Xu Xiangjuan took a nap for about an hour. When she woke up, there was no one around her.
Why did he go out so early? I've never seen him so eager to see grandpa before.
Xu Xiangjuan turned over and turned her face to Niu Niu. Niu Niu was still sleeping soundly, so she waited for Niu Niu to wake up before getting up.
Normally, she works in a kindergarten and gets up in the morning. But once the kids, both big and small, have rested, she becomes lazy and doesn't want to get up.
What wakes her up every morning?
It is the cry of cows, and the voice of the desire for Guagua and Aning to fill their stomachs before going out.
Niu Niu just turned over when he woke up. He was about to scream, but when he saw his mother, his ferocious face immediately calmed down. His chubby little hand tried to reach through the fence of the crib to shake hands with his mother.
Xu Xiangjuan shook Niu Niu's hand back and stood up to change Niu Niu's diaper.
The day before yesterday, Aning asked her to steam some buns so that he could take them to grandfather on his day off. She steamed two layers yesterday, so there should still be some buns left this morning.
After changing Niu Niu's diaper and feeding him half a bottle of milk, Xu Xiangjuan wanted to have breakfast, only to find that the stove in the kitchen was cold and there was no food to heat up steamed buns.
She was in such a hurry this morning that she didn't even have time to heat up the steamed buns. If Aning hadn't been fine yesterday, she would have thought something had happened to her grandfather.
Xu Xiangjuan heated up the steamed buns herself, then cut a bowl of shredded pickled mustard tuber, fried two eggs, and got up to eat breakfast.
"You little lazy bastard, don't learn from your dad. You have to be urged to get up every day." Xu Xiangjuan is helping Gua Gua get dressed.
Guagua looked like he had just woken up and didn't know anything or understand anything.
Niu Niu was entertaining himself in the crib with his toys. Xu Xiangjuan ignored him. Her task this morning was to get Gua Gua to get up and have breakfast.
"Mom, where's Dad?" Although Gua Gua knew about skirts, he didn't know what his father did today.
"Let's go to Grandpa's house, you little lazy bug. Dad has been up for a long time, but you are still lying in bed. Hurry up and have breakfast with mom."
Xu Xiangjuan took Guagua to wash up and have breakfast. Guagua ate half a steamed bun and was almost refreshed. "Mom, why didn't Dad take me to Grandpa's house today?"
Xu Xiangjuan: "What are you going to do at grandpa's house?"
Guagua: "Give grandpa some candy."
Xu Xiangjuan: "Don't make excuses if you want to eat candy."
Guagua: "Mom, why did Dad go to Grandpa's house so early?"
Xu Xiangjuan also wanted to know, "I don't know what your father was thinking. It was so early in the morning, and it was not even daybreak yet. I wonder if grandpa had woken up when he went there."
...
Zhou Chengning had been to the county town two or three times. He remembered how to get to the department store and also knew where the clothing area was in the department store.
"I want to buy a skirt for my lover." Zhou Chengning was a little confused about which were skirts and which were clothes among the pile of fabrics, so she asked the salesperson directly.
Salesperson: "Skirt or dress? What size do you want?"
"Look at me, my wife is not fat, and is about my height." Zhou Chengning gestured a little below the shoulder.
The skirts sold in the department store are not custom-made and can be worn by slightly plump people. After hearing Zhou Chengning's description, the salesperson took out a few skirts from a pile of clothes.
Zhou Chengning immediately fell in love with the red dress and asked, "How much is this one?"
“12.”
"That's it, thank you." Zhou Chengning felt relieved. He had 12 yuan on hand, so he took out the money from his pocket immediately and counted out 12 yuan.
Actually, you don’t need to order. Just leave 1 yuan for yourself, and the total amount he gets is 13 yuan.
The salesperson put the red dress in a paper bag and handed it to Zhou Chengning. Although Zhou Chengning felt sorry that she couldn't buy the vanishing cream, she was still very excited to get the dress.
When he married his lover, his lover didn't have a red dress to wear. The only red things on her were a pair of red pants and a red flower.
Since no one from his family came, the wedding was simple and just a formality.
He has always felt sorry for it... This dress will definitely look good on his lover.
Zhou Chengning, in a good mood, went to the parking lot holding a paper bag. The car would not leave Hongshan Town until 2 p.m., so he found a stone not far from the parking lot and sat on it.
