February 18th, New Year's Eve, six o'clock in the morning.
In the early morning of winter, when the sky was still hazy and dark, a little light filtered through the sky, casting a faint clear glow over the yard.
Li Luo got up early in the morning, yawned and walked into the bathroom to wash up, then put on his coat and walked downstairs.
At this time, Lin Xiuhong and her grandma, as well as her aunt and sister-in-law who came back yesterday evening, were all up. Porridge was being cooked in the kitchen. The four of them were sitting on the sofa in the living room, talking to each other.
There is a full twenty-year age difference between Li Guoru and Li Guohong, so for Li Luo, his uncle and aunt gave him the feeling of being a grandparent since he was a child.
On the contrary, his cousin Li Dao, who is of the same generation as him, is twenty years older than him, so his cousin and sister-in-law are more like uncles and aunts than brothers and sisters-in-law.
Li Dao's son Li Xiang is three or four years older than him.
On the contrary, after rebirth, the 35-year-old soul lives in the body of a younger boy, which is perfect for adapting to this age difference.
"Eh? Why did Li Luo get up so early?" My aunt was surprised when she saw Li Luo coming downstairs, and then said with a smile, "So, there are reasons for good academic performance, and it is also important to go to bed early and get up early.
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"Stop praising him. He was praised all day long yesterday." Lin Xiuhong laughed and said, "If you continue to praise him, I'm afraid that he will praise you to the sky."
Li Luo walked into the living room and greeted several elders one by one.
My sister-in-law reminded me softly: "The porridge is cooking in the kitchen. Please sit down for a while and eat some biscuits and pastries on the coffee table. We will have breakfast together later."
"Thank you, sister-in-law, but I still have to go for a morning jog." After saying hello, Li Luo walked straight out the door, "I'll come back to eat after I finish my run."
"Hey!" Lin Xiuhong saw that he was about to go out, so she hurriedly stopped him, "Then when you come back, buy a bag of salt and MSG! And buy two bags of rice wine!"
"Salt, monosodium glutamate, rice wine." Li Luo repeated, nodded and said, "I know."
After accepting the daily commissioned tasks from his mother, Li Luo came down the stairs next to the small balcony on the second floor and walked towards the second floor of the 8th row and 7th house next to it.
Halfway through, Li Luo saw Grandpa Ying sitting on a rocking chair in the yard.
"Good morning, Grandpa Ying!"
"Oh! Li Luo." Grandpa Ying looked up and then laughed, "Are you looking for Xixi?"
"right."
"It's on the third floor, go ahead."
"Have you had breakfast, Grandpa Ying?" Li Luo asked as he went upstairs, "If you haven't, come to our place with Xixi for some porridge later."
"I understand." Grandpa Ying said with a smile, "Your mother came over and called me just now."
"That's good." Li Luo climbed up to the second floor opposite, walked into the living room, and then climbed up from the indoor stairwell to the third floor, where his footsteps slowed down.
Hmm... Uncle Ying is sleeping in this master bedroom, so you can't disturb him.
Li Luo quietly passed by the door of the master bedroom, then came to the door of the second bedroom, raised his right hand, and lightly knocked on the door with two knuckles.
I knocked it a few times, but nothing happened.
Li Luo had no choice but to hold the door handle, push the door open, and say inside: "I'm in."
Then, he glanced at the crack in the door and made sure that Ying Chanxi was sleeping peacefully wrapped in a quilt, then he opened the door completely and walked into the room.
When he came to Ying Chanxi's bedside, Li Luo watched her tightly holding the quilt in her arms and immediately smiled, thinking that she didn't know when she could change her habit of grabbing the quilt at night.
Thinking of this, Li Luo squatted down, tentatively stretched out his hand, and pulled the quilt in her arms closer.
As a result, Ying Chanxi, who was sleeping soundly, frowned slightly and pulled the quilt back with a strong hand.
"You're so stingy even when you're asleep." Li Luo muttered, finally stopped teasing her, stretched out his finger to poke Ying Chanxi's cheek, and said softly: "Get up, little lazy pig."
"Well..." Ying Chanxi was a little awakened, but he was still in a daze, half asleep and half awake.
