Chapter 171 Instant Noodles

Jiang Dong smiled so hard that his eyes narrowed. "Grandma, I want to eat a packet dry. I'll just crush it into small pieces, add some seasoning, shake it evenly, and then eat it upside down. That's how the uncle on the train ate it."

Liu Cuihua looked around but saw nothing to buy. "Let's eat. I bought five bags. Eat whatever you want. Okay, now that we've bought everything, let's go home."

"Yu Fan, just stand there. Why are you walking so fast?"

Shi Luo looked at the girl in front of him and saw that her pace became faster when she heard this. He knew that the person behind him was calling her.

Sure enough, three girls jogged past them and grabbed the girl who should be called Yu Fan.

"Xia Xia, I really can't give you that dress. It's the gift I was going to give to my parents. I saved up money and tickets for a long time to buy it."

Seeing Yu Fan's redder eyes, Ji Xia's tone became even more unhappy. "Just talk, why are you sobbing? You thought I bullied you. I was the one who saw the dress first, and I was the one who asked the salesperson first.

I just told you the price and you took out the money right after you heard it. You took advantage of me. I was thinking you could buy one piece of clothing first and I could buy it later, but who knew there was only one piece left of that style."

Yu Fan explained aggrievedly, "Xia Xia, you know, my father is coming back tonight. He hasn't been back to the compound for a long time, but he will leave after dinner this time. I was a little anxious, so I just paid for it and left. Xia Xia, please let me go this time."

The little girl on Ji Xia's left rolled her eyes when she heard this. "Daddy, Daddy, Daddy, you call him so affectionately that people who don't know him would think he is really your real dad. You only dare to call him Uncle Feng at home and in the compound, but now you call him Daddy outside. Does Uncle Feng know that you call him like this outside?"

The little girl on Ji Xia's right also agreed, "That's right, I heard that the last time Uncle Feng came back, your mother told him again that she wanted to change your and your brother's surnames to Feng, but Uncle Feng disagreed and the matter was dropped. I hope your mother won't bring up the matter again this time."

Shi Luo was standing in the corner watching the fun with great interest, but when he heard the surname Feng, he suddenly remembered the jade pendant with the word Feng in it left to the original owner by his father, as well as the letters signed with the word Feng in them.

Yu Fan's face, which had been slightly red since he heard Mo Rusheng's words, turned a little paler. Then he heard Meng Meng's words, and his face turned pale and his body swayed.

Even so, Yu Fan did not forget to maintain her own personality. Tears fell before she could even finish her words. "Rusheng, I call you Uncle Feng at home because Uncle Feng asked me to call him that when we first arrived at the Feng family. But in my heart, I have already regarded Uncle Feng as my father.

"Meng Meng, as for what you said about my mother wanting to change my brother and my surname, it's because she wants us to feel more at home in the Feng family. As for Uncle Feng's objection to our surname change, it's because he doesn't want us to forget our biological father."

Ji Xia felt like she had just heard a joke when she heard this. "How ridiculous! A sense of belonging? Don't you feel a sense of belonging enough? Uncle Feng's house has always been occupied by you three, mother and daughter. Over the years, Uncle Feng has basically lived in the dormitory and spends less than ten days at home in a year. Now the Feng family is almost owned by you three, mother and daughter. What more sense of belonging do you still want?"

Yu Fan cried bitterly, "Ji Xia, what do you mean by that? My mom is Uncle Feng's wife. We are a family. What's wrong with us living in our own home? As for Dad living in the dormitory for a long time, it's because of work. Besides, my dad and mom have a good relationship."

Ji Xia said with disdain, "Huh, how did your mother marry Uncle Feng? Do you really think we don't know? Uncle Feng was kind enough to take care of his deceased brother's wife and daughter, but where did your mother end up? If it weren't for your mother."

Seeing Ji Xia talking more and more, Mo Rusheng quickly interrupted, "Xia Xia."