The skirt was bought very quickly, he paid us promptly, and we came out before nine o'clock, so we could only sit and wait for the bus to leave in the afternoon.
At noon, Zhou Chengning took out a steamed bun and ate it, then carefully put the paper bag into his bag, so as not to let his lover find the paper bag.
...
Guagua asked for the nth time today, "Mom, why hasn't Dad come home yet?"
Xu Xiangjuan was helping Niu Niu to sit up. Without his mother's help, Niu Niu's fat little body would fall down quickly. With his mother's support, he was able to sit for a while. "What's wrong? You keep talking about your dad. I've never seen you miss him so much before."
Because Mom’s birthday is coming up and she hasn’t seen the dress yet!
Guagua felt bitter, but he didn't say, "Mom, don't you miss Dad?"
Xu Xiangjuan: "Why do you want to think about it? Mom just saw Dad in the morning, and Guagua wasn't awake at that time. Who should I blame?"
Guagua sighed.
Xu Xiangjuan: "You are only a few years old, you can't sigh. If you have nothing to do, go find Miaomiao to play."
"Hmmmm." Niu Niu waved the toy at his sister, but not long after, the fat boy loosened his hold and the toy fell onto the quilt.
Xu Xiangjuan probably knew that Niu Niu felt that his sister was bored, so he gave one of his toys to his sister. He had several toys of his own, so he didn't need another one. "Niu Niu saw that his sister had nothing to do, so he wanted to give his toy to her."
Gua Gua reluctantly accepted his brother's toy and held the toy while waiting for his father to come back.
Zhou Chengning returned home around three in the afternoon. The yard was very quiet and the kitchen door was closed. There must be no one there. His lover should be in the inner room.
There was no one outside, so Zhou Chengning quickly hid the bag containing the skirt in Gua Gua's small room.
Xu Xiangjuan and Guagua had already heard Zhou Chengning coming back. Guagua put on his slippers and ran out of the inner room.
Guagua shouted excitedly, "Dad!"
Zhou Chengning was about to go to the inner room when he heard Guagua's voice, "Guagua, run slower."
When Guagua mentioned the skirt, he lowered his voice significantly, "Dad! Skirt!"
He would not tell Guagua that he had bought the skirt, "How many times a day do I have to mention it? On Mom's birthday, Guagua will be able to see Mom wearing the skirt."
"Dad, what's this?" Because it was a cloth bag at home, Gua Gua didn't think too much about it and just asked.
Zhou Chengning said nonchalantly, "It's a bag of steamed buns. Dad brought some steamed buns to Grandpa this morning. I'll put the bag in the small room first."
"Oh." Guagua didn't think much about it and continued to ask, "Can Dad take me with him when he buys a skirt for Mom? I'll pick one for her."
Zhou Chengning heard his daughter's words, "What do you know, kid? Isn't Dad's vision better than yours?"
Guagua didn't believe his father's taste, "Tsk! Dad is not a girl, I don't know what's good looking!"
Zhou Chengning: "Don't underestimate Dad. Go back to the inner room quickly and don't talk too much to Dad. Otherwise, it will be over if Mom hears you."
Guagua: “Why does it have to end?”
Zhou Chengning chased the child away, "Little kid, don't ask so many whys, go back quickly."
"Dad, if you don't buy nice things yourself, Mom will scold you." Gua Gua said earnestly, then walked away with his hands behind his back. His back looked like a little old man.
Zhou Chengning went to the small room to take the skirt out of the bag. Afraid that the skirt would get wrinkled, she spread it on the bench.
Before laying the bench, I wiped it several times with a rag for fear that my skirt would get dirty.
It’s better to wash it again. Wash the skirt after washing the dishes in the evening. After washing, hang it in the small room with the window open. Get up early tomorrow and hang the skirt in the corner.
Gua Gua has to go to kindergarten during the day, and comes back to eat, wash, and sleep directly. It is impossible for her to come to her own room. Her husband cleans the room once a month. He only came to clean the day before yesterday, and he won’t go in for a while.
The door is bolted from the outside so it can't be discovered.
My wife's birthday according to the lunar calendar is May 2nd according to the Gregorian calendar, which is four days away. When the time comes, he will take a leave of absence, send Gua Gua to kindergarten as usual, and then go home to pick him up in the afternoon.
By then, Gua Gua will definitely be able to see his mother wearing a skirt.
