In her previous life, her eldest brother died early, her second sister went blind due to illness, her third brother became autistic, and she herself lived a life of poverty and hardship, scavenging...
"Let's not talk about this! When are you going back?" Zhong Xiong asked.
"Go home now, pack up and go back, what about you guys?"
"I'll go back tomorrow morning. I have to set up a stall today. I'll come back on the 2nd."
"Okay! Oh right, these four." Zhou Xiang pointed at Xiao Chunmei's family. "They are my classmate, her mother, and her two younger brothers. They live in Yingnan Alley. You should recognize them and take good care of them in the future."
"Okay! Don't worry! Come on, brothers and sisters, have some barbecue. It's your treat."
Xia Guoqiushi was a little afraid of Zhong Xiong's appearance, but when she heard that it was a barbecue stall, she relaxed. Her sister said that the people at the barbecue stall looked fierce but were actually good people. She even gave him an extra skewer, just enough for each of the three siblings.
Xiao Chunmei was dumbfounded. Although the extra people were not the ones in front of her, but, but, Zhou wanted to know them?
So, when Zhou wanted to talk to them, was he joking?
Zhou Xiang emphasized, "I'm telling you, no matter how many skewers I eat from their restaurant, they won't give me less money or give me free skewers."
"Come on! Look at the smallest note in your pocket. What's the denomination? And you're still trying to take advantage of our five-cent and ten-cent bills. It's good enough that they don't raise the price and rip you off."
Seeing her crying poor, Zhong Xiong immediately exposed her true colors. This little girl was obviously on good terms with him. Otherwise, would she wear the same clothes as him? Would she ask his group to take care of her?
"Go, go, set up your stall!"
"Let's go!"
Zhong Xiong rode his tricycle away.
Zhou's mother quietly told Xiao's mother, "These people's stalls were also set up by my family. We provided the idea and capital. Later, after they paid back the money, each of them could earn more than 20,000 yuan a year!
In fact, it’s not even a whole year, just these few hot months.”
Xiao's mother returned home dizzy. Xiao's father didn't wait for her to come back at noon, so he took a leave in the afternoon.
If I had known this earlier, I would have taken a day off and gone to see my daughter's performance.
As soon as Xiao's mother saw him, she immediately pulled him into the inner room and told him everything she had seen and heard that day.
Father Xiao pondered for a moment and said, "The barbecue at the cinema was set up last year. A few of the people there clearly looked like they weren't doing their jobs properly, but Zhou Xiang was able to pull them up. We should be able to find a way out of this."
This morning, I heard from the accounting office that there's some kind of pension insurance payment coming up, and it'll be deducted from your salary starting next month. Didn't Zhou Xiang say that? Whether your employer helps you pay or you pay it all out of pocket, after paying for at least 15 years, you'll receive a pension when you reach retirement age.
Staying at work isn't a good idea. The family's expenses are becoming increasingly scarce. I might as well try my best. At least I can make sure I don't fall behind on the insurance payment, so I won't be a burden when I get old. What if I succeed? It's better than being bullied at work."
"Okay! I'll listen to you. Today, seeing how fast Zhou Xiang spends his money, I'm not only distressed, I'm also envious. I also hope that one day I can spend money as I please."
"Don't worry! I'll try my best. Since Zhou Xiang has the source of the information, we can definitely go no further if we listen to her."
Xiao Chunmei only saw her parents walking out with relaxed expressions, and she didn't understand what had happened.
But Zhou Xiang became more and more mysterious.
Zhou wanted to change his clothes and pack the things he needed to take back, so he asked Dahuang to carry the things.
"Da Huang and Xiao Huang, let's go back to the market town to see Rou Rou and Qiu Qiu."
With a whoosh, Big Yellow and Little Yellow rushed in front of Zhou Xiang and said, "Come on, carry these things obediently."
Dahuang immediately turned around and waited for Zhou Xiang to spread a torn sheet over it and put the package on it.
Mother Zhou pulled her little girl aside and said, "Think about it, if we take away Big Huang and Little Huang, I'm worried about that!"
"If you're worried, just take it out and carry it with you. That'll make you feel more at ease, right?"
"Okay, wait, I'll get it."
After a few minutes, Zhou's mother brought two newspaper balls and wanted to stuff them into the backpack on Dahuang's back.
"Set off!"
Zuo Heng and Zhou Hua carried their own backpacks because they brought skateboards, which were too heavy and they were reluctant to enslave Da Huang.
Xiao Huang even ran in front of the two men and squatted, indicating that he wanted to carry the things. The two men did not agree, and Xiao Huang felt a little aggrieved.
Zhou wanted to comfort it and told it that they would all eat the same amount when they got home, and only then did it happily follow its mother.
Passing by the Wei family, there was a festive atmosphere in the courtyard, and Zhou Xiang smiled slightly.
When they returned to the market town, it was already dark. Zhou Yu blamed his sister for not taking him seriously and coming back so late.
"Don't be so pretentious! I was performing a show! I even brought my big brother with me. It's a pity you didn't see it. I also took a lot of pictures! Oh! By the way, did you take wedding photos?"
Zhou Yu shook his head, "You didn't say."
"You're so stupid! I didn't tell you to eat, but you still eat three meals a day."
Zhu Hang quickly came over to smooth things over, "We'll go shoot tomorrow, and shoot a lot."
"Okay! I'll take a picture tomorrow and enlarge it to stick on the wall."
"Okay!"
"I spoiled you!" Zhou Xiang rolled his eyes.
"I'm happy to, I'm spoiled."
Zhou wanted to call for help, "Brother, someone is bullying me."
"Who? Who bullied you?" Zhou Niao came over immediately.
Zhou Xiang pointed his finger, and Zhu Hang immediately laughed and said, "Brother, I'm just kidding. A Yu is just a little jealous that you guys haven't come back yet."
"I'm being hypocritical. I'm telling you, Second Sister, stop it. If you don't listen to me, don't come to me for help in the future."
"Listen, I absolutely listen. Even if I don't listen to Zhu Hang, I will listen to you."
"Stop flattering others, or you might end up flattering their legs."
After playing around for a while and going over the procedures again after dinner, Zhu Hang finally left with peace of mind. In only two days, he would have a home. Waiting for a few months was even more difficult than decades.
For the photo shoot the next day, Zhou wanted his second sister to wear the same princess dress she wore last year.
He put makeup on her and taught her how to pose. In short, it was Zhou Xiang who was the most tired.
Zhu Hang was wearing Zhou Niao's performance suit from yesterday; he didn't have any other suit.
Anyway, if you don't button the clothes, you won't be able to tell that the clothes are one size smaller.
On the condition of paying money, the photo studio agreed to expedite the process. I could choose the photos that needed to be enlarged in the afternoon and get the framed photos the next morning.
Although Zhou Quan was disappointed with Zhoujia Village, he still had to show due courtesy. After sending the letter to Zhoujia Village, he no longer cared about it and let anyone who wanted to come be able to come.
We still invited Master Yu to be the chef, and all the utensils and supplies were also provided by Master Yu.
When Zhou Xiang and his second sister returned to the Zhou family courtyard, many guests had already arrived. His aunt-in-law came with Zhou Li, his third aunt came, several uncles and cousins from Zhoujia Village came, his eldest aunt-in-law represented his great-grandfather's side, and he didn't know the other women, but his mother knew them and greeted them.
Ye Xiu avoided the crowd and found Zhou Xiang, "That thing is done, and it will be tomorrow."
"Yes! I already know. It's quite fast. My request is that your nephew should be careful about the situation and not go too far. Otherwise, he will be divorced and the Wei family will not have an easy time."