Chapter 76

With a "bang", a porcelain bowl fell to the ground, scaring Youyou and Wen Yan.

Just now, when the two children were whispering with their heads down, they didn't notice at all that Grandma Wen, who happened to walk out of the kitchen, was frozen in place in disbelief, with tears in the corners of her eyes.

Grandma Wen didn't mean to eavesdrop on their conversation, but she could feel that Wen Yan was not opposed to Youyou's arrival, and his eyes were lively during the meal just now, so she paid special attention to the two children.

To her, Youyou is like the last hope.

But she didn't expect that when she walked out of the kitchen, she saw Wen Yan willing to speak actively.

The children were whispering, and she couldn't hear clearly, but she could vaguely make out some key words, such as the word "uncle".

"Xiao Yan..." The old lady said with a trembling voice and took a few steps forward.

She walked very slowly, fearing that her bigger movements would scare the child.

Both surprised and delighted.

Wen Yan lowered his head guiltily.

Grandma Wen came to her senses, picked up a feather duster and pretended to hit him. She raised her hand high, but did not use much strength when she swung the feather duster.

"How can you be so ignorant, kid?" The old lady's voice suddenly rose, and the wrinkles on her face became more distinct. But when she finished speaking, her tears fell down her old face again, "You, you made grandma worry so much!"

Wen Yan was afraid that his grandmother would get sick from being angry, so he quickly rushed forward and supported Grandma Wen.

Youyou also trotted over and patted her on the back gently: "Grandma Wen, don't be angry..."

The little girl's voice was soft and sticky, just like she was holding a piece of candy in her mouth. The candy melted and the bitterness in life turned into sweetness.

Grandma Wen burst into tears, crying and laughing, and sat down to calm down for a long time: "Tell me, what happened?"

Wen Yan turned his head and looked at Youyou.

Youyou nodded firmly, with a smile on her face, as if giving him courage.

"I was pretending." Wen Yan looked guilty and whispered, "I heard that day that my uncle and aunt wanted to take me home."

Grandma Wen looked at Wen Yan and wanted to say something harsh, but she couldn't do anything about the child.

As early as a few months ago, when Wen Yan's parents had just passed away, she did think about sending the child away.

At that time, Wen Yan's uncle and aunt came to their house. They said that they only had a daughter and no son, and wanted to take him home and raise him as their own child. Both of them were formal employees of a state-owned unit and lived a good life. More importantly, they were young people. Grandma Wen thought that if they could become parents of a child, they would be able to take better care of the child, so she was tempted.

But who would have known that not long after that, Wen Yan became "stupid".

Wen Yan pretended very well. From beginning to end, Grandma Wen and his uncle and aunt never questioned anything. They just thought that the child was devastated by the death of both parents and could not bear it for a while, so he became silent.

They decided to wait patiently for the day when he would recover.

But later, his condition became more serious. He stopped talking to people, stopped making eye contact with others, and even became abnormal at school.

Since Wen Yan had such serious health problems, his uncle and aunt naturally never mentioned the adoption again. Grandma Wen was also worried about the child, so she kept him at home and took good care of him.

Thinking of the torment she had endured in the past few months, Grandma Wen wanted to beat him up, but when she thought about it carefully, what had the child done wrong?

"Grandma, I want to live with you." Wen Yan said.

Grandma Wen wiped her tears with the back of her hand, then raised her hand and tapped Wen Yan's forehead.

Youyou exclaimed, "Grandma Wen, you're going to knock her silly!"

"I'd rather he knocks her silly!" Grandma Wen glared at her grandson unhappily, but after she finished speaking, she couldn't help laughing.

Seeing the old lady laugh, Youyou covered her mouth with her hands and laughed out loud.

A huge weight lifted off Wen Yan's shoulders, and a shy smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

"Starting tomorrow, you have to go back to school." Grandma Wen slapped the table and said in a serious tone.

Wen Yan was silent for a while, hesitating.

Grandma Wen glanced at him.

How can this be the expression a child should have? Children should be as innocent and carefree as Youyou.

"I won't let my uncle take you away." The old lady promised, "Just stay at home and live with me."

