Dongzi's heart was beating wildly. He didn't expect that his mother could actually tell that the winter dates had been taken away.
On second thought, he did give a lot of winter dates to his new friends these days, but there was nothing he could do about it.
Since Song Xiaoliu no longer helps him with his homework, he has no choice but to ask others to do it for him.
He hesitated for a while. How could he dare to admit in front of his mother that he was the one who stole the winter dates?
If that happens, he'll definitely get beaten to a pulp!
Dongzi didn't say anything, which made Dongzi's mother think that he must be worried about something.
It happened that Song Xiaoliu also looked over, and Dongzi's mother glared at Song Xiaoliu unhappily.
"Son, don't be afraid. Mother is here, and no one can scare you. Just tell me, were these winter dates stolen from us by Song Xiaoliu?"
Dongzi's mother's words made Dongzi suddenly raise his head, and a gleam of light flashed in his eyes.
Yes, why didn’t he think of such a good idea?
He could totally put the blame on Song Xiaoliu for the winter jujube issue.
Anyway, he did eat the winter dates from his own garden before, so he should take some responsibility, right?
Just as he was about to open his mouth, Song Xiaoliu suddenly spoke:
"Dongzi, don't you want to take back the math homework book you left with me?"
Dongzi shut his mouth abruptly.
"Yes, yes."
"Oh, then come and get it, otherwise, I will tear it all off and paste it on the wall."
Dongzi's mother raised her eyebrows and slapped Dongzi on the arm.
"Why would you leave your homework book with someone else for no reason?"
Dongzi cried out in pain, laughed it off for the time being, and then walked up to Song Xiaoliu.
He took off the schoolbag from his back, then placed it on a stone table not far away and began to search.
Dongzi also followed over.
"Dongzi, I'm a little curious,"
Song Xiaoliu lowered his voice and asked in a voice that only the two of them could hear:
"Does your mother know that other people do your homework for you, that you always skip classes, and that you steal money from home?"
Dongzi was stunned for a moment, then he shouted at Song Xiaoliu in a hurry, "You dare? You are not allowed to say it!"
"If you dare to accuse me of what you did later, then you'll see if I dare to tell you everything you did."
He seemed to be taking it lightly.
After the math homework was placed in his hands, Song Xiaoliu packed his schoolbag and walked to Old Mrs. Song.
Dongzi himself was still standing beside the stone table in a daze.
Behind him was the sound of Dongzi's mother cursing.
"What are you still standing there for? Are you going to lay eggs? Come here quickly!"
Dongzi takes a step and stops for three seconds.
His mind is now a mess.
If he had agreed with his mother and said that the winter dates were stolen by Song Xiaoliu, his mother would not have beaten him now.
But if he offended Song Xiaoliu and everything he had done was revealed to the world, he would probably be beaten even more severely.
It would be troublesome if his mother knew that he stole winter dates, but it would be an even bigger trouble if she knew that he stole money to skip classes.
Dongzi knew Song Xiaoliu well enough and knew that this guy always did what he said, so he didn't think of solving the problem from him.
Dongzi's mother was already very impatient with his procrastination.
"What are you doing? Is your leg broken?"
"No, no."
Dongzi's mother asked again:
"Tell me the truth as I asked you just now. Did he steal the winter dates?"
Song Xiaoliu just glanced at him and then looked away.
But he suddenly said in a voice as soft as a mosquito, as if struck by lightning: "Yes, I stole it... No, I took it."
"What?!"
Dongzi's mother never expected this to be the result.
The sound suddenly rose an octave, hurting the ears a little.
Mrs. Song, who had been silent the whole time, first glanced at Xiaoliu with approval, then said to Dongzi's mother in a cold voice:
"The child just said clearly that the dates lost from your house were taken away by him."
"You took it? Are you kidding me? How could you eat so many dates?"
"I, I gave it to someone else to eat."
This makes sense as to why so many dates were lost from her family.
This was originally a small matter within our family, and we could solve it ourselves behind closed doors.
As a result, Dongzi's mother insisted on making a big deal out of the matter and even wrongly accused the Song family next door.
The onlookers all started to blame Dongzi's mother.
If her boy hadn't admitted it himself, who knows how much dirty water would have been thrown on the Song family.
"Dongzi's mother, they say a distant relative is not as good as a close neighbor. When I cook something, I always remember to share some with you. If you don't repay me, don't ask for revenge either."
Everyone echoed what Old Lady Song said.
Dongzi's mother is really something. She chooses to cause trouble when the men of the Song family are not at home. She really treats them as soft persimmons.
"It would be fine if you could explain it clearly, but if you can't, what are you going to do?"
Dongzi's mother's face turned pale and blue, and no matter how thick-skinned she was, she couldn't hold back her shame.
She had no way to vent her anger, so her useless son naturally became her punching bag.
In the end, Dongzi's mother twisted Dongzi's ear, cursed him, and pushed him. The mother and son returned to their yard in shame.
That night, Dongzi had a hearty meal of bamboo shoot fried meat prepared by his parents.
The wails, like those of a pig being slaughtered, were overwhelming and lasted until the second half of the night.
Because of this incident, the feud between the Dongzi family and the Song family, from adults to children, became more solid.
…
In the blink of an eye, the three-month deadline arrived.
Before dawn, Song Rushuang was awakened by a loud mechanical noise.
It turned out that the captain of the Family Planning Office came to the Song family with the demolition team. At least the sound that woke Song Rushuang up was the bulldozer they brought.
As long as the Song family doesn't pay the 1,500 yuan fine, the houses they live in will be razed to the ground in the next second.
"I think you should get out of the way."
He actually felt a little reluctant.
It would be fine if it was for the purpose of giving birth to a son, but it happened to be for the purpose of giving birth to a girl.
So, this house needs to be demolished, but not all of it needs to be demolished.
"I'll leave two rooms for you in this house."
The country’s regulations are regulations, and there is naturally human sentiment outside the law.
But he was just a small captain of the Family Planning Office, and there was really little he could do.
"Don't bother with that, everyone. Not a single piece of this house can be demolished."
"Why, do you still want to delay?"
"Of course not. We've already saved enough for the fine."
Three months, 1,500 yuan, even for some middle-class families, it would be difficult to come up with that amount.
It was not until he counted the money three times in his hand to make sure that not a penny was missing that the captain of the family planning office understood the Song family's determination.
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