Chapter 219 Chapter 219 1991 - The Tenth Year Spent at the Fu Family...
The other party was completely taken aback by Tang Mingli's sharpness and shut their mouth.
But she was unhappy, so she took it out on her two children.
"The almanac said it wasn't a good day to go out, but you two insisted on coming to buy clothes. And look what happened, we really did see a ghost when we went out. What bad luck."
The two children had just bought clothes and were happily chatting. But after being inexplicably scolded by their mother, their smiles vanished instantly, replaced by fear. It's clear this mother often yells at her children.
Tang Mingli, who was standing to the side, laughed.
She went out to buy clothes in a good mood, and then ran into this mentally unstable person. She's the one who's unlucky.
However, if you take her sarcastic remarks seriously and get really angry, you'll fall right into her trap.
Besides, what wrong have ghosts done?
If someone were to actually come to the mortal world during the Ghost Gate opening, they wouldn't want to see someone like this.
You're only making yourself angry, and you're tormenting your own child. You really think you can defeat others just by being good with your words?
Tang Mingli found the other person ridiculous.
The other party was furious when they saw that Tang Mingli didn't take their words to heart at all.
However, she couldn't very well chase after Tang Mingli and tell her to have a fight with her.
Seeing the parents patiently helping their child choose clothes, creating such a heartwarming scene, even stirred up a touch of envy.
Enraged, the woman hurled even harsher insults at the child.
This has already affected the store's business. Several customers who originally wanted to come in to look at clothes heard the noise and thought there was a dispute, so they turned around and left.
The sales clerk had no choice but to bite the bullet and approach her to remind her not to speak loudly.
However, the other party was completely unreasonable and shouted even louder, "So what if I like to speak loudly? Am I not allowed to raise my voice?"
"No, that's not what I meant. It's just that what you're doing is affecting other guests."
"Who have I affected? Who has been affected by me?" she asked as she surveyed the room. Everyone who met her gaze instinctively looked away.
The sales clerk had probably never seen anyone so aggressive before, and she was so anxious she almost cried.
Please don't do this.
"What did I do? I just scolded my child. Is it illegal to scold your own child? Let me tell you, I not only scolded him, I also hit him."
After saying that, he actually started hitting the two children.
The child was so frightened that he cried loudly, making the scene even more unsightly.
The sales clerk burst into tears, pleading, "Please don't do this."
"What did I do? What did I do?" The woman was probably furious. After hitting the child, she went to pull the clothes off the hanger.
Fu Yu was also a little frightened and quickly hugged her mother's leg.
Tang Mingli knelt down, picked up the child, and whispered to comfort him, "It's okay."
The child blinked his innocent, big eyes, looking somewhat bewildered.
Tang Mingli was very unhappy that her daughter was affected.
I didn't want to argue with anyone, but I couldn't hold back anymore.
However, as soon as she stood up, Fu Ci grabbed her hand, signaling her not to act impulsively, and stepped out himself.
Fu Ci said to the sales clerk, "If someone damages the store's property, you can call the police."
The sales clerk then belatedly realized what was happening, "Right, right, call the police."
When the woman heard that the police were going to be called, she herded the two children away like ducks.
"Let's go, let's go home."
Many of the bullying behaviors that humans exhibit are learned from their parents.
The world finally quieted down. Tang Mingli patted her daughter's head and said softly, "Let's continue looking at clothes."
Fu Yu nodded and began to carefully select her clothes again.
But after watching for a while, I couldn't help but ask my mother, "Mom, why did that mother scold her child? Did her child do something wrong?"
Tang Mingli was worried about leaving a shadow in the child's heart, so she thought for a while before explaining.
"That mother must be in a bad mood."
"Does a mother have the right to scold her child when she's in a bad mood?" Fu Yu was shocked and a little worried.
"Of course not, it's wrong for parents to scold their children for no reason."
Hearing this, Fu Yu patted her chest, looking relieved.
