"It's just a towel, put it down quickly and come over here to drink some ginger tea. This is what Lingling made. It's divided into small portions and has two red dates in it. It's supposed to dispel cold and nourish what?
I'm old and have a bad memory, but I'm fine now, so let's stop worrying about that towel." "That bucket of charcoal Xiao Li has is enough to buy so many towels.
Li Xingyao sat on a small stool in the yard, holding a porcelain pot, and drank a cup of hot tea. "I'm sweating, grandma, let me knead the dough."
Seeing the old lady scooping noodles into the basin, Li Xingyao quickly put down the jar and stood up to help.
The old lady was attentive and didn't say whether the guest was a guest or not. She actually made room for him. "Thank you very much, Xiao Li. I'm old and my arms tend to feel weak. It takes me a long time to knead the dough..."
"I'll rub it in for you a little more. In this weather, it'll be fine in a day or two."
"No need for that. Just cook it while we eat. Sometimes Lingling comes home and rushes to do it. Oh, and Xiao Li can cook, too."
It's rare to find a man in the city who can cook.
Li Xingyao cleaned the gaps between his fingers before kneading the dough. He smiled at his grandmother and said, "My parents have been busy with work since I was a child, and my brother knows nothing about cooking, so I'm the one doing all this.
Later, when I started working, the places I often went to were not very convenient, and the living conditions were difficult, so I put more thought into making simple meals more interesting so that I could eat more comfortably during the hard times.
Grandma was a little confused when she heard this, so she pretended to ask casually, "What's Xiao Li's job? Doesn't he work in the city?"
Li Xingyao kneaded the dough until it was smooth, then turned the basin upside down on the chopping board to let it rest. He then picked up a small chair, placed it opposite the old lady, and helped her pick vegetables.
"I work at the Geological Institute. I don't spend much time in the city. After a mission, I can rest for a month or so. It's the end of the year now, so the rest time will be even longer. I'm afraid I won't be able to go on a mission again until the beginning of next spring..."
The old lady said "oh", and her anger instantly subsided a lot, "This is because you are not at home often~"
Li Xingyao sensed something and interrupted, "Grandma, with my current level, I can decide where to go on this mission. I have to spend half of my time in the lab."
However, this laboratory might not belong to their Wu City. However, due to the unspoken expectation in his heart, he deliberately did not explain it too clearly to the old lady.
When grandma heard this, she thought it was okay. "It's good that you can choose your own tasks. If something happens at home, you can just stay in that room."
It's good, it's good. It's much better than her son-in-law's job. He has no control over the missions he goes on, and there's no certainty about whether he will come back.
The little girl is alone over there, thanks to the army taking care of her. Otherwise, she would have to be both a father and a mother, and it would be very difficult.
Grandma became interested again and asked him a lot of detailed questions, such as how many people are there in his family? What do his parents do for a living? What do his brother and sister-in-law do for a living?
"Oh, the whole family eats public grain." That's great. From the old to the young, no one is a burden.
Li Xingyao took the picked onions and the cabbage on the ground and said, "Grandma, please sit down. I'll go chop the meat."
He just found out that the little girl had ordered pork and cabbage dumplings before going to work in the morning.
I thought to myself that I should bring more meat with me next time I come back.
Grandma propped herself up and stood up. "You chop the meat, and then I'll make the stuffing for us. Lingling loves the stuffing I make. If you want to learn, watch more..."
Li Xingyao watched very carefully, remembering exactly which step the old lady added water, which step poured oil, how much mixing flour to sprinkle...
After preparing the filling, he was also good at rolling out the dumpling wrappers. "Grandma, please sit in the yard under the sun. I'll roll out the wrappers. Bring them out and we'll wrap them together."
The old lady followed her instructions and sat down, leaving the stove to Comrade Xiao Li.
After inquiring for half a day, she added and subtracted the scores and was generally satisfied. She decided to continue observing her granddaughter.
Li Xingyao brought out the rolled dumpling wrappers. The two of them were still sitting in the same place as before. His slender fingers flew up and down, pinching and pinching, and a fat-bellied dumpling appeared on the tray.
The old lady nodded silently, not bragging about her ability to cook.
Qiu Yuling went to the workshop in the morning and came back a little late today. It was almost one o'clock when she entered the door.
She thought about telling her grandma that she shouldn't wait for her to eat anymore.
The gate was open, and in the yard besides the little old lady, there was a familiar figure.
"Why are you here again?"
As soon as he finished speaking, the old lady pretended to slap him on the back. "How can you talk like that? Xiao Li delivered a cart of coal early this morning. After unloading it, I stacked it over there on the firewood pile for you. You helped make dumplings, swept the yard, and tidied up the firewood shed... You did a lot of things."
Qiu Yuling cried out in surprise, "Ouch!" "You hit me for someone else~"
Li Xingyao was even more anxious than his grandmother and rushed over. "Let me take a look. Is everything okay?"
Qiu Yuling glanced at him, wondering "how to see it?"
The old lady knew whether the beating was severe or not, so she ignored her mischievous granddaughter, left the two of them, and went into the house to get the dipping saucer.
Li Xingyao realized belatedly that something was wrong and followed behind, "Grandma, the dumpling plate is too hot. I'll carry it. You can just use the chopsticks."
Qiu Yuling muttered quietly, "This guy is really taking advantage of the situation." This is developing too fast.
I was not careful for a moment and let him penetrate too much.
But there was no resentment in my heart.
He didn't use any fancy moves, and all his tactics were proven to be effective. His serious attitude won him favor.
After putting the dishes away, Li Xingyao eagerly waited for Qiu Yuling to taste the food.
Now she didn't dare to complain loudly, she just muttered in her heart, "It's just like what he did."
But he still picked up the dumplings for the sake of face and took a bite. "Hmm, this is the taste, the taste of grandma's brand. Grandma, I've been craving the dumplings you made for a long time..."
Li Xingyao also took one and silently memorized the taste.
After the meal, grandma didn't let Qiu Yuling help clean up, but she couldn't persuade her anymore, so she freed her hands to see the guests off.
When they were almost out of the alley, Qiu Yuling asked, "How much is it? I'll pay you back."
Li Xingyao stopped and looked at her seriously, "No need."
Qiu Yuling stared at him for a long moment, until she felt uneasy and looked away. She said in a neutral tone, "Okay then."
Li Xingyao's face was visibly filled with stars. "I'm very happy to be able to do this."
His tone was full of joy and happiness, and Qiu Yuling seemed to be infected.
It seems that this feeling of being cherished and valued is not bad!
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