Xia Zekai saw that there were several children following the adults, all of them looking eagerly at the things at his feet. He bent down and picked up a pack of bulk candy bought from the supermarket from the things on the ground, and tore it into pieces.
I opened the packaging bag and took out a large handful of milk candies, chocolate candies, and mint candies. I called to the children: "Come on, come here quickly and share the candies."
Luo Xiyun has left her hometown since she was in school, and is now ten years younger. She is familiar with people of the same age and similar age, but she is not familiar with these little children, but it does not prevent her from being enthusiastic towards these neighbors.
greet.
He took the packaging bag of bulk candy directly from Xia Zekai's hand and walked over, taking out candy handfuls, some for adults and more for children.
The children's hands were so big that they couldn't hold a few pieces of candy, so Luo Xiyun stuffed them into their jacket pockets and trouser pockets. Some adults felt embarrassed and quickly reached out to stop them: "Xiyun, you can't stuff them anymore."
Well, you just came back and you asked us to take away a few pieces of candy for my sister-in-law. What's going on?"
Liu Chunhua still struggled to hold her two granddaughters in her arms. She smiled so hard that her teeth were exposed and said, "You can just eat. My teeth are not good, so I don't eat sweets."
Then he continued: "Come and play at home quickly. It's not too hot in the big sun."
After she finished speaking, she hugged her two granddaughters and went home.
Xia Zekai locked the car and divided the gifts brought on the ground with his wife. Luo Xiyun took the easy ones and held the heavy ones himself, and followed them into the house.
A neighbor's aunt came over quickly and took two gift boxes from Xia Zekai's hands and said, "Hurry up and I'll get them back for you."
"Auntie, I'm troubling you again." Xia Zekai called out. He remembered that this person was his wife's biological mother and the neighbor behind his mother-in-law's house. The two families had a good relationship.
She said: "You are out of sight when you say this. Come inside quickly. It's too hot outside. You'd better turn on the air conditioner to cool down."
The air conditioner in the yard was still humming. Liu Chunhua raised her head and pointed at the rotating air conditioner with her chin and said: "Here, the store owner told me what kind of inverter it is. It saves electricity, but it is more expensive and faster than ordinary air conditioners."
He told me that he could save a thousand yuan on the electricity bill."
Xia Zekai nodded: "Mom, he didn't lie to you. If you drive it normally, it will save you a whole summer."
Liu Chunhua shook his head: "If you are not at home, I will go out to work. What are you driving this thing for? It's just an electric tiger. It's just money."
Xia Zekai smiled and said nothing.
Luo Xiyun said: "Mom, you really don't know how to enjoy it. You come back from work at night. It's hot. It's so comfortable to sleep with the air conditioner on."
Liu Chunhua didn't want to talk to her daughter and said, "What are you thinking about? People say that it costs 200 yuan to turn on the air conditioner for a month. Your mother and I only earn 2,000 yuan a month. You are so shameless!"
Hearing what his mother-in-law said, Xia Zekai was having fun on the side, and the neighbor's aunt was also happy.
Xia Zekai's laughter got louder and Luo Xiyun saw it. She hurriedly took a few steps and when Xia Zekai entered the door, she reached forward like a pair of pliers and pinched the fleshy part of his lower back hard.
"Hiss..." Xia Zekai opened his mouth and inhaled hard, so loudly that Liu Chunhua, who had already carried her granddaughter into the house, heard her.
Liu Chunhua quickly turned her head and glanced: "Zekai, what's wrong with you?"
Xia Zekai gritted his teeth and said, "Mom, it's okay. I was in a hurry when I entered the door just now and kicked a stone with my foot."
The stones in the latrine are smelly and hard!
Luo Xiyun thought of this sentence immediately.
She directly raised her foot and kicked forward, but Xia Zekai took a step forward and dodged it.
The lady in the back room who followed behind laughed again, thinking that the relationship between the young couple was really good. Unlike her son-in-law, who worked in Jicheng all year round and could not come back many times throughout the year, her daughter stayed at home alone to look after the two children.
, it’s really hard enough.
When Liu Chunhua watched her daughter enter the door, she glared at her again: "I don't even know how old you are, why are you still so handsome?"
