to apologize to you!”

“Nah, just forget it. I don’t want to get into any more trouble.”

Mei Xiaoran murmured the words in a low voice, but it made Mei Zhonghua to ruthlessly glare at her……