Guagua returned to the inner room with his hands behind his back. Xu Xiangjuan saw him and said, "You are sighing and imitating the old man. Guagua, I think you are becoming more and more capable."
Guagua has a reference prototype, "Our director is like this."
Xu Xiangjuan: "Guagua, are you the headmaster?"
Guagua: “No.”
Xu Xiangjuan felt that Zhou Chengning had been acting strangely all day, "You look like the dean of the junior high school. Where's your dad?"
Guagua: "Dad is outside."
"I know, Mom asked what Dad was doing?"
Why do I still not know how to go back to the inner room after returning home?
Guagua: "Dad is here... Dad is here... I don't know what Dad is doing."
Just as Guagua finished speaking, Zhou Chengning came into the inner room, "Juan, is there something you want to talk to me about?"
Seeing Zhou Chengning, Xu Xiangjuan put aside all her doubts and asked about dinner, "Nothing, what do you want to eat tonight?"
Zhou Chengning had eaten cold steamed buns all day, "Hot, Juan, whatever you want is fine."
She didn't expect her husband to order the dishes, she already had her own plan, "I'm tired of eating bamboo shoots lately, so I'll stir-fry lettuce, scrambled eggs with green peppers, and pickled vegetable soup."
Gua Gua: "Sure! The food cooked by the kindergarten teacher is not as delicious as my mother's."
Xu Xiangjuan: "Then it's settled. I'll make dinner later, and Aning, you hold Niu Niu."
Zhou Chengning spoke much faster than usual, "Niu Niu is getting heavier. If Juan is here, let me hold Niu Niu. If I'm not here, you should hold Niu Niu less. You can let Niu Niu sit or lie down."
Xu Xiangjuan hadn't noticed anything unusual yet. "I know better than you. Is Grandpa okay?"
Her man was not that attentive after all. He was used to a hard life when he was a child and didn't think about how his grandfather lived. It seemed that his grandfather also saved money but was reluctant to spend it.
Neither grandfather nor grandson were willing to spend money, so she had to help them spend it.
It was right for her aunt to give her the money. At least now she would not save money like grandpa and Aning did. In her previous life, she and grandpa Aning had similar views on money. Grandpa Aning lived a hard life and saved money and was reluctant to spend it. Even though her life was better, she would not spend money lavishly. She had to consider the children.
The older generation all thought this way; she just lived her life again and her thoughts changed.
The children are more capable than her. After finishing their studies, they are able to live a good life on their own and not rely on their parents for support. Since they don't rely on their parents for support, it would be better for her to live a better life now.
"Grandpa is in good health. He went for a walk and string beads with his friends in the afternoon." He made up the story of "taking a walk". When he returned to his grandfather's thatched hut, he saw his grandfather and his friends stringing beads.
He was too impatient today. Next time, bring a few more steamed buns to grandpa, more than just three, so that grandpa can share them with his friends.
Xu Xiangjuan was relieved to hear that her grandfather was in good health. "Grandpa is rich now. You can ask him to buy some good food for his friends and for himself. We will bring food subsidies from time to time. In a few days, we will go to the county town to buy some summer clothes for the children and bring some for grandpa as well."
In addition to buying clothes and quilts for grandpa to get through the winter, my aunt gave me the money before the New Year and left two hundred yuan for him. I think my aunt and grandpa should have made it very clear during the New Year. I think grandpa has some spare money now, but he just saves it and doesn't want to spend it on himself. He can always spend it on his friends and himself.
Zhou Chengning felt like he had told all the lies in his life today. His heartbeat hadn't returned to normal yet. He listened to his lover talking about going to the county town. He had just returned from the county town not long ago, so he maintained his composure on the surface and said, "Summer clothes should be cheaper. Juan, buy yourself a few pieces too."
Xu Xiangjuan: "I have some. I used to be able to fit into my clothes. I haven't gained much weight. You need to buy a few more. I don't have many. I wash my summer clothes frequently. The material has become thinner and the color is fading. It doesn't look good."
It’s not that she is thrifty, it’s just that there aren’t many good-looking clothes on sale nowadays, and they all look similar. Since her old clothes are not torn or faded, it’s fine for her to continue wearing them. She can save the money on clothes and spend it on food.
After hearing what her lover said, Zhou Chengning no longer regretted going to the county town to buy a skirt today.
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