Now that Dongdong suddenly saw Xie Jiaci coming back, he was a little uncomfortable for a while, but thinking of what Lu Qingqing said to him a few days ago, he mustered up the courage to move closer to Xie Jiaci.
Xie Jiaci was keenly aware of the little guy's approach, so he went over and pulled him into his arms, "Little guy, did you miss me?"
Dongdong didn't answer, so Xie Jiaci deliberately rubbed Dongdong with the stubble that he hadn't shaved for several days. The stubble was very short, and it didn't hurt if it was pierced on the face. Instead, it made Dongdong laugh.
"Do you want to, do you want to, do you want to?"
Xie Jiaci asked several questions in succession, but Dongdong finally lost the battle and answered in a low voice while laughing: "I think."
Xie Jiaci didn't dare to show too much joy when he got the answer he wanted. He just let Dongdong go and didn't bother him again.
Lu Qingqing took out the sweater he knitted a few days ago from the back room, "Try it on to see if it fits."
"Did you knit it?"
Xie Jiaci was a little overjoyed.
Lu Qingqing was unhappy and snatched the things over, "Forget it if you don't like it."
Xie Jiaci would not let her snatch the things back and keep them tightly in his arms, "If you like it, who can say you don't like it?"
Mrs. Xie smiled and watched the young couple bickering like they did in Longguan County, and felt very satisfied.
On New Year's Eve, taking advantage of the large number of people, Mrs. Xie made a lot of dumplings. However, Lu Qingqing was clumsy and the dumplings she made were not as good-looking as Xie Jiaci's. She felt a little embarrassed while wrapping them, so she just took advantage of Xie Jiaci's presence and made them directly.
He didn't dare to shake his hands anymore, and took Dongdong to the side to knead the pig's head with the dough.
Lu Qingqing can't handle cats and dogs, but he can pinch a pig's head better than anyone else. A big pig's head will be formed in the palm of his hand in twos and threes.
Lu Qingqing held it up and asked Dongdong deliberately, "Who does this pig head look like to Dongdong? Oh, does it look like daddy? I think so too!"
Lu Qingqing had a great time asking and answering questions, and Xie Jiaci didn't refute. He made dumplings while watching her and her children making trouble with a smile.
Originally, because there were only women and children at home, Lu Qingqing didn't buy firecrackers during the New Year. Now that Xie Jiaci came back, he took Lu Qingqing and Dongdong outside to buy firecrackers.
The city of Beijing was particularly lively during the Chinese New Year. Xie Jiaci held Lu Qingqing's hand tightly, fearing that they would be separated by the crowd.
After buying the firecrackers, Xie Jiaci took them back. The family of three was immersed in the joy of reunion, and did not notice that someone across the street was glaring at them fiercely.
"Okay, what are you looking at? Your eyes are straight?" Chen's mother bumped Chen Haohao's arm and asked.
Chen Haohao came to his senses and said, "It's okay, I saw an old friend."
"Who is it? Do you need us to go say hello to them?"
"No need," Chen Hao shook his head, "I'll go visit you myself in a few days."
After listening to Chen Haohao's words, Chen's mother couldn't help but smile on her face. Ever since Chen Haohao came back from the countryside, she has been shutting herself up at home and never going out to play. She throws things and curses in a bad temper every day. She doesn't know what to say.
Shouldn't be in this place.
She seems to be getting better these days and is willing to go out and walk around. It would be better if she could visit her friends again.
On New Year's Eve, the snow still didn't stop.
Snow was falling quietly outside, and inside, Lu Qingqing's family of four sat together and had a reunion dinner.
At this time, there were not many side dishes for the hot pot, and there were not many rich sauces. Lu Qingqing dug out a pile of hot pot ingredients in the space and put them together.
Mrs. Xie and Xie Jiaci were not surprised that Lu Qingqing could bring out some new things from time to time. Mrs. Xie looked at the strange side dishes that Lu Qingqing brought out, "Can this thing be delicious?"
