20 years of the Republic of China

Chapter 271 The real and fake sister-in-law

The setting sun shines through the glass window on Hu Xiaoyan's face, and the broken hair around her ears is reflected into strands of golden threads, looming.

There was chirping on the tree branches, but no birds were seen.

Hu Xiaoyan stayed for a while, looking back from the window to the case, picking up a pen to practice calligraphy, but she couldn't write well no matter how she wrote, and she felt depressed.

More than a month.

Since they first met when they were thirteen years old, she and Jiang Lianheng had never been apart for such a long time.

"I don't know if he can do it there by himself."

Hu Xiaoyan murmured to herself, but then she thought about it, and her eyes couldn't help but fall on her legs. She suddenly felt that she had difficulty moving, and even if she followed, she would be a burden, and there was no guarantee that these half legs would not let the trail outside. His face is dull in front of others.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but look gloomy.

"Boom boom boom!"

There was a sudden knock on the door, and Hu Xiaoyan replied lightly: "Come in."

"Sister-in-law!" Zhao Zhengbei walked to the writing desk with a hearty laugh, "Brother Dong asked me to come back and tell you that the pig hair has been installed at the station. It is estimated that the train will leave in more than an hour. It’s Yingkou.”

Hu Xiaoyan stopped writing, raised her head and asked, "How many boxes were packed in the end?"

Zhao Zhengbei was stunned for a moment, scratched the back of his head, and said with some embarrassment: "Hehe, sister-in-law, I came in a hurry and didn't have time to count just now. Why don't you wait for Brother Dong to come back and ask him, he will definitely know. Anyway, I think it’s full, like a truckload of cargo. I didn’t prepare in advance, but if we can do so much in one month, we’ll have face wherever we talk.”

Hu Xiaoyan hung the pen on the pen holder, sighed, and said reproachfully: "Beifeng, you are the youngest, and I won't make things difficult for you, but you should pay more attention next time, and take everything more seriously. Don’t just watch the excitement there.”

Bei Feng did not dare to contradict her sister-in-law's words.

But as soon as Zhao Zhengbei lowered his head, he immediately took a few steps forward, his eyes lit up, and he said: "Hey! Sister-in-law, if you don't talk about anything else, your writing is getting more and more exciting! How did you figure it out? What? Tsk, tsk, awesome, really awesome! I can’t do it.”

"Really?"

Hu Xiaoyan looked at Bei Feng, then curved her eyes, pointed at the palm-sized words on the paper, and asked: "Do you know what this word means?"

"Sister-in-law, you are teasing me, how can I read?"

"This character is pronounced 'horse'."

"Ah! This is how you write the character 'horse'. What do you pronounce the two characters after that?"

"'Fart'."

"Fuck you?" Zhao Zhengbei blushed immediately and smiled awkwardly, "Sister-in-law, you lied to me, aren't you going to kill me?"

Hu Xiaoyan also smiled, without any intention of blaming her, but said: "Then when I talk about you from now on, don't try to fool me and try to fool me."

What was written on the paper was "Jiang Xiaodao", Hu Xiaoyan said, folding it and putting it back in the drawer.

"Sister-in-law, I didn't mean to be careless." Zhao Zhengbei said with a smile, "How can you be literate? There are so many places where you can't find a single literate person in the whole village! My sister-in-law is still smart."

Hu Xiaoyan pushed back the drawer and said, "From now on, the four of you and Xiaohua will have to follow suit."

"Ah? No, no, no, sister-in-law, I can't do it. What kind of palm is this? How can I hold a pen!"

"I didn't ask you to take the scholar examination. You should know as much as you can. I can't guarantee that you will be able to use it one day."

"It's a bit late then!" Zhao Zhengbei said reluctantly, "People only learn to read when they are children. I am almost 20, so I got over it just by fooling around. Besides, Xiaohua is a girl, she What words should I learn?"

Said Cao Cao, Cao Cao.

As soon as she finished speaking, Xiaohua walked into the house holding a stack of newspapers.

"Beifeng, what are you saying bad things about me again?" Xiaohua glared at Zhao Zhengbei, then quickly came to the table and spread the newspaper, "Sister-in-law, look, they said this is the master, No, it’s the company opened by Brother Dao in Yingkou.”

Zhao Zhengbei said excitedly: "Isn't it even opened yet? Why did it appear in the newspaper so quickly?"

"I asked your brother to pay for it to be published in the newspaper." Hu Xiaoyan replied calmly, "The company has just been established, so we need to advertise more."

Xiaohua was impatient and asked hurriedly: "Sister-in-law, what is written on it?"

Following the direction of the finger, there was an advertisement the size of a tofu cube in the newspaper, accompanied by an ink-stained photo.

A light-colored two-story Western-style building was divided into several shops. It seemed to be temporarily rented. The facade therefore did not appear very luxurious, but it was enough for a hastily established insurance company.

The picture is somewhat blurry, making the writing on the plaque difficult to read.

On the left side of the photo, there are eight conspicuous large characters: Access to the world, peace in all directions.

"Zongheng Cargo Insurance Company officially opened its doors on the 15th of this month. We sincerely invite distinguished people from all walks of life in Yingkou to celebrate together."

Hu Xiaoyan's fingertips lightly brushed the newspaper and read the news in the newspaper word by word.

