Chapter 7 Aunt's Postmodern Life 7

While keeping the accounts, Adi agreed: "Children are less economical than adults. Ala's daughter is 10 years old and has to take three baths every day. There is also a TV, a computer, and the air conditioner is turned on every now and then. It is really annoying to death." Ye Rutang repeatedly expressed his sympathy, shook his head helplessly, and lowered his voice, saying, "It's all like this. You spend half an hour in the bath and wash it. How can you wash it? The little guy is also very tempered. You can't say a word." No way.” Then, they talked about interest rate adjustments, and the TV said that the city government had introduced tiered water and electricity prices.In fact, Kuan Kuan had already heard the chatter between the two of them, the voice was small but felt extremely harsh, so he deliberately turned the TV audio to very loud.The boy hated his aunt for being confused and not distinguishing between the inside and the outside. After the scar was healed, he forgot the pain. How could he forget that Adi and Gray Hairtail were talking behind her back?

--------------- Aunt's Postmodern Life 7(1) --------------- Adi, the female elevator worker who checked the water and electricity meters, came to the door.She was thin, her waist was less than one foot six, maybe even smaller, and she could almost be placed on the body of an obese woman and old horse.She was wearing a big T-shirt with advertisements on it, took a flashlight to take a picture, and reminded Ye Rutang: "Ms. Ye, it's terrible, the utility bills are quite high this month!" Know everything about every household. Ye Rutang let out a panic, quickly took out reading glasses and went to check.After checking, she sighed and said, "Yes, there are more people in the family." After speaking, she glanced at Kuan Kuan who was watching TV.

While keeping the accounts, Adi agreed: "Children are less economical than adults. Ala's daughter is 10 years old and has to take three baths every day. There is also a TV, a computer, and the air conditioner is turned on every now and then. It is really annoying to death." Ye Rutang repeatedly expressed his sympathy, shook his head helplessly, and lowered his voice, saying, "It's all like this. You spend half an hour in the bath and wash it. How can you wash it? The little guy is also very tempered. You can't say a word." No way.” Then, they talked about interest rate adjustments, and the TV said that the city government had introduced tiered water and electricity prices.In fact, Kuan Kuan had already heard the chatter between the two of them, the voice was small but felt extremely harsh, so he deliberately turned the TV audio to very loud.The boy hated his aunt for being confused and not distinguishing between the inside and the outside. After the scar was healed, he forgot the pain. How could he forget that Adi and Gray Hairtail were talking behind her back?

After checking the water and electricity meters, Adi left.Before leaving, he reminded Ye Rutang that the bathing time in the agency compound was changed to the afternoon of the second or fifth day.Ye Rutang quickly wrote it down with a pen, wrote it on a piece of paper, and stuck it to a conspicuous place on the refrigerator with a magnet.She murmured while writing: "Thanks to Ah Di reminding me, otherwise I missed it. Kuan, let's take a shower tomorrow afternoon!" Kuan Kuan snorted dissatisfied, and replied: "I wash at home!" Ye Rutang said: "The house is not clean, so what's the use of the bath ticket?" There is no other generous treatment in the aunt's unit, only the public bath in the compound, which follows In keeping with the cheap and affordable tradition and taking care of the hygiene habits of the masses, Ye Rutang can receive a number of bath tickets every month, and go to the bath tickets according to the prescribed time to have a quick wash.Therefore, my aunt only washes for a few minutes at home every day, or in some areas, while going to the bathhouse twice a week is a big wash.It takes more than two hours to wash.The dust and dejection were washed away, and after washing, he walked out with a flushed face, which was transparent from top to bottom.Going to the public bathhouse is really an indispensable ritual in my aunt's life throughout the year.Especially in today's rising water and electricity costs, bathing is a major event on her agenda.Auntie with wet hair, smelling like Fenghua brand sandalwood soap all over her body, happy and comfortable in the corners of her eyebrows and eyes, and then stopped by the canteen to buy some pasta with fillings such as steamed buns and dumplings, and made it with homemade side dishes and soup at home For dinner, my aunt said that the hygiene of the public canteen was unambiguous.The people in this hospital are conservative. If there is any fluctuation in the service link one day, the masses will make a noise and go to the party committee.

Also, the barber shop next to the bathhouse also has a fair price, and you can spend it once by the way. Children of Kuan Kuan's age don't know the weight of banknotes, and how do they know how to plan carefully.My aunt applied for a library card in the Shanghai Library with her professional "professional title certificate".Every morning, before the sun is exposed, she rides a bicycle, takes a large bottle of cold water, and goes straight to the reading room of the library, finds a seat near the window, browses various books, and reads what she wants, when she is tired. You can also look out of the window and enjoy the clouds in the sky.At noon, simply eat a fast food or something, and stay until the damn sun gets off work in the afternoon, and then she goes home to cook, which not only kills the precious time, stops the inner emptiness and lack of success, but also enjoys the comfort of the air conditioner in the dog days , Save your own electricity bills, the best of both worlds.

This time Kuan Kuan came, not only refused to go to the public bathroom with Ye Rutang, but also refused to go to the library, he was alone at home from morning till night with the air conditioner always on, and the TV on all day, watching He turned on those who didn't look at it, and seeing the electric meter running like crazy, how could it not make people feel heart-piercing pain? Auntie's nose is not her nose and her face is not her face, Kuan Kuan had already seen it, and she was so angry that she deliberately ignored her.No matter what other things you talk about, just turn around and go back to trivial things.Ye Rulan had warned her on the phone that her aunt was clearly going through menopause, so she was not allowed to compete with her.Besides, it's not that my mother didn't give my aunt money.Originally, he didn't expect his aunt to provide him with free food. When he came, he brought living expenses, travel expenses, and a lot of money, just in case.Ye Rulan's wise words Kuan Kuan are very impressive now: "Son, money can defend yourself, and it can make people calm!" The aunt was panicked by money, and he saw it.

