The old lady nodded. "That's true, especially these days. The children are so busy. My son just came back for dinner and left again. Sister, since you are here, why don't you stay here for a few days before leaving?"

"Let's talk about this later. I came here to borrow some vegetables from you. My wife just got home from overtime, and I wanted to make her something to eat. But there was nothing at home except some noodles. So I thought I'd borrow some from you. I'll buy some at the market tomorrow and return it to you!"

"No, no, it's just some food. We're all neighbors, what's there to pay back?"

Niu Cuihua waved her hand, "That's not what I meant. If you don't let me pay you back, can you bear it if I borrow from you every day?"

"One thing at a time!"

Seeing Niu Cuihua's insistence, the old lady said in a deep voice, "Okay then! What kind of food do you want? I'll go back and get it for you!"

Then, she thought of something and said, "Forget it, you should come in and see what dishes you want. Just take them!"

Niu Cuihua had no intention of entering someone else's house, so when she heard this, she refused directly.

"No, no, just take whatever you like, we're not picky!"

"It's okay, it's okay, just come in and get it, I don't know what to give you!"

Since people have said so, it would be a disservice for Niu Cuihua to insist on it!

Finally, she simply followed the old lady inside.

Originally, Niu Cuihua only wanted to take some vegetables, but the old lady was too insistent and insisted on giving her a lot of vegetables. So, when Li Mingxi saw her grandmother coming back, she had a big bundle of vegetables in her hands!

"Grandma, are you robbing someone?"

Niu Cuihua glared at Li Mingxi and scolded him with a smile, "Kid, do you know how to talk? What do you mean by robbery? This is something my neighbor kindly lent me!"

"You have to pay it back tomorrow!"

Li Mingxi nodded, "Oh, that guy is quite nice, he brought us so many dishes!"

Niu Cuihua nodded, "That's right, I just lent him some money, but he insisted on giving me so much. We have to buy it back tomorrow. How can you keep taking advantage of others? It's okay once or twice, but after a long time, no one will want to bother with you!"

Niu Cuihua was talking while her hands were moving non-stop. In a short while, she had fried the cabbage and eggs, and then cooked the noodles. Only then did she let Li Mingxi go and call his daughter-in-law.

Wang Qiuli walked into the living room and looked at the noodles and dishes on the table, a little surprised.

"Mom, why do you make so many things?"

"What's the big deal? It's just stir-frying vegetables and boiling noodles. What's the big deal?"

"I only need noodles, no vegetables!"

Niu Cuihua interrupted her, "Okay, stop talking and eat quickly. When you're done, just put the food there. I'll wash it later!"

Wang Qiuli quickly refused, "No, Mom, you already cooked for me, how can I ask you to wash the dishes? I can't just do nothing, I can wash the dishes myself later. It's getting late, you and Xiaoxi should go to bed early!"

Seeing her say this, Niu Cuihua immediately frowned, "I will listen to you or me, I will do what I say. Okay, hurry up and eat, and then take a rest!"

As she spoke, she walked towards the guest room next to her.

In the room, Li Mingxi had already made the bed. When he saw his grandmother come in, he quickly asked.

"Grandma, I think this quilt isn't very big, not enough for the two of us. Should we ask Second Aunt for another one?"

Niu Cuihua looked at the small quilt on the bed and nodded, "Okay, I'll go ask, you rest in this room for a while!"

Seeing her granddaughter nod obediently, Niu Cuihua turned and went into the living room.

Finally, after washing up, Li Mingxi looked at the time. It was only nine o'clock, still early. She couldn't sleep at all, but her grandmother was lying next to her, and she was afraid of waking her up, so she could only lie there obediently and not move.

Finally, I don’t know when I fell asleep.

The next day, Niu Cuihua got up at dawn and woke up Li Mingxi as well.

Li Mingxi rubbed his eyes and looked outside.

"Grandma, it's still early, why are you waking me up?"

Niu Cuihua didn't want to let Li Mingxi get up, but thinking that her little granddaughter had definitely never seen the vegetable market in the county town, she wanted to let her go and see the world.

So, she said softly, "Alright, don't sleep anymore. You can sleep anytime. Let's go to the county market. The old lady next door told me yesterday that they sell everything. Let's go and have a look and see the world!"

Seeing grandma say this, Li Mingxi said reluctantly, "Okay!"

When they were going out, they happened to meet the old lady next door going out.

As soon as she saw Niu Cuihua and the others, she greeted them happily.

"Oh, sister, you are going out too, what a coincidence!"

Niu Cuihua nodded, "Yes, what a coincidence, thank you so much for the food yesterday!"

The old lady waved her hand nonchalantly. "There's nothing to thank me for. It was just something I did. Besides, Director Li is always very nice to us. He often sends us gifts during festivals!"

"Actually, if you ask me, you don't even need to return my things. It's just a small dish, it's not worth it!"

Hearing this, Niu Cuihua replied, "That's not the way it's said. Living in the city, everything costs money. How can we take advantage of you?"

"Well, since you insist, then let's do as you say!"

After saying this, the old lady saw Li Mingxi beside her and asked again in confusion.

"Old sister, is this your child?"

Niu Cuihua followed her gaze and saw Xiaoxi beside her, then she spoke with a smile.

"Oh, now that you mention it, I forgot to mention this. This is my youngest son's daughter. Look, she was the one who brought me here yesterday!"

After looking Li Mingxi up and down, the old lady finally spoke, "I was wondering why this little girl is so beautiful. So she's your granddaughter?"

"No, no, she's not pretty at all, she's just average. Don't praise her, or she'll start to become conceited again!"

While saying this, Niu Cuihua subconsciously straightened her back, and looked so proud that Li Mingxi felt it was too embarrassing to watch!

Afraid that Niu Cuihua would say something else, Li Mingxi quickly reminded her.

"Grandma, let's go quickly. Didn't we say we were going to buy groceries?"

Niu Cuihua nodded, "Yes, yes, look at me, I'm old, my memory is not good, I forget the important things when I talk!"

The old lady beside her quickly spoke up in agreement.

"Let's go, let's go quickly. We just wasted a lot of time talking. We have to leave quickly, otherwise we won't be able to buy any good things in the vegetable market!"

Soon, the group arrived at the so-called vegetable market.

Niu Cuihua was the first to exclaim, "Wow, there are so many people here! I see they have everything for sale!"

The old lady nodded. "Yes, this market has everything in the morning. Usually, if I want to buy something, I will get up early and come here to buy it!"

When she said this, she had already rushed towards a vegetable stall. Seeing this, Niu Cuihua hurried to the stall on the other side.