Chiba Salted Fish Legend

Chapter 272

On Friday morning, my mother took Xia Zhi to the street and bought a lot of things as she said yesterday.Originally Xia Meng didn't come, but her mother said that if Xia Meng didn't come with her, she wouldn't be able to have breakfast, so she didn't care what she said about "it's okay if she doesn't eat breakfast" and so on, and forcefully took her with her. out.As for dad...he has gone to work and he really has no interest in shopping.So Xia Zhi thought that what was supposed to be a shopping trip for two people turned into three people.

It feels okay.

Xia Zhi and the sleepy Xia Meng were waiting for her mother to pay the bill. Even after breakfast, Xia Meng looked lackluster.She stayed up late and stayed up too late, but she wouldn't listen to her. I really hope she would be kinder to herself.

However, it was quite strange to see three of them walking on the street: a middle-aged woman who should have been at work but didn't, two teenagers and girls who should have been in school but didn't, a homeless man and a delinquent boy. It seems a little too advanced.People often pay attention to this side, and Xia Zhi feels a little uncomfortable.

But the other two people didn't feel that way. One was walking in front while thinking about where to buy things, and the other was walking behind as if he hadn't woken up, and Xia Zhi had to hold him.Fortunately, the place he wanted to go was not far away. Xia Zhi saw that although it was not the only clothing store in this small county, it could be regarded as the largest clothing store - there was a supermarket on the first floor and a clothing mall on the second floor. It seems to be a different company.

The three of them walked in and walked out together within an hour.Mom pulled Xia Meng and walked in front. Xia Zhi was covered with bags. At first glance, she thought these were Xia Zhi's clothes, but that was not the case.In the first 10 minutes after entering, the two female relatives were indeed focused on Xia Zhi's clothes, but after Xia Zhi bought a long-sleeved one and a short-sleeved one, the theme changed.

In the remaining five or ten minutes, Xia Zhi sat on the small sofa in the mall for people to rest, while the two female relatives went to look at clothes by themselves.So, are the small sofas or chairs in clothing malls originally meant for men?This is too true.

Xia Zhi's clothes were folded and put into a small paper bag, which was completely inconspicuous compared with the other seven or eight thick paper bags on his body.Maybe it's a lie to buy clothes for themselves today, but it's true that they want to buy clothes for themselves - someone thought to himself while walking.

Next, I went to the supermarket for shopping. Because there were too many things and I didn’t want to stuff them into the lockers. It was troublesome, so Xia Zhi simply left all the shopping to Xia Meng and her mother. Anyway, I didn’t do much. After choosing, they waited outside the supermarket for about half an hour. The two of them walked out with a plastic bag in each hand.

"We've bought all the food for the road. Think about it and think about what else you need. We're already here, so we just stopped by to buy it."

"No, there's enough for what I need over there. I can go over there and do some cleaning and it'll be fine. I can just go over there and buy the food and cook it myself. I'll have enough to eat on the way."

"Okay, that's it. Let's go back."

Just walking home with a bunch of things, Xia Zhi walked behind, Xia Meng and her mother walked in front.Xia Meng seemed to be more energetic and less sleepy.

"By the way, do you want to eat poached eggs? I haven't done that in a long time."

Xia Zhi almost threw all the clothes in his hands to the ground: "No, no. I don't like eating eggs."

"Why are you still so picky after so long?" Mom glanced at Xia Zhi dissatisfied, but didn't say anything.Although eggs have certain nutritional value, they are not irreplaceable, and there is no need to impose such strong requirements.

Xia Zhi felt the "good job" look from Xia Meng next to him and smiled bitterly.

Mom is still the same as before, always nagging, thinking of whatever she sees, and then asking Xia Zhi if she wants to buy it, but Xia Zhi just refuses again and again.My mother wasn’t annoyed or impatient, she just kept repeating it.

"Xia Zhi, you..." The tone of the mother who has been saying this has changed. She doesn't know how to describe it. What she insists on saying seems to give people a very lonely feeling: "...you must Isn’t it possible to study abroad?”

"What should I say now?" Xia Zhi said pretending to be relaxed. A long time ago, he had also considered this issue - is it necessary to study abroad?But that is indeed the best choice, whether it is for yourself or your family. After thinking about it over and over again, this is the right answer.

However, this will still affect people. Whether it is the closest family members or close friends, it really doesn't look like a good thing to leave so suddenly.However, what is more terrifying than being alone, and more terrifying than being faced with difficulties, is giving up halfway.

