Became a poor little boy abandoned by his educated youth mother?

Chapter 42: Money Bag is Flying

As I walked out of the gate, I saw my eldest cousin An Jianhua and his family of three, my cousin Dongmei, and the children from my second uncle's family all coming to the old house.

Seeing them getting ready to go out, I hurried to the old house to pay New Year's greetings to my grandparents and uncles, and then followed the large group to the homes of my great-grandfathers, grandfathers, uncles and other uncles in other adjacent rooms of the An family to pay New Year's greetings.

The most dazzling person in the group was An Xueyan, who was wearing a red cotton jacket and cotton pants.

When she went to pay New Year's greetings, she received special attention and received a lot of delicious food. Several great-grandfathers and grandfathers saw her happy look and gave her red envelopes.

She asked her aunt and brother to keep the snacks for her, and she kept the red envelopes for herself.

Seeing her achievements, her cousins ​​were extremely envious.

An Liping said directly: "This year during the Spring Festival, I will ask my mother to buy me red cloth in advance and make me a red cotton-padded jacket and trousers, so that I can receive more red envelopes."

An Xueyan looked at her disapprovingly and said, "Cousin Liping, it's not enough to have clothes, you also need a pretty little face like mine."

Hearing her say that, An Liping got a little mad and said dangerously, "What do you mean? You said I'm not good-looking?"

"It's not that you're not good-looking, it's that you're older and you're not as cute as younger people, understand?

If you don't believe me, just think about it. If you and Lifang wear red clothes together, others will definitely think your little cousin is cuter."

"This is the lethality of human cubs. No one can resist it."

As he spoke, he looked intoxicated.

"Then I still won't receive the red envelope?" An Liping was a little unhappy.

An Xueyan rolled her eyes and said mysteriously, "I have an idea, cousin, would you like to hear it?"

"What's the idea?" An Liping asked with interest.

An Xueyan rubbed her hands and said with a smile, "Cousin, 1 cents, do you understand?"

After saying that, he looked at her with a smile.

An Qiuxiang advised from the side: "Liping, Yanyan is fooling you, don't be fooled."

An Xueyan analyzed seriously: "Cousin Qiuxiang, you are wrong. What is there about Cousin Liping that is worth me fooling around with?

One cent is not a lot. If you invest one cent now, you may earn one dollar next year, which means your net income will be 9 cents.

This is why we need to have a long-term vision and not just focus on immediate benefits.”

An Qiuxiang was confused by all these tricks. It sounded like a good deal.

"Here, here you go. Tell me about it quickly." An Liping took out a dime of pocket money and gave it to An Xueyan.

He took the money and put it in his pocket.

He pulled An Liping aside, and when they were alone, he said with a smile, "Hey, bring Lifang with you next year, and you two can wear the same clothes. When you go out, people will say that the two sisters are so pretty and look so festive.

The red envelopes are for both of you, and you can use the excuse of keeping them for your sister to take Lifang's red envelope."

"What if they still don't give it to me?" An Liping asked doubtfully.

An Xueyan said firmly, "How is that possible? Didn't you think Lifang was cute when you saw her today? She's white and chubby, almost like a doll from a New Year's picture. Old people like these little dolls."

An Liping felt that this was true. Sometimes she herself thought her sister was cute and wanted to pinch her little face and arms.

So he nodded in agreement: "This is a good idea. Let's try it when the time comes. I can help Fangfang keep all her New Year's money in the future." Hehe, it is only right to buy her sister a gift after keeping the money.

Then we went to other people’s houses to wish them a happy new year, and when we met people on the way, we would also wish each other a happy new year.

When she returned to her mother's home on the second day of the Lunar New Year, An Qingping had no relatives from the third room to visit, so she took her two children to the county town.

Zhang Guihua and her family are waiting at home for their eldest daughter and her family to come.

Their first stop in the county was a photo studio. Because all the photos at home were of that woman, An Xueyan put them all in the bottom of the box.

I originally wanted to throw it in the stove, but when I saw her brother's reluctant look, I didn't throw it in.

She wanted to take a new family photo, and a photo of three people would be just right.

An Qingping sat on a chair holding An Xueyan, while An Honglei stood beside him, and they took a new family photo.

The brother and sister also took group photos and individual photos. After the photos were taken, the photo studio owner asked them to pick them up a week later and gave them a receipt.

They took 5 photos in total and charged 4 yuan. Photos are still quite expensive for ordinary people these days. If his father didn't have a job, they wouldn't be able to afford it.

After coming out, the three of them went to watch the movie "Heroic Sons and Daughters". The current peace was bought with the blood of their ancestors.

This touched An Xueyan's heart, especially when she saw the last person left on the battlefield, and heard the words "For victory, fire at me."

It allowed her to see the courage and bloodiness of their country's soldiers, who used their flesh and blood to defend their unshakable beliefs.

There are many, many people's soldiers like those in the movie who disregard their own lives in order to destroy the enemy.

Even now, the situation is not as peaceful as it seems. There are people who are carrying heavy burdens and moving forward.

After watching the movie, the three of us were in a heavy mood.

An Honglei declared: "I will be a soldier who protects our country and our people, and I will wipe out all the wolves, tigers and leopards that invade our country."

As a father and a former soldier, An Qingping is very pleased that his son has his own ideals, especially wanting to join the army.

He squatted down, looked his son in the eye, and said seriously, "Honglei, Dad supports your decision, but the path you have chosen will be very difficult. Now that you have chosen it, you must go on and not give up halfway."

"I will definitely become an excellent soldier." An Honglei said with determination.

An Qingping touched his son's head, his eyes full of pride.

"Brother, I believe you can do it." An Xueyan looked at her brother, her heart full of admiration.

Although my wallet will be full in the future, it is still good to see the young boy pursuing his dream with determination.

An Qingping took his two children to a state-owned restaurant and ordered a plate of braised pork and lamb stewed with radish.

Now she no longer minds the fat in the meat. An Xueyan can’t stop eating it. The braised pork is so delicious.

When I get back, I will ask my aunt to make it too. She knows the general steps, but I wonder if she can make it taste the same.

After dinner, An Xueyan wanted to check in at the necessary place for novels [Scrap Station], but her father disagreed.

The reason was that who would go to the scrap yard during the New Year, so I would take her there next time I went to the city.

There is no other way, I can only wait for the next opportunity.

I went to the department store in the county town again. It was rather deserted now because people had done a lot of shopping before the New Year. There were not many people coming here specifically to buy things today.

After looking around, she didn't see anything she wanted to buy, mainly because what she wanted was too expensive, and other snacks, toys, etc. were unnecessary.

An Qingping still bought her a pair of head flowers, rejected the red one her father chose, and picked a light blue one.

"How about buying the red one as well?" He still thought red looked good.