Cheng Qiao suddenly found that Xuhui had become much quieter and thought he was feeling unwell. But after taking his pulse, she found that the little guy was in good health.
"Xuhui, you will have to go back to school after the Lantern Festival. Why don't we go to Spring City for two days to see if there are any good things there? Mother Cheng will buy some for you."
"Mother Cheng, can I just call you mother?"
Cheng Qiao's eyes flashed. She suspected that Xuhui heard what Grandma Chen said to her that day. If that was the case, it was normal for a child to not be able to accept it for a while.
Xuhui looked at Cheng Qiao eagerly, thinking about what his grandmother had said, "I treat her as dead anyway." Since his grandmother treated her as dead, he might as well treat her as dead.
"Okay, then you will be Xiao Chengli's biological brother from now on. Xiao Chengli, are you willing?"
Little Cheng Li showed his two newly grown small teeth, and saliva kept leaking from the corners of his mouth as he smiled. In his previous life, Brother Goudan also loved him the most.
When Xuhui saw Xiao Chengli's smiling eyes turning into crescents, he suddenly felt relieved. There had never been any trace of this woman in his life, so he decided to continue to maintain the status quo.
"Second sister-in-law, I'm going too."
Li Le, who had just returned from outside, heard that Cheng Qiao was going to Chuncheng, and his eyes lit up. If he couldn't go to the Hexi Corridor, he could at least go to Chuncheng.
Cheng Qiao agreed with a smile. Li Le was growing up slowly, and she should be allowed to choose what she liked. She would give Li Le enough space to grow.
"Ring, ring, ring..."
The phone at the village committee rang. Chen Weidang, who was on duty, picked up the phone lazily. It was not the Lantern Festival yet, so why were they calling
"Excuse me, is Li Huan here?"
"Li Huan is not here, who are you?"
"Hello, I'm Cheng Liguo, Cheng Qiao's father."
"Hello, Cheng Qiao's father. Hello, why don't you call me in twenty minutes and I'll ask her to come over to answer the phone."
"No, I'll leave tomorrow and come by car to see her. Please let her know."
"Okay, okay, I'll definitely let you know."
Chen Weidang hurried back home and asked Ermao to inform Cheng Qiao, who was packing her luggage. She was going to take the three little ones to Chuncheng.
"Cheng Zhiqing, my father just received a call from your father, saying that he will leave tomorrow and come to see you by car."
"What… "
Cheng Qiao was stunned for a moment, then suddenly came to her senses. Since her father could come to see her, it meant that her father had taken off the hat and was free again.
"Thank you, Ermao. I'll go talk to Li Huan. Oh, Li Huan has gone to the county town."
Ermao felt sad when he saw Cheng Qiao's aimless happiness. Cheng Qiao was only three years older than him, but she had been away from her father for two years.
"Cheng Zhiqing, why don't you go prepare a room for your father and prepare some bedding, otherwise he might freeze to death when he gets here."
Cheng Qiao rolled her eyes at Ermao and said, "You'll be frozen to death. Do you know how to speak? Really."
Ermao seemed to feel that there was something wrong with what he said, and hurriedly slipped away. After the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, Damao would go to Chuncheng to attend university. Just thinking about it made me really envious.
When Li Huan came back, Cheng Qiao told him the good news, but Li Huan frowned because the house was not big enough.
There are three rooms in the old house. One is the living room, one is where Li's mother and Li Le live, and another is where Xuhui and his grandmother live. The new house is the same. One room is for the couple to live in, and one room is for Uncle Ye.
I wonder if it would be okay to let Uncle Ye and my father-in-law live in the same room. The room is quite big anyway, so it would be fine as long as they keep the quilts separate.
Cheng Qiao nodded repeatedly. One was her father and the other was her master. They were both her closest relatives. It would be fine for them to live in the same room. Besides, they were going to prepare to do business again.
"It just so happens that I have already prepared some supplies, which cost 7,000 yuan. How about you get some more and make up 10,000 yuan of supplies for people to take away."
Cheng Qiao nodded. If Li Huan sold the 7,000 yuan worth of supplies on the black market, he could make at least 2,000 yuan. But if he sold them to Qin Guoqing and others, even 1,000 yuan would be a lot.
Giving Shouhou a 1% commission would mean that the money would come in too slowly, but the money from selling supplies from her would be truly hers.
"Okay, then we can't go to Chuncheng."
"Yes, we can go. It's more than 3,000 kilometers from there. Even if the car drives fast, it will take at least four or five days to arrive. We will set off early tomorrow morning, stay in Chuncheng for two nights, and take the bus back early the day after tomorrow."
"Okay, and let Skinny Monkey know, he'll be so happy."
The couple chatted happily with each other. Cheng Qiaole's mouth was always raised. Li Huan couldn't help but hug Cheng Qiaole. His wife could finally see her closest family members.
"Qiao, are the in-laws coming? When will they come?"
Li's mother came to call the two of them to have dinner. When she heard their conversation, she couldn't help but laugh.
Cheng Qiao blushed and forgot to close the door. Their intimacy was caught by their mother, but mother Li didn't care at all. Of course, it's better for a couple to be intimate with each other.
"Mom, my dad won't be here for at least four or five days. You don't need to prepare anything. I'll bring food and drinks back from the county. By the way, mom, I'm going to take the three children to Chuncheng. What do you want to buy?"
"I don't want it. I've already made several sets of clothes in the past year. I can't take it anymore. Otherwise, I'm afraid that mother won't be able to bear this blessing."
Cheng Qiao: “…” Feudal superstition.
At dawn the next day, Cheng Qiao and Li Huan took Li Le, Xuhui and little Cheng Li and got on Uncle Niu's ox cart. When Uncle Niu took the meat bun from Cheng Qiao, he opened his mouth wide and took a bite.
Looking at Uncle Niu who looked very satisfied, Xuhui couldn't help but smile: "Grandpa Niu, the meat buns are delicious, right?"
"Silly child, meat buns are delicious, but unfortunately they are expensive. Thanks to your mother Cheng, I can finally eat them again."
"Uncle Niu, don't say that. It's so cold and you got up so early to send us to the county town. What's a meat bun? I'll bring you a pack of cigarettes when we come back."
"Really, Cheng girl, please don't frame me. I've got this in mind."
Cheng Qiao nodded vigorously. It was just a pack of cigarettes, worth a few cents. How could it be worth the kindness shown to them by an old man
The ox cart finally arrived at the station after all the hassles. There were still ten minutes before the long-distance bus was to depart. Li Huan quickly took out the letter of introduction and went to the station to buy four tickets.
It was the first time for Xuhui and Li Le to take such a long-distance bus. Little Cheng Li was so excited that he shook his whole body, and Cheng Qiao almost couldn't hold him.
Li Huan took little Cheng Li in his arms and let Cheng Qiao take the two children into the car first. He held little Cheng Li and sat with Xuhui behind Cheng Qiao and Li Le.
The car finally started to move shakily. Xuhui sat by the window, watching the scenery outside slowly receding. His heart was filled with joy. But as the car accelerated, the dust on the ground poured directly into his open mouth.