Spring Breeze Twenty Years

Chapter 280 Chen Xiaohui

Xiao Wei brought the heated food to Chen Hui and said, "The cigarette shop needs to make money too, right? How much do you sell it for? With such a large area, how do you manage to sell it?"

Chen Hui said, "For nearby places, we can deliver it ourselves. We'll give them seventeen or eighteen yuan a box, and they won't even do it if we only make two or three yuan a box. For farther places, let them come and pick it up themselves, and we'll just give them the cost of their transportation. It's not urgent, we can take our time."

Xiao Wei sat down and said, "I don't care, do whatever you want. The money is yours, I'll just smoke it." He took out the cigarettes Chen Hui had given him from his pocket and looked at them. They were white paper boxes with no words on them.

"Is this a sample cigarette?" Xiao Wei took one out, lit it, took a puff, nodded, and said, "It's alright, the flavor is quite pure, not much worse than Tashan."

Chen Hui said, "It should be better than Tashan. This was originally a special supply, but the special supply formula has been changed, and they no longer use this tobacco."

Xiao Wei asked, "Why?"

Chen Hui gave Xiao Wei a disdainful look and said, "So what if people change their tastes? The one who used to smoke Zhonghua cigarettes, now this one smokes Panda cigarettes, can you call that the same? Aren't the people below changing their tastes too? The factory manager said that at the most frequent time, the formula was changed three times a year. Each time they changed it, they changed the batch of tobacco."

Xiao Wei nodded, understanding.

Chen Hui asked, "Have you seen Chen Xiao? I saw your car downstairs, so I came straight over."

Xiao Wei pointed inside and said, "He's sleeping in there. I went to the market at noon and bought a bunch of clothes and stuff for the kids, which cost me eight hundred. Why should I pay for your son's clothes?"

Chen Huibai stared blankly at Xiao Wei and said, "Isn't my son your son?"

Xiao Wei gave a thumbs up, nodded, and said, "You two are really amazing. You speak exactly the same way, word for word, and even your tone is identical."

Chen Hui laughed and said, "When it comes to having a child, I don't know why, but I feel different from before. I'm both nervous and happy. Now I understand how my parents felt back then."

Xiao Wei said, "You don't know the gratitude you owe your parents until you raise a child yourself; that's just how it is. Have you named the child yet?"

Chen Hui shook his head and said, "The young girl and boy don't even know how to start yet. Besides, what authority do I have over this? Four elders are watching."

Xiao Wei said, "I think it's the easiest name to come up with for your two kids, and I'm sure your parents and Xiao Xiao's parents will agree."

Chen Hui asked, "How do we get up?"

Xiaowei said, "Chen Xiaohui, why even think about it? For a boy, use your 'Hui'; for a girl, use 'Hui'. It's a combination of the character for 'sun' and the character for 'army,' isn't that great?"

Chen Hui thought for a moment and said, "What does the character with the 'sun' radical and the 'army' radical mean?"

Xiaowei said, "You're a college student? Hui, how can a son repay the kindness of his mother? Warmth, a daughter is her father's little cotton-padded jacket, isn't that warmth? This poem is so meaningful, your parents and Xiaoxiao's parents will definitely agree."

Chen Hui said, "Oh, Hui, I didn't remember you for a moment. Who knew someone with only an elementary school education could come up with a poem? Not bad."

Xiao Wei laughed and patted Chen Hui on the head.

Chen Hui thought for a moment and said, "Chen Xiaohui, Xiaohui, that's really good. Let me discuss it with Chen Xiao and then ask my dad."

After finishing his meal, Chen Hui lit a cigarette, leaned back on the stool to eat slowly, and said to Xiao Wei, "Have you ever been to the beach?"

Xiao Wei said, "The seaside? I've never even seen what a plain looks like. Isn't it said that Fengtian is all plains?"

Chen Hui said, "Could a city built on flat plains be this big? Are you stupid? Are you looking at mountains?"

Xiao Wei paused for a moment, then laughed and said, "That's true. I hadn't thought of it that way. In my mind, a plain should be an endless grassland with no mountains, no trees, and no boundaries."

Chen Hui said, "You yourself said that's grassland. Plains are just flat land without mountains. You mean you have to go further north, to Inner Mongolia."

