Sweet 80s

Seeing his wife looking a little flustered, Lin Xiangdong asked curiously, "Why are you in such a hurry? Is there a dog chasing you from behind?"

When her breathing became even, Wang Shuping said, "Auntie Pang wants to get something again. I'm afraid she'll catch up with me if I walk too slowly."

Lin Xiangdong took the pot from Wang Shuping: "Sit down and take a rest. I'll serve you some rice. After dinner, let's go for a walk in the park."

"Oh, huh? No, the tickets have already been given out, so why are we still going to the park?"

"It's useless to play with other things, and my son is not at home, so today is just the two of us."

After saying that, Lin Xiangdong also put a salted duck egg in the porridge he brought from the kitchen.

He knew that if Wang Shuping served herself the rice, she would definitely not be willing to eat it.

After dinner, the two took the bus straight to Maple Ridge Park, the only park in the city.

Fengling Park is located in the southwest corner of the city, covering an area of ​​about 400 acres.

The park makes full use of the terrain advantages and builds landscape according to local conditions. Soil is taken to dig a lake in the east and mountains are buried to build forests in the west. It has become a beautiful landscape among the many tourist attractions in the city.

There are many people visiting on weekends and holidays.

There are amusement facilities and zoos that children love, as well as lawns and pavilions for adults to take a walk.

The two chose to go to the water park in the east.

As far as Wang Shuping can remember, the last time she came here was not long after she got married.

After becoming a mother, she had almost no time for herself and devoted all her energy to her family.

The water park itself is a natural wetland.

It was just that the area was small, and after it was artificially expanded, large tracts of wetlands and farmland around it were still retained.

The park's deep waterways, tall grass and dense forests are particularly mysterious, and walking among them feels like you have traveled deep into the wilderness.

It is the season when peach blossoms and willows are green, and clusters of flowers are blooming at the water source, vying for beauty.

The weeping willows that serve as waterside trees have sprouted new buds, and everything seems full of vitality.

"Boss, how much is it for two people to row a boat?"

During the holiday period, the cruise ship owner was so busy that he was overwhelmed. The smile on his face never stopped from beginning to end, and he didn't pay any attention to Lin Xiangdong's questions.

Next to him was a young girl who looked to be in her teens, probably the boss's daughter.

When a customer asked about the price, he immediately responded: "5 cents per person, one dollar for two people, but there is no boat now, so you have to wait a while."

The little girl spoke very quickly and clearly, and it was obvious at first glance that she was destined to be a business person.

"Okay." Lin Xiangdong took out some money from his pocket and handed it over: "Then we'll wait here."

He led Wang Shuping to sit on the chair next to him and wait in line for the boat to return from the distance.

After a few minutes, the little girl turned her head to see that there were more and more guests waiting, so she picked up the loudspeaker on the chair and urged the boats on the lake in the distance.

"Each boat takes half an hour. It's almost time to row back."

A small blue boat with two positions, one fore and one fore, and an oar on each side.

Lin Xiangdong and Wang Shuping faced each other, and it seemed as if they had traveled back in time to a few years ago.

After we started dating, we also went on dates like this in Northeast Lake Park.

Wearing thick cotton clothes and skating hand in hand in winter, and enjoying the sunshine and gentle breeze in the same place in summer.

From winter to summer, as the four seasons change, the surrounding environment changes day by day.

Even the wind yesterday seemed warmer than today's. The only thing that remained unchanged was the way they looked at each other.

It is love, it is companionship, it is long-lasting affection, it is every minute and every second from now on, it is the ice and snow melting into the water, you were you, and you are also me.

As noon approached, the snack stand in the park was doing more and more business, and the aroma wafted into the two people's noses from time to time.

Lin Xiangdong swallowed his saliva and decisively decided to "move" to various snack stalls.

Wang Shuping just smiled and let him make every decision in a hurry.

A bowl of the yellow and crispy fried pea jelly costs only one cent.

Stir-fry continuously in a large flat iron pan, and add your favorite seasonings and a handful of soul-destroying cilantro before eating.

Next to the jelly stall, there was a big pot with meatballs steaming in it, 2 cents each.

Add a few drops of sesame oil, a few slices of seaweed and dried shrimp, and the aroma of meat will hit you.

The flat iron pan was smoking slightly, and the sizzling sound of frying millet buns could be heard constantly.

Fry one side until it is browned, then fry the other side. When both sides are browned and crispy, put them in a bowl and sprinkle with cotton sugar.

It costs 2 yuan for 5 cent, and you can get one extra yuan if you buy one for cents. It tastes very fragrant and sweet, and a little sticky.

Sitting at the stall and eating was no longer enough for Lin Xiangdong. The better his mood, the more childish he seemed, wanting to buy everything he saw.

