Chapter 312 The Grape Arbor in the Yard
"Mom, has the refrigerator been delivered?"
Lin Xiaotong rushed home after class in the evening and asked about this matter first.
In the summer, the sun is still high in the sky after five o'clock, and the leaves of the ivy are curled up by the sun.
Gao Xiulan poked her head out of the kitchen and waved her hands.
"It's delivered. The refrigerator is powered on. Your father bought Arctic Ocean and beer to keep them cold.
I also made mung bean soup in the afternoon and am waiting to drink it after dinner in the evening."
Orange ran out of the main room wearing a short-sleeved shirt and shorts, with the flower bud on her head shaking.
Holding a cup of steaming cold Beibingyang in her hand, she immediately handed it to Lin Xiaotong: "Mom, this is for you."
"Thank you, Orange."
I held the bottle in my hand, felt the cool air spread to my palm, and took a sip slowly. It was so comfortable.
"I'm back."
Xie Yi came back wearing a white shirt, his hair was covered in sweat, and he parked his bicycle in the shade at the door.
He washed his face with water at the sink and his eyes lit up when he saw the new big green thing in the main room.
"Xiaotong, has the refrigerator I ordered last time arrived?"
"Yes, the Xiangxuehai brand is of pretty good quality. It seems to be a brand from Su City."
The ticket for this refrigerator was exchanged by Xie Yi with the older sister at his workplace, and the money to buy the refrigerator came from the couple's small treasury.
Actually, I originally wanted to buy a washing machine, but the few washing machines that were available in the department store were sold out as soon as they arrived, so I had to wait until next time.
Three years ago, Yan Yue also resigned. When Huo Qi was promoted, she joined the army.
The last time he wrote to me, he said that he had opened a clothing store outside the staff housing complex and that business was booming.
After graduating from university, He Cuicui went to work in a hospital and was very busy. Now, Ernengzi is the one who picks her up from kindergarten on National Day.
Sister Mei had a minor spinal surgery not long ago, and her health is not as good as before, so she retired early.
The only familiar person in the department store now is Sister Mei’s daughter. I originally asked her to keep an eye out for it, but unexpectedly, all the goods that arrived this time were taken away by relatives of the leaders’ families.
Manager Cai has been very busy recently. His only daughter with Lu Hong gave birth to a granddaughter for him, and he was so happy that he didn't know what to do.
The last time Lin Xiaotong took Chengzi to see the children, Manager Cai gave Chengzi a lot of toys.
Xie Yi took the beer out of the refrigerator, poured it into a bowl, and handed the extra portion to Old Xie who was sitting on a bamboo chair at the door.
Xie Da Jiao took it stealthily, glanced towards the kitchen, squinted his eyes and took a sip.
It was not in vain that I loved my son so much when he was little.
But he still couldn't dodge it and was scolded the next second.
"Old Xie, you're still drinking! You drank two bowls when you came back this afternoon!"
Gao Xiulan's eyes were like radar, sweeping over quickly.
The man was old but still greedy, so he liked to take Orange and the other child to buy Coke.
The question is, I went to buy chopsticks, and I got a pair of chopsticks for free with a can of Coke.
Now we are about to replace the chopsticks in the kitchen with a new batch before the Chinese New Year.
Old Xie quickly pushed the bowl to Xie Yi, saying:
"Xiu Lan, I didn't plan to drink it. It's all Xie Yi's fault. He insisted on stuffing it into my mouth."
Xie Yi, who was innocently caught in the crossfire, was at a loss whether to laugh or cry. He picked up the bowl and drank it all in one gulp.
Lin Xiaotong and Chengzi set up the small dining table and put the dishes and chopsticks on it.
There was still a bit of wind in the evening, and the main room was a bit stuffy, so everyone in the compound ate outside.
Gao Xiulan brought a rice bowl with mixed cold noodles in it. This dish only requires hands to cook.
It's quick to make and tastes good.
"Gao Xiulan, are you having cold noodles again?"
Diao Yulian came over from the west room in slippers, holding a bowl. She stretched her head to look at the food and curled her lips.
"Yeah, I have no appetite if I don't eat this in the hot summer."
In the summer, we usually eat these few dishes, and in the evening we also have tomatoes mixed with sugar and boiled peanuts and edamame.
