“Su Ze, are Mom and Dad not up yet?!”
At 6:30 AM, when Zhou Wanwan got up and washed, she found that the person making breakfast was actually her husband, which immediately struck her as odd.
Because usually, it was either her mother-in-law or her father-in-law who made breakfast, but now there was no sign of her in-laws.
“Mom and Dad went to the black market. They said they wanted to exchange for some good things and tickets to supplement Daba and Xiaobao’s bodies.”
His parents had told him last night that they would be going to the black market to purchase supplies and exchange for some tickets to prepare. So, Su Ze took the initiative to make breakfast.
When Zhou Wanwan heard that her in-laws had gone to the black market, she didn't think much of it and quickly helped make breakfast.
The breakfast Su Ze made consisted of white porridge, boiled eggs, steamed buns, and a dish of pickles.
It was simple, didn't take much effort, and was nutritious and filling.
“Xiao Wan, give me the passbook later. I’ll withdraw some money at noon. In a couple of days, I’ll find time to send some money and supplies to your parents.”
Su Ze discussed this casually with his wife while eating breakfast; this was also one of his tasks.
“Okay, I’ll get it for you later.”
When Zhou Wanwan heard that he was going to send money and things to her family, her heart was filled with gratitude, and she readily agreed.
Her and Su Ze’s salaries were never handed over to her in-laws; their food, drink, and housing were all taken care of by her in-laws. Su Ze also handed their combined salaries over to her and never questioned how she spent it.
This was the first time Su Ze had actively asked for the passbook to withdraw money, and it was for her family.
When Qiao Jiuru arrived home, it was exactly time for her eldest son and daughter-in-law to go to work. Su Ze didn't have time to say anything to his mother and could only rush off to work.
Daba and Xiaobao were still sleeping; the little ones slept a lot. After she went in and took a look, she ate breakfast first.
Just as she finished breakfast and tidied up the dishes, the two little ones woke up. Qiao Jiuru dressed them, washed their faces, and then brought them to the table for breakfast.
The two little ones were just over a year old and couldn't eat by themselves, so Qiao Jiuru fed them both.
After breakfast, she let the two little ones sit on small stools and play with toys, while she quickly went into the kitchen and kneaded two large basins of dough. One basin was put into the kitchen in the space, and one was left outside.
Afterward, she began to tidy up the things in the living room, secretly throwing anything not visibly needed into the space.
Besides the saying 'a broken home is worth a thousand gold,' she also didn't want to benefit others.
At noon, Su Huaiyuan, Su Ze, and Zhou Wanwan returned home from work. Qiao Jiuru had not only prepared the meal but also fed Daba and Xiaobao.
The children ate steamed eggs with minced meat, half a bowl of rice, and half a bun. The adults had rice, stir-fried pork with potatoes, stir-fried pork with cabbage, and egg drop soup.
“Hua Zhu and Xiao Feng are coming home tonight. This afternoon, I plan to butcher the chicken Zhang Dage brought.”
Not only was she going to butcher the chicken Zhang Hong brought, but Qiao Jiuru also planned to butcher two more chickens raised at home, taking this opportunity to put them into the space.
She had already tested the storage function of the space; no matter what it was, it had a preservation effect. She had previously put buns in it, and also hot water, and they hadn't spoiled or gotten cold at all.
So, starting today, she would make some tasteless or semi-finished items at home and then put them into the space.
Besides these things, she also planned to buy some pots and bowls, a small clay stove, thermos bottles, work gloves, and cloth at noon.
“Mom, I have fewer classes this afternoon, so I’ll come back early to help you.”
When Zhou Wanwan heard that her mother-in-law was going to butcher a chicken, she didn't think she was being extravagant; she just thought about coming back to help with the work after getting off work.
“Alright.”
During today’s lunch break, Daba and Xiaobao didn’t need Su Huaiyuan to put them to sleep; Zhou Wanwan proactively took the two children for their nap.
With someone to look after the children, Qiao Jiuru and Su Ze went out. The mother and son didn’t walk together but went their separate ways.
Qiao Jiuru took the cloth tickets, sugar tickets, industrial tickets, etc., that she had bought at the black market and went to a Department Store further from Jingda University for a major shopping trip.
All the cloth tickets she had could buy twenty-seven feet of cloth, which was enough to make two sets of adult clothes. She bought them without hesitation.
She also bought various candies, biscuits, salt, matches, thermos bottles, and other small items that didn't require tickets.
Anyway, if asked, she would say there was a happy occasion in the family. Moreover, the most unconventional things she bought were cloth and thermos bottles. The others were daily necessities, and people in the Department Store had internal channels, so no one was envious of her.
After leaving the Department Store, Qiao Jiuru found an empty place and put everything into the space. Then, she went to a smaller supply and marketing cooperative and bought another round of brown sugar, biscuits, pastries, salt, White Rabbit candy, fruit candy, matches, and work gloves, such small supplies.
Although Su Ze didn't go with his mother, he knew what his mother was doing.
After he went to the bank, he withdrew all the money from the passbook, and then, with the money and tickets, he also went to the Department Store to buy brown sugar, biscuits, White Rabbit candy, fruit candy, and work gloves—anything that didn't require a ticket.
Afterward, he went straight to the post office.
Before he left, when Zhou Wanwan knew he was going to withdraw money and buy things to send to the Zhou family, she had him bring a cloth bag and several pairs of cotton shoes she had already made.
Moreover, when Qiao Jiuru knew he was going to send supplies to the Zhou family, she also proactively gave Su Ze various pills prescribed by Zhang Hong, asking him to send them along.
Finally, besides all these things, Su Ze also put three hundred yuan, two jin of grain tickets, and several industrial tickets in the package for the Zhou family, just in case.