Dictation|Zhao Chunyan
Editor|Lao Yu
"Middle-aged men are very tired, old and young, a penny is eager to be broken in half to spend, saving money on weekdays, never thinking about spending money on themselves.
But if you surprise them by chance and be the master for them, they will be very happy, and it is even possible to wipe their tears secretly. ”
01
Hello everyone, my name is Zhao Chunyan and I am 42 years old.
Last Saturday, my husband woke me up early in the morning, and then secretly gave me 2,000 yuan to take my children out of the county to buy some new clothes and snacks for the New Year.
My husband said: At the end of the year, take advantage of today's weekend to take the children to buy some new clothes for the New Year, and you can also buy one yourself, it is colder in winter, try to buy a thicker one.
Looking at the 2,000 yuan in my husband's hand, I felt very strange why he wanted us to go out of the county to buy clothes.
I said to my husband: When I go out of the county, the mother and son fare dozens of yuan, the clothes in the county are expensive, and the things are not cheap, why don't you buy them in the town like before.
My husband said: I see that in the recent period, our neighbors have taken their children and wives out of the county to buy New Year's goods.
I thought, why don't you go to the county seat to buy it, and take the children to eat something delicious by the way, I heard that there is also KFC in the county, or you can take them to eat too.
A few days ago, Lao Zhang's son next door went to eat twice, and he kept talking to his son when he came back.
In addition, the clothes on your body are also a little old, and you have worked hard this year, so you should also buy a better dress for the New Year.
Speaking of this, my husband thought for two seconds, and then said: I don't know if 2,000 yuan is enough, and then transferred 500 from the mobile phone to me, saying that it will not be enough to talk to him again.
02
At first, I felt that my husband was so sincere, and I was quite moved, but I was still hesitating, making a comparison in my heart, and wondering whether I should go to the county seat or not.
I was still struggling, so my husband said: Go quickly, it's still early, go early and come back early, don't be entangled, I'll go to work now, and you will leave after breakfast in a while.
After my husband finished speaking, he put on his work clothes, got on a motorcycle and left. Today he is going to build a wall for someone else's house, and he will not come back at noon.
Since my husband said so, I had to quickly wake up the two children, let them get dressed, and said that I would go out of the county today to buy new clothes for the New Year.
My son and daughter are very lazy and always sleep until 10 o'clock on weekends, and this time when they heard that they were going to buy new clothes, they immediately climbed up to brush their teeth and wash their faces.
After washing up and eating breakfast, the three of us waited for the bus on the main road in front of our house.
Half an hour later, a car came, and the mother and son spent 24 yuan to get to the county seat.
03
After arriving in the county seat, almost in the morning, I bought new clothes and New Year's goods for my children.
Today's county town has also changed greatly, in the past, shopping was scattered, clothes, toys, and snacks were not in the same place.
Nowadays, the county has built a small commercial center, a large supermarket, a commercial street, and a snack street are all here.
As soon as I arrived, I went to the children's clothing store to buy new clothes for my children.
After that, I went to the supermarket to prepare some snacks for the New Year, which are all loved by children.
After buying everything for the children, it happened to be noon, and I took advantage of this time to make a video call to my husband.
In the video, I asked the two children to talk to their husbands and show them their morning's harvest respectively, and the children were very happy and my husband smiled.
After that, my husband still didn't forget to say: It's noon, have you eaten? Let your mother take you to eat KFC.
At this time, I said to my husband: I know, you have said it three times, even if I don't go, the children will clamoring to go.
After hearing this, my husband smiled innocently, and then said, "Chunyan, where are your own clothes?" Why didn't you buy them?
Me: I just looked at the clothes, and I fell in love with a down jacket that is on sale and out of season, the fabric is very good, it is very light to wear, but it is very warm.
But even if it's a discount, it costs 436 yuan, the boss said that the price is not negotiable, I don't think it's too expensive, so I didn't buy it, and I went to see if it was cheaper in the afternoon.
After hearing this, my husband said: It's okay, if you like it, go and buy it back in the afternoon, it's hard all year round, buy it if you want to.
After getting my husband's support, I nodded and said okay, I'll buy it after lunch in a while.
With that said, we hung up and I was ready to take the kids to eat KFC.
04
However, while eating at KFC, I suddenly had an idea when I saw the scene around me.
