Chapter Twenty-Six: Arriving Home
On the morning of the thirtieth day of the Chinese New Year's Eve, the tricycle of Shangguan was loaded with local specialties prepared by his uncle and aunt.
Li Bingjie said goodbye to her parents with a hint of reluctance and expectation.
"Hehe, in a few years, when you get married, you will also celebrate the New Year over there, this time it should be considered as a taste of the bride's New Year's feeling in advance." Sun Xifang took Li Bingjie's hand, although she was smiling, her eyes were full of reluctance.
For more than ten years, Li Bingjie has never left home during the Chinese New Year, and when she separated, she was really reluctant and a little sad.
When my daughter grows up, she will eventually leave her mother's house and go to a new environment to re-adapt.
The difference is only morning and evening, but Sun Xifang never dreamed that this day would come so early.
"What are you doing?" Seeing the sad faces of the mother-in-law, Li Xinfeng became impatient: "It is said that it is my mother-in-law's house, but in fact it is not the child's aunt's house, what is the difference between it and relatives' visits, it is like parting with life and death, is it a shame?" β
"Do you have any humanity! My daughter is not at home for the first time in so many years for the New Year, can't I be sad as a mother? Are you a kid's dad!? Sun Xifang was furious.
"How am I not? It's not the place where you're sad, what's wrong with the child going to the aunt's house for the New Year? Besides, now when the little couple is tired of talking, do you want to separate the two children before you are willing? β
"When did I say that? I'm not used to it, in previous years, it was a family of three, and this year there are only two people left, is this still the New Year!? β
"Why isn't it the New Year? You are reluctant, let's go to North China on the first day of the new year, and it will only take more than an hour to ride a motorcycle, what is the delay? β
"This ...... Hum! To put it nicely, what should I do with the child's grandmother? β
"It's okay to take a piece with you, it's rare that you haven't had a piece for the New Year for so many years, and this year you have a piece!"
"This ...... It's not impossible......"
When Shangguan heard this, he was happy: "Okay!" Uncle and aunt, tomorrow you and grandma will come over, and I will call a car to pick you up when the time comes. β
"What is it called? It's not that there isn't something here. Li Xinfeng waved his hand and frowned: "It's just that the price of the car is too expensive on the day of the New Year, and you can't run it for 500 yuan for a round trip." β
"Don't be ashamed!" Sun Xifang sneered: "Our son just gave you one million yesterday, what is there to be reluctant to give you five hundred yuan?" β
Yesterday, Shangguan Nengren transferred 1 million to Li Xinfeng's bank card, saying that it was a 'son' to honor Lao Tzu, Li Xinfeng and Sun Xifang had never seen so much money, but they were happy all day yesterday, and now their faces are still a little cramped!
"What do you know about a loser?" Li Xinfeng glared: "If you have money, you can't spend it indiscriminately, one million looks like a lot, and you can't even buy a house in North China, and besides, our son's money is not blown by the wind......"
Seeing that his uncle and aunt were arguing over the fare, Shangguan Nengren said helplessly: "Don't quarrel with the two of you." β
"Yes! Mom, Dad, stop arguing. Li Bingjie weakly persuaded.
The baby 'son' and the baby daughter spoke, and the two of them also shut up.
Shangguan Nengren smiled and said: "Uncle, hurry up and learn to drive after the New Year!" When the time comes, you won't have to worry about the fare next year. Also, you think about my suggestion, now my dad has a lot of business, busy can't do it, employee salary plus bonus, easy to tens of thousands of dollars a month, much better than you go to work, we are all a family, you used to help my dad, but also to help yourself, isn't it! β
Yesterday, Shangguan put forward a suggestion, hoping that Li Xinfeng would go to North China to help his father do advertising and decoration after the New Year, after taking the driver's license test. Now my dad has more and more business, and he still has a bunch of work to finish yesterday, and even today he has to work for most of the day.
Shangguan was able to figure out that his uncle was also a mechanic in the factory, and although his skills were not as good as his father's, he was not much worse, and he had more than enough money to help in the past, and he must have earned a lot more money over there than in the small county town of Qingyuan.
Shangguan people still have a little plan, it is best for uncles and aunts to move to North China to live, Li Bingjie is a special homesick girl in the end, although Qingyuan is only sixty kilometers away from North China, a few times a day back and forth is very easy, but for a little girl who has never left Qingyuan County since she was a child, just this short sixty kilometers is enough to make Li Bingjie feel homesick.
After the summer vacation, I have to go to school in North China, and I will go for three years, and if I really have a heart disease, it will not be good.
If my uncle and aunt both moved to North China, it would be fine.
The environment has changed, as long as the family remains the same, everywhere is home, Li Bingjie will definitely not be homesick.
Of course, this is just Shangguan's own thoughts, and he hasn't told Li Xinfeng yet.
"This thing ......" said in his heart, Li Xinfeng was very hesitant, after all, he has been with Qingyuan County for half his life, and his family work is stable, Li Xinfeng has no ambitions, as long as the family is safe and sound, although it is better to go to his brother-in-law to help in terms of economy, but the 'son' has just given one million, and Li Xinfeng is not very bad for money, at least in Qingyuan, a small county, he can live a middle-class and upper-class life.
