Chapter 8： Is the KFC Children's Package expensive?

"KFC!" Song Qiaoxi clasped her hands together, cheering in a low voice of joy.

She has never eaten foreign fast food like French fries and burgers, and vaguely remembers that KFC has been in Qizhou for two or three years.

Among the little friends in the compound, only Wang Junyang has eaten. He has repeatedly described to his friends how delicious KFC is and how fun the toys for the children’s set are.

Song Qiaoxi, the greedy cat, dreams of wanting to taste burgers.

But Wang Junyang also said that KFC costs 14 yuan for a children's meal.

In fact, she has no idea about money. Is 14 yuan expensive or cheap?

A fried ham sausage for 50 cents, 14 yuan can buy 28 fried ham sausages!

In such a comparison, she concluded that KFC is so expensive, and besides, she can eat very well, so she is really afraid of making her parents poor.

Thinking of the taste of the burger, she swallowed her saliva, carefully raised her head and asked her mother: "Is KFC expensive?"

"It's not expensive, we Xixi did a good job in the final exam, and my mother rewards you."

The mother answered her, put the shopping voucher into the purse and fastened the buckle.

After carefully tasting Pin’s mother’s tone, the word "not expensive" was said to be an understatement, which made Song Qiaoxi's psychological burden much lighter.

But I still remind myself silently that I must control my appetite at noon today and eat less.

Then, amidst the urging of her mother, she obediently squatted at the door and put on her sandals, ready to go to the street.

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As the provincial capital, Qizhou opened the first comprehensive department store in the province in 1996, called Ginza Mall.

Song Qiaoxi still heard what Wang Junyang said, because his mother had already taken him there.

Mother Wang is recognized as the most Western-looking woman in the compound, and she is definitely a fashionista. Wherever there are delicious and fun foreign fire things, she is the first to take Wang Junyang.

Wang Junyang said that the Ginza Mall is big, and the entire floor of the sixth floor is full of children's counters, and there are also game consoles for "Big Teeth".

Holding her mother's hand into the Ginza Mall, Song Qiaoxi looked at the crystal chandelier hanging down in the mall and exclaimed, "Wow, it's so beautiful!"

"Xixi, there are so many people in the mall, don't run around, you must always follow your mother."

The little hand was squeezed twice, and mother's solemn voice was heard.

Looking up at her mother, she and the chick nodded as if they were pecking at the rice, and promised not to run around. It is estimated that the "train station escape" incident more than a month ago caused a psychological shadow on her mother.

Take the elevator with my mother to the children's counter on the sixth floor.

At the stationery counter, her mother bought her 72-color watermelon Taro watercolor pens that looked like a small suitcase, a semi-automatic flower fairy pencil case, a set of fragrant Smurf erasers, a small tiger-shaped hand-cranked pencil sharpener... ..

Song Qiaoxi stared at the high-end stationery piled up in front of her in a daze.

When her mother was holding a pink Minnie hard-shell schoolbag and wanted to try her back, she made a "we don't make an appointment" gesture.

Seriously said: "Mom, the kindergarten schoolbags are not broken and you can still use them, so don't buy new schoolbags..."

The saleswoman hurriedly came up and said to her mother with a smile on her face: "Oh, my eldest girl, your child is so well-educated, so sensible. But this schoolbag is not an ordinary schoolbag. , Yes, ergonomic principles can help our children reduce the pressure on the shoulders. It can be hard for the children to go to elementary school, and the books can be heavy!"

"Okay, that's it, wrap it all up."

Qiao Qin took out the shopping voucher, the new schoolbag and stationery spent a total of more than 240 yuan, and only one coupon was left for 50 yuan.

But she didn't feel distressed at all, because Qiao Qin always insisted on giving Xixi the best if the conditions at home allowed, so that when her daughter grew up, she would not be easily tempted by a man's "little favor".

And although Qiao Qin’s family conditions were not bad when she was a child, her parents would only satisfy her and her sister very occasionally. Before that, she had to talk about “how difficult the conditions are at home” and “parents can only buy for you if they are frugal.” , "You must study hard, or I'm sorry parents" and so on.

