"Why do you say that?" Qiao Zhenbang asked, puzzled.
Xiaolian glared at him. "You wouldn't understand even if I explained it to you!"
Then he strode ahead, leaving Qiao Zhenbang helplessly chasing after him.
Su Xia didn't pay any attention, and put the things she brought into the kitchen and the warehouse respectively.
"Mom, is it ready yet? I'm starving!" Gu Bao urged.
"Ask your father, Su Xia!"
Bao ran to the living room and looked at her father, who was lighting the stove, "Daddy, is it ready yet?"
Chen Jianguo placed two coal briquettes in the fireplace and waited until he got up before standing up himself.
"Alright, Dad's going to wash his hands, we're leaving right away!"
Gu Bao excitedly ran out.
When a restaurant finally appeared at the only state-run restaurant in the county, all that was left was noodles.
Da Bao looked at Chen Jianguo with a wronged expression.
Niu Niu doesn't care.
Chen Jianguo sighed and told the children, "I'll bring you next time!"
Da Bao and Bao Bao became happy again.
Su Xia glared at them; she was so afraid of getting strabismus from all the glaring at her.
"Order four bowls of noodles, I'll make them when I get home tonight!"
Upon hearing this, the waiter rolled his eyes. These days, they're complaining about plain noodles? They're putting on a show.
But the man from the 놆그 family was so assertive that she dared to urge him on.
Chen Jianguo nodded, "Comrade, four bowls of noodles, one bowl is four liang, and the rest are all liang!"
"Okay, hot soup noodles or braised noodles?" The waiter took out a pen and paper and started writing.
"Two bowls of hot noodle soup, two bowls of braised noodles, four ounces of braised noodles, and one small bowl!"
"Okay, that'll be one yuan in total, plus six taels of grain coupons!"
Chen Jianguo took the money and handed it over.
The waiter gave you your change. "It'll be ready in a bit, I'll call you!"
Chen Jianguo walked over, and Su Xia had already sat down with the three children.
"Mom, why isn't there any now?" Bao asked curiously.
“It’s not mealtime, of course there’s no food!” Da Bao replied to his younger brother.
"Brother, how did you know?"
"Hmph—because I'm older than you!"
The two brothers started arguing.
"Xiaxia, do you want to go for a walk after we eat?"
Before Su Xia could speak, the two arguing brothers shouted, "Go...go...to Dad!"
"Dad, shall we go take a picture?" Da Bao's eyes lit up.
"No, I want to go to the department store!" Ge Bao shouted at Da Bao, disagreeing.
"Photo studio...."
"Department store..."
"Bedroom boss, listen to me!"
"I'm the younger one, you have to give way to me!"
......
Su Xia had a headache, but thankfully there weren't many state-run restaurants these days.
Ignoring the two brats, he looked at Niu Niu instead.
"Where does Niu Niu want to go?"
Niu Niu was secretly pleased to see that her parents were looking at her and not asking about her two younger brothers.
But after thinking for a moment, she said, "Mom and Dad, we didn't change our clothes today, so how about we go to the photo studio another day?"
Su Xia nodded; she thought so too.
Looking at the disappointed Da Bao, she said, "It's too late today, but I'll definitely go before school starts!"
"Alright then!" Da Bao accepted.
"Mom, shall we go to the department store?" Gu Bao immediately suggested.
Big eyes, oh my god! To be honest, they're actually quite cute.
Su Xia ignored him and looked at Niu Niu.
Niu Niu: "Mom, I want to see if you sell any books!"
Su Xia nodded. "Okay, I'll go in a bit!"
"Thank you, Mom!" Niu Niu laughed happily.
Su Xia patted her head. Niu Niu was getting bigger and bigger, and she also needed to buy some private things. Niu Niu was 15 years old now and was developing very well. She would be getting her period soon, so she had to teach her these things in advance.
When Su Xia and the others arrived at the department store, Da Bao and Gu Bao almost got lost.
Chen Jianguo promptly grabbed the two children by the collar and led them to Su Xia.
