Chapter 18 V-Entry Notice
At this moment, Zhang Liangpeng was looking at Xin Tianyi with an expression that Zhang Yang had never seen before.
Even when facing his brother Zhang Mao, Zhang Yang had never seen it.
The winter sun has risen, hanging in the sky, white and vague.
It added a bit of brightness in vain, but did not bring any warmth.
The sweat from Zhang Yang's hard work sweeping the snow had been washed away by the howling north wind, and he felt a slight chill. Every hole in his sweater seemed to be inviting the cold wind to blow towards him.
The sky cleared up after the snow, but Zhang Yang's mood was far from bright.
He also wanted to sleep in this Sunday.
Before going to bed, Zhang Yang heard Zhang Liangpeng and Pei Juanjuan chatting in the living room.
Zhang Liangpeng encountered a thorny problem and didn't know how to handle it perfectly. Many veteran workers at the cotton mill were involved. Although Zhang Liangpeng had become the factory director, he was still young and had to be cautious with his words.
Pei Juanjuan then offered some advice, suggesting that it would be better to ask Master Wang to step in on this matter.
This was exactly what Zhang Liangpeng was thinking. He quickly said, "Why don't we go to the master's house?"
After discussing it for a while, the two decided it wouldn't be a good idea to make a special trip. After all, Zhang Liangpeng was already the factory director, so they had to behave themselves. Otherwise, even if Wang Yuxiu didn't say anything, Wang Gang and Liu Meilan wouldn't be able to stop them. Once they got to the factory, they'd start saying, "So what if Zhang Liangpeng was the factory director? He still comes to my house when he has something to do."
"Master Wang will definitely be out clearing the snow tomorrow." Pei Juanjuan suddenly said, "You should go too. If you run into him while he's clearing the snow, why don't you take the opportunity to talk to him about what's going on?"
Zhang Liangpeng felt that he had made the right choice in marrying his wife.
The two of them were plotting in the living room how to "accidentally meet" Wang Yuxiu, while Zhang Yang was also plotting in the bedroom how to "accidentally meet" his father Zhang Liangpeng.
Ever since Xin Tianyi apologized to him and told him clearly that he had explained everything to Uncle Zhang, Zhang Yang has been waiting for his parents' apology.
Pei Juanjuan wronged him and scolded him for many days, so he had to eat and sleep at Yuan Dabao's house for this; Zhang Liangpeng also wronged him, although he didn't say much, but the look in his eyes said that you kid is causing trouble again!
Zhang Yang felt that even if he couldn't get an apology, he still wanted to hear what Zhang Liangpeng had to say to him.
As for what to say, Zhang Yang thinks anything is fine, even if it is just saying that he misunderstood him, or patting his shoulder, it is all good.
So when Zhang Liangpeng "accidentally met" Wang Yuxiu while carrying a broom, Zhang Yang also crawled out of bed and met his father by chance.
If they were sweeping the snow together, would Zhang Liangpeng be able to talk to him more?
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"Zhang Yang, what are you looking at?" Yuan Dabao saw that Zhang Yang was distracted and his gait was almost curved, so he quickly pulled him aside. "We're here, big brother. Hurry up, find a table and sit down. Let's have breakfast!"
"Look around and see what you want to eat," Zhang Liangpeng said. "You've been working for so long, you must be hungry. Order more. Zhang Yang, take Dabao and the others to see what they want to eat."
Zhang Yang nodded and called everyone: "Let's go."
After finishing the meal, Yuan Dabao could hardly stand up.
After sweeping the snow in the morning, Yuan Dabao was even hungrier when it came time to eat. He stuffed his food into his mouth, eating so fast and furiously that his brain didn't react at all. When he finished eating and was about to stand up to leave, he realized that his stomach was almost stuck under the table.
Zhang Liangpeng bought another half pound of fried dough sticks and asked Xin Tianyi to take them home to make breakfast for his family. Before Yuan Dabao stood up, he couldn't wait to leave.
"I have paid the money. You can go home. I have to go to the factory." Zhang Liangpeng said and was about to leave.
Zhang Yang watched his father leave in a hurry, and a hint of disappointment flashed across his eyes.
Before the bad mood could overwhelm him, Zhang Yang shook his head casually and shook it all off.
Yeah, he was expecting something.
There has never been an apology, what is he waiting for?
How many times have I been misunderstood and wronged since I was a child? His mother beat him and scolded him, but after she found out the truth, did she ever apologize to him?
As for his father Zhang Liangpeng, that had never happened before.
Zhang Yang chuckled to himself in his heart, what was he thinking!
"Let's go!" Zhang Yang resumed his original tone, "Yuan Dabao, can you still stand up? Just hold your stomach in, yes, take a deep breath, and you'll be out, right?"
After Zhang Yang finished speaking, he turned around and walked out without waiting for anyone.
Wei Ran smiled and went to pull Yuan Dabao. Yuan Dabao stood up while holding the table and cursing. Xin Tianyi followed behind him. When the three of them came out of the restaurant, Zhang Yang had disappeared.
