Chapter 48: De-escalation

In a two-bedroom apartment on the third floor of a forestry family home, Liu Jianxin and his wife Sun Hong were coaxing their son to take medicine, the little guy had a cold these days, but he refused to take medicine, the couple discussed to work together to pour him, obviously the little hand covered his mouth tightly, the two sides were deadlocked, heard a knock on the door, Liu Jianxin walked to open the door, and saw a girl standing outside the door with a smile, he couldn't believe his eyes:

"Peach blossom? Meng Taohua! ”

Meng Tao smiled and nodded: "It's me, Brother Liu." Uncle Doorman sent me downstairs, or I wouldn't be able to find a place for you to live. ”

Liu Jianxin hurriedly took the things in her hand, and asked repeatedly, "What kind of car are you riding?" Came so late, don't you have to look for a long time to find a home, right? Before you come, take a telegram for me, and we'll pick you up at the station, and you'll be in trouble. ”

Meng Tao didn't have time to answer, Sun Hong walked out with a crying Mingming: "Don't cry, don't cry, hey, let's see who is coming?" ”

Liu Jianxin introduced the two: "This is Meng Taohua, I told you, the girl on the train." Peach blossom, this is my wife Sun Hong, and my son Mingming. ”

Sun Hong greeted warmly: "Ah! It turned out that Sister Peach Blossom was here? Great, come in, get in, get in! ”

Meng Tao heard her call her sister, so she also called her sister-in-law and looked at the little cute baby in her arms: "You are Mingming?" I'm Aunt Peach Blossom. ”

Xiao Mengwa was uncomfortable because of the fever, she was still crying just now, she looked at Meng Tao who was waving at him with red eyes, and suddenly opened her little arms and rushed over to hug her, Sun Hong didn't watch out, she almost couldn't hold it, the two women exclaimed at the same time, and hurriedly stabilized the child.

Meng Tao said: "Obviously good, my aunt is coming from outside, you have to wash your hands first, wash your hands and then hug you!" ”

Sun Hong almost knocked his son to the ground, his heart pounded with fright, and he slapped his little buttocks hard: "You stinky boy, who is this?" If you see a beautiful person, you don't care! That's your aunt, you can't run, what are you anxious about? ”

Liu Jianxin put the things on the coffee table and said, "Didn't the stinky boy follow you?" When you saw me, you chased me all the way, ran to my school every day to entangle, and I couldn't get rid of it. ”

Sun Hong was angry, but after listening to her husband's words, she couldn't help laughing: "Sister Peach Blossom, come and see, your brother, why is he so thick-skinned!" ”

"I'm telling the truth."

Liu Jianxin was serious, picked up the kettle and walked to the basin shelf, poured some hot water, took a clean towel, and asked Meng Tao to wash his face and hands.

Meng Tao washed his hands and face, came over and picked up Mingming, the little guy looked very sturdy, he looked at Meng Tao without fear, according to what his mother taught, and shouted "aunt" in a milky voice.

Meng Tao agreed, and pinched his face rarely: "It's good to have a personality like a mother." ”

asked Sun Hong with a smile: "Sister-in-law, did you really take the initiative to pursue my brother Liu at the beginning?" ”

Sun Hong giggled: "Yes, yes, what's there?" But I only tell my sister this, and it can be regarded as a sister-in-law who teaches you a little experience: when you meet someone you like, you must not miss it, no matter what the consequences are, start first, and then talk about it! ”

Liu Jianxin soaked a cup of boiling water with sugar and handed it to Meng Tao, glaring at Sun Hong: "It's enough to have you a big grin, don't bring bad peach blossoms." ”

"I think it's very good for my sister-in-law to be like this, how happy are you now? If I'm lucky enough to meet someone I really like, maybe I'll do the same. Meng Tao smiled.

"Don't worry, Sister Peach, you will definitely meet a very, very good man, as long as you boldly hold on to it, it will be yours."

The two of them laughed together, Liu Jianxin was speechless, his wife's character, he was used to it, it didn't matter, but if it affected the peach blossoms, the peach blossoms would also become like this, he was afraid that someone would not be able to stand it in the future.

Meng Tao hugged Ming Ming to untie the net pocket and take something to eat, obviously wanted to eat biscuits, because he was having a fever, Meng Tao didn't give it, took out the oranges, Ming Ming looked at the oranges, nodded and agreed to eat this, Meng Tao peeled the skin and fed it to him.

Liu Jianxin and Sun Hong were attracted by the aroma of oranges, and Meng Tao greeted them: "This orange is very sweet, big brother and sister-in-law try it." ”

Sun Hong peeled off an orange and ate a petal, praised it, and said, "Sister, you drink some water first, and I'll cook a bowl of noodles for you later, and lay two eggs." ”

"Sister-in-law, don't be busy, I've eaten, I'm not hungry."

"You're eating out, huh? It's a waste of money, you should come directly when you get out of the car, can your brother and sister-in-law be hungry for you? ”

Sun Hong said, stuffed two oranges into Liu Jianxin's mouth, Liu Jianxin tasted the delicious fruit, nodded again and again, and let Sun Hong eat it by himself, he also picked up an orange and peeled it, but noticed that there was a cloth bag on the table that was quite familiar, he looked at it again and again, reached out to touch it, and looked up at Meng Tao: "This...... It was given to you, why did you get it back? ”

Meng Tao said: "Big brother, I know these things, as well as money and tickets, my relatives in my hometown asked you to bring them back to Mingming, I'm an adult, how can I be embarrassed to grab something to eat with Mingming?" ”

"Oh, I left it for Mingming, and this is for you."

