Chapter 52 Chapter 52 Grandpa is gone

The next morning, Zhuo Jia had something on her mind, so she got up early. When she finished packing and went next door, her mother-in-law hadn't prepared dinner yet.

It was obvious that Liu Hongying was also shocked when she saw Zhuo Jia coming. Although she didn't say anything, the expression on her face said it all!

Well, because she felt that what her mother-in-law said was too dirty, Zhuo Jia turned around and went out to play with the three children. She had discovered that the adult circle was not suitable for her, and the children's circle was where she should hang out!

When the kids in her circle saw her, the first thing they said was, "Second Aunt, why are you up so early today?"

Zhuo Jia: "..."

She looked at Qiao Wei expressionlessly, but in her heart she was thinking, is it possible that the children's circle is not suitable for her anymore?

The considerate Xiaoru raised her head and asked, "Second Aunt, can you help me comb my hair? I don't like the way my grandma combed it for me."

Hearing this, Zhuo Jia felt something was wrong. She felt a chill on her back. She quickly turned her head and looked back. Sure enough, her mother-in-law was standing at the kitchen door looking at her. That look...

Obviously he heard it!

Very good, she knows that there is not only no free lunch in the world, but also no free breakfast!

She sighed, smiled ingratiatingly at her mother-in-law, then pulled Xiaoru to the side to comb her hair again. While combing her hair, she cried in her heart and thought: Sister-in-law, please come back soon!

During the meal, Zhuo Jia sat next to Xiao Ru all the time and could not see her mother-in-law's gaze at all. How does the saying go, when eating, look at the bowl, not the face!

After finishing their meal, Zhuo Jia and Xiao Wei pushed their bowls aside and said to their mother-in-law flatteringly, "Mom, a friend from Hezhuang Brigade is in the hospital. I'm going to see her."

She won't be back today!

Hearing the words "Hezhuang Brigade", Liu Hongying couldn't help but frown. She nodded and said, "Go ahead. Will you come back for lunch?"

No, she gets a headache every time she hears about the Hezhuang Brigade. She has to have a good talk with Ma Mei some other day!

Zhuo Jia thought about it and shook her head firmly: "I won't come back for dinner."

It was very hot at noon, so she didn't run back and forth.

After making sure that her mother-in-law had nothing more to ask, Zhuo Jia ran out without stopping. As for Xiaoru's voice chasing after her second aunt, she couldn't hear it.

Zhuo Jia took the things that her family had packed in advance and rode her bicycle straight to Hezhuang Brigade. She also had to help He Qingqing get her things. The educated youth from Hezhuang Brigade should have helped pack them, right?

When she arrived, she found that the educated youth from Hezhuang Brigade not only helped her pack up her things, but also left one person behind to go to the hospital with her to see He Qingqing.

"Zhuo Zhiqing, my name is Jiang Wei, and I'm the person in charge of the Zhiqing point in Hezhuang Brigade." The other party saw Zhuo Jia, stretched out his hand and said with a smile.

Zhuo Jia also extended her hand: "Hello Jiang Wei, my name is Zhuo Jia."

It’s no wonder that the female educated youth in these two brigades are all very outgoing and generous!

After withdrawing her hand, Jiang Wei raised her head and said a little embarrassedly: "I'll go to the hospital with you to see Qingqing, but I've only taken one day off. I may have to trouble you later."

They had discussed it yesterday and originally wanted to take turns to take care of He Qingqing, but they also wanted to earn more work points while the weather was neither too cold nor too hot, so that when He Qingqing was discharged from the hospital, they would have extra food to support He Qingqing.

Plus, Zhuo Jia and Zhang Yunhuan aren't working...

So He Qingqing, who was in the hospital, had to trouble others to take care of her temporarily, but they felt quite embarrassed. After all, He Qingqing was an educated youth from their Hezhuang Brigade, but she ended up being taken care of by educated youth from the Huangzhuang Brigade.

Zhuo Jia smiled and shook her head: "It's okay, there's no need to take care of anything. He Qingqing can move and walk, and can do many things on her own. We only want to stay with her for two days because we're afraid something might happen. Once she's better, we can just go and check on her if we have time."

Besides, they have experience in taking care of people in the hospital!

Jiang Wei smiled: "I still have to thank you!"

The two chatted as they took turns riding their bicycles, and neither of them felt very tired when they arrived at the hospital.

