Chapter 27

The salary for March was paid at the end of May. Lin Qiu received 420.70 yuan and ran home excitedly. She was anxious to go to school to sell popsicles.

When Wang Shan came back from the pedestrian street in the evening, she was already asleep.

Lin Qiu took out his account book and summarized the income from selling popsicles during this period.

Eight hundred and sixty-seven dollars and forty-two cents!

Lin Qiu couldn't believe it and thought he had calculated wrong. He calculated again and it was still the same amount!

"Do you know how much money I made from selling popsicles?" Lin Qiu turned his head to look at Wang Xiuren who was sitting beside the bed and fanning Wang Shan.

"Definitely a lot!" Wang Xiuren follows Lin Qiu to the pedestrian street every day, so he knows whether popsicles sell well or not.

"Take a look!" Lin Qiu handed over the account book.

Wow! That’s quite a lot! It’s almost nine hundred yuan!

"Including my salary for March, the total is 1,288.12 yuan!" Lin Qiu's income this month is three times that of last month.

"It's really easy to make money! But it's a pity that I can only do it for a few months a year." Lin Qiu sighed.

"If we can do it every month, everyone will go out to sell popsicles, and it will be our turn!" Wang Xiuren fanned himself, "You earn more than me now, and I have to find a way to make money. I am a grown man and I can't earn less than you! This is unacceptable."

Lin Qiu ignored Wang Xiuren's chauvinistic mentality and calculated the family's assets. "We saved 1,800 yuan in the past three months. Add your salary in May and my 1,200 yuan, and we have more than 4,200 yuan on hand. I still have two months' salary."

"Then our money-saving speed is pretty good!" Wang Xiuren was still proud of himself. He saved enough money to buy a house in his hometown in just a few months.

Lin Qiu rolled his eyes at him. What was there to be proud of? With that little money, he couldn't even afford a bigger bathroom in Pengcheng.

"How about we round up and deposit 4,000 yuan into the bank?" Lin Qiu suggested. "The popsicle business brings in money every day anyway, and we're afraid it might be stolen if we keep so much money on hand!"

"Sure." Wang Xiuren didn't want his hard-earned money to be stolen, so it would be safer to put it in the bank.

"Tomorrow is Children's Day, and Shanshan's nursery is closed. I plan to take a day off to take her out to play!"

After living in Pengcheng for so long, the couple has been busy making money and has hardly had time to take their daughter out. Tomorrow happens to be Children's Day, and Lin Qiu plans to spend some time with his daughter.

"Be careful when you go out!" Wang Xiuren reminded, saying that during holidays, there are crowds of people everywhere.

"That's for sure!" Lin Qiu usually pays attention to these things, not to mention the fact that there will be a lot of people tomorrow. "If it doesn't work, I'll bring her back and wait for a day when there are fewer people to go out."

"Okay, it's up to you!" Wang Xiuren had no objection and changed the subject, "It's really too hot today, why don't we save two hundred yuan and buy an electric fan?"

The temperature was very high and the rented house was small, so the whole room was like a steamer and very stuffy.

"Let's go to the mall together tomorrow to check out the prices and buy it if it's suitable." Lin Qiu was also hot, and having a fan would indeed make him feel much cooler. He could just think of it as adding a big item to his home!

When Wang Xiuren heard this, he couldn't wait to say, "I will definitely come back early tomorrow and go to the mall after dinner!"

After breakfast the next day, Lin Qiu took Wang Shan to the factory to ask for leave, and the workshop director approved the leave very promptly.

After Lin Qiu took a leave, she took Wang Shan to the pedestrian street. She knew there was a McDonald's on the pedestrian street and wanted to take her to try it.

People coming and going along the way are all adults with children, and the entire pedestrian street has become the children's territory. McDonald's is even more exaggerated. The line has already stretched to the street, and there are parents and children inside the store.

Lin Qiu and her daughter waited in line under the scorching sun for nearly an hour before they could place their order - a Happy Land meal that cost Lin Qiu a day's salary.

