Zhou Chengning: "Grandpa, we really have money. Where do you need money? Food, clothing, shelter and drink all require money."
Xu Xiangjuan: "Grandpa, you don't have to give me money. We still have money."
Guagua: "Grandpa, you don't have to give it to me."
Niu Niu: "Grandpa, no need."
The two little kids were talking about it. Grandpa Zhou thought about it and stuffed a big unity note in each of the two children's pockets. "This is for the children to buy candy."
Grandpa didn't have much to begin with, but the couple couldn't refuse the old man's kindness, so they could only let the children keep it.
Wait until you are on your way home.
"Mom." Guagua first took out the big unity and wanted to give it to his mother.
Guagua already knew that Great Unity meant a lot of money, and she had to give it to her mother.
When the elder sister gave the paper to her mother, Niu Niu remembered that he also had a piece of paper, so he took it out from his pocket and gave it to his mother.
Xu Xiangjuan didn't expect Guagua to be so active today. "What your great grandfather gave you is yours. You should keep it well, especially Niu Niu. Guagua, watch your brother keep the money well."
"Mom! I get it!" Gua Gua was immediately excited and decided to take Niu Niu to the store to shop!
She remembered that the shop sold small zipper wallets, and Niu Niu could buy one with his own money!
If you have money, you must have a small wallet. Guagua already has a purse, so he doesn’t need one. But Niu Niu needs one, and she helps Niu Niu to look for and buy whatever looks good.
Zhou Chengning, who was riding a bicycle in front, heard his lover's words, "Juan."
How can you give so much money to a child!
Xu Xiangjuan could guess what Zhou Chengning wanted to say, "It will be hard for the two children to go to Huadu in the future. Guagua is carsick, so he will definitely feel uncomfortable riding the train. It's better to be nice to the children now."
Guagua knew that he was going to Huadu with his parents. Although he didn't know where Huadu was, his mother said that it would take a long time to sit in the car. "Yes, I am not comfortable sitting in the car. Dad should listen to mom. Mom said that if she gave us the money, then she gave it to us."
Niu Niu learns to speak: "I feel uncomfortable, be obedient!"
Zhou Chengning even slowed down his bike speed, "Juan, forget about Gua Gua, but why did you give Niu Niu so much money?"
In fact, he felt that Guagua couldn't give it either, but Guagua already knew about it, so he couldn't say it openly.
Xu Xiangjuan: "The money was not given by me, but by my grandfather."
Zhou Chengning still couldn't accept it: "Juan."
Xu Xiangjuan: "Aning, I won't stop you from doing whatever you want."
The two children couldn't understand what was said, but Zhou Chengning knew what to do immediately.
If his lover doesn't stop him, he can do it on his own.
...
"Niu Niu, give the money to dad and I will keep it for you." Zhou Chengning thought of defeating them one by one.
To defeat them one by one, of course, we must start with the smallest ones.
Guagua went to the market with his mother. Niu Niu originally wanted to go with his mother and sister, but was stopped by his father.
Niu Niu: "No money."
Zhou Chengning didn't expect that Niu Niu knew how to hide it from his father at such a young age, "Don't lie to Dad, great grandfather clearly gave Niu Niu money, a piece of paper."
Niu Niu still insisted: "No money."
My sister said that when asked about money, she said she had none.
Zhou Cheng would rather not do something like rummaging through the kid's crib or pockets without permission, so he had to continue patiently saying, "Niu Niu, it's just a piece of paper. You and your sister both have it... Niu Niu, you wouldn't tear the paper or write on it, would you?"
Seeing his father's distressed expression, Niu Niu gave a different answer this time: "No."
"Take it out and show it to dad." Zhou Chengning felt that it was really wrong for him to wait two days before looking for Niu Niu.
It should have been taken from Niu Niu on the same day.
Niu Niu couldn't argue with his father, so he went under his mattress and took out a small wallet.
The small wallet is rose red and looks very girly. It has a zipper. When Niu Niu's chubby hands open the zipper, a pile of coins and banknotes appear inside.
Zhou Chengning was heartbroken.
Niu Niu saw his father's painful expression. The tall father was squatting beside him with great difficulty, so he took out a fifty-cent bill from his wallet and gave it to his father.
Zhou Chengning felt even more heartbroken when his son actually took out fifty cents in a row.
Trying hard to adjust his explosive mentality, Zhou Chengning said to Niu Niu, "Can I give this to Dad?"
