Chapter Ninety-Seven: As Women, Let's Sympathize with Each Other
The second-hand tricycle is easy to buy, and it is really a coincidence that the school cafeteria just bought a new one, and the old one was about to be disposed of, so Master Wang made a favor and sold it to Xu Shu at a low price.
Xu Shu turned waste into treasure and surrounded the tricycle with nylon cloth, and the painting painted by Liu Ming and Xu Jie was pasted on the outside of the nylon cloth with the slogan: "Protect the environment, collect waste".
This can be compared to a direct call: collect the rags...... Collect the rags...... Much better...... It's a package like that.
People can be packaged, things can also be packaged, Xu Shu has never learned sales, but she was born with this understanding.
No, a package, she wore very clean clothes, rode a tricycle to the street to pick up garbage on the calm, after understanding the price, if someone asked whether it was to collect waste, she also collected, by the way to do the business of door-to-door collection of waste, she found that the same day to send the waste to sell it does not cost anything.
Because Xu Shu is well packaged, people on the road still think that she is clean and clean, and no one thinks she is picking up rags, who would have thought that she was selling scraps? In view of the fact that Liu Ming and Xu Jie are still young and immature, Xu Shu even hid them from them.
Riding a tricycle, while collecting and picking up waste, when it comes to the right occasion, he takes out wholesale things and sells them...... This week in the east of the city, next week in the west of the city, and next week in the city...... She's so part-time, busy and happy.
In this way, Xu Shu's income gradually became considerable.
For a month, the income from selling things and picking up waste on weekends alone was higher than working as a helper in the cafeteria.
In mid-November, there will be a parent-teacher meeting after the mid-term exam, but fortunately, Xu Jie's parent-teacher meeting of the two babies is Thursday night, and Liu Ming's is Friday night, so Xu Shu has time to participate.
Liu Ming not only had good grades, but she also sang Yue Opera at the theatrical evening organized by the school, so she became a little celebrity in school......
At the parent-teacher meeting, she heard the teacher praise by name, and Liu Ming took the stage to speak as a student representative, which made Xu Shu feel proud.
Xu Jie's teacher originally wanted to invite Xu Shu to give a speech as a parent representative, but Xu Shu was too busy and a little embarrassed, after all, his education level was really not as good as that of other parents, so he had to politely push it down.
In any case, when a child is nominated and praised, his heart is always beautiful.
But she had to suppress the pleasure that was about to pop up in her heart.
On the way home after the meeting, a parent of a classmate said to her, "Wow, your child is amazing!" ”
She just smiled and hurriedly said, "Thank you!" ”。
Yes, the mother is proud of her children, and the children are very good, and of course she wants to show off everywhere right away.
However, she didn't do this, she just quietly bought delicious food for the two babies to have a happy weekend.
Xu Shu seemed to see a little light in the two children, a little dazzling light.
However, the children are so good, the joy of being a parent is certain, and Xu Shu is no exception, she finally pasted the two babies' awards on the wall.
People are jealous animals, and jealousy is also a major emotion of human beings, and this kind of emotion is toxic but very common.
No, she often comes to this string
The neighbor who went down the door felt uncomfortable when he saw the award, her son was in the same class as Xu Shu's son, and his grades were very bad, and he was usually counted down.
"Xu Shu, very capable, both babies are so good at reading." She boasted so much on her lips, but she was extremely unconvinced in her heart.
"Oh, luck, every child has his strengths, how good your child is in sports! ......" Xu Shu immediately saw the other party's unhappiness, and she suddenly remembered what happened to Xu Jie in the village...... I secretly screamed in my heart: It's not good, it seems that this matter should be more low-key. She improvised and quickly picked out the merits of the other child's praise. It's really the case, it depends on how the other party treats the child.
"Ah, you're good at talking, but what's the use of sports? and it cannot be eaten as food. The other party is a little more comfortable, but he will still be jealous.
"Good physical fitness, good physical health is the biggest capital, you have to be in good health to do anything, and you can also be admitted to a sports school if you are good at sports." Xu Shu didn't know where she heard it, so she comforted the other party.
"When you say that, I have to enroll my child in some sports interest classes......" The other party was happy.
Seeing that the other party was happy, Xu Shu didn't think about tearing off the award.
She didn't expect that not all people could fool around after listening to a few kind words.
No, after the neighbor spread the news about her family, someone came to the door to say something cool.
How can Xu Shu think so much, in your eyes, something you are proud of, in the eyes of outsiders, it may be that you love it. For example, if you think your child is cute and cute, it doesn't mean that others think so.
So, after the parent-teacher conference, she once again ushered in a new problem.
She was less than thirty, but Liu Ming was thirteen, and the troubled neighbor still found out about this.
"How old are you?" The other party stared at Xu Shu's face and asked.
"Twenty-nine." Xu Shu didn't think about it so much, and directly said the age.
"Yikes! Did you get married and have children at that young age? Your eldest daughter is in her first year of junior high school! The other party shouted loudly, as if he was afraid that others would not hear.
