After the last class in the afternoon, Zhenzhen carried her schoolbag to the Law Department to wait for Wang Xinwen to have dinner together. Wang Xinwen had just been pregnant for more than a month, and although she didn't have any early pregnancy symptoms, Zhenzhen was still a little worried.
Students majoring in law came out of the classroom in groups of three or five. Zhenzhen stood on tiptoe at the door and waved to Wang Xinwen who was sorting out her notes inside: "Fourth sister-in-law!"
Wang Xinwen looked up and saw Zhenzhen and immediately smiled: "You're here? Come in, I'll finish writing this line, and then we'll go eat."
"Okay." Zhenzhen went in after other students came out. She saw Wang Xinwen looking at the blackboard and copying notes. Her graceful handwriting didn't match her petite and sweet face at all, but it was somewhat similar to her competitive personality that never admits defeat.
Wang Xinwen quickly copied the last line of notes. She yawned, unscrewed the kettle, drank two sips of water, and began to pack her schoolbag. Zhenzhen helped her put the books on the table in order and asked her, "Do you feel sore in your waist after attending classes today?"
"It's OK. No reaction. I just yawned a lot and cried a lot." Wang Xinwen smiled a little embarrassedly: "Fortunately, I told the department as soon as I came back, otherwise the professor would have kicked me out."
Zhenzhen smiled with her eyes curved: "Yawning is the most contagious. It takes a lot of willpower to have a class next to you."
As soon as the two of them packed their schoolbags and went downstairs, they saw Mingbei waiting downstairs of the teaching building. As soon as he saw the two of them come out, Mingbei immediately went up to them, took Wang Xinwen and Zhenzhen's schoolbags and put them on his shoulders.
Zhenzhen looked at him with a sly smile: "Before, you only came here two or three days a week, but now you come here on the first day of school. Tell me, are you thinking about my sister-in-law or the baby in her belly?"
Mingbei immediately moved to Wang Xinwen's side to show his loyalty: "You must be thinking about your sister-in-law. She has to sit on the hard table and bench all day for class. I'm afraid her waist can't stand it. After dinner with you, I'll get her two pots of hot water. It will be enough for tomorrow. The water room is wet. If she slips, it will be terrible."
"How can I be so delicate? When I was pregnant with Noodles, it was my grandma and mom who helped me with all the heavy work. We had to do the washing and cleaning at home every day. Now I sit there in class every day. At most, I wash clothes after school in the evening. I am not tired at all."
"There are not many dirty clothes in a week, so you don't have to wash them. Just bring them home on the weekend and I will wash them for you at home. There is a big yard for drying clothes, which is better than hanging them on the window." Mingbei looked at Wang Xinwen with concern, and it looked like he wanted to hold her in his hands.
Wang Xinwen was so moved that her eyes turned red after hearing this. She was not afraid of being seen by others and directly held Mingbei's hand with a sweet smile on her face: "Brother Mingbei, why are you so nice to me?"
"Are you stupid?" Mingbei looked at Wang Xinwen and smiled. He stretched out his hand and pinched her cheek: "You are my wife. If I don't treat you well, who else can I treat well?"
Seeing Mingbei and Wang Xinwen looking at each other affectionately, Zhenzhen immediately raised her hands and covered her eyes: "Are you bullying me for not being married?"
Seeing Zhenzhen's exaggerated expression, Mingbei laughed and rubbed the top of Zhenzhen's hair, combing her neatly high ponytail to make a bunch of fluff, and then let go of her hair with a smug look. Zhenzhen knew what her hair looked like without even consciously looking at it, she rolled her eyes at Mingbei, untied her hair casually, and her long, smooth black hair fell from her shoulders, making her already pretty face even more fair and delicate.
After combing her hair a few times with her hands, Zhenzhen tied her hair up with a hair tie. Mingbei clicked his tongue twice: "How can you comb your hair in public? Look at that boy just now. You almost bumped your head against the pillar."
The three of them went to the cafeteria laughing and chatting. Wang Xinwen found a table for four by the window and put her and Zhenzhen's schoolbags aside. Mingbei and Zhenzhen came back with three meals with their meal tickets in a few minutes.
Zhenzhen had lunch with Xi Junjie at noon. Xi Junjie ordered seven or eight dishes, which made Zhenzhen so full that she is not hungry even now, so she only ordered a bowl of white porridge and a vegetable dish.
Mingbei looked at Zhenzhen's green jar and looked at her in surprise: "This is not like your style. I remember you were chubby since you could talk. Why do you seem like a different person today?"
Zhen Zhen stared at the porridge in front of her in a daze: "I ate too much at noon, and now I have no appetite at all."
