"Home is better, it's bright and spacious. I feel really cramped living in a tube-shaped building."

"In order to go to work, I come back during the holidays."

"There's a family of five living across from my house in the tube-shaped building. The elderly are refusing to leave. I don't know what they're trying to do. It makes me feel cramped just thinking about it."

Old Lady Li smiled and said, "It's either for face or for a bite to eat. Dazhu Niang has been goading me into following you into the city to eat delicious food and drink spicy drinks."

"Old ladies just want to go to the city. If they haven't been there before, they just want to see something new."

There was also lively conversation in the room.

"Mingqing, we're planning to build a few new houses in the village. What do you think?"

"That's fine. You can build it if you want."

"It's mainly because the kids are older now, and it's really crowded living in one room."

"We thought of building two more rooms, one for the girl and one for the boy. That would be just right. If we build more, there won't be enough space."

Li Mingqing said: "In that case, building one room is enough, and the house I lived in before can also be used as a living room."

"That won't work. One thing is another."

"Why not? If you leave it there, rats will come in. It's empty anyway. Just build another room on the east side. Then you can buy two large beds and sleep four or five people."

Old man Li nodded and said, "That's right, just build one."

He had visited Li Mingqing's former house before. It had been unoccupied for such a long time that there were many cobwebs and mice squeaking non-stop.

If people don't live here soon, rats will rob the walls.

Li Mingli and his two brothers originally wanted to build two rooms, and did not include the house where Li Mingqing lived before.

Although he moved out and built a new house, it is still his house.

Now that we have enough money, it is easy for the three families to pool their money to buy two houses.

It was finally decided to build only one.

We plan to start work after the fifth day of the New Year.

"Ming Qing, I'd like to trouble you to help contact the brick delivery company. If it's not convenient on the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, we can start work after the tenth day."

"Okay, I'll go to the county town in the third year of junior high school."

"Please take this trip in the middle of winter."

Xiangdong shouted happily, "Dad, can we live in our own room from now on?"

"Yes, you, Xiangxi, and Xiangnan, the three brothers live together. Your sister lives with Erniu and Sanniu."

"That's great. Finally, we don't have to squeeze in."

Li Mingyuan said, "You little bastard, I'm the one who's being squeezed. Every morning when I wake up, I'm half in bed and half hanging in the air."

"Dad, I'm squeezed against the wall every day and it's so cold."

Finally I have solved the most important thing, otherwise I would be really tired to sleep.

Fortunately, Li Mingli and Zhang Lihua stayed in the county town for a few days.

Otherwise, I would not be able to lie down freely in the small bed in the room with three children.

It was okay in previous years, but this year the three children have grown a lot.

The couplets at home were pasted by several children working together. When they grew taller, they could stand on a small stool and paste the word "Fu" on the wall.

Sun Jiaxue and the others came over with some snacks.

Said: "The dishes are ready, eat them first, and then we'll have dumplings."

"Jiaxue, call mother and sister-in-law over to eat together. There's no rush for dumplings. Let's have some wine first."

Zhang Lihua and her friends didn't drink, but sat at the table eating fried food and chatting.

Yang Daya said, "This year has been really comfortable. A comfortable year has passed just like that."

"You're right, it's been a pretty easy year."

"Si Niu can leave this year and I don't need to watch over her anymore. I have to go to work and earn work points so that I can find a wife for Xiangnan."

"It will take decades."

"We have to prepare for this in advance, otherwise we will be caught off guard when the time comes."

Li Lihua said, "Thinking about becoming a mother-in-law in the future gives me hope."

Old Lady Li smiled and said, "Are you trying to act like a mother-in-law?"

"That's not what I mean. You need to learn from mother."

"Honestly, there's no one in the village who doesn't envy us. You and Dad are amazing to us. We sometimes argue with my wife, but you never interfere. We live in perfect harmony."

Li Mingyuan nodded and said, "That's indeed wise, and he knows when to relax."

Li Lizhu was very grateful.

Having two girls in a row would have been a hassle for other parents-in-law.

"But the people our Li family is most grateful to for what we have today are Mingqing and Jiaxue. Otherwise, how could we have this table of food?"

Upon hearing this, Li Mingqing stopped talking immediately.

"Hurry up and eat, and stop saying those polite words."

The whole family happily ate and waited for the New Year's Eve.

Sun Jiaxue sat next to them with her face flushed, looking dazed.

I took a sip of white wine and felt dizzy.

Li Mingqing didn't expect that his wife had such a low alcohol tolerance and got drunk after just one sip.

"young married woman?"

"Um--"

"She's drunk. I'll take her back to the house to lie down for a while."

"What's going on? Jiaxue is drinking too?"

"I saw she was curious so I gave her a sip, but she got drunk as soon as she touched the wine."

He sent Sun Jiaxue back to her room and told her that she would feel better after a good sleep.

Who knew that Sun Jiaxue, who was lying down, was looking at him with her eyes wide open, not feeling sleepy at all.

"Does it hurt?"

She shook her head and nodded, being extremely well-behaved.

"Lie down for a while. I'll get you a glass of honey water. It'll make you feel better."

"husband--"

Seeing that he was about to leave, she shouted in grievance.

"Come back soon, or you'll get an upset stomach."

She then sat quietly on the kang, waiting in a daze.

Li Mingqing came over with a cup and was amused to see her like this.

"Honey, you look so beautiful when you smile," she said, then she leaned in front of him and kissed him, clinging to him and not letting him leave.

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