Chapter 365: Just Stick
After cleaning the kitchen, everyone sat at the dining table for a while and chatted.
Gu Xuelan washed some fruit and brought it over, and Xu Qingsong ate it slowly by himself. Du Yunkai and Richard refused to help.
Liu Wangxue brought out the health-preserving kettle, brewed some hawthorn and tangerine peel tea, and poured a cup for everyone.
Richard thanked her for her kindness: "But I really feel like I can't even drink a sip of water."
Liu Wangxue pushed the cup in front of him: "It's okay, drink slowly, this helps digestion."
"Really?" Richard asked.
"Really?" Xu Qingsong said, holding a toothpick with a piece of cantaloupe stuck on it. "After you finish drinking, you can immediately have a plate of fruit."
Richard turned around and asked Du Yunkai: "Is what he said true? Why don't I believe it?"
Du Yunkai took the cup from Liu Wangxue, thanked him, and said to Richard, "You're right not to believe it."
He is now on a united front with Richard, accusing Xu Qingsong: "Be kind and behave like a human being."
Liu Wangxue sat down next to Xu Qingsong. He picked up a toothpick from the plate and handed it to her mouth. Liu Wangxue lowered her head, bit the cantaloupe on it and ate it.
Gu Xuelan asked Xu Qingsong: "You only have two bedrooms over there, how are you going to live?"
Xu Qingsong said: "They don't live with me."
Du Yunkai continued, "Richard and I will go to the studio in a while. When they renovated it, there were enough rooms and beds, so it's enough for us to live in."
Richard heard his name in Du Yunkai's words, so he turned around and asked him, "What?"
Du Yunkai told him again.
Liu Nanshan said to Gu Xuelan, "You haven't been there, but their studio is really well built, with everything you need. I think it's more comfortable than living at home."
Xu Qingsong held the cup, blew on it, took a sip, and said, "The main thing over there is that it's spacious. Your two-story building here will definitely be more comfortable than that one when the time comes."
Self-built houses in rural areas can be built very quickly as long as there are enough people and materials are provided in time. After Lao Lin took on this project, he was asked by Tao Huayu and Lao Li to pay special attention to it. Although he had to rush the construction schedule due to the cold weather, the quality was not reduced at all. The two-story building was built in just over a month, and the decoration work was also undertaken.
At the beginning of the house construction, Liu Wangxue communicated with the designer and decided that both the exterior and interior decoration of the house should be simple. It is not difficult to build a house, but it is not easy to decorate the interior, because simplicity does not mean simple.
Because simplicity requires more attention to style and texture, more time should be spent on comparison of some decoration materials to choose the most suitable one. At the same time, more attention should be paid to details during construction, especially the treatment of some walls. Lao Lin even used water grinding techniques.
As soon as Xu Qingsong mentioned the two-story building, Liu Nanshan's face was obviously happy. He participated in the construction of this building from beginning to end. Seeing the house change day by day in his hands, he felt so proud. Every time he video chatted with Liu Wangxue, he would talk about the progress. If it was during the day, he would definitely take out his mobile phone to take pictures for Liu Wangxue to see.
Liu Wangxue was now interested and asked Liu Nanshan: "Dad, what is the progress of the renovation now? Have the lights inside been installed? How about going in and taking a look? I haven't seen it with my own eyes yet."
Liu Nanshan waved his hand and said, "The lights haven't been installed yet. We have to wait until the end. You should go there tomorrow during the day. But there's nothing to see right now. There's all kinds of things piled up in there in a mess."
Du Yunkai took a sip of tea and said, "Lao Xu and I have already visited it, and even took some time to follow the masters to experience wall painting."
Liu Wangxue asked Xu Qingsong: "How do you feel? Is it fun?"
"It's quite interesting and very relaxing." Xu Qingsong forked a piece of cantaloupe and handed it to her. He knew from her expression that she also wanted to try it. "But don't even think about it. The walls have already been painted."
Liu Wangxue's face was immediately filled with regret.
Gu Xuelan laughed at her: "Why play with that? If you don't believe me, ask Qingsong and Yunkai. They did try it, but their clothes were ruined."
Liu Wangxue ate the cantaloupe and retorted, "Clothes are nothing. The most important thing is the experience and happiness."
Liu Nanshan laughed and said, "That's fine. You have nothing to do when you come back anyway. Come with me to lay tiles and floor tomorrow."
Liu Wangxue held the cup and clinked it with his: "Master, please give me your guidance."
After listening to Du Yunkai's translation, Richard also wanted to come, but he couldn't because he had to start working starting tomorrow.
After finishing the tea in the cup, Liu Wangxue refilled the cup for everyone. After sitting for a while, Du Yunkai asked to leave.
Liu Nanshan brought a high-intensity flashlight to him and Richard: "Use it to illuminate the road. It's a bit cloudy today. There's no moonlight outside. It's not safe to see the road clearly."
"Okay, thank you uncle." Du Yunkai did not refuse, "I will send it back to you tomorrow."
Du Yunkai and Richard went to Xu Qingsong to get their things, and with flashlights, they walked towards the studio near the old village committee.
On the way, Richard said to Du Yunkai: "Kai, I think this dinner today will be something I will never forget."
Du Yunkai laughed: "Is it because you ate too much?"
Richard also laughed: "Although this is a big factor, the most important thing is that the food cooked by Uncle Nanshan is really delicious. I have been to Chinatown when I went out to play before and ate in Chinese restaurants, but I feel that the skills of the chefs there are far inferior to those of Uncle Nanshan."
Indeed, Richard still remembers this dinner vividly many years later. The most important factor was not Liu Nanshan's cooking skills, but the warm family atmosphere. Even after Richard got married and had a lively and loving home, he never forgot this first family dinner after coming to Country Z.
After sending the people away, Liu Wangxue's courtyard gate was locked, the lights at the door and in the kitchen were turned off, and the family of six - three adults and three cute pets - all returned to the living room.
Liu Wangxue took the suitcase and backpack to the bedroom, opened the suitcase, took out all the things inside and put them away. Then she went to the bathroom to take a shower and threw all the dirty clothes into the washing machine to wash them.
As soon as she came out of the bathroom with her hair wrapped, she was surrounded by the three of them and followed her to the bedroom. When she sat on the edge of the bed and blew her hair, the three little cuties lay on her legs together.
I just want to stick with you, I can't be apart for a moment.
When she was about to take a shower, Xiaoci was tugging at her clothes and was unwilling to go down. Liu Wangxue threatened to give it a bath, and it jumped down reluctantly. It didn't run away, but squatted at the door of the bathroom and waited. Pengpeng and Guagua were also waiting there.
The air conditioner was on in the living room, so it was warm. Liu Wangxue was wearing cotton pajamas and a sweater jacket on the outside when she came out.
Sitting on the sofa, holding three furry cats in my arms, watching a show with my parents.
Really, it’s better to go home. It feels like I haven’t had such a leisurely day for a long time.
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