Excluding the cost, this time Zhou Chen helped Zhuang Qimei get two bicycles, and he earned a total of ninety yuan, which was much faster than the money he made by writing homework for him.
However, after receiving the money, he did not keep it all by himself. Instead, he quietly came to the kitchen and found Huang Ling who was cooking.
"Mom, I'll give you these seventy yuan."
"Give me?"
Huang Ling was surprised when she saw the money handed over by Zhou Chen, and then said: "This is the money you earned yourself. You don't need to give it to me. You can just keep it yourself."
Zhou Chen said: "It's true that I earned it, but I should give it to you. It's really not easy to earn ninety yuan from there this time. I just keep twenty yuan for myself. This seventy yuan
, all for you, this is just the beginning, mom, don’t worry, when I grow up in the future, let alone seventy, even if it is seventy thousand, seventy million, it’s nothing, you can just wait and enjoy the happiness."
After saying that, he put the money into Huang Ling's hand and left the kitchen.
Huang Ling looked at the seventy yuan in her hand, and she didn't come back to her senses for a long time. Seventy yuan was not small money, it was given to her by her youngest son, which made her feel really complicated.
Happy, joyful, touched, aggrieved......
Ever since she married Zhuang Chaoying, she has been living a hard life, and her life is actually pretty good, but what really tortures her is her spiritual life. Zhuang Chaoying is her husband, but he will never stand on her side, never.
They are all on the side of his parents and younger brothers.
Year after year, she was always the compromised one in the banker's house, the one who was exploited, and she kept sucking blood from their family. Her life, which was not a good one, became even more difficult.
She has long since given up her expectations for her husband. Her expectations are for her children.
But today, Zhou Chen's behavior made her feel that she was right. Her child was worthy of her reliance. Her younger son was a good child. He had always been on her side and protected her. He also thought about her when he made money.
Give her money to buy her shoes.
Tears flowed down uncontrollably. She wiped them away and saw Song Ying walking over and holding her shoulders.
"Sister Ling, why are you crying about such a happy thing?"
When Zhou Chen gave Huang Ling money just now, she was standing next to the kitchen and could see clearly, so she could understand why Huang Ling shed tears.
"Your Tusi is so sensible, and he already knows that he feels sorry for you at such a young age. You should be happy."
"I'm just happy, but the tears flowed down for some reason. Song Ying, Tuxi made me understand that my previous persistence was right. My child can't be led astray by the dealer, let alone ask them.
Dad learns.”
Song Ying comforted: "Tuxi is so smart. Although he is still young, he is smarter than many adults. Tunan and Xiaoting are also smart, but they are still young now. They will definitely be like Tuxi when they grow up.
, he is a child who cares about others, Sister Ling, just wait and enjoy your happiness from now on."
"I don't want to enjoy any blessings. As long as the children are well, I can do whatever they ask me to do."
"It is precisely because of mothers like you that they are so sensible. Don't cry, Sister Ling. It's not good for the children to see you."
"Well, that's what you said."
Huang Ling wiped away the tears on her face, cheered up, and started cooking.
But who would have expected that the bicycle incident did not go away. Half a month later, Zhuang's father and mother-in-law Zhuang came again with Zhuang Ximei and his wife.
With his parents in charge, Zhuang Kanmei directly stated his purpose. He actually wanted Zhou Chen to assemble five more bicycles for him.
Upon hearing this, Zhuang Chaoying and Huang Ling's expressions changed.
Zhuang Chaoying asked anxiously: "Didn't Tusi just assemble two bicycles for you a few days ago? Why do you want another one, or five?"
Huang Ling even refused directly: "No, Tusi doesn't have that much time. He still has to study in class. We can't let him spend time doing these things."
Faced with Huang Ling's gaze, Zhuang Chaoying's back went numb and she said bravely: "A Ling and I have the same idea, not to mention what do you want five bicycles for?"
Zhou Chen said sharply: "You want me to assemble bicycles and then sell them to others?"
The faces of Mr. and Mrs. Zhuang Ganmei and Mr. Zhuang suddenly changed. Grandma Zhuang said hurriedly: "You kid, what nonsense are you talking about? How could we do such a speculative thing? We want five bicycles for our relatives."
Prepared.”
