TRANSMIGRATED TO THE 80S TO BECOME STEPMOTHERS FOR FIVE HIGHER-UPS
Chapter 178 - Green Hats for Dear Brother
After Shao Qiyang made up his mind, he pondered his decision over and over again that night. He felt it might not be good to talk directly. He could take it step by step and give a hint to help Mu Jingzhe completely realize his intentions and see that he was serious to her.
Taking advantage of the vacation, Shao Qiyang decided to give it a serious try.
After holding back for so long, he finally decided to take the first step. Shao Qiyang was so excited that he could not sleep.
When he fell asleep in the middle of the night, perhaps out of guilt, he somehow dreamed of Shao Qihai. In their dream, they went to the market when they were little and ended up buying hats.
Because they were poor and had no money to buy a second hat, they kept forcing others to take it. Later, he was the one who handed over the hat so that his brother could have it.
This has been happening for a long time. Shao Qiyang did not know why he was dreaming of it, but even stranger was the second part of the dream.
He clearly remembered that the hat was a very common army green hat, but for some reason, the color of the hat in his dream had changed. It had turned into an emerald green, so green that it was dazzling[1].
Back when they were children, when she wore a hat on her older brother's head, her brother clearly felt touched. However, after she placed it on her head in a dream, her brother's expression changed drastically. He took off the hat and stepped on it with all his might. Then, he even wanted to beat him to death and try to attack him.
“Kakak, don't..”
Shao Qiyang fell out of his bed and managed to scare himself. Looking at the clear sky, Shao Qiyang heaved a sigh of relief.
“Thank God it was just a dream.”
This was the first time Shao Qiyang had dreamed of Shao Qihai. However, the dream was a bit strange. He even felt a little scared after waking up.
Shao Qiyang was stunned for a moment before he bitterly laughed.
In the end, this dream happened because he decided to take action and felt that he had let his brother down. As the saying goes, 'what you think during the day you'll dream of at night'. This dream was just a manifestation of his guilt.
“Second Sister, don't blame me. When I join you in heaven, I'll apologize to you. I can even work like an ox or a horse for you.”
Great Eastern Village has a habit of eating sticky rice balls on the second day of Chinese New Year. So, Mu Jingzhe got up and made a glutinous rice ball. He shuffled a total of twelve eggs, two per person, and a little wine. The smell was attacking their nostrils.
“Quick, one bowl each and two eggs.”
After they ate the glutinous rice ball, Mu Jingzhe brought the children back to his girl's house on the second day of the New Year. Li Zhaodi and the others were waiting.
Shao Qiyang was left alone at home. He walked around the house and thought for a moment before sitting on a simple swing hanging from an apple tree outside the door.
Previously, in the summer, Mu Jingzhe had taken a nap under this apple tree. She sometimes heard him mention that it would be great if there was a swinging chair so she could take a nap there.
For the time being, Shao Qiyang could not make a swinging chair, nor was there a shop where he could buy a ready-made chair. Therefore, he decided to make a swing first and slowly make a swinging chair in the future.
Shao Qiyang waited for Mu Jingzhe to be surprised, but when he came back, even though he was surprised, he did not go to try it himself. Instead, he asked Little Bei to leave.
“Bei small, go play. This is what you want. Shao Qiyang, thank you. Earlier, Little Bei said that he wanted it, but you made it for him before I could do it. ”
"Thank you uncle. I really like it.” Little Bei thanked him and then muttered, "It's just a little big."
Shao Qiyang: “..”
He wanted to say something but stopped. In the end, he didn't say anything. She could not say well that she was successful for Mu Jingzhe and not Little Bei.
Shao Qiyang was not moody for long before he regained his energy. He left early in the morning and came back with a bunch of plum blossoms. The area around the house was completely white. He specifically found red plum blossoms and put them in a special bottle.
She wanted to put flowers in Mu Jingzhe's room to surprise him, but as soon as she entered, she bumped into Mu Jingzhe.
