Ye Fan was persuaded by Geng Zhiye's words and agreed to ask Zhang Xiaoming another day, provided that the woman agreed.
Geng Zhiye: "If the woman agrees but Zhang Xiaoming is not willing, we may offend the woman. Let's ask Zhang Xiaoming first."
Zhang Xiaoming may want to find someone who is a few years younger than him, has a similar family background to him, and has a good reputation, so that they can work together. Considering this, Ye Fan believed that Geng Zhiye's concerns were justified.
"I'll ask him when I have a rest on a rainy day," Ye Fan said.
There had been no rain for more than ten days and the ground was cracked, and Ye Fan felt like it was going to rain. However, this year there is a bit of a drought, and in another six or seven days, the crops will be burned to death before God will be merciful.
It was cloudy on the morning of the rainy day. Zhang Xiaoming was worried that there would be a downpour before arriving in the city, so he discussed with his uncle Yu that each of them would pull half of the pork. When entering the city, they would go to the university town first. University teachers have high salaries and can afford to buy meat.
Ye Fan's home was located between several universities. Uncle Yu left his nephew and son at Ye Fan's home and went with Zhang Xiaoming to sell meat and vegetables near the teacher's apartment.
As expected, it was sold out by eight o'clock.
Uncle Yu and Zhang Xiaoming went directly to Ye Fan's house and said that they would sell meat and vegetables around several universities in the future.
Ye Fan agreed: "In the future, one of you will be in the south and the other in the north. If it's not easy to sell, one will go to the east and the other to the west. The route is fixed. The old professor is used to buying from you. I won't be afraid if someone follows suit and sells meat in the future."
Uncle Yu asked: "Are we still selling popsicles today?"
The weather today is sultry, and people can't stand the suffocation in the early morning when it should be cool. Ye Fan nodded: "Pull six boxes, put one box in the park, put the rest in the car and sell them slowly."
Then Ye Fan followed Yu Hongwei to the popsicle factory.
Yu Hongwei failed to pass the college entrance examination last year and repeated his studies for another year this year. He has not received the notice yet. He probably failed. He is the most expensive person in the family, so he is very active in making money. Yu Hongwei thought that if he worked harder, his brother and sister-in-law would not have objections if he repeated his studies for another year.
Since they arrived early, Ye Fan and Yu Hongwei arrived at the park before nine o'clock. The uncles and aunties who were sticky from the heat came over as soon as they saw the familiar car and asked: "Xiaoye, why is it so early today?"
Ye Fan: "If the weather is not right, I'm afraid it will rain heavily in a while."
The aunt originally wanted to buy a popsicle, but after hearing this, she thought it was a big deal. Ye Fan's popsicles must be on sale. However, after waiting for an hour and two hours, the sun did not come out and the rain did not appear. The aunt couldn't stand it anymore, so she bought eight popsicles and took them home.
Ye Fan was worried that it might rain at any time, so he didn't put popsicles in the Children's Palace. Dabao, Erbao and Benben finished their morning classes, and Ye Fan asked them to follow Yu Wentao home.
At five o'clock in the afternoon, the popsicles were sold out, and Ye Fan asked his uncle and others to return to the village immediately.
The sky turned dark halfway up, and my uncle wanted to fly. Then as soon as he reached the door of his house, big raindrops fell like hailstones.
It didn't rain the next morning, but it did rain after dinner.
This day was August 11th, Tuesday. Brother Zhang was reading in his room. Zhang Xiaoming was too embarrassed to chat with him and didn't want to go to his parents' room, so he went to Ye Fan's house under his umbrella.
Zhang Xiaoming went to the main room and saw Ye Fan and Geng Zhiye both on the Arhat bed. Ye Fan was sitting against the wall and reading a newspaper. Geng Zhiye had a big baby in his arms. The big baby was listless and rarely lost his energy. Zhang Xiaoming asked: "What happened to Dabao?"
Geng Zhiye touched his son's head and felt that it was no longer hot, and his heart dropped, "It was a bit hot before going to bed last night. He didn't cover anything and took off all his clothes. He woke up from the cold in the middle of the night and had a fever in the morning."
Zhang Xiaoming hurriedly asked if he had taken any medicine. Geng Zhiye nodded, and Zhang Xiaoming pulled up a chair and sat down. "The day after the beginning of autumn will gradually get colder, so you can't cover your stomach with anything. Dabao, if you feel hot, cover your stomach."
Dabao remained motionless as if he hadn't heard anything.
Geng Zhiye explained for his son: "My nose is blocked and it feels uncomfortable." Then he winked at Ye Fan.
