struggle in a small town

Chapter 28

Hearing Zhang Xuejiao's answer, Lin Zhiyuan was even happier.

It was only a few months before the encounter at the train station, and Xiaoxue had already forgotten about it.

But she remembers so clearly what happened when she was a child. It seems that she has a deep impression on her.

This is definitely a good thing.

Maybe in the dead of night, when Xiaoxue thought of this incident, she would gnash her teeth and curse.

Even if it wasn't like this, she must have complained to Xiao Yu many times, otherwise how would Xiao Yu know?
Xiaoyu was only 3 years old at that time.

Day after day, maybe Zhang Xuejiao didn't realize that Lin Zhiyuan had become a part of her life.

Even if it is the object of complaint.

Zhang Yuqiao was particularly interested in the two of them: "Brother Lin, tell me, how did you meet my sister?"

Lin Zhiyuan picked up what he could say, and described it vividly.

In his story, Zhang Xuejiao is smart, kind, and helpful, so he almost praised her as a fairy who exists in the sky and exists in the earth.

The corners of Zhang Xuejiao's mouth twitched when she heard it.

But she couldn't say that he was wrong, after all, Lin Zhiyuan was praising her, not hurting her.

In the process of listening, Zhang Yuqiao kept winking at Zhao Yang and reminded him in a low voice, "Learn a little bit!"

Zhao Yang admired Lin Zhiyuan so much that he was short of apprenticeship.

Looking at other people, and then looking at yourself, it is the first time to come to the door, why is there such a big gap?
When Zhang Jianguo heard Lin Zhiyuan exaggerating about Xuejiao, his mood not only did not improve, but worsened.

This kid has been eyeing my Xiaoxue for a long time, with ulterior motives!

Lin Aimin was overjoyed, and felt that Lin Zhiyuan had the demeanor of his youth.

The tiger father has no dogs!

After the story was finished, Wang Xiangmei happily patted Lin Zhiyuan's hand: "Okay, Xiaoyuan and Xiaoxue are really destined."

Zhang Xuejiao insisted on holding back the idea of ​​retorting, thinking that it wasn't our fate, it was obviously the fate between my mother and Aunt Song.

Zhang Jianguo felt that Lin Zhiyuan could no longer talk, so he simply asked Zhao Yang, "Xiao Zhao, I heard from Xiao Yu that you work in a funeral parlor?"

"Yes."

Zhao Yang was much more relaxed just now, but when Zhang Jianguo asked him, he immediately became nervous again.

"Busy at work?"

"It's hard to say." Zhao Yang's muscles tensed all over his body: "Sometimes he's busy, sometimes he's not. It doesn't matter. But winter is busier than summer."

Everyone expressed their understanding.

It's normal, whether it's an old man, a sick person, or an accident, the time of death is random, and no one can predict how many people die every day.

Zhang Yuqiao spoke for Zhao Yang: "Zhao Yang not only has to work the night shift, but also has work during the day, which is very tiring."

Zhao Yang answered quickly: "Young people, exercise more, it's a good thing to endure hardship."

This sentence resonated with Zhang Jianguo and Lin Aimin.

Zhang Jianguo sighed: "When I was young, I was not afraid of the sky and the earth, and I felt that I could do everything. Later, there was a little rain, and I was fired from the factory. A few people in the family were waiting for dinner, but I was very worried."

Lin Aimin also said with emotion: "If you hadn't offered Jianguo a helping hand back then, our family of three would have gone to the streets to beg for food."

Whether it was Zhang Xuejiao or Zhang Yuqiao, they were young at that time and didn't know anything about it.

Lin Zhiyuan often heard Song Xiuni mention it very clearly, and then Lin Aimin said: "Uncle, my parents always tell me that my family's life is getting better every day, thanks to your help back then."

Zhang Jianguo waved his hand: "They're all from our own family, and it's good to be able to help me out. If things go wrong for me in the future, Aimin, you definitely won't stand by and watch, right?"

"That's natural."

Zhang Xuejiao and Zhang Yuqiao looked at me and I looked at you, with question marks all over their heads.

Lin Zhiyuan saw it, and asked with a smile, "Xiaoxue and Xiaoyu, don't you know?"