"Let's live together!" Zhao Zhengbei laughed loudly, "Our Dao brother will also be the big boss from now on, haha!"

Xiaohua curled her lips: "Hey! You told me that the 'Huifangli' and 'Heshengfang' that we co-authored are not ours anymore?"

"You know nothing!" Zhao Zhengbei immediately retorted, "Are those two concepts the same? This is called a company, do you understand? This is a serious business. From now on, Brother Dao will also be called an entrepreneur. It sounds too much. Have a face!"

"You are the only one who understands!" "Of course I understand better than you! Sister-in-law, am I right? Look, my sister-in-law said yes, why are you so stubborn!"

Hu Xiaoyan nodded happily. Compared with brothels and gambling houses, insurance companies are indeed something that can be put on the table.

Zhao Zhengbei took advantage of the situation and asked: "Sister-in-law, we have opened a store in Yingkou, should we also open one in Fengtian?"

"I should. I'll think about this again and try to find a better place."

As she was talking, Hu Xiaoyan inadvertently noticed that her palms were a little black.

Not only her, Bei Feng and Xiao Hua's hands were also pitch black.

After careful identification, I suddenly realized that it was when I was squeezing to read the advertisement just now that my palms and fingertips accidentally rubbed the ink on the newspaper.

The three of them subconsciously rubbed the black stains on their palms, but the ink seemed to have penetrated deeply into the fingers and could not be rubbed away no matter how hard they tried.

"I'm going to get a basin of water."

Zhao Zhengbei informed his sister-in-law and hurriedly turned around and left.

Xiaohua lowered her hands, no longer futile, but then she thought of something again, and said: "By the way! Sister-in-law, Brother Dao sent a telegram two days ago, saying that the company is open, so you should come over and be busy!"

"I dont go."

Not surprisingly, Hu Xiaoyan flatly rejected the proposal without even thinking about it.

Xiaohua was a little embarrassed and tried to persuade her, saying: "Sister-in-law, Brother Dao said before that he has already said hello to his friends over there, so you can go and have fun. Just go out for a walk to relax and have fun in front of others." , It’s so boring to stay at home every day!”

Hu Xiaoyan stubbornly shook her head, but said: "Xiaohua, you go for me."

"Ah?" Xiaohua frowned, "You want me to go again? Sister-in-law, I can't do it. Last time you asked me to go down, I just sat there. I didn't know anyone and didn't know what to say. Like a fool."

"It's okay, just go there a few more times and it'll be fine."

"How many more times do we have to go?"

"I'll leave this kind of thing to you from now on."

"Sister-in-law, I really can't do it, and Brother Dao won't be happy either!" Xiaohua kindly consoled her, "Sister-in-law, just go. I've said it several times, and he doesn't mind..."

Hu Xiaoyan made up her mind and insisted: "Whether he doesn't like it or not is his business. He can't stop other people's mouths."

"Sister-in-law, you can't always be like this, right?"

"Go to my room and put on the cheongsam your brother gave me last time and let me take a look."

Xiaohua had no choice but to obey her sister-in-law's instructions, cautiously went to the master bedroom, opened the closet door, and took out a set of finely crafted and expensive stand-up collar cheongsam.

White base, light green embellishment, pine breeze and bamboo charm, beautiful but not kitsch, extremely elegant and dignified.

I put on a brand new cheongsam and dangled it in front of my sister-in-law twice.

Hu Xiaoyan saw it in her eyes, thought for a while, and asked him to put on the pearl necklace, tie up her hair, and insert a hairpin. Her face was rosy, and her lips were red. If it wasn't enough, she also gave her the small black handbag from a foreigner that Xiaodao gave her. Xiaohua holds it.

After such careful tidying up, the little flower is no longer a little flower, but has become a noble lady.

There is no woman who doesn’t love new jewelry.

At first, Xiaohua was a little timid, but as her body became more and more decorated, she couldn't help but feel happy in front of the mirror.

Zhao Zhengbei entered the house carrying a basin. Seeing this, he couldn't help shouting: "Xiaohua, why are you so addicted to wearing sister-in-law's clothes?"

"Does it look good?" Xiaohua smiled and spun around in circles, "How do you compare with those ladies?"

Zhao Zhengbei let out a "poof" and burst out in joy: "Pull it down! You are the only one who is still a lady. Look at your shoes. People are wearing foreign high heels now. What are you doing?"

"Tsk!" Xiaohua immediately glared at Bei Feng angrily.

Zhao Zhengbei also immediately realized that he had said something wrong. He lowered his head and said, "Sister-in-law, um, wash your hands. I specially mixed the warm water for you."

Hu Xiaoyan was silent for a while, took out some money from her pocket, and said: "Xiaohua, go buy two pairs of new women's shoes on the street, pick the one you like, and don't worry about the money."

"Oh, thank you sister-in-law!"

Xiaohua didn't dare to show too much excitement, she just took the money with a dull head.

Hu Xiaoyan then ordered: "When you come back from buying shoes, you should pack your things, buy tickets, and prepare to go to Yingkou to attend the opening ceremony."

Xiaohua nodded: "Okay, sister-in-law, don't worry, I'll do it right away."

"Xiaohua, remember this. From now on, when you go out, you will be the sister-in-law. Don't be too petty. When you talk and do things, look at your brother's eyes more often."

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