Chapter 336 Looking for Help
Seeing Hu Meili showing off proudly, Lin Xiangnan was also very considerate. He silently gave her a thumbs up and flattered her silently.
Don't be fooled by Hu Meili's loud and noisy appearance and her unreliability in small matters, but when it comes to big matters, she never lets down her team.
At that time, every family had children who went to the countryside, but Hu Meili found a way to make arrangements for the children in her family. When Lin Xiangnan was working and studying, she followed him and helped take care of the children...
Based on Hu Meili's efforts, she is also entitled to have a temper at home. After all, no one is a saint, nor a puppet who works hard without complaint.
Anyway, Hu Meili thinks that she can't be as hardworking and dedicated as Song Chujiu.
After listening to Song Chujiu venting about everything at home, and then just crying, with nothing new to say, Hu Meili took the bowl to the kitchen. Seeing that Gu Zhenjun hadn't finished washing, she threw the bowl into the basin, pinched a toothpick, and came out to continue watching the fun.
"Are you still crying? Where did what happened just now?" Hu Meili asked.
Lin Xiangnan replied in a low voice: "Grandma said to let my uncle and grandpa go to her house first. If that doesn't work, we can go to the countryside to ask the Song family for support."
When Hu Meili went home to call for help, the Hu family members all carried sticks with them. Logically speaking, that was done after they had beaten and suppressed someone.
After all, Aunt Jiu was only a distant relative, and it was quite loyal of her uncle and his friends to go and negotiate with her stepson. Aunt Jiu also accepted this arrangement, and immediately took Hu Daxixi and his friends home to reason things out.
It was almost dark when Hu Daxixi and his friends came back on their bicycles.
Hearing the noise, before they could say anything, the family members involuntarily moved towards him and surrounded him.
"I went to talk to them. Song Chujiu's sons were all very nice, but they just kept saying one word: poverty, so the family couldn't have enough food. They all said that, so what could I do? I can't give them money to solve the problem."
Hu Daxi parked his bicycle and said, "Anyway, I've already expressed what I should say. I can't do anything else."
Elders like them can scold people from a moral high ground, but if the other person is shameless, then what does it matter if the elders say so? They can still ignore it. Even worse, they can even accuse the other person of taking advantage of their age.
However, the Hu family still tried their best to help, and asked someone to deliver a message to Song Chujiu's family.
As a result, the Song family did not react at all.
Seeing this situation, Hu Meili had an expression of expectation.
"Your aunt Jiu listens to her husband and has been out of touch with her family for several years. It's strange that they are willing to help her. Song Chujiu is a soft-hearted person. She listened to her parents at home and listened to her husband after she got married. Now her husband is dead, and her son and her family don't care about her. She must be dumbfounded..."
When the mother and daughter were chatting enthusiastically, Dabao and Xiaobao took the opportunity to come over and act coquettishly, "Mom, grandma, there are people selling ding ding candies outside, I heard the noise."
At this time, no one had time to take care of the children, so Hu Meili directly took out four cents from her pocket, two cents for each child.
"Mom~Mom~~" Dabao and Xiaobao continued to spread their hands, with pitiful looks in their eyes.
Seeing this, Lin Xiangnan gave another person two dimes and said, "Use this to buy some candy and share it with others."
After sending the two children away, they continued gossiping.
When in Beijing, the child still needed to be kept under watch. When back home, in addition to the group of people on vacation, there were also retired Grandpa and Grandma Hu, and a group of cousins, nephews and nieces to help take care of the child, so Lin Xiangnan didn't need to worry about anything at all.
There is no need to go to a nursery, you can just start free-range mode at home.
Even when they were free-range, the candies outside were sweeter than those at home, and the two kids would always find opportunities to ask for pocket money to buy things.
What's more, they are very thoughtful and would act like a spoiled brat and ask for pocket money when Lin Xiangnan doesn't want to play with them.
In addition to Lin Xiangnan, Lin Xiangxi and Gu Zhenjun are also their target persons. If they just act coquettishly, Lin Xiangxi and the other two will happily give them money.
Among his biological father, Gu Zhenhua, the coldest is the most cruel.
What Gu Zhenhua hates most is the overly spoiled elder brother at home. He loves his child, but he can't spoil him at all. If the excuse is to buy candy, Gu Zhenhua will never give it. If he buys candy from outside before the family has finished eating, he will be scolded.
Why does a kid get so much pocket money every day? He doesn't even have that much pocket money in a day.
Every time Gu Zhenhua went to visit his old comrades to have dinner, he would report to Lin Xiangnan. Lin Xiangnan put the money in the drawer and let him take it himself. He never took more than he could use. He would put back what he could not use.
Except for holidays, he spent a little more money. He didn't spend much money at school or in the army. Gu Zhenhua didn't have much demand for money, so he didn't care that much. As long as Lin Xiangnan didn't kill anyone and break the law, Gu Zhenhua basically didn't ask how much money he spent.
However, Lin Xiangnan's temper is not much better than Hu Meili's. Even if Gu Zhenhua wants to control him, he may not be able to do so.
After selling all the goods, Hu Meili returned to the kitchen and started to make trouble for Lin Xiangxi. No one in the family dared to control her.
Lin Xiangxi could only feel wronged and help Hu Meili improve her cooking skills step by step.
"Don't worry, don't worry. This scale is not convenient to use now. When we get back to school, I will borrow the teacher's laboratory and get an electronic scale for Mom. That way it will be convenient." Lin Xiangnan stood at the kitchen door to comfort her.
Relying on their superb cooking skills and academic expertise, she and Lin Xiangxi prepared several recipes with very precise weights for Hu Meili. However, once the recipes were made, the scales were not easy to use, so Lin Xiangnan had to continue to improve them.
Anyway, doing experiments is more fun than teaching Hu Meili how to cook.
Having earned more than a thousand yuan by reselling, Hu Meili is now very enthusiastic about her small food business.
If his taste wasn't good enough, he would just add ingredients and taste it at the same time. His enthusiasm for learning made Lin Xiangnan feel ashamed.
"Mom, if you put this energy into studying, you might be able to go to the same school as me." Lin Xiangnan couldn't help but praise.
"Who wants to go to the same school as you?" Hu Meili took another sip. "Try it. Is there not enough vinegar?"
"I don't want to taste it." Lin Xiangnan said weakly, "You marinated raw meat with this sauce. I'm afraid I'll get diarrhea if I taste it."
Fearing that Hu Meili would continue to dwell on this matter, Lin Xiangnan quickly changed the subject, "Mom, you are busy now, why don't you hire someone to help you in your hometown, who can help take care of the children and give you a hand..."
Lin Xiangnan had mentioned this before, but Hu Meili directly refused because she was afraid that if she hired an aunt, she would be idle and have nothing to do. Now that Hu Meili is busy, she is not opposed to asking for help.
"Hiss~" Hu Meili pondered for two seconds and said, "It's not impossible. Your ninth aunt is not bad, she's a bit stupid and simple-minded. I'll ask her after the New Year."