"Then I'll come over to see you when I have time." Shui Shangqing decided to leave.
Huo Lao shook his head: "I have Meng Chen to take care of you, so you better not keep running away here. It will have a bad influence on you. I didn't help you with your matter back then."
"One code is another code. I have been favored by you. I can't blame you for that. It's because I don't understand people well."
Shui Shangqing returned home soon. Shui Bingyue slept with her parents today. Then I heard the two talking in the middle of the night.
"Xuemei, what do you think about me taking Mr. Huo's grandson home to take care of him?"
"Then do you think the people in the village will talk nonsense? It's okay if you want to take more care of them. If you take them home, some people will talk nonsense, and it will not have a good impact on the children at home."
Shui Shangqing nodded: "Yes, now I am not alone and cannot act rashly."
Shui Bingyue was curious about what those people looked like. Who is the little boy in the father's mouth? When my brother is over from school tomorrow, let him take me to have a look.
Soon the next day came, and everyone in the family went to work. The eldest brother also went back to the city to work, and the seventh brother went to school.
Shui Bingyue was sent to Bai Lu, and the two of them continued their studies.
Bai Lu has a casual temperament and teaches whatever book she turns to. Anyway, Shui Bingyue is a quick learner and can remember whatever is taught to her. There is no need to do it in order.
When it was almost noon, Bai Lu limped to the kitchen to make lunch for the family.
After all, she had already trained herself in the educated youth spot, but the food she cooked was not very delicious. Shui Bingyue brought a bench to her sister-in-law so that she could have a place to sit when she got tired of standing.
Liu Xuemei and Shui Shangqing felt very relieved when they returned from work. Bai Lu is really a nice girl.
When the family was eating, Bai Lu was afraid of hearing criticism from the village chief and Liu Xuemei. Unexpectedly, they ate very well, and even Shui Bingyue, who was always picky, ate her own food obediently.
"Uncle, aunt, and Bingyue, don't you think the food I cook is delicious?"
"This is what you worked hard for, and we have no right to criticize you. You were still injured and should have rested in peace. But in order to let us eat earlier and rest more, you cooked by yourself.
Cooking requires not only teaching, but also practice. It does not rely on talent. As long as the food is not wasted and the rice is well cooked, there is nothing to fault. "
Liu Xuemei talked a lot. After all, the most important thing for a family is mutual understanding.
After her mother finished speaking, Shui Bingyue nodded and said seriously: "Sister-in-law's porridge is very delicious. There are sweet potatoes in it. It's sweet and fragrant. I like it very much."
Bai Lu didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Making porridge is the easiest, but the food I cook is very unpalatable. Adding oil makes it look like boiled vegetables."
Liu Xuemei smiled softly: "Don't be anxious. When I'm not busy, I'll teach you step by step carefully, and you will master the essence. The key to cooking is quantity."
The family had a nice lunch together and then took a good lunch break.
Cao Yuxi took leave this morning and went to the county seat. She thought about it, but still felt unwilling to do so. Even if Shui Jianguo and Bai Lu received their certificates, she didn't want them to have an easy time.
I went to the post office and called my father at home to ask my father to tell Bai Lu's father that his daughter had decided to marry on her own.
After all, as far as she knew, although Bai Lu's father Bai Weiguang loved his daughter very much, he couldn't compare to his son. The daughter is so beautiful, and she is expected to marry into a better family and take care of her two brothers.
Originally, my cousin liked Bai Lu very much, but the elders in the family disagreed. That's why I gave the Bai family the idea to let Bai Lu go to the countryside with her.
All in all, both the Cao and Bai families favor sons over daughters. They were originally poor abandoned people. But now, for a man, Cao Yuxi did the most shameful thing she had ever done before, which was to file a complaint against him.
Bai Weiguang's eyes darkened when he heard the news. In fact, he regretted sending his daughter to the countryside.
But I didn't expect that my daughter would choose to marry the mud-legged man so quickly. He quickly sent a telegram to find out the situation.
After all, what the Cao family says may not be reliable. Although their two families are interdependent, current trends force him to believe in himself more and not completely rely on others.
Soon it was evening and Xiao Qi came back from school. After dinner, Shui Bingyue pulled him to whisper.
"Brother Qi, can you take me to the landlord's old house to see it?"
"It's dark now and there's no one outside. What are you doing there?" Xiao Qi was still a little scared of the house with scary legends.
"I just heard that there are many strange people coming there, and there is a little brother among them. I want to see what he looks like."
"I can take you there, but you're walking too slowly. How about I just hold you?"
In order to achieve her goal, Shui Bingyue nodded obediently: "I will listen to my brother."
Although Xiao Qi is only ten years old now, he is one and a half meters tall. He is holding his sister who is less than three years old and walking very fast.
When they arrived at the place, Xiao Qi knocked on the courtyard door. It was Su Mengchen who opened the door. He asked curiously: "What are you doing here at this time?"
Shui Bingyue said in a sweet voice: "I heard there is a little brother here and I want to play with him."
"It's too late now, why don't we come back another day." Su Mengchen thought the two people were coming here strangely and didn't want them to go in.
Xiao Qi quickly replied: "We won't stay here long, just let us in."
Mr. Huo heard their conversation in the house and said: "Meng Chen, let them come in. We have nothing to gain from here."
Xiao Qi felt that this was not a good thing to say, but since her sister insisted on coming here to see people, it was hard to say anything.
I followed Su Mengchen in and saw a five or six-year-old boy sitting on the kang. He was indeed quite good-looking. The clothes are the most fashionable shirts and overalls in Beijing.
He hadn't paid special attention to it before. The boy saw Shui Bingyue in Xiao Qi's arms. I don’t know where it was touched. The little mouth that had been silent until now spoke.
"younger sister."
These two words made Mr. Huo, who had always been depressed, suddenly excited: "Tingchen, you finally spoke!"
But grandson still ignored him and just stared at Shui Bingyue.
Shui Bingyue motioned to her seventh brother to put her on the kang, sit next to Huo Tingchen, took his hand and asked carefully: "Brother, how old are you? What's your name? I'm Shui Bingyue."
"Six years old, Huo Tingchen."
After saying the word sister, Huo Tingchen didn't have to speak so hard.
Shui Bingyue nodded and asked naturally: "Do you like me?"
"I like it, my sister is beautiful."
"This is my seventh brother, you should also call me brother."
Huo Tingchen looked at Xiao Qi, then at Shui Bingyue, and then said: "Brother Qi."
