After getting his hair cut, Big Boy looked at himself in the mirror and felt very curious.
Ning Tang gave him a 'light haircut', which means the sides were trimmed to leave only a little stubble, and the middle was left slightly longer, making it look clean, refreshing and easy to manage.
Summer comes early in Hailang Island. In the hot summer, you will sweat as soon as you exercise, especially for people like Da Wa who play around in the mountains and fields. He can wring out half a bucket of sweat just by wringing out his clothes. This simple "peripheral light" is very suitable for him.
Chen Lie was also surprised. He pulled Da Wa to look at it non-stop, praising her repeatedly. "Hey, you know what, that's a pretty good haircut."
Just by changing his hairstyle, Da Wa seemed like a different person, looking energetic and fashionable.
Ning Tang snorted, "This isn't over yet, just wait and see."
She put her hands in the basin, dipped her fingers in the water, and scratched Da Wa's hair a few more times.
She gave the eldest boy a 3:7 split, and the eldest boy looked completely different. After getting his soft hair wet, it became hard, looking like small pine needles, with a sense of layers.
Shen Lie was completely convinced this time and gave him a thumbs up. "Comrade Xiaoning, you could open a barber shop with your skills. I guarantee you'll be flooded with customers."
Ning Tang thought, forget it, she knew her own skills, which were definitely not comparable to those of the professional hairstylists in barber shops in later generations. This hairstyle, which Shen Lie thought was perfect, still had many flaws in her eyes.
Chen Lie asked the eldest child to spin around and asked the second and third children, "Isn't it very beautiful and cool?"
How could Erniu and Sanwa know anything about good looks or coolness? They just thought that Da Wa looked better than before. They nodded their little heads and said crisply, "Good looking!"
Even Erniu and Sanwa said so. Dawa's face, thicker than a city wall, rarely showed a blush. He scratched his hair embarrassedly and said, "Oh, it's okay."
"Hey, don't move." Before Chen Lie could stop him, Da Wa had already flattened the hairstyle that Ning Tang had given him.
Big Baby hadn't reacted yet, "What's wrong?"
Chen Lie handed him the mirror and said, "Look for yourself."
When Big Wa looked in the mirror, he saw that his originally handsome hairstyle had been made crooked by himself and was not as good-looking as before.
He pursed his lips, looked at Ning Tang pitifully, and stretched out his voice, "Stepmother——"
Ning Tang: "Stop acting like a spoiled brat. Your hair is messed up with water. Even if you don't mess it up, it will still fall apart when it dries."
Da Wa rolled his eyes and said, "Then catch me another one."
"If you style your hair now, it will fall flat in a few minutes. It will also make it wet. What if you catch a cold?" Chen Lie said, "Tomorrow before school, I'll style it nicely for you."
Da Wa thought about it and said, "Okay then." He reminded Ning Tang, "Then stepmother, remember to grab my hair."
"I know, I know." Ning Tang waved his hands impatiently and asked Chen Lie, "You've seen my craftsmanship. Do you want me to help you cut it?"
Chen Lie sat down on the stool and, without Ning Tang's help, tore off two old newspapers as a haircut cape. "Of course."
Ning Tang gestured at Shen Lie's head with the scissors, "What kind of haircut do you want?"
Chen Lie didn't know either. "Just watch and cut it. I have full confidence in your craftsmanship."
Ning Tang sneered, "Who said that the eldest child should get his hair cut first?"
Shen Lie choked and said, "Just pretend I didn't say anything."
Due to the special nature of Shen Lie's job, Ning Tang didn't dare to give him a very unusual haircut, so he just gave him a standard buzz cut.
A buzz cut is simple and can be done in just ten minutes.
Chen Lie looked at himself in the mirror for a long time and said, "Not bad, I look quite energetic."
Ning Tang looked at him twice and found him to be quite good.
Chen Lie has the appearance of a tough guy, with thick eyebrows, big eyes and strong features. No other hairstyle suits him. Only this buzz cut can highlight his iron-blooded soldier aura.
Ning Tang himself felt that his haircut was good and he was very satisfied with it.
Ning Tang asked Chen Lie, "Do you want to help Erniu and Sanwa cut their hair as well?"
