In the evening, after eating the meal cooked by his stepmother, Zhou Yian started.

She's coming, she's coming~

"Dad, I've signed up today and plan to go to the Northeast to provide support. Although it's a little far and a little hard, I want to carry forward the spirit of hard work and perseverance. Follow the Chairman's will, and a single spark can start a prairie fire." Zhou Yian moved a little and smiled flatteringly.

"It's my sister Honghong. Auntie bought her a watch when she graduated from high school. Dad, I'm going to the countryside over there, and I can't be unaware of the time. It's so inconvenient. And I graduated from high school, but Auntie didn't buy me a watch either. I know she's not my biological mother, so it's understandable that she didn't buy me one. But you're my biological father, and the pillar of the family, so you have to buy me one."

"Okay, okay, Dad will buy it for you." It was a rare moment of tenderness in the Zhou family. Stepmother and Liu Hong gritted their teeth but remained silent. This was a critical moment in the countryside. It was okay to let her take advantage of them now.

"Juan, go to the room and get the watch coupons I gave An An two months ago. Then take 80 yuan and buy An An a Jingshi brand women's watch." Zhou's father called his stepmother, whose name was Liu Juan. Liu Hong took Liu Juan's surname.

Zhou Yian looked at it today and found that the watch was actually not expensive. You could buy one for fifty or sixty yuan. The main reason was that the watch tickets were rare, and he didn't know where Zhou's father got them from.

"Thank you, Dad!" Zhou Yian enthusiastically took out the snacks she had bought for the family. "When I saw this, I thought Dad would like it, so I bought it specially for him. Dad, please eat more. This is a new item from the department store and it's selling like hotcakes."

Exchanging a small for a big, no loss, no loss haha ​​(?ò︵ò?)

Watch, I'll be here tomorrow.

"Also, Auntie, I went to the countryside for Sister Honghong. They say it's really cold up north. Auntie didn't give me many cotton coupons yesterday, so I can't buy much cotton at all. Dad, you have to think of a way for me."

The cotton ticket only buys two kilograms of cotton, which is not enough to make a cotton jacket, let alone a quilt. The north should have at least ten kilograms of cotton.

"An An, it's not that I don't want to give you cotton tickets, it's just that we don't have any. You know that cotton is still very scarce. See if you can get some from your fellow villagers when you go there." The stepmother still has her own way, gentle and kind, and didn't say a word about the watch just now.

"What if we can't get any cotton? If my fellow villagers can't get any cotton, I'll go out and freeze in the countryside. It's because it's not Sister Honghong who's freezing that you don't care. I know you don't treat me like your own child. You see how hard it is to get cotton quilts, and yet you prepared three large quilts for Sister Honghong. And here I am, with two kilograms of cotton tickets."

After brewing and brewing, Zhou Yian opened her eyes wide and finally shed a few tears. "I knew that even though she's not my biological mother, she doesn't have a mother's heart. But she didn't even prepare a quilt for me. I'd better go to the countryside and fend for myself."

The original owner was somewhat silent at home, never speaking of any grievances. Although Dad was his biological father, if he didn't speak of some grievances, he would obviously smooth things over. Although the stepmother was also a face-conscious person, and for the sake of face, she treated her children equally on the surface, but secretly, how could she not favor her own children? Especially since Liu Hong had severed ties with her biological father, she loved her with all her might. Sometimes, Zhou Qing, the younger brother born to Zhou Dad, could not compare to Liu Hong's status.

"This is really unfair. I prepared it for Honghong first because she is older. It is a dowry prepared for Honghong." The stepmother did not show the fierceness she had when she quarreled with Zhou's father yesterday.

"An An has worked hard in the countryside, so when the time comes, we'll give An An two beds. We definitely can't let An An get cold. An An, you know how I feel about you. When have you ever been any different from Hong Hong? This is just something I didn't think about for a moment. An An, don't be angry with your aunt."

"Thank you, Sister Honghong and Auntie. Come on, have some snacks." Zhou Yian finally smiled through her tears. "Especially Auntie and Sister Honghong, eat more too."

The stepmother and Liu Hong gritted their teeth.

Who wants to eat her lousy snack! Her watch and ticket! Her money! Her quilt!

The next day, Zhou Yian got up early without being called and rushed to the department store to buy a Beijing brand women's watch. It was only 65 yuan, and Zhou's father even gave her an extra 15 yuan.

Wearing a watch and checking the time is such a relief. If it weren't for this day and age, Zhou Yian wouldn't have believed checking the time would be so troublesome. Nowadays, people can just use their phones to check the time, and even now, sometimes Zhou Yian doesn't even know what time it is. It's easy to go from frugality to luxury, but it's hard to go from luxury to frugality.

Last night, she sorted out all the things she needed to go to the countryside. She had the food coupons and money, the quilt, and the cloth bought yesterday. She could make two more clothes by then, or grab a few from Liu Hong. Anyway, since her stepmother came into the house, there were no new clothes for the original owner to wear. They were all old clothes. But the original owner couldn't complain because everyone was like this. The older ones wore the clothes and the clothes were new for three years, old for three years, and then mended for another three years.

But with the financial resources of the Zhou family, they would not have refused to give the original owner new clothes. They treated her equally on the surface, but behind the scenes, the stepmother must have been stingy.

Taking advantage of this great opportunity, I'll grab as many pieces as I can. I can decide whether to wear them or not later. At worst, I can sell them and not leave them to Liu Hong. But I can't steal Liu Hong's shoes. The shoe sizes are different. The main reason is that it's hard to find a reason to snatch them. It's not appropriate to snatch them by force. I don't have the strength to do so.

It’s better to buy two pairs of shoes at the department store, one pair of leather shoes and one pair of rain boots. I already have Liberation shoes at home, so I won’t buy them for now.

Besides clothes, I also need a toothbrush, toothpaste, a washbasin, a water cup, and, most importantly, sanitary napkins and a vest. I forgot yesterday, so I have to make up for it today. Gejiazhuang sounds quite remote, so I need to prepare everything.

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