In order to entertain Li Mu's family, Xie Yun arranged for his assistant to go out early in the morning to buy various ingredients. He started preparing after lunch and was not idle until the afternoon. Zhao Ziqiu also deliberately took time off to help his mother at home.
Li Mu followed the practice during the SARS period and went to two companies respectively. After handling some daily work, he rushed home early at four o'clock in the afternoon.
The reason why she went back so early was because Li Ma was thinking about visiting someone else today, but she always felt embarrassed when she thought that there were only mother and daughter preparing dinner at other people's homes, so she told Li Mu to let him come back early, and the whole family If the three of us go there earlier, we can also help others.
Li Mu specially approached Fatty Wang and asked him to send two bottles of collection-grade red wine as gifts, and then drove back to Ziyun Villa.
Mother Li had also prepared some Haizhou specialties a long time ago, saying she wanted to take them over and give them a try.
The original appointment time was at six-thirty, but it was only early four o'clock. Li Mu called Xie Yun, asked her if it was convenient now, and conveyed her mother's intention to come and help.
Xie Yun was not too embarrassed to ask Ma Li for help at first, but when she thought about it, she couldn't refuse a family of three to come now, so she agreed with thanks.
When a family of three went out, there was no one on the streets inside Ziyun Villa, and there was still a distinct smell of disinfectant in the air.
According to the property management of Ziyun Villa, they conducted outdoor disinfection six times a day during the SARS period. Disinfection workers would ride on battery trucks to spray and disinfect the entire Ziyun Villa roads and roadside green belts. Not only that, even Ziyun Villa In the forest park outside, they will also carry out disinfection work every day and do their best to ensure the safety of the owners.
Since Ziyun Villa is surrounded by a forest park, you can basically only drive out of the community. However, the Villa is full of single-family villas. Every owner drives directly in and out of his villa, so there are very few people in the Villa. Walking on the streets, there were not even a few passing vehicles.
Because of these reasons, the owners of Ziyun Villa still feel very safe. Even if an owner in the community is infected with SARS, the chance of other owners being infected is very slim.
After walking for a few minutes in the villa, the family of three arrived at the door of Zhao Ziqiu's villa. Since Li Mu had told his parents before that Zhao Ziqiu was his friend, Li's parents didn't think much about it, and there was no psychological pressure. , but Li Mu had a guilty conscience, standing at the door of the villa was unavoidable and uneasy. He didn't know if his parents could see the unusual relationship between him and Zhao Ziqiu.
Li Mu rang the doorbell, and it was Zhao Ziqiu who ran out and opened the door.
Zhao Ziqiu wore a refreshing and slim A&F sweatshirt and sweatpants, with a ponytail and no makeup, but it gave people a bright look.
Seeing Li's father and Li's mother, Zhao Ziqiu looked slightly nervous and greeted politely: "Hello, uncle and aunt! I am Li Mu's friend. My name is Zhao Ziqiu. You can just call me Ziqiu!"
Father Li and Mother Li obviously didn't realize that the female friend Li Mu talked about was actually such a beautiful girl, and the girl had a very good temperament. She was not as showy as some beautiful girls, but she was also not as restrained as some girls. , in short, it depends on how you look and feel comfortable.
Li's mother usually likes girls the most, maybe because she doesn't have a daughter, so when Li Mu was a child, she remembered that her mother would express a special kind of love for any little girl she saw. If she met that kind of beautiful and well-behaved girl, she would be so curious that she wanted to hold her in her arms. After going home to raise him for a few days, in Li Mu's memory of more than 30 years in his previous life, Li's mother often lamented in front of him, lamenting that she had no daughter's life. If she had given birth to a daughter, she would probably not be like Li Mu. University was away from home, and sometimes Li’s mother regretted that if she had known she would be laid off, she might as well have had a second child at the risk of being fired from her workplace. In this way, one son could work hard outside, and the other could still stay. Spend time with yourself at home.
However, since Li Mu was reborn, she had never heard her mother sigh like this again, but when she met Zhao Ziqiu, the familiar affection of Li Mu showed up again. She looked at Zhao Ziqiu, her eyes widened with laughter, and she praised : "Oh! What a beautiful girl!"
Zhao Ziqiu has been praised for his appearance by various elders, friends and even strangers since he was a child. He has been immune to such words for a long time. However, when Li Ma said this, her shy and pretty face still turned red.
Mother Li turned her head, looked at Father Li, and said sincerely: "Ever since I gave birth to Li Mu, I have dreamed of having a daughter like this for more than 20 years."
Zhao Ziqiu was even more embarrassed, and naturally he was very happy. Li's mother liked him, which was something he had never dreamed of before.
Father Li didn't expect that the girl in front of him who was the same age as his son would be so beautiful. He had met Su Yingxue earlier. At that time, he thought that Su Yingxue was already one of the most beautiful girls in real life. He didn't expect that Zhao Ziqiu She comes across as more likable than Su Yingxue.
I didn't know what kind of string Dad Li had missed, so he said to Li's mother smoothly: "You, there is no chance of having such a beautiful daughter. Let's see if your son can find you such a beautiful daughter-in-law."
