Chapter 229 Better Than My Mother
Wu Shanshan peeled the pomelo and placed it in front of Dongzhe and Xiaojun.
"Thank you, sister!" The two began to share the pomelo.
"Eat less, you won't be able to eat soon." Wu Shanshan instructed and started to take out a book to read.
Dongzhe glanced sideways and saw that Wu Shanshan was holding an English book, so he closed it for her.
"Shanshan! Are you scary? I worked all day and now I'm reciting English." (I looked it up and found out that there was an English exam in 1984. Tunan took the college entrance exam in 1983 and didn't need to take it, but Shanshan did.)
"Aunt Huang said that no one is good enough except me, but I have some shortcomings." Wu Shanshan opened the book again.
Dongzhe: “…”
Wu Jun: "My sister is right."
"What's right? It's New Year's Day!" Dongzhe howled.
"Brother Dongzhe is right, it's the New Year." Wu Jun changed his words.
Dongzhe heard footsteps and snatched Wu Shanshan's book and stuffed it under his butt.
Song Ying came in, took something and went out again. Only then did Dongzhe return the book to Wu Shanshan.
"Sister, please don't watch it at my house. I don't want my mom to remember that I was doing my homework." Dongzhe pleaded.
Wu Shanshan nodded, and Dongzhe returned the book to her.
"Just focus on it! Just play for two days and start doing your homework tomorrow. Don't stay up late to study before school starts." Wu Shanshan glanced at him.
"Sister Shanshan! Why are you the same as Brother Tunan? You just study when you meet." Dongzhe was overwhelmed.
"All good students are like that, haha." Wu Jun put the pomelo into his mouth and laughed.
Wu Shanshan put away the book and said, "Dongzhe, let me ask you, do you want to see your brother Tunan and Xiaoting every week, twice a year, or not at all?"
Dongzhe blinked and stopped holding the grapefruit slices.
"They are both going to the best universities, maybe even in Beijing. The further behind them you are in academic performance now, the further behind you will be in the future," Wu Shanshan continued.
Dongzhe was silent for a while.
"Hmm...you won't go home during the winter and summer holidays..."
"I heard from them that it's not necessarily the case. Some people don't come back for several years because the distance, heavy academic workload, internships... many things may prevent them from going home." Wu Shanshan replied.
"Why don't you go to university in Shanghai? Shanghai is closer." Dongzhe asked again.
Dongzhe is still concerned about taking the entrance exam for the high school department of No. 1 Middle School, as university is still a long way off.
In his opinion, although Shanghai is not as good as Suzhou, it is much closer than other places. It only takes a few hours to get there by car, and the universities in Shanghai are also very good.
"Because... there are many reasons, for example, a university in Beijing has the major they want to study, which is better than other places."
Wu Shanshan looked at Wu Jun. If she didn’t have a younger brother, she might also choose to go to the farthest place to study and never come back.
Dongzhe nodded thoughtfully.
The crosstalk show on TV was very funny. Wu Jun, who was not paying attention to the two people's conversation, burst into laughter and interrupted their conversation.
The two siblings of the Wu family had dinner at Song Ying's house, and then stayed at Song's house to play, waiting for Li Yiming to come back.
Li Yiming's girlfriend works at the Railway Bureau. Li Yiming often takes the train to Shanghai, and they got to know each other over time. This year is the first time he visits her to wish her a happy New Year.
Aunt Li was worried for a long time at home and was restless.
Song Ying comforted him, “Our Yiming, that must be someone with good looks, talent, and good speaking skills, her family will definitely like him.”
Lin Gong also said: "Sister, don't worry! Yiming hasn't come back yet until almost eight o'clock. He is reluctant to come back. If he didn't like him, he would have been eager to come back a long time ago."
"Yes, Xiaolin is right." Aunt Li felt relieved when she heard Mr. Lin's judgment.
At half past eight, everyone heard the sound of bicycles in the alley, and everyone said, "They're back."
Li Yiming pushed open the door, and everyone knew he was in good shape when they saw his expression.
"I came back late. I drank a little and didn't dare to ride my bike for fear of falling, so I pushed it back." Seeing that everyone was there, he explained.
"How is it?" Aunt Li asked with concern.
Li Yiming chuckled: "Should...should still..."
"Oh, we're all family, just tell me! I'm so anxious!" Song Ying cried, "I didn't see you so upset even when negotiating a 50,000 yuan deal."
"Well, I think they should be satisfied with me. Her family knew I was going, and a whole house of relatives came, but they were all very kind. I just had a couple of drinks with the elders. When I came back, she said she would come to our house tomorrow."
Aunt Li breathed a sigh of relief: "That's good, that's good. Go and tell your grandfather quickly. He might not be able to sleep and is still waiting."
"Okay, I just saw that the lights were off, so I didn't go in. I'll go tell grandpa now." Li Yiming turned and walked out.
Aunt Li began to feel uneasy again. She pulled Song Ying and said:
"Xiao Song, you can't go anywhere tomorrow. You have to help me. I'm afraid I'll get into trouble. Tell me what dishes to make for tomorrow. You need to prepare cakes and pastries! What kind of cakes and sodas do girls like these days? Do you want a red envelope? Do you want a big red envelope? Do you have new bills? I can exchange them for some."
"Yes, yes. Don't worry, I'm not going anywhere. As for the dishes and pastries, I think you should ask Yiming to see what the girl likes to eat, otherwise we'll spend money and she won't like it."
“Yes, yes.”
"Wu Feng, take out the candied fruit that I have saved the most." Song Ying called out to Engineer Lin again.
"Okay, I'll get it right away." Engineer Lin stood up.
"Wait, take it tomorrow. Don't let Lin Dongzhe eat it all and Tuanan and Xiaoting won't have any left. Drink one bottle tomorrow, and then drink another bottle when Tuanan and Xiaoting come." Song Ying stopped him again.
"Okay." Engineer Lin sat back down.
Dongzhe curled his lips and said to Wu Jun: "See, I picked it up from the trash can outside."
The three children looked at their two mothers who had already started happily preparing for tomorrow's meeting, and the corners of their mouths curled up.
Late at night, Wu Shanshan took Wu Jun home.
"Shanshan, your parents probably won't be back until tomorrow afternoon, so you should come to our place for lunch. There's a little girl at home, so we won't be that nervous. You can help us." Song Ying said to the two at the door.
"Turn off the fire and lock the door." Aunt Li also instructed.
"I understand, aunt and sister-in-law, you should rest early. I will come early tomorrow morning to help with cleaning." Wu Shanshan responded and went back with Wu Jun.
After entering his own yard, Wu Jun locked the gate and muttered:
"Aunt Song and Aunt Li treat us better than my own mother. I told them you left me lunch and they wanted me to go eat, but I didn't want to disturb them, so I didn't go. Brother Dongzhe brought me a big bowl of food and I ate it so much."
Wu Shanshan said to Wu Jun, "Don't say these things out loud. Those with ulterior motives will hear them. We must remember their kindness to us and repay them double when we are able."
"I know, sis."
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