"Ah......" Xu Shu came back to her senses, it turned out that the other party was playing tricks on her own! So she scratched her head and said with a smile, "Do you really believe that I'm only twenty-nine?" I'm thirty-five......"
"Ah, you're thirty-five? It's not like it, it's not like it at all! ”
Ordinary women are afraid of being said to be old, and they try their best to say that they are smaller, but Xu Shu fooled herself for being thirty-five, so she did not hesitate to shout that she was old, and the good deeds were gone.
Although Xu Shu reacted quickly and finally came to a good time, everyone still guessed her relationship with her daughter, "She must be a stepmother!" ”
However, chewing their tongues behind their backs doesn't seem to be enough, and they still want to embarrass Xu Shu in person.
They were not reconciled, so they found other loopholes.
"Your daughter's name is Liu Ming?" So, they asked knowingly.
"yes, what's wrong?" With the lessons of the past, Xu Shu has guessed a few points about their intentions.
"Why doesn't Liu Ming have the same surname as Xu Jie?"
"Ah, that's normal, my surname is Xu, my son is my surname, my daughter is my husband's surname, our family
But enlightened......" Xu Shu didn't say anything more, she wanted to say, "You old feudal!" "I was afraid of offending a large area, so I had to hold back.
Although they have touched the ashes, they will not give up.
They must find something to embarrass Xu Shu so that they will have a sense of superiority.
"Ah, why isn't your husband in the city with you?"
"There's a lot of work at home, and he's busy." Xu Shu already knew what they were thinking, so she didn't answer positively, let alone talk about it, and went to work after speaking.
Is the stepmother enough for them to chew their tongues, the key is that Xu Shu is still alone with two babies, and everyone will inevitably pay attention to her husband again.
If a gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall, then a gentleman does not talk much to people who love to chew their tongues.
Xu Shu has never read this famous sentence, but she has also summed up such a conclusion based on her own life experience.
In order to protect the child, she began to try not to visit the house and not to make small talk with people.
She began to go it alone......
Earning money is happy, and relying on one's own wisdom and diligence to make life better makes Xu Shu less afraid of loneliness.
Relying on others to give a hundred is a hundred, and you have to be grateful to Dade, you will earn it, even if you are only fifty, it is still your own, you can spend as much as you like, no one dares to point fingers at you.
There are also benefits to picking up waste, always picking up some books.
I really have a little free time, Xu Shu also reads books.
I didn't think about it, but I was hooked when I saw it.
With books as a companion and earning money while taking care of the children, why do you need to talk to others anymore?
After being alone, there was less gossip, Xu Shu closed her heart, and they chewed like chewing wax.
Time flies, no, in the blink of an eye, another semester is over.
The two children did well in the final exam, Liu Ming was the first in the class and the third in the grade, and Xu Jie was the first in the class and the grade.
Anyway, Liu Ming's grades are good, and Xu Shu's face is also bright.
The teacher didn't know that she was her stepmother, and she still praised Liu Ming in front of her.
Xu Shu naturally likes this daughter more and more, and can't wait to take her into her arms and gently say to her: You are my biological daughter! But she felt awkward again.
Feelings are very strange playthings, and what can't be expressed is often true feelings, and once they are expressed, they will fade a little.
After the semester ended, Xu Shu didn't have to go to work in the cafeteria, so the family decided to go back to the countryside in a few days after being in the city.
You have to buy some New Year's goods, right? The two children must have new clothes......
"Let's go, let's go buy new clothes for the New Year."
"Mom, I still have clothes to wear, so don't buy them." Liu Ming is thrifty, and she feels very happy to be able to let her study.
"You always have to wear new clothes for the New Year, and now if you don't wear them, you won't be able to wear the clothes of this period when you grow up." Xu Shu laughed and said with relief.
"But, Mom, where did you get the money?" Liu Ming is still quite sensible, and he is reluctant to spend more money.
"I, I secretly wholesaled some goods and quietly sold them to acquaintances, a few cents cheaper than the store, everyone knew that they came to me to buy, so I accumulated a little. In my hometown, your father was always worried that there would be no one to support him in the future
, I'm afraid that he is old feudal, doesn't provide for you to go to school, and secretly hides some private money. I didn't expect him to be willing to you, although he was wooden. Xu Shu said with a smile.
"Ahh Mom, you're really worried about my dad's old thinking? He, he really hopes that I will never leave the countryside, and I hope that I will marry someone after graduating from junior high school, and marry a ...... from the same village" Look, Liu Ming, who is only in his first year of junior high school, actually understands this.
"Liu Ming, don't marry early, we are all women, I! I really regret marrying early. In the future, when you get married, you will have to save some money, not for us, not for doing bad things, but for safety, for the safety of the next generation. In case the man you marry is not good, you can save a little money to protect the child in case of emergency......" Xu Shu, who regards Liu Ming as her own daughter, said sincerely.
"What do you mean...... I don't want to get married......" Liu Ming walked away shyly, but his heart was warm, and he was very grateful that his mother would say something to him.
(End of this chapter) ( Marriage is not going to be .com )