Chapter 9: Apricot Yellow (5) (3)
A few days after the settlement of the factory, the foreign bank brought back a square gray box from outside the mountain. Momoko said that this box is called a "tape recorder", or a "dual card", which is the kind of new machine that can hold two tapes at the same time. The implication is that this tape recorder is a very fashionable kind. Of course, the villagers can't understand the good or bad of this machine, but the various songs that come out of it are still good for thieves. So, after every meal, Momoko always turned the volume of the tape recorder to the maximum. The pop songs flowed freely around the courtyard, attracting the young children of the village to gather at her house like a fascination, listening carefully to the songs, like a complete stupid student baby. Sometimes, Momoko secretly recorded the sound of the villagers laughing, and then suddenly released it at the highest volume, causing people to open their mouths wide and their eyes wide. Both surprised and ecstatic. Older people say that foreign connoisseurs have a thing that can tell "ghost stories", and can release the voice of people after death in advance.
Xingzi hesitated for a long time. Because of the temptation of songs, he really had nowhere to go, so he stepped into the door of the foreign company.
The house is not very neat and tidy.
The yard was piled up with tire parts from some trucks, which were covered with thick dirt and oil, and emitted a strong smell of gasoline. The house also looked messy. Because the foreign company and Momoko were in a hurry and embarrassed when they got married, many of the furniture that should be purchased were not complete. The places that should be decorated are not as comfortable and pleasing as the new houses of other families in the village.
Zhenfu originally wanted to marry Peaches into the house first, and then clean up seriously. As soon as the newcomer entered the house, Zhenfu was no longer so urgent, and laziness restrained the hands and feet of the family. Second, foreign banks don't care much about creating a comfortable nest. Moreover, he runs around outside with Peaches all day, and he really can't spare time to pick up. Thirdly, Peaches is a person with low eyes. People are beautiful and clumsy, so they just care about dressing up the two of them neatly and fashionably. She has no patience for household chores and will not pick them up. Especially after giving birth to her son Chenchen, her hands and feet became more and more lazy, and she was even more neglectful of housework. In normal times, most of them can't see with their teeth, and while helping to care for Chenchen, they help clean up by themselves. The courtyard looks like a home.
Although Huoyazi is often secretly angry, he can't say anything. It is only in casual conversations with family and neighbors that some dissatisfaction and resentment are revealed. Every now and then, Zhenfu is relieved that he doesn't care about small things, as long as the two of them know how to make money. The neighbors were very envious of the foreign bank's family background, and said, if my family's cub can work hard to raise a big car and make a lot of money like the two of them, I am willing to see Tian'er squatting in his house as a maid and a slave. However, Huoyazi just can't accept such a rotten bun courtyard in front of him. There are no more complaints everywhere, and the work of helping to organize the housework has never been left behind.
When Xingzi entered the courtyard, the foreign bank was fiddling with a pile of car parts in the yard with oily hands. Momoko hugged Chenchen and sat in the back room listening to the tape recorder. She listened and learned to sing along, singing correctly and roundly, very charming.
The foreign bank eagerly greeted Xing Zai Dao, come and sit down. Why do you have time to come?
Xingzi said that it was okay at night, wandering around. [End of Chapter]