Zhuang Ganmei's wife also added: "Mom is right. Of the two bicycles we bought before, one was given to the leader of Ganmei, and the other was taken away by my brother. He is getting married recently and needs bicycles.
, so I don’t have a bicycle yet, Tusi, if you have the ability, help your aunt assemble a few, and it won’t take much time anyway.”
"Yes, yes, we have several relatives over there who all want bicycles."
Several people said something to each other, all of which were saying that they were trying to save face and wanted to kidnap Zhou Chen's family morally by not assembling it for us because of the bicycle they wanted.
Zhuang's dad spoke, but he didn't tell Zhou Chen because he knew Zhou Chen couldn't listen to him, so he just faced Zhuang Chaoying.
"Boss, you are the boss of our banker. You have always been the face of our banker. You are the representative of filial piety and the person who values family ties the most. Now your younger siblings and relatives at home are in need. They are asking for help from us. We can't ignore it.
Come on, boss, tell me."
"this?"
Zhuang Chaoying couldn't help but hesitate, mainly because Zhuang's father's nice words gave him a sense of vanity. Just now he was determined not to delay Zhou Chen's study, but when he wanted to refuse, his attitude suddenly became hesitant.
In the end, Xiaozhuang still lived up to his 'filial piety' and said to Zhou Chen: "Tuxi, how about you help your third uncle assemble a few more bicycles? It shouldn't take too long for you."
Zhuang Ganmei nodded repeatedly: "Yes, Tuxi, I am your uncle. You have to help me. Don't worry, your work will not be in vain. It's the same as last time. One hundred and fifty two cars, you can make money."
It’s a lot of money, but the bike’s accessories must be at least 70% to 80% new.”
"no."
Huang Ling spoke again, but she still refused coldly and her attitude was very clear.
"Tusi, you are not allowed to do this. You are a student now. Studying hard is what you should do. Mom and dad will do the making money."
Grandma Zhuang was unhappy and yelled: "A-Ling, what are you doing? We are doing this for your family's sake. Five cars can earn more than 300 yuan. How much do you get in salary per year? We are here for you."
Think about it, why don’t you kid appreciate it?”
"Mom, I thank you, but I really can't appreciate this." Huang Ling forced a smile and said slowly.
The expressions of several people suddenly turned cold, and they looked at Zhuang Chaoying again. Zhuang Chaoying looked embarrassed, but in the end he did not dare to look at Huang Ling and turned to his family.
"Tusi, your uncle and aunt should really need these bicycles. Listen to me and help them."
Zhou Chen's expression was calm, not affected at all, but his eyes turned back and forth on a few people indifferently, and finally landed on Zhuang Chaoying's face.
"Dad, actually, assembling a few bicycles is not a big deal."
"Crack!"
Zhuang Ganmei immediately clapped her hands happily and shouted excitedly: "Look, Tuxi's brain is still fast. Yes, assembling a few bicycles doesn't matter. To him, it is just a trivial matter."
…”
But he ignored him and made another U-turn.
"But, Dad, you have to think carefully. If I assemble five bicycles and give them to my uncle and them, and they sell the bicycles in other ways to make money, that would be speculation and buying and selling. I don't care. After all, I
I'm just a ten-year-old kid. Even if the source is finally found, they won't arrest me, they will only arrest you, uncle and the others."
"So, Dad, are you ready to be caught and take the blame?"
The smiles on the faces of Zhuang Chaoying and Zhuang Ganmei instantly froze, especially Zhuang Chaoying's face became very ugly.
When Zhou Chen was assembling bicycles for Zhuang Tunan before, he was worried about this matter. Now that Zhou Chen brought it up, he was of course even more worried. After all, he also knew that his brother wanted to assemble five bicycles at once, which must be his motive.
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"Once we are caught for speculating, buying and selling, we will definitely lose our jobs and will have to go to jail. It will definitely affect our future studies and college entrance examinations..."
"Stop, stop."
Zhuang Chaoying covered his chest and quickly interrupted Zhou Chen. None of the serious consequences Zhou Chen said could be endured by him. Just thinking about it made him breathless and his heart began to tremble.
Zhuang Ganmei and his wife, Zhuang's father and Zhuang's mother-in-law also had bad expressions. They did have this idea, but they didn't expect that a kid like Zhou Chen would see through it easily.
According to their plan, even if they buy five bicycles from Zhou Chen at 75 each, they can still make a lot of money by selling them, and they can also ask Zhuang Chaoying to help advance the capital like last time.
