Chapter 48 I Want to Give Jiang Lian a Big Gift
“Yawn!”
Jiang Wanwan, who was choosing fabrics in a department store, sneezed loudly.
She rubbed her sore nose and said, "I don't know who is cursing me."
They had just mailed the jar away and came to the department store to buy New Year's goods. Jiang Wanwan wanted to buy some cloth and plum blossom plastic shoe soles, and was picking them out.
Xu Lan was more experienced than Jiang Wanwan, and she chose a piece of durable dark black cloth: "You are buying it for your third uncle to make a coat, right? Buy this one."
She then selected the soles: "Uncle San has size 40 feet, this one will suit him."
Xu Lan is worthy of being the eldest sister-in-law in the family. She knows everything about the family members.
After buying the fabric, Xu Lan teased her: "The pants made from the scarf I knitted for the fourth child haven't been made yet~"
The scarf and pants were halfway done when the busy farming season came. There had been no progress so far. Jiang Wanwan blushed and said, "I'll continue after I'm done."
Xu Lan didn't continue teasing her.
The glazed rolled jar was mailed and arrived in the capital smoothly. Jiang Wanwan was able to get more than 200 yuan. She had no shortage of money and was not stingy when buying things.
I bought a pound of various candies mixed together, five rolls of pink toilet paper, a bundle of ten candles, two large bags of matches, two pig's trotters, three pounds of pork ribs, two fish, two pounds of thick sweet potato vermicelli, and two pounds of thin sweet potato vermicelli. I spent fifteen or sixteen yuan in one go.
Seeing Jiang Wanwan spending the money without blinking, Xu Lan reminded her: "Wanwan, you bought so much and the money will be gone soon. How are you going to explain to Xingjiang and Third Uncle when you go back?"
Jiang Wanwan packed the things in a triangular bag and said, "I'm spending my own money. I don't need to explain to them." She said this with great confidence.
She had suffered enough in her previous life, and this was her first New Year's Eve after her rebirth, so she wanted to celebrate it in a lively manner!
Now Xu Lan understood why she was so ruthless in spending money. One cannot spend one's own money as he pleases.
"I'll help you." The New Year's goods were packed into two bags. Xu Lan helped her carry one, and Jiang Wanwan gave her the lighter bag containing candies and candles.
Erzhuzi was waiting outside with a donkey cart. When he saw them coming out of the department store, he put his whip on the cart and went over to take all the packages in his hands: "Hurry up and get in the cart to warm yourself up. Don't get frozen."
The department store was much warmer than outside. As soon as she came out, the wind came in through the gaps in the cuffs of her scarf and hit her skin. The coolness spread from a small area to a larger one, making Jiang Wanwan's teeth chatter with cold.
Xu Lan and Jiang Wanwan climbed into the car and covered themselves with military coats. Erzhuzi put the package in the car. Jiang Wanwan unpacked the package, took out two candles, gave one to Xu Lan and Erzhuzi respectively, and also gave them a handful of candy.
Even though they are just small items, these red candles and finest candies are luxuries that farmers cannot even afford during the New Year.
Xu Lan thought she was being too polite: "Just give it to Erzhuzi, sister-in-law doesn't want it!" Riding the donkey cart that Wanwan found to come to the county town to buy New Year's goods was already a great bargain, so there was no need to accept her things.
Erzhuzi didn't want it either: "Sister-in-law, my relationship with Brother Xingjiang is beyond doubt. If you are so polite, I won't bring you here next time."
Jiang Wanwan tied the bag and said, "This isn't to express my gratitude to you two. It's almost the New Year, so take all the gifts for you. Don't be polite with me."
Erzhuzi and Xu Lan both realized that Jiang Wanwan was not being polite but really wanted to give it to them.
Xu Lan had no choice but to put the things away: "If you say so, then I will accept it."
"Thank you, sister-in-law." Seeing Xu Lan accept it, Erzhuzi also put the thing in his pocket.
With a red candle in his pocket and a handful of candies that he had never tasted before, Erzhuzi didn't feel cold in winter anymore. He shouted, cracked the whip, and drove the donkey cart back.
He wished the donkey cart could go faster and faster so that he could take the candy back to his grandmother.
It was already afternoon when we returned to the production team. The snowy sky was not so bright, but gray. There was another layer of snow on the yard that we swept in the morning.
Seeing Erzhu's donkey cart coming over, Shen Dazhu asked the children to play on the kang and came out to help carry things. Xu Lan didn't buy anything: "Help Wanwan deliver the things to the third room. Xingjiang is not well yet, don't let him come out to carry things."
Shen Dazhu nodded: "Yes."