"If you keep running around like that, you'll get lost, and you'll have your tongues cut out, your arms and legs broken!" Su Xia was startled, then looked at the two little ones and threatened them.
Chen Jianguo also kicked both of their buttocks for the first time.
The others in the group, upon hearing this, didn't think it was making a mountain out of a molehill.
It's true that many children are being lost these days.
Da Bao and Bao Bao knew they were wrong, and then quietly followed Chen Jianguo.
Su Xia glared at them, thinking, "Even if I get strabismus, I'm still annoyed by these two little brats."
"Take them with you. We're out of seasonings at home, so you can buy some more!"
Chen Jianguo nodded, "Okay, we'll meet at the entrance later!"
Su Xia took Niu Niu with her, and they went to the bookstore first.
"Niu Niu, you choose for yourself!"
"Yes, Mother!"
Su Xia then walked to the nearby household items, took out the coupons she had saved, and bought toilet paper, soap, and hand soap. She also bought face and hand soap, Gala oil, and Pechoin lotion, leaving nothing out.
They even buy them in pairs, two cans at a time.
"Mom, I've chosen!" Niu Niu came over.
Su Xia handed over the money directly, saying, "Pay for yourself. First, check if anything is missing."
The saleswoman's eyes widened in surprise; she hadn't expected the man in front of her to have such a grown daughter.
"Comrade, is this your daughter?"
Su Xia nodded upon hearing this, and Niu Niu greeted her, "Hello, Auntie!"
"well....
"Little girl, how old are you?"
"Auntie, I'm 14 years old!"
"How can you be so tall at only 14 years old?" The saleswoman was genuinely surprised; Niu Niu was now about 163 cm tall.
At this height, they're usually around seventeen or eighteen!
Niu Niu smiled happily, and the sales clerk immediately praised Su Xia.
"Lady, how do you raise your child so well?"
Su Xia really didn't understand what was so surprising about this, but she also understood that nowadays every family was struggling to get enough to eat and many were malnourished.
If she hadn't come here, Niu Niu would probably be a little kid by now.
Niu Niu bought some more hair ties and pretty hair clips, and Su Xia didn't mind buying them all.
I also bought a lot of things for little girls, such as handkerchiefs, books, pens, pencil cases, and drawing paper. This little girl has been practicing on her own, just drawing randomly.
Finally, Su Xia bought a menstrual belt. Looking at the two bags in her hand, with two ropes on each side and a long strip of cotton cloth in between.
Seeing Su Xia's surprised look, the sales clerk whispered, "Sir, this stuff is even worse than toilet paper!"
Su Xia sighed. She knew that even the toilet paper these days wasn't hygienic.
It seems they'll have to take out the money from the bathroom in the space.
I'm glad I bought a lot. Including Niu Niu, it should last about 20 years. If they still can't figure out how to make sanitary napkins by then, she can figure it out herself.
Su Xia angrily threw the menstrual belt over.
Then I bought a lot of toilet paper.
These girls and their children also need newspapers for school, but their family doesn't have the habit of using newspapers.
With a bunch of things in her hands, Niu Niu also helped carry a lot.
"Mother, do you need anything else?"
Su Xia looked at each stall with shining eyes, but in the end she managed to hold back.
"Let's go, it's late today, let's come again next time!"
Niu Niu nodded, secretly letting out a sigh of relief. She knew how much her mother could shop; she had been out all day and had even gone out to eat.
She was so tired that all she wanted to do was go back and lie down on the kang (a heated brick bed).
When the mother and daughter came out, Chen Jianguo was already waiting for them with his two children.
I also bought quite a lot of things.
"Mom, sister, over here!" Gu Bao jumped up and down happily.
Su Xia and Niu Niu walked over and looked at the candied hawthorn in Da Bao's hand.
"Frowning" - "Why did you buy it again?"
Chen Jianguo touched his nose guiltily, and his son acted coquettishly, which he couldn't resist.
"Mom, Dad bought one for your sister too!" Da Bao said hurriedly.
Okay--- As long as there's hush money, that's fine!
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