Da Hu scratched his head. He didn't know either. He said casually, "I guess it's just for fun and fashion."
"It's too fashionable for most people to keep up with the trend now, but it costs money," said the eldest boy.
Although game coins are not too expensive, one dollar can buy two coins, but one game coin can only be used for a few minutes. If you stay in the game hall for a whole day, it will definitely cost you ten or twenty dollars.
The monthly subsidy for an average student is only about ten yuan, and the minimum daily income for a game hall is about ten to twenty yuan.
Anyway, ordinary students can’t afford it.
But Da Wa knew that Su Guangzong had money.
After all, Ning Xue is famous for her love for her children. It is said that when Su Guangzong and Su Yaozu went to college, they took half of the Su family's fortune with them.
The more money you make, the more you realize how hard it is to earn it. In any case, if it were Da Wa or Da Hu, they would never spend this money on entertainment.
Big Boy glanced at the dark storefront and said, "Who cares?"
The next day after returning to the dormitory, Da Wa took some time to go to the post office and mailed back everything he bought at the department store. He also wrote a letter, thought about it, and at the end mentioned that he had met Su Guangzong in the game hall.
But just after finishing this sentence, he picked up the pen and drew two horizontal lines to cross out the word.
Spending money is one thing, but actually, there's nothing wrong with going to the arcade to play video games. His roommate goes there every day and lives a good life. It's just that his addiction to games is affecting his studies, and he's probably going to fail the final exam.
But Su Guangzong is rich and a top student, so playing games shouldn't interfere with his studies, right?
So let’s not talk about this anymore, so as not to make him look like a gossipmonger.
After sending the letter and the package, Big Brother walked out of the post office and looked at the blue sky. He couldn't help but think of the endless sea of Hailang Island and wondered what his father and mother were doing now.
Ning Tang is trying on the dress that Da Wa sent her last time. It is a red and white polka dot style with a retro feel.
Wearing this red dress with white polka dots, her skin looks even fairer, and her long legs under the skirt are thin and straight.
Wu Xiuqin said enviously, "Your eldest brother is so filial."
Such a style and pattern is no longer available in Hailang Island, and you can’t even find one in Jiang City.
Isn't it said that the three children of the Shen family are stepchildren, not Ning Tang's biological children? Why do these three treat her, this stepmother, better than the biological sons of some families on the island treat their biological mothers?
Wu Xiuqin is from Sichuan Province and has only recently joined the army. She has a straightforward personality and soon became friends with many of the army wives.
I heard a lot of rumors about Ning Tang from other military wives.
Some say that she is lazy and only gets up at noon to buy groceries and cook.
Some people said that she was not worthy of being a woman and asked Captain Shen to buy groceries, cook and do housework every day.
Some people say that she is not good to her three children. When her eldest child got into a fight at school and his parents were called to school, she said that boys should fight more.
After listening to bits and pieces of information, Wu Xiuqin had an extremely bad impression of Ning Tang.
But when I met her by chance, I found that it was not the case at all?
If she were really like that, how could Captain Shen treat her so well and even willingly do housework? If she really treated her children poorly, would their eldest son have gone to Shanghai and not forgotten to buy things and send them back? Could one of their three children become an athlete and two go to college?
People exchange hearts for people's hearts. These military wives are trying to deceive fools. Just think about it and you will know that they are probably envious of the Shen family's good life and jealous of Ning Tang being held in the palm of Captain Shen's hand, so they are jealous.
After seeing Wu Xiuqin off, Ning Tang curled the corners of her mouth. She quite liked this military wife who had just arrived not long ago. Although she had a bit of a hot temper and spoke her mind, she was still better than those who stabbed her in the back.
Just as she was about to go into the kitchen to cook, she heard a bell at the door. She exchanged glances with Chen Lie, who was sitting in a rocking chair reading a newspaper. "There's a letter. I wonder who sent it."
Chen Lie said, "It shouldn't be Da Wa. This kid just sent something back a while ago." He added, "It must have been sent by Mom and Dad."
He went to pick up the letter and came back with a big package?
Ning Tang took the letter from him, looked at the postmark, and immediately laughed, "You guessed wrong, it really was sent by Da Wa."
Chen Lie stubbornly said, "That's it? It can't be a letter from Erniu, Sanwa, or Junzi."
"My brother doesn't usually send letters, he always sends gifts. Ever since Da Wa and his family arrived in Shanghai, Da Wa has been writing all the letters for the three children." Ning Tang cut the letter open with a knife. "Don't be so stubborn. Let's see what Da Wa sent back."
