Cheng Xiao Kui pursed her lips. Whether it was before or now, this spot to return to the city was always given to Zhang Weidong.
She said, biting the end of her chopsticks, "Hasn't the quota for returning to the city not been officially announced yet? Isn't there going to be another group meeting to vote before the quota is officially determined?"
As long as his name isn't on the list of those returning to the city, I have a chance to make that name mine!
Lin Qiuru said, "That's true... but... but it's basically a done deal. All that's left is to hold the final village meeting..."
"Once all the soybeans are harvested and stored, we'll have a meeting. It should be in the next few days."
She sighed helplessly. Although Cheng Xiaokui could earn more than two yuan a day, no one in her small village had ever earned so much money in a day.
If they keep selling potato chips like this, they'll probably earn enough in a month to go to Beijing.
But without a quota to return to the city, and without a letter of introduction from the village branch, money is useless!
Even if someone buys a train ticket and sneaks back to the capital, if the patrolling police discover that they don't have a letter of introduction or a quota to return to the city, they will still be sent back to their village.
She tilted her little head and asked, "Xiao Kui, can we still go to the capital to find Daddy?"
Cheng Xiao Kui looked at her shiny little mouth, which resembled that of a little kitten.
She smiled and took out a handkerchief to wipe his mouth.
She said, "Why can't we go? There's definitely a way. We still have time!"
She slurped up the potato noodles in her bowl, her mind racing with ideas for how to get a spot.
Zhang Weidong, this educated youth, appeared outwardly respectable, like a virtuous gentleman.
However, according to the book, Zhang Weidong is a scumbag!
What good would it do for the development of the capital to send such a person back?
She calculated the time; there was still time to think of a solution!
The four members of the family, including the grandfather, grandmother, and grandson, finished all four large bowls of hot and sour noodles, leaving not a drop of soup.
Lin Qiuru rubbed her full stomach and said with a smile, "I ate so well today, it's like Chinese New Year! I didn't eat this much meat during Chinese New Year!"
During the Spring Festival, she received a piece of pork from the team and made pork dumplings. She couldn't bear to eat them herself and saved them for Cheng Xiao Kui and the two children.
Cheng Xiao Kui took Lin Qiu Ru's arm and said, "Mom, from now on our family will have good days, and we'll have meat to eat every meal!"
Lin Qiuru said with a smile, "They eat meat every meal? What kind of family is this? I wouldn't even dare to dream of it! What do you call eating this?... Hot and sour noodles, I'd be content!"
Cheng Xiao Kui said, "Mom, there are so many things in Beijing that taste better than hot and sour noodles. We still have plenty of time to enjoy life!"
Lin Qiuru couldn't understand what Cheng Xiaokui was saying. What did she mean by enjoying life?
This was something she had never heard of in her entire life.
Cheng Xiao Kui helped Lin Qiu Ru clear away the dishes and chopsticks. Lin Qiu Ru was responsible for washing the dishes and chopsticks, while Cheng Xiao Kui was responsible for washing the two children.
The two children were very well-behaved and cooperated with Cheng Xiao Kui, as obedient as two little rabbits.
Cheng Xiao Kui wiped the dirt off the two children's faces and hands. Actually, the two children were quite fair-skinned, but their faces were always covered with dirt from their years of working in the countryside, making them look dirty.
Xiao Long Bao and Cheng Xiao Kui crawled into bed and waited.
She whispered to Xiaolongbao, "Brother, I want to call Xiaokui 'Mom.' Didn't we always call her 'Mom' before?"
Xiaolongbao said in a low voice, "Don't shout yet, let's see."
She pouted and said, "Why? I like Xiaokui. I want to call her Mom. I don't like Dad's colleague!"
Xiaolongbao's small lips pursed into a straight line as he said with great seriousness, "I don't like that woman either. But, Xiaokui suddenly became nice."
Is it just for one day, or is it better for the rest of her life? Let's wait and see. If she continues to be this good, then we'll call her Mom!
She nodded her head vigorously. Her brother still held a lot of authority in front of her, and she dared not disobey him.
However, in her heart, she had already truly regarded Xiao Kui as her mother.
After Cheng Xiaokui finished washing up, she helped Lin Qiuru prepare hot water for her to wash up as well.
She climbed into bed to lull the two children to sleep, but they still clung to her, asking her to sing.
What song should we sing?
She hummed to herself, "If one day I become very rich, I will buy all the rare smiles."
"Let all the poor children no longer be afraid, and let all the evil people no longer have a voice..."
Xiao Long Bao and others who couldn't understand the lyrics just thought the song was really nice.
As Lin Qiuru lay down next to Cheng Xiaokui and listened to this song, something suddenly came to her mind.
Who taught Cheng Xiao Kui this song? She's never heard it before!
After a day of work, Lin Qiuru was so tired that she fell asleep as soon as she closed her eyes.
The next morning, Cheng Xiaokui was squatting in the yard washing up when she heard the mocking voices of her neighbors gathered outside her yard.
"Look who's shameless enough to still be living at her in-laws' house after the divorce!"
"Hahaha, she's always been shameless! Cheating on her husband, sleeping with other men, I spit on her!"
"Our village is incredibly unlucky to have a woman like her! I'm afraid people from Lin Village will laugh at me when I go to town now!"
Several women were cursing Cheng Xiao Kui, but to their surprise, Cheng Xiao Kui didn't even acknowledge them.
One of the women couldn't hold back any longer. She jumped up and down, yelling, "Cheng Xiao Kui, did you hear me? I'm calling you shameless!"
Hearing the commotion, Xiaolongbao kicked open the door and ran out, taking a step ahead of Cheng Xiaokui. He wanted to rush out of the yard and beat up those women.
With lightning speed, Cheng Xiao Kui grabbed Xiao Long Bao's collar and pulled her back.
She rolled her eyes, gave the woman a sidelong glance, and said, "Yeah, I don't care about my reputation. You can have it, since you were born without one!"
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The woman turned pale with anger, and her blood almost rushed back to her heart.
He was originally going to insult Cheng Xiao Kui, but Cheng Xiao Kui retorted by saying that his whole family had no shame!
She jumped up and down in a fit of rage, yelling, "Do you think my family puts your face on a pedestal?! You just wait and see! Don't run away! I'll have my man deal with you!"
Cheng Xiao Kui burst out laughing, "You want your man to deal with me? Haha, when I got out of bed, your man's eyes were glued to me, he couldn't take them off!"
You really are a virtuous wife, knowing your man's thoughts and creating opportunities for him, right?
The woman nearly ground her teeth to powder. She spat fiercely on the ground, "Pah! Shameless!"
She turned and left, muttering to herself. What? She wanted her man to deal with Cheng Xiao Kui? She was genuinely afraid her man wouldn't be able to resist Cheng Xiao Kui's seduction!
She just wanted to give Cheng Xiao Kui a piece of her mind; she had no intention of risking her man.
Seeing that the other two women hadn't left, Cheng Xiaokui said, "Oh? Aren't you leaving yet? Didn't you call the two men to come?"
"You two men aren't any better, looking at me like I'm a little hen! Oh dear, you're so greedy~ Tsk tsk!"
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