A glimmer of surprise flashed in Wen Yan's eyes, and he nodded vigorously.

I don’t have to play dumb anymore, I can go to school, and I don’t have to be adopted by my uncle. It’s so exciting.

It turns out that Youyou is really a master at solving problems!

…

Two days after Youyou solved Wen Yan's problem, she rushed to Jingshi University without stopping.

As they walked toward the dormitory building, Meng Jinyu said, "Mom has already rented a clothing store this morning. In a few days, our store will be open."

Youyou clapped her hands, blinked her eyes, and said, "Mom, it's noon now, will Sister Ninglan be sleeping?"

Meng Jinyu didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

It was true that she had negotiated the rent with the Qi family, and it was also true that the clothing store would open soon, but she chose to tell Youyou at this moment in the hope of diverting the child's attention.

She worried that the greater the child's hope, the greater the disappointment.

After all, Ma Junjie is Ning Lan's first boyfriend. As a person who values ​​relationships so much, can she really bear to tear off his mask?

Youyou came several times, and every time she saw the dormitory manager, she would greet her sweetly. The manager was already familiar with her, so she didn't ask the mother and daughter to register and let them in directly.

"Sister Ninglan--" Youyou called softly outside the dormitory door.

Ning Lan came and opened the door.

Her condition was getting worse and worse, as if all her energy had been drained away, and even smiling was difficult for her.

"Sister Jinyu, otherwise, let's just forget it." Ning Lan said.

Youyou looked disappointed and was about to ask why when she saw her mother gently shaking her head at her.

She kept her mouth shut obediently and didn't say anything that would embarrass Sister Ning Lan.

"I guessed that too. You probably don't want to embarrass him." Meng Jinyu said, "But this matter must be resolved. I'll go and have a good talk with him and persuade him not to keep pestering me. It wasn't easy for you to get into Jingshi University. You've studied hard over the years and got good grades. You should be assigned to a good unit. You can't let him ruin it, right?"

"Sister Jin Yu..." Ning Lan bit her lip, seeming to want to say something but stopped herself.

Meng Jinyu patted her shoulder, just like she did in Fenglin Village a few years ago, half leaned over and said, "Do you believe me?"

How could Ning Lan not trust Meng Jinyu!

It was Meng Jinyu who made her believe that she could make money, buy a wheelchair, get into university, and make a name for herself in Beijing.

After meeting her, hope finally rekindled in my life.

"I believe you." Ning Lan said softly.

"That's right." Meng Jinyu smiled, "Leave it to me."

Meng Jinyu didn't stay any longer and took Youyou away from Ning Lan's dormitory building.

Ning Lan sat in a wheelchair, holding the handles on both sides with her hands.

The breeze in the corridor brought the words of the mother and daughter to her ears.

"Mom, why doesn't Sister Ninglan want to go? I don't think she should let the bad guys go easily."

"But we talked about this yesterday. Even if Sister Ninglan is not brave, we can't blame her. The one who should be blamed is the ugly bad uncle."

Meng Jinyu rubbed Youyou's hair and said, "Youyou said it very well. Ninglan is unwilling to take this step. She must have her own difficulties. We should try our best to help her. Moreover, we should stand by her side unconditionally and support her until she gets out of the current situation, because she has done nothing wrong. We all know that she has done nothing wrong, right?"

Youyou seemed to understand, not quite, and nodded slightly.

Meng Jinyu was not in a hurry. The child was still young, but she knew how to think. Slowly, she understood.

Many people would ask, why is it you who gets hurt and not others? Is it because you are too cowardly, too ignorant, too stupid, or too open and too easily deceived?

But in fact, victims should not look for the cause of their injuries on themselves.

It was clearly Ma Junjie who was at fault, so how could the bystanders have the heart to push all the blame onto Ning Lan, shaking their heads condescendingly and lamenting that she was not brave enough?

This is what Meng Jinyu thought in her heart, and it is also what she wanted to teach Youyou.

But she didn't know that Ning Lan, who was still in the dormitory building at this time, had tears in her eyes unconsciously.

Ning Lan listened to the voice gradually fading away, lowered her head, then slowly raised her head and quietly made up her mind in her heart.

