Chapter 251 Buying a Desk

Xiaoyu sat on the steps at the door of her house.

Hands on knees, eyes wide.

Waiting obediently for my aunt to get off work.

After seeing the figure, he ran to his aunt and shouted happily: "Aunt!!!"

A familiar scene played out, and Chen Qing picked her up: "It's cold now, don't wait for me later."

"I want to wait."

She likes to hug her aunt.

"Then I'll teach you how to read the watch. You can wait for me on time in the future, and you won't have to suffer from the cold."

"good."

There are two watches at home, but Chen Qing doesn't wear either.

She and He Yuan had just started dating, and it would be fine if she just got a sewing machine and had him do the work all the time, but if she also wore a watch in public, she would easily become envied.

Chen Qing carried her back to the room, took out a pen and paper, drew 12 hours on a piece of white paper, and compared it with his watch.

She began to explain to Xiaoyu what the second hand, minute hand and hour hand were.

Xiaoyu listened carefully and felt it was a bit confusing.

Especially when her aunt asked her to answer what time it was, she was so nervous that she forgot what her aunt said.

Chen Qing taught her patiently.

Knowing time is a unit course for primary school students, so she naturally didn't expect Xiaoyu to learn it in a short time: "It's okay, learn it slowly."

"good."

Xiaoyu secretly planned to ask her brother tomorrow and let him teach her.

In that way, when her aunt comes back from get off work to teach her, she will find that she has made a lot of progress.

My aunt will definitely praise her!

Xiaoyu came to the dining table swinging her aunt's hand, and He Yuxiang served the cauliflower that he was so proud of!

The cauliflower that was planted some time ago has matured. It is very big. He Yuxiang loves it so much that he has to look at it before going to bed.

This is the largest vegetable he grows. It grows well and tastes crispy and sweet, saving the family a lot of money on buying vegetables.

"I traded the cauliflower for some of someone else's mustard greens, so we can have mustard greens tomorrow."

His cauliflower was really good and no one complained when he traded it for other items.

He Yuxiang was very proud.

Chen Qing asked: "Did you exchange it with Zhang Dongmei?"

"Well, her parents drove a donkey cart to the city and brought a bag of cabbage, a bag of brown rice, half a bag of cornmeal, and a basket of mustard greens from the countryside."

He Yuxiang thought that he could change some cabbage the day after tomorrow.

Chen Qing asked hurriedly: "Are they still in the city now?"

"Yes, Aunt Zhang's mother needs to come to the Machinery Factory Hospital to see a doctor for her knee. The two families have discussed it and put a wooden board on the dining table, covered it with bedding, and Grandpa Zhang and Grandma Zhang sleep on it."

He Yuxiang saw his aunt eating quickly and asked, "What are you doing?"

“Ask about the furniture prices.”

It is impossible for people in the city to be allocated quotas for trees in the mountains, so furniture is shockingly expensive.

Chen Qing looked at the prices of desks.

It made her want to put her two children in a difficult position temporarily.

Chen Qing put down her bowl and chopsticks and rushed to Zhang Dongmei's house. She had to ask Zhang's father if they, as country people, had the quota for the trees in the mountains and whether they could get a discount.

He Yuxiang put down his bowl and chopsticks and said to Xiaoyu: "Please put it in the pot to warm it up for me. I will come back to eat it later."

"oh."

Xiaoyu responded vaguely with puffy cheeks.

She kind of wants to go, too.

Forget it.

Next time.

Xiaoyu put her brother's bowl of rice into the pot in the kitchen, covered the pot, and returned to the dining table to continue eating seriously.

After Zhang Dongmei's parents came to the city, her mother-in-law looked like she was not an eye or a nose, and everything she did made a loud noise to express her dissatisfaction with her parents.

Old Lady Qin calls herself a city dweller, which is different from the country folk.

The small living room was occupied by them, and Mrs. Qin felt uncomfortable everywhere.

Zhang's mother was ashamed: "I told you not to use it. It's just an old problem. It hurts for a while. It's no problem except on rainy days."

"You're in so much pain that you can't even get up." Zhang Dongmei's voice was slightly choked. If her brother hadn't had the courage to walk so far to tell her, she wouldn't have known that her mother was suffering so much: "Just stay there and don't worry about her."

Old Lady Qin was very sharp-eared. She cursed at the gate of the mansion: "Some people are shameless. It's fine if they invite their own brother to their house for free meals, but they also have to invite their parents. My son married not only one person, but also a whole family."

"When you were eating other people's food, I didn't see you having this kind of ideological awareness."

Chen Qing came to Qin's house and immediately said something.

Mrs. Qin's expression changed several times, and she smiled flatteringly: "Xiaoqing is here, Dongmei is here, please go in."

She had heard from her two sons that the deputy director of the factory committee was a very high-ranking official.

Chen Qing also controls personnel transfers, which means that other people's employment and departure have to go through her process and she cannot be offended.

She is savage.

But she listens to her son very much.

Because her sons are all technical secondary school students, they worked in a machinery factory and they are very smart.

The youngest son is blind.

Married a rural man.

Chen Qing walked straight into the house.

The Qin family has a lot of people, so the living room is really narrow. With the addition of Zhang's father and mother, as well as her and He Yuxiang, the air feels suffocated.

Mother Zhang looked at her and smiled kindly, "Comrade Xiaoqing."

Chen Qing smiled and nodded, then asked worriedly, "Auntie, I heard from He Yuxiang that your knee is uncomfortable. Have you gone to see a doctor?"

"No, my daughter took a special leave and said she would take me and her father to the hospital tomorrow. It's nothing serious."

Zhang's mother didn't take it to heart.

She thought that the old man and his son and daughter were just making a fuss out of nothing and that it wasn't necessary to go to the hospital to see a doctor.

"Do you have something to do with Dongmei?"

"No, I came to see you."

Hearing this, the silent Zhang father looked up.

Chen Qing asked straight to the point: "Uncle and aunt, I want to ask, how much does it cost to buy a desk for the child?"

Father Zhang thought for a moment and said, "If we have wood, the carpenter in our village will charge ten yuan. If we don't have wood, the cheapest desk will cost twenty yuan. Now it's the end of the year, many people are buying dowries, and those who have wood quotas have all cut down. We can't make desks in our village."

Twenty yuan was much cheaper than the supply and marketing cooperative, but the wood was gone.

Chen Qing's expectations were dashed.

Father Zhang said, "I'll help you pay attention from now on."

"Thank you, uncle." Chen Qing paused and added embarrassedly: "I may need three desks."

"no problem……"

Before Mr. Zhang could finish his words, Mrs. Qin interrupted.

"Xiaoqing, you know it's not easy for rural people to get some wood. Your uncle Zhang has to spend a lot of favors, so you have to show your appreciation."

Everyone in the alley knew that Chen Qing's salary was ninety-nine.

What's wrong with giving more benefits?

Old Lady Qin looked at Chen Qing greedily, hoping to take something out of her pocket. Even if it wasn't much, industrial coupons would be good.

The Zhang family's faces suddenly changed.

Every time Zhang's father and mother see their daughter, they hear good things about Chen Qing. They are grateful that Chen Qing, a city girl, is willing to help their daughter.

If you are always fussy about even the smallest favor, the relationship will become strained.