Zhao Ruyue's daughter cut off contact after going abroad, and she never got to see her one last time before she died. Her son was silent and resentful, blaming her for everything.
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Chapter 52 Chapter 52 Why should I give it to others for free! ? …
Sometimes men always place too much emphasis on so-called brotherhood, and do things they don't want to do in order to give face to their so-called brothers.
Some people even acted as guarantors for their so-called brothers and ended up losing everything.
Zhao Ruyue was actually not worried that Ning Shaoming would be like this.
She knew Ning Shaoming. Others might get addicted to gambling and not only lose all the money in their pockets, but also go home to get money. They might even have to borrow money from home to gamble after losing all the money at home.
But Ning Shaoming would at most pay out of his own pocket to save face for his brother, and he only had about a hundred yuan in his pocket, he didn't have more than that, and borrowing was out of the question.
It was like this in his previous life. Others urged him to go home and get the money, but he said it was in his wife's hands and he couldn't get it. Others said he was afraid of his wife, but he didn't care.
He felt that although he didn't want to play, he was still willing to take out the money in his pocket and play with his brothers, which was already giving face to his brothers.
If my brothers continue to force him, it would be making things difficult for him and not giving him face.
We are all brothers, no one is superior or inferior, and he does not rely on others for a living.
Why should others not give him face when he gives others face? This is not fair!
Over time, those people couldn't get any benefits from him, so they gave him two nicknames: Ning Laokou and Kou Laosan.
Ning Shaoming thought that it was okay to spend a few dozen dollars to give face to his brother, but Zhao Ruyue felt unhappy.
Aren’t a few dozen or a hundred dollars not money?
A bowl of rice noodles with vegetables and meat only costs 50 cents on the street. The price has increased this year, but only to 60 cents.
A fried bun is 25 cents, and a small piece of rice cake is 20 cents.
Nowadays, the purchasing power of a few dozen dollars is not weak, and you can buy a lot of things!
Why should I give it to others for free! ?
Zhao Ruyue stared at the time and calculated that they had probably played several rounds of mahjong. It was almost eleven o'clock.
She stood up, stretched her muscles and walked out: "I don't know where the two children ran off to play. They didn't come back for lunch at noon."
Wang Haiyan spat out the melon seed shells in her mouth and said, "Kids, they don't even feel hungry when they're having fun. I told them this morning that everyone should be at home when we kill the chicken and set off firecrackers today. Don't let them run too far. If you shout a few times, they will definitely hear you."
Zhao Ruyue stood at the door and called a few times, and sure enough, she heard responses from her son and daughter.
Less than half a minute later, Ning Shiqiu ran back with her sister: "Mom! Are you looking for us?"
Zhao Ruyue pulled the two children to her side and first touched their foreheads, backs of the neck and backs to see if there was any sweat.
After feeling the two children's backs were dry, he asked, "Are you two hungry?"
Both children said they were a little hungry.
"Would you like to eat wonton noodles at the market? Today is the last day of the Lunar New Year. If you don't eat today, you will have to wait until the market opens on the sixth day of the Lunar New Year."
“I want to eat!”
Zhao Ruyue squatted down and lowered her voice: "Then can you do mom a favor?"
Ning Shixia was excited when she saw how mysterious her mother was. She also spoke in a low voice like a spy: "Excuse me, Commander, is this a secret mission?"
Zhao Ruyuewen couldn't help but nodded and said, "It's a secret mission. You can't tell others that mom sent you, otherwise mom will offend people."
"Please rest assured, Commander. I promise to complete the mission!"
Ning Shiqiu poked his stupid sister helplessly: "You haven't asked what the mission is yet..."
"Oh, Commander, what is the mission?"
Zhao Ruyue said: "The mission is: go to Shanjiaowan Liangguo Bingjia, find your father, and ask him to take you to the market to eat wonton noodles."
"Ah?" It turned out to be such a boring task. Ning Shixia deflated like a pricked balloon.
Zhao Ruyue pretended to be serious and held her daughter's hand: "Comrade Xiaoxia, this is a very difficult task. Not only does it require you to bring your father out, but it also requires you not to let people suspect that your mother is behind this.
