Auntie Qin was making a lot of indirect complaints, and Grandma Qin heard it. She frowned and pretended not to hear it!
She was old and had heard all kinds of bad things. She just ignored it.
As for Qin Nian and Qin Qing being scolded! After all, they were a generation apart. As a mother, Grandma Qin didn't want to interfere too much in disciplining her son.
Qin Hongfei also heard it, but she didn't take it seriously at all. Being scolded a few times wouldn't hurt her!
It's frustrating to be treated like a fool when you are doing real work.
The three children of the fifth room plus the eldest went to work.
Although Concubine Qin was silly, she would not find something to do if she could avoid being lazy. She leaned her head on her sister's shoulder and watched her write. She took a look at her book. Although she was not good at math, she could still read Chinese. It was just reading. There was no pressure.
Qin Yun looked outside and whispered, "I thought you would ask about the letter." Qin
Hongfei wrote without even raising her eyelids. The pen core broke. She suddenly felt that the pen was not working well. She pressed the pen tip and continued to write with two clicks. "Yes, but not now..."
Qin Yun was stunned. You really want to ask, not now, then when?
Qin Hongfei did not tell him.
After a busy day, it was already eight o'clock. Aunt Qin and Xia Lu cooked the meal and served it to the table. In terms of food, the Qin family would never treat their children badly. They were very rich. There was no shortage of vegetables, meat, and bone soup. In addition, every student had an egg.
Eggs were still quite expensive in 1999, 2.5 yuan per catty!
It was as much as half a catty of meat, and the salary was quite low. After a hard day's work, they only made 1,000 yuan a month. The wages of the workers and those who looked after the store were even less, only about 500 to 800 yuan.
So most people don't buy eggs often. The Qin family raises eggs themselves, and only feeds the children. The adults don't have any. They are not poor, but the old people in the 1950s and 1960s are thrifty and don't have the luxury of having everything they want.
Three of the five wives have one.
Qin Hongfei also got one, and then... Grandma Qin gave one to Qin Fei.
Concubine Qin asked, "Grandma, did you give it to the wrong person? I'm not educated, so I don't need to think hard. Give it to my brothers and sisters."
Grandma Qin said, "Just eat it if I give it to you. Why are you nagging?" Concubine
Qin was frightened and didn't dare to say anything. She peeled the egg and gave it to her sister, "Pi, I give it to you."
Qin Hongfei said, "Eat it yourself."
Concubine Qin looked puzzled, "What's wrong, don't you like eggs?"
Qin Hongfei sighed, turned to look at her sister, and said, "No, you need it more than me."
Qin Yun suddenly laughed out loud as if he had suffered a misfortune, "Qin Fei, your sister is calling you stupid!"
Qin Hongfei looked at him dimly, "Brother Qin Yun, I suddenly feel that you may need to eat eggs more. Egg kernels are good for your brain. If you eat more, maybe learning math will not be so difficult."
Qin Yun felt the contempt and malice coming from Qin Hongfei. When he was about to protest, he was slapped on the head, "Your father resisted the urge to spank you, and you still dare to show off." I
asked you to teach Hongfei, but you are in your third year of high school and ask your sister who dropped out of junior high school for advice. It's shameful, really embarrassing.
Aunt Qin also felt embarrassed, and then she gave a chicken leg to Hongfen. She had deliberately left an extra chicken leg when she cooked, which was paid for by the second wife. Mainly, she felt sorry for Hongfen, who was so young and had to bear such a low IQ brother. It was her fault. When she gave birth to her son, she might have been so focused on giving him face that she forgot to improve his IQ. Alas.