Seeing this, Li Luo had no choice but to take out his trump card and said in Ying Chanxi's ear: "It's time for the exam. If you don't get up, you'll be late."
At this moment, Ying Chanxi suddenly woke up, his head tilted up, and then he subconsciously turned his head to look at the source of the sound.
With this twist, Li Luo was close to her ear, and now their noses suddenly bumped into each other. Ying Chanxi whimpered in pain and immediately covered her nose.
"Hiss..." Li Luo also pulled back his head, touched his nose and took a breath, "Why are you reacting so hard?"
"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu" Ying Chanxi's painful tears welled up in the corners of her eyes, and she glared at him angrily, "What are you talking about when you come next to me? There are exams even after the holiday."
"Yes, then why are you so excited?"
"Get out." Ying Chanxi's bare and hot feet stretched out from the bed and kicked him directly.
"Okay, you were the one who told me to run in the morning for exercise last night, and now it's you who told me to get out." Li Luo stood up, patted his butt, and walked out the door, "Then I'll go for a morning jog by myself.
You go on sleeping."
"Hey, wait!" Ying Chanxi quickly opened the quilt and chased out of bed, grabbing Li Luo, "I didn't say I couldn't go! Just wait for me."
"Then hurry up."
"I know, I'll change clothes first."
Ten minutes later, after changing clothes and washing up, Ying Chanxi walked up to Li Luo in a charming manner.
After the two people came down from the third floor, they briefly warmed up in the yard. Then they said hello to Grandpa Ying beside them and started jogging along the street.
After all, Ying Chanxi is not like Yan Zhusheng who has the habit of running in the morning and at night every day. After running for just a few minutes, he can no longer keep up with Li Luo's pace.
So Li Luo had no choice but to slow down his pace, and after ten minutes, he completely changed into a brisk walk with Ying Chanxi.
"Why...do you feel...you...are not...tired at all?" Ying Chanxi quickly followed Li Luo. Even though it was winter, there was a faint hint of sweat on his forehead.
On the side, Li Luo was panting slightly because his usual morning jogging was much more intense than this. He was always panting slightly and could not tell how tired he was.
"This is the result of not exercising much." Li Luo chuckled, "It's just like studying, if you don't make progress, you will fall back. I exercise seriously every day."
"With Zhu Sheng?" Ying Chanxi narrowed his eyes and asked, "Do you two run together every morning? It was the morning before yesterday."
Not only did they run in the morning, but they also ran together every day and night when they were in school... Li Luo murmured in his heart.
Seeing that Li Luo didn't refute, Ying Chanxi knew that this guy had acquiesced, and couldn't help but snorted: "No wonder it is often written in novels that the protagonist and Mo Qinghan make an appointment to go for a morning run together in the morning."
"The novel is purely fictional, please do not contact it with reality." Li Luo said seriously, "Then I also wrote about kissing the three of you in the book. Is it possible that I have kissed them all? How about you make me up now?"
"You!" Ying Chanxi blushed a little when he said that, and his heartbeat was pounding. He didn't know whether it was because he was tired from running or for some other reason.
She subconsciously glanced at Li Luo's lips, then looked away in panic, and hurriedly yelled: "Pervert! Shameless!"
After making a big circle around the village, the two of them returned to the entrance of the courtyard of 8 rows and 8 households.
However, Li Luo still remembered his mother's instructions, so he ran to Grandpa Third's shop across the street and took a bag of salt, MSG, two bags of rice wine, and some snacks.
When I came to the cashier and wanted to pay, the third grandfather who was reading a newspaper on the recliner laughed and scolded me and drove me out.
In fact, when people from the Li family come to the small shop to buy things, they basically pay nothing. Only when other people come into the shop to buy things, the third grandfather will charge the normal fee.
The main reason is that Third Grandpa usually has nothing to do. In the early years, he was even a little depressed and felt that life was a bit meaningless.
Only then did his family find something for him to do. Whether or not the small shop itself made money was secondary.
Every day, guests and relatives come to visit and take something back from him. Third Grandpa feels that he is still needed by many people, and he gradually becomes more energetic and does not always have a gloomy face like before.
