"What's wrong?" Tao Ying was squeezing out face cream when she was startled and quickly looked at Wang Chunni.
"Mom, this face cream costs a dollar a bag, why are you squeezing it out and staring at it?" Wang Chunni hurried over, feeling heartbroken at the sight of the large lump of face cream in Tao Ying's hand.
This thing can't be fixed now, what a waste.
"You scared me! I didn't even know the price of what I bought. We haven't showered in so long, and suddenly we've rubbed off so many chapped skin. If we don't put on some oily cream, our skin will be so itchy. You and Yangyang should put some on too." Tao Ying handed the face cream to Wang Chunni.
"Mom, it's fine if it itches, but this is such a waste of money." Wang Chunni felt like her heart was being squeezed every time she watched Tao Ying applying the face cream like it was plaster.
"It's not like you come all the time, hurry up, why are you dawdling like this? You and Yangyang go get your hair cut later, don't follow me." Tao Ying squeezed out a big lump and put it in Wang Chunni's palm.
"Mom, where are you going? I'll go with you." Wang Chunni was a little worried about Tao Ying.
"You little brats are meddling in adult matters. You can't leave until your hair is dry." Tao Ying quickly changed her clothes and ignored Wang Chunni and her son.
I originally planned to take Wang Chunni to the state-run store, but seeing how much she wasted on applying face cream, I decided not to take her. Otherwise, it would spoil her mood.
"Mom, Mom~" Wang Chunni called out twice, but found that the more she called, the faster the person ran. Afraid of falling again, she stopped calling.
Feeling the free wind outside, my mood couldn't help but improve.
Sure enough, without those debt collectors around, I didn't even think about my age.
She is an elegant and independent woman.
"Tao, are you all alone? What are you doing?" A slightly rough and noisy voice interrupted Tao Ying's good mood.
Looking up, he saw an old man in his early fifties with frizzy hair, a face full of wrinkles, skin as black as tree bark, and a stubble beard, staring at him with a pair of murky and lewd eyes.
He was still wearing black cloth shoes, army green patched coarse cloth pants, and a loose, worn vest with some yellow stains.
He is about 1.75 meters tall, rather thin, and has a slightly hunched back.
"It's not just one person," Tao Ying said with a dark expression, then prepared to bypass the old man and continue to the store.
"Who else?" Old Zhang was about to say something flirtatious, but when he heard Tao Ying's words, he was stunned, and then nervously looked behind Tao Ying.
I heard that Wang Dazhu appeared in Tao Ying's dream. Could he still be here?
The more Old Zhang thought about it, the more frightened he became. Then he felt as if the sky had darkened, and his heart started to pound.
"You're not blind, are you?" Tao Ying rolled her eyes.
"Sister Tao, you really know how to joke. Are you all alone?" Old Zhang chuckled awkwardly.
"Half a person would scare you to death," Tao Ying said with a dark face.
"Sister Tao..."
"Old Zhang, do you have something to do or not? If not, get out of the way." Tao Ying said impatiently.
Even a fool could see what Old Zhang meant.
This guy is shameless. This old man has three bachelors in his family, and he even gave his temporary job as a doorman and porter to his eldest son.
He only earns a little over ten yuan a month. His eldest son is twenty-four and his youngest son is twenty-two. His eldest son is honest and simple-minded, while his youngest son is idle and a good-for-nothing.
Old Zhang himself wasn't much of a good person; he just liked to make a big fuss about it.
"Tao-meizi is so heartless! I'm just trying to comfort you..."
"Pah! You shameless old man Zhang, do you think I'm some little girl? You're shy about flirting with me? Believe me or not, I'll go to the police station and report you. You shameless bastard, are you going to get out of here or not?" Tao Ying immediately switched to shrew mode.
He originally wanted to hurl a tirade against everyone, but when he opened his mouth, he found himself at a loss for words. Seeing a stick on the ground, he recklessly started hitting Old Man Zhang.
Given my current status, I'm most susceptible to gossip, and if I encounter such a situation, the best solution is to be brave.
It's a contest of who's bolder and more confident. Once you've got them under control, no one will dare to rush in front of you again.
If you lose face the first time, then all sorts of bad apples and rotten apples will come your way.
"Old Lady Tao, are you crazy?" Old Zhang was so frightened by Tao Ying's fierce wielding of the stick that he ran away as fast as he could. Nobody had ever said that Tao Ying was so fierce.
"Go to hell, you old hag! You're so old, yet you have no shame! You're like a toad! Next time you show your face in front of me, I'll beat you up!" Seeing that she couldn't catch up, Tao Ying threw the stick in her hand, hitting Old Man Sun squarely on the back.
Old Man Sun didn't dare turn his head and ran away.
"What's going on?" The two were making quite a commotion, and several people came out to see what was happening. An older woman who was quite familiar with Tao Ying asked curiously.
"It's all because of that shameless old Zhang, trying to take advantage of me. If anyone tries to disgust me again, I'll go to the police station and cry," Tao Ying said with a dark face.
"This old Zhang isn't much to look at, but he's got some pretty big dreams. He wants to work and collect money at the same time, without even looking at his own qualifications." Someone couldn't help but laugh out loud.
With Wang Dazhu's passing, a large sum of compensation was received, and I heard he was also given a job. Tao Ying will be retiring in a few months.
You can have two jobs here, one inside and one outside. Who wouldn't be tempted?
But this is too hasty; Wang Dazhu has only been around for a few days.
"Pah, never mind, it's really disgusting. I have things to do." Tao Ying spat and left.
"Hey, you know, Tao Ying seems like a completely different person ever since Old Wang left?" After Tao Ying left, all the people who were too embarrassed to come out came out and couldn't help but look at Tao Ying's departing figure.
"Can things stay the same? Otherwise, someone will eat us. Who is that old man Sun? He dares to hang around in front of Tao Ying. If he's not strong enough, he'll get eaten."
"If Tao Ying wasn't so capable, would Wang Dazhu be so devoted to her?"
...
Tao Ying vaguely heard someone chirping behind her, but she didn't pay any attention to it.
Everyone talks behind people's backs, and everyone gets talked about by others.
In a cheerful mood, I entered the store, bought a few feet of cloth, and then saw that they were selling schoolbags. I bought one for Tao Chenyang, one for Wang Chuntao, and a pair of shoes for Wang Chuntao.
I noticed yesterday that Wang Chuntao's shoes were sticking out of her big toe, and her clothes were obviously a size too small.
I bought two more vests for my child. He's obviously developed, and he's unconsciously hunching over.
I bought two more tubs of malted milk powder, one for Wang Chunni and her daughter and the other for Wang Chuntao.
Wang Chuntao is thirteen years old, only 1.5 meters tall, and hasn't started her period yet, which is clearly a disadvantage.
I bought a few more packs of cigarettes to use tomorrow. Carrying big bags and small bags, I was in a happy mood as I rushed to support my family.
But as soon as I stepped out of the store, I ran into a familiar figure.
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