There are few people in the backyard and there is a heater in the room. Chen Suling and her eldest sister are sitting on the sofa chatting, and Tang Hongjun is holding her son around the room, looking at the ornaments on the Bogu shelf.
The two sisters hadn't seen each other for too long, and there were endless whispers, but in front of Tang Hongjun, they didn't talk much and ask more questions. Chen Suling made an excuse and said to her husband: "Hong Jun, you help me find a pair of Xiaoyu's shoes. He stepped on the snow just now, and I'm afraid it got a little wet. I remembered that I brought a replacement pair and forgot where to put them. Did you look in the car?"
The son's business is a big deal. Tang Hongjun immediately put the child down when she heard her say, "I'll go look for it, look at Xiaoyu, just sit on the sofa and don't let him go."
Chen Suling agreed, holding her son in her arms, and seeing her husband go out, she immediately turned her head and asked her elder sister, "Sister, why didn't the second sister-in-law go back to her parents' house?"
Without outsiders, Chen Suling's eldest sister Chen Qiuguo didn't hide it: "She, I want to stay here."
"What's wrong?"
"Didn't this just give birth to a child? If I want to stay with the old man, our relatives can charge more for the New Year's Eve or something."
Chen Suling was stunned for a moment before she burst out laughing, holding the child in her arms and rubbing her son's head, and said, "She can only think of it, such a loss-making business, I can't bear it! It's so cold today! Ah, I feel pitiful when I look at her child, she has been held around for a few months, I have seen it several times, and the second sister-in-law even opens her cloak when she encounters someone, so I am not afraid of freezing."
"Every family has their own ideas." Chen Qiuguo took a piece of honey cake to her little nephew, pinched his little face, the chubby little dumpling, the temperature on his face was a little warmer than her hands, and at a glance it was Carefully taken care of.
Chen Suling is the youngest at home, but she also has the hard temper of the Chen family: "I don't believe that the second brother thinks so, when did the second brother do this?"
"Fairy Wood"
Chen Qiuguo smiled helplessly and said, "Yes, your second sister-in-law is a bit small."
When the two sisters spoke, they did not shy away from Tang Jinyu, feeling that a child did not understand anything.
Tang Jinyu was sitting there eating honey cakes and listening to gossip. There was a hot bottle of almond dew next to her, taking a bite of cake and almond dew. Her little ears were shaking smartly, listening carefully.
While the sisters were chatting, they heard someone pushing the door in from the outside. It was the second child, Chen Wenqian.
Chen Suling smiled and said, "Yo, I'm talking about you, why did the second brother come?" She stood up with her son in her arms and coaxed in a low voice, "Xiaoyu, don't be afraid, this is my uncle."
Chen Wenqian is not tall and of medium height, but he has the usual fair skin of the Chen family, and his facial features are prominent. Everyone said that my nephew looked like an uncle. Tang Jinyu smiled and her eyes were crescent. She was really similar to this uncle.
Uncle Chen loved his little nephew very much. He used to hold the child and held it up high. After a while, he got his wish and heard "Uncle", smiling until his teeth were lost.
Chen Wenqian came over and gave the eldest sister and the little sister a letter of lucky money, only saying that it was for the children.
The eldest sister laughed at him and said, "I posted it with my own money? Does your daughter-in-law know?"
"Don't worry about her, she has lost her money now. She has to put away any money. She said that she will raise children in the future. Deyun is still young and Deqing is only a few months old, so there is no need to save money now." Chen Wenqian muttered. In a word, hold the little nephew to watch him eat cake, and take the cake crumbs for the child. "It's like I can't make money in the future, and I look down on me too much."
The eldest sister said, "Boys cost money. In the future, marrying a daughter-in-law and buying a house will be indispensable."
Chen Wenqian frowned and said, "She insists on giving birth, what can I do?"
Tang Jinyu took a small mouthful of cake, but her ears perked up.
But he didn't let him listen too much. Tang Hongjun came back, and the Chen brothers and sisters didn't mention what they just said.
Tang Hongjun came back with a pair of small shoes and a pair of clean socks, and went to change it for his son in person. Although the pair of wave skates didn't look wet on the outside, Tang Hongjun was afraid that his son's feet would be cold, so he changed a whole set.
