With supplies so scarce, a single piece of clothing has to be passed down through three generations.

Jiang Chengzhou had never worn other people's hand-me-downs, but he could see them.

Of the three children in the Ma family who live closest to them, only Ma Xiaodong gets to buy new clothes every year.

The eldest brother wore it, then the second brother wore it, then the third brother wore it, and it was so worn out that Aunt Chunhua had to use it as a rag.

Back then, Qiangzi even wore clothes made from urea bags.

All the clothes that Jiang Chengzhou could no longer wear were given to the Ma family by his aunt.

Aunt Chunhua was very happy.

Jiang Chengzhou's clothes are all of very good quality, and since he grows quickly, his clothes don't look old.

In those days, fabric wasn't cheap, and the Ma family had three children, all of whom were mischievous boys who used up the most fabric.

Liu Chunhua was not only not insulted by Lin Zhilan's actions, but was actually very pleased.

This behavior is very common among relatives.

Jiang Chengzhou heard it all; these roller skates cost 28 yuan.

Let's just say he's petty.

Even if he couldn't wear it, he didn't want to give it to Su Lei and Su Ming.

Lin Zhilan smiled and patted his head, "It's okay if you can't wear it. You can keep it as a keepsake for your son to wear later."

If you want to buy sweet-scented osmanthus with wine, it doesn't seem like you are a teenager.

Even if a child fulfills their childhood wishes on their own as an adult, their mindset will likely be different from when they were young.

If she and Su Lang are unable to provide for the child, then so be it.

Now that they can both earn money, Lin Zhilan hopes to give her daughter and Jiang Chengzhou as much as possible, and to give them the best.

After the reform and opening up, the country's economy will enter a period of rapid growth.

No matter how much money and tickets you save now, they won't be worth anything in the future. You might as well use them to make your child happy.

Jiang Chengzhou's eyes widened when he heard his aunt's words.

For his son?

He thought about it and felt it made sense. "Then... okay then."

Lin Zhilan got up to pay the bill.

Su Bingcheng and Xu Yueyun nodded inwardly, thinking that their daughter-in-law really knew how to teach children.

It was Chengzhou's good fortune to meet her.

Su Bingcheng looked down at his granddaughter in his arms, afraid that she would be unhappy and feel that her parents were biased.

After all, Su Ming and Su Lei often argued over these trivial matters.

Su Ding and Fan Biyun have two sons who are not much different in age, but when buying things, they always favor the younger son. If the older son also wants something, they either order Su Ming to give way to his younger brother or make Su Lei share some with his older brother.

After a while, the two brothers were always fighting.

Sometimes, Su Bingcheng and Xu Yueyun couldn't stand it, so they would let them buy two portions and divide them equally between their two sons.

Fan Biyun seemed to have found a way to start the conversation and began to complain again that her family didn't have enough money and could only afford one.

The elderly couple either had to keep quiet or pay for another one for their grandson.

People like Jiang Chengzhou, who have their own children but still worry about whether their younger sisters have them, have never appeared in Su Ming and Su Lei's relationships.

Afraid that his granddaughter in his arms would be unhappy, Su Bingcheng coaxed her softly, "You can't wear the shoes in the store. Grandpa will take you to ride an ice sled later, okay?"

"Okay!" Linlin had no other thoughts at all.

Su Ming and Su Lei stood aside and watched from beginning to end.

My aunt really did buy roller skates for my cousin!

Those are roller skates!

Su Lei was so envious he almost cried.

After buying the roller skates, Su Lang promised Jiang Chengzhou that they would go roller skating in Qianhai later. The group then left the department store and continued on their way to Su Ming and Su Lei's house.

I walked all the way to the entrance of the factory's residential building.

This is a drab, old-fashioned tenement building, filled with clutter. The staircases are rather narrow, and it is indeed quite different from a small villa.

"We're here," Su Lang told the two children to go home, and instructed them, "Go upstairs by yourselves, and don't wander off."

Su Ming nodded and pulled his younger brother into the stairwell.

Su Lei took a few steps and then suddenly stopped.

He jumped down in a few steps and walked up to Su Bingcheng and Xu Yueyun. "Grandpa and Grandma, if I behave well, can you buy me roller skates?"

Xu Yueyun frowned and said directly, "No."

Su Lei hesitated for a moment, then, unwilling to give up, looked at Lin Zhilan again. "Third Aunt, I'll listen to you. Can you buy me roller skates?"

Lin Zhilan smiled gently, but her tone was firm. "No, you can't."

Su Lei grew anxious and pointed at Jiang Chengzhou, saying, "He's your nephew, I'm your cousin, I'm closer to you, why did you buy it for him but not for me?"

Su Lei was corrupted by Fan Biyun.

Before Su Lang got married, Fan Biyun often said at home that Su Lang had raised a burden, helping the Jiang family raise their child while neglecting his own nephew.

She didn't mean to teach the child when she said it, but Su Lei took her words to heart.

Su Bingcheng's face was so dark it was unbearable to look at.

Xu Yueyun, on the other hand, seemed to have seen through her eldest son's family long ago. Her expression remained calm, and she did not show any anger, though her demeanor was somewhat indifferent.

Lin Zhilan put her arm around Jiang Chengzhou's shoulder and said slowly, "Chengzhou is our family's child, and he's closest to me."

She paused, looked at Su Lei, and said in a gentle tone, "If you want roller skates, you can ask your parents to buy them for you."

Su Lei pouted, "Roller skates are too expensive, my parents won't buy them for me."

Su Lei had wanted a pair of roller skates for a long time, but no matter how much Fan Biyun loved her son, she couldn't bear to buy him such a luxury.

Lin Zhilan curled her lips into a knowing smile. "Then you can go ask your aunt and uncle. Chengzhou's aunt and uncle can buy him roller skates, so yours should be able to too, right?"

Let whoever raised this brat take care of him/her.

Lin Zhilan isn't someone every child likes.

Upon hearing this, Su Lei's eyes lit up.

Yes, Grandma said she loves me and my brother the most, and my uncle and aunt said the same thing. If my parents don't buy it for me, then I'll go to Grandma and my uncle and aunt.

Su Ming was more sensible and had long seen through the people in his maternal grandmother's family.

Grandma and my uncle and aunt would coax my mother to move all the things in the house over, but in reality they wouldn't even give her and my younger brother a single piece of candy.

But seeing that Su Lei believed his aunt's words, he didn't say anything.

He'll understand once Su Lei gets his comeuppance.

I walked up to the third floor, to my front door.

Without a second thought, Su Lei pushed open the door and rushed in.

"Mom, when are we going to Grandma's house?"

Fan Biyun and Su Ding happened to have a day off today, so they dropped their two sons off at the villa and went home immediately.

Before the couple left, they told their two sons that when they arrived at their grandparents' house, they should first try to make their grandparents happy, and if that didn't work, they should cry.

Even if the in-laws are still angry, seeing their two grandsons should calm them down.

Fan Biyun never expected that the scene she imagined was completely different from reality.

"Why are you back so early? Who brought you back?"

Su Lei ignored all of that and looked up to ask, "Mom, I want to buy roller skates."

Fan Biyun was bewildered. "What roller skates?"

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