On her wedding night, Mingmei had a dream.
She dreamed of a “Book of Life”.
And the protagonist of this book was her mother-in-law, who would bump her head and faint the next morning, o...
Let's not talk about other things, just talking about the stall business. From the time they started selling bell-bottom pants to now, half a year has passed without any feeling. I just feel that time flies by. Their family has also undergone earth-shaking changes in the past six months. Not only their family, but also other families in the compound.
Zhao Guihua bought two more houses, and she still had nearly 90,000 yuan in her hands. After deducting the cost of selling jewelry, she also made a net profit of about 80,000 yuan. Zhao Guihua made an analogy herself, and she had nearly 90,000 yuan in her hands at this time. If she put it aside for a few decades, it would be more than 9 million yuan.
Not to mention the house.
Really wealthy!
However, Zhao Guihua also knew that an old lady like herself with little education would definitely become less and less capable as time went by. Even if she knew the trend, she would gradually be unable to cope with it at her age.
So the old lady's idea is very simple. For someone of her age, it is better to be safe and buy a few more houses. Then she can become a landlord, which is not bad.
Zhuang Laonian looked at his old lady who was in a trance and asked, "What's wrong?"
Zhao Guihua: "Our family now has a total of 88,000."
Zhuang Laonian took a deep breath. He also followed the old lady to set up a stall. He saw money coming in every day, but he didn't expect this thing to make so much money. It's only been a few months. Now think about it, this stall is really profitable.
He held the old lady's hand and said, "We are richer than the landlords."
Zhao Guihua rolled her eyes: "There are no landlords now."
Zhuang Laonian: "So much money..."
He was almost unable to hold back, Zhao Guihua patted his hands and said, "Let me tell you my plan. I've thought about it. We can't keep the money in our hands. If we keep the money in our hands, it will gradually become worthless. We might as well buy a house and live on the rent. That's more affordable than paying interest."
Zhuang Laonian didn't understand these things, but for so many years, Zhao Guihua had always been in charge of family affairs, and life was going well, so of course he had no objection. Zhuang Laonian: "I will listen to you on all these."
Zhao Guihua: "I'm not asking for your opinion, I'm just telling you."
Zhuang Laonian: "...Oh."
He smiled innocently, then asked curiously, "How much do you think the third brother can earn?"
Zhao Guihua thought for a moment and said, "We have always been partners. He only got a smaller share in the second wave. The rest were 50-50. I estimate that he has at least 60,000 or 70,000 yuan."
Zhuang Laonian: "The boss's family..."
As parents, we always take all our children into consideration. Some parents will unconsciously "rob the rich to help the poor" and they themselves may not even realize that Zhao Guihua had behaved like this in her previous life.
She later thought to herself that perhaps it was precisely because of the old couple's behavior that the relationship between the two brothers eventually became cold.
But this time, Zhuang Laonian only had this tendency slightly, and she immediately became alert and said quickly: "My dear, everyone has a different personality. The eldest son's personality is not suitable for doing business, and he himself is not interested. The third son's personality is different from the eldest son, and he is happy to do these. But even if the third son is rich, he earns it by setting up a stall after get off work every day, which has nothing to do with the eldest son. We, as parents, must remember not to divide wealth among our children. If we do so, our children will become alienated from you. What kind of path they want to take is up to them, and the results will be different. We can give suggestions, but we cannot make decisions for them, you understand?"
Zhuang Laonian thought about it and found some truth in it, but he felt sorry for his eldest son. He said, "I know what you mean, and I know you are right, but the gap between the rich and poor brothers is too big, isn't it not good? I'm not saying that the third brother should help the eldest brother, I'm thinking, should we help the eldest brother a little?"
Zhao Guihua looked at Zhuang Laonian deeply and said, "No, if you help the eldest, then how about helping the second? Zhixin is also our child. Are we only caring about our son? If we don't give it to him, wouldn't it be partiality? Think about it carefully. Doesn't the eldest know that we make money by setting up a stall? He knows, but has he ever mentioned joining? He never mentioned it. He is not interested. In this case, this is his own decision. Don't always look at the third child doing well. We should help the eldest child if the third child is doing well. Where does this make sense? And if you do this, what will Zhixin think? What will Zhixi think? Don't you only have one child? You can't hurt the hearts of the other two children for the sake of one child, right? Besides, Zhiyuan himself didn't ask for anything, and you are thinking about partiality. It may whet his appetite little by little."
Zhao Guihua paused for a moment, and couldn't help but think about her past life. In fact, in her past life, the two brothers had gradually become estranged because their old man did things inappropriately. She had actually seen it very clearly in the later period, so she would not do the same thing in this life.
In the beginning of the previous life, Liang Meifen had a plan, but Zhiyuan did not. They saw that the third brother and his wife were doing well, so they were partial to them again and again. In fact, was poor at that time, and these were all small things. None of them were big things, but they were enough to make people feel disappointed.
Similarly, Zhiyuan gradually underwent subtle changes, because he felt that he was justified because he had always been "favored". However, she never did this in her life, and instead, he and Liang Meifen became obedient and sensible.
It can be seen that sometimes the attitude of parents is also very important.
She said firmly, "I absolutely disagree with you making any biased decisions. We are not dead yet, these things are all ours, and I will not give them too much. They can earn it themselves when they need it. When we are old and can't do it anymore, even if we have to divide it, it will be divided equally among the three families. I will not be particularly biased towards anyone. Of course, if someone is stupid and makes a fool of himself to make me unhappy, I will not give him a penny!"
