Chapter 13: Happiness on the Twenty-Eight Bars
Early the next morning.
Liu Chen rode the 28 bars, Meng Meng sat on the front beam, and Han Donghua sat on the back seat, leaving Shuanghe Village and heading towards Linhu Town.
The morning sun shines on the face.
The crisp chirping of birds echoes in the warm morning breeze.
Twenty-eight bars are driving on the potholed sand road, even if Liu Chen holds the car tightly and tries to avoid large and small potholes, it will occasionally bring bumps to the car.
Han Donghua sat in the back, and the wind blew her long black hair.
In the past, Liu Chen rode with her, and she would always naturally wrap her arms around Liu Chen's waist and stick her body on his back.
At that time, she felt that it was the happiness she wanted to pursue in her life, and Liu Chen's unforgiving back was her warm harbor.
But later, with Liu Chen's depravity and depression, that feeling of happiness was gone.
Now, Han Donghua suddenly felt that those past days were like a nightmare.
She really wanted to hug Liu Chen's waist and put her body on his back like before, but for some reason, she always felt that there was a layer of estrangement lingering in her heart, so that she couldn't go back to the past.
"Mengmeng, hold on to the handlebars, Donghua, sit down."
As soon as Liu Chen finished speaking, the twenty-eight bars began to bump one after another.
"Ahh
Han Donghua was so frightened that he screamed again and again, and subconsciously hugged Liu Chen's waist, and his entire upper body was tightly attached to his back, "Oh, slow down, you slow down, be careful, be careful, be careful, be optimistic." β
At this moment, Han Donghua still cares about the estrangement in her heart, she is just worried about not falling.
"Hey, okay."
Liu Chen agreed, a triumphant smile on his face.
The car doesn't bump in an instant.
Han Donghua seemed to understand, her pretty face flushed, and she raised her fist and slapped Liu Chen's back a few times.
When he came to Jitou, Han Donghua got out of the car and went to the front to hug Mengmeng down.
Liu Chen found a place to park the 28 bars, bent down to pick up Mengmeng, and the family of three walked towards the set.
Today is a big market in Linhu Town, and there are a lot of people rushing to the market, selling everything.
"Mengmeng, do you think we should go to dinner first, or go shopping for clothes first?" Liu Chen asked with a smile.
Mengmeng didn't understand for a while, thinking that she wouldn't buy clothes for her, so she immediately said anxiously: "Don't eat, don't eat, buy clothes, buy new clothes, buy skirts, woo woo...... Buy new clothes. β
Liu Chen said: "Buy, buy, aren't you hungry with a little belly?" I just heard your little belly growling, can you eat first and then buy clothes? β
"Really?"
"yes, really."
Han Donghua said: "What to eat, hurry up and buy clothes, buy clothes for Mengmeng and hurry home, how expensive it is to eat here, why spend that money." β
Liu Chen knew that Han Donghua was reluctant to spend money.
But now that he is out today, he wants to let his wife and daughter eat and have fun.
As for money, it was not a problem at all for him who came back from rebirth.
Liu Chen pointed to the steamed bun stall next to him and asked Mengmeng, "Mengmeng, do you want to eat steamed buns?" β
Seeing the steaming steamed buns, Meng Meng's saliva flowed out, one arm pulled Han Donghua, and the other pointed to the bun stall and said, "Eat Baobao, I want to eat Baobao." β
"Okay, today's Meng Meng is the biggest, listen to Meng Meng."
Liu Chen grabbed Han Donghua's hand, pulled her to the bun stall, found an empty seat to sit down, and then handed Mengmeng to her.
"You, you're going to get used to her, huh!" Han Donghua sighed in disgust and said, "Just buy her two, let's go home and eat." β
After a while, Liu Chen came over with two baskets of steamed buns.
Then the waiter served two more bowls of preserved soup and took an empty bowl for Mengmeng.
Han Donghua glared at Liu Chen fiercely and said nothing.
"Hey, hey."
Liu Chen smiled innocently, picked up a bun with chopsticks, blew it, and handed it to Meng Meng, "Give, Meng Meng, eat it." β
Meng Meng took it, opened her mouth and took a bite.
"Incense, huh?"
"Well, fragrant, delicious, really delicious, Dad, I still want to eat, I want to eat 3."
"Okay, as long as you like to eat, you can eat as much as you want."
Liu Chen took a spoon and scooped a small half bowl of preserved soup from his bowl to Mengmeng, and said, "I'll drink the soup later." β
Waiting for it to be cute, Liu Chen picked up a bun and put it to his mouth, and looked at Han Donghua so directly.
Poof!
Han Donghua couldn't hold back his laughter anymore.
"Alasβ" she sighed lightly, "well, I really can't do anything about you, but I'm going to say something ugly, just this time, next time if you spend money like this again, don't blame me for not giving you money to settle the bill." β
"Okay, listen to you."
Liu Chen handed the bun to Han Donghua.
Han Donghua didn't answer, he took one with chopsticks, put it in his mouth and bit it gently.
A very ordinary bun, Han Donghua ate it in his mouth, but he ate the delicacy of dragon liver and phoenix gall.
Two cages of steamed buns, Meng Meng ate 5.
Han Donghua ate 4.
Liu Chen ate 2.
The rest is packed and has to be taken back for Mengmeng to eat.
Then the family went to Linhu Town Mall to buy clothes for Mengmeng.
Meng Meng has grown so big, this is the first time I've been here since I can remember, and my eyes are straight when I see the colorful clothes.
One will look at this, one will look at that, this will also want that one.
Coming to the door of a store, a family of three walked into the store.
Meng Meng reached out and touched a dress.
"Hey! Don't touch it! β
With an angry shout, the clerk waved the lever in his hand and hit Mengmeng's hand with a "woo".
Han Donghua immediately pulled Meng Meng over and hugged him in his arms.
Liu Chen shot out at the same time, grabbed the swinging lever and walked forward, and the clerk fell to the ground with a "poof".
"Wow-"
Meng Meng was so frightened that she burst into tears.
The clerk got up, pointed at Liu Chen and scolded angrily: "Bastard, you dare to make trouble in my store, you really don't know whether you live or die, there is a kind of you don't go!" β
"Why are you unreasonable, children are not sensible, you just say it directly, and you have to swing a stick to fight, do you have such a business?" Han Donghua glared at the clerk and said.
"I'm all new to the goods, what should I do if she touches the dirty? Besides, can you afford to buy this dress? The clerk said contemptuously.
Han Donghua said: "The children haven't touched it, how can they touch it?" It's a big deal that we can pay for it, and you can't hit the child! β
"Compensation? Hum! All right! β
The clerk said and took down the dress and threw it on Han Donghua, "This thing is a new item that arrived yesterday, this year's new style, it is the most popular style in Lingnan and Xiangjiang this year, this one is 28 yuan, take the money." β
"What?!"
Han Donghua was so frightened that he immediately put the dress on the counter.
"Just this child's clothes cost 28 yuan? Slanderers are not as deceitful as you! β
The clerk looked at Han Donghua contemptuously, "Slander? Who do you say? I've been here for more than three years, and no one has ever called me a liar. β
"I'm telling you, 28 yuan, don't think about leaving today!"