Chapter 232 (Second Update) At Fu Yu's age, outside...
Tang Mingli caught Fu Ci looking at his wife and daughter through the rearview mirror again.
Also captured was his jealous expression.
She knew that little face all too well.
Tang Mingli couldn't help but laugh, and the idea of teasing her husband came to mind.
Whom are you jealous of?
The implication is: Daughter's? Mine?
This really stumped Fu Ci.
He thought, "I guess so."
However, his daughter's next words made him suddenly realize the truth.
"No, it should be that other people are jealous of Dad. Dad has a wife as beautiful as Mom and a daughter as cute as me."
She misunderstood her mother's words, thinking that she was saying her father was jealous of other people.
This unintentional turn of events not only cleared up Fu Ci's confusion, but also made Tang Mingli, the one who started the jokes, burst into laughter.
While trying to suppress her laughter, she praised her daughter, "Xiaoyu is so clever; she even thought of that."
Fu Ci agreed and praised her for being right.
Fu Yu proudly raised her head, "Because all my best friends say so."
When talking about her former kindergarten classmates, Fu Yu suddenly became a little sad, "It's just that we can't play together anymore."
This sudden outburst of emotion left Fu Ci at a loss for words.
Tang Mingli, being experienced, reassured her husband with her eyes and asked him with a smile, "Do you remember who your best friend was when you were in kindergarten?"
Fu Ci really doesn't remember.
He actually had memories from when he was in kindergarten, but he just couldn't quite remember the people he went to kindergarten with.
It wasn't until he grew up and talked to his elders that he learned who he had been in the same class with.
That's how growing up is. Every moment we spent together was real, but so was the forgetting.
So this principle is something that people practice from a very young age.
Ironically, people forget this simplest truth after they grow up.
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After driving for more than three hours, I finally arrived at my home in Shenzhen.
The truck driver and several workers complained that Fu Ci was driving so slowly.
"After we move all this stuff, we can't take a second order."
Fu Ci understood their complaints, as it was indeed because of him, so he readily offered to increase their pay.
Hearing this, their spirits lifted again.
The person who had just started complaining even seemed a little embarrassed: "I'm sorry, I was just saying it casually, I didn't really mean to blame you."
The compensation they received was already quite good; he really shouldn't have complained just because he finished earlier than scheduled.
Fu Ci smiled and said, "Don't be embarrassed, this is what you deserve."
In other circumstances, Tang Mingli might disagree with her husband's approach. But these men all earned their living through physical labor, and every penny they earned was the result of their hard work.
When she encounters people who earn money by selling their physical labor, her attitude is always to avoid bargaining with them.
It wasn't that she was afraid of the other party's bad attitude, but rather that she couldn't bear to be petty when she was already forced to sell her body to earn money.
And as it turned out, she was right to think that way.
It took the group almost an hour to finally move everything from the car to the living room of their new home in Shenzhen. Although there was an elevator, the trips were still exhausting, leaving them breathless and drenched in sweat.
Fu Yu felt even more distressed and guilty. She whispered to her mother for confirmation, "Mom, we're not bullying these uncles by asking them to help us carry our things, are we?"
Tang Mingli immediately explained to her daughter, "Honey, this is their job. Everyone has to work hard to survive. So everyone has their own job. For example, farmers have to work in the fields, coal miners have to work in the mines, teachers have to educate children, and doctors have to treat patients."
Fu Yu understood, but...
With teary eyes, she looked at her uncles, who were covered in sweat from exhaustion, and said sadly, "Can't everyone do an easier job?"
Tang Mingli could answer her daughter's question, but she just couldn't bring herself to say it.
The word "cannot" felt incredibly cold to her at that moment.
Fortunately, children's emotions come and go quickly.
After all the things were moved and she and her husband started packing, their daughter had already recovered from her sadness and was sitting quietly on the sofa watching them bustling around.
This busy period lasted until after 5 p.m.
Tang Mingli was exhausted and said to her husband, "Let's eat out tonight."
Fu Ci had actually planned it that way, and even said, "With so much stuff, it will definitely take a long time to pack. Don't stay cooped up at home packing all day. When you get tired, go out and play. Take your daughter out for a walk too. If you get hungry, you can eat at a restaurant."
Tang Mingli didn't say anything, but Fu Yu got excited first.
Do you eat out every day?
It seems that people only start to miss home-cooked meals when they get older. For Fu Yu at her age, the delicious food from outside is an irresistible temptation.
Tang Mingli thought about it carefully and told her daughter, "I might occasionally have a simple lunch at home."
It's so hot at midday.
However, Fu Yu was still very happy to hear this, because she understood that they could eat out for dinner that night.
This made her extremely happy.
Just as he was dancing with joy, the phone rang.
Although she called back to her hometown of Guangcheng to let them know she was safe as soon as she arrived, Tang Mingli immediately guessed that the call was coming from her hometown and quickly answered the phone.
Unexpectedly, it was my aunt on the other end.
Li Hong also called the family in Guangcheng and learned from Madam Fu that Mingli and the others were moving things down today.