In the end, Fu Yuming didn't find any clothes she liked in this clothing store, so Tang Mingli and Fu Ci took her to another one.
The clothes in the other room clearly suited Fu Yu's aesthetic. She quickly picked out a few and compared them in front of the mirror, but still couldn't make up her mind. In the end, she had to ask her parents for their opinions.
Which one looks better?
Fu Ci couldn't stop smiling as he watched his daughter pick out clothes like a little adult.
You don't know how adorable kids are until you raise them.
He honestly told his daughter, "Dad can't choose either; I think every single one looks good."
After saying that, he looked at his wife, thinking that he should be good at this kind of thing, but little did he know that his wife was also captivated by their daughter's cuteness.
However, she was more decisive than Fu Ci and suggested that if her daughter liked them all, she should buy them all.
"Can I buy them all?"
"Why not?" Tang Mingli asked her daughter.
When it comes to material things, a daughter shouldn't be stingy. After all, she's had everything she could want since she was little.
But if the children hesitate, it means they haven't done enough.
Fu Yu frowned and stated her reasons in a serious manner.
“You all only bought one item, so I should only buy one too. We’re a family, so we should all buy the same thing.”
"So that's the reason," Tang Mingli smiled and explained, "We only buy one item because we only have our eye on one, not because we can only buy one."
Fu Ci nodded and added, "My parents are rich; they can afford to buy as many clothes as they want."
He was talking about his parents. Even though he was the only one working and earning money, he would never tell his children, or let them feel that he was the only one in the family earning money.
Hearing her parents say that, Fu Yu stopped hesitating and bought all the clothes she had her eye on.
Those who can afford to shop at department stores are generally from well-off families.
However, it is still rare for someone to buy so many clothes for their child at once.
After collecting the money, the sales clerk helped pack the new clothes while saying enviously, "Kids these days are so lucky. When we were little, we were happy just to wear other people's clothes."
Tang Mingli recognized those words all too well and couldn't help but chuckle softly.
It seems that every era shares the same sentiments.
However, this also shows that life is indeed getting better and better.
Back home, Fu Yu couldn't wait to take out the clothes she had helped pick out and give them to the four elders in her family.
“This is Grandma’s…this is Great-Ah’s…”
The four elderly people were overjoyed to receive their new clothes.
Especially Madam Fu and Old Madam Fu, after seeing the design, liked it very much, and knew in their hearts that Mingli must have made the decision in the end.
The two of them, like children, tried on the new clothes that hadn't been washed yet.
Even if there's no mirror in the living room, just looking at myself like this, I know I look really good in this outfit.
Madam Fu touched the clothes, admiring them, and said with a smile, "Ever since Mingli started overseeing my clothing purchases, I've become a fashion trendsetter for the other old ladies in the compound. Every time I wear new clothes out, they surround me and ask where I bought them. As a result, within a few days, many people have bought the same clothes."
Tang Mingli joked, "Grandma, if you don't like wearing the same clothes as everyone else, I'll buy you limited editions in the future, or have Fu Ci tailor-make and design a few clothes for us."
"Hey, you kid, when did I ever say I don't like wearing the same clothes as others?"
However, the listener was attentive and Fu Ci genuinely felt that this was a possibility.
Tang Mingli didn't manage to tease her grandmother, but seeing her husband deep in thought, she knew he had really taken her joke to heart. She patted him and said, "Wake up, this idea is unrealistic."
"Why?" Fu Ci didn't understand. His factory had designers and production lines, so why couldn't he design clothes specifically for his family?
Tang Mingli explained to him in a serious tone, "You'll definitely put extra effort into the clothes you give us. Clothes designed with such care will definitely become bestsellers. So, when the clothing factory starts its own brand, we'd like to be among the first to try on the new styles."
Fu Ci smiled, his gaze towards his wife unusually earnest.
How did you figure out that I had the idea of creating my own brand?
He did have the idea of creating his own brand, but it wasn't mature enough, so he never brought it up. He never expected his wife to see through it.
