"That's right, Beibei is going to school tomorrow, and tomorrow is Monday, going to school for five days, and then it's Friday..."
"The teacher will give you a little red flower on Friday!" Ji Sibei waved her hands, "Last, last week the teacher gave me a little pink flower."
"Is it true that the teacher will give a little red flower to a well-behaved child? Our Beibei must have performed very well." Jiang Ling praised without hesitation.
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The mother and daughter came back talking and laughing. When they entered the store, Ji Yang was loading pastries, and the business in the store seemed to be good.
"I paid fourteen yuan, let's take a look." The customer pointed the phone screen at him, and Ji Yang nodded, "Thank you."
He sold two more bags of bread, and turned to look at the two people who came back, "Have you had a good meal? What did you eat?"
He asked naturally, and Ji Sibei climbed onto the chair, "Beibei ate chicken legs, and mom brought rice for dad, it was delicious."
When her father was not fierce, she liked her father very much, and her father would also help her mother make cakes, so her mother didn't have to work so hard.
"Have you eaten chicken legs?" Ji Yang said with a smile, then turned to look at Jiang Ling, who was carrying a box and put it on the counter, "I bought one for you too, I don't know if you will eat it or not If so, put it in the refrigerator."
He's been normal for a long time, and she doesn't want him to change his ways. He has done too many such fantasies, only to get doubled disappointment in the end.
"You bought it for me?" Ji Yang seemed a little surprised, looking at her a little embarrassed and guilty, "I thought you wouldn't buy it for me."
Jiang Ling didn't answer, why didn't she buy him? He had reserved food for him for half a month, but he never ate it once, and he didn't say whether he would come back for dinner, and he would never come back at night, so he might not be far away from not returning home at night.
He carried the box to Ji Sibei's side, sat opposite her, and said softly, "Can Dad sit here and eat?"
Ji Sibei leaned on the chair, looked at him, pursed her mouth, tilted her neck and nodded.
If her father is not fierce, she will not be afraid.
Jiang Ling hadn't seen him like this for a long time, and she wondered what his purpose was for doing this, what else could she give
Ji Yang sat down, opened the box and started to eat, and after eating two mouthfuls, the phone call came.
Hearing the ringtone, Jiang Ling's heart skipped a beat, and her throbbing heart sank suddenly.
coming.
Every evening phone call.
Ji Yang took it out, looked at the familiar note on it, looked at her, pressed the mute button, and continued eating.
Jiang Ling was a little stunned. In the past, she could not wait to leave when she received it, but she also pretended not to see it and wiped the counter with a rag.
"Dad, why didn't you answer the phone?" Ji Sibei lay on the table and looked at him, with ignorant and doubtful eyes, and a soft voice.
Jiang Ling's wiping movements also slowed down, and she listened with her ears pricked up.
"Because it's a call I don't want to answer, and Dad is still eating, so I won't answer it for now." Ji Yang said to her with a smile, holding a piece of meat with his chopsticks, "Would you like to eat it, this meat tastes delicious .”
Ji Sibei swallowed, looked eagerly at the meat on his chopsticks, and then at her mother.
"Open your mouth." Ji Yang had already fed it to her mouth.
"Ah..." Ji Sibei opened her mouth wide, smiled and bit off the delicious meat that her father said.
"Is it delicious?" he asked.
"Mmm! It's delicious, even better than what Beibei just ate, much, much better." She chewed and gave affirmation, her voice was not low.
"Really?" Ji Yang raised his eyebrows, clearly doubting, "Then eat another piece and try to see if it's really more delicious than what you ate."
She opened her mouth again and ate the meat that her father handed over, with a serious face, "Really, it's more delicious than Beibei's. If Dad can't do it, you can give it to Mom."
Speaking, Ji Sibei and Ji Yang looked at Jiang Ling together, and the other party was also looking at this side, but she didn't look at Ji Yang, but at her daughter, "Beibei, don't make trouble, Dad is eating."
"Beibei knows." Ji Sibei sat down again.
Jiang Ling continued to wipe the counter, and then took the broom to sweep the door. There were still people throwing rubbish on the road, so it was a bit dirty, and the image of the store was easy to maintain.
Ji Yang looked at her figure and didn't say any more. He lowered his head and ate his meal. The mobile phone that was put aside was constantly on, so he ignored it.
The location here is not bad, and there are more people coming and going at night, the cakes in the small shop are cheap, and there are many people buying them. All the biscuits and bread I made today are sold out, and there is still a little cake left. The business is good, and the profit is naturally good.
The store has not had such income for a long time, and Jiang Ling calculated that she earned more than she made in the previous week.
So, she couldn't support this store by herself.
"You and Beibei go up first, she has to go to school tomorrow, go to bed early after taking a shower, and stay there for half an hour, if not, I will close the door." Ji Yang said to him.
"Okay." Jiang Ling didn't refuse. Now at this time, she doesn't care if he wants to go out. She will take care of her daughter first.
Ji Sibei yawned, rubbed her eyes, and looked sleepy.
"Mom hug." Jiang Ling squatted down to hug her, Ji Yang turned his head, "Beibei walked up by herself."
"Beibei walks by herself." Ji Sibei was obedient, took Jiang Ling's hand and walked upstairs, "Beibei has grown up, so I don't want my mother to hug her anymore."
Jiang Ling let her daughter hold her soft hand, her heart softened, and she became cold again when she looked at Ji Yang.
When Ji Sibei first learned to walk, he also said the same, "Beibei grows up, and she will walk by herself in the future, and mother will be tired from holding her."
At that time, she was so moved that she thought that she was married to a man who knew the cold and warm, and it was worth the hardship, but it didn't take long for him to change, beyond recognition, and she didn't know him at all.
