Lively

  Bai Xinyi never thought in her dreams that her brother would come over at this time. Upon receiving her brother's phone call, she rushed to pick him up.

  Seeing Bai Wengui's disheveled appearance, she felt heartache too.

  "You said it's so cold outside, what are you doing running over here? Wait a few more days and I'll go back to see you."

  Helping her brother carry things into the house, she busied herself pouring water for Bai Wenli to drink.

  I took a look at where Bai Xinyi lives, the situation is not bad, it's a two-bedroom house, the house is very clean and tidy, all the household items are complete, it seems that sister's life is not bad.

  "Sister, did you know that Lao Er is getting a divorce?"

  Bai Xinyi brought over a cup of water, sighed and said: "I heard Erge mention it before, I was so angry that I almost got a fever. You say our family's Erge is such a good person, how could Li Qian, that madwoman, do something like that? Alas, thinking about my second brother makes me heartache, with a man bringing up a child, how can he live this life?"

  Bai Wenli smiled wryly, "Sister, if there isn't a woman like that, Lao Er's life won't be able to go on, what can we do? Don't worry, in the future if there is a suitable one, we will arrange another for Lao Er."

  "Right, big sister, is your boyfriend here? If so, I'd like to meet him. Our family's daughter is getting married, and I should at least take a look at what this man looks like."

  My brother's condition is reasonable, but Qin Baihe isn't even here right now.

  Bai Xinyi said with some difficulty, "Wen Li, it's not that I don't let you see him, but he's outside and can't come back. Next time he comes over, I'll definitely bring him home for you to see."

  Bai Wengui nodded slightly in disappointment.

  "Sister, I thought we could finally meet him in person this time. But you mustn't forget, we have to vet this guy thoroughly. We can't let our guard down, not even a bit. When looking for a man, you have to keep your eyes wide open and make sure he's good to you through and through. I don't want you to suffer again..."

  Bai Wenli's words made Bai Xinyi feel a little sour in her heart. Since her mother passed away, only this younger brother had been wholeheartedly considering her, while the other brothers might have had the intention but not the ability.

  "Little brother, don't worry, this time I'll definitely keep a close eye on people. I need to find someone who is good for me, and I won't let myself be taken advantage of."

  She can only say these things until Qin Baihe's affairs are over. She will definitely bring this man back to show everyone.

  "Wen Li, have you had lunch?"

  Bai Wengui rubbed his belly and shook his head with some embarrassment.

  "Sister, I just arrived from Urumqi by train this morning, where did I have time to eat? Just give me some noodles, after eating I want to buy a TV to take back. Sister, if this job is tiring, why don't you quit, little brother can support you."

  Bai Xinyi smiled and patted her brother, "Sister knows you can support me. But sister is already so old. Shouldn't I have a formal job? Besides, this work isn't tiring and there's a salary every month, how great!"

  "That's right. You must have made some money from the orchard this year, otherwise you wouldn't be buying something so expensive."

  Bai Wenli nodded awkwardly, "Yeah, I've earned some money too. I was thinking of buying one to take back and have a look. There's not much entertainment where we are from, so having a TV is like watching the excitement."

  Bai Xinyi handed him the noodles, "Well, buying a TV is a big deal after all. Living at home and passing the days requires some additions. In the past, our family was poor and didn't have any extra money to buy you guys a TV. Now it's done, you've all got one."

  In the afternoon, when the sister and brother went to the department store to buy a color TV, Bai Wenli hesitated for a moment, wondering whether or not to buy one for Father's family.

  "Sister, I want to buy a TV for dad, what do you think?"

  Her younger brother's thoughts were understood by Bai Xinyi, but she didn't agree with them.

  "Big brother, you should be happy that you bought a TV for dad, but I don't agree with what you did. You know, planting an orchard is just a one-year thing, even if you make some money, you'll still have to continue investing next year. Besides, who knows how many people will say you made so much money? I can understand your feelings, but buying a TV now is really not timely. Let me buy one for dad later."

  Bai Wenguang hesitated at first for the same reason, but now he has some money, although it was earned by his daughter, it's still their family's money. He always felt that if he didn't buy something for the elderly, he would feel uneasy in his heart.

  "Sister, why don't I give you the money instead? You can buy it in your name. It doesn't matter who pays for it, as long as Dad is comfortable, we'll feel more at ease."

  Bai Xinyi hesitated for a moment, "This way, the two of us will split the cost in half, you still have to support your family and can't let your younger siblings suffer, just do as I say, I still have some money on hand."

  The sister and brother discussed it and decided that each of them would contribute half to buy a TV for their grandfather. However, Bai Xinyi would take the new one back home, while he would bring his own TV back home instead.

  After staying at his elder sister's place for a night, Bai Wenli gave Bai Xinyi some money when he was about to leave, almost the same amount as the TV set that Bai Xinyi had bought.

