Chapter 38 Shopping before school starts, Zhang Wanwan's weight problem
Of course, Zhang's mother did not make this decision in a rash manner. She agreed with one point that Zhang Wanwan said, that the interest earned by putting money in the bank is so little, and if she buys a house with money, no one can steal it, and she can rent it out, which is much more reliable than putting it in the bank. If she really needs the money, she can sell the house and she won't lose money.
Zhang's father has never had much say in money matters, not to mention that now his wife and daughter have made decisions that their son does not object to, so he can only accept it with a pinch of his nose.
That night, Zhang's mother generously gave Zhang Wanwan and Zhang Baiyan one thousand yuan each, asking them to prepare their own things for school, and they could come back later if they didn't have enough money.
Zhang Wanwan's mouth twitched. She really didn't need so much money. A better women's bicycle would only cost two or three hundred yuan, two sets of clothes, and a pair of comfortable shoes would only cost three hundred yuan. Besides, she would mostly wear school uniforms when she went to school in the future, so such private clothes would have almost no use, and she didn't need to buy good ones. In addition, textbooks and teaching aids would not cost hundreds of dollars. However, since Zhang's mother was willing to give, she was naturally willing to accept them.
In the next few days, Zhang's father and mother's life and work schedule became regular. They now go out early and come back late, and have lunch and dinner with the boss of the mineral water store. They give the boss a fixed amount of food allowance every month. The boss is happy to have an extra income, and he is as enthusiastic as he can be to Zhang's father and mother, as if they have become good friends.
Occasionally when Mr. Zhang has free time, he will go to the mineral water bottle shop to make some tea or something.
Zhang Wanwan felt relieved to see that Zhang's father and mother were gradually gaining a foothold in that area. She bought a bicycle three days before school started and also went to the clothing wholesale city to buy two sets of casual sportswear. The things in the clothing wholesale city were both good and bad. If you knew how to choose, you could buy good quality clothes for just a few dozen yuan. Moreover, you could bargain here. A piece of clothing that was priced at 60 yuan could be sold for 30 yuan. There was a lot of water in it. Zhang Wanwan had been to this place many times in her previous life and knew the ins and outs. She was not afraid of being ripped off when buying things.
After buying clothes, she went to the shoe street and picked out a pair of girl's sandals and a pair of white shoes, spending a total of 70 yuan. In just one afternoon, she spent less than 300 yuan carrying large and small bags home.
Zhang Baiyan heard the noise and came out to take a look. "Hey! Did you go shopping, girl? What did you buy?"
Zhang Wanwan collapsed on the sofa, exhausted, and said weakly, "I bought clothes and shoes according to my parents' orders, but I just can't figure out when I'm going to wear these clothes? Won't I have to wear two sets of school uniforms every day when I go to school? Shoes are still useful."
Zhang Baiyan tapped Zhang Wanwan's head and said, "Are you stupid? You didn't have a school uniform to wear when you reported to school on the first day of school. Even if you wanted to wear a school uniform, you had to wait until school started for a while."
Zhang Wanwan suddenly realized, "Oh! It seems that on the first day of school, in addition to cleaning and collecting textbooks, there is also a task of reporting one's height and weight. It seems to be written on the notice, but I forgot!"
Zhang Wanwan rushed back to her room in a panic and took out an A4 printed paper from her admission letter. This point was clearly written in the fourth item on preparations for the start of school.
"Brother, do you have a scale and a ruler?" Zhang Wanwan appeared in front of Zhang Baiyan hesitantly.
Zhang Baiyan was helpless. "I have a ruler at home, but how can a grown man like me own a scale? But you can go to the warehouse and see if my parents bought a scale?"
"Yes! I'll go right away!"
As soon as she finished speaking, Zhang Wanwan ran away in a hurry.
Zhang Baiyan could only shake his head helplessly.
Half an hour later, Zhang Wanwan returned home and asked Zhang Baiyan directly for a ruler.
When Zhang Baiyan was measuring her height, he casually asked, "How much do you weigh?"
Zhang Wanwan shuddered and said with a wry smile, "89 kilograms."
"Hiss!" Zhang Baiyan looked at the data on the ruler carefully and raised his voice by several degrees, "Zhang Wanwan! You are only 1.65 meters tall but you weigh less than 90 kilograms? Do your parents need you to eat or drink?"
Zhang Wanwan quickly shook her head.
Zhang Baiyan looked at Zhang Wanwan seriously, "I remember you weren't this thin during the high school entrance exam. You weighed at least 97 or 98 kilograms at that time. It hasn't been long since you lost nearly 10 kilograms! If your parents knew about this, your life would be difficult!"
Zhang's mother knew that Zhang Wanwan would be fed with a lot of tonic food if she suddenly lost weight. Thinking of this, Zhang Wanwan was so scared that she trembled all over and begged for mercy, "Brother! You have to keep this a secret from me! How can I live in the future if mom knows? They go out early and come back late now, they don't cook for me during the day, and I must have midnight snacks. If I eat like this for a few months, I will definitely become a fat man. Just consider it as my plea! Have mercy on me! I'm just too tired during this period. I will slowly recover when school starts and my work and rest schedule return to normal. Really, I promise!"
Zhang Baiyan was still a little hesitant because he was worried about Zhang Wanwan's weight.
Seeing that Zhang Baiyan refused, Zhang Wanwan used her trump card, "Brother, you see that my parents are so busy now, they don't need to worry about my little thing, don't you think? Besides, you see that I am full of energy now, and my body is healthier than yours, so there is no need to let my mother torment me anymore, right?"
After hearing what Zhang Wanwan said, Zhang Baiyan looked at her seriously. He found that although Zhang Wanwan had been exposed to wind and rain and sun for more than a month, her skin did not get darker. Instead, it was white and rosy, healthy and shiny. Moreover, she had been alone for such a long time and had never been sick. It can be seen that Zhang Wanwan is in really good health.
Thinking of this, Zhang Baiyan reluctantly promised Zhang Wanwan that he would not disclose her weight to Zhang's father and mother.
On September 1st, all primary and secondary schools started classes. Zhang Wanwan and her sister got up early in the morning and went out with their schoolbags on their backs. From today on, Zhang Boyan would have to live in a dormitory again, and his father would no longer be able to bring him dinner as he did before, but everyone agreed that Zhang Boyan would go home on weekends.
Zhang's mother prepared Zhang Wanwan's lunch and dinner in advance. She cooked two bowls of nutritious soup for Zhang Wanwan in a stew pot, prepared some vegetables, and fried two poached eggs. When Zhang Wanwan came home from school, she only needed to heat up the poached eggs, blanch the vegetables, mix them with the sauce prepared by Zhang's mother in advance, and then eat them with rice.
Eating in this way is nutritious, healthy and trouble-free. It is the solution that Zhang Wanwan discussed with her mother. As for Zhang's father and mother, they often improve their meals when they live together over there, so Zhang Wanwan doesn't have to worry about it at all. Lingquan water is added to the breakfast at home every day, so Zhang Wanwan is not worried about the health of Zhang's father and mother.
(End of this chapter)
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