"Mom, and me."
After making a joke, Xu Xiangjuan continued to sew the unfinished buttons.
Zhou Chengning: "Niu Niu, tomorrow when Dad is working in the restaurant, you have to watch Mom eat, okay? If Mom has less food or doesn't finish eating, she should go to work first, and you tell Dad."
Niu Niu is more honest than Gua Gua and can complete the assigned tasks seriously. During the winter vacation, Gua Gua also helps the restaurant to the best of his ability. He is not as idle as Niu Niu who is good at not causing trouble.
Niu Niu agreed: "Okay, I will watch over mom while she eats."
Xu Xiangjuan didn't take it too seriously. Although the restaurant was not as busy as when students were in school, its reputation had already been established. Many nearby residents would come over for lunch and dinner during the students' holidays. Student holidays were their peak time to go out for meals.
The restaurant also sells chili oil. After all, there are people buying it, so they started selling it. Knowing that they were going home, more people ordered chili oil. There was even an uncle who ordered 20 cans at once.
Xu Xiangjuan said that she would be back home for less than 10 days during the Chinese New Year, so there was no need to make two cans a day. The uncle said that there were many people in the family, and they had to prepare a reunion dinner during the Chinese New Year, and there were also relatives coming, so she could give them a gift. After hearing this, she did not stop the business from coming to her, so she had to stop her own work and focus on making chili oil.
We only sell 10 cans of chili oil every day, so if we sell 20 cans, we will definitely have to work overtime.
Although she finally found out that the uncle who bought the 20 cans was lying, he actually owned a restaurant and bought chili oil from her for use in his own restaurant.
Xu Xiangjuan learned about this from other customers and didn't feel much about it. If there was no conflict of interest, even if the uncle bought 50 or 100 cans, or even if he could make chili oil himself, it wouldn't have much impact on her.
After all, she doesn't specialize in selling chili oil.
The buttons were sewn quickly. Xu Xiangjuan put the pants aside, combed Gua Gua and her own hair, and then prepared to go to bed.
"Mom, there's me too." Niu Niu gave his comb to his mother.
Zhou Chengning: "My sister and mom have long hair. Dad has told you many times, Niu Niu, if you can comb your hair, do it yourself. Don't let mom help you comb it. There is no need to comb your hair when you go to bed at night."
Niu Niu has the shortest hair in the family. When it is cold in winter, he has a hat to wear. Even if he has very little hair, he won’t feel cold with the hat on. So Xu Xiangjuan still insists on taking Niu Niu to get a haircut regularly.
Niu Niu's hair is the least tangle-prone in the family, and he doesn't need to comb it before going to bed at night.
It had been a while since her son asked her to comb his hair. Xu Xiangjuan thought it was unnecessary. But when she heard Niu Niu asking her to comb his hair, she took Niu Niu's small comb and combed Niu Niu's hair: "Aning, don't talk about Niu Niu. Why can't you comb your short hair?"
It's not like a lot of hair will fall out if you comb it. It's a good thing to love combing your hair.
"Juan, you comb my hair too." Zhou Chengning took his comb over.
There are four people in the family, and each of them has a comb. Niu Niu's is the smallest, after all, it is the easiest to comb Niu Niu's hair.
"Comb your hair yourself." Xu Xiangjuan refused without even thinking.
Niu Niu: "Dad, let me comb your hair."
Niu Niu has always lacked someone to practice combing his hair with. Dad can be that person. It’s okay if it hurts dad’s hair when he combs his hair.
At most, his father would spank him, and he would be out of energy after that.
Zhou Chengning refused without even thinking: "No need for Niu Niu to comb my hair, only mom or dad can comb my hair himself."
Who knows if Niu Niu combed his hair on purpose to take revenge on him.
Xu Xiangjuan: "Aning, let Niu Niu comb your hair. Niu Niu has finally wanted to comb your hair. Don't reject Niu Niu's kindness."
Zhou Chengning: "Juan, according to what you said, I also want you to comb my hair for me, why are you rejecting my feelings?"
Xu Xiangjuan: "Can it be the same? You want to make me work, I refuse, Niu Niu wants to work for you, do you think it's a token of your kindness to let others work?"
