mtlumby2d Chapter 513: Lantern Festival Going to Town
Chapter 513: Lantern Festival Going to Town
The fifteenth day of the first lunar month is the Lantern Festival.
When Jiang Duoduo drove to pick up Chen Shumin, Wu Bo was still sleeping in the house. The job he did odd jobs in town started late, and he would not have work until after the 20th day of the first lunar month.
Chen Shumin and the children still didn't go to call him, and Jiang Duoduo pretended not to know and directly took her aunt and four cousins away.
After the Lantern Festival, the children will go back to school.
Jiang Duoduo thought about taking them for a good stroll around the town today.
Buy a new school bag for each of my cousins, and some useful school supplies.
As for snacks, there are plenty of them in the convenience store I just visited, and everyone can eat as much snacks as they want.
"Sister Duoduo, I've missed you so much these past two days. Where are you going to take us to play today?"
As soon as they got in the car, the youngest cousin Nan Nan poked her little head out from the back seat and asked Jiang Duoduo with sparkling eyes.
"Today... Sister Duoduo will take you to town to buy new school bags and new stationery, okay?"
Jiang Duoduo tilted her head slightly and said with a smile while driving.
"Okay, okay! I can buy a new schoolbag!"
When Nan Nan heard Jiang Duoduo say that she was going to buy her a new schoolbag, she clapped her hands happily in the back seat.
You know, the school bag she used was the one her aunt Xiaozhen discarded!
The naughty boys in her class often laughed at her for carrying an old and ugly schoolbag.
If Sister Duoduo buys herself a beautiful new schoolbag today, then let’s see who dares to laugh at her after school starts.
"Kid, just sit still in the car. Your sister Duoduo is driving, don't bother her and distract her."
Chen Shumin pulled her little daughter to the back of the seat and told her to sit still. Then she said to Jiang Duoduo, who was driving in front, "Duoduo, you don't need to buy school bags for the children. They can still use them. You spent a lot of money on going out a few days ago."
"Don't worry, Auntie. It won't cost much to buy a few school bags. Let's have a good Lantern Festival in town today!"
Jiang Duoduo looked straight ahead, steering with both hands, and quickly avoided a shallow pit.
Such muddy mountain roads are most afraid of rain. Even if it rained the day before, there will still be many shallow potholes on the road.
"Sister Duoduo, there's a lantern show on the street behind our school today. But we can only go to see it in the evening, and we'll probably all go home in the evening..."
Wu Xiaozhu, sitting in the passenger seat next to Jiang Duoduo, sighed softly.
She looked in the WeChat classmate group and saw that some classmates who lived in the town had made an appointment to go see the lanterns, and her eyes were full of envy.
"Then let's go see it in the evening. If it's too late, we won't go back to the village. Your cousin has a place for you to stay."
Jiang Duoduo looked at the children from her aunt's family and it was as if she saw herself when she was a child.
At that time, I was somewhat envious of my uncle's cousins. They had beautiful clothes and lots of snacks, and they could go to the restaurant in town as a family for dinner on the Lantern Festival.
Children, after all, want to have the same happy life as other children.
Therefore, since Jiang Duoduo came to your province, she has been particularly fond of her little cousins from her aunt's family. She also wants to take them out for walks and buy them some things that children like while she is still here.
"Sister Duoduo, can we really stay in town tonight? That's great! I...my deskmate asked me to go see the lanterns. Can I agree to her request?"
Wu Xiaozhu showed Jiang Duoduo the WeChat message in the classmates’ group, and the smile on her face was brighter than the sun in the sky.
"Duoduo, please don't book a hotel for us again. We should leave early and go back early. Don't waste money. What's so good about the lanterns? It's the same as watching them on your phone when you get home."
Chen Shumin glanced at her daughter in the back seat and told her not to cause trouble for her cousin.
As soon as Wu Xiaozhu met her mother's serious eyes, she knew that she had said the wrong thing. How could she let Duoduo spend money to watch the lanterns!
So she quickly said to Jiang Duoduo, "Sister Duoduo, I was just kidding! My mom is right, it's more comfortable to go home and lie down and watch the lanterns on my phone!"
"The atmosphere is completely different between watching it on your phone and in person. We'll talk about this later. Maybe there'll be a free place to stay by then!"
Jiang Duoduo smiled and kept the question in suspense, then changed the subject and asked about the children's start of school.
When they heard that school was starting, except for Wu Xiaozhu, the other three children all hung their heads, as if the word "school starting" was a terrible thing.
"Hahaha...it seems like no one likes the start of school. Let me change the subject. For example, what are we having for lunch today?"
"I want to eat rice noodles..."
"Tsk, what's so delicious about rice noodles? Sister Duoduo, I still want to eat that buffet..."
"It would be nice if I could have crispy duck for lunch..."
The three children were chattering about delicious food along the way as they were led by Jiang Duoduo.
Chen Shumin was chatting with her two sisters on the phone.
Jiang Duoduo's car has now driven out of the dirt road on the mountain. The road ahead is flat and there are more and more cars on the road.
As the road improved, Jiang Duoduo's speed naturally increased.
Half an hour later, Jiang Duoduo parked the car magnificently in front of a convenience store called Jiawang.
"Duoduo, aren't we going to the Meihao Hotel? Why did you park the car here?"
Chen Shumin looked out the window in confusion.
"My mom and aunt are here! Come on, aunt, let's go down and take a look."
"Ah? The eldest and second sisters are here?"
When Chen Shumin heard that her elder and second sisters were in this convenience store, she didn't think much about it and followed Jiang Duoduo out of the car.
As soon as the little ones entered the store, they rushed to the snack shelves inside.
"Be careful, don't knock over other people's shelves!"
Chen Shumin quickly followed the children and shouted.
"Huh? Second sister, what are you doing?"
Unexpectedly, as soon as Chen Shumin entered the store, she saw her second sister standing at the counter collecting money.
This made her a little confused.
Didn't my second sister come to the convenience store to buy something? Why...why did she take the money?
"Little sister, you guys are here! I'm watching the store!"
"Xiao Zhu, take the sisters for a stroll. Just take whatever you want to eat. Your sister Duoduo will treat you!"
Chen Shuyue had just finished paying the bill for two customers when she came out from behind the counter and greeted Chen Shumin and the children with a smile.
"Sister Duoduo, can we really take whatever we want?"
Tingting asked Jiang Duoduo who had just walked into the convenience store.
"Sure! Sister Duoduo is treating us today!"
Jiang Duoduo said with a smile to Tingting who was holding a lollipop in her hand.
"Wow! Sister Duoduo is the best!" Tingting happily took another bag of spicy strips.
Wow! Mom is right. Sister Duoduo is my role model for hard work!
Wu Xiaozhu stared at Jiang Duoduo with admiration, imagining herself becoming rich in the future. She said to her sisters, "Take whatever you like. Your third sister has the whole place to herself today, hahahaha..."
"What store are you looking at? Second sister, why are you making me more confused the more you talk?"
Chen Shumin was puzzled. Didn't her second sister come to Guizhou Province to visit relatives? Why was she still looking after someone's shop in town?