The mushroom sheds have all been built, but it's not mushroom season yet, and they need to be left empty for a while, so Zhang Bin has some free time.
Shen Xiaoyan had already finished her work long ago.
Li Weidong then said, "Since you're free now, you should go back and rest for a while. Otherwise, once the mushroom planting season starts, you probably won't be able to get away to go home."
Zhang Bin immediately replied, "Alright, I'm worried about my family back home, so I'll go back and check on my two apprentices' homework."
Shen Xiaoyan teased, "What, just because I've finished the work doesn't mean I can stay here any longer, right?"
"Are you worried we'll disturb your date with your fiancée?"
Li Weidong blushed and said, "Sister Xiaoyan, what nonsense are you talking about!"
"What nonsense are you talking about?"
Shen Xiaoyan smiled and said, "They can't wait to bring their partner home to live after getting engaged. What else could it be but wanting to be together all the time?"
"Thinking about it, that makes sense. Zhang Bin and I are outsiders after all, and our presence here is indeed a bit of an eyesore. Once we leave, there will be fewer people, making it much more convenient for you and your little wife to go on a date!"
Li Weidong blushed even more: "Sister Xiaoyan, can you stop talking nonsense?! Why don't you stay here and continue living at my house!"
Shen Xiaoyan waved her hand: "That won't do. Zhang Bin has to go back to see his two apprentices, and I have to go back to keep an eye on the restaurant too!"
Although she had decided to transfer the restaurant to her cousin Juanzi in the future, the restaurant was still her life's work, and she still needed to keep an eye on it before completely letting go.
Li Weidong breathed a sigh of relief: "Alright, you can go back first and come back in a while."
After seeing Zhang Bin and Shen Xiaoyan off, Li Weidong moved back from Huang Mao's yard.
It's definitely more comfortable to live at home.
Most importantly, the house became much more lively after Zhou Xiaoye moved in.
Although Zhou Xiaoye was introverted, she couldn't resist Li Xiaoli's lively personality. The two girls, who were about the same age, lived together and laughed and joked every day, which made Zhao Xiulian smile more often.
Li Weidong was overjoyed.
After all, how could he not be happy to see his wife the moment he opens his eyes every day?
The happiest person was none other than Zhou Xiaoye.
When she was in the Zhou family, she was unloved by her parents and no one cared for her. All the housework fell on her shoulders, and she would be beaten if she was not careful.
As for being hungry, cold, or even scolded, those were commonplace.
But when they arrived at the Li family's home, they felt an unprecedented level of care.
Let alone work, I wish I could feed her even her meals.
Zhou Xiaoye never imagined that she would one day be loved and cherished by others.
For example, making breakfast in the morning.
She was used to getting up early at the Zhou family home, cooking breakfast for the whole family, then doing laundry. When she came back, she would eat whatever was left, then wash the dishes and tidy up the house.
At the Li family's house, they were stopped as soon as they sat up in the morning.
"It's not even dawn yet, why are you up so early?"
Li Xiaoli squinted and muttered, "It's summer vacation now, so there are no classes. I'll sleep a little longer, otherwise my brother will scold me for getting up so early."
Don't turn back and say that her biased older brother is a bad sleeper, making Zhou Xiaoye unable to sleep and forcing her to get up so early.
Zhou Xiaoye felt a little awkward: "No need to get up and make breakfast..."
"Why make breakfast! My mom can make it. I'm going to sleep a little longer!"
As Li Xiaoli spoke, she forcibly pressed Zhou Xiaoye onto the bed: "If I don't get up, you're not allowed to get up either!"
She wasn't even allowed to do the laundry.
After all, the last time he fell into the river, it really scared everyone. If Zhao Xiulian hadn't stopped him, Li Weidong would have even started arranging to buy a washing machine.
As for other chores like cleaning and cooking, you can't get a chance if you're even a little slow.
Zhou Xiaoye could feel everyone's care for her, and her original inferiority complex was gradually healed, making her much more cheerful.
As she lived in the Li family's house for a longer period of time, she gradually adapted to life in her new home.
She has even accepted her identity as the daughter-in-law of the Li family.
That day, the family went to the fields to weed the crops. Seeing that it was almost time, Zhou Xiaoye went home to cook.
"Drive carefully."
Li Weidong instructed, "Don't rush. When you get back, go to the butcher at the village entrance and get half a pig's trotter to stew with peanuts. I've already paid for it."
If you don't tell her, this girl is incredibly stingy. Even when she's cutting meat, she only cuts a tiny bit to put in the vegetables, being very frugal.
People already suffer in the sweltering summer heat, and Zhou Xiaoye is weak, so he's really trying his best to fatten her up!
Zhou Xiaoye nodded: "Okay, I understand. Brother Weidong, Aunt Lili, you should go home for dinner early."
Li Weidong watched her walk away until Li Xiaoli waved and said, "You can't even see her anymore, why are you still staring at her?"
"Brother, do you know what you look like right now?"
"What?"
"The Stone Where Wife Waits!"
"You brat!"
Li Weidong blushed: "You're talking about your brother now?"
"I didn't say anything wrong!"
Li Xiaoli pouted: "Ever since Xiaoye moved in with us, you've been practically glued to her. If you ask me, why don't we just get married and consummate the marriage without waiting for her to turn twenty!"
Li Weidong was both angry and ashamed: "You brat, what are you talking about when you're so young? You've been secretly reading extracurricular books again, haven't you?"
"I'll hide all your books from you later, and you're not allowed to read them anymore!"
Li Xiaoli immediately stomped her foot anxiously: "Mom, look at my brother, he's bullying me again!"
Zhao Xiulian said irritably, "Your brother wasn't bullying you, he was just disciplining you. You're already in high school and you're still reading extracurricular books every day. Aren't you worried about taking the college entrance exam?"
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