…

In the office of Beijing TV Station, Ma Junjie sat dejectedly at his workstation, head lowered, writing furiously.

"Junjie, what's wrong with you?"

"No matter how bad your mood is, you still have to eat. You haven't eaten or rested lately. Every day after get off work, you would rather stay at the office than go home. If you continue like this, what should I do if you ruin your health?"

Ma Junjie shook his head bitterly: "We were in a good relationship, but it just broke up. After several years of relationship, it would be a lie to say that I am not heartbroken."

Upon hearing this, several colleagues shook their heads and tried to persuade him.

Even the head of the department who passed by stopped, looked at him and sighed.

Ma Junjie knew when to stop and said nothing more, continuing to work with his head down.

"Excuse me, is Comrade Ma Junjie here?" a gentle voice sounded.

Colleagues turned to look outside the office.

Ma Junjie stood up when he saw that it was Meng Jinyu: "Are you the sister Jinyu?"

Meng Jinyu walked into the office and said to him, "Come out for a moment. I want to talk to you."

Ma Junjie's heart skipped a beat, knowing full well that this man was here to help Ning Lan.

Ever since he broke up with Ning Lan, his biggest worry was that it would affect his leader's impression of him. His second biggest worry was that Meng Jinyu would come to stand up for Ning Lan.

These days, Ma Junjie pretended to be heartbroken, which made his colleagues and leaders sympathize with his situation. Naturally, he could not let Meng Jinyu ruin everything.

Thinking of this, Ma Junjie decided to take the initiative.

He glared at Meng Jinyu angrily and said, "How dare you come to me? Sister Jinyu, if you hadn't said those words in front of Ning Lan, would she have been so determined to break up with me?"

"It was you who persuaded Ning Lan that she was better looking than me, had excellent academic performance in school, and would definitely be able to find a better partner."

"You said that she didn't suffer any loss in all these years in school. It was enough for her to use me to work like a slave for her. There's nothing to regret about breaking up now. You have a really vicious heart. You're divorced yourself, so you can't bear to see others live well?"

Ma Junjie's words came like a string of cannonballs, crackling and confusing his colleagues and leaders.

His tone was intense. As soon as he opened his mouth, veins popped out on his forehead and his eyes were so red that they looked like blood was dripping out. This commotion even attracted colleagues from other departments.

Everyone gathered in three circles inside and outside, listening to what Ma Junjie said in shock.

Unexpectedly, he and his partner broke up because of someone’s instigation!

Compared with everyone's shocked expressions and Ma Junjie's furious look, Meng Jinyu was much calmer.

Youyou was amazed, raised her head and whispered to Meng Jinyu: "Mom, is this the thief crying thief?"

Meng Jinyu watched him act coldly. After a long while, she slowly said, "Are you done? Then it's my turn."

Ma Junjie covered his head and said in pain: "Get out! I don't want to listen!"

However, Meng Jinyu had already spoken: "Ning Lan owed you nothing in this relationship. But you actually threatened her in every way, even saying that you would go to her future workplace and cause her to be fired, and that she would have no place to stand in Beijing!"

Everyone's eyes became suspicious again.

Ma Junjie said: "The greatest skill of a self-employed person who sells food on the street is to turn black into white, right?"

"Do you know how I lived after breaking up with Ning Lan? Every time I opened my eyes, I felt pain, as if my heart was being stabbed by a knife. I couldn't even eat."

"I have lost several kilograms these days. In my life, I work all the time. Because I know that as long as I stop working, I will miss her."

"So many colleagues can testify for me! But what about you? You said I threatened Ning Lan and that I had a fight with her. What evidence do you have?"

After Ma Junjie finished speaking, he felt more confident.

He guessed that after this incident, his career would not be affected at all by Ning Lan.

In the past, they thought he was a loving and reliable good man, and in the future, it will remain the same.

He will be like a fish in water in the unit. After a few years, when he has become a small leader, he can find a beautiful girl with a healthy body to marry.

As for Ning Lan, he still didn't intend to let her go easily.

He has invested so much effort in her, and now she wants to withdraw just like that. Isn't she just treating him like a fool?