Chen Lie opened the package, revealing a bunch of stuff inside: clam oil, moisturizer, Guerlain lipstick, Pien Tze Huang pearl cream, Jingwei Herbal Propolis Eye Cream... His eyes widened immediately, "Did this brat rob the cosmetics counter in the department store?"
Ning Tang was also shocked, "Why did you send so much?"
This will probably take several years.
Ning Tang said, "Forget it, let's read the letter first." She glanced at Chen Lie and said, "Aren't you coming over to read it?"
Shen Lie said casually, "You take a look first."
He is counting.
This box of clam oil is worth fifty cents, this bottle of moisturizer is worth five dollars, and he has never seen this Guerlain lipstick, so it is probably worth at least ten dollars. All these miscellaneous items must add up to about fifty or sixty dollars.
Where did Da Wa come from? So much money?
Didn’t you send back a lot of clothes not long ago?
Chen Lie didn't believe that Da Wa had spent all the money he had given him on these things.
This kid is not that stupid.
Chen Lie pointed again and understood what was going on. It seemed that this kid had done a lot of tricks when he went to Shanghai. He sneered inwardly, "You little bastard, I'll tell you how I'll deal with you when you come back."
Ning Tang read the letter quickly. Chen Lie asked, "What did Da Wa say in the letter?"
"He didn't say anything. He just mentioned that Erniu performed the White-Haired Girl at their school's National Day Gala, and Sanwa participated in a city-level swimming competition. He did well in his major and will probably get a scholarship next year." Ning Tang said.
She glanced at the last line and saw the crossed-out words. She smiled and pointed to Chen Lie, "Look at this."
The eldest son was careless and only made two strokes on the last line of words. But if you look closely, you can still make out what is written.
Chen Lie looked over and read it word for word, saying, "Did he see Su Guangzong go to the game hall?" Then he asked, "What is a game hall?"
Ning Tang knew this. "It's just a room with a lot of game consoles inside. You can play games, but you have to pay to play, and it's not cheap."
This is very popular now. Young people in their teens and twenties and children as young as seven or eight years old all like to use their own money or ask for pocket money from adults at home to go to the game hall to play a few games.
The last time Ning Tang and Zeng Xinlan went to Jiang City, they saw several such game halls. There were many young and old guys playing enthusiastically in them. Some played one game alone, some played one game with two people, and some played with one person while a group of people watched, all of them were so excited.
Zeng Xinlan was curious and pulled Ning Tang in to take a look. It was so smoky inside that he almost got hurt.
Come out and tell Ning Tang that if Da Hu behaves like this group of people, he will break his legs.
After listening to Ning Tang's description, Chen Lie frowned. It sounded like this was not a good place.
What if I become addicted to this game after playing it too much?
But he and Da Wa thought the same thing. Su Guangzong had good grades and had been well-behaved since childhood. It shouldn't be a big deal for him to play around, right?
But Chen Lie thought again, should he mention this to Su Junyan?
Forget about Ning Xue. She is too left-leaning and it's hard to talk to her.
Chen Lie hesitated for a few days and hadn't made up his mind yet, but Su Junyan came to him first.
Ever since Su Guangzong and Su Yaozu went to college, Ning Xue has had nothing to do. Su Junyan is the only one left at home. If she doesn't bother him, who else should she bother?
So he kept pulling Su Junyan aside, telling him to make progress and not just sit there like a section chief in the logistics department.
Ning Xue was so anxious because Commander Wang was going to be transferred. There was a rumor recently that the higher-ups might promote Chen Lie to be the commander.
This rumor is not groundless. Among the four regiment commanders, Chen Lie is the youngest and a graduate of the Naval Academy. He has a diploma, ability and quality. Who else should be promoted if not him?
Seeing that Chen Lie is about to become a division commander, Su Junyan can't just be a section chief in the logistics department and never get promoted in his life.
So he tortured Su Junyan every day, telling him to make progress and be able to handle things, and he also liked to point fingers and "comment" on military and national affairs.
Su Junyan was extremely annoyed and thought, what's going on at the top? How can a woman like you understand it?
But it's useless to say this to Ning Xue, she won't listen.
Su Junyan was feeling depressed, so he came to find Chen Lie.
If he is unhappy, Shen Lie won't have an easy life either!
So after the meeting on Monday, Su Junyan, holding a teacup, slowly walked to Chen Lie's office.
Chen Lie was busy writing documents. Two days ago, Commander Wang had a talk with him. As soon as Commander Wang left, it was confirmed that he would take over the position of commander. He had to write a performance report and a promotion application, and submit it to the higher authorities at all levels before he could be officially appointed.
