After dinner, there were not enough rooms at my grandparents’ house to accommodate so many people, so the Zhou family had to go back to the guesthouse in town.
The second aunt said to Jiang Xia and Zhou Chenglei, "You two should not stay at the guesthouse with your child. It's not convenient. I cleaned up Xiaofeng's room and put two beds together. It's enough for you and your child to sleep for one night. I washed the quilts and dried them in the sun. How can the quilts in the guesthouse be as clean as those at home?"
Zhou Chenglei looked at Jiang Xia. Jiang Xia had packed his quilt before coming here, but living at home was definitely better than staying in a guesthouse.
Jiang Xia did not reject the kindness of his second aunt: "Then I'm sorry to bother you tonight."
My second aunt was very happy and pretended to be angry, "Tell me this!"
It would be bad to let Zhang Rui live outside with the Zhou family alone, so Jiang Xia said to Zhou Chenglei, "The child and I will stay at my second uncle's house tonight. You can stay at the guesthouse? The child won't wake up at night anyway."
Zhou Chenglei was a little worried.
Second aunt also said: "Don't worry, I can help take care of the child when he wakes up. If you are not here, you can let Xiaofeng and Xiaoxia sleep together, so you don't have to worry, right?"
Mother Zhou: "If you're worried, I can stay and sleep in the same bed with the child."
Jiang Xia: "No, what are you worried about? Mom, you should go back to the guesthouse and have a good sleep."
Zhou Chenglei had no choice but to give the car keys to Zhou Chengsen: "Second brother, you guys go back first, I'll go over after the kids fall asleep."
Zhang Rui said, "Fourth brother, I will come back to pick you up later."
After hearing this, Father Zhou said, "We can leave later. Xiao Zhang doesn't need to make an extra trip. Asen, you and Xin go to the guesthouse first. Yingying and Zhou Zhou can follow us."
So Zhou Chengsen took the eldest wife's family back to the guesthouse to rest first.
The city where my grandparents live is surrounded by mountains.
The weather in the mountainous area is much colder than that in the small fishing village. So the three children won’t take a bath tonight. I will just wash their faces, bodies, and little butts and then coax them to sleep.
The three children have been running around since they were one month old. They have no problem getting used to their beds or unfamiliar environments. After they fall asleep in their parents’ arms, they can be put to bed.
Besides, Jiang Xia brought their small pillows and quilts, so he slept more soundly.
The three children fell asleep quickly.
Zhou Chenglei waited until Jiang Xia finished taking a shower before preparing to leave.
My cousin's wife came over at this time and said, "Is there no room here? Comrade Zhang, I've cleaned up my son's room, you can go over and sleep there!"
Zhang Rui politely declined: "Thank you, cousin, I have already booked a room. I will go to the guesthouse now."
After that, he said to Li Qiufeng: "Little cousin, don't forget our agreement. See you tomorrow."
Li Qiufeng nodded.
Zhou Chenglei told Jiang Xia to go to bed early, and then took Zhou's father and mother back to the guesthouse.
After everyone left, Jiang Xia also prepared to go back to his room to sleep.
The cousin's wife called out to Jiang Xia: "Xiao Xia, are you going back to Beijing on the fifth day of the New Year?"
Jiang Xia turned around: "Yes."
"It's like this. When you go back to Beijing this time, Qiuying and I will go with you to help you take care of the children! Grandpa and grandma are old, and we want them to enjoy their retirement at home. Qiuying and I will help you take care of the children."
When my second aunt heard this, she became anxious.
She would rather her aunt go than go to Beijing with her niece-in-law and Li Qiuying.
Jiang Xia refused directly: "That's not necessary. If grandpa and grandma don't want to go, I will find someone else to help me take care of the child."
My second aunt said, "No, my parents-in-law will definitely go. They don't have to do farm work in Beijing and they are enjoying a leisurely life! The three kids are easy to take care of. I usually do most of the cooking and housework. They both feel that they have too much free time and always say that they are enjoying themselves."
The eldest cousin's wife glanced at the second aunt and said, "Second aunt, grandpa and grandma don't say it, but they must be unhappy about being so far away from home! Where can it be compared to the comfort of home?"
She then said to Jiang Xia, "Xiao Xia, why not invite Qiu Ying and me instead of anyone else? We are San Bao's cousins, and we will definitely take better care of San Bao than anyone else."
Jiang Xia didn't bother to find an excuse and said directly: "No, I won't invite you and cousin Qiu Ying. I'm afraid the child will wake up, so I'm going back to my room to sleep."
My cousin’s wife immediately got angry.
Jiang Xia went back to his room after he finished speaking, not caring at all whether his cousin's wife was unhappy or not.
The cousin's wife felt uncomfortable, but she didn't dare to say anything to Jiang Xia. She could only be angry in her heart.
She also wanted Jiang Xia to help her sister-in-law find a partner like Zhang Rui.
However, Jiang Xia is a very stingy person. He probably still holds a grudge against what happened when he first joined the gang, so he won't help them.
Seeing Jiang Xia's attitude, the second aunt was relieved and said with a smile: "It's late, Yudai, you should go back and rest early!"
My eldest cousin's wife asked my second aunt, "Alei should have many comrades like Comrade Zhang Rui, right?"
Second Aunt: "I don't know about that. People are forgotten after they leave. They rarely contact each other. Anyway, I have only seen Xiao Rui and his brothers come to see A Lei."
Of course there were many. When he was in Beijing, many people came to see Zhou Chenglei. Sometimes they came with Zhang Rui, and sometimes they came by themselves. Not to mention that from time to time, large and small packages of specialties from all over the country were sent to him.
"Second Aunt, Qiuying is older than Qiufeng, so she will be the first to get married. Second Aunt, please help Qiuying keep an eye out, or persuade Xiaoxia to take Qiuying to Beijing to find a partner. Didn't Qiufeng and Xiaoxia open a clothing store? Didn't you say that several people are too busy to handle it? You can take her to help!"
Second aunt: "She is too busy because it is the end of the year and everyone needs to buy new clothes for the New Year. After the New Year, it is the off-season for clothes. How can she not be busy? Besides, it is Jiang Xia's business to invite people. Jiang Xia said she would not invite you. Since she said so, I can't persuade her anymore, otherwise she will not invite me either."
Humph, she doesn't want to be a matchmaker. If she picked a good partner for Li Qiuying, that would be fine. But if she picked a bad one, she would resent herself for the rest of her life!
If I choose a good partner, she won't be grateful to me. If I choose a bad one, she will blame me for the rest of her life. Why should she do such a thankless thing?
"One is my second aunt, and the other is my cousin's wife. I begged you for a long time, but no one helped me! Is this how you act as my second aunt?"
After talking for a long time, Tan Yudai saw that no one agreed to his small request, so he just left with a dark face.
She went to find her grandparents and her parents-in-law and asked them to persuade Zhou Chenglei and Zhou's father and mother.
Don’t look for Jiang Xia, who has eyes on the top of his head!
Every time she talked to Jiang Xia, she acted superior. What was so great about it? The second aunt waited until she left before going to Jiang Xia's room and said, "Xiao Xia, Tan Yudai will probably ask A Lei's grandparents to ask them not to go to Beijing City and let her and Li Qiuying go instead. You must not agree to it! Not to mention you, I don't get along with them either!" (End of this chapter)
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