Zhou Chengning finally gave in and let Niu Niu comb his hair.
Zhou Chengning sat on the edge of the bed, Niu Niu stood behind his father, picked up his father's comb, and prepared to comb his father's hair.
Xu Xiangjuan and Guagua were watching Niu Niu combing his father's hair.
His mother and sister watched him comb his hair, and Niu Niu was a little nervous.
Start combing his hair and gently insert the comb into his hair.
Zhou Chengning washed his hair at night, but he hadn't combed it after it dried. Niu Niu soon encountered his father's tangled hair and looked at his mother for off-field help.
Xu Xiangjuan combed Niu Niu's father's tangled hair and said, "Okay, Niu Niu, continue."
Niu Niu took the comb and continued, caught two fallen hairs, and went to see his mother again.
Xu Xiangjuan: "Give the hair to Dad and let him throw it into the trash can himself."
Then Zhou Chengning saw a chubby little hand grabbing two strands of hair appear in front of him.
After taking the hair, Zhou Chengning threw it into the trash can next to the bed.
Things went much more smoothly after that. When there was lost hair, Niu Niu just gave it to his father to throw away. Only when his father told him it was okay did he stop and return the comb to his father.
Xu Xiangjuan concluded: "Niuniu is very good. He can even comb his father's hair. His father is very obedient. He cooperates with Niuniu while he combs his hair without saying a word."
Both need to be concluded with praise.
...
"dad!"
"Niu Niu, don't call dad. Mommy has really finished eating." Xu Xiangjuan was eating in the small room, and Gua Gua Niu Niu was also eating together. Outside, Aunt Zhao and Sister Yang were busy in the kitchen, and Zhou Chengning was busy collecting the cashier, serving the dishes and collecting the bowls and chopsticks.
After hearing Niu Niu's shout, Zhou Chengning collected the dishes and chopsticks and went to the kitchen, then went straight to the small room.
"Niuniu, is mommy not eating well?"
Niu Niu complained: "Mom poured half of the rice back before eating."
Zhou Chengning saw that the small bowl of rice was still empty, just like before he left. He had divided and eaten the rice in the bowl before leaving.
He served a full bowl of rice to his wife, but she definitely didn't finish it. She probably gave it to Guagua. But before questioning his wife, Zhou Chengning first asked Niu Niu: "Why didn't you tell Dad earlier? If you had told Dad earlier, Dad would have watched Mom finish the meal."
"Because Dad stares at Mom and lectures her, Mom doesn't want to eat anymore. She has to wait until she finishes eating before telling Dad."
He waited until his mother finished half a bowl of rice before telling his father. He knew that after being scolded by his father, his mother would definitely have no appetite to eat, so he waited until his mother finished half a bowl of rice before calling his father.
Her son is so caring that Xu Xiangjuan really wanted to sigh.
Xu Xiangjuan: "With such a big bowl, half a bowl is already more than usual."
Zhou Chengning: "Guagua eats more than you do. Are you going to go home and make your parents worry?"
Xu Xiangjuan: "Winter clothes are thick, so my parents can't tell. Besides, I'm really full, so I don't need to eat anymore."
Guagua did eat half of her mother's bowl. She wasn't bloated yet, but she was almost full: "Dad, if Mom doesn't want to eat, don't force her to eat. Dad, you can buy snacks and feed Mom from time to time, and you can make her fat."
What Guagua said was a good idea, and Zhou Chengning agreed: "Niu Niu, Dad will buy snacks for Mom, but you still have to help Dad watch over Mom when she eats. Don't let Mom eat less. If she eats less, tell Dad."
"I understand." Niu Niu promised to complete the task.
Xu Xiangjuan responded, "Yes, I will definitely finish the meals I can eat in the future. I am about to go home for the Chinese New Year. Please buy me some snacks after the Chinese New Year."
Speaking of going home, Niu Niu asked his mother: "Mom, are we really going to fly home?"
Xu Xiangjuan talked about airplanes again: "We are going home by plane. Planes fly in the sky, but the inside is similar to a car. Niu Niu can see what a plane looks like when the time comes."
