Fang Chuchu looked at Fang Hui expressionlessly and said weakly, "Big brother, can't you think of me in a better way?"
"I'm just looking at you, you don't seem like you passed the exam. If you did, why are you making that face?"
Nuonuo raised her little hand and answered quickly, "Nuonuo knows!"
Looking at the adorable Nuonuo, Fang Hui asked softly, "Nuonuo knows? Then Nuonuo, please tell your uncle, okay?"
Fang Chuchu got goosebumps when she heard Fang Hui speak in a high-pitched voice. She rubbed her arms and silently pulled her chair a little further away.
Nuonuo nodded, her topknot swaying up and down with her movements, and said loudly, "Auntie said she passed the exam but didn't—she's going to become a laborer!"
Fang Hui: ? ? ?
Fang Hui tried to understand Nuonuo's words, but ultimately the encryption failed.
Fang Hui's eldest son, Fang Xun, explained to him, "Auntie didn't pass the exam to become a sales clerk, but she passed the exam to become a logistics staff member. She said she'll be doing manual labor from now on."
Fang Hui didn't care which job Fang Chuchu got; no matter how tough it was, it couldn't be worse than going to the countryside. He said gloatingly, "You didn't study hard when you were in school, look what happened, now you can't even get a sales clerk position."
"Big brother, you really are my brother! I'm so sad, can't you say something nice to comfort me?"
Fang Chuchu was truly impressed. She was the youngest daughter of Fang's grandparents, only five years older than her eldest nephew. So, she was practically raised by Fang Hui and his wife.
Logically speaking, with a sibling age difference of more than ten years, the older brother should dote on his younger sister. But Fang Hui is not like that; all he does is either make fun of Fang Chuchu or watch her make a fool of herself.
However, Fang Hui was still very good to her. Just like before, he used a lot of connections to help her get a job, but unfortunately, someone ruined it.
Fang Hui knew Fang Chuchu's character all too well; she was the type to be overly self-righteous and boastful without needing any praise.
She gets even more smug if anyone praises her. Fang Hui usually doesn't praise her on his own initiative, but he still dotes on her. After all, he only has a younger brother and a younger sister.
Fang Hui's younger brother joined the army at a young age, so he doted on Fang Chuchu more than Fang Huai.
Actually, when Fang Chuchu was little, Fang Hui often praised her, but he gradually realized that she was the kind of person who would get arrogant if she wasn't praised, and would become incredibly proud if she was. So Fang Hui changed his ways.
Sure enough, not long after she was heartbroken, Fang Chuchu started bragging: "But I'm not bragging, although I didn't pass the sales clerk exam, the fact that I was able to find a job on my own proves that I'm still very capable!"
Fang Chuchu picked up Nuonuo and proudly said to Fang Hui, "So many people can't even find a job, but I've already surpassed most people by finding one!"
"Nuonuo, come on, Auntie will take you to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy some delicious food~"
When Nuonuo heard that Fang Chuchu was going to take her to the supply and marketing cooperative, her eyes lit up, and she happily chimed in, "Eat, eat~ cake~"
"Okay, Auntie's buying sponge cake for Nuonuo~ Xiaoxun, are you coming? Everything's on today, Auntie's paying!"
Fang Xun didn't really want to go, because he had just finished eating and wasn't very hungry. However, he had wanted to buy a pair of sneakers for a long time.
She tentatively asked, "Auntie, I don't want any food, can I buy a pair of sneakers instead?"
Fang Hui immediately knew which pair of shoes Fang Xun was referring to. Fang Xun had already told him about it before, and he had originally planned to buy them for him because Fang Xun had always been very well-behaved and sensible, and it was rare for him to want something.
However, when he asked Sister-in-law Fang for money to buy it, he was refused and scolded.
Sister-in-law Fang's exact words were: "If you want to use your own pocket money to buy it, I don't care. But you want me to spend more than ten yuan to buy sneakers? No way!"
"Have you never bought groceries before? Do you know that a dozen yuan for food is enough to feed our whole family for a month?"
Fang Hui really didn't have any concept of these things. He just kept ten yuan for himself every month and gave the rest to his sister-in-law.
Fang Hui's salary plus subsidies amounted to more than 100 yuan a month. He often ate at state-run restaurants with others, where a meal would cost five or six yuan. He really didn't think there was anything wrong with a pair of sneakers costing more than ten yuan.
However, using his allowance would be problematic. He usually feels it's not enough even when he's smoking and eating.
Finally, Sister-in-law Fang gave Fang Xun a chance to earn money: if he helped with the dishes, mopping, and laundry at home the next day, she would give him an extra penny each day as a hard-earned fee.
Adding his own monthly allowance of one yuan, if he saved it up for half a year, he could buy the shoes. As for the ticket for the shoes, his family would pay for it.
Fang Xun has persisted for three months now and has saved up about ten yuan. But it's still not enough.
Fang Chuchu vaguely remembered that Fang Xun had wanted some sneakers before, which cost around ten yuan. She thought they were a bit expensive, but she had already said she would pay for them. It didn't seem right to say she wouldn't buy them now.
She silently calculated her savings and found it was enough, so she said generously, "No problem! Auntie will buy it for you. Sister-in-law, do you have any more coupons? I don't have any shoe coupons left."
Sister-in-law Fang is quite tolerant of Fang Chuchu, after all, she raised her from childhood, although sometimes she feels that she is a bit too extravagant.
But she also felt that if a girl is a little wealthy before getting married, she won't be so easily fooled by men with small favors when she looks for a partner later.
"Yes, I'll go back to my room and get it for you. Chuchu, do you have enough money? The sneakers Xiaoxun wanted are quite expensive."
“That’s enough. My second brother also sent me money back this month.”
......
Fang Chuchu brought Nuonuo and Fang Xun to the supply and marketing cooperative, but they encountered a major obstacle before even entering the door.
Nuonuo saw someone selling candied hawthorns at the entrance of the supply and marketing cooperative and looked at Fang Chuchu longingly while biting her finger.
She didn't say anything, just stared longingly at Fang Chuchu, but Fang Chuchu didn't dare to buy it for her.
A while ago, because Nuonuo was almost taken away, the Fang family spoiled Nuonuo a lot during that time. Whenever Nuonuo acted cute, they would keep giving her candy.
In the end, Nuonuo had a toothache in the middle of the night and went to see a doctor. The doctor said that Nuonuo is still young and cannot eat too much sugar at once.
Although you will eventually lose your baby teeth, if the tooth root is already damaged, it will affect the new teeth that grow in later.
Therefore, the Fang family now strictly controls Nuonuo's daily sugar intake. Fang Chuchu dares not defy this rule.
He forced a smile and said, "Nuonuo, this isn't a candied hawthorn. Look, it says on this that children can't eat it."
Grandpa selling candied hawthorns: ......
He clearly wrote: "Candied hawthorns are for sale..."
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