When Qian Shulan came back, Ma Yunhao had already gone to sleep with Deng Xingming.
Xiao Min had already washed up. When she saw her grandmother coming, she quickly brought her grandmother some water to wash her feet.
No matter how hot the weather is, Qian Shulan will soak her feet before going to bed. The temperature is a little hot, and there are Chinese medicines prepared by Xie Baiying in it. Soaking for ten minutes or so can help you sleep comfortably for a whole night.
"Grandma, do you think Xiuping is a little strange today?" Qian Shulan soaked her feet in a wooden basin and lay on the bed with her eyes squinted. Xiao Min leaned close to Qian Shulan's ear and whispered mysteriously.
Qian Shulan half opened her eyes and seeing Xiao Min's distressed look, she couldn't help but sigh softly.
She has been waiting for this day for three years.
Three years ago, when Qian Shulan knew that Xiaomin liked to share her food with Xiuping, she paid special attention to Xiuping.
How should I put it? She felt that when she encountered something, she liked to think the worst of people.
Before their values are formed, children will definitely be competitive.
I have nothing, but other kids have everything. It's hard not to be jealous.
But Xiuping not only showed that she was not jealous, she even became friends with Xiaomin.
Is this possible? Qian Shulan felt that she couldn't do it when she was a child.
After paying attention, she found that Xiuping often talked about how pitiful she was in front of Xiaomin.
Xiao Min is such a kind child that she would naturally sympathize with her and share her snacks with her.
If it were just these things it would be fine.
When Xiuping knew that her family did not plan to let her go to junior high school, she deliberately induced Xiaomin to go out and play, hoping that Xiaomin's grades would deteriorate and she would not be able to pass the junior high school entrance exam in the future.
Qian Shulan had always been a cold-eyed observer. In educating Xiaomin, Qian Shulan had always been standing behind her to guide her, rather than telling her what was delicious or who she could make friends with.
Is liquor good to drink? You won’t know until you try it. What kind of bad friends are you? You won’t know until you make friends with them.
But Qian Shulan has always been strictly in control of the general direction, and is determined not to let her learn bad things. She must become a good and knowledgeable young person.
So after being educated by myself once, Xiao Min never made mistakes again and was admitted to junior high school as she wished.
Qian Shulan has been waiting to see when Xiaomin will discover Xiuping's true identity.
She waited and waited for three years.
Qian Shulan couldn't help but curl up the corners of her mouth and smiled lightly. Worried that Xiaomin would notice something unusual, she quickly pressed her mouth down again, "Why do you say that?"
Xiao Min pulled her braids, feeling a little embarrassed and ashamed, "Grandma, I'm telling you, you can't tell anyone else."
Qian Shulan opened her eyes and nodded in agreement, "Okay, go ahead!"
My grandmother is not the type to gossip about others. Seeing that she had made the promise, Xiao Min immediately leaned over to her ear and whispered, "I think Xiuping might like Ma Yunhao."
Qian Shulan laughed.
Xiuping is fifteen years old this year and Ma Yunhao is fourteen.
This age is already puberty, and Xiuping is so precocious, it is normal for her to like boys of the same age. Qian Shulan was surprised for a moment, then nodded calmly, "Oh, that's good."
Xiao Min was a little confused. She obviously didn't expect her grandma to have such double standards. "Grandma, when I was in junior high school, you warned me not to fall in love too early. Why are you saying that now?"
Qian Shulan put her hands behind her head and looked at her, "Xiuping is already fifteen, I heard her family is looking for a partner for her?"
In rural areas, it is very normal to get married at the age of sixteen or seventeen. Xiuping is already fifteen, although it is a little early, but the earlier she is, the more she can choose. When she is older, it will be someone else's turn to choose her. What's more, Xiuping's mother is still waiting to marry Xiuping off so that she can find a good partner for her youngest son as soon as possible.
I heard that the bride price is very high, three turns and one ring. Although they won't really give that much in the end, a bicycle should be a must as a dowry.
As people's lives become better and better, the amount of bride price is slowly increasing, and the women are asking for more and more things.
Three turns and one ring is a requirement only in the city. Although people in the countryside occasionally ask for it, after some bargaining, they will still at least buy the same one.
Among these four items, the most cost-effective and most commonly used one is naturally the bicycle, and most people prefer it.
Xiao Min opened her mouth in surprise, "Don't we have to get married after we find a partner?"
Qian Shulan nodded, "Yes." Xiao Min's logic is correct.
Xiao Min frowned, "What should I do? Xiuping likes Ma Yunhao."
Qian Shulan didn't care. "She likes it if she likes it. It's her freedom to like whoever she wants. Similarly, Ma Yunhao also has the right to reject her."
Hearing her grandmother's words, Xiao Min drooped her shoulders in frustration, "Isn't Xiuping very pitiful? Ma Yunhao won't like her."
Qian Shulan couldn't help but be surprised when she heard him speak so decisively. "How did you know?"
Xiao Min tilted her head and thought carefully about Ma Yunhao's attitude towards Xiuping. "Ma Yunhao didn't even want to talk to Xiuping. I noticed several times that he was a little impatient and even wanted to get angry at Xiuping."
When they were unpacking things in the afternoon, Xiuping wanted to help Ma Yunhao put things in order. Ma Yunhao almost yelled at her. If she hadn't stopped him, he would have gotten mad at Xiuping. He put things in order according to their functions, so even though they were a little messy, he found them very convenient.
Qian Shulan didn't know about this. She turned her head to look at Xiao Min and asked, "What are you going to do?"