He would still make a scene, make her lose her job, and send her back to Jiangcheng!

A cold light flashed in Ma Junjie's eyes, but he still looked excited on the surface: "If you can't produce evidence, leave here immediately! I never want to see you again, ever!"

The department director couldn't stand it anymore and said to Meng Jinyu and Youyou seriously, "Please leave."

Meng Jinyu laughed out of anger.

Do you really think she can't deal with the scoundrels?

However, just as Meng Jinyu was about to roll up her sleeves to settle the score with Ma Junjie, a gentle voice rang out.

"I have evidence."

Meng Jinyu and Youyou turned around and saw Ning Lan.

They looked surprised, and then their frowned brows relaxed involuntarily.

Ma Junjie was stunned and his eyes widened in disbelief.

Why is Ning Lan here? Moreover, she was pushed here by the dormitory manager. Doesn’t that dormitory manager usually has no problems at school?

The leaders and colleagues at the TV station had never seen Ning Lan before, but when they saw the wheelchair, they immediately guessed who the person was.

Ning Lan sat in a wheelchair, her fair face flushed red, but the way she looked at Ma Junjie was as if she was looking at a stranger.

She came here because she didn't want her affairs to cause trouble to Meng Jinyu. She wanted to have a good talk with him and part ways amicably.

But I didn't expect that he would say such shameless words.

Ning Lan turned her head and looked at the department director who had just spoken up for justice, "Are you Ma Junjie's leader?"

The department director learned from Ma Junjie that Ning Lan was a woman with her own ideas and even a bit of a strong personality. But who knew that she looked so weak, with tears in her eyes, and even her voice was timid.

The director's heart softened immediately and he said, "Yes."

"He asked for evidence just now." Ning Lan whispered, "I have evidence."

After saying this, she gently lifted up her right sleeve.

The fair arms were covered with bruises of varying depths.

Then, she lifted her skirt a little higher, and her calves, which had begun to atrophy, looked particularly slender. At the same time, the scars on them could be clearly seen at a glance.

"I said we wanted to separate, but he disagreed. He grabbed my hand, and when I cried out in pain, he pinched my arm hard. He also pulled me out of the wheelchair, beat me severely, kicked my legs, and called me a cripple."

Having said that, Ning Lan closed her eyes. The memory was so horrible that she couldn't help but tremble.

Meng Jinyu didn't expect that Ma Junjie would dare to hit someone. She immediately pulled Ning Lan's skirt up, turned around and slapped him hard in the face.

Ma Junjie was stunned: "I, I apologize..."

He was so impulsive at the time that he didn't even know when he started the fight.

"You actually hit a female comrade, that's too much!" The director's face darkened and he shouted harshly.

Ning Lan opened her bag again and took out a stack of letters: "These are the letters he wrote to me when we were dating."

Several colleagues knew that they had been deceived by Ma Junjie. They were so angry that they took the letter and read it directly.

"Ning Lan, I'm grateful for meeting you, but you should also be grateful for meeting me. If it weren't for me, how could you have found a partner? Other gay men would have run away long ago after seeing your crippled legs. But I am willing to stay for you, to know and cherish you, and to grow old with you."

"Ning Lan, you are too timid. You even speak so quietly to teachers and classmates. How will you work in the future? I don't want to scold you, even though you disappoint me..."

"A few days ago, several female classmates showed their affection to me. I told them that I had a partner, and that partner was you. They were very confused. Ning Lan, even if everyone is against it, I will be with you. As long as you are obedient and be a good girl, it doesn't matter if you are not outstanding."

Listening to the contents of the letters, Ning Lan lowered her head in embarrassment.

It was these letters that made her feel even more inferior, but at the time she seemed to be possessed. Because of her "inefficiency", she obeyed his orders and even felt grateful to him.

Everyone present was shocked.

These letters actually came from the honest and simple Ma Junjie!

Is he still human?

"Stop reading, stop reading!" Ma Junjie was so angry that he rushed forward and tried to snatch the letter.

Seeing this, Youyou quickly stretched out her leg.

With a "bang", Ma Junjie fell heavily to the ground.

