Chapter 26 Jealousy
Xia Lanlan stared at Xia Zhizhi with a hidden look in her eyes. She was so lucky that Big Brother Lu was so used to her. She also hoped in her heart that it would be great if Lu Weiguang was her partner. After all, shit tastes better when you are the one fighting for it.
After eating and drinking, Lu Weiguang pointed to the two bicycles parked at the door and said to Xia Zhizhi ostentatiously: "Zhizhi, you don't like taking the bus, I asked someone to get two bicycles over, let's ride back."
"That's great!" Xia Zhizhi grinned.
Xia Lanlan can't ride a bicycle, but Xia Zhizhi can.
But she wanted to group Xia Lanlan and Lu Weiguang together, so she turned left and right as if she was about to fall.
There was no other choice, so Xia Zhizhi rode her own bike, while Lu Weiguang took Xia Lanlan, who was carrying a lot of bags, to take them back.
Xia Zhizhi rushed ahead, pedaling very fast. When she got home, it was not yet time to get off work, but there were still people at home, each of them looking around like an intelligence agent.
Xia Zhizhi said, "Brother Lu, thank you for sending us back. If my parents are not at home, you won't be invited to sit up."
Lu Weiguang said: "It's okay, it's okay."
“What about this bicycle?”
"I'll find someone to ride it later."
"That's fine!" Xia Zhizhi parked her bike, afraid of having anything to do with him, and ran upstairs, still saying, "I'm exhausted after spending a whole day with Lanlan."
She had already climbed to the second floor before Xia Lanlan got off the back seat of the bicycle. She was carrying a lot of bags and pinched her throat as she said to Lu Weiguang, "Thank you, Brother Lu."
Lu Weiguang smiled and waved his hand: "You're welcome, you're welcome, go back."
Xia Lanlan returned to the house. Xia Zhizhi was sitting on a bench clasping her hands. When she saw her, the smile on Xia Lanlan's face fell, and she said to her with a guilty look on her face, "I'll go back to the house first."
"Wait." Xia Zhizhi stopped her and said, "Put your things down."
"This was bought for me by Brother Lu!" Xia Lanlan's voice was a little sharp, and she tightened her grip on the bag.
She said that Xia Zhizhi was not so kind-hearted and was pretending to be indifferent in order to gain fame, but now she came to snatch her things away!
Xia Zhizhi rolled her eyes and stood up. Xia Lanlan thought she was going to be beaten and subconsciously raised her arms to cover her face.
"Look at what you have accomplished." Xia Zhizhi walked past her and closed the door, blocking out the inquiring glances from both sides.
Then she took out a few pounds of candy and cookies from her pile of things and put them on the dining table: "Put these outside and let's eat together."
"Look at how nervous you are. Do you think I want to steal your stuff?" Xia Zhizhi patted her face and said, "How much is this stuff worth? 30 or 40?"
"Do you know how much the watch that Brother Lu wants to buy for me is worth? 680 yuan. How long do you think it will take for our family to save up that little money?"
"Let me do the math for you. If our parents get one yuan more salary, it will be 69.2 yuan a month. We consume more than 200 kilograms of grain every month. If we calculate that half of it is coarse grain and the other half is fine grain, it will cost us about 30 yuan to buy grain, and 5 or 6 yuan a month to buy vegetables."
"Every month, we buy eggs, and we eat meat twice, which costs three or four yuan. We also need to buy oil, salt, and light bulbs, which cost two or three yuan. My father has to pay 20 yuan to grandpa every year for his old age. During the New Year, grandma and grandpa and grandpa have to bring gifts back. If you count less, it's four yuan a month. You two haven't been to school in recent years, so the textbook fee is less. Fangfang and I are 14 years old, which is one and a half yuan a month. There is also a stove, which costs two or three yuan a month. If you buy soap, toothpaste, needles and thread, etc., it costs one yuan."
"Do you know how much these cost?" She looked at Xia Lanlan's bewildered expression and sneered, "These will cost more than 50 yuan."
"That's not all. You also need to buy some clothes and shoes throughout the year. I'm not included in the cost. The five of you need to buy one set per year, which is at least 20 yuan. It's eight or nine yuan a month. If you need to buy medicine for other diseases, it will also be one yuan a month."
"Calculate, how much money can our family save in a year besides food and drink?"
Xia Lanlan didn't know why she said that and was a little confused: "A few dozen dollars is enough, right?"
"Yes, I can save several dozen yuan a year." Xia Zhizhi folded her arms and sneered, "For our family, we have to make sure we have enough food and clothing. We don't have to buy new hair ornaments, candy, or drink maltose for ten years to save enough money for that watch."
"But for me, I can buy anything I want right away. Besides watches, I can also buy new clothes. I buy seven pieces at once and wear them in rotation. I wear different clothes every day of the week."
She leaned close to Xia Lanlan's ear and asked, "What can you compare with me?"
Xia Lanlan was so angry that she said, "That's not your money. What's so great about it? You have to marry a man 20 years older than you to get it. I heard he beats his wife. You'll know when you get married and get beaten!"
After saying this, he calmed down, then began to feel scared and took two steps back.
Xia Zhizhi didn't hit her either. She looked at her with a smile and said, "So you are stupid. You believe whatever others say. What's wrong with being 20 years older? Older people are more caring and earn more. As for beating your wife, didn't you get along with him today? Do you look like someone who would beat his wife?"
Although Lu Weiguang is about the same age as Xia Ruhai, the other one lives a life of luxury in the office, is plump and has no wrinkles on his face.
One was screwing in screws in the production workshop, sweating profusely and the wrinkles on his forehead could kill flies.
So the two of them look at least 10 years apart in age.
In addition, since he and Lu Weiguang went out for a trip today, Xia Zhizhi was too self-contained and didn't need any care at all, so Lu Weiguang paid attention to Xia Lanlan.
In Xia Lanlan's heart, he is indeed a gentle, generous and kind man. To be honest, no one has ever been so nice to her in her life. He speaks to her in a soft and gentle voice, takes her to good restaurants to eat, and buys her whatever she wants. Today is like a dream.
I wish her future partner would be this good... Xia Lanlan thought to herself and said it out loud.
Xia Zhizhi looked at her with a sneer: "How long has it been since you looked in the mirror? Why don't you go to my room and look in the mirror to see if you are worthy enough?"
After saying that, she stopped paying attention to Xia Lanlan, went back to her room and slammed the door.
Xia Lanlan returned to her room and spread out the things she bought today on the bed, filling it up completely. She didn't understand, because Xia Zhizhi was clearly the one who had the worst life in the family, wearing clothes that she couldn't wear or that were torn, after all, the better ones were left for Xia Fangfang.
She was silent all day long at home, just working with her head down. Sometimes, Xia Ruhai and Li Dongmei had quarrels with others in the factory and came back to beat and scold her for any reason. She didn't dare to cry out loud and could only shed tears silently.
Because their parents were like this, the following three followed suit and took out their anger on Xia Zhizhi...
She really couldn't understand how life had turned out like this.
Xia Zhizhi became the one with the most say in the family. She ate whatever she wanted every day, spent a lot of money, did nothing, and not only beat them, she also dared to hit her parents.
It seemed to have started when she agreed to marry Brother Lu...