Chapter 904
On New Year’s Eve, Eldest Brother Han went to the streets and stood behind the Eldest Sister-in-law’s house for a long time. Although it was not as lively, the family of three seemed to be having a peaceful and harmonious time. Later, he went to stand behind Lin Lan’s house, though her family was undoubtedly the most lively in the village. Having many children and a good amount of wealth, the laughter never seemed to die down. The amount of good energy almost seemed capable of blowing the roof of the house off.
After returning home, even Second Brother Han’s house was lively. In the main house, Old Man Han only knew how to snore and all Old Lady Han did was curse and sigh. The house was shrouded in such a depressing and cold atmosphere that even the red couplets and blessing characters for the New Year could not suppress it.
The three of them sat there in silence, as meaningless as it was to still remain awake in the dark of night.
Eldest Brother Han wanted to find someone to talk to. At this point, his heart was as heavy as a mountain and he wanted nothing more than to cry.
Lin Lan’s house was naturally more lively than it was last year, especially when the New Year’s money was distributed. Lin Lan said that if the children kowtowed to their parents and added their test scores, they could get three shares of money.
Although Sanwang’s grades were not very good, he knew the words he should for his level and did not make any big mistakes. Lin Lan was not harsh on him and gave him one dollar(2).
(T/N: I used the Chinese currency of Yuan this entire time, but I’m going to change it so that it’s easier to understand and imagine. There’s no impact on the story, but think of it as a word change— a dollar is a really large amount for the 70’s)
One whole dollar!
Sanwang almost fainted with happiness!
He originally thought that since he got 5 cents for kowtowing twice last year, at most, he would obtain 10 cents this year? He would proclaim ‘long live his parents’ should he get 20 cents.