The most important thing is that this mission requires our Xiaoxia to take on the heavy responsibility, Xiaoqiu can only assist and cannot go in with Xiaoxia. ”
Zhao Ruyue was well aware of the bad nature of some men. They thought that since they were of the same gender, they could play tricks on little boys as they pleased.
When a little boy of her son's age followed him in, the men would often joke around without taking the matter too seriously.
Some people insist on teasing a little boy until he cries or until he gets really angry.
The little boy got angry because of the jokes and was also accused of being stingy and unable to take a joke.
Even if his father was present, if his father was unhappy about it, both father and son would be criticized.
They didn't dare to treat the little girl lightly or harshly because she was a little girl.
Most of the little girls on the street are delicate and have bad tempers and are difficult to bully. If they really make a little girl cry, they will be blamed.
Especially for a girl as young as her daughter, it is usually assumed that she is too young to be reasoned with, and when she makes a fuss, no one will say it is the child's problem.
Her father was present and didn't allow others to tease his daughter, and no one would think he was wrong, because most people would agree that daughters can be pampered more, but sons should not be spoiled.
When Ning Shixia heard that her mission was so important, she immediately became confident again: "Don't worry, Commander Mom. I will definitely complete the mission!"
Zhao Ruyue felt relieved, after all, this kind of thing had happened many times in her previous life.
Ning Shaoming couldn't bear to be mean to his children. Even when he was in the middle of playing mahjong and his daughter made a fuss, he couldn't be mean at all.
One time, I was so angry that I raised my hand and wanted to spank the child, but I kept my hand raised for a long time and just couldn't bring myself to hit the child.
His daughter didn't think it was a big deal and just ran off to play after making a fuss. He didn't even hit her, but instead felt sorry for her and bought her a lot of delicious food to comfort her.
The children were so confused that they ate happily without knowing what was going on.
Ning Shiqiu got on his bike and prepared to take his sister to Shanjiao Bay. Zhao Ruyue reminded him worriedly, "Remember what your mother said. Xiaoqiu, don't go in. If Xiaoxia goes in, quickly drag your dad out. There are a lot of people smoking in there, and children can't smell the smoke too much."
The two children responded in unison: "Got it!" They waved at her, pedaled their bikes, and sped away.
When they were almost at Shanjiao Bay, Ning Shiqiu stopped the car and waved to his sister despite her puzzled look.
Ning Shixia: "What are you doing?"
Ning Shiqiu: "Put your ear close to me, I'm telling you, this is what will happen after you go in... then..."
Then when they arrived at the place, Ning Shixia went in, locked onto the target, and immediately hugged the target's thigh.
Ning Shixia did not feel embarrassed when Liang Guobing accused him of lying. Instead, she thought that her brother was worthy of being her brother. He was so smart that he even knew what the adults would say.
Later, she can talk to her mother and ask her brother to be appointed as a military advisor. As for herself, she will definitely be the vanguard general!
"Oh my, I've been exposed," Ning Shixia stuck out her tongue and made a face, then started to act like a spoiled brat, "I don't care, I'm hungry anyway and want to eat wonton noodles. Dad, take me to the market to eat wonton noodles!"
Before Ning Shaoming could say his agreement, Liang Guobing interrupted him: "Isn't your mother at home with nothing to do? Why don't you just ask your mother to take you there? Your father has been busy for a year and it's rare for him to have time to come and play. You can't spoil his fun, okay?"
Ning Shixia had an innocent face and said simply, "I don't know. What does spoiling the fun mean? I only know how to sweep the floor."
After that, she ignored him and continued to pull her father's pants and shouted: "Dad, I want to eat wonton noodles, take me to eat wonton noodles!"
"Okay, okay, Dad will take you to eat." Ning Shaoming saw that the child was about to sit on the ground, so he bent down and picked her up.
Ning Shixia didn't feel it when the altitude was low, but now that the altitude has suddenly increased, the smell of smoke has become stronger.
She couldn't help pinching her nose: "It stinks here, Dad, please go!"