Although the two brothers were a little cold in their previous life and had little contact with each other, they were indeed filial. But Zhao Guihua had to say this.
Zhuang Laonian couldn't quite understand Zhao Guihua's idea. In his opinion, it was natural for parents to devote themselves to their children. However, he knew Zhao Guihua well. In a few years, they would be celebrating their golden wedding anniversary.
His wife is much better than him in dealing with people and things.
She thinks the logic is much better than his. Under such circumstances, Zhuang Laonian will definitely listen to his own lady.
He really said: "Okay, I'll listen to you."
Zhao Guihua nodded: "That's right."
The old couple reached an agreement. Zhao Guihua actually laughed and said, "It's not that we can't give them subsidies, but you can't let them take it for granted. Like this time, Hu Tou worked for me, and I didn't let him work for nothing."
Zhuang Lao Ni: "That's true, but Hu Tou is a good kid. Look at Jin Lai."
Zhao Guihua curled her lips and said, "You really know how to compare yourself to others. Why do you always compare yourself to the lowest level? Others compare themselves to the best, but you compare yourself to the worst. If everyone is like Jin Lai, I will break his legs."
Zhuang Laonian: "..."
Zhao Guihua: "Generally speaking, the children in our courtyard are all ambitious."
Zhuang Lao Ni: "Jin Lai is not motivated. He is still sleeping at home in the hot summer."
Zhao Guihua was speechless: "You are good at arguing, right?"
Zhuang Laonian immediately shut up.
Zhao Guihua glanced in the direction of the Su family, and deeply lamented that it was not easy for Wang Xiangxiu to be a mother. When faced with such an unreliable son, how could life be easy? She said sincerely: "For our family, the big compound is still less troublesome."
Zhuang Laonian nodded, agreeing with this statement. His child is very sensible.
This is unlike other families. It's not that other people's children are bad, but each family has its own worries. For example, Aunt Wang is looking forward to her two grandsons finding a partner, but Li Junjun and Li Weiwei are both very concerned.
Li Weiwei used to want to find a partner, but now after seeing the diversity of lesbians, he is afraid and decides to work hard for a few years first. He feels that he may not be able to control lesbians at his age.
As for Li Junjun, there is no need to say more.
Aunt Wang is happy to make money, but Chef Li is really a little anxious. He has the old-fashioned mindset and is now worried about his grandson. He thinks that he must get married first and then start a career. This man can only make progress if he gets married early.
But no one at home listened to him.
Aunt Wang had the same idea, but she was busy making money and had no time to take care of these things. She had worked diligently all her life and had never seen so much money. Of course, she had to make money well.
As for Yang Lixin and Li Fang, Li Fang helps her mother and Yang Lixin now wants to go out and run a breakfast stall. He is absent-minded every day, so no matter how much Chef Li pesters him, no one agrees. He can only complain to these old friends.
Zhuang Laonian was the first to bear the brunt.
So in his opinion, there is nothing to worry about when it comes to his own children.
No one expected that Hu Tou would actually be admitted to the university. Now, whenever Zhuang Laonian thinks about it, he is so proud because he is his eldest grandson. Hu Tou is the worst student in his family, but he was able to pass the exam, which gave Zhuang Laonian more confidence in others.
Zhuang Laonian: "By the way, where are Tuantuan and Yuanyuan? Aren't you not going to the Children's Palace today?"
Zhao Guihua: "I went out to play. School starts the day after tomorrow. I have been running around all day these past few days."
"It's normal for children to like playing."
Zhao Guihua: "You are good at making excuses for your children."
Zhuang Laonian: "Are they still young? When Hu Tou and the others were young, they played everywhere. It's not like now, they have to go to the Children's Palace."
He really didn't understand this, but since the child was willing to go and Mingmei insisted, he naturally wouldn't say anything. The characteristic of Zhuang Laonian is that as long as you advance, he will retreat, retreat, retreat, retreat.
He is not good at arguing with others. He always loses every time he argues. He is also a bit listless. Otherwise, shouldn't he be called Lao Lin'er?
"What's wrong with children learning more? Besides, they want to learn, so don't worry about them. Just go wherever it's cool for them."
Zhuang Laonian: "Oh."
Zhao Guihua: "Oh, Hutou is about to go back to school, so he might need to prepare some daily necessities. You can take him to buy some. Don't let the child pay for it himself."
Zhuang Laonian immediately said: "Okay, okay, okay."
He is really happy to do something. He feels empty after retirement, so this is great.
“Grandpa and grandma!”
There were crisp voices outside, and two children ran in. Zhao Guihua looked at Tuantuan and Yuanyuan and said, "What's wrong? What's the hurry?"
Yuanyuan said with her little mouth: "Grandma, Erlin has to go to the hospital. We want to give Erlin a gift together, but we are children and can't bargain. Can you go with us?"
Zhao Guihua was startled for a moment, then she smiled gently and said, "Okay, grandma is happy with it. When do you want to buy it? What gift do you want to give?"
Yuanyuan looked at her brother and said, "We all have different ideas. Can you help us with some advice?"
Zhao Guihua laughed and said, "Okay, call all of you little guys over here."
The children were actually "lying in ambush" at the door. At this moment, they rushed in, chattering: "Grandma Zhao, I think gifts should be practical, clothes are best."
