The next day.
When Shani woke up, it was already ten o'clock in the morning, the sunlight outside the window had already shone in, and Ji Huai and Ji Fan were no longer on the bed.
When she was drowsily asleep, she remembered that Ji Huai came to call her twice, but she stopped him both times and just wanted to continue sleeping.
I haven't slept so comfortably for a long time. My mind is much clearer, my mood is also comfortable, and my steps are much lighter.
She got out of bed, washed up, and then walked out of the room. There were two white plastic bags on the living room table, which contained the pancakes and fruits she wanted and the soy milk she wanted.
The bag was tied tightly and there was still some residual warmth.
I pulled up a chair and sat down, sipping my breakfast. After a while, I heard movement from the stairs.
Ji Huai appeared first in her field of vision, carrying a few bags in his hand, and said to the people behind him, "It's on the second floor. Move the washing machine to the balcony. The air conditioner is installed in the room."
"good."
Behind him, there were several uniformed staff, employees of the home appliance store, responsible for door-to-door installation.
Seeing that she was awake, Ji Huai came over and put the bag on the table, "I thought you weren't awake yet, so I was about to wake you up."
"I've been awake for a while." Shani was holding pancakes and eating fruit, and asked, "Where is Fanfan?"
"I'm playing with those kids next door, and there are parents watching, so I'll have someone come up and install it first," Ji Huai replied.
"You move so fast." Shani stood up and whispered, "I'm still hesitating whether to buy second-hand. Second-hand can be half the price."
"Why should I buy second-hand washing machines? If I want to open a store, I would buy second-hand air conditioners below. I don't know where to find second-hand ones now, and I don't know if they are good or not."
"It's been hot lately. You were so hot that you were sweating when you slept until midnight last night. Buy early and enjoy it early."
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Hearing this, Shani's face turned red. Before she could answer, Ji Huai followed the staff to the balcony. He got a few drill bits from somewhere and said, "Put it here, this is fine."
Installing the air conditioner required drilling holes, which was dusty and noisy, so Ji Huai asked her to go downstairs first.
"Then I'll go and watch my son." Shani took breakfast and walked downstairs.
at this time.
Of the original four children, only Ji Fan and Zhang Jiaxiao were left. The two were playing on the first floor of Zhang's house while Old Mrs. Yan sat at the door and watched.
Zhang Jiaxiao was sitting in a pink electric car, and Ji Fan was standing next to him, looking at the car with his big round eyes.
Just now it was the two little brothers who were playing, and then Zhang Jiaxiao was playing, and he wanted to play too.
How could Ji Huai and Shani have any money before? There are only a handful of toys I bought for him, and that remote control plane is the best one.
As a boy, he is more interested in cars. Even if he doesn’t like the color, it’s like a girl’s car, but the car can move.
Zhang Jiaxiao left the driver's seat out, sat in the passenger seat, and patted the seat next to him, "Sit here!"
Then, she opened the car door and said, "Come up!"
Ji Fan hesitated for a moment, then walked over, sat on it with great interest, and touched the steering wheel.
His eyes lit up.
Zhang Jiaxiao suddenly leaned forward, pursing her pink lips and saying, "Now we are going to the church. If you want to marry me, we are going to get married."
"You drive this car and take me there."
Boys generally mature late and only have cars in their eyes. Why not get married? Ji Fan was confused, nodded, stepped on the accelerator and drove forward.
It's really cool when the car is moving forward.
Zhang's house is about 100 square meters, and there is nothing on the first floor. It is very empty, enough for two people to play.
Ji Fan drove the car to the back, turned the steering wheel, and stepped back. Zhang Jiaxiao, who was sitting next to him, suddenly said, "You haven't bought me a wedding dress and a ring, and I can't marry you, as well as high heels. "
Hearing this, Ji Fan looked at her sideways, frowned, continued driving, shook his head, and said honestly, "I don't have money."
"But I can't marry you like this." Zhang Jiaxiao tilted her head, clasped her little fingers, and counted them one by one, "You have to buy me clothes, cosmetics, lipstick, and a house..."
She kept saying that Ji Fan's little brows were getting tighter and tighter, and he was very puzzled, "Why do you want so many things? So many."
"That's all you need to get married. You have to wash my hair and feet. It's like this on TV." Zhang Jiaxiao said suddenly, emphasizing, "Because I am the bride."
"Then don't get married." Ji Fan felt annoyed and muttered, "I don't want to buy these things to marry you."
