Saturday 5 August 2023

7DLW 15




Chapter 15 You are better than him


Six jins of pot stewed meat costs twelve yuan. After deducting the cost of seven jins of raw meat, this order can earn five or six yuan.

Li You Hai and Han Guang Hui didn't know that Song Wei Ping earned their money. Li You Hai cut up a piece of meat he bought today and poured a small glass of wine for Han Guang Hui. Seeing that he was satisfied with the food, he asked him, "How is it? I said it’s not bad. Isn’t it a hundred times more delicious than the salty pot stewed pork in the state-run restaurant.”

He took a sip of his wine in enjoyment, "Like I said, no matter what is delicious, don't try to escape my nose."

Han Guang Hui was also satisfied. He didn't ask Li You Hai where he got the meat. Anyway, he didn't care. "Have you ordered it today?"

Li You Hai patted his chest, "You can rest assured with me completing the work. I'll guarantee you that when the time comes, you’ll garner respect."

Thinking of the commission he could earn from it, Li You Hai chuckled and said good words like it didn't cost money, "Let me tell you, I, Li You Hai, will admire nobody but you. You’re so impressive!"

He knew Han Guang Hui's heart disease, so it went without saying he aimed at his heart and said, "When the time comes, set up five or six tables of banquets and invite everyone in the village. Once this rare pot stewed meat was cooked again, the village will be full of aroma. It’ll be a hundred times better than the stewed meat for two tables. Everyone in the village knows you’re rich and capable.”

Seeing the smugness on Han Guang Hui’s face, he continued to calculate, "This four or five jins of meat, you can use three jins for the banquet. Definitely more than enough. Isn't Zhao Yan Yan's Mom, her Elder Brother, and her Sister-in-law coming? You can give them two jin to bring back. Then buy some canned food or something. Guarantee to give you face. And send the remaining jin to the branch secretary and let her arrange an easy job for Zhao Yan Yan. Who wouldn’t say Zhao Yan Yan is enjoying a blessed life with you."

Han Guang Hui clinked glasses with him. He said what he was thinking, "Say, should I let Xu Xiao Jiao come too. Anyway, she used to be an educated youth classmate."

Only by letting her see with her own eyes how capable he was can she regret it.

In response to this, Li You Hai was speechless, "This isn't good."

He felt that Han Guang Hui was out of his mind. Xu Xiao Jiao and Zhao Yan Yan had a complicated relationship. Besides, Xu Xiao Jiao was married. "Besides, she won't come."

Han Guang Hui deflates a breath, "That's right. Why is she so stubborn now? If not, I'll give her a jin of pot stewed pork to eat. Being with Song Wei Ping, she probably eats vegetable pancakes every day. What oil content could there be?"

The way Li You Hai looked at him was even more speechless. It seemed that Song Wei Ping beat Han Guang Hui too lightly.

While Xu Xiao Jiao had enough pot stewed pork. After the family had dinner at night, she sent Wu Chun Hua and Xu Xiao Gang home, muttering, "I've had enough pot stewed pork. Let’s get Song Wei Ping to make some meatballs and stew some vegetables tomorrow for a change."

In the past half a month, Wu Chun Hua and Xu Xiao Gang’s diet had improved. Both health had gotten better. Wu Chun Hua found these days too satisfying. She chided, "Having meat to eat and you’re not satisfied. I think your days are too good."

Xu Xiao Gang rubbed his head, "Elder Sister, have you eaten enough of such delicious meat? I don't think I can eat enough in my life. Pot stewed pork is the most delicious meat in the world."

Xu Xiao Jiao patted her younger brother's head. Boy, it's because you have too little knowledge.

It was a matter of a few steps. Before, she didn’t send them back. This time, it was because there’s a matter.

"Mom, here’s ten yuan. You take it and let Xiao Gang go to school."

Wu Chun Hua was stunned, "You, Xiao Jiao, did you take all the money Wei Ping earned recently? No, that can’t do. He goes out every day before dawn and has to go to work when he comes back. He's exhausted. Selling, selling meat still bears such a big risk. Mom had said that after you pay off your debts and save a little money. Then I won’t be allowed to sell it. I’m here fretting and worrying and you bring all the money!? Don’t want it. Take it back quickly."

Xu Xiao Jiao sighed. She knew that Wu Chun Hua wouldn’t want it. At the beginning, the other party was shocked when she found out that Song Wei Ping was selling food in the alley. After much persuasion, she stopped worrying a bit. As expected, she was at it again now.

"Mom, listen to me. Ten yuan is the money I saved in the past. Originally, I used it for Wei Ping's small business. Now he has earned more than ten yuan. The turnover is enough for use and this ten yuan was given to me. I have no place to spend it. I have already told him that I must let Xiao Gang go to school this year and he agrees."

Wu Chun Hua really didn't expect that when Daughter said she wanted her son to go to school, she wasn't just talking about it and actually took it to heart. Wu Chun Hua hesitated. When her husband hadn’t passed, the family could save a bit each year. So Yan Yan kept going to school. Then her husband was gone. Yan Yan knew how much money the family had saved and cried to attend school for a few more years before she dropped out.

So Son had been delayed. Although she didn't know a few words, she understood the benefits of studying. Let's not talk about afar, just their community production brigade. Anyone who becomes a branch leader must be able to read. Also the accountant. Their work was light and got the whole work points. It was much better than those who put in strength every day.

