“Jiang Yi, although our family doesn’t have much money, you can’t just accept other people’s things casually.” Especially Shen Changan’s things, Jiang Li added silently in his heart.
"Sister, I refused, but Teacher Shen said that an excellent student like me deserves two ballpoint pens."
Jiang Yi lowered his head shyly. He was really flattered to be praised by such an excellent teacher like Shen.
"Come to my room later and I'll get you something."
Jiang Li felt a little emotional, and she gave the wooden bucket containing diapers to her younger brother.
Jiang Li returned to the room and took out the things she bought specially for Jiang Yi from the space.
She was so busy yesterday that it was already evening when she remembered this. There was another parent-teacher conference today, and all sorts of things were piling up.
She just forgot to give the things to her brother, but she didn't expect to be rejected by Shen Changan.
Among them were a pair of yellow running shoes, three ballpoint pens, five pencils, an eraser, a ruler, a compass, and two White Rabbit milk candies.
Her outstanding younger brother, although knowledgeable and capable, has become poor in spirit after all because of his hard life.
Jiang Yi came in after washing the diapers and saw the yellow running shoes on the table at a glance.
Jiang Li pointed at the pile of things and said, "These are all for you."
Jiang Yi walked forward with a look of surprise, and looked at the running shoes again and again.
The running shoes were very nice, a little bigger than the shoes he was wearing, and fit perfectly with thick socks.
Jiang Yi looked down at his shoes. In the middle of winter, he was wearing a pair of straw sandals on his big feet. All ten toes were stretched out, which not only looked ugly but also red from the cold.
"Sister, are these nice shoes really for me?"
"Of course, this is what I bought for you, and these stationery are also for you. Try the shoes on first to see if they fit. If they don't fit, I'll exchange them for you."
Jiang Yi pulled a stool and sat down. He quickly changed into new shoes and walked around in front of Jiang Li twice in them.
After changing into new shoes, Jiang Yi walked with his head held high and chest puffed out, looking much more confident than before.
"The shoes look great, and you're walking with your head held high and your chest puffed out, which is pretty cool. Keep it up."
"Sister, I will. Thank you for the new shoes."
"Try these stationery too. If you have trouble writing, you can tell me."
Jiang Yi took a ballpoint pen and tried to draw on the palm of his hand. The ballpoint pen wrote very smoothly. He had never used such a good pen in his life.
My sister bought a push-type ballpoint pen, which can be folded up by pressing the pen tip lightly.
This kind of ballpoint pen is very popular now, and the price is a bit expensive, usually ranging from 50 cents to one dollar.
His sister bought him so many stationery items at one time. For Jiang Yi, who had little money and had always lived a very frugal life, it was like a dream.
After Jiang Yi looked at the shoes and stationery, he discovered that there were two White Rabbit milk candies among the pile of things.
He had been dreaming of this thing for a long time, but he never dared to speak up.
It was already very good to be able to eat and go to school. He really didn't dare to have any extravagant hopes.
"Sister, I'm not a child anymore, and you bought me candy?"
Jiang Yi said this, but the joy in his eyes could not be hidden.
"In my eyes, you are just a little kid. Take it. These are all bought for you by me. You must study hard and listen carefully in class. Got it?"
"Sister, I will. I'm the most serious in class and I actively answer questions. I especially like Teacher Shen's class. I really like it!"
As soon as Jiang Yi mentioned Teacher Shen, he started to talk nonstop, and Jiang Li felt a little pain in the head listening to him.
Jiang Yi said anyone would do, she just didn’t want to hear him talk about anything about Shen Changan.
What happened between the original owner and this man was really too difficult to talk about.
As soon as she heard the name, what happened that night came to her mind involuntarily.
She tried desperately to forget, to remove the memory from her mind, but found it too difficult.
"Okay, okay, I bought you so many stationery. Don't ask for Teacher Shen's things anymore, okay? I'll be unhappy if you ask for other people's things casually."
Jiang Li brought the topic back to the topic. Since he didn't want to mention this person and didn't want to know anything about him, he shouldn't even accept anything he gave him. This was the real way to sever ties with him.
"Sister, I understand. I'll go do my homework first."
Jiang Yi was wearing new shoes and holding new stationery. He walked out with his head held high with pride.
Jiang Li quickly went to wash up while the children were asleep.
Before going to bed, Jiang Li first changed the diaper for the two children.
There are no diapers now, and children all wear traditional diapers. If they are not careful, they will wet the bed and pants, which is really difficult to take care of.
Jiang Li had to be extremely alert, otherwise he would end up sleeping in a puddle of urine.
The two babies were small, and the two brothers leaned against each other, but the quilt was still cold.
Although there is an old saying that children have three fires in their buttocks, it is actually difficult for children to keep warm when sleeping alone in winter.
During the day, Jiang Li would place a bottle of salt water filled with hot water at a distance under their feet.
Cover the bottle with an old cloth to isolate some of the heat, so even if children accidentally kick it, their feet will not be burned.
Jiang Li crawled into bed. She put her arms around the two babies and warmed them with her body.
The two babies were chubby and soft in my arms, with a faint scent of milk.
It was indeed peaceful when I first went to bed. After half an hour, the quilt was already warmed by Jiang Li and it was very comfortable.
She closed her eyes and was drowsy, when suddenly a small hand slapped her face, and Jiang Li was awakened immediately.
She suddenly opened her eyes and didn't react for a long time.
The two babies began to wriggle their bodies desperately. Jiang Li touched their hands and feet and found that it was too warm and the babies could hardly bear the heat.
Jiang Li quickly distanced himself from them, then closed his eyes and fell asleep again.
She got up two or three times during the night. Fortunately, she now had enough milk to satisfy the two babies for the time being.
The next morning, as soon as Jiang Yi arrived at school, he found a beautifully packaged small box in his desk.
"What is this?" Jiang Yi opened the box puzzledly and saw 10 ballpoint pens, 20 pencils, and five erasers neatly arranged inside. There were also 20 exercise books at the bottom of the box.
Jiang Yi looked at the luxurious gift package in surprise. If he bought these things, it would probably cost more than ten yuan, right?
Jiang Yi hurriedly came to the teacher's office with the box in his hand. When he saw Shen Changan, he immediately walked up and asked, "Teacher Shen, did you give me these stationery?"
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