Chapter 227

Zhang Chaoyang arrived home three days before the Chinese New Year.

Xu Di is busy preparing for the New Year. The overall atmosphere this year is much more lively than in previous years.

Near the courtyard and in the entire Yumin Hutong, several families have returned this year, and those empty courtyards have become popular.

Although her family has lived here for a year, they are not very familiar with their neighbors.

Here, many owners of the courtyards were once sent down to the countryside. After returning, they are used to living with their courtyards closed.

However, these days, the entire alley is bustling with activity. You can see people coming in and out of every household, carrying things and preparing New Year's goods.

Xu Di has already prepared the food.

The meat was purchased by Uncle Xu from the brigade, including five kilograms of mutton.

Master Zhu sent her some seafood a few years ago, and Xu Di directly transferred the money to him.

Of course, Xu Di also sent some specialties from Beijing as a favor.

Zhang Chaoyang got off the bus and saw Xu Di carrying something from a distance.

"Wife, I'm back."

Zhang Chaoyang trotted over and took the things from his wife's hand.

"Chaoyang, are you guys on vacation? How many days can you stay at home?"

"Twenty-two days of annual leave. I've been too busy this year, so I'm going to take all of it this time.

Wife, have you lost weight? ”

"No, everything is fine. Xiaojun and Xu Yong also came back a while ago.

The children, led by their uncles, were having a lot of fun. ”

Xu Di walked home empty-handed with Zhang Chaoyang and told him what had happened at home during this period.

"Grandma, Nuannuan, Tuantuan, Yuanyuan, I'm back."

Zhang Chaoyang's voice arrived before he did, and it was so loud that people next door might have heard it.

So, when he opened the door and entered the house, the three children were already waiting at the door.

"Welcome home, Dad. We missed you."

Her round little mouth is so sweet that it can kill you. She even pulled Tuantuan and did a body bending gesture together, which made Nuannuan standing aside and she didn't know whether to cooperate with her or not.

"Big sister, hurry up!"

At Yuanyuan's urging, Nuannuan also learned to do the bowing gesture.

Zhang Chaoyang is so handsome, with the corners of his mouth raised and his eyes narrowed into slits.

Xu Di didn't care about these four guys and went to pack up with his things.

She bought candies, preserved peanuts, melon seeds and other snacks.

There are also some cakes, canned foods, and miscellaneous items, quite a lot.

Zhang Chaoyang brought his three children and gathered around their grandmother, listening to the children talk about where their uncles took them to play, what they ate and drank. Yuanyuan’s story was very interesting, and if there was anything she missed, Nuannuan and Tuantuan would fill in the gaps.

The child's innocent words instantly relaxed Zhang Chaoyang's tired body and mind, and all the bloody thoughts disappeared from his mind.

Aunt Wu has gone on vacation, and Xu Di is preparing dinner in the kitchen.

Starting tomorrow, she will fry meatballs, dried fruits, fried twisted dough sticks, and stew meat. She will be very busy.

In the evening, the family had dinner together warmly. Zhang Chaoyang played with the three children for a while until they fell sleepy.

After winter came, the three children slept on the kang in the east room with their grandmother.

Xu Di was lying on the kang in the west room. She had just enough time to study because she had many courses at university and she also had to learn English.

"Wife, thank you for your hard work!"

"We all work hard. You work hard outside to protect our country so that we can have food and clothing.

Let's work hard together for our family and our children. All the hard work is worth it when we see the sweet smiles on our children's faces. ”

Xu Di rested her head on Zhang Chaoyang's arm, rubbing the calluses on his hands, which were the unique calluses left over from years of training.

Xu Di is very satisfied with his current life.

Zhang Chaoyang couldn't take care of the family, but his identity, status and salary allowed her and her children to live a stable and prosperous life.

Moreover, although he didn't spend much time with them, it was effective companionship.

The children love and miss their father just as much, but they never complain that their father spends too little time with them.

"In Chaoyang, Xu Qiang said that many educated youth have returned to the city, many of them are waiting for jobs, and there are many idle people on the streets.

We have a big yard and you are not often at home, so why don’t you clean up the front rooms and rent them out?

We can collect some rent and gain popularity, which will give us courage. ”

Xu Di remembered Xu Qiang's words and discussed it with Zhang Chaoyang.

