The next day, at nine or ten o'clock in the morning, Huo Shi came to the door, followed by Pei Lin who was holding Xiaobao.

Mother Xue came out to greet her in clothes that she had chosen for a long time and was finally praised by her three children.

Xue Wu stood next to her.

Seeing Pei Lian, she couldn't help but smile helplessly at him.

Mother Xue was shocked when she saw Xiaobao in Pei Lian's arms, but she quickly changed her looks, and after greeting each other, she greeted the Huo family and entered the courtyard.

Xue Wu naturally took a step behind, side by side with Pei Lian, she leaned in front of Xiaobao, "Xiaobao, do you remember 'mother'?" ”

Two-year-old Xiaobao already knows what the concept of mother-in-law is, and when he finds that he has no mother-in-law, he will ask his aunt (Huo's) where his mother-in-law is.

Huo couldn't bear to tell him that his father and mother had died, so he told a white lie: his mother had something to do, and she couldn't be with Xiaobao for the time being, but she would come back to visit Xiaobao in the future.

Because I still remember that when I was a child (more than a year old), I saw my mother's parents, so Xiaobao firmly believed that he was a child with a mother.

Seeing Xue Wu claiming to be her mother, Xiaobao looked at her and didn't speak, but directly turned around and stretched out two little arms to her, asking her to hug her.

Xue Wu was very fond of him, and immediately took him from Pei Lian and pressed his face, "What did Xiaobao eat in the morning?" ”

Xiaobao spoke very clearly: "Porridge, eggs." ”

"Did Xiaobao eat it himself or was it fed by someone else?"

"Xiaobao himself, with a spoon."

"Ah, Xiaobao can use his own spoon, he is really capable."

"Mother and son" The two spoke affectionately, Xue Wu didn't pay attention to the road under her feet for a while, Pei Lin saw that she was about to step into a hole, reached out to hold her, and held her shoulder to turn her around.

said that as soon as the Huo family entered the hall, he bowed deeply to Xue's mother.

Mother Xue was startled and hurriedly went to help her: "Get up quickly, you can torment the little woman." ”

Huo insisted on finishing this salute, "How can you be broken?" Madame is Akang's benefactor, and you can afford this gift. ”

was called Mrs. by the former queen, Mother Xue didn't know how to swing her hands and feet, and waved her hand again and again: "What kind of lady am I, but I'm just a flat-headed little person, don't call me that." ”

Huo Shi took the opportunity to hold her hand, "Then how about we call each other by our maiden names?" My single name is a 'woman', and my father and brother in the family called me Ah Wei before I got married. ”

Xue Mu also reported her name.

"Hui Niang, as soon as I saw you, I felt like I fell in love. Now I'm not a queen anymore, you treat me like an ordinary woman. ”

Seeing that her attitude was indeed gentle and amiable, Xue Mu gradually relaxed.

"Xiaobao, come, I've seen my aunt." Huo wanted to take Xiaobao from Xue Wu's arms, but the little guy didn't cooperate, and hugged Xue Wu and didn't let go.

Huo's funny: "Xiaobao, if you have a mother, you don't want an aunt?" ”

Mother? Mother Xue looked at Xue Wu who was holding Xiaobao in horror, her head was dizzy, could it be that child-

Xue Wu knew that she had misunderstood as soon as she saw her mother's face, stuffed Xiaobao into Pei Lian's arms, asked him to take him to the yard to play, and then explained the reason to her mother.

Mother Xue: Fortunately, I almost thought that my daughter had children before marriage behind her back, and I really scared her to death just now.

After knowing the truth, she couldn't help but feel sad when she thought that Xiaobao mistook Xue Wu for her mother.

The three women sat together and chatted for a while, getting familiar with each other, and Huo felt that it was time to turn the topic to propose.

However, this kind of thing is always not good to say in front of her daughter's family, so she said to Xue Wu: "Sister-in-law, you help me go to see Xiaobao, I don't know if he is hungry." ”

"Okay." Xue Wu knew this, got up and went out.

