Li Chu smiled bitterly and said: "I stopped doing it a long time ago..."
He described the incident to his sister from beginning to end.
After listening, Li Qin also sighed: "This person, no matter what happens, he still has to rely on himself, and he has to rely on his own hands to work hard for a good life."
He didn't continue this topic and chatted with his sister about something else. Seeing that the time was almost up, Li Chu said goodbye and left.
When we returned to the hospital, we were just in time for lunch. Ding Qiunan was already queuing up in the cafeteria to get lunch with her lunch box.
"Where have you gone? I just came here to look for you and you weren't there."
"I went to our sister's place and asked her to remember to come over tomorrow and call Brother Six with her."
Ding Qiunan thought for a while: "Li Chu, why don't I go over and call Jiang Li in the evening? She and her daughter are the only ones celebrating the New Year. How uncomfortable this must be."
"That's okay. You can take Xiao Hei there with you after dinner in the evening, and the child and I won't go."
"OK"
After finishing the meal, Li Chu locked the door of the consulting room and hugged his wife and went to sleep together on the bed to avoid boredom.
In the afternoon, he bought some food from the canteen and took it back. After eating, Ding Qiunan took Xiao Hei and headed to the courtyard with a flashlight.
As she walked on the road, she thought about what Li Chu told her when they were eating just now.
Ding Qiunan didn't know what to say to Qin Huairu and her mother-in-law.
The reason why I was willing to use my sister Li Qin's name to get her family a job from the neighborhood committee was because she was a woman and knew that it would not be easy for her to raise three children by herself and take care of her mother-in-law.
But who knew how big the changes could be in the past two years.
It's hard for her to say anything, everyone has their own way of living.
Just like Jiang Li, apart from the house she borrowed, she declined any help.
People firmly believe that they can live a good life with their own hands.
With one step deep and one shallow, we arrived at the courtyard.
On a snowy day, everyone stayed in their houses, and there was no one in the courtyard.
"Dang Dang Dang"
"Who?"
"Xiao Li, it's me, Qiu Nan, open the door."
As her voice spread, Ding Qiunan felt that there were a few more pairs of eyes staring at him from behind the windows of many homes in the front yard.
"Qiu Nan, why did you come here in such heavy snow? Come in, come in."
"Little aunt!"
"Hey, has my daughter eaten?"
"We have already eaten, and mother is teaching me how to read."
"Nanny is so good!"
"Qiunan, your dog won't come in."
"It's okay, don't worry about it." Ding Qiunan sat by the stove and warmed himself up: "Xiao Li, let me make a long story short, starting from tomorrow you will have dinner at my place, and you and the child will be the only ones celebrating the New Year. Is that interesting?"
"I..." Jiang Li was about to say something when she was interrupted by Ding Qiunan.
"Don't say anything to me. If you're sorry, we're all members of the family, and there are no outsiders. It's just my sister and her family. If you take your daughter over, you can let your children play with my two children. You can also help me.
Cooking will save you two the trouble of having to cook. Can you please give me a nice word and stop nagging."
Jiang Li looked at Ding Qiunan helplessly. Of course she could understand his good intentions. What else could she do if someone came to call her in the heavy snow so late at night.
"Okay, okay, I listen to you. My daughter and I are going over there, and we can celebrate the New Year over there."
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Seeing Jiang Li agreed, Ding Qiunan immediately became happy and said, "That's pretty much it. Then you pack two pieces of clothing and come with me."
"What did you say?" Jiang Li looked at her with wide eyes: "Go there now?"
"Otherwise? Since it's going to be over, what's the difference between now and tomorrow?" Ding Qiunan said matter-of-factly.
"No, it's not suitable for us to go there at night, and it's not convenient for us to stay there."
"There are many houses over there, but I can't accommodate you two. Hurry up and pack your clothes."
Jiang Li looked at Ding Qiunan dumbfounded, this was too resolute.
Forget it, just listen to her.
He immediately stood up and said, "Nanny, go get two pieces of your own clothes and put on your cotton-padded jacket. Let's go there with my aunt."
"Okay mom."
"That's right, since we have to go there sooner or later, it won't be the same."
Jiang Li looked at Ding Qiunan, shook her head helplessly, and said sincerely: "Qiunan, thank you!"
Ding Qiunan smiled: "What can I say thank you for? We are friends. My daughter even calls me aunt. We are also a family, aren't we?"
When Jiang Li heard what she said, her nose felt sour and she almost couldn't hold it back.
My family hasn't heard this word for a long time.
Ding Qiunan walked to Jiang Li, put his arm around her shoulders, and patted her.
"Okay Xiaoli, go pack your clothes quickly."
On the way here, there was one person and a dog, but on the way back, it was two adults with a child and a dog.
When he went out, he still saw the same windows and the same figures. Ding Qiunan couldn't figure out what there was to see.
"Xiao Li, you have lived in this courtyard for a few months. What do you think of the people in the courtyard?"
Jiang Li pursed her lips and chuckled: "The people in this courtyard are quite interesting."
"interesting?"
"Yes." Jiang Li nodded: "On the surface, the relationship between neighbors seems to be good, but in fact...how should I put it, it seems that I can't help but feel that others are better than me."
This statement really hit the nail on the head.
"You are absolutely right. The reason why we moved away is because of this. When Li Chu and I lived here, we were not afraid of your jokes. Neither of us dared to cook at home. We were just worried about others gossiping behind our backs.
"
"It's like this when you live in the compound. It's the same when I lived there before. Whoever dares to cook meat, good guy, the whole alley will know. If you don't give some points to the neighbors, there will be a lot of people who will poke your spine.
, they all say nasty things behind their backs.”
After a pause, Jiang Li added: "Your Li Chu's salary must be high, and I think he likes to eat meat. He definitely can't live in a compound like this."
"Haha" Ding Qiunan wanted to laugh when she thought of her husband's greedy appearance.
"He has been unable to say anything for a day. He often says that rice without meat has no soul. Now the two little guys are the same as him."
Ding Qiunan said with a look of disgust.
Jiang Li glanced at her enviously, saying disgusting words, but showing a happy smile on her face.
Isn't this the life she has always dreamed of?
But she only felt envy and had no other messy thoughts.
The two chatted and laughed and soon arrived home.
When Li Chu saw Jiang Li and her children coming together, he was still very surprised. He didn't expect that his wife could actually get people here today.