“Well, I thought it was the New Year, there were so many people on the street, it turned out that they were the educated youth returning to the city.

I'll think about this. There are many things involved in renting a house, and it is not easy to choose a tenant.

If one's character is not up to standard, he will be inviting a wolf into the house. We can't know a person's heart by looking at his face, and we can't guarantee that all tenants are good. ”

Zhang Chaoyang and his team have been in closed training most of the time over the past six months, so they haven't paid much attention to what's happening outside.

He is not at home all year round, and the old and young in his family are very busy, which is really a problem.

"Okay, since you have quite a long vacation this time, there will always be a solution."

Xu Di felt a little sleepy. He was busy preparing New Year's goods these days and was tired.

Zhang Chaoyang wanted to do something, but looking at his tired wife, he suppressed his desire.

There is a long time to come. He should work harder tomorrow and let his wife have a good rest before thinking about other things.

The next day, Xu Di was busy in the kitchen and Zhang Chaoyang was helping her.

"Wife, you tell me what to do and you direct me to execute it."

"Are you afraid that I'll get tired?"

"Of course, I love my own wife. Besides, you are too tired, and I am also tired. I want to do something, but seeing you so tired, I don't have the nerve to do it!"

Why does Zhang Chaoyang's eyes look a little bit resentful?

"Ahem... the kids want some apples. I'll come get some."

As soon as Grandma Qian entered the kitchen, she heard her grandson and his wife's private conversation, and she felt a little helpless.

"Grandma, I'll cut it and bring it out to you."

Xu Di blushed a little. She would be so embarrassed if her grandma heard it. I glared at Zhang Chaoyang. What a joke. He said everything.

"Wife, grandma is very happy. We have a harmonious relationship as husband and wife. It's so good.

If the couple were cold and indifferent to each other, she would be worried, thinking that they were heading for divorce! ”

Xu Di finally understood who Yuanyuan looked like, and the root of the problem was this.

After cutting the fruit, Xu Di went out.

Zhang Chaoyang did what he said, and under Xu Di's direction, he did a great job.

For dinner, we had some delicious fried meatballs, both meat and vegetarian.

A lot of dried fruits and fried dough twists were also fried, and the aroma filled the whole room.

Of course, the couple also had an in-depth communication in the evening.

The next day, Zhang Chaoyang took his wife and daughters to the retirement home to see the old man.

The three children, all dressed beautifully and cleanly, are really adorable.

There are quite a lot of people here at the old man's place, including Uncle Zhang's second and third uncle's families, as well as Aunt Zhang's family.

The children came in, greeted their elders first, and then ran towards Bai Weiwei and Bai Xuanning together.

"Aunt, uncle, we miss you. Do you miss us?"

"I miss you guys. We went back to Dad's hometown and brought you some gifts. I was thinking of sending them to you tomorrow.

Have you spoken English during this period? Let’s communicate. ”

Bai Weiwei, who was quiet just now, was surrounded by three children. She was smiling and talking more.

"Weiwei is very familiar with the kids, but this is the first time I've seen her talk so much."

Zhang Chaozheng's wife was quite surprised. The family of her young aunt who had just returned from another place was very quiet, especially her cousin Bai Weiwei.

"Weiwei and Xu Di are classmates. They know each other very well."

Aunt Zhang and his wife were very happy that their daughter had such a rare chance to have such a good friend. No matter how old they were, as long as they had compatible personalities, it was fine.

Besides, Weiwei had been bullied by her peers in those years and was sensitive. She knew very well who was sincere.

She thanked Xu Di and the three children for giving Weiwei a friend she loves and allowing her to smile sincerely.

"That's good. Only when we are sincere to each other can we open our hearts to each other."

Grandma Fang was also very pleased. The reason her granddaughter could smile so brightly was because Xu Di and the three children made her feel at ease.

She was not senile. She knew something must have happened when the child came back in an unhealthy condition.

But since no one said anything, she didn't ask, for fear that the child was too sensitive and would be hurt again.

Mr. Zhang called Zhang Chaoyang and others to the study to talk. Xu Di was right next to them, watching Bai Weiwei communicate with the children in English.

Of course, they are all simple, common expressions.

It's rare that the whole family is here and the atmosphere is pretty good.