She figured moving must be tiring, so she called here immediately after hanging up and asked them to come over for dinner that evening.
But Gangci has already said he wants to eat out, and if he suddenly changes his mind, his daughter will definitely be disappointed.
Moreover, Tang Mingli prefers to eat out, and then come back to take a shower and rest.
If we go to my uncle's house for dinner, we'll definitely chat until very late.
So she declined her aunt's offer and explained why.
Li Hong understood that she meant well by inviting them over for meals, and she didn't want that good intention to become a constraint, so she said, "Okay, then if you don't want to cook for yourselves in the future and want to come over for meals, just give us a call in advance."
"good."
After the two adults finished discussing their business, the children on both sides couldn't wait any longer.
Fu Yu looked at her mother expectantly, silently asking if she was done talking, clearly eager to chat with her cousin.
The situation was probably the same on the other end of the phone. Tang Mingli had already heard Tang Xin's voice on the other end of the line and was anxiously asking her grandmother if she could give her the phone.
The two adults were quite sensible; having finished discussing the important matter, they handed the microphone to the two children.
The two children chatted happily over the phone.
The children were chatting, their imaginations running wild and unpredictable. Tang Mingli listened for a while and quickly got confused.
She looked down and smelled the sweat on her body, thinking it was a good time to take a quick shower and change into clean clothes while her child was on the phone.
She whispered to her husband, "You watch the child for a while, I'm going to take a shower, I'll be right back."
Fu Ci nodded.
My wife spoke very quickly this time, and indeed she spoke very quickly.
He rarely saw his wife finish her shower in just a few minutes. It felt like he had only put down a few things when his wife came out of the room with a towel over her head.
As soon as they came out, he said to Fu Ci, "You should also hurry up and take a shower."
Fu Ci also had this intention.
As I passed by my wife, I naturally took the large towel from her hand and wrapped it around her wet hair.
His movements were clean, efficient, and skillful, clearly indicating he had done this many times before.
A few minutes later, Fu Ci also finished rinsing and came out.
Fu Yu had just finished her phone call. She saw that her parents had both taken a shower and looked down at herself.
She felt that she was still quite clean, so should she take a shower?
While she was struggling with the decision, her mother helped her make it.
"Finished talking? Let's go out then."
With a tug, the towel wrapped around her hair was pulled off. She quickly ran her fingers through her hair a few times, which she considered to have combed it.
This can be considered a new skill I've developed since having a daughter.
Fu Ci wanted to persuade his wife to dry her hair before going out, as it was bad for her health to be wet.
But upon closer inspection, I found that her hair was actually quite dry, as the towel had clearly absorbed the moisture. I couldn't help but take the towel from her hand and examine it more closely.
"Its absorbency is so good?"
Tang Mingli looked at her husband and told him with a smile, "This is specially made for drying hair; it's very absorbent."
Thanks to this towel, she has hardly ever used a hairdryer again.
I really hope that more things will be invented to make life easier, so that lazy people like them can become even lazier.
Fu Ci asked, "What kind of material is this?"
Tang Mingli didn't know that, she only said: "I bought it at the Friendship Store, it's imported."
"Really?" Fu Ci said, then looked at it again before putting the towel down.
Tang Mingli led her daughter to the door, and while changing her shoes, she asked with a smile, "You wouldn't happen to be interested in this kind of towel, would you?"
Fu Ci didn't deny it at all, and smiled, "A little."
Tang Mingli was unaware that what her husband said was a bit off; she was simply curious, or perhaps some business opportunity had arisen.
These highly absorbent towels were quite common in my past life, but I've never heard of any company that makes these towels becoming a leader in the industry.
Her understanding was that producing such highly absorbent towels might not require much technical expertise, and even small workshops could produce them once the technology was mastered.
Furthermore, although it absorbs water very well, a regular towel is sufficient for many people.
My husband has recently been focusing on the technology industry, and that's the right thing to do.
She told her husband, "If you want to produce these towels, I strongly object."
"What's the reason?"
Fu Yu, who had already changed her shoes, was getting a little anxious when she saw that her parents seemed about to launch into a long speech.
"Dad, Mom, can we talk about this when it's time to eat?"
Tang Mingli smiled; her daughter's words had really helped her a lot.
She definitely needs some time to organize her thoughts and give her husband a good reason.
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The family of three went downstairs and came to a street with a high concentration of restaurants, discussing what to eat while searching for their target.
As I was walking, I passed by a newly opened hot pot restaurant.
Why are you so sure it just opened?
There were still firecracker scraps on the ground near the entrance that hadn't been cleaned up in time.
When the shop assistants saw them looking around, they assumed they were interested and quickly went over to promote their products.
"Boss, boss lady, want to eat? We are an authentic Chongqing hot pot restaurant, just opened today, and we offer drinks with your hot pot meal."
Tang Mingli waved her hand, indicating that she would not eat.
After walking away, she could no longer suppress the smile on her face.
Opening a hot pot restaurant in the middle of summer? I don't know what this owner was thinking; it's completely going against the season.
Just as she was thinking about this, she suddenly realized how to answer the question her husband had asked her when she left the house.
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