Chapter 186 A Relaxing Day

Fang Lan'e looked at the tone of voice Lu Guojiu and Li Shaofen used when speaking to them, as well as their loving eyes, and she understood why Ai Xiaoxia got along well with her in-laws.

She said to Li Shaofen: "Auntie, I'm not cold, I'm wearing enough clothes."

As they were talking, Lu Guojiu and Li Shaofen also came over and together they carried all the things in the car to the steps in front of the door.

Looking at these things, Li Shaofen began to nag again: "You two kids are really something. You emptied the supply and marketing cooperative. Why did you buy so many things?"

Ai Xiaoxia smiled and said, "Mom, Xiao'e is happy today, so let her spend as much as she wants."

Li Shaofen also knew what was going on and breathed a sigh of relief: "It wasn't easy for this child either. Now he's fine. He's finally out of his misery."

She had heard Ai Xiaoxia talk about the Fang family, and she also knew that the Fang family was not Fang Lan'e's support, so she didn't mention the Fang family. She was a deep person.

Fang Lan'e said, "I am also grateful for the help from Xiaoxia and her husband, otherwise I probably wouldn't be alive now."

Li Shaofen said, "From now on, I'll treat this as my home. Come here to play with Xiaoxia when I have nothing to do."

Fang Lan'e nodded: "Yes, thank you, auntie."

Lu Guojiu looked at his watch, then said to Ai Xiaoxia, "I have to go to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy some sugar. We don't have enough at home, and this wheelbarrow is just the right place for me to take it back."

Ai Xiaoxia said, "Dad, the road is slippery. How about I go with you?"

Lu Guojiu said, "No need. This empty cart isn't heavy. I'll be back soon. You can move your things into the house and get on the kang to warm up. Do you need me to buy anything else?"

Ai Xiaoxia said, "No need, Dad. We've already bought everything we need."

Lu Guojiu nodded and said, "Okay, I'll go then." Then he pushed the cart out.

Ai Xiaoxia, Fang Lan'e and Li Shaofen moved all these things into the house, put the meat and vegetables in the kitchen, and took the rest into the house.

After entering the house, Li Shaofen asked them to take off their shoes and get on the kang to warm up. The family would not make snacks today, but they could make them once every two sessions in winter, so they were not busy for the time being.

Ai Xiaoxia and Fang Lan'e got on the kang, and Li Shaofen brought them a few small sweet potatoes: "You can roast them in the brazier and eat them. Xiaoxia likes to eat this."

Indeed, Ai Xiaoxia liked to eat sweet potatoes roasted in the brazier. She took it happily, used tongs to dig out the charcoal in the brazier, put the sweet potato in and buried it.

Fang Lan'e looked at the interaction between Li Shaofen and Ai Xiaoxia and felt really envious. It was indeed rare for a mother-in-law and daughter-in-law to get along so well, but this was something that could only be achieved if both of them were sensible and reasonable. This was their own blessing.

At this time, Lu Jingyuan came back from outside. He was very happy to see Ai Xiaoxia when he entered the house: "Sister-in-law is back." Then he was a little surprised to see that it was Fang Lan'e instead of his eldest brother: "Sister E, why are you here?"

Fang Lan'e smiled and agreed: "I came to visit your house, you don't welcome me?"

Lu Jingyuan quickly smiled and said, "Welcome, welcome, very welcome. Oh, by the way, I'll get you some goodies." He ran out and soon returned with a few sparrows. "I shot them this morning, you can cook them up."

Ai Xiaoxia didn't dare to reach out and take it: "I don't dare to handle this thing."

Lu Jingyuan curled his lips and said, "There is something you dare not do. It's really an accident." As he said this, he took the fire tongs and went to the brazier.

Ai Xiaoxia said, "I have some roasted sweet potatoes here, don't dig them out."

Lu Jingyuan said, "I'll put the sweet potatoes aside for you and burn the sparrow here." As he spoke, he burned the sparrow as well.

Li Shaofen looked at the clock and said, "Let's make dumplings tonight. Xiao'e has a good day today, let's eat something good."

Fang Lan'e was afraid of bothering Li Shaofen: "Auntie, let's just make a simple meal."

Ai Xiaoxia looked at Fang Lan'e with a smile: "Don't think about being polite here. Today we are just making dumplings. Why don't we just help?"

Fang Lan'e also smiled. She was too restrained. The people in this family were really nice, and she needed to slowly relax. So she said, "Okay, let's do it together. I haven't made dumplings in a long time."

Li Shaofen said, "Then you guys sit down, I'll go chop the meat first."

Ai Xiaoxia said, "Mom, don't worry. We can do it together. Xiao'e is a good worker. It won't be difficult for us to do it together."

Fang Lan'e also said, "Yes, Auntie, let's chat for a while. I'm willing to talk to you."

Li Shaofen smiled: "Okay, let's talk."

At this time, Ai Xiaoxia brought all the snacks she had bought to the table on the kang: "Let's eat and talk at the same time."

Li Shaofen said, "You kids eat this, but I won't."

Ai Xiaoxia smiled and said, "Mom, let's try it together. Everyone is a baby, big or small, they are all babies."

Li Shaofen was amused by Ai Xiaoxia and laughed out loud: "You kid, you just know how to make me happy. I look forward to your return every day."

Ai Xiaoxia got Li Shaofen a bag of popping candy: "Mom, pour some of this and put it in your mouth."

Li Shaofen put a few popping candies in her mouth and soon started stamping her feet: "No, this candy burns my tongue."

Ai Xiaoxia and the others all laughed, and followed Li Shaofen to explain what was going on with the candy. Soon Fang Lan'e also relaxed and became unrestrained.

When Lu Guojiu came back, they started making dumplings.

While cooking, Ai Xiaoxia also told Li Shaofen that they would stay here for the night so that Fang Lan'e could calm down here before going back to work.

Li Shaofen also understood Fang Lan'e, so she let them feel at ease here and stay for as many days as they wanted.

After wrapping the dumplings, Li Shaofen cooked them, Lu Jingyuan peeled garlic, and Ai Xiaoxia took Fang Lan'e to her room to check on them.

Although they don't come back often, Li Shaofen always cleans up and keeps the house very clean.

The kang in this house is heated every now and then, so it's not cold.

Fang Lan'e ate a lot for dinner. It was the first time for her to eat with her elders like this. She rarely sat at the table at her parents' home before, and she had even less status at her husband's home.

After dinner, it was already dark. After I cleaned up, Lu Jingshen called.

Ai Xiaoxia told him what happened today and told him not to worry, she would be back tomorrow morning.

Because there were many people in the room, Ai Xiaoxia didn't dare to say anything sweet, but Lu Jingshen insisted that Ai Xiaoxia say that she missed him. After Ai Xiaoxia finished speaking, Lu Jingyuan started laughing, and Li Shaofen also laughed, and everyone else started laughing.

Ai Xiaoxia's face turned red, and she quickly said good night to Lu Jingshen and hung up the phone.

After that, everyone chatted for a while and then washed up one after another.

At that time, people in rural areas relied on large pots to boil water in winter. In order to keep the west room warm, Li Shaofen placed two fewer pots of water on the stove in their room.

Ai Xiaoxia and Fang Lan'e soaked their feet and then got on the kang.

The kang was scorching hot. Fang Lan'e sat at the end of the kang and said, "Let's sit there for a while. This kang is too hot. Auntie is so kind to heat it up for us."

Ai Xiaoxia smiled and said, "My family is very honest. Although Jing Shen doesn't talk much, he is very considerate to his friends."