Facts have proved that Zhou Yize was right.

Not to mention that Yan Xiaoxi wants to live in a guest house, he also has to have a big meal in a state-run restaurant.

"We all brought dry food, enough to eat, and it would be cheaper to go to the school and go to the cafeteria."

Yan Xiaoxi didn't listen at all.

"They can eat it, why can't I? I'm the daughter of the village party secretary, and I'm rich. ”

Yan Xiaoxi hurriedly ran to the state-run hotel, straightened her waist like the others, and tried to pretend that she was from the city.

In order not to be timid in speaking, she also deliberately listened to how others ordered, and when she arrived, she did the same.

"I want a braised pork, a fish, and two bowls of white rice."

Yan Xiaoxi is afraid of saying the wrong thing, so she will say whatever others say.

Coincidentally, there were few people who came to eat in state-run restaurants at this time, and the one in front of her had a better family condition, and the dishes she ordered were more expensive.

But Yan Xiaoxi doesn't know.

Although Mao'er Village rarely eats braised pork, pigs are raised in the village, and every household can get a lot of pork during the Chinese New Year every year, so Yan Xiaoxi has not eaten it.

Fish is even simpler, and you can catch one in the river from time to time and eat it.

So she didn't look at it at all and didn't ask how much these things cost, but Zhou Yize persuaded her next to her but glared at him.

"Don't act like you haven't seen the world, I'm not bad for money."

When Yan Xiaoxi left, the village party secretary was not at ease, but he gave her a lot of money and tickets that he had saved at home, and now he is in her pocket.

She has never seen so much money and tickets since she was a child, and now she feels confident when she speaks.

Zhou Yize couldn't persuade him, so he could only say to the waiter in the store:

"I'm not hungry, you can bring her a bowl of rice."

If you can save a little, you can do it.

"No, you have to eat, I'm in for a treat today."

Yan Xiaoxi arrogantly asked Zhou Yize to sit down, and then turned his head and said to the waiter to listen to her.

She enjoyed this practice with envy from everyone passing by outside the state-run hotel.

That's what it's like to be a city guy, and it's really great.

Yan Xiaoxi fell a seed in her heart and buried it deeply, quietly waiting for the rain to moisten.

The dish was served quickly, with bright braised pork and a large fish.

The aroma of meat came to his face, Yan Xiaoxi secretly swallowed his saliva, and tried his best to pretend not to care and picked up chopsticks to eat slowly.

In her opinion, this is the elegance of the city people, but she doesn't know that falling into the eyes of the waiter is called pretending.

"At first glance, it's the first time I've come here, and I guess it's also an educated youth who came to the city to study at university."

"Alas, they are still children, how do you know how long the family has to save for such a meal? I can't even bear to eat in our store, it's too expensive. ”

With this money, they are more willing to buy meat and cook it at home, which can save a lot of money.

But Yan Xiaoxi didn't hear this, she was eating meat as "elegantly" as possible.

In the end, it is a state-owned master, and the braised pork and fish made are better than what her father made in Mao'er Village, I don't know how much.

Soon she finished a big bowl of rice, and she still felt unsatisfied.

Zhou Yize saw that the dishes and meals had already been served, and he felt that it would be a waste not to eat, so he had to sit down and eat this luxurious meal.

However, every time he eats chopsticks, he will feel a pain in his flesh.

The two of them didn't eat much in the car, and after a day of hunger, they ate two large bowls of rice and the meat on the table, and even ate the sauce on the plate.

"Waiter, check out."

Yan Xiaoxi touched her stomach contentedly, and once again sighed that the city was much better than the countryside.

No wonder his father didn't let her wreak havoc at the time, it turned out that it was really so good to come to the city.

However, when the waiter came over and said the price of the meal, the smile on Yan Xiaoxi's face instantly froze.

"How much, how much?"

The waiter repeated it again.

Yan Xiaoxi was stunned in his seat, and he didn't wake up for a long time.

That's half of his father's savings!

Although Zhou Yize was mentally prepared, he was still frightened by this price and couldn't help but confirm:

"Is it really so much, we only ate a meat and a fish, and nothing else."

The waiter was impatient when he saw that they didn't want to give money, and threw the menu directly in front of them.

"Well, the price is clearly written, see for yourself."

Yan Xiaoxi stared at this handwritten menu for a long time, and almost fainted in front of her.

But even if she faints, the waiter has to ask her to give the money to get dizzy again.

Ten minutes later, Yan Xiaoxi and Zhou Yize walked out of the meal, and their expressions were very unsightly.

"How can it be so expensive, they are bullying people!"

Yan Xiaoxi was very aggrieved, so much money could buy several catties of pork in the town.

Zhou Yize was also very uncomfortable in his heart, but at this time, things were already like this, and it was not good to say anything else.

"It's normal for us to come here for the first time and not know it, so we just don't go to the store to eat in the future."

If the rest of the money is saved, it can still last for a long time.

The two of them returned to the guest house dejectedly, not at all as energetic as when they first arrived.