He was referring to a five-yuan note.
His sister said that when she was not around, he could not go to the store to spend money because people would cheat him out of his money. He also could not give money to strangers and had to keep the money by himself, but he could give it to his mother.
My sister said, "Look and give it to me." Dad said, "Look and give it to me."
Niu Niu was not quite sure which banknote had the most money. His father pointed to a five-yuan note, but he didn't know which one was the biggest, so he gave it to his father.
If you give your dad a five-yuan note, he will take back fifty cents.
Zhou Chengning: "Niuniu, I'll help you count the remaining ones. I won't take any of yours."
Niu Niu was very reluctant at first, but finally gave the wallet to his father.
After giving it to his father, he kept watching it, fearing that his father would take more of his money.
Zhou Chengning counted the money and had 4.86 yuan left, so he spent 14 cents.
It’s not a waste of money.
"Dad!" Seeing that his father was still trying to secretly hide a bill in his pocket, Niu Niu immediately stopped him. He had seen his father hiding the money.
Zhou Chengning couldn't control his hands at all. Only after Niu Niu shouted did he put them back and handed the wallet to Niu Niu.
Niu Niu hid the wallet back.
Zhou Chengning's expression was still very sad. One dime and four cents might not be much for an adult, but it was a lot for a child.
He didn't expect that Niu Niu, at such a young age, could spend so much money.
"Mom, sister."
After talking to his father, Niu Niu went to play in the yard. When he saw his mother and sister coming back, he was the first to greet them.
Zhou Chengning stood outside the meeting door, "Guagua, come here with Dad."
Xu Xiangjuan saw Aning's painful expression and probably guessed that Niu Niu had spent money.
If Niu Niu didn't spend money, Aning would have been able to cheat him out of it anyway. After all, Niu Niu is not her sister. Niu Niu's sister Gua Gua is already a childish girl, but Niu Niu is still stupid.
Since it is so painful to be cheated of money, Niu Niu must have spent money.
Gua Gua didn't know what was going on and walked towards his father.
"Niu Niu, have you been to the shop with your sister recently?" The adults have been busy celebrating the New Year recently and have not taken care of the children.
She could also guess that the child went to the shop.
"Yeah!" Niu Niu didn't hide anything and admitted it directly.
Xu Xiangjuan: "What did you buy?"
"Bao, candy." Niu Niu said honestly.
His sister took him to a village store to buy a small wallet and candies. After buying them, he wanted to tell his mother and show her what he had bought, but his sister told him not to show her first and to wait until she asked or discovered it herself before telling her.
Although he didn't know why his sister didn't allow him to tell mom, Niu Niu still obeyed and didn't tell mom.
It was his sister who told him that the wallet was under the quilt.
Even though he is very smart, if he is placed under the quilt, his mother will find him sooner or later.
However, Xu Xiangjuan didn't notice it these days, after all, she didn't have time to wash and dry the quilts these days.
With Guagua taking care of her, Xu Xiangjuan was not worried about Niu Niu. She just hoped that Aning could be more open-minded.
She has already told Guagua that since great-grandfather gave them so much money, she will not give them any more money this year.
Guagua should know the answer himself.
Of course Guagua knows what’s going on. Even if he spends money, he’ll spend his brother’s money first, right?
She put her money away first, and when Niu Niu’s money was gone, she would use her money.
Inner room.
Zhou Chengning: "Guagua, did you spend the money that your great grandfather gave you? Leave it with Dad first, and Dad will keep it for you."
Guagua: “I can keep it myself.”
Zhou Chengning: "How can a child keep money? Listen to Dad and give the money to Dad...even half is fine."
Guagua: "No, Dad, if Mom says it's mine, then it's mine."
Zhou Chengning: "Mom said what she said, Dad said something different from Mom. Niu Niu even took the initiative to give Dad 5 yuan just now."
Although he used a word that distorted the facts, "initiative", Zhou Chengning did not feel guilty, because in the end, Niu Niu gave him the final outcome anyway.
When Gua Gua heard his father say that Niu Niu gave the money to his father, he cursed his younger brother in his heart, calling him a little fool.
Guagua drew inferences from one example: "It's Niu Niu's business to give money to dad. It has nothing to do with me."
Zhou Chengning knew that his daughter was always difficult to deal with, "Did Guagua spend all the money and dare not tell the adults?"
Guagua: "No, I don't lie."
