good old days

What is life? There are occasional frictions and minor annoyances, but it still moves forward smoothly and orderly over time.

In mid-August, Chen Xiuyun gave birth to a little girl.

After receiving the letter, sisters Jiang Xinyu and Jiang Yuzhu went to Northern Hebei Province to visit Chen Xiuyun.

Zhou Shunyi got a daughter in middle age, holding the child with a smile on his face.

I haven’t seen Xiaochuan in half a year. Apart from growing taller, he looks much calmer.

He silently brought the food to Chen Xiuyun, and after setting it up, he helped her get up to eat.

Chen Xiuyun sat up and said to him: "Go back and rest. Don't stay here."

Xiaochuan nodded, his eyes filled with red blood from the night outside the ward, "Mom, what do you want to eat this afternoon? I'll make it for you, and my sisters."

Jiang Yuzhu had no idea what happened during the Chinese New Year, so she took out five yuan from her pocket and said, "Go buy a chicken and have it slaughtered. I'll go back and stew it for you in the afternoon."

Xiaochuan looked at Chen Xiuyun hesitantly, and Chen Xiuyun nodded, "Go on, listen to your second sister."

After Xiaochuan left, Jiang Yuzhu said sincerely: "He is becoming more and more sensible."

Zhou Shunyi walked back and forth in the ward with his child in his arms, his face glowing red, as if he didn't hear him.

Even though half a year has passed, the knot in the heart of the family of three has not disappeared.

Chen Xiuyun and Zhou Shunyi both knew that Xiaochuan was uncomfortable staying at home, because they were also uncomfortable every time the three of them ate at the same table.

But they are trying to ignore this discomfort.

Half a year has passed, and the three of them have become accustomed to this kind of polite and distant relationship.

Ogawa spoke less than before, did a lot of housework in silence, and his academic performance ranked among the top as always. In this harmony that the three of them deliberately maintained, the family relationship seemed quite normal, but after all, they were no longer as close as before.

Chen Xiuyun smiled, changed the topic and asked Jiang Xinyu: "Why don't you bring the child over this time?"

At the beginning of the summer vacation, Jiang Xinyu took her children and Chen Yi to visit Chen Xiuyun. Recently, Chen Yi was too busy to spare time. Jiang Yan was taken away by Chen Jinhua again. Zhou Qi was also busy, so only the two sisters came together.

Zhou Shunyi put down his sleeping child and left the ward to make room for his mother and daughter.

Jiang Xinyu saw that her mother looked ten years older after giving birth, so she took out a bankbook worth 3,000 yuan from her pocket and handed it to her.

"You have to take good care of yourself and regain your strength quickly. There is no need to save money."

Chen Xiuyun was originally an advanced mother, and her condition after giving birth was not good at all. Twenty years ago, she would have been able to get out of bed and walk around normally the day after giving birth. Unlike now, she still has no energy after lying in bed for three days. Son.

Chen Xiuyun felt that she had taken advantage of her little girl, so she pushed the bankbook back.

Jiang Xinyu stuffed it under her pillow without saying a word.

Jiang Yuzhu also took out an envelope from her bag, containing two hundred yuan.

"Zhou Qi and I don't have as much wealth as Xinyu's family, so we won't be able to give her as much, so don't dislike it."

Chen Xiuyun glared at her helplessly, "Who is as lucky as me, I don't know which family I am talking about."

The second daughter gave birth to the third child not long ago. Chen Xiuyun didn't go to see her, and she didn't give her any money. She even accepted the money from her daughter, which made her feel a little embarrassed.

"Zhang Hua was assigned to the Bureau of Culture and Education in Shangdu later this year. At the end of last month, he paid for a small house with one bedroom and one living room and took the children there."

Chen Xiuyun felt relieved when she mentioned this.

Shangdu is the capital city of Henan Province. Zhang Hua, a college graduate, will definitely have a bright future. As long as Jiang Zhenzhen can be assigned to Shangdu in the future, the family's good days are still to come.

Zhang Huaneng took the child and kept him by his side, finally ending the situation of sending the child back and forth.

Jiang Xinyu also knew about these situations, and she also gave Jiang Zhenzhen five hundred yuan.

After giving her the money, she didn't point to Jiang Zhenzhen to return it to her. When everyone is in trouble, they hope someone can help them. Things that can be solved with money are nothing. For her family, Jiang Xinyu hopes that they can all live a good life.

In the United States, on a tree-lined campus, Chen Jiajia was sitting on the lawn in front of the dormitory building reading a book, with a pile of collected second-hand items in front of her.

Chen Yi sold her second-hand things to her at two-thirds of the original price. Chen Jiajia thought the things would be easy to sell, but it was only when she set up a stall on campus to sell things that she realized she was naive.

For example, that Walkman, although it looks brand new, performs well, has no bumps on the surface, and has good sound quality, it can only be sold for less than half of its original price.

She thought that two-thirds of the original price was a good deal, but she didn't expect that the students on campus were so good at haggling.

Half of Chen Yi's second-hand goods were sold for less than two-thirds of the price.

But when Haikou boasted about it, she had no choice but to swallow the pain by herself. She would send him back every penny of the money, plus the money she earned from her part-time job.

This loss-making business made her liver hurt.

Because whenever she had free time, she would carry things to the lawn to sell them. Frequently, graduates even sold second-hand items to her.

This time she was smarter. After checking the items, she bought the items back at a very low packing price and then sold them at a higher price.

Before she knew it, she had become a second-hand seller of second-hand items.

However, compared with Chen Yi's batch of goods, the goods received later have profit margins.

By accident, I discovered a way to make a little money. It was no problem to make a hundred dollars a week in my free time.

Although it was a bit embarrassing to set up a stall on campus, Chen Jiajia no longer cared. It is a good choice to make money with your own hands and reduce the burden on your parents.

When no customers came, Chen Jiajia looked down at her book and took notes seriously.

The light in front of her eyes was blocked. When she raised her head, she saw Steve, the bastard, looking at her with resentment. She said skillfully and expressionlessly: "Stay away, it will affect my business."

She didn't understand why Steve continued to pester her, and he always looked resentful every time he saw her.

"Do you know some witchcraft and cursed me?"

Chen Jiajia raised her head in surprise and cursed rudely: "If you have mental problems, go to the hospital."

Steve gestured: "Your Chinese country has some Taoism, Gu magic, Chinese Kung Fu and the like!"

Chen Jiajia was confused when she heard this and felt that he was amusing her, "A good dog doesn't block the way, but you are blocking my business."

Steve looked at the pile of rags in front of her and said in disbelief: "Is this a pile of garbage? How much did it cost? I bought it. You can lift the curse for me."

He wants to be a normal man!
He went to the hospital to no avail. Every time he was treated, Chen Jiajia's face that hated him would appear in his mind.

If she hadn't cursed him, how could something be wrong with him?
Chen Jiajia said very principledly: "I won't sell you rubbish, just keep away from me."

Steve stepped forward and grabbed her arm, looked around and then whispered: "There is something wrong with my body. Is it because of your hands and feet?"

Chen Jiajia was puzzled at first, but then she looked at his abdomen uncontrollably in disbelief, then quickly looked away, and then laughed heartily.

Steve's face was colorful and wonderful.

With his shoulders shaking, Chen Jiajia said, "Do you believe this is retribution?"

She was ignorant and had that kind of thing happen to him in a daze, and then he disappeared without a trace. She faced threats and rumors, and also experienced the relationship with Song Minghan.

Until now, she has opened up a lot.

It's just a relationship between a man and a woman, no big deal.

(End of this chapter)