After four days away from home, the Babu bed was sold, and Li Manjun planned to go home.
Before going home, Li Manjun asked Zhao Yong to take him to a specialty store to buy the latest version of a digital beeping machine.
I wanted to buy a Big Brother one, but this place didn’t have it in stock. I had to order it and wait for it to be delivered from the Hong Kong market. Li Manjun couldn’t wait, so she finally decided to buy a beeping machine first.
For people who are accustomed to using mobile phones, it is really inconvenient and unaccustomed to not having contact tools in their hands.
After spending ten minutes learning how to use the beeping machine, Li Manjun put all the newly bought clothes into his backpack and changed back into his original clothes.
Pack the cash you carry with you separately, put some in each bag, take some with you, check out and go to the bus station.
Zhao Yong was worried about sending her away, but Li Manjun thought about the cash he had on him and the current public security environment, so he was happy to have more protection.
The two bought bus tickets, had lunch together, and Li Manjun took the afternoon bus back.
Zhao Yong watched the bus go away, and then he went home with a smile on his face and found Granny Qiao. He told Granny Qiao that he and Li Manjun were planning to get married, and asked Granny Qiao to be the messenger. He planned to formally meet Li Manjun's parents.
According to Li Manjun's original plan, he made the decision on his own affairs. He took the household registration from his family and came to Rongcheng, and received the marriage certificate.
But Zhao Yong felt that this was too hasty and might make his uncle and aunt unhappy, so he decided to be more formal.
Li Manjun has big ideas, which is something Zhao Yong admires about her, but sometimes some of her ideas are a bit too idealistic in his opinion.
Nowadays, it is true that men and women are encouraged to marry and fall in love freely, but local customs cannot be completely abandoned. If Li Manjun finds these troublesome, then he will take care of them.
He hoped that she would be blessed by her family, rather than fight against some irrelevant customs and make her unhappy.
When Granny Qiao heard what Zhao Yong said, she immediately agreed. She hoped that these two young people could achieve positive results.
He said happily: "Don't worry, I'll have a call with your Aunt Wu first, and we can choose a date to meet formally."
Thinking that Zhao Yong would no longer have to live alone in the future, and that there would be people around him who knew both cold and hot feelings, Granny Qiao was relieved and moved, her eyes were slightly red, she was really happy for Zhao Yong.
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At three o'clock in the afternoon, Li Manjun returned to Heather Town.
She had only been away for just four days, and when she set foot on the streets of Heather Town again, she felt as if she had been away for a long time.
Maybe it was a change in her mood. Looking at this noisy street again, her heart became calmer and she was no longer as irritable as before.
Li Manjun went home first, but there was no one at home. Li Lijun and Li Jianjun were still in school, Li Dawei went to the countryside, and Wang Xiaojuan was not at home either. They might have been chatting at the homes next door or other sisters' homes.
Li Manjun pushed open the bedroom door and found that his bed had been slept on.
I vaguely remember that my parents said that my cousin Li Lanfang from my hometown was planning to go south to work and would come to stay at their house for one night.
The bedding that she had slept on was piled in a corner, and the pillow cover on the pillow was crooked. Li Manjun frowned slightly, she didn't like her territory to be touched.
But there is nothing we can do. Is it possible to let Li Lanfang sleep on the ground?
Li Manjun put down the bag and luggage in his hand, wrapped the cash he wanted to bring to the Liu Yan siblings in newspapers, and put it temporarily in the new bag.
Then I put the new clothes I bought into the closet, selected a clean set of bedding in the closet, and changed all the sheets, quilt covers, pillow covers.
I also changed out of my clothes and put on the newly bought jeans and shirt. I put down the big wooden basin at home and soaked the dirty clothes and sheets in the basin. It would be easier to rub them after a while.
"I really miss the washing machine..." Li Manjun sighed while wiping sweat with a handkerchief.
In the hot summer, after all this busy work, she was covered in sweat, but even taking a shower was a luxury.
At this time, electric water heaters are not popular in China, but it should be possible to install a gas water heater. Li Manjun is a little excited. Looking around, maybe he can build a shower room next to the kitchen and against the wall?
As soon as the thought came, she couldn't take it back. Li Manjun quickly washed the dirty clothes and bedsheets in the basin, dried them, picked up her bag and prepared to go out to meet the Liu Yan siblings, and stopped by to see if there were any gas water heaters in the town.
As soon as Wang Xiaojuan left the house, Wang Xiaojuan walked out of Aunt Wu's house next door. Unexpectedly, Li Manjun was already back. The mother and daughter passed by each other, but it was Li Manjun who called out to her mother first.
"Mom!" Li Manjun turned around and called Wang Xiaojuan, who walked straight past her.
When Wang Xiaojuan heard this familiar voice, she turned her head in surprise. She just thought this person looked familiar, but she never thought it was her country girl, so she subconsciously walked over.
Who would have known that this was actually her Li Manjun!
"You, what you are wearing..." Wang Xiaojuan pointed to Li Manjun's new clothes, bag and new shoes. This girl actually changed her outfit from head to toe. She was so proud that she didn't dare to recognize it.
"Are you really my Manjun?" Wang Xiaojuan came over in surprise, touched Li Manjun's collar, hair, and bag, and said "Oh!" The expression on her face changed, which was wonderful.
"Have you gone out to make a fortune these days?" Wang Xiaojuan finally confirmed that this was her daughter, and hurriedly pulled the person to the corner, asking happily but worriedly.
Li Manjun gave her the lip balm he brought in his bag and nodded lightly, "I don't think I'm getting rich, but I'm lucky. I bought some old items collected from the countryside and made a profit. It's not much, three or four thousand.
Bar."
"This lip balm is imported and can change color when applied. I chose it specially for you." Li Manjun said with a smile.
She didn't tell the truth to her mother because Wang Xiaojuan's big mouth couldn't hide anything. If she went to her hometown to show off, the relatives who borrowed money would probably break the threshold of her home.
Three or four thousand is a very appropriate number. Even if Wang Xiaojuan brags about it, everyone will just sigh that she is lucky.
When the time came, she would install the water heater, just say that the money was gone, and let it go.
Wang Xiaojuan took the lip balm and looked at the high-end metal case. She couldn't help laughing, "If you make money, keep it well. Why waste it on me? It costs a lot of money, right?"
"It's not much, you can just like it. I also bought some food and put it on the living room and dining table. Now I'm going to find Liu Yan and see if there are any water heaters for sale in town. I want to install a water heater for my home in the summer.
It’s convenient to take a shower in winter.”
Li Manjun's words came out in rapid succession, and Wang Xiaojuan had no time to react. Her daughter had already turned around and strode away.
After a while, I suddenly realized that my daughter had just said that she wanted to install a water heater for bathing at home.
Water heater? It costs NT$2,000. How can you spend so much money?
When Li Manjun comes back, she has to have a good talk with her.
The imported lip balm is so fragrant. Wang Xiaojuan took a deep breath of the aroma, covered the shell, and walked into the house with the treasure in her hand. She looked up and saw the fruits and biscuits on the dining table. Her Manjun was really making money.