Zhou Chengning: "If you don't have any, leave 5 yuan here with dad, I'll keep it for you."
Guagua: "Adults always lie to children. They won't return the things they say they will keep for safekeeping."
As soon as Xu Xiangjuan brought Niu Niu in, she heard Guagua say that asking adults to keep money was a lie to children.
You are quite clear and understandable.
"I just brought Niu Niu here to put the things away, you guys continue." After putting the things away, Xu Xiangjuan took Niu Niu's hand and went out.
Because Xu Xiangjuan and Niu Niu passed by briefly, Zhou Chengning and Gua Gua also stopped their conversation briefly, and continued after they left.
Zhou Chengning: "Guagua, the money you are using now is earned by your parents with hard work. Giving the money to your parents can also reduce their burden. When you go to Huadu in the future, you will have to spend money everywhere. You don’t even have a house to live in. You have to rent a house. And when you just get there, our family doesn’t have a small restaurant and can’t make money. Dad is no longer a teacher in the town middle school. Adults need to eat, and children also need to eat. How can I feed you without money?"
"I don't have five yuan." Guagua finally listened to him, but he was still reluctant to take out all the money.
"It's okay, Dad has it." It was confiscated from Niu Niu not long ago.
Guagua, who was originally going to teach Niu Niu a lesson, no longer had the mood to do so after he took out five yuan of his own money.
She is essentially the same as Niu Niu.
After having dinner at my parents' house in the evening, I go home to wash, soak my feet and go to bed.
Xu Xiangjuan was still sitting on the bed soaking her feet, but she didn't expect Niu Niu to be holding a bright rose-red small wallet in his hand... Anyway, the color was too bright and too tacky.
Niu Niu opened the zipper again with his chubby hands and gave a photo to his mother.
When Zhou Chengning saw it, he quickly said, "Juan, keep it. Niu Niu is giving it to you as a gift."
He was afraid that his wife Juan would say something stupid again and not ask for money.
"I haven't said anything yet." Her husband went through a lot of trouble to get a total of 10 yuan from the two children's piggy banks and gave it to her.
She also comforted Aning several times, telling her not to be sad, and that the children could spend money as they pleased, and she would not give them any money this year.
Zhou Chengning felt better when he heard that no money would be given to the children this year.
After taking the one yuan from Niu Niu, Xu Xiangjuan began to praise Niu Niu's wallet.
Niu Niu smiled and said, "It looks good."
"At ten cents each, how can it not look good?" Zhou Chengning had already found out from Guagua how Niu Niu spent ten cents and four cents. It wasn't too much, so he could accept it, but he still got angry when he saw the wallet.
Xu Xiangjuan: "You've finished soaking your feet, go to bed quickly."
You are so old, but you still speak in a sarcastic way to children.
It just so happened that Zhou Chengning saw the rose-red wallet and thought it was eye-catching, so he lay on the bed and tried to ignore it.
Niu Niu continued to show his little wallet to his mother.
...
Xu Xiangjuan: "Dad, Mom, don't worry, my third brother will take you to the provincial capital."
The family got up early in the morning and took a bus to the county town. After arriving in the county town, they had to transfer to another bus to the provincial capital and go to the train station.
Wu Caifeng and Xu Gensheng followed and sent the children to the county town.
Niu Niu is fine, but Gua Gua’s face is a little pale.
Xu Xiangjuan took care of Guagua, while Zhou Chengning held Niu Niu and carried the luggage.
The family didn’t have much luggage, just one big bag.
"Be careful on the road. There are food in the package mom gave you. Eat when you are hungry." Wu Caifeng had been to the county town very few times in her life. During those few times, she often sent her children out for the first time.
Xu Xiangjuan didn't want to: "Mom, you take the package home. We brought food. Don't worry about us. You and Dad should take good care of your health. We will be back during the Chinese New Year."
I originally planned to go during the summer vacation, when Gua Gua was on vacation. But then I considered that the environment in summer is really bad, it is hot and uncomfortable. Gua Gua gets dizzy when riding in a car, so this would definitely be a life-threatening situation.
So I decided to move the time to now, early April, so I can adapt to it first.
Not to mention children who get carsick, even adults who don’t get carsick will feel uncomfortable on long journeys.
After telling the situation to the kindergarten principal, he agreed to let Guagua graduate early and gave him a stamped certificate.
After all, Guagua still has to go to elementary school when he arrives in Huadu.