The batter is shiny and non-sticky, and the texture is soft. When you take a bite, sugar water sizzles out. There are three cuts of honey on each piece of cake.

The surface is wrinkled and cracked, just like a walnut, and walnuts are added during the production process. It tastes crispy and every bite is so crispy that you can almost fall apart.

The sorghum candy is elastic, tough and soft, sticky to your teeth and sweet and refreshing.

These calcium milk biscuits are crunchy when eaten, wrapped in greaseproof paper, and full of milk flavor.

Lin San Sui also bought candied melons, fruit danpi, hawthorn slices, and chocolate candies...

He didn't stop until Wang Shuping stopped him forcefully.

"What are you doing? You bought all the food for the children."

"The Yuhong class belongs to the children, and the food cannot be shared among them."

Wang Shuping stared at his quibbling with eyes full of doting on a child, and for a moment she felt that he was not as obedient as Erbao.

Forget it, since we are out here to have fun, we should have fun. If we really want to save money, it is best to stay at home and not go out.

"Wife, look!"

Lin Xiangdong seemed to have discovered a new world, holding a lot of things in his arms.

But I still couldn't resist the sweet and cool popsicles in the cart of the old lady in a white hat and white apron in the distance.

"Wife, have a bite."

Wang Shuping bit off a small corner of the popsicle that Lin Xiangdong handed to her.

"Can you taste the flavor from this little amount? Have another bite."

Wang Shuping waved her hands hurriedly. Although the weather was getting warmer, the temperature was still not as hot as midsummer.

The thumb-sized piece of ice gradually melted in her mouth, and the cold feeling instantly spread throughout her body. Wang Shuping shivered subconsciously.

On the other hand, with the company of two lively and cute younger brothers, Yan Shengnan has become much more cheerful, and the opportunities for mother and daughter to talk have also greatly increased.

Lin Xiangli really enjoyed spending time with her daughter. At lunch time, she took her children to the best restaurant in the city, the People's Hotel.

For my nephews, it doesn’t matter where they eat, but for my daughter it’s different.

She is already in junior high school. Children of this age know almost everything, and their competitive spirit is gradually forming.

It seems that showing off is the only thing Lin Xiangli can do for her daughter after making money.

Elbow elbow, beggar's chicken, fried dumplings, roast duck, steamed buns with water, candied apples, and eight-treasure rice pudding, a table full of the restaurant's specialties.

Dabao swallowed his saliva and said, "Wow, there are so many delicious foods. I can't finish them all, Auntie."

"Eat as much as you want, as long as you are happy."

"Then what should we do with the rest?" Erbao is a worried little boy.

"If you can't finish it, just throw it away."

Lin Xiangli's casual answer unknowingly made Yan Shengnan unhappy.

She was raised by her father and grandparents. In the value system of the older generation who have experienced hardships, wasting food is personified.

Especially the people in the Central Plains have experienced a horrific famine and witnessed the devastation of the land.

Countless trees were stripped of their bark, and even after digging three feet into the ground, not a grain of rice or a bean could be found.

Those mountains and seas of corpses were the result of millions of lives.

What's wrong with them? They just want to live!

Therefore, Yan Shengnan could not accept Lin Xiangli's words from the bottom of his heart.

He was excited about the food one second, and the next second he had a droopy face with a look of disgust.

Lin Xiangli did not notice her daughter's change. When she was about to get up to pay the bill after dinner, Yan Shengnan stood up and called to the waiter, "Pack it up."

Dabao thought his sister was calling him and responded casually.

Lin Xiangli has also experienced hardships, but in the past few years in the south, her clothing business has been smooth sailing, allowing her to make a lot of money.

People, it is easy to go from frugality to extravagance, but it is difficult to go from extravagance to frugality.

What businessmen seek when they are out there is face. After so many years of panning for gold at sea, he has met many big men with status and money.

Treating people to dinner is commonplace, and in her opinion, "ordering too much and throwing away the food that cannot be finished" is not a behavior, but more like a symbol of status.

The word "packaging" represents the petty-bourgeois behavior of being stingy and thrifty.

Lin Xiangli felt a little embarrassed and wanted to stop her daughter's behavior.

"What are you packing? Let's go."

"Why can't we take it away? We've spent the money, but the food is ours. We can save it for the next meal. Is that a problem?"

Yan Shengnan's words attracted the attention of people around him and really choked Lin Xiangli.

She didn't want to argue with her daughter about meaningless topics anymore, so she waved her hand and said she would go out and wait.

The waiter brought a plastic bag, and the three children didn't leave until they had put every last vegetable on the plate into the bag, feeling satisfied.

As soon as they got back into the car, the mother and daughter started arguing again.