Chen Lie looked down and saw that the two little ones' hair had also grown longer. "Let's cut it."
Sanwa is a boy, and his hair is easier to manage, so Ning Tang gave him a round bowl-cut haircut.
Sanwa is already cute, and with his round bowl-cut hair, he becomes even cuter, causing Chen Lie to rub Sanwa's hair several times.
His slightly curly hair was messed up, but the little Sanwa didn't care. He smiled at Chen Lie, revealing a row of white millet teeth.
Finally? It’s Erniu.
Erniu has the longest hair and the worst hair quality.
Perhaps due to long-term malnutrition, Erniu's hair quality is very bad and the ends of her hair are split.
Ning Tang asked Erniu for her opinion, "Do you want to have long hair or short hair?"
Erniu said without hesitation, "Keep your hair short."
It was too hot to tie her long hair, so she was too lazy to do it.
Chen Lie said, "If you cut your hair short, you won't need those two new red hairbands you bought."
That's true. Erniu hesitated for a moment, but still said, "Cut your hair short."
She was more afraid of the heat than not having the red hairband. Besides, short hair can be braided.
This coincided with Ning Tang's idea. She also wanted to cut Erniu's hair short. Her hair quality was too bad. If she cut it short and then grew it long again, her hair quality would be improved.
After making up his mind, Ning Tang started cutting Erniu's hair.
Erniu's hair was the most time-consuming. Ning Tang spent more than half an hour cutting her hair, and finally finished it with a simple and elegant mushroom head with bangs.
It is said to be a mushroom head with bangs, but in fact it is just a student head.
Shen Lie was surprised, "Hey, this is the haircut, I have never seen any child on the island with hair like this."
It is popular for little girls on the island to have straight hair with a side braid, that is, short hair that is parallel to the nose. The bangs on the top of the head are combed into a small side braid and tied with a hairband.
If Ning Tang were to give her an evaluation, it would definitely not be in line with her aesthetic taste.
"Just tell me whether it looks good or not." Ning Tang said.
Shen Lie took another look at it, nodded, and gave a positive evaluation, "It looks good."
Erniu looked at herself in the mirror. She had changed so much. Her eyes widened, her mouth opened wide, and she was very skeptical. "Is this me?"
Ning Tang helped her trim her hair to a little below her ears and her bangs to a little above her eyebrows. Overall, it was a very student-like hairstyle.
Erniu has heroic features and she can pull off this hairstyle. At first glance, she looks like a child star who walked out of a movie.
Ning Tang looked at Erniu's hair and remembered the mushroom head she had when she was in junior high school.
At that time, mushroom heads or pear-shaped heads were particularly popular. The only common feature was that the bangs had to be long enough to fall below the eyebrows, and preferably half cover the eyes. The same was true for the hair on both sides of the ears. It must not be shorter than the chin, because if it is short, the face will appear longer and bigger.
Ning Tang still remembers that every time she went to the barber shop, she would tell the barber uncle at that time to cut her bangs just a little bit. The uniform command was that it would be the same as not cutting them at all.
Now that I think about it, it was so awkward and not worth the haircut fee.
So when cutting Erniu's hair, Ning Tang deliberately trimmed the bangs above her eyebrows, revealing her heroic eyebrows.
Facts have proved that Ning Tang's decision was right.
Before the haircut, Erniu's hair was like a bird's nest, messy and her bangs covered her beautiful big eyes. She looked listless, as if she was about to fall asleep at any time.
After the haircut, coupled with Erniu's heroic features, he looks like a child star who walked out of a movie poster.
Anyway, Ning Tang was very satisfied.
Erniu was also very satisfied and refused to let go of the mirror.
Now the eldest boy was unhappy. He also liked his new hairstyle and wanted to look in the mirror.
The two little kids almost started quarreling. In the end, Shen Lie divided the work and took care of each of them for five minutes before he calmed them down.
The next day, Da Wa went to school. Before leaving, he did not forget to pull Ning Tang out of the quilt and give him a hairstyle.
Ning Tang really wanted to beat this kid up, but then she thought that Da Wa asked her to do his hairstyle, which was at least a recognition of her skills. So she endured her sleepiness and did a handsome hairstyle for him, and Da Wa was satisfied.
