Chapter 116: Provocation
It’s the New Year, a new year with a new atmosphere. Jiang Nianzi and Jiang Pengyu bought a lot of New Year’s goods.
Red couplets are posted on the doors of every household, making the scene very lively.
Jiang Pengyu took Jiang Cheng and Jiang Doudou to the mountains to hunt, and Ding Hongmei and Jiang Xue made new clothes for the whole family.
The dining table was filled with rice and various meats and vegetables.
The conditions for celebrating the New Year in their home are more elaborate than those of many city dwellers.
Ding Hongmei looked at the food on the table and her eyes gradually became red.
Last year during the Spring Festival, there was still rice porridge on their dining table, but now they can eat delicious rice, chicken, duck and fish.
All this was thanks to her daughter.
Old Lady Liang brought a pot of wine and came over with Grandpa Zhang. Seeing Ding Hongmei's red eyes, Old Lady Liang felt sad and patted her on the shoulder: "Our children are all promising. Our lives will only get better and better in the future."
"Oh, Mom, you're right." Ding Hongmei wiped her tears and smiled: "I'll make some meat dumplings for them as a midnight snack when they keep watch at night. Zizi and Pengyu went to the county town to buy fresh meat yesterday."
"I'll come too." Old Lady Liang was pleased. Grandpa Zhang stroked his beard and smiled: "I'll help you."
The new clothes that Jiang Xue made were the New Year's greeting clothes that Jiang Nianzhi drew. The New Year's greeting clothes with Tang suit elements are beautiful and festive.
When worn by the two sisters, they make them look beautiful and rosy.
The family loves their daughter very much, so Jiang Nianzhi and Jiang Xue have a free day today and don't have to do anything.
Covered in the warm quilt, Jiang Xue said, "Zizi, let's calculate the bill."
"Um?"
Jiang Nianzi glanced at Jiang Xue.
Jiang Xue smiled and said, "As a big boss, you really don't care about money at all."
Jiang Xue told Jiang Nianzi the accounts of Xue Niancheng Clothing Store.
From the ready-made clothes I sold and the labor costs of custom-made clothes, I made a total of more than 400 yuan.
Mainly because the Chinese New Year is approaching, many people are buying New Year clothes.
In order to rush to produce this batch of clothes, Jiang Xue also took out an external order. She went to the county town to find several masters to help with the production. However, because of the incident with Liu Hong, Jiang Xue was cautious.
The final splicing was done by her and Ding Hongmei, and she only delegated part of the work to other masters.
Four hundred and sixty-two dollars is the profit left after deducting all costs.
Jiang Nianzi took 60%, leaving her with 277.20 yuan.
Jiang Nianzi only took 270, and gave the remaining 192 to Jiang Xue.
Jiang Xue never thought that she could earn so much money in a month.
It turns out that being your own boss is better than working for someone else.
Adding the two hundred yuan that Jiang Cheng had given Jiang Nianzi before and the remaining money, Jiang Nianzi now had more than six hundred yuan in her hands.
Suddenly I felt like a rich woman.
Ding Hongmei helped the two sisters, and Jiang Xue said she would pay her, but she refused.
So the two sisters got together and decided to give her mother a big red envelope in the evening.
After the New Year’s Eve dinner, it’s time to give out New Year’s money. Every year, Mrs. Liang and Ding Hongmei give some to their children.
This year, Grandpa Zhang also contributed one, and he was very happy.
Jiang Doudou was the youngest, and everyone gave him red envelopes. After the New Year’s Eve dinner, he happily ran out to play hide-and-seek with his friends.
Jiang Pengyu was pulled into the room by Ding Hongmei.
He thought Ding Hongmei was going to talk about blind dates again, and he scratched his head in anxiety. No way? Blind dates during the New Year?
As soon as this thought came to his mind, he saw Ding Hongmei take out a passbook and hand it to him.
Jiang Pengyu was puzzled: "Auntie, what are you doing?"
"Here."
Jiang Pengyu took it hesitantly and took a look at it. When he saw the string of numbers on it, he was shocked.
He had been in the army for so many years, and most of his allowance was sent to his family, so he wanted his family to live a better life.
All this money added up to a considerable sum.
But now, his aunt actually deposited so much money in the passbook?
He went home seldom, only once every few years, but every time he came back, he felt that life was pretty good at home.
Could it be that these are all illusions?
Ding Hongmei smiled and said, "Second Aunt knows that you are kind-hearted and grateful, but you were raised by Second Aunt. Second Aunt doesn't dare to say that I treat you as my own son, but it's not much different. You are 28 years old, it's time for you to get married."
"But Auntie won't force you now. This money is what Auntie saved for you. It's also money you earned yourself. Auntie doesn't have much ability and can't give you much. Take it. When you meet a girl you like, you can marry her in a grand way."
"Second aunt."
Jiang Pengyu's eyes instantly turned red. It is said that men don't shed tears easily, but they just don't shed tears until they are heartbroken.
He never thought that his aunt did not touch a single cent of the money he sent back and saved it all for him.
"You also said that you treated me like your own son. I have always regarded you and my second uncle as my adopted parents. You and my second uncle raised me. How can a son be unfilial to his parents? I cannot accept this money."
He stuffed the passbook into Ding Hongmei's hand, but Ding Hongmei refused to take it.
He insisted, and Ding Hongmei yelled, "You have to let Second Auntie beat you on New Year's Day, right?"
Jiang Pengyu stiffened his neck and said, "Then you smoke. Anyway, I can't take the money. If you don't take it, it means you are biased."
Ding Hongmei: "What did you say?"
Jiang Pengyu was on the verge of being beaten: "I heard from Ah Cheng that Zizi has been making money with her family this year. You kept all the money Ah Cheng, Zizi, and Xue'er gave you, but you refused to accept it from me. This shows that you don't treat me as your own son. You are biased."
After saying this, Jiang Pengyu was successfully slapped by Ding Hongmei, and the back of his head was almost blown off.
He touched his head and looked at Ding Hongmei aggrievedly.
Ding Hongmei laughed at him angrily: "You little bastard, you are trying to provoke your aunt."
"Hey, are you willing to accept it now?"
Fearing that she still wanted to save money for him to marry, Jiang Pengyu continued to persuade her: "Second Aunt, I am now a regular regiment commander with a high allowance. I promise you that from today on, I will not give you money anymore. From now on, I will save money for you to marry. You can take the money in this passbook whenever you want to use it. Is that okay? If you don't agree to me, I won't talk about being your wife anymore."
After the provocation, threats began.
Ding Hongmei's eyes turned red because of his amusement, and she kept wiping away her tears: "Okay, since you are filial, Second Aunt will accept it."
After Jiang Pengyu, Jiang Nianzi and Jiang Xue came over and gave Ding Hongmei a big red envelope, each giving fifty yuan.
Ding Hongmei counted the money and sighed that she had raised several good children.
Jiang Nianzi was not only given to Ding Hongmei, but also to Old Lady Liang and Grandpa Zhang.
Grandpa Zhang gave her another red envelope in return.
It’s almost like not sending it out.
Jiang Nianzi counted the money and began to plan for the future.
She will report to the military hospital in the third grade of junior high school, and the business here needs to be properly handed over.
Her brother gave her two hundred yuan before, and Jiang Nianzi had to find a long-term business for her brother, just as he would invest in the business.
After thinking too much, Jiang Nianzi actually dreamed of Shen Cheng again at night.
She dreamed of this cold-looking man, who called her his wife as soon as he saw her.