Chapter 634 Be Ourselves
Bai Guoqing's face turned red all the way.
He was ashamed of himself for always treating others as such.
He has been supporting Bai Yiyi for three years for free. I heard that Bai Yiyi went to the best school in the city, and her food and clothing were the same as other people's family members. How could I think so much of him?
They thought that someone had come to their house to cause trouble.
In order to repay their kindness, he gave their family whatever he asked for.
How could people like this have such dirty thoughts?
Look how generous he is. He buys things without spending a penny.
And since he bought so many things, you can tell at a glance that he must have bought them for his family.
If it were just other people, they wouldn't be able to use so much.
He really wished there was a crack in the ground for him to crawl into.
When I got home, Bai Jiefang had already returned, having bought some meat. He was now helping his wife chop stuffing in the kitchen.
Through the window, she saw Jiang Lei and his friends carrying a lot of things into the house. She quickly put down the knife, wiped it on her apron, and came out to greet Jiang Lei.
"I was wondering why there was no one in the yard when I came back. So you went to the store and bought something good?"
I saw the cigarettes and wine in Jiang Lei's hand at a glance, and my heart skipped a beat.
He was not afraid of spending money, he was afraid that Jiang Lei bought it specifically for their family.
These cigarettes and alcohol are good things in the grocery store, and he would never buy them on weekdays.
At most, when I'm envious, I'll ask the price and wonder when I can save enough money for a bottle of wine.
"Uncle, it's inappropriate for us to come to your house empty-handed. We came in a hurry. You know we are here to find these three children. Otherwise, if we came to your house like this, my mother would definitely break my legs.
I can only buy you something at the store as a token of my appreciation. To be honest, I am craving for wine."
Jiang Lei puts cigarettes and wine on the table, usually when visiting relatives during the New Year or other holidays.
That is two bottles of wine and a pack of cigarettes. He has bought two bottles of wine and two packs of cigarettes, which should be about the same. He should not be lacking in etiquette.
Bai Guoqing piled the big bag in his arms on the table with a little shame.
This time, there was no room for the things on the kang table in their house, so they had to put them on the kang, filling up the whole place.
Bai Jiefang became anxious.
"That won't do. That won't do. We are all relatives. Why do we have to go through all this nonsense? How can we afford you to spend money like that? I can't accept this. Take it back to the store and talk to Uncle Wang. You can still return it."
Bai Jiefang is an honest man. His niece has lived in this family for three years, but they have never sent any money to them, and they have never asked for a penny. Just from this point, we can tell that they are kind people.
They can't be so arrogant as to take advantage of others.
And look at the cigarettes and alcohol they bought, these are the most expensive!
The kind of thing that he would probably never dare to buy in his entire life in the convenience store, but when it came to their house, how could he be so lucky as to afford such expensive wine.
He was afraid that he would die if he drank it.
Jiang Lei held down Bai Jiefang's hand. He had rarely seen such a simple and honest person.
Although his parents are honest people, they are still a level lower than Bai Jiefang.
Look at how anxious he is, his face has turned red.
"Uncle, if you keep doing this, I won't be happy! No matter what, I'll call you Uncle. Don't you plan to recognize me as your relative? I'm Bai Yiyi's brother. How can you come to your uncle's house empty-handed?
Also, you can't send this back. I finally got to your place and can smoke and drink freely. At home, if I want to drink, my mother will definitely be waiting by my side with a stick.
I can't drink alcohol when I drive on weekdays. I finally come to your house to relax, you can't spoil my fun. I'm buying you wine to satisfy my own cravings."
Jiang Lei knew Bai Jiefang would be like this and had already thought of an excuse.
Bai Jiefang was no match for someone like Jiang Lei. After just a few words, Bai Jiefang had to nod in agreement.
Bai Jiefang returned to the kitchen silently and sighed.
Cuifen had already taken over his job of chopping stuffing. Seeing her husband sigh, she was a little curious. She didn't see what happened just now, so she didn't know that he had just bought a lot of things.
I just know that my eldest son takes the money out to buy things for the three children.
I don’t know what I bought.
I don't feel bad about spending two dollars.
This niece is so pitiful. Her parents are not around and they have not been able to support her for three years.
If this child was raised in their home, they would have to spend at least 20 dollars in these three years, let alone two dollars.
In order to come back, this child actually encountered human traffickers. Just considering the fright he suffered, his uncle and aunt should spend some money to buy him something to calm him down.
After all, the child grew up in the city.
How can their quality of life be compared with theirs? They have to eat coarse food here, while people in the city have good food.
Just by looking at the dress my niece is wearing and the little black leather shoes on her feet, I can tell that this child is living a good life in the city.
That pair of shoes probably costs dozens of dollars.
"Ah, the people in the Jiang family are so nice, you don't know, they just went out and spent dozens of dollars and bought a lot of things. Cigarettes, alcohol, glutinous rice sticks, trough cakes, and a lot of fruit candies.
I asked the eldest brother, and he said it cost 60. You said that he came to our house and helped us raise our niece for so many years, and he still has to spend money to come to our house. What do you think of this?"
Bai Jiefang is an honest man. He feels sad and feels that he owes others.
Cuifen also felt sad. Yes, this was fate. Her niece was so lucky to meet such a noble person.
"Well, they probably saw that our family was not doing well, so they didn't want to drag us down. We should treat them openly, that's the right thing to do, don't say those empty words. We don't have any money, so no matter how much money you spend, it won't be a big deal in their eyes.
It’s better to just be ourselves.”
Cuifen is open-minded.
Bai Jiefang nodded, "Okay, let's just be ourselves. It's not shameful to be poor anyway."
Jiang Lei was in the house watching Tangyuaner and Xiaobaozi distributing food to their older brothers and sisters. They put a few pieces of candy in each of their pockets and glutinous rice sticks in their mouths.
The children were already laughing and playing together. For them, this was better than the Chinese New Year.
They can’t eat and drink so much during the Chinese New Year.
Especially things like glutinous rice noodles and glutinous rice cakes, which are bought by adults in the family as gifts.
Even if a relative came to their house and gave them a bag of this stuff, my parents wouldn't dare eat it and would save it for a return gift.
Every family has its own gift, which is kept for the next family. The gift from the next family is kept and given back to the previous family.
How can they eat to their heart's content?
(End of this chapter)
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