Chapter 47: Tightening Your Belt
Unfortunately, only Lu Yingzheng heard Yu Xiangwan's thoughts, and God seemed not to hear Yu Xiangwan's thoughts.
The golden finger she was waiting for never came.
With the idea that his trip was not in vain, Yu Xiangwan could only turn to books, newspapers and papers.
When she was choosing, she also asked Xiao Xiao to choose if there was anything she liked.
Zheng Yu was curious, so he squatted down and flipped through the books that Yu Xiangwan had picked out, which included textbooks for junior high and high school.
She asked: "Is it for Xiao Xiao? Won't the school give it to her?"
She thought Yu Xiangwan would not save these two amounts of money.
"No, the current textbooks are the current textbooks, and the previous textbooks are the previous textbooks. We should learn from each other's strengths and make up for each other's weaknesses, and fill in the gaps."
Zheng Yu nodded and continued flipping through the books. There were also related learning books and quite a few picture books.
She even saw the surprise and joy on Yu Xiangwan's face after she found a book called The Barefoot Doctor's Manual.
It's really messy.
"Why are you looking for so many books?" Zheng Yu asked curiously.
Yu Xiangwan smiled, "You like to paint in your spare time, and I can also read books in my spare time."
Zheng Yu suddenly realized.
She was thinking wrong.
Yu Xiangwan always says that everyone has different cultural backgrounds and thinks differently.
She seemed to suddenly understand the meaning of this sentence.
She found that she always judged others by her own standards.
Yu Xiangwan packed up a pile of books and found that there were a bit too many, but since they were all packed up, she could only accept it.
Xiao Xiao just took a few comic books.
The three of them went out carrying a pile of books.
Zheng Yu was just helping, and Yu Xiangwan felt embarrassed to let Zheng Yu take more.
Since Xiao Xiao was still young, Yu Xiangwan took on most of the responsibilities.
[So heavy! ]
[If I had known this, I wouldn’t have brought back so many books!]
Fortunately, on the way, Mrs. Li and Mrs. Gao helped relieve Yu Xiangwan of a lot of pressure.
"Why are the two sisters-in-law coming here?"
Sister Li said embarrassedly, "We saw the direction you left and wanted to come look for you, but it's almost time."
Yu Xiangwan was moved: "Thank you so much, sisters-in-law!"
[Without you, I would probably be exhausted! ]
The two sisters-in-law shook their heads: "Why should we thank you? It's more like we should thank you because you helped us in the supply and marketing cooperative."
Yu Xiangwan looked at his sisters-in-law and laughed: "Then the sisters-in-law and I are even."
Back in the car, some sisters-in-law saw that Yu Xiangwan bought so many books and asked curiously.
Yu Xiangwan answered ambiguously: "For the children to see."
The nosy sisters-in-law stopped asking questions.
When they arrived at the camp, Mrs. Yang, Mrs. Li, and Mrs. Gao helped Yu Xiangwan move the books.
After thanking him, Yu Xiangwan silently took note of it and then made some snacks to send back.
She relaxed in her chair for a long moment.
Lu Yingxiao brought a glass of warm water: "Sister-in-law, drink some water."
My sister-in-law bought so many books for me, she must hope that I can study hard. My sister-in-law is so thoughtful!
Lu Yingxiao thought so in his heart and said seriously: "Sister-in-law, I will study hard!"
Yu Xiangwan was very happy that the child was so motivated: "Okay, I believe Xiao Xiao can do it!"
"However, we must also combine work and rest."
"You like drawing. You can read more newspapers, magazines and comic books. When you have free time, draw more and submit your work."
Lu Yingxiao's eyes widened, and he refused subconsciously: "How can I do that?"
"Why not?" Yu Xiangwan raised his eyebrows and asked back.
Lu Yingxiao suddenly realized, "I don't draw well enough."
"Why isn't it good enough?" Yu Xiangwan asked again.
But this time, Yu Xiangwan didn't wait for Xiao Xiao to answer and said, "I think you sing very well. Teacher Zheng also said that you are very talented."
"You can try to let more people see your paintings!"
Yu Xiangwan said generously: "We don't lack money for stamps!"
Xiao Xiao pursed her lips.
"Besides, there must be a teacher among three people, right? You spend a little money and let those editors comment on your paintings. Isn't it equivalent to learning from a teacher for free?"
"No loss!"
Lu Yingxiao didn't expect that he could think this way.
Yu Xiangwan saw that Lu Yingxiao was interested and continued to encourage him.
"If they think you draw well, that's because they have good taste."
"If they think your painting is not good, then you have no taste. You should listen to them selectively, but don't lose confidence in painting because of a few words."
Lu Yingxiao was so amused that he burst out laughing.
"How can that be?" she whispered.
Isn't it that all the good things are taken by her?
Yu Xiangwan smiled and said, "Why can't it be like this? Painting is all about personal aesthetics."
"You know, many painters' paintings were worth nothing when they were alive, but when they passed away, the value of their paintings immediately increased."
“It can be seen that art is influenced by the times and society.”
Just like now, many people subconsciously talk about art in a low-key manner.
"You are still young, so look around more, try more, and don't be confined."
Lu Yingxiao seemed to feel the freedom in Yu Xiangwan's words.
It was the same freedom she felt when she painted.
My sister-in-law really understands her!
Lu Yingxiao's eyes sparkled: "Sister-in-law, I understand!"
After giving the little girl an injection of chicken blood, Yu Xiangwan rolled up his sleeves, went into the kitchen, and gave himself a blood transfusion.
How can there be blood if you don’t eat?
Yu Xiangwan saw the basin on the stove and was surprised.
"I remember there were no basins here before I left the house?"
She is a clean freak and always cleans the kitchen thoroughly before leaving.
When she opened the lid, she smiled.
A few loaches were cleaned up and placed on a plate.
She said last night that she was going to cook a fish today, and then a cleaned raw fish was placed on another plate.
When I opened the pot, I saw that the other fish had already been cooked, so it was placed in the pot, probably because they wanted to cook it for a while in the residual heat.
Besides her and Xiao Xiao, the other person who could enter this house was Lu Yingzheng.
[Lu Yingzheng must have done it when he had some free time at noon.]
[Hmph, not bad. ]
Lu Yingzheng's hands paused as he was working.
He raised an eyebrow.
Is this just okay?
It is obviously very good!
Suddenly, he realized that he had been infected with Yu Xiangwan's problem without knowing when.
Yu Xiangwan is very confident in herself.
He had become like this without even realizing it!
Lu Yingzheng vaguely recalled a sentence that his comrades-in-arms and sisters-in-law often said: husband and wife will become more and more alike.
So, he and Yu Xiangwan, the fake couple, also became like this?
So are they still “fake”?
Lu Yingzheng's heart beat wildly for no reason, and Yu Xiangwan's figure suddenly appeared in his mind.
【Since Lu Yingzheng is so self-aware, I will make some new dishes today. 】
[Ahem, it just consumes more oil and sugar. ]
[I don’t know if I’ll need to tighten my belt for the rest of the month after this meal…]
Lu Yingzheng supported the quota.
He should stop thinking about all these nonsense and be more practical and think about how to live in the second half of the month.