"Mom, if you keep talking, I will leave!" Luo Xiyun complained dissatisfiedly.
"I won't even bother to keep you. You can go wherever you like." Liu Chunhua didn't know her daughter's virtues yet, so she just opened her mouth to say it.
Sure enough, Luo Xiyun pretended not to hear it and put the things he was carrying next to the bed in the room, whereupon he lay still on the bed.
This is still an old house in the countryside. The bed is placed against the east wall in the main room. The room is also made of red bricks and there is a large yard of more than 100 square meters. It is much more comfortable to live in than the reinforced concrete matchbox in the city.
The lady from the back room came in and said, "Oh, it's cool with the air conditioner on. I'm still a little cold."
Then he added: "Sister-in-law, you usually don't keep saying you miss her. Why did you drive her away again when she got home?"
Liu Chunhua stopped talking. Luo Xiyun pouted and said, "Auntie, my mother is like that."
…
The aunt in the back room talked for a while and left without even drinking a glass of water. When she left, she said that she would come over to play together when Yanyan came back in the afternoon.
"Mom, where did my dad go to Weicheng again?" Xia Zekai asked after drinking a glass of water to moisten his throat.
Liu Chunhua said 'hmm': "I'm not busy at home now, so he has nothing to do if he stays at home and has nothing to do. It's better to go out and earn a couple of dollars to save up for your brother to buy a house."
Speaking of his brother-in-law, Xia Zekai remembered something. He asked: "Mom, I remember Xincheng is doing internship this year."
Liu Chunhua nodded: "For internship, he called me at the end of last month and told me that he would not be back this summer. He and two classmates were going to find an internship in a machinery factory in Jiangsu."
Luo Xiyun frowned subconsciously: "What did he think, running so far?"
Liu Chunhua shook his head: "Who knows about that? Let him go if he wants to go. Anyway, it's good to run around while you are young and gain experience. When the internship is over and you get your diploma, I will give it to him here.
Find a job."
That's the truth. Xia Zekai nodded: "If it's not possible, don't go to other places for internship. Wife, do you have internship positions in your company? If so, arrange for him to go to your factory for internship."
Seeing his wife and mother-in-law staring at him, Xia Zekai continued: "The various processes and systems of large companies are relatively complete, and various systems are also relatively sound. If Xincheng goes to your company for an internship, he can still learn a lot.
Something to do, but if you go to those machinery factories in the south for an internship, you will be a machine tool operator. To put it bluntly, practice makes perfect. You have to work hard for a long time. Is it possible that you still want him to work on machine tools for the rest of his life?
?”
Everyone has a different perspective and looks at problems from a different perspective.
According to Liu Chunhua, she must have wanted her son to learn a trade and then work steadily and earn money for decades.
But according to Xia Zekai's experience as a human being, this way of living is the most tiring and gets nothing. After ten or eight years, when you have learned the skills or earned a monthly salary of 10,000 yuan in the south, you can
What's the use of it?
Housing prices and commodity prices in the South are inherently higher than those in the North, and the rise in housing prices and commodity prices cannot be kept up by wages.
Luo Xiyun carefully thought about her husband's suggestion and felt that it was indeed true. It would be useless to ask her brother to work as a machine tool for two months.
It would be better to go to Aideli Co., Ltd. Although the working conditions in the workshop are not good, it is still a stable place, the salary is not bad, and there is also an insurance provident fund. If you use the provident fund to buy a house in the future, you can get a lot cheaper on the mortgage.
Now enter the company and choose a good position, and then work hard to get a management position later. When the time comes, the work will be free, the salary will not be low, and you can find a suitable partner to get married. Perfect!
"I'll call Xincheng later and see what his opinion is," Luo Xiyun said.
Xia Zekai said: "Don't listen to his opinion. If it stops, he will definitely go to the south."
That's the truth. When someone of his brother-in-law Luo Xincheng's age wants to prove himself, he doesn't have much ability, but he has a high spirit. He definitely doesn't want to be manipulated by his sister. When asked for his opinion, it's basically pornographic.
Already.
Liu Chunhua was listening to what her daughter and son-in-law said to each other. She also understood in her heart that her son-in-law was thinking about her son's long-term interests and must be aiming for his son's better development in the future, so she said: "I'll give him a shot."
