Obviously, Zhou's mother was very interested in this topic, and said with emotion: "Alas, they have been away from City A for many years, and I remember that in addition to setting off firecrackers and fireworks during the New Year, the family should make dumplings and steamed buns on Chinese New Year's Eve." ”

Han Jingxue is not from City A, she and Zhou Nian should have met when they were in school, and later went abroad with Zhou Nian when they got married. Therefore, I was very curious when I heard Zhou's mother say about the New Year's customs: "How are the dumplings made?" Why don't we do it too, it's rare to go back to my hometown for the New Year, and we always have to have a little New Year's flavor, just so that the little walnut can also participate. ”

When Xiao Walnut heard this, she immediately pulled Zhou's mother excitedly and said, "Grandma, let's make that dumpling, and steamed buns." ”

I would not have vetoed her grandson's request, but Zhou's mother spread her hands and said: "You are right, you used to make dumplings with the kind of adobe stove, and after making dumplings, put them in a steamer and put them on a big iron pot to steam." Where can I find this device now, I don't know how many years my dad and I haven't touched it. ”

The kind that Zhou's mother said, I have the impression of it. When the old house was not demolished, my mother would make dumplings every Chinese New Year, my father was responsible for kneading the dough, and I was responsible for lighting the fire. I still remember that Zhou Yu also came to drill into our stove, rushing to burn the fire, and when the dumplings were steamed, there was still one job, which was to light the red, saying that it could be used for the New Year.

A group of people looked at each other, and even Father Zhou shrugged his shoulders and said that he couldn't do it.

Zhou Nian didn't want to see his wife and children disappointed, so after thinking about it, he proposed: "Actually, it's not that there is no way at all, there are a lot of farmhouses now, and the farmers should still keep the earthen stoves, we can go there to do it." By the way, you can also go out for a walk. ”

But Han Jingxue still felt disappointed: "Then lose the meaning of the New Year's customs." ”

As soon as my heart moved, Zhou Yu saw it as soon as his eyes turned, and he asked: "Jia Xiaoru, have you thought of any way?" So, all at once, everyone's eyes fell on my face.

I've been a lawyer for so long, and I've experienced a lot of high-profile occasions, but at this moment, I feel amazed by so many eyes. I hesitated and said, "If you don't do much, you can actually try using a steam cooker at home." ”

Zhou Yu's eyes lit up, "Yes, didn't we realize that principle by using a steam cooker?" Why do you need to go outside to find some earthen stoves? Boss, your idea is too uncreative, who is going to run the farmhouse for the New Year. ”

Women are imaginatives, and men are actioners. As soon as I totaled it, I decided to buy the largest steam cooker right now, and then I decided to buy the relevant ingredients in the hypermarket tomorrow.

The dinner was made by Zhou Liang and Han Jingxue, and there was just a table of people sitting around the table, and the discussion on the table was what to buy tomorrow, and Han Jingxue even took a notebook out to remember, saying that she was afraid that the man would be frizzy and buy the wrong one.

Zhou's mother was the one who gave the most opinions, and she was worried that the steam cooker would not be able to make that effect, so she asked her to buy the pot back and test it first. But Dad Zhou felt that since he was going to do it, he would have bought everything he should have bought, saving him so many trips. The two fought and turned their faces, and Dad Zhou slapped the table and yelled that he couldn't let him have the final say? Mother Zhou lowered her face, stared at Father Zhou coldly and said nothing, and suddenly the atmosphere on the table froze.

I thought that the three brothers of the Zhou family would go to mediate at this time, but the three of them only ate with their heads bored, as if they didn't see it. went to see Han Jingxue again, and even she didn't persuade Zhou's mother, but served the little walnut to eat with all her heart.

Father Zhou looked around, pushed the bowl in front of him to the middle, and said angrily as he walked: "I won't eat it." ”

Looking at the figure who walked quickly and disappeared behind the door, I suddenly understood who Zhou Yu's violent temper looked like, it was with his father.

After Dad Zhou left the table, Dad Zhou wiped her mouth slowly, and then said, "Just do what your dad said." ”

Zhou Liang couldn't help but sneer at first: "Didn't I say it, Queen Mother, where did your cold and hard aura go?" When I turned around, I compromised with the old man. ”

Zhou's mother snorted lightly, "You are afraid that the world will not be chaotic, and it has always been your father who has been the master of our family for so many years." ”

I saw Zhou Yu beside me, and even the three brothers of the Zhou family, all showed strange expressions, which meant - weird!

After eating, the men were still discussing fiercely, and when Han Jingxue and I took the dishes and chopsticks into the kitchen to wash, Han Jingxue asked me, "How do you arrange tonight?" Are you and the third of you squeezing over here or ......"

There was a discussion about accommodation before, and Han Jingxue knew that we arranged it, so she asked this question.

I smiled and said, "We'll go to the apartment over there in a moment, and my parents will stay in our room." ”

"Well, it's not too early, or you leave the bowl for me, you and the third child should leave early, you have to pay attention to driving at night."

I looked at my watch, it was almost ten o'clock, but I still insisted on washing the dishes before leaving, and it was not bad.

Suddenly heard a breaking sound outside, Han Jingxue and I were startled, what was it that was fallen?

When he heard the sound, he found that the scene didn't seem quite right.

Zhou Yu stood there together, Zhou Nian and Zhou Liang sat in the chair next to the dining table, and the other sat on the sofa, both silent. The key is that Zhou's mother looked at Zhou Yu coldly, with an unhappy face.

