Chapter 119 Competing with Each Other? Zhizhi Buys a Large Color TV!
evening
Wen Qing poured wine and vividly recounted to Deng Qiu what Han Yubin had said when they left the courtyard.
"You know what's the funniest thing? He even told Lao Yuan that he had just bought a big TV at home, it was huge, as if Lao Yuan and I couldn't afford a TV. I turned around and left right then and there. I really couldn't be bothered to deal with his family. I don't know how people like his family could raise such an outstanding child as Sui Sui."
Deng Qiu also had a lot to say about this.
Jiang Anchao, after drinking a few cups of wine, made a fair remark: "Even bad bamboo can produce good shoots. Sui Sui's excellence is due to her own merits, and has nothing to do with Old Han and his wife."
"Indeed," Wen Qingqian sighed, "Why didn't Heaven send me a good daughter?"
Zhizhi ate all the rice in her bowl, and then obediently held it up to her mother.
"Mommy, I want more food!"
"Okay~" Deng Qiu smiled and served her another bowl of noodles.
It was very cold today, so she made stir-fried noodles with shredded pork to save time, and added pickled cabbage as a side dish.
I originally thought the kids might not be used to the sour and spicy flavor, but to my surprise, the pickled cabbage and shredded pork noodles were a big hit. We cooked a big pot of noodles and now there's almost nothing left.
Watching her child eat quietly filled Deng Qiu with more satisfaction than anything else.
"Looking at the children, you might think they're too young to understand anything, but actually, children are very smart and know exactly what is good and what is bad."
Deng Qiu sighed and secretly pinched Jiang Anchao's waist under the table.
"Don't they love learning and comparing? Let's have a good competition when we get our paychecks tomorrow!"
"hiss!"
Jiang Anchaohu's group completely failed to understand the implication of his wife's words.
"What are we comparing? Shall we buy another one? Keep one to look at, and keep one to smash?"
*
next day
Military dependents' home
"Weave, weave a flower basket, inside the flower basket is a child, the child's name is... ..."
Zhizhi was playing games with Zhenwei and Yuanhui at the entrance when she suddenly saw Jiang Anchao.
"Daddy! Daddy!"
Zhenwei, with his back to the street, didn't understand what his sister was saying and started giggling.
"The child's name is Dad? Then your dad must have had a tough life. Ouch! Who hit me?"
Zhenwei turned around and saw something amazing!
dad!
He immediately adopted a fawning, obsequious demeanor. "Isn't this my wise, mighty, tall, and handsome father? Aren't you going to work? Skipping work isn't a good idea."
Jiang Anchao withdrew his hand that had just flicked his forehead and pointed to the large box on the bus.
"Make way, your father needs to move the TV inside."
"What?!" Zhenwei was stunned. "We just bought a TV not long ago, and you've already bought another one? No way!"
Zhizhi's eyes lit up when she saw the huge box.
"Wow, what a big TV! Dad, this must be very expensive, right?"
Jiang Anchao felt more at ease with his daughter's words and couldn't help but smile. "Yes, it's very expensive. Only the most expensive and newest TV is worthy of my daughter."
While they were chatting, other people from the military dependents' home heard the noise and came over.
"Commander Jiang, I remember you only bought a TV when you got married, why did you buy another one?"
"Yes, yes, yours is less than six months old, isn't it?"
"You idiots! Didn't you see the words on it? Color TV! Color TV!"
Everyone started discussing excitedly.
Just then, Han Yubin was about to leave with his wife and children when they stumbled upon the commotion outside.
Among the crowd, Jiang Anchao immediately spotted Dr. Han, who was looking in their direction from not far away.
He deliberately laughed as he answered, "Yes, Zhizhi felt that the TV at home was too small and uncomfortable to watch. After discussing it with the rest of the family, we decided to just replace it with a color TV!"
Amidst everyone's envious comments, Jiang An carried the color TV home.
In the instant he brushed past Han Yubin, he could clearly capture the stiffness in Han Yubin's expression.
Last night, Deng Qiu gave him all her wages, telling him to make sure she bought the big color TV before the New Year.
Didn't Dr. Han boast about buying a big TV?
Sure, let's have a head-to-head competition if we're so capable. They're not afraid of a competition anyway.
Jiang Anchao followed the instructions and placed the color TV back in the original spot in the living room, discarding the old one.
Zhizhi asked curiously from the side, "Dad, what about the old one?"
"The old ones? The old ones are obviously placed in..."
Jiang Anchao was about to answer when he blurted out a reply, but he realized his mistake halfway through his sentence.
Oh right, what about the old one?
These TVs cost several hundred yuan each, they're not cheap, and you have to buy a ticket to be eligible to buy one.
Put it in Zhizhi's bedroom? But the refrigerator and TV in the house are already a bit overloaded, and in the summer they'd probably trip the circuit breaker in a heartbeat.
If both TVs are on at the same time, that's bad news; the power switch will shut down immediately.
Deng Qiu walked into the living room with a smile. "I have my own plans for the old ones. Alright, we have a TV now. Everyone, hurry up and get ready to eat."
"Mom, you made sweet and sour pork ribs today?! Is it Chinese New Year every day? Why is there meat at every meal?"
It had only been half a year since Deng Qiu first came to the military dependents' home in September.
The Lunar New Year is just around the corner.
Zhenwei's calls of "Mom" became increasingly fluent, and he himself grew from thin and wiry to strong and robust like a sapling. While his height couldn't keep up, his chubby frame seemed to be expanding horizontally.
Deng Qiu smiled and rubbed her youngest son's head.
“From now on, this will be our family’s standard of eating. Your older brother will be back from kindergarten soon, right? You guys go to the door to greet him, I’ll go get the rice.”
"Okay!"
Zhenwei led his father out, completely unaware that his father also longed to be affectionate with his wife.
Deng Qiu turned around and went to the kitchen to get busy. She quickly chopped the garlic, then put it in the oil to sauté until fragrant and added the leafy greens.
Zhizhi stood behind her mother, her face full of curiosity.
Why did Mom suddenly change her personality and start spending money like water?
Could it be that they were provoked by Uncle Han's family?
"Hey? Zhizhi, what are you doing here?"
Deng Qiu was startled when she saw her daughter.
Zhizhi pouted, dissatisfied, and said, "Mom, are you hiding something from me? Why did you suddenly buy a color TV? Even if our family is rich, we can't afford such a frivolous purchase!"
"I'm not going to steam buns to save face. I hate how you, Uncle Han, educate your children and treat your wife. I used to put up with it, but I've found that kindness is often taken advantage of. I don't want to put up with it anymore."
"Then... what will we do if we run out of money?"
Zhizhi was a little worried and whispered, "We can't sell the gold we got from Grandpa yet. We can't earn money for Mom. Can Mom wait until we're a little older before we splurge? That way, we can earn money every day and give it to Mom to spend as much as she wants."
Deng Qiu was amused by the little guy's innocent words, but she also felt heartwarming.
"Of course Mom won't really leave the family broke. Mom recently found a new way to make money, and Zhizhi can be a big help. Do you want to hear it?"
"What method?"
Zhizhi curiously raised her little head.
Deng Qiu bent down and whispered in her ear.
As she spoke softer and softer, Zhizhi's eyes grew brighter and brighter.
"Really? Things from the spatial dimension can also work? Can you make a lot of money from them?"
Deng Qiu nodded, "Of course, it might even exceed Mom and Dad's salaries!"
Great! She loves making money the most!
She's going to be the richest child in the military dependents' home!
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com