Looking at his little skipping steps as he walked on the road, Ning Tang guessed that this kid must be going to school to show off to his classmates.
Ning Tang was too embarrassed to tell him that with that little bit of water, the hairstyle would probably only last until he got to school.
There's no way, I can't buy mousse or hair oil for the time being.
After sending the eldest child away, and also sending Shen Lie, who was going to work and sending the third child to the Yuhong class, Ning Tang no longer felt sleepy.
Adhering to the principle of not getting up early alone, Ning Tang dug Erniu out of the bed.
Erniu rubbed her eyes sleepily with her fists clenched, muttering dissatisfiedly, "Stepmother——"
She found that since Ning Tang came home, she got up later and later, and she didn't know if she was infected by Ning Tang.
Ning Tang said righteously: "How can you sleep at your age?"
Erniu was speechless, "Why don't you say that when you wake up late yourself? You just can't stand seeing me sleeping soundly."
Ning Tang said seriously, "You found me." Then he broke down in an instant and said with a playful smile, "Get up and talk to me. I'm so bored alone."
Erniu: ...
Although she wanted to curse, she still got up obediently and went to the yard to wash up.
After washing up, he yawned and said, "Tell me, let me chat with you about something."
"I'm just kidding. Come on, let's go to the vegetable market to buy some vegetables." Ning Tang said.
The mother and daughter went to the vegetable market, where there happened to be small vendors selling breakfast.
Sesame pancakes for three cents, sweet soy milk for five cents, and fried dough sticks for two cents each, all without tickets.
Ning Tang also bought one and shared it with Erniu until they were full.
Erniu's mouth was greasy from eating. She wiped her mouth and said, "Stepmother, will you come again tomorrow?"
If she had such a delicious breakfast, she would get up early every day.
Ning Tang was happy, "It depends on my mood."
After breakfast, Ning Tang bought some vegetables and strolled home slowly with Erniu.
When I walked to the door of Mrs. Luo's house, I just saw Mrs. Luo seeing Zeng Xinlan out. Zeng Xinlan was holding a few books in her hands.
Zeng Xinlan and Mrs. Luo also saw Ning Tang and greeted her, "Xiao Ning."
Ning Tang said, "Sister-in-law, Xin Lan."
Erniu didn't need her to teach her, she took the initiative to call people sweetly, "Sister Luo, Sister Xinlan."
Mrs. Luo and Zeng Xinlan narrowed their eyes and smiled, "Hey."
After saying hello, Ning Tang noticed the textbook in Zeng Xinlan's hand.
Her eyes flicked over the textbook in Zeng Xinlan's hand. Zeng Xinlan took the initiative to explain, "I signed up for the Women's Committee Secretary exam and am preparing for the written test. But you know, I only have a junior high school education, and it's been a long time since I graduated, so I've basically forgotten all that knowledge. So I came to Qingqing's house to borrow the textbook and picked up the paper and pen."
So that's how it is. Ning Tang nodded and said, "Go ahead, and do your best on the exam.
It was obvious that Zeng Xinlan was wholeheartedly preparing for the exam, so Ning Tang didn't take up her time. He waved to her and said goodbye.
Zeng Xinlan nodded, smiled at Erniu, and walked home in a hurry.
Mrs. Luo asked Ning Tang if he wanted to go to her house and have a seat.
Ning Tang had nothing to do, so he agreed.
Mrs. Luo brought two glasses of boiled water to Ning Tang and Erniu, and said with emotion, "Xinlinglan is really hardworking. I heard that she stays up late every night studying until midnight. I really hope she can successfully pass the exam and be admitted to the Women's Committee this time."
Ning Tang also said, "Hard work pays off. She will definitely be able to pass the exam."
A lot of people signed up this time, all for the seven-yuan salary and the annual benefits of the Women's Committee, as well as the nice title of Women's Committee secretary and some small powers. It is actually a bit risky for Zeng Xinlan to pass the exam.
Ning Tang and Mrs. Luo were both worried about her.
