Free Days in Siheyuan

Chapter 1309: Secret love arises
"Mom, leave this to me!" Zhao Xiaoping patted her chest, looking eager to try.

Zhao Liang and Zhao Lei were also nodding vigorously, both with smirks on their faces.

They have been "oppressed" by their elder brother since they were young. It is a rare opportunity for them to encounter such a "good thing" and fight back. How could they not seize the opportunity?

Zhao Xiaoping's eyes rolled, as if she was planning something bad.

Then he said, "It just so happens that I have almost used up my vanishing cream."

Zhao Liang and Zhao Lei also laughed. One said that his pen was broken and he needed a new one. The other said that he had recently gone out to eat a few more meals with his partner and he didn’t have enough money and needed help from his big brother…

Zhao Feng, who was just doing some bystander work, suddenly shuddered and felt inexplicably uneasy.

"What do you want? If you want to buy it, buy it. If not, just leave and don't block other people's way." The salesperson saw that he had been silent and had a droopy face, and said unhappily.

"Oh, I'll buy one pound of soy sauce."

Zhao Feng put the glass bottle in his hand on the counter. He didn't pay much attention to the salesperson's tone.

Besides, he was indeed distracted just now and wasted other people's time.

The salesman took the glass bottle and said in a more friendly tone: "One cent."

After hearing this, Zhao Feng was slightly stunned and subconsciously touched his pocket.

In the end, I only got a small receipt.

Zhao Feng was suddenly confused. Where was the money in his pocket?
He stuffed a lot of money into his pocket when he went out.

How come...how come there is only one left?

What did he buy today and why did he spend so much money?
Zhao Feng felt dazed and began to calculate what he had bought today and how much money he had spent.

Before he could figure out the amount, the salesperson handed him the filled bottle of soy sauce.

Seeing that he had no intention of paying, the salesperson frowned and reminded him again: "It's ten cents in total."

"Okay, okay!" Zhao Feng took out the last bill from his pocket with great difficulty, swallowed his reluctance, and handed it to the salesperson.

Zhao Feng's heart was bleeding as he watched the salesperson rudely take the money from his hand and throw it into the drawer.

His money!

That last coin.

Looking at the soy sauce in his hand, Zhao Feng fell into deep thought again.

I don't know what he was thinking, but he had to eat more soy sauce today to make it worthwhile!
Fortunately, no one knew what he was thinking, otherwise they would probably laugh out loud.

What he didn't see was that after he left, the salesperson looked at him with more sarcasm in his eyes.

Taking advantage of the fact that no one came to visit, she sat down on the bench, picked up the wool next to her and started knitting again.

He cursed in a low voice: "Poor bastard! You are so poor, why are you still eating soy sauce..."

Hearing this, the other salesperson next to her couldn't help but frowned, showing some disapproval on his face.

"Sister Wu, I think the clothes that person is wearing are nice, so he shouldn't be someone who is short of money."

Besides, even if they are poor, it has nothing to do with you...

The girl didn't say anything else, but just one word of complaining was enough to arouse the dissatisfaction of Sister Wu.

Sister Wu dropped the sweater she was knitting and curled her lips: "Xiaojuan! Are you close to me or that person? Why are you so ungrateful?
Besides, I was not wrong, he was just a poor fellow. A grown man searched his pockets for a long time and only took out 1 cents. If he is not a poor fellow, then who is a poor fellow?"

As she spoke, Sister Wu's eyes flickered, and she looked at the girl in disbelief: "Xiaojuan, you are not attracted to her just because she is pretty, are you?"

After being scolded by Sister Wu, Xiaojuan, who was just a little girl after graduating from school, was angry and embarrassed. Her face turned red and she didn't know how to refute.

She just felt that the person just now was not the one Sister Wu described.

But seeing that Xiaojuan didn't say anything, Sister Wu thought she had guessed what the girl was thinking.

She acted like she was doing this for your own good and advised, "Xiaojuan, Sister Wu is an experienced person, and there are some things that you are still young and cannot understand.

But Sister Wu tells you, when you marry a man, you get food and clothing. When choosing a partner, you should never just look at the face. You must find someone with good conditions, otherwise you will suffer a lot. "

As he spoke, he started talking about one of his colleagues.

"Look at that person, isn't he? The guy I introduced to her was so good. Not only does he have a formal job, but his parents also have jobs. If she marries him, she'll have a good life.

She just didn't like such a good family, and finally she fell in love with a small policeman.

