Ning Tang packed the written letter and two large packages of paper money together and asked Chen Lie to take them to the post office tomorrow and send them to Liang Dong and Bai Xiaofen.
As for whether they could understand what she meant, that was their business. If they couldn't, Ning Tang didn't suggest going to their house to make them understand. She had plenty of time anyway.
Chen Lie felt very sorry, "Why didn't they just die?"
Ning Tang sighed, "The scourge will last for a thousand years, it's still too early."
The items were sent, and no one knew what Liang Dong and Bai Xiaofen thought. Anyway, until August, even after Sanwa arrived in Beijing, the couple did not dare to visit again.
Ning Tang snorted, "Bullying the weak and fearing the strong."
Yes, these two people are like this: if you are soft, they will be hard; if you are hard, they will be soft, just like sticky candy.
For several days, Ning Tang went out but did not see Su Guangzong.
This surprised her. After all, Su Guangzong always went to the Jiang City Game Hall on time before, and she had run into him several times. Why did he disappear in the past few days?
She asked? Chen Lie, this Chen Lie actually knew, "Su Junyan bought him a game console."
"Buying a game console?" Ning Tang exclaimed. "Such a large one, can their house even fit it?"
Moreover, Su Guangzong is addicted to video game consoles, and you still buy him one? Isn't that harming him?
Chen Lie was also confused. "It wasn't the kind you see in the arcade. It was a small one called something like Red and White. I heard it was Su Junyan's idea. He said that since Su Guangzong couldn't quit playing it anyway and had to go out every day, it would be better to buy one for him at home. It would also save him the time of going out."
Ning Tang's brows were almost knotted. No wonder he hadn't seen Su Guangzong in the past few days. He should be staying at home playing games.
But how can you spoil your child like this?
Now it's the game console, and he will continue to play it and become addicted. In the future, when he has a computer and there are more fun games, will Su Guangzong be able to quit?
Ning Tang was speechless. "By the way, where did Su Junyan get the money to buy a video game console?"
I still haven't paid back the four hundred yuan I owe them!
Chen Lie: "I borrowed it from another colleague."
He also thought about the Su family not paying back the money, and his face turned ugly. "I'll go ask him for it in a couple of days."
I have enough money to buy a game console for my child, so I can’t be so poor as to pay him back, right?
About four hundred yuan? Not a lot, not a little either. By the time I get the money, it will be the Spring Festival.
This year's Spring Festival, Erniu and Sanwa did not come back, but Dawa came back and arrived home on New Year's Eve.
Chen Lie was surprised. "How come a busy man like you still has time to come back?"
Big Boy pursed his lips, he was feeling worried.
Seeing the worry flash across his face, Chen Lie stopped being annoyed with him and thought, you are just an adult, yet you are already thinking about so many things?
Ning Tang was cooking New Year's Eve dinner in the kitchen, and Da Wa followed her in to help. "Mom, make another Yuanbao egg dish. I love it."
Ning Tang was happy, "Isn't it delicious?"
It is delicious and has good meaning.
Cut the boiled eggs into slices, deep-fry them and then pour a spoonful of sweet and sour sauce on them to make them bright and delicious.
He didn't really believe in this thing before, but he opened two physical stores in Shanghai before the New Year. This was his first time opening a store. He was not afraid of not making money, but he was afraid of losing everything. The more he worried, the more he looked for good intentions everywhere, for fear of encountering even the slightest bad thing.
"Yeah." Big Boy responded.
Ning Tang was surprised. Given Da Wa's personality, he would definitely be talkative, but today he was unexpectedly abnormal.
Ning Tang didn't ask him and continued, "Can you make another bowl of seafood vinegar?"
White dregs vinegar is topped with red chili flakes, and is garnished with fine rice noodles, water spinach, sea white, and seaweed... A bowl of this in winter is sour and spicy, warming the body and appetizing.
Da Wa hadn't tasted this kind of food in a long time since he went to Shanghai. His eyes lit up and he said, "Okay."
