"Mother-in-law, we know that if we dare to go to the river, not to mention my mother, my eldest sister will break our legs."
Qiao Yunbai nodded and left the military family compound. Fu Linzhou and Fu Zeyu followed him, so as long as Qiao Yunbai was obedient, the two little ones would not have a chance to go.
Fu Linzhou and Fu Zeyu's eyes rolled around. They didn't think there was anything fun about the river. The river here was wide and deep, not as fun as the small river near the military family compound. The small river over there was close to the village and there were even small shrimps in the river.
Perhaps because it heard everyone's desire to go out and spend money, the rain stopped the next morning. Although the weather was still gloomy and there was no sun, we were finally able to go out.
Fu Bailu and Chen Yubing got up early, prepared breakfast, and then knocked on the doors of each room to call everyone to get up and eat.
"Let's go buy New Year's goods after dinner." Chen Yubing and Fu Bailu had already put breakfast on the table. Seeing Fu Linzhou and Fu Zeyu jumping upstairs, they asked the two children, "Do you want to go?"
"Yes! Yes!" Fu Linzhou and Fu Zeyu were already feeling suffocated after staying at home for several days.
Qiao Yunbai and Qiao Yunsong were holding a child each, and Qiao Xinyi was walking behind them down the stairs.
"What New Year's goods do you want to buy?" Qiao Xinyi asked casually.
The whole family didn't need to buy clothes for the New Year. Qiao Xinyi bought them in Beijing and sent them back directly. She packed them and took them home before the rain.
Each member of the family has two sets of shoes. They are bought at street stalls in Beijing parks. They are fashionable, cheaper than in department stores, and there are more styles to choose from.
Qiao Xinyi bought more than a dozen sets of clothes by herself, and the boss was so happy that he treated Qiao Xinyi like the God of Wealth.
No one can tell whether the weather in the provincial capital will be cold or hot before the Spring Festival. It's not like in Beijing, where you just buy thicker clothes during the Spring Festival.
During the New Year in the provincial capital, the temperature can be over 20 degrees Celsius when it is hot, and below 2 or 3 degrees Celsius when it is cold, so Qiao Xinyi prepared one set of thick clothes and one set of thin clothes for each person.
"Buy some candy!" Fu Linzhou loves the Chinese New Year the most because he gets to receive red envelopes and eat lots of candy.
After eating too much candy, he started to be picky and liked to eat milk-flavored candy.
"Buy chocolate!" Fu Zeyu thought for a moment and quickly replied, "I want white ones! Not black ones!"
Chen Yubing nodded and said, "Buy it!"
"We need to buy more melon seeds and peanuts." Fu Bailu recalled, "The peanut and melon seed crisps you bought last year were also delicious. I need to buy some this year and bring them back to the military family compound to entertain guests."
"Don't buy too much." Qiao Xinyi warned, "Look at the weather today, it's as humid as if it were soaked in steam."
Chen Yubing nodded and said yes, "It is indeed comfortable to live in this small western-style building. If we lived in the textile factory's staff quarters in this weather, the walls and floors would be wet."
"When we get back to Nantian, mom, you guys can come live in the small western-style building." Qiao Xinyi instructed. The doors and windows of the small western-style building were tightly closed, and the furniture and floors were all made of wood, so the moisture was not as severe as in the buildings in the staff quarters.
Although this kind of humid weather at the end of the year is uncomfortable, it is not too bad.
When the south wind blows back in spring, not only is the ground damp, but even the walls are wet. Even when I lift up the quilt at night, I feel damp and cold.
After dinner, the family went out. The two children had reached the age where they were curious about everything. There were many people on the street today, so Qiao Xinyi simply carried one child in front and one in the back when she went out.
She is very strong and no matter how much the two children struggle, it doesn't affect her.
The supply and marketing cooperative was crowded, and the department store was not much better. Qiao Xinyi stood outside with the child waiting, while Fu Linzhou and Fu Zeyu, relying on their small size, squeezed in to make way for Qiao Yunbai and Qiao Yunsong who were behind them.
Seeing that children have the advantage in squeezing through crowds, Chen Yubing directly handed the money and tickets to the child and asked him to buy them. She pulled Fu Bailu, who was squeezed hard, out to get some free time.
"It's really squeezed to death. This is too exaggerated. If you don't know, you would think they are handing out money here." Fu Bailu was very amused.
Qiao Xinyi called the two of them to wait over here where no one was around. The chubby girl in front stretched out her hand to join in the fun, but Qiao Xinyi slapped her hand. The chubby girl pouted and looked around for a savior.
Then she saw Fu Qingshan approaching in military uniform. Her eyes lit up and she waved her hands and shouted.
"Your dad is in the army, don't recognize anyone else's dad." Qiao Xinyi patted the little fat girl on the butt. Before she finished speaking, the little fat boy on her back also followed suit and called her dad.
Qiao Xinyi turned around and looked at Fu Qingshan's smiling eyes, very surprised, "Why are you here?"
"I came to the city for a meeting with several comrades this morning. There was still early after the meeting, so I wanted to go to the small western-style building to see you. But when I got there, I found that no one was at home. I thought you might be here to buy New Year's goods, so I came to see you." After Fu Qingshan finished speaking, he reached out to untie the child's baby carrier and put it on himself.
The little fat girl, who had just been beaten twice by her mother, was so happy in her father's arms that she hugged her father's face and kissed him twice, making Captain Fu Zhi grin like a fool.
Fu Mingjing stayed in his mother's arms and refused to move. When Fu Qingshan reached out his hand to him, he shouted "ang ang ang" while shaking his head and waving his hands.
"Let your mother spank you twice, and see if you still stand up." Fu Qingshan touched his daughter's head, "My daughter still knows that her father is good."
The little fat girl, who knew that her dad was on the best side, stretched out her short fat finger and pointed towards the place where Fu Linzhou and the others were crowded together, saying "ah ah ah", motioning for her dad to take her over there.
After calling for several times but her father didn't move, the little girl looked up at her father and said, "Baba~ah~"
Fu Qingshan turned his head away from his daughter's eyes and continued talking to Qiao Xinyi, "Did you just get here?"
"I woke up late, had breakfast late, and stayed at home for several days, so I wanted to go out for a walk. We didn't take the bus but walked here slowly." It's no wonder Fu Qingshan would have this doubt, after all, it was almost eleven o'clock.
After checking his watch, Qiao Xinyi also asked him, "When will you return to the army?"
"No hurry, we'll be back at 3:30." Fu Qingshan noticed that his daughter, whose needs were not met, began to kick her legs in protest. He reached out and held her little feet. "If you don't behave, call your mother to beat you."
"You don't have hands? You couldn't bear to beat your daughter so that I had to be the bad guy? Are you so scheming?" Qiao Xinyi was amused by Fu Qingshan's words of righteously calling your mother to beat you.
"I spend less time with you guys than with you guys. If I become a strict boss again, the two kids will stop loving me." Fu Qingshan shook the little short leg in his hand, "Daughter, are you right about what dad said?"
Fu Mingxi, who was in a bad mood, directly gave Fu Qingshan a claw.
Qiao Xinyi knew her own child well, and she quickly caught the little claw. Otherwise, Fu Qingshan's face would have been scratched.
"Fu Mingxi, I see you don't want your hand anymore?" Qiao Xinyi frowned and slapped him.
The two moves just now were just to scare the girl, but this time, the child really felt pain.
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