Chapter 408: Settling Accounts with Gao Shufang
Color TVs are hard to buy, but black and white TVs are not difficult to buy, as they are available in county stores.
Black and white televisions already existed in the 1950s. By now, the productivity of black and white televisions had increased, and wealthy people had switched to color televisions. So as long as you had money, you could buy a black and white TV home.
Gao Shufang took her parents to choose a TV, and finally picked one of the same size as the one Gao Mingcheng had given her before.
I spent four hundred and seventy yuan on a 14-inch black-and-white Panda brand TV.
Along with the TV, there was also an antenna equipment, which Luo Xiaohua held tightly in his hands.
Gao Yuanjian was riding a bicycle, and Luo Xiaohua was sitting on the back holding something. Although she was a woman, her hands were very strong.
Gao Shufang was quite worried and said with concern: "Mom, sit tight, don't fall!"
Luo Xiaohua smiled confidently, "Even if I fall, I won't let the TV fall!"
The tone in which she said this was very much like what the sophisticated girls of later generations would say - as long as the bag is alive, the person will be dead.
After Gao Shufang saw her parents off, she returned to the clothing store.
When she came back, Luo Li said, "You're back just in time. I was just about to go to the backyard to cook."
"Then go ahead, I'll look after the store."
The lunch is not cooked by a fixed person. Usually, Gao Shufang and Luo Li take turns to cook. Now that Hu Yinchen has come, she will sometimes come downstairs to cook. She mainly makes soups and water for the mothers during the confinement period.
Under Hu Yinchen's care, Xuanyuemei can be said to be very relaxed. Apart from breastfeeding, she hardly has to do anything. In the first few days after giving birth, Xuanyuemei lay in bed obediently, but when her body almost recovered, she could not sit still and wanted to work.
But they were all stopped by Gao Mingcheng.
Gao Mingcheng knew that Xuan Mi had suffered from postpartum illness in her previous life. She often felt a sinking sensation in her lower abdomen, could not stand for long periods of time, and was prone to back pain.
Therefore, in this life, he hopes that Xuanyimei will not suffer from postpartum disease anymore.
Gao Mingcheng watched Hu Yinchen washing little Xuxu's butt. The little kid had too much shit and urine, and his skin was tender. Wiping it with paper would scratch his skin, and it would not be possible to wipe it clean completely, so his butt had to be washed several times a day.
Gao Mingcheng saw his son's red butt and said immediately, "We have tea oil at home. I'll go downstairs and get some."
Hu Yinchen said: "Let's buy some talcum powder and put it on the child's armpits and thighs to prevent the skin from getting rotten."
Gao Mingcheng looked at his well-behaved son and rejected the request: "I heard that talcum powder is bad for your health, so I'd better not use it. If you sweat under your armpits, wear one less piece of clothing. Although it's winter, you won't be too cold if you stay in the room all day."
In his previous life, the news that talcum powder causes cancer was widely circulated. Gao Mingcheng didn't know whether it was true or not, but there is no smoke without fire, so if he could avoid using it, he might as well do it.
Hu Yinchen was stunned and said subconsciously: "Who told you that? We all use talcum powder on our children, otherwise they will get prickly heat all over their bodies in the summer!"
Gao Mingcheng did not comment.
Why do we get prickly heat?
After all, it's still hot.
If you can take a bath, change clothes regularly and maintain a comfortable environment, you will not get prickly heat at all and naturally you will not need talcum powder.
Thinking of this, he decided not to use talcum powder on his child.
Hu Yinchen had no choice but to accept whatever the master said.
So Gao Mingcheng went downstairs to get some tea oil.
When he saw Gao Shufang coming back, he immediately asked, "Shufang, what did you do just now?"
Gao Mingcheng had sharp eyes. He had seen Gao Shufang go home and take out some money.
It was just that Gao Shufang was in a hurry and the money was hers, so she didn't stop it immediately.
But you always have to ask clearly afterwards.
What if this child is sold by someone and you still have to pay him?
Gao Shufang was in a good mood because she saw the satisfaction on her parents' faces.
Today when they went to buy a TV, they also bought a color film for the TV. They said that if they put the film on the TV screen, they would be able to see colors, which would be almost the same as watching a color TV.
Now, hearing her second brother's question, a smile appeared on her face unconsciously, but she refused to say what she was going to do, and only said: "Second brother, don't ask."
