Chapter 643 The Less You Have, the More You Want to Show Off

Chapter 643 The Less You Have, the More You Want to Show Off

Chapter 643 The Less You Have, the More You Want to Show Off
"The new year begins with a battle of wits and courage with the beasts."

Seeing Banggeng running away, Li Kailang smiled.
The Banggen issue was resolved, and everyone chatted for a while to celebrate the New Year, and then went about their business.

"Huh~Finally done."

Li Kailang originally planned to wish his fellow apprentices a happy new year when he went out, but he didn't expect that Cheng Da would wish him a happy new year first.

“But it still feels different.”

It was also the first time that Li Kailang was greeted by someone else first.

The matter of the yard was settled, and it was time for Li Kailang to go and pay New Year's greetings, so he went straight to his master's house. Zhang Fen stayed at his parents' house during the New Year, so he didn't have to run back and forth.

Carrying the things, I went straight to the master's house.

"Master!"

Li Kailang shouted and walked into the yard.

"Xiao Li, you're here." Zhang Fen and Yu Xuewei ran out with great joy and stretched out their hands to help take the gifts.

"How can this be so embarrassing?" Li Kailang tried to break away, but was blocked by the two.

"What's there to be embarrassed about? You're finally here." Zhang Fen said happily.

"Yes, you are here at last." Yu Xuewei said the same.

Seeing the two people overjoyed, Li Kailang felt it was abnormal.

"Mom and Dad, look who's here?"

"Xiao Li is here." Zhang Jinwu and Han Xiaohui stood up happily to welcome him.

Seeing this, the people around them had to stand up as well.

Li Kailang looked at the people sitting next to him and felt that they looked familiar. They were relatives of his master.

I just can't remember whether it belongs to my master or my mistress.

"Master, Master's Wife, Happy New Year."

"Happy New Year, Happy New Year." The two responded kindly.

Li Kailang said politely to those people: "Happy New Year."

Several people said indifferently: "Happy New Year."

After saying that, they sat down first without waiting for Zhang Jinwu and the other man to sit down.

Li Kailang didn't care about this.

Han Xiaohui said, "Xiao Li, you are really something. You just came here, but why did you bring anything with you? Isn't that too formal?"

"Life is hard now. You can't just take it lightly because you are alone. You have to be thrifty in your life."

"Yes, yes, what Master's wife said is right." Li Kailang responded repeatedly without refuting.

"Okay, don't think about teaching the child a lesson during the New Year. Come and sit down and have some tea." Zhang Jinwu came to the rescue and hurriedly poured tea for Li Kailang.

But I didn't expect that there was no water in the teapot.

"Xiao Yu, there's no water. Go boil some water."

"Okay." Yu Xuewei nodded and turned to boil water.

"Hey, look at how we were chatting, I forgot the tea has gotten cold." Zhang Jinwu apologized to his relatives.

"It's okay, it's okay." Several people actually waved their hands and didn't care.

Seeing that they didn't understand such an obvious hint, Zhang Jinwu frowned slightly.

Did he really not understand, or did he deliberately not understand?

Several relatives left Li Kailang aside and continued chatting with Zhang Jinwu and Han Xiaohui.

Out of politeness, the two of them didn't want to chase the person away openly.

Looking at the situation at the scene, Li Kailang asked Zhang Fen in a low voice: "What's going on?"

Hearing this, Zhang Fen immediately frowned and whispered, "Stop talking. These are my mother's relatives. They came here early in the morning to wish us a happy new year."

"I don't know what's going on in these people's minds. They show off as soon as they get here, and even teach your sister-in-law and me a lesson."

"It's just right that you're here. Come up with a solution for us. I don't want to stay here any longer."

Seeing this, Li Kailang understood what was going on.

Looking at the way they were talking, it seemed they would not stop until they achieved their goal.

At this time, Yu Xuewei came in after boiling water.

"Dad, water."