Xiao Wei asked, "You went to the beach? Oh, Meigouying is right on the beach. Tsk, yeah, I've been wanting to go with you for a while now, I've never seen what the sea looks like before."

Chen Hui opened his arms and said, "It was a deep blue, a vast expanse, truly boundless. The sea in the distance was curved and arched. Really, at that moment I felt so small, and there was a sense of fear."

Xiao Wei said, "You even went to play on the sea?"

Chen Hui lowered his arms and shook his head, saying, "No, on the way back I took a detour around the beach and glanced at it from afar. It wouldn't be fun going alone. At times like this, it's about sharing, it's more fun when everyone's together. The sea is so big, wouldn't it feel smaller if I went alone? How lonely! So I've decided, when the weather gets warmer, let's go to the beach together for a few days."

Xiao Wei put his hand on Chen Hui's shoulder and said, "Well, I'm not trying to spoil your fun, I'm just reminding you that Chen Xiao won't be able to go anywhere this summer. If you have the guts, go by yourself."

Chen Hui paused for a moment, then leaned back dejectedly on the chair and said, "My hopes are dashed. She can't move this year, and the next year or the year after, the child will be too young to move. Does that mean I won't be able to go anywhere for several years?"

Xiao Wei chuckled silently a few times and said, "That's why they say you don't know the gratitude you owe your parents until you raise a child yourself. Look at how much they've sacrificed for their children. You're nothing compared to them."

Chen Hui nodded and said, "I'll be nicer to my dad from now on, and I won't argue with him anymore."

"Xiaowei? Is Chen Hui here?" Xiaohong's voice rang out from the bedroom.

Xiao Wei said, "Yeah, Chen Hui's back. You two're awake? Want some water?"

Xiao Hong squinted as she walked out, glanced at Chen Hui, and said, "I vaguely heard you two talking. What time is it? Oh." She yawned, turned on the light, and went into the kitchen to wash her face.

Xiao Wei glanced at his watch and said, "It's 4:30. Are you hungry?"

Little Red brushed her teeth and mumbled, "No."

Chen Hui stood up, walked to the bedroom door, pushed it open, and looked inside. Xiao Wei said, "You're just tidying up the table because you have nothing better to do. You've gotten used to being waited on, haven't you?"

Chen Hui turned around, picked up his clothes from the chair, waved to Xiao Wei, went into the house and closed the door. Xiao Wei laughed and cursed as he got up to clean the table, poured out the leftover food from the plate, washed it clean in the sink, and put it in the cupboard.

Xiao Hong, disturbed while washing her face and brushing her teeth, kicked Xiao Wei, saying, "What the hell do you mean, you bastard?"

Xiao Wei sat down in the armchair, lit a special cigarette, and continued playing the game.

A few minutes later, Xiaohong came out after washing up and drying her face, asking, "What kind of cigarettes are these? Why is it just a white box?"

Xiaowei said, "Xiaohui got it from the cigarette factory. You have to wash up every time you sleep? Is it good to brush your teeth too many times a day?"

Xiaohong sat down and said, "It doesn't feel good. What's wrong with brushing my teeth?"

Xiao Wei said, "I don't know, but I think it's definitely not good. My teeth can't take it either."

Xiao Hong pouted and said, "Then twice a day from now on, okay?"

As soon as the bedroom door opened, Chen Xiao walked out with her hair disheveled. She went to the kitchen, turned on the tap, rolled up her sleeves, and prepared to wash her face. Xiao Hong stood up and said, "No, I'll get you some hot water. Don't catch a cold." She got up, went into the kitchen, took a basin, poured some hot water, mixed it with cold water to cool it down, and handed it to Chen Xiao. Chen Xiao washed her face a couple of times with Xiao Hong's hands, took a towel from Xiao Hong's arm to wipe herself, and then hung it on Xiao Hong's arm.

Xiao Wei looked at Xiao Hong, who was holding a washbasin in both hands with a towel draped over her arm. He turned to Chen Xiao and said, "Don't we owe you something? This guy, I have to serve Chen Hui his meals and wash the dishes. You're even more amazing, my wife is holding a basin for you to wash your face."

(End of this chapter)