Chapter 269: What I like is what I can’t afford
The next day, which was a rest day, Song Ying took Lin Dongzhe to find Huang Ling to report the good news, but Huang Ling went to Yuesheng Department Store to inspect it.
The two rushed to Yuesheng Department Store again.
Because it was a holiday, the department store was crowded with people and very lively.
The leaders of the Commerce Bureau are inspecting the work of the department store, led by Li Yiming and accompanied by Huang Ling.
Song Ying knew the leader was there at a glance and did not go forward, but Huang Ling saw the two of them and walked over.
"Have you come to the factory to look for me? The leader said he would come to inspect in the afternoon. Yiming was worried that he might not be able to attend to everything, so he asked me to come as well."
She came over at noon, had lunch with her leader and Li Yiming, and then went to the mall.
"Then get busy! We're here to tell you that Dongzhe got tenth place! Tenth in the class!"
"Oh my! I was saying our Dongzhe is amazing! I asked Xiaoting yesterday, and she said she didn't know what place she ranked. I was worried, thinking she didn't dare tell me because she did poorly on the test."
Huang Ling patted Dongzhe's arm again and said, "Pick anything you want in the mall. Auntie will pay for it!"
Song Ying waved her hands quickly: "No, no, we'll go back first. Bring Xiaoting and Huailan home for dinner tonight. Aren't Wu Feng and Director Zhou not here? I'll stew the bamboo shoots and roast the meat."
"Okay, I'll stay here today. Yiming and I will go back later. You guys can go shopping and buy whatever you want!"
"Don't worry about it, go and accompany the leader!"
After Huang Ling left, Song Ying said to Dongzhe, "Let's go! Go grocery shopping with Mom."
"Mom, let's go shopping for a while! I was a free concierge on the opening day and didn't even enter the door. Then I thought you were afraid that Brother Yiming wouldn't take my money if I bought something, so I'll just go shopping today and not buy anything, okay?" Dongzhe pleaded.
Huang Ling was also good at knowing people and assigning them to the right positions. Dongzhe, who was fourteen or fifteen years old, finally showed the genes of the factory flower and became a handsome young man. Together with Tuanan, Zheyu and Hongbin, they were just two on each side. Huang Ling didn't even have to treat any of them, she just provided them with a full meal.
"No." Song Ying refused him.
"You don't want to go shopping!"
"Um......"
The two of them started shopping.
"It's great, it has two floors! The first floor sells general merchandise, and the second floor sells clothes and valuables, as well as watches! This is much better than state-owned stores." Song Ying exclaimed.
"How can we compare it with state-owned stores? It should be as good as Shanghai's department stores," Dongzhe said.
Before Song Ying could reply, the people shopping around her took over:
"It's really good. They have everything. The price is affordable too."
The two found that although the first floor was a department store, the divisions were very clear. Each counter for daily chemicals, daily necessities, textiles, stationery cabinets, etc. was assigned an area, and there were signs above their heads, so they could find the corresponding area just by looking up, without having to search from beginning to end in such a large place.
Song Ying took Dongzhe to the counter in the stationery area to take a look.
When they got there, Song Ying reminded them, "If you like something, write it down. Don't buy it. Your aunt won't accept our money later. We can buy it later when she and Yiming are not around."
"I know, I know. Buying something is just like being an underground party member." Dongzhe shook his head.
The salesperson behind the counter was very busy, so the two of them had a good time looking around by themselves.
Suddenly, Dongzhe saw a Hero brand fountain pen, which was light blue in color and looked very beautiful.
Then he looked at the price, wow, fifteen yuan. It turned out that the one he liked was out of his reach. The one he used was only one yuan and sixty cents.
Before his brother Tuanan went to college, his parents gave him a pen that only cost eight dollars, which was considered the best.
Mr. Lin said that a scholar's pen is his face, so he should use a good one, especially in a big place like Beijing.
This pen costs fifteen.
Dongzhe looked back every few steps. It was really expensive and really beautiful.
Song Ying left the department store cautiously, fearing that she would bump into Huang Ling and Li Yiming again and delay them.
Dongzhe laughed and said, "Mom, if you act like this, people will think you did something bad in there."
"You little bastard, what nonsense are you talking about? Go shopping with me. Xiaoting likes to eat ribs. I'll make sweet and sour ribs for you tonight."
The two went to buy groceries and returned home.
Song Ying was preparing vegetables in the backyard. Dongzhe leaned out of the window and asked:
"Mom, give me five dollars!"
"This is a midterm exam, not a final exam. Usually, bonuses are given at the end of the semester." Song Ying refused.
"Award, I don't want it at the end of the semester."
"Hahaha, you're already ranked tenth, and you still want a bonus at the end of the semester! You can still improve! I knew that you were doomed and would not make any progress at the end of the semester, so you wanted to hurry up and get the bonus, right?" Song Ying laughed.
Dongzhe lowered his head and thought for a moment, then answered:
"Mom, how about this, you give me three dollars! If I regress at the end of the semester, I'll return the three dollars to you. If I improve, you give me the remaining two dollars, how about that?"
Song Ying looked up at the sky, thought and calculated, and nodded: "Okay, this is a good idea, you wait."
Then she wiped the water off her hands and took three dollars from the drawer and gave it to Dongzhe.
Xiaoting came to dinner in the evening, and the two of them were still awkward and looked at each other coldly.
But the two seemed afraid that their parents would find out, so they tried their best to pretend to be normal.
In fact, the fact that the two of them don’t talk doesn’t affect the tacit understanding between them.
Xiaoting's eyes moved, and Dongzhe took what she wanted.
As soon as Dongzhe stretched out his hand, Xiaoting took it naturally.
Huang Ling and Song Ying understood each other tacitly and pretended not to see it.
Before dinner, Huang Ling wanted to give Dongzhe a reward, but Song Ying said that she had already given it to him and she was not allowed to give it again, saying that she was afraid that he would become proud. Huang Ling also promised that if he could maintain this result at the end of the semester, he would get a reward, and if he could do better, the reward would be doubled.
Unexpectedly, Dongzhe was quite humble this time. He answered:
"Aunt, I'll try my best. I have a plan. If I don't make it into the top 30 at the end of this semester, I'll definitely make it next midterm."
He looked at Xiaoting as he spoke.
Under normal circumstances, Xiaoting would definitely shut him up with words, but this time, Xiaoting said nothing.
She hadn't argued with or criticized him for a long time, and she was a little uncomfortable with it.
After dinner, when the three were about to go back, they saw Wu Jianguo and Zhang A'mei bringing Zhang Min back.
It was obvious that the two were very angry.
When passing the yard, Zhang A'mei saw Huang Ling busy and quickened her pace.
Huang Ling glanced at Zhang Min's fashionable clothes and hairstyle, as well as the jasmine-scented perfume, then looked at Song Ying and smiled.
"Get out!" Zhang A'mei roared.
"Shanshan, go to your Aunt Song's yard and stay for a while. I'll call you later." Wu Jianguo's tone was softer.
He stood up and called out again, "Song Ying, please."
"Come on!" Song Ying agreed lazily.
Wu Shanshan and Wu Jun carried the books out of the yard and entered this yard again.
"Aunt Song, I'm sorry to bother you." Wu Shanshan looked apologetic and helpless.
"It's okay, come in." At this moment, Song Ying's tone became extremely friendly again.
Huang Ling was about to turn around and go into the house when she saw Wang Yong and his wife next door setting up chairs and sticking their heads out to listen to Wu Jia scolding their child.
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