Ye Fan planned to go find Zhang Xiaoming when the rain stopped, but he didn't expect him to throw himself into the trap. "Xiao Ming, I just did the math and found that I can get my money back before the National Day. From now on, no matter how much it is, it will be a net profit. Based on last year's situation, by When will you make enough money to marry a wife by the end of the year? ”
Zhang Xiaoming's face was filled with astonishment, "Me?"
Geng Zhiye said with a smile: "If it weren't for you, would you still be Dabao?"
Dabao slapped his father's hand.
The young man was dazed when the medicine took effect, and he was weak because of illness. He didn't even slap his hand. Geng Zhiye pretended not to see it and comforted Zhang Xiaoming: "Whatever you think, say it, there are no outsiders here."
Zhang Xiaoming smiled honestly and said with embarrassment: "Just wait a little longer. There is still more than a month until Xiaojun's wedding. After Xiaojun gets married, he will prepare a dowry for his eldest sister, which will cost money everywhere. Next year - on hand Let’s talk about it later.”
Geng Zhiye raised his eyebrows at Ye Fan, what did I say? He doesn't agree.
Ye Fan rolled his eyes at him, why are you so proud! "Xiao Ming, I'm not asking you to get married now. Let's meet first. If we stay together for a few months, we can get engaged after the new year and get married on November 1 next year. Your parents will also have peace of mind."
Aunt Zhang is partial to her second son, but she is not indifferent to other children. Recently, we often talk about Zhang Xiaojun and Zhang Xiaofen’s marriage at home, and Aunt Zhang is worried about what to do with her eldest son.
As soon as Zhang Xiaoming heard "parents", he thought of his parents often sighing about his marriage, and suddenly he was not as determined as before, "Actually, I am also looking for it. My mother asked relatives to help me pay attention to it a few days ago."
Geng Zhiye: “Not found?”
Zhang Xiaofen's colleague, who was a temporary worker like her, heard from Zhang Xiaofen that her family had a car and that her brother's business was very profitable, so he came to visit Zhang Xiaofen on Sunday. I saw Zhang Xiaoming as tall as her at Zhang's house, a little over 1.6 meters tall. I haven't been there since.
Zhang Xiaoming didn't know about this, and neither did Zhang Xiaofen. However, almost all the people introduced to Zhang Xiaoming by his relatives were dissatisfied with his height.
Zhang Xiaoming is not the shortest around here.
In this era, the average height of gay men was a little over 1.6 meters, and that of lesbians was a little over 1.5 meters. The heights of Ye Fan and Geng Zhiye stood out both in the city and in the army.
Aunt Zhang and Ye Fan had to raise their heads when chatting.
Yu Wentao is also a little shorter than Ye Fan because of his outstanding conditions in the art troupe.
But then again, I want to find a tall partner because I am short. No one stipulates that if you are not tall, you cannot find a tall partner.
Zhang Xiaoming smiled bitterly: "Yes, I do, but I think I am short."
Ye Fan couldn't help but comfort him: "I don't think you are short."
Zhang Xiaoming asked hurriedly: "No? That's what relatives said."
When Ye Fan saw his son closing his eyes, he handed Geng Zhiye a towel and blanket, and Geng Zhiye wrapped it around his son. Dabao felt uncomfortable and couldn't fall asleep. He stretched out his hand to push something when he felt something on his body. Geng Zhiye pressed his little paw: "The sweating sickness will be cured."
Ye Fan was afraid that his son would faint from the heat, so he warned, "If you really can't bear it, don't open it again."
Dabao moved his little head to show that he heard it. Ye Fan looked away and continued to say to Zhang Xiaoming: "If your home is as spacious as mine, and your two sisters live in Erbao's room, you live with Aunt Yu after you get married, and your brother lives with Dabao, you will have children in the future. If you can live there, people will definitely not think you are short.”
Geng Zhiye understood after hearing this: "Fanfan is right. If you buy a three-wheeler and are richer than most citizens, the woman will not think you are short."
Ye Fan: "You don't have either of these things for the time being. If you are eloquent, the woman thinks you are smart, and your life will get better and better when you marry her, and she won't care about your height."
Zhang Xiaojun is 1.7 meters tall. Xiaodi Zhang is not as tall as his second brother, but he will still grow and will definitely be taller than his eldest brother in the future. Zhang Xiaoming, because he was the shortest of the three brothers and often felt inferior, opened his mouth slightly in disbelief when he heard this.
Ye Fan said: "Don't believe it, the reality is like this. Height is not as important as food and clothing."
Geng Zhiye was surprised: "I thought you would say height is not as important as money."
