Chapter 16 Lights
"Unfortunately, you've changed. "My mother took my hand, patted my hand with pigeon eggs, and talked to me with a smile.
It's been a long time since our mother and daughter have spoken like this, but I don't want to talk to her now, and I feel disgusted by holding one hand in her hand.
"I'm here to say hello to you first, he said, tomorrow at five o'clock in the evening, old Jinhua, I want to see my mother. I withdrew my hand as I spoke.
"Okay, I've heard for a long time, your second aunt's boy works as a waiter at the Hilton Hotel, and said that the pomp and circumstance that day was too big, although you called me a long time ago to tell me, but I still didn't expect him to be so rich. ”
"Sister, is your boyfriend really that rich?" my half-brother leaned over and asked, and I was annoyed to chase him.
"Go, hurry up and do your homework. ”
Xie Kai knew that I was annoying him, so he went to the small table and sat down, twisted the lamp and began to do his homework.
It was dark, in order to save electricity, there was no light in the house, and the table lamp was not very bright, I saw him bent over and lowered his head, his eyes almost touched the book, and I couldn't help but feel a little sad.
"Mom, you give me the water and electricity tickets at home, and I will cover all the water and electricity at home in the future, don't turn on the lights, lest Xie Kai shake his eyes. ”
I never cared about this half-brother, and now that I was so distressed when I opened my mouth, my mother immediately wiped away her tears and got up to turn on the headlights.
"Seeing that you have found a good family and have a chance, my mother is really happy. ”
I don't understand how much better can a man who is 20 years older than me and can't give me anything but money? Is a woman's income dependent on a rich man? Poverty can really pull people's values to a very low position.
"Humph......" I snorted softly, not answering my mother's words.
"I know you hate me......," my mother said to herself, "but how capable I am as a woman, if I don't find your uncle's support, I'm afraid I'll be exhausted to death, so I can pull you up, and I can count my obligation as a mother, if you still hate, then I can't help it." ”
I understood the purpose of what she said like a mirror in my heart, and seeing that Xie Kai was doing his homework seriously, I secretly took out a wad of money from my bag and stuffed it into my mother's hand.
"I know everything, why bother to say so much? After all, I am your relative in this world, and I am my mother, so naturally I can't forget you, tomorrow you take Xie Kai to buy some new clothes, and I will send a car to pick you up at night." ”
She can't see my hard life, but I can see her hard life clearly, I don't want to embarrass her, in the face of reality, no matter how much quarrel is meaningless, I just calmly arranged, for them, but also for myself.
"Okay!" the mother glanced at Xie Kai, who was doing her homework, and quickly put the money in her arms.
When it was done, it was time for me to go, I stood up, and my mother sent me out, and I was met by my adoptive father, who had returned after a day of hard work.
"Is there a family in the house?" the adoptive father didn't recognize me for a while, so he went into the house and raised his hand to turn off the turned on light.
"Dad, don't turn off the lights, my sister said that she will take care of our family's water and electricity in the future, so as not to break my eyes. Xie Kai, who was doing his homework, rubbed his eyes and showed off to his father.
My adoptive father looked me up and down a few times by the dim light of the street lamp in the house, "Hmph, I can still afford the water and electricity bills." ”
My adoptive father's attitude was unexpected, but I didn't admire it.
"I don't need you to thank you, you just pretend to disdain my funding and enjoy it. ”
After I finished speaking, I lifted the switch and turned on the light, bypassed my adoptive father who was in the same place, and walked away.
It wasn't until I got downstairs that I heard my adoptive father's roar coming from through the door.
"No one dares to talk to me like that!"
Hmph, soft bones, all soft bones, everyone's bones are soft in the face of money, including me.
I heard the echo of my mother's swishing, but I was too far away to hear it, and I didn't bother to hear it.
Outside, I looked up at the window on the second floor, where the lights were brighter, many times brighter than the street lights outside.
"Why should I take a leave of absence when I can't?" When I came to the door of Manager Du's office, I heard Angela protesting.
"People should regret that they are now engaged and in-laws, and if you have the ability, you can also find such a gold lord to marry, and I will give you leave. Manager Du's muffled voice came through the door panel.
"You are snobs, dogs look down on people!" the grumpy Angela snapped out.
"Who do you say dog?"
I heard that the two of us were about to quarrel, so I raised my hand and knocked on the door three times, and pushed it open and entered.
Manager Du, who was sitting in the office chair, and Angela, who was standing at the desk, looked at me naturally at the same time.
"Manager Du, I'm going to leave a little early today. ”
As soon as I opened my mouth, Angela immediately got a roll of the eye.
"Okay, okay! You can get busy, and bring a good message to Mr. Gao for me. Manager Du agreed with a smile.
"However, I asked Angela to go to the mall to pick up clothes first, can you ......?"
"But, you're all gone, who will do this job?" Manager Du didn't dare to offend me, and hesitated to be very embarrassed.
Lin Liang said that he had all the work. I explained, smiling and waiting for him to agree.
"Oh, good, Angela, let's go. ”
After getting Manager Du's advice, Angela came out in a hurry, turned her head and turned her face with me.
"I didn't let you lie, you did it voluntarily. ”
I nodded, "Of course, but I heard that you are going to harm the good guys today, so I will remind you, and if it does, don't cuckold others." ”
Under Angela's murderous gaze, I waved my hand and walked away with a smile.
I made an appointment with my mother to meet at Lao Jinhua an hour in advance, and when I entered the box, Xie Kai, dressed in brand new clothes, ran over to meet me first.
"Sister, the dishes here are so expensive, my mother and I didn't order anything. ”
The child's cautious eyes were ridiculous, so I coldly shook off his hand and took my hand, went to the table and sat down, and beckoned the waiter to order.
"Is he here?" said my mother, leaning over and whispering to me, her cautious look souring in my eyes.
"No, he has a meeting today, but he'll come over, let's order first. ”
"Otherwise, I'll wait until he comes. "My mother held my hand holding the recipe.
I sighed gloomily, "You're not hungry, my little brother is still hungry." ”
It is cruel to let a child starve, and the reluctant mother let go of her hand.
I picked a few dishes that were more suitable for children's tastes, and I handed the recipe to Xie Kai.
"Pick a few more yourself. ”
Xie Kai looked at me, and then at his mother, "Sister, these are enough, I can eat everything." ”
"Well, here's some steamed cod and soft tendons, that's all. I handed the recipe back to the waiter.
The dishes were quickly served, and as I watched my brother gobbling up the food, I couldn't help but have mixed feelings when I thought of the days when I moved out alone and ate a bag of instant noodles for a day.
My mother kept picking up vegetables for Xie Kai, and I specially picked some soft and glutinous vegetables for her to put on the plate in front of her.
"Sister, the food here is really delicious, and the corn juice is delicious, much sweeter than the bud rice that Mom bought in the morning market. ”
"You can't stop eating with you. The mother laughed as she sat up straight, and was about to pick up the dishes when she noticed that the plate in front of her was full.
"You kid......" the mother smiled a little sourly.
"Mom, you have bad teeth, these dishes are very bad, you can eat them quickly. As I spoke, I took another piece of steamed cod and put it in the rice bowl next to the plate.