When we returned at noon, everyone had already started preparing for the New Year's Eve dinner.
Bai Yejin also thoughtfully began tidying up another empty room.
Seeing Bai Yejin suddenly start tidying up the house again, Lin Yifeng quietly attacked from behind and grabbed Bai Yejin.
What are you doing?
"Since you enjoy tidying up so much, I'll buy you a big house to tidy up in the future."
Bai Yejin punched Lin Yifeng in anger.
"Hate!"
"Are you trying to work me to death?"
Lin Yifeng smiled but didn't speak, while Bai Yejin pointed to the bedding on the bed.
"You didn't even ask where Wanxia and Qingyi would sleep when they came back."
Upon hearing this, Lin Yifeng slapped his forehead and exclaimed that something was wrong.
If Bai Yejin hadn't reminded him, he would have almost forgotten that Xu Wanxia had already returned and would definitely be spending the New Year here tonight.
Seeing Lin Yifeng's stunned expression, Bai Yejin became even angrier.
"You!"
"It's a shame that Wanxia used to be so sensible."
"You've really done a great job as the eldest brother!"
Lin Yifeng gave an awkward laugh.
In the afternoon, Xu Qingyi drove back to Stone Village.
Unlike Lin Yifeng, Xu Qingyi drove his Crown, attracting a lot of attention as soon as he entered the village.
These days, a Santana is considered a luxury car, and driving a Jinbei van makes you even more of a privileged person.
The villagers had never even seen a Crown car before, let alone knew its name.
Before long, many old men at the village entrance gathered around the Crown car and began to whisper among themselves about what kind of car it was.
As for Xu Qingyi and Xu Wanxia, they had already come in to offer New Year's greetings with all sorts of prepared New Year's goods.
"Uncle, Auntie, Happy Chinese New Year."
Lin Jinshui and Feng Cuie couldn't stop smiling when they saw the Xu siblings.
"Why call me uncle or aunt?"
"Just call me Dad or Mom."
"We're all one family."
Feng Cuie stepped forward excitedly to greet Xu Wanxia, and helped her carry the large and small bags she was carrying.
Lin Jinshui, standing next to him, couldn't stop smiling.
"Going home is fine, why bring anything?"
"Take a look."
"Aren't you being too polite, not treating us like family?"
Xu Qingyi and Xu Wanxia were clearly a little unaccustomed to the enthusiasm of Lin Yifeng's parents, but as this was their second important home, they were both very excited.
As for Lin Yifeng's parents, they were more excited than anyone else.
As the only college student in their family, Xu Wanxia was treated like a treasure. They didn't let her do any work and just let her sit quietly to the side.
Seeing that she couldn't get involved from this side, Xu Wanxia had no choice but to approach Bai Yejin.
"sister in law……"
Is there anything I can help with?
"Dad and Mom won't let me do any work."
Seeing Xu Wanxia's aggrieved look beside her, Bai Yejin smiled and took out a few heads of garlic from the basket.
"Peeling garlic, mashing garlic, is that alright?"
Xu Wanxia's lips curved into a crescent moon as she took the things and went to the door to find a low stool to sit on and start helping.
On the other side, Lin Yifeng sat outside the door with Xu Qingyi and his father, Lin Jinshui.
The three of them were together. Two of them were smoking, while Lin Yifeng, who didn't smoke, sat to the side, unsure of what to do. He could only hold his thermos and take a couple of sips of hot tea.
"This sunset must be very expensive to pay for."
Lin Jinshui glanced at Xu Qingyi.
As a member of the family, Xu Wanxia was going to university. Lin Jinshui and Feng Cuie knew that Xu Wanxia was going to university and kept saying they wanted to give her some tuition money.
Even before Xu Wanxia left, he gave her five hundred yuan that he had saved for many years, hoping that she could have a better life in Shanghai.
It can be said that Lin Jinshui and Feng Cuie treated Xu Qingyi and the others as family members, treating Xu Qingyi the same way they treated Lin Yifeng.
Xu Qingyi smiled and explained after hearing this.
"It's alright, we can afford it."
"It's not a big problem."
"With Brother Feng around, we don't have to worry about these things."
Lin Jinshui nodded slightly, took a deep drag on his cigarette, and whispered words of advice from the side.
"That's fine, that's fine."
"If there's anything, just tell my eldest son."
"Yifeng, did you hear me! Take better care of your younger siblings!"
Lin Yifeng hadn't expected that the only purpose of his coming along would be to give Lin Jinshui someone to scold.
He nodded, both amused and exasperated.
"Dad, I know, I know everything, don't worry."
After finishing all that, the group prepared to go back inside to help.
Before leaving, Lin Jinshui also secretly approached Xu Qingyi and quickly slipped her a handful of food when no one was looking.
After Lin Jinshui walked away, Xu Qingyi approached Lin Yifeng with a helpless expression.
"Brother Feng, this..."
Lin Yifeng glanced at Xu Qingyi out of the corner of his eye and saw a crumpled five hundred yuan in her pocket.
These days, 500 yuan is a lot for a farmer, not to mention that in Lin Yifeng's hometown of Shitou Village, Lin Jinshui and his family don't earn much money in a year.
The vegetables I cooked for the whole quarter, which took four or five months, only cost a little over two thousand yuan.
The fact that he gave so much shows that Lin Jinshui really cares about this matter.
"Take it, it's from Dad. It's a token of our dad's affection."
Lin Yifeng patted Xu Qingyi on the shoulder.
Xu Qingyi clutched the five hundred yuan in her pocket, feeling a warm glow in her heart.
Although five hundred yuan is not much to the two of them now, it has a different meaning because the person who gave it to them is different.
Lin Jinshui's five hundred coins made Xu Qingyi feel more like he had truly become a member of the family, giving him a sense of belonging that he hadn't experienced in a long time.
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