"But clothes will become smaller after being worn for a while. We should give him something delicious. Erlin has never eaten anything delicious." This is the greedy Li Zhenzhen.
"But I think we should give toys."
“Toys are so practical.”
"But Erlin has never had a toy. It will be so special if we give it to him."
Zhao Guihua listened to the children's chatter and said, "I also think that giving toys is more appropriate." She smiled and said, "Just think about it, when Erlin feels lonely in the hospital, he can play with the toys. Isn't that great?"
Zhao Guihua said earnestly: "Being hospitalized is very lonely, especially for children. They don't even have anyone to chat with. They feel lonely. It would be much better if they had a toy to keep them company."
After hearing this, several children nodded: "It seems to be right."
"Yes."
The children were convinced immediately. Yuanyuan, who was an impatient little girl, said, "Let's go buy it now. Grandma will help us bargain for the price."
"good."
Zhao Guihua: "I'll take the kids out for a while."
"Okay."
Zhuang Laonian said happily: "There is really nothing wrong with my children. They are all kind and good children."
He watched them leave happily, while Zhao Guihua led a group of little kids out and asked, "Do you have money?"
"have."
Tuan Tuan opened his palm and said, "This is our money, a total of six dollars and seventy cents."
This is the money they earned from selling cicadas in the summer, and they haven't divided it yet. Although cicadas are quite expensive, they cost one yuan per pound. But cicadas are very light, so even though they caught a lot, they still have to collect a lot to make up one pound. Fortunately, this cicada has strong vitality, so they can collect it for two or three days and sell it together.
Originally, we had already figured out how to divide the money, but the kids still wanted to give a gift to the new friend. So... we won't divide it for now.
Zhao Guihua looked at the children's money, exclaimed, and said, "You are really good. You have saved more than six yuan."
She didn't mention the children selling cicadas, and said, "You are awesome."
The little guys immediately raised their heads and chests, feeling a little proud. This was the money they earned with their abilities. They all worked hard. Even Sitian caught one. One blind cicada somehow landed on Sitian's body and she grabbed it.
So the money earned from the sales here is contributed by each of them.
Zhao Guihua: "You are really sensible."
She teased the child: "Aren't you reluctant to spend the money?"
The children were determined to grin. Tuantuan said: "Actually, I really don't want to let go."
The other children also nodded. They all had plans, but plans could not change as fast as they did, wuwuwu.
Zhao Guihua: "Then you are still determined? Why don't you share the money?"
Tuantuan reacted: "Grandma, you know this money is earned by us."
Zhao Guihua: "You guys go out early and come back late, if I don't know, wouldn't I be a fool? I'm the smartest person in the compound, of course I know."
Child: “Ah?”
Everyone was shocked: "Then, then, then...the others..."
Zhao Guihua looked at everyone's expressions, laughed, and said, "Others may not know."
The children immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
Zhao Guihua comforted the little ones and said, "This is the money you earned through your labor. No matter who knows about it, they have no right to ask you for it. You are great, great. Many people at your age were not as capable as you. So don't feel embarrassed. This is obviously a good thing."
The children's faces turned red and they were smiling because of the praise.
Zhao Guihua: "As long as it doesn't interfere with your studies and as long as there's no danger, whatever you do is fine. Grandma will support you. I'm your strong backer. If anyone bullies you, grandma will help you teach them a lesson. If grandma can't beat them, call Grandma Zhou and Grandma Wang. We'll go together. Aren't we invincible?"
The children were all laughing.
Yuanyuan complained: "Grandma, Brother Jinlai wanted to cheat us out of our money."
She pouted and said, "This is such a bad guy."
Zhao Guihua nodded: "He is a little unreasonable. Wait for grandma to give him a lecture and see if he dares to do it again in the future."
The children giggled and became happy.
Zhao Guihua: "He is just a paper tiger. He doesn't dare to do anything if you ask him to do it. But he is always jumping up and down, which is annoying. He can't bully adults, so he goes after children. But you don't have to be afraid of him. If he bullies you, you stand together and he won't dare to do it." This guy, even children can deal with him. It can be seen that he is really a softie.
"If it's near our yard, it'll be even easier. You can call people. Tell me to call Grandma Wang or Grandma Zhou, or call his mom Wang Xiangxiu, and he'll be quiet in an instant."
Everyone giggled again.
Zhao Guihua: "Let's go, get on the bus."
The children lined up to get on the bus. Yuanyuan asked, "Grandma, where are we going? To the mall? Can we only buy small things with this money?"
Zhao Guihua: "No, let's go to Xidan, that's grandma's territory, I'll take you to find a more suitable one."
Although wages are low now, such things are not cheap. The prices in shopping malls are always shocking, but fortunately, there are people setting up stalls in Xidan for toys. Not to mention, they sell well. Whenever you meet someone with a child... Tsk tsk! Zhao Guihua has seen children rolling on the ground and crying several times.
Zhao Guihua led the children over. There were stalls scattered around. As soon as they saw Zhao Guihua, they greeted her warmly. Zhao Guihua also felt like a fish in water. She greeted everyone one by one and led the children to stop at a stall.
The children all said in unison: “Wow!”
Even though she is only ten years old, she is still a child and she loves dolls very much.
The stalls here sell stuffed dolls and all kinds of fashionable toys that the children have never seen before.
