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"Today, Thursday, they don't come back for dinner. Teacher Huo hurriedly said.

"Oh, it's only Thursday, so I'll go to dinner with you. Saying that, Zeng Shuhua pushed the bicycle and Mr. Huo into his house.

"Teacher Huo, your cooking skills have made great progress, why do you still have skins?" Zeng Shuhua looked at the bowl of skins on the table as if she had discovered a new world.

"Where will I wrap it, I saw it bought back in the vegetable market, you hurry up and taste if it is the taste of your hometown." Teacher Huo looked at Zeng Shuhua with a smile, like a courteous young man, Zeng Shuhua immediately sat down and took a bite.

"Ouch, why is this still peppercorns. Zeng Shuhua frowned, obviously it didn't taste good.

"Yo, it doesn't taste authentic. Teacher Huo smiled awkwardly.

"You can still eat it, and you can eat it yourself. Zeng Shuhua smiled at Teacher Huo, who was still not moving the chopsticks, and felt that she might have let him down.

"Okay, I'll try it too. After saying that, he also ate a skin and savored it.

"How is it?Teacher Huo, is the skin in my hometown delicious?" Zeng Shuhua asked as she looked at Teacher Huo, who was seriously savoring.

"It's okay, this meat is quite fresh, but I haven't been to your place to eat it, so I don't know what the authentic taste like. "Mr. Fire returns.

"What, isn't it possible that you also want to try it in Dingnan?" Zeng Shuhua asked with a smile.

"Exactly, I really want to see where you lived. Teacher Huo said with a smile.

"Okay, I'll ask Da Chao to retire next year, and the two of us will travel then." Zeng Shuhua said with a smile.

"Really, that's great. Teacher Huo was as happy as a child, and the two of them finished dinner while talking and laughing, and Zeng Shuhua cleaned up the dishes and chopsticks.

"Shuhua, the phone is ringing. Teacher Huo shouted from the sofa, and Zeng Shuhua immediately ran out of the kitchen and picked up the phone.

"Mom, I'm Qiu Jin, what are you doing?" Gao Qiujin has been following Liu Qizhong back to her new home with the child for a while, and Zeng Shuhua is looking forward to her call.

"I just finished washing the dishes, have you had dinner, how is the baby?" Zeng Shuhua asked happily.

"I haven't eaten yet, are I hanging water with the baby?" Gao Qiujin returned.

"Hanging water, is the baby sick?" Zeng Shuhua asked with concern.

"yes, I don't know what's going on, when I come back here, I'm often sick, either diarrhea or fever, I'm almost depressed. Gao Qiujin said impatiently, feeling that bringing a baby was about to drive him crazy.

"Hey, when you were in a hurry, you forgot to bring some soil and water from your hometown, you must have been unaccustomed to the water and soil, maybe it will be good to adapt after a while. You have to be patient, you're all mothers. Zeng Shuhua could only comfort Gao Qiujin on the phone.

"Well, I know Mom, although sometimes I am very irritable, but when I see the baby smiling at me, I forget about it. Mom, are you in good health?" Gao Qiujin greeted seriously, in fact, during this time of leaving, she really missed Zeng Shuhua, Gao Qiulin, and Gao Jingyi.

"Me, there's nothing wrong with me, you can rest assured. Zeng Shuhua returned loudly.

"Well, if you are in good health, I will rest assured, the eldest sister and younger brother are all right, is there any good news for Qianqian recently?" Gao Qiujin cared about everyone in the family.

"Your eldest sister and their family went on a trip, and your younger brother and they are still working step by step, but Qianqian is not pregnant yet, speaking of which, I am really worried about her body, I don't know if I can get pregnant." Zeng Shuhua said worriedly that she asked for medicine from the Chinese medicine doctor in her hometown, and Liang Qianqian also drank it, but there was no movement.

"Mom, don't be too anxious about this, they are still young, as long as the two of them are fine, there will definitely be. Gao Qiujin hurriedly comforted.

"Okay, let's not talk about this, are you still used to going over there? Do the people around you understand what they say? Is Qizhong good to you? What's unpleasant, Mom, this will always be your home!" Zeng Shuhua always felt that Gao Qiujin had gone abroad and was so far away from her, so she was afraid that she would be wronged.

"Well, I know, the people here also speak Mandarin, I can understand it, but Qizhong still often goes back to China to deal with company affairs, so I often take the baby at home alone, we are not with his parents, and we live in a house by ourselves. Gao Qiujin said.

"Oh, it's convenient for transportation or anything, can you cook and eat by yourself?" Zeng Shuhua asked.

"The transportation is very convenient, there is everything around, Qizhong hired a nanny to cook for me, cleaning, I just have to take the baby. Gao Qiujin felt that although she had her aunt to help, she still felt tired, but she couldn't tell Zeng Shuhua to save her worry.

"That's good, someone helps, if you want to come back, come back, I will retire next year and won't sweep the streets, and I can bring you a baby then." Zeng Shuhua said.

"I know Mom, I'll go back to see you after a while, okay, I'm going to hang up, the baby is crying. After speaking, Gao Qiujin hung up the phone first, and Zeng Shuhua also put away her mobile phone.

But just as she was about to turn around and enter the house, the phone rang again, and it was Gao Qiulin calling.

"Hey, Mom, where are you?"