"You can actually eat so much?" Mingbei was even more shocked. He casually gave one of the two chicken legs he bought to Wang Xinwen and Zhenzhen. "I remember you used to be able to eat two roasted rabbits without feeling full. Did you eat a whole pig for lunch?"
Zhenzhen picked up the chicken leg and stuffed it into Mingbei's mouth: "Eat your meal, what do you care?"
Wang Xinwen glared at Mingbei: "Zhenzhen is already a grown-up girl, stop talking nonsense."
Mingbei nodded repeatedly while holding the chicken leg in his mouth. Wang Xinwen chuckled: "It looks like our Hongzhong."
Speaking of Hongzhong, Mingbei quickly took the chicken leg from his mouth: "I don't know if Hongzhong can adapt to Uncle San's house. He definitely can't eat meat every day like we do. I don't know if Hongzhong has lost weight."
"Didn't you send a letter home last time asking about Hongzhong? Have you received a letter from your hometown?" Wang Xinwen took a bite of steamed bun, looked up and asked Mingbei.
"No letter." Mingbei was a little worried. "No, I'll go to the post office and call the street office on Sunday. Otherwise, I'll keep thinking about it. Mingzhong is quite old, and I'm always worried about him, afraid that something might happen to him."
Zhenzhen calculated that it had been two days since she gave Li Mingzhong an extra meal, so she could go back tonight to check on him. After dinner, Mingbei sent Wang Xinwen back to the dormitory and helped her get some water. Zhenzhen used the excuse of going to the library and separated from the two of them as soon as she left the cafeteria.
After finding a deserted place, Zhenzhen quickly returned to Beicha. Standing on the mountain, she looked out at her familiar hometown. Smoke rose from the courtyards, and people getting off work were rushing home. The small forest city suddenly became lively.
Zhenzhen glanced at Li Musen's house and found that the door was locked. Mingzhong and Tianhu were lying in the yard yawning.
Since no one was at home, Zhenzhen didn't call Li Mingzhong and went straight into the yard. Li Mingzhong sensed a familiar breath behind him and immediately stood up and threw himself on Zhenzhen.
Looking at Li Mingzhong, who was almost as tall as her, with his front paws on her shoulders, Zhenzhen immediately reached out and rubbed his head: "Where are Third Uncle and Third Aunt?"
"He went to Mingguang's grandmother's house and said he would be back early tomorrow morning." Li Mingzhong told Zhenzhen with his mind.
Since no one was at home tonight, Zhenzhen relaxed and boldly brought out a pot of meat. Li Mingzhong could eat a pot of meat every now and then, so he was not particularly excited to see the meat. But Tianhu was different. In the past two years, he could only eat leftover bones during the Chinese New Year. However, his teeth were not good anymore, so he dared not bite hard. He held a big bone and wished he could lick it for three days.
Li Mingzhong was particularly tolerant of his silly younger brother. When he saw him jumping in front of the meat bowl, he did not fight with him for the food and let him eat first. He then stood up and hugged Zhenzhen, motioning for him to stroke his fur.
Sitting on a small stool in the yard, Li Mingzhong lay at Zhenzhen's feet. Zhenzhen stroked Li Mingzhong's fur over and over again until Tianhu over there was full and wagged his tail at Zhenzhen. Then Li Mingzhong lazily walked over, raised his paw and patted its head, and then went to eat.
I don't know if it's because Li Mingzhong and Zhenzhen have been together for too long, but Li Mingzhong's condition and appearance don't look like an old man at all. Instead, he looks energetic, just like when he was young. But now Zhenzhen is not at home, so Li Mingzhong has no enthusiasm for hunting. During the day, he either walks around with Tianhu or goes to the mountains to chat with Dahuang.
Li Mingzhong had a good appetite and finished a pot of stewed meat in a short time. Zhenzhen put the pot away and touched Li Mingzhong's head: "If it's really boring to stay here, I will find a way to get you to the imperial capital."
Li Mingzhong's eyes flashed with joy, and he was about to nod, but when he saw Tianhu lying next to him, he calmed down again: "After I leave, Tianhu will be alone. This silly dog will be sad. I'd better accompany him first. When he leaves, I will go to the capital."
"Okay, you have the final say." Zhenzhen used her own aura to nourish Mingzhong's body, and asked him about his family: "Did brother and sister-in-law come back during the summer vacation?"
Li Mingzhong's eyes, which had been closed, opened again. He looked back at Zhenzhen and told her from his mind, "Brother and sister-in-law came back to live for a month and cleaned up the houses. Roubao will take the college entrance examination next year. I saw that he studied very hard. He sat by the river early in the morning to recite the text. He is much better than Mingrong and Mingguang."
"Did Mingrong and Mingguang pass the college entrance examination this year? Why didn't I hear Third Aunt calling? Grandma was still talking about them at home." Zhenzhen asked while touching Li Mingzhong's shiny fur.