I was eating KFC and the kids were gobbling up burgers.
I'm calculating how much money I spent today.
At that time, I calculated that my son spent 376 yuan on a set of clothes and a pair of shoes, and my daughter spent 439.
It cost 263 yuan to buy snacks for the New Year, and 134 yuan to eat KFC at noon, adding up to a total of 1212 yuan.
If you buy that 436 yuan down jacket in the afternoon, it will add up to 1,648 yuan, plus the fare to go back, it will cost almost 1,700 yuan today.
Thinking about this, I started to feel a little distressed, I spent so much money in one day.
While I was thinking, a voice came from the next table: "Your new dress does look good, but it's a size bigger, I'll change the size later." ”
Man: What do you change, you can wear it when you buy it.
Woman: No, the clothes of more than 700 yuan will be worn for several years, so I will go and change them after eating for a while.
It seems that they are a family of four, and there are big bags around them, and they are also out to buy things.
The only difference is that the child's father is also here, and our family is still working.
05
But in this instant, I began to realize that it seemed that my husband hadn't bought new clothes to wear in years.
My daughter is 14 years old and my son is 12 years old, and I remember very clearly that in the past 12 years since my son was born, my husband has never bought a new dress for the New Year.
The reason is very simple, my husband thinks that men's clothes are worn casually, and after having two children, he is reluctant to buy new clothes for himself.
I thought about it, my husband's clothes are very old now, especially winter coats, none of them can be taken out, some are very old, some are even torn, and a leather coat is still wearing it.
But this winter, my husband still took out the money to buy a new set of clothes for the three of us, but he didn't think about himself.
06
Thinking about this, I began to feel very moved, and if I thought about it, it would be impossible to get my husband to take the initiative to buy new clothes.
Even if I told him to buy clothes, he would definitely refuse, so I planned to buy them first and then go back and talk to him.
Thinking of this, I suddenly asked the children: Do you want to buy a new dress for Dad for the New Year?
The son was stunned for a moment and said, "Didn't Dad say he didn't wear it?"
After thinking about it, the daughter said: I think it is necessary, what are the tears of Dad's clothes.
After the daughter finished speaking, the son seemed to react, and also said that he wanted to buy it, he could buy it, he must.
Since the children were supportive, after lunch, the three of us went back to the street where we bought clothes.
I went to a men's clothing store and picked out a men's jacket for my husband.
After going out, I felt that I had bought a coat, so I should have all the pants and shoes for him.
In this way, in the following time, I went to pick out a pair of sneakers and a pair of jeans for my husband.
After everything was done, I looked at the money on my body, and the budget given by my husband was 2500, and there were more than 100 yuan left at this time.
I don't have any ideas about my own clothes, anyway, I have a lot of clothes, so I won't buy them this year.
07
In the afternoon, I took the children home, and when I got home, the first thing I did was to bring him the clothes and shoes I had bought for my husband.
When my husband saw it for the first time, he immediately stood up and said: Whose clothes are this, and whose clothes are you buying.
The sons and daughters said in unison, "This is for you."
When my husband heard this, he was about to laugh, but halfway through the laughter, he took the smile back, and then said with concern: How much did you buy it.
When I quoted the price, my husband sighed: Why buy so expensive, I don't have to wear new ones, I just buy two pieces when I go to the town to catch the market.
After that, my husband complained about why I didn't buy one for myself.
I said, "I have a lot of clothes, so I won't wear them this year."
Speaking of which, my husband asked me to buy another one for myself in a few days.
I waved my hand and refused, saying: I won't buy it this year, save some money.
Conclusion
Although my husband said that it was too expensive, there was no need to buy him clothes.
But in the past few days, I obviously feel that my husband is a lot happier, from time to time to touch his new clothes, pretend to try on shoes, occasionally look at the calendar, and count how many days there are for the New Year, so that I can wear new clothes.
My neighbor Lao Zhang said to me: Your husband, he has been happy recently, saying that he is very happy and moved, and he has not worn new clothes for more than ten years, and you actually think about him, and let me not tell you that he is very happy.
I laughed when I heard it.
It turns out that every middle-aged man is actually the same, in fact, they also yearn for new clothes and new things in their hearts, but it is the responsibility of his father and husband that makes him selectively reject these things.
Surprise them once in a while, and they'll be as happy as if they're back in their childhood.
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