Chapter 76: Inviting Guests and Buying a Computer (Part 1)

  The next day at around 9 o'clock, my mother came to pick us up in her Volkswagen. I thought we would have to wait until noon or afternoon. My uncle also came along, but unfortunately, my father didn't come. He said that if he had come, the car would be too crowded and uncomfortable. Also, they had a weekly meeting this morning that he couldn't miss. When we got back home, he cooked us delicious food for dinner, which was like a welcome-back feast. My dad is really considerate!

  Although my mom and uncle came in the morning, we had lunch here and left in the afternoon. When we were leaving, my grandma and Liu's wife seemed to have endless things to say. My grandma is not good at talking, but Liu's wife kept saying: "Yang, you must come back often when you're free, don't worry, I'll take care of your family for you. If anything happens, I'll call you, my grandson will help me remember the phone number so it won't get lost. Have a good trip, and come back whenever you can, I'll definitely look for you in the city.

  Cao Qiang, who was standing aside, watched secretly and made a silent vow to himself that he would become a superior person in the future. He believed that only by enduring hardships now could he protect the people he cared about. As he watched Xian Feng Ge and Xiao Xiao drive away in their small sedan, they disappeared into the distance.

  On the way back, my uncle drove the car, my cousin sat in the front passenger seat, and my mom, grandma and I chatted in the back row. Grandma told my uncle and mom about her daily life these days, and my cousin and I seemed to be tacitly silent, afraid that grandma would mention the watermelon incident, but grandma was still partial to her grandchildren and didn't say anything.

  "By the way, it's already August. Last time everyone was clamoring for us to treat them to a meal. Two of our family members got into No. 1 Middle School, and we kept putting it off saying you and they weren't home. Now that you're back, probably just for a day or two, let's invite them over for dinner and get this matter settled."

  Grandma listened and nodded, "This guest must be invited. We're celebrating that two of our family members will become university students in the future, this is a joyful event, I'll go back and check the almanac to see which day is auspicious."

  Uncle smiled and said, "Mom, don't bother, this is just the beginning, not even a single stroke of the eight characters. It's just getting into junior high school, there are still middle school and college entrance exams, the road ahead is long. Just set up a few tables to show some courtesy, otherwise they will be too proud."

  Grandma glared at her brother and said, "Who said that? My girl and Zhan Feng can't be arrogant, they're your children, aren't they supposed to be like you? Are you people like this? I say we must choose a good day and get a good omen..."

  Uncle saw that he couldn't win against grandma, so he admitted defeat and said: "Alright alright, we'll do everything according to mom's plan. Mom, you decide which day is good and we'll set up a few tables then. However, Xingfeng and Xiaoxiao, don't disappoint grandma's expectations, or it won't be good if you can't get into college later."

  Lu Zhanfeng said loudly, "Dad, absolutely not! You can just wait and see." Lu Huqing casually patted his son's head and said, "You little scamp, don't talk big, okay? In the future when you get to middle school, you'll have to learn from your cousin. Of course, you also need to take care of her. After all, there are many top students at Number One Middle School. There are people outside of people, and skies beyond skies. You can't just sit in a well and look up at the sky like a frog."

  Lu Zhanfeng nodded heavily and said, "Dad, there's something else. You and Auntie haven't forgotten, have you?" Lu Jieqiong really didn't know what her nephew was referring to, so she smiled and said, "Zhanfeng, don't be mysterious, just say it straight out. If your uncle and I can satisfy you and Yaotou, we'll agree. If not, no matter how hard you try, it won't work."

  Lu Zhan said with a flattering tone: "No, no, you guys are absolutely satisfying. By the way, when are we going to buy that computer? I've been waiting for so long, my Huanghua vegetable is already cold."

  "Ah, it's about this matter, no problem. You know we didn't have time before, and your aunt and I can still fool you two kids, saying that if we say buy, we'll definitely buy. I even went to see it last time. Look at you, you're so impatient, but you won't admit it, will you? Why didn't your cousin ask about it? Still can't sit still, boys should speak up and be more magnanimous, understand?"

  Lu Zhanfeng muttered in a low voice: "How do you know that my cousin doesn't have any thoughts, she's been muttering to me eight hundred times, and I've got calluses on my ears. It's because she told me how good computers are that I'm so eager for one. In her words, the flowers have all wilted while waiting for a computer that hasn't arrived yet."

  Lu Huqing saw his son muttering to himself and said, "What are you thinking about? If you have something to say, just say it out loud. This isn't good." Lu Zhanfeng thought that he couldn't say anything. If he did, Dad would find out that there were many games on the computer, and also a chat tool called QQ - when my cousin told me about it at the time, I immediately thought of Wangzi QQ candy, and I was sure I wouldn't be allowed to play with it. My cousin had repeatedly warned me not to spill the beans.