Father Li's words were completely from the bottom of his heart, but they made Zhao Ziqiu's face turn even redder.
Li Mu watched Zhao Ziqiu's little face turn pink, which was really cute.
At this time, Li's mother saw that Zhao Ziqiu's face was red, and she hurriedly said to Dad Li: "Don't talk nonsense and make other girls' faces turn red!"
Only then did Zhao Ziqiu realize that his cheeks were hot, and he must be obviously red, so he quickly changed the topic and said, "Uncle and aunt, please come in quickly. I just made tea for you to try."
Li's father and Li's mother smiled and thanked them, and together with Li Mu, they walked into the villa under the leadership of Zhao Ziqiu. Before entering, Zhao Ziqiu stood outside the door and said in a particularly sensible manner: "Uncle and aunt, please come in."
Having said that, as soon as Li's father and Li's mother entered the door, they immediately turned around and stuck out their tongues at Li Mu, mouthing signs: So nervous!
Li Mu looked at Zhao Ziqiu's bright red face and nervous expression, smiled at her, and whispered: "Just be natural."
Zhao Ziqiu nodded and then entered the house with Li Mu.
Just after entering the house, when Li's father and Li's mother were about to change their shoes, Xie Yun came out of the kitchen wearing an apron, met Li's father and Li's mother, and said with a smile: "You two are Li Mu's parents, right? It's a pleasure to meet you. I My name is Xie Yun, she is Ziqiu’s mother.”
Mother Li and Father Li also said very politely: "Hello, I heard from Xiao Mu that you just arrived last night, so I'm sorry that we came to disturb you today."
"Oh, you don't have to be so polite." Xie Yun said hurriedly: "We are expected to be neighbors for a long time in the future. The children are friends, and we are naturally friends too. We live so close to each other. We must not see each other outside in the future. It will be much better." Just move around.”
Li's mother smiled and said: "Yes, we must move around more in the future. Xiao Mu's father and I have discussed this before and invite you two to sit at home tomorrow."
"Okay, okay!" Xie Yun nodded and said with a happy smile: "We will be there on time tomorrow."
Li Ma handed the gift bag to Xie Yun and introduced: "These are some local specialties from our Haizhou. They are not very famous and cannot be bought outside, but they taste really good. Bring them here for you to try. .”
"Thank you!" Xie Yun was not too polite, took the bag with both hands, and said with a smile: "Although Hangzhou's specialties are famous, most of them sold outside are not authentic. I happened to bring a lot of authentic Hangzhou specialties with me when I came here. , I’ll bring some back for you to try after dinner.”
As she said that, she looked at Dad Li and asked with a smile: "Brother Li usually likes to drink tea, right? When I came here, Ziqiu's father brought me some Longjing tea that he collected, saying that drinking tea is good for your health. , can enhance resistance, Brother Li will take a box back after dinner."
Father Li felt a little sorry and said, "How can you be so embarrassed..."
Xie Yun smiled slightly and said, "Brother Li, you don't have to be so outspoken. If we have the opportunity to introduce our old Zhao to you, you should be able to chat well, and maybe we can become good friends."
Father Li's social experience was far less than Xie Yun's, so she unknowingly led her away from the topic, so he nodded along with her words and said, "Then I really need to get to know each other well if I have the chance."
Li Mu felt a little emotional. His parents' social status was indeed much lower than that of Xie Yun. It could be heard from the few conversations during the meeting that Xie Yun was the one who was able to lead the conversation and dominate it.
At this time, Li Mu handed the red wine collection box to Xie Yun and said, "Aunt Xie, this is a small gift for you."
Xie Yun smiled and took the red wine handed over by Li Mu. Just by looking at the box, she knew that Li Mu had gone to great lengths to find these two bottles of wine. She smiled and said, "Thank you, Li Mu. Auntie happens to have no wine here. We will have dinner later." Let’s just open a bottle.”
After that, Xie Yun said to Li's father and Li's mother: "You two and the children go to the living room and sit down for a while and have a cup of tea. I'll excuse you for a moment. I have some work to do in the kitchen."
Li's mother said hurriedly: "I'll go help you."
Xie Yun declined: "Don't bother, I can do it alone."
Li Ma couldn't help but stepped forward and hugged Xie Yun, and said matter-of-factly: "How can I let you work alone? I told Xiao Mu to come here early just to help you. The work in the kitchen is too complicated, so one more person It’s so much easier when you have help, I know it best as I cook at home all day long.”
When Xie Yun saw Ma Li's enthusiasm, she did not refuse and said with a smile: "Okay, let Brother Li sit with the children for a while, and we will go to the kitchen."
Dad Li asked: "Do you want me to go and help you too?"
Xie Yun said hurriedly: "I invite you two to my house for dinner. How can I ask you both to help me? That's too outrageous. My sister-in-law can help me."
With that said, Xie Yun said to Zhao Ziqiu: "Ziqiu, take Uncle Li and Li Mu to the living room to sit for a while."
Father Li also knew that it was not convenient for him, a grown man, to go to the kitchen to help two women. What's more, it was the first time he met Xie Yun and he was not as familiar as a friend, so he didn't insist anymore.
(End of chapter)