"What's wrong with the white edges of our shoes? The edges of our shoes are all quite white... Ouch!"
Li Mengjiao looked down and saw that the off-white sneakers on her feet were covered with yellow mud. She had just changed into these shoes before going out that morning. Li Mengjiao swore that her shoes were still clean before she got off the car.
After seeing this, Li Mengjiao came back to her senses.
"The edges of his shoes are so white, doesn't that mean he never steps in mud?"
In rural areas, the three words "not stepping in mud" can be equated with "not working". The villagers who dug the pond really did not criticize Deng Juan's brother. Although this kid lives in the countryside, he is indeed quite spoiled at home.
If you don't want to work, then don't work. It's none of outsiders' business if their family is willing to indulge them.
The bigger problem is that it was the last semester of senior year and he only scored over 200 points. The tuition and living expenses were all paid by Deng Juan to her family. This score was not worthy of Deng Juan's efforts!
Seeing that Li Mengjiao understood, Wen Ying watched Deng Juan's brother walk towards the village entrance. The villagers digging the pond sneered, "He must be going to the Internet cafe in town again. He plays games online every day. No wonder he got such a low score on the test."
When Li Mengjiao heard this, she clenched her fists.
It costs money to surf the Internet. Not only does he not study seriously, but he also spends Deng Juan’s salary in the Internet cafe. Li Mengjiao really wants to give him a thumbs up!
Wen Ying and Qin Jiao stopped Lady Li from either side: "Don't hit anyone!"
"Who do you want to hit?"
A voice came from behind, it was Wang Shuang.
As childhood sweethearts for many years, Wang Shuang knows Li Mengjiao too well. Seeing her flushed face and clenched fists, she must be very angry!
Just because he fell behind for a short while, this idiot was bullied by the villagers?
Wang Shuang rolled up his sleeves and asked again, "Who do you want to hit?"
He quickly scanned the area, trying to find the person who bullied Li Mengjiao.
Wen Ying had a headache: "Meng Jiao doesn't want to hit anyone, Wang Shuang, don't make things worse!"
"I think... well, I don't."
Once Wen Ying became serious, Li Mengjiao was still a little embarrassed and changed her words reluctantly.
Qin Jiao laughed: "You say you don't want to hit anyone, but why don't you unclench your fist?"
Wang Shuang looked at the three of them, becoming increasingly confused. "What's wrong with you? I wanted to ask you in the car. Is there any secret I can't know?"
Because of this, Wang Shuang had a conflict with Li Mengjiao in the car, but after being comforted by his father Wang Jun, Wang Shuang's anger subsided.
——There is only a wrong name, not a wrong nickname. He is just asking for trouble by arguing with Li Hanhan.
But it would have been fine if they had kept it from him before, but now that Wang Shuang had formally asked, if Wen Ying and the other two still kept it from him, Wang Shuang's fragile heart would be shattered into pieces.
Wen Ying briefly explained what happened, but Wang Shuang couldn't empathize with her. "Is that all? The money is in Deng Juan's hands. If she doesn't want to give it, no one else can snatch it away!"
If you don’t like reading, then don’t read.
After working outside for two years, you will know how hard it is to make money.
If Deng Juan doesn't want to send money home, Wang Shuang thinks there are many ways to solve the problem.
In the past, I was afraid that the Deng family would come to Chengdu and cause trouble. Now that Deng Juan is working in Beijing and has changed her phone number, there is no way for the Deng family to contact her!
But if Deng Juan wanted to pay, delaying the year-end bonus wouldn't work. Shrimp King couldn't keep delaying their employees' year-end payments; the money would eventually reach Deng Juan. Being asked to leave sooner or later made no difference. Wang Shuang, looking at the Deng family's crumbling house, muttered, "I wonder if my salary plus the year-end bonus is enough to build a house for the Deng family."
This question involves Wen Ying's blind spot in knowledge.
She knew how much it cost to buy a house in Chengdu, and even had some understanding of the housing prices in first-tier cities like Shanghai and Beijing, but Wen Ying was not sure how much it would cost to build a house in the countryside - this was why Xie Qian advised her to come and see it for herself, as these details of life would not all be written in the book.
Fortunately, there was someone on the scene who could answer Wen Ying's questions.
The villagers who dug the pond noticed that these kids from the city were curious about everything.
"Building a house? That depends on what kind of house you build, and also on the year you build it."
He pointed in the direction of his own house and said, "See, that's my house? It was built in 1990. It uses prefabricated panels for the floor and whitewashed the exterior walls. It cost over 5,000 yuan at the time."
In 1990, spending more than 5,000 yuan to build a house was considered expensive.
At that time, even Chen Ru and Wen Dongrong had very low salaries, and there were not many ways to make money in the countryside. More than ten years ago, being able to build such a small two-story house was a first-class sight in the village!
Even though they borrowed money from all their relatives in order to build the house and it took them many years to pay it off, the villagers who dug the pond still remember the joy and pride they felt when the house was completed and the beams were put up.
Wen Ying was also infected by this sentiment, and she said sincerely: "Your house is still very beautiful after more than ten years!"
The white-plastered exterior walls have turned yellow after weathering the elements, and the black tiles on the roof are no longer as bright as they once were. Time has left its mark on this small building. The cactus tree by the wall, almost a meter tall, is lush and flourishing. The traces of time are the breath of life, and this family has kept the house very clean.
"Hey, beautiful things are all old. When we built the house, it only cost a few thousand yuan. By 2000, it would have cost at least 40,000 or 50,000 yuan. Now it's even more expensive, with labor and material costs going up a lot!"
The villagers counted on their fingers for Wen Ying to hear.
The walls were previously plastered with white lime, and later on the exterior walls were decorated with tiles.
Building a house is more expensive now, so those who are more particular will tile the floor of the house.
Wen Ying simply took out the small notebook she carried with her and wrote down every detail the villagers had said. She squatted by the roadside, chatting with them and taking notes. Li Mengjiao didn't know what to do and whispered, "Aren't we here to inquire about Sister Deng Juan's family? Why are you asking all this?"
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