"It's delicious. Grandma, please try it!"
Mrs. Xie put a piece of the letter into her mouth and became addicted to it as soon as she ate it. She picked it up with chopsticks several times before giving up.
The steaming hot pot warms people's hearts and makes the atmosphere in the whole room very harmonious.
Just when Lu Qingqing was about to kowtow to pay New Year greetings with Xie Jiaci, there was some noise outside the door.
"Grandma, we are here to wish you a happy new year!"
The people walking in from the door were Xie Jiahao and his wife Song Xiaohui, as well as Xie Jiangyu who followed behind.
I don’t know who prompted Xie Jiahao to think of wishing Mrs. Xie a happy new year, but he didn’t stop talking from the moment he walked in.
"Grandma, don't you know? I found a place to work a few days ago, so I haven't had time to see you for so long. It's just in time for the Chinese New Year, so I took Xiaohui and Jiang Yu with me
Let’s see you together and wish you a happy new year!”
Song Xiaohui stood behind Xie Jiahao and said very attentively: "Yes, yes, I miss my grandma after we haven't seen each other for such a long time. Now I see that my grandma looks better than before. I am really happy!"
Lu Qingqing and Xie Jiaci sat on the stools without moving. Isn't this just a weasel giving New Year's greetings to a chicken?
Xie Jiaci seemed not to see them, and continued to eat his own rice, neither salty nor bland, and even gave Dongdong two chopsticks. Lu Qingqing didn't say anything.
Mrs. Xie saw that none of them were planning to say anything, so she coughed twice and had to say: "You..."
Mrs. Xie didn't look good at them. Before she could finish her words, she was interrupted by Xie Jiahao: "Grandma, what are you eating? We were afraid that we would come at the wrong time and we would rush here without even eating.
Already..."
"Then why did you come at such a bad time?"
Lu Qingqing didn't save any face and sarcastically said directly.
Xie Jiahao was speechless by her for a moment, but Song Xiaohui answered with a smile from behind, "Happy Chinese New Year, sister-in-law. I didn't even bother to say hello to you when I came in. When did eldest brother come back? Isn't it before?"
Did you hear that you have a mission in the unit?"
Xie Jiaci said softly while eating the food: "Don't pry if you shouldn't pry."
Song Xiaohui suddenly felt a little embarrassed. She had heard mostly about Xie Jiaqi and had not had much dealings with him. But in these few meetings, Xie Jiaqi gave her an unfathomable feeling. This feeling
Even more scary than my father-in-law Xie Zhongqiang.
Mrs. Xie didn't like these two grandchildren either. After all, when the big family left her alone in the old house and almost starved to death, no one came to give her a bite of food.
Thinking of this, Mrs. Xie's heart became even colder, "If nothing happens to you, go back as soon as possible. My old woman cannot bear the year you are worshiping."
Xie Jiahao was a person who was not very able to keep his temper. After being ridiculed for a few times, his face became a little dark. When Song Xiaohui saw it, she poked him quietly behind his back.
Only then did Xie Jiahao smile again, "Grandma, we won't say much else. Anyway, today I am mainly here to wish you a happy New Year. I will take them both to wish you a happy New Year first."
Lu Qingqing thought he would take the lead in kneeling down and kowtow. Unexpectedly, he just said something dryly and just stood there stupidly.
She couldn't help but laugh out loud, "I thought that even if I didn't kowtow during the New Year, I should at least kneel or bow. I didn't expect that it would be so easy for your grandson to pay New Year greetings to grandma?"
Although Lu Qingqing had not experienced this when she was a child, she could know from the memory of the original owner that juniors in Longguang County would kneel down to their juniors as a New Year greeting.
Xie Jiahao's face became even worse, but Song Xiaohui kept pulling him from behind, so he had no choice but to bend his knees. Just when he was about to kneel down, Lu Qingqing spoke again: