On the 29th day of the twelfth lunar month, at four o'clock in the afternoon, Qi Mengmeng "kicked" Ding Xiang and Du Yuanyuan out of the cake shop.
"You can't make enough money. Tomorrow is the 30th, and you have to buy some New Year's gifts."
Ding Xiang said nonchalantly, "You prepared everything for us. We don't have much to buy. There are two portions for Yuan Yuan and me at home. This year we have enough dumplings and meat for the New Year. We have nothing to do, so we can stay in the cake shop."
Qi Mengmeng didn't believe her. Even if the things were available, someone had to make them. Besides, in addition to the things she gave out, the family also had to buy some candies and other things for the children.
Since our family has earned some money this year, we have to buy something for the kids.
Du Yuanyuan wanted to ask Dingxiang to go home, so she kept watching for a while longer.
Qi Mengmeng glared at her and said, "Can't you go back and rest for a while and have something delicious? Let me make it clear first, no one can come tomorrow. We will close tomorrow."
Du Yuanyuan and Dingxiang looked at each other and nodded, but Du Yuanyuan rushed to say, "Then I'll open the store in the morning on the first day of the new year. There will definitely be people bringing their children out to shop on the first day of the new year."
Qi Mengmeng felt helpless. This guy had been making cakes for a year, so how come he still hadn't made enough?
Ding Xiang knew what Du Yuanyuan was thinking. She said to Qi Mengmeng, "Mengmeng, there's nothing to do at home tomorrow anyway, so just let Yuanyuan come to the shop and go back for lunch."
Du Yuanyuan whispered, "I'll bring some food here in the morning, and I won't go back for lunch."
"Some people come to buy cakes in the morning, but no one comes at noon. After you finish selling cakes in the morning, go back to eat. Your second brother and I are at home."
Dingxiang's words were clearly supporting Du Yuanyuan.
Qi Mengmeng guessed that someone in the Du family had been bullied by Du Yuanyuan, but with Dingxiang watching, it seemed that nothing would be a big deal.
After a while, Dingxiang found a reason to send Du Yuanyuan away, and then told Qi Mengmeng the reason.
"Mengmeng, do you know anyone who sells houses? Yuanyuan wants to buy two houses, or just one." Dingxiang sighed, "My mother-in-law always forces Yuanyuan to get married."
When Du Yuanyuan just came back, her mother felt really bad for her, but as time went on and Du Yuanyuan started making money again, her mother felt uncomfortable and she always wanted Du Yuanyuan to give her the money she had.
If Du's mother was helping Du Yuanyuan save money, it would be understandable, but Du's mother wanted money for her brothers from her mother's side.
Du Yuanyuan gave money twice at the beginning, but Du Heng found out and stopped her immediately.
Uncle Du is having a hard time now, and he always comes to the Du family to borrow money. At the beginning, he borrowed ten yuan, then he borrowed five yuan, and now he comes to borrow fifty cents.
When Du Heng couldn't stand it anymore, he would give Uncle Du fifty cents or one yuan, but he would not let Du Yuanyuan give it to him.
Du Heng asked Du Yuanyuan to hide the money in her hand, because that would be her confidence when they got married in the future.
Du Yuanyuan now only gives her mother five yuan a month. Her mother is very unhappy and recently asked her uncle to introduce a partner to Du Yuanyuan.
But Uncle Du himself is not reliable, so what can he recommend and deliver?
Dingxiang was worried that Du Yuanyuan could not hide the money in her hands. In addition, Du Yuanyuan was now afraid to go home because of being forced by her own mother. After discussing it, the two aunts and sisters-in-law felt that it would be better to use the money to buy a house.
Du Yuanyuan ran out of money and moved out, and her mother was at a loss.
But it is always unsafe for Du Yuanyuan to live alone, so Dingxiang wanted to take care of Du Yuanyuan's children near her newly bought house.
The two of them are close to each other, so they can take care of each other if anything happens.
Dingxiang did not go into details about these things, only saying that Du Yuanyuan did not have a suitable partner now, and that buying a house would give her a home of her own.
Qi Mengmeng was very supportive of buying a house, but she really didn't know the person who was selling it.
"If you want to buy a house near that compound, I suggest you ask Aunt Huang. She has lived there for a long time and is familiar with the neighbors. She might know who wants to sell a house."
Qi Mengmeng gave Dingxiang an idea, and Dingxiang's eyes lit up instantly.
Yes, you can go ask Aunt Huang. She can ask Aunt Huang how her house search is going and when she plans to move in.
Before leaving, Dingxiang and Du Yuanyuan cleaned the entire shop from inside to outside, and then pasted up the couplets and the word "Fu", and that was the end of the year.
This year was the most lively one that Qi Mengmeng had had since she came here. On the 30th day of the twelfth lunar month, Qi Mengmeng persuaded Professor Jiang and Zhang Meiling to come and celebrate the New Year together.
Zhang Meiling was very embarrassed. Last year, they came together to celebrate the New Year because Qi Mengmeng was pregnant and Gu Guizhi was not at home. This year, she did not come as often to help take care of the children, so how could she still celebrate the New Year together?
"Auntie Ling, my mother is looking forward to your help. If you don't come, we won't be able to celebrate this New Year."
Qi Mengmeng looked like she needed Zhang Meiling.
When the two elders arrived home, the food had already been prepared and new clothes had also been prepared for them.
Zhang Meiling and Professor Jiang returned to the house where they lived. Zhang Meiling wiped away her tears and said, "I just helped Mengmeng take care of the child for a while, but she treated me like a relative. I treat Shengnan..."
Professor Jiang interrupted her before she could finish her words.
"Don't mention her name anymore. We don't have a daughter."
Zhang Meiling's crying stopped in her throat and tears fell. She was not going to go back to find that ungrateful bastard, she just wanted to talk about it, just to talk about what happened.
There was silence between the two of them. Qi Mengmeng called out to them from outside: "Auntie Ling, clothes, are your clothes suitable?"
Professor Jiang and Zhang Meiling then tried on their new clothes. They were a little different from last year, but they fit them very well.
Qi Mengmeng looked at their clothes and smiled with satisfaction.
"This is what my mom and I chose, Aunt Ling, yours is similar to my mom's, hers is red."
Qi Huilan glanced at Qi Mengmeng in a reproachful manner: "I am already so old, but she insisted that I wear red."
"Mom, you are still young, and standing with me is like a sister, right, Uncle Liu?" Qi Mengmeng asked Liu Dajiang beside her with a smile.
Of course Liu Dajiang nodded and said that Qi Huilan was young.
In such an atmosphere, Zhang Meiling no longer thought about Jiang Shengnan, and everyone spent a happy New Year in a lively and lively manner.
Liu Dajiang distributed a lot of things during the Chinese New Year, and Qi Mengmeng bought a lot of meat. This year, everyone gained two kilograms.
If winter clothes weren't loose, Qi Mengmeng felt that she wouldn't be able to wear any of her clothes.
Professor Jiang and Zhang Meiling stayed at home until the second day of the Chinese New Year and were ready to go back. Qi Mengmeng persuaded them to stay for two more days and went home after the fifth day of the Chinese New Year.
These days, Liu Dajiang has been at work, and Gu Guizhi would also visit his comrades' homes. After Professor Jiang and his friends returned home, Qi Mengmeng felt lonely when she returned home.
An An and Kang Kang were pestering Qi Mengmeng to play with them when Gu Guizhi came back from outside and handed Qi Mengmeng a remittance slip.
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