Tang Mingli rolled her eyes at him, silently saying: Don't I know you?
Fu Ci's heart softened, and he completely took that eye roll as a flirtatious glance.
While trying on clothes, Madam Fu took the child in her arms and asked her if she had enjoyed shopping at the department store that day.
Fu Yu hummed in agreement and said loudly, "I'm very happy, but..."
"But what?" Old Madam Fu's heart clenched, thinking something had happened.
"But today when I was buying clothes, I saw a mother scolding her child."
"Oh, I never thought something like this would happen."
"Yes, not only did they scold them, they also hit them."
“Tell Grandma what happened.”
"good."
Fu Yu tried very hard to recount the whole story of what happened at the department store to Old Madam Fu, but unfortunately, she was too young and her language skills were too limited. However, with Tang Mingli patching things up for her, Old Madam Fu finally understood what had happened and laughed in exasperation.
"How can there be such a person? It's one thing to be talkative, but to take it out on the child all the time."
"Yes, that mother is not good. Xiaoyu's mother is much better."
Tang Mingli smiled, her eyes crinkling at the praise, "That's because everyone treats my mother very well, and she lives a very happy life. That mother is probably not doing well in life."
The last sentence carried a hint of emotion.
A person's temperament is related to their personality and their lifestyle.
Fu Ci didn't care whether others were unhappy with their lives; all he heard from his wife was that they were very happy, and his heart was filled with happiness as well.
A husband's greatest pride comes from his wife's heartfelt expression of happiness.
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A few days later, amidst laughter and joy, the Fu family welcomed the Lunar New Year's Eve of 1991.
Tang Mingli was particularly moved at the family reunion dinner.
Year after year, this is already her fifteenth Spring Festival spent at the Fu family home.
Counting the years, fifteen years is indeed a long time. But her state of mind seems to have remained unchanged. Even though she is already in her thirties, she often feels like an eighteen or nineteen-year-old girl.
The second day of the Lunar New Year.
Tang Mingli's uncle's family is spending the Chinese New Year in Shenzhen this year, so she doesn't need to visit them.
This year, Guangcheng is particularly cold. Fu's mother also called her family home and told them that she would go back to see them when the weather gets warmer.
In previous years, everyone would visit each other to exchange New Year's greetings on one day. Today, with some free time, everyone has the illusion of having an extra day.
Just as they were discussing what to do, Gu Dazhi and his wife came to pay their New Year's respects.
This is truly rare. You see, after Fu Caiping left, it was always Gu Lin who represented the Gu family to pay New Year's greetings in previous years.
After entering the room, Gu Dazhi and his wife looked around as if they were looking for someone.
Even Old Madam Fu couldn't stand it anymore and said to them, "What are you doing? You rarely come here, and you're acting like thieves scouting the place."
Feeling embarrassed by what they were being told, the two finally sat down obediently.
As soon as she sat down, Gu's mother couldn't wait to ask, "Where's Gu Lin?"
Madam Fu chuckled softly and asked, "What's wrong? Did you have a fight with Gu Lin?"
Then he added, "No wonder," meaning, "No wonder you were so kind as to come and wish me a Happy New Year this year. You thought Gu Lin had come to visit me."
"Didn't Gu Lin come to see you?"
"No."
Mrs. Gu's face turned pale. "That's strange. She didn't come here. Where did she go?"
At this moment, Madam Fu still thought they were only talking about today, and said to them, "Gu Lin is not a child, don't worry unnecessarily."
"No." Madam Gu shook her head frantically, unwilling to give up, and asked Old Madam Fu for confirmation: "Did Gu Lin really not come here before the New Year?"
"Before the New Year?"
Madam Fu finally realized something was wrong and slowly wiped the smile off her face.
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Author's Note: [Crying] I've decided to give out red envelopes in the comments section of every chapter from now on. I feel deeply guilty; my updates have been far too slow.
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