"really do not know."

In order to give Zhao Yang some space to relax, Zhang Yuqiao timely proposed: "Brother Lin, let's go upstairs and talk about it."

After going upstairs, Zhao Yang completely relaxed: "Your dad looks so fierce."

Zhang Yuqiao scolded him angrily: "Your father is fierce!"

Zhao Yang knew he had said the wrong thing, so he patted his mouth quickly.

Lin Zhiyuan looked at the furnishings in the room, and sure enough, just as Zhang Xuejiao said, Zhang Yuqiao liked some weird things.

Such as the skull pen holder on the computer desk.

For example, the Grim Reaper figure on the bedside table.

For example, curtains printed with six-pointed stars.

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Lin Zhiyuan looked around, and when he looked at Zhang Yuqiao again, he always felt that a girl with such a gentle appearance didn't quite match this room.

Zhang Xuejiao brought two small stools from the next door: "Sit down."

Zhang Yuqiao pulled Zhao Yang to sit by the bed, Lin Zhiyuan was secretly happy, so that he could sit with Zhang Xuejiao.

Unexpectedly, Zhang Xuejiao pulled out the computer chair and did not choose a small stool at all.

There were four people in total, all three of them were sitting very high, only Lin Zhiyuan was sitting on a short stool, looking a bit silly.

Zhang Xuejiao didn't feel well either, she stood up and said, "Brother Lin, sit on the computer chair."

"No, it's fine."

Zhang Xuejiao could only sit next to him: "Then I will sit here too."

Zhang Yuqiao couldn't hold back for a long time: "Brother Lin, hurry up and talk about it."

Lin Zhiyuan nodded, and began to tell the past of the previous generation.

The tide of laid-off workers in the 90s hit, Song Xiuni and Lin Aimin did not escape.

After staying at home for three days, Song Xiuni gritted her teeth and stomped her feet. With only a few hundred dollars at home, she went to the south to look for opportunities.

Before that, the farthest place Song Xiuni had been to was Xi'an, 60 kilometers away.

A week later, Song Xiuni came back.

Not only did he fail to find a chance to make money, but his money was also stolen.

The smooth return was all due to the money Lin Aimin was worried about and told her to sew on the inside of her trousers.

When the money is gone, the family of three has to eat, and if the man is not good at talking, the woman will have to do it.

Song Xiuni ran to her good sister Liu Huifang's house to borrow money.

To paraphrase a fashionable saying, Song Xiuni and Liu Huifang are good girlfriends.

The two have lived next door since they were young. Every day, either you live in my house or I live in your house. We wish we could grow up together.

When Liu Huifang heard that Song Xiuni was in trouble, she took out 1 yuan without saying a word, and gave it all without even asking Zhang Jianguo.

Song Xiuni clutched the money, her tears fell like broken beads.

Liu Huifang put her arms around her to comfort her: "Humans, there are high and low, look at me and Jianguo, haven't we made it through?"

Back then, Zhang Jianguo's car repair stall had turned into a car repair shop, and he had recruited two apprentices, earning more than 2000 yuan a month in a daze.

In the 90s, 2 yuan could buy a house with three bedrooms and one living room.

The wages of ordinary people are only more than 300 yuan a month.

1 yuan is definitely a huge sum of money for Song Xiuni.

But Liu Huifang just gave it to her.

Without even asking Zhang Jianguo's opinion, he made his own decisions.

Song Xiuni took the money, went home to discuss with Lin Aimin, rented a storefront in front of the junior high school where Lin Zhiyuan was studying, and opened a bookstore.

It not only sells all kinds of teaching materials, but also rents out novels for ten cents a day.

Later, comics were added, and business has been good.

Intermittently, it took Song Xiuni two years to return the 1 yuan to Liu Huifang.

Originally, Liu Huifang didn't intend to ask for it, but Song Xiuni disagreed.

Feelings are something that is most afraid of impurities in the middle, let alone 1 yuan.

In short, after these things, the relationship between the two families has become closer.

After listening to the story, Zhang Yuqiao exaggeratedly complained: "I don't even have 1 yuan in deposits now, and my parents already have [-] yuan households!"

(End of this chapter)