Just when I was halfway through writing, I saw Su Junyan coming over. He raised his eyebrows and asked, "What's up?"
Su Junyan placed the teacup on his desk and said, "Nothing, just came to chat with you."
Chen Lie put the file in the cabinet. "Haha, you don't usually come here to chat with me. You're really a rare visitor."
Although Chen Lie packed his things quickly, Su Junyan still saw it with his sharp eyes. He felt a sour feeling in his heart, which spread from his throat to the tip of his tongue. "How are your eldest son and second daughter doing in Shanghai?"
Chen Lie was stunned. What could he do? He replied, "It's fine."
Su Junyan's eyes lit up with pride. "I came here to tell you that you should let your daughter drop out of school as soon as possible. She can repeat the grade and take the exam again."
Chen Lie frowned, suppressed his curse words, and asked, "Why?"
Su Junyan was very proud. "Because studying music at a music conservatory is a dead end." He added, "You might not know, but we have a relative who also studied music. It's been a long time since he graduated, but he still hasn't found a job. When I asked him why, I found out that music conservatory students don't get guaranteed jobs. Come to think of it, what respectable company would want a music conservatory graduate?"
Chen Lie crossed his fingers and placed them on the table. "No company wants her? No company wants her. At worst, my wife and I can support her for the rest of her life."
Of course, she was trying to fool Su Junyan. Erniu would not have to worry about not having a job to hire her. After she finished her performance of White-Haired Girl and got off the stage, the leader of the opera house came to ask her if she wanted to go there to play a few roles part-time and learn at the same time.
Su Junyan naturally didn't know about this. When he heard Chen Lie say that he and Ning Tang could support Erniu, he rolled his eyes and said, "If you want to support her for the rest of her life, then support her for the rest of her life. She's a complete loser anyway, so just let her be a useless snack."
Chen Lie laughed instead of getting angry. Su Junyan still had the mood to come and insult Erniu in front of him. He said, "My child is not as promising as yours. Your Su Guangzong has ended up playing in the game hall."
When Su Junyan heard the first sentence, he nodded, thinking that Chen Lie was quite self-aware. But after hearing the second sentence, his eyes were bloodshot. "Wait, game room?"
The twins went to college and didn't send back a single letter. However, Su Junyan and Ning Xue knew nothing about their current situation and just thought they were still concentrating on attending college.
I never expected to hear the news about Su Guangzong from Shen Lie.
Chen Lie glanced at Su Junyan. Judging from his expression, he probably didn't know. "My eldest child said that he saw Su Guangzong enter the game room."
Knowing that this place was not a good place to go and that it was easy to lose one's ambition due to excessive play, Su Junyan still said stubbornly, "Guangzong has good grades and went to a good university, so what's wrong with playing a few games?"
Chen Lie didn't have any other intentions. Going to the game hall wasn't a big deal. To put it simply, it was just entertainment. He just pointed it out because Su Junyan's words just now didn't suit his ears. His original intention was to remind him, "It's okay for you to know. Give him more advice. It's okay to play a few games for entertainment when you have nothing to do, but don't get addicted to it."
Su Junyan said impatiently, "Do you need to remind me? I'm much better at raising children than you are." He added, "What do you know? Guangzong didn't go to the game hall to play games. He went to the game hall for business."
Chen Lie was stunned. "What's the matter?"
When did playing games become a serious matter?
Su Junyan said seriously, "You don't understand this, right? Our Guangzong is a computer major. He knows what computers are, right? He's a computer expert, a high-tech talent. He goes to the game hall not just to play games, but to do research, do you understand?"
Chen Lie shook his head and said honestly, "I don't understand." He blinked, "But, I remember your Su Guangzong is studying medicine, majoring in clinical medicine, right? And Su Yaozu is studying computer science, right?" He said mischievously, "Don't tell me there are patients in the game room, waiting for Su Guangzong to see a doctor."
Su Junyan was dumbfounded, and inexplicably felt guilty because he felt that what Shen Lie said was true. However, he continued to be stubborn and said, "How could I not know my son? Guangzong is studying computer science."
After saying this, without waiting for Chen Lie to answer, he said, "I have other things to do," and ran away in a hurry.
It was so embarrassing that he had misremembered his son's major. If he stayed, he was afraid that Chen Lie would laugh at him.
Shen Lie looked at Su Junyan's back as he fled in panic, sneered, and fought with him.
He knew better than Su Junyan what universities Su Guangzong and Su Yaozu attended and what majors they studied. It was Ning Xue who came to show off in front of him and Ning Tang every day, and he could almost recite it by heart.
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