Tennis: He's so obedient!

Chapter 64 Going Home, a Gift for Mom and Dad! (Please continue reading!)

Jiang Hong got out of bed early in the morning and packed a couple of simple clothes.

Since I'll be going back to school in a few days, there's no need to bring a lot of stuff.

After taking his racket and a few balls, he boarded the bus home. His home was in a small county town near Chang'an, which was not very developed, and the journey home was even a bit bumpy.

Looking at the tallest three or four-story buildings on the street, Jiang Hong felt both strange and familiar!
In the future, these street-side storefronts will basically be completely demolished.

An old man selling vegetables on the street had a pipe in his mouth and would occasionally shout out his wares.

"I have been praying before the Buddha for thousands of years..."

Familiar music drifted from the clothing store. Although many people thought it was tacky, it was indeed played everywhere on the streets!
Hongtu Supermarket!

That's right, the "Hong" in "Hong" is the same as the "Hong" in "Jiang Hong"!

Although it's called a supermarket, it's really just a slightly larger convenience store.

Jiang Hong walked in, picked up a bottle of Coke from the shelf, twisted it open, and poured it into his mouth.

"Three Cokes!"

Suddenly, a middle-aged woman sitting by the door reminded her.

"Mom, I'm only drinking one bottle of Coke, why do I have to pay for it?!"

Jiang Hong turned his head and said with a grin.

"Even if you call her 'Mom,' you still have to pay..." Although Zheng Ping felt the voice was somewhat familiar, he didn't pay any attention to it.

He muttered to himself, "Whose kid is this, randomly claiming parents for a bottle of Coke!"
Looking up, Zheng Ping suddenly felt that the figure was becoming more and more familiar.

"Xiao Hong, when did you come back!"

My mom immediately put down the sunflower seeds in her hand with a look of surprise and stood up!

He walked up to Jiang Hong, looked him up and down, nodded, and said, "The food at university is really good! You've grown taller and a bit darker; I didn't even recognize you at first glance!"

Jiang Hong felt that his mother's belief that the university cafeteria food was good was an insult to the school chefs' terrible cooking!
However, without arguing, Jiang Hong turned his head and asked curiously.

"Mom, where did Dad go?"

"Your uncle's family is building a house, and he went to help!"

"Can his body handle it?"

Jiang Hong actually grew up in the countryside, where her mother and father worked on construction sites.

Because of the high intensity of the work, he developed a back injury that prevented him from continuing to work as a construction worker. Later, he took out a loan in the county town to open this small shop and occasionally set up a stall. He managed to make a living.

Mom waved her hand, "He knows what he's doing!"

"By the way, what do you want to eat? Mom will go buy the groceries for you. You didn't even tell me you were coming back!" she complained.

"Mom, just make whatever you like!" Jiang Hong said with a smile.

"That won't do. Never mind, I won't get any answers from you anyway. You stay here and mind the shop, I'm going to buy groceries!" After saying that, she rushed out the door!

Jiang Hong chuckled as he watched his mother's retreating figure; after all, she had always been rather impatient.

He was also influenced by his mother a lot, such as eating quickly and not talking while eating.

So if he goes out to eat with friends, he's the first one to finish!
Jiang Hong helped his mother prepare the meal!
Dad didn't come back until evening.

Upon seeing Jiang Hong, she paused for a moment, then exclaimed, "You're back!"

That's just my dad's personality. When the two of us are together, we don't know what to say; we're usually just silent.

"Yes, the food is ready. Let's eat!" Jiang Hong nodded and said with a smile.

"I'm going to wash my hands!"

The family sat at the dining table, which was laden with dishes, just like it was Chinese New Year.

Jiang Hong was already used to it. During the previous winter vacation, when Jiang Hong came back, there was a table full of dishes and she would ask him how he was doing.

However, after only two days, he was full of disdain!
Perhaps this is what they mean by distance making the heart grow fonder!

Dad rubbed his glass, looked up at Mom, and gave her a fawning smile. He was clearly asking if he could drink!