Old Mrs. Yan heard their movements and looked over, but she didn't hear what they were saying.
Shani called her son. Ji Fan saw his mother and stopped the car. He didn't know how to open the door, climbed out and left.
Zhang Jiaxiao sat in the car and started crying with a "wow" sound. She cried very miserably.
People need these things when they get married, how can they not want it? Ji Fan is so annoying.
Shani and Mrs. Yan were startled. They both walked over quickly, especially Shani, who quickly asked Ji Fan, "Did you bully your sister?"
"No." Although Ji Fan denied it, he still felt guilty. Girls are really annoying.
"What's wrong?" Old Mrs. Yan walked over, pulled her granddaughter out of the car, and wiped her tears, "You had a good time, why are you crying?"
"Did Xiaofan bully you? Auntie, help you teach him a lesson." Shani asked Ji Fan again, "Why is my sister crying?"
Ji Fan watched her cry, pursed her lips, lowered her head, and said nothing.
"Children, how can we not make trouble when we play together? It doesn't have to be a fight. My granddaughter is also squeamish and loves to cry. She has to cry every day, so don't pay attention to her." Old Mrs. Yan said with a smile, "It's okay. "
Ji Fan couldn't say anything and kept holding his hand. He felt that he scolded Zhang Jiaxiao, and then the crybaby started crying, and he also felt that it was his fault.
Shani had nothing to do with him, so out of politeness, she apologized to Mrs. Yan a few words before taking him back.
After going out, Shani looked at her son and said softly, "Why is my sister crying? Mom knows that Xiaofan won't hit her, but when she goes to her house, she has to play with her, and children have to play in a friendly manner."
"My sister also gave you her car to drive, right?"
Ji Fan pursed his lips and thought for a moment, "Well, then Fanfan will buy her a diamond ring, high heels, and clothes tomorrow."
"Mom, take it and buy it."
Is this okay
"..." Shani was startled for a moment, and then said after a while, "You don't need a diamond ring to make your sister happy. My sister can't wear high heels now. Mom can take you to buy other things, buy a doll or Barbie for your sister. baby."
Is the world of children now so crazy? Where did her son learn the tricks? Ji Huai is obviously a straight man, but he is still a straight man who doesn't know how to be funny.
"Yeah." Ji Fan nodded without understanding.
When the two returned home, the air conditioner and refrigerator had been installed, and Ji Huai was cleaning up the mess.
Ji Fan went in to watch TV, and Shani sat at the table and looked at Ji Huai, who was busy on the balcony, sorting out cartons.
She looked at the bags on the table and opened them one by one, "What did you buy?"
"Cai Sum, pork ribs, and a carp. I'll stir-fry some green vegetables later and make braised pork ribs and crucian carp soup." Ji Huai replied.
"Is it so rich?" She also saw him buying three dragon fruits and a bunch of grapes, and taking the grapes out of the bag.
"I originally wanted to buy some eggs, but then I thought about it. I'll buy them later and fry them for dinner at night." Ji Huai packed up the cartons, walked in, turned on the rice cooker, and was about to wash and cook the rice.
Not to mention how comfortable Shani felt just being with him, she stood up with a dragon fruit, cut it and put it on a plate, washed some grapes, peeled them and brought them to her son.
When he came out, Ji Huai had already washed the vegetables, packed the ribs, put the fish aside, and was chopping garlic.
First, he patted it with a knife, then peeled off the garlic. He was very nimble with his hands and feet, and then started to cut the ginger.
She brought dragon fruit to feed him. Ji Huai didn't like fruits, so he took a bite and let her eat by himself.
Next, he was cooking, and she sat aside and watched him work.
When the two of them were in love before, he just liked to make food. He could toss and cook all kinds of food, and she would help. Now that they are alone, they don't have to worry about anyone urging or watching.
She was chewing the red dragon fruit, and suddenly said, as if thinking of something, "Has your family called you?"
"Dad called me one and asked what was going on. I didn't say much, and he didn't ask much in the end." Ji Huai put the oil in the pot and started talking casually.
"Anyway, everyone will say it's our fault in the end. You know my mother's temper, so we were unfilial." Shani ate the dragon fruit slower, and she lost her appetite for a while.
Although they came out, people still have to save face, and Tong Zhenmei would never admit her mistakes. When things got into this, she wanted them to die. It was actually very troublesome in the end.
Is there a complete break? Just a piece of chicken feather on the ground.
