FSC [QT] Chapter 83.3

After buying the fabric, Ah Wu took Kuang Aijun to the counter for daily chemical products.

She had to buy a tube of toothpaste, as the toothpaste at home was almost used up. She also had to buy a few new toothbrushes, as the old ones were already a bit frizzy.

These days, country people don’t have the habit of brushing their teeth.

They just chewed a few pieces of tea leaves every morning and then rinsed their mouths, and that was considered brushing their teeth. This was considered good behavior among the more respectable families.

Many families couldn’t even afford to chew tea leaves, and they were even too lazy to rinse their mouths with water.

Before, because of the influence of the clean-loving Third Grandma Xu, the Kuang family had the habit of brushing their teeth with tea leaves, so their oral hygiene was pretty good.

But ever since Ah Wu discovered that the supply and marketing cooperatives of this era also had toothbrushes and toothpaste, she abandoned this old-fashioned way of cleaning teeth.

Kuang Aijun was used to using toothpaste and toothbrushes in the army, so he adapted well to the new toothbrush his wife prepared for him.

“Wife, actually, that’s not called private money.”

At the counter selling daily chemical products, Kuang Aijun was still trying his best to express his desire to survive.

“Actually, I don’t like to spend money. I just want to have some money in my hand so that I can buy you something when you want it.”

Men were naturally really good at saying sweet words.

On the day he just returned home, Kuang Aijun was still a straight man, thinking that as his wife, she should be magnanimous and be prepared to sacrifice for the family.

But not long after, not only did he not stand up straight at home, but he also became a master of flattery.

Kuang Aijun thought that he must have been a love saint in his previous life, which was why he could come up with so many coaxing words without thinking.

“Wife—”

“Wife—”

Kuang Aijun held the bag of newspapers and followed Ah Wu step by step. Because he didn’t get Ah Wu’s response, his originally high spirits became much lower.

He hooked Ah Wu’s sleeve with his fingertips. The big man who was over 1.8 meters tall now looked only 1 meter tall.

“I want vanishing cream. Buy it for me.”

Ah Wu didn’t need to look back to know what the man’s expression was at this moment.

In fact, she didn’t mind Kuang Aijun having some money in his hand. Regardless of whether it was a man or a woman, they always needed some money for emergencies. But the worry shown by Kuang Aijun at this moment was very funny.

Ah Wu thought of the almost empty can of vanishing cream at home and made a request with a smile.

“Okay, buy three cans. Two for you and one for Mom.”

Kuang Aijun suddenly became excited, thinking that he had passed this level.

***

The two people bought a lot of things on this trip. Ah Wu was a very polite person.

This time, after Kuang Aijun had ‘faked his death’ and came back, he should visit the elders in the village. They also had to go back to Ah Wu’s parents’ home.

However, they couldn’t go out to visit empty-handed, especially because Kuang Aijun had received a lot of subsidies for his military service in recent years.

If he didn’t take anything, he would be laughed at for being stingy in private.

Ah Wu selected some cakes and asked the staff of the supply and marketing cooperative to wrap them with butter paper and then tie them with fine hemp rope.

When the time came, they could carry a bag of cakes with them when they visited the elders.

This was considered a polite gift in this era.

In addition, Ah Wu also bought a large bag of candies, which were used to distribute to the children of the elders. Each child got a few candies, which added up to a lot.

In addition, Ah Wu also bought some paper and pens and some scattered small things.

When they returned home, the front handlebars of the bicycle were full of things, and Ah Wu’s arms were also filled with a bunch of large and small bags.

***

“Mom, these are the clothes I bought for you and Dad. I don’t know what style you and Dad like, so I’ll give it to you. You can make it yourself.”

When he returned home, Kuang Aijun hurriedly came to the old house carrying a lot of things.

“And this box of vanishing cream. You often get frostbite in winter. I heard that using this cream can improve it a lot. Oh, and these cakes and candies. You can share them with Eldest Brother, Eldest Sister-in-law, and several nephews and nieces. Don’t forget to keep some for yourself.”

Kuang Aijun distributed his shopping results.

“How about Cao Ni’er? What did you buy for Cao Ni’er?”

The Kuang family was well-off. Even in the years when Kuang Aijun ‘sacrificed’, the Kuang family was definitely not poor.

Third Grandma Xu had a lot of money in her hands, but she was never willing to spend it, let alone buy luxury goods like vanishing cream.

Seeing the exquisite little box at this moment, Third Grandma Xu was both happy and reluctant.

“No, I don’t have many clothes tickets, so I bought clothes for you and Dad, and the rest was for the children. As a daughter-in-law and a mother, how can she compete with you?”

Kuang Aijun said indifferently: “I did buy a lot of cakes and candies. Ah Wu said she wanted to give them as gifts. I haven’t visited some elders since I came back this time. It’s always bad to go empty-handed.”

“It should be.”

Third Grandma Xu nodded repeatedly. These days, she was so happy that her son came back from the dead that she forgot such an important thing.

Fortunately, Ye Wu was a virtuous woman. Not only did she think of it, but she also prepared all the etiquette.

“What else, you didn’t buy anything for Cao Ni’er?”

 

 

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