After getting the hot water, Zhang Jinwu was the first to pour tea for Li Kailang.

"Xiao Li, be careful of the heat."

Li Kailang took it with both hands.

Zhang Jinwu poured the tea directly to the few people.

It seemed that Zhang Jinwu's behavior caused their resentment, and the lady looked at Yu Xuewei.

"Niece, how long have you two been together?"

Yu Xuewei said calmly: "More than a year."

He immediately showed a serious expression: "It's been more than a year, time has passed so quickly, do you have a child?"

"No."

"Are you pregnant?"

"also not."

The aunt taught with ulterior motives: "What? You haven't gotten pregnant yet. It's not your aunt who is saying this. When you and I were growing up, I gave birth to your cousin."

"You two are already grown up, it's time to have children."

Zhang Fen waved his hand and said, "Don't worry, my wife is still doing internship. If she gets pregnant, will it affect her work?"

"Work?" My aunt said in a high voice, "What kind of work does a girl need? She should just take care of her husband and children. Once a woman has a job, she will have confidence."

"Once she has the confidence, she will turn against you and file for divorce whenever she feels uncomfortable. That's unacceptable."

Hearing this, Zhang Jinwu's family was very disgusted, but because of their relationship, they couldn't say much.

Zhang Fen and Yu Xuewei just let it go in one ear and out the other.

Li Kailang sneered softly, saying that she sounded so experienced, but it seemed that she didn't even have a job, had to rely on her husband, and couldn't even bring herself to ask for a divorce.

Seeing that no one objected, the aunt became even more aggressive: "By the way, what does my niece do for a living?"

"Doctor, my father-in-law is also a doctor, and my wife is taking over his job."

"Doctor?" Upon hearing these two words, the aunt's face suddenly changed: "Doctor, it's good. It's just right that your niece is here to see me. I have been suffering from back pain these past few days, and I feel uncomfortable all over."

"Please show me what's wrong and fix it for me."

Hearing her aunt's commanding tone, Yu Xuewei was furious, but she had to endure it and smiled.

"Aunt, I'm sorry, my medical skills are not good enough to treat any illness. If you feel unwell, please go to the hospital."

Hearing this, the aunt's face changed again: "Your medical skills are not good? I think there is no need for my niece to go to the hospital. It is better for her to stay at home and take care of her husband and children."

"Yes, yes, you are right." Yu Xuewei was too lazy to argue with her.

Hearing this, Zhang Fen felt unhappy instantly. You know, Yu Xuewei had delayed going to the hospital for several months because of her.

I am so grateful in my heart, how can I tolerate the ridicule from an outsider?

Seeing that the situation was not good, Yu Xuewei immediately grabbed his hand, shook her head slightly and signaled with her eyes that it was okay.

She also didn't want to affect Zhang Jinwu and Han Xiaohui because of this verbal dispute.

Since I am a junior, it is normal to be ridiculed.

Li Kailang also understood that this group of relatives had come with bad intentions. They were just looking for trouble and to gain attention.

"Hmph!" Seeing that no one refuted her, my aunt became even more unscrupulous.

"Nephew, you must be very tired as a driver, right? It must be uncomfortable to be in a sports car that is exposed to the wind and rain every day and is bumped around in the car."

"It's okay, I can still bear it." Zhang Fen said lightly.

"You can bear it now because you are young, and you will be able to bear it when you grow up. You should find yourself some easy work as soon as possible. This body belongs to you."

"Look at your cousin. He has it much easier. He just sits in the office all day, organizing some documents. How relaxing."

"Ah, yes, yes, what my aunt said is right." Zhang Fen was too lazy to say more.

Li Kailang couldn't just sit back and watch: "Well, the job is so easy, the salary must be quite high, how can it be at least 40 or 50 yuan a month?"

"Could it be that there is no money? Tsk tsk tsk, that won't work. My brother works hard, but he can still make a lot of money in a month." As soon as these words were spoken, my aunt and cousin's faces turned pale.

