Chapter 153
Wang Mengmei dropped Li Xia and her husband off at the hotel, ignored their gloomy faces, and left with the uneasy Zhao Chunlan.
"…This is your good second sister! We are not beggars, who wants to live in her house! Is it necessary to drive us out?"
Wang Yuexi was annoyed with his wife for yelling loudly in the crowded place at the door, so he pulled her sleeve.
"Stop talking about it. You know she favors my brother."
In recent years, whenever Wang Mengmei returned to her hometown, she only gave gifts to Wang Yue's family. The gifts she took kept increasing, but she never offered to share some with them.
Usually, Wang Yuedong would give him one or two boxes of New Year goods later. It sounded nice because Wang Mengmei had instructed her to do so. However, Wang Yuexi knew that her second sister just didn't like him.
Li Xia gritted her teeth and said, "She looks down on people. Sooner or later, we will live a good life. I won't care about her!"
The hotel Wang Mengmei booked actually had pretty good conditions, with hot water, TV, two beds in one room, and even a hair dryer.
Wang Yuexi felt more comfortable when he saw the room. They both took a shower.
But Li Xia tossed and turned all night and couldn't fall asleep.
She was not one to get angry. She was thinking about how good she had been to Wang Mengmei in the past. She had given Wang Mengmei a PU wallet the year she gave birth to Jian Li. It was brought back from the south by her cousin.
Li Xia murmured, lamenting the fickleness of the world: "She just opened a restaurant and bought a car, isn't that a big deal?"
Wang Yuexi said helplessly: "Go to sleep, you have to get up early tomorrow morning."
They are the men, so they always have to arrive early and on time.
Li Xia encouraged herself, yes, there will be a tough battle tomorrow.
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Here, Wang Mengmei took Zhao Chunlan home.
This is Zhao Chunlan's first visit to her new home.
The last time was when she got married.
That time, Zhao Chunlan came to sit at the table, and after the meal she made a fuss about leaving, as if staying with the young lady for a day would be like asking for her life.
Wang Mengmei is now middle-aged, and sometimes she finds it absurd when she thinks about it.
When Jian Feng came to propose marriage, her mother agreed without even looking at the other party's family background, and she was not afraid that Wang Mengmei would be cheated away.
Zhao Chunlan realized after she went upstairs: "This is not the floor you originally lived in."
Although it has been 10 or 20 years, Zhao Chunlan still remembers that it seemed to be on the first floor at that time.
Wang Mengmei held back her questioning and pushed open the door: "I saved some money and traded houses with someone else two years ago."
Zhao Chunlan sighed twice: "Your sister told me twice, and I forgot."
Wang Mengmei held her breath and said, "...Go in."
Zhao Chunlan walked in and took a breath of cool air.
Although Wang Mengmei didn't brag, this house will not lie.
It is a large apartment with three bedrooms and a living room. The living room has a refrigerator, a TV and a sofa. There are words hanging on the wall and a few potted flowers on the windowsill.
Wang Mengmei closed the door and said, "Jian Li is living in the school now. When you come, you can stay in her room first. I have put away her things in another room. Where are your clothes?"
Zhao Chunlan was at a loss in her daughter's new house and quickly handed over her cloth bag: "Here it is!"
Wang Mengmei: "When did these clothes come from?"
Zhao Chunlan said nervously, "All of them were bought by your sister, and Cuifang bought them for me."
"Forget it, this dress has faded. I'll take you out to buy a few sets later. It won't look good if you wear something too old when you meet the girl tomorrow."
Zhao Chunlan felt happy when she heard about buying new clothes, but her old habit came back and she became shy.
"Are you really buying it? Everything your sister bought for me is very good. Look at the material, it's pure cotton."
Wang Mengmei was so angry that she laughed at her asking the question even though she knew the answer.
"No, I'm just teasing you."
Zhao Chunlan: “…”
Fearing that the girl would regret it, she quickly pulled the old clothes over and threw them on the bed: "Let's go."
Wang Mengmei followed her and finally understood why Jian Li liked to talk like that.
On her birthday two years ago, Jian Li gave her a bouquet of wrapped flowers.
She was just like Zhao Chunlan. No matter how happy she was in her heart, she would still say a few words.
"Why would you buy this? It's not for eating or drinking, and it's so expensive!"
"You used the money I gave you to buy useless things like this? I won't give you pocket money next time you ask for it."
As a result, before she could finish her words, Jian Li took the flowers away.
"Mom, if you don't want it, I'll take it back and return it. Anyway, you don't want it."
Jian Li looked so serious, as if if Wang Mengmei said no, she would really take it back and return it.
Wang Mengmei also knew that a lady was definitely capable of doing such a thing.
But she really couldn't say what she wanted. She was happy about her child's filial piety, but as a "selfless" mother, saying what she wanted would be tantamount to destroying her own image.
Jian Feng came over and gave her a warning: "Your mother is happy, don't tease her."
Jian Li was extremely serious at that time. No matter what Jian Feng said, she insisted on listening to her. She didn't put the flowers down until she heard Wang Mengmei's "yes" between her teeth.
After that, whenever Wang Mengmei had the problem again, Jian Li would take it away without hesitation.
Over time, Wang Mengmei was no longer like this.
Now, Wang Mengmei uses this method on Zhao Chunlan and feels refreshed.
This problem of hers comes from Zhao Chunlan. Every time Zhao Chunlan asks for something in a roundabout way, she always acts like this when she really gives it to her.
Now that I think about it, it’s really annoying.
Wang Mengmei took Zhao Chunlan to a store specializing in clothing for the elderly. As soon as Zhao Chunlan entered the store, she fell in love with a coat with a hidden pattern. Wang Mengmei asked the store to take it down for her to try on, and it fit her perfectly.
Wang Mengmei asked the clerk: "How much?"
The clerk smiled and said, "This one is 110 yuan."
When Zhao Chunlan heard the price, she wanted it in her heart, but she refused: "It's so expensive, let's forget it."
Wang Mengmei was taking out her wallet, but she put it away after hearing this: "Okay, let's take a look."
Zhao Chunlan: …
This damn woman, how come she still can’t understand what people say even after making money!
Wang Mengmei took the depressed Zhao Chunlan to look at other things and decided that if Zhao Chunlan said such things again, she would not buy it.
After two times in a row, Zhao Chunlan held a dark red cardigan and said, "I want this one!"
She was really afraid that the young lady wouldn't buy anything for her. This damn girl is really infuriating.
Wang Mengmei smiled and said to the clerk, "Pack up the two items as well."
Zhao Chunlan: ...She said, how could this girl not understand what people say, she just came to find her mother on purpose to make her mother happy!
Wang Mengmei bought three tops and two pairs of pants in a row, and also bought Zhao Chunlan a very tacky little bag.
"This bag is so ugly, I'll buy you a nice one."
Zhao Chunlan held onto the bag and refused to change it: "Guihua's mother has a bag like this. She said this one is made of cowhide. I want this one."
What is cowhide? It is PU.
But Wang Mengmei saw that my mother was determined to buy the same model, so she no longer insisted.
After shopping in the clothing store, I went to the shoe store with lots of bags.
Zhao Chunlan clung tightly to the lady's arm.
Along the way, I kept saying, "There are so many people."
"It's so lively."
“There are a lot of cars.”
…
She didn't have much courage in her impoverished life. The last time she came to the city was to marry her daughter, and in the following decades, she rarely even went to the county town.
Wang Mengmei leaned against Zhao Chunlan's arm and could feel her shivering. The wrinkled and sagging skin of an elderly person made Wang Mengmei realize more than ever that Zhao Chunlan was really old and dying.
Her heart softened: "Can't you walk inside? There are too many cars outside."
Every time a car drove past, Zhao Chunlan would shiver, as if someone might hit her.
Zhao Chunlan obediently changed seats and walked inside, still keeping her eyes on the cars.
“There are so many cars in the city.”
She grumbled again.
I bought several pairs of shoes at the shoe store, including cloth shoes, cotton shoes and leather shoes.
Zhao Chunlan was frightened by the way Wang Mengmei spent money lavishly.
She quietly pulled her daughter aside and said, "Don't buy it. What if Jian Feng sees it when we get home?"
Wang Mengmei: "If he sees it, then he sees it."
Zhao Chunlan was very upset: "You should have told me earlier that you should find someone with more potential. Why didn't you find someone like him? Now he doesn't make much money, and you bring so many things home. He may not say anything, but he must be upset in his heart."
Although Zhao Chunlan felt that it was right to take the money from the young lady, she came here with this intention in mind.
But... this is too much.
Wang Mengmei just felt that the sun was rising from the west, and her mother actually still considered her?
Zhao Chunlan: "You two don't have a son, so you have to be more considerate of him. After all, he has no descendants."
Wang Mengmei: “…”
Pushing people into the car: "If you say this to your son-in-law in person, he will be really upset."
What is the end of the line? Jian Feng couldn't stand hearing such words when he was not rich in the early years. Now that he is doing business, although he is still the lowest level at home, he has a bad temper outside. Before, a deliveryman got drunk and said that no matter how much Jian Feng earned, it was useless. He had no descendants, and he didn't know whose family would benefit from raising a daughter.
After Jian Feng found out, he issued the certificate the next day.
Of course, the problem was that the man was always drinking, but Wang Mengmei felt that it might not be because of that sentence.
This guy actually has a bad temper. He used to fight a lot when he was a kid, so he can't be a gentle person. It was only after he got married and had kids that he gradually became less aggressive.
Now that I have opened my own company, my old temper has resurfaced, and my willfulness within the rules has also come out.
After Wang Mengmei took her mother to buy clothes and shoes, they went shopping in the mall.
In the elevator to the second floor, Zhao Chunlan was so frightened that she didn't dare to lift her legs. Finally, Wang Mengmei found a passerby to help her. The two of them held her arms and helped her up and down.
The shelves in the mall are filled with a wide variety of goods.
Wang Mengmei bought her two cans of milk powder: "This is for adults to drink, take it home and make a cup every morning and evening."
Buying milk is not realistic. If Wang Mengmei pays for this daily expense, it will make Wang Yuedong and his wife seem unfilial.
When Zhao Chunlan saw the price of milk powder, she was so scared that she dared not speak.
I thought, it's so expensive, I might as well buy a sheep to milk it every day. People in the city really know how to enjoy themselves, there are even adults who drink milk powder.
Wang Mengmei took her around the supermarket. Zhao Chunlan couldn't read, so Wang Mengmei introduced everything to her.
Finally, I bought two packets of black sesame paste, a bucket of cereal, and a pair of knee pads.
Walking out of the supermarket, Zhao Chunlan was very satisfied.
"I have finally seen the world today."
It has been half a year since she returned to Wangjiazhuang.
Elevator! She's been there!
Supermarket! She was here!
Milk powder! She drank it!
Wang Mengmei asked her to put the things in the car: "Let's go, you finally came here, your son-in-law said, wait until Xiaoli finishes school, let's go take pictures."
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