On the way back to pick up Guagua, the father, who Niu Niu thought was hungry, asked Guagua: "Guagua, mom wants to give dad pocket money, how can dad ask mom to give less?"
Guagua is such a smart kid, he must know what to do.
This question is beyond the scope of Gua Gua’s question, but since his father asked, he must answer it.
Guagua would fool Niu Niu, thinking that fooling his father was also reasonable: "Why doesn't Dad want it? Just take whatever Mom gives you and save it. When Mom is poor and Dad is rich, we won't be short of food."
After Guagua came back from Huadu, he felt even more deeply that their family was living a very good life. Miaomiao, for example, didn’t have any new clothes to wear. She had always been wearing old clothes left by her older brothers and sisters, which were very gray.
Their family has a restaurant and a mother who can make money. Miaomiao only has grandparents who work in the fields, and Miaomiao now has to help her grandparents with the work. Having seen how hard their life is, Guagua thinks that they should save money even in good times.
The daughter gave Zhou Chengning a new idea: "Guagua is right, Dad should save it."
Guagua: "Dad, how much pocket money will Mommy give you?"
Zhou Chengning became alert when he heard Guagua ask this: "Not much."
Guagua: "Dad is an adult, he should have money. Niu Niu and I both have money when we are kids, but Niu Niu says dad is stupid and doesn't want mom's money."
Just put all the blame on Niu Niu, Niu Niu doesn't know anyway.
Zhou Chengning: "Of course the money should be managed by my mother."
Guagua: "Dad, you should take the money mom gives you. Niu Niu, the little fool, won't ask mom to give him less even if mom gives him money."
Although Dad is rich, Gua Gua doesn't expect to get anything from his stingy father.
Zhou Chengning: "Dad wants as much as mom gives."
Guagua's words gave him an epiphany, and this is the way of thinking.
Sister and dad came home, and Niu Niu said, "Sister, Dad is hungry and keeps sighing."
Dad must be hungry, but he has to wait until everyone in the family is together before he can eat, so Dad sighed.
As Niu Niu said this, he imitated his father's sighing.
Zhou Chengning's eyelids twitched when he saw Niu Niu's imitation. The older the brat gets, the better he knows how to anger his dad.
Zhou Chengning picked up Niu Niu directly and put his hand on Niu Niu's butt. Niu Niu laughed because of his father's amusement.
The pickled fish was still cooking. Xu Xiangjuan heard some noise outside and was sure that the father and son had reconciled. She continued to cook dinner while they continued to quarrel outside.
For dinner, we had pickled fish and stir-fried white radish. The pickled fish was sour, spicy and tender, and the soup could also be eaten with rice, so Niu Niu liked to eat the soup with rice.
Occasionally, Niu Niu would scoop a spoonful of sauerkraut for his uncle, so that he could eat more and grow taller.
Song Ping'an didn't know what to say about Niu Niu, the little live treasure, but the pickled fish was indeed delicious. He ate as much pickled cabbage as Niu Niu, who was not even very flexible about eating, dug for him.
Xu Xiangjuan couldn't bear to see it: "Niu Niu, eat your own meal, don't disturb your uncle's meal."
After talking to Niu Niu for a few words, he put some radish slices into Niu Niu's bowl.
Niu Niu is young, and Xu Xiangjuan was afraid that he would choke from the spicy food, so his bowl contained not only sauerkraut fish soup, but also hot water, turning it into soup. She didn't object to Niu Niu eating the white radish.
Aning loves to eat fish, both braised fish and pickled fish. Xu Xiangjuan specially brought back pickled fish from a small restaurant to cook for him.
Seeing that her man seemed to be fine and had a good appetite, she felt relieved.
After dinner, everyone washed up and Xu Xiangjuan went to accompany Gua Gua as usual.
Guagua's spy nature has not disappeared as he gets older. He immediately told his mother what his father asked her on the way home: "Mom, Dad asked me how I can get you to give me less pocket money."
Xu Xiangjuan almost held her forehead with her hand: "What did Guagua say?"
Guagua: "I told Dad to take whatever Mom gave him. If Mom has no money in the future, Dad will still have money, and our family won't go hungry."
Xu Xiangjuan: "So Dad listened to Guagua?"
Of course I heard it.
Guagua’s suggestion is not without reason, and it is also very suitable advice for Aning.
Guagua: "I don't know if Dad listened to me. Dad is an adult and has his own ideas. Mom, don't tell Dad that I told you."
The universal phrase used by spies and those who talk behind others' backs is: Don't tell xx that I told you.
Xu Xiangjuan: "Well, mom won't tell dad, and Guagua, this is not dad's pocket money, it's dad's salary.
Dad gives all his salary to Mom when he goes to work. After all, the family’s food and clothes, and even your and Niu Niu’s education and kindergarten, all cost money, so Dad gives his salary to Mom.
Now that our family is not in such a difficult situation, Mom is going to give Dad some of his salary back... Your dad is just stupid and doesn't want any money."
Xu Xiangjuan felt that she still had to explain to Guagua. Guagua was already a big kid, and she would have to give him pocket money in the future. Where did his dad get his pocket money? It came from his salary, his own money.
Although Guagua will find out sooner or later that the money originally belonged to his father, explaining it clearly now will avoid misunderstandings.
Guagua: "Yes, Dad is stupid."
Now I can openly say that my father is stupid.
Xu Xiangjuan: "Guagua, go to bed first. Mommy is going back to bed too."
"Well, mommy has to educate daddy well."
