Chapter 232 New Year Gift
After lunch, Wu Shanshan prepared to go out.
She was choosing presents from the cabinet.
Although Xie Zheyu said that she didn't need to take anything, it was still the New Year and she understood that she had to take something when she went to someone else's house.
"Happy New Year to the teacher!" Zhang Min asked while chewing an apple.
"Yeah." Wu Shanshan responded.
Zhang A-mei just came in and said, "Don't touch the cakes! Take the chicken with you."
Zhang Min laughed and said, "Mom, you're so generous!"
When she looked at Wu Shanshan again, she was not only unhappy but also had some anger on her face.
"If someone ate someone to death, will you be responsible for paying for his life?" Wu Shanshan said coldly.
"You kid! How can you talk like that! I asked you to bring a chicken and you thought I was wrong!" Zhang A'mei shouted.
"Then I'll kill it and cook it for you and Zhang Min tonight." Wu Shanshan did not back down.
"Wu Shanshan, you are incredible, aren't you?"
Wu Jianguo came in from the backyard and frowned, "What are you arguing about again? You haven't been quiet for two days."
"Dad, Mom asked my sister to carry the dying chicken to wish the teacher a happy new year!" Wu Jun explained the situation.
"Is a chicken dying?" Wu Jianguo looked towards the front yard.
"What's the point of dying? I just don't have much energy. If I send it over and it's really dead, I'm not stupid. I'll just not eat it." Zhang A'mei defended herself.
Wu Jianguo couldn't understand why Zhang Amei would be reluctant to give up this chicken if it was really a good one. So he said:
"Shanshan, go get the box of cookies from the cupboard."
"Don't take it! That was given to Xiaomin by my family." Zhang A'mei screamed sharply.
"Then I'll give you money..."
"Where did you get the money? Is it the hard-earned money for working five extra night shifts before the New Year?" Zhang A-mei still disagreed.
Wu Jianguo explained: "The children went to pay New Year's greetings to their teachers..."
"Didn't she get the highest score in the class? All the teachers in No. 1 Middle School have to serve her! Do they even need to give her gifts?" Zhang A'mei said sarcastically.
"Oh, my sister doesn't need to wish New Year's greetings, so Sister Min should go to wish her teacher New Year's greetings. Let Sister Min bring it to her teacher." Wu Jun nodded.
He had seen the report card that Zhang Min had hidden, and it was ranked last.
"Wu Jun! What's your business?" Zhang Min immediately stopped Wu Jun from speaking any further.
"Wu Jianguo, look at your good son! Look at your good daughter!" Zhang A'mei became anxious.
After the final exam, people in the alley asked Zhang Min about her grades, and she said they were okay. Fortunately, none of the children in the alley were in the same school or grade as her, so they just let her say it.
But in fact, the child of a colleague in Wu Jianguo's workshop went to the same school as her. He told Wu Jianguo and reminded him to pay attention to the child's studies, but he didn't care.
Later he found out that after graduation, the queue would also be based on graduation results. He then went home and told Zhang A'mei about it, which made Zhang A'mei very anxious.
In addition, Wu Shanshan ranked first in the class and among the top ten in the grade. Under Wu Shanshan's encouragement, Wu Jun's grades also improved a lot, which made her even more envious and jealous. Therefore, she disliked the two siblings of the Wu family.
"No, okay!" Wu Shanshan pulled Wu Jun back to the house, not wanting to get entangled with Zhang A'mei.
At this moment, Tunan and Xiaoting appeared at the door.
"Uncle Wu, Aunt Zhang, Happy New Year! I wish you all a happy new year."
"Tuanan, Xiaoting, you are here! Come in quickly." Wu Jianguo greeted them warmly.
"No, Uncle Wu, we have something else to do," Tunan did not go into the house. Instead, he stuffed a large box of cakes into Wu Jianguo's hands and called out to the house, "Shanshan, are you ready? Let's go!"
"Where are we going?" Wu Jianguo asked.
"Let's wish New Year's greetings to our teacher together, oh, Uncle Wu, and several other classmates," Tuanan explained.
Wu Shanshan walked out of the house and looked at Tuanan with a little surprise.