Niu Niu heard his parents talking about airplanes before, so he asked them what an airplane was. After his mother explained it to him, he realized that he had to fly to go home.
Because he has to fly when he goes home this year, Niu Niu dreams of growing wings and flying in the sky.
Niu Niu told his parents about this dream. Xu Xiangjuan kept guiding Niu Niu by saying that airplanes are a means of transportation similar to cars, and it does not mean that their family is going to put on wings and fly in the sky.
Children always have wild and imaginative ideas, and their Niu Niu is really a typical example of someone who thinks about something during the day and dreams about it at night.
Unlike her, she slept soundly and had no recollection of what she dreamed about at night.
"Airplanes have wings!" Niu Niu imagined it himself. Only planes with wings can fly.
Xu Xiangjuan put away the dishes and said, "It should be. Mom hasn't seen it either. Aning, you take a rest here. I'll get busy."
Guagua followed his mother out, and Niu Niu continued to tell his father what he imagined the plane would look like.
Zhou Chengning had seen airplanes in newspapers, but now he couldn't find the newspapers. He took a break and found a pen and paper to draw the general appearance of the airplane in his memory for Niu Niu: "Here, Niu Niu, it's like this. Dad is out working, you stay here."
Even though he was the only one left in the room, Niu Niu still did not go out with his father, and chose to stay in the small room to look at the airplane his father drew.
He was very confused about how people were seated on airplanes.
...
The time to go back was set for the 29th day of the lunar year. Xu Xiangjuan's restaurant closed before 2 pm on the 28th, so the rest of the daytime was for going back to clean up and rest.
I usually pack my luggage, and I have clothes and pants at home, so I don’t need to bring too many things, just the necessary ones.
Niu Niu was carrying a small schoolbag and said happily: "Mom, we are going to take a plane tomorrow."
Even though he was not taking a plane today, Niu Niu still carried his small backpack on his back, as if he was about to take a plane.
Xu Xiangjuan was counting the luggage: "Yes, I have to take a plane tomorrow, with my aunt, uncle and cousin. Niu Niu can go play with my cousin then."
Without hesitation, I pushed the curious baby to Ping An. Ping An was much more patient than Aning.
Zhou Chengning worked in a restaurant during the winter vacation. The business was good, and he felt relieved. With his salary, he felt that paying back the debt was not that difficult. This year he could go home and have a good New Year and be intimate with his lover.
Niu Niu: "Will my cousin live in our house and sleep with me?"
Xu Xiangjuan: "This year, my cousin lives with my great-grandfather and great-aunt at my great-grandfather's place. If Niu Niu wants to live with my cousin, you can ask my great-aunt if she agrees."
Xu Xiangjuan talked to her aunt and said that there was an empty room in her house where she could sleep. Her aunt said she wanted to stay at her eldest brother and his wife's house.
Since the aunt had her own ideas, Xu Xiangjuan stopped trying to persuade her. Although Aning's parents were annoying, for the aunt whose fracture had not yet fully healed, living next door was indeed the most convenient.
Niu Niu didn't dare to ask his aunt: "Mom, can I just ask my uncle?"
Guagua answered for his mother: "Of course, Niu Niu, you can ask your cousin, and he can just talk to my aunt directly. He is a big boy now."
Older children can make their own decisions.
Niu Niu: "Then I'll talk to my uncle."
The flight is at nine tomorrow morning. My uncle said that he would have a driver come to pick them up to the airport at seven tomorrow morning. The driver would arrive at about seven-forty, and it would be about eight-thirty after picking them up and driving to the airport.
Time is relatively tight tomorrow morning. After counting the luggage, Xu Xiangjuan will clean the house and put away what can be put away. She will have a sleep at night and get up early tomorrow morning to put away the quilts and sheets.
Zhou Chengning also helped his wife clean up, and the two children stayed in bed to avoid causing any trouble.
After putting most of the things away, the house looked a lot emptier.
I had dinner tonight at 4:30 pm. I went to bed early after dinner because I have to get up early tomorrow.
After dinner, the kitchen utensils were washed and put away, leaving only one pot for steaming buns for breakfast the next morning.
Zhou Chengning held down the restless Niu Niu in the quilt: "Niu Niu, go to sleep, don't toss and turn."