"Isn't it vulgar to open your mouth and pay to shut up?" Ye Fan rolled his eyes.
Geng Zhiye sneered: "We are a couple, I am vulgar and you are not vulgar. How can we live together for so many years?"
Ye Fan choked.
Zhang Xiaoming suddenly wanted to laugh when he saw this.
Dabao pulled up a towel and covered his head because he thought his father talked too much.
Geng Zhiye exposed his son's head and said, "How dare you cover your head when your nose is stuffy? Mom is no longer poor."
Ye Fan glared at Geng Zhiye, who was poor?
Geng Zhiye smiled, turned to Zhang Xiaoming who was diagonally across from him and said, "I met me two days ago when I was young. I heard that you and Fanfan were jointly buying a car. I thought you were very motivated and hardworking, so I wanted to introduce you to someone. How about I introduce you to someone else?" Let me talk about the woman’s situation first?”
"Is this someone you've known since childhood? He must be awesome!" Zhang Xiaoming shook his head vigorously, "People look down on me."
Quite self-aware. Geng Zhiye said with a smile: "Listen first and you will know." First of all, the lesbian is three years older than Zhang Xiaoming. She works in a health center. Her parents are both employed, and her brothers have decent jobs. When Zhang Xiaoming heard that the conditions were so good, he was not worthy of him. He was about to say no more, but Geng Zhiye changed the topic and said that she was married.
Zhang Xiaoming thought to himself, "That's it."
Out of curiosity about the families of senior officials, Zhang Xiaoming did not interrupt Geng Zhiye. Geng Zhiye said that lesbians had given birth to children, but the children went abroad with their ex-husband. The ex-husband of a lesbian has good looks and height. If it weren't for the special circumstances in the early years, such a lesbian would look down on her. So after the reform and opening up, she was able to go abroad, and her ex-husband divorced her. I went abroad because I was afraid that she would hold on to him.
She was so angry that her ex-husband was so petty, and she vowed never to find someone like that again.
Geng Zhiye finally said: "Her current situation is embarrassing. If she is too high, she is afraid of doing anything to her. In the past six months, she has been dissatisfied with several of us. Her parents knew me when I was young and often asked me to help. When we were little, we thought we would meet each other first and give you a chance.”
Zhang Xiaoming had the same idea as Ye Fan: "It's not difficult to find someone who doesn't care about her." The implication is, there are so many gay men in the capital, how could it be my turn.
Geng Zhiye: "Let me tell you the truth? She is as tall as your ears, maybe her chin, and looks similar to Xiao Zhi. She can only be called pretty. She has to be on duty at the health center. Although she has an iron job, she is not as popular as a teacher. She has also been married and had children. My child, I don’t want to get married for a second time. If I don’t mention my family background, she can only find someone like you.”
"It's a fact that her family's conditions are good." It would not exist if it were not mentioned.
Ye Fan: "Dabao's father means that the man who marries her should not take advantage of his father-in-law and mother-in-law. For example, if you marry her, don't expect her parents to help Xiaofen and Xiaozhi get married. In this case, she is no different from lesbians from ordinary families. The difference. If you really care about it, no one will dare to bully you if you are married to her."
Geng Zhiye nodded: "There are very few people who take the initiative to bully people to death. Many people will never encounter her in their lifetime. There is no need to marry a woman you don't want to marry for something unlikely to happen."
Zhang Xiaoming agreed with Geng Zhiye’s remarks. First of all, when he needs to be protected, his powerful father-in-law and mother-in-law may have passed away. Secondly, there have been a lot of divorces in recent years. Maybe he got divorced before he met a bad person. So there is no need to feel bad about not being bullied in the future.
At the same time, Zhang Xiaoming also knew very well that the lesbian Geng Zhiye said did not like him, "Brother Geng, even if she is tall, looks, and educated, she can't compare with Sister Ye, but she is also the daughter of a high-ranking cadre, and even a meal in a state-owned restaurant is enough for our whole family. For a month. We can’t afford a piece of food. Besides, I can’t afford a house now.
Ye Fan: "She has a room with two bedrooms and one living room. You go to her place."
Zhang Xiaoming was shocked: "No, no, marrying into the family?"
Geng Zhiye: "If the child has your surname, why should I get married? You have a great idea! If you get married, you are a member of the Chiang family. I don't want you to take advantage of me."
Zhang Xiaoming breathed a sigh of relief. Lao Zhang had a son and a grandchild, and his father would be so angry that he would die immediately.
Ye Fan: "How about we meet first? Don't refuse in a hurry, they may not be willing to meet you."
Zhang Xiaoming couldn't help asking: "What do you mean?"
