Chapter 34 Moving House, a Troublesome Night
"How do you know I'm number one in the city?" Zhang Wanwan asked in surprise with her eyes wide open. She had never boasted about her achievements to anyone except her classmates at school.
"Are you stupid? The city TV station has already reported the results of our city's high school entrance exam this year. The name and score of the first place are exactly the same as yours. If it's not you, then he must be a ghost!" Yan Zeyu said with a look of disgust and asking for a beating. Seeing that Zhang Wanwan was about to lose her temper, he quickly retreated five meters away and ran away with a hateful smile on his face, which made Zhang Wanwan so angry that she jumped to her feet.
In the evening, the father and daughter closed the stall and returned to the warehouse. After putting things in order, Zhang's father helped Zhang Wanwan marinate the fried chicken. He checked the warehouse and made sure there were no problems before closing the door and driving Zhang Wanwan back on his motorcycle.
The motorcycle was parked in the underground parking lot of Rongyu Community, and the father and daughter took the elevator directly upstairs from the basement.
Their family moved here today. Today is also Zhang's mother's last day at work. After work, she and Zhang Baiyan sorted out the things at home. As soon as it got dark, the mother and son locked the old house and moved directly here. They did not notify any of the neighbors. They will also cook here tonight.
On the first day of moving, even though Zhang Wanwan and her family came back late, Zhang's mother and Zhang Baiyan still waited until they came back before having dinner together.
At the dinner table, Zhang's mother sighed and said, "A lot has happened in the past month. Let's raise a toast today."
The three of them agreed actively.
Zhang Wanwan said to her mother, "Mom, you will come with me to the stall tomorrow and I will take care of you for two days. My dad knows how to marinate the fried chicken and how to mix the seasonings. We have been so busy these two days that you will definitely not be able to get the hang of it so quickly on your first day. I will not go until you are proficient and stay at home to prepare for the start of school."
Zhang's mother nodded vigorously. She was absolutely clear about making money. When she heard Zhang Wanwan talking about the start of school, she hurriedly said, "Before school starts, ask your friends to go out and buy two new sets of clothes in a few days. I brought some of your old clothes here, and put the other old ones over there. There are also stationery and other things. Buy whatever you want. The most important thing is your bicycle. That bicycle is too old. Mom means to put it over there in the warehouse. Sometimes I can ride it back and forth between here and the warehouse, and it also saves the gasoline money for the motorcycle. You should buy a new and nice one if you want to go to school."
Zhang Wanwan has been using that bicycle since elementary school. She always fell off the bicycle when she was in elementary school. The school's bicycle shed could not block the wind and rain, and the bicycle was exposed to the wind and sun. By the time she was in junior high school, it had begun to rust. She used it for another three years in junior high school. Now it is almost impossible to tell what color the bicycle was originally, and the style is old-fashioned. Few people ride that kind of bicycle now.
Zhang's father also supported buying a new bicycle. Zhang Wanwan herself didn't care. She used to care about these material things, but now she doesn't care about them at all. However, she couldn't help but sigh for her old friend. Whether before or after her rebirth, the bicycle was unable to go to high school with her.
"Mom, don't worry, I will accompany my little sister to take a look when the time comes." Zhang Baiyan said with a big heart.
After dinner, Zhang Wanwan handed over a few phone calls to her father. "Dad, this is the chicken delivery from the farmer's market. I agreed with them to deliver it to our warehouse between 8 and 8:15 every morning, so you have to go to the warehouse before 8 o'clock every day and wait to reconcile the accounts with that person. You can also call the boss to ask them to deliver the seasonings, but it's best to ask them to deliver more at one time. If it's too little, they won't be willing to make a special trip. Anyway, the seasoning won't go bad if it's kept for a short time. From now on, you have to carry a notebook and a pen with you every day, as you may need to keep accounts at any time." Zhang's father nodded repeatedly and repeated everything very seriously before ending the topic.
Zhang Baiyan thought about the old house and asked his father, "Dad, should we list our previous house with an agent to rent it out?"
"I've been thinking about this too. The house is old. If we don't rent it out for a long time, it will be even more uninhabitable. Besides, we can use it to pay part of the rent. If you are free tomorrow, go to the agency near our community and take a look. If it's possible, put it up for rent there. Six hundred a month should be fine." Father Zhang calculated carefully. Their house was small, but it had three rooms. It was warm in winter and cool in summer. It was also in the city, so six hundred was not expensive.
The family went back to their rooms only after they had sorted out everything.
Now there are two bathrooms in the house, so taking a shower is much more convenient. After taking a shower, Zhang Wanwan entered the room, closed the door with her backhand, and threw herself directly on the bed. Her head was over the edge of the bed, and her long wet hair hung down. The window was open, and the wind was howling in the high-rise building. In less than five minutes, her hair was no longer dripping.
Zhang Wanwan simply turned around to face the ceiling, staring at the soft light in a daze. It has been more than four months since her rebirth. During these four months, she did not dare to relax at all and took every step carefully. Finally, her fate deviated from the trajectory of her previous life. There was still a crucial step, which was Zhang Baiyan's college entrance examination.
Thinking of this, Zhang Wanwan suddenly stood up and went out, poured a few cups of water in the kitchen, dropped some spiritual spring water into them, and sent them to the room of Zhang's father, Zhang's mother, Zhang Baiyan.
Zhang's father and mother were almost asleep, but they would not refuse Zhang Wanwan's filial piety and drank up the water in front of her. Zhang Baiyan was easier to talk to. He was still squeezing in time to read. He didn't even ask Zhang Wanwan why she brought him water so late at night. He accepted all offers and finished a glass of water in just a few gulps.
Seeing that everyone in the family had finished drinking the water, Zhang Wanwan finally breathed a sigh of relief. When she returned to her room, she found that her hair was almost half dry. She sat by the window for a while to enjoy the breeze before going to bed.
Zhang Wanwan slept soundly that night, but the three people in the other two rooms had a hard time. Zhang Baiyan went to the toilet seven or eight times that night. His legs and feet were so weak that he had to almost hold on to the wall to move back and forth.
Because there is a bathroom in Zhang's father and mother's room, Zhang Baiyan didn't know what was going on inside.
The next morning, Zhang Wanwan got up at six o'clock to go to the bathroom. She was almost scared to scream. When she looked carefully, she found that it was Zhang Baiyan. Her face turned pale with fright, "Brother, what's wrong with you? Mom and Dad, my brother fainted outside the bathroom!"
The door of the master bedroom slowly opened, and Zhang's father asked weakly, "What's going on?"
"Dad?" Zhang Wanwan's beautiful eyes were filled with question marks. What happened to her family?
Father Zhang slumped on the floor. "Don't mention it. Last night, your mom and I pooped all night long. The toilet was flushing non-stop! We didn't stop until four in the morning. Your mom just took a shower and went to bed. I've only slept for less than an hour. Today, it's all up to you!"
(End of this chapter)
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