When Zhuo Jia brought people to the ward, they saw that He Qingqing had woken up and was still receiving an IV drip, while Comrade Zhang Yunhuan was still sleeping soundly on the bed next to them!

At this moment, Zhuo Jia felt a little embarrassed. She had been saying on the way that they would definitely take good care of He Qingqing, but when she arrived she saw this scene...

She couldn't understand it, because Zhang Yunhuan was usually quite reliable!

Noticing her look, He Qingqing quickly explained, "I had a fever again last night, and Huanhuan took care of me until midnight. I also kept coughing at night, so Huanhuan didn't sleep well either."

It’s not that I can’t pay it back now, it’s because I went to bed too late!

Hearing this to save Zhang Yunhuan's face, Zhuo Jia took a deep breath and asked, "Have you had breakfast?"

If she didn't eat it, then all the eggs she brought for Zhang Yunhuan would be eaten by He Qingqing!

He Qingqing quickly said, "I ate, I ate. I asked the nurse to get me some food."

She always felt that if she spoke too slowly, Zhang Yunhuan might get beaten.

Jiang Wei said from the side, "Just eat it. Zhuo Zhiqing and I will bring you something."

As she spoke, she took out the things from the bag one by one. Soon, the area around He Qingqing was full of things, and she could get whatever she wanted just by raising her hand.

Finally, he picked up the thermos and said, "I'll go get you some water."

This is the thermos from their youth cadre site. The weather is just a little cold now, so it's not very useful, so she brought it here.

Seeing Jiang Wei walking out with the thermos in her hand while talking, Zhuo Jia said with a smile, "The people at your educated youth camp are all very easy to get along with."

They are all open-minded people!

He Qingqing pursed her lips and smiled: "Well, I'm in the Hezhuang Brigade, thanks to the help of Sister Jiang Wei and the others."

Otherwise, given the state she was in when she first arrived, she would have probably killed herself!

Zhuo Jia smiled, looked at her and said, "It seems that you are in good condition today."

I haven't coughed for such a long time.

He Qingqing also smiled: "The doctor told me to drink more hot water so that I can get better quickly."

She felt much lighter today, which was different from yesterday!

Zhuo Jia: "..."

Although the four words "drink more hot water" sound a bit perfunctory, it must be admitted that drinking more hot water is useful and can detoxify!

As the two were talking, Zhang Yunhuan, who had been soundly sleeping, finally woke up. She opened her eyes and asked dazedly, "Jia Jia, when did you come? Why didn't you call me?"

As she said this, she rubbed her eyes. She felt so sleepy!

Zhuo Jia glanced at her and said quietly, "I wanted to call you, but He Zhiqing said you were tired at night, so I didn't call you."

Look, look, anyone who sees this will not believe that this person is here to take care of people. This person needs someone to take care of him!

Zhang Yunhuan stopped rubbing her eyes. She coughed and said awkwardly, "Well, it's not comfortable to sleep in the hospital."

She really didn't go to bed until midnight yesterday, and she was worried from time to time that He Qingqing would have a fever, so she got up from time to time to check on her. She was really tired!

Zhuo Jia said nothing about this. She just took out two eggs and gave one to Zhang Yunhuan and one to He Qingqing. Alas, it is really rare to find someone as nice as her.

Not long after, Jiang Wei came back with a thermos bottle. She walked back and said, "I see a lot of children outside have colds and fevers."

There were children crying outside, and I felt better only after closing the mountain gate.

Zhuo Jia said: "It must be because the temperature has dropped in the past few days and I didn't put on more clothes in time, so I caught a cold."

What a normal thing! She has turned off the fan these days!

Jiang Wei didn't stay in the hospital for long before she said she wanted to go to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy some things. She also asked them if they needed anything to take with them. After confirming that they didn't have anything, she left.

After Jiang Wei left, Zhuo Jia went outside to take a look and soon heard the sound of a child crying loudly. She closed the door behind her.

Zhang Yunhuan laughed heartily: "Now you know how hard I've been working!"

It's even more lively at night. It's not that she doesn't want to sleep, it's that she really can't sleep!

Zhuo Jia's mouth twitched and she rolled her eyes at Zhang Yunhuan. She really didn't want to say anything. She was just glad that she closed the door. Otherwise, if people were crying outside and they were laughing inside, they would easily get beaten!

Thinking of something, Zhuo Jia casually said, "By the way, I met someone yesterday who said he was looking for an educated youth named Zhen Mingzhu. Have you heard of her name?"