Ye Fan: "That's what Dabao's father said when he was young. The woman hasn't replied yet. Now you are worried about this and that, maybe your work is in vain."
"Oh." Zhang Xiaoming nodded sensibly, "What if she is as sick as Dabao and is groggy and agrees?"
Dabao raised his head: "Xiao Ming, I am sick, not stupid."
Zhang Xiaoming choked. Ye Fan was very happy and scolded him with a smile: "Sleep on you!"
Dabao squeezed into his father's arms. Geng Zhiye quickly hugged him to prevent his son from falling off his lap: "Dabao, are you afraid that your classmates will laugh at you?"
Dabao usually doesn't squeeze into his father's arms. He doesn't care who laughs at him when he feels uncomfortable, "Who told you to ask the doctor to put an needle in my butt?"
Geng Zhiye: "You still have the nerve to say that crying after getting an injection is like the Tianhe River bursting its banks——"
"Don't say it!" Dabao reached out and covered his father's mouth.
Geng Zhiye took off his hand: "Get up if you don't want to sleep."
Dabao turned his body sideways to find a comfortable angle and closed his eyes.
After Dabao made a fuss, Zhang Xiaoming also felt that he was thinking too much and it was unnecessary.
When Ye Fan saw him nodding, he said to Geng Zhiye: "When he gets older, you can take him to buy some clothes and cut his hair, just a little bit. Don't shave it like you."
Geng Zhiye touched his crew cut: "How neat. I just took a shower and washed it."
Ye Fan: "I'm very serious. A student like Dabao can have a neat haircut. Don't buy flashy clothes, black and white can't go wrong. Buy two pairs of pull-back shoes. If there are thick soles, buy thick soles to make him taller. Yes. Now, buy another pair of razors——"
Zhang Xiaoming was so busy: "Sister Ye——"
"Clothes, shoes, and razors can be used for a long time. It's not a loss to buy them." Ye Fan interrupted, "I didn't put them away this time. They can still be used before the next meeting. Besides, Uncle Zhang can use the razor." , your brother can also wear shoes and pants.”
As soon as Zhang Xiaoming heard that his family could use it, he expressed his willingness to listen to Ye Fan.
Ye Fan added: "Go to the cinema to find out if there are any new movies recently."
Zhang Xiaoming couldn't help but ask: "You still want to go to the cinema?"
Ye Fan: "I didn't see anyone going back to whom. You asked her if she wanted to go home, and she said she could wait for a while. Do you know what that means?"
Geng Zhiye said with a smile: "I don't mind being with you everywhere. You two didn't understand each other the first day we met. If you go to the park and stare at each other, why not go to a movie theater to waste your time? Don't think that you are being considerate by asking her to go home." It’s satisfactory. If a woman is willing to have sex with you, she doesn’t mind wasting her time.”
Zhang Xiaoming seemed to be enlightened and blurted out: "Brother Geng is so amazing, he even understands this."
Geng Zhiye always felt that these words did not sound like compliments: "This is common sense!" The implication is that you are stupid.
Zhang Xiaoming immediately didn't dare to say anything.
Ye Fan: "If it's almost noon when you come out of the cinema, ask her what she wants to eat. She says anything, then ask if it's dumplings, mutton skewers, or a Russian restaurant. She says it's hot and doesn't want to eat dumplings, what do you say at this time? ?”
"Mutton kebabs?" Zhang Xiaoming asked tentatively.
Dabao couldn't help but say: "Russian restaurant!"
Ye Fan glared at his son: "If you don't say a few words, your voice will become hoarse." Then he said to Zhang Xiaoming, "Don't mention the roast duck. Quanjude costs six or seven yuan each. You two can go to a Russian restaurant to eat for this amount of money."
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Geng Zhiye and Ye Fan took their whole family there. Geng Zhiye said: "It looks high-end over there, but actually a cup of milk tea only costs 30 cents. Two cups of tea, one dessert, such as cheese cake, one barbecue, any staple food, and one or two dishes, it costs about five yuan."< br>
Zhang Xiaoming didn't expect it to be so cheap and couldn't help but ask: "Can it be taken away?"
Geng Zhiye didn't understand.
Zhang Xiaoming: "I want to buy a cake from the door of the restaurant another day. My younger sister and younger brother have never eaten honey cake until they are so old."
Geng Zhiye opened his mouth and wanted to ask you if you had eaten. "Ask me later," Geng Zhiye said, "Is it too late?"
Zhang Xiaoming went to the door and saw that the rain had stopped, "It will be sunny tomorrow, and I can go to the countryside the day after tomorrow."
Ye Fan: "After the 25th, let the villagers kill two pigs, one for each of you and my uncle."
