90s Little Struggle

Chapter 159
Xu Xiulian glared at her daughter, and said angrily, "You're spending money recklessly again, aren't you?"

She only gave her daughter 50 yuan, but her parents-in-law and son also gave her some pocket money, which added up to a hundred yuan a month.

But it's only July 7th, and she asked herself for money again, so she must have bought something else.

Yan Wei hurriedly defended: "Mom, you misunderstood me. I spent three months of saving money before I bought a pair of shoes for Xinning as a gift."

Yan Sheng was puzzled when he heard this: "A pair of sneakers only costs [-] yuan, why do you need to save it for three months?"

Pull-back sneakers are not cheap now, they are mid-to-high-end sneakers, and they cost 40 to [-] yuan in department stores.

If you can have a pair of pull-back shoes in Houzhai Town or the countryside, it will be a very face-saving thing to wear out.

Yan Wei raised her chin and said proudly, "Are they sneakers or Adidas brand shoes, do they cost 150 yuan?"

Yan Sheng was displeased after hearing this: "Aren't the pull-back shoes in our country pretty good? You young people should not blindly pursue brands. You are a typical example of flattering outsiders."

"No wonder it is said that foreign monks are good at chanting scriptures, while local monks are not popular..."

Xu Xiulian couldn't help being angry at her daughter for "spending money indiscriminately", and she was also happy to see her daughter and Xinning getting closer, so she smiled and said: "Old Yan, we can't just know how to be xenophobic, we have to get rid of the dross and save Isn't it the essence?"

Seeing her father being silenced by her mother, Yan Hua almost laughed out loud.

Xu Xiulian took a look at her daughter: "And you, you can't spend money lavishly. If you develop a habit, I'm afraid that your salary will not be enough for you in the future."

Yan Hua has also graduated. She is from the Department of Political Science and Law, and she is planning to go to the same unit as her father, but she was admitted to work in the archives room.

Yan Sheng also wanted her to keep her feet on the ground and learn more, so she greeted several people who knew that Yan Hua was his daughter.

In the future, Yan Hua will be just a staff member with the same surname as a high-ranking official.

Yan Hua could only nod depressingly: "Got it, I'm going to work next month, even if I want to go out and spend money, I don't have that chance."

Besides, on Xiao Hong's side, after walking for a while with two bags, she quickly put down the bags in her hand, and she couldn't walk anymore.

Now that it’s summer vacation, there are many children playing in the yard, some are catching chicks with eagles, some are rolling hoops, and some are watching the excitement with their younger siblings in their arms.

Xiao Hong grabbed a ten-year-old boy who ran past her, handed him a few pieces of big bubble gum, and asked with a smile, "Hello, do you know Xiao Haonan?"

The boy nodded cleverly: "Are you a relative of Brother Xiao's family?"

"Yes, go and shout for me and let him pick me up, okay?" Xiao Hong stuffed the bubble gum into his hand.

The bribe was successful, the boy was 'forced' to get the bubble gum, his eyes lit up, and he said loudly, "I'm going to shout right now, I'll be back soon."

Xiao Hong also took the opportunity to look at the unit buildings here. Each building looked similar, that is, a few units were written on the first floor with paint.

She also came to the provincial capital with her grandma in her memory, but at that time, the uncle and the others still lived in the old house of the unit, and she had never been here before, only knowing that their house was on the third floor of the fifth unit.

It's not convenient for her to find it with so many things, it's better to wait for them to pick her up.

Just wish they were all home from get off work by now.

Xiao Mengqiu was setting the table and chopsticks in the living room. When he saw a sweaty little boy rushing in, he laughed and joked: "Little Shitou, why are you running? Is your mother going to beat you again?"

"It's your relatives here," Xiao Shitou panted while holding the door frame, "It's still waiting for you to pick it up at the gate of the courtyard."

"Okay, thank you, little stone." After Xiao Mengqiu finished speaking, he called out to the kitchen: "Second brother, Xiao Hong is here. When she called earlier, she said she would bring us watermelons. Let's get them quickly."

Their parents and eldest brother should have already left work, but they haven't returned home yet.

Xiao Haonan got off work on time, and went to the kitchen to cook when he came back. Hearing what his sister said, he responded, "Got it."

The brother and sister went downstairs and simply rode their bicycles to the gate of the courtyard, only to see Xiao Hong sitting on the steps next to them.

"You're here," Xiao Mengqiu jumped off the back rack of the bicycle and ran over. Looking at the two big bags on the ground, he admired him a lot: "It's amazing, it's really hard for you to bring so many things."

Xiao Haonan also parked the car, stepped forward and patted his cousin's head: "Little fool, you really listen to Mengqiu's words, how tired you are with bringing so many things."

The words were very considerate, and Xiao Hong smiled at him.

Unexpectedly, his tone changed immediately: "When I come back next time, I just need to bring a stewed chicken. I've always been thinking about the deliciousness?"

Xiao Hong gave him a blank stare: "Bad second brother, can't you say something nice to coax me?"

Xiao Haonan was eloquent: "I'm letting you know in advance that a man's smooth talk is not trustworthy."

Having said that, he put the sack on the back of his bike and tied it.

And Xiao Hong and Xiao Mengqiu carried another bag and walked home.

When Xiao Mengqiu heard that Xiao Hong came in the same car with Yan Hua's parents, he expressed deep sympathy for him: "Yan Hua and her brother are both fine, but their mother seems to be a bit difficult to talk to. When I face Yan Hua's mother, It's like facing a school dean."

"Yes, I think so too." Xiao Hong felt more at ease when she heard her words.

It turned out that Xu Xiulian was such a serious person, and she didn't deliberately target herself.

When she got home, Xiao Hong sat down on the sofa: "Oh, I'm so exhausted, why didn't you guys get assigned to the first floor?"

Pointing to the sack again: "There are three watermelons inside."

"The other bag contains beans, eggplants, loofahs, and gourds."

After speaking, he took out a well-wrapped plastic bag from his backpack: "The weather is too hot, so I don't dare to carry more. Let's open it first to get some air."

In fact, it’s okay, there is air-conditioning in the car, and the stewed chicken and pork head meat are wrapped in lotus leaves. After opening, there is only fragrance, no rancid smell.

After taking a deep breath, Xiao Haonan held his heart and exaggeratedly said: "That's the smell, it's so delicious!"

Xiao Mengqiu brought Xiao Hong a bottle of plastic gourd-shaped orange juice, and urged him: "Second brother, have you cooked all the dishes?"

Xiao Haonan rushed into the kitchen immediately: "There are still two dishes, Xiao Hong, wait for the second brother to show you something today."

Xiao Mengqiu took out the watermelon and vegetables she brought and put them in a big plastic basin, and chatted with her by the way: "I never thought that you sisters are all so good, and you all passed the university entrance exam. We will be able to see each other often in the future."

He asked her again: "Have you told your second uncle the good news? And Lou Fenfang is also taking the college entrance examination this year, right? I don't know if she has passed the university entrance exam?"

(End of this chapter)