Gua Gua had to leave early. After all, she was just a child and went to say goodbye to her sisters. She was not too sad because her mother said she would come back during the Chinese New Year.
Although the Chinese New Year is still a long way off.
When the sisters heard her say that she would come back during the Chinese New Year, they no longer felt sad about the separation.
I originally wanted to go to elementary school with Gua Gua, but now I don’t have the chance.
"Just take it if mom gives it to you. Otherwise, why did I go through all the trouble to bring it here? Your dad and I are leaving." Wu Caifeng stuffed the small package into her daughter's hands and took Xu Gensheng away.
Zhou Chengning then spoke: "Mom gave it to us, so we took it and put it in the luggage bag."
When Xu Xiangjuan went to the department store in the county town, she didn't see any suitcases, so she could only buy the largest luggage bag. The luggage bag was really not easy to use, and Aning had to carry it the whole time, which was tiring.
Zhou Chengning put Niu Niu down and stuffed the package his mother gave him into the innermost part of his suitcase.
Most of the money in the house is in the clothes of the two adults.
In April, the weather was not hot yet, so they all wore three pieces of clothing. Zhou Chengning specially asked his wife to sew inner pockets for them.
Every piece of clothing I wear has an inner pocket, and each pocket contains money.
In short, you must hide your money when you go out.
In a hurry to get to the provincial capital railway station, Xu Xiangjuan got on the noon train without even having time to say a few words to her third brother.
Guagua couldn't utter a word and was quiet the whole way, even vomiting once.
There were no festivals or holidays in April, so the train to Huadu was not so crowded. The couple bought sleeper tickets, two narrow berths. Xu Xiangjuan and Gua Gua stayed on the lower berth, while Zhou Chengning and Niu Niu stayed on the upper berth.
There was no one sitting opposite them, and they didn't know if anyone would get on when the train stopped at a station.
It was almost lunch time and the adults and children were already hungry. Xu Xiangjuan took out steamed buns and water and shared them with Aning and Niu Niu.
She coaxed Guagua into eating something as well. He had to fill his stomach, otherwise he would feel even more uncomfortable. She also bought oranges specifically for Guagua.
This season was not the ripe season for oranges, and greenhouses were not as popular as they were later, so she spent a lot of money to buy oranges.
The orange peels were left for Guagua to smell, as people who get carsick can’t stand the smell in the car.
The bus ride is fine as the distance is not very far, but the train will take almost two days and will arrive the day after tomorrow morning.
The steamed buns were cold, but Niu Niu still ate them happily and looked around curiously.
After lunch, Xu Xiangjuan asked Zhou Chengning to carry Niu Niu to the upper bunk, so that other passengers might come and think there was no one up there.
Zhou Chengning always stood when taking the train, and he always got on the train when it was crowded. He felt tired and tense, not like he does now. He is a little tired, but the feeling of going with a family and going alone is completely different.
Niu Niu moved to the upper bunk, resisted the urge to scream, and looked down carefully. Of course, Zhou Chengning was holding Niu Niu from behind.
Niu Niu is small but very brave. He dares to look down even though the bed is so narrow, without any fear of falling.
My sister and mother were sitting together in the lower bunk. My sister looked uncomfortable and listless. Niu Niu was upstairs and greeted my mother.
Xu Xiangjuan saw Niu Niu and said, "Aning, bring Niu Niu down. I'll take Niu Niu to sleep with me."
The bed is already small enough, but Niu Niu dares to look down so boldly. Niu Niu’s father may not be scared, but Niu Niu’s mother will be scared.
Zhou Chengning was eager for Niu Niu to go down, because it was very troublesome for a child to go down and come up, unlike adults who could climb up directly.
After some effort, Niu Niu finally came down and sat with his mother and sister.
There were hot meals for sale on the train, so Xu Xiangjuan bought some in the evening. It didn’t taste very good, but at least it was hot.
The time spent on the train was very painful. Only when we reached the station did the two adults feel safe and secure with their feet on the ground.
"Da Zhou, you are here. I borrowed a small truck specially for you. It is parked not far away. There are many people here, so you have to walk a distance."
"Dayue, I told you not to bother picking me up." Zhou Chengning and Yin Yue were classmates at Huazhong University and had always had a good relationship.
Yin Yue: "No need to bother, we can just go it alone, and I can lead you there faster."