She swore that she had just asked casually, but as soon as she finished speaking, a heart-wrenching cough was heard in the ward, the kind of cough that was really about to cough out the lungs.

Zhang Yunhuan even grabbed her and asked, "Where is that person?"

Zhuo Jia glanced at the coughing He Qingqing, then looked at the anxious Zhang Yunhuan, blinked and said, "I know, I don't know this person, why should I care about him? But I see that person seems to have gone to the Hezhuang Brigade. If you want to know where he went, you can ask Jiang Wei."

After saying this, she looked at the two of them again, and she vaguely felt that she seemed to have guessed something!

Seeing that Zhang Yunhuan was too anxious to take care of He Qingqing, Zhuo Jia had no choice but to pour a glass of water for He Qingqing, handed it to her and said, "Drink some water to calm down."

He Qingqing: “…”

Her hands holding the cup were shaking, and she really wanted to ask, is it a matter of pressure now?

And her heart is beating faster now, she really can't control it!

Zhang Yunhuan walked around the ward anxiously, and finally clapped his hands and said, "I'll go out and make a phone call." Zhuo Jia's mouth twitched. This was probably the most typical case of trying to cover up one's own faults!

She coughed, and when Zhang Yunhuan looked over, she asked with a smile, "Is there someone named Zhen Mingzhu among the educated youth?"

Zhang Yunhuan didn't react, and He Qingqing, who was holding back her cough, said, "No."

Even if you check all the educated youth, you won’t find this person!

Zhuo Jia smiled when she heard these two words: "Since this person doesn't exist, then isn't that enough?"

Really, since this person cannot be found anywhere, there is no need to panic. Even if that man wants to be beaten to death, he will never be able to find this person!

The other two who understood what Zhuo Jia meant: "..."

The two looked at each other, and Zhang Yunhuan walked over to Zhuo Jia and said excitedly, "Jia Jia, you are so smart!"

Zhuo Jia: "..."

She tried to hold it back, but couldn't help saying, "You are so stupid!"

Why didn’t she realize before that Zhang Yunhuan was such a stupid person!

He Qingqing's face, which was already red from coughing, turned even redder. She felt that this was also directed at her, and she was not very smart.

Zhuo Jia couldn't help but sigh. She was curious at the beginning. Since Zhang Yunhuan's family conditions were so good, why did they have to let Zhang Yunhuan go to the countryside, and such a far place at that? In a family like this, even if the children wanted to go to the countryside, they would generally choose a nearby village, so that it would be convenient for them to go home and do other things.

At first, Zhang Yunhuan said this was the best place his family had carefully chosen, but now...

I’m afraid it’s because He Qingqing is here!

Besides, the place is so far away, it’s really not easy to find someone!

Zhang Yunhuan had always thought Zhuo Jia was very smart, so she went right up to her and asked, "So, do you think I should ask Jiang Wei when I see her? Do I need to see if that man has gone to the educated youth center to ask?"

She always feels scared if she doesn't confirm it!

Zhuo Jia stared at Zhang Yunhuan speechlessly for a while, then asked, "Have you seen that man?"

Sometimes, she also wanted to see how much water was in Zhang Yunhuan's brain. In such a hot summer, hadn't it evaporated?

Sometimes a person may not be smart, but please don’t tell others directly!

Zhang Yunhuan shook his head honestly: "No."

Zhuo Jia: "..."

She waved her hands, sighed, and said, "Don't say anything. Ask me when you see me. That guy asked me the same question in the beginning anyway."

Don’t say anything more, just let her do it herself. After all, Zhang Yunhuan is so good to her!

Zhang Yunhuan immediately hugged Zhuo Jia's arm and shouted happily: "Jia Jia, you are so nice to me."

When she gets back, she will tell Jia Jia everything!

Zhuo Jia shook off Zhang Yunhuan's hand in disdain and said unhappily, "I'm going to get some food. Does He Zhiqing have any dietary restrictions?"

She wanted to keep a certain distance from Zhang Yunhuan in the short term because she was worried that stupidity might be contagious!

He Qingqing had been lying quietly on the hospital bed. Apart from coughing, she really didn't make any movement. Hearing this, she shook her head and whispered, "No."

"Of course not. The doctor said we should eat light food." Zhang Yunhuan quickly added.

"Okay, I understand." Zhuo Jia nodded. As she left with her lunch box, she pretended to be nonchalant and said, "What a pity! I was thinking of ordering some braised pork."

