Chapter 15: Wei the Cheapskate

With a camp of ten thousand people, the cafeteria was also very large.

At half past eleven, the main force hadn’t arrived yet, and there weren’t many people in the cafeteria, but there weren’t few either, about four or five hundred by sight, mostly military dependents, wandering around the various windows.

Qian Qian told the mother and son to wait a while, and he went to get two lunch boxes.

While waiting, the mother and son held hands, looking around, with the same doggy eyes, the same curiosity.

In the real dog’s eyes, there was only arrogance.

“Hey, hey, look at that kid, doesn’t he look a lot like someone?”

“Isn’t that Wei the Cheapskate?”

Wei Tianxia’s nickname was Iron Cheapskate.

Zhuo Le heard everything clearly?

Wei the Cheapskate? What a unique name.

“That must be Wei the Cheapskate’s son, wouldn’t that be Wei the Cheapskate’s wife next to him?”

“Can’t be wrong, Wei the Cheapskate sends all his monthly allowance back home, either to support his parents or to support his wife.

Look at his wife, fair and tender, like an unmarried girl, he must be supporting his wife.

No wonder he’s so stingy himself, he married such a wife, if he wasn’t stingy, how could he keep her.”

“What a sin, the man is risking his life, and the wife is supported like a young lady. Wei the Cheapskate mooches around the camp, if he doesn’t mooch, he really can’t survive.”

“He mooched most of my bar of soap that I had only used a few times.”

“My man, that idiot, said Wei the Cheapskate asked him to borrow toothpaste, and he directly took a new tube. He still hasn’t returned it.”

“I heard that he borrowed towels, socks, insoles, and even underwear from the people in the same dormitory building, a bunch of messy things, borrowing every day. He did return them, but he borrowed in rotation, never buying his own. Who would be willing to keep borrowing like that?”

“If it wasn’t to support this woman, with Wei the Cheapskate’s ability, his life would be so much better, why would he need to be like a beggar, borrowing everywhere.”

“Now that he’s gone, he doesn’t have to return what he borrowed, and this妖妖嬈嬈 woman has no one to support her. Let’s see how she lives in the future.”

“So, you can’t enjoy happiness too early, or you’ll be unlucky when you’re old.”

“Do you think we should go find her to return the things?”

“What are you looking for? The person is gone, and those little things aren’t worth going to find someone to return.”

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Several military dependents were still muttering, and Zhuo Le was trembling all over, with anger.

She taught Wei Tianxia to read and write, taught him how to conduct himself, taught him to be a good man and a good husband, taught him workplace survival skills, but she never taught him to be an iron cheapskate who wouldn’t pull out a hair, let alone taught him to mooch around and embarrass himself.

Wei Tianxia, Zhuo Le gritted her teeth.

“Sister-in-law, the lunch boxes are here, let’s go.”

Zhuo Le really didn’t dare to stay for another second. After getting the food, she left in a hurry.

After eating lunch, Zhuo Le went to find He Fancheng in the afternoon to resign. She couldn’t stay in this place any longer.

He Fancheng didn’t try to keep her. She wasn’t a military dependent, and it was always inconvenient to be in the camp.

“I’ll find someone to rent a house for you, and I’ll look for a school for Xiaojia first. When school starts in September, I’ll take care of the enrollment. You can take this time to let the mother and son adapt. You don’t have to worry about other documents and procedures, I’ll take care of them for you. Call me if you have anything.

I have an old comrade-in-arms who works in the municipal government. If you can’t find me, you can go to him. I’ve already told him.

As for the pension…”

Zhuo Le: “I don’t want it.”

He Fancheng…

“Okay, I’ll have Xiao Qian send you off.”

He Fancheng found a house pretty quickly. As soon as Zhuo Le and her group arrived in the city, it was settled. Qian Qian took them directly there.

A newly renovated resettlement community in the East District, six floors high, ten households per floor, no elevator. Residential buildings in this era generally didn’t have elevators.