  "Sister, don't decline, it's not easy for you to live alone outside either. I, your brother, am not capable of letting you enjoy a good life, but I also can't let you be frugal and save money on food and clothes outside. Take it, or else I'll get angry. It's nothing to buy yourself two more nice outfits to wear, don't be too thrifty."

  The sister and brother have the best relationship, and Bai Xinyi cannot decline her younger brother's kindness. Anyway, she already owes him a lot, so it doesn't matter if she owes more. When she has the conditions in the future, she must treat this brother well.

  When Bai Wenguang carried the TV back, almost everyone in the village was in an uproar. This was the first color TV in their village! People who loved excitement all gathered at the Bai's house to watch and help out. Anyway, there were a lot of people.

  Geng Mei is also generous and knows that everyone is curious, so he enthusiastically invites everyone to come over and watch TV at night.

  Yu Sai was not interested in the TV, she just wanted to know if Xue Lian had been sold and at what price. After all the helpers and onlookers left, taking advantage of Geng Mei's distraction while searching for TV programs, she pulled Bai Wenli aside.

  Blinking her big black eyes at Bai Wenli, "Dad, did Xue Lian sell? How much did she get?"

  Bai Wenli laughed and picked up his daughter, "Girlie, are you anxious? Dad declares first, this matter only we two know, even your mom can't say it. Xue Lian was sold for a total of 100,000 yuan, I bought a TV for your grandfather with the money, and the rest is all saved up. Here's the deposit slip, dad deposited it in your name, do you want to hold onto it or should I keep it?"

  Yu Xuan certainly can't take this deposit slip now, even if she wanted it, it would be useless. But being able to sell it at this price at this time is already quite good.

  "Girl, the pharmacy only had this much money left in their account. If there was more, I reckon it should be worth even more than that. But being able to sell for this price, your dad is already satisfied."

  Yu Tong had a number in her mind, and the things she planted were naturally not ordinary. She blinked her eyes and thought of something, "Dad, you take this money, but what do you plan to use it for?"

  Bai Wen smiled and knew that this child was pure and innocent, nothing could be hidden from her.

  "Girl, this time dad goes out not just to sell xue lian, I also broaden my horizons. I plan to take advantage of selling apples and do some fur trading business. The procurement price from the team is a bit low, so I want to sell it further away, we can earn some price difference, no need for much, just enough for our daily expenses is fine, dad is not greedy either."

  This was the first time Bai Wengui treated his daughter as an adult to discuss matters. Previously, he thought this child was precocious, but upon further reflection, he reckoned that she had indeed inherited the strengths of both her parents - not just intelligent, but almost wise beyond her years.

  Since Bai Wengui had plans, she didn't have much to worry about. The snow lotus in the space could just be left there for now, it wasn't a good time to make a move yet. They would talk about it when the time was right. It seemed that they were not short of money at home.

  "What are you two doing, dawdling around? Come quickly to watch TV, it's great! Much better than the black and white one. This time I can even see what color clothes the actors are wearing."

  Yu Sai pursed her lips in delight. In the past, when watching black and white films, weren't all the clothes either black or white? How could they be compared to colorful ones?

  Bai Wen and Li Le hurriedly pulled Yu Tong back home to watch TV, while Geng Mei quickly started cooking after watching for a bit.

  It wasn't even evening yet, but the Bai family had already gathered a crowd of people to watch the color TV. Geng Mei hastily brought out some melon seeds to entertain the guests.

  There was no room on the kang, so Bai Wenli simply set up a stool on the floor and had everyone sit on the floor to watch.

  Their home was more lively than the Chinese New Year, with people watching TV occasionally commenting on their own opinions. The house was bustling with people eating melon seeds, smoking, and talking, making Yu Ting feel like she really couldn't adapt for a while.

  She went straight to the next room and rummaged through the things brought back by Bai Wencheng, where she found some food and a few books, which surprised her.

  I didn't expect their father to be a man who loves learning.

  Since there's nothing else to do, I might as well take the book and slowly flip through it myself.

  Bai Wenguang welcomed the guests and found that his own treasure, his daughter, was nowhere to be seen. He was still quite puzzled in his heart, but when he arrived at the neighbor's house, he actually found the little girl hugging the book he had bought back and sleeping soundly. With a somewhat amused expression, he helped put down the bedding, took off the child's clothes, and stuffed her into the quilt.

  Yu Xi knew someone was helping her undress, but when she raised her eyes and found it was her dad, she closed them again in relief and continued to meet Lord Zhou.

  The Bai family's enthusiasm for watching TV didn't gradually dissipate until just before Chinese New Year.

  Every morning, she had to sweep up a pile of melon seed shells and cigarette butts, which even Geng Mei herself found overwhelming.

  Thanks for caijiyang old friend's pink ticket!