After saying this, she left without hesitation.

Zhang Yunhuan: “…”

She stared blankly at Zhuo Jia leaving the ward, and asked in disbelief, "Qingqing, Jia Jia was talking about braised pork just now, right?"

That’s braised pork, her favorite!

He Qingqing obviously knew Zhang Yunhuan very well. She nodded with a heavy face, "Yes!"

Zhang Yunhuan burst into tears, wuwuwu, her favorite braised pork was gone from her just like that!

The dishes ordered by Zhuojia at noon were really light, consisting of the common beans and eggplants. The only meaty dish was probably the tomato and egg soup with hardly any eggs in it!

Not long after the meal, another patient was sent into the ward. She was a female comrade about the same age as He Qingqing. Both of them had the same condition. They had a cold and fever at the beginning, and now they had a persistent low-grade fever.

Because there were so many people in the ward, Zhuo Jia wanted to go back first, but before she did, she stood up and asked, "Zhang Yunhuan, I'm leaving first today. Are you leaving too?"

In fact, He Qingqing's cough has not been so severe today. She thinks that once He Qingqing's low fever is gone, she can go home, in three days at most!

Given He Qingqing's current condition, there is a high probability that no one will need to stay at night.

Zhang Yunhuan was a little hesitant. After thinking about it, she shook her head and said, "I'm not going back. The doctor said Qingqing only needs to stay in the hospital for three days. If she recovers well, she will probably be able to go back the day after tomorrow. You don't have to come tomorrow. I can do it myself."

In fact, if it weren't for that man, she would have planned to go back to the educated youth site today and come back early tomorrow morning, but now she decided to stay here with Qingqing. Besides, she also had to call home.

She felt that she had taken on too much!

Zhuo Jia did not try to persuade her anymore. If she had just learned about He Qingqing's existence, she would have tried to persuade her, but now that she obviously knew some secret, she decided not to try to persuade her anymore.

Zhuo Jia said a few more words and then left decisively. She wanted to go home, go home. She didn't like staying in the hospital anymore!

…

In Huangzhuang Brigade, Liu Hongying walked quickly in the brigade, asked a few people, and soon found the two children who were playing wildly with others. She carried the two children and walked home.

"Grandma, are we having dinner so early?" Xiaopeng asked, shaking his little hands.

But he's not hungry yet, and the sun is still so high, isn't it a little early to eat?

Xiaoru, who had just celebrated her seventh birthday, felt something was wrong because her grandmother looked so grim. She looked up and asked, "Grandma, is there something wrong?"

Something must have happened, otherwise grandma’s face wouldn’t be so ugly.

Liu Hongying looked down at her little grandson, whose nose was running and who only cared about eating, and then at her fair-skinned granddaughter, whose eyes were filled with worry. She said expressionlessly, "Your grandpa is gone, and all three of you have to go."

The old man had already ridden his bicycle to the school to pick up his eldest grandson. As soon as everyone was gathered, he set off immediately.

Qiao Ru already knew what it meant for someone to die, and the last time she went to see her grandfather, he was lying in bed, unable to speak. She was a little sad last time, and now she was even sadder!

As she thought about it, Qiao Ru's tears began to fall. She wiped them away and asked with a sob, "Grandma, is my dad gone?"

She missed her second aunt, but she thought that she had gone to the city...

Woo woo woo, she missed her second aunt so much. If her second aunt were here, she would definitely coax her!

Liu Hongying nodded: "Yes, your father has already gone. You three will follow me and your grandfather."

Alas, my granddaughter has grown up, but my little grandson probably doesn’t know what it means when someone dies!

"What about Second Aunt? Is she going?" Qiao Ru asked while wiping her tears.

She didn't want to ask, but she couldn't help it!

Liu Hongying shook her head: "No, I'll go when the banquet is over!"

Now that the person has just passed away and the second child's family just got married this year, the second child's family is not allowed to come. She just needs to take good care of the three children when the time comes. When there are many people on the day of the banquet, she and the eldest child's family may not be able to take care of the children, so the second child's family will be asked to help take care of them.

And a meal...

Xiaopeng raised his head and asked excitedly, "Grandma, when is the feast?"

Although he didn't know what it meant to be dead, he knew what it meant to have a banquet. The last time he had one was when his second uncle and second aunt got married!

