When Zheng Bajin returned to the village, it was already dark. Fortunately, the snow kept falling, so he would not have to walk in the dark.
Qingqing looked at Zheng Bajing, who was covered in snow, and was very worried, but she didn't dare to feel too heartbroken. She just blamed him: "You came back so late? The snowy road is slippery, why didn't you leave earlier?"
"Haha, are you worried about me?" Zheng Bajin said, patting the snowflakes on his body.
"Humph, who is worried about you? Don't be so disgusting, okay?" Qingqing's face turned red and she glanced at Hu Ying, for fear that the old man would make fun of her.
As expected, Hu Ying smiled secretly and said, "Go and warm up the fire. I'll heat up the food and eat it."
At this time, Zheng Bajin's family was no longer the same era when Hu Ying would be heartbroken even if it was set on fire.
There was plenty of coal at home, and she was already very fond of her family. She burned one cage specifically for the fire and another for cooking. Otherwise, for such a big factory, it would be really chilling.
Nian Jian'an was sitting by the fire. When he saw Zheng Bajin coming in, he stood up, helped him pat the snow off his back, and said, "Come over and have a quickie. Why should you go out for such a heavy snow?" "
"Oh, I just couldn't sit still. I went out for a walk, and before I knew it, I walked to the street." Zheng Bajin still didn't want to say that Zhang Xiao'e was injured because of him, so he just said something perfunctory.
Xiaocao was doing her homework under the oil lamp. When she saw Zheng Bajin coming back, she stopped happily, stood up and said, "I can finally eat. I'm really starving to death!"
Zheng Bajin patted her head with some heartache, and said to Hu Ying who was heating the food: "Mom, you don't have to wait for me to eat from now on. When it's cooked, you eat it first. If I don't come back to eat on a whim, you Aren’t you going to get hungry if you wait like this all the time?”
"Got it?" Hu Ying said, what she was thinking was, why don't you try so hard to do things? The body is the capital of revolution. It is not good for the body to be exhausted. What should we do if we abandon ourselves?
"My mother said let us eat first, but my sister refused and said you would definitely come back." Xiaocao suddenly spoke up.
Qingqing was stunned, glared at Xiaocao, and cursed: "Nonsense!"
Then, he turned around and went to help Hu Ying heat the food.
Zheng Bajin felt funny in his heart. This Qingqing clearly felt sorry for him, but he didn't dare to let people know it, and he even refused to admit it. Let's see how long you can keep your words.
He took out an oil paper bag from his arms, handed it to Xiaocao, and said, "Xiaocao must be very hungry. Come, eat something first."
Xiaocao happily took it and found that it was two five-nut pancakes.
At this time of year, the New Year has just passed and the Mid-Autumn Festival is still early. There are no pancakes in Zheng Bajin’s canteen, which is very strange.
Xiaocao's happiness is also reasonable. On the contrary, she has already eaten the egg white cakes in the canteen, so she will not try her best to get one like other children.
"Stop eating, it's time to eat soon." Nian Jianan said. He was afraid that Xiaocao would be spoiled by Zheng Bajin, but he couldn't say it clearly.
Xiaocao swallowed with some grievance, glanced at Nian Jianan, and then at the five-nut cake, reluctant to put it down.
"Okay, let's have a taste!" Zheng Bajin smiled.
Xiaocao happily took a bite and said it tasted delicious.
She knew in her heart that since her brother-in-law had said it, no one would object and she would naturally eat very comfortably.
Nian Jian'an rolled his eyes at her and sighed in his heart: Sooner or later, he will be spoiled by Zheng Bajin.
"Okay, don't make a fuss. Isn't it just a pancake? It's okay to eat less, but it's not good for your health to eat too much." Zheng Bajin saw Nian Jianan's worry. He was afraid that Xiaocao would develop a habit of being picky.
Nian Jian'an: "..."
Xiaocao really only took one bite. Although she wanted to eat it all at once, she followed what Zheng Bajing said and reluctantly wrapped it in oil paper and put it aside.
Zheng Bajin nodded. Yes, children should also be trustworthy. One word should be one word, not two.
Such a child will be a person who follows the rules in the future.
No, keep your word.
At this time, the food was served again, and Zheng Bajin helped to serve the food so that everyone could eat quickly.
Qingqing stuffed a bowl for him and whispered: "Eat quickly! Mom is also sitting down to eat, I will bring it to you."
Hu Ying couldn't resist the kindness, but handed the bowl in Nian Jian'an's hand and picked up another bowl.
The two parents were polite, and Qingqing had already brought everyone's bowls to the table, and she also picked up a bowl.
Zheng Bajin was very satisfied with this atmosphere of respect and hospitality. This was something he had never experienced in his previous life.
He picked up a piece of braised pork and put it in Hu Ying's bowl. He gave another piece to Nian Jian'an and then another piece to Qingqing.
Qingqing gave him a blank look and whispered: "I have my own hands."
Zheng Bajin was a little dumbfounded and didn't care about her. Instead, he gave a piece of grass to Xiaocao before eating it himself.
Nian Jian'an said: "Don't be so polite, just pick up the food yourself, otherwise it will look very raw."
"Yes, yes, my in-laws are right, you can eat whatever you want." Hu Ying also quickly agreed, as if she had discovered that Zheng Bajin and Qingqing had a little quarrel, and they worked together to smooth things over.
Zheng Bajin smiled and said, "The weather is getting colder and colder. I want to pick up grandma tomorrow."
Of course no one objected, everyone agreed.
Zheng Bajin glanced at Hu Ying and said, "Mom doesn't have to go out to do anything in the future. She can just stay at home and take care of grandma. I think she's getting older. One day of taking care of her means one day less."
"What nonsense are you talking about? Isn't your grandma in good health?" Hu Ying glanced at Zheng Bajin and blamed him for talking nonsense.
"No, older people are most afraid of the cold. Although my uncle and aunt are also very kind to grandma, I still hope that our family will do our best to honor her." Zheng Bajin looked at Hu Ying He didn't take it seriously and said seriously.
Everyone nodded and unanimously approved Zheng Bajin's proposal.
Hu Ying naturally understood that Zheng Bajin not only wanted to be filial to his grandma, but also wanted to enjoy peace of mind at home.
However, she really couldn't sit still.
It was hard work in the past and has become a habit.
However, if he objected at this time, he would become an object to bringing Mrs. Zheng into the house to fulfill her filial piety. Not only would Zheng Bajin be unhappy, but Qingqing would also look down on herself.
The next day, Zheng Bajin went to discuss with Zheng Jiashan about picking up his grandma.
Zheng Jiashan disagreed at first, saying that his current conditions were not bad and he would just let him fulfill his filial piety.
However, Zheng Bajin couldn't stand it and moved her with his affection. He tried hard to persuade her, but finally agreed.
The two made a makeshift stretcher and carried Mrs. Zheng to Zheng Bajin's home.
Mrs. Zheng originally wanted to walk by herself, but the ground was too slippery. Zheng Bajin and Zheng Jiashan were worried and refused to let her go.
She was also happy to live here because it was lively here and Xiaocao was there to talk with him. Most importantly, Zheng Bajin said that when Qingqing was too busy, he would help look after the goods in the factory. .
In this way, Mrs. Zheng felt that although she was old, she was still useful to the Zheng family, so she was naturally willing to help.
Of course, Zheng Jiashan understood that what Zheng Bajin said was just an excuse. His real purpose was to feel sorry for his grandma and let her enjoy happiness.