  Lu Zhanfeng smiled and said, "Nothing, just thinking that Uncle will make something for us to eat tonight." After finishing speaking, he gave me a wink, letting me save the scene. I made a gesture of five with my hand, and he gritted his teeth and agreed. This was our secret signal, and he would do five things for me.

  I smiled and said, "Grandma, let me tell you a joke I just thought of. Once upon a time, there was a little boy named Xiao Mi. One day, he told his mom that he wanted to go to the zoo to see the monkeys. Do you know what his mom said?"

  My brother looked puzzled, my mom and grandma also thought there was no idea, my uncle was driving and it was impossible to think of the answer. I smiled mysteriously and said: "I knew you couldn't guess, his mother said to go to what zoo, he just saw himself in the mirror."

  As soon as this was said, Uncle, Mother and Grandma couldn't help but burst out laughing, only my brother still didn't understand, looking curious like a baby, asking: "Sister, why? Why can you see the monkey by looking in the mirror?"

  So cute, brother-in-law, you didn't even realize it, I'm just kidding, come on, brother-in-law. I said seriously: "Brother-in-law, actually you're like Xiaomi, he asked his mom the same thing after hearing her say that."

  I couldn't help it, after saying that sentence I burst out laughing. My kind mother said: "You little girl, why tease your older cousin for no reason? Xingfeng, don't mind her." The fact is that she was just saying that Xiaomi looks like a monkey. When my older cousin heard the reason, he wouldn't let me off easily, and we continued to bicker and joke around, creating a lively atmosphere. After about 40 minutes, we arrived home.

  In the evening, my dad made dishes that I and my cousin love to eat. We ate until we were stuffed, rubbing our round bellies, feeling very satisfied. As mom would say, it was like a dog falling into a dung pit - it was just what we wanted. We could even open our mouths wide to eat more.

  My grandmother really put on her old glasses and looked at the old calendar, she said: "I've checked it out, it's just the day after tomorrow, the date is good, everything is fine." As soon as my grandmother said that, the hotel was settled in Yiran Hotel. The proverb says that the fat water does not flow into the outsider's field, which is exactly this reason.

  This thing is settled, next to put on the agenda should be my and my cousin's computer, and tomorrow is the weekend, they should have someone who has time, before it was my cousin who mentioned it, this time I must mention it, can't be so unimpressive.

  I cleared my throat and said, "Tomorrow is the weekend, Dad, Mom, Uncle, which one of you three has time?" My uncle and dad both said they would be busy tomorrow, but my mom said she had more free time recently and asked me what was up.

  I said with a pout: "It's just about the computer, let's go take a look tomorrow." "We've all promised you, can't run away now, right? Just came back and already thinking about it, really don't know what magic computers have for you guys. Our store is also saying we need to use computers for accounting and cashiering, I reckon I'll still need training then."

  My brother and I looked at mom with pitiful eyes, mom coughed and said: "Alright, alright, you two scared me. Tomorrow don't sleep in, we're going to Ding Mei to buy a computer." My brother and I immediately jumped up from the sofa shouting "Yay yay yay", and didn't forget to flatter mom, saying she's really great.

  The next day, we got up early and went to Dimei to see the computer at 8:30. Dimei is the largest electronics store in N City, not only that, but also has a big reputation in other provinces and cities, it can be said that it is the leader of the industry, going there is definitely not wrong, not only the quality is good, but also the after-sales service is good, of course its price is not cheap, it seems that my mother this time wants to greatly reward me and my cousin.

  I thought there wouldn't be many people visiting the electronics mall this morning, but unexpectedly, there were a lot of people. I guess it's because of the summer vacation, the mall is having an event, and many people are taking advantage of this opportunity to buy goods. The merchants have been planning for this all along.

  When I arrived at the store, my mom and I said we'd go to the third floor first. My mom and cousin were still a bit puzzled, but it turned out that Ding Mei's layout had never changed. Even in 2012 before my rebirth, Ding Mei put her computer on the third floor. It seems this is an old tradition.

  We saw many computers, and salespeople came up to introduce their respective brands of computers. Everyone had their own reasons, and they all talked about the advantages of their own brand, avoiding the disadvantages. In the end, it was a case of "using your child's spear to attack your child's shield". We were left feeling dizzy and confused.

  Don't look at me as if I'm from 2012, but I'm actually just a computer novice. All I know is some basic operations like Word documents, Excel spreadsheets, watching videos, downloading music and so on. As for which brand is good, I really don't know, only roughly heard that desktop Lenovo is not bad, laptop HP is not bad either.