"Okay."
The stall owner immediately became excited when he saw all these children, but he glanced at Zhao Guihua, calmed down in a second, and said, "Aunt Zhao, are these all your children?"
Zhao Guihua: "These two are, and the others are from our compound. They wanted to buy a toy as a gift, so I thought of you, didn't I?"
The stall owner smiled and said, "That's right. I have as many things here as the department store. I have everything they have. Look, the quality of each one is top-notch. I bought all the goods from Pengcheng. Take a look. They're good, aren't they?"
Children feel that eyes are not enough, in short... they want.
I want them all.
Everyone was reluctant to look away. Zhao Guihua said, "They are going to give it to a four-year-old boy. Which one of yours sells best?"
The stall owner: "A boy? Then it's this little frog. Look, you can wind it by plucking here, and then twisting it..."
He put it on the ground, and the little iron frog jumped up and down on the ground.
Children: “Wow.”
“That’s great too.”
“This is so fun.”
Xiao Sitian started clapping, and each child's eyes were shining.
The stall owner smiled proudly and said that no child could resist the charm of the little frog.
He said: "Look, there are these dolls and stuffed dolls here, but none of them can compare to the best-selling little frog. This one can move. Ordinary toys are not as amazing as this one. Children love this one."
The children nodded one after another, they liked it very much.
Bai Qingqing looked at the doll again and quickly looked away. It was very expensive, very expensive, very expensive. I couldn't look at it, and I couldn't buy it even if I liked it.
Tuan Tuan looked towards the small-hand-gun, but quickly looked away.
Several children chattered at once, and finally agreed that Erlin would like this gift.
"Grandma, we want to buy this."
Zhao Guihua did not speak the whole time, waiting for the children to choose. When they had chosen, she asked, "How much is this?"
Stall owner: “Eight bucks!”
The children gasped and felt dizzy from the sun. Why was it so expensive?
Zhao Guihua smiled calmly and said, "You are too bold to ask for eight yuan. You can buy a piece of clothing with this toy. You see, I didn't take my children to other places. I came to your place first because you have a complete range of things and people are here. I just praised you for being honest, so don't turn around and ask for a false price! Give me a lower price. We are all setting up stalls here, so we all know each other. Give me a lower price."
"Aunt Zhao, these eight dollars are not enough to buy a piece of clothing at your stall. Besides, I want a real price. I really don't want a false price. Your goods are also imported from the south. You know, it costs us a lot to run back and forth. So, if you really want to buy, I will give you a real price of seven dollars and fifty cents."
Zhao Guihua: "You are so honest. When I sell things, I don't give a few cents at a discount. Please give me a lower price. We are neighbors and sell things in the same place. I will poke you in the back with this price."
The stall owner gritted his teeth and stamped his feet, saying, "Seven dollars, it can't be any cheaper. I really don't make any money here."
Zhao Guihua laughed: "You're telling me this 50 cents, right? How can you be so dishonest? If I were to buy it, I wouldn't be so hasty with you. This time the children are spending their own money. The children have finally saved up some money and want to give their friends a gift. You can be called an uncle, right? How can an uncle ask for such a price? It's really sad."
Stall owner: “…”
He was surprised: "Children save money by themselves?"
Xiao Qijin is quick-witted and said, "We earned this in one summer vacation. We want to give it to our friend Erlin. He needs to be hospitalized."
The stall owner was even more surprised: "You guys are pretty good."
As expected, a dragon gives birth to a dragon and a phoenix gives birth to a phoenix. The mouse's son will be moved, and Zhao Guihua's children will be able to make money from an early age. Although it was Xiao Qijin responded who, Tuantuan and Yuanyuan were Zhao Guihua's grandchildren, and they were always together.
He sighed deeply, hesitated for a moment, and said, "Okay, since you are spending your own money, I will give you this face, six yuan! Now don't say I am a 50-50-cent person, 50 cents can buy half a pound of meat."
Zhao Guihua: “Four.”
The stall owner's eyes almost popped out of his head. He looked at Zhao Guihua in shock and stammered, "Big sir, big sir, this is not even enough for my cost price."
His cost price is three yuan. He still makes some money, but he didn't say that. And he never sold it for four yuan. The lowest price he could get was six yuan. They don't sell this kind of stuff very fast, but they can keep the price stable.
As I said, he is the only one in the market, so he can stabilize the price.
Adding two more stores will only reduce the price a little. As long as there are not many stores on the street, the price will not be cheaper.
"No, no, this price is too low." The head shook like a rattle.
Zhao Guihua: "Four dollars. I bought a batch of jeans. Come and have a look. If you like any of them, I'll give them to you at cost price."
She said: "I ordered this as a test, but it's not much. You can come to my place and have a look when the time comes."
The stall owner understood instantly. He pretended to have a toothache, but still gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, I'll give you four dollars."
Oh no!
The children watched the whole process, their eyes bulging out of their heads in shock. They had never seen such a long bargain. Li Zhenzhen touched her chin and said, "I always feel that I bought things too expensively before."
Is it really possible to say this? She really suffered a loss before.
Zhao Guihua rubbed her head and said, "This is different. If you go to the supply and marketing cooperative to bargain, they can print it out for you."
Stall owner: "That's right, there is no one as good as me."
He picked up the little frog and put it in the paper box. Zhao Guihua said, "Get a new one and let me try it."