Xu Xiao Jiao saw that she couldn’t make up her mind. So she stuffed the money in her hand, "Just take it. Five yuan a semester. Currently the semester has started for a month. Xiao Gang will only pay three or four yuan if he joins. The rest, you save it. Spend it when there’s a matter.”

Wu Chun Hua squeezed the money in her hand, "That, just leave five yuan for your Younger Brother. The rest, return it to you. You are married to Wei Ping. If you take so much money back to your maternal family, he won’t be pleased even if he doesn’t express it."

Xu Xiao Jiao waved her hand, "Elder Brother Wei Ping told me to send the money. Besides, I have already discussed with him that I will pay for Xiao Gang's school money. He agrees. You can take the money. If Xiao Gang wants to buy something, just buy it for him. Don’t save it., I’ll give you more when we earn more money.”

Wu Chun Hua shook her head rapidly, "No, this time is enough. Ten yuan. When it’s a bad year, one can’t even save this in a year. If you earn money, save it. When you have a child in the future, it’ll cost money to raise a child.”

When Xu Xiao Jiao heard it, she felt that Wu Chun Hua was thinking too much, "Mom, put away the money and go to bed early. I'm leaving."

Wu Chun Hua touched the money. Her eyes became hot again. She watched her daughter's back with a smile, "This child, why so shy after getting married? It's a matter of time."

Xu Xiao Jiao ran even faster.

Seeing her coming out in breathlessness, Song Wei Ping poured her a glass of water, "Why are you running? It’s just a few steps. Just walk slowly."

Xu Xiao Jiao drank some water and sat on a chair to rest, "It's my Mom. Telling me to save money to raise a child in the future. Aiyo, I had to run away quickly. It’s a fake marriage. How could we have children?"

She was much more comfortable than when she first got married. She was able to take off her socks and wash her feet in front of him. Seeing that Song Wei Ping hadn't moved, she looked up at him.

Song Wei Ping looked away from her rolled-up trousers and replied in a low voice, "En."

Xu Xiao Jiao took off her clothes, climbed up from the end of the bed, and laid down comfortably. During this period of time, she and Song Wei Ping got along very well. Song Wei Ping didn't snore or grind his teeth when he slept. There was no sign of crossing the boundary. It made Xu Xiao Jiao more firm in her original guess. She felt extremely at ease.

She thought about what Song Wei Ping would do next, "Are you going to go out with Third Elder Brother Li again the day after tomorrow?"

Hearing her stretching, Song Wei Ping smiled silently, "En, what do you want?"

What does she want? Xu Xiao Jiao considered it. She really didn't want anything. Now she felt that her material desires were much lower. "I don't want anything in particular. If you come across something rare, you can buy something if it's suitable."

She thought for a while, "I still have five yuan with me. You should take it with you this time. Including what you have in hand, there should be more than twenty. Take it all, just in case."

With the previous experience, Song Wei Ping knew that it was better to bring some money when going out, "Just bring twenty. The rest, you keep it. If something happens, you can spend it on emergencies."

"There shouldn't be any problem at home. Anyway, it's okay. Let's leave a few yuans. If I want to eat delicious food, I can buy and ask my Mom to make it. Grandmother can also try something new."

Hearing her restlessly tossing and turning, Song Wei Ping turned to face the curtain, "Aren't you envious?"

"Envious of what?"

"Zhao Yan Yan. Han Guang Hui gave her a banquet and order dishes directly from the state-run restaurant. He also bought her a bicycle." As the villagers said, those should belong to Xu Xiao Jiao.

Xu Xiao Jiao wanted to laugh when she thought of this, "Ai, Song Wei Ping, you didn't realize that the fatty who bought our pot stewed pork is Li You Hai."

Since Han Guang Hui and Zhao Yan Yan finished the banquet yesterday, the village had been boasting about a piece of pot stewed meat on the banquet. Xu Xiao Jiao had heard from Wang Gui Yue. Only then did she realized that it was Li You Hai bought Han Guang Hui's in-demand product. No need to think about it. Li You Hai was the fatty that Song Wei Ping had mentioned. Wang Gui Yue had lamented that she didn't get to taste that delicious food. While Heaven knew, she ate it every day and had enough of it.

Hearing her mirth, Song Wei Ping also relaxed, "I didn't notice."

In the alley, everyone deliberately lowered their voices and wore more clothes. The two of them didn't recognize each other.

Xu Xiao Jiao found it amusing and laughed for a while before answering Song Wei Ping's question, "I'm not envious. Song Wei Ping, don't say, you aren't able to buy me a bicycle in this lifetime?"

Song Wei Ping replied, "I will definitely buy it for you."

"That's it. I will have the thing. How can I be envious? Besides, bicycles are nothing. In the future, we will have TVs, refrigerators, small watches and big stereos."

Song Wei Ping clenched his fists, "En."

Xu Xiao Jiao harrumphed again, "From now on, don't mention the two of them to me, especially Zhao Yan Yan. I had enough of her. As for Han Guang Hui."

Song Wei Ping was staring at the curtain and listening to her. The curtain was opened at a corner. He was caught off guard by Xu Xiao Jiao's bright eyes, "Han Guang Hui wasn't even a fart. In my heart, you, Song Wei Ping, are a hundred times stronger than him. You are the most powerful. You can't look down on yourself, understand?"

Under the quilt, Song Wei Ping raised his hand to cover his heart and answered her, "Okay."

1 comment:

  1. O homem está se apaixonando! Ser amado pela esposa tem esse efeito nas pessoas, ein?!

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