Liu Hongying and Qiao Ru both looked down at the excited Qiao Peng. To be honest, they both wanted to slap the kid at this moment. Otherwise, if they took him over like this, he would really get beaten.

Bang!

Liu Hongying clenched her fists and told herself over and over again in her heart to be patient. As she was enduring, she heard a very clear slap. She looked down at her hand and thought, "Oh, it's okay. It wasn't her who hit her, it was her granddaughter!"

Qiao Peng, who had been very excited, was suddenly not excited anymore after being beaten. He held his head high and cried loudly, crying as if his father had died!

Qiao Ru wiped away her tears again and choked up as she said, "Don't worry, grandma. I will take good care of my brother."

If Xiaopeng dared to laugh, she would raise her hand and slap him until he stopped laughing!

Liu Hongying nodded subconsciously: "Yes, grandma believes you."

There is nothing to say. This eldest granddaughter doesn’t look like a son or a daughter-in-law, she looks like her!

When I met an acquaintance on the road, I saw Qiao Peng crying so pitifully and asked him what happened.

Liu Hongying immediately said, "The eldest son's father-in-law is gone, and the child is very sad."

acquaintance:"……"

The way Qiao Peng cried with his mouth open looked really uncomfortable!

…

When Zhuo Jia came back from the county, the first news she received was that her sister-in-law's father had passed away. She was stunned for three seconds before she reacted and quickly rode her bicycle home.

Her mother-in-law has passed away, and no one told her. Should she go?

Zhuo Jia, who was a little confused, did not go home, but rode her bicycle directly to find Aunt Ding. She didn't know whether she should go or not, but someone knew.

Sure enough, when Aunt Ding heard her question, she immediately said, "You don't have to go. Just wait until the banquet. If Chuanzi is here, Chuanzi should go, and you don't have to go."

Besides, this newly married bride needs to be more cautious.

Moreover, there is no such thing as a sister-in-law going to pay her respects when her parents pass away. That is not true. No woman is allowed to go to pay her respects, unless they are children or younger members of the family.

Although Zhuo Jia didn't understand much, she knew she didn't have to go, so she talked to Aunt Ding for a while, mainly Aunt Ding asking questions and Zhuo Jia answering.

Well, the two brigades are too close to each other, and it is impossible to hide the fact that she and Zhang Yunhuan sent an educated youth from Hezhuang Brigade to the hospital, so now Aunt Ding wants to hear firsthand information from her.

Aunt Ding asked curiously, "Zhuo Zhiqing, are Zhang Zhiqing and the educated youth from Hezhuang Brigade related? I heard Zhang Zhiqing hasn't come back yet."

Zhuo Jia shook her head. "No, it's just that the two of them were quite compatible and hit it off right away. Plus, He Zhiqing didn't have many relatives here, and the other Zhiqing had to go to work, so Zhang Yunhuan volunteered to stay at the hospital."

Aunt Ding: “…”

What's the point of being so close at first sight? It's just that Zhang Zhiqing has nothing to do!

If Zhuo Jia knew what Aunt Ding was thinking, she would have to go to the hospital and tell Zhang Yunhuan tomorrow. Unfortunately, she didn't know.

Aunt Ding continued to ask, "That educated youth from Hezhuang Brigade is in such poor health. Didn't he say he had a cold at first? How come he's almost dying?"

I've heard of fatal colds before, but that was a long time ago. I didn't expect one to happen right next to me right now.

Zhuo Jia explained, "It's a cold, but it hasn't fully healed. I've had a low-grade fever that keeps coming back, and I've been coughing a lot. It's been going on for a while. They say there's inflammation in my lungs, but I'll be fine once the inflammation goes away."

As for the rumor that it almost failed, where did it come from...

Maybe it was because He Qingqing was sent to the hospital after fainting!

Aunt Ding was confused after hearing this. After thinking for a while, she asked, "When can she be discharged from the hospital?"

"It's almost there. I'll be back in two days."

After talking a bunch of meaningless things and exchanging some gossip, Zhuo Jia rode her bike home.

According to Aunt Ding, except for her sister-in-law, everyone else will come back, so she should prepare dinner first.

Seeing that it was still early, Zhuo Jia first boiled two thermoses of hot water. Since there was only one stove and she didn't want to use the earthen stove, she started cooking first and planned to make soup and rice soup after that.

There was no vegetable at home, so Zhuo Jia ran to the old courtyard with a basket and picked a handful of beans and two cucumbers. Then she hurried home, anxious to cook!