Zhang Xiaoming: “Because it’s cold, are you willing to go into the kitchen?”
Ye Fan shook his head: "It's time for college students to go to school in other places - get on the dumplings and get off the noodles."
When these words reached Zhang Xiaoming's ears, they were automatically converted into meat that was easy to sell. He wanted to say something, but was stunned when he saw the people coming in from outside.
Upon seeing this, Geng Zhiye asked Ye Fan to go down and take a look. Ye Fanzhuo couldn't help but be stunned for a moment as he pulled his sandals to the door. He came up to him and said, "Sister-in-law, why didn't you send a telegram in advance?"
Geng Zhiqin, Erbao and Yu Wentao all came out of the house.
Yu Wentao saw Geng Sensen and Geng Leilei's hair dripping with water and exclaimed: "Did you get wet? Xiaoqin, please turn on the stove to boil water and take a hot bath to avoid catching cold." Geng Sensen said nonchalantly: "It's okay."< br>
Yu Wentao: "Dabao is ill today."
Geng Sensen was surprised: "What a coincidence? I still want to play with brother Dabao. Have you taken your medicine?"
Ye Fan told them to come into the house and leave Dabao alone.
When Zhang Xiaoming saw this, he said he would go back first.
Ye Fan nodded, opened the refrigerator, and took out three leftover milk-flavored ice creams. Yu Wentao couldn't help but said: "Take a hot bath first and then eat."
Ye Fan: "It's not bad if you want to get sick."
There was a kettle on the stove with hot water in it. Geng Zhiqin waited for her sister-in-law to finish eating the ice cream and then asked her to take a shower first. Normally, Erbao would definitely take the opportunity to eat ice cream, but today my brother felt like weeping at the grave when he got the injection, which scared Erbao so much that he didn't dare to be greedy.
Geng Sensen asked: "Where are Benben and Huihui?"
Ye Fan: "A few days ago, Huihui was selling ice cream in the park and her aunt saw her. Her grandma ordered her to go over quickly. She went after dinner this morning."
There was a park selling couplets in front of him. Geng Sensen was not surprised to hear that ice cream was being sold and asked directly: "Are you going to be punished?"
Ye Fan nodded and asked, "Has Leile received the notice?"
Geng Leilei had been a little uncomfortable with the two of them because of his uncle and aunt's selfish remarks. When he returned home and heard his father praising Ye Fan for his smart mind, he never thought of setting up a rural cooperative and changed his view of them.
Geng Sensen complained to his father while his brother was not at home. Brother Geng Zhiye asked his eldest son to buy food and cook, which was called helping his parents share the housework. After being grounded, Geng Leilei finally realized that a person's power is limited, and it is not easy to take care of himself without causing trouble to his family and society, and finally understood his uncle and aunt.
Facing Ye Fan, Geng Leilei was a little ashamed and did not dare to look up at her. He said weakly: "It's been a week since I received it."
Yu Wentao was worried: "I don't know if Hongwei has received the notice. If I don't pass the exam, will I have to wait for another year?"
Ye Fan: "He is nineteen this year and will only be twenty next year."
Yu Wentao shook his head: "If he fails to pass the exam this year, he will be blind in the next year. It would be better to ask him to go to a technical secondary school."
Ye Fan didn't want to argue with her, so he asked Erbao if he was sleepy and if he wanted to go to the Arhat bed to sleep for a while.
Erbao was painting today's rain in the house for more than an hour. When he was tired, he listened to his mother and fell asleep next to his father. He asked in a low voice: "Dad, does my brother's butt still hurt?"
Geng Zhiye's arm ached and he said helplessly: "Your brother is a coward."
Dabao muttered: "No. The needle hurts!"
Geng Sensen heard his voice and went over: "Are you not asleep?"
Dabao opened his eyes: "My butt hurts and I can't sleep."
Geng Zhiqin rolled his eyes when he heard this. Two hours had passed. How painful could it be? She also said she was not a squeamish person. "Sensen, don't worry about him. Are you hungry? I'll make you some egg pancakes."
Geng Sensen glanced at the watch on his uncle's wrist. It was only ten o'clock, and there were still more than two hours before dinner. By then he would be hungry and sweating: "Sorry, sister-in-law."
Geng Zhiqin went to the kitchen, and Ye Fan asked her mother-in-law if she wanted to go to the countryside to live for a few days, as the countryside was cooler.
In the past, the Yu family did not have enough food to eat, and Ye Fan did not allow her mother-in-law to stay overnight. Now that the family is under contract, the land is well tidied, and there is a lot of grain harvested, Ye Fan no longer stops him, and Yu Wentao wants to go back.