Ji Yang waited until ten o'clock, but there was no one on the road. He stood up and went to close the door. A homeless old man walked by outside the door. He took two unsold cakes and gave them to him. I have to throw it away tomorrow."
"thank you."
Ji Yang walked in, closed the door, turned around and saw Jiang Ling who was coming down, she didn't know when she was here.
"Beibei is asleep?" He walked over with a natural expression.
"Not yet, I'm reading a storybook." Jiang Ling restrained her expression and walked to the back kitchen. She was calm on the surface, but her mood was turbulent.
When she was with him, he was like this, sunny and enthusiastic, kind and diligent, always full of passion, making her feel that life will always get better.
However, the current wind and rain are all given by him.
"What are you doing?" Ji Yang walked in and looked at her, "Soak soybeans?"
"I'll use it when I get up tomorrow. I'll sell the soy milk." She filled a bowl with water, took out another bowl, and filled it with water.
Freshly ground soymilk is easy to sell, and tomorrow is Monday again. This kind of thing has no cost, just get up early, and sell as much as possible. Now she just wants to make money, make money to support her daughter, and keep the store.
"Only sell the original flavor? Wouldn't it be better to sell a variety of flavors? We also have red beans and mung beans, red dates, and black sesame seeds are also good." Ji Yang said, looking in the cabinet, "The black sesame seeds I bought last time are not yet available. Use it up, there are more, red dates too, no need, next time I will just buy red date puree... "
He took out a bunch of them, one jar after another, Jiang Ling was stunned, she hadn't thought of this, and she was too busy.
"Let's soak the red beans and mung beans first. If they sell well, we won't waste too much." Ji Yang unscrewed the sealed jar as he said that, and Jiang Ling didn't have the nerve to refute.
"Okay, go to sleep." He went out to turn off the lights, and Jiang Ling also went upstairs after tidying up. The two went up the stairs one after the other, and it was even more embarrassing to go upstairs.
Ji Yang went to the master bedroom and saw her at the door, Jiang Ling went to the second bedroom without hesitation, without looking back, it's not a day or two for the two of them to sleep in separate rooms.
He looked at the closed door at the other end, and heaved a long sigh. He was a drunk for a long time before, and he was making trouble all night. How could Jiang Ling sleep with him
take it easy.
He went in to get his clothes, and then went to take a shower. He stayed in the back kitchen all day today, it was stuffy and hot, his body smelled of sweat, and he couldn't bear it himself.
After washing, he lay on the bed, looking at the wedding photos hanging on the opposite wall, the two of them cuddled together, smiling sweetly.
Women are always nostalgic. Jiang Ling kept persuading herself to give in to the good things the original owner had done before.
In fact, the original owner really didn't have much affection for Jiang Ling, and when he got it, he took it for granted and would not cherish it. I don't feel distressed when I see her working hard, and I forget all the good things in the past, and even feel that she is a burden.
The original owner is not an affectionate person, he can even be said to be ruthless. He has been kind to Jiang Ling for so many years, but because the other party is willing to endure hardships with him, as long as there is a woman he thinks is a little better than her, he will immediately get rid of her. .
Before dawn, it was five o'clock in the morning.
Jiang Ling got up carefully, looked at her sleeping daughter, slowly carried her into the bed, then covered her with the quilt, and when she got up, she bowed her head and kissed her.
After washing and tidying up, she went downstairs, turned on the light, looked at the soaking soybeans, and remembered what Ji Yang said yesterday.
"When you make soy milk, put some cooked peanuts in it, so that the fishy smell will be removed, and the taste will be better."
She found the peanuts at home and got busy.
Cakes are sold less and less, and she is not very good at making them. If Ji Yang doesn't help, the profit will not be much at all. If the soy milk is sold more, he can make a little bit.
She was busy all the time, and the movements of her hands were also quickening. She would take Ji Sibei to school at half past six.
It's really hard to work alone, but there is no one to help her, and it is unrealistic for her to pay for someone.
As soon as the soybean milk was ready, the curtain was pulled open, and Ji Yang walked in, which startled her and stopped her movements.
"Why didn't you call me when you woke up?" He glanced sleepily, "Are you running out of peanuts? It's okay to add some sesame seeds to it, white sesame seeds."
He came over and squatted down to look for it, and put a little in.
Jiang Ling continued to move her hands without speaking. Ji Yang took the clothes and put them on, put on his hat, and started to work too.
Neither of the two spoke, only the crackling sound of ladles, bowls and chopsticks, they were both busy with their own work, and there was a unique tacit understanding.
It is impossible to say that there is no feeling in the bottom of my heart. Jiang Ling is always distracted and can't concentrate. In the past, she thought it was okay to have someone to accompany her to work. The two of them have been here for several years, but recently she was the only one.
Only when she was alone and at a loss, did she know how good it is to have someone to work with.
It was getting brighter.
Jiang Ling went to open the door, set up a small table at the door, took out the soy milk and paper cups.
One after another, students came over.
"What's this?"
"Red date soy milk, this is mung bean, and red bean, the price is the same."
"Have a cup of red dates."
"Then I want red beans."
"I also want red dates, help me pretend."
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The freshly ground ones are healthy and have many flavors, and the customer flow is even larger than before. Jiang Ling is a little bit busy even though she is happy.
"Red dates, right?" A low-pitched boy came from beside her, and Ji Yang also brought several kinds of cakes and sandwiches aside, and helped her to pour them.
When the two were together, it was naturally much faster, and the breakfast on the top was sold out soon, so he went in to get it again.
Jiang Ling didn't expect him to do so much, as if he had returned to his previous state.