The stall owner smiled bitterly: "Okay, okay."
He tried it and found no problem at all. Zhao Guihua saw some nice wrapping papers on the side of the box. Others didn't recognize it, but she did. Although they didn't use it much now, they still had some. She said, "Give me a piece of wrapping paper. The children will always wrap it when they go back. It will look like a proper gift."
Stall owner: "...Auntie, I sell them for 10 cents each."
Zhao Guihua: "You have saved several dollars, do you still need another dime? Pick a good-looking one."
The children were very cautious of the stall owner. Seeing that he was gritting his teeth in pain, he still said, "Here. Choose, choose. Be gentle and don't break it."
Children: “Oh.”
Everyone is a little confused. Let them choose.
Several children immediately chose a pattern with a cute little forest on it and said, "This one!"
"OK."
Tuan Tuan, as the person who holds the financial power, took the initiative to give the money. The stall owner continued to grin and said, "When you buy toys in the future, you must think of me."
"Okay~"
The children all said in unison, "This uncle is so easy to talk to, of course they want to go to him, but the price he asked is so low." Everyone successfully bought the gifts and was very happy. Zhao Guihua looked at the children's foreheads and sweated. Knowing that they were all anxious, she smiled and said, "Come on, grandma will take you to buy popsicles."
“Oh, that’s great!”
Zhao Guihua: "When we get back, grandma will show you my skills. I'm really good at wrapping. I can wrap it in many different ways for you."
"good."
Zhao Guihua became proud.
She used to help her great-granddaughter, Hu Tou's daughter, wrap book covers. Later, when the little girl went to junior high school and high school, she also wrapped the gifts for each other. She was very good at it. Zhao Guihua bought a popsicle for each child. Although it was almost September, the weather was still hot, and eating a popsicle was the coolest way to cool down.
Zhao Guihua was like an old hen, leading a group of chicks home. Everyone gathered around her, and she started to wrap them quickly. With her skillful hands, the wrapping paper was wrapped quickly, and there were several special accordion folds on the four corners, which made it look very high-end.
Bai Qingqing: "Grandma Zhao, I want to learn, is that okay?"
Zhao Guihua: "Okay."
Bai Qingqing: "It's really beautiful."
Zhao Guihua laughed and said, "Anyone of you can learn it if you want."
"Grandma, you are so nice."
Zhao Guihua looked at the sweet-talking children and said, "If you are good children, I will be good to you. If you are bad children, I will not be good to you."
The children all laughed and everyone felt that they were good children.
Tuantuan: "We will split the remaining money."
"good."
Everyone moved quickly to divide up the remaining money. Each of them held only a small amount, but was extremely happy.
Tuan Tuan: "It's so hard to make money, but I spend it so quickly. I really can't help spending it."
Zhao Guihua was curious: "Why do you want to give me a gift even though you are so reluctant?"
Everyone nodded in unison, and they never wavered on this point.
Tuantuan thought about it for a while and said, "We must give gifts. We don't want to regret it later."
The children's eyes flickered, and Tuan Tuan was the first to speak. He asked, "Will Erlin... die?"
Zhao Guihua shook her head gently and said, "No."
The kids breathed a sigh of relief.
Zhao Guihua: "Who told you that?"
The children all said: "A lot of people said that if Erlin can't be cured this time, he might die. They also said that her family sold the house just to pay for Erlin's treatment."
Zhao Guihua: "It's like this, the adults didn't lie, but the doctor also said that as long as the operation is done and the patient rests well, he will be fine. Although it's dangerous, it's still safe as long as nothing unexpected happens, so you don't have to worry."
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief. Compared to outsiders, they definitely trusted Zhao Guihua more.
Zhao Guihua: "You are all good children."
"Then we should send it to Erlin now."
Zhao Guihua: "Go ahead."
The children immediately ran out. Zhao Guihua raised the corners of her mouth, happy that the children had good character. She watched these children grow up, no matter whether they were her own children or other people's children, she watched them grow up. They were sensible, so she was naturally happy.
Tuan Tuan Yuan Yuan and the other kids immediately ran to the innermost courtyard. There were no very young children in this courtyard, so they had never played here before and were not familiar with the place, so they did not go in. They all shouted at the door: "Xing Er Er Lin! Er Lin Xing Er!"
Xing Er immediately ran out and said, "You guys are here."
"Come out and play."
Xing Er: “Okay!”
She immediately took her brother out. Erlin was also very anxious. When Xing'er was at home, she always helped with housework, and had to go out to collect firewood, dig vegetables, and pick fruits. When she came home, she had to help take care of her brother. She was very busy.
But since coming here, she has more time.
She only needs to accompany her brother every day. She doesn't have to do any work here. There is not much work at home, such as collecting firewood and digging vegetables. Xing'er feels a little confused, but she clearly feels the difference between life in the city and in the countryside.
She felt a little empty, but fortunately, she met a lot of friends at this time, which made her feel less empty and helpless.
She wasn't born to be a hard worker, but she was a little confused by the sudden change in her lifestyle.
But because of her friends, she gradually calmed down.
The friends came out to play together. They found a corner to squat down. Tuantuan said, "Erlin, are you going to be hospitalized?"
Erlin nodded: "I will be hospitalized tomorrow."
This was earlier than the start date of school for his older brothers and sisters. The child was very scared and his face suddenly became sad.
