The Kitty Became a Cutie and Was Pampered in the 80s
Chapter 584: Family Reunion (10)_1

Chapter 584: Chapter 584: Family Reunion (10)_1

"Come, see what your uncle brought for you." After enjoying Little Jiaojiao’s affection, Shu Lang carried her out to the yard to look at the gifts he had brought. Ruan Jie didn’t dare take another look at Grandpa Shu and quickly followed them out.

This time, the three from the Shu Family planned to celebrate the New Year at the Ruan Family’s place, so Shu Lang brought over a pile of New Year’s goods, and of course, the most eye-catching among these goods was the television set in the back seat.

Jiaojiao had seen televisions at her godmother’s and Grandma Yuan’s house, but those were all black and white.

But the one Shu Lang brought back was a color TV.

When Ruan Jie saw the color TV, he was so overjoyed he didn’t know what to do with himself; his eyes shone brightly. As soon as Shu Lang carried it out, he couldn’t stop touching it and then turned and ran towards the village.

"What’s that kid up to?" Shu Lang asked, puzzled.

"He’s gone to call the brothers from the old house over." Jiaojiao explained. Her brothers had always been like that, liking to share anything good with everyone.

"Does Jiaojiao like it?" Shu Lang asked nonchalantly, nodding and smiling at the little girl by his side.

"Mhm! I like it, I really like it!" Jiaojiao nodded. She truly loved it. In fact, her father had mentioned buying one before, but they didn’t have it in the city and needed to go to the provincial capital to get one. But he had been too busy recently and couldn’t take the time, so it had not been bought. Unexpectedly, Shu Lang had brought one back.

"Haha, I’m glad you’re happy. From now on, Jiaojiao will be able to watch TV," Shu Lang said, cheerful to see Jiaojiao squint her eyes with delight. He was even happier than if he had made a new scientific discovery himself.

The Ruanlin Family matriarch was in the kitchen steeping tea, a new tea that Shu Jiao had specifically bought not long ago that suited Grandpa Shu’s taste. The tea cups were also a new set, and she had just finished brewing it when she came out, only to see Shu Lang carrying a big thing inside.

"What’s this?" she asked, puzzled. Then she saw the words on the cardboard box and was immediately shocked, "Xiaolang, why did you buy such an expensive thing? You kid really..."

"Aunt, it’s not expensive. If Jiaojiao likes it, it’s worth it," Shu Lang said, interrupting her with a smile. "Besides, my dad also likes watching TV, which is perfect so everyone can watch it together."

"Well, the boy has money; no need to save for him." Although Grandpa Shu really didn’t like Shu Lang’s way of ingratiating himself with Little Jiaojiao, he still defended him.

Especially seeing how delighted Jiaojiao was, he felt annoyed at himself for not having thought of it.

Meanwhile, Ruan Jie had called over several brothers from the old house. Except for Ruan Hao, who hadn’t returned yet, the others were all here. They greeted their grandfather and uncle first, then also gathered around the TV, enraptured. Even Ruan Jun and Ruan Bo were thrilled to see the color TV.

Because the area was generally backward, none of these boys had ever seen a television growing up. They knew about it only from books. The only time they had ever watched movies was organized by the school, held in a classroom where several classes, over a hundred students, crowded together to watch. After that, they even had to write a reflection essay, which made them both look forward to and dread watching movies.

And in their village, there wasn’t a single household that owned a television, let alone a color TV.

Shu Lang had originally planned to set it up later, but seeing several boys had run over, all with bright, expectant eyes, he had no choice but to unwrap the packaging and place the TV on the high-legged table in the main hall.