Call him and ask him to come back as soon as possible, and then go directly to Bo City to find you."
I just mentioned this matter casually and didn't hold on to it anymore.
Luo Xiyun also mentioned something: "Zekai, isn't Zejiang going on summer vacation soon? Didn't you also say that you would let him come to Jingtong Food Factory for internship? Is he on vacation now?"
"I would have almost forgotten if you didn't tell me. I'll give him a call when I get back and ask." Xia Zekai didn't take it to heart.
His brother and his brother-in-law are different. The difference between the two people is quite big.
To put it simply, his brother-in-law can only think of going to the south to find an internship in a machinery factory to earn more money.
But his younger brother Xia Zejiang can still consider targeting this year's high school seniors and specialize in private tutoring, and he will indeed earn more.
After Liu Chunhua received a call from her daughter and learned that her family of four had returned, she went to the market in the next village to buy beef offal soup in the morning. The thick beef bone soup was kept warm in the pot.
After putting down Yatou and Tongtong, she quickly went to fill two large bowls of beef offal soup for the four of them. She also took a basket of steamed buns half as big as her palm and said: "The beef offal soup I just bought this morning is freshly steamed."
Steamed buns with radish meat, you must be hungry too, eat some rice first, and I will fry them for you at noon."
As soon as Xia Zekai saw these things, he knew that his mother-in-law had gotten up early and was fussing over them again, so he advised her: "Mom, when we come back in the future, don't worry so much anymore. Just eat whatever you have."
Liu Chunhua said: "How can that be done? It's so hard to come back, why can't I have a good meal?"
After drinking beef offal soup and eating steamed buns stuffed with radish and meat, it was almost noon, and Xia Zekai felt a little sleepy now.
Liu Chunhua also noticed it, and she said: "Zekai, if you are sleepy, go and lie down in the east room for a while. It is very cool in that room now. Opening the window to let in the wind is more comfortable than turning on the air conditioner. There is also a fan. If you want
If you feel hot, turn on the fan and blow it."
It was an early adobe house. It was indeed warm in winter and cool in summer. It was not comparable to the red brick houses built later. The house was very clean. When Xia Zekai and his wife just got married, his mother-in-law came to
Home, this is where the couple lives, and he also likes living here.
After he passed by, he fell asleep not long after and forgot how long he slept.
Until he felt his nose was very itchy and something furry was swinging around his face. He had a dream. He dreamed that a mouse was running on his face. He was so frightened that his whole body was covered with goosebumps, and he quickly opened his eyes.
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When he turned around, he saw that Yatou, Tongtong, and a little girl who looked a little familiar were standing in a row, covering their mouths hard. Tongtong also had a feather duster in his hand, and was sweeping it back and forth on his face.
Seeing that he was awake, the three little girls covering their mouths all giggled.
Xia Zekai was furious: "Tongtong, you deserve a beating, right?"
He pretended to get out of bed and beat her. Tongtong was frightened and ran out screaming, shouting: "Grandma, grandma, daddy is going to beat me, hurry up and beat him!"
"..."
Xia Zekai was still in the east room and had not come over. Hearing the shouting of the second child, he was very angry and wondered how he could have such a cheating daughter.
After getting up and coming over, he saw the aunt in the back room coming over again, and his wife's little girl named Luo Yan came with her.
Xia Zekai heard from his wife that Luo Yan's nickname was Yan Yan.
"Hey, Zekai, why don't you sleep more?" Liu Chunhua said.
Xia Zekai pointed at Tongtong who was hiding in her arms and said through gritted teeth: "It's this unlucky kid who won't let me sleep."
Luo Yan smiled and said hello.
Xia Zekai sat down and chatted with them. During the chat, he learned that Luo Yan no longer just looked after the children at home. She also applied for a preschool education job in a kindergarten in the village, which paid 800 yuan a month.
It’s not much, but it’s better than living in a village. You grow your own food and vegetables, and you can raise your own chickens and ducks. If you raise a few more chickens, you’ll even save money on buying eggs. There’s no big expense.
It can also give her something to do so that she won't be too idle and bored.