Xu Xiangjuan: "Okay, Mom will educate Dad."
After leaving her daughter's room, Xu Xiangjuan saw that the lights in the room where Niu Niu and Ping An were sleeping had been turned off, so she went back to the inner room with peace of mind.
"Juan, you're a little late today, the bed is already very warm, come in and get in."
Zhou Chengning was already lying in bed. He lifted a corner of the quilt and asked his lover to get in while it was still warm.
Xu Xiangjuan took off her clothes, turned off the lights, and came into bed feeling cold.
The quilt was indeed very warm. Xu Xiangjuan closed her eyes comfortably. Zhou Chengning groped her body and she neither refused nor took the initiative.
Zhou Chengning knows his lover’s comfortable rhythm. When his lover is happy, he will be happier.
Finally it was over. Xu Xiangjuan rested for a few minutes before saying, "Aning, I'm too good at spending money."
Zhou Chengning: "Juan, you can spend money however you want. I will work hard to make money for you in the future."
Xu Xiangjuan kissed Zhou Chengning's cheek, and then put her face close to his. "I don't have to work so hard to make money. I can make money too. I think it's good to make money and spend money at the same time. Everyone has their own way of life. I like to spend money because I have money. If I didn't have money, I wouldn't spend it like that. You should also follow your own preferences. I won't force you."
Zhou Chengning felt that the second sentence he heard today that made him feel at a loss was: I won’t force you.
Xu Xiangjuan really didn't want to force it.
Zhou Chengning: "Juan, I will spend money. When I have money, I will go buy things and go home."
Xu Xiangjuan: "No need to buy it, I won't force you."
Zhou Chengning: "Juan, don't do this. I'm scared when you do this."
Xu Xiangjuan bit Zhou Chengning's cheek and said, "What's wrong with me? You don't like spending money, and you don't like doing what you like?"
Zhou Chengning: "Juan, please talk to me properly."
Xu Xiangjuan didn't know whether to be angry or laugh: "Now you say I don't talk to you properly, then tell me how to talk to you properly?"
"Juan, you should tell me your true feelings."
Xu Xiangjuan: "I'm telling you what's in my heart. How can I hide it from you? Aning, I find your words quite interesting."
"Juan didn't speak her mind."
Xu Xiangjuan has always known that it is difficult for her and Aning to communicate on certain things, but she didn’t expect it to be so difficult tonight: “I am just speaking from my heart. I want you to spend money and give you pocket money. This is what I really think.
It's not right for a man to have no money. I don't want to force you tonight because I've reflected on it. If I love to spend money and I have money, I won't spend your money, but you don't allow me to spend money all day and think I'm a spendthrift, I will be very unhappy too. "
Zhou Chengning: "I can't."
Xu Xiangjuan: "What can't you do?"
Zhou Chengning: "I won't stop Juan from spending money. I can also make money for Juan to spend."
Xu Xiangjuan: "I was just giving an example. I know I didn't do well. I took it for granted and didn't consider your feelings. I will still give you the money, but you can spend it according to your own preferences. You can save it. In the future, I will spend too much and my family will be out of money. At that time, I can use your money for emergencies."
The lover's idea unexpectedly coincided with Guagua's. Zhou Chengning felt that he could really ask Guagua for advice in the future: "Without Juan, I wouldn't have such a comfortable life as today."
Xu Xiangjuan: "Don't be like this, we are husband and wife, and we can't live without each other. Just talk it out in the future.
If you are not happy, I won't force you, but you don't have to always do things according to my wishes. If you think that something I did is not good, just say it directly, don't keep it in your heart. I may not listen to you, but I will listen and try to improve in the future.
Don't tell me anymore that I won't do anything you think is bad. Let's stop here tonight and go to bed.
Aning, what else do you want to say when you come here tonight? "
Xu Xiangjuan felt that it was too dictatorial to end her last night here, so she immediately added another sentence.
Zhou Chengning was about to say something, but his lover had already said, "No more."
Xu Xiangjuan: "That's good, go to sleep."
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The reunion dinner on New Year’s Eve was prepared at Xu Xiangjuan’s parents’ home. This year, the four brothers and sisters were still not all present. Last year, the second sister was missing, and this year, the eldest brother was missing.
Ping'an had nothing to say to the adults, so he just followed Niu Niu and mingled with the kids.
There are two of them, one is the youngest and the other is the oldest.
Guagua is already in the first grade. The little boys and girls know to separate into groups when they grow older. Girls play with girls, and boys play with boys.
Niu Niu does not have a particularly clear gender awareness, but he just knows how to play on both sides, sometimes running with the boys' group, sometimes running with the girls' group, with Ping An following behind.
If Ping An was not there, Niu Niu should be able to clearly understand that among the children on both sides, he is the redundant one because of his young age.
But because Uncle Ping'an was there, everyone had a good time, and he was happy too, and he could share his happiness with Uncle Ping'an.
Guagua brought the little games he played with his sisters in Huadu back home. The girls were very involved in the games. Niu Niu knew these games, so he watched the sisters play from the side, even though he couldn't join in.
Niu Niu also told his uncle Ping An what game this was and how to play it. He is a theorist, and although he is not good at practice, he can talk and tell his uncle what he knows, which makes him look very capable.
In fact, Song Ping'an didn't quite understand some of what Niu Niu said, but happiness is contagious. The children were having a great time, and he also had a rare chance to feel the New Year atmosphere.
I also understand why children like the Chinese New Year. They look forward to these few days every year.
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