Niu Niu was so excited, and now was not his usual sleeping time, so he couldn't fall asleep at all.
Feeling that his parents were already asleep, Niu Niu, who couldn't speak, couldn't help tossing left and right.
Zhou Chengning really slept for a while and then woke up. The noise of Niu Niu rolling around was too loud for him.
When Niu Niu heard his father's voice, he didn't move, and waited until his father took his hand away, then he continued to turn over.
"Niu Niu." This is the second time.
This time, Xu Xiangjuan woke up after hearing the sound: "Niuniu can't sleep?"
Maybe because she was cleaning up this afternoon and did a lot of exercise, she was tired and fell asleep easily at night. Xu Xiangjuan felt like she had slept for quite a while.
Zhou Chengning spoke before Niu Niu: "Niu Niu is tossing and turning, he must not be asleep."
Having shared the same bed with Niu Niu for so long, how could Zhou Chengning not know whether Niu Niu was sleeping or not.
Niu Niu: "Mom, I can't sleep. I have to take a plane tomorrow."
Xu Xiangjuan: "Come and share the bed with mom."
"Juan, Niu Niu really can't sleep. It's useless to sleep in the same bed with you. Why don't you come over and let Niu Niu sleep in the same bed with Gua Gua and sister and see if he still makes trouble."
What her husband said made sense. Xu Xiangjuan said, "You don't have to get into your mother's bed. Your own bed is still warmer. Niu Niu counts in your mind. When you reach 100, tomorrow will come. If you make a mistake, you have to count again."
It’s no problem for Niu Niu to get from one to ten, but it’s difficult to get from one to one hundred.
My lover's method worked. Niu Niu didn't toss and turn all night, and the day was finally over.
We got up at five o'clock the next morning. Since we went to bed early last night, both adults and children were in good spirits.
The two children stood next to the luggage and watched their parents collect the quilts and pillows together.
After putting away the quilts and finishing breakfast, it would take dozens of minutes for the driver to arrive, so Xu Xiangjuan made one final confirmation. After confirmation, the whole family waited downstairs for the car to arrive.
The car arrived, the luggage was put away, Zhou Chengning sat in the passenger seat, and Gua Gua Niu Niu sat in the back seat with his mother.
It was also Niu Niu’s first time riding in a car, so he resisted the urge to look around and just looked around quietly.
When we arrived at the airport, Niu Niu still hadn’t had enough of riding in the car, but since he had to take a plane soon, he wasn’t so reluctant to leave the car.
Niu Niu didn’t sit enough, and Gua Gua was about to vomit. After getting off the car, they felt that their breathing was finally smoother.
"Uncle!" When Niu Niu saw his uncle, he immediately greeted him and walked to his uncle with his small schoolbag on his back.
Niu Niu is probably the most energetic kid today.
"Niu Niu." Ping An responded to Niu Niu.
"Uncle, does an airplane look like this?" Niu Niu did not throw away the paper on which his father had drawn the airplane. Instead, he took out the folded paper from his pocket and unfolded it to show his uncle.
Song Pingan: "Yes, that's about it. You can see what the plane looks like when you board it later."
Since he would be able to see the plane soon, Niu Niu no longer worried about what it looked like. He folded the paper and put it in his pocket, then started chatting about other things with his uncle.
Xu Xiangjuan and her husband talked to their aunt and uncle, but they didn't say much. When it was time to board the plane, they took their children on the flight.
It was the first time that Niu Niu saw a real airplane and confirmed that airplanes really had wings!
The adults were relatively calm. Ping'an was not on a plane for the first time, so he was fine. But Niu Niu couldn't help looking around, and Gua Gua was also looking around.
The plane took off and flew above the clouds. The clouds could be seen and Guagua Niu Niu's eyes were almost glued to the window.
Both children fastened their seat belts and tried hard to look at the scenery outside the window. Guagua, a child who is prone to motion sickness, did not get motion sick because he was distracted by the spectacular scenery outside the window.
Xu Xiangjuan did not stop them. She was sitting by the window, so she could see the clouds and the blue sky more directly than the two children.
They went home.
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