Back to the 60s: The Struggle Career of a Charmed Wife-Chapter 1749 Brother Tianmao 2

Feng Qingxue listened to her daughter’s words and did not refuse.

Even though she loved her children dearly, she still hoped that they would learn to take care of their own daily needs from a young age. After all, parents couldn’t accompany their children for a lifetime. When they grew up and went out into the world, they would have to rely on themselves.

Children who know how to take care of themselves will never let themselves suffer.

Fubao carefully washed the dress, specially rubbed it with soap, and after rinsing it clean, used two wooden clips to pin it on both sides of the nylon rope and the waistband, letting it hang straight down to dry instead of just placing it over the rope.

"Putting it over the rope will leave creases on the dress," Fubao said to Feng Qingxue.

Since she finally had a dress she could wear, she certainly had to treasure it.

Feng Qingxue smiled gently, hanging a large basin of washed clothes one by one on the drying line. The kids had rushed out to play early in the morning, and she couldn’t bear to let the Jiang Family’s service staff and maid wash their clothes, so she had to do it herself.

After finishing the task, Feng Qingxue greeted Jiang Xiaoyue and took her daughter to go shopping.

There were many elders and children in her family, and the Jiang Family’s limited supplies were not enough to last the whole family for several days. No matter how good the relationship was or how close the emotional ties, she wouldn’t shamelessly live and eat there for free.

The Canton regional grain tickets in Feng Qingxue’s hand were not used up, and before setting off she didn’t exchange them for nationwide grain tickets but left them for Doctor Guo and Sister-in-law Gu. However, the nationwide grain tickets she brought before going to the South Sea were hardly used and not expired, so she pulled out five jin of grain tickets to buy a big bag of steamed buns, and also bought two big dishes to place in the lunchbox.

With so many people at home, even with two significant dishes on the table, a few bites from each person, and they would be gone.

So, the mother and daughter turned towards the deli.

The cooked meat was also made from raw meat. Some required meat tickets and were more expensive than buying raw meat because of processing fees, while others didn’t require tickets, like chicken heads, duck feet, and pig offal. Naturally, Feng Qingxue bought the ones that didn’t need tickets.

Life is like this, needing tickets for some and money for others. Those with money will not live too poorly.

The little girl winced at the expense, "Mom, Sister-in-law’s house has a big pile of potatoes. Let’s go to the grocery store tomorrow and get some meat to stew a pot. It’s delicious and filling."

Feng Qingxue stroked her braid and said softly, "It’s good that you understand that life is not easy and that we need to be thrifty and economical at such a young age. In our own home, we can certainly do that, and we can stew potatoes without putting any meat. However, since we are now borrowing a place to stay at your sister-in-law’s house, we shouldn’t be stingy in this regard."

Everyone says that daughters need to be raised well-off to prevent their eyes from being dazzled by a bit of glamour when they grow up. Actually, this ’raising well-off’ doesn’t merely mean materially coddling them but also nurturing their spirit and teaching them how to conduct themselves in life.

Fubao sensibly said, "I understand. It’s like when I visit someone else’s home, even if I show up empty-handed, they won’t say anything. But if I bring even a small gift, like half a pack of biscuits, they’d be very pleased. When we bring food back to Sister-in-law’s house, she might say we’re too polite and wasteful, but in her heart, she will appreciate our thoughtfulness."

"That’s right, Fubao, you’re so smart!" Reciprocity is the way to maintain a long-term relationship.

With their purchases complete, Feng Qingxue took her daughter back, stopping at the military district service store to buy Lu Chen a tin frog and a pound of White Rabbit creamy candies. "The dress I made for you today, you can wear it out, but don’t flaunt it intentionally. Keep it casual, and especially don’t run over to Su Jiaojiao and show it off."

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