half-baked life

Chapter 39: Grandma’s red envelope is more heart-warming.

Zhang Enmin helped his wife apply lip gloss, and then thoughtfully raised the makeup mirror to her.

Qin Liuyan stared at the mirror for a while, pursed her lips twice with difficulty, and curled up the corners of her mouth convulsively, a smile that represented satisfaction.

But it wasn't over yet. Zhang Enmin stood up again and went to the closet. He took out five or six silk scarves and placed them on Qin Liuyan's left hand side for her to choose.

Qin Liuyan's index finger fiddled with the silk scarves awkwardly and slowly, and finally hooked on the one with a thin green plaid on a white background.

With fingers that could move flexibly on the accordion keys, Zhang Enmin quickly tied a silk scarf with a very neat single bow.

Jiang He was so engrossed in what he was watching outside that he even forgot to continue after half-rolling the bathtub.

When she was probably a teenager, she was full of imagination and yearning for starting a small family of her own.

It's just that she has never lived in a "perfect" family in the popular sense, and she lacks a basic concept of the relationship between husband and wife. Her mind is full of big and empty adjectives, such as intimacy and tolerance, trust and dependence, and mutual understanding. And so on, or some extremely detailed pieces of light, such as a kiss after a lazy nap, the light when returning home at midnight, a smile at each other when embarrassed, etc.

The interaction between the two old people at this moment made Jiang He's long-standing fantasy finally come true. She can now be 100% sure that this is what she has always wanted.

"Such a couple may not be able to pick just one out of ten thousand. It's more difficult than winning the lottery jackpot!"

Jiang Xiaoping naturally understood Jiang He's eyes and sighed sincerely.

"Where there is a will, things are accomplished!"

Jiang He immersed himself in rolling up the bathtub, took the straps handed over by her mother and tied them up, and said seriously. Jiang Xiaoping gave her a complicated look, but in the end she suppressed her disappointing words and gave her a perfunctory She gave a thumbs up, "Then work hard!"

"Thank you so much. Liu Yan said the bath was very comfortable!"

Zhang Enmin settled down with his wife. As soon as he came out of the house, he stretched out his hands to Jiang He from a distance, then grabbed her and shook her again and again. His expression was too serious and his tone was too sincere. Grateful, Jiang He also became frightened.

"We... we actually didn't do anything... Really, Grandpa Zhang, you are so polite. We are all neighbors, so it's easy to talk about."

Jiang He took out her left hand with some difficulty and went into her pocket. She went to the bank yesterday and withdrew 500 yuan in cash, planning to return it to Zhang Enmin today.

"Actually, I thought you wanted to buy the money you gave me last time..."

"Yes, I want to buy more. After the Chinese New Year, from the tenth day of the first lunar month... or the tenth day of the first lunar month, let's wash it once a week. Do you think that's okay?"

Jiang He's hand holding the banknotes wasn't even taken out of his pocket when he was struck by this "bolt from the blue" and was scorched on the outside and tender on the inside!
"...Well, um, Grandpa Zhang is actually like this, we don't..."

"Of course." Jiang He's refusal was not organized at all, but Jiang Xiaoping and Zhang Jiefang were already "colluding" and agreed in unison.

Jiang He used too much force to hit his back molar, and looked at her mother and Zhang Jiefang with a smile on her face. Jiang Xiaoping bared her teeth at her, while Zhang Jiefang laughed with a guilty conscience. The two of them really "stretched their hands to avoid hitting the smiling person." This sentence is used flexibly and thoroughly.

"Grandpa Zhang, you can tell Aunt Jiefang the rest. I'll go back first."

Jiang He smiled at Zhang Enmin who was totally confused about the situation, picked up the packed equipment and rushed out the door. Jiang Xiaoping followed closely behind and was almost caught by the door panel.

The moment the elevator door closed, Jiang He heard Zhang Enmin happily asking what color Zhang Jiefang's hair was dyed, "Liu Yan thinks it looks good and wants to try it too."

"You see, bathing assistance for the elderly is definitely a 'real need'." Jiang Xiaoping couldn't hide her voice as the elevator went down two floors.

"Can one person prove that there is a 'real demand'? It would be great if market research was that simple!" Jiang He was speechless.

"So we must continue to practice and investigate to let more people know about the existence of 'bathing aid for the elderly'. This is not your job..."

Before Jiang Xiaoping finished speaking, the elevator door opened, and Jiang He rushed out quickly. Jiang Xiaoping wanted to follow, but was stopped by an acquaintance. After going back and forth, she almost missed the elevator in her building.

"Really He'er, let's give it a try. Anyway, you haven't had a gap year lately, right? It's boring to be idle at home every day."

