Chapter 297 Xiaodong's Dilemma
"It's okay. I'll wait for you."
Xiao Dong found a place to sit down: "Just do your thing, don't worry about me."
Seeing this, Liu Ying ignored him and went over to help.
She was sweeping the hair stubble on the floor, then arranging the hairdressing tools on the cabinet.
Or just be at the bar, getting some hair dye.
Seeing that she didn't greet any customers, Xiao Dong went over to talk to her.
"How are you going to spend your birthday?"
Liu Ying thought for a moment and said, "How else can we survive? Do you have a plan?"
"How about you take a day off, I'll take a day off too, and we can go out and play for a day?"
Liu Ying smiled and leaned her arms on the bar, revealing her white breasts from her suspenders.
Although Liu Ying is very thin, her breasts are very curvaceous, which makes Xiao Dong blush and feel thick-necked. He wants to look but dares not to.
Seeing his useless look, Liu Ying laughed even more happily: "You can go out and play, do you have a birthday present?"
"Yes, what do you want?"
"I want a lot more. It depends on your intentions. You can tell from the gift whether you mean it or not."
Xiao Dong nodded awkwardly. He knew what Liu Ying wanted because the necklace he wanted to buy for Liu Ying was the one they saw together when they were shopping.
At that time, Liu Ying liked that necklace very much. It was made of platinum with diamonds and cost more than 5,000 yuan.
"Okay, then you can see what I mean."
Xiao Dong still decided to find a way to borrow money to buy the necklace for Liu Ying. If he loved her, he had to give her the best.
After hearing what Xiao Dong said, Liu Ying was satisfied and reached out to touch Xiao Dong's face: "Silly boy, wait a minute, when we are not busy, we will go out to eat."
Xiao Dong was happy and sat down on the bench obediently.
By about 8:30, Xiao Dong was extremely hungry. Liu Ying said something to the boss, and then they left.
Xiao Dong asked Liu Ying what she wanted to eat, and she said she wanted to eat KFC.
There is no store nearby, so you can only take a taxi.
Xiao Dong has been in Danhe for so many years, and although he has eaten hamburgers, he has never been to a restaurant. He was a little nervous, not knowing whether he had enough money in his pocket.
The taxi cost five yuan, and when they arrived at the riverside store, Xiao Dong followed Liu Ying in and found that most of the people here were young people.
There were posters above the counter showing various burgers and pictures of meal sets. Xiao Dong took a quick look and was like, Oh my God, a family bucket costs 86?
There were people queuing in front of him. Xiao Dong took a look and decided to pay first.
He pulled Liu Ying and asked in a low voice: "Do you have money?"
Liu Ying looked at him in disbelief: "Do you want me to treat you to a meal?"
"No, I left in a hurry, maybe I don't have enough money."
Xiao Dong simply took out all the money and gave it to Liu Ying: "That's all, eat as you like."
Liu Ying ordered it and it was over 70 yuan. She said with a bit of disdain: "Then you find a seat. I'll buy some food."
Xiao Dong agreed, since he wouldn’t buy it anyway, and turned around to find a place to sit.
After a while, Liu Ying came back with two hamburgers, a bag of French fries, two egg tarts and two cups of Coke.
Seeing that there was only this much food, Xiao Dong was worried that he would not be able to eat enough: "Can I eat it?"
Liu Ying rolled her eyes at him and said, "If it's not enough to eat, why don't you pay for it?"
Xiao Dong touched the back of his head and said, "Didn't I give you all the money? Next time I'll bring more money so you can have a good meal."
Liu Ying didn't say anything and picked up the French fries to eat.
"I've already told my master that I'm not going to work there anymore. When do you think we should go back? I'll ask my family to help me open a store."
"Can your family afford that much money?"
"Yes, it doesn't cost much to open a shop in our place. My business mainly relies on my skills."
Liu Ying looked at Xiao Dong's hands that were stained with engine oil and could . They were pitch black and she lost her appetite just by looking at them.
"I'll think about it again."
"What are you considering? Once we get married, my family will definitely give me money to start a business. Wouldn't it be nice for you to be the boss's wife?"
Liu Ying smiled and said, "Let me think about it. I feel that our shabby place is not good enough. How about we stay in Danhe?"
"In Dan River? How can I afford to open a store then?"
"Oh, if you don't have money to open a store, how can you have money to get married? Have you bought a house for your wedding?"
Xiao Dong was stunned and forgot to chew the burger in his mouth: "Didn't we agree that you would live with my parents after we get married?"
"I don't want to live with your parents anymore. Haven't you heard that there are many conflicts between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law? What should I do if they keep fighting when living together?"
Liu Ying sighed, "Besides, your mother doesn't like me anyway."
"Nothing." Xiao Dong explained hurriedly.
Liu Ying snorted: "The one who proposed the matchmaking was my relative. He came back and said that your mother fell in love with that Liu Chunmei."
Xiao Dong thought Liu Ying was jealous, so he quickly grabbed Liu Ying's hand and said with a grin, "It's useless for my mom to choose you, but I choose you."
"Hmph, what's the point of you picking me? If your family doesn't agree, can you give us money to buy a house and do business?"
Xiao Dong was speechless. Seeing this, Liu Ying started eating.
After they finished their meal, Liu Ying said they had to go back to the store, otherwise the boss would lock the door.
Xiao Dong stopped her from leaving when he heard this: "It's just right to lock the door, why don't you stay at my place? There's no one there."
His heart beat faster when he thought of lying on his little bed with Liu Ying.
Liu Ying spitted, "Dong Mingliang, who do you think I am? I definitely can't live with you before we get married."
"That's not what I meant. If you come to my place, can't I not touch you?"
"A man's mouth can be deceiving. It certainly won't work now. I'll see how you perform on my birthday."
Liu Ying glanced at Xiao Dong coquettishly and hailed a taxi: "I'm going back to the store, you can go back by yourself."
After saying that, Liu Ying left in a taxi, and Xiao Dong was left on the side of the road.
He felt his pocket and realized that he had just given all his money to Liu Ying, and now he didn't even have money for a taxi.
There didn't seem to be any bus that went directly to the car wash. By the time he got to the stop, the bus had probably stopped.
Okay, let’s go back.
Xiao Dong lit a cigarette and walked towards the car wash.
All the way I was thinking about what I had just said to Liu Ying.
She knew that her family did not agree, and even if they agreed, she was not willing to live with her parents.
But Xiao Dong's family has already built a new house for him, spending tens of thousands of dollars, just for him to get married.
Besides, he is the only son in his family. If he doesn’t live with his parents in the future, who will he live with?
Xiao Dong has a headache. What should he do?
Liu Ying wanted to stay in Danhe, buy a house, get married, and start a business in Danhe, but that was simply unrealistic.
The housing prices in Danhe have increased too fast in the past few years, and the rents of better street-front stores are outrageously expensive.
Xiao Dong knew that it was not easy for his parents to save money through farming, and it would be impossible even if they spent all their family savings.
The riverside is quite far from the car wash. As Xiao Dong walked, he suddenly felt that the distance between him and Liu Ying was getting farther and farther.
