bookrandom Chapter 276 Unable to harm his daughter, he tries to harm his son instead; Wu Jianguo is the most ha
Chapter 276 Unable to harm his daughter, he tries to harm his son instead; Wu Jianguo is the most ha
On a summer evening, the cicadas chirped incessantly from the branches, making people feel increasingly restless.
Zhang Amei leaned against her doorway, holding a popsicle in her hand. As she licked it casually, the popsicle gradually melted.
She turned her head and glanced at Old Wu beside her. How could she have been so foolish as to marry him on her second marriage? He always looked so weak and useless. She really didn't know what she was thinking.
Thinking of this, Zhang Amei snorted heavily, while Old Wu continued eating his popsicle.
Zhang Amei was furious at his appearance, but she was too lazy to argue with him.
At this moment, Zhang Amei's thoughts drifted to her daughter, Xiaomin.
Fortunately, Xiaomin is a girl with her own opinions. She now runs a clothing stall on Guanqian Street, and business is booming. She earns a good income. She has been running the stall for almost a year. Last month, when her family bought a color TV, she even gave her a thousand yuan to help with the purchase.
In fact, it's all thanks to Yiming who brought Xiaomin into the industry before, teaching her how to select goods and how to sell them, which helped Xiaomin gradually get on the right track.
Last year, Xiaomin failed to get a job at the cotton mill, which caused quite a stir at home.
Xiaomin blamed herself for letting her down because she was incompetent and couldn't get her a job. She also regretted and blamed herself, thinking that she should have listened to Teacher Zhuang's advice and let Xiaomin go to nursing school. Maybe she would be a stable nurse now.
Fortunately, Xiaomin is now making money. Whenever someone asks what Xiaomin is doing now, Zhang Amei can straighten her back and boast about it with great pride.
However, Zhang Amei also has her worries.
Xiaomin has a boyfriend, and the two run a stall together on Guanqian Street. Their relationship is going well, but the boyfriend's circumstances are a real concern. Like Xiaomin, he doesn't have a formal job, so naturally he can't get subsidized housing.
The groom's family home, like ours, has only two rooms, yet it houses five people, young and old.
The thought of Xiaomin not even having a decent wedding house when she gets married makes Zhang Amei so worried that she can't sleep.
Just as I was thinking, Old Wu suddenly blurted out something.
"You know what, Dongzhe's dancing is really good. No wonder he's our factory's first male beauty. Sister, look at Xiaoting and Dongzhe, they're quite a good match."
Upon hearing this, Zhang Amei glared at him fiercely.
"You still have the mind to care whether other people dance well or not? I'm so worried about things at home. If Xiaomin gets married, where will she live? You should say something!"
Old Wu's good mood was instantly dampened by her shout, as if a bucket of cold water had been poured over him. He immediately wilted, slunk to the ground, and reverted to his cowardly state, remaining silent.
Seeing his behavior, Zhang Amei became even more furious and kicked him hard.
“You always act like this whenever something happens at home. Can’t you stop being so spineless and say something? How did I end up marrying such a spineless man?”
Old Wu felt wronged, but he didn't dare to talk back.
Although he sometimes has to put up with his sister's temper in this family, at least he can be waited on hand and foot. Compared to when he was raising two children on his own, life is much better now. Plus, someone warms his bed at night. He doesn't want to ruin this hard-won peaceful life.
After a long while, Old Wu finally stood up and tentatively approached.
"How about we let Xiaojun take the entrance exam for a vocational school? Vocational schools have dormitories. Xiaomin can take down the partition when she gets married and live at home."
When Zhang Amei heard this, she thought it wasn't a bad idea. Xiaomin was her only precious daughter, and it would be best if she could keep her by her side.
But just as she was feeling happy, she remembered Shanshan, and her face instantly darkened.
"Would Shanshan agree to let Xiaojun go to vocational school? She's the kind of person who's incredibly cunning; she definitely wouldn't agree." Old Wu said upon hearing this. "Shanshan is a sensible child; she should be able to consider the adults' difficulties."
"You think too highly of Shanshan."
Old Wu squatted down again, pondering in his mind, Shanshan had gone to college, and although she should have been assigned back to Suzhou, what if she didn't come back? Who could he rely on in the future?
So Xiaojun absolutely refused to go to university and had to stay at home.
Thinking of this, Old Wu ate the last bite of popsicle on the stick, dusted himself off, and turned to walk into the house.
Zhang Amei was still standing at the door, watching the lively scene in the opposite courtyard. "They have a little money, but that's not enough for them to show off. Why buy such a crappy stereo? Aren't they afraid of attracting thieves? Pah!"
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Xiaoting and Dongzhe's affairs are none of the concern of their uncle and aunt, but Pengfei is extremely worried about them.
At school, he kept a close eye on the two of them, and once he got home, his eyes never left his sister and Lin Dongzhe. He acted as both father and mother, afraid that his sister might be taken advantage of by Lin Dongzhe.
The three of them sat at the same table, doing their homework with their books open. The fan whirred slowly, making a creaking sound, and the air it blew carried a wisp of heat.
Pengfei sat in the middle, doing his exercises while secretly observing Xiaoting and Dongzhe beside him out of the corner of his eye.
Seeing that neither of them was behaving unusually, Pengfei secretly breathed a sigh of relief, thinking to himself, "Thank goodness my mom didn't give birth to another sister. Being an older brother is such a heavy responsibility; it's really not an easy thing."
On a summer night, the air is filled with a sweltering heat, and the chirping of insects rises and falls from the trees.
Tu Nan walked along the campus path, his shirt already soaked with sweat and clinging to his back.
Occasionally a breeze would blow by, but it would also bring waves of heat.
Tu Nan and Zhang Wanshu will be seniors when the semester starts in the second half of the year.
It's quite strange, but at the last class meeting before the end of the semester, our teacher actually told them that they should start thinking about their personal lives. The teacher also specifically emphasized that if they met a suitable male or female classmate who was from the same place, they should get to know each other and not be alone when they graduated.
After all, there will be fewer girls in their major after graduation than in school, so they must make the most of this opportunity in college.
As long as you maintain a proper balance in making friends, normal interactions are perfectly fine.
Now, everyone in the class knows that Tu Nan and Zhang Wanshu are dating, and they no longer need to hide it. At this moment, the two are walking openly on a path in the school's grove.
Tongji University is about to have its summer break, so Tu Nan briefly explained Shan Shan's family situation to Wan Shu.
After hearing this, Zhang Wanshu felt great sympathy for Tu Nan, her neighbor's younger sister.
When she first met Shanshan, she sensed that Shanshan seemed to have special feelings for Tunan.
However, since arriving in Shanghai, Shanshan has never contacted Tu Nan, showing that she is a very sensible girl. Moreover, the fact that Shanshan was able to achieve such excellent results despite her family's lack of support made Zhang Wanshu admire her excellence from the bottom of her heart.
Zhang Wanshu wasn't a petty person; she only felt admiration for Shanshan, like any other girl.
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