Jiang Xiaoping smiled at Jiang He in a flattering and flattering manner. The words that her grandma always kept on her lips suddenly popped into Jiang He's mind, "Are you still a bit like a mother?"

Jiang He didn't say anything. Jiang Xiaoping's phone vibrated. It was a voice message from Zhang Jiefang. Jiang Xiaoping opened it directly. "Sister Xiaoping, Uncle Zhang made 20 reservations at once. The price was 399 per time according to Jiang He. He gave me a deposit of 2000 yuan and said that he would wait until the end of the year to sign the contract and then spend the remaining money. Make up for it!"

Zhang Jiefang's voice sounded particularly cheerful and contagious in the small elevator, but Jiang He remained unmoved at all.

"I've said it, just this time. Anyway, you and Aunt Jiefang have done it several times, so you can just follow the example from now on. As for the contract, it won't be difficult for you to find a lawyer to draft one... Anyway, I will In a word, I won’t get involved in this matter.”

Jiang He stared at the advertising screen in the elevator and said in a cold tone.

The beer commercial just happened to end, and Jiang He was about to look away, but he didn't expect that what appeared next was Maeglin's New Year gift box commercial.

The first version of this film was the one that Jiang He was most satisfied with, but Luo Linshan didn't like it. Afterwards, it was revised piecemeal more than a dozen times, and the final version was completely different from the original idea.

At that time, Jiang He thought about waiting for the Double 11 promotion to end, and then try again, but it turned out that God's calculations were not as good as people's calculations... But what made her even more unexpected was that the first version that was released at this moment was actually the first version that she had given up on long ago. She Seeing this, he couldn't help but sneered.

"I put everything there, really, and I didn't even know to ask the owners for their opinions... He'er, let's not look at it. Out of sight, out of mind!"

Jiang Xiaoping also noticed it. She immediately poked in front of the advertising screen and tried to block it. However, due to her limited height, she could only get closer by waving her arms, which made Jiang He, who looked solemn, dumbfounded.

"Why are you two back? Where's Jiefang?" Liang Xiujing waited at the door in advance. When she heard the sound of the elevator, she opened the entrance door.

"She will be here soon... Please go inside quickly and stop freezing."

"Is the washing okay?"

"It's not that it's okay, it's that it's great!"

Jiang He moved the equipment into the storage room. When he came out, he bumped into Jiang Xiaoping whispering in her grandma's ear. Jiang He immediately flew over and struck twice with his eyes. Liang Xiujing took a look and waved to her with a smile.

"Grandma, please don't try to persuade me, it's useless!" Jiang He's mouth was so pouty that he could have made a fool of himself.

"If grandma doesn't advise you, He'er can do it if he wants to do it. If he doesn't want to do it, he can't do it. Grandma will support you."

"Grandma, you are so kind!" Jiang He immediately hugged Liang Xiujing, and Liang Xiujing smiled and patted Jiang He on the back, "Grandma, what can be better? Look what this is?"

Liang Xiujing said and stuffed a thick red envelope into Jiang He's hand. As soon as Jiang Xiaoping saw that she was about to start a fuss, Liang Xiujing turned around and threw one into her arms, "I have it for you. You are such a big person, why are you still here?" Are you embarrassed to take the lucky money?"

"Of course I'm sorry, you're so embarrassed to give it, why am I so embarrassed to take it?"

Jiang Xiaoping opened the red envelope as she spoke. She squinted and took a look inside, "Oh, you are so generous this year!"

Jiang He stuffed the red envelope into his pocket without even looking at it, turned to Jiang Xiaoping, and raised his fingers in a meaningful way.

Jiang Xiaoping pretended to be dumbfounded and hid the red envelope her grandma gave her behind her back, "Don't think about it, this is mine!"

"Stop talking nonsense and hurry up. Where is my New Year's money?" Jiang He made up his mind to give her mother a good deal.

"You're just asking for it with your palms up?" Jiang Xiaoping poked Jiang He's palms in disgust, and Jiang He immediately made a heart-holding gesture with concern, "Who makes some people unconscious? They don't know how to prepare in advance. Okay... Oops, the edge of my knife suddenly feels a little uncomfortable... Hiss, my head hurts a little."

As soon as she finished speaking, the phone made a sound of gold coins falling. Jiang He lowered his head and glanced, and Alipay received 8888 yuan.

"Are you feeling good now? Is it enough to suppress your age?" Jiang Xiaoping asked with raised eyebrows.

"Virtual numbers are so cold, but grandma's red envelope is more heart-warming." However, Jiang He got the advantage and behaved well.

"Really? If you don't pay me back, I won't freeze you anymore." Jiang Xiaoping immediately suggested.

"It doesn't have to be so troublesome. I can work hard to overcome it on my own, really." Jiang He said thoughtfully.

(End of this chapter)