Unlike big cities, rural areas do not have a rich and colorful nightlife at night, and people in rural areas usually go to bed early.
The family chatted happily for a while, and then Lu Xiaoqiao washed up and returned to her room.
Although she doesn't live at home all year round, there is always a room that belongs to her forever.
Lu's mother also followed in. The two mothers hadn't seen each other for almost half a year. It was difficult to say anything in the evening when there were so many people around, but now they had a lot to talk about.
After chatting for a while, Lu's mother asked Lu Xiaoqiao: "I heard from your aunt that you have a boyfriend?"
Lu Xiaoqiao was stunned and a little nervous when she heard this, but then she relaxed. She was just worrying about how to talk to her mother, and she came over to ask her.
"Yes! We have known each other for a while. After the New Year, he wants to come visit you and my dad, and pick me up at the same time."
When Mrs. Lu heard what Lu Xiaoqiao said, she swallowed back the words that were about to come out of her mouth.
There were four children in Lu's mother's generation. She was the eldest, with two younger sisters and a younger brother. The second sister was Zhang Minhua, who is Li Na's mother, the third sister was Zhang Minzhi, and the younger brother was Zhang Hualiang.
Both Lu's mother and Zhang Minhua had a daughter. Lu Xiaoqiao was very pretty and had a sweet mouth since she was a child. Everyone who saw her would praise her.
One time, someone compared Li Na and Lu Xiaoqiao, saying how come Lu Xiaoqiao was so white. Since then, Zhang Minhua seemed to be stimulated and wanted to compare everything.
They compare heights, test scores, and even how much they eat. Now that their daughters have boyfriends, they have started comparing their sons-in-law.
A few days ago, I went back to my parents' home to prepare the menu for my mother's birthday banquet and ran into Zhang Minhua. I guess she had heard from Li Na before that both of their daughters had boyfriends. She said that Li Na's boyfriend was a leader of a large company, while Lu Xiaoqiao's boyfriend was just an unemployed vagrant who depended on his family for a living.
Of course she felt uncomfortable after hearing this and wanted to ask the young lady why she chose such an unemployed vagrant after all the choices.
But Lu Xiaoqiao said that she would bring the man back to see her in a few days. She was afraid that her daughter would get angry if she said too much, so she could only sigh inwardly and thought about waiting until they met first.
"Don't tell your dad yet, wait until your grandma's birthday is over!"
"Yes." Lu Xiaoqiao agreed obediently.
"Take this money." Before leaving, Lu's mother stuffed a wad of money into her hand, estimated to be around five thousand.
Lu Xiaoqiao frowned: "What are you giving me money for?"
"You don't come home more than twice a year, and you spend so much money on food when you come back. Just buy whatever you want to eat when you're out. Don't be so stingy with yourself. Your dad said it's for you, so take it."
"Mom, I have money. I buy things for you and dad because I respect you. Brother and sister-in-law usually take care of you more, so it's normal for them to buy gifts. As for your money, just take it back! I really don't need money now. When I run out of money, I'll ask you and dad for it, okay!"
Lu Xiaoqiao is indeed not short of money now. Before returning home, Qin Momo paid back all the money she owed her. Add to that the salary of the past two months and the red envelope given by Zhou Qizhen's father, she thinks she can be called a small rich woman.
Seeing that she insisted, Lu's mother gave up and said, "Okay, if you need money, you must tell me."
Lu Xiaoqiao responded with two “hmm” sounds.
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On New Year’s Eve.
Lu Xiaoqiao was woken up early in the morning by her mother, who said that they were expecting guests at home and asked her not to sleep in.
After Lu Xiaoqiao had packed up, the guest arrived. He was a former comrade-in-arms of Lu's father. They had served in the army together when they were young. During the period in the company, Lu's father had even saved his life.
After the guests left, the family started preparing for the New Year's Eve dinner. The New Year's Eve dinner in the city is not popular here, and the most sumptuous meal is the one at noon.
Since Lu Xiaoqiao is away from home all year round, most of the food prepared for the New Year are her favorites.
When the whole family sits down to have a reunion dinner, it means the Chinese New Year has been celebrated.
At the dinner table, Father Lu mentioned the comrade who came to see him in the morning: "My brother said that his old leader has a son who doesn't have a girlfriend yet. He just saw our Xiao Qiao and wanted to introduce her to him."
After hearing this, Lu Xiaoqiao was shocked. Just as she was about to speak, she heard her father Lu say, "Don't worry, Dad has rejected you directly!"
Just as Lu Xiaoqiao was about to be happy, her father added another sentence.
"He's too old. How can I marry my daughter to him? What a joke." Father Lu's tone was full of dissatisfaction with the man's age.
Age? Thinking of Zhou Qizheng's age, Lu Xiaoqiao asked with a guilty conscience: "Is he very old? How many years older than me?"
Father Zhou took a sip of wine, picked up a piece of cold food with chopsticks, and said angrily, "Six years old, I told my comrade-in-arms that my son-in-law cannot be much older than my daughter, and can be no older than five years."
Lu Xiaoqiao: “…”
Five years old? Two five-year-olds?
Yesterday, Lu's mother didn't ask about her age. Lu Xiaoqiao was thinking about telling her mother after dinner, but after hearing Lu's father's tone, she was a little afraid to say it. Forget it, let's have a peaceful New Year first! Let's talk about it after grandma's birthday.
Lu Xiaoqiao had made all the plans, but she didn't expect a big accident to happen.
New Year's Day.
Lu Xiaoqiao was ruthlessly woken up by her mother again, who told her that she couldn't sleep in on the first day of the new year.
I got up listlessly, got dressed and washed up. Yesterday was New Year's Eve, and as soon as it was past twelve o'clock, I went to the yard to set off fireworks and firecrackers.
When she finished washing up and returned to the room, it was almost one o'clock in the morning. Zhou Qizhen called her, his tone full of dissatisfaction. He complained that she had been so careless in the past two days and had never called him on her own initiative.
Lu Xiaoqiao coaxed him like a child not to be angry, and let him take the opportunity to "blackmail" her into making a request.
On the first day of the Lunar New Year, the whole family usually spends the day at home, but the third day is Lu Xiaoqiao's grandmother's birthday, so they plan to go there and sit down.
Lu Xiaoqiao had just put on her clothes when her cell phone rang. She saw the caller ID showed it was Zhou Qizhen, so she ran back to her room and secretly answered the call.
"Happy New Year!" Zhou Qizhen's deep and magnetic voice came from the receiver.
"Happy New Year!" Lu Xiaoqiao smiled.
"Did you miss me?"
He has asked this question every day since the day Lu Xiaoqiao returned home.
Lu Xiaoqiao also replied impatiently, "Yeah, I thought about it!"
"I miss you too! What can I do?"
Lu Xiaoqiao had never seen Zhou Qizhen so clingy before, and she found it a little funny: "If I want to see you, I have to wait until you come. There are still five days left."
"But I can't wait that long!"
Lu Xiaoqiao smiled and replied: "What should I do? I can't fly over there."
Zhou Qizhen didn't rush to reply her. Lu Xiaoqiao held the phone and heard the slight movements from his side.
There was a creaking sound, and the clear sound of the window opening came into her ears through the receiver.
Immediately afterwards, there was a series of "crackling" sounds. That was the sound of fireworks and firecrackers. Lu Xiaoqiao was curious how fireworks and firecrackers could be set off in Hangzhou?
The next second, Zhou Qizhen's clear voice came from the other end of the phone.
"Qiao Qiao! Your hometown is beautiful!"
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