Because there were so many people, she fried all the beans directly, making a big pot of them, and then started to make rice soup...

Wash and smash the cucumbers, peel and smash the garlic, and make a cold cucumber salad!

After she finished making the cold cucumber salad, the smell of rice soup came out of the pot. She was afraid that the rice soup would boil over, so she lifted the lid of the pot and took a careful look. Fortunately, it didn't boil over.

She bent down and half-closed the stove, and simmered it slowly!

She covered the stir-fried beans and salad cucumbers with a basket, turned around and walked towards the main room. She was hungry, so she decided to eat a piece of egg cake first...

Before she even reached the main room, Zhuo Jia stopped as if struck by lightning. Oh no, there was no staple food at home, neither steamed buns nor cakes. It was over!

Is it too late for her to make omelets now?

Oh, it's too late because the stove is occupied!

She went to find a clean basket, then took a piece of egg cake and walked out while eating it. There was no staple food at home, so she was allowed to go out and find something to eat.

Alas, it’s all her fault for remembering it so late. If she had remembered it earlier, she wouldn’t have to make rice porridge and would have just steamed rice directly!

Zhuo Jia brought the basket to Aunt Ding's house. Aunt Ding happened to be cooking. Seeing Zhuo Jia, she asked in confusion, "Zhuo Zhiqing, why are you here at this time? Is there something missing at home?"

It’s time to cook now, and since Zhuo Zhiqing is here, he must be short of something!

Zhuo Jia coughed and asked awkwardly, "Auntie Ding, I want to ask, do you have any steamed buns at home?"

That’s right, she just came here to ask for steamed buns!

Aunt Ding: “…”

She thought about the hens, the eggs, and the vegetables in the garden. She never imagined that they were asking for steamed buns, but when she thought about the mixed-flour steamed buns at home...

Aunt Ding also asked a little embarrassedly: "We don't have white flour steamed buns at home, we only have mixed flour steamed buns. If you want to eat some, I'll give you one."

She knew that Zhuo Zhiqing usually ate white flour buns, and these mixed flour buns were really not tasty and would sore her throat!

Zhuo Jia was even more embarrassed. She smiled awkwardly and said, "Auntie Ding, one steamed bun might not be enough. My parents-in-law are eating here."

Aunt Ding said she would give her one, but she said she only wanted one. How could there be someone in the world as greedy as her?

As for disliking the mixed flour steamed buns, I would never dare to dislike that!

Now it was Aunt Ding who was silent. She quickly thought about the mixed flour steamed buns at home. She had steamed the steamed buns for tomorrow morning at noon today, so she could indeed give some to Zhuo Zhiqing.

She thought for a moment and asked, "Are five enough? My steamed buns are big."

That is Zhuo Zhiqing. If it were anyone else, not to mention steamed mixed-flour buns, there would not even be any mixed flour.

"Enough, enough." Zhuo Jia nodded quickly.

As many as she can get, if that’s not enough, she’ll just eat egg cake with her three children!

Aunt Ding picked out five large, delicious mixed-wheat buns. When Zhuo Jia wanted to give her money, she repeatedly refused and finally refused to give them away.

Watching Zhuo Zhiqing's back as he ran away, she looked at the fifty cents in her hand and swallowed her saliva. If this got out, she felt that Liu Hongying would tear her apart. She was not just a white flour bun!

But for Zhuo Jia who ran away, the amount of money was not important. What was important was that Aunt Ding was willing to lend a hand. She had to remember this favor!

Zhuo Jia returned home and squeezed the mixed flour buns. They were soft, so she thought they didn't need to be heated...

Forget it, since we have a stove, just heat it up in the pot!

Zhuo Jia prepared the meal and waited for a long time, until the beans were cold, before her parents-in-law came back.

She trotted out and called out, "Mom and Dad, I've prepared the meal. Do you want to eat now?"

Well, her parents-in-law looked unhappy, and their faces were obviously tired. As for the three children...

She looked at Xiaopeng in disbelief. She couldn't understand why Xiaopeng was the one crying the hardest. Look at this child, his eyes were red and swollen from crying. Although the other two older ones were also sad, they didn't cry like this.

She walked over and grabbed Xiaopeng: "Why are you crying like this? Hurry up and put a towel on it, otherwise you won't be able to open your eyes tomorrow."

She cried so miserably that she couldn't bear to watch it!

