Chapter 82: Childhood sweethearts’ comparison group 6
After dinner, Tian Lan insisted on sending her daughter and son-in-law to the parking lot.
Li Xin, who wanted to refuse directly, was suppressed by her elder and second sisters. They said, "You are so stupid! Don't you see that mom is going to see us off? She is going to show off."
"Oh, Sister Tian, look at this big family, it's so prosperous!"
"Of course not. Sister Tian, you have educated them well. The children are all obedient. When they heard that it was your birthday, they came over with lots of gifts."
As soon as I walked out of the staircase, the ladies who were enjoying the cool air in the open space of the community came over to chat.
"Oh." Tian Lan said modestly, but every wrinkle on her face revealed pride. "It's not as good as you say, it's just that the children happened to be free."
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Seeing the old lady like a victorious general, the children in the back looked at each other helplessly, trying to straighten their backs, as if they were being displayed as commodities.
"Our mother is so happy." Li Xin watched her mother's back as she left with a worried look on her face.
"No wonder you didn't let me speak just now."
"Think about the rumors we heard when we were little. Now that the three of us can embarrass mom, she has to show off." Li Hao pursed his lips. His little sister was very careless. She only knew how to handle big things and make money.
Li Ke was silent for a moment. Although she had always been excellent, the regretful words “I wish you were a boy” accompanied her as she grew up.
These two sisters have loved quarreling since they were little, and now that they are mothers, they are still making noises.
"We haven't gotten together for a long time. Why don't we let the kids go home first and find a place to get together?"
The eldest sister who has always been law-abiding suddenly wanted to chat with her younger sisters today. She was always busy with her children and husband, and they felt like they were strangers to each other.
"Okay, okay." Li Xin, who had always wanted to get together with her two sisters, raised her hands in agreement.
Li Hao, who was pulled forward by her sisters, had no choice but to take out her mobile phone and send a text message to her husband.
The men waiting in the car looked at their wives' receding figures in confusion, and smiled bitterly at the same time. What else could they do? They could send the children home first and then pick up their wives. They just hoped that they could drink less today.
On the other side, Tian Lan, who was in high spirits, saw her old man and granddaughter staring at each other as soon as she opened the door.
Seeing that her second daughter looked much more haggard recently, Tian Lan, who was tough on the outside but soft on the inside, insisted on keeping He Yan after dinner. Anyway, she and her old man were retired, and they could help take care of the children when they had nothing to do.
It would save the stubborn second daughter from having to struggle to work, take care of her granddaughter with a broken bone, and send her granddaughter to school. If she continues like this, she will definitely collapse.
Gently touching her granddaughter's injured arm, she asked concernedly, "You took off the plaster a few days ago, right? How are you? Are you still feeling uncomfortable?"
"Grandma, it's okay. I'm much better now." He Yan smiled, waving her arms back and forth to prove that what she said was true.
"Hey, kid, you're still in the recovery period, so be careful." Holding the little girl's hand, Tian Lan led her to lie on her side.
Opening the already mottled door of the cabinet, she took out the quilt and spread it on the bed. Ever since her three daughters got married, these two side-beds were basically not used.
"The sun was shining brightly a few days ago, and this quilt was exposed to the sun. Come and feel it. Is it very soft?"
Holding the little girl's hand, Tian Lan felt sad. In the blink of an eye, her child's child has grown up so much.
"Grandma, you are so nice." After several generations, she certainly knows how to act coquettishly to make the elderly happy.
"You're so sloppy!" He nodded the little girl's head, took her to the bathroom, and took out new toiletries from the hanging cabinet.
"You know where the towel is. It's just like being at home at grandma's house."
"Yeah." Nodded obediently.
Feeling that there was nothing more to say, Tian Lan finally returned to her room.
The old man, who had drunk a lot of wine with his son-in-law in the evening, had fallen asleep on the bed, his cheeks were red, and he was snoring.
"You're an adult, yet you still drink so much!" While complaining, she helped her husband take off his coat and randomly grabbed a hot towel to wipe his body.
As the night deepened, He Yan also washed up and crawled into the comfortable bed. Soon she fell into a deep sleep.
At a barbecue restaurant not far from the community, the three men who met again helplessly carried their drunken wives into the car and drove away in different directions.
The fragrance of scallions spread through the crack in the door into the room. In her sleep, He Yan's tears flowed from the corners of her mouth. How could it smell so good?
She sat up in a daze and smoothed her messy hair. The fragrance outside the door became more and more overbearing.
She wiped the saliva from the corner of her mouth, quickly changed her clothes and washed up. She could no longer control the greed in her heart and looked around at the kitchen door in a confused manner.
Pour rapeseed oil with a plant aroma into the pot, pour the batter that has been mixed in advance into it, and then use a spatula to spread it evenly. The aroma of green onions suddenly rises in the hot oil.
Looking at her granddaughter sniffing the aroma with intoxication, Tian Lan shook the pot with amusement, and the aroma became even stronger.
"Don't just stand there like an idiot. Go wake up grandpa. We'll have dinner soon."
Hearing the words "dinner time", He Yan's ears perked up, and she hurried over to knock on the master bedroom door: "Grandpa, get up quickly!"
The fried cakes were placed on a plate and brought to the table. Three bowls were taken out from the cupboard. The soft, glutinous and thick porridge was stirred. The aroma of rice spread along with the steam. One bowl was just right for each person.
Just as she put the side dishes on the table, Tian Fang saw her old man following the little girl with a sullen face.
Humph, having a hangover must be a very uncomfortable feeling.
Only after the two elderly men had picked up their chopsticks did He Yan begin to show off her rice in an immersed manner.
The freshly fried pancakes are golden brown and crispy, with the aroma of wheat and green onions mixed together, which is simply a perfect match and so fragrant.
Seeing the little girl finish three pancakes in the blink of an eye, Li Xuan didn't dare to pick up his chopsticks. How could his granddaughter be such a big eater?
It’s enough to cover my and my wife’s pension.
Thinking about it this way, it’s no wonder that the second daughter has had a hard time in recent years. Is it because she raised a glutton?
"You can't eat any more." Tian Lan held the little girl's chopsticks and frowned. "It's not that I don't allow you to eat, but if you eat too much at once, you will have food accumulation!"
Blinking in confusion, He Yan's face flushed as she looked at the plate that was almost empty.
"Grandpa and grandma, you haven't eaten yet. The cake is so delicious that I forgot to eat it."
I started crying.
"It's okay, it's okay." Li Xuan couldn't bear to see the child cry, so he tried to comfort him. "Grandpa drank too much yesterday and couldn't eat today, so he just wanted to drink some porridge. Your grandma usually only eats one cake, right?"
He gave his wife a crazy look.
I haven't seen the old man so flustered for a long time. Even though he usually has a gloomy face, he really loves his girl.
Holding a piece of crispy radish, Tian Lan looked nostalgic, thinking, well, her cooking skills are as good as ever.
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