Just like Li Luo's mistress next door, she is in a similar situation, but she doesn't like to stay motionless in the small shop. Instead, she likes to pack things and clean.
Now they even go to the department responsible for street sanitation management, actively participate in the ranks of sanitation workers, and directly contract the sanitation of the longest street next to the village.
Every morning early in the morning, I would ride the tricycle provided by the health department and wander around the streets sweeping the floors.
When I get tired, I go to the intersection and find a sister on the other street to sit on the curb, drinking water and chatting. It’s much happier than being stuck at home.
Li Luo also thought of these elderly people, so he didn't directly ask his parents to give up the breakfast restaurant.
He planned to proceed step by step, first asking his father to find connections to see if he could buy a few shops on Qianjiang University West Street.
If it succeeds in the end, then slowly let the parents change from a hands-on mode to a behind-the-scenes boss mode.
At that time, you can collect rent, or open a store according to your own preferences, and recruit employees to work. You will be mainly responsible for some mental and simple physical activities.
There is something to do without being as tired as a breakfast shop.
This can be regarded as some of Li Luo's plans and arrangements for the follow-up.
After walking out of the small shop, Li Luo stuffed salt, MSG and other things into Ying Chanxi and asked her to send them to his mother, while he held the snacks in his arms.
The two people walked up to the living room on the second floor, where some early risers were already gathering around the dining table to have breakfast.
Ying Chanxi walked to the edge and asked Lin Xiuhong obediently: "Aunt Lin, should I put these in the kitchen?"
"Oh, yes." Lin Xiuhong nodded, "There is porridge in the kitchen, go get a bowl and eat it to satisfy your stomach."
"Okay."
Seeing Ying Chanxi obediently walk into the kitchen to put things away, Lin Xiuhong glanced at Li Luo who was putting snacks on the coffee table, raised her eyebrows and said, "Look at you, why do you have the nerve to let Xixi get things?"
"It's better for you. You only have snacks in your eyes, right?"
"Hurry and go to the kitchen to get a bowl of porridge and have breakfast."
"It's okay, Aunt Lin." At this time, Ying Chanxi's voice came from the kitchen.
Soon after, she came out with two bowls of porridge and said, "I've filled it for you. Come and drink the porridge."
"Oh, here we come." As soon as Li Luo finished placing the snacks, he came to the dining table and sat down with Ying Chanxi.
Then she was inevitably nagged by Lin Xiuhong again.
After finishing breakfast, Lin Xiuhong found couplets, the word "Fu" and a lot of window grilles from the New Year's goods she brought back yesterday.
"Li Luo, come here to post Spring Festival couplets."
"Here we come." After finishing his last mouthful of porridge, Li Luo stood up and followed Lin Xiuhong to start working.
Aunts, sisters-in-law, and Li Xuexian, who came over early, also came over to help.
Ying Chanxi also hurriedly followed, watching Li Luo as he posted couplets, handing him glue and holding up the stool from time to time.
In addition to Grandpa Li Luo's house, including Ying Chanxi's house next door, as well as the uncle's house and uncle's house on the other side, they all have to post Spring Festival couplets and the word "Fu".
After being so busy, the morning passed so quickly.
When it was approaching ten o'clock, a voice that was very familiar to Li Luo came from downstairs, and a tall figure walked in from outside and said to Li Luo: "Li Luo, I have your express delivery, and I have brought it up for you.
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Li Luo looked toward the door and saw that it was his cousin Chen Lu and his second aunt Li Xuefeng.
It looks like he just arrived.
Li Luo looked at the express delivery handed over by Chen Lu with a confused look on his face, and muttered: "Strange, I haven't bought anything online before, have I?"
"What is it?" Ying Chanxi came over curiously, "Didn't you buy anything? You'll know after you take it apart and take a look."
"That's right." Li Luo thought, and while unpacking the express package, he suddenly thought, "I remembered it, I guess..."
Halfway through the conversation, Li Luo took out two boxes of men's underwear from the express package.
This moment.
Both Li Luo and Ying Chanxi fell silent for an instant.
Chapter completed!