Xiao Min was a little confused and looked at her grandmother in surprise, "This has nothing to do with me?"
"Xiuping might ask you for help." Qian Shulan guessed. With Xiuping's family background, it would be a pipe dream to expect Ma Yunhao to marry her. She was not the kind of person who would give up easily, so she would probably use Xiaomin.
Xiao Min frowned, a little embarrassed, "I won't get involved in their business."
In her opinion, Xiuping and Ma Yunhao are both her friends. If they are in love with each other, she would be doing a good deed by helping to pass on the message.
But it is obvious that Ma Yunhao has no interest in Xiuping, so if she continues to help Xiuping, wouldn't she be harming Xiuping
Qian Shulan did not comment on this, "Then I wish you good luck!" It would be better to understand what plastic sisters are as soon as possible.
Xiao Min always felt that there was something wrong with the way her grandma looked at her, but she thought about it for a long time and still couldn't figure it out.
Early the next morning, Qian Shulan went to the food factory to work after breakfast.
Xiao Min and Ma Yunhao started practicing calligraphy in the main hall with brushes. The two teachers gave each of them a few copybooks last night.
Xiao Min was calm and wrote slowly, but Ma Yunhao couldn't sit still and became impatient after writing for a while. He had to get close to Xiao Min and watch her write.
Just then Xiuping came in with a bamboo basket slung over her arm.
"Xiuping, why are you here?" Thinking of what happened last night, Xiao Min was still a little embarrassed. She subconsciously glanced at Ma Yunhao and saw that he was looking at the words she wrote with an expressionless face.
Xiuping saw the two standing so close to each other, and her eyes flickered. But she quickly returned to normal, "My mother asked me to go to the field to cut grass for the pigs. I passed by your house and wanted to ask if you would go."
Fresh pig grass can be exchanged for work points, and Xiao Min used to go to the fields with Xiu Ping to cut pig grass. But since she went to middle school, Qian Shulan didn't let her go, asking her to concentrate on her studies.
So when Xiao Min heard this again, she shook her head honestly and said, "I won't go. I still need to practice calligraphy."
Xiuping bit her lip and smiled as she moved closer to Ma Yunhao, "Let me see what you wrote."
Ma Yunhao was comparing his calligraphy with Xiaomin's when a dark head suddenly came over. He jumped three feet high in fright. He patted his chest with lingering fear and said, "Why did you come so close? You scared me."
Xiuping felt very aggrieved after being bullied again, and tears kept welling up in her eyes.
Xiao Min hurried forward to smooth things over, "Xiuping was also careless. Besides, Xiuping just spoke to me, didn't you hear it?"
"I was thinking about what the teacher said and didn't hear it." In fact, Ma Yunhao was doubting his life. They were both learning at the same time, so why could Xiaomin's handwriting be better than his? The teacher had said before that boys' wrists were stronger than girls'. But his handwriting was inferior in momentum, not to mention the font.
Just at this moment, a head appeared in front of him. How could Ma Yunhao not be frightened
Xiuping, who was ignored, was choked by his words.
Ma Yunhao just added fuel to the fire, staring at Xiuping with dissatisfaction, "Why are you here if you don't know calligraphy?"
Xiuping covered her face and squatted on the ground and started crying.
Xiao Min was so angry that she couldn't help but glare at him, "Why are you like this? Xiuping is my classmate and has always been very hardworking."
Ma Yunhao raised his eyebrows, crossed his arms and looked at Xiao Min, "Hardworking? Then why didn't she get into junior high school?"
Xiao Min was at a loss for words. Although Xiuping really wanted to continue her studies, she was not cut out for it and her grades had always been below average.
Now you need to take an exam to enter junior high school. There are so many primary schools in the production team, but only one junior high school in the town. Even though many people voluntarily give up for various reasons, more parents are still willing to let their children go to school.
So the reason why Xiuping didn't go to junior high school was, on the one hand, her family didn't allow her to go, and on the other hand, it was indeed because she didn't pass the entrance exam.
Of course, in Xiuping's heart, she doesn't think it's her own problem, but blames it all on her parents.
Xiuping pointed at Ma Yunhao's nose and got angry for once. "What's so great about you? You think you are very capable? You are wrong! Without your father, you are nothing."
After all, she is just a fifteen-year-old girl. Although she is a young girl who is just beginning to fall in love, she has a certain filter when looking at the boy she likes.
But after being belittled again and again by the other party, Xiuping, who was already inferior and sensitive, could no longer bear it.
Xiao Min was obviously confused by this situation. Xiu Ping had said she liked him, so why were they arguing
After Xiuping finished her speech, her face immediately turned pale, and she ran away like a wild man, picking up her bamboo basket.
After hearing what Xiuping said, Ma Yunhao was stunned for a moment, and then he felt a little hurt. He turned his gaze to Xiaomin and said in a low voice, "Xiaomin, do you also think that I am nothing without my father?"
Seeing his scary expression, Xiao Min waved her hands and said, "No, no. It's not like your dad helped you get into technical secondary school."
Ma Yunhao breathed a sigh of relief, straightened his chest, and said with a somewhat arrogant look, "That's true!"
Then, he couldn't help but look at Xiao Min, "That girl actually looked down on me so much, Xiao Min, don't play with her in the future. Her eyesight is not good."
Xiao Min looked at him a little strangely. Actually, she really wanted to ask, is your eyesight not working well
But she finally held back. Never mind. Ma Yunhao didn't