"If you are not filial, you are not filial. What can you do? Who wants to make things like this? How about love?" Ji Huai didn't care and said to her, "I don't care, what do you care about?"
When he said this, Shani's slightly troubled heart was relieved, "That's right, we will all follow you, just do whatever you want."
"Let's talk about it later. I was indeed impulsive at the time, but I don't regret it. What regrets do I have?" Ji Huai put in the garlic and ginger and started to stir-fry.
"Dad, the phone is ringing." Ji Fan trotted out and handed the phone to Ji Huai, "There's a call."
Ji Huai had a free hand, took it over, glanced at it, and pressed answer, "What's the matter?"
"Brother, what are you doing? Mom is so old, how can she stand up to you? Do you want to make mom angry?" Ji Yongan's reproachful words came from the other end, and he was still angry and complained. , "I heard that you destroyed your house, so shouldn't the store be allowed to open? What kind of hatred can make you do this?"
"This time, you really went too far. I'm not telling you, aren't you making people laugh? You are not young anymore. You smash things when you are angry. That is the behavior of a child. Even if you marry your sister-in-law, you can't..."
"Ji Yong'an." Ji Huai suddenly interrupted him and said calmly, "The person who is least qualified to speak in front of me is you. How much does mom give you in private? How much does she give to us? We are responsible for the store and earn the money. Everyone spends money, why?”
"Don't do this, and don't mess with me. Why do you have the face to come to my place and yell? Even if I smash it, it's still the money I earned. It's your turn to come to my place and yell? Did you make money? You don't count. what?"
When Shani listened to him speak, she could imagine that Ji Yongan had a pig liver look on his face without even guessing, and she felt a little open for some reason.
Ji Yongan hesitated on the other end, unable to refute.
"How shameless are you to call me?" Ji Huai sneered, slightly sarcastic, "You spent the 40,000 yuan, how could you still deceive me? Do you really think I have no knowledge?"
Finally, Ji Yongan hurriedly hung up the phone, very embarrassed. Like Tong Qingmei, he typically bullied the weak and feared the strong.
When Ji Huai put away his phone, Shani was curious and said, "What do you know? Have you never been out of the province?"
I just wandered around the province and never been to a big city.
"You haven't eaten pork and haven't seen pigs running?" Ji Huai looked at her helplessly, "Now that the Internet is developed, there is nothing online? What about big cities? There are also poor people in big cities, and it's not like you can just pick them up when you go there. Gold, you can only make money if you have the ability, otherwise you will be like us, and maybe your life will be worse than us."
"He is lazy, not smart, and not very good at reading. How can he really make a lot of money? I don't believe it. There are so many people who can read. Everyone is moving to big cities. With so many people across the country, isn't the competition more intense?"
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Shani thought what he said made sense, and the envious little eyes made Ji Huai feel refreshed. The only good thing about him being older was that he could fool his little wife.
After two years, I don’t know if I can fool him, but I’d better not make people dislike me.
At twelve o'clock, Ji Huai made lunch.
"Fanfan, it's time to eat." Shani called her son, took out the bowls and chopsticks, set them up, and then served the rice.
The family sat and ate. Ji Huai was good at cooking and the food was delicious and delicious. Shani picked fish and meat for her son, and Ji Huai picked up vegetables for her from time to time.
There was a lot of fun in the house, mixed with laughter and chatter. Shani and her son didn't have to worry about the presence of others. They could say whatever they wanted, and it didn't matter if they ate slower.
When she was at Ji's house, Ji Huai would sometimes cook. If he cooked, she would have to wash the dishes. Otherwise, she would be afraid that Tong Zhenmei would say she was lazy again. Her own home would be different. She could wash the dishes whenever she wanted. If you don't want to wash it, you can coquettishly let him wash it, or you can leave it to the night.
You can throw away any unfinished food without worrying about other people's opinions.
Shani was extremely free at this time, with no burden in her heart. She was much more motivated than before and had a lot of expectations.
"I want to plant some flowers on the balcony."
"Okay." He nodded.
"Let's decorate the room, buy some nice pendants, and put some green plants in the living room. When we make money and funds are not so tight, we can buy nice sofas and chairs."
"Well, you can do whatever you like."
"It would be great if we had our own house. We could decorate the walls and put beautiful wall paintings." She said with longing in her eyes, "There should also be beautiful chandeliers and decorations to make it warm. There are also some online It’s a nice and smart decoration, the lights will turn on when people walk over, and they can also be controlled by voice.”
