"By then, she'll definitely try to outdo me in everything and won't take Donglin and I seriously at all! Okay, let's not talk about her anymore. It's just a spoiler! Xiaobei, help me look at these drawings!"
"Oh, okay!"
The two of them stopped talking about Tang Weiwei.
They sat together in front of the charcoal brazier and discussed intimately how to modify the pattern.
In less than an hour, Shen Xiaobei helped Gao Hongmian modify and redraw the patterns of sixteen spring clothes, eight sets each for boys and girls.
Gao Hongmian was very satisfied with each set of final revised design drawings, and kept praising Shen Xiaobei for being much more professional than her.
It's a shame she didn't take up sewing.
When Shen Xiaobei heard her words, he said half seriously and half jokingly: “Sister Hongmian, maybe I will get involved in the clothing industry in the future!”
"But, Sister Hongmian, don't worry. I can assure you that even if that day ever comes, I will never steal your business!"
"Really, Xiaobei? If that day ever comes, I won't worry about you stealing my business. I know you'll only help me build a good business! I, Gao Hongmian, still have confidence in your character!"
"Sister Hongmian, thank you for trusting me so much!"
"No way, don't you trust me too? Well, I've troubled you for so long, let's go out and get some fresh air. I'll go to the kitchen and help my mother-in-law make lunch. You can try our cooking later!"
"Sister Hongmian, I won't have lunch here. I just had breakfast at Liu Juan's place not long ago and I'm not hungry at all!"
"That won't do! Her place is her place, and mine is mine! If you're willing to eat at her place but not at mine, I'll be furious!"
"Well, alright then, I'll obey your orders and try Sister Hongmian's food at noon to see if it's delicious!"
"Humph, that's more like it!"
The two of them walked out and into the kitchen, talking and laughing.
Wang Zhaodi was already busy cutting vegetables in the kitchen, and Tang Weiwei was standing beside her, chatting intimately with her, just like a real mother and daughter.
Seeing this, Shen Xiaobei felt a little uncomfortable.
"Mom, let me cut the vegetables!"
"No, no, Xiaobei is our honored guest. You can stay in the room with her, warm yourself by the fire, and chat. We don't need you to take care of things here."
"Aunt, I feel embarrassed when you say that. How can I be worthy of being called a distinguished guest? Otherwise, let Sister Hongmian and I take care of the kitchen. You can go back to your room and rest."
"Yes, Mom, go back to your room. I'll make lunch today!"
"No need for that, no need for that! You're all still young, and there will be many days in the future when you need to cook. I'll do it when I can, and when I really can't, I'll naturally ask you young ones to help!"
After saying that, Wang Zhaodi sent Gao Hongmian and Shen Xiaobei out, insisting not to let them help.
Seeing this, Tang Weiwei smiled at them with some pride, because Wang Zhaodi did not send her out. But that was also because she stayed in the kitchen only to chat with Wang Zhaodi and did not do any work at all.
Since her mother-in-law didn't need help, Gao Hongmian didn't force her.
Because Wang Zhaodi usually cooks, she usually doesn't ask her to help, and always considerately lets her focus on her own things.
Not long after Gao Hongmian brought Shen Xiaobei back to the room, the other members of the Duan family came back from visiting relatives or friends outside to pay New Year's greetings.
When Duan Xichuan's grandmother saw Shen Xiaobei coming, she was very kind and gentle to her, and kept talking about how she was hospitalized in the county hospital last year and she brought so many gifts to visit her.
After everyone chatted around the charcoal brazier for an hour or so, Tang Weiwei came over like the host and told them that it was time to eat.
After the dishes were served and everyone was seated, Wang Zhaodi warmly invited everyone to start eating.
Then he started to pick up chicken legs and meat for Duan Xichuan's grandparents, Shen Xiaobei, and Tang Weiwei, and put them in their bowls, telling them to eat more.
Everyone ate happily for a while, and Tang Weiwei suddenly sighed softly.
She looked at Wang Zhaodi with a disappointed look and said, "Godmother, it would be great if Brother Xichuan came back too. It would be even more lively if he were here!"
"Hey, Weiwei, godmother wants to too! But your brother Xichuan just loves being a soldier, and there's nothing we can do about it. Soldiers can't go home more than twice a year!"
"Godmother, Brother Xichuan comes home so seldom, how is he going to find a wife?"
"Speaking of asking him to find a wife, ah, then godmother is even more helpless! Every time I ask your brother Donglin to talk to him about this in the letter, he always replies in the letter, saying, 'No hurry, no hurry!'"
"Xichuan is right. Marriage is not something that can be rushed!"
After hearing what Wang Zhaodi said, Duan Jiaxing couldn't help but interrupt and defend Duan Xichuan. It seems that as a father, he still supports his son and respects him very much.
"Godmother, Godfather, if I were to become your second daughter-in-law, would you agree?"
Tang Weiwei came to the Duan family as a guest this time to see Duan Xichuan. As a result, he didn't come back this year, and she couldn't wait any longer.
In the dance troupe where she works, the female colleagues who are two or three years younger than her all have partners, but she is still single.
She felt embarrassed in front of them. Every time she heard them talk about their boyfriends with a sweet look on their faces, she felt extremely jealous.
She is the most beautiful flower in the dance troupe, but Duan Xichuan has never taken the initiative to pick this beautiful flower.
Ever since she could remember, she had secretly decided in her heart that she must marry her brother Xichuan when she grew up. Unfortunately, when she grew up, her brother Xichuan went to join the army.
She was lucky to see him once every two years.
She didn't want to wait indefinitely, so at the dinner table, in front of the Duan family, she simply took the risk and took the initiative to express her feelings to them.
In disguise, she forced Duan Xichuan's family to stand on her side and help her to facilitate her marriage with Duan Xichuan.
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