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When Xin Tianyi brought the fried dough sticks home, everyone in the family had already gotten up.
When Liu Meilan saw Xin Tianyi bringing back fried dough sticks, she took them without asking and quickly called out to Wang Mingjie, "Son, son, hurry up and eat! These freshly fried dough sticks, haven't you been craving them for a while?"
Wang Mingjie hadn't come out yet, but Wang Gang did. He pinched two fingers and took out a fried dough stick. He took a bite, his mouth full of oil, and said incoherently, "Where did this fried dough stick come from? Is it from the restaurant at the corner of the street? This fried dough stick is delicious, fried so well."
"Uncle Zhang asked me to bring it back." Xin Tianyi said.
"Uncle Zhang?" Wang Gang looked at her. "Which Uncle Zhang?"
Wang Yuxiu walked out of the room at this moment, "Good friend!"
Wang Gang stopped talking. He had already eaten a fried dough stick and went to grab another one.
Xin Tianyi walked to the sofa and asked Xie Mei, "Grandma, why don't you eat?"
Xie Mei didn't know how long she had been sitting on the sofa, with the cotton jacket still draped over her shoulders. When Xin Tianyi asked her, she forced a smile and said, "I'm not hungry. Go eat."
"I've already eaten." Xin Tianyi said, "Uncle Zhang took us to eat at the restaurant."
Wang Gang heard this and immediately came over: "Did he take you to a restaurant for dinner?"
Xin Tianyi nodded, "Yes."
"Who else went?" Wang Gang continued to inquire.
"It's just me, Zhang Yang, Dabao and Wei Ran." Xin Tianyi told the truth.
"Why are you asking these questions?" Liu Meilan rolled her eyes at Wang Gang. "No matter who he invites to dinner, he won't invite you. Don't worry."
"Who wants to eat his food?" Wang Gang snorted, pinched another fried dough stick, and went to his room with it.
There weren't many fried dough sticks in half a pound to begin with, and Wang Gang ate three and took one away. When Liu Meilan saw him taking one and walking away, she quickly chased after him and snatched it away.
"You can eat three sticks now. Your son hasn't eaten yet!" Liu Meilan whispered, "Wait until he finishes eating, then you can eat."
Xin Tianyi put his hands on Xie Mei's shoulders and saw that she seemed not to pay any attention to what was happening in the living room.
The wrinkles at the corners of her eyes were clustered together, and there was an unresolved sorrow between her brows.
Xin Tianyi knew that the scene in the morning made Xie Mei sad again.
Wang Fang usually seems to be a calm and carefree person, but once she drinks, her true colors are revealed. This is not the first time she has spoken nonsense while drunk, nor is it the first time she has called Xin Ziqian's name.
Perhaps Wang Fang could only remember him when she was drunk.
"Grandma, please put on your cotton jacket. It's easy to catch a cold if you wear it like this," said Xin Tianyi.
Xie Mei nodded. Although she agreed, her thoughts were still wandering. She put on her cotton-padded jacket mechanically.
"Why didn't you call me when you had fried dough sticks? Don't eat all three of you, at least leave me a bite."
Wang Fang poked her head out of the bedroom and asked with her eyes closed.
Xie Mei immediately looked towards Wang Fang, and saw that Wang Fang was standing there intact, his mouth still as vicious as usual, and she felt relieved.
"I haven't finished eating, big sister." Liu Meilan was also unforgiving with her words. She had a smile on her face, but it was fake. Her eyes and eyebrows were cold. "Mingjie hasn't come out yet. I haven't eaten either. Only your brother has eaten."
This was said very artistically. Without mentioning Wang Gang's name or any other relationship, Wang Fang was simply told, "That's your brother. None of us ate it, only your brother ate it himself. He's your real brother."
Wang Fang didn't even raise her eyelids or look at Liu Meilan. She walked over, reached out, grabbed a fried dough stick, and put it in her mouth.
"Mom, why don't you come and eat?" Wang Fang finally opened her eyes wide and asked Xie Mei to come and eat too. "Tianyi, come quickly. It will be gone soon."
"I've eaten, Mom." As Xin Tianyi said this, he saw Xie Mei turn around and walk towards her room.
Her steps were heavy, small, and slow. Xin Tianyi hurried to catch up and saw Xie Mei raise her arm as she walked into the bedroom.
She was wiping her tears.
Xin Tianyi leaned against the door and did not go in.
Children are their mother's flesh and blood. Even though Wang Fang is over 40 years old, she is still a child in Xie Mei's eyes.
Several "children" in the living room were fighting for fried dough sticks. Wang Gang, who had already gone into the bedroom, heard that his sister had woken up, and immediately walked out of the room and joined in the verbal battle.
Xin Tianyi quietly walked into the bedroom and closed the door.
She took out the textbook from her schoolbag. Today she was going to study science again.
You should continue to do math papers and memorize physics formulas.
Xin Tianyi gained a lot today because she finally took the first step.
The three friends, just like in the previous life, began to accept her.
