Era: Starting from divorce from female college student

Chapter 70, Little Foodie
Su Wanzhen's bicycle was borrowed and not her own.

Even so, Zhao Mancang was still quite surprised after seeing it, and he was also thinking: After getting married, I have to find a way to buy a bicycle for Lin Wan.

After this idea came up, Zhao Mancang was surprised himself. Why did he think so?
If desires are endless, it would be very difficult to lie down in this life.

Sure enough, people are such a contradiction: on the one hand, they daydream, imagining themselves becoming rich and living a life of drunkenness and dreams every day, and on the other hand, they have to face the trivialities of life and grit their teeth to move forward.

Nanluoguxiang, Heizhima Hutong.

When Zhao Mancang and Su Wanzhen arrived here on their bicycles, the neighbors in the yard were all excited.

Two bicycles! When have there ever been two bicycles in this courtyard?

Moreover, there were many gifts on Zhao Mancang's bicycle handlebars: wine, snacks wrapped in oil, meat and other gifts.

Looking at these, you can tell that Zhao Mancang’s coming to the Siheyuan is not that simple.

Looking at Su Wanzhen again, I knew without asking that she was here to propose marriage.

In recent days, Su Wanzhen often goes to the Lin family's backyard. The neighbors all know that Lin Wan has found a partner and is about to get married.

Now it seems that the man came to propose marriage today.

So, when Zhao Mancang and Su Wanzhen parked their bicycles in front of the Lin family's door in the backyard, the entire backyard was crowded with many children, aunties and other neighbors.

Everyone came to see what was happening.

Lin Wan, who had just got off work, was sitting at home helping her mother cook.

Her sister Lin Shuxian was tutoring Lin Huijun and teaching the little one to practice writing.

As for her father Lin Guohua, he had not yet returned home from get off work, and her brother Lin Kai was outside and would definitely not come back until dinner time.

Zhao Mancang and Su Wanzhen's visit surprised Zhang Dongyue.

It’s not just because Zhao Mancang is tall and strong. Although he is not very handsome, he looks pretty good. The most important thing is that he is generous.

Sure enough, I heard people say before that when he was in Yongheng Hutong, he was very nice to his ex-wife.

Now it seems that this is true.

Last time, when Zhao Mancang and Lin Wan went on a blind date, Zhao Mancang had already given Lin Wan a bottle of Fenjiu to take back, and this time he brought another bottle.

This is Fenjiu which costs three yuan a bottle. Although it is not as good as the national liquor Maotai, Fenjiu is definitely a high-end liquor, which makes the Lin family very prestigious.

Not to mention, Zhao Mancang also brought two bags of snacks and a piece of pork weighing nearly two kilograms, showing his sincerity.

Lin Wan's pretty face turned slightly red, and her mother patted her shoulder shyly: Why don't you pour water for them quickly?

Zhao Mancang looked at the warm and interesting scene in front of him and just found it hilarious.

Su Wanzhen and Zhang Dongyue were chatting in the kitchen while preparing dinner. Although Zhang Dongyue said that she didn't need her help, Su Wanzhen was not stupid.

Instead of waiting or running to the living room to disturb Zhao Mancang and Lin Wan, it is better to stay in the kitchen.

At this time, the little girl Lin Huijun had already come to her "mother's" arms, staring at Zhao Mancang with wide eyes, her little face looking cute and fierce:

"My uncle said you are a bad person and I won't let you take Mom away."

"Xiaojun, don't talk nonsense. This uncle is not a bad person." Lin Wan gently touched the little girl's head and corrected her sternly. "Why do you think I'm a bad person?" Zhao Mancang just thought that little girl Lin Huijun was very cute.

It’s a pity that her biological mother and father, one is gone and the other doesn’t want her, poor little thing.

For a moment, Zhao Mancang thought of his children in his previous life.
"If I'm a bad person, then please don't eat these candies later, okay?"

As he spoke, Zhao Mancang took out a few grains of malt sugar from his arms. This was a gift he specially prepared to please the little guy.

There was no White Rabbit Milk Candy in this era. It would not be available until next year, that is, in 1959.

So what he took out at this time was malt sugar wrapped in oil paper. The grains were distinct and looked very appetizing.

Which child can withstand such temptation?
The little girl's eyes widened, she swallowed, then looked up at her mother, Lin Wan, and said eagerly, "Mom, I want to eat."

"Is that uncle a bad guy?" Lin Wan rolled her eyes at Zhao Mancang, then looked at the little guy and asked.

Zhao Mancang's move really took Lin Huijun into his grasp.

Even Lin Shuxian, who was already in the second grade of junior high school, swallowed her saliva when she saw the malt sugar.

This shows how harmful maltose is to children.

Lin Shuxian is a girl, not a child, but she doesn't have snacks every day. To be precise, it's good enough for her to be full. How could she have snacks?
There are two people in the Lin family who receive salaries, but whether it is Lin Guohua or Lin Wan, the salary of both father and daughter is not high.

The combined salary of the father and daughter is only three cents more than that of Zhao Mancang, a level six breeder.

Because Lin Guohua, the elementary school teacher, earns 32 yuan, and Lin Wan earns 30 yuan, so the total is 62 yuan.

A family of six with a monthly salary of 62 yuan seems to live a comfortable life, but in fact it is not the case.

The job of ticket seller at the Forbidden City was found by Lin Guohua for Lin Wan, and he paid her a lot of money at that time.

Because of this, the Lin family still owed some foreign debts. Over the past two years, they have paid back a lot, but they still owe some.

Of course, whether it is Lin Shuxian or Lin Huijun, they don’t usually have snacks.

"Uncle is not a bad person, thank you uncle."

After getting the malt sugar, the little foodie Lin Huijun changed her mind very quickly. However, when she got the malt sugar from Zhao Mancang, she gave it to her mother first, and then to Lin Shuxian.

It can be seen that she was well educated, very polite, well-behaved and sensible.

While chatting, Lin Guohua, the primary school teacher, finally came back.

As soon as I entered the door, Zhang Dongyue in the kitchen started complaining: "You knew something happened at home today, but you still insisted on coming back until now, showing off your ability."

Zhao Mancang couldn't help laughing at the daily bickering between the old couple.

Lin Guohua was too lazy to argue with his wife about these things. He sat down and chatted with Zhao Mancang. When he saw the Fenjiu on the table, he politely complained.

But the slightly raised corners of his mouth clearly betrayed his inner thoughts.

Men, especially men of this era, can rarely resist the temptation of drinking.

Soon, Zhang Dongyue had prepared dinner, but her brother-in-law Lin Kai had not returned yet. However, the Lin family was too lazy to wait for him and started eating right away.

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