Chapter 31: If you encounter a scumbag, try to avoid him
Deng Xiuzhen heard Wen Jing talking outside the door: "You have to sweep from one end to the other, with the big end facing outwards. Hold the top with one hand and the middle with the other hand. Just like that, apply force in one direction."
Deng Xiuzhen then remembered that today was Saturday and the children had a day off.
After coming here from the countryside, every day I spend either in fear or in busyness. I have never felt so comfortable.
Standing in the sun, listening to the children talking and imagining them doing housework at home, Deng Xiuzhen felt that happiness should be like this.
"What are you doing?" Deng Xiuzhen walked in pretending to be just back and didn't know anything.
"Mom, mom, Sister Jingjing taught me how to sweep the floor. Look, did I sweep it clean?" Hearing Deng Xiuzhen's voice, Wen Yu ran over with a broom and said loudly, his little face flushed with joy.
"Mom, I've washed the vegetables. Can you come and teach me how to cook?" Wen Xin pulled Deng Xiuzhen's sleeve and shook it, and whispered. Wen Jing stood there and smiled, like a little adult.
When Qin Yanlin came back, the meal was ready.
After the family had finished their meal and cleared away the dishes, a few children clamored to go for a walk in the street.
Tan Yanlin said, "Xiuzhen, the house over there has been completed. You can go shopping with the children."
"Why don't we go together as a family?" Deng Xiuzhen said. Tan Yanlin has been running alone these days and it's been hard, but if he is asked to go shopping or run alone, he probably won't agree. Asking him to lie down at home and rest is like cutting his flesh.
And she really wanted to go shopping with her family. In her previous life, she and Tan Yanlin had been doing business. Usually they were either guarding the store, purchasing goods or handling other things. The only days in a year when the family could be together and not do business were New Year's Eve and the first few days of the year. And those days were basically spent visiting relatives for the New Year.
Until Tan Yanlin passed away, the family had never gone shopping or eaten out together.
In the next ten years, she would often think of these regrets and feel depressed.
"How can that be? Business has been good recently. And I see a few more rickshaws on the street. We have to seize the opportunity to make money, before there are too many rickshaws and it becomes difficult for us to make money." Qin Yanlin disagreed.
"How can you make all the money? Our family has never gone shopping together. In a few years, the children will be grown up, and you won't be able to go shopping with them even if you want to."
"Dad, let's go shopping together. I'm going to be in junior high school next year, and my studies will be more intense. I may not have much time to go shopping." Wen Jing quickly joined in.
"Dad, let's go together." Wen Xin's voice was soft.
"Dad, if I'm tired, you can carry me on your back. Mom can't carry me." Wen Yu looked at Qin Yanlin with his eyes wide open.
"You are so old now, you have to walk everywhere by yourself, you can't ask your mother to carry you, understand?" Tan Yanlin said as he touched Wen Yu's head, thought for a while and said, "Okay, let's go shopping as a family today. We won't make money today, but spend it!"
Yeah yeah yeah! The children cheered in unison.
The children rushed to the closet to find clothes that they thought looked good, just like it was Chinese New Year. Deng Xiuzhen opened the closet, looked at the red woolen coat, ignored it, and went to look for other clothes.
"Just wear this one, it looks good on you." Tan Yanlin took off the red woolen coat and handed it to Deng Xiuzhen.
"This is too popular. It's not suitable for someone in their forties to wear it." Deng Xiuzhen felt a little embarrassed.
"You're only in your thirties, what's wrong with you? Change it quickly, the children are waiting anxiously." After saying this, Qin Yanlin turned around to look at the children.
The whole family packed up and went out happily.
Although Tan Yanlin's home is in an alley, this alley is in the bustling center of the city. Turn right out of the alley and you will see a busy street. On both sides of the street are Puzhong, Sanxiao, a bus stop, various businesses, some units, and a park. It is both lively and prosperous.
Turning left, it becomes even more lively and prosperous. Pucheng's hospital, Pucheng's shopping mall, Pucheng's cinema, Pucheng's government agencies, Pucheng's most famous restaurants, and so on are all here.
A few people walked slowly along Fengcheng Road. The children looked at anything interesting and walked around any clothing store they came across. But they ignored any food.
"Wenjing, aren't you going to buy something to eat?" Deng Xiuzhen asked. It is the nature of children to like snacks. They usually like to eat snacks. Why didn't anyone mention buying something to eat today?
"Mom, my sister told us to save some space for going to the restaurant!" Qin Wenyu danced with joy.
"A country bumpkin! A country bumpkin who has never seen the world!"
"Who are you calling a country bumpkin?" Before Deng Xiuzhen could react, Wen Jing had already rushed in front of a girl.
"I'm talking about you, Qin Wenjing!" The girl said with contempt without any fear.
"Just say that again!" Qin Wenjing clenched his fists.
"I said, you are a country bumpkin, your mother is a country bumpkin, your whole family are country bumpkins, your whole family are bumpkins. Look at your mother, she's wearing red clothes! They're so rustic!" The girl looked at Qin Wenjing provocatively.
"Wenjing, who is she?" Deng Xiuzhen asked, grabbing Qin Wenjing who was on the verge of going berserk.
"A classmate in our class, a super annoying jerk!" Wen Jing replied.
"Who are you calling a rotten person? You are the rotten person! You are a rotten person, you are a gossip, you are BZ!"
"Watch your mouth!" Qin Yanlin was angry. He didn't care if children quarreled, but he couldn't tolerate his daughter being scolded like that.
"Who are you telling to keep your mouth shut?" A tall and strong man came over, pointed at Tan Yanlin and asked.
"you……"
"Yanlin! Let's go!" Deng Xiuzhen grabbed Tan Yanlin and turned away with the children.
"Country redneck, snitch, gossip..." the girl was still cursing behind him.
Tan Yanlin tried to turn back several times, but was held back tightly by Deng Xiuzhen.
Deng Xiuzhen, who has lived two lives, knows clearly: if you meet a trash person, try to avoid him.
Trash people don’t care about their lives, so you should know how to save your life. Never risk your precious life fighting with trash people.
In this life, she wants to protect Tan Yanlin's life and let him live a long and healthy life.
She also wants to protect her children, teach them how to be human, teach them how to survive better, and teach them to be grateful and know how to give back.
Deng Xiuzhen held Tan Yanlin in one hand and Tan Wenjing in the other, Tan Wenxin held Tan Wenyu in the other, and the family hurried forward. They looked like they were fleeing in panic, and were in a very embarrassing situation.
"Mom, I really can't stand this!" Wen Jing shook her hands and said angrily.
"What will happen if you continue arguing?" Deng Xiuzhen asked calmly without letting go of her hand.
"I can curse, too!"
"If you can curse others, you won't get cursed? Are you happy if you curse others? Do you get angry when you are cursed?"
"I, I, I, at worst I'll just fight with her!"
"What happens after the fight? What happens?"
"You won't be so angry after a fight!"
"But when there is a fight, someone will get hurt, and then some people will continue to be angry. And judging from the situation today, 99% of the people who will get hurt and continue to be angry are you and your father, as well as me, and your brother and sister. Do you think this is a good thing?" Deng Xiuzhen guided her.
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