If you know you can't persevere but still do it, this is a kind of foolproof courage; if you don't do it, it can also be regarded as a survival strategy.The only difference is that you start something but don't try your best to complete it, and choose to give up halfway - this is a complete failure.

In this life, one has to accomplish something.Even for a useless person like myself, who can't even find a purpose in life, he still has to do something.Otherwise, you will live in vain and come to this world in vain.

Here, being cared for by my parents and covered by my sister's aura, I couldn't find anything I could do.Then go to a place where your parents can't take care of you, and where your sister's aura cannot yet cover you, and find what you can and should do.Although it is important not to prevent my sister from growing into an unparalleled genius, people are always selfish and always think of themselves first.Wearing the skin of "for the good of my sister" to cover up the truth of my "failed escape", because it is absolutely impossible to succeed here, so I went to find a place where there is still a glimmer of hope. This is the most fundamental reason for going to Japan. .

Because if he said it, he would be laughed at, so Xia Zhi never said it out loud.But this doesn't mean that he doesn't take this matter to heart and has never wavered.

"I thought you would be happy for me. At this age, your son has gone abroad to study by himself, and is able to take care of himself. He can even send so many gifts to his family that he bought with his own money. Go back. Let’s not talk about anything else. Can any of your colleagues’ children do it?” Xia Zhi smiled.

"Your dad and I don't lack this face."

"But dad is very happy." Xia Zhi sold his dad out without hesitation: "I talked to dad when you were away, and he told me that he showed off to his colleagues that his son was alone I think he is very happy that his colleagues are envious of studying abroad."

"Your dad is heartless." Mom curled her lips.

"Isn't it good to be heartless? Just do what makes you happy. Besides, it's not like we can't meet each other. Technology is so advanced now. It only took me less than two days to get home from Japan. We can see each other at any time as long as we go online, which is very good in this era. It is very peaceful there, nothing bad happens, people I know well are very nice to me, and I am sure that even people I don’t know can Getting along well, in fact, is no different from being at home."

"If you feel you are still dissatisfied, just imagine what I would be like now if I had not studied abroad. I hang out in school every day, with good or bad grades, and I can't do anything. If you can't do anything well, it will make you feel embarrassed and dissatisfied when others mention me. Now, such a thing will never happen, right? To be honest, I think you should feel for me Just be happy."

"Hmph... There is no other improvement, but this mouth has become quite good at talking." My mother snorted softly: "Whatever you want, anyway, you are already living a good life there, and I can't care about you. ."

Xia Zhi approached with a smile: "Look, you used to show off your little dream to your colleagues, now you can show off to me too? I'm studying abroad, and I went alone."

"You want to compare with your sister, but you're still far behind."

"I just said that I can mention it a little bit. In a few years, I can show off to others and say, 'Do you know Xia Meng? She is the super famous scientist. Don't you think I look a bit like her?' or something like that. , then I feel so happy.”

"Hmph. I don't have an older brother who couldn't even get into Tokyo University."

……

Xia Zhi suddenly fell into melancholy and didn't know what to say.

"Okay, Mengmeng, let's not talk about your brother. He can find a good job normally and it is already very good. Tokyo University, that is a university that even I know is difficult to get into. He will definitely not be able to get into it."

"You are really my mother..." Xia Zhi almost spit out a mouthful of blood.

"Go back. It's time for you to pack your luggage. Or ask your dad to drive you there tomorrow morning. You can get up later."

"No, it's only January now, and the expressway is not free. It's a waste of money and time to come and go. I can just take the bus by myself. Anyway, I have plenty of time."

"Our family is not short of this little money, and your father is busy this weekend."

"Just let him rest at home for a few days. It would be great if you save the money to buy some snacks for Xiao Meng."

"Yeah." This word was said by Xia Meng, and she nodded along with it.

"Okay, then the day after tomorrow I will take you to the street to buy snacks when I have free time."

"...I suddenly don't want to eat snacks anymore."

……

While talking, the three of them walked towards home.

On the other side, in a certain building.

"Manager Xia, why are you so efficient today? Is it the unfinished work yesterday?"

"Huh? Of course not. No, my son, the one I have been telling you about who is studying in Japan, will go back to school tomorrow. I finished my work this morning and took leave to rest in the afternoon. If you have anything, please tell me quickly, or wait until I come over to work overtime tomorrow."

"Back to school? Your son is back from vacation?"

"I've been back a long time ago. School holidays abroad are different from ours here."

"Then you're still sitting here? If you want me, I'll just take the whole day off today."

"Hey, there is still work to be done, let me tell you..."

The middle-aged man started to blow.

(End of this chapter)