When Huo Yingjie arrived home, He Jingyu and Wang Shuping had also returned. They were quite surprised to hear that their house had leaked, as their house was very sturdy and had never had any problems before.
"After the holiday in a couple of days, I'll check the whole house to make sure it's all in order, so that the roof doesn't leak during the Lunar New Year, which is considered unlucky," Wang Shuping said. "The house is a big deal, and we can't be careless, especially since we still have elderly people in the family!"
"Okay, I've got it." He Jingyu said with a smile. This year, we have guests coming to our house, and we can't let the house spoil the fun.
When everyone came home in the evening, they were very happy to see the steaming dumplings on the table.
They were busy with work before, and even though they had flour at home, they didn't have time to make dumplings, let alone dumplings with cabbage and pork filling. He Jingyu, Wang Shuping, and the Huo couple all praised them.
He Tiantian and He Jingyu received unanimous praise, and were encouraged to continue to carry forward their spirit tomorrow.
As long as there's something in the way, He Tiantian has a lot of ideas in her head, and she can turn simple ingredients into delicious food.
This must be a very good skill that He Tiantian learned in her previous life. It's probably only this thing that gives He Tiantian a sense of accomplishment.
Everyone was quite tired from working all day. After eating and chatting for a while, the Huo couple prepared to leave.
Even if Huo Yingjie didn't want to leave, it was getting dark, and he couldn't very well stay there alone.
That night, He Tiantian had an incredibly erotic dream. While feeling sweet, she also felt a strange sense of loss.
As for Huo Yingjie, he had experienced too much stress today, and coupled with waking up early, he was a bit exhausted. After getting home and washing up, he went to sleep. Even in his dreams, he was happy, finishing up what he hadn't been able to do earlier in the day!
When I woke up, I felt some discharge in my crotch again.
Even though no one else saw it, Huo Yingjie still felt very embarrassed.
This can't go on forever; sooner or later, you'll develop health problems from holding it in!
Huo Yingjie smiled bitterly. "Sigh, it seems I can't be so casually affectionate with He Tiantian anymore. In the end, I'll be the one who suffers."
Huo Yingjie has ambitious goals; he wants to have several more children. His little brother can't retire prematurely!
The next morning, Huo Yingjie and He Tiantian got up early again to go to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy things.
The Lunar New Year is just around the corner, and if you don't line up early, you won't be able to buy any festive supplies.
Today, Huo Yingjie's task is still to buy staple food. He Tiantian's task is to buy some groceries, such as sugar, oil, and salt. As for radishes, potatoes, and cabbage, they can go find them and queue up tomorrow.
In the darkness, big hands hold little hands, walking forward together.
There were even more people today. When He Tiantian and Huo Yingjie arrived, there were already dozens of people ahead of them.
At six o'clock sharp, the supply and marketing cooperative opened, and Huo Yingjie joined the rush to buy.
In just one hour, Huo Yingjie bought not only rice and flour, but also ten kilograms of glutinous rice flour. It can be used to make pastries or dumplings.
He Tiantian had a good haul today, buying two jin of sugar, two jin of salt, and two jin of oil. She had enough sugar and salt, but not enough oil. He Tiantian decided to buy more oil tomorrow; she still had some oil coupons, so she'd buy another two jin.
With a large family and it being Chinese New Year, they can't be without oil. Besides, their oil coupons will expire before the New Year if they're not used. Anyway, He Tiantian isn't short of money right now, so she'll buy as much as she can.
He Tiantian carried a basket filled with odds and ends, covered it with a clean old cloth, while Huo Yingjie carried a sack.
Today, Huo Yingjie bought everything first and waited on the side, while He Tiantian bought more things, which took a little longer.
When He Tiantian came out, she saw Liu Lingli talking to Huo Yingjie not far away.
Although Huo Yingjie didn't smile, his expression showed that he was listening attentively!
Liu Lingli was beaming and talking non-stop, though it was unclear what she was saying! After all, Huo Yingjie wasn't familiar with her and had no idea where Liu Lingli got so much to say.
"Lingli, come to my house to play!" He Tiantian said with a smile. "I still have a lot of cardboard boxes at home, and I can't possibly finish them all by myself. I heard you're quick, so come and help me!"
When Liu Lingli saw He Tiantian arrive, she stopped talking and said with an awkward smile, "Oh, Tiantian, I actually wanted to go too, but there's no one at home, and I have to queue up to buy things for the New Year, so I won't go to your place to help."
"Oh, that's a pity." He Tiantian looked disappointed. "Then come visit me sometime!"
"Definitely, definitely!" Liu Lingli replied hastily and quickly left to join the queue.
He Tiantian pouted, then looked at Huo Yingjie, but the man was expressionless, and she couldn't tell what he was thinking!
Huo Yingjie was somewhat cold to people other than his family, but when he saw her, he always had a smile on his face, like a gentle breeze. But now, He Tiantian couldn't tell what he was thinking from his face, but she was certain that Huo Yingjie was angry.
"Brother Yingjie, we're going home." He Tiantian pretended not to see that Huo Yingjie was unhappy and walked ahead.
"Okay!" Huo Yingjie replied, following behind He Tiantian, but still remained silent.
He Tiantian unconsciously slowed her pace and gradually walked alongside Huo Yingjie, secretly glancing at him.
Ugh, I'm angry!
"Brother Yingjie, what do you want to eat for breakfast?" He Tiantian asked. "If there's anything you particularly want to eat, I'll make it for you myself."
"Whatever!" Huo Yingjie replied.
He Tiantian pouted. The hardest thing to make in the world is food like "whatever".
"Brother Yingjie, after breakfast, shall we go to Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum?" He Tiantian asked. It had only snowed a little yesterday, and there wasn't any snow on the roads, just some on the trees. If we went now, seeing the exquisitely snow-covered landscape would be breathtaking!
"Okay!" Huo Yingjie replied without further reaction.
He Tiantian was now absolutely certain that Huo Yingjie was angry, so she stopped talking and just lowered her head.
When he got home, Huo Yingjie put his things in the kitchen and then sat down in the living room, smoking a cigarette he'd somehow gotten his hands on.
He Tiantian didn't dare to go up and ask Huo Yingjie why he was angry. In her memory, Brother Yingjie wasn't the type to get angry so easily!
It was fine when we separated in line, but how did it turn out like this after we bought our things?
Liu Lingli must have said something to Huo Yingjie.
Hujia Village and Qijia Village are only a few miles apart, and there are quite a few intermarriages between the two villages. What happens in the two villages can spread throughout the two villages in less than a day.
He Tiantian was reported twice before, and the villagers of Qijia Village went to the commune to demand an explanation. These were not trivial matters. Adults and children alike knew about them, and even Hujia Village, which is so close to Qijia Village, knew about them.
Liu Lingli lives in Hujia Village, so he probably knows about her situation!
However, after those incidents, He Tiantian didn't tell Huo Yingjie in her heart that he was in the army and couldn't come and go as he pleased. Even if she knew, she would only worry helplessly!
So... so He Tiantian didn't want Huo Yingjie to be distracted, so she didn't tell him.
(To be continued.)
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