Zhu Xingtong slept through the night. When she woke up, Zhu Youliang and Liang Yuan had already gone to work, leaving Tongtong alone at home. She made breakfast and then woke her up. After breakfast, she rode her motorcycle with Tongtong to the street to buy some things before returning to her hometown in the countryside.
As soon as they entered the village, Tongtong saw Old Zhu and called out to him. Zhu Xingtong simply didn't go back and parked his motorcycle directly in front of the Daqian Headwear Factory.
"Grandpa, have you had breakfast?" Zhu Xingtong took off his helmet and asked.
"I ate early." Old Zhu said, then looked at the motorcycle, touched it and said, "A-Tong, is it easy to learn how to ride a motorcycle?"
Zhu Youliang had wanted to teach him before, and had said that if he learned, he would buy him one, but he hadn't dared because the big thing was too powerful. Now that he saw his granddaughter dare to ride one, he felt a little tempted to learn too.
"Eager to learn. If you want to learn, I can teach you." Zhu Xingtong nodded.
"I want to learn too. Sister, please teach me." Tongtong said hurriedly.
Zhu Xingtong refused: "What's there for a child to learn?"
"Sister, you are only two years older than me, and I am already in junior high school."
“But I’m already in college.”
Tongtong: “…” He is the only one who is not a genius in the family. I am so sad.
Old Zhu nodded and said, "Don't tell your grandma or them. Wait until I learn it. After lunch, we'll go to the threshing ground to learn."
"Okay. By the way, grandpa, I bought some food for you and grandma. I'll ask Tongtong to send it to your room later." Zhu Xingtong nodded.
"Okay, don't cook at noon, come to the factory to eat. You wait here, I'll go in and call your grandma out, she will definitely be happy to see you back." Old Zhu nodded happily.
Zhu Xingtong hurriedly called him, "See you at noon, so as not to delay your work."
"Okay, you guys go back first." Old Zhu waved his hand.
"A-Tong."
"Sister, someone is calling you." Zhu Xingtong looked back and saw a car driving towards the factory.
"Sister, it's Sister Xiangxiang." Tongtong slipped off the motorcycle and said.
"What? It's Xiangxiang? Why is Xiangxiang driving a car?" Old Zhu walked out of the guard room and said.
"A few days ago, Sister Chunhua told us that Sister Xiangxiang made a lot of money outside and sent her a watch. She was so happy that she couldn't close her mouth for several days." Tongtong said on the side.
As they spoke, a car pulled up in front of the three of them, and Zhu Xiangxiang emerged. Despite the freezing weather, she wore only a short fur coat and a corduroy dress underneath. It had been a while since I last saw her, and she looked completely different. Her hair was permed into long waves, her lips were smeared with chicken blood, and those high heels made her look just like the Hong Kong stars on TV.
Except for Zhu Xingtong, Old Zhutou and Tongtong's mouths became O-shaped.
Zhu Xiangxiang was very satisfied with the result. She could be considered to have returned home in glory. She first called out to Old Zhu, then looked at Tongtong and said, "Tongtong, don't you know Sister Xiangxiang?"
"I recognize you, I recognize you. Sister Xiangxiang, you are so pretty, even prettier than my sister. If you hadn't called me, I would have thought a Hong Kong star had come to the village." Tongtong praised.
"You're such a sweetheart! Come to my house later, I've got something nice for you," Zhu Xiangxiang said with a smile. Then, she looked at Zhu Xingtong like a kind older sister, "How's school going, Tong? I heard he's doing very well in the northwest. I brought you a bottle of facial cream from Shenzhen. I wonder if you like it."
"Thank you, Sister Xiangxiang." Zhu Xingtong said with a smile.
"What's there to thank me for? We're all family sisters." Zhu Xiangxiang smiled even more happily.
At this moment, Old Zhu also recovered from his shock, "Xiangxiang, what is this car of yours?"
"I borrowed it from a friend. I can't afford a car. Grandpa, if you don't want to come up, I'll take you for a ride around the village." Zhu Xiangxiang said with a smile.
"So it's a friend's. Okay, okay, I haven't ridden in a sedan much. Those are reserved for high-ranking officials," Old Zhu said with a sigh of relief. He only knew his granddaughter was taken to Shenzhen by her cousin to work there, but he had no idea she'd be so extravagantly dressed so soon after. He didn't even dare acknowledge her, so he was overthinking it.
"Sister Xiangxiang, I also want to ride in a car." Tongtong said hurriedly.
"Okay, you come up too." Zhu Xiangxiang nodded.
Just as she was about to get in the car, Song Hehua ran out of the factory. It turned out that someone had come out to use the restroom, saw Zhu Xiangxiang, and told her. She hadn't run out when she heard her daughter was coming back in a car.
"Xiangxiang, you silly girl, why didn't you call us when you came back?" Song Hehua originally wanted to pat her daughter as usual, but when she saw the snow-white fur on her daughter's body, she withdrew her hand embarrassedly.
However, she quickly reacted, pulling Zhu Xiangxiang aside and whispering, "Xiangxiang, haven't you gone astray?" She knew her sister well enough; she was willing to sacrifice even her own daughter in pursuit of a comfortable life. Fortunately, Dandan was clever and didn't listen to her mother's advice to marry. Instead, she secretly went to Shenzhen to start a business. If Dandan were like her mother, she wouldn't have let Xiangxiang go to Shenzhen. But looking at Xiangxiang's outfit, she had a moment of doubt. Her Xiangxiang wasn't much of a prospect. Even if they said money in Shenzhen had to be carried in sacks, how could she have a car and fine clothes in a year?
Zhu Xiangxiang lowered her head, then raised it again, feigning anger as she said, "Mom, what are you thinking? I borrowed this car from a friend; I can't afford it. Even this dress belongs to Sister Dandan, so don't tell anyone. But it's really easy to make money in Shenzhen. I saved some money and bought you a lot of nice things."
"Really? What friend would be willing to drive such a nice car back to someone else? Don't fool your mother. I tell you, if you do something bad outside, I will ask your father to break your legs." Song Hehua said worriedly.
"Mom, look at what you said. I think you just can't stand seeing me doing well. I finally come back, so of course I want to clean up well to save face for you and my dad. Why do you think the worst? If you don't believe me, why don't you call Sister Dandan and ask?" Zhu Xiangxiang said impatiently.
"It's not that I don't trust you. I'm just afraid that your sister Dandan is as careless as her mother and will deceive you. Look at you, I asked you to learn needlework and work in a headwear factory, but you refused and insisted on going to Shenzhen. Ren Chunhua makes a lot of money every day now, and it's close to home, so she has someone to take care of her at home. You know, Shenzhen is so far away, and if you have any problems, your father and I can't help you at all..."
"Okay, Mom, let's talk about this when we get home. Grandpa and the others are watching. I'm standing here, fine, why are you crying?" Zhu Xiangxiang said impatiently. She was feeling happy at the moment, and she had to pour cold water on her. She worked herself to death every day, only making a few dollars. What's there to be proud of? Only someone like her mother, who has never seen the world, would think it's good. Thinking about what she saw and heard in Hong Kong, she immediately regained her confidence, which had been a little guilty.
"Oh, I forgot. Okay, you go back first, and I'll go back at noon. I'll take half a day off in the afternoon, and then we can have a good talk." Song Hehua wiped her eyes and said.
Zhu Xiangxiang waved her hand to let her go back, then glanced at the head sticking out of the factory window, and hurriedly called Old Zhu and Tongtong to get in the car.
Zhu Xingtong did not follow her, but rode his motorcycle straight to his home.
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