Luo Yan heard Luo Xiyun say that she was currently working in a foreign company in Qicheng, with a salary of three to four thousand a month, but did not say more.
Even so, Luo Yan still couldn't help but feel envious. She said: "It's better outside than at home, but I lag behind everywhere at home."
Her eyes really showed that longing for the outside world, but her husband was working in Jicheng and rented a house by himself.
If she brought her son and daughter there, it would be inconvenient for food and accommodation, and it would be inconvenient for the eldest son to go to kindergarten. The price of kindergarten in Jicheng is too expensive, which would only increase the burden on her husband and would not solve any other problems.
After much thought, I finally decided to go back to the place where I grew up and stay peacefully.
Luo Xiyun said: "Yanyan, you don't often stay outside. You may not know. It's better to be at home."
Luo Yan immediately said: "In this case, then you can come back and be my companion at home."
Luo Xiyun was speechless with one sentence.
Luo Xiyun finally said: "Isn't it that Yatou and Tongtong still have to go to school? If they don't go to school, I will take them back to stay for a few more days."
Still quibbling, it's like telling others that meat doesn't taste good, but you still enjoy eating it yourself!
‘Double standards’ is a very strange thing.
In the evening, they talked it over and left Luo Yan and her mother to eat together. Xia Zekai took out all the specialty snacks and snacks he brought back from Qicheng, placed four plates, and gave the snacks to the children.
Seeing the four children happily eating meat, and seeing his wife Luo Xiyun's laughter never ending, Xia Zekai felt very satisfied.
In this life, he felt that no matter what he ended up doing, he would never regret it.
While eating dinner in the evening, Liu Chunhua called her son Luo Xincheng in front of several people.
When her son got through, there was a lot of chaos there, with the sound of people shouting and drinking, and the echo of singing.
Xia Zekai heard it right away. Not surprisingly, his brother-in-law must be in the KTV!
Luo Xiyun also heard it, and her expression changed at that time. She muttered to Xia Zekai, "This little bastard doesn't learn well. He hasn't even started making money yet. He only knows how to play!"
But Liu Chunhua didn't know this, so she asked her son: "Xincheng, your sister and brother-in-law came back today. They talked about your internship in the afternoon. Your brother-in-law wanted you to go to the company where your sister works.
I’m going to do an internship here, are you willing to go?”
When Luo Xiyun heard that her mother didn't explain anything clearly, she snatched her mother's phone and asked him: "Xincheng, tell me honestly, where are you now?"
"Sister, I'm in Weicheng, where else can I be?"
He was very tough and continued: "This is not the buddy from the dormitory who is going to the Magic City for an internship soon. We saw him off, went out to have a meal and drink some wine, and stopped by the KTV to yell a few times. Why can't it be done?
." Luo Xincheng's voice was a bit drunk, and when he heard his sister's rude voice, he was not happy from the bottom of his heart.
Xia Zekai didn't really care, it wasn't just about eating, drinking, whoring and gambling.
But his wife Luo Xiyun got angry and said: "It seems that we really can't let you go to the south to fool around. Let's do this. When I get back, I will tell the HR at the factory and find you a position as an intern. You will have summer vacation in two days.
Just come to Qicheng to find me."
Luo Xincheng was not happy when he heard this. He knew that going to Qicheng and hanging around his sister would not make him good, so he said: "Sister, I have found a good job long ago. I am in sales. I still think that sales is the best job."
Money is quick, so don’t worry about me."
When he said this, Luo Xiyun became very angry. Xia Zekai pulled her hand, exhaled and told her: "That's okay!"
This phone call ended on a sour note.
After hanging up the phone, Liu Chunhua asked: "Xiyun, what did your brother say? Did he agree?"
Luo Xiyun said angrily: "He didn't agree. He wanted to try some sales. He didn't know how difficult it is to do marketing now. He wouldn't listen to what I said. He had to go ahead if he was willing to hit the wall.
!”
Luo Yan interjected: "Xiyun, if Xincheng is willing to work in sales, just let him do it. He is still young and hasn't even received his diploma yet. At this time, he has to consider how much money he will earn and what he will do."
It was such a rationale that Xia Zekai agreed, and Luo Xiyun finally stopped being entangled.