My mom gave me a disapproving look, but ultimately gave in.

"Alright, you can only have a little bit today!"

Jiang Hong suddenly stood up and said, "Mom and Dad, wait a minute, I'm going to get something!"

After saying that, Jiang Hong ran upstairs!

This is a two-story storefront, but it doesn't belong to Jiang Hong's family; it's rented. However, rent wasn't that expensive back then!

Jiang Hong took two things out of his bag and placed them in front of his parents.

Dad opened the things placed in front of him and found that they were a bottle of wine and a jewelry box.

"Maotai?"

To be honest, Dad might not be used to drinking this wine, but it's quite famous, so he's also very curious!

Although there was some surprise, the next second, his face suddenly turned serious.

Where did you get your money?

The mother also looked at Jiang Hong, after all, they didn't want their child to go astray.

"Mom and Dad, don't worry, I earned all of this!" Jiang Hong said with a smile.

"Where do you, a student, earn so much money?" Although he had never tasted it, he knew that this collector's edition was priced at over a thousand yuan. He usually only drank a little bit of 8-yuan Taibai wine to satisfy his craving.

"Here's the thing, I got into tennis after I went to college and I'm pretty good at it, so I tried to participate in tournaments. I've played in two tournaments so far. The first tournament had a prize of $1500 and the second tournament had a prize of $3600. So the things I bought for you were all bought with my tournament winnings!"

Jiang Hong returned intending to be honest with his parents.

On the one hand, it's impossible to keep it a secret forever, and on the other hand, I also hope my parents can have an easier life.

Dad turned to Mom and asked, "Pingping, can you calculate how much it costs?"

"5100!" Mom immediately gave the answer.

"Converted to that, it's about 36000!" Jiang Hong chuckled and gave the answer.

"Is all of this yours?" Mom's voice trembled slightly, because they couldn't save up this much money even after all the miscellaneous expenses in a year, and her son had suddenly taken it out!

"No, that's not it. You also have to pay 20% personal income tax!" Jiang Hong explained with a laugh, after all, he had no intention of evading taxes.

I paid my taxes right after the competition.

If you're within the system, you need to pay a portion to the team, another portion to the coach, and after taxes, there's not much left.

After a brief moment of calm, the father, who had been silent, suddenly asked, "This competition isn't a scam, is it?"

Jiang Hong understood his mother's feelings and chuckled as he explained, "This is jointly organized by the Chinese government and international sports organizations, so don't worry!"

Only after hearing this did the two of them feel relieved!
"You spend money recklessly and don't know how to save!" Although his mother had a smile on her face, she still scolded Jiang Hong a few times.

"By the way, let's return this jewelry and the liquor. Your dad and I don't need such expensive things!" Mom said after glancing at the gold bracelet and the Moutai.

Mom glared at Dad, who instantly averted his lingering gaze from the Moutai and said seriously, "That's right, I don't need it!"

Jiang Hong suddenly gave a wry smile and said, "Mom, if we return it now, we'll have to pay half the price. Keep the gold bracelet; it might appreciate in value in the future!"

In the end, Jiang Hong persuaded the two men to keep the Moutai.

Dad quickly put away the Moutai and took out 8 yuan worth of Taibai liquor!
Seemingly noticing Jiang Hong's confusion, he smiled and said, "What's the point of drinking this Moutai in front of you? Next time, drink it in front of your Uncle Gao and Uncle Zhang, and let them be envious."

"What a disgrace!" Mom glared at Jiang Hong with a smile.
The family ate their meal with smiles on their faces!

"I'll tidy up later, I'm going out for a bit!" After saying that, she left with the bracelet.

Jiang Hong heard it faintly.

“Aunt Zhang, you know, this bracelet, Xiao Hong bought it for me with money he earned from some competition. He wasted money…”

　Since this isn't about an orphanage, I still need to introduce the main character. There will be three chapters today, and the next chapter will return to the main storyline. Thank you everyone, please don't leave the book unread, please!

　　
　
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