Chapter 158 Mom, Your Head Must Glow

Chapter 158 Mom, Your Head Must Glow

The street of stalls next to the train station was packed with all sorts of vendors selling food, porcelain bowls, hats, clothes, scarves for girls, hairpins, headbands, posters of celebrities, and various auspicious phrases.

Su An, holding Wang Xiaocui with one hand and pressing her bag with the other, wandered from one stall to another.

When they reached a stall selling hats, cotton shoes, and socks, Su An picked up a large-brimmed hat and checked it out. In the 1980s, a boy with such a hat would be the coolest kid among his friends, undoubtedly the most dazzling one among them.

Wang Xiaocui also picked up a woolen hat and beamed as she inspected it. "An An, look, the brim can be flipped down to cover the face and neck, and it's elastic. This way, the face and neck won't get cold, and it can also be placed on the brim as a decoration."

Just then, a family of three arrived at the stall. Wang Xiaocui looked up, her face full of curiosity. She gently nudged Su An with her foot and signaled with her eyes, "Look over there."

Su An followed her mother's gaze and nearly choked.

Wasn't that the guy who was into military green duffel bags and the bickering mother and son they encountered last time when they took her mother to the county for a check-up?

Zuo Zuoying, with his arms crossed, followed behind Zuo Shangdang, looking annoyed as he listened to the bald old man carefully instructing his mother to take care of herself and the family. The way he seemed to care about his family and his wife and child made Zuo Zuoying want to strangle him.

The key was that his mother, Hou Li, listened to her husband's instructions with a serious expression, looking every bit the dutiful wife. No wonder the family of four was wiped out by an illegitimate child. Well, they didn't die unjustly.

It took Hou Li a while to realize she had been ignoring her son. She quickly turned around and pulled him, her face full of affection.

"Zuoying, when you get to City A, be sure to look after yourself. Your dad is also working there. If you have any problems, go to him."

"Why did you have to go to City A to study under some master..."

"Studying under a master is secondary. The main thing is to have my dad show me the ropes. Look at how tired my dad is, he's practically bald. I'm old enough now, I should share the burden with him. Besides, it's only about ten days. We'll be back for the New Year," Zuo Zuoying said, picking up a large green tank hat from the stall and putting it on Hou Li.

"Gorgeous! It suits you!"

Zuo Zuoying then began singing in a weird tone, "Green grass, watermelon rind, turtle shell, post office~"

Hou Li couldn't make out what her son was singing, nor did she notice what color she was wearing. She was a bit embarrassed and took off the hat, looking around to see if anyone noticed her, then sighed in relief.

"Kid, what are you up to?"

Zuo Zuoying picked up a green air force cap from the stall and put it on his mother.

"Don't move, don't take it off. As your son, I feel your pain. You have to educate the future of the nation and care for the elderly in-laws. Your husband is always on business trips, and now your son is leaving too. I'll buy you a hat. Make sure to wear it every day, so you can think of me every day!"

Zuo Shangdang looked at the green hat on Hou Li's head and felt a bit uneasy for some reason.

Zuo Zuoying nodded sincerely, "It looks great!"

Hou Li didn't take it off again, looking at Zuo Shangdang with embarrassment, "Does it really look good?"

Zuo Shangdang, who had always been a henpecked husband, nodded with a flicker in his eyes, mumbling, "Uh... yeah... it looks good. You look good in anything."

Zuo Zuoying snapped his fingers and said to the stall owner, "Boss, seven of these in this color, so my mom can wear a different one each day of the week."

Zuo Shangdang's face stiffened.

The stall owner's mouth twitched. Seven green hats... one for each day of the week?

"Uh, would you like to see other colors? This color is mostly for kids. There are only two left."

Zuo Zuoying shook his head, "Only two? Do you have any in a darker or lighter shade?"

As he spoke, Zuo Zuoying casually picked up a green scarf hanging on a rope and wrapped it around his mother's neck, then grabbed a pair of green gloves and two pairs of green socks!

Zuo Shangdang saw his wife wearing a green hat on her head, a green scarf around her neck, and their son pulling her to wear green gloves. All this green even gave Houli's face a slight greenish hue.

His temples throbbed as he yanked his son away, who had always been a troublemaker, and removed the green hat from Houli's head, replacing it with a brown knitted hat.

"Well, I thought the last one was a bit too flashy and too small. The shopkeeper even said it’s for kids, hehe. You're teaching at school, so you should keep a low profile."

Zuo Zuying grabbed Zuo Shangdang and yanked him back, removing the knitted hat from his mother's head and putting the green hat back on.

"Mom, you’re so beautiful, you need to stand out, your head should glow!"

Seeing the father and son at it again, Houli quickly stepped in to mediate, "Oh, what are you two doing? A hat can get you two arguing. I saw you two sneaking around and arguing in the yard early this morning."

Zuo Shangdang quickly said, "You must have seen wrong."

Houli said with a cold face, "I saw wrong? The housekeeper told me!"

Zuo Zuying waved his hand and put it on Zuo Shangdang's shoulder, "The housekeeper definitely didn’t catch what we were saying. We’re fine, why would we be arguing, right?"

Zuo Shangdang, catching his son's hint, quickly nodded, "Yes, yes, we're fine!"

Houli looked suspicious, "Really?"

Zuo Zuying looked sincere, "Of course it’s true. Well, I’ll just come out and say it. I was going to give you a surprise." He turned to look at Zuo Shangdang, "Let’s tell Da Meili, so she doesn’t worry!"

Zuo Shangdang looked uncomfortable, "Wh...what?"

Zuo Zuying turned back to Houli, happily saying, "Dad said he’s buying me a Jialing 70 before the New Year!!!"

"Hehe, happy? Surprised? A Jialing 70!"

"It will be much more convenient for us to go back home. We won’t have to cram onto the train to A city anymore. I’ll drive Dad back with a roar of the engine. Dad, right?"

Zuo Shangdang's face darkened, Jialing 70??? Why doesn’t he just ask for a plane? It’s six or seven grand!

"Hehe, we’re thinking about it, we’re thinking about it."

Zuo Zuying was dissatisfied, "What’s to think about? If you don’t buy it, I’ll get it myself. I'm an adult now. I'll go home and dig out what my grandpa left me, I'll... mmm..."

Houli covered Zuo Zuying's mouth, her eyes anxiously looking around, then whispered, "What nonsense are you talking about?"

Zuo Shangdang was also startled and quickly nodded, "Buy, we'll buy it before the New Year, it will be convenient for us too..."

Zuo Zuying seemed satisfied, "That's right, don't be stingy, it's not like we can't afford it!"

Then his eyes darkened—his grandpa’s things were indeed gone.