"You grow up and become the president of the bank, I only need to withdraw money!" Ye Rutang said angrily. "I can't save a millionaire. I'm going to collapse from the heat. How can I breathe if I don't turn on the air conditioner?" "My mother loves you enough. It's like an Arabian magic lamp, which turns on when you need it." "Kuankuan replied in the same way. Ye Rutang suppressed his anger, wanted to scold him, but opened his mouth, but there was no sound.She thought of this child who used to be a good little sheep, but now he has become a white-eyed wolf in adolescence, eccentric, so don't mess with him.

Ye Rutang also had another Lanling brand window air conditioner, but he was reluctant to install it and kept it lying idle in the corner.She found a plaid cloth to use as a tablecloth, and spread it on it as a small coffee table.Every time someone asks who wants second-hand goods, the price is not satisfactory, and the mouth is shrunken and shouted at a loss, but there is always no deal.As time goes on, no one wants this expensive thing at the beginning, and it can't be sold or thrown away. If it is installed on the window of a small room, a good plastic steel window, and dig a square hole, she is reluctant, fish and bear's paw She wants to have it both ways.

Shanghai is as hot as a steamer. I didn’t turn on the air conditioner and took a shower three times at night, and my body was still hot like an iron. Kuan Kuan said, it’s too hot, so my aunt shook the cattail fan and said, drink more water! ... Take a deep breath, calm your mind and cool down naturally! One night in the middle of the night, Kuan Kuan was so hot that he got up and took two showers, drank water five times, but couldn't sleep.The old wall clock on the wall struck a few times, and it was already past 2 o'clock in the morning.He vaguely heard his aunt's snoring up and down, but there seemed to be some movement in the room. He opened the door and looked, wow - a refreshing coolness caressed him, so comfortable.Think about it, it's not a dream, it's not right, okay, it turns out that my aunt secretly turned on the air conditioner by herself while he was asleep.Looking at her moist sleeping appearance, this is too much!

// --------------- Aunt's Postmodern Life 7(2) --------------- Kuan Kuan's small report on the phone made Ye Rulan feel sorry for her son and couldn't hold back her anxiety. She sneered and said, "Sister, you are really a female version of Grandet!" However, she could only take a tolerant attitude. , even if it is flesh and blood. She is reluctant to replace an old-fashioned Snowflake refrigerator and Chunlan washing machine, and has to wait until the old things come to an end.The refrigerator has been dying for a long time. The refrigeration system and the anger of the aunt have formed a deadly rivalry.Refusing to accommodate the owner's chicken, duck, fish, and leftovers, the helpless aunt came up with a way to spend less money and waste less—eat dinner in advance every night, have an extra meal at night, and put the leftovers in her stomach Here, it is the least cost-effective.So, after watching Korean TV dramas every day, and staying up late for the hour, my aunt went to the kitchen to turn on the gas to heat up the leftovers, and then, with oily hands, hurriedly called: "Kuankuan, come and eat something." !" Often at night, when he couldn't figure out the time, Kuan Kuan heard the noise of the room, and he opened his eyes in his sleep. In a daze, he saw his aunt, who was smiling and opened her arms to him. , as warm as a quilt.

I yelled and yelled and no one came! Ye Rutang ate alone with no interest, watched TV while eating, and changed channels all at once, but there was no program that interested her, especially watching the leftover wontons and leftover chicken nuggets that could not be eaten, and the refrigerator could not be put in the hot weather. It was a pity to throw it away, and it made her even more upset, so she finally turned off the TV in resentment.She suddenly felt that Kuan Kuan was a hateful child, so she didn't know how to be considerate of her aunt, rescue the loss with her, eat here, live here, and treat this place as a home?She sat there angrily, looking at the big wall clock, until 12 o'clock, she couldn't help shouting: "Kuan Kuan, get up—" Kuan Kuan woke up, leaned against the door and saw the dishes on the dining table.Kuan Kuan rubbed his eyes and asked, "What are you doing?" My aunt's greasy mouth was bulging, and she said: "There are so many things left, I can't let me eat them all by myself, can I?" Kuan Kuan was so sleepy that he said impatiently, "I'm not hungry! Only ghosts eat in the middle of the night." The aunt said angrily: "What, I became a hungry ghost? Huh, if it wasn't for you, I would rarely burn so much!" "You don't want to burn down, don't keep saying it's for me." "Hey, it's heartless to say that!" "It's fine if you can't eat, why don't you shout to lose weight, why are you a trash can?!" Kuan Kuan closed the door and went to sleep. He doesn't want to turn himself into a food trash can.My aunt's fat arms are really thick, like thick ropes, hooped on the bucket. My aunt is too talkative, and when she is too talkative, she finds that Kuan Kuan is too quiet.She only cares about herself every day, chattering non-stop, your parents called again, saying that to manage your studies well, you have to brush your teeth three times a day.Say you must drink milk every day.Say you have to learn well, now that the society is so chaotic, don’t fall in love early, learn from those disobedient classmates, jump off the building at every turn, and even think about such trivial things as arguing with your mother, how will you break into the society in the future. Kuan Kuan doesn't like to talk, but likes to draw with a pen, and draws sketches every day, like a sketch diary.Well, the ridiculous aunt became his best model.Yesterday, when he went downstairs to buy milk, he saw a set of painting brushes in the supermarket downstairs, and pointed to his aunt, who actually said, wait for your mother to come and ask her for money.She has always suspected that children spend too much money. //