Huo Shi said to Xue's mother: "Hui Niang, in fact, I came this time, first, to thank your family for saving Akang's life. ”

Mother Xue: "Auntie, don't mention this soon." ”

Huo Shi smiled, "The second is to propose marriage to Akang's sister-in-law." I've always wanted a daughter, but I never got my wish, and then Ah Kang brought her back, and I liked her very much when I saw her, and I already regarded her as a daughter in my heart. So you don't have to worry about your sister-in-law marrying in the future, I will be a bad mother-in-law. ”

Xue Mu couldn't help but be amused by her.

Huo Shi continued: "How is Akang's personality, I think Hui Niang also knows in your heart, he is easy not to be emotional, in the past, I was often worried that his temperament was too cold, I am afraid that he will be lonely for a lifetime, but I didn't expect that after meeting his sister-in-law, he seemed to be a different person." Of course, it is a change for the better, and I am very relieved to see him now.

"He has decided that he is a sister-in-law in his life, and if his sister-in-law marries him in the future, he will definitely hold her in the palm of his hand and pet her, so, Hui Niang, are you willing to marry your sister-in-law to Akang?"

Mother Xue: "The matter of marriage is related to the life of my sister-in-law, and I have to ask her what she means." ”

Maybe because her own marriage is not in accordance with her parents' orders, so when it is her daughter's turn, she doesn't want to be the parent who directly decides her daughter's marriage.

Huo: "Yes. ”

After the Huo family left, Xue's mother privately told Xue Wu about Huo's proposal and asked her opinion.

Xue Wu was not embarrassed, and said generously: "Mother, I am willing to marry Akang." ”

Mother Xue touched her hair and sighed: "Our sister-in-law has grown so big in the blink of an eye, and she has reached the age of marriage. ”

As she spoke, her eyes couldn't help but moisten, and she hurriedly wiped the corners of her eyes.

The marriage between Xue Wu and Pei Lin was decided, of course, it was only verbal, and the two families reached a willingness to get married.

If you really want to get married, there are still a lot of processes to go, and the three books and six ceremonies are indispensable.

But because the Chinese New Year is coming up in a few days, the two families agreed to wait until the New Year.

"It's crooked, a little to the right, it's over, okay, that's it."

Twenty-eighth, applique flowers.

This morning, after breakfast, Xue Wu took a pair of younger siblings to paste Spring Festival couplets and window flowers everywhere in the house, making sure to decorate the house to be festive and lively.

Xue Jun is very skillful, those delicate and beautiful window flowers are cut out by her, and the Spring Festival couplets are written and sent by Pei Lian, the prospective son-in-law.

Xue Wu mixed the paste, the paste she mixed out was not thick or thin, and there was a strong rice fragrance, which looked like rice paste, which made people particularly appetizing.

Xiaobao just looked at it, and drooled, making Xue Wu laugh so much that he hurriedly took out a biscuit for him to hold and let him gnaw it slowly.

As for the task of pasting, Xue Yao volunteered to take it, climbed onto the ladder in three or two, and pasted the evenly smeared Spring Festival couplets on the lintel.

Looking at the Spring Festival couplets pasted everywhere, Xue Wu felt that the flavor of the New Year was strong all of a sudden.

On the day of the Chinese New Year's Eve, at the invitation of Xue's mother, Pei Lian's family came over to have a Chinese New Year's Eve dinner with the Xue family, and Zhong Biliu also attended the banquet.

He didn't need to be invited at all, he smelled the aroma of fried meatballs wafting from the Xue family's kitchen early in the morning, and came to the door himself to wait to eat.

Of course, he didn't come to the door empty-handed, but also brought a gift.

- A soul-nourishing wooden statue carved from his body.

The four members of the Xue family, one for each person, were all carved according to their attributes, and the statues were lifelike, exuding a faint and refreshing fragrance.

The Xue family happily accepted it.

However, except for Xue Wu, the three of Xue Mu didn't know the preciousness of this soul-nourishing wood carving, they were just happy that it was carved by Zhong Biliu himself, and the courtesy was light and affectionate, so they took it out and wore it on their bodies on the spot.

Seeing this, Zhong Biliu couldn't help but smile on his face.

He knew why humans liked to give gifts to each other so much, and it was a satisfying feeling when the gifts he gave were cherished and liked by the other party.