Gu Qingmeng went to the nurses' station and asked the women in the ward about the situation, but they didn't understand. Those who had jobs had already written letters to their trustees and handed them over to their jobs. If they didn't have jobs, their sons would definitely have jobs, right? They also submitted a letter of complaint and education.
She underestimated the importance of letters of denunciation in this era, and within a few days these families were all laid off.
When she returned to the ward, she saw that her two younger brothers' IV drips had been completed. As soon as Gu Qingmeng walked into the ward, the room immediately fell silent, but she didn't care.
"Let's go! I'll take you to drink mutton soup and eat sesame cakes."
"Wow! You're really going! Is it you who's treating or Brother Xinghe who's treating?"
Gu Guoliang is a typical person who only remembers food but not punishment, and he still can't change his bad habit of talking too quickly.
"It's your treat, use your pocket money. If it's not enough, use your New Year's money."
Gu Qingmeng grinned. Gu Guoliang really loved money, and it would hurt to ask him to treat everyone for at least half a year.
"Ah! No, sister, I think cornmeal steamed bread is fine too. We don't have to drink mutton soup and eat sesame cakes. It's not that I'm reluctant to spend money, but I don't have meat coupons and grain coupons."
When he heard that he had to spend money, Gu Guoliang felt extremely heartbroken. He and his brother could eat a lot, but to be full they would need at least sixteen baked buns and six bowls of mutton soup, and this was still a conservative estimate. According to his observation, Brother Xinghe would also need six baked buns and two bowls of mutton soup to be full, and his sister would eat one baked bun and one bowl of mutton soup, which would... require twenty-three baked buns and nine bowls of mutton soup, and this was still a conservative estimate.
"I'll pay for the meat and grain coupons, and you just pay for the money."
Pei Xinghe responded at the right time, which dealt a fatal blow to Gu Guoliang.
Gu Guoliang: ...
Oh, heaven! Oh, earth! Why is he so pitiful?
"Ah! Sister, look at Brother Xinghe."
"I didn't bring any money with me."
Gu Guoliang made his final struggle.
"I'll lend it to you first, but brothers should be clear about accounts. You still have to write an IOU! And you have to write down the repayment date, too."
Gu Qingmeng took out a pen and paper and watched Gu Guoliang write the IOU. When she saw that the loan amount was one dollar, she refused to do it and asked him to change it to five dollars.
"You have to eat a full lunch, right? One dollar is definitely not enough."
Gu Guoliang pitifully wrote an IOU for a huge sum of five dollars. According to his calculations, he would definitely not be able to spend all the five dollars, so there would always be some left.
When he asked for money, his sister refused him.
"Sister, you've already received the IOU, why don't you give me the money?"
Gu Qingmeng didn't even look at him. She blew on the writing on the IOU and waited until the pen ink was completely dry before folding the IOU and putting it away.
"You're still young and it's easy to lose a huge sum of five dollars. I'll hold it for you."
Gu Guoliang was completely speechless!
Why is he asked to treat others to a meal since he is still young? Why is he asked to write an IOU?
I thought my sister had changed over the past month, but to my surprise, she is still as greedy as ever, always taking in money and never spending it out.
For lunch, the four of them ate thirty sesame cakes and four bowls of mutton soup. The sesame cakes were seven cents each, and the mutton soup was fifty cents a bowl. They could have more soup as they wanted. The total cost was four yuan and one dollar. Pei Xinghe paid for the food coupons and meat coupons, and Gu Qingmeng didn't know how much she gave.
Is it okay if only 90 cents is left out of a huge sum of five dollars?
You absolutely can’t! Gu Qingmeng took the money and bought a bottle of canned fruit to lend you. She would feel comfortable only when she had spent all the money.
"Guoliang, five dollars is not enough. The cans are two dollars. Remember to give me the IOU for two dollars."