Youyou covered her mouth and accidentally laughed.

I learned this skill from my sister, it works really well!

"Director, we still have to take this letter back." Meng Jinyu said, "Take it back to Jingshi University and hand it in to the president's office."

Ma Junjie was sore all over from the fall, and his face was distorted. After hearing Meng Jinyu's words, he ignored the pain and crawled to Ning Lan's feet: "No, don't!"

Meng Jinyu said, "You are one of the first batch of college students after the resumption of the college entrance examination, and you are also a student of Beijing University. You are such a pillar of society, why don't you do anything else? Why do you have to torture a female comrade? This matter cannot be let go like this. I want to ask the principal to re-evaluate whether you are qualified to take away the diploma!"

"I..." The director was silent for a long time before speaking, "I am willing to testify."

"I would like to do that, too."

"Me too!"

Voices rang out one after another, and several female comrades from the TV station walked up to Ning Lan and comforted her in a gentle voice.

Ma Junjie wanted to pull Ning Lan and beg her for mercy, but suddenly, a female comrade kicked him hard.

"Take your dirty hands off me!"

He retracted his hand in pain, and the next second, a little foot stepped heavily on him. It was Youyou.

Youyou followed suit and said angrily, "Dirty hands!"

Ma Junjie screamed in pain and waves of fear came over him.

He originally wanted to make it impossible for Ning Lan to gain a foothold in Beijing, but now it seems that he is the one who has to go back to his hometown...

Ning Lan's tears, which she had been holding back, finally fell quietly.

Youyou said softly, "Sister Ninglan, don't cry, don't cry."

…

Not long after, Ma Junjie was fired by the TV station. At the same time, Jingshi University cancelled his student status and revoked his degree certificate.

Ma Junjie was naturally unwilling to give up and wanted to cause trouble for Ning Lan, but who knew that before he could do anything, he was taken away by the police after just walking around the gate of Jingshi University a few times.

Gu Zhimin came to the interrogation room and interrogated him personally.

Ma Junjie didn't expect that a mere Ning Lan could cause the director of the Municipal Public Security Bureau to be dispatched.

He was scared on the spot. During the time he was detained, he cried and begged for mercy every day and vowed never to get close to Ning Lan again.

Now that the matter has been settled, Ning Lan decided to take the postgraduate entrance examination again.

She wants to pursue a master's degree, or even higher, to develop into a bigger field in the future, and stay in school to do scientific research.

Meng Jinyu still felt a little regretful. It was now the end of 1982, and it was such a pity that Ma Junjie's incident could not be dealt with in time for the "severe crackdown" in 1983.

Otherwise, the prison food alone would be enough to make him suffer.

…

Qi Yingying's family's store had always been rented out to others. Every time the store was rented out, it had to be redecorated, and they were used to it. Therefore, when Meng Jinyu said she wanted to renovate her store, the Qi family immediately introduced her to a familiar decoration master.

But who could have imagined that the "decoration" Meng Jinyu mentioned really meant giving this shop a complete makeover!

The decoration master had never done such a difficult job before, but he did not dare to fool Meng Jinyu. He did everything according to her requirements and strived for perfection.

However, the cost must be kept as low as possible.

At the same time, Youyou passed the advanced placement test.

She gloriously became a sixth-grade elementary school student!

When she thought that her younger brother hadn't jumped yet but she had already jumped, Youyou laughed so hard.

However, her younger brother hasn't skipped a grade yet, and he's the one preparing for the National Mathematics Competition. Isn't it a bit unfair for her to win now?

When the news came that Youyou was going to skip a grade, all the classmates in the class were stunned.

Even though she still doesn't talk to them until now, the more she does so, the more regrettable it becomes.

Why is she leaving this class when she hasn’t even become friends with the young actor who acted in the movie?

I never thought that the little actor is not only good at acting, but also has such good academic performance.

Before Youyou left Class 2, Grade 5, Peng Wang had originally planned to hold a farewell party for her.

But she waved her hand and said, "No need to say goodbye, it's upstairs."

All the words that Peng Wang had prepared were stuck in his throat, unable to come out or out.