As soon as the New Year’s Eve dinner was served, there was a knock on the door. Da Wa went to open the door and welcomed Mrs. Luo and Political Commissar Zhao in.
Mrs. Luo and Political Commissar Zhao each wore red clothes today. Mrs. Luo wore a red sweater and black pants, while Political Commissar Zhao wore a red imitation Tang suit and black pants. They looked very festive.
Da Wa bowed and said crisply, "Sister Luo, Uncle Zhao, Happy New Year!"
Mrs. Luo smiled and said, "Good, good, good to you too. Happy New Year, Big Boy. You've grown taller again."
After saying that, he took out two red envelopes from his pocket and said, "One is mine, and the other is given to you by your Uncle Zhao."
Da Wa put it in his pocket and said with a smile, "Thank you, sister-in-law."
Ning Tang said angrily, "He's already a grown man, and you're still giving him a red envelope."
And give two.
Mrs. Luo smiled and said nothing. No matter how old the child was, he was still the one she had watched grow up.
Political Commissar Zhao brought two bottles of liquor. "My son-in-law sent them these. Moutai, very strong. We must get drunk tonight."
Mrs. Luo glared at him and said, "Just drink it. If you get drunk, I'll help you back home and that's it."
Political Commissar Zhao touched his nose and muttered, "I can drink quite well..."
Ning Tang continued, "You have a good alcohol tolerance, but Chen Lie can't. If he vomits inside, I'll show you how I'll deal with him."
Shen Lie whispered, "Tigress."
Ning Tang narrowed his eyes and said, "Louder."
Chen Lie rolled his eyes guiltily, "I said, let's have dinner soon. If we don't, we'll miss the Spring Festival Gala and Erniu's performance."
Ning Tang glanced at him and said, "I'll let you go today."
Chen Lie secretly complained that it was still uncertain who would let whom go. Of course, he did not dare to say it out loud.
Zeng Xinlan, Captain Qi, Da Hu, Zhou Caiwei, and Li Dahui were also there. They had agreed to watch the Spring Festival Gala together during the Lunar New Year. "What are you doing blocking the door? Come in and sit down."
After entering the house, Ning Tang picked up Bao'er and gave her a handful of Chengxin Candy, which was malt sugar coated with white sesame seeds. Bao'er ate it with a sweet taste and said in a baby voice, "Thank you, Auntie."
Ning Tang was happy and pinched her little face, "Bao'er? You're so good."
After sitting for a while, we started eating the New Year’s Eve dinner.
The New Year's Eve dinner consists of seven dishes and one soup, including garlic shrimp, fermented vinegar, Yuanbao eggs, blanched choy sum, sweet and sour fish, poached chicken, braised dried tofu, and a pot of lotus root, peanut and pork rib soup. Everything is delicious and the portions are very generous.
Mrs. Luo took a bite and praised, "Xiao Ning, your cooking skills are getting better and better."
Zhou Caiwei also praised, "That's right, in two years, they will do better than Master Shen."
Ning Tang was amused. "That's because you two think I'm good and love me so much that you think my cooking is good."
She knows her own cooking skills.
Mrs. Luo said angrily, "I can't argue with you." She put a piece of Yuanbao egg into her bowl with a chopstick and said, "Shut your mouth quickly."
Everyone talked and laughed, and talked about interesting things, and time passed by in a flash.
After three rounds of drinks and half of the food was eaten, this year's Spring Festival Gala began.
Mrs. Luo asked, "Which number will Erniu and her choir perform?"
Ning Tang didn't know either, but singing and dancing performances were usually scheduled first, followed by skits, magic tricks, poetry recitations, etc. "It should be here soon."
Just as he finished speaking, the host's sweet and gentle voice came over the TV, "Now, please welcome... and the Shanghai Conservatory of Music Choir to perform their chorus, filling the world with love."
First, two beautifully dressed male and female singers came on stage, and then Erniu and her college choir came on stage in the order they had arranged before, standing in three rows.
Da Wa squinted his eyes and looked at it. His eyes lit up and he pointed, "Er Niu is over there."
