Chapter 47

As soon as Xu Mei came back and finished dinner, Xu’s mother wanted to ask about her partner.

“Xu Mei, you mentioned in your letter, that…”

“Xu Mei just got home, she must be exhausted from the train ride, let her rest first.”

Xu’s mother’s words were interrupted by Xu’s father.

“Yeah, Mom, it’s late today, tomorrow, after Xu Mei rests, let her tell us about Yunnan. I’ve never left Beijing in my whole life, I’ve never even been on a train.”

Xu’s sister-in-law quickly smoothed things over, the New Year was coming soon, they shouldn’t have an argument, they wouldn’t be able to have a good New Year.

“Everyone go rest.”

Xu’s mother got up first and went back to her room, the others followed and went back to their rooms, the living room became unusually empty.

“Xu Di, do you have a partner?”

Lying in bed, Xu Di was about to fall asleep, Xu Mei’s words made her pause.

“No, I just started working, I haven’t had time to think about it.”

In the darkness, Xu Di couldn’t see Xu Mei’s expression, she didn’t understand what she was trying to say.

“What kind of partner are you looking for, someone who looks good or someone with a good family background?”

Xu Mei couldn’t sleep now, even though she had slept on this bed since she was little, but at this moment, she felt uncomfortable all over, she couldn’t fall asleep.

“A normal person will do, what’s the use of just looking good? He has to be decisive, he can’t listen to his parents for everything. He has to respect his wife, the two of them should be equal in the family.”

“What’s the use of looking good? Can you stand lying next to a man who’s fat and ugly?”

Xu Mei herself looked pretty good, she thought she was the best-looking in the Xu family.

In fact, it was true, Xu Mei was a little taller than Xu Di, almost 5’6″.

She had big eyes, double eyelids, and long eyelashes. Most importantly, her figure was good, she had a willow waist.

Xu Di didn’t think she was fat, but compared to Xu Mei, there was still a gap.

Xu Mei had always been the center of attention since she was little, she grew up listening to compliments.

So, her requirements for her partner were also quite high, looking good was the top priority.

“What you’re saying is a bit nitpicky, what I meant by a normal person is a person like us, an ordinary person.

Normal height, normal weight, normal features will do.

Our dad, our brother, our second uncle, aren’t they all ordinary people?”

Xu Di thought, most of the people around her were ordinary people.

Except for Yang Dabao, he looked a little sneaky.

Xu Di didn’t expect that she would think of Yang Dabao at this time, he was a natural villain, he could only be a negative example.

“What you’re saying is also right, our dad and brother are normal people.”

Xu Mei didn’t know what she wanted to express, or maybe Xu Di wasn’t playing by the rules.

Anyway, the conversation between the sisters entered a dead end, in the room, besides their breathing, there was no other sound.

Although there was suddenly one more person in the room, Xu Di wasn’t used to it.

But, compared to awkward chatting with the unfamiliar Xu Mei, Xu Di thought going to sleep wasn’t that hard.

Thinking, thinking, Xu Di started to doze off, after a while, Xu Mei heard a soft snoring sound coming from next to her, was Xu Di already asleep?

In Yunnan, they lived in a dormitory with over ten people, there were many who snored.

Xu Mei was actually used to it, but she didn’t know why, at this moment, Xu Di’s snoring sound was so clear, it made her unable to sleep.

Xu Di slept soundly through the night, she didn’t know about Xu Mei’s dilemma.

Her biological clock had already formed, she could wake up at the right time without an alarm.

She sat up and stretched, Xu Di found that the bed next to her had the quilt neatly folded, Xu Mei had already gotten up.

Xu Di put on her clothes, pushed open the door, and Xu Jun, who was in the room next door, also pushed the door open.

“Second sister, good morning.”

“Good morning, you go wash up first, hurry.”

“I know, I’ll just wash my face and pee, how long can it take.”

“Xu Jun, you’re so disgusting, remember to brush your teeth.”

Xu Di really couldn’t do anything about this kid, he was so mischievous.

“Haha…”

Xu Di could hear Xu Jun’s smug laughter through the bathroom door.

“Little Aunt, beat him.”

Xu Ping’an wobbled over, waving his little hand, cheering for his aunt.

“Ok, I’ll beat him later. Ping’an, why did you get up so early?”