"Classmate Meng Youyou, when you enter the sixth grade, you must study hard and bring honor to our class!" He raised his hand and wanted to put his hand on Youyou's shoulder.

But Youyou quickly took a step back.

She didn't know what was wrong with Teacher Peng, but her mother said that it's better to be safe than sorry, so she had to keep a distance from him.

Looking at Youyou trying to avoid him, Peng Wang frowned.

"Teacher Peng, these are the students' homework books." The Chinese class representative walked over and said.

Peng Wang smiled and nodded, and said to her, "Very good."

Youyou stood there, looked at Teacher Peng for a while, then went to the sixth grade classroom with her schoolbag on her back.

…

Originally, this skipping grade exam was not to be taken at this time. It had to wait until after the end-of-semester exam and then be arranged by the school teachers.

But Meng Jinyu was not at ease. She always felt that Peng Wang was weird and she wished Youyou would leave his class as soon as possible.

Grandma Wen happened to go to school to handle the procedures for Wen Yan's reinstatement. After hearing what she said, she offered to help.

Grandma Wen has a good relationship with the school principal, so letting Youyou take the skipping grade exam is not considered as a backdoor deal. After all, the child was admitted based on her own ability.

It's just a matter of words.

Youyou was successfully promoted to the sixth grade and became classmates with Wen Yan. She was so happy.

What’s even more gratifying is that although Wen Yan really looks like a fool when he’s pretending to be one, in school, he gets along well with his classmates and is quite lively.

Youyou followed behind him and quickly integrated into the group.

So from now on, she has friends again!

Now, after school every day, the three children go together. Besides, they are far away from Peng Wang, so Meng Jinyu feels relieved and can focus on decorating the shop.

She wanted to open the store before the end of December, so that she could buy more winter clothes and take advantage of the New Year when everyone has to buy new clothes to make a good start.

However, if Peng Wang could really do such a beastly thing, then even if Youyou was promoted to the sixth grade, he might still attack other children.

Therefore, when Gu Zhimin brought Gu Qi home, she expressed her concerns.

"Pengwang? What are the two words?" Gu Zhimin asked.

When Meng Jinyu is free, she reads books and writes with the children. Now she can write beautiful characters. She took out a pen and paper, wrote Peng Wang's name on it, and said, "Why was this person transferred from another school to Youyou's school? Can you check it out? Also, his family background..."

"Okay, I'll do it." Gu Zhimin said, "Don't worry."

Meng Jinyu couldn't help but smile and nodded.

"Auntie, where is Youyou?" Gu Qi waited for a while, feeling bored.

"Is Youyou not back yet?" Meng Jinyu asked curiously, "Maybe she went out to play with her friends. Xiaoqi, do you want to go look for her outside?"

At this time, Youyou and Wen Yan were sitting on the stone steps in front of his house and talking.

"I skipped a grade, so you don't have to play dumb anymore. That's great."

"It's not that great. My uncle hasn't come to my house for several months. But if he hears that I've started school again, he might come again... By then, I don't know if grandma will want to send me away again."

"Is he difficult to deal with?" Youyou asked in surprise.

"It's very difficult." Wen Yan thought about it, and was afraid that Youyou didn't understand, so he made an analogy, "It's more difficult than wool."

Seeing Wen Yan dejected, Youyou raised the corner of her mouth and said cheerfully: "It's okay, we will work together to find a way to drive them away when the time comes."

Wen Yan couldn't help but laugh and said, "Youyou, you also say that when enemies come, we will stop them with soldiers and when floods come, we will block them with earth."

Youyou raised her chin and said proudly, "What's so difficult about this? I could say it when I was five years old!"

In the afterglow of the setting sun, the two children were talking and laughing, looking very happy.

Gu Qi saw this scene from afar and sighed softly.

How come Youyou has a new friend?

"Brother Gu Qi!" As soon as Youyou saw Gu Qi, she jumped up and waved vigorously.

Gu Qi walked over and glanced at Wen Yan: "Who are you?"

"I am Youyou's best friend!" Wen Yan said.

Why are you still trying to steal friends?

Gu Qi frowned: "Me too."