Han Jingxue walked over first, asked what was going on, and tried to play a round.

But after seeing Zhou's mother's eyes sweeping towards me, she suddenly got up, and her tone was angry: "Is it because you dislike us and hinder your private space, so that you move out in such a hurry?" ”

Zhou Yu: "Mom, what nonsense are you talking about?" How can I say I dislike it? Isn't there not enough room here? ”

"Not enough room? Can't you three brothers live in the same house? ”

Hearing this, I already roughly understood what was going on, and I guessed that Zhou Yu had just proposed that we would move to my place temporarily, and then he angered his mother. She thinks that our behavior is intentional dislike and disrespect for their two elders.

At this time, Zhou Liang couldn't help but speak: "No, the Queen Mother, do you want me to sleep in the same room with the third child and the eldest child?" We're not kids anymore, how could that bed fit the three of us? ”

But was glared back by Zhou's mother: "If you can't sleep, whoever has an opinion to sleep on the floor." ”

Zhou Liang stopped talking and gave me a helpless look.

Zhou Yu's pestle was still strong there, Xu relied on Zhou's mother's doting on him, and spoke more straightforwardly: "The boss and I are married to a daughter-in-law, and the second child is a bachelor, I have no opinion on him sleeping on the floor, but the boss and I want to sleep with my daughter-in-law." ”

Zhou Nian coughed twice in embarrassment when she heard this, and Han Jingxue turned around and walked back to the kitchen to continue washing dishes.

Zhou's mother smiled, but the smile did not reach the bottom of her eyes, she raised her eyebrows and stared at Zhou Yu and said, "What's wrong with marrying a daughter-in-law?" If you marry a daughter-in-law, you won't be my son? Forgot about me? ”

may have had little contact before, and felt that Zhou's mother was very subtle in both handling and speaking, just let the other party appreciate that meaning when she clicked on it; Now I found out that it was an outsider, and she was very strong at home, saying nothing and not accepting the opinions of others.

Maybe it was because she was running around with Zhou's father to do business in her early years, which laid the heart of a strong woman. And the subtlety I mistakenly thought was the harmony of her years of immersion in the mall.

I was thinking about whether to intervene in the argument between their mother and son at this time, and my heart was very bright, after all, Zhou's mother was not really against us moving out, but she didn't like me. Because of this, she decided that Zhou Yu's stubbornness at the moment was all because of me, but the fact is that I want to go back to my apartment, at least let me take a breath.

Zhou Yu wanted to argue again, but Father Zhou suddenly walked out of the room, with more anger in his eyebrows: "What is the noise?" No one is allowed to leave tonight! It doesn't matter if you're on the floor or sleeping on the couch, stay with me. When the words fell, he walked and wrapped his arms around Zhou's mother's shoulders, and his tone was still angry: "Let's go, let's go back to the room." ”

Han Jingxue heard the sound and came out of the kitchen, looked at it twice, and whispered to me, "I've never seen my dad make such a big fire." ”

I smiled wryly, it looks like I'm going to have to stay tonight anyway.

After the second elder entered the room, I saw that Zhou Yu was still standing there, walked over and pulled his sleeve, he looked sideways, and there seemed to be annoyance in his eyes. I shook my head at him and whispered, "Just stay." ”

"The second one is on the floor." Zhou Nian got up and made a decisive decision.

Zhou Liang was stunned, and when he saw Zhou Nian walking to the door of the guest room, he reacted and shouted: "Why? ”

Zhou Nian turned around and looked at him with a smile, "I am your boss, I have the final say." ”

Zhou Liang was crazy, but Han Jingxue laughed happily, and gloated: "Second brother, I will wronged you tonight." Usually she calls Zhou Liang's name, but at this time she deliberately added the word "second".

After a while, Zhou Nian walked out of the room, "Ah Xue, come in and get me a new quilt, I'm not used to being in the same quilt with anyone other than you." ”

"Boss!" Zhou Yu spoke dissatisfied, hearing that he was disgusted by his eldest brother. Then he turned around quite childishly and grabbed my hand and said, "Jia Xiaoru, you can also find me another quilt, I have never slept with the boss when I am so big." ”

Thinking about it, he is ten years different from Zhou Nian, and his age level is different. When he was five or six years old, Zhou Nian was in junior high school and boarding at the school. I'm afraid I want to be closer to Zhou Liang, after all, they are two years apart.

Originally, Zhou Liang was lazily leaning on the sofa, but at this time he suddenly jumped up, deliberately touched his arm and said: "Okay, okay, you two couples, don't be here in the flesh, it's okay for me, a single dog, to sleep on the sofa." ”

In the end, Zhou Liang came out with a quilt from Zhou Nian's room and gave his original room to me and Zhou Yu, while Zhou Nian and Han Jingxue were still in the original room. A battle over the room came to an end.

But even when I was in bed, I couldn't sleep for a while. Zhou Yu hugged me and said, "Don't think about it, I'll just go and coax the Queen Mother when I go back, she has no malice, she just doesn't want the family to be separated for the New Year." ”

I was noncommittal, and after a moment of silence, I asked, "What do you think of your parents' impression of me?" ”

"It should be good, it's not the first time they've seen you, the Queen Mother hugged you when you were a child. It's just that they were so busy that they didn't see each other, and I, as a son, rarely saw them. ”

Zhou Yu said that Zhou's mother hugged me when I was a child, but I don't remember it at all. But I feel that his judgment was wrong this time, maybe it was because of his family, so he couldn't read it rationally, and he couldn't see the clues.