Li Kailang said to himself: "I heard that people who work in offices are in charge of people, so my cousin must be in charge of a lot of people, right?"

"A hundred or eighty? Not so many. Ten or eight should be there. Could it be that there are not even these few? The salary should not be high. What's the point of doing this easy job? You might as well quit early."

My aunt was furious and said, "You are an outsider. It is not your turn to talk about our family affairs. Who are you to try to get close to my family? My family knows you very well."

Li Kailang shook his head and said proudly: "Well, I was just talking casually, Auntie, you won't be angry, right?"

"If you're angry, I won't say anything. Blame me for being nosy."

At this moment, Li Kailang seemed to be possessed by Lin Daiyu.

"You! Humph!" With all the relatives present, the aunt couldn't get angry and could only swallow her anger.

Zhang Jinwu's family immediately looked at him with admiration, especially Yu Xuewei, who signaled him to say more with her eyes.

My aunt didn't want to be outdone: "What are you capable of? Why are you talking so much here? Are you a jerk who is good at what he does?"

Li Kailang patted his chest and said, "Well, I won't guess. I am a college student in night school. In another six months, I will be a college student."

"By then, I will be in charge of quite a few people, at least 10 or 8 people, and the salary will be good, 40 or 50 yuan."

"In two years, I will have a hundred or eighty good people under my command, with salaries of hundreds of dollars. How come my cousin has no intention of working under me?"

"If you follow me now, in two years you will be able to imprison at least 20 to 30 people, which is no better than what you have now!"

"This" cousin's eyes trembled up and down, and he was obviously very moved.

My aunt rolled her eyes and said, "Look at you, you are so ignorant. You are embarrassing me."

"Anyone can brag."

The aunt didn't want to lose the upper hand in her eloquence, so she quickly changed the subject and continued to target Zhang Fen.

"Nephew, you must eat a lot of food every day for this job. Is it enough? You have to hide it carefully. It will be troublesome if a thief steals it."

"Your cousin was almost robbed, but luckily he was discovered early and the thief was beaten up. If he had been robbed, he would have gone hungry."

Speaking of He, my cousin couldn't help but raise his head proudly.

"It will be troublesome if we don't have food to eat. The whole family will go hungry. It's okay for you to go hungry, but you can't let your wife go hungry."

At this moment, Zhang Fen dared to retort: ​​"Don't bother Aunt to worry about this. We have enough food at home."

Han Xiaohui took the opportunity to say, "Sister-in-law, you are worrying too much. Even if the child's food was stolen, don't we still have it?"

"As parents, we can't just watch our children go hungry, right, sister-in-law?"

Looking at her sister-in-law who was choked and speechless, Han Xiaohui felt very proud and finally she could hold her head high.

Han Xiaohui took advantage of the situation and continued, "This food is a big deal. How can you be so careless, kid? I'm not saying anything bad about you, kid, you need to hide it deeper."

"It's no use storing food. It will eventually run out. You have to find a way to store food."

"By the way, isn't food sold on the black market before the New Year? How much did you buy? Do you have 100 to 180 kilograms? This will cost a lot of money. I don't know if my salary is enough, but even if it is not, I have to buy some."

"This 180 kilograms is not a lot. I can finish it in two or three months. It's not enough at all."

The more Han Xiaohui spoke, the more gloomy her aunt and the others looked.

They are not willing to spend hundreds of dollars to buy food.

"you you."

The aunt blamed Li Kailang and pointed at Han Xiaohui, and was so angry that she couldn't say a word.

Her family members didn't know what to say, or perhaps they had long been fed up with her behavior and finally someone could give her a hand.

Yu Xuewei and Han Xiaohui looked even more proud.

"Humph! You two don't know what's good for you."

"Oh, yes, yes, we just don't know what's good for us. What my aunt said is right." Zhang Fen climbed up the pole and said indifferently.

