Not long after, Chen Xiangbei got a bicycle ticket for Old Lady Xia. Old Lady Xia took the ticket, grunted, and took out the money she had saved from under the bed and counted it with her sister.
"Sister, the third brother is quite useful. He got it so quickly. He said he would subsidize me a little, and he took half of the ticket money." Old Mrs. Xia was very happy.
Seeing that Xia Yu'e was also surprised, Old Mrs. Xia couldn't wait until the next day, so she took her sister and pushed the bicycle back that day.
Before the divorce, Old Chen had a bicycle, and Zhu Wenying also had one as a dowry, but it was not Xia Yue'e's.
When I think about when Old Chen first bought it, the whole family was so happy and everyone was eager to try it.
In the end, the youngest child had learned how to ride, but she was still not allowed to ride.
Old Chen always said that bicycles were expensive. What good was there for an old lady like her to ride? If it broke, she would be heartbroken.
In the end, she was the one who washed and cleaned the bicycle, but she was the only one in the family who had never ridden one.
Oh, and her Xiang Hong, I haven’t ridden her either.
Old Mrs. Xia touched the bicycle cherishingly and felt a little worried. Although she pushed the bicycle back, she didn't know how to ride it.
At the moment, no one knew where the third brother had gone. Old Mrs. Xia looked around and found that there was no young person in the yard. They were indeed all young people of marriageable age.
Director Yuan had just finished his meal alone after work and was thinking about what to do alone during the Chinese New Year.
This year is her first New Year after her divorce, which is of great significance. In the past, she was the busiest when the New Year was approaching.
Not only does she have to take care of everything at home and outside, but she also has to deal with the interpersonal relationships between relatives.
But this year, there is no need.
Since she got divorced and no longer had her in-laws, all the messy things going on there had nothing to do with her: her sister-in-law wanted to eat this, her nephew wanted to eat that, her father-in-law wanted to buy this, her mother-in-law wanted to buy that.
As for her family, since they heard that she was divorced at her age, they went from trying to persuade her at first to scolding her, and finally even threatened to break off the relationship, saying that she was a daughter who brought disgrace to the family and that she should not have been sent to school in the first place, etc.
Director Yuan thought for a long time and finally decided to remove visiting her family from her New Year's plan. She probably wouldn't be treated well by her parents anyway, so if that was the case, she might as well eat, drink, and sleep more alone.
After being busy for so many years, she didn't want to serve anyone or please anyone during this New Year.
She will never have to live the life of being ordered around like she used to.
Although he felt a little lost, Director Yuan laughed out loud for some unknown reason while sitting alone at home.
Until there was a knock on the door, Old Xia's old face appeared in front of her with a smile, begging her to teach her how to ride a bike.
Old Mrs. Xia invited Director Yuan, who was cursing all the time, to come over. Seeing Xia Yu'e who seemed a little embarrassed, Director Yuan still had his measure and greeted her in a friendly manner.
"Old Xia, why is your sense of balance so bad?"
"Eh? Eh? That's not true, you..."
"Hold the handle and don't shake it."
"It's falling, it's about to fall."
“…”
Finally, Mrs. Xia fell down once. Seeing that the paint on her new bicycle had been chipped off a little, she felt very distressed and said dejectedly, "Will I be unable to ride it?"
Xia Yu'e ran over and helped her up. "Why can't you ride it? As long as you're fine, a piece of paint falling off the bike doesn't matter. It's not like the bike is broken into pieces. Yue'e, I'm still waiting for you to take me out for a ride!"
Old Lady Xia climbed up again, feeling more energetic. "If that idiot Chen Weiguo can ride it, I don't believe I can't."
Director Yuan nodded. "Well, just slide along with your two feet. Once you feel comfortable, you can step on it."
Old Mrs. Xia just glided along and finally found the feeling. When she put her feet on it smoothly, she could ride around the yard.
"Do I know how to do it now?" Old Mrs. Xia felt very curious. When she rode the bike, the wind blew in her face and the houses on both sides moved backward very quickly. It was a different feeling from walking and running.
Director Yuan clapped her hands from behind. She was the most tired that night.
In the blink of an eye, Old Lady Xia yelled, "Get out of the way!"
"Ahhh, Mom, don't come over here, stop."
Chen Xianghong dodged left and right, but was finally bumped head-on by Old Lady Xia.
The mother and daughter fell to the ground together.
Since the next day was a day off, Chen Xianghong wanted to come and see her mother and tell her the good news.
But as soon as she entered the compound, she was bumped into by her mother.
"Mom, are you okay?" Chen Xianghong was young and nothing was wrong, so she quickly got up and went to help the person.
Old Mrs. Xia cried out in pain, her palms were all rubbed raw.
"It's okay, it's just a minor injury. It's nothing serious." Xia Yu'e applied medicine on her and blew air into her mouth, fearing that she would feel pain.
Director Yuan was muttering and cursing beside him.
Chen Xianghong looked at the bicycle outside and was also quite curious. "Mom, when did you buy the bicycle? I heard Xiangbei complaining that you would kill him if he didn't get you a ticket. How come you got one so soon?"
Old Mrs. Xia breathed in pain and proudly replied, "Your mother, I have money. What can't I buy? From now on, I will ride a bike to work, too."
Chen Xianghong: "That's great! I brought some food that Brother Yu bought from out of town. I'll heat it up and we can eat it together. Let's celebrate Mom getting a car."
Old Lady Xia: "Xiao Yu went out of town again?"
Chen Xianghong nodded and started talking about her family.
"Mom, you might not know this, but Qingqing is feeling much better now."
"She's always rushing to do the housework. I've told her not to do that, but she seems to feel uncomfortable living in her brother's house and insists on doing the work."
"She fell in love with a guy two months ago, but she was too scared to accept him, saying she was mentally ill, and she came back home in a heap."
After hearing this story, the three old ladies and a child, Chen Lingling, all pricked up their ears and rushed into the kitchen one by one, trying to hear what happened next.
Chen Xianghong had warmed up her meat and when she turned around, she saw four pairs of eyes staring at her. She had never felt so popular before and she felt a little uncomfortable.
"Later, even though she kept saying she didn't care, Qingqing kept avoiding her, and there's still no result."
The story came to an abrupt end halfway through, and the old ladies felt depressed. They wanted to stop telling such unresolved stories in the future, but when they thought about how Yu Qingqing was also a poor child, such words were not suitable to be said as a joke.
"It's a great thing that Qingqing has recovered from her illness." Xia Yu'e sighed.
Director Yuan nodded: "Yes, they always say that heart disease is the most difficult to cure."
Old Mrs. Xia also sighed: "Let her go out for a walk more often when you have time, and you can bring her with you next time you come.
By the way, how did you and Xiaoyu spend the New Year?
Chen Xianghong smiled and said, "Of course we'll come to spend the holiday with Mom. We don't have any other relatives."
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