The reason why Su Danhong wanted to buy a guqin was because during the New Year, Yun Lili brought back a violin for Renren and a harmonica for Qiqi.
Su Danhong was not very interested in the harmonica, but she was interested in the violin. She mentioned it to Ji Jianyun before going to bed that night, but she never thought that Ji Jianyun would buy an instrument for her. She was planning to wait until Xiangxiang was old enough and then she would buy one.
So she was so happy at the moment that she got a little carried away and played the guqin in front of Ji Jianyun.
Although her hands did not have the callouses and she had not touched the guqin for several years, the foundation was there and even a few random plucks were enchanting.
Xu Heshan and Su Zhumao went back without suspecting anything.
Su Danhong moved her hand back uncomfortably and glanced at Ji Jianyun.
Ji Jianyun didn't say anything, he just carried the guqin back to their room. The guqin was placed in their room since the boys would damage it if it was in their room.
“Wife, from now on, the guqin will be in our room,” Ji Jianyun said.
He saw that his wife was still in a daze, so he was quite amused.
He knew that his wife had some secrets, such as her embroidery skills, her clever hands, and her ability to grow anything. Her ability to play the guqin surprised him.But his wife seemed reluctant to talk about it, so he didn't ask.
“Jianyun, I don't know how to play the guqin. There’s no point in you buying it,” Su Danhong said, trying to downplay the situation.
Ji Jianyun just smiled. He saw through how she was trying to conceal herself, so he said, “It doesn't matter if you don't know how. When you have free time, I will take you to the capital to find someone to learn from.”
Su Danhong pursed her lips and smiled. She looked at the man standing there with a silly smile. She knew what her man meant by this, he was trying to make excuses for her.
“I already learned from a girl in the capital. You just didn't know. Do you want to hear me play a song for you?” Su Danhong said.
“Did you learn secretly?” Ji Jianyun went along with his wife's words. “I think you need to be taught a lesson. How dare you sneak around in the capital without telling us? What if you get lost?”
“I didn’t get lost. I’m right here.” Su Danhong came over and took the man's rough hand.
There were many calluses on this big hand, which showed a mature man’s labor. Holding this hand gave her an unprecedented sense of security in her heart!
“Wife, just remember that you are my wife, no matter where you go!” Ji Jianyun held her hand and looked at her seriously.
Although he was a grown man who appeared upright and invincible, he wouldn’t have the strength or focus he had outside without his wife’s support.
Even though she didn't do anything, she was like a stabilizing force. With her around, he could go out without worrying about the home.
He loved his wife so much that even if there were things he wanted to ask, he didn't want to ask. As long as she was by his side as his wife and as the mother of his son, he would never ask her about it for the rest of his life. It didn’t matter!
“You must also remember that you have a wife and children. If you dare to be Chen Shimei1, I will take our sons away from you!” Su Danhong was touched, but she still joked around with him.
Who told him to be such a catch?
Ji Jianyun showed through his actions how much he was obsessed with his wife.
He showed off so much that dinner started late.
“Dad, why doesn’t our family have a TV?” Qiqi asked.
“Our family is poor and has no money. Our brother's fine was much more than yours.” It was Renren who answered him.
“I heard that the black and white TV costs 360 yuan!” Qiqi said.
Ji Jianyun smiled. “You know about the black and white TV?”
“Of course.” They all nodded. “I watched a show on it and it was so good!”
He looked at his dad with big eyes. It was obvious that he wanted to have a TV at home.
There were a lot of things at home: a refrigerator, a washing machine, an electric fan, and even a radio. There were also trucks and bicycles, but what Qiqi wanted the most was a TV!
“Slow down, I'll buy one for New Year this year,” Ji Jianyun smiled and said.
“Really?” Qiqi was delighted.
“Really.” Ji Jianyun nodded and then asked Renren, “Did you and your brother sell any ice cream?”
“We did, but we didn't make a lot of money.” Renren shook his head. He wanted to make money. So that summer, he partnered up with Ji Xiaodong to do it. Renren provided the funds and Ji Xiaodong made the deliveries. When Ji Xiaodong had to go to school, he would grab the ice cream and sit at the door of the school while guarding the tightly covered foam box.
Although he might be young and didn’t talk a lot, he could do math.
Thus, people bought from him.
When it was sold out, the earnings were usually evenly divided. But if Ji Xiaodong was in class, it was divided into 30:70. Renren got 70% and Ji Xiaodong got 30%.
“How much money have you made?” Ji Jianyun asked.
He was not strict with his oldest son. He could do whatever he wanted. He was already six years old and would be in first grade next year.
“18 yuan.” Renren sighed. He felt that it was too little.
“That much?” Qiqi's eyes lit up.
This was a lot in his opinion.
Renren ignored him, but Qiqi kept pestering him. “Brother, you have to take me with you tomorrow. Take me with you!”
“No, you can go play by yourself while I'm doing important business,” Renren said.
“You’re just selling ice cream, what's so important about that? Let me go with you, or else don’t even think about going out tomorrow!” Qiqi said.
“I think you deserve a spanking. On Saturday the school will be on holiday. Brother Xiaodong and I have to take our bicycles to sell, so we won’t have time for you.” Renren refused.
Qiqi wanted to go with him, but it was useless.
These matters were between the brothers, so Ji Jianyun and Su Danhong didn't do anything about it. The brothers could make their own decisions.
Early the next morning, after breakfast, Renren tricked Qiqi into going to the backyard to pick tomatoes to eat, and then he sneaked off with Brother Xiaodong.
When Qiqi came back from the backyard and found out that he had been tricked, he almost cried in anger. However, he managed to stay strong and just angrily cried, “Renren, don't even think about coming back for lunch!”
He even addressed his brother using his name.
Su Danhong said, “Okay, hurry up and go up the mountain with your dad.”
This second child had a very fierce temper and he was also quite clever. Who knew who he took after. If he was left at home, he might make Xiangxiang cry later.
“I’m not going!” Qiqi said.
“If you don’t go then I won't buy a TV for the New Year,” Su Danhong said.
“Then I'll go,” Qiqi agreed begrudgingly.
“Remember to help grandma collect the eggs. After doing that, I will give you 10 cents,” Su Danhong said.
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