Xing'er, the elder sister standing by, also became worried. She thought of her eldest cousin's harsh words and pursed her lips, feeling worried and upset.
Tuan Tuan and the other kids looked at each other and said, "You are going to be hospitalized, and we are going to go back to school. We will be very busy after school starts, and we don't know if we will have time to visit you in the hospital. So we bought a gift for you, and wish you a successful operation! When you are discharged from the hospital, we will play together."
Tuantuan handed the wrapped small gift box to Erlin.
Erlin: “!!!!!!!”
His eyes almost popped out of his head, and he stammered, "This, this, this, this...is this for me?"
Tuantuan: "Yes, it's for you."
He said seriously: "This is not money we asked from parents, it is money we earned through our own labor, and every one of us participated in it."
The children all puffed out their chests with pride.
Tuantuan: "We saved up our money to buy this for you, you must keep it well."
Erlin cried with excitement: "Okay, okay, okay."
Tuantuan patted Erlin and said, "You are a boy, you must be strong and don't cry. When you recover, we will play together. By then, you can jump rubber rope with girls, and you can also play good guys catch bad guys with us. You can also play hopscotch."
Erlin nodded vigorously.
He held the small box, not knowing what to do. It was the first time he received a gift. He had never received one before. Xing'er beside him was also rubbing her eyes, her eyes were red.
Yuanyuan: "Take it apart and see if you like it. We will teach you how to play with it."
Erlin bit his lip, reluctant to open such a beautiful box, for fear of damaging it.
Xing Er: "I'll do it. I can't destroy it."
She is very meticulous in her work.
Erlin handed the gift to her sister trustfully. Xing'er carefully opened it, then shook her head and said, "No, no, let's go home and let mom and dad open it. We can't break it."
"Um."
This looks so good.
Yuanyuan: "So are you going to take it home and dismantle it or go play now?"
Before the child could answer, Xing'er saw his parents pushing a snack cart out, and she quickly called out, "Mom, look."
When Yu Xiaomei and her husband saw it, their eyes lit up and they immediately said, "This is..."
"This is a gift from Yuanyuan and the others to my brother."
Yu Xiaomei: "How can this be possible? This..."
Although she was a city girl, she had never seen this before and didn't dare to reach out for a moment.
Yuanyuan said crisply: "Aunt, we bought this with our own money."
Yu Xiaomei: "You guys are really amazing."
Children: Hehehe.
She looked at the children, not knowing what to say for a moment, but looking at their sincere eyes, she couldn't help but turn her head away, rubbed her eyes, wiped away her tears, and said, "I'll open them for you."
She was more meticulous. Although she was reluctant, she still slowly opened the package. It was not broken at all. Erlin couldn't wait to open the box.
This is a small green tin frog.
Qi Jin: "Here, here, if you wind it up it will run by itself."
After he demonstrated it briefly, Erlin learned it.
“Wow.”
“This is great.”
Even Yu Xiaomei and her husband saw such an interesting thing for the first time. They didn't know that such a toy could be made.
“It’s really special.”
Even adults have never seen it, let alone children. The children all have rosy little faces and look extremely happy.
"Little frog, quack quack quack..."
Yang Shulin and Yu Xiaomei watched for a while, then pushed their cart away to do business, but they were even more excited. Now that they were getting closer, they could see the future. They had to work harder.
The children were squatting in the corner playing, and soon they saw Su Jinlai coming out to go to the toilet again.
Well, Brother Jinlai never goes to work.
It's just outrageous.
Erlin panicked: "Hurry, hurry, hide the little frog. Don't let him see it, or the bad guys will steal the little frog."
Xing'er on the side was also a little anxious.
In the past, when she went up the mountain to pick vegetables, she would quickly hide any good fruits she found under the vegetables, otherwise some older children would snatch them away. Sometimes it wasn't just the children who did that, but the adults as well. Her aunt had snatched her things away before, so Xing'er was also very worried.
Tuantuan: "It's okay, don't be afraid, Brother Jinlai won't steal anything."
Seeing Su Jinlai walk away and ignore the kids, he whispered, "Although Brother Jinlai looks weird, he's not a bad person. He's just a useless person."
Su Jinlai, who was eavesdropping on the side, said: "..."
I'm not very happy when you say that.
He thought these little guys looked weird, so he walked past them pretending nothing had happened, but sure enough, these little guys were saying bad things about him.
Xing Er: "This big brother tried to cheat me out of money before."
Tuan Tuan said confidently: "Yes, he wanted to cheat people out of money, but he couldn't even cheat a child out of money, isn't he a useless person?"
After a pause, he added, "And oh, if he's doing something bad, we can just find his mother. That's fine."
Xing Er: "...Is it useful to tell mom at this age?"
"Of course it works."
Xing Er thought about it and said, "Then I understand a little bit."
They are obviously children, but they act like little adults. Su Jinlai: "..."
He was a grown man, but he was laughed at by a bunch of brats. How could this be justified? "Actually, Brother Jinlai was trying to cheat people out of money. He only wanted a few cents. He wouldn't dare to ask for more." Yuanyuan seemed to understand.
"oh?"
Yuanyuan: "It's true. Brother Jinlai is like this, a coward but he thinks he's the smartest, but he's actually very stupid. But Brother Jinlai is really not a bad person, he won't scold or hit children, and when he bullies children, he always frames them for eating their chickens, which is outrageous. We even dealt with him last time."