"I'm here with your Uncle Huo, are you back? Have you had dinner?" Zeng Shuhua asked.

"Well, I'm back, but our key has been left in the unit, so you have to come and open the door." Gao Qiulin said helplessly, he was really busy today, and he forgot to pack his things when he went home.

"Qianqian's key was forgotten too?" Zeng Shuhua asked.

"Well, she didn't even take her out of the house. Gao Qiulin said with a smile, looking at the helpless Liang Qianqian.

"Okay, wait a few minutes, I'll be back. Zeng Shuhua took off her apron and went out, and Teacher Huo asked her in the back.

"Will you be back later?"

"Don't come back, you have a good rest, close the door. After Zeng Shuhua finished speaking, she had already entered the elevator, and after a while, she returned to her door, Gao Qiulin and Liang Qianqian squatted at the door, playing with their mobile phones.

"It's really a child, let's go in. Zeng Shuhua opened the door and walked in first, followed by the two children.

As soon as she entered the door, Liang Qianqian ran into the bathroom, recently she felt a little different, and from time to time she felt sick to her stomach and wanted to vomit, she felt that she should be pregnant with a baby.

"What's the matter, you have a bad stomach?" Gao Qiulin asked worriedly.

"Maybe, you can accompany me to the hospital tomorrow. ”

Liang Qianqian said with a smile.

"It's so serious, I'm going to the hospital. Gao Qiulin asked in a humble manner, he hadn't thought about the problem of the child at all, since Zeng Shuhua brought herbs from his hometown for the two of them to drink, Gao Qiulin would not mention the problem of the baby to Liang Qianqian, because he was afraid of putting pressure on her.

"Well, it's quite uncomfortable, let's go for a trip, it won't take long. Liang Qianqian continued.

"Okay, then you have to get up early, and you have to rush to work. Gao Qiulin instructed, and then the two of them went into the room before going to bed.

Early the next morning, Liang Qianqian packed up and asked Gao Qiulin to accompany her to the hospital.

"Skipping breakfast? I'm done. Zeng Shuhua looked at them and asked.

"If you don't eat Mom, just buy something to eat on the road for a while. Gao Qiulin returned, and the two of them had already gone out.

"Oh, give me a call after checking the results. Zeng Shuhua instructed that she was also looking forward to a good result.

"Got it. After speaking, the two disappeared from Zeng Shuhua's sight.

"Hey, old fire, come over for breakfast. After closing the door, Zeng Shuhua immediately called Teacher Huo.

"Oh, I just came back from a run, and I'll wash my face. Teacher Huo returned, and appeared at Zeng Shuhua's house after a while.

"It's boiled so much. Teacher Huo looked at a large pot of porridge and said.

"The two children left without eating, saying that they were going to the hospital for examination. Zeng Shuhua returned.

"Who's uncomfortable?" asked Mr. Fire.

"Qianqian, I started throwing up last night, and I don't know what's wrong?" Zeng Shuhua returned.

"Oh, it's easy to get sick in autumn, but don't worry, it's fine. Teacher Huo said.

"I just hope for good news, she and Qiulin have been married for more than a year, and there is no movement, I'm in a hurry. Zeng Shuhua said.

"Oh, I see, maybe there's good news this time. Teacher Huo realized that the news that Zeng Shuhua was looking forward to turned out to be the news of Liang Qianqian's pregnancy.

"Borrow your auspicious words, will you send me to sweep the street in a while? Dachao and his family have all gone on a trip, and they don't know if the road that their mother swept is dirty or not. "Zeng Shuhua wants to work, someone has to do it.

"Send it, I'm idle, I'm idle, I'll help you sweep it together. Teacher Huo said with a smile.

"That's great, let's sweep her part with us so she doesn't get too dirty when she comes back. Zeng Shuhua said empathetically.

"Okay, it's up to you. Teacher Huo returned, and after a while, the two went out, and Teacher Huo changed to a battery car, and it only took a quarter of an hour to drive from Shangxin Village to Jianghu Village.

"Shuhua, I really want to ask you a question, you have been sweeping the streets for so long, don't you feel faceless?" This is the first time that Mr. Huo has started to sweep the streets, and he is somewhat resistant.

"It's just a job, don't you feel faceless?" Zeng Shuhua asked rhetorically, and Teacher Huo didn't know how to answer for a while.

"Besides, I don't steal or rob, I rely on my own strength to sweep the streets, how can I lose face, we are also contributing to the country. Zeng Shuhua said with a smile that she has long understood the meaning of life, although she is doing the lowest work, but her mood is noble.

"That's right, you work your own. Teacher Huo, who began to sweat after sweeping a paragraph, said with emotion, thinking that Zeng Shuhua is such a thin woman, who has been doing such hard work for decades, but she always has a smile on her face, which is what is admirable.

"If you're tired, just stop and rest. Zeng Shuhua looked at Teacher Huo with a smile, as if she saw the scene when Gao Linguang started to help her sweep the streets, which was thirty years ago.

"I can still hold on. The fire teacher returned, and then waved the broom in his hand.

For Zeng Shuhua, street sweeping is her life's work and her life's path. On this street, she has met all kinds of people, encountered different weather, helped many homeless cats and dogs, and vented the joys and sorrows in life.

Street sweeping, a seemingly simple thing, has supported the lives of countless people like Zeng Shuhua, Liu Mulin and so on.