Super Red Packet

Chapter 90

However, he understood that if he didn't give them a convincing reason, they wouldn't spend the money.

What do you say?Meng Xiaoben had already thought about it, but hesitated on the spot.

Originally wanted to tell the truth, he was hired as a bodyguard with a monthly salary of 40.However, I suddenly remembered that if I said that, my mother and sister-in-law would think that Meng Xiaoben had strayed into the underworld and would worry about him.

Meng Xiaoben has a clever mind, and it takes only a blink of an eye to make up a story: "Mom, sister-in-law, this is how I got my money. Let me accompany a classmate to the antique market, and that classmate bought some stamps. The two can't beat the price." I understand, the boss gave a makeup powder box to my classmate as a gift. The box was old and worn out, worth tens of dollars at most, so my classmate gave it to me casually. He said he was going to treat me to dinner, because he gave me this A broken box is enough to pay for my meal. What is the use of such a broken thing? When I got back to school, I became more and more angry when I thought about it, so I dropped it. Unexpectedly, a red bead fell out from the bottom of the box. I thought it looked like a ruby, so I quietly went to someone to appraise it, and then sold it for 90 yuan. I took out 80 yuan and gave it to my mother and sister-in-law to spend first, and the remaining [-] yuan belonged to my sister-in-law and mother.”

This story was so touching and flawless that the two women had no choice but to believe it.

Mother's hands trembled even more, and her voice sounded like crying: "Xiao Ben, are you really rich?"

"Mom, it's true."

"Isn't it a dream?"

"It's not a dream."

"It's all right now, mom has something to look forward to. You don't need your sister-in-law to suffer for you to go to college anymore. You know, it's not easy for your sister-in-law. She is only 28 years old. For me, my wife, and you, my uncle, to go to college, it's delayed I'm young, and my mother feels uncomfortable looking at it, and I always say in my heart, our Meng family owes Yulan something in this life, my wife, if I have a next life, I will definitely repay Yulan, my good daughter-in-law."

"Mom—" sister-in-law grabbed her mother's hand, "Xiao Ben is rich, we should be happy, don't say these sad things. It's not easy for Xiao Ben to come back once, don't make him sad."

My mother wiped her tears and said repeatedly: "Yes, yes, don't talk about this, don't talk about this. Yulan, please put away the money. Tomorrow, the two of us will deposit it at the Agricultural Bank of the town. It will be deposited in your account. The money is all yours."

"Mom, look at what you said, yours and mine, aren't we a family? I'm your daughter." The sister-in-law said, her eyes were red.

"Sister-in-law, don't save them all. Leave [-] in cash. Go to the county town to buy a few sets of clothes. Your clothes are old and old-fashioned. Now that spring clothes are just on the market, you can buy a few sets. Then Go to the best hairdresser in the county to get a perm. I remember my sister-in-law used to have very beautiful curls, like a star. Over the years, my sister-in-law has suffered so much for this family. From now on, my sister-in-law will never do heavy work again .”

Sister-in-law's face was a little red: "Look at what Xiaoben said, don't you think sister-in-law is ugly? You have to wear new clothes and have big rolls to look good?"

"No, no, I really didn't mean that," Meng Xiaoben was a little anxious, "I mean, I mean..."

Meng Xiaoben couldn't explain clearly, so he scratched his hair anxiously.

"Forget it, forget it," my mother said happily, "your sister-in-law understands what you mean, she is joking with you."

The sister-in-law went back to her east room to sleep.Mother washed Meng Xiaoben's feet with water, and took out new sheets to spread the kang for him.

After Meng Xiaoben washed his feet, he was about to go to bed on the kang, but unexpectedly, his sister-in-law knocked on the door.

"Xiao Ben, the light wire in my room is broken, please help me fix it!" My sister-in-law said softly standing outside the door.

It was so late, and Meng Xiaoben was a little embarrassed when he arrived at his sister-in-law's room. He turned to look at his mother.

Mother stretched out her hand, pulled him off the kang, pushed him towards the door, and said, "The light wire in your sister-in-law's house has been broken for several days. I want to find an electrician to fix it. The electrician will cost dozens of yuan." money, so it has not been repaired. You have studied, so go and have a look! Help your sister-in-law connect the line."

When Meng Xiaoben pushed open the door, his sister-in-law was gone.

He came to the door of the west room where his sister-in-law lived, and knocked gently on the door: "Sister-in-law, I'm here."

"come in!"

Meng Xiaoben pushed open the door and entered the room.

"Which socket is broken?"

"The socket isn't broken, it's just missing a good plug. Look, those wires are piled up under the table."

Meng Xiaoben squatted down to take out the wires from under the table, but his sister-in-law rushed ahead of him, squatted down, and took out the wires under the table.

Meng Xiaoben took the pile of wires handed over by his sister-in-law, checked along the wires, and found that a wire connector near the corner was loose.So he asked his sister-in-law to find tape and a knife to reconnect the thread.

The sister-in-law said worriedly: "Be careful, don't get electrocuted."

"It's okay. I just finished my electrical engineering course, and I know a lot about wiring. Besides, I wear thick leather shoes on my feet, which are insulated. Look."

"That's not safe. Working with live electricity is never a problem, but don't make any trouble. I think it's better to pull the switch first!" The sister-in-law said, turned around and walked to the corner, opened the door of the switch, Pull the switch down.

The room was suddenly dark.

"I can't see anything."

"Wait a minute, don't do anything, wait until I light the candle, and then you can work." The sister-in-law instructed, searched for a while from the drawer, and lit a red candle.

While connecting the wires, Meng Xiaoben asked, "Do we often have power outages here?"

"In recent years, the power supply has been good, and the electricity is usually uninterrupted. However, more and more people use refrigerators and air conditioners, and the electricity is not enough. At night, the voltage is unstable. Sometimes, the lights flicker and dim, which is scary. , like a will-o’-the-wisp, scared me so much that I covered my head with the quilt, and didn’t dare to breathe.”

"Oh," Meng Xiaoben sighed softly.

"What are you sighing for?" asked the sister-in-law, "You are a child, you should be happy, happy every day, and don't be heavy like an old man."

Meng Xiaoben wanted to say something, but didn't know how to say it.

"Hand me the pliers." Meng Xiaoben said.

The sister-in-law turned around and picked up the pliers that were on the ground.

As soon as she turned around, the candle in her hand flickered, and the wax dripped on the back of her hand, causing her to scream.

"What's the matter, sister-in-law?"

"Ouch, ouch, I got burned by the candle oil," my sister-in-law said, peeling off the candle oil on the back of her hand with her fingertips.

Meng Xiaoben saw that the hot spot on her hand turned red.

"Does it hurt?" Meng Xiaoben asked with concern.

"It hurts." The sister-in-law took a breath.

Meng Xiaoben gently blew on his sister-in-law's hand for a while, then asked, "Is it better?"

"It's much better, it doesn't hurt much now," the sister-in-law retracted her hand, "you should work quickly."

Meng Xiaoben turned around, and after a while, he connected the wire: "Turn on the switch."

The sister-in-law opened the switch, and the room was immediately lit up.She brought a basin of water and said, "Wash your hands, go back to the main room and go to sleep after washing your hands!"

(End of this chapter)