Xing Er: “…”
Erlin: “Oh.”
Su Jinlai: Zhuang Yuanyuan, I don't feel very happy when you say that. When you speak for me, can you please not point out my shortcomings?
He hid aside and eavesdropped, and felt a headache coming on. These kids were too dumb to talk.
"This big brother doesn't go to school, work, or do any work." Erlin knew everything.
Yuanyuan: “Yeah, I think…”
She thought for a moment and said, "I don't think Brother Jinlai wants to go to school, work or do any work."
"Um?"
This sounds like a jingle.
Yuanyuan said seriously: "I think Brother Jinlai doesn't go to school because he is not good at studying and can't pass the exam. It's not that he doesn't want to work, it's because he is useless and can't find a job. As for not working...it may be that he is stupid and can't do anything. In other words, he wants all these things, he wants them very much, but he can't do them."
After hearing this, Yuanyuan felt a little more sympathetic and said, "You see, useless men are just so miserable."
Everyone: “So that’s how it is.”
"Is it possible?"
“Somewhat.”
"Then he is really useless."
Su Jinlai: "..."
I heard it, I heard it all.
What do you mean I can’t find a job? Am I, Su Jinlai, someone who can’t find a job?
Su Jinlai felt like he was about to explode. He wanted to be angry, but he didn't know how to be angry.
If you say these little guys say bad things about him, that's not true. People are still speaking for him, but even though they are speaking for him, it's actually very derogatory. Tell me, isn't he feeling very blocked?
Su Jinlai took a deep breath and exhaled, then snorted heavily.
He almost plodded to the toilet, his mind full of thoughts: he couldn't find a job, why couldn't he find a job? Why couldn't he work? Was he that bad?
He was despised by the children again.
"Ah! Ahhhh!" Su Jinlai screamed while standing in the toilet.
Several people who were squatting in the toilet were almost scared to death by him. Fortunately, this toilet had been repaired in the past, otherwise who knows what would have happened.
"Su Jinlai, what are you yelling about?"
"Damn it, you're really sick if I don't hit you. If I fall into the toilet, I will crush you to death."
"How can you be so wicked! You bastard."
Su Jinlai: “Ahhhhh…”
He was still screaming, and seeing everyone cursing, he rushed directly to one of them, who was terrified: "You, you, you, what are you doing?"
Su Jinlai asked: "Can you recommend a job to me?"
People at the scene: “…”
Could it be that this guy slept at home all day and became stupid?
Su Jinlai: "I don't want a lot either, just a hundred or eighty a month is fine."
"Get out of here now. If I could find a job that earns a hundred or eighty again, I would find one for myself. Why would I find one for you? Am I mentally ill? No, it's you who is mentally ill. Are you crazy?"
At this time, everyone hurried out of the toilet. You can't talk about such things here.
What if Su Jinlai pushes me down if they have a disagreement?
"Aren't you always lazy as hell? Why do you still want to find a job?"
"It's still a hundred or eighty dollars. People won't hire you for ten dollars. You can't do anything."
"that is."
Su Jinlai defended himself: "I am obviously very smart, why can't I make more money? If I can't make a hundred or eighty, fifty or sixty will do."
Everyone looked at him as if he was a fool. Finally, they stopped arguing with him. How could they argue with him? He was not a normal person. Everyone left. Su Jinlai: "No, don't leave..."
"Get lost."
The children in the distance said: "Brother Su Jinlai's voice has been heard again. He has always been despised. How pitiful."
Su Jinlai: "... Damn it, can you guys keep your voices down? Why are you always so loud when you talk about others? I don't want to hear it."
Woo woo woo, so pitiful.
"Su Jinlai. Are you sick? Why are you scolding children when you can't find a job yourself? Do the children owe you something? Are you still a man? You are nothing. I look down on you!" Guan Hong came home from get off work early and started yelling and cursing when he saw this.
Su Jinlai: "You you you..."
Guan Hong: "What are you talking about! You dare to say you can do anything? Bullshit, you just brag. Besides children, what else can you do? Oh, yes, you can also steal your own chickens. You said that Silver Lai Tong Lai is so ambitious, how come you have a brother like you? You are so unlucky. They have to endure so much discussion because of you. If I were you, I would hit my head against the wall and die, you useless thing, you have no manliness at all."
Su Jinlai's face turned red with anger. She said, "How dare you curse at me, woman? You have forgotten the time when you loved me. We were..."
"Bah! I was blind at first. I met a bastard like you and actually mistook you for a good person. I wanted a hero like Qiao Feng. Look at you, you are nothing. You are such a grown man but still need your family to support you. I feel sick just looking at you. If I were your mother, I would beat you to death."
"You bitch."
"You're a piece of trash!"
"You tigress!"
"You're a wimp!"
"You are still Qiao Feng, you are Ah Zi, you will never find Qiao Feng in your life, Qiao Feng will never look down on you, you are mean, vicious and ugly!"
"What about you? You're not as good as You Tanzhi, who is affectionate. You're nothing, a gigolo. You only know how to eat gigolos! Your mother is still working at her age, and you're sleeping at home, what a loser!"
"you!"
"What do you mean?"
Two people stood in the alley, with their hands on their hips, arguing loudly.
The children were stunned.
This kind of excitement happens all the time, but it is still breathtaking every time I see it.
"I, I, I, I'm a man who doesn't fight with women. I won't argue with you."
