The smashed hazelnut kernels filled a small bowl, and they were white and round and looked like pearls.
Tian Tian swept all the hazelnut shells into the scoop, and then helped Tian Zhuo crack the walnut kernels.
Wild pecans are no joke. Tian Tian used to raise bricks above her head and smash them down every day when she ate them.
To crack this thick-skinned hickory nut, you need not only skill but also strength, and the walnut kernel inside is particularly difficult to pick out.
Tian Zhuo looked at Tian Tian who had been cracking the walnuts for a long time without succeeding in cracking out a single walnut. He couldn't bear to let her make such useless efforts, so he put the walnuts he had cracked earlier in front of Tian Tian.
"Please help me pick out these walnut kernels!"
Tian Tian immediately put the walnut that she couldn't crack aside and ran to the bedroom to get a needle to pick out the walnut kernel.
The walnut kernel is also very difficult to pick out, because the inside is very small and the shell is very hard. It is not like the paper-shell walnut that you can't pick out of some parts, but you can just break the shell with your hands.
This walnut shell won't work, you can only pick it out, and you can't use something too thick, you can only use the thinnest embroidery needle, and it will take some effort to pick it out.
The two of them worked until it was getting dark without realizing it. Tian Zhuo felt a little hungry, so he looked out the window and was shocked to see that it was getting dark.
"Oh my god, it's already this late!" Yan Zhuo jumped up and ran to the entrance to put on clothes, "Are you hungry? I'll go buy some food now!"
Tian Tian looked at Tian Zhuo and shook her head. To be honest, her mouth had been busy the whole day. Although she was concentrating on cracking walnuts and hazelnuts, she would put a few into her mouth from time to time, and she even ran to the refrigerator to eat a donut in the middle. Now she was not hungry at all.
Tian Tian looked up at the clock and saw it was half past four. She turned to Tian Zhuo and said, "Don't go to the state-owned restaurant to buy food. Go downstairs and call your brother-in-law and ask him to get some food from the cafeteria. It's so cold, don't go out."
Gu Zhao hadn't gotten off work yet and there was still half an hour before he got off work. Gu Zhao told her yesterday that she was not as busy as before recently and might be able to get off work on time.
After hearing this, Tian Zhuo hurried downstairs to make a phone call.
Tian Tian was alone at home when she remembered the construction. She said she would call Lin Meiyu and others today. She didn’t know whether she made the call or not, and whether Lin Meiyu and others could come over.
There were not many people on the phone downstairs at that time, and Tian Zhuo came back soon after finishing his call. They continued to sit in front of the coffee table and crack walnuts.
At half past five, the door opened and it was Gu Zhao who had just bought dinner and came home.
Seeing Gu Zhao coming back, the two of them hurriedly got up and went to the kitchen to get the dishes and chopsticks, and to clean the table.
Gu Zhao put the lunch box on the table and said to Tian Tian with a smile: "I called your parents this afternoon. Your parents said they will go to the station to buy tickets tomorrow. They will probably be home the day after tomorrow and spend the Lantern Festival with us!"
Tian Tian was about to cry when she heard this. She asked Gu Zhao in disbelief: "Really? Wuuuuuuu~"
After being asked, she burst into tears because she missed her parents so much.
"Really? Why would I lie to you?" Gu Zhao saw Tian Tian crying and said helplessly, "Please don't cry. What if your eyes get swollen? If your parents come and see you, they'll think I bullied you. How wronged I would be!"
Tian Tian is pregnant and has had some edema recently. If her eyes swell up, it will probably take a day or two to heal.
Tian Tian was just crying because she was excited. Now she came here, feeling only happy. She wiped her tears and didn't even bother to eat. She went to another empty room to see what was going on in that room.
Gu Zhao quickly pulled Tian Tian to sit in front of the table and said, "Please sit down and eat. We can clean up those things tomorrow. It's just one room. It's quick to dust the floor, sweep the floor, and change the sheets and quilt covers."
Tian Tian sniffed and her nose calmed down. She decided to go into the room after dinner. She sat down and took the bowl and chopsticks handed to her by Tian Zhuo. She took out some rice from Gu Zhao's lunch box and took out the remaining donut from the refrigerator. She planned to eat it in the evening as it would not be fresh tomorrow.
Tian Tian took a bite of the donut and asked, "Is my grandma coming with us?"
"Come here too. I know you miss her. No matter how far away our grandma is, she will definitely come to see her eldest granddaughter!" said Gu Zhao.
Old Mrs. Tian originally didn't want to come, but Gu Zhao persuaded her and said that Tian Tian was homesick recently and was not in a good mood, so he asked them all to come and accompany Tian Tian.
He also said that it would be a while before Tian Zhuo went to class, and Tian Tian might be alone at home, so he was worried and wanted to ask them to come and help take care of Tian Tian.
When Lin Meiyu and the others saw that Gu Zhao had spoken, they knew that their son-in-law didn't mind them living at home. Plus, they also missed Tiantian, so they didn't refuse and agreed readily. They also rejected the idea of asking Gu Zhao to pay for them.
Now that several children in the family are promising, Lin Meiyu and her family are not under too much pressure. In addition, their lives are getting better and better, so they are not as reluctant to spend money as before.
In addition, the children in the family would give them some subsidies from time to time. Although the money they have now is not particularly much, it is relatively abundant and they can still afford to buy train tickets.
Tian Zhuo was very happy that his parents were coming. He hadn't been home for more than half a year. If his parents didn't come this time, plus this semester, he wouldn't be able to see his parents for a whole year. This was quite difficult for a child who grew up with his parents.
"After we finish our meal, I will go clean the empty guest room! Brother-in-law, don't you have to go to work the day after tomorrow? I'll go, and my parents can just pick them up." Tian Zhuo happily took all the responsibilities on himself.
"Then should we buy some more vegetables and cook a delicious meal?" Tian Tian also joined in.
"I don't think so. Mom and the others have been on the train for a whole day and night. They probably won't have much appetite after getting off the train. Let's make some light clear soup noodles to help them build up their appetite first!" Tian Zhuo said.
"Although my parents have no appetite, we still have to prepare what needs to be prepared!" Gu Zhao said.
As a son-in-law, there were many things he could not say, and he could not agree with them not buying food to welcome his mother-in-law.
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