You can make more money.
But all this is based on Zhou Chen's willingness to help assemble the bicycle. If Zhou Chen is unwilling to do it, then all the work will be in vain.
"Boss..."
Zhuang's father will use his old father's power and use his old tricks to make Zhuang Chaoying compromise.
But this time it is different. Zhuang Chaoying can sacrifice his own interests to help his parents and younger brother's family, but he will not sacrifice his job, freedom and the future of his children to do this. In his opinion, this is not at all
It's a bargain, but it's illegal, and he doesn't do anything illegal.
"Mom, Dad, you don't need to tell me, speculation is illegal. Our family will never do this kind of thing. Tusi will never get a bicycle again."
When Zhuang's father heard this, he flew into a rage. When he caught Zhuang Chaoying, he yelled at her, but Zhuang Chaoying would rather be scolded than to agree. In the end, Zhuang's father was so angry that he smashed the water glass in his hand. It didn't help. He could only get angry.
He rushed away with the people.
Huang Ling breathed out and gave Zhuang Chaoying a rare look. Although she also knew that Zhou Chen's warning had an effect, it was very rare for Zhuang Chaoying to reject her parents so firmly.
After that, there was no mention of bicycles over there.
Time flies so fast, 1978 left and 1979 entered, and this semester also came to an end.
Although Zhou Chen is the youngest in the fifth-grade class, he is also the one who studies best. He ranked first in the class in the final exam and was praised by the teacher. He also received the certificate of "Three Excellent Students" and was posted by Huang Ling.
On the walls of my home.
On the eve of the winter vacation, Zhuang Chaoying took a job and carved some exercise papers for students to do. He could get 50 cents for each paper, so now he had to cut papers at home every day. Within a few days, his hands were covered with frostbite.
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Huang Ling knew that Song Ying had been frugal in order to buy a TV this year, so as the Chinese New Year approached, she lent all the two hundred yuan she had saved to Song Ying, which moved Song Ying to tears.
In order to help Song Ying and Lin Dongzhe buy a TV, Lin Wufeng exchanged fifty kilograms of food stamps for a TV ticket, which moved Song Ying to tears again.
With enough money and TV tickets, Song Ying and Lin Wufeng began to prepare to buy a TV.
During the period before the Chinese New Year, TV sets are also in short supply because many factories will issue a batch of TV tickets before the end of the year, and many families will have saved money by the end of the year, so families with money and tickets will naturally want to buy a TV.
machine.
So if you want to buy a TV during this period, you really have to grab it.
Lin Wufeng also fought for several days before grabbing a TV, a 14-inch black and white TV, before the Spring Festival.
In Zhou Chen's eyes, this kind of black-and-white TV was quite backward, but to today's common people, it is a luxury product.
The day the TV arrived home, Lin Dongzhe was so happy that he didn't want to take his eyes off the TV for a moment and wished he could hug the TV wherever he went.
Today's TVs are not like those a few decades ago. If you want to receive TV stations, you need to install an antenna, and the number of TV stations is also very limited.
Years ago, the Zhuang and Lin families, plus Wu Jianguo's family, all gathered at Song Ying's house to watch this brand-new TV.
"This year's Chinese New Year is so exciting. I'm watching Song Ying's TV."
Wu Jianguo was eating melon seeds and watching TV with a smile. He is now one of the workers who works the most night shifts in the cotton spinning factory. Even during the Chinese New Year this year, he still has to work several night shifts, so he looks rather haggard now.
The three women sat together and chatted non-stop. Zhang Amei's face was full of envy, Song Ying talked about how difficult it was to buy a TV, and Huang Ling smiled and said that she would make it for the TV later.
Song Ying was very happy to hear this and thanked her profusely.
Wu Shanshan sat with Zhou Chen and asked in a low voice: "Zhuang Tuxi, have you finished your winter vacation homework?"
Zhou Chen said: "Well, it's finished."
"Can you lend it to me later so I can go back and compare it to see which questions I got wrong?"
Zhang Min's eyes suddenly brightened, and he said hurriedly: "There's me, there's me, I'll take a look, Zhuang Tuxi, your grades are so good, you must be doing everything right."
Zhou Chen did not refuse, nodded and replied: "Okay, then when you leave later, go to my place to get it."