Chen Wenqian took the opportunity to scratch his nephew's little sole, which made the child laugh, and he also followed.
Tang Hongjun quickly put on his shoes and socks, and didn't give his brother-in-law another chance to bully his precious son.
They had a conversation in the backyard, and someone in front of them called for dinner.
In the evening, a large group of people gathered for a lively dinner, and there were two or three tables, which were full of people.
There are many young people outside. After the two old Chen family asked them to toast, they moved to a small hall inside to eat quietly.
Mrs. Chen did not restrain the children and let them play casually. She only left her little daughter and Tang Jinyu by her side, and asked the nanny to bring a children's chair over, and then took a small bowl and scooped half a bowl of chicken soup to cool it. give him a drink.
Compared with the chicken soup with Codonopsis and Goji berries, which was served in a small white porcelain cup on the table, Tang Jinyu prefers to eat stewed chicken. Every time Chen Suling brings him a chopstick, her eyes light up.
Chen Suling smiled and said, "Little greedy cat, I'll scoop a bowl for you alone, don't eat too much, this is a bit salty, you know?"
On the table, there was a large pot of fragrantly stewed chicken. Tang Jinyu scooped away the small bowl, and there was not even a corner. Chen Suling made him a few spoonfuls of soup, and the chicken nuggets were even more delicious when dipped in it.
Tang Jinyu grabbed a hot oil swirl cake in his left hand, dipped a little soup in a small bowl, and then put it in his mouth and bit the cake, it immediately cracked with a crisp sound, the outer skin was crispy, and the inside was crispy. The soft noodles are sandwiched with chicken soup, not to mention how beautiful!
Old Mrs. Chen was brought back to her appetite by him, so she ate half a bowl of porridge.
I spent two happy days in the Chen family. I ate and drank every day. Before leaving, the two elders of the Chen family brought gifts in large and small bags and stuffed the trunk of the car to the fullest.
Grandma Chen told her daughter: "Go back and take good care of yourself, don't be too tired, you can't make enough money at any time, call me and your dad if you have anything. Also, the photos taken during the New Year will be washed out in a few days. I'll mail it to you, if Xiaoyu takes a new photo, remember to send a copy here, my dad and I both miss him!"
Chen Suling nodded with a smile and agreed.
After running all the way, when he returned to his home, it was already half afternoon. Tang Hongjun was a little tired after driving for six or seven hours. Chen Suling felt distressed and asked him to rest first and go to the kitchen to cook by himself.
Tang Hongjun has to follow, "I'll help you wash the vegetables..."
Chen Suling didn't know whether to laugh or cry, she pushed him to the side of the bed and said, "Please help me tomorrow, I fell asleep in the car on the way back, but you haven't closed your eyes, take a rest, you are tired from socializing with so many people these days. ."
Tang Hongjun wanted to follow him, and Chen Suling took her son over and put them on the bed together and said, "Xiaoyu, mother has given you a task now. You can watch father sleep for a while, and then wake up father when mother is ready to eat."
Tang Jinyu nodded earnestly, sitting there guarding her father, Tang Hongjun moved slightly, then he hugged his father's waist and buried his head in his arms: "Dad, go to sleep~"
Tang Hongjun laughed, reached out and patted his back, "Okay."
After a while, the child fell asleep on his own, and saliva flowed out of his father's arms.
The sound of "Zila" frying came from the kitchen, and the smell of the food floated to the tip of the nose. Tang Hongjun looked up at the direction outside the bedroom door. His wife was preparing hot food and hot dishes for him. The son in his arms groaned like a pig, and he didn't know what he was dreaming.
Tang Hongjun pinched the tip of his nose and smiled first.
On the fifth day of junior high, the teacher next door, Mr. Xia, was discharged from the hospital, and came to thank the Tang family in person and invited them to dinner.
Teacher Xia's home is in average condition, and he spent a lot of money when he was sick, so the place he went to was not a particularly high-end restaurant. He found an old-fashioned mutton soup restaurant, which is clean and hygienic. In winter, a bowl of mutton soup is nourishing and delicious. .