That kind of pressure is like an invisible shackle, which is firmly pressed on Qiao Qin's chest, and it will still be uncomfortable when she thinks of it now. She is absolutely unwilling to let her daughter bear that kind of pressure.

Seeing Nuo Tuanzi still pouting her mouth and looking unhappy, Qiao Qin felt funny. When did her girl become so picky?

Kneeling down, squeezed the girl's face: "Go, mom will take you to eat a hamburger."

Hearing Hamburg, Song Qiaoxi's belly screamed very cooperatively, and she embarrassedly buried her face in her chest.

Hey, every time, the belly always betrays itself so honestly at critical moments.

Opposite the Ginza Mall, there is a KFC.

Song Qiaoxi and her mother were facing each other, sitting on a plastic KFC chair, holding the hamburger paper with two fleshy hands, the cherry mouth struggling to open to the largest extent, gnawing the hamburger extremely unsteadily.

The hamburger is so delicious!

Crunchy chicken, sweet and delicious salad dressing, soft bread, not only burgers, but also French fries, mashed potatoes, and plain-flavored chicken are all delicious!

With a thin throat, she almost choked on eating, and took a sip of ice-cola before she went down. She was also laughed at by her mother.

When I was eating mashed potatoes, I didn't even let the chicken juice on the lid, and my tongue was clean.

When she was full, her mother rode a bicycle and took her to the school uniform and books attached to the normal school.

Sitting on the back seat of the bicycle, the warm wind of summer stroked her cheeks, holding the Qiqi binoculars from the children's package in her hand, Song Qiaoxi felt that today was a very happy day.

Mother loves her so much and treats her so well, she must guard the best mother in the world.

As I was thinking, I had already arrived at the gate of the Primary School attached to the Normal University.

It seems that most of them are new parents who are waiting to open the door at two o'clock to pick up their school uniforms, and there are also many familiar faces in the courtyard.

An aunt in a blue printed dress waved to her wife enthusiastically, squeezed through the crowd, and rubbed Song Qiaoxi’s head: "Xiao Qiao, you are here with Xixi, I heard that today’s first grade division The results were also announced."

"Hey, sister-in-law is here, where are you at home with Miaomiao one by one?"

Mother smiled crookedly, got off the bike and stood still with the handlebars.

The aunt who came here was Ding Yi and Ding Miao's mother, and Song Qiaoxi knew her.

Mother Ding works in a textile factory. Father Ding is the deputy director of the workshop of the newspaper printing plant. He often visits home with Father Wang on weekends to find his father for a drink. Several mothers laughed at them and called them "three heads."

Song Qiaoxi sat on the small bamboo chair and smiled sweetly at Mother Ding: "Hello, Auntie."

"Xixi is good, so good. Hell, it's not enough to bring the brothers and sisters here, so I don't bring them. Xiao Qiao, have you heard that, this time the attached primary school split the children of our newspaper courtyard into two classes Up."

"I heard from Brother Wang that this time one class will be mixed with the children of the normal school, and another class will be mixed with the students from different districts. I also understand that the children's class is too difficult to take. You can see how many small hairs are in our compound. A peace of mind?" Mom gave her a affectionate look, smiled and scratched her little nose, "It's better for you, Miaomiao, the little girl is quiet, my family Xixi sometimes doesn't look like a girl. ."

"Oh, Xixi is so lively, she takes my family Ding Yi to run wild in the compound every day. I also hope that Miao Miao will go out and run more, but the child is willing to read at home and can't make it out. This time the final exam for Miao Miao took the double-hundred exam. Ding Yi quickly angered me and came back with a zero-point exam. I heard from the teacher that Xixi did well in the exam."

When Mother Ding talked about Ding Miao, the pride on her face was uncontrollable. When she mentioned Ding Yi, she had a look of hatred for iron and steel.

Listening to the two mothers starting to tout each other daily, Song Qiaoxi held the toy telescope in her hand and looked around at will to cover her nervousness.

She is now full of divisions. Just knowing that she is going to split the divisions, doesn't it mean that the probability of He Chujin being divided into the same class suddenly becomes smaller?