Gao Xiulan sat on the bamboo bed in the yard at the door, holding a bowl.
Diao Yulian was not shy and sat down next to him.
Looking at the grapes above my head, my eyes and mouth are greedy.
A grape trellis was built on the south wall of Old Xie’s courtyard. The couple planted it together the year Chengzi was born. It has been six years in a flash.
The vines grew quickly along the wall, and then a trellis was erected.
In the summer, the wooden frame on the roof is covered tightly with grape leaves, and the hanging vines always attract the cats in the yard to climb up.
There are bamboo beds and a small round table under this cool place. After dinner, the family always likes to sit on it, fanning themselves with palm-leaf fans, chatting and eating edamame.
There is a white mosquito net hanging above the bamboo bed, with mosquito coils lit beside it to repel mosquitoes.
"Gao Xiulan, are your grapes edible now?
When you pick some, call me to come with you? I'll give you a taste."
"You still know this is my house? You're such a picky eater, wanting to eat everything fresh."
Gao Xiulan rolled her eyes and spoke rudely.
Diao Yulian is like this. When you are strong, she is weak.
"Isn't that just asking? Look, you're really getting angry.
Hey, this morning, that kid named Zhang Dazui, Jia Zhiwen, took Xia Yue to the hospital. Did you know about this? "
"I know it's normal, but you're so busy every day, how do you know so much?"
Gao Xiulan really wasn't very clear about this.
Diao Yulian finished her meal quickly and put the bowl and chopsticks aside.
"I just heard it from others. Besides, these two have been married for so many years and still don't have a child. There's a lot of gossip going around."
When she talked about this, she looked a little uncomfortable. After all, she had to wait for several years before she became pregnant with Wu Jiabao.
At that time, there were many nagging and picky aunts who were making trouble in Wu Shengli's ears, which made her feel very uncomfortable.
This time she learned her lesson and told it in advance.
"I don't mean anything else. I just want to ask. You know, I have some folk remedies on hand."
Diao Yulian spoke awkwardly in a low voice. She had just had an unpleasant argument with Zhang Dazui over a trivial matter some time ago.
She felt embarrassed for doing something that immediately went against her will.
Gao Xiulan finished listening and eating. She put down her bowl and chopsticks and started peeling edamame as a snack.
"It's better to go to the hospital. We are still young anyway. Having children depends on fate. We will have children when the time is right.
I think Zhang Dazui knows what's going on, so let's not get involved."
"Okay, by the way, does your Xiaotong have time to tutor my Jiabao during the summer vacation?
This kid is not smart at all, his Chinese and English are a mess, and he almost got a single-digit score in math!
Just as stupid as Wu Shengli, not following me at all!"
Diao Yulian was also worried about Wu Jiabao's grades. The tiger next door was very smart and always got first place in the exams.
Wu Jiabao sits at the same table with someone, and he is always second to last. This time, he was last and took a leave and didn't come to the exam.
He became the last one. When he got the test paper back, Wu Shengli slammed the table in anger.
She immediately pushed him down.
She was convinced that the child was just not smart.
After all, my eldest daughter Wu Chunyan, who hasn't been back for a long time, had good grades when she was in school. She was admitted to Jinling University as a graduate student in 1977 or 1978, and now she is building airplanes.
This damn girl is very independent. Apart from informing me in a letter when we got married, I never even saw her again.
Could it be that Wu Jiabao is not even as good as Wu Chunyan's heels?
In fact, the facts are already very obvious, but she just doesn't want to believe it.
Gao Xiulan refused without thinking, as her daughter Xiaotong was already busy with classes every day.
Her face has become thinner this summer, and she is planning to find a way to replenish it.
"Xiaotong, where does she have the time? You don't even know how much brainpower this class takes.
English is not difficult. I can speak several sentences now.
We listen to English on the tape recorder every morning. If Jiabao is interested, he can come and listen.
You know what, after listening to it for a long time, it becomes different. Even if it doesn’t sound good to the eyes, it becomes pleasant to the ears.”
Gao Xiulan would mutter a few words from time to time. Anyway, she was very familiar with the few words used when doing business with foreigners.
Diao Yulian didn't feel comfortable pushing her further, so she decided to stop while she was ahead.
"Okay, oh, by the way, have you felt that Xia Caiyun is not quite right recently?"
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