Tang Hongjun and his wife went with their children, and many restaurants opened one after another on the fifth day of the first day.
The mutton soup shop that Mr. Xia invited guests to is on the street of snacks. The fragrance wafted out from the first shop selling pot stickers. There were still people queuing in front of the roadside stalls selling fried mutton skewers, and many small restaurants still had The debris of firecrackers, the white snow on the roadside reflected the broken red and it was lively. This area is full of affordable small restaurants. There are quite a lot of people in the mutton soup shop that Mr. Xia chose. He and Xia Ye came ahead of time and occupied a private room, waiting for them.
In addition to the famous mutton soup, the owner also has several specialty dishes, such as fish-flavored shredded pork, boiled fish, and stir-fried cabbage, which are all very authentic. Teacher Xia ordered the dishes and specially selected two dishes that children can eat. Yes, I ordered a fried squid ring for my elementary school students.
Tang Jinyu kissed Teacher Xia and was happy to see Xia Ye. Anyway, he didn't need to talk when he was sitting there. The two adults chatted enthusiastically, and he sat there and worked hard to eat!
He ate meat, drank soup, and finally sucked the marrow with a big bone stick inserted into a straw, and his face was covered in oil.
Xia Ye looked at him a few times, the corners of his mouth moved, but he couldn't help but raise it a little.
He brought a tissue to Tang Jinyu, and seeing the child's intention not to wipe it, he pointed at the corner of his mouth: "Here, wipe it."
Tang Jinyu was reluctant to use the piece of paper that Xia Ye handed over, but Xia Ye looked at himself and could only reluctantly wipe it.
He moved slowly and fell into Xia Ye's eyes, but he understood it as being cautious.
Xia Ye thought about it, it seems that since the first time a child came to their home to learn harmonica, he has always been very careful. , even drinking and eating slowly... His eyes fell on the little hand of the child who was slowly wiping his face with a tissue. There was still a little blood scab on that hand. .
A little guy who always walks carefully, but he fell several times while running.
Xia Ye took a few more tissues, and this time he took the initiative to wipe his face.
Tang Jinyu raised her head and didn't dare to move, she blinked at him.
Xia Ye paused for a moment and said, "Does it hurt?"
The kid next to him shook his head and laughed out his little white teeth: "Thank you, brother!"
Xia Ye looked at him for the first time, left and right, and felt that the child next door was not as squeamish as he thought, and he was quite sensible.
After Mr. Xia was hospitalized, the relationship between the two families improved significantly.
Tang Jinyu is still learning the piano with Teacher Xia. The two families are at ease at home.
After being in contact with the children for a long time, Mr. Xia slowly discovered his little secret.
After returning, he joked with Xia Ye: "You don't know, Xiaoyu likes you very much."
Xia Ye was stunned, "Like me?"
"Yeah, he secretly sits by the window every day watching you go to school, and I heard that he is also waiting when school is over."
Xia Ye didn't expect that he heard something strange, but he also kept in mind and observed it carefully.
When I was passing by the corridor the next morning, I pretended to take a casual glance and saw the child who was lying on the glass window peeking outside, blinking a pair of big black and white eyes, innocent and curious.
A few times ago, Xia Ye pretended not to see it, and occasionally when he passed by, he put two peanut nougats on the glass window where the children were lying on their stomachs. It smells full of milk, which is also Tang Jinyu's favorite food when he went to his house before.
The candy didn't move on the first morning, but the peanut candy disappeared when Xia Ye got out of school in the evening.
Xia Ye couldn't figure out whether the candy was taken by the child next door or by someone else. He looked up at the glass window covered by the curtain, and it was the first time he didn't see the child lying there.
Two days later, Xia Ye saw the little head lying on the window again.
He paused and walked over as if nothing had happened, except that he put a peanut nougat in the same place as he passed by.
Since then, I can see the children behind the glass window. Xia Ye sometimes plays a little trick, and will deliberately stop and knock on the window. The first few times the children were startled and hid behind the curtains. When he was old, he didn't hide from being caught, he looked up at Xia Ye and smiled, and showed him a handful of peanut nougat.
Xia Ye nodded and said, "For you, eat it."