Mrs. Luo said, "By the way, Xiaoning, I heard Qingqing say that you gave her all the money left over from buying books, a little over two yuan." She disagreed, "She bought you books just out of convenience. You're her aunt, so it's her duty to help you."
Ning Tang didn't answer directly, but asked her, "Sister-in-law, you won't take the money away, right?"
Mrs. Luo paused and said righteously, "Two dollars is too much. She's just a little girl. Why would she need so much money? What if she spends it recklessly?"
Ning Tang said, "Sister-in-law, I think you should return the money to her. First of all, I'm giving this money to her, not you. Secondly, she deserves it. She helped me find so many books, which was a great help. This is her labor fee, and she deserves it. She has the right to dispose of it. It's her own thing, and she can spend it however she wants."
Mrs. Luo hesitated and said, "But..."
Ning Tang was amused. "Sister-in-law, just listen to me. Put yourself in Zhao Qing's shoes. If you were her, would you be happy if someone took away the labor fee you worked so hard for?"
That would definitely not be pleasant.
"Okay, okay, I can't argue with you." Mrs. Luo pursed her lips, "I'll give it to her when she gets home from school."
"That's right." Ning Tang said, "Next time I'm going to ask her to buy me books. If you take her service fee and she refuses to help me buy books, I'll come to you."
Mrs. Luo also smiled and said, "Then I will personally accompany you to the Xinhua Bookstore in Jiang City."
After chatting with Mrs. Luo for a while, he looked around and saw that it was getting late. It was already half past ten. Ning Tang took Erniu to say goodbye to Mrs. Luo.
When I got home, Ning Tang had just finished cooking when Da Wa came back.
The third child attends the Yuhong class. He stays in the class for lunch break and also has lunch in the class.
Ning Tang took the two children to a simple lunch. During the meal, Ning Tang casually asked the eldest child, "Are the Su family twins still isolating you?"
The eldest child didn't react at first, but then he understood. Ning Tang's isolation probably meant not playing with him. "Well, I guess it can be considered isolation. In the whole class, only the two of them and Liu Xiaoliu don't like to play with me. Everyone else likes to play with me."
The eldest child has a good temper, is loyal, and knows how to play a lot. Not only his class, but all the children in the grade and even the upper grades love to play with him.
Ning Tang nodded. She felt relieved after hearing what Da Wa said. It seemed that neither she nor Chen Lie needed to step forward.
"If they don't want to play with you, then they won't play with you." Ning Tang said, "If they come to you in the future, just ignore them."
Ning Tang doesn't believe in repaying evil with kindness. Since they think Da Wa is stupid and don't like to play with him, even if they come to him with a smug look on their faces in the future, Da Wa will ignore them.
The eldest child laughed. "They won't come to me. Except for Liu Xiaoliu, they only like to play with those with good grades. Su Guangzong is the funniest. Before making friends with someone, he always asks, 'What's your score?'"
Ning Tang was also amused and picked up a piece of food for Da Wa with chopsticks. "He? Really asked that? Then how would the other kid react?"
Da Wa put the food that Ning Tang picked up into his mouth. When he heard Ning Tang's question, he chuckled, almost choked, and coughed several times.
Erniu hurried to pour him some water, and was speechless, "Brother, why are you so excited?"
Da Wa took the water, drank it, and rubbed his chest a few times before saying, "If you were there, you would also laugh and cough."
Ning Tang's eyes were full of gossip, and she urged him, "Hurry up and tell me."
The eldest child demonstrated it vividly. "He likes to ask people for his grades. If he's lucky, he'll find someone with good grades, and they'll pay attention to him and tell him everything about their grades. If he's unlucky, and he meets someone with bad grades, it's like rubbing salt into someone's wounds."
Ning Tang nodded, that's the truth.
Big Kid went on to say, "A few days ago, he was unlucky and asked Zhu Dazhu from the class next door. Zhu Dazhu did even worse than me on the test. I heard he didn't even pass in Chinese and math combined. When he took his test scores home, his parents teamed up to give him a beating. During the Spring Festival, they beat him whenever they wanted."
At this point, Big Brother shuddered, obviously feeling the same way.
"What good would Su Guangzong get out of asking someone about their test scores in this situation?" Da Wa asked. "I heard Zhu Dazhu thought Su Guangzong was mocking him, and his face instantly turned sour, and he punched Su Guangzong in the nose."
