Chapter 91 The Frustrated Little Nie
When they got home, Yang Fangqin prepared a basin of grapefruit water for Zhong Hui and Zhong Xiong respectively.
"Hurry, both of you go wash your faces and get rid of the bad luck."
Zhong Hui and Zhong Xiong are both businessmen now, so they believe this. They picked up the basin and quickly washed their faces.
After washing their faces and pouring out the water, the two felt that the bad air above their heads had dissipated.
"You have to be more careful in the future. For things like this, just say it openly. Don't keep it to yourself." Yang Fangqin reminded again.
Zhong Xiong quickly said, "Wife, don't worry, my heart is only with you."
Zhong Hui couldn't bear to listen any longer, so she sighed twice and hurried back.
The Chinese New Year is just a few days away, and the business of small supermarkets has been particularly good recently.
Zhong Hui tidied herself up and went downstairs to help in the store.
"Are there enough goods in the warehouse?" Zhong Hui asked Xiao Nie after seeing Zhong Ping replenish the goods again.
Xiao Nie flipped through the order book and said, "There's enough for today and tomorrow. Today is the 26th, so there are still four days left. I guess we'll need more stock later."
"Okay, when the time comes, just call them and ask them to deliver the goods."
Zhong Hui looked through the account book again. During the New Year holidays, the daily turnover was tens of thousands, two or three times more than usual. No wonder people said that only these few days during the New Year were a bit hard, but it was equivalent to one or two months of normal work.
Zhong Hui took a look and got a rough idea. Suddenly she remembered something and asked, "Xiao Nie, are you going back home for the New Year this year?"
Xiao Nie is her right-hand man. If she goes back to celebrate the New Year, Zhong Huike will not be able to relax.
Xiao Nie was stunned for a moment before he said, "I'm not going back. I bought a new house this year and I want to spend the New Year there."
"That's right, they say you have to live in a new house for three years." Zhong Hui slapped her head and said in annoyance.
The house in Bixi Garden is being finished and renovated, so it will take at least a month or two to be closed. They still want to celebrate the New Year here this year.
Xiao Nie nodded gently: "That's what I said."
She didn't mind spending the New Year in the new house. The main thing was that there was no place for her in that house. What was the point of her going back?
She is the second child in the family. Her eldest brother is already married, and her youngest brother said he is also dating. There is no room for her in the house anymore.
I still remember that when she went back home for the Chinese New Year last year, the whole family was waiting for her to come back to clean up the house and spend money on New Year's goods. When she came out, she didn't have a penny on her and had to borrow money from others for the car fare.
Xiao Nie smiled bitterly. What was the point of going back to a home like this?
She didn't dare tell her family a word about her newly bought house, for fear that if she accidentally told others, the house would become coveted by others.
Her mother has been urging her to go back this year. What is she going back for? To be a nanny or a wallet?
Nie Xiaofeng has been stupid for more than 20 years. From now on, she can't continue to be stupid.
Zhong Hui was happy: "I am relieved that you are not going back. If you go back, I will be too busy to handle it."
"Yes, I remember you said your hometown is in Hunan Province. It's quite far to go back. You will spend the New Year here. Come to my house when the time comes." Zhong Ping turned around and said.
"You can come to my house. There are only Linlin and I at home." Zhong Hui said with a smile.
Xiao Nie agreed with a smile. Yes, it is much more comfortable to celebrate the New Year here than to go back home. Why should she go back? She doesn't want to go back.
Just when she had made up her mind not to go back, Xiao Nie's phone rang. It rang for a long time, and Xiao Nie was so lost in thought that she forgot to answer it. Zhong Hui patted her shoulder and said, "Xiao Nie, it's a phone call."
"Ah? Oh." Xiao Nie came back to his senses, hurriedly picked up the phone and walked out.
"Xiaofeng, what are you doing? Why haven't you answered the phone for so long?" On the other end of the phone, Nie's mother's voice seemed to penetrate the phone.
Xiao Nie quickly put the phone away, his ears hurting from the vibration: "I was busy just now, I didn't hear it."
"Still busy, your boss is too. It's almost Chinese New Year, and you haven't given us a holiday yet." Mother Nie complained, "Have you bought your tickets? Come back as soon as you can."
"Your elder brother and sister-in-law won't be back for a few days, so you should come back early to clean up and make the house look better."
"Also, why don't you just buy some candy and cookies from your place this year to make it more upscale."
"Oh, and your second aunt said she'd introduce you to a date. You can meet them when you get back. They're a very good family, and I heard they can give quite a bit of betrothal gifts. That way, your brother will have enough money for his wedding."
Listening to her mother talking word by word on the phone, Xiao Nie felt a buzzing pain in her head. Her mother never asked whether she was doing well outside, but only thought about what benefits she could bring to the family.
"Xiaofeng, I've told you so much, have you taken note of it all? Come back early, we are all waiting for you." Mother Nie said unhappily on the other end of the phone.
Xiao Nie took a deep breath, his hand involuntarily clenching around his phone, and said calmly, "I can't come back for the New Year this year. My boss won't give me a holiday."
"What? No holiday? Who doesn't take a holiday during the Chinese New Year? How can there be such a boss?"
"No holiday at all. I work in a supermarket now, and the supermarket will be open during the Chinese New Year."
"If you don't come back, who will take care of the house? Your second aunt has already made an appointment with someone else and is waiting for you to come back to visit her. No, you must come back. If you don't take a vacation, you can quit your job. You are young anyway, and it will be easy to find a job. You can just look for one next year."
"My boss is withholding three months' salary. If I quit, all that salary will be gone." Xiao Nie said calmly.
Nie's mother on the other end of the phone lost her composure and cursed at Nie's boss.
Xiao Nie remained silent, looking down at his nails with a blank look in his eyes.
"If you don't come back, you should at least send money back. You're not home all year round, so you should at least give me and your dad some New Year's money, right?"
Xiao Nie really wanted to ask, "Did Big Brother and Little Brother give you any money for the New Year?" The words were on the tip of his tongue, but suddenly he felt too lazy to ask. Ha, it's so boring, not interesting at all.
"It's not that I don't want to send it to you, but my boss is holding back on my salary and I don't have any money. He said he won't send it until after the New Year."
"What kind of boss are you? Just send my salary back to me. It's really useless to support you." Nie's mother said, cursing and hung up the phone.
Xiao Nie put away his phone and looked up at the sky in confusion. Who was she? Where was her home?
"Ah Feng, what are you looking at at the door?"
Suddenly, a voice sounded, and then a figure came over and stood side by side with her, looking up at the sky with her.
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