Chapter XXXVII
Zhou Xiaoling looked at the notebook placed in front of her, the exquisite hard shell, printed with the leader's portrait, and the cultural and educational counter of the store sold for one dollar, the price of more than ten catties of cornmeal.
She liked it for a long time, and was about to take advantage of the Chinese New Year when Wang Lamei had money in her hand and coaxed her to buy it for herself.
Now it is in front of him, but it is as hot as a piece of red-hot coal.
Zhou Xiaoling, who has always been clever and flexible, was forced to say nothing for a while.
Zhou Xiaoan's words were heart-wrenching, and almost pushed her to the opposite side of the whole family, and even Erbao, who couldn't understand the powerful relationship, left Zhou Xiaoling's arms angrily.
Why is my sister-in-law the only one in the family who has such a beautiful book? Why doesn't she give it to herself?
Not to mention the calculating sisters-in-law, even Wang Lamei's face is not so good-looking.
She is willing for Zhou Xiaoling to repeat her studies, which is a rare extravagant indulgence for her children, but according to the future that Zhou Xiaoan envisioned for her, the whole family did their best to cultivate her, and immediately sent her to other people's families to make money.
Even Wang Lamei thinks so, don't talk about others.
"Mom! I want that big notebook! Erbao couldn't help it first.
"What do you want?! You're a loser! Just know to take care of yourself! In the future, the whole family will tie up their necks for you to go to school! It's all alive! You're satisfied! Ma Lan slapped Erbao's head, and there was a crisp sound, and Erbao cried.
Several other children also stared at the notebook in front of Zhou Xiaoling, afraid that she would give it to others.
There is only one notebook, and any child who is given it will offend the remaining ones.
Zhou Xiaoling put the notebook in front of Zhou Xiaoquan, and said with a smile, "Little brother, let it be made for you, you are a boy, and all the good things in our family can be made by you." You study hard, and your aunt will save you more money in the future, so that you can go to college and marry a beautiful daughter-in-law. When you're done, don't marry a daughter-in-law and forget your mother! ”
If this matter had been placed before today, Zhou Xiaoquan would definitely have been blushing by her last ridiculous sentence, or throwing chopsticks and running away, or angrily saying that he didn't want a daughter-in-law, acquiescing to all the assumptions in front of Zhou Xiaoling, helping her smoothly transfer the conflict and assume the hostility of the whole family.
But now Zhou Xiaoquan can fully understand Zhou Xiaoling's true intentions, and he calmly threw the notebook back.
"I don't need it, you can use what I bought for you! In the past, you spent so much money on the second sister's money, and you didn't use it less, and you didn't see who you gave it to, but today you remembered to give it to us, it's too late, right? If you really have the heart, first return the set of clothes that the second sister bought from the Han family when she got married, didn't you see that she was wearing tattered clothes? ”
Without waiting for Zhou Xiaoling to speak, Zhou Xiaoquan slowly mended the knife, "If you really know that for the sake of our family, and you really feel sorry for your aunt and Xiaofeng, don't repeat your studies, participate in recruitment, save tuition fees and earn more money for the family, and our family can still eat a few full meals." ”
Speaking in such a hurry, picking on other people's weaknesses and wilting to make things bad, he learned from Zhou Xiaoan, and always wanted to be able to practice, but he didn't expect to have a chance soon.
Zhou Xiaoquan didn't care about Zhou Xiaoling's reaction after speaking, and looked at Zhou Xiao'an with bright eyes, looking like a little wolf dog going hunting for the first time, begging for praise and attention.
Zhou Xiaoan smiled, "Your third sister is sincere to you, then you can take it." When she is admitted to high school, the second sister will buy her a better one.
Your third sister is right, you are the boy in the family, and your aunt will still count on you to support your old age in the future, you study hard, you can make your own life, and you can also help your nephews and nieces.
Look at the uncle, if he didn't earn more, how could our family live the current life, look at the aunt, what does it have to do with our family? ”
Aunt Zhou is Zhou Dahai's younger sister, married to a village not far from Liushuzhuang, and lived an ordinary life, and after Zhou Dahai died, she had almost no contact with her brother's family.
Although it has been liberated, but now in the hearts of the vast majority of people, boys are more or less sure to be able to help their brothers and nephews, and no matter how good a girl is, it is someone else's family, and it is not worth investing at all.
Zhou Xiaoan just wants to remind Wang Lamei and everyone that Zhou Xiaoquan and Zhou Xiaoling are different, don't beat the idea of letting him drop out of school.
Zhou Xiaoquan happily picked up the notebook, "Third sister, did you really give it to me?" ”
Zhou Xiaoling sighed, "Little brother, the third sister really wants to give it to you, but you see Xiaofeng, they also want to ......"
"Thank you, Third Sister! I knew you were the best for me! If there's something good, think of me first! Zhou Xiaoquan happily put away the notebook, and didn't give Zhou Xiaoling a chance to speak again.
"Sister-in-law! Why don't you give it to me?! I'm not going to be nice to you! Zhou Feng shouted first.
"Sister-in-law! Give it to me, give it to me! Zhou Yan also hurried over to grab it.
"I want it too!" Even Zhou Guoqing came to join in the fun.
"What do you want! If you want someone to give it to you, you won't be able to The male grandson of the old Zhou family is an angry goods! Nothing to be found! It's better to lose money! Zhao Yindi began to point at Sang and scolded Huai.
The family immediately became a mess, and Zhou Xiaoling, who has always been the most troublesome, became the source of everyone's anger.
Zhou Xiaoan took his younger brother to quietly dodge, and the sister and brother watched the play with great interest, and by the way, they could also do a live observation and teaching for Zhou Xiaoquan.
Some things are not caused in a day or two, and it is impossible to solve them immediately.
At the end of the point, first plant a seed of care in everyone's hearts, and then she will water and fertilize diligently, and soon, without their sisters and brothers, Zhou Xiaoling will be in trouble.
Cleaning up Zhou Xiaoling is a must, but it will not occupy a major part of their lives. They still have to live their lives well, so they don't have the energy to waste with Zhou Xiaoling.
If it is placed decades later, Zhou Xiaoling will definitely be a public relations genius.
Even if it happens like that, she can temporarily appease the whole family and continue to live her life well. Even Wang Lamei secretly made her a separate bowl of cornmeal porridge without any bran.
Zhou Xiaoan is not in a hurry, freezing three feet is not a day's cold, Zhou Xiaoling's good popularity and good image in the Zhou family cannot be completely destroyed by a notebook.
As long as there is a conflict of interest, let her speak like a voice and her acting skills are first-class, Zhou Xiaoan can easily provoke conflicts again and again, making Zhou Xiaoling deflated again and again.
No one is a fool, you want to rob people of the food in their bowls, the money in their pockets, how long can you coax people with just one mouth?
The next day was the twenty-eighth of the lunar month, early in the morning, there was light snow particles outside, tomorrow is Chinese New Year's Eve, Zhou Xiaoan looked at the gray sky, and felt that the second uncle might not come before the year. But a moment later, the second uncle entered the door in a hurry.
Author's Note:
Everyone may be a little confused about Xiao An's age, and Wei Jiaojiao didn't explain it clearly.
Xiao An is now nineteen years old, this era is considered a virtual age, the New Year is about to be celebrated, and she will be twenty years old after the New Year.
An An had just passed her seventeenth birthday when she came over, so when An An became Xiao An, her biological age was nineteen years old, and her mental age was seventeen years old.
As for Zhou Xiaoling, she is one year younger than Xiao An, so the article says that she will be nineteen years old soon.