Back in the dormitory, as soon as I stepped into the corridor, I heard Ji Sanmei reading aloud.
There was also the sound of Aunt Ji scolding and disciplining the children, and the rumbling of the washing machine in the corridor.
As soon as the siblings appeared around the corner, Aunt Ji spotted them and greeted them with a smile: "Xiao Fan, did you go to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy snacks? Our Sanfu also received snack coupons. Oh my, I was quite surprised when they gave them to me. The benefits at the factory are getting better and better. I plan to save them up to give to our parents next time I visit them."
Ji Sanmei called out cheerfully, "Sister Xiaofan, Brother Xiaodong, I've finished my homework! Please check it for me in a bit!"
Fan Xiaofan nodded with a smile, took a few peach shortbreads from the snacks and handed them to the child. Aunt Ji hurriedly waved her hand, "We have some too, we have some too... how can we take yours?"
The Ji family wasn't exactly struggling, but they weren't exactly well-off either. After all, in those days, having a worker in the family was considered a remarkable achievement.
However, the couple usually lives frugally and also has to take care of their elderly parents from time to time, so they are reluctant to spend even their own snack ration coupons...
At first, Fan Xiaofan had a so-so impression of Sister Ji. She was noisy and worldly-wise, and seemed to have some preference for sons over daughters. But as they got to know each other better, Fan Xiaofan developed more respect for her.
Aunt Ji was stingy because she not only had to take care of her own family, but also had to be filial to her elders from time to time, even if it meant they went hungry themselves. She was seen as favoring boys over girls, but when Ji Sanmei expressed her desire to go to school, although she grumbled and complained, she still felt embarrassed and came to her for help...
She is probably a microcosm of many women of this era; she is not an empty figure, but a flesh-and-blood person.
Several children were holding peach shortbread, so Fan Xiaofan simply let Fu Weidong play with them too...
Fu Weidong pouted; he wasn't going to play with kids...
But the truth is...
It smells so good.
Villains like Fu Weidong, who believe the world is dark and everyone is bad, are most likely to let go of their inner conflicts and open their hearts when facing innocent and naive children...
So after he'd played until he was all sweaty and realized what was happening...
A flock of crows flew overhead. Hmph, it definitely wasn't him just now. What's the point of playing with kids? How childish!
Fan Xiaofan slowly drank a cup of lemon honey water in the room, while holding Ji Sanmei's homework and carefully annotating the mistakes.
Listening to the lively sounds of children outside, I couldn't help but shake my head with a smile.
Fu Weidong came in from the door. Fan Xiaofan didn't look up and thought he was thirsty, so she waved her hand and said, "There's some cool water on the table for you, you can drink it..."
Fu Weidong glanced at the honey lemon water in his cute little cup on the table with a complicated expression, sniffed, picked it up and gulped it down.
Fan Xiaofan didn't hear him leave. After Ji Sanmei finished reading her homework, she looked up and saw Fu Weidong sitting alone in a chair. She asked curiously, "Why didn't you play with everyone?"
"They're all just kids..."
Fu Weidong explained his reasons, acting like a little adult.
"But you're still a child. If you don't play now, people will laugh at you when you grow up!"
Fan Xiaofan exaggeratedly said, "Besides, if you suddenly come back, won't your friends think you did something wrong to upset you...?"
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