Chuan Shu Qi Leng: I own a department store

"I think everyone is tired. Otherwise, our trip for today ends here. There is a bus at the front exit. Let's take the bus home. Next time, when we have the opportunity, can we go all the way?"

"Okay, okay!" The four children rushed to agree.

On the way out, Chu Lin stared at the stall selling candied haws, unable to walk.

"What's wrong Chu Lin?" Xu Wanning asked softly.

Chu Lin looked up at her and asked in a sweet voice: "Auntie, the reward you gave me is my pocket money, right? Can I use this pocket money myself?"

"Of course. The money has been given to Chu Lin. You can spend it however you want."

"Then I want to buy some candied haws."

As soon as Chu Lin finished speaking, Lin Quan disagreed and said: "The candied haws on a stick are made of sugar and hawthorn. They are sour and sweet and not delicious. And you are about to have your teeth replaced. If you eat too much sugar, you will have toothache in the future." It’s not a disease, the pain can be fatal. Then I won’t be able to do anything if you cry all day long.”

Chu Lin's proposal was rejected by her mother. Her whole body was like an eggplant beaten by frost, wilting, and exuding the aura of my unhappiness.

Lin Quan tried to catch Chu Lin and take him away, but Chu Lin avoided her clutches and held on to Lin's mother tightly without letting go.

Seeing this, Mother Lin hurriedly said: "It's really not good to eat too much candy, but our Chu Lin is obedient and doesn't usually eat much candy. Being able to ask today proves that the child really wants to eat candied haws. He eats it occasionally. What's wrong with Yi Chuan? Are you going to reject his request because of something that didn't happen? "

Besides, Chu Lin had just asked Xu Wanning if he could use his pocket money, and Lin Quan had rejected Chu Lin.

Isn't this a clear slap in Xu Wanning's face? Lin Quan said hurriedly: "I didn't mean that. I was just worried..."

"Why worry? There will always be a day when you are going to die. If you worry about this and that all day long, just stop doing anything and wait for your death at home."

Mother Lin took Chu Lin's hand: "Let's go, grandma will take you to buy candied haws."

Nowadays, there is only one type of candied haws, including hawthorn.

Because sugar is a rare commodity, the price of candied haws on a stick is very high, selling for [-] cents a piece.

"How many do you want?"

Mother Lin's "four" was already on her lips, but Chu Lin was counting on her fingers: "Three brothers, sisters and I want four. There are also grandma, aunt and mother, a total of seven people. Boss, I want four." Seven candied haws."

"Okay, it's thirty cents a piece, seven candied haws of apples is two yuan and ten cents."

Chu Lin didn't expect that half of the reward he had just received would be spent as soon as he turned around, and he was heartbroken.

But he still took out the money without hesitation, but his expression was particularly sad.

"Boss, we bought seven. Can we get rid of the ten cent change? My aunt and mother make money very hard."

The boss was amused by Mr. Chu Lin's tone, "Okay, okay, because you bought seven of them at once, I'll give you a [-]-cent discount. It's delicious. Come back next time."

"thank you boss!"

Chu Lin held the candied haws with satisfaction and found the large army.

"Grandma has one, aunt has one, mom has one, brother Songhan, sister Jinchu, and sister all have one."

After Chu Lin finished dividing all the candied haws, he happily ate his own one.

It's so sweet, it's sweet to the core of my heart.

Xu Wanning held the candied haws on a stick in her hand and asked with a smile: "The candied haws on a stick are not cheap, right? They cost at least [-] cents each. Chu Lin bought seven at once. Did he spend more than half of his pocket money?"

Chu Lin chewed the candied haws in his mouth until it squeaked. After swallowing, he said: "Auntie is wrong. It's not half, but half. Seven candied haws are two yuan and a dime. I told the boss After bargaining, he charged me a dime less."

Xu Wanning didn't expect to hear this from Chu Lin, and she immediately exclaimed: "Bargaining? Does our Chu Lin know how to bargain?"

Mother Lin smiled as she described the conversation between Chu Lin and the vendor.

"Not only can I bargain, but I can't even learn how to do it fluently. Our Chulin is really good!"

Listening to the compliments from her grandmother and aunt, Chu Lin raised her neck proudly.

He can bargain.

He is the only kid in the family who knows how to bargain, apart from his aunt and mother.

He is really good!

Xu Wanning was really surprised.

Because individual vendors only emerged after the country's economic opening up, they used to be in places such as supply and marketing cooperatives and department stores. They bought with bills and money, and basically paid what they were priced at.

The children in the family were probably exposed to bargaining before summer, when Lin Quan went to sell posters and melon seeds in front of the cinema, and Xu Wanning once mentioned bargaining.

I didn't take it seriously at the time, but I didn't expect that Chu Lin heard it and even learned it.

Although the price was only a dime, Xu Wanning was deeply surprised and shocked that Chu Lin dared to say this.

She stretched out her hand and pinched Chu Lin's chubby cheeks, "Our Chu Lin is great! From now on, when aunt goes out to buy things, she will take Chu Lin with her. Chu Lin can help aunt negotiate the price, okay? With Chu Lin's help, aunt will be able to keep the rest That’s a lot of money.”

Chu Lin patted his chest proudly: "Don't worry, aunt, I will definitely be able to save money for aunt."

In front, Xu Wanning and Chu Lin were talking and laughing. Behind them, Lin Quan stared at the backs of the two walking side by side, frowning slightly, eyes solemn, not knowing what he was thinking.

Mother Lin noticed that Lin Quan had not spoken for a long time, so she deliberately took a step behind, bumped Lin Quan with her shoulder, and asked in a low voice: "What are you thinking about?"

"Mom, do you feel that whether it is Chu Nian or Chu Lin, my two children are closer to my sister-in-law?"

Take what happened just now, when Chu Lin gave the candied haws, he always gave it to Xu Wanning first and then to Lin Quan.

If Chu Lin was still angry with Lin Quan for not letting him eat candied haws, it would be okay once or twice, but every time, when he sorted things out, Xu Wanning would always be ranked in front of Lin Quan.

Could it be that in his fixed mindset, his aunt is far more important than his mother?

As soon as this realization came out, Lin Quan felt his heart swell, and he couldn't breathe for a while, feeling an indescribable feeling of suffocation.

After hearing Lin Quan's words, Mother Lin immediately looked at her solemnly.

"Lin Quan, how can you think so?"

"Try your conscience and think about it. Although your sister-in-law is as busy as you, does she devote far more energy and financial resources to the children than you do?"

"If your sister-in-law hadn't been so generous, what qualifications would you, a married daughter, have to live in her house with your children?"

"More than that, every time she buys something good, which one is missing you and Chu Nian Chu Lin?"