Xu Di was quite puzzled, this little guy usually woke up a little later.

“Why don’t you tell your aunt why you got up so early?”

Xu’s sister-in-law came in from outside, holding a porcelain basin.

“Grandma, I’m hungry.”

Xu Ping’an ran on his two short legs, refusing to answer his mother’s question.

“Did you draw a map?”

Xu Di whispered to her sister-in-law, afraid of being heard by Xu Ping’an.

“You little stinker, one pee, you woke me up.”

Xu’s sister-in-law was afraid of her son crying, she whispered to Xu Di about him peeing in the bed.

Xu Di covered her mouth, she wanted to laugh but didn’t want to laugh out loud, she was holding it in.

A two or three year old little kid, he still cared about his face.

Actually, this was Xu Jun’s fault.

Before, whenever Ping’an peed in the bed, Xu Jun would tease him, saying he was a little stinker, which made Ping’an try to cover up the fact whenever he peed in the bed.

Xu’s mother in the kitchen saw her grandson come in, she understood what happened, the peeing in the bed incident was known.

“Mom, leave me a key later, after you go to work, I’ll go out for a walk, meet my classmates and friends.”

“Ok, go out and have a walk, you’ve finally come back, connect with your classmates and friends.”

Xu’s mother gave Xu Mei a key and some food tickets, she knew she had money so she didn’t give her money.

Everyone left, Xu Mei looked at the empty house, she felt a little sad.

She changed her clothes and wanted to go to the department store to have a look. After she arrived in Yunnan, she didn’t need thick clothes, the thick clothes she was wearing were bought when she was still at home, it had been three or four years.

She took the bus to the department store, the things here were much better than in Yunnan.

Xu Mei went directly to the second floor, the clothes and fabrics were on the second floor.

The New Year was coming soon, the department store was full of people, whether they were buying or not, they didn’t mind looking around.

Finally, she squeezed to the ready-made clothes counter, the saleswoman was frowning and shouting, “Everyone line up, don’t crowd, the counter will collapse if you keep crowding.”

“That coat is so beautiful, Mom, I want to buy it.”

“Mom, I want to buy that red cotton padded jacket, to wear for the wedding after the New Year.”

There was a mother and daughter standing next to Xu Mei, they were evaluating the clothes hanging behind the counter, discussing which one to buy.

Xu Mei also thought that the wool coat looked better, it looked stylish.

“Comrade, how much is that wool coat?”

The girl next to her spoke first, Xu Mei also wanted to listen to the price.

“Two hundred yuan, and you also need fabric tickets.”

Xu Mei frowned when she heard the price, it was too expensive, her monthly salary was only twenty-something yuan.

“Aiya, comrade, are you buying or not, if you’re not buying, move aside, don’t you see there’s a queue behind you?”

The saleswoman saw that Xu Mei was frowning and standing there for a long time, she was taking up space, she was buying or not, why didn’t she say something.

“Why are you managing me, what’s your attitude, you’re shouting the slogan of serving the people, are you just shouting for fun?”

“What’s wrong with my attitude, you’re not buying but you’re taking up space, how can other people buy?”

The saleswoman didn’t back down, she had been shouting until her throat was hoarse, and they kept crowding, who cared about her.

“I came first, is there something wrong with me standing here? Buying clothes isn’t like buying cabbage, you take one and leave, I have to take a look, I have to pick.”

“There are several people standing here, why are you picking on me, do you think I’m easy to bully?”

Xu Mei wasn’t a pushover, she had never lost an argument since she was little.

The saleswoman originally thought that Xu Mei was easy to bully because she was wearing plain clothes, she didn’t expect to meet a tough nut to crack.

“Everyone line up, don’t crowd, I’m talking to you, did you hear me?”

She couldn’t argue with Xu Mei, the saleswoman shouted at the people behind, avoiding Xu Mei’s gaze.

“With that attitude, you’re serving the people? It’s a joke.”

Xu Mei was in no mood, she didn’t want to spend two hundred yuan to buy a coat she wouldn’t wear for long.

She wouldn’t be able to wear a wool coat when she went back to Yunnan after the New Year.

She left the ready-made clothes counter, Xu Mei was listlessly browsing other counters.

Otherwise, she would be home alone, it wouldn’t be interesting.