But Ye Fan and Geng Zhiye took turns selling popsicles and had a hard time, so Yu Wentao wanted to help share the burden. Yu Wentao realized that her eldest daughter-in-law was taking care of her at home, so she said, "It's okay to stay for a few days."
Ye Fanxin said it very implicitly.
"Then ask Xiao Ming to take you over tomorrow afternoon?" Ye Fan asked, "Bring a few more clothes, and when you have enough, ask Xiao Ming to take you back."
Yu Wentao's anxious nephew's notice: "Then tomorrow. Do you want to buy something?"
Ye Fan: "What do you think?"
Yu Wentao was embarrassed to return to her parents' home empty-handed. But the villagers will think wildly when they see it. Yu Wentao didn't want to be chased and questioned by them, so he went to the supply and marketing cooperative the next morning.
Geng Zhiye took Zhang Xiaoming to get a haircut and then bought some clothes.
Nowadays, almost all people working in government agencies wear black trousers and white shirts. Zhang Xiaoming bought two sets of these, and Geng Zhiye asked him to change into one set, and then took him to buy shoes.
The thick-soled pull-back shoes are one centimeter thicker than the cloth shoes Zhang Xiaoming usually wears, and the black pants make his legs look longer. Combined with Zhang Xiaoming's neat short hair and clean-cut face, he instantly looks three or four years younger.
Geng Zhiye was not satisfied, so he took him to the store again and bought razors, soap, and other products. Geng Zhiye reminded Zhang Xiaoming to remember to use it. Zhang Xiaoming couldn't believe it. After leaving the department store, he asked: "Are you so particular about blind dates now?"
Geng Zhiye: "If you want to be looked down upon by others, you have to be so particular."
"But isn't it a lie?"
Geng Zhiye asked: "Can't you afford it?"
Zhang Xiaoming can afford it, but he feels that it’s not like him to be so particular. “Will my parents call me a prodigal?”
"Do your parents want money or a daughter-in-law?"
Of course it's the latter! To say that it was arranged for a blind date, the whole family would have to praise him for his enlightenment. It’s just that he would add that after spending so much money, I don’t know if it can be mutually beneficial. His second brother would get upset and say, "He's rich."
However, Zhang Xiaoming failed to return home smoothly. When we arrived at the entrance of the alley, we were stopped by an old man and an aunt chatting in the shade. When Zhang Xiaoming stopped, Aunt Li exclaimed, "Is this Xiao Ming? Honey, I don't recognize you."
Zhang Xiaoming's face turned red.
Geng Zhiye brushed off his clothes and went away, hiding his body and name.
It was half an hour later when Zhang Xiaoming returned home after dealing with all these uncles and aunts.
It was the first time that Zhang Xiaoming was so glamorous, so he hid in his room after entering the hospital.
Zhang Xiaodi was lying on the bed reading a book. When he heard the movement, he raised his eyes and was stunned. Then he couldn't help but sit up, "You——"
"I'll change it." Zhang Xiaoming said hurriedly.
Zhang Xiaodi: "What to change? Isn't it good?"
Zhang Xiaoming stopped and asked tentatively: "Do you feel good?"
"I should have bought new clothes a long time ago. Wearing an old man's shirt every day looks more like him than dad." Zhang Xiaoming looked at the bulging bag in his hand, "What else is there?"
Zhang Xiaoming immediately took it out: "There is also a set of clothes and a pair of shoes. Brother, you can try it." He handed it to him and said, "There is also soap, a razor, and a face wipe. I will put them on the basin rack. Later. Everyone can use it.”
Brother Zhang: "Put it in the house!"
"But——"
Zhang Xiaodi stared: "I don't want to use it for my second brother, okay?"
Zhang Xiaoming was worried that he would stab someone with a kitchen knife again, so he quickly reassured him: "Okay, okay." After saying that, he took off his clothes and put on his big pants and old man's shirt.
Zhang Xiaodi was surprised that his eldest brother was so ill today that he was so willing to spend money, "Why did you suddenly think of buying clothes?"
"Brother Geng asked me to buy it. He said he would introduce me to someone later."
Zhang Xiaodi was surprised and said to himself that Geng Zhiye was so kind: "He is not related to our family, and he doesn't want anything from us. Yet he still helps you like this, which shows that he has a kind heart."
"Yes." Zhang Xiaoming sighed, "They are so nice."
Zhang Xiaodi stopped talking nonsense when he saw that his elder brother would not turn into a white-eyed wolf. "Put the clothes aside. I am a student. If I wear your clothes like an adult, my classmates will stop playing with me."
