After speaking, Yu Cheng handed out the ice cream and soda he was holding.
She didn’t know whether to praise her smart daughter or scold her for being too cunning. Not only did Mianmian pawn off someone else’s gift as her own, but she also made Yu Cheng spend his money to buy it.
"Thank you, Yu Cheng." She took the ice cream, but when she saw the radio in Yu Cheng’s other hand, she was stunned.
She wasn’t foolish, and instantly had a guess why Yu Cheng suddenly took her daughter to the Supply and Marketing Cooperative—it was to buy a gift for Grandpa Jiang.
That kid was too extravagant. Just the radio alone, not counting the vouchers, would cost one or two hundred yuan, and he just bought it like that.
"Yu Cheng, what are you buying a radio for?" Su Wanyu asked, fearing she had misunderstood.
"It’s a gift for Grandpa Jiang," Yu Cheng said.
Upon hearing this, Su Wanyu grew anxious, "You’re still so young, why are you buying gifts, and such expensive ones at that? Come on, I’ll take you to return it."
Yu Cheng disagreed, "Aunt Wan, let’s not return it. It’s already bought, and they won’t take it back. Let’s just give this."
Su Wanyu saw that Yu Cheng was unwilling to return it, and said helplessly, "Mianmian, why didn’t you persuade your Brother Yu, letting him buy such an expensive gift?"
Jiang Mianmian, eating her ice cream, blinked innocently, "Mom, I tried, but it was no use. Brother Yu wouldn’t listen to persuasion. Did you see his arm? He pinned me down with just one hand."
Su Wanyu, seeing her daughter acting cute, really didn’t know whether to laugh or be angry at this moment. These two kids were truly a headache.
Yu Cheng, however, was amused by Jiang Mianmian.
Just then, Jiang Changhai, having finished work early, came back.
"Oh, Buddy Yu is back. When did you get back? Have you eaten yet?" Jiang Changhai asked with concern.
Yu Cheng: "I’ve eaten, Uncle Jiang, I just got back not long ago."
"Brother Hai, Yu Cheng bought a radio for our dad as a birthday gift. It’s too valuable, you have to convince him," Su Wanyu said helplessly.
Jiang Changhai glanced at the radio in Yu Cheng’s hand and smacked his lips, "Buddy Yu, you’ve spent too much on this. It’s not worth it. Better to return it."
Yu Cheng explained, "Uncle Jiang, Aunt Wan, this is my heartfelt gift for Grandpa Jiang."
"No way, your sentiment is too valuable. Even if you offer it, Grandpa Jiang won’t accept it. Just listen to us," Su Wanyu earnestly pleaded.
Jiang Mianmian, nibbling on her ice cream stick, curiously asked, "Can it still be returned?"
"Yes, it can be! I know the salespeople at the Supply and Marketing Cooperative. We just bought it, not too long ago. A good talk will surely make them agree to a return," Jiang Changhai confidently said.
Typically, purchases from the Supply and Marketing Cooperative wouldn’t be returned if there wasn’t an issue, but he had good relationships with two of the salespeople there.
Seeing that the Little Lamb’s family was all urging him, Yu Cheng no longer insisted, "Alright, I’ll listen to you."
He handed the radio over to Jiang Changhai.
Jiang Changhai took the radio to the Supply and Marketing Cooperative, and after a few words with the salesperson, they readily processed the refund.
With the money and vouchers in hand, Jiang Changhai thought for a moment and then turned around to go elsewhere.
The family waited for Jiang Changhai for quite a while before he came back, sweating profusely.
Jiang Mianmian quickly handed him her unfinished soda, "Dad, you’ve worked hard. Here, have some cold soda to cool off."
Jiang Changhai took the soda and guzzled it down in a few swallows. Seeing this, Su Wanyu handed him her soda as well.
After Jiang Changhai finished the soda and let out a comfortable sigh, Su Wanyu finally asked, "Brother Hai, how did it go? Did you return it?"