Shao Qiyang's face flushed red. Just as she was about to say something, Mu Jingzhe picked up the flower. “I just said that I'm going to look for a buffer, and you brought this. That's amazing.”
Mu Jingzhe placed the flowers on the table in the courtyard and waved at Shao Qiyang. “Quick here. Come on family photos.”
Shao Qiyang: “..”
Shao Qiyang acknowledged it and stood beside Mu Jingzhe. While sitting next to the plum blossoms, Mu Jingzhe sniffed and nodded continuously. “They are beautiful and smell fragrant.”
The regret in Shao Qiyang's heart seemed to have diminished a little.
“Quick and stand properly. I'll take a photo. Qiyang, you should also sit down. Sit next to your sister-in-law. The photo will not look good if you stand there because you are too high.”
Shao Qiyang replied and sat down. It was only after she sat down that she remembered that the county photo studio seemed to have a couple sitting down and children standing in family photos.
His heart was pounding, and he could not help but stare at Mu Jingzhe, wondering if he was aware of it.
However, as he turned his head, he heard the uncle in front of him, who helped take the photo, yelling, “Aiyah, Qiyang, what are you doing? I've taken photos. You are not facing the camera properly in it.”
“It's okay. This is interesting regardless of how the photo was taken. Come on, Uncle, sit down. I'll take a photo for you.”
Mu Jingzhe had already stood up and started taking photos of the villagers. It is rare to take photos in this day and age.
Many times, people from the photography shop will come out in the spring, when the flowers are blooming, to photograph the villagers. Many people can't stand to do it, so they don't have many photos of themselves taken throughout their lives.
Now that Mu Jingzhe had a camera, everyone was wearing new clothes, and there was nothing to do during the New Year, someone mentioned it and asked Mu Jingzhe to help take photos.
Mu Jingzhe agreed but also took a photo of his own family.
The third day of the Lunar New Year passed in the middle of all this photo taking. More than half of the families in the village came to take photos of their entire family or children. Fortunately, Mu Jingzhe had a backup camera film.
The flower pot brought home by Shao Qiyang has been the most beautiful buffer in many family photos.
Three days of the Lunar New Year just passed by. Shao Qiyang was persistent, so he did not give up. On the fourth day of the New Year, an opportunity finally arises.
The department store in the county town reopened for business that day. Shao Qiyang went to the department store and bought a trend-removing cream [2] for Mu Jingzhe.
In this era, vanishing cream is one of the gifts that men give to women if they want to express their feelings. The meaning of the gift is "I like you".
When Shao Qiyang gave her a gift, her heart almost jumped out of her chest. He was afraid that Mu Jingzhe would be angry or something. Fortunately, he didn't.
“Eh, how do you know I want to buy this? I bought some for the kids before and I only used one jar after applying it to them every day. I was just about to buy more. Did you notice him? ”
Shao Qiyang: "Yes ..."
With great difficulty, he managed to utter that one syllable and watched Mu Jingzhe bring the cream to the children's room.
In winter, a person's skin tends to crack easily. In the past, children's faces would always be red and even chapped. However, this year, Mu Jingzhe had bought them vanishing cream early and asked them to apply it. He watches them as they apply them every day.
Shao Dong and the others felt quite comfortable after applying it, but the cream gave off a fragrant aroma after applying it. The students continued to kiss her, so they felt a little embarrassed.
Sometimes, when they feel less dry, they do not want to apply it. In the end, when Mu Jingzhe caught them, he would apply them to their faces and even hands.
The weather is slowly getting warmer after the New Year. Seeing that the jar was finished, the children thought that they would not need to apply it again. They had not expected Mu Jingzhe to be carrying the jar again. Furthermore, according to Mu Jingzhe, he would apply it to them both in winter and summer.
It was nice to have their mother apply the cream on their face, but their classmates had already stopped doing so. Also, boys feel embarrassed for smelling more fragrant than their female classmates.
[1] To wear a green hat means to be a husband whose wife is unfaithful
[2] creams or ointments that do not leave marks when applied to the skin
