Chapter 142 Settlement
After dinner, Zhang Shiye and his wife and Zhang Shiyu's family of three returned to the small western-style building. Xia's mother had already cleaned the house. Yuan Hong looked inside with her mouth wide open, and everything in front of her seemed like a dream.
Although Zhang Shiyu didn't open his mouth wide, he was also very shocked, "Old Four, is this house rented?"
Zhang Shiye smiled and said, "I bought it. I made some money last year. Yangyang likes Western-style buildings, so I bought a few."
"How many? How many houses like this did you buy?"
Zhang Shiye hushed him, "If you shout any louder, I'll catch you!"
Yuan Hong patted Zhang Shiyu and stuffed Wuwa into his arms, "Why are you yelling? Do you think this is home?"
Zhang Shiyu scratched the back of his head, "Fourth brother, although this is your house, your second sister-in-law and I can't live here for free. See how much I should pay you per month. I have money!"
Zhang Shiye: "Who let you stay here for free? You have a day off tomorrow and you have to go to work the day after tomorrow. My wife can't do anything at home alone. I have to ask my second sister-in-law to take care of her for me. Do I have to pay my second sister-in-law for cooking?"
Yuan Hong smiled and said, "Don't worry, Fourth Brother. I may not be good at other things, but I have no problem cooking. I promise to take good care of Yangyang and make him plump and white!"
Xia Wanyang: "That's right. Why should we divide the family so clearly? When parents and eldest and third brothers come again, they will have to live together. Whoever has more money should give more. What's the point of calculating? The purpose of making money is to make the family live better. If we take the money and don't spend it, we will live a miserable life. Aren't we misers?"
Zhang Shiyu was very touched. "Okay, Fourth Sister-in-law, I won't say these things anymore. Anyway, I owe you a favor. One or two is a debt, three or five is also a debt!"
Zhang Shiye patted his second brother's shoulder and said, "Okay, you guys decide whether to live on the second or third floor. There's only one sunny bedroom on the first floor, and Yangyang is heavy enough to live there. You can choose between the three rooms on the second floor and the four rooms on the third floor. I'm going out to buy some things tomorrow, so you can see if there's anything else that needs cleaning, and tidy it up. This will be our home from now on!"
The next day, Zhang Shiye took Xia Wanyang out early in the morning. He had to find an opportunity to take out the TV. This TV was Xia Wanyang's dowry. It was inconvenient to install it in the countryside, so it had been kept in the warehouse.
The two came to the furniture store. Xia Wanyang felt that the sofa at home was a little small and wanted to change it for a bigger one. She wanted a sofa as spacious and comfortable as the one in the space, but unfortunately that style did not belong to this era and could not be taken out and used.
After shopping around, they saw the latest model of sofa and bought it without hesitation. Then, they bought three imported mattresses. These mattresses were soft, elastic and fluffy, and Xia Wanyang liked them very much.
In addition to sofas and mattresses, they also purchased furniture such as tables, chairs, benches, and TV cabinets. They bought whatever they liked without hesitation, and kept buying until they had enough to fit in one truck. Finally, after leaving the delivery address and paying, they went to the department store together to continue shopping.
She bought three bicycles, two for men and one for women. She found the bicycle tickets at Liu Bo's home in Beijing and spent the money without any regret. She also bought pots, pans, oil, salt, sauce and vinegar, and two baby strollers, one for Wuwa and one for her own child.
Xia Wanyang selected many things that pregnant women could use, and finally stopped when Zhang Shiye was covered with them.
This trip cost 5,000 yuan, but Xia Wanyang was very happy to spend it. "Hubby, it feels so good to spend money. You have to continue to make money, okay? Otherwise, what if you can't make as much as I spend?"
Zhang Shiye said lovingly: "Okay, buy whatever you want, all the money your husband earns will be yours to spend!"
When the two returned home, the delivery truck had also arrived. Zhang Shiyu stood at the door watching the trucks going in one after another, wondering how much money this would cost!
The TV was placed in the middle of the living room, in front of it was a large sofa that could seat seven or eight people, and the table was placed in the dining room. Yuan Hong deftly put the pots, pans, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar, rice and flour in the kitchen.
After the TV antenna was installed and debugged, Xia Wanyang sat on the sofa and watched the show happily while eating snacks.
Zhang Shiyu parked the three bicycles in the yard and took out 400 yuan and gave it to Zhang Shiye. "Forget about me not having the ticket, but I have to give you the fare. You guys earned your money through hard work. Although we are a family, your sister-in-law and I cannot rely on you for support. We will each pay for half of the household expenses. Your sister-in-law will keep accounts!"
Zhang Shiye took the money and said, "You don't need that much!"
Zhang Shiyu hissed, "The baby's stroller is not money, and so much firewood, rice, oil and salt are not money! Take it, we won't live here, we need to buy a car, rent a house, and buy things, and all these are not enough. You are taking advantage of me. If you don't take it, my second brother will not feel at ease."
"Okay, I'll take it. Ask my second sister-in-law to keep the account. This ladies' bike is bought for Yangyang, but she can't ride it now. You can take my second sister-in-law to get familiar with the surroundings in the afternoon. I guess you have to ride a bike to buy groceries."
In the afternoon, after Xia Wanyang fell asleep, Zhang Shiyu took his wife and children out. They had to take pictures on the bicycles and familiarize themselves with the surrounding environment.
Yuan Hong carried the child on her chest and wrapped him in a bib. Wu Wa's little face was rosy as he slept inside. Although it was Zhang Shiyu's first time here, he remembered it. He would remember it after going there once. He took Yuan Hong with him again and again, for fear that his wife would get lost.
Zhang Shiye went to see his second brother Xia Shuhan. He wanted to install a phone at home so that he could call home at any time when he was not at home.
Xia Shuhan grew up in Shanghai and had a wide circle of friends. Although telephones were in short supply in that era, one could still get one by queuing up with someone he knew. As expected, he found the right person and was able to get one after three days of queuing.
Since Xia Shuhan had found friends, he took Zhang Shiye with him to expand his network. In just one afternoon, Zhang Shiye became familiar with everyone.
These classmates and friends have watched Xia Wanyang grow up, and they are extremely curious about Zhang Shiye who was able to marry the most beautiful girl in the courtyard. When they heard that she was from the countryside, they did not show any contempt and gave her a lot of face.
When she got home in the evening, Yuan Hong bought a lot of vegetables, fruits and eggs, and happily told Xia Wanyang about her afternoon experience, "Yangyang, the stores in Shanghai are really big, they have everything, and the things are fresh. Your second brother even took me to the foreign exchange store, and there were several foreigners inside. It was the first time I saw foreigners in my life, it was really novel!"
Xia Wanyang smiled and said, "When the fifth child is older, send him to the nursery and see if I can arrange a job for you. By then, the second sister-in-law will have seen more!"
Zhang Shiye and Yuan Hong prepared dinner together. There were four dishes and one soup: stewed chicken with potatoes, braised pork, braised rapeseed, scrambled eggs with green peppers, and hot corn with pork ribs. It was a house-warming feast.
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