When Ji Xia heard Mo Rusheng shouting, she realized that she couldn't continue talking. Those things couldn't be said, at least not outside the compound, so she felt a little guilty. "Forget it, forget it. I'll give you the dress. I'll buy you another one when I have one in the future."

By the way, Yu Fan, I heard last year that your mother decided to let you go to the countryside and let your brother stay behind when you and your brother are old enough. Is this confirmed? Your brother and you are twins, aren't we both eighteen years old? We both graduated from high school this year. Although you are the older sister, you were only born a few minutes earlier than your brother.

My mother said that if there are boys in the family, they should be sent to the countryside. Apart from other aspects, boys are stronger, so even if it is to help build the countryside, boys should be given priority.

Meng Meng: "Yes, yes, that's what my mother said too. So this time it was my younger brother who went to the countryside. My grandmother was not happy about it and kept making a fuss about letting me go. Humph, she forgot about me every day when there were some good things happening, but now she remembered me. Hehe, luckily my father said that my younger brother is old enough, he is already sixteen years old, so it would be good to send him to the countryside to exercise."

Yu Fan clenched the paper bag tighter. "Even if you can avoid going this time, what about next time? You three are unemployed, and you're all eighteen years old this year. You each have an older brother who's in the army. Ji Xia, Meng Meng, you only have this one younger brother. You can't delay this time, and you can let your younger brother go to the countryside in your place. So what about next time? By the way, Mo Rusheng, you and your older brother are the only two children in your family. You must go this time, right?"

Mo Rusheng frowned and said calmly, "I joined the art troupe and have been there for more than two or three months. Don't you know?"

Yu Fan stopped pretending to be innocent and stared at Mo Rusheng fiercely. "How did you get in? I asked before, but the art troupe isn't recruiting new members this year, and they haven't held any exams."

Meng Meng laughed out loud twice. "You don't think that the art troupe has to hold an exam every time it recruits new members, do you? Besides, the art troupe said that they won't recruit new members this year, but they only won't recruit new members from outside. They still have to recruit internally.

You should know that Shengsheng is Teacher Lan's only apprentice. She started learning dance with Teacher Lan at the age of three and performed with the art troupe all over the country at the age of seven. Teacher Lan recommended Shengsheng a few years ago, and the art troupe immediately gave her the position. Shengsheng just graduated from high school this year, otherwise she would have joined the army long ago. You don't even know this, you are really ignorant."

Yu Fan was truly confused and a little bit upset this time, because she really didn't know that Mo Rusheng had been selected years ago. "Meng Meng, don't be so proud. To tell you the truth, I already have a job. I don't need to go to the countryside this time, and I don't need to go in the future. But you may not be sure."

Ji Xia: "Where did you find a job? There's no news of job openings in Beijing recently. As for other things, your mother's personality makes it impossible for her to spend money to find a job for you. Besides, if there really was a job, your mother would think of your brother first."

Yu Fan looked somewhat smug. "Even if my mom doesn't help me, I still have my partner. She found me this job, and I've already started today. I bought clothes for Mom and Dad to celebrate."

Meng Meng couldn't believe it. "Impossible, how could I not know when you started dating? You know, there is nothing in our compound that I don't know."

Ji Xia: "If you had a job, your brother would definitely go to the countryside this time. Your mother would be happy."

Yu Fan: "You all know my girlfriend, she's Gan Yu from our class."

Meng Meng felt like her ears were dirty. "Ganyu, you actually dare to date him? Are you crazy? Don't you know what his mother is like? Do you know that he originally had a fiancée?"

Yu Fan was very calm. "I know, but his fiancée broke off the engagement last year. As for his mother, she's just a stepmother. She can't control him. Besides, I'm marrying him, not his mother."

Ji Xia: "That's not right. I remember Ganyu himself didn't have a job. He was planning to join the army. His father had already told him to join the army. It seems that he would leave after the New Year. How on earth did Ganyu get a job for you?"