Erniu opened her mouth so wide that an egg could fit in it. "And then?"
"And then...ah." Big Boy said, "And then he was beaten. I heard his nose was even beaten red."
Da Wa recalled, "It seems Su Yaozu also tried to stop the fight. Zhu Dazhu was twice as strong as me, so how could Su Guangzong and Su Yaozu, two skinny guys, stand up to him? Afterwards, each of the brothers took a punch and both burst into tears."
After all, they are just children. Even if there is a conflict, the fight shouldn't be too serious.
Ning Tang felt that the twins were not beaten too badly, otherwise, with Ning Xue's protective nature that she held the twins in her hands to the point of being afraid that they would melt, she would have gone to the school and caused a huge commotion.
Ning Tang really guessed it right. After the twins were beaten by Zhu Dazhu, they only dared to tell Ning Xue that they fell down the stairs when they returned home.
Although Ning Xue was also puzzled as to why only her nose was red after falling down the stairs, she asked the twins repeatedly, but the twins did not change their story. In addition, the injury was not serious, so she did not ask any more questions and even covered up for the twins.
She was afraid that if she continued asking, it would attract Su Junyan's attention, and she would be blamed for not taking good care of the twins.
In fact, she was overthinking it. Su Junyan would never ask. Marrying Ning Xue was like finding a 24-hour nanny for the Gu family. He left the twins to Ning Xue's care and didn't care about them himself. He was the boss at home and felt very uncomfortable.
Ning Tang felt that the twins deserved it. If she were Zhu Dazhu, she would also beat someone up if she got angry.
But regarding Zhu Dazhu's beating... Ning Tang raised an eyebrow and asked Da Wa, "Have you ever fought with others in school, or been beaten?"
The eldest child was confused and said, "No."
Erniu quickly responded, "No one else has the right to hit me, only I have the right to hit others."
Da Wa raised his hand to hit Er Niu, "Hey, how dare you slander me."
Erniu wasn't afraid of him. She hid behind Ning Tang and said aggrievedly, "Stepmother, look, look, my brother wanted to hit me, but I told him he was the only one who could hit others."
Ning Tang stood in front of Erniu. Da Wa was reluctant to move his hands and pointed at Erniu, saying, "Erniu, wait."
Erniu made a face at him, "Lululu, I'm not afraid of you. If you dare to hit me, I'll tell Dad. Besides, with my stepmother here, you can't touch a hair on my head."
Big Boy also laughed, "It's impossible for them to be at home every day. Don't let me find a chance, or I'll beat you up."
Erniu was dumbfounded.
Ning Tang interrupted, "You can show off your power to your friends. Bullying your sister is nothing." Then he said, "I'm asking you seriously, has anyone ever bullied you at school or when you're out playing?"
The eldest son waved his hands and said, "Oh, really not." Why should the stepmother worry about it?
He rolled his eyes and said, "Stepmother, are you afraid that others will bully me?"
Did the sun rise from the west? How could his stepmother actually care about him?
Ning Tang teased him, "Yeah, if someone really beats you up, tell me right away and I'll notify Captain Shen. We'll grab a small stool and a bag of sunflower seeds and go watch."
Erniu burst out laughing, "Don't forget to call me, I'll take Sanwa with me."
Da Wa's face fell, "Humph, can't you just hope for me? Even if someone beats me up, I won't tell you."
He? Seeing Ning Tang's disbelief, he frowned and said, "I'm serious."
"What I said is true." Ning Tang said.
The eldest child was furious, "I won't help you wash the dishes today."
Ning Tang grasped his lifeline and asked, "So you don't want the money? When Erniu and Sanwa have saved enough, I'll take them to Jiang City to shop at department stores, see movies, and eat snacks. If you haven't saved enough, you can just wait for us at home."
As soon as the eldest child imagined that scene, he immediately gave in and took the dishes from her hands. "Oh, how can you let your stepmother do it? Let me do it."
Erniu choked, "Brother, you are such a dog."
Da Wa glanced at her. He? Is that called a lackey? That's called a man who knows the current situation? A hero!
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