Li Bingjie's love for home is actually influenced by Li Xinfeng, Li Xinfeng is a real family lover, nostalgic for the water and soil of his hometown, and he doesn't want to go anywhere, but when a competent person speaks, he has to think about it more.
"Say it again! I'll talk about it when I'm done with the exam. "I was in a dilemma, so I could only put things off.
Sun Xifang was silent for a moment, and said: "Son, in fact, it is your uncle who loves the family, and besides, I have lived with your uncle in Qingyuan for half a lifetime, although the family is not rich, but it is also passable, your mind, we all remember it in our hearts, but to help your father, you always have to work all year round, and there is no holiday, your uncle will definitely not be able to stand it, forget it!" β
"Yes, yes." Li Xinfeng nodded again and again: "I don't want to go out again in my life, I have lived here for half my life, my life is quite stable, and I know many friends, I am really reluctant, the golden nest and the silver nest are not as good as my own kennel, hehe, I don't go." β
Shangguan was dumbfounded: "Uncle, you pushed it too clean!" β
"Son! There's no way, my uncle really doesn't want to go out! Li Xinfeng spread his hands helplessly.
"You can really do it...... Come on, forget if you don't go, but the house I booked will not be returned, and you and your aunt will live there when you get there. β
"Hehe, okay." Li Xinfeng agreed to this matter happily, son! Earn money and honor the elderly, that is what it should be, the ancients said: the elderly dare not resign. In the same way, children have a chance, and what they give their parents, the parents will not be hot when they take it, and their hearts will be happy!
"Then I'll call a car to pick you up tomorrow, a neighbor in our community is the driver, you can spend less money, and when you buy a car next year, you don't have to be so troublesome to go back and forth." Shangguan said.
"That'...... Okay, look at the arrangement! Li Xinfeng agreed.
"Grandma, you persuade me more, I'm afraid that she will feel sorry for the mahjong parlor's business and won't want to come." Shangguan said with a wry smile.
Speaking of grandma, Li Xinfeng and Sun Xifang smiled bitterly together, the old lady knows her too well, she is the master who wants money and doesn't want to die, as long as there is money to make, she doesn't want to stop for a day, she makes so much money, but she wants to die of picking on herself, and she doesn't know what the old lady is trying to do in this life?
"Do your best!" Li Xinfeng can't guarantee anything, I just hope that for the sake of being able to reunite the family for so many years, the old lady is willing to go over!
Bidding farewell to his uncle and aunt, Shangguan took Li Bingjie on the road back to North China.
Today, Chinese New Year's Eve, there are few pedestrians and vehicles on the road, and the warehouses and wells are empty...... There are so many fewer pedestrians and vehicles, and it is much faster to go back than when I came, and I entered the urban area of North China in the early hours of an hour, and it took about half an hour to finally arrive home.
This Qingyuan's trip lasted for ten days, and when he went, he was alone, but when he came back, he had an extra daughter-in-law, seeing Li Bingjie's cramped face, Shangguan Nengren smiled slightly, held Li Bingjie's hand, and said softly: "Don't be nervous, this is our home." β
Shangguan's words, and the temperature of his palm, made Li Bingjie warm, his heart gradually settled down, hummed softly, took out the souvenirs and luggage in the car with Shangguan, and walked upstairs.
Chinese New Year's Eve, every household is a person, and when they meet a few neighbors in the corridor, they all greet the functional people, and at the same time are amazed by Li Bingjie's water-like pure temperament, but they just say hello, and there is no time to ask in detail, and they can only ask with a stomach, thinking that they will ask later.
went up to the sixth floor, and the competent person rang the doorbell, and after a while, the door was opened, and Li Xinhong appeared in front of him.
On the way back, Shangguan Nengren called home and knew that Li Xinhong would stay at home to make dumplings, but his father had a hard life, and he didn't need to explain, and he had to continue to work for most of the day.
"Son, you're back!" Seeing the capable person, Li Xinhong was full of smiles, her eyes fell on Li Bingjie's face behind her, and when she saw her tall and beautiful daughter-in-law at this time, she was very happy with Li Xinhong: "Bingjie, I haven't seen you for a year, I have grown into a big girl, come in!" Let Auntie take a good look! β
Entering the house, Li Xinhong pulled Li Bingjie to look at her constantly, and her mouth was slurking, which made Li Bingjie blush.
"Aunt ......" used to be an aunt, and then she will be a mother, and the change of role makes Li Bingjie a little shy.
"Bingjie is really a big girl, and my aunt is almost unrecognizable." Li Xinhong returned to her parents' house for the Chinese New Year last year, and Li Bingjie at that time was not as tall and material as she is now, and in one year, Li Bingjie has really changed too much.
However, with the change of the son of Shangguan, Li Xinhong will not be too amazed.
Li Bingjie said shyly: "My aunt has also changed a lot, and she is more beautiful than before."
This is the truth, since Li Xinhong resigned, he helped Shangguanyi look at the faΓ§ade every day, and felt that his old-fashioned dress in the past was not suitable for reception, and since then, he has gone to the beauty salon from time to time to beautify, and learned to dress fashionably in a few months, Li Xinhong has changed greatly from the inside out, and has become more and more OL temperament.
(To be continued)