Perhaps because the weather was too cold, there were not many people in the park, only a few scattered figures.
Meng Xi and Chu Qi chose a relatively remote place to make a snowman.
The snowman was made quite standardly, into a plump ball, with a carrot inserted as a nose and buttons used as eyes.
Very cute.
Meng Xi squatted beside the snowman, tilted her head and smiled brightly.
"This snowman is you," she said cheerfully, touching the big, plump snowman. She grabbed another handful of snow, "Let's make another 'me' so that we can make two snowmen together."
"Okay, let them rely on each other."
Chu Qi responded with a smile.
In the distance, Ms. Wang, who was bored on holiday, secretly followed the young couple and waited for an opportunity to strike.
The scene seemed so beautiful that it seemed unreal. She took out her cell phone and took dozens of photos.
There were scenes of Chu Qi and Meng Xi making snowmen together, scenes of the two playing and throwing snow at each other, and even of Chu Qi leaning her head to kiss Meng Xi on the cheek.
Because it is a series of snapshots, the continuity looks warmer.
Ms. Wang had long had the idea of taking photos of her son and future daughter-in-law.
There are few decorations in the house, so it would be nice to have some beautiful photos as decoration.
When Chu Qi and Meng Xi went home for dinner in the evening, Ms. Wang handed the developed photos to them.
In fact, Chu Qi knew that Ms. Wang was "following" her, but her attention was on Meng Xi the whole time, so she didn't pay much attention to what her mother was trying to do.
I didn’t expect it was a secret “camera shot”.
Chu Qi leaned over and kissed Ms. Wang on the face, and said with a smile, "Mom is so nice to help capture this beautiful moment."
Ms. Wang smiled and pointed to her right cheek:
"Xiao Xi, kiss this side too."
Meng Xi, who was eager to try, heard this and kissed Ms. Wang on the face without hesitation. *
Time passed slowly, and Meng Xi had lived in her boyfriend's house for a quarter.
She could hardly remember the memories of living in her stepfather's house, and Ms. Meng never looked for her. After all, Meng Xi was an adult now and no longer the child who could be manipulated by her.
When school was on vacation at the beginning of the year, Meng Xi had saved a lot of money from her part-time job and planned to return to her hometown in Jiangzhou to see her grandmother.
Chu Qi naturally went back with his girlfriend, but he didn't want to leave his mother alone to spend the New Year, so he took his mother with him, and the whole family went to meet the future in-laws.
Ms. Wang secretly asked her son about Meng Xi's family situation. After knowing that Meng Xi had such a terrible mother, Ms. Wang had no intention of meeting Ms. Meng. However, she had to meet the in-laws anyway, so it would not be bad to meet the grandmother.
The family packed their luggage and caught the first train of the new year. They chose a sleeper berth.
Because the journey is long, it will take at least a day and a night to get there.
Ms. Wang bought a lot of gifts in Lincheng, including some tonics for the elderly, a lot of good wine and cigarettes, and snacks and fruits for the children.
——Grandma Meng Xi currently lives with her eldest son’s family. When the in-laws meet, it’s always a good idea to buy some popular gifts.
Grandma gave birth to two sons and three daughters. Her second son died in an accident many years ago, and her daughter-in-law remarried with Meng Xi. At that time, grandma did not take the compensation from her second son, but gave it all to Ms. Meng and her granddaughter.
I'm just worried that my granddaughter, who lives with my stepfather, won't have a good life.
Although her granddaughter has not come back to see her many times over the years, the grandmother is always thinking about the only child left in the world by her youngest son.
*
After getting off the train, Ms. Wang did not rush to meet her in-laws. Instead, she adjusted her collar uncomfortably, sniffed her own body, frowned and said:
"The smell is too strong, let's go to a hotel and take a shower before going to meet the in-laws!"
Although she called them in-laws, in fact, Meng Xi's grandmother had no idea that Meng Xi had found a boyfriend...
so,
This is the first time we meet, so we have to leave a good impression.
The train is full of all kinds of people, and the carriages are almost completely filled with people returning home. Various smells are mixed together, and if people stay there for a long time, they will inevitably be infected with various odors such as sweat and foot odor, etc.
If they hadn't been lucky enough to get a berth, the three of them would have suffered a lot.
Chu Qi felt that what Ms. Wang said made sense and agreed:
"good."
The last time Meng Xi came back was three years ago when she followed Ms. Meng back to her hometown to visit the graves. At that time, she just hurried to see her grandmother.
She had not been home for three years and was homesick. She was in a very bad mood and agreed to Ms. Wang's proposal without giving it much thought.
*
When we arrived at Grandma Meng Xi's house, it was already 3:30 in the afternoon.
Chu Qi carried the gift, and Ms. Wang and Meng Xi walked together hand in hand.
Ms. Wang said, "I'm so nervous. Xiaoxi, do you think I'm doing anything inappropriate? Is my clothes wrinkled?"
She sniffed the clothes she had just put on and said to herself, "Fortunately, it all smells like soap."
Meng Xi said that the aunt was very nice and there was nothing wrong with her, and then added:
"Auntie, look at me, are my clothes wrinkled?"
"No, no, it's very flat."
It was the coldest time of the year, with the sky and earth connected in a line. Everywhere you looked, it was white. Animals were too cold to run to warm places for the winter, and even livestock stayed at home and rarely went out.
The group took a taxi to the entrance of the village where Grandma Meng Xi lived.
As I walked into the village, I passed by some people who kept dogs, and some dogs barked at passers-by.
Just as the dog took a step out, its paws were frozen and it shivered. It barked and whimpered, its ears puckered up, and it rushed back to the kennel in shame.
Meng Xi pointed at the dog and introduced to Chu Qi and Ms. Wang whose dog it was.
The village is quiet, and only the red lanterns decorated on the branches and the New Year's window papers pasted on every household can make people feel the atmosphere of the approaching New Year.
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