Chapter 279 It’s not me who treats the child harshly
"His stepmother runs a noodle shop." Li Dongdong didn't quite know what Gu Dong's father did, but he had heard from many classmates that the noodle shop outside the military family compound was run by Gu Dong's mother.
Every time I passed by after school at noon, I could smell the delicious aroma and see many people queuing outside the noodle shop.
Pu Xianglan and Li Zhuang exchanged a glance. "Didn't you say that the noodle shop in front of the military family compound was owned by the wife of the commander of that incredibly powerful special forces regiment in your military region?"
She has taken Tiantian there to eat noodles twice. Apart from the long queue, which made it difficult to wait, the noodles were really delicious.
"Yes." Li Zhuang nodded. He didn't expect that his eldest son, who was introverted and taciturn, had become friends with Deputy Captain Gu's son and even invited Dongdong to his birthday party.
"Go, you must go." Li Zhuang patted his eldest son's shoulder and said with a smile, "Don't you have money to buy gifts for your classmates? Daddy will give it to you."
After saying that, he took out his wallet from his pocket, took out two cents and handed it over.
Li Dongdong was dumbfounded. He never dreamed that his father would give him money, and as much as two cents at that.
In the past, whenever he wanted to buy a pencil, his father would give him one or two cents behind his stepmother's back.
Li Dongdong glanced at his stepmother and didn't dare to take the money, fearing that she would scold him.
Every time the stepmother knew that the father had given him money, she would scold him for a long time.
Pu Xianglan's eyes turned red as she looked at the fifty cents. "It's just a gift for a child, just a pen or a notebook. Why would I need twenty cents?"
Li Zhuang: "He's Deputy Commander Gu's son. How can he give me only one or two cents?"
Pu Xianglan stopped talking.
"Dongdong, you have to get along well with Deputy Captain Gu's son. Don't quarrel with him or you will offend him." Li Zhuang stuffed two cents into his son's hand and warned him.
Li Dongdong nodded, as if he understood why his father was like this, because Gu Dong's father was very powerful.
That's why his father agreed to let him celebrate Gu Dong's birthday, and even gave him money to buy gifts so that he could have a good relationship with Gu Dong.
"When you go to the Gu family and see Gu Dong's father, don't forget to tell him that your father is Li Zhuang, the quartermaster of the Sixth Company of the Eighth Battalion."
As a company-level quartermaster, he has no relationship with Gu Huai, the deputy commander of the special forces regiment, but if there is a chance to make friends, it will not do any harm.
Li Dongdong nodded.
Pu Xianglan rolled her eyes. How could this useless son of his, who couldn't even produce a single fart, possibly establish a good relationship with Deputy Regiment Commander Gu's son? Help him connect with Deputy Regiment Commander Gu?
She just felt that it was impossible.
Although she felt that this was impossible, she still hoped that her man could get to know and make friends with Deputy Captain Gu.
No matter what, he is a regimental-level cadre and has been promoted quickly. Unlike Li Zhuang, he has been stuck in the position of company-level quartermaster for five years.
Li Zhuang suddenly noticed that his eldest son's sleeves were much shorter. Thinking carefully, he realized that Dongdong seemed to have not had new clothes for two years, and his clothes were too short.
If their son dressed like this and went to Deputy Commander Gu's house, what would his parents think of them?
"Xianglan, Dongdong's clothes are too short. If he wears clothes like this to Deputy Headmaster Gu's house, won't he be laughed at?"
"I'd like to make new clothes for your son, but where's the money?" Pu Xianglan asked, slamming the table. "You make about 40 yuan a month, and I make 18. We both have to send 5 yuan a month to our families, and we have three children to support. Where can we get extra money?"
"I'm not being harsh on children who aren't mine. The clothes Sisi is wearing are made from old clothes that I can't wear every day. I haven't made new clothes in two years. I'm still wearing old clothes I made two years ago."
The clothes Pu Xianglan's daughter was wearing were indeed altered from her son's old clothes, but her son Tiantian only made two sets of clothes this year. She hadn't made new clothes for herself in the past two years, but she bought herself a Lelin suit during the Chinese New Year and a braid for herself in the summer.
Li Zhuang saw all of this, but in order to avoid an argument, he did not refute her.
"I didn't say you were harsh on Dongdong. I know you've worked very hard for this family. It's not easy, and you care deeply about Dongdong. It's a blessing for Li Zhuang and Dongdong that I can marry you."
Pu Xianglan snorted, "As long as you know it in your heart."
Li Zhuang breathed a sigh of relief. "It's just that it's really inappropriate for Dongdong to go to Deputy Commander Gu's house dressed like this. How about you take the trouble to alter his clothes with my old military uniform?"
Pu Xianglan wanted to send those old clothes from Li Zhuang back to her hometown for her younger brother to wear.
However, seeing Li Zhuang's begging look, she nodded.
Li Zhuang: "Wife, I know you are the best."
Li Dongdong looked at the clothes he had been wearing for three years and felt very happy. It was great, he finally had new clothes to wear.
Even if it was made from Dad's old military uniform, it was already very good to him.
The Li family didn't have a sewing machine. After dinner, Pu Xianglan didn't measure Li Dongdong's size, but took Li Zhuang's old clothes to the sewing machine next door.
When he came back, he threw the altered clothes to Li Dongdong, and Li Zhuang quickly asked his son to try them to see if they fit.
The clothes and pants were too big for Li Dongdong, so he had to roll up the trouser legs and sleeves twice, leaving the clothes empty, which made him look even thinner.
"Isn't it a little too big?" Li Zhuang said with a frown.
Before Pu Xianglan could say anything, Li Dongdong waved his hands and said, "Not too big, just enough to wear for two more years."
Pu Xianglan looked at her stepson and thought he was sensible.
Seeing that his son said he was not big enough, Li Zhuang didn't say anything.
Gu Family
"What do you think, should we eat fried fish or fried crispy pork?" Gu Dong was lying on the bed discussing with his younger brother Gu Nan what dishes he would eat the day after tomorrow.
As for Gu Xixi, she fell asleep as soon as she touched the pillow.
"Can't I have both?" Gu Nan swallowed his saliva. He wanted to eat both fried fish and fried crispy pork.
"Of course not. We can't be too greedy. We can only choose one between crispy pork and fried fish."
Gu Nan: emmm…
"Then let's fry some crispy pork. It's too cold now for Dad to go fishing in the river."
If Gu Huai knew, he would definitely be moved and say, "Thank you."
"Okay, then let's eat the fried crispy pork."
"Brother, I want to eat sweet and sour pork too." Sweet and sour pork is fragrant and crispy, sour and sweet, he loves it very much.
Gu Dong swallowed his saliva. He also wanted to eat sweet and sour pork.
"Okay, then I'll have another pot-fried pork."
"I also want to eat sweet and sour pork ribs." He also loves sour and sweet.
"Is it my birthday or yours?" Gu Dong complained in a low voice. He ordered all the dishes.
"Hehe, I want to eat it. Xixi must want to eat it too, he likes sweet and sour pork ribs the most." Gu Nan hugged her brother's hand and acted coquettishly.
Gu Dong really lost to him. He curled his lips and said, "Sweet and sour pork ribs, just sweet and sour pork ribs. Okay, these are the three I want to eat. Tell mom tomorrow."
Gu Nan leaned his head on his brother's shoulder and said with a smile: "Brother, I feel so happy now."
Gu Dong pulled the quilt, the corners of his mouth curled up, and he said in his heart: "I think so too."
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