The old man squinted his eyes at the two people opposite him who were grumbling with each other, "I also eat the ones without the skin. You little brat, peel one for me too."
It’s no big deal. As soon as Li Xingyao started working, you could tell that he had done this many times. Even with such thin skin, he could still do it from beginning to end.
The old man was not angry about how good the man was at working, but because the two people opposite him were openly planning to bully him.
He didn't say anything about Qiu Yuling, who had never let him go from the very beginning. But his stinky grandson had also learned bad habits and even pointed fingers at his wife, "...If you regret two steps, just give me a hand. Didn't I regret it twice?"
The old man blew his beard and glared, messing up the chessboard. "I don't want to play anymore. It's not fun at all. I've already said it before. A true gentleman watches chess without saying a word."
"Grandpa, I'm not a gentleman, I'm your grandson."
I don’t know what’s so strange about this sentence. The old man didn’t know how to respond for a moment, so he had to use the apple handed to him as a punching bag and snapped it in no time.
Li Xingyao still hadn't realized it yet, and boasted to Qiu Yuling, "Grandpa's teeth are the best among those old men..."
Damn it! The old man got even angrier. His grandson didn’t even notice that he was unhappy!
Li Xingyao had teased the old man enough that when Qiu Yuling got up to go to the bathroom, he leaned over and whispered and bit her ear for a long time.
The old man calmed down instantly, "Are you serious? Oh, I'm going to be a grandfather again. Yes, I can't let Yuling suffer. You still have some sense and responsibility." He knew how to help his wife under pressure.
When Qiu Yuling came back, she saw the old man's anger disappearing down the chimney without a trace. She guessed that her family's loudspeaker had spoken again.
But they all acted as if nothing had happened, so Qiu Yuling pretended as well, seeing through the situation but not saying anything, and just went along with them.
Even when the meal started, the old man was still extremely enthusiastic, to the point where even his great-grandson's father was standing back. Only then did Qiu Yuling reluctantly call a halt to this game of covering one's ears and stealing the bell.
"Grandpa, stop working so hard. Having a baby is not like carrying a bomb. There are many women in the production team who give birth in the fields. You should take a break." The old man made her dizzy.
"Okay, okay, whatever Yuling wants to eat, grandpa will buy it for you."
Qiu Yuling thought for a moment and said, "I want to eat sweet stuff."
The old man agreed, "I will. Tell Xingyao to go out and get some new food tomorrow, and I'll get it for us."
"No need, just ask him to go back upstairs and get it. Sorghum and wheat are both new crops this year, and we even have distiller's grains ready..."
"Then let him ride his bike and go get it now. It's New Year's Eve today anyway, and I'm not sleepy, so let's get it done early and eat early."
“…”
When Sun Tianxia was serving food, her youngest son was pushing a cart out the door. "Hey, what is Xingyao doing with the cart?"
The old man spoke before Qiu Yuling could, "I want to eat some sweet dumplings. I've asked him to go get some from their house. I'll make it after dinner."
"If you want to eat, I'll take care of it for you. You can just go to the opera with them later. There's no need for your help."
The old man winked at Qiu Yuling, and it looked like he said everything. Qiu Yuling found it funny, but she didn't forget to wink back.
Li Xingyao's return trip was incredibly quick. Furthermore, he brought back a message: "Yuling, there's someone wandering around downstairs. It seems like he's here to give you a gift. I saw him staring at our window, so I didn't turn on the lights."
"Don't worry about it. We can't accept expensive ones. We have cheap ones. We don't want to get involved in this."
Anyway, when you send gifts to someone's door, even if you don't ask for anything now, you won't be disappointed in the future. It's not like you'll just put the things at her door without showing up.
If that were the case, it would be purely a matter of personal connections, and it would be difficult for her to deal with it.
When it comes to handling such matters, the old couple both look up to their young daughter-in-law. They have discussed this privately more than once and concluded that this young daughter-in-law is indeed suited to big things and never takes petty gains seriously.
It’s like, it’s like it was originally built in a wealthy family.
Others may be pretending and refusing on the surface, but the jealousy in their hearts cannot be deceived. But their daughter-in-law doesn't care. She really doesn't care and doesn't take it to heart at all.
Considering that her brothers were all promising, the old couple looked up to her in-laws in a particularly high regard.
Even the eldest daughter-in-law's parents are cadres, but they are not as respectable as the youngest daughter-in-law's parents who are farmers.
Qiu Yuling's appetite actually hasn't changed much. Except for the braised fish, she picked up her chopsticks less, and the rest of the food was almost the same as before.
Sun Tianxia watched the meal closely but couldn't figure out what was going on. While washing the pot, she even muttered to her husband, "I wonder if it's a grandson or a granddaughter?"
Li Hongyuan rinsed the bowl she handed over and said with disapproval, "Sons and daughters are the same. Look at you, then look at Yuling. Both of them are better than the men in this world. Let's not get involved, okay?"
Sun Tianxia rolled her eyes at him and said, "Look how anxious you are. I didn't say anything. I was just thinking about what color to sew the little clothes into."
Li Hongyuan hurriedly apologized, "Look at my mouth, I just can't talk, that's why I always make you unhappy. The little clothes are all sewn red, red is festive..."
The old couple were mumbling quietly. Qiu Yuling followed the old man and listened to the opera, her head nodding.
Seeing this, the old man turned down the volume to the lowest level and signaled Li Xingyao to carry the man back to the house to sleep.
Li Xingyao had just bent down when Qiu Yuling woke up. "Grandpa, why aren't you listening? It's okay. Just turn down the noise and go to sleep..."
They stayed up until midnight. The family of five, oh no, now there should be six people from the oldest to the youngest, ate some dumplings and then went back to rest.
She had just dozed off while listening to the music, but now that she was officially lying down, Qiu Yuling was no longer sleepy.
Li Xingyao had no idea what to do, so he patted his wife's back again and again, just like coaxing a child, until she fell asleep. Then he lay down and fell asleep in an instant.
With the moonlight coming in through the gap in the curtains, Qiu Yuling opened her eyes again, looked carefully at the man's eyebrows, and felt that everything now was just right.
It's the first day of the new year again. It's not very convenient for Qiu Yuling this year. In addition, her parents have gone to Chang City, so she didn't go back to Qiu Village.
As for several of my uncles' families, I just asked my cousins to take the New Year gifts back.
Although no one mentioned her pregnancy, everyone expressed their understanding. They knew how busy Qiu Yuling was.
The parents-in-law had their own relatives and friends to visit, so the young couple had nothing to do.
We originally invited my grandfather to go back upstairs with us, but the old man couldn't bear to leave his dog and said he wouldn't go no matter what, saying that he still had to wish his chess friends a happy new year.
The young couple gave up and didn't insist. They stayed at home, Qiu Yuling reading a book while Li Xingyao was busy making red bean paste buns for her...
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