The young policeman is the only one working in his family. The whole family depends on him for salary and food. Before the end of each month, they start to starve...

I told her at the beginning that it wouldn't work and that she would have to suffer if she married him, but she just didn't believe me.

Now it’s all right, I haven’t given birth to a child yet, if I marry him I will have to help that little police officer raise the child, it’s not easy to be a stepmother…”

Xiaojuan pursed her lips and wanted to refute. She lived in the same courtyard as the colleague Sister Wu mentioned.

Although I haven't inquired in detail, just from the few words I heard from the old ladies in the yard while washing clothes, I can tell that the facts are not at all like what Sister Wu said.

Although the other party is just a small police officer, it is also a formal job and he is favored by his superiors. He will be promoted sooner or later.

The salary is not as low as Sister Wu said, so it is not a problem to support a family at a young age.

That comrade was not married to be a stepmother. The two children are the boy's younger brother and sister.

The two children are both over 10 years old and can take care of themselves. Not only do they not need anyone to take care of them, but when the colleague is busy, the two children can help her with a lot of work.

As for the absence of parents-in-law.

She had also talked to her about this matter in private, saying that having parents-in-law has its advantages, and not having parents-in-law is not necessarily a disadvantage.

Although that colleague has no parents-in-law, there are no elderly people above him to help.

But once you get married, you can be the boss of the household and won’t be suppressed by your mother-in-law.

If you go back to your parents' home more often, your mother-in-law won't complain.

Besides, that colleague's family is small. Her parents only have two children, her and her brother, and the two siblings are very close.

Even if your parents-in-law don’t take care of you during the confinement period, you still have your own mother.

After hearing about those advantages, and seeing those families in the yard where the relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law was tense and they were quarreling all day long, Xiaojuan felt a little envious.

She vaguely felt that compared to the fighting and suffering all day long, the difficulties she would encounter in raising the children by herself without a mother-in-law were not that difficult.

But Sister Wu was talking so excitedly that her saliva was flying everywhere, and she couldn't get a word in at all.

As she was talking, Sister Wu seemed to have thought of something, frowned, and said disdainfully: "Just wait and see, she will regret marrying into a family like this in the future."

Sister Wu's face was full of disdain.

She was resentful of that colleague.

At the beginning, she saw that the colleague had a well-off family, was pretty, and had a popular job, so she wanted to introduce her to her nephew.

But that colleague didn't give her any face and rejected her directly.

Her nephew is so good, he has a decent job and his parents also have jobs. He is no better than that little policeman who has no parents and has two children to support.

But she made a guarantee in front of her brother's wife, saying that as long as she took action, the marriage between the two would be successful.

In order to find a good match for her son, her brother and sister-in-law, who were always arrogant, rarely yielded in front of her. She especially enjoyed the feeling of being superior.

As a result, the woman was so ignorant that she ignored such a good partner as her own nephew and actually fell in love with a small policeman.

But he slapped her hard in the face.

As a result, she has been bullied by her younger siblings during this period.

Thinking of this, a hint of resentment flashed in Sister Wu's eyes.

What an unlucky person!
What a bastard!

……

Sister Wu cursed in her heart, looking at the girl who was chatting and laughing with others, she wished she could tear off her face.

But she really didn't dare to face that girl.

That girl is related to the director of the supply and marketing cooperative.

This was also part of the reason why she fell in love with that girl.

He thought that if the other party could become his niece-in-law, he could also benefit from it and become the director of the supply and marketing cooperative through the relationship with this niece-in-law.

Apart from anything else, I'll see if I can get my son involved when the time comes.

But all this was ruined!
Whenever she thought of this, Sister Wu gritted her teeth in hatred.

Humph, without Zhang the butcher, we can still eat hairy pigs.

Without this one, she would definitely be able to find a better one for her nephew.

As if she thought of something, she suddenly turned her gaze to Xiaojuan beside her.

Looking at Xiaojuan, her eyes flashed.

Isn't this a good choice right now?

As far as she knew, Xiaojuan's family conditions were not bad. Her father was an electrician and her mother was said to work in a textile factory, both of which were very popular jobs.

As for the relationship, it should not be bad, otherwise he wouldn't have been able to get his daughter into the supply and marketing cooperative as a salesperson.

Thinking of this, a calculating look flashed in Sister Wu's eyes.

The next second, she looked at Xiaojuan kindly and asked casually, "Xiaojuan, how old are you this year?"

Xiaojuan didn't think much about it. Although she didn't like Sister Wu, she was a colleague after all, so she had to look the other way.