When Gao Mingcheng saw her smile, he felt a little amorous and immediately had a bad feeling. Could it be that Gao Shufang had a boyfriend?
This boyfriend hasn't even been brought to his brother's house for vetting, but he's already spending money on a man in private?
Thinking of this, Gao Mingcheng's face turned sour.
He stared at Gao Shufang with deep eyes, which made Gao Shufang feel uncomfortable. Finally, she could not bear the psychological pressure from her second brother and confessed the matter.
"Impossible!" Gao Mingcheng said sternly.
Gao Shufang was stunned and looked up at him in astonishment.
Gao Mingcheng calculated the bills for her on the spot and said, "Mom and Dad definitely have more than 200 yuan! Dad didn't make much money last year, but this year's expenses are small. Mingwan's wedding was mostly paid by him, and Mom and Dad held a wedding banquet, so they definitely won't lose money, and will even make a small profit. I gave them gifts and some money during festivals before, and with what you and Mingwan gave them, how could they only have more than 200 yuan?"
"Besides, didn't my eldest brother take on the project himself? He should have made a lot of money this year. Didn't he give money to my parents? They haven't separated yet and they eat together. Even though they do the farm work together, they should give some money, right?"
"According to my estimation, my parents should have around 600-700 yuan. The weather is good this year, so there must be a lot of people looking for my dad to make wine. He can make several hundred yuan in one winter. Add to that the money from selling pigs, and they will have even more money by the end of the year."
Even though Gao Mingcheng doesn't care much about his parents' affairs, he knows a lot about them.
Gao Mingcheng looked at Gao Shufang sharply and asked seriously, "Did your parents ask you to pay for it, or did they lend you money to buy it?"
Gao Shufang kept blinking and her whole body was completely offline.
She thought about it and realized that her parents had never mentioned the word "borrow" throughout the whole process.
Of course, she had never mentioned borrowing words before, and had never even thought about it.
On the contrary, when I saw the satisfied expressions on my parents' faces after they bought the TV, I felt particularly satisfied in my heart, as if being able to honor my parents was also something worth being happy about.
As simple as she was, she didn't think that much.
Gao Mingcheng added: "Even if you want to buy one, you should buy a second-hand TV, which can be much cheaper!"
If Gao Mingcheng had not happened to go to Hong Kong and smuggled a batch of electrical appliances, he would not want to buy a color TV now, because color TVs are very expensive now. But in the 1990s, color TVs will become easy to buy, and the price of black and white TVs will drop even more.
So in Gao Mingcheng's opinion, it is not cost-effective to spend a high price to buy a black and white TV now.
It’s better to buy a second-hand one first, and then after a few years, you can directly buy a domestic color TV for not much money.
But now that things have come to this, there is nothing more to say.
Although my parents are suspected of taking advantage of Gao Shufang, they are all family, so it's OK as long as everyone is willing to fight and be beaten.
"Okay, forget it this time. Just consider it as your filial piety to them. But next time there is something like this that costs a lot of money, don't agree to it on impulse. Money is a person's courage, and it is best to have money in your own pocket."
Gao Mingcheng gave Gao Shufang some advice. He had been brainwashing her before, telling her to work hard and make money, and not to tell others all the money she had in her pocket. If someone asked to borrow money from her, she should be even more cautious.
Gao Shufang had been doing well before, and the small treasury she saved was getting bigger and bigger every day. Not to mention compared with the girls in the village, even compared with the girls in the county, she was a wealthy woman.
But now, her little piggy bank has been reduced by two hundred and seventy yuan.
Gao Mingcheng took the tea oil and prepared to go upstairs.
Gao Shufang's mind was a mess, but when she saw her second brother turning around, she suddenly said, "Second brother, my parents came to the county and didn't come to see Xiao Xuxu. Are you sad?"
Gao Mingcheng paused for a few seconds, then continued to walk forward, his cold voice rang out: "Not sad."
In his previous life, he was out there making a living, leaving Mei alone in the village. When she gave birth to and raised her child, her parents never helped her, never bought her a steamed bun, and even had to hide from his two sons.
In this life, he had just had a big fight with his father, so it was normal that they didn't come to see Xiao Xuxu.
His father is very concerned about his reputation, and his mother likes to be praised by others. He and Yiu-mei are unable to do these two things, so they are destined not to get along.
(End of this chapter)
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