I'm back in 1990

Chapter 839: This Money Has a Smell

The next morning, Huang Xiaochuan woke his daughter up as usual, but the little girl's habit of staying in bed was incurable.

At this moment, Huang Xiaochuan was nothing like the lofty figure Zhang Gaolei had described. He was just like any ordinary father, engaging in a battle of wits with his daughter who refused to get out of bed.

"Get up quickly, or your mom will come later, and she won't be as easy to talk to as I am!"

Upon hearing this, the little girl kicked her legs wildly in anger, making a mess of the bed: "How annoying!"

Huang Xiaochuan opened the bedroom door wide and pointed outside, saying to the little girl, "Come on, speak louder."

The little girl was cunning and clever; how could she fall for such a trick? Her eyes darted around, and she suddenly sat up and started negotiating with her father.

"Dad! If I get up now, can you give me two chocolates as a reward?"

The little girl has a sweet tooth and loves sweets. Her mother is worried about her teeth, as she had several cavities before her permanent teeth came in. So Yu Xiang is very strict about controlling the little girl's snacks, especially sweets.

Although Huang Xiaochuan doted on the little girl, he didn't dare to agree to this matter casually.

"What you're talking about! That's a curtain hanging on the wall."

The little girl didn't understand her father's sudden, seemingly nonsensical remark and looked completely bewildered.

Huang Xiaochuan, with a mischievous grin, revealed the answer: "The curtain hanging on the wall, of course, means there's no door!"

"Dad!" The little girl, realizing she'd been tricked, was unhappy and started to whine.

Huang Xiaochuan put on a strict father's demeanor and pointed towards the bathroom: "Hurry up and wash your face, brush your teeth, and change your clothes. Stop dawdling."

When the girl realized that none of her tricks were working, she angrily got out of bed, pushed her father out the door, and said, "Girls are changing clothes, boys stay away." Then she closed the door.

Huang Xiaochuan, speaking through the door, reminded him again: "I'll give you five minutes. Hurry up, you're always the most slowpoke."

After saying that, he smiled, turned around, and went downstairs.

As soon as she sat down at the dining table, Yu Xiang asked him, "Where is he?"

Huang Xiaochuan picked up the bowl and replied, "I'll be right down, I'm already up."

After swallowing the food in his mouth, he complained to Yu Xiang, "I told you, you can just go and wake her up from now on. Why do I have to do it? She's not afraid of me."

Yu Xiang looked at the man with a mocking smile: "Oh! So you know your precious daughter isn't afraid of you?"

Well, he's fallen into a trap again. Huang Xiaochuan simply stopped talking and buried his head in his rice.

Thinking about it, his son is still the best. His son, Huang Zeji, is really worry-free. His self-discipline is so strong that even his father admires him. Sometimes Huang Xiaochuan feels that there are some things he can't do as well as his son.

Not long after, the little girl came downstairs, gave her father a disdainful look, and then sat down in her seat.

Her mother caught them in the act, and Yu Xiang's face turned cold: "What are you doing?"

The little girl shrank back in fright and quickly denied it: "I didn't do anything!"

Seeing the little girl so timid, Huang Xiaochuan laughed gleefully.

Unexpectedly, Yu Xiang didn't let him off the hook either: "It's the father's fault if the son is not taught properly. The responsibility for her behavior mostly lies with you."

Now it was the little girl's turn to gloat. While her mother wasn't looking, she even made a face at her father.

Huang Zeji, sitting opposite his sister, witnessed this scene. He was already used to it, so he ate his breakfast leisurely. That's just how this kid is. (Highly recommend "1990, I'm Back"! Go straight to the exciting part.) He's focused on something and won't be distracted by other things.

After sending the brother and sister to school, Yu Xiang left first. When the little girl saw her mother leave, she immediately called out to her brother.

"elder brother!"

Huang Zeji turned to look at his sister: "What's wrong?"

The little girl smiled and approached her brother, asking, "Do you have any money? Can you lend me some?"

Huang Zeji knew exactly what his sister wanted to do—she definitely wanted to buy snacks. Unfortunately, his mother had already guessed that this would happen, so he was implicated and ended up penniless.

He simply turned both of his pants pockets inside out, making it clear that he didn't have any!

The little girl shook her head in disappointment: "Sigh! Our own mother is so stingy! She doesn't even give us pocket money. There's no way she can be like that, right, brother?"

Huang Zeji knew that his sister was resorting to sowing discord and provocation again, so he wouldn't fall for it. He knew perfectly well who was the boss in the family.

He urged, "Alright, the bell will ring soon, I'm leaving now," and then he slung his backpack over his shoulder and headed toward his classroom.

When the little girl realized her tricks weren't working, she had no choice but to listlessly head towards her classroom.

When she arrived at the classroom, she immediately spotted her deskmate, Ding Xiaojia, and her eyes lit up again, because she had promised him to bring chocolate today.

She quickly ran to her seat, stuffed her schoolbag into her desk drawer, and then asked Ding Xiaojia, "Did you bring it?"

Ding Xiaojia quickly stepped back, explaining, "Your mom told my mom that you're not allowed to bring snacks, especially sweets, so my mom won't let you bring any."

Upon hearing this, the little girl glared at her deskmate with exasperation: "You think you can just not take care of it just because your mom won't? Honestly!"

The little girl's chest heaved with anger. "It's just that I like to eat some candy and chocolate! What's the big deal? Why make such a fuss?" The more she thought about it, the more aggrieved she felt.

Ding Xiaojia, who had grown up with Huang Ruiying, could naturally sense her frustration. He nudged her with his elbow, looked around, and, taking advantage of the moment when no one was looking, slipped his hand into his crotch under Huang Ruiying's surprised gaze.

Huang Ruiying was first surprised, then her face was full of disgust. She wished she could get as far away from this disgusting guy as possible, but unfortunately she was sitting against the wall and couldn't run away.

After rummaging around in his crotch for a while, Ding Xiaojia pulled out a banknote—a hundred-yuan bill. He smoothed it out with both hands before handing it to his deskmate, Huang Ruiying, with a sincere smile on his face.

Because of his association with Huang Ruiying, his mother, Qi Huan, wouldn't let him bring money to school anymore. She would search him before he came to school every time, so he had to hide the money in his crotch.

Huang Ruiying was practically glued to the wall; she'd rather starve than accept that smelly banknote.

"Ding Xiaojia, how disgusting are you?!"

Ding Xiaojia felt wronged: "Do you think it's easy for me? If your mom hadn't made my mom keep a close watch on you, would I even be able to bring my allowance to school? If I hadn't hidden it like this, my mom would have taken it long ago."

Upon hearing this, Huang Ruiying realized that her friend's words made sense, so she said with an embarrassed look, "I'm sorry! I misunderstood you. I'll treat you to something nice another day. Order whatever you want." She patted her chest as she spoke.

Ding Xiaojia looked her up and down, then bluntly poured cold water on her: "Forget it! People who can't even afford a penny shouldn't say such things. Let's split this money in half, and if we're careful with it, it'll last us half a month."

The little girl, her boast exposed, didn't seem to care and even laughed, "Hehe."