Li Qingtong's driving skills are impeccable. He drives steadily even on the muddy road.
Yes, if he didn’t have this skill, he wouldn’t be asked to drive such a long route.
Qiu Yuling's hand on the door handle gradually loosened.
Li Qingtong saw from the rearview mirror that he was grinning with his big teeth, his eyebrows and eyes were not visible.
"Take the bag from under your feet and open it. It's for you."
Qiu Yuling saw it when she first came up, and thought it was the luggage of the car or her fourth uncle, so she kept her feet carefully away and did not touch it.
Now that she was told it was for her, she lifted it up to her legs with all her strength.
After opening it, there was everything inside, including milk candies, fruit candies, biscuits, two red gauze hair flowers, a pen, a small bag of white sugar, and a malted milk bottle with the opening wrapped with cloth.
Qiu Yuling took out the jar and asked, "What is this?"
"The oil tea your grandma made for you was filled with all the good stuff."
Qiu Yuling opened a corner and found it fragrant. She pinched a small handful with two fingers and put it in her mouth. "It's sweet~"
"Well, your grandma said you like sweet food, so she put a lot of sugar in it."
Qiu Yuling blinked her eyes, and her eyelashes were stained with moisture, because she had never shown any particular preference for anything or any taste in front of others. For example, in her family, the fried oil tea was usually salty.
She had never been picky, so no one noticed that she actually liked sweet food more. Unexpectedly, her grandma had noticed it a long time ago.
Li Qingtong was still chattering, and Qiu Yuling looked through the bag and found the cotton-padded jacket he mentioned, held in a net bag, at the bottom.
Qiu Yuling took it out and shook it off. The size was just right.
Perhaps because they are afraid that the neck will get cold in the winter wind, it has a small stand-up collar and the buttons are soft buttons made by weaving and sewing the cloth into ropes.
"There's a vest at the very bottom, made of rabbit fur."
"Ah? There's more?" Qiu Yuling reached down and indeed pulled out a fluffy thing.
It's too much trouble. Fourth aunt has to work and give birth to a baby. The old lady does the same thing. It takes a lot of effort to weigh the feet and tan the leather. Why does she bother with all this?
Li Qingtong heard all of Qiu Yuling's mumblings.
"The skins are collected from the herdsmen, and they are well-ripened. Your grandma made them for both of us. I have one too." As he spoke, he freed one hand and patted his chest.
"Oh my God!" Qiu Yuling was shocked when the car hit a pothole. The steering wheel was very heavy at this time, and it was not suitable for such a joke.
Seeing that she was frightened, Li Qingtong laughed at the top of his voice.
"How annoying." The tender moments between her and her fourth uncle were always timed...
Four wheels are much faster than two wheels.
It usually takes Qiu Yuling more than half an hour to ride a bike this distance, but today it felt like only ten minutes, even though the road conditions were bad.
They parked the car in front of the state-owned hotel. Li Qingtong jumped out by himself and came to pick up Qiu Yuling.
Qiu Yuling told him to get out of the way and then she jumped down.
When the two entered the restaurant, they could clearly see that the waiter, who was usually arrogant, was now asking Li Qingtong in a pinched voice what he wanted to eat.
Li Qingtong turned around and asked Qiu Yuling, "Niece, tell me."
The waiters were more enthusiastic.
Qiu Yuling glanced at the small blackboard. There were stir-fried pork slices, meat stew, dry-pot tofu, buns, steamed buns, and dumplings.
"One serving of braised pork slices, one serving of dry-pot tofu, and six steamed buns." The waiter agreed happily and quickly handed them a handwritten number plate.
Qiu Yuling looked at her fourth uncle sitting upright like she was watching a play, and curled her lips, "Humph, just pretending."
"Shh, keep your voice down. Don't embarrass your uncle outside."
Who just said someone had two faces? Qiu Yuling was so angry that she laughed.
When the number was called and the meal was served, Li Qingtong acted polite and even thanked the waiter. The waiter, baring all eight teeth, said for the first time, "Serve the people."
Qiu Yuling's teeth were almost sore. Her fourth uncle was really getting more and more capable.
"Fourth uncle, you shouldn't be so careless out there. If anything happens, I'll break your legs."
"You're a scholar, but you didn't realize your uncle was so careless. I call that demeanor. What do you know, little girl? Hurry up and eat yours."
He poked a bun with a chopstick and stuffed it into his niece's mouth.
"I suspect you are venting your anger on me in order to stab me to death so that you can inherit my package." Qiu Yuling was almost embarrassed by the sudden stuffing of her mouth.
He took out the steamed bun and was not willing to be outdone. He kicked it from under the table. The uncle and nephew were fighting with each other, both of them acting like they were disrespectful.
Qiu Yuling ordered steamed buns according to Li Qingtong's appetite, but he pretended to be nice and only ate two and stopped eating.
The remaining three were packed up and taken out. As soon as they got in the car and drove a little further, he pulled over and said, "Give me the steamed bun you picked up while it's still hot, or else the grease will get everywhere."
Qiu Yuling opened the lunch box and her eyes rolled back almost to her hairline.
"You look ugly, you have a nice face, but when you grow a pair of white eyes, no one will want you, and you will be an old maid for the rest of your life."
Qiu Yuling covered her forehead, grimacing in pain. "How can you, as an uncle, kill your niece?"
No, she must pay it back this time. If she can't, she will be angry for a year.
Li Qingtong ate while dodging, and the more Qiu Yuling refused to do it, the angrier she became. During the fight, the loudspeaker kept honking.
"Sit tight, sit tight, stop making trouble, you broke the steering wheel." Li Qingtong didn't let his niece succeed, and Qiu Yuling became even angrier.
Li Qingtong originally wanted to send her niece back to school, but Qiu Yuling said that she was a day student and lived with her uncle outside.
"Where did you get your uncle from? How come I don't know him?" He turned the steering wheel and pulled over to the side of the road again.
"I won't tell you."
"Hey, little girl, you're still holding a grudge. Come on, I'll ask you to pay it back, okay?"
Qiu Yuling didn't hesitate and tensed her fingers, intending to return a loud blow, but her fourth uncle tilted his head and missed.
"Hey, you heartless girl, you want to kill your own uncle." Fortunately, he dodged in time, otherwise his niece would have been killed with her posture.
The two of them chattered at each other for a while before Qiu Yuling explained the whole story.
Li Qingtong took out a big unity from his pocket and handed it to Qiu Yuling, "Then Fourth Uncle will take you to the front alley entrance. I won't go in. Since Dahe has seen that there is no problem, I won't come to your house."
This way, when I go home, the only person I'll find is either a soldier or a driver, which will make me think too much and that would be unpleasant.
"I don't want this money. You're supposed to save money for your wife, right? With your extravagant spending, it'll take forever. I can't contribute to the family, but at least I can't be a drag, right..."
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