In addition, Wei Ran also participated in the snow sweeping today. During breakfast, Wei Ran told them that he always felt a headache when he memorized his lessons. Today he came out to sweep the snow and exercise. Unexpectedly, his head felt much clearer than usual.
Xin Tianyi immediately jumped in and said, "Yes, exercise is the best. Let's exercise together in the future. Run, jump rope, or swim or something."
Yuan Dabao mocked her from the side, "Running and skipping rope are fine, but swimming is too much! Tell me where you can swim? Swim directly in the big pit? You want to join us? Swimming? Anyone who doesn't know would think you're a capitalist lady."
"It's good to exercise a little," Wei Ran said immediately. "I'll exercise more in the future. Zhang Yang, ask me to play basketball with you. I want to try it, too."
Zhang Yang didn't mind. "Sure. Anyway, I play basketball every day. If you want to move, come find me anytime."
"Then I want one too!" Yuan Dabao refused to be alone.
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Xin Tianyi was reminiscing when the bedroom door opened.
Wang Fang walked in while chewing a fried dough stick. As soon as she came in, she asked, "What are you laughing at?"
Xin Tianyi said: "When did I laugh?"
"You still don't admit it?" Wang Fang said, "You were smiling when I came in."
"Really?" Xin Tianyi looked down at his math book and sighed, "Maybe he's laughing at himself for being stupid."
"My daughter isn't stupid." Wang Fang glanced at Xin Tianyi's textbook and reassured her, "I wasn't good at math when I was in school either. It's okay. If you can't learn it, then you can't learn it. What's the big deal? It won't affect your eating and sleeping."
Wang Fang said this and fell directly onto the bed. She lay on her side and looked at Xin Tianyi who was sitting next to her. She said, "I don't expect you to get into any school. Studying depends on your talent. Just learn as much as you can."
Just like in her previous life, Wang Fang had no expectations for Xin Tianyi's grades. She stubbornly believed that Xin Tianyi didn't have the talent for studying, and that it would be better for him to graduate early, enter society, work, and earn money.
"Society is so good now. You can make money by doing anything. It's different from before." Wang Fang continued her topic. "You should also broaden your horizons and look further ahead. What's the point of studying? What's the point of getting into a normal school? You can come back and become a teacher? How much money can a teacher make? Get into a technical school and become a worker, just like your mother and me? A month's salary won't even be enough to buy a dress. Going to high school is even more of a waste of money." Wang Fang fluttered her lips, constantly persuading Xin Tianyi, "I think it's better for you to learn a skill, for example, hairdressing. When you come back, we can open our own hair salon. You cut my hair and I'll charge you. Or we can do business. You know the wholesale market, it's crowded there. We import goods from the south and resell them, which makes a lot of money!"
Wang Fang said, turning over and lying comfortably on the bed, "Anything is better than going to school. Just think about it."
After Wang Fang finished speaking, she closed her eyes, thinking about her own affairs and future, while waiting for Xin Tianyi to reply to her.
But after waiting for a long time, Xin Tianyi didn't speak, so he could only open his eyes again. When he opened them, it was no big deal, but he was so scared that he sat up with a somersault.
"Oh my god, what are you doing!"
Wang Fang snatched the scissors from Xin Tianyi's hand.
At this moment, Xin Tianyi was holding a pair of scissors, facing the mirror in front of him, ready to cut his long hair!
Wang Fang snatched the scissors away and shouted, "Are you crazy?"
"Didn't you ask me to learn hairdressing so we can open a hair salon in the future?" Xin Tianyi smiled at her mother, "I have to see if I have the talent first."
"You can't try it on your own hair," Wang Fang said immediately. "What if you damage your hair if it's so long?"
Xin Tianyi grabbed a handful of her long hair and murmured, "I've wanted to cut it off for a long time. Braiding it every day is really too troublesome, and washing your hair in winter is so difficult and hard to dry."
"What do you expect if you don't wear braids as a little girl?" Wang Fang was furious. She didn't understand how she, such a Western-style person, could raise a daughter like Xin Tianyi with a tomboyish personality.
"I want a short haircut." Xin Tianyi said to Wang Fang word by word, "If you don't let me cut it myself, I'll go to the hair salon next door to get it cut."
"You dare!" Wang Fang said immediately, "Just try cutting your hair short! I'm telling you, I'm still thinking about letting you..."
The topic came to an abrupt end with Xie Mei's sudden intrusion.
Xie Mei pushed the door open and yelled, "Wang Fang, what are you yelling about? I can hear you yelling outside."
"No, she wants to cut her hair." Wang Fang said.
Xie Mei glanced at her and said, "You don't have to worry about anything for Tianyi. I don't know how much better than you are. Come here, I have something to ask you."
Wang Fang got up from the bed with difficulty after hearing this. After putting the scissors back into the drawer, she said to Xin Tianyi seriously, "Behave yourself."
As soon as Wang Fang pushed the door open, Xin Tianyi took the scissors back.
She grabbed some random hair with her left hand and held a pair of scissors in her right hand.
Looking at himself in the mirror, Xin Tianyi suddenly felt that this scene was so familiar.
At this time, 1989.
At that time, 1990...
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