This was an interesting topic. Xiuxiu didn't want to talk about it any more, so she hurriedly said goodbye to Jin and left the old house.
The food box had been left at Jin's place, and Li Wei was empty-handed on the way back.
Xiuxiu originally thought that he might hold her hand in the corner and walk together. After all, when she came here before, although he walked with a tense face and concentrated on walking, one hand never left her behind, for fear that her feet would slip.
However, they were almost at the entrance of the village, but Li Wei didn't take the initiative to hold hands.
He also chatted with her at various times along the way, but the topics were all superficial. They all revolved around the people and scenery he saw along the way, and they would change to the next topic in just a few sentences.
Xiu Xiu really wanted to hear how he spent most New Year's Eve and what he ate? What did you play?
Did you set off a firecracker?
Young people here in Changping Village like to play cards on New Year's Eve. Does he also play cards?
She really wanted to hear what he said about himself, and also wanted to hear him ask her what she did on New Year's Eve.
She couldn't explain why she thought so. She just instinctively felt that if two people had a good relationship, they should talk about trivial topics and share each other.
Instead, he pointed to the ice of the pond and said to her: "Look, this pond is covered with deep ice. When my mother-in-law comes over to bathe, she will have to bring a rock to throw it at her."
She was a little disappointed.
She was a little absent-minded in responding to his question, so the two of them walked into the courtyard in a lively and lonely way.
The meal was already being served at home. When he saw the two of them coming in side by side, Li Wei was smiling. Although Xiu Xiu didn't have a smile, he looked calm.
Yang Yongjin and Li Yi looked at each other, and both of them smiled tacitly.
Xiuxiu is a girl, it is normal to be reserved and shy.
Li Wei smiled, indicating that the two of them had a pleasant trip to the old house to deliver food. The two young people must have had some private conversation before Li Wei came in happily.
"In-laws, sit inside the house and let's drink some wine!"
Yang Yongjin hurriedly called Li Yi back to the main room.
Li Wei went to the kitchen to help serve the dishes, not treating himself as a guest at all.
This made Cao Bamei unable to stop praising him.
Xiu Xiu sat at the stove and watched Li Wei running in and out, as familiar as if this place was his home, he was his parents' son, and she was their daughter-in-law. If it had been before, Xiu Xiu would have secretly enjoyed it.
But today, she felt strange.
He even felt that what Li Wei really liked was her family, not her as a person.
But it was hard for her to tell Cao Bamei these words, and the Li family's father and son were still in the hall.
Xiuxiu kept her worries to herself, pretending that nothing had happened, and got up to help Cao Bamei iron the dishes and chopsticks.
It was only after noon that the Li family left.
Before leaving, Li Yi and Yang Yongjin made an appointment to pay New Year greetings, tentatively scheduled for the third day of the first lunar month.
"I will send Xiaowei to pick you up on the morning of the third day of the Lunar New Year." Li Yi promised while burping from wine and holding Yang Yongjin's hand.
Li Wei smiled and nodded, "Okay, I'm happy to."
Yang Yongjin quickly shook his head: "No, no, the road is not far, we can just go there by ourselves."
Li Wei looked at Xiuxiu's younger brother, "My younger brother is still young and it's hard for him to walk after the snow. I'll come over and take him to my house for dinner."
This was such a thoughtful consideration, and it once again warmed the hearts of Yang Yongjin and Cao Bamei.
Yang Yongjin and Cao Bamei stood at the entrance of the courtyard with Xiu Xiu to see off the guests. The Li family walked out of the courtyard. Li Wei even turned around to wave to Yang Yongjin and the others, while Xiu Xiu turned around and returned to the courtyard.
Cao Bamei wanted to catch Xiuxiu and ask her to wave to Li Wei a few times, but she found that the girl's feet were already gone as if they were oiled.
Cao Bamei could only wave her hand to say goodbye to Xiuxiu. After the Li family left, she and Yang Yongjin returned to the yard together.
Yang Yongjin was in a good mood and hummed a little tune.
Cao Bamei said nonchalantly: "This girl of ours is really ignorant. Li Wei even waved to her, but she twisted her butt and returned to the yard, ugh!"
Yang Yongjin smiled, "Girls should be more reserved."
Cao Bamei corrected her: "This is not called being reserved, this is called putting on airs."
Yang Yongjin smiled even more happily, "Marry your daughter with your head up, marry your wife with your head down, how about our daughter putting on some airs? Is it possible that our daughter should go all out to please the man before she gets married? That doesn't make sense!"
Cao Bamei was so angry that she stamped her feet, "This girl will be spoiled by you sooner or later!"
Yang Yongjin laughed loudly: "This is how the daughter of our old Yang family is spoiled. This is family rule and tradition. You see, even a person like Yongqing has no temper at all in front of his daughter!"
"Ah, if you didn't mention Yongqing, I almost forgot." Cao Bamei said suddenly.
"Xiuxiu came back earlier and said that Yongqing was ill. He had gone to the toilet seven or eight times from last night to today. He was sleeping in the back room when they passed by. The room was stinky and unpleasant."
Hearing this, Yang Yongjin also stopped smiling.
"Could it be that he ate too much on New Year's Eve and caught a cold? If it wasn't for the discomfort, he is a restless person."
"How about you go and see him? Can't you help me get some medicine?" Cao Bamei asked tentatively.
Yang Yongjin's face was filled with emotion, "You are such a good second sister-in-law. I made no mistake in marrying you."
If it were another family in the village, after the brothers got married and separated, they would no longer be able to take care of them without thinking of anything in return.
If the elder brother wants to buy something for his younger brother's children, he has to coax him from his sister-in-law in advance. But what about Cao Bamei? During the Chinese New Year, he bought several clothes and food for Yongqing's children, and now he was urged to take care of Yongqing.
This kind of woman is not good. What kind of woman is good in the world?
Yang Yongjin couldn't figure it out anyway, so he decided that the short, ugly, but kind-hearted woman in front of him was the best.
Cao Bamei was embarrassed by his praise. She twisted his arm, told him not to be poor, and then chased him out of the courtyard.
When Yang Yongjin just walked out of the yard, he happened to meet Luo Baobao and Hong Xiu holding an umbrella and coming out of Yang Huazhong's yard and walking towards Luo's house.
At this time, light snow started to fall in the sky again.
Luo Baobao greeted Yang Yongjin cheerfully and shouted, "Happy New Year, uncle."
Yang Yongjin also nodded in response.
Hongxiu gave Yang Yongjin a faint smile, which was considered a greeting.
Yang Yongjin's colleague responded, but his eyes only stayed politely on Hongxiu for a moment and then quickly moved back to Luo Baobao.
"Is your father feeling better?" He asked about Luo Fengtang's condition.
"Thank you uncle for your concern. My father is feeling better and his fever has gone away." Baby Luo said truthfully.
"That's good. It's cold now, so your dad needs to be more careful."
"Well, I will take the message to you. Uncle, where are you going in a hurry now that it's snowing?"
