Wei Jin is a gossipy person. If she knows everything, then it’s as if the whole family knows about it.
It was not until Wei Nian got home that night that he heard Wei Jin talk about the Chen couple stealing his clothes. Wei Nian was also very annoyed that the Chen couple did not do things properly. He thought to himself, they are really stinky dog shit that can't be helped. Knowing that this couple is such a person, roast duck and dim sum are unnecessary.
Wei Nian went back to the room and comforted Chen Xuan. Chen Xuan asked for the clothes back and her anger subsided. When she saw Wei Nian mentioning this, she glared at him and said, "My second uncle said that you gave them the clothes!"
Even Wei Nian was choked by Uncle Chen's shameless words. Wei Nian said, "How shameless they are! What kind of relationship do I have with him? I want to give him clothes!"
Chen Xuan said to Wei Nian angrily, "Anyway, it's all your fault! What did I say yesterday, but you refused to listen to me! You almost lost your clothes! Yours is from abroad! If it is lost, don't blame anyone but yourself. You are so kind!"
Wei Nian was scolded by Chen Xuan, but he was not annoyed at all. Instead, he found Chen Xuan's stern face a little funny. He sat down at the table on the kang and said, "I used to think that good deeds would be rewarded. I didn't expect that I would suffer bad consequences this time."
"That has to be done to good people, for good deeds will be rewarded." Chen Xuan said seriously, with a serious face, "If it's someone like Mr. Rong, good deeds will be rewarded. I know them best!"
"This time it's my fault." Wei Nian said, "I heard that you chased him to Chaoyang Gate?"
Chen Xuan nodded.
Wei Nian also had to praise Chen Xuan's good pace in his heart, but Wei Nian still said, "If something like this happens again in the future, forget it. No matter how expensive the clothes are, they can't be more expensive than you. It's not worth running so far and getting so angry."
"That won't do. Not to mention chasing them to Chaoyang Gate, even if they chase them back to our village, I will get my clothes back." Chen Xuan lowered her eyes, "Brother Anian, you treat me so well, and your family treats me well. If I hadn't been at your house, they wouldn't have come to play the lottery, nor could they have taken away the clothes. If I don't get the clothes back, I'll feel uneasy. I always think that after we separate, when my family mentions me, they will say that I'm an okay person and that I haven't caused any trouble to the family in the past few years. If they mention me in the future and say that they only see my poor relatives taking advantage of me, I'm very annoying. Brother Anian, I don't want that."
An emotion called heartache fell into the heart, and then took root, sprouted, and spread to every corner of the heart. Wei Nian's fingers twitched unconsciously, and gently fell on Chen Xuan's head. Wei Nian touched Chen Xuan's soft hair. Chen Xuan lived frugally. Nowadays, women are popular with hair oil. Chen Xuan never used it as long as she didn't go out to save money. This also prevented Wei Nian from touching the hair oil. Wei Nian touched the big black braid along the top of the hair, and couldn't help saying, "Don't say that. In my heart, I have always thought of you as... You understand, right?"
"I understand. Brother Anian, you have always considered me a friend, right?" Ever since Chen Xuan started using newspapers, new terms have often appeared on her lips.
Wei Nian almost choked her, "Friend?"
"Yes." Chen Xuan pulled back her braids and said seriously, "Although you, Anian, often said that we are distant relatives, in fact, if we are distant in blood relationship, calling us distant relatives is an exaggeration. I think it is more appropriate to say that we are friends. Anian, you are a modern person. From now on, let's get along as friends. Will it not be more comfortable?" Chen Xuan then showed a smile called understanding, which made Wei Nian very depressed.
Wei Nian was about to say something, but Chen Xuan had already taken out her textbook and was ready to study. Chen Xuan had something else she wanted to hear from Wei Nian, "Brother An Nian, do you think I can knit a scarf for Mr. Rong?"
Wei Nian didn't understand, "Why would you give Mr. Rong something for no reason?"
Chen Xuan told him about her encounter with Mr. Rong in the morning. Chen Xuan said, "Mr. Rong is really kind-hearted. He even asked the driver to take me home."
Wei Nian said, "Let me take care of this, don't worry about it."