She casually replied, "Nineteen."

Sister Wu's eyes flickered, and she felt it was more appropriate.

My nephew is 25 this year. How many years older is he than her?

But it doesn’t matter if a boy is a few years older. Boys know how to care for others when they are older.

She looked at Xiaojuan with a smile and said, "You are nineteen, not young anymore. It's time to think about finding a partner."

Xiaojuan was a little shy: "Sister Wu, I'm still young."

Sister Wu shook her head, as if she didn't understand, "You're not young anymore. It'll take at least a year to get married. If you want to see it now, it's just right to wait until you're 20 to get married."

As she said this, she walked forward and held Xiaojuan's hand affectionately, gently patted her palm, and said in an intimate manner: "Listen to what Sister Wu said to you, this girl has to get married earlier. Even if she doesn't get married right away, she has to settle down first. There are only so many good guys. If you are late, they will all be picked up by others.

Besides, 19 is not young. When I was your age, I was already pregnant with my second child."

Xiaojuan felt a little uneasy about the sudden intimacy, and she struggled slightly, trying to pull her hand away.

But Sister Wu didn't give her any chance at all.

She continued with a smile, "Well, Sister Wu will introduce you to someone."

Then, regardless of Xiaojuan's resistance, he said directly: "You should have seen my nephew, he is handsome and a regular employee. My brother and sister-in-law also have jobs, and the couple are both kind people. The girl who marries here will not suffer any loss.

How about it, the conditions are not bad, right? Do you want Sister Wu to arrange a meeting for you?"

When Xiaojuan heard that Sister Wu was introducing her to her own nephew, her expression changed instantly.

She exerted force and pulled her hand out of the other person's hand.

She suppressed her anger and said calmly, "Sister Wu, I'm still young, and my mother said she wants to keep me for a few more years."

"Oh! Look at you, girl. Why are you still shy with Sister Wu? Let's make a deal. Since tomorrow is the weekend, you two can meet each other."

Wu Jie seemed to not understand what people were saying and arranged for the two young men to meet.

Xiao Juan couldn't bear it any longer, she pulled her face and directly refused: "No."

After being choked, Sister Wu looked unhappy. She pointed at Xiaojuan and scolded, "Don't be so shameless. You think you are so good, but you still look down on my nephew..."

Xiaojuan was young after all, and her eyes turned red when she was scolded by Sister Wu.

"you you……"

She was a young girl, thin-skinned, and it was not easy for her to scold him directly in front of everyone.

The voices of the two people attracted the attention of the people around them.

The colleague who lived in the same courtyard with Xiaojuan slapped away Sister Wu's hand that was about to touch Xiaojuan's face, and protected Xiaojuan behind him.

"Xiaojuan, what's wrong?"

"Sister Dandan..." Xiaojuan threw herself into Dandan's arms with a slightly crying voice.

Looking at Dandan who was standing in front of Xiaojuan and glaring at him fiercely, Sister Wu felt inexplicably guilty.

But she still refused to suffer any loss: "Humph, why are you so hypocritical as a little girl? It's just a few words I said casually, is there any need to cry?"

Dandan glared at her fiercely and ignored her.

He just gently embraced Xiaojuan and asked worriedly, "Xiaojuan, what's going on?"

Xiaojuan repeated what Sister Wu had just said in a crying voice.

Hearing this, everyone looked at Sister Wu disapprovingly.

Being watched by so many people, Sister Wu already felt guilty. She smiled awkwardly and couldn't help but defend herself, "I didn't say anything. I said it for their own good. The rest of the words were just a joke. Who knew she couldn't stand being teased and started crying after just a few words?"

Dandan grabbed Xiaojuan who wanted to argue with the other party. She put her hands on her hips and looked at Sister Wu angrily as she was quibbling.

She did this for Xiaojuan's own good. Now that she is married, she is not afraid of ruining her reputation by arguing with others.

But Xiaojuan is not married yet, and she got into an argument with an old woman, let’s not talk about who won or lost.

But if this matter gets out, even if people know that the fault lies with Sister Wu, it is inevitable that people will talk about Xiaojuan.

However, when Dandan heard that Sister Wu wanted to introduce her nephew to Xiaojuan, a hint of anger flashed in her eyes.

She was almost fooled by Sister Wu at first.

If her family hadn't thought about it more and privately inquired about the situation of Sister Wu's nephew for her, she would have really fallen into a trap.

Thinking of this, she snorted coldly: "You still have the nerve to mention your nephew, a coward like your nephew..."