Chapter 182 Qingxi, your family called in surprise.

There was a bed in Yao Hongmei's original room, which was her dowry. She would probably ask someone to move it to her new house later, so it would be okay to buy a new one as a backup.

Nowadays, bedrooms are very large, and it doesn't seem crowded to put two beds and a closet, so Xia Qingxi put both beds in the room where He Shanshan originally lived, so that when her brother and Qingcao come, they won't have to squeeze in one bed. After

everything was put in place, Xia Qingxi found a broom, swept the room, and wiped the bed with a rag. After doing all this, she began to make the bed.

There were no mattresses in this era. In the countryside, beds were basically covered with straw. In the city, beds were usually covered with cotton wool instead of straw.

Xia Qingxi took out two thick cotton wools from the quilt cabinet and laid them on the two beds respectively. Then she laid cool mats on them, put a thin quilt on each bed, and hung mosquito nets on each bed.

Everything was ready, and they were just waiting for mom and the others to come tomorrow.

After dinner in the evening, Xia Qingxi walked into Lu Xiaoxue's room with a bag of White Rabbit milk candy and a box of fresh peach cakes.

Lu Xiaoxue now lives in the room that Yao Hongmei and Lu Lidong used to live in. After Yao Hongmei moved out, Lu Xiaoxue moved in.

Xia Qingxi brought food with her to "bribe" Lu Xiaoxue. She told Lu Xiaoxue that her family would be visiting her home tomorrow and would stay for a few days, and asked her not to lose her temper with them and be more friendly.

Lu Xiaoxue has always been greedy, and for the sake of sugar and peach cakes, she nodded reluctantly and agreed.

Xia Qingxi told her that if she performed well, she would buy her other snacks, and she also gave her a beautiful skirt before she left.

Hearing so many benefits, Lu Xiaoxue's eyes lit up, and she asked quickly:

"Do you have a skirt as beautiful as the one you're wearing?"

"It's prettier than mine." Xia Qingying said with a smile, and then reminded her:

"Don't eat too much candy and peach cakes at night. Remember to brush your teeth after eating."

Lu Xiaoxue pursed her lips and reflexively wanted to say, "None of your business," but she was too soft-hearted to accept the offer, so she swallowed her words and said,

"Got it."

After instructing Lu Xiaoxue, Xia Qingying walked out of the room with satisfaction.

Now there are only father-in-law Lu Baichuan, Lu Xiaoxue and herself at home. Father-in-law is very easy to get along with, and he is an old acquaintance of mother and others, so he will not make things difficult for them. However, Lu Xiaoxue has a perverse and rebellious personality, and she always speaks without restraint. She is afraid that she will act like a big lady and not treat them well.

Xia Qingying does not want her mother and others to suffer any more grievances when they come here, especially her younger brother Qingcao, who is so strong-willed and sensitive. It is hard to guarantee that Lu Xiaoxue will say something to hurt him, so Xia Qingying will bring food to "bribe" her in advance to make her more polite.

This time, she just wants her mother and others to have fun, and she has promised Qingcao that she will never let him suffer any grievances again.

The next day, Lu Baichuan took a half-day off and came back early in the afternoon. He went to the station with Xia Qingling to pick up Guo Yumei and the others.

Xia Qingling knew how busy her father-in-law was at work, and that he took a half-day off and came to pick them up, which really showed that he cared about his family. She was touched.

At almost four o'clock in the afternoon, Xia Qingling finally waited for the long-distance bus to arrive at the station. When she saw her brother, sister, and mother all get off the bus, she finally felt relieved. Before that, she had been worried that one of them would stay at home and not come.

After the people got off the bus, Xia Qingxi hurriedly went to meet them and called them affectionately:

"Mom, brother, Qingcao."

Hearing the voice, the three of them turned around at the same time, and saw that it was Xia Qingxi, and their eyes showed surprise.

Guo Yumei didn't expect her daughter to come to the station to pick her up, and hurriedly asked with concern:

"How long have you been waiting? Are you tired?"

"Not long, not tired, you are more tired by taking the bus." Xia Qingxi said and was about to take the backpack that Guo Yumei was carrying.

"No, no." Guo Yumei hurriedly refused, and at this time suddenly saw Lu Baichuan coming towards her, and she was immediately a little flattered, she didn't expect him to come to pick her up.

Lu Baichuan approached the group and said to Guo Yumei enthusiastically:

"Big sister, you must be tired from the ride. Welcome to come and play with your family."

"Thank you...thank you. Sorry to bother you." Guo Yumei said hurriedly, her tone very awkward.

Although the two had known each other for many years and Guo Yumei had helped Lu Baichuan in the past, now that his status had changed, Guo Yumei could not help but get nervous.

"We are all family, why are you disturbing us?" Lu Baichuan was very easy-going and said enthusiastically:

"You should stay for a few more days this time."

"Okay." Guo Yumei agreed quickly, and then couldn't help but apologize: "Sorry to bother you."

"Mom, Dad just said that we are all family, you don't have to be so polite." Xia Qingying took Guo Yumei's hand affectionately and said with a smile.

At this time, Xia Qingshu came forward politely and greeted Lu Baichuan:

"Hello, Uncle Baichuan."

Seeing his brother greet him, Xia Qingcao on the side felt a little embarrassed. He nervously pulled the basket in his hand, lowered his head and whispered two words:

"Uncle, hello."

"Hello, you guys." Lu Baichuan responded with a smile, then looked at Xia Qingcao and said, "This is Qingcao, you've grown so tall."

Xia Qingcao, who had rarely come into contact with strangers, blushed quickly. Xia Qingying didn't expect this younger brother to be so shy. He walked over and naturally hugged him. He was half a body shorter than Xia Qingying, and Xia Qingying's hand was just on his neck. She smiled and said,

"Qingcao, are you hungry? Let's go home and put our things away, take a rest, and then go out for dinner."

Guo Yumei patted her son on the side. She was afraid that her stubborn second son would be resentful of her like last time when Xia Qingqing came home, so she deliberately helped the two of them to get closer:

"Look how much your sister loves you. She cares about whether you are hungry as soon as she comes."

Xia Qingcao, who was still awkward with her sister last time, had an unnatural expression when she saw her sister. Now, when her sister hugged her, her heart immediately warmed up, and the uneasy mood slowly disappeared.

As they talked, they happily walked towards the bus stop to go home.

The bus stopped outside the alley, and several people got off. At this time, the owner of the newsstand saw Xia Qingxi and hurriedly greeted her:

"Qingxi girl, your family called."