Chen Xuan took out a green silk purse from the box, poured out ten dollars, and gave them all to Wei Nian. Chen Xuan said, "This is the money that the old lady gave me to buy things for them. I used ten kilograms of flour, which comes out to eighty-four cents. I will take it out of your wallet later and give it to the old lady tomorrow. The eighty-four cents is considered as my use. I have already recorded it in the account book. Give this ten dollars to Brother Anian. If you buy a gift for Mr. Rong, you can report to me how much you spend."
Wei Nian smiled, "It's just a small matter, Mr. Rong won't take it to heart. If we deliberately give him a gift, it will seem strange. I will see Mr. Rong and thank him in person. No money is needed."
"Then I will return these dollars to the old lady." Chen Xuan has always been honest and is no longer a greedy person.
Wei Nian couldn't help but sigh that Chen Xuan grew up with such an uncle and aunt, but she had such a clear and distinct personality. It was obvious that she was like her father-in-law and mother-in-law. She was just too honest. Wei Nian said to Chen Xuan, "Don't be silly. You've already got the money. Why would you send it back? You can keep it for yourself as pocket money."
"That won't do." Chen Xuan couldn't take the money for nothing. She had some plans in mind. Chen Xuan said, "I remember that Brother Anian, you mentioned before that you wanted to buy a house. I can't help you at all. I don't know what happened that day. The old lady gave me money. I didn't want to take it at first, but suddenly I thought of this matter and took it. Brother Anian, you take it. Even though the money is not much, ten more dollars is ten more dollars."
Chen Xuan's eyes were the clearest and purest that Wei Nian had ever seen. Wei Nian knew that Chen Xuan would not accept the money. The ten yuan was indeed of no great use to Wei Nian, but it was a "huge sum" for Chen Xuan. Wei Nian's eyes softened a little, but his expression was serious, "Okay, I'll take it."
Chen Xuan happily handed the money to Wei Nian, who said, "Please save it for me. I will need it in the future."
Chen Xuan put the ten dollars in cash and the U.S. dollars that Wei Nian had saved for her together.
The next day, Chen Xuan gave Mrs. Wei 84 cents, saying it was the flour money for steaming buns. Chen Xuan explained everything to Mrs. Wei, "The rest of the money was given to Brother Anian. The roast duck snacks were bought by Brother Anian on his own initiative. He didn't discuss it with me. I told him that it can't be counted in the money given by the old lady."
Old Mrs. Wei took the 84 cents that Chen Xuan handed over to her and said to Chen Xuan, "You are giving me the remaining 9.16 yuan, so just spend the 84 cents."
Chen Xuan said honestly, "I gave it to Brother Anian."
Old Mrs. Wei was helpless. She thought that Chen Laoer and his wife only cared about money and not shame. The second daughter-in-law was not greedy, but she was too honest. She was subdued by her second son and was really obedient. However, this was also good. After all, the money was spent on her son, and Old Mrs. Wei had no objection.
Chen Xuan had to make use of her time to knit sweaters during the day because she had to pay another 84 cents in debt. She would knit sweaters until the end of November, and then she would stop knitting. The beginning of the twelfth lunar month was the Chinese New Year, and after the Chinese New Year, fewer people would buy thick sweaters.
The end of November was Grandpa Wei’s birthday. The two brothers Wei Shi and Wei Nian asked about it. Grandpa Wei was always frugal and did not plan to have a birthday banquet. Grandpa Wei said, “Just have a longevity noodle at home. Anian’s wife rolls the noodles well, so let Anian’s wife roll the noodles. Anshi’s wife makes the sauce well, so let Anshi’s wife make the sauce.”
Old Mrs. Wei smiled and said, "Let Ah Nian go buy some local food and cook a few side dishes."
Old Master Wei waved his hand and said, "The goods from the cave are too expensive. Just make a few home-cooked dishes."
"You don't have to pay. They both get paid on weekdays, so they all have some private money. Just enjoy the gift from their sons." Old Mrs. Wei assigned tasks to her two sons very shrewdly. You two will pay for the wine and food that day.
Wei Shi and Wei Nian had no objection.
Chen Xuan asked Wei Nian at night, "Brother Nian, what is a cave goods?"
Wei Nian was wearing a thick cotton-padded jacket, sitting cross-legged on the kang, like the young master of a wealthy landlord. He held an enamel pot to explain to Chen Xuan, "It's fresh vegetables in winter, such as cucumbers, leeks, green peppers, green vegetables, day lilies, and so on."
"Are they all fresh?" Chen Xuan widened her almond-shaped eyes, full of disbelief.
"Yes, otherwise why are they called cave goods?" Wei Nian saw that Chen Xuan didn't know this, so he added a few more words, "These vegetables are all grown in the house, in the Guang'anmen and Fuchengmen areas."
"My eldest sister-in-law and I have never seen him in the vegetable market."
"These vegetables are expensive, and they are mostly supplied to big restaurants or ordered by wealthy families." Wei Nian smiled, "There probably aren't many in the market. Fresh vegetables won't last long in winter. Besides, now is not the peak season for Dongzi goods. They will be available in the market before the New Year or after the New Year."
Chen Xuan sighed, "These city people really know how to eat."
"You are not from the city." Wei Nian put down the enamel pot and said to Chen Xuan with a smile, "If you are willing, I will talk to my eldest brother tomorrow and I will buy the vegetables, but he will buy the meat and wine. Then, I will take you to buy vegetables, and we will go to the place where they grow vegetables and pick them right away."
"Okay!" Chen Xuan agreed hurriedly.
Wei Nian said to Chen Xuan, "I won't be wearing a suit tomorrow. I have a cotton robe, right?"
"Yes, I made two for you. I thought that the people we associate with are not all modern people. If you go to a house of an old-fashioned person, you might want to wear them." Chen Xuan said, "Brother Anian, you are handsome, even a long gown will look good on you."
Wei Nian smiled, "Just say sweet words."
"I'm speaking the truth. Brother Anian, you are naturally handsome. Apart from Mr. Rong, I think no one is more handsome than you."
Wei Nian was angry, "So I can only be ranked second."
"That's not the case. I think you two are equally handsome, but Mr. Rong is so knowledgeable. He is more knowledgeable than you, so I have to let you rank second for the time being." Chen Xuan explained again with reason.
It would have been fine if she didn't explain. Once she explained, it simply added fuel to the fire. Wei Nian couldn't help but glare at Chen Xuan. This girl! How can she be honest? She is just looking down on others! Chen Xuan refilled Wei Nian's enamel pot with hot water and asked, "Brother Nian, you say, Mr. Rong is so knowledgeable, why doesn't he go to college to be a teacher?"
"Does a person have to be a teacher?" Wei Nian had been to the salon several times and knew some of Mr. Rong's background. "Mr. Rong's business skills are a hundred times better than his teaching skills. He has close ties with the government. His family's company is in Shanghai. I heard that he also has businesses overseas. He is not an ordinary person."
Chen Xuan was not surprised at all. "Mr. Rong must be very capable. Think about it, he is so young, only about five or six years older than you, An Nian, and both of them have a master's degree. An Nian, you are also very smart. Originally, you should be about the same as Mr. Rong, but you are unwilling to study more. If you were willing to study, you would definitely study faster than me. If you went to university in China, there would be many learned people in the university. Your classmates and professors who taught you are all capable people. An Nian would definitely learn a lot of skills. If you went to university abroad like Mr. Rong, An Nian, think about it, does foreign industry mean doing business in foreign countries? Mr. Rong must have started doing business abroad because he studied abroad and he is a smart man. If you studied abroad, An Nian, I think you would not be worse than Mr. Rong."
"Like what you said, you don't have to be a teacher if you study a lot. You can also do business." Chen Xuan said seriously, "I really hope that you will get better and better. You are such a smart person. I always feel that you can become a hundred times more powerful than you are now."
"You mean, I'm going to college?"
"Not only do you have to go to college, you have to get a master's degree and a doctorate, and you have to learn French and German, which other people may or may not take the exams for." Chen Xuan had lofty ambitions, and she felt sorry that Wei Nian didn't like to study. She looked at Wei Nian and sighed, "Otherwise, it would be a pity for someone as smart as you, An Nian. An Nian, you know Mr. Rong so well, how come you didn't see it. If you were doing a business like ours, with the foundation laid by our grandfather and you being so capable, it would be enough now. However, if you want to do a big business like Mr. Rong, you have to go abroad to study foreign books like Mr. Rong did."
Wei Nian pinched his chin, looking thoughtful.
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