Ning Tang looked in the direction he pointed and saw Erniu, wearing a red and white long dress, standing in the crowd. She had heavy makeup on her face, which made her skin look even whiter than jade.
No wonder Da Wa could see at a glance that Erniu really has an outstanding temperament.
The entire choir, the boys wore red and white suits, the girls wore red and white long skirts, and they all wore heavy makeup. At first glance, they all looked almost the same.
But Erniu is so conspicuous. Although her appearance and height are not the most outstanding among the crowd, she has a straight back, broad shoulders, slightly raised chin, and looks forward. Her whole temperament is different and it is immediately revealed.
Zeng Xinlan exclaimed in admiration, "Erniu is really getting more and more beautiful. Who knows where she'll end up in the future, you little brat."
When she said that, alarm bells immediately rang in Shen Lie's mind, and he asked Da Wa, "Is there anyone pursuing her in their school?"
Of course there are. Erniu is beautiful and has a good temperament. How could there be no one pursuing her? There are two people pursuing her in the choir alone, which makes Erniu very annoyed.
The eldest boy rolled his eyes, grabbed a handful of candy, stuffed it into his mouth, and mumbled, "How would I know that?"
Chen Lie sneered and continued to watch Erniu's performance. His eyes kept wandering over the boys in the choir, and none of them looked like good people to him.
Ning Tang asked Da Wa with a smile, "Do you have a partner?"
"No." Da Wa said without thinking.
Shen Lie glanced at him carefully, "I believe this."
The eldest boy was not convinced and crossed his arms, "How come you don't believe that Erniu has no one pursuing her, but you believe that I don't have a partner?" He muttered, "Don't treat me this differently."
Chen Lie: "You want to have a partner, but would they like you?"
"Wow!" Big Boy exclaimed, "Why don't you like me?" He counted on his fingers, "I'm handsome, a college student, and I can make money by setting up a stall. I have so many shining points. It's just that I don't want to find a partner right now. If word gets out, the people chasing me will line up from our family to the supply and marketing cooperative."
Da Hu is a good brother, of course. "What Da Wa said is true."
Da Wa is good-looking, with wheat-colored skin, thick eyebrows, big eyes, and delicate features. He is also a college student, smart, and good at setting up stalls to do business. He makes a lot of money and is motivated. He has good conditions. What's more, Chen Lie has now been promoted to a teacher and has a good family background, so he is really popular.
Anyway, Da Hu often saw young girls secretly glancing at Da Wa, and the bolder ones even went up to Da Wa to offer him towels and water after he finished setting up his stall.
Chen Lie was even more amused. "You're such a boaster. Why don't you say that the people chasing you can line up from our Hailang Island to Shanghai?"
Big Baby: "I dare to brag, but do you believe me, Dad?"
If it wasn't Chinese New Year and there weren't a bunch of elders around, Shen Lie really wanted to beat him up and nodded at him, "I'll settle the score with you after the New Year."
It is not customary to beat children during the Chinese New Year.
Big Baby stuck out his tongue and made a face at him.
He slipped away right after the New Year. Could he stay? He would get beaten.
After some chatting and laughing, the Erniu Choir's performance was over.
Before the next program starts, the host should come up and say a few words.
As the two hosts, a man and a woman, walked up, they clearly heard a cry of "Wow" from inside the room.
The reason is simple: the female host who came on stage was so beautiful.
She has delicate and attractive facial features, long black hair, a bright red lapel shirt and a black umbrella skirt, she looks so youthful and beautiful.
She smiled slightly, very sweetly, like the sweetest honey, or like the sky with a rainbow after the rain, fresh and pleasant.
Captain Qi patted his head and tried to recall, "Who is this actor? I seem to have seen him somewhere before."
Zeng Xinlan laughed at him, "You forgot, this is Xiaoqing. She was the heroine in the anti-Japanese war movie we watched at the cinema not long ago."
"Yes, yes, yes." Captain Qi pointed at the TV and said, "Her name is Xiaoqing. I remember now. Wow, she's so beautiful."