"Then, Shanshan, you take this pastry to the teacher." Wu Jianguo handed the pastry in his hand to Wu Shanshan.
Wu Shanshan looked at her father.
Before Zhang A-mei could say anything, Tunan urged:
"Shanshan, let's go! They're waiting for us at the entrance of the alley."
Wu Shanshan left the house.
Tunan raised his voice and said to the house, "Goodbye, uncle and auntie. Don't worry, I will be back with Shanshan in a while."
"Okay, go ahead! Be careful." Wu Jianguo took two steps forward.
As soon as Xiaoting entered her yard, Tunan shouted into the house, "Aunt Song, I'm leaving!"
"Okay, come back early for dinner." Song Ying responded.
Wu Shanshan followed him and only saw Huang Ling in the yard when she passed by.
The afternoon sun was shining brightly, so the four of them set up a small table and chairs and sat outside to bask in the sun.
Wu Shanshan walked over and whispered, "Auntie Huang, Uncle Zhou...thank you."
"Go!" Huang Ling raised her chin towards her.
There was a quarrel in the room over there.
Zhang A-mei scolded, "How can you give away something someone just brought home? You're shameless! I still want it! Are you afraid others won't know how poor we are?"
She originally wanted to humiliate Wu Shanshan, but unexpectedly she was humiliated instead.
But the other party was Tunan, so she dared not speak out.
Wu Jianguo signaled her to speak more quietly:
"I've watched him grow up. It's okay. If you don't want to touch your things, then this is perfect!"
"Can't you see? Those aren't for us at all! It's unbelievable that your family is poor, and it's unbelievable that you wouldn't do such a thing!"
"Sister! That's enough! Stop arguing! That thing is not for us at all! If they hear you arguing here, will Tunan and the others come over?"
Wu Jianguo is not stupid, he sees it clearly.
What surprised him was that Tunan, the taciturn child, seemed to become more agile as he grew older, and even his voice became much clearer.
Song Ying bumped into Huang Ling and said, "I asked you to come early this morning. You should have lunch first. It's about this!"
"I went to work at the factory this morning. Sister, what are you thinking about?" Huang Ling rolled her eyes at her.
Seeing Aunt Li come to add tea, she smiled again and said, "I will do more work in the future to give Yiming more time to date, right, sister?"
"A Ling, you are so thoughtful! But you don't have to make time for him, the work still needs to be done." Aunt Li quickly responded.
She also sat down, hesitating about how to start.
Huang Ling and Song Ying looked at her and said at the same time, "I agree."
"I didn't even ask, why did you agree to it?"
"Whatever you say, we agree." Huang Ling said with a smile.
She still remembered that when she wanted to use the Li family's house as a workshop, Aunt Li did the same thing. She agreed without even listening to the plan.
"I was thinking, Yiming is getting married at the end of the year, I want to lend you this room as their wedding room, and I'll move back in. Is that okay with you, Aling?"
"Okay, since it's just the young couple living here, why not move the wall outwards? The outer room can be used as a living room, and the inner room as a bedroom. Young people nowadays value privacy, and the inner room is too small to put a big bed in it." Huang Ling answered readily.
“Will this work?”
"That's something you'll have to ask Engineer Lin and Director Zhou."
Engineer Lin continued, "It was originally a wall added at the back. It doesn't bear any weight and can be moved."
Aunt Li waved her hands quickly: "No, no, I just want to ask, this is your house, we live in it, and moving the wall is okay?"
"Sis, you said it's my house, so of course I can do it!"
"Then let's pay the rent. I told Yiming earlier that your workshop is closed and you haven't taken over our house. We can't live in your house for free."
"No need. I have shares in the supermarket, and we're family. I'm relieved that you're helping me live in this house. I won't rent it no matter how much someone else offers. I don't want just anyone to be Song Ying's neighbor!"
Song Ying also nodded: "That's right, Xiaoyan is a good girl, I can see that, otherwise I wouldn't agree."
"Oh my, you guys are going to make me cry! Meeting you guys is really..."
"Sister, it's New Year's Day, take it back!" The two of them came up and covered their mouths.
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