"You! You make me so mad. I will never come here again!"

After saying that, my aunt walked away without even looking back. It was really embarrassing because she had intended to show off.

Now I can't show off, but I get lectured. I lose more than I gain.

"Lululu~" Yu Xuewei stuck out her tongue at her back.

"Who dares to teach me a lesson? An outsider really takes himself seriously."

Han Xiaohui has long been dissatisfied with her eldest brother's wife. If she wasn't a relative of her eldest brother, she would have been furious.

After venting their anger for a while, they finally calmed down.

Seeing that the matter was settled, he decided to just pay his New Year's greetings and said goodbye.

"You're leaving so early. Stay and have a meal together before you go," Han Xiaohui said.

"Yes, I have to thank you for helping me talk to them. I have been annoyed with them for a long time. If it weren't for you, I would still have to listen to their nagging."

Li Kailang waved his hand: "No, it's still very early. I plan to go out for a walk and visit the temple fair during the New Year."

"Hey, temple fairs are great. I haven't been to one for a long time. How about we go together?"

Yu Xuewei looked at Zhang Fen and naturally would not refuse.

Looking at his parents again, Zhang Jinwu patted his waist and said, "You two go ahead. We won't get involved. We are too old to move."

Han Xiaohui smiled and said, "Okay, go ahead and don't worry. I'll prepare lunch here. Remember to come back for dinner."

"Okay, let's go!"

Yu Xuewei gave the orders, and Li Kailang and Zhang Fen had no right to refuse.

This is also one of the few holidays that Yu Xuewei has. When she goes to work at the hospital after the New Year, she will be busier than at the steel mill.

The three of them headed straight for the temple fair.

It was New Year's Day, and before I even arrived I could see crowds of people rushing here.

Once we got inside, we saw small stalls displaying all kinds of things, and the sound of hawkers shouting one after another, it was very lively.

But it is still much worse than before, and the snack stalls that should be there are nowhere to be seen.

"Come and have a look, this rattle is really fun."

Yu Xuewei enjoyed it very much. She bought toys as she walked and found everything she saw to be new and interesting.

The two of them acted as walking warehouses, carrying things left and right.

"Oh, take a look."

"Whoo~"

"Oh~"

The three of them walked to a performance venue and saw groups of people gathered here and there to watch the show.

"Come on, come on, those who have money, come and show your support!"

"Bang, bang, bang!" The sound of gongs and drums attracts tourists to watch.

There were various programs such as crosstalk, shadow puppetry, puppet shows, operas, etc. The three people were fascinated by them.

"Hey, sister! Sister! Look at that person, does he look familiar?"

Suddenly, an aunt not far away patted her sister and gestured with her hand.

"what's wrong?"

"Sister, look at that person, does he look familiar? He was the kind man who gave us toys before."

"Let me take a look." Her elder sister looked in the direction her sister pointed, and indeed found a familiar person.

"He looks quite familiar, I wonder if it's him?"

"Why don't we just go up and ask?"

"Ask? Forget it. Didn't you see he was carrying a lot of bags and there was a girl in front of him? Maybe he's married. Wouldn't it be bad if we went to disturb him?"

His sister said: "That's true, what a pity, how about saying thank you?"

"Yeah, that's fine." The two were just about to go and thank him, but they didn't expect that the figure disappeared in the blink of an eye.

"Hey, where are the people? Where did they go?" They looked left and right, but didn't see anyone, and they were immediately disappointed.

"Oh, if I had known earlier I would have gone there directly. Now I don't even know where the person has gone?" Yu Haitang said dejectedly.

Yu Li was quite open-minded: "It doesn't matter if destiny hasn't arrived yet. If we can meet this time, we should be able to meet next time too. Let's talk about it next time."

The three of them finally left after shopping for a while, as they had to rush back for lunch.

You must eat the food cooked by the master's wife no matter what.

(End of this chapter)