Since I'm going to the Siheyuan to visit my eldest brother, his wife and my second brother, it's natural for me to buy them some gifts when I get to the department store.
She went to the pen counter and bought a pen for each of them. After all, for her, a Hero pen costing two or three yuan wasn't that expensive. She also went to the clothes shop and bought Lu Yiming a new cotton-padded jacket.
Finally, I went to the skin care product counter and planned to buy some clam oil to wipe my hands.
Seeing the different sizes of clam oil, Su Yan decided to ask the salesperson the price first.
"Hello comrade, what's the price of this clam oil? How much is the big one and how much is the small one?"
"The big one is ten cents, the small one is five cents."
Su Yan knew that wages were not high and prices were cheap in this era, so since she was here, she bought a few more boxes of clam oil.
"Give me a dollar for clam oil, I want the big one."
Su Yan took out a dollar from her pocket and prepared to give it to the salesperson. A gorgeously dressed woman next to her sneered, "Tsk, Ya Cream is only two dollars and fifty cents a box. It moisturizes and feels good when applied on the face. Clam oil is so greasy, yet you bought so much? You really don't know the value of it."
Su Yan turned around and asked, "Who are you? What's wrong with me buying what I like?"
The woman squinted her eyes and looked at Su Yan as if she were looking at a monkey. Su Yan was well dressed, so the woman naturally noticed it and said awkwardly, "Comrade, I'm just making a suggestion."
Su Yan was too lazy to pay attention to her. She just dragged a gay man's hand over and said coquettishly: "Jun Chao, look at other people buying so many boxes of clam oil, can you buy me a box of Ya Shuang?"
"Don't you still have half a box in your dorm?"
"Half a box is not enough? I don't need much. Just buy me a box of Ya Cream and a box of Wan Zi Qian Hong Moisturizing Cream."
Su Yan's scalp went numb. The man was hesitant in buying things. It seemed that this woman was not married yet.
After buying the clam oil, Su Yan took Lu Yiming to buy a bag of soup dumplings, then went to a roast duck restaurant to buy a roast duck, and then took a bus back to Maoer Hutong.
This was her first time visiting her mother's courtyard house. As soon as she came in, she found it quite nice and the yard was kept clean.
Su Ze, Su Lang and Wang Yan were so happy to see Su Yan bringing the child over.
Su Ze took the bags from his sister's hands. Wang Yan hurriedly helped her to remove the straps on her body, and Su Lang took his nephew down from his back.
"Yan Yan, your Yiming is a bit heavy. You can tell at a glance that this kid is a big eater. His face is almost as big as my palm."
Wang Yan stretched out her hand and said to Lu Yiming, "Come here, Yiming, let your aunt hold you. I'll make you some malted milk later."
Lu Yiming complained furiously, "Boss Su, are they stupid? I don't look like I've ever drunk malted milk."
Malted milk is considered a good thing by everyone. Don't you know how to call her "Mom"? Why don't you call her "Auntie" and let heaven hear it?
Lu Yiming knew he couldn't escape, so he called out to Wang Yan, "Aunt."
When Wang Yan heard Lu Yiming calling her aunt, she took him from Su Lang's arms and said, "Uncle, let me hold Yiming. Aunt Yiming will take you to eat something delicious right now."
Su Lang was about to follow, but Su Yan grabbed his arm and said, "Brother, I came here today to talk to you about something."
"What's up?"
"It's about your partner."
"You talked about Xiaodie. She will be over for lunch later and we will go to the movies in the afternoon."
"Your partner's name is Xiaodie?"
Why does this name sound like the name of a white lotus? Could it be that my second brother’s partner is also a delicate white lotus?
"Her name is Hua Hudie."
"Pfft! Second brother, you're kidding me, your partner's name is actually Butterfly?"
"Yes, although there aren't many people with the surname Hua in this world, it's not like there aren't any."
Su Yan suppressed a smile and asked, "What are her brother and sister's names?"
"Her eldest brother is called Hua Yuan, her second sister is called Hua Xin, her third sister is called Hua Rui, her fourth brother is called Hua Sheng, her name is Hua Hu Die, and she has a younger sister called Hua Duo Duo."
"Her father is such a genius! This name is absolutely amazing, it appeals to both the elite and the masses! If you and her had a daughter, wouldn't you name her Su Xiaohua?"
"Okay, stop laughing. You came here today just to tell me about her?"
"Brother, let me tell you the truth. Mom doesn't seem very happy about you bringing that butterfly home, so she asked me to try to persuade you. Brother, what do you like about the butterfly?"
Su Lang's eyes darkened. "I noticed that day that Mom really doesn't like butterflies. Did Mom ask you to come over and persuade us? They clearly promised us to get married next year."
Su Yan nodded, "I've never met Hua Hudie, so I don't know what she's like. But you know our Lu Jin, his wife Zhu Ting didn't say much when she first came to the Lu family, but later on, because of money, our Lu family finally split up.
Marry a virtuous woman. If she is not suitable, end the relationship early. It will be too late after marriage."
"You all misunderstood. Butterfly is a person who has a lively personality and loves to dress up, but there's actually nothing wrong with her."
"How did you two meet?"
"She was a classmate from the class next to ours. Her good friend Zhang Ya was the entertainment committee member of our class. Zhang Ya helped her bring love letters to me. I didn't agree at first, but she wrote me one every week, and over time I agreed."
When a man pursues a woman, it's like a mountain between them; when a woman pursues a man, it's like a layer of gauze between them. Men really can't resist the pursuit of women. Could this be the reason why Lu Ting agreed to the marriage with the Su family?
It’s not good for Su Yan to criticize Hua Hudie because she hasn’t seen her. Anyway, she will come today and she will know after she meets her.
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