"Wow," the big iron door of the attached small was opened, and it was two o'clock, and the crowd filed in.

Suddenly, Song Qiaoxi saw a familiar figure in the telescope.

The boy was dragged by the arm by a thin man and staggered in the crowd.

He was wearing sea blue striped short sleeves, his loose neckline was about to show his shoulders, and he was as thin as a skeleton.

The hair has been cut short, the thin head has exposed the three-dimensional features, and the chin has become sharper. Those beautiful peach eyes are embedded in the pale face, which looks big and hollow.

It's Chu Jin.

"Chu Jin! Brother Chu Jin..."

She put down the binoculars in a panic, shouted his name regardless, and grabbed the armrest of the small bamboo chair to jump off the bicycle.

But I didn't notice that my mother started to push the cart, was swayed, and planted her head backwards.

Thanks to Mama Ding's eyesight and quick hands, she hugged Xiao Nuo Tuan and didn't let her fall to the ground.

"Mom! Mom, I saw Brother Chu Jin, right there! Mom, look at it..."

Twisting her body in Mama Ding's arms, she raised her hand and pointed in the direction where she found Chu Jin.

Looking back again, where's the man? !

In these ten seconds, Chu Jin disappeared without a trace.

My mother saw her girl holding up her little hand silly, and she looked disappointed there, and stopped the car quickly, and took the dumpling from Mama Ding.

Softly comforted: "There are too many people, is Xi Xi wrong? It's okay, school will start right away, and you can see Chu Jin every day when school starts."

"It's really Brother Chu Jin, I saw him, he, he became so thin..."

After being put back into the back seat of the bicycle by her mother, Song Qiaoxi was on the attached primary school campus all the way, looking around dishonestly.

Why is Chu Jin so thin? The clothes he wears are still in the train station. It looks more worn out, but what makes Tuanzi more worried is the look in Chu Jin's eyes.

The eyes that saw him before were silent and cold at best, and after just over a month, his eyes became gloomy and dark, which made people look at him. In the sweltering summer, the back of the spine was cold.

Song Qiaoxi read hate in his eyes for the first time.

Mother Ding shouted loudly: "Great! Xixi and Yiyi and Miaomiao are in the same class. Alas, Yangyang is also in the fifth class of the first grade."

"The few of them have played since they were young, so I'm not afraid of being out of company now."

The mother's voice was also filled with joy.

She sat up straight and looked forward.

Look at Mother Ding holding a piece of paper in her hand, with the heads of both mothers buried in it.

Clenching his small fist, he asked anxiously: "Mom, which class is Chu Jin assigned to?"

Mother Ding was stunned for a moment, her expression on her face was a little complicated when she heard the name.

From the list, she looked up at Mother Song and asked, "Chu Jin? Oh, I think of that child. He was in our compound before. Bai Jingjing is like a little prince, not at home..."

Obviously seeing Mama Song shook her head, Mama Ding smiled awkwardly: "Ha, that, it's okay Ha Xixi, Auntie will help you see, Chu Jin, Chu Jin..., I found it, Chu Jin is also with you. Class 5 for the first grade."

"Thank you auntie, I see."

Song Qiaoxi murmured and nodded to Mama Ding.

Fortunately, I was assigned to a class.

Although I was happy in my heart, there was still a faint worry.

-

The two mothers had finished picking up things at school and talked for a long time along the way, and then they made an appointment to go to the food market together.

Song Qiaoxi sat in the back seat obediently, and didn't make a fuss, holding the Qiqi binoculars in her hand, thinking about her troubles, when it was getting dark at the gate of the compound, she was a little sleepy.

Stretching on the small bamboo chair, when I looked up, I found several adults around the door of the communication room, gesticulating and discussing something.

It seemed that Dad and Uncle Wang were also there and saw the red Mustang motorcycle parked aside like a big sword beetle.

Waiting for her mother to push the car to approach the crowd, Song Qiaoxi clearly heard her father's agitated voice: "It's not a **** thing, no one raises such a good child!"