Lu Jiaxin bought three sets of clothes and two pairs of shoes for Xue Mao, all of which were dark-colored and dirt-resistant, and both pairs of shoes were Liberation shoes.

It's not that I don't want to pick something nice for him, but Xue Mao doesn't want to and says he won't wear it even if he buys it. His reason is that he works every day and no matter how nice the clothes are, they will get dirty quickly, which is a waste of money.

Lu Jiaxin was not wronged. She walked from the beginning to the end of the street and matched six sets of clothes. Three dresses, three sets of clothes, and shoes and socks. After buying the clothes, Lu Jiaxin asked Xue Mao to go back first, and she went to the department store. Lu Hongjun was lucky that he was working today.

After entering the office, Lu Jiaxin handed him the shopping list she had written long ago: "This is what I need for my new house. When can you buy them all for me?"

Lu Hongjun took the shopping list, glanced at it, and put it down. He said calmly, "I deposited 4,000 yuan into your passbook yesterday afternoon. There are only 300 yuan left at home, so we don't have enough money to buy these things for you."

Lu Jiaxin laughed and said, "Six thousand yuan in savings at home? Dad, do you really think I'm a fool?"

"Just those three sets of finely crafted gold jewelry owned by Ding must be worth several thousand. Ten thousand yuan might be just a small amount to you."

She didn't believe a word of what they said about the family's savings being only a few thousand yuan. Having worked in a department store for more than 20 years, and as the general manager for more than 10 years, he could have saved up a lot of money even if he wasn't greedy.

Lu Hongjun's face changed: "Jia Xin, don't talk nonsense. Your Aunt Ding only has one gold ring, where did the three sets of gold jewelry come from?"

Lu Jiaxin said casually, "You don't know that she has three sets of gold jewelry. They might have been left by her previous man."

There was only one gold ring, who was she trying to appease? If she didn't fancy his status and position and wanted to live a good life, why would a beautiful woman marry an old man like him?

When Lu Hongjun married Ding Jing, they only had a few sets of old clothes. So the gold jewelry could only have been bought after she married him, but the question is, where did she get the money? Lu Jiaxin saw his expression and knew that Ding Jing had taken benefits from others without his knowledge. She thought that this was allowed by Lu Hongjun, but she didn't expect him to be so bold.

Lu Hongjun quickly calmed down, looked at Lu Jiaxin and said, "I'll buy you the watch and the bicycle, nothing else."

In addition to watches and bicycles, this shopping list also includes washing machines, refrigerators, color TVs, electric fans, sewing machines, tape recorders, etc.

Lu Jiaxin snorted coldly: "Why can that vicious mother and daughter use a refrigerator and a color TV, but I, their biological daughter, have nothing."

Lu Hongjun held back his anger and said, "If you were at home, you would be able to use all of these."

Lu Jiaxin said bluntly: "I want to stay there. It won't be long before I have to go down and reunite with my mother."

Lu Hongjun said with a headache: "Dad knows that you have suffered a lot outside and feel resentful, but your Aunt Ding and Siyi explained to me that it was all a misunderstanding."

Lu Jiaxin didn't argue with him about whether the mother and daughter were good or bad. She just wanted something now: "Just tell me, will you buy it for me?"

Of course Lu Hongjun refused. It wasn't that he couldn't afford it, but he had said yesterday that he had given all his savings to Jiaxin. If he bought so many big items at once, who knew if Liao Xiangmei would take the opportunity to punish him. But he also knew that his daughter's temper had changed drastically, and if she was not satisfied, she would definitely make a scene again.

After thinking for a while, Lu Hongjun said, "Xinxin, I will buy you a watch and a bicycle first. I will buy you a color TV, a refrigerator, and a washing machine next year."

Lu Jiaxin was not so easily fooled. She said, "I need a tape recorder to learn English. I don't know how to use a sewing machine, but Xue Mao does. It will be convenient to have this sewing machine at home when I need to alter clothes in the future."

In fact, it was not Xue Mao who knew how to use the sewing machine, but she. In her previous life, her family was in the clothing business, so she studied as a fashion designer in college. After graduating from college, she went to Huadu to study for three years. In order to accumulate work experience, she stayed in a large factory and returned to China three years later. She originally wanted to go back to her own company to work, but her father remarried and had a son, and her grandparents guarded her like a thief. She felt it was boring, so she went to work in Pengcheng.

Lu Hongjun thought that her English and math were weak, so he would not refuse her if she was willing to take the initiative to improve these subjects: "I'll buy you a tape recorder later, and we'll talk about the sewing machine in a few days."

"Where are my bike and watch? And it's so hot now, I can't sleep without a fan."

Lu Hongjun had a headache and said, "Okay, I'll send the electric fan to you with the bicycle in two days. That's all for now, no more."

Lu Jiaxin knew that it was impossible to get everything in one go, so she would wait until she bought all these things before asking for them. Just like what Fifth Brother said, if she didn't want them, it would be a bargain for the vicious mother and daughter.

Lu Hongjun talked about repeating a grade: "I have contacted the school and you will start the class next Monday."

Lu Jiaxin didn't say she wouldn't repeat the year. She knew that neither Lu Hongjun nor Lu Jiaguang would agree, so she used the strategy of procrastination: "Yesterday, I was cleaning with Xue Mao, and after a short while, I felt chest tightness and shortness of breath and went back to lie down. Dad, my injury may have sequelae."

Hearing this, Lu Hongjun couldn't sit still: "Kid, why didn't you tell me about this earlier? Come with me to the hospital for a check-up."

Seeing him getting anxious and angry, Lu Jiaxin sighed secretly, Lu Hongjun loved the original body. But this love could not compare to the happy life of having a beautiful woman in his arms.

When they arrived at the hospital, Lu Hongjun took her for a full-body examination.

The doctor looked at the results and said, "There are no sequelae from the head injury, and the wound has healed well. However, he is severely anemic and needs to be well nourished."

Lu Jiaxin quickly said, "Doctor, whether I'm working or reading, I feel very tired after just a short while."

The doctor said that this was caused by insufficient Qi and blood, and advised: "Go home and replenish your nutrition, get more rest and don't get tired."

Lu Jiaxin was secretly delighted, this was really like getting a pillow just when she was sleepy.

Lu Hongjun's heart skipped a beat and he asked, "Doctor, this shouldn't affect my studies, right?"

Lu Jiaxin quickly added, "I failed the exam this year, and my dad wants me to repeat the year and take the exam again next year."

"Doctor, I failed the college entrance examination this year, and my father wants me to repeat the year. But I feel chest tightness and shortness of breath after doing any work for a while. Can I handle repeating the year?"

The doctor knew how important the college entrance examination was to a person, and he could not tell her to take good care of herself before repeating the exam. He could not take on such responsibility. He tactfully reminded her, "If you want to be healthy, you must not only supplement your nutrition, but also have a good rest."

Lu Jiaxin was particularly grateful to the doctor. She immediately asked Lu Hongjun a question: "Dad, do you think academic studies are more important, or is my health more important?"

Lu Hongjun said without thinking: "Health is the capital of revolution. If your health is broken, everything else is just empty talk. Xinxin, let's take care of our health first, and we can talk about other things later."

Lu Jiaxin was quite satisfied with this answer.

(End of this chapter)