Especially Yan Xiaoxi.

But she was angry not that the price in the city was so expensive, but that her father gave less money, which made her very shameless in front of the waiter.

"Obviously, there is still so much money in the family, so I must be reluctant to give it to me, hum."

Yan Xiaoxi snorted angrily and blamed the village party secretary, not thinking that it was the money that their family had saved from between their teeth for several years.

In addition to the party secretary of the strange village, Yan Xiaoxi was even more determined to become a rich person in the future, and then threw the money on the face of the waiter who looked down on her, so as to vent her evil anger.

They tossed and turned for a day, and although they felt very uncomfortable, they soon fell asleep in their respective rooms.

At Jiangcheng University, Amy got up the next day and said to her family:

"My sister also took the college entrance examination before, and I haven't told her that I'm coming to Jiangcheng, so I can't receive her letter, I want to go back today to see, maybe I can come back tomorrow."

Grandma Wang immediately said: "Be careful on the road, don't worry at home, I will take care of it." ”

Niuniu also straightened her waist and said that she would guard her home and wait for her to come back.

Mingke also has something to do today, and Ming's mother is an adult, so don't worry.

So Amy left the house with peace of mind and headed home.

It won't take long to go back from Jiangcheng, and I haven't had lunch yet.

Amy's sister Elaine doesn't go back for lunch at noon, she always brings some cold steamed buns to the factory early in the morning.

No one likes to eat cold things, but Ai's mother said that it was not appropriate for her to run back and forth, and if she was seen by other people in the factory, she would go to make a small report, and when the time came, she would lose her job and she would not be able to eat and walk around.

There was no way, Elaine had no choice but to do it.

When Amy went, Elaine had just gotten off work and was sitting down for dinner with a female colleague with whom she had a good relationship.

When Elaine heard that her sister was coming, she quickly ran out with her lunch box.

"Why did you come to Jiangcheng? Is school about to start? ”

Amy secretly wrote a letter to Elaine after receiving the acceptance letter, and she was overjoyed at the time.

However, she didn't dare to tell her family, for fear that the family would trouble Amy again, so she could only hide in the bed and touch the letter sent back by Amy over and over again, happy for her sister.

"Well, I've been here for a few days, but I had some things to do before, so I'm just coming to you now. By the way, how did you do in the exam, did you win? ”

When she asked this, Amy was full of anticipation.

Elaine is treated as a money-making machine by Ai's mother at home, which makes her feel sad.

But Amy now has no other way to help Elaine get out of this life, so she suggests that Elaine take the college entrance examination and rely on the power of knowledge to get out of that terrible home.

"I ...... I didn't get into ......"

Elaine looked down at her toes, her tone disappointed and guilty.

It's not that she doesn't want to take the exam, she knows that Ai's mother's attitude towards her will definitely change after she is admitted to college.

But Ai's mother didn't think she could be admitted at all, thinking that she went to sign up just to be lazy and work less.

As a result, during the important time to prepare for the exam, Elaine not only had to work in the factory during the day, but also cooked and washed clothes for the family when she went back at night, and she had no time to read books at all.

When she was done with all this, she stared at the tiredness of her body and wanted to study, and Ai Mu would turn off the lights again, saying that she would not let her waste electricity.

Spending every day in this environment, Elaine was naturally not prepared, and her grades in the exam were also poor.

Thinking of this, Elaine couldn't help but redden, but she didn't want Amy to worry, so she gritted her teeth and refused to let the tears fall.

"It's okay, you can continue to take the test next year. And now that the policy has changed, the environment is better, and if you are willing to come out, you will definitely be able to support yourself and live a good life. ”

"But ......"

Elaine had never thought of doing that.

In her heart, she is the eldest child in the family, and she should have shouldered the burden for the family, taking care of her parents, younger siblings, and earning money to support a large family.

This is the idea that her family has instilled in her since she was a child.

But Amy was reluctant to let her go back home and continue that life.

"Sister, you will be sold by that woman sooner or later when you go back, you are still young now, you can't just ruin your life like this."

Elaine frowned and retorted:

"Xiaomi, you can't say that about your mother, your mother is also for the good of the whole family. And I'm an older sister, so I'm supposed to share more for the family. ”

Amy didn't expect to see Elaine for a while, she started to think like this again, and she was so anxious.

"Sister, there are many ways to share the burden for the family, there is no need to sell yourself as a goods, you don't know, that woman doesn't care about how well you will live in the future, only how much benefit you can bring to them. Sister, you still have a long life to do, so you can't just be at the mercy of them. ”

Elaine bit her lip tightly, and her eyes turned red again.

In this family, only Amy will really think about her, and only Amy will say these heart-wrenching words to her.

Amy saw that her expression was loose, and immediately continued to persuade:

"It's really different from before outside, you know, that sister Zhang Hui in our village, she didn't get admitted to college, but for a better life, she brought her two children to the city. Sister, you can do it too, as long as you are willing to leave that home. ”

"I ......"