Zhang Xiaoming believed it and stuffed his clothes and shoes into the cabinet.
In the evening, Zhang Xiaoming drove Yu Wentao to the village. Yu's uncle's house had just prepared a meal. Zhang Xiaoming was not hungry after dinner, so Uncle Yu picked tomatoes and cucumbers for him to quench his thirst.
After selling the vegetables the next morning, Uncle Yu took his son and cousin to follow Zhang Xiaoming to Ye Fan's house.
Ye Fan said to his uncle: "It's not as sweltering as the past few days. Let's take three boxes of popsicles and sell them slowly in the car. We won't put them in the park. Xiao Ming, the price of the sales is 50-50 between us."
Zhang Xiaoming said nonchalantly: "Anything is fine."
Uncle Yu looked at the sky: "It feels very hot."
Ye Fan: "It used to be hot under the trees, but now there is a cool breeze under the trees." Then he said to Hongwei, "Let's go pull popsicles. Xiao Ming, you go home and rest. My uncle can go to the park to experience it. We will sell them in the park later. At half past eleven, everyone goes home to cook, and we go somewhere else.”
Uncle Yu still thought he could bring a few more boxes, but since he didn't dare to offend Ye Fan, he let his younger son and Ye Fan each pick up three boxes.
The Yu family were not familiar with Yang Mengxia's mother and son, and Uncle Yu was a little afraid of her, because as the villagers said, Yang Mengxia was an official's wife, and people have been afraid of officials since ancient times, so he stayed at Ye Fan's house for a while and then went to the park.
Dabao was ill and could not go to the Children's Palace, so Geng Zhiye asked his sister to take care of Dabao and Erbao, while he accompanied his sister-in-law to take out the money.
Ye Fan was very satisfied with the house of his colleague, the handsome man. Worried about the long nights and dreams, he had reminded Geng Zhiye to buy that house first a few days ago.
Yang Mengxia had a gentle temperament and was a lady in ancient times. The landlord and his wife chatted with Yang Mengxia for a few words and found that she was full of ink. They probably liked the decoration style of their home and the house would not be ruined, so they immediately transferred the ownership to her.
There was still one thousand yuan left from ten thousand yuan. Yang Mengxia looked at the flimsy real estate certificate and felt that it was not worth it. After separating from the landlord, Yang Mengxia couldn't help but said: "The money is not worth it."
Geng Zhiye was wondering when his sister-in-law became as fond of money as Ye Fanfan.
“Sister-in-law, do you think it’s too expensive?”
Yang Mengxia shook his head: "It's not that it's expensive or not, it's that I feel that all the savings I've saved for many years of frugality are gone, and I feel very complicated."
Geng Zhiye: "You and your eldest brother have been married for more than 20 years, and you are both working, and you only have this little money?"
"There are six thousand left, plus the eight thousand that my mother gave me." Yang Mengxia paused and said, "Actually, it's nine thousand. I'll give you one thousand when I leave, and you can give Leile fifty yuan a month. Pocket money. I give it to him every time, and he—I’m afraid that he will get used to spending money and break the law in the future.”
Geng Zhiye: "Then just give us five hundred. Two hundred for his daily use and three hundred for emergencies. The other house that Fanfan looked at cost ten thousand, which is far less than this one, but it is more spacious than this one. It's not a loss. Aunt Yu I thought so, so I took out the money last month and went to see it in the afternoon?”
Yang Mengxia asked: "How much did you take?"
Geng Zhiye: "Three thousand."
Yang Mengxia sighed: "I didn't expect that I would need to borrow money from her in the end."
Geng Zhiye said: "Fanfan originally wanted you to use ours. She earned more than a thousand yuan this summer vacation. Counting the previous ones, she still hasn't saved more than two thousand yuan."
Yang Mengxia couldn't help but stop: "There are so many? I heard that the university only has vacation in July. Excluding rainy days, isn't it only thirty days?"
Geng Zhiye: "Fanfan and Hongwei went to buy popsicles together, three to four thousand at a time. The largest department store in the city didn't buy as many as they did. The popsicle factory gave them the lowest price. The net profit was half of the popsicles costing three cents each."
Yang Mengxia did the math, even if it was two thousand, it would be a net profit of thirty per day, "Didn't Fanfan say that she got 30% before?"
Geng Zhiye nodded: "It was like this before. Sister-in-law, the ice cream and bean paste flavor are profitable. The bean paste flavor is 5 cents a piece and the net profit is 3 cents. The net profit of ice cream is 50 cents. A hundred pieces is 5 yuan. During the hottest period, more than one day is available. Sell two hundred ice creams”
“People in the capital are so willing to eat?”