"Mingrong failed the exam, but Mingguang was admitted to a technical school. Last month, Third Aunt asked Mingguang to write a letter and send it out. I think he will receive it soon." Mingzhong yawned, his eyelids felt heavy. "Third Aunt was very happy. She told Mingguang to study hard. Maybe he can become an eighth-level worker in the future."
Zhen Zhen sighed: "Third Aunt's vision is still not good enough. The luckiest thing about our family is that grandma lives with us. With her helping to steer the ship, our family will never be in trouble."
***
After Xie Yanan finished the last dose of medicine in the third course of treatment, Mr. Zhang did not continue to prescribe medicine. Instead, he gave her several medicated diet recipes suitable for her constitution and asked her to focus on diet therapy.
After taking Chinese medicine for a month, Xie Yanan's health has improved greatly. She no longer has back pain, cold hands and feet, and rarely gets up at night. Now that school has started, Mingxi's son Yuanxiao has also ended his days of playing around and goes to school seriously every day.
When the children were not at home, Xie Yanan felt a lot more relaxed. She would get up in the morning to pick the freshest vegetables from the garden, and then cook some hot noodle soup, or go out to buy some fried dough sticks, soy milk, buns, meat patties, etc. It was very convenient. After breakfast, Li Muwu would carry Li Muwen's fishing rod to Houyang to fish. When Li Muwu was in Beicha, he was busy at work every day. Sometimes he took the fishing net to fish to improve the lives of his family. Later, when the children grew up, they let their brothers do this kind of work. Li Muwu has not touched the fishing rod for many years.
Now fishing is purely for entertainment, discussing experiences with people around, chatting, it is much better than staying at home bored. Although Li Muwu's fishing skills are not good, it took him three or four days to catch a medium-sized fish, but Li Muwu still enjoys it. He usually has to call several times to call his fish back for lunch.
After cleaning up the dishes, Mingxi and Xie Yanan set up a table and two chairs in the yard, reading books and drinking tea. Xie Yanan was preparing to have a child, so she drank the fruit tea that Zhenzhen gave her. Mingxi usually had a bowl of green tea in front of him, and he would take a sip from time to time while reading an obscure professional book.
The couple has been busy for more than ten years, and this is the first time they have such free time. The couple enjoyed their rare time alone, spending the whole day together, which made Mrs. Li very happy.
By the time of the National Day, Xie Yanan had successfully diagnosed the pregnancy. Mingxi was spinning in circles with joy. Old Lady Li laughed and said, "Mingxi is just like when he was 17 or 18 years old. He spins in circles when he's happy. I don't know if he was a donkey in his previous life. I don't think he can change this habit of spinning in circles."
There was no short holiday for National Day at that time, but that day was a holiday, and it happened to be connected with the weekend and Mid-Autumn Festival, so Imperial Capital University and National University had a unified three-day holiday.
Zhenzhen, Mingbei, and Wang Xinwen agreed to go home directly after a big class on Friday afternoon. After sitting on the tram for more than an hour, the three siblings turned into Houyang and saw Li Muwu sitting by the river fishing.
Zhenzhen glanced at the empty bucket, shook her head helplessly, picked up Li Muwu's fishing rod, put some fish food on it again, and threw it into the river. Within a minute, the fishing line began to shake rapidly, and soon the fishing rod sank.
As soon as Zhenzhen pulled in her fishing rod, a large carp weighing more than three kilograms was pulled out from under the water. Li Muwu quickly picked up the net bag and caught the carp. Zhenzhen unhooked the fishhook in a few seconds and put on the bait. After more than a minute, she caught a catfish weighing five or six kilograms.
Zhenzhen returned the fishing rod to Li Muwu, picked up the heavy bucket and handed it to Mingbei: "Take it home. We'll have catfish stewed with eggplant tonight."
Seeing Zhenzhen's elegant and neat back, the people who were fishing with Li Muwu were stunned: "Brother Li, your daughter is much better at fishing than you are. When are you going to learn from her?"
Li Muwu's face was full of pride: "I'm not bragging, my daughter is more capable than my whole family." Looking around at the people around him, the usually taciturn Li Muwu couldn't help but speak more: "Do you know where my daughter goes to school?"
Looking at the row of heads shaking their heads in unison, Li Muwu raised his head: "Didu University, the number one in our Heilongjiang Province!"
The author has something to say: I said I would update more today, but I broke my promise. My daughter vomited twice last night, and I changed the sheets and quilt twice in the middle of the night. Today I just took care of her. I hope I can sleep well tonight. The temperature will drop during the Qingming Festival. Everyone must wear more clothes. There are already snowflakes outside our window. I am crying with laughter!
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