Chapter 119
The Green Tea’s Crushing Victories in the ’70s
Old Mr. Wen hrumphed and said, âAlright, hand over the green bean cakes and Iâll get the money for you.â
Wen Rugui, âGrandpa, youâve already eaten all the fish and probably hid the rest of the green bean cakes. The doctor said you should not eat so many sweets.ââWhat do doctors know?â said Old Mr. Wen with a hrumph. âAnd you still havenât told me why you didnât give the girl the stuff?âWen Rugui said nonchalantly, âDidnât you say to save her stuff so I will have an excuse to go look for her next time? I am saving them for next time.âââ¦â¦âOld Mr. Wen returned to his room to retrieve the money with his hand over his forehead.With the way his grandson was, he felt that he would never be able to see his great grandson in this lifetime.***Tong Xuelu took the bus back to Yanqing County.By the time she got home, most of the stuff inside the house had already been packed.The two brats Tong Jiaxin and Tong Mianmian were packing and pillow fighting at the same time. It looked like Tong Jiaming did most of the packing.Tong Mianmian immediately abandoned Tong Jiaxin and ran over when she saw that her Big Sister was back. âBig Sister, you are back!âTong Xuelu picked her up right away. âWas Mianmian a good girl today?ââYes! Mianmian was a very good girl today!â The little bun nodded heavily and said in a milky voice,â Mianmian helped Second Brother fold the clothes!ââOur Mianmian is so awesome!âThe little bun thrusted her chest out and nodded. âMianmian is very awesome, as awesome as Big Sister.ââLittle Sister, since when have you become so brazen? Besides, was that really folding? It was more like rollinâ!âTong Jiaxin couldn't help but tease her when he heard her bragging about herself.Tong Mianmianâs little white face turned red from anger. âThird Brother is a meanie! Mianmian doesnât want to talk to you anymore!âTong Jiaxin stuck his tongue out at her. âFine. Donât talk to me then. Little petty girl taking a drinkâ¦â¦âTong Jiaming shouted at him, âShut up, Jiaxin. Donât bully your little sister.âTong Mianmian looked at Tong Jiaming with her large and limpid eyes. âSecond Brother is the bestest. Third Brother is a meanie!âTong Jiaxin stuck his tongue out at her again, unphased by what she had said.Tong Xuelu couldn't help but roll her eyes. She really wanted to beat this kid up.After dinner that night, Tong Jiaxin was causing trouble again.He announced that he would not be showering that night!Tong Xuelu didnât care either way. He wasnât sleeping with her. Even if he was smelly, that would be Tong Jiamingâs problem.Many people did not bathe daily in this day and age. Tong Jiaming didnât care much that Tong Jiaxin wasnât going to shower but he did request that he must wash his feet before climbing into bed.By bedtime, Tong Jiaxin brought a bucket of water inside the house to wash his feet with. He twisted around as he stood inside the tub and washed his feet. âMianmian is a petty brat. Petty brats like feet water.ââStupid Third Brother, Mianmian is not talking to you anymore!âTong Mianmian crossed her arms in front of her and sat down facing the wall, her lips pouted.He was twisting around even more when he heard that. âMianmian is a petty bratâ¦. Oh oh ohâ¦â¦âBAM!He slipped all of a sudden and fell backward, hard, onto the floor.He banged his head against the bucket and the bucket flipped and splashed its entire content onto his face.âHAHAHAâ¦â¦âSeeing that Tong Jiaxin ended up drinking his own feet water, Tong Xuelu couldn't help but busted out laughing.That was what happened to a naughty child!Tong Jiamingâs lips curved as he walked over to help Tong Jiaxin up.Tong Jiaxin had a lump on his head. Pain was one thing but, mostly, he felt very embarrassed.Staring at Tong Xuelu who was laughing at his misfortune, he was so angry that his cheeks puffed up like a pufferfish.