Ning Tang praised, "Not only is she beautiful, but her clothes are beautiful too."
Everyone praised Xiaoqing for her beauty. Da Wa took a quick look and thought she was okay, but when the topic of clothes came up, he became excited. "What clothes?"
Mrs. Luo pointed to him and said, "That's what Xiaoqing is wearing, a red lapel shirt and a black skirt. Wow, it's so beautiful. Look at this dress, it sets off her figure and temperament."
When Big Brother saw it, hey, it was just as Mrs. Luo said, this set of clothes was really beautiful.
I just don't know if it's the person who complements the clothes, or the clothes who complement the person, or maybe it's both? They complement each other.
An idea suddenly struck Da Wa, and he asked Ning Tang, "Mom, if I asked you to buy a dress like this, would you be willing?"
Ning Tang said, "I'm willing, why not? I'll buy it even if it's a little more expensive."
"That's right." Zhou Caiwei echoed.
She also wants to buy a set of clothes like this, it looks so beautiful.
Big Baby was surprised and looked at Xiaoqing on TV. "Is this dress really that beautiful?"
He sells clothes himself and has seen countless beautiful and well-cut clothes. But in his opinion, he doesn't think this set of clothes is that good-looking. It's not even as fashionable as the ones he has bought.
"It looks good, but that's secondary," Ning Tang said. "The most important thing is that this dress is worn by a celebrity on TV. If it wasn't good, why would a celebrity wear it on TV? Believe it or not, as soon as the Spring Festival Gala was over, everyone started scrambling to buy the same dress Xiaoqing was wearing."
Da Wa was stunned. After hearing what his mother said, it seemed to make some sense. "There are so many clothes, why buy only Xiaoqing's clothes? What's the logic?"
"Because she's a star." Ning Tang thought for a moment and said, "You can call this the celebrity effect, or the star effect. Everyone likes to imitate stars and want to be as beautiful and handsome as them. So, start by buying the same things as the stars."
Da Wa's eyes lit up. This was just like when he asked Erniu to be a model. Everyone thought Erniu looked good in the clothes, so they wanted to buy them too. It was the same principle.
Erniu is pretty and has a good figure, so she can wear clothes well and attract so many customers.
The same goes for celebrities, they usually have pretty faces and better figures, and they can make clothes look better.
Moreover, they have all been on TV, and through television, more people have seen the clothes they are wearing. As more people see them, naturally more people will like these clothes.
Da Wa figured it out and watched the Spring Festival Gala more attentively. From time to time, he would ask Ning Tang and Mrs. Luo whether they thought the clothes looked good.
A good memory is not as good as a bad pen. He even went upstairs to get paper and pen. Whenever Xiaoqing appeared, he would sketch out the red lapel shirt and black umbrella skirt she was wearing.
Ning Tang leaned over to take a look and laughed at him, saying, "Don't we have a camera at home?"
The eldest boy slapped his head and said, "My brain..." Why didn't I think of it?
I quickly took out my camera and started taking pictures of the TV.
He not only took pictures of the clothes Xiaoqing was wearing, but also took pictures of other stars when he saw them wearing nice clothes.
Mrs. Luo even said to him, "He just did this all night."
Just after the Lantern Festival, Da Wa took Da Hu back to Shanghai by train.
The plan in his mind had taken shape, and he couldn't wait to implement it.
Chen Lie said, "This kid, why is he walking so fast? Are you tired of us and don't like staying at home?"
Ning Tang was amused. "The child has grown up, just like a bird with wings. This small world is no longer big enough for him."
Chen Lie thought about it and agreed.
The eldest, second and third children are all busy with their own things now.
You can't just 'break' their wings and force them to stay with you just because you miss them.
Let them realize their ambitions, the sea is vast and the sky is high, allowing birds to fly freely.
He said, "Why am I so sentimental now?"
Ning Tang teased him, "I'm old."
Chen Lie looked in the mirror and saw that he was still the same as before. "How can I be older? I am still as handsome as before."
Ning Tang laughed at him: "Virtue."
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