Geng Zhiye: "There is really milk in the milk-flavored ice cream. Grandpa and aunt are willing to buy ice cream for their grandchildren. Wait a minute, sister-in-law, do you think you can get more than a thousand points from selling popsicles? No, there are people who sell vegetables and meat in the morning. Money.”
Yang Mengxia couldn't help but said: "It's no wonder."
Geng Zhiye said: "Fanfan said you promised Aunt Yu before that you could borrow money from her, but she took the money out again. She might not be happy if you use our money."
"Then use hers." Yang Mengxia said, "Is it too urgent to go in the afternoon?"
Geng Zhiye: "Buy early and save trouble. Instead of thinking about whether these things are available or not, it is better to think about how the two houses are different and how to divide them between the two sons."
Yang Mengxia saw the house in the afternoon. It would have cost at least two thousand yuan to make it look like the one in the morning. The gap was so big that Yang Mengxia couldn't help but wonder whether the better place should be for the eldest or the second.
The next morning, Yang Mengxia took his two sons to look at both sides and asked them to draw lots when they came back.
The expensive house is close to Geng Leilei's school. Geng Leilei also wants to make the house look the way he likes. Geng Sensen likes Dabao's room, which has a library shelf and an old-fashioned desk, but he is afraid that his brother will be too petty to say it out. , and as a result, he got the house in the south, and his brother got the house in the northwest of Dabao School as he wished.
Seeing that both her sons were satisfied with the results, Yang Mengxia said that it was settled and she would not complain to her no matter how much the salary went up.
The two brothers promised not to complain. Yang Mengxia stayed here for a week and then returned to the southwest with his young son.
At this time, Geng Zhiye had returned to school, and Geng Leilei took over the important task of sending his cousins to the Children's Palace.
On the weekend morning of August 23, Zhang Xiaoming had not returned from selling vegetables. Cheng Shitou came to Ye Fan's house. Hearing that Geng Zhiye was not at home, he couldn't help but ask: "School starts so early?"
Ye Fan: "The summer vacation is only a month long, and I have been back to school for several days. Are you here to talk about Zhang Xiaoming?"
"Yes!" Cheng Shitou asked, "You know? That will be easy. Can we go with him later?"
Ye Fan: "I don't have time to sell popsicles at noon, please send him there."
Cheng Shitou was speechless. This woman was really interested in money. "Can't you take a day off?"
"Recently, I can only sell it for a while at noon. It's too cold in the morning and evening to sell. In a few days, no one may buy it." Ye Fan said, "By then, I won't be able to rest as much as I want."
Actually, Ye Fan hasn't been tired recently.
Uncle Yu felt more comfortable under the trees in the park than under the fan at Ye Fan's house. He was shocked - Ye Fan even noticed this little thing. When Ye Fan took the popsicles to the park, he volunteered that he could only take two boxes in a few days, and after the 20th, he might only sell one box a day.
Zhang Xiaoming considered that it was Ye Fan and Geng Zhiye who came out to sell popsicles before, so he said that he would be responsible for selling the popsicles when Ye Fan came back. In recent days, Zhang Xiaoming has been selling popsicles. If Cheng Shitou doesn't come today, Zhang Xiaoming will still be selling popsicles.
Cheng Shitou didn't know how to divide the work, so he said helplessly: "Pretend I didn't tell you. Where is Aunt Yu?"
A few days ago, Zhang Xiaoming said that Yu Hongwei received the admission notice, which looked like a supplementary admission. Even though it was a make-up, Yu Wentao was very happy and ran back to her parents' home that day. Ye Fan said: "Her youngest nephew was admitted to the normal school. The village chief said it was a great event for Yujia Village and asked her brother to host a few tables. She went along with the ceremony."
"Capital Normal University?"
Ye Fan shook his head: "From other provinces."
"That's not bad. Education in rural areas can't be compared with that in cities, and it's not easy to pass the exam." Cheng Shitou sat down to drink a cup of tea and chatted with Ye Fan for a few words. Zhang Xiaoming came back.
When Cheng Shitou saw that Zhang Xiaoming was dressed like a picker of rags, he regretted helping him. But the woman had agreed that she couldn't regret it at the moment, so she just pretended that she was blind and didn't know what he was like.
Ye Fan asked Zhang Xiaoming to go back and clean up. Zhang Xiaoming knew what this meant, so he washed his hair, shaved and changed clothes when he got home.
Half an hour later, Zhang Xiaoming arrived at Ye Fan's house, and Cheng Shitou blurted out: "Who are you looking for?"
(End of chapter)