"You are all my best friends." Youyou was sandwiched in the middle and said tactfully.

After thinking for a while, she introduced him seriously: "This is not only my good friend, but also my brother Gu Qi!"

When Gu Qi heard this, he no longer felt so upset.

He is not only a good friend, but also a brother!

Winner!

"Brother Gu Qi!" Wen Yan was very understanding and shouted along with Youyou.

Gu Qi frowned again.

He only wants a soft and well-behaved sister, not a rude and harsh brother.

"Brother Gu Qi! Let's go over there and play together!" Wen Yan said.

Gu Qi thought about it with a stern face.

Although, this younger brother, who is about the same age as me, is neither cute nor adorable.

But having a little brother doesn’t seem so bad.

"Let's go buy some candy, okay?" Youyou said with a smile.

"I have money." Wen Yan turned around and ran back home, took out fifty cents, "Let's buy some candied haws."

Gu Qi is the eldest child. How could he allow himself to be outdone by the two of them? He immediately turned back to find Gu Zhimin.

"Dad, give me some money." He spread his hands, "I want to treat you."

Finally, the three children went out happily with the money in their pockets.

There was no grocery store outside the courtyard where Youyou and Wen Yan lived, so the three of them walked a few more steps and went to look for one together.

After much difficulty, they found a grocery store. The owner of the store saw that they were all dressed appropriately and guessed that they had money with them. He immediately took out some candy and asked, "Would you like to buy some candy?"

Youyou glanced at the candy and then looked away.

The boss smiled and said, "You don't like candy? How about this chocolate? It's very sweet and melts in your mouth."

Youyou is still not interested.

"Boss, how much is this pencil case?" Wen Yan noticed that Youyou's eyes were fixed on a pencil case and asked.

This is a pink pencil case, different from the ones used by other students in school.

The boss took out a pencil case and said, "Little girl, do you like this? This one costs 1.5 yuan. Do you have any?"

When Gu Qi heard this, he immediately said, "I'll buy it for Youyou!"

Wen Yan also said: "I have it, I have it!"

The two men yelled for a long time, then took out the money in their pockets, put it together, and were petrified.

Wen Yan has fifty cents and Gu Qi has eighty cents, but even if they add them together, they still can't buy it.

But Youyou likes it so much...

They have to find a way, or go home and get it?

But who knew that Youyou had skipped this step and started bargaining.

"Boss, can you give me a discount?" It was her first time bargaining, and her smile was soft, not embarrassed at all.

"Hey - you look so cute -" the boss thought for a moment, "make it cheaper, 1.3 yuan, it can't be any cheaper."

"I have!"

"I have!"

Gu Qi and Wen Yan said in unison again. The two of them rushed to pool their money and muttered about buying a gift for Youyou.

However, Youyou skipped this step again.

The little girl took out the money from her pocket, counted it, handed it to the boss, and happily took the pencil case.

My mother said that I should save my pocket money.

In this way, Youyou can buy whatever she wants by herself.

The new pencil case is so beautiful that Youyou wants to go home quickly and put all her pens in it.

She was smiling and running very fast, almost forgetting her two good friends behind her.

No, actually I have forgotten it.

Behind them, Gu Qi and Wen Yan quickly caught up with Youyou. They were both running out of breath, feeling a little confused.

"Tell me, why is it that Youyou has her own money, but when I want to buy something, I have to go home and ask my dad for it?"

"Me too, I need to ask grandma..."

Finally, Gu Qi and Wen Yan came to a conclusion.

Although Youyou is the youngest among the three of them, she is very wise in life!

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The climate in Jiangcheng is not as cold and dry as that in Beijing, but it is winter after all, and people on the street have changed into thick clothes.

Ever since Meng Jinyu left Jiangcheng, Shen Yuqing always felt that she was not as motivated as before. She wanted to imitate her and go out to try her luck countless times.

But Shen Yuqing's partner disagreed.

He said that his father passed away early and it was not easy for his mother to live alone, so he must not abandon her and run out alone.

Unless he takes his old mother with him.

Chen Yuqing often quarreled with her partner about this these days, but in the end, she felt bored.