Gu Guoliang: My sister’s illness has just healed. She can’t talk back. She has to breathe in and out. If she can’t do that, she has to ask, otherwise he will feel uncomfortable.
"Sister, the meal cost four dollars and the canned food two dollars, so the total cost for one meal is six dollars and one dollar. Shouldn't I give you an IOU of one dollar and one dollar?"
Gu Qingmeng glanced at her younger brother. As a good sister, she naturally wanted to help him understand: "Don't you know what rounding is?"
Gu Guoliang choked. Rounding could be used this way! Now he knew.
"Oh, it's only seven dollars and my brother is already haggling with me. I saw his clothes were too small, but I still wanted to buy him clothes! People are no longer as they used to be, and the world is becoming more corrupt! I'm so sad!"
Gu Guoliang: ...He was wrong. He shouldn't have said so much. Why doesn't he learn his lesson?
"Sister, go buy some clothes. I'll buy them for you and give you the money when I get back. Guoliang and I just need clothes to wear. You don't need to buy any smaller clothes after we get back."
Gu Guodong wanted his sister to buy some clothes. When his sister was in Beijing, she had more clothes than she could wear when the seasons changed. Of course, they were not bought by his sister herself, as she was reluctant to do so. They were all given to her by her in-laws. Now that his sister has gone to the countryside for them, it is natural for them to buy her clothes.
"Sister, I'll give you my money too. Can you buy some more clothes?"
Gu Guoliang thought about it and decided to take out the money as well. He used to envy his sister's cousins who could earn money to buy clothes for his sister. Now that he could also earn work points and make money, he had to buy clothes for his sister.
"Okay, I'll definitely buy some more clothes!"
Gu Qingmeng took the three of them shopping in the mall for the entire afternoon. They didn't leave the mall until it closed, carrying bags full of them. She bought a lot of clothes, shoes, cosmetics, daily necessities, cotton, and fabrics.
Some of the clothes in the space cannot be worn out. The Dongbeixi shopping mall in Xiai City sells a wide variety of goods. It’s a good opportunity to buy some today. It will be convenient for me to take things out after I go back.
The two brothers have grown a lot in the past month. Their clothes and pants have become shorter, and their shoes have become smaller. She doesn't know how to make clothes, so it's convenient to buy clothes in the mall. The only difference is that ready-made clothes are a bit expensive. The two brothers were heartbroken when they saw Gu Qingmeng buy clothes for them and pay for them without hesitation.
I was still dazed when I returned to the hospital, and all I could think about was when did my sister become so willing to spend money?
Gu Qingmeng's image as a thrifty and stingy person was about to fall apart, so he could only make his face look grim to show how much pain he felt.
"You have to be frugal with these clothes. I even bought them two sizes bigger. If your clothes weren't too short, I wouldn't have bought them for you. And you have to prepare winter clothes too. I'll have to trouble other aunts for help when I get back. Oh, it's so hard for me!"
Pei Xinghe held back his laughter. If she had shown this expression earlier, he would have believed it. He didn't react during the whole journey and only started acting after returning to the hospital.
In fact, Pei Xinghe was overthinking it. Gu Qingmeng didn't think so when she bought the clothes, but the more she thought about it, the more distressed she felt. She even regretted buying two sets of ready-made clothes for each of them. She should have bought fabric and gone back to Peijiagou to ask someone to make clothes. The reward would be the scraps of fabric left over from making clothes, which was much cheaper than buying ready-made clothes.
Gu Guoliang touched his stomach and hesitated for a long time before saying, "Sister, I'm hungry."
Why was he hesitating? It was because he had spent too much money that afternoon! He didn't even dare to mention being hungry.
Gu Qingmeng: ...Didn’t they just finish their meal? They’re hungry again so soon!
After thinking about it carefully, it seems that it is time for dinner. The mutton soup and sesame cakes I had eaten after walking all afternoon have long been digested.
"Let's go back to the ward first. Your sister Xue should be back soon. Let's go eat together."
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