The community was very large, with more than twenty buildings.

He Fancheng arranged for them to be in Building 6, Floor 6, Number 6, a very auspicious number.

A one-bedroom apartment, simply decorated inside, fully furnished, with water and electricity, and most importantly, with a toilet, ready to move in.

“Sister-in-law, the market is across from the community, there’s a hospital to the left, and a school to the right. There are kindergartens, elementary schools, and middle schools over there. The leader said you can go take a look.

The police station is behind the community, so safety is guaranteed.

There are also places for leisure and entertainment nearby, so life is pretty convenient.

You can live here for now, and call if you need anything.”

“Okay, thank you for your hard work.”

Qian Qian smiled and waved his hand: “It’s nothing, it’s my duty. You can also look for me if you need anything. Although I’m not very capable, I can still run errands.”

Zhuo Le smiled: “You’re very capable, already a company commander at a young age. We’ll look for you if we need anything, thank you.”

Qian Qian was embarrassed by the praise, and left after confirming that Zhuo Le didn’t need anything else.

Only the two of them and the dog were left in the house, three pairs of eyes looking at each other, all a little lost about the life ahead.

“Mommy?”

Zhuo Le patted Wei Xiaojia’s head: “There’s no food at home, and no pots or pans either, let’s go to the market and take a look.”

“Okay.”

The two of them and the dog tidied up and went out.

They had just arrived by car and hadn’t looked around carefully.

The buildings in the community weren’t far apart, the lighting was average, and there wasn’t much greenery, only a few scattered trees growing on both sides of the community road.

There was a very small garden, with stone tables and stone benches, in a place that was essential for entering and exiting the community.

Many old men and old ladies were sitting in the garden.

Seeing the mother and son and Mountain King, they gathered together in twos and threes, whispering to each other.

Confirmed, this was the intelligence center.

There was a gatekeeper at the entrance of the community, but he was just for show. The gatekeeper was about sixty years old, and everyone wasn’t familiar with him, so they didn’t say hello.

Directly opposite the community gate was a zebra crossing, and at the end of the zebra crossing was the market entrance. It had to be said that buying things was very convenient.

The market at this time had already taken shape.

Dongzhou was near the sea and had rivers, so seafood was very abundant.

Walking into the market, a unique smell hit them.

Wei Xiaojia was seeing these things for the first time, and was curious about everything.

He held Zhuo Le’s hand tightly, his little eyes filled with timidity and curiosity.

Mountain King was still stable, aloof throughout, not swayed by external things.

Zhuo Le first went to buy pots and pans. In the same store, there were also stoves, both stoves that burned canned gas and stoves that burned briquettes.

Between the two, Zhuo Le chose both. Under the boss’s introduction, she also bought a can of gas. Canned gas at this time was expensive, but fortunately it was convenient, so Zhuo Le gritted her teeth and bought it.

She still had to make money.

She glanced at the silly Wei Xiaojia. She couldn’t rely on the father for the time being, so she was relying on the son. Was that okay?

“What’s wrong, Mommy?”

Wei Xiaojia didn’t know that the burden on his little shoulders had suddenly increased. He was just a cute little guy, wholeheartedly concerned about his mommy.

Zhuo Le touched his little head: “It’s nothing, Mommy just thinks my son is really good.”

Wei Xiaojia grinned.

There were quite a few things, so the boss helped deliver the goods.

Zhuo Le was also planning to buy some other things, so she let Mountain King take the boss home.

The boss expressed doubt about this, but the customer was always right, so he didn’t say much. He dragged the cart, followed behind the dog’s butt, looked at Mountain King’s strong thighs, and various dog meat recipes flashed in his mind. He swallowed unconsciously.

Mountain King turned his head, his aloof pupils filled with contempt.

The boss… smiled awkwardly.

Zhuo Le also went to buy some rice, flour, grain, oil, and toiletries.

When she was almost done, she waited at the market entrance, waiting for Mountain King to come back, so they could go to a restaurant together.