Guan Hong sneered, "Of course you don't fight with women. When you can't beat someone, you always grab female comrades to take your bullets. How can a person like you have the nerve to fight with women? Trash! Garbage! Bug!"
She was cursing hard when Zheng Huimin also got off work. They all hurried back home after get off work and then went out to set up stalls together. Although some people looked down on them for setting up stalls now, they would know how much money they had earned after they had done so.
They all worked very hard.
They also understand why people here are so motivated. For things like this, people who haven't seen the money simply don't understand how much money this business makes.
She said, "Guan Hong, why are you arguing with her? You're wasting your time. Is it worth it?"
"That's right, he doesn't deserve it."
The two men went back in a flash and quickly came out with the things. They went and came back again, and Su Jinlai was still so angry that he hadn't recovered yet.
The two men rode away on their bikes. Su Jinlai looked at their backs and shouted, "Just wait, I can make money too! I will never let you look down on me!"
"Bah!" A distant sound of contempt spread out.
Su Jinlai broke down and cried: "Wuwuwu. You are too bullying. How can you lesbians bully others like this? Wuwuwu~"
He cried so miserably, but he didn't notice that Li Weiwei, who was not far away, had secretly watched the whole process. He was working in the kitchen and got off work early. He was about to go home when he saw this. Seeing Su Jinlai crying like she was dying, he gently patted his chest and sighed again and again: "I'm not in a hurry to find a partner and get married. control it."
He was really scared anyway.
This lesbian is really not easy to mess with.
Su Jinlai looked up to the sky and shouted: "Don't look down on the poor young man!!!"
He let out a roar and ran home.
Li Weiwei: “…”
Isn't this person really good at adding drama to himself?
"Li Weiwei?"
Li Weiwei turned around and quickly greeted, "Hello, Aunt Lian."
Aunt Lian smiled with her eyebrows curved, and said: "It's you, just right, let's go to your house. Didn't I introduce you to a suitable one last time? This time I have a suitable one..."
Before he finished speaking, Li Weiwei waved his hands and said, "No, no, I'm not in a hurry to find a partner."
"What do you mean you're not in a hurry? Aren't you in a hurry? Look at you kid, you're still shy with me. Doesn't Aunt Lian know about your young people's affairs? Let's go to your house."
Li Weiwei wanted to cry and said, "I don't want it!"
He doesn't want to get married!
He said seriously, "Aunt Lian, I have really thought about it. I am still young and it is the time for me to work hard for my career. I have decided to open a stall with my dad. I don't have time to date, and I am not in a hurry to find a partner."
Aunt Lian: “…”
She looked at the boy in front of her suspiciously.
Li Weiwei said firmly: "Really!"
Aunt Lian: "...What stimulated you?"
Li Weiwei: “No.”
Aunt Lian couldn't listen to him. This matter was asked by Aunt Wang, and she would definitely look for the person in person.
Aunt Lian strode into the yard, and Li Weiwei followed her crying.
Sure enough, Aunt Wang didn't know what Li Weiwei said. She glared at Li Weiwei and said, "What nonsense are you talking about? Setting up a stall? Your father has a good job, why would he set up a stall? And you, your age is just right for finding a partner. You can get married after dating for about a year. It's just right. Your mother got married at your age and lived a very good life. Get married early and have fewer worries. Why are you making a fuss?"
Li Weiwei was firm: "I won't!"
Aunt Wang's face darkened. She said, "Don't make me angry."
Li Weiwei immediately hugged his grandmother's thighs and said, "Grandma, I really don't want to get married! Please, don't let me go on blind dates. At my age, I really can't control myself."
"You can't control it at your age, and you won't be able to control it in two years."
"A forced melon is not sweet."
He just didn't understand why his grandmother didn't urge his brother, but always came to urge him.
He felt miserable! "I won't do it anyway."
Aunt Wang was furious, but Aunt Lian was puzzled and said, "Why don't you want to? The lesbian I introduced this time is not from here, but she is very pretty, very quiet, good at managing the household, and very filial. If you meet her, you will know that she is really outstanding."
She said honestly, "The only shortcoming of this girl is that she is from another place and not a local hukou. But this also has its advantages. Her parents' home is not nearby, so she doesn't have to deal with the problems at her parents' home. Isn't that good? Although local girls are good, sometimes there are more problems when your parents' home is close, don't you think? This girl is from Lianhua Township and her name is Wen Lian. You can tell from the name how pitiful she is."
There is no boy who doesn't like good looks, so she said honestly: "This girl is pretty."
Li Weiwei remained firm: "I don't want it."
"No, whether you want it or not, you have to see it for me!"
Aunt Wang was very determined, and Chef Li who arrived later was even more determined. He opened his mouth directly and insisted that his second grandson see him. It was really like forcing a cow to drink water.
Li Weiwei: “…”
Suffering! He looked at his family members with grievance, thinking that they really didn't consider him at all. He was not a breeding pig, and he had to mate and give birth to piglets when he reached the age.
He roared, "I won't! I absolutely disagree! Whoever wants to agree can agree, but I won't do it!"
After saying that, he ran away. As soon as he ran out of the door, he saw a group of little kids watching the fun under his window.
Oh no!
Eavesdropping!
Tuan Tuan Yuan Yuan and the other children were discovered and immediately ran away: "Run!"
Li Weiwei: “…”
(End of this chapter)