Snow drifted down from the sky, white and soft, as if entering a romantic world of ice and snow. Many people ran out of their homes happily to catch the snow without noticing, and their laughter echoed far away... The post of 'Ice Age' was hung high at the top, and only a few people seemed to notice something and secretly took note of it.
After Zhou's father and Tan's father left, everyone in the house waited anxiously until late at night when the sound of a car horn was heard outside the villa.
Mother Tan jumped up and hurried out to open the door. The others followed closely behind. Father Zhou and the other two opened the car door and got out, sweating profusely. "We bought food and meat that can be kept for a long time. It's too late today. We'll go again tomorrow."
When the door of the truck was opened, it was filled with rice, flour and other food and various types of meat that had been preserved for a long time.
Everyone helped move all the items to the basement for storage. The moment they opened the door, they were all shocked by the amount of supplies filling the room! These two kids actually bought so much.
The east wall was almost completely filled with grain, and the other side was also piled with various foods, clothes, and quilts. Father Zhou looked around and signaled everyone to move the lighter clothes upstairs and put the newly purchased grain here... After cleaning up, looking at the remaining space, Father Zhou and Mrs. Tan discussed buying another batch of goods tomorrow. Before leaving, he casually asked, "Is the second basement full too?"
Zhou Yan: "No, but Ruo Ruo is planning to use it to make the bed."
Father Zhou was startled and subconsciously looked at Xihe. Xihe then said, "If the temperature outside is too low, we'll have to move to the second floor underground."
When everyone heard this, they felt it made perfect sense. The Tan family was extremely pleased that their good daughter (good granddaughter) had grown up and was so thoughtful. Grandma Tan and Grandma Lin couldn't help but secretly wipe away their tears.
Because Xihe and his family didn't have much money before, they hadn't prepared anything for the second floor, so Zhou's father planned to buy some tomorrow.
The snow has started to fall, the end of the world is coming, and no one knows when the freezing temperature that Xihe mentioned will appear. Therefore, Zhou's father and Tan's father are a little anxious. They are the pillars of the two families. The other people in the family are very old, all women, so it is impossible for them not to be anxious.
When they went upstairs, the two of them kept discussing where to buy these tomorrow.
After closing the basement door, everyone went back to rest.
Xihe's room is on the third floor, Mr. and Mrs. Tan and Zhou live on the second floor, and the four elderly people who have difficulty walking live on the first floor.
Xihe said goodbye to the others at the corner of the second floor, went straight to the third floor, opened the door of the room, and was suddenly hit by a gust of cold air. She shivered and turned on the heater, then went to the bathroom to wash up. The warm water dispelled the coldness from her body.
When she came out wrapped in a bath towel, the room was already warm. She sat on the bed and turned on the TV.
The TV was still peaceful, with the host reporting news from all over the world, the latest developments and policies of countries around the world, as well as future developments, etc.
Xihe watched for a while and then switched to other channels. There were animations, operas, and popular family ethics dramas, no different from usual... She frowned and turned off the TV to avoid seeing anything.
I dried my hair, turned off the lights and prepared to go to bed when my phone suddenly buzzed.
She picked it up and looked at it: Ruoruo, good night.
Xihe stared at Zhou Yan's WeChat profile picture, and suddenly felt like teasing him. He replied: Zhou Yan, my bed is cold~
In a room at the end of the corridor on the second floor, Zhou Yan's calm face suddenly turned red. He pursed his lips and typed: Sleep well, tuck in the quilt, and don't make any noise.
Xihe chewed over the three words "Don't make trouble" and seemed to see Zhou Yan's blushing face.
She put down her phone, turned off the lights and went to sleep. Both sets of parents were there and lived downstairs, so it would be better for them to keep a low profile.
Zhou Yan held the phone and waited for a long time, but there was no reply. Then he realized that she was probably asleep. He sighed slightly, turned off the phone and went to sleep.
The next day, everyone woke up early, opened the curtains in their slippers, and was stunned by the white snow scene outside.
But in one night, all the roofs and trees were covered with snow.
There was not a trace of wind between heaven and earth, and it was very quiet.
Not far away, the sound of children playing in the snow and their parents scolding them could be heard. Everyone was stunned for a while, then lowered the curtains, opened the door and went downstairs.
There was heating in the house and no one was wearing thick clothes. Tan's mother and Zhou's mother made breakfast. After everyone finished eating, except for the four elderly people, everyone else changed their clothes and got in the car to set off together... On the way, Tan's mother and Zhou's mother discussed what to buy, and when they reached the street, they separated.
Zhou's father and Tan's father went to buy things for the basement and food, while Tan's mother and Zhou's mother took Xihe and the others straight to the mall.
Xihe watched helplessly as Tan's mother and Zhou's mother pushed the cart and started buying things, including underwear, women's products, toilet paper, shampoo, etc.
"Old Zhou and his men are so careless that they even forgot to buy consumables like toilet paper. It's a good thing we came."
"That's right. For things like this, we women have to handle it. The men are all careless."
Zhou's mother and Tan's mother put things from the shelf into the cart while laughing and muttering.
"Sister Lin, look at this!"
Zhou's mother suddenly pointed in a direction and said to Tan's mother in surprise.
"What?" Mother Tan looked in the direction she pointed and saw the child's clothes, milk powder, and a stroller.
Mother Tan was stunned.
Mother Zhou felt a little embarrassed, but she still leaned closer and said, "Sister Lin, I'm not going to lie to you. Our two families are now one family, and the two children have a good relationship. These baby supplies will be used sooner or later. I think we should prepare them early, otherwise, if we can't even leave the house later, won't it be hard for the children?"
Ever since she heard what her husband said that day, she no longer had any grudge against Ruo Ruo, and even felt a little guilty.
Ruoruo was such a good child, yet she actually thought such a bad thing of her! It was totally wrong, considering she was a teacher after all.
"Sister Lin, I'll be honest. I'm very pleased with Ruoruo... Old Zhou and I have discussed this privately. When the time is right, we'll ask for Ruoruo's hand in marriage on behalf of our son." She couldn't help but sigh. "If the situation weren't so urgent, we would have prepared the gifts well before going. But don't worry, our family will never let Ruoruo down. We will give her everything she deserves."
After saying this, he stared at Tan's mother, fearing that she would disagree. After all, everything was too hasty.
But she had no choice. She only realized when she saw the milk powder that this matter could not be delayed at all. If she didn't prepare things for her child now, she might not be able to buy it later.
Tan's mother also thought about this aspect. More importantly, the two families lived together, and it was only a matter of time before the two children got married.
She nodded helplessly, and before Mother Zhou could express her joy, she continued, "But let's do this secretly, don't let the two children know. When they are in love and want to get married, we can bring it up. Otherwise, it will put pressure on the children."
Although she was quite satisfied with Zhou Yan, no one could predict what would happen in the future, so it would be good to be prepared.
Zhou's mother: "Of course, of course!"
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