Ji Huai looked at the sparkling look in her eyes and felt that it was the most precious thing, because there was still yearning, there was still passion in her heart, and she was still heading towards life.
After all, Shani was still young. Even after becoming a mother, she still acted like a girl in front of him.
She entered the siege of marriage without ever seeing the outside world. She was still like a child when faced with many things, and her curious expression was sometimes exactly the same as Ji Fan's.
"You can make money if you work hard," he said with a smile.
"Oh, yes, yes." She put away her fantasy again, "I will go downstairs to take a look later, and then we will go to the surrounding shops in the afternoon to see how their business is and how they are decorated."
Ji Huai responded.
After resting for a while, Shani couldn't sit still and took Ji Huai downstairs to take a look. The first floor was empty and nothing special. However, if it was to be rented, a sliding door must be installed and a kitchen could be used across the room.
Shani took him to walk on two nearby streets. She was pregnant, and Ji Huai was holding her son. When she saw the snack bar, she walked in. She was embarrassed not to order food, so she ordered one for everyone. Give it to Ji Fan.
Shani is observing the menu and decorations. If she encounters something she is interested in, she will order one to take a look.
"Do you know how to make it?" she would ask him quietly after letting him taste it.
Ji Huai scooped up the ingredients in the drink and took another sip, "This is coconut milk and some whole grains, watermelon and the like. I haven't made them before. I can make them for you to try."
"You do it, I'll give it a try." Shani nodded.
At the first two houses, Ji Fan was still interested in food. At the third house, he hid in his father's arms. When he saw that his mother wanted to eat, he buried his head in his father's arms and resisted, "Fanfan is full." .”
Shani was quite interested, and from time to time she would ask the waiter intentionally or unintentionally how much this kind of decoration would cost.
Decorating a luxuriously decorated store may cost 200,000 yuan just for decoration, which puts them off.
Can't afford renovations.
They only have a budget of fifty thousand.
On the way back that day, Ji Huai saw duck feet being sold on the roadside and asked Shani, "Would you like to buy some duck feet for you to eat?"
Shani looked over and saw that it was a stall set up on the roadside. There were boxes of boxes on the stall. Seeing them approaching, the other party greeted them, "Beauty, what do you want? Braised duck feet, chicken feet, duck neck, spicy and five-spice ones are all available." .”
Seeing her looking somewhere, the man said enthusiastically, "A box of duck feet costs twenty yuan, and there are ten in it."
Shani was reluctant to part with it, but after thinking for a while she said, "Then can I have five chicken feet and five duck feet?"
"Okay." The man took the box and began to pack it, "It's also twenty yuan."
After returning, Shani tasted one, then asked Ji Huai to taste it, and asked him how it tasted.
Ji Huai took a bite and said, "Isn't it the same taste? It's not delicious or unpleasant, it's just braised."
"Do you remember that when we were working in the hotel, there was a chicken feet shop in the small back street, the one you often bought for me."
Ji Huai always treated her as a child and would not give her anything else. He just kept buying food for her and making various kinds of food for her.
At that time, he was the chef in the hotel and she was the waiter, so they had a lot of time to spend together.
"That's not braised chicken feet, but pickled pepper chicken feet, right?" Ji Huai was recalling.
"I know, it contains lemon, carrots, coriander, and other things. It's more delicious than braised food, and the skin is crispier. I like it very much." Shani saw that he was thinking about it, so she leaned over and asked, "Can you do it? ?”
"If you want to eat it, I'll buy it tomorrow and make it. It might not taste that good." Ji Huai did not refuse.
She smiled, nodded, and then said, "It doesn't matter. It doesn't need to be as prosperous as their business. We can also buy it. You do it and I'll set up a stall to sell it."
Ji Huai was stunned, "Sell? No way?"
He wasn't very sociable, so he didn't even think about it.
"What's wrong with selling? If it takes a month or two for the renovation to open, we can't do nothing, right? Just sell this, as much as you can sell. You made spicy chicken feet last time, I think that's good Eat it, why can't it be sold?" Her reason was very good and she continued to persuade, "Make a little first and try it. How will you know if you don't try it?"
Ji Huai didn't hit her either. Seeing how persistent she was, Ji Huai finally said, "Then I'll give it a try."
Shani knew he would agree, and if she asked, he would do it.
As for Ji Huai, he also knew that this little girl couldn't sit still and had to keep struggling. She was not satisfied with the status quo and had a bright mind.