Chapter 53 Lin Fang goes to ask questions
The five people arrived at Songhe Tower.
Maybe it was Chinese New Year, the store was crowded, and the five of us had to wait for a while before we got a table.
"Mom, can I eat anything?" Lin Dongzhe's face was full of excitement.
"Eat, eat, eat! You eat vegetarian noodles!" Song Ying glared at Lin Dongzhe.
"Auntie, I want to eat vegetarian noodles." Xiaoting said obediently.
"No matter who else eats vegetarian noodles, you can't let us Xiaoting eat vegetarian noodles." Song Ying touched Xiaoting's head.
Anyway, there were five bowls of noodles, which basically covered all the signature dishes of this restaurant, so Song Ying ordered five different bowls and put them on the table for the three children to choose first.
Finally, Huang Ling was asked to choose, and the rest was given to herself.
The five of them huddled together to eat noodles.
In that room, Zhuang Chaoying began to cook for his parents.
Huang Ling didn't buy any vegetables at all, and only a few wilted cabbage pieces were left.
Zhuang Chaoying cooked noodles and put cabbage in them.
When Zhuang's father saw the vegetarian noodles with only cabbage, he said in surprise:
"They go out to fancy restaurants and leave you at home to wash the sheets and then eat this."
Zhuang Chaoying replied: "I was going to go there too, but I didn't buy any food. You didn't tell me when you came. Where am I going to get food now?"
Zhuang's mother winked at Zhuang's father, asking him not to talk about it anymore.
Mr. Zhuang shut up.
"We're just a little worried, so we came to see how your conversation is going. It's right for you to help out, and it'll make her feel better. You see, we've let her talk today and haven't criticized her, so she should feel better. Even though she was so upset before, we still don't want you to get divorced."
Zhuang's mother picked up a piece of noodles from her bowl and gave it to Zhuang Chaoying with a chopstick, her voice was very gentle.
"She still insisted on getting a divorce and said she would report to the factory after the New Year." Zhuang Chaoying sighed.
Mr. and Mrs. Zhuang looked at each other.
"Persuade her again, persuade her again." Zhuang's mother said again.
"Yeah." Zhuang Chaoying nodded.
The three of them ate in silence. After they finished, Zhuang's mother went to wash the dishes, and Zhuang Chaoying continued to wash the sheets.
Mr. Zhuang began to search the house for evidence.
He looked under the bed, in the closet, on top of the closet, in the small attic, up and down, but found nothing, not even a single extra thread.
He was walking around in circles in the room. There was only so much space he could see. Where could he hide?
He was standing on the stairs of the small attic thinking when Zhuang Chaoying came in.
"Dad, what are you doing?"
"Oh, let me see how big this attic is. It's okay for Xiaoting to sleep up there. It's great!" Father Zhuang hurried down.
"Oh, yes, Xiaoting is small." Zhuang Chaoying pushed his glasses and replied.
After Zhuang's father finished reading, he called out from the yard, "Hurry up and wash! Come and help Chaoying!"
Zhuang's mother responded from the kitchen: "Okay, okay."
When Zhuang's father saw that the door of the Lin family next door was closed, he curiously went over and looked inside through the crack in the window, but he couldn't see anything.
"Dad, why are you looking into someone else's house? There's no one home!"
"I look at the layout, it seems to be better than ours."
"almost."
"Hey, Chaoying! I see that many people are running small businesses now. Have you two started any small business to supplement the family income?" Zhuang's father squatted in front of Zhuang Chaoying and asked tentatively.
He helped Zhuang Chaoying wring out the sheets and hung them on the clothesline.
Zhuang Chaoying became nervous when he heard this. What did she want to buy and ask him to pay for it again? Now that he and Huang Ling were already so tense, if he still gave money out, it would not be just a report after the New Year. He would probably have to knock on the factory director's door today.
So he quickly snapped, "Dad! Aling and I both have formal jobs! How could we possibly do this?! Then why don't we still have jobs?! Besides, we both work so hard, and we have two kids to take care of. How could we have the energy for this?"
"Oh, I'm just asking."
"If Gan Mei and Lin Fang were to do this, you would have to stop them! This is a mistake!"
"I know, I know." Mr. Zhuang replied in a low voice.
After washing the sheets, the three of them went back to the room and sat down.
Father Zhuang looked at Mother Zhuang and motioned her to speak.
"Chaoying! You know that there is now a policy for educated youth to return to the city!" asked Zhuang's mother.
"Yes, I heard about it, but Hualin got married, went to school and got a job there, so she can't come back!" Zhuang Chaoying nodded.
"Hua Lin asked, and she said she couldn't come back, but Pengfei's household registration could be transferred back because of the policy. She wanted Pengfei to return to Suzhou to study, as the education in Guizhou isn't very good."
Zhuang Chaoying instantly acted like an older brother and uncle: "Hua Lin has studied, so he knows how important this is. It's really not good for children if they don't study. I think her idea is very good, and I support it."
Zhuang's father and mother looked at each other and had a clue in their minds.
Zhuang Chaoying added, "It all depends on the timing. Pengfei is still young, and it's probably not good for him to be away from his parents."
"Well, let's wait and see! There's no rush. I'll go back first, and you can have a good talk with A Ling." Zhuang's mother patted Zhuang Chaoying's hand.
The two returned with nothing, only a bowl of plain noodles and some chores to help with, feeling very unhappy.
When Zhuang's mother asked about the situation in the house, Zhuang's father was furious: "There is not a single thread. If Gan Mei is not mistaken, she must be hiding somewhere else!"
"Well, she looks honest, but she's actually very smart!"
"I think the thing must be hidden in the Lin family next door. They have such a good relationship and even invited her to eat noodles at Songhe Tower!" Zhuang's father guessed.
Zhuang's mother nodded and said, "I think so too. She has nowhere else to hide. We should find a way to go to the Lin family and take a look. There must be a lot of stuff."
When the two returned home, Lin Fang also arrived home.
"How about it"
Lin Fang shook her head: "Don't mention it."
She pushed Zhendong and Zhenbei into the house.
When Zhuang's mother saw the two children's faces were covered with snot and tears, it was obvious that they had been beaten.
So she looked at Lin Fang and asked what was going on.
Lin Fang was off today, so she took Zhendong and Zhenbei to Xuanmiao Temple to buy things, and by the way, she asked about Huang Ling's stall.
After walking around, she arrived at the place Zhuang Ganmei told her and saw several people selling cloth and clothes gathered together.
Zhuang Ganmei told her that he saw Huang Ling seemed to be selling clothes and other things.
When I thought about it, I thought that she could make clothes, so I thought that it must be the case.
Lin Fang went over and pretended to buy something, then asked them:
"Sister, I came here a few days ago and I think I saw a lady selling clothes. She had a round face and round eyes, and she was wearing a blue overalls and a blue scarf. Have you seen that there was a piece of clothing I liked, but I didn't have the money at the time?"
Sister Zhang, who was selling underwear and vests, looked her over and pointed at another woman nearby, saying enthusiastically, "Comrade! She has some red clothes, perfect for the New Year!"
"Oh, I just want the one I saw before..."
"Oh! The same! What we sell here are the same. The one you saw her at last time also has it." Sister Zhang put her hands in her pockets and muttered to the stall next to her.
Lin Fang was afraid of being exposed, so she moved to the next stall to watch.
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