"Don't lie to me, everything is the same, I can see it."

Liu Jianxin: "......"

He had nothing to say, so he went to pull Sun Hong's sleeves, Sun Hong was busy eating, and after peeling two oranges, he went to get navel oranges, which were so delicious, and said inarticulately: "My sister just came, rest first, don't talk about this first." Tomorrow I will take a leave of absence to see the children, and by the way, I will take my sister shopping, and I heard that the department store has a new product, and I will start selling autumn and winter clothes; The day after tomorrow and Sunday, we haven't been out for a long time, borrow a tricycle, go out with the whole family, parks, zoos, museums, and the city's famous Jinta Mountain, all play, okay? ”

When Liu Jianxin heard this, he knew that his wife was going to buy new clothes for Peach Blossom, so he nodded and agreed: "I think it's very good, what do you say about Peach Blossom?" ”

Meng Tao: "Come back next time, I have to go back early tomorrow morning, and the production team still has work to do." ”

Liu Jianxin and Sun Hong were surprised: "Didn't you come to see us?" How can you leave in the blink of an eye? ”

Meng Tao smiled: "Didn't I see you now?" I'm glad to see you guys are doing well. ”

"You must have something, what are you doing in Pingjiang? Tell my brother and sister-in-law. ”

couldn't resist the husband and wife, Meng Tao had to make up an excuse to prevaricate.

"Really? You came with the car of your commune supply and marketing cooperative? ”

"Of course, can I lie to you? It was a girl who came to order something, my good friend, and asked me to be her company. ”

"Why didn't the girl come with you to our house?"

"People can be reimbursed for staying in a hostel, I just happened to come to visit you, and I said okay, I have to take the car back together tomorrow morning."

"Huh! Look at you, you thought you could stay a little longer, and make us happy in vain. ”

Sun Hong sighed and pointed to the table again: "Take so many things, this milk powder...... It's imported, right? It's precious! ”

"Oh, the milk powder or something was brought back from the provincial capital last time, and it was sent by a friend over there, and I didn't pay attention to it when it was in a bag, otherwise I would have handed it over to the eldest brother to bring back to Mingming, I am an adult, and I can't eat this."

Meng Tao looked at the speechless couple, and said, "I also want to find you first this time, and it will be much more convenient to come back next time." ”

Liu Jianxin nodded: "When the farm is free, come and stay for a few more days." I also called home, and my parents were very happy to know about you, and my father said that when he was better, he would come over in person to see you and his good brother. ”

Meng Tao: "Liu ...... Should I be called Uncle, or Grandpa? ”

Liu Jianxin paused, raised his hand and patted his forehead, and looked at Sun Hong: "I said, why do you call Sister Peach Blossom, I always think it's weird!" ”

Sun Hong also froze, came over violently, and giggled: I was happy this night, but I actually made the wrong generation!

Hurriedly taught his son: "This is your sister, not your aunt, you have figured it out!" ”

Meng Tao also smiled: How many years is the age difference between himself and Liu Jianxin, who will remember so much?

Now it's a loss, she was demoted in seconds, and her good aunt became a sister.

Liu Jianxin said: "Your grandfather Liu is in his sixties, his health has not been very good, and his eyesight has weakened, and the last time I went back was because he was hospitalized again." But he is a stubborn old man, he said that if he wants to come, he will definitely come, and now I will tell you, and when the time comes, I will really pass, and I will send you a telegram. ”

Meng Tao nodded: "Okay, then I also have a mental preparation." Grandpa Liu, what kind of medicine does he take? ”

"I don't know very well, I'm far away, my mother and second brother are taking care of me, it seems that I am hospitalized with Western medicine, and I go home and take Chinese medicine, I use some - you don't have to worry, when you go, you will bring all the medicine."

"Oh, that's fine." Meng Tao is not a doctor, so he doesn't know much, so he asks.

Rested that night, and early the next morning, obviously no longer had a fever, and was jumping around and laughing crisply pestering Meng Tao to play games.

Liu Jianxin and his wife discussed, since she didn't want to forcibly stuff things to Meng Tao, then give them to her face, and if you don't want to, just reason with her, Meng Tao can't beat other husbands and wives after all, so she has to accept it.

Sun Hong also changed a clean blue cloth bag, and Liu Jianxin didn't want the millet Meng Tao brought from his hometown, and left it for Ming Ming to boil porridge to drink; The preserved chicken and duck and smoked pork and salted duck eggs are divided into two halves, half for each person, as well as the high-quality dried shiitake mushrooms, fungus, daylily, walnuts, chestnuts, almonds they got from the mountain forest farm, plus the dried fish and shrimp of the Great Lake just sent by Sun Hong's hometown, the fish is really big, cut into pieces and dried, and each piece of fish meat is four fingers thick.

After packing the bag, it was even bigger than the bag that Meng Tao returned, and Meng Tao had no way to refuse.

The family gathered around to watch Sun Hong pack the bag, Liu Jianxin talked to Meng Tao, and there was obviously a person who kept pulling Meng Tao to walk and play in the house, Sun Hong took advantage of Meng Tao's inattention, and stuffed a roll of money tickets into the bag, and then tied the bag tightly.

Liu Jianxin and Sun Hong hugged Mingming, and only sent her to the bus station according to Meng Tao's request, because she still had to find her fellow villagers, and watched the car go away, and the couple walked back to work.