During the time when Zhou Chengning returned to his hometown and taught in the town, he also exchanged letters with Yin Yue.
After I got married, we lost contact for three or four years. When I wrote to my aunt, I started to get in touch with this old friend again. Yin Yue was from Huadu and his home address had not changed.
When Zhou Chengning came to Huadu this time, the first person he contacted was him, wanting him to help find a small house for their family to stay in temporarily.
They will definitely pay for it themselves, but it’s a bit of a hassle for them.
The small truck was originally used to transport luggage, but Zhou Chengning's family didn't have much luggage, so it was mainly used to transport people.
When we got there, it was indeed a small room, on the third floor.
Niu Niu and Gua Gua are both children who grew up in the village. They have never seen a house that is so small, so tall and so crowded. Gua Gua was exhausted after sitting in the car for so long and could only look around. Niu Niu also looked around.
There is a table, a bed, a small gas tank and a gas stove, which allows her to cook and sleep. Xu Xiangjuan thinks this is great.
Yin Yue: "Because your family is only staying here temporarily, I found this place. If you don't like it, you can stay at my house. I have a room."
In fact, he also wanted Da Zhou to live in his house at first, but Da Zhou said that he didn't want to disturb their family, and he had just returned to Huadu and had a lot of things to do, which would disturb their family.
Zhou Chengning quickly refused: "This place is great, our family can stay here."
"The toilet is downstairs, it's shared. I just passed by and told you that this is where my father-in-law and mother-in-law used to live. You can live here without worry and you can leave at any time." Yin Yue said this with confidence because he believed in Da Zhou's character.
This guy is frugal, but he won't take advantage of others.
"Aning, go see Dayue off while I clean up the house."
Zhou Chengning reacted, "Dayue, I'll take you there."
Xu Xiangjuan took the key. When Aning and Yin Yue went out, she went to open the luggage bag.
Only after Dad and the strange uncle left did Gua Gua and Niu Niu start talking to Mom.
Guagua: "Mom, this place is so small. Will we live in this little house from now on?"
The house was too small, and Gua Gua was unhappy. She also had a small room at home. Although this one was bigger than hers and bigger than her parents’ inner room, it was not her own.
Niu Niu: "Mom, little."
Xu Xiangjuan: "Just make do with it, the next room might be smaller, and this one won't last for a few days."
Gua Gua sighed like a little adult, grabbed the orange her mother bought for her, peeled one, and ate it with her mother and brother.
Although Niu Niu didn't have a small room like his sister, he had a small bed. Coming here meant that the small bed was gone. "Mom, let's go home."
"It will take some time to go home. We'll go back after the New Year." Xu Xiangjuan took out a blanket. Although the room was not big, there was a small balcony. She had to clean the balcony and dry the blanket.
She went to do her work, and the task of taking care of her brother's emotions was left to Guagua.
"Niu Niu, tomorrow I'll take you to play nearby. We have money, so we can buy food for ourselves."
"Okay, sister, let's buy some food."
...
Yin Yue saw Da Zhou was going to give him the money, "Da Zhou, what do you mean by this?"
Because Da Zhou was going to return to Huadu, he thought of the place where his father-in-law and mother-in-law used to live here, and he persuaded his wife until she agreed to tell his parents.
Originally there was no gas or table in the house, but he later moved the extra items from his home there.
When he was in college, Da Zhou also took care of him in his studies, and he didn't feel that he needed anything in return for helping others.
Da Zhou's family conditions should not be good, and most students are not good, but Da Zhou is the most diligent and studious person he has ever seen. When he was working to earn money for food, his grades did not fall behind.
He was dedicated in everything he did, and was always first in the class and first or second in the grade. Lecturers and professors always praised him.
"Dayue, I won't feel at ease if I don't give you the money." Zhou Chengning took out 50 yuan and gave it to Yin Yue, which was also the intention of his lover.
Although he is usually stingy, he is always grateful to this old classmate and good friend, so he is very generous when giving money.
When he first started college, he was often hungry and his stomach growled during class. Yin Yue not only did not laugh at him, he also bought him food and unilaterally treated him as a brother.
He could tell that he was kind and was willing to be friends with him.
Since they are truly friends, he cannot take advantage of others.
"Da Zhou, how have you been these past few years?"
Yin Yue did not refuse and gave the 50 yuan to his lover, letting her divide it among herself.
If my family wants it, I have to give some money to my father-in-law and mother-in-law.
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