"Director Shen, I heard that you took a week off. What are you going to do?" asked a worker at the Chunyu Garment Factory.

Shen Yuqing said: "I am going to Beijing. A well-known fashion designer from abroad will come to Beijing in a few days to hold a fashion show."

"Fashion show?" the other party asked in confusion, "What is that?"

"It's just like an art troupe. Designers let models wear the clothes they designed for display," said Shen Yuqing.

The other party still didn't understand. He asked what a model was and why it had to be demonstrated.

Shen Yuqing explained for a long time, and missed the time when he worked with Meng Jinyu more and more.

"But Director Shen, when you go to Jing City this time, are you going to meet Deputy Director Meng?" Although Meng Jinyu has been away from the unit for a long time, the employees are still used to calling her like this, "I don't know how she is doing now. Jing City is so cold. If she still sets up a stall like before, it must be very hard..."

Shen Yuqing also didn't know what Meng Jinyu was doing recently.

But she had a hunch that this time when she returned to Beijing, Meng Jinyu would definitely give her a big surprise.

Same as always.

Shen Yuqing was looking forward to leaving for Beijing, while on the other side, Su Jingjing followed Ruan Jinguo to her in-laws' house for dinner.

Su Jingjing and Ruan Jinguo were both busy with work, especially after Ruan Jinguo started his own business, he was often away from home.

Today is his birthday, and it's a rare occasion that he can go home early. Su Jingjing had been thinking about celebrating with her, but who knew that she would be called over by her mother-in-law.

At this moment, Chen Liping prepared a table of delicious dishes.

"Jin Guo, these are your favorite dishes. You haven't been home for dinner for a long time and you've lost weight," she said.

Ruan Zhen glanced at his wife and coughed lightly: "Jingjing has lost weight too. The mission in the group has been very heavy recently, right? Eat more sweet and sour spare ribs. They are sour and sweet. Your mother made them specially for you."

Ruan Jinguo picked up a piece of sweet and sour pork ribs for Su Jingjing, then picked up another piece and put it in his own mouth.

He had been busy all day and was so hungry that he ate very quickly.

Chen Liping smiled and said, "You have such a good appetite?"

"It smells so good." Ruan Jinguo took a big mouthful of rice.

Chen Liping sighed and said meaningfully: "Jingjing, it would be great if your appetite was so good..."

Su Jingjing was stunned for a moment.

In the past few years, although her mother-in-law had been urging Ruan Jinguo to have a baby, she had always done so behind her back and had never said such words to her face.

Could this be what it means?

She didn't know if she had misunderstood...

"Jingjing, you two have been married for so many years. If you have any questions..." Chen Liping paused halfway through her sentence.

Ruan Jinguo's mouth was full of rice. He raised his head and said, "It's my fault!"

"Go eat your meal." Chen Liping smiled and glared at her son, then said to her daughter-in-law, "You two are already grown up, Jingjing, why don't you go to the hospital again..."

With a "pop", Ruan Jinguo put down the bowl and chopsticks.

He took Su Jingjing's hand and said, "Let's go and put on our shoes."

"Ah?" Su Jingjing raised her head.

"Let's go." Ruan Jinguo said gently.

Chen Liping was anxious and asked quickly, "What's wrong? You had an appetite just now, but now you don't want to eat?"

"I have no appetite again." Ruan Jinguo said this and walked out with Su Jingjing. After she put on her shoes, he said, "Let's go to a restaurant for dinner. There is a restaurant next to the department store. They serve spicy dishes. They are very delicious!"

Chen Liping was still shouting from behind: "I cooked so many dishes. Who will eat them if you leave? Jingjing, don't eat so many chili peppers. It's not good for your health. Your stomach will be even more empty..."

"Shut up!" Ruan Zhenli glared at Chen Liping angrily, "Everyone has gone far away!"

Behind him, Chen Liping kept chattering. At first she was complaining, but later she began to loudly ask them to come back, and she swore that she would never mention the pregnancy again.

But Ruan Jinguo didn't bother to pay attention to her. He held Su Jingjing's fingers and went to find a delicious spicy restaurant.

The evil mother-in-law must be strangled in the cradle!