"It hurts!" Lin Xiaoyi cried to his mother, "Please be gentle! It hurts so much!"
Seeing her son's pitiful look, Tong Shujia softened and let go of his hand, then pointed at him from head to toe.
"Do you even know your dad's home? The way you're dressed makes you look like a street thug!"
"How would I know he was home? I've been out playing these past two days," Lin Xiaoyi said, putting his arm around his mother's shoulder.
"I came back to ask for some money. It's my friend's birthday, and I have to treat him to a meal!"
Upon hearing that her son wanted money to spend on others, Tong Shujia's suppressed anger immediately flared up.
"How could you do this? Your dad and I don't earn money easily, and you just casually spend it on others. What business is it of yours if it's his birthday?"
Lin Xiaoyi stepped aside slightly. "I think he's always been nice to me, so I thought I'd treat him to a meal. It won't cost much, just give me 50 yuan!"
Tong Shujia gave her son a reproachful look, then took out money from her pocket.
"I'm only giving you 50 yuan of pocket money this month. If you use it for his birthday, you won't have any money left this month."
Lin Xiaoyi clasped his hands together and bowed to his mother.
"Mom, Mom, my dear mother, you can't do this! Give me another 50 yuan, and I promise I won't ask you for money again this month!"
Looking at her son's ingratiating manner, she thought to herself, "This kid is really handsome. I can't refuse him whenever he says something sweet."
He looked at her as if she were the child's biological father, so he took out another 50 yuan and gave it to his son.
"That's all I have. Don't ask me for any more money this month!"
Lin Xiaoyi kissed the money he received, saying, "Thanks, my dear mother!"
Tong Shujia slapped her son's bottom, "Money is so dirty, why are you kissing it!"
"This is good stuff. Although it's passed through many hands, you really can't play with it without money. You have to have money first!" Lin Xiaoyi stuffed the money into his pocket and said smugly.
"I'll ask my sister for some more later, that way I'll have enough for this month."
Tong Shujia pulled her son back again and stuffed the rest of the money into his hand.
"Your sister only earns a meager fixed salary each month, which isn't even enough for her own expenses. She's giving you money, so don't ask her for money!"
"Mom, you're really my mom, I love you to death!" Lin Xiaoyi kissed his mother on the cheek. "Without you, I wouldn't have such a handsome son like you!"
"With that mouth of yours, you could talk the dead back to life!"
Tong Shujia smiled happily; she couldn't stand her son's whining. He was exactly like that person.
However, that man was too fickle; he went abroad without warning, which made her panic. Fortunately, her son was born early, and she managed to keep the birth month a secret from Lin Hongzhi!
The more they grow up, the less they resemble each other. Fortunately, Lin Hongzhi doesn't seem to care much about the family, except for giving money!
Lin Xiaoyi was very happy to receive the money. With such a large sum of money, he could stay outside for several more days.
He not only has to celebrate people's birthdays, but there are also a few people who need to be taught a lesson. It's time for those guys to pay the price.
——
Lu Zhixia and Gu Lingxiao had donkey meat sandwiches for lunch. Although they were a bit cold, they tasted good.
The two people on the upper bunk were so hungry that they had no choice but to take out their food and eat with them.
Lu Zhixia could only eat two before she was full. She drank a large glass of water, then checked her watch. There were still more than four hours until she arrived at her destination.
"Only half the time has passed."
"Why don't you take a nap?" Gu Lingxiao said. "When we get to the station, we'll have to transfer trains, and we don't even know if we can get tickets for the next train."
Lu Zhixia said, "I can't sleep any longer because my days and nights are all messed up."
Gu Lingxiao said, "Then you can read the newspaper for a while. Oh, and there are some sunflower seeds in my bag. If you get sleepy, you can eat some sunflower seeds."
Lu Zhixia nodded, indicating that she understood. She cleaned up the trash on the table, emptied it into the trash can, spread the newspaper on the table, and continued reading.
Luckily, I bought a lot of newspapers, otherwise I really wouldn't know how to pass the time.
A pitter-patter sound came from outside, and Lu Zhixia looked up and realized that it was raining outside. The sky was not overcast, but it was a sunny rain.
"This rain really comes out of nowhere."
"It won't go down much," Gu Lingxiao said.
"I feel it's just a sunny day with rain," Lu Zhixia said.
"One autumn rain brings a chill, and a few more rains and winter will come."
"Of course! I'm even planning to open the shop before the Lunar New Year."
"So, what do you want to sell?"
"I plan to make and sell dumplings, and prepare several kinds of fillings, such as chives, eggs and shrimp, pickled cabbage and pork, beef and celery, fennel and eggs, mackerel dumplings—" Lu Zhixia said while counting on her fingers.
Gu Lingxiao listened quietly from the side and realized that Lu Zhixia was not just thinking about it, but had already figured out what to do next.
This shop is guaranteed to make a profit once it opens.
After Lu Zhixia finished explaining her thoughts, she drank a large glass of water and then continued speaking to him.
"These are just my initial ideas. Some unexpected things may happen during implementation, but they will be roughly the same."
"Where did you buy the house?" Gu Lingxiao asked.
Lu Zhixia: "It's on Huainan Road, across from the hospital."
Gu Lingxiao knew where she bought the house, but he didn't expect it to be so close to his own.
“My house is there too.”
"Yeah?"
"It shouldn't be too far from your shop."
“That was such a coincidence. The place is so big, and our houses are so close together.” Lu Zhixia felt that fate was truly wonderful. “I just happened to see a brother and sister who were having trouble, and then I learned that they wanted to sell their house. I thought the environment was suitable, so I bought it.”
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