The smell of fried chicken nuggets in the air was really tempting. Wang Shan sat in her seat, staring at the serving table eagerly, and couldn't help swallowing her saliva.

When the waiter brought the meal over, Wang Shan's eyes lit up.

"Eat!" Lin Qiu found his daughter's greedy look a little funny, so he pushed the box of chicken nuggets to her and put the milk with a straw in front of her.

Wang Shan grabbed the chicken nugget, stuffed a bite into her mouth, and said as she chewed, "Mm-mmm, this is so good!"

"Talk after you finish eating! Don't choke." Lin Qiu reminded his daughter after listening to her unclear words, and then squeezed out the ketchup and put it on the inner box of the chicken nuggets.

"Yeah!" Wang Shan nodded and took a sip of milk. She squinted her eyes and looked very enjoyable. She was so adorable.

After eating two chicken nuggets, Wang Shan finally satisfied her craving. She dipped the French fries in ketchup while playing with the small toys that came with the meal, taking a bite of the fries and drinking a sip of milk from time to time.

When Wang Shan patted her stomach and said she was full, Lin Qiu packed up the remaining French fries and chicken nuggets and took them away.

Lin Qiu originally planned to take Wang Shan to the zoo after eating McDonald's, but looking at the bleak sun and the crowded crowd, he decided to go back to the rental house!

It was already past eleven o'clock when they returned to the rental house. Lin Qiu put his sleepy daughter on the bed, and she fell asleep immediately, still holding the small toy tightly in her hand.

The weather was hot and he was too lazy to move, so Lin Qiu took advantage of Wang Shan's sleep to run to the market to buy some cold noodles and brought them home for a meal, then he and his daughter took a nap.

Lin Qiu was woken up by Wang Shan because she couldn't hold it anymore and had to pee.

I quickly took her to the bathroom, and after she urinated and washed her hands, I gave her the chicken nuggets and French fries I had packed as lunch.

After three hours, the French fries were no longer crispy and the chicken nuggets were not as fragrant, but Wang Shan still ate them with relish.

Wang Xiuren got off work very early today and came back before Lin Qiu went out to buy groceries.

"You didn't sneak back, did you? If you are found out, your salary will be deducted!" Lin Qiu immediately questioned his early leaving get off work.

"How is that possible? Am I that kind of person?" Wang Xiuren was dissatisfied with Lin Qiu's doubts, "I told Brother Man about it early in the morning, and I didn't even take a break at noon."

"Okay, I wronged you!" Lin Qiu said perfunctorily, "I haven't had time to buy groceries yet!"

"Let's just go out to eat!" Wang Xiuren suggested.

"It's so expensive to eat out!" Lin Qiu felt sorry for his wallet. "Your daughter is celebrating a festival today, and she spent a day's salary on just one meal!"

"What's so expensive to eat?" Wang Xiuren was curious about how much a two-year-old could eat.

"McDonald's, foreign fast food!" Lin Qiu explained, "I thought she would celebrate Children's Day once a year! I didn't expect it to be so expensive."

"It doesn't matter if it's a bit expensive. Anyway, I'm eating it and it's not wasted!" Wang Xiuren is open-minded. He only has this one child now, so it's not surprising to eat something good occasionally. It's not like he can't earn enough money.

"Anyway, my wallet has already bleed a lot today, so it doesn't matter if I spend a little more! How about just treating it as a holiday with my daughter?" Wang Xiuren was not discouraged and suggested again, "It's so hot, and you're sweating after cooking. It will be easier for you to eat out."

"Okay, okay!"

Seeing that Wang Xiuren was putting the blame on her, Lin Qiu thought about it and decided to agree to go out for dinner. After all, Wang Xiuren was right. He had to take a shower every time he cooked dinner.

After receiving the reply, Wang Xiuren immediately put away his clothes and took a shower, his movements smooth and without any delay.

After washing up, Wang Xiuren carried Wang Shan on his back, with Lin Qiu following beside him, and the family slowly walked towards the pedestrian street.

Many years later, Lin Qiu still felt painful when he thought of this day: a Happy Land meal, a Chaoshan beef hotpot, and a Seagull floor fan.