Hearing this, Qiao Ru's eyes rolled around and she didn't dare to look at her dear second aunt.

Zhuo Jia found a new towel to apply to Xiao Peng's eyes, and at the same time, she did not forget to say, "Mom, the vegetables and steamed buns are in the main room. Just pour out the rice soup and we can eat."

She felt that even if she put a piece of egg cake under it, it would be useless, and the others who hadn't eaten anything would only get hungrier!

Liu Hongying washed her hands and face, then went to the kitchen to get the pot. Well, this is the good thing about using a stove. The pot is small, and you can just carry it around with a rack.

Zhuo Jia took care of Xiaopeng, and her mother-in-law prepared the meal for her to eat.

Looking at the mixed flour buns in the basket, Liu Hongying asked, "Where did you get these mixed flour buns from?"

She has discovered that the second child's family is not very good at steaming buns, so on weekdays they either steam rice or make pancakes!

Zhuo Jia broke off a piece of mixed flour steamed bun and took a bite. Hmm, her throat was still hoarse. She stopped eating after one bite and focused on answering her mother-in-law's question: "I came back a little late and didn't have time to make pancakes, so I went to ask Aunt Ding for some steamed buns."

As for giving money, it’s better not to tell her mother-in-law!

However, even though she didn't say anything, Liu Hongying guessed it. She originally wanted to ask, but in the end she didn't. Forget it, this was a matter between her daughter-in-law and Ding Lanhua, so she'd better not interfere. Besides, with Ding Lanhua's personality, she wouldn't let the second son's family suffer.

She said directly: "I will find time to steam a pot of steamed buns for you tomorrow, you can keep them and eat them slowly!"

But she had better not go out and ask others for steamed buns again. She couldn’t bear it!

Zhuo Jia looked around, and finally whispered, "Mom, I don't like eating mixed flour buns."

Others present: "..."

Look at what they said, do they just like to eat mixed flour buns?

Liu Hongying took a deep breath and asked, "How much flour do you have left? If you have more, I'll steam some for you!"

No, I have to call the second son and urge him to be more motivated, otherwise when will he be able to get a house so that he can join the army!

Zhuo Jia's eyes lit up, and she quickly said, "Mom, I have white flour, let's make steamed buns!"

The mixed flour steamed buns made by her mother-in-law look good, and they will definitely look better if they are replaced with white flour. No, they taste better!

Seeing her like this, Liu Hongying only felt more tired. She waved her hand and said, "Hurry up and eat. I'll steam it tomorrow and let Xiaoru make the fire."

Well, she is now getting to know her daughter-in-law more and more. She is just a lazy person who likes to enjoy herself!

But when I think about the daughter-in-law buying cloth and asking the elders to make pants for her...

Forget it, let her do it, she can still do it anyway!

Moreover, these three children have eaten a lot of food from their second aunt, so it is their duty to work for her!

Qiao Ru quickly raised her head and said, "Yes, I'll light the fire for Second Aunt."

She likes to work for her second aunt the most!

"Okay." Zhuo Jia nodded happily.

Although she felt a little embarrassed, she thought this was the best arrangement!

After dinner, Liu Hongying took Qiao Wei and Qiao Ru to wash out the pots and pans, while Xiaopeng was taken home by his grandfather to wash up.

After packing up everything, Liu Hongying left with her two children. Before leaving, she reminded Zhuo Jia, "Get up early tomorrow. I'll come over and make some dough for you to make steamed buns."

She was afraid that if she didn't remind her daughter-in-law, she would sleep until the sun was high in the sky tomorrow!

Hearing this, Zhuo Jia directly stuffed the key into her mother-in-law's hand and said, "Mom, please help me lock the door from the outside. You can open the door and come in tomorrow. By the way, the flour is in the kitchen cabinet. You can see it when you open it."

So if she doesn't wake up, don't call her, just let her sleep!

Liu Hongying: “…”

She looked at the key that was stuffed into her hand, and remained silent. After a long while, she looked at her daughter-in-law who was smiling at her. She endured it again and again, and finally uttered, "I know."

After saying this, she walked out with her grandchildren, waiting for the steamed white flour buns to be made tomorrow so that she could eat her fill first!

Zhuo Jia looked at her mother-in-law's back, thinking to herself that she was so smart to have found such a powerful and easy-to-get-along-with mother-in-law.

No, she had to write the letter now. She had to let Qiao Anchuan know how good her mother-in-law was to her!