Seeing that the big piece of fat meat was about to fly away from his mouth, how could Liang Guobing remain indifferent?
He couldn't suppress his irritation and blurted out, "Shao Ming, you can't spoil the child like this. He's so young and he knows how to ask for things. What will happen to him when he grows up?"
He thought that he and Ning Shaoming had known each other since childhood, and he understood Ning Shaoming very well, and what he said made sense.
Generally speaking, adults will agree with such words, and then take the opportunity to teach children how difficult it is to be a parent and that they should be considerate of their parents’ hard work.
But he overestimated his understanding of Ning Shaoming.
Ning Shaoming felt unhappy when he heard what Liang Guobing said. What right do others have to point fingers at his child?
Besides, what does it mean to ask others for this and that? What's wrong with asking your dad for something to eat?
His Xiao Xia just wanted to have a bowl of wonton noodles, and he didn't want anything expensive, so why was it inappropriate?
Ning Shaoming forced a smile on his face, "My child doesn't want a mountain of gold and silver, he's just hungry and wants to eat a bowl of wonton noodles. It would be embarrassing for me as a father if I can't even meet this request. You guys go play, I'll take the child to eat."
After saying this, she didn't care what Liang Guobing's expression was or what he was going to say, she just turned around and walked out with the child in her arms.
After going out, Ning Shaoming's mind became much clearer when he was blown by the cool winter wind.
Thinking back to the people who surrounded me just now and what they said.
He found that those people had been trying to persuade him to gamble with them in different ways, buzzing in his ears like flies, chattering in an attempt to brainwash him.
Even though Ning Shaoming was sure that he would stop after losing the dozens of dollars in his pocket and then find an excuse to leave, he still couldn't help but shudder.
Ning Shixia didn't notice her father's strange emotion. At this moment, she was happy that she had completed the task successfully.
She let go of the hand that was pinching her nose and happily hugged her father's neck, but when she got closer, she smelled the smell of smoke again.
Ning Shixia quickly raised her head and moved away, pinching her nose again, and said in disgust: "Daddy stinks!"
Ning Shaoming flicked her forehead with his finger: "You clever little thing, how dare you look down on me!"
Ning Shixia: "If you don't believe me, let me smell it. Come here quickly, brother!"
Ning Shiqiu's sense of smell was more sensitive, and he began to cover his mouth and nose as he approached: "Dad, you've been pickled by the smell of smoke!"
Ning Shaoming felt angry and amused: "You two little heartless kids, I took you to the market to eat wonton noodles, but you already dislike me before you even get to eat the noodles."
Zhao Ruyue was standing at the door of her house. She saw the three of them coming back from afar, smiled, turned back into the house, and continued to roast fire and eat melon seeds.
Ning Shaoming was almost home with his child when he met Huang Wenfa who had just returned from the street with a lot of bags.
Huang Wenfa and his wife only returned home the night before New Year's Eve. They were busy buying things for the New Year early this morning and had no time to look for Ning Shaoming.
Unexpectedly, I met you on the road. Huang Wenfa hurried over with his things in his hands. "I heard that you were playing cards at Lao Liang's house. I was just thinking of taking the things home and putting them away, so I went to play a few rounds of mahjong with you. Why are you back?"
Ning Shaoming couldn't help but think a lot when he heard his words. Did Liang Guobing and his friends want to use him as an excuse to drag his best friends to play with him as well?
Standing on the street, Ning Shaoming couldn't explain in detail, so he just said, "They were playing San Gong, and I didn't want to play so I came back. Have you bought everything?"
"Almost done. We still need firecrackers and fireworks. We live on the street so it's convenient to buy these. We can buy them later."
Ning Shaoming was afraid that Huang Wenfa would encounter the same thing as he did when he went to Liang Guobing's place, so he said, "Why wait until later? The fireworks that the children like will be sold out later. I want to take Xiaoxia and Xiaoqiu to the market to eat and buy some firecrackers. Can we go together?"
Huang Wenfa was a little hesitant. He hadn't been back for a year and had been working hard for a year. He really wanted to go to Shanjiao Bay to join in the fun, have some fun and relax.