After finishing the last trip, Miao Lishan looked back at the car with some reluctance, "We’ve bought almost everything this time, let’s come again next month."
These words made Zhou Jiao, following behind her, roll her eyes in exasperation.
Just now, from the Friendship Store to the car, in such a short distance, whether it was the clerks or the customers inside.
Everyone who saw them, looking at what they bought and the packaging with the Friendship Store logo, was so envious that their eyes almost turned red.
Come again?
She definitely wasn’t going to join the fun.
"Money really withstands spending, I still have plenty of tickets barely touched. Do you think I should buy more milk powder? Your aunt’s two little grandsons happen to need it..."
Zhou Jiao decisively pushed her onto the car, "Let’s go first. Mom, with your shopping method, no amount of tickets is enough, I think I’ll have to find more tickets for you."
"That’s fine, more is not a problem. Not just for relatives and friends, even our family needs it. Right, school is starting soon, our kids should be back, right?"
"They’re supposed to come back the next couple of days."
Miao Lishan collapsed into the back seat as soon as she got into the car, "I’m so exhausted. Didn’t feel it before, now my legs are so sore, more tiring than going to the grassroots."
Hearing this, Zhou Jiao put down her handbag and bent over to help rub her legs. Good that she knows exhaustion, does she really think she’s still a young person?
"Last week they also said in a few days, but still haven’t come home? When we get back, I have to make a phone call to ask, what exactly does this mean?
They’ve been out for so long, I wonder how much weight they’ve lost? Not a word about where they are, making me want to visit them but can’t."
"Xiao Wu, do you know the exact time? I asked your dad, and he keeps saying the kids are fine or tells me not to worry, I bet he hasn’t communicated with those below."
Zhang Guoqing chuckled twice, "Mom, don’t worry, maybe when we get back we’ll see those three little rascals."
"Let’s hope so!" Miao Lishan pushed her daughter’s hand, "No need, you’re not as strong as me, sit tight, careful not to bump."
Zhang Guoqing glanced in the rearview mirror, saw Zhou Jiao settled in, and started the car, "Mom, want to stop by at auntie’s place?"
"Forget it, we’re exhausted, let’s go back and rest early. Maybe Ping’an and the others have come back, would be really disappointing if they didn’t see us."
Hearing this, Zhang Guoqing’s face showed a knowing smile. No wonder people say cross-generational bonds are strong, perhaps the latter sentence is more important.
But thinking about those three little rascals who forgot to return home while wandering outside, he couldn’t muster a smile anymore. If guessed correctly, mother-in-law might be disappointed for another two days.
Zhang Guoqing’s eyes flickered, at the crossroads, he still changed direction...
Miao Lishan handed a stack of remittance slips to Cheng Ruzhu.
Cheng Ruzhu was so startled she almost stumbled, "Where on earth did you get so much valuable stuff? Should keep it for yourselves."
"Valuable?"
Miao Lishan tilted her head and examined her for a moment: "Don’t tell me you can’t get it."
Cheng Ruzhu gave her a bitter smile, glancing at her sideways, "At most, I can ask old sisters for a few, who would have thought you have so many? Haven’t you been to the Friendship Store for years, forgotten things inside are not just low-priced, many foreign goods are unavailable on the market, do you call it valuable or not?"
"I just came back from there. Not talking to you anymore, Xiao Wu and Jiao Jiao are waiting for me at the alley entrance."
Cheng Ruzhu quickly pulled her, "Don’t need so much."
Miao Lishan pushed her hand away, "Come on, do we need so much politeness between us? These are given by Jiao Jiao’s master, I have more."


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