He easily picked up the things in the car and carried them to the third room. He put them down and left, just in time to meet Jiang Wanwan who came into the room.
Jiang Wanwan: "Brother, won't you stay for some tea?"
"No, I'll go back first."
Shen Dazhui closed the door and left.
Shen Xingjiang was sitting on the kang with an English book in his hand. Jiang Wanwan thought he was just reading it for fun. After all, he had only learned to speak Chinese not long ago, so how could he know English?
She didn’t ask, fearing to hurt Shen Xingjiang’s self-esteem.
Shen Xingjiang was reading Jiang Wanwan’s first grade English book, he couldn’t read it, but he had memorized all the words in it in the past few days.
He closed the book and looked at Jiang Wanwan, holding out a handful of candy like she was offering a treasure: "There are toffee and shrimp candies in here, try some."
Shen Xingjiang didn't like candy, so he picked up a piece of candy wrapped in gold and played with it in his hand.
Jiang Wanwan likes sweet things. She stuffed a piece of candy into her mouth. It had a strong milky taste and was delicious. She couldn't help but cover her face and said, "It's too sweet!"
"Really?" Shen Xingjiang hooked her waist and brought her into his arms, lifting her chin to taste the sweetness in her mouth. His nose touched the tip of her nose and his tongue swept inside her mouth. Jiang Wanwan could only be forced to endure it. The milk candy rolled a few times in her mouth, spreading an even sweeter taste. Her lips became numb after eating it. Only then did Shen Xingjiang hook the candy for himself and let her go.
The candy in Jiang Wanwan's mouth was gone, and crystal tears appeared in her eyes.
"You...you are a bully."
Shen Xingjiang wiped away the tears hanging on her eyelashes with his fingertips: "Wan Wanguai, I only bully you, you must learn to bear it."
Jiang Wanwan found that he was really bad. He was not like this when they just got married, but now he liked to tease her and bully her.
Jiang Wanwan climbed out of bed and put the frozen goods such as pork trotters, ribs and fish into a vat outside to freeze. This is the good thing about the north: in winter, the outside is like a big refrigerator that does not need to be plugged in.
After putting her things down, she took off her coat and shoes and got on the kang.
After going out for a while and not washing her feet, she didn’t want to get into bed, and looked at Shen Xingjiang eagerly: “Hubby, I want to wash my feet.”
Shen Xingjiang pinched her nose and went to add hot water.
After bringing the water back, Shen Xingjiang put the basin on the stool. Jiang Wanwan sat on the kang and put her feet in. Her feet, which had been frozen for most of the day, touched the water and she moved her toes comfortably.
She hummed comfortably and told Shen Xingjiang about what happened to Jiang Lian in the morning: "Why didn't the captain ask her to leave for no reason?"
Shen Xingjiang poured her a cup of hot water and put it beside her.
"have no idea."
He didn't say that he asked Zhang Hongri to take care of Jiang Lian. There were some things he didn't want Wan Wan to know because it would damage his image.
Jiang Wanwan couldn't figure it out, so she took her feet out after washing them. Shen Xingjiang wiped her feet dry with a clean rag. Jiang Wanwan took off her cotton jacket and thick cotton pants and got into bed.
The kang is heated and the quilt is warm. It is so comfortable to snuggle in the quilt in winter.
Jiang Wanwan lay in the quilt, thinking about Jiang Lian.
The disfigurement of Jiang Lian's face has a great impact. Medical science is not so advanced at the moment, so she cannot have plastic surgery. The Cheng family is of high status, so her disfigured face must have an impact. So now she will definitely try every other way to gain the favor of the Cheng family.
...She would urgently need a presentable cultural relic to present to the Cheng family.
One is to reflect your own value.
Secondly, the Cheng family can hand over the cultural relics to the higher-ups, or give them to others to secure their status. Jiang Lian has made great contributions to them, so who would care whether she is ugly or beautiful?
Anyway, the one she is marrying is Cheng Shiguan. As long as Cheng Shiguan can hold on, who would care?
Jiang Wanwan tapped her fingers on the edge of the kang.
Seeing that she was thinking seriously, Shen Xingjiang took the water cup away, walked to the side and picked up a strand of her hair. The hair was smoother than satin. As soon as he picked it up, Jiang Wanwan lay on his legs and hugged his waist: "Have you ever heard of anyone who has a baby?"
Jiang Wanwan lay on Shen Xingjiang's legs, her head rubbing against his legs, her heat gathered in Shen Xingjiang's abdomen, and the color of his eyes deepened.
"You want to pick up a bargain?"
Jiang Wan smiled slyly: "That's not the case. I want to give Jiang Lian a big gift."
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