Two hundred and forty-eight watching the snow
I have to go to class, otherwise I'll be letting down those classmates who are determined to save Li Wei, this unsociable girl.
Upon seeing their foreign language department building, Li Wei quickly shook off Da Luo's hand and instructed, "Don't speak, I'll do it. Remember, don't make a sound."
The man glanced at her, said nothing, but still reached out and grabbed her hand, refusing to let go.
Li Wei struggled but couldn't break free, so she had to compromise: "Okay, okay, you're my boyfriend, right? Anyway, they don't know my brother-in-law's name, they haven't explained it in detail yet, but you should still keep quiet, remember that..."
In fact, Li Wei's worries were completely unnecessary. Only she herself couldn't remember the lies she had exposed, and when had Ren Da Luo ever leaked air?
Her classroom was indeed quite lively. The formal party had already ended, and it was time for a dance party, but unlike other classes, her class didn't focus on ballroom dancing.
Instead, all the students who were dancing stood in two rows facing each other, one at each end of the classroom. They then danced to the music in specific steps towards each other, bumping into each other. The one who was knocked down was eliminated.
Of course, it's unlikely that a boy actually knocked a girl down; they were just pushed aside. Everyone laughed and joked, seemingly having a great time, and no one noticed Li Wei and the others coming in.
Li Wei watched for a while and found it quite amusing, so she tugged at a certain big guy: "Let's go too, it's really fun, hehe..."
Li Wei didn't notice, but she thought Luo had a sharp eye and immediately saw that something was wrong. Generally speaking, the more outstanding girls are the most likely to be bumped. Some are bumped so badly that they can't stand up straight, but they will never fall down. There are plenty of gentlemanly boys who are actually creating opportunities for boys and girls to interact.
Or rather, the students turned this activity into an opportunity for boys and girls to interact.
His family no longer needs such an opportunity.
So Li Wei was eager to run in and play, but Da Luo stopped her. Just as Li Wei was about to say something, Xu Ting saw Li Wei from the side of the classroom. She quickly pushed through the crowd and ran out, grabbing Li Wei: "Hey, hey! Why did you take so long? I've been looking for you for ages! Come play with us! Hehe... I'm going to get revenge. There's this guy that Maria and I couldn't budge no matter how hard we tried. You come help too. The three of us... Who's this? Your boyfriend?"
Xu Ting finally noticed the tall figure next to Li Wei. She widened her eyes and scrutinized him carefully. She pulled Li Wei aside and began to mutter, "Looks good. Which school? I've never heard you mention it."
Li Wei thought to herself, "This is the brother-in-law I mentioned before. He's changed now."
But she couldn't admit it directly. Otherwise, Xu Ting would have even more problems. So she simply played dumb: "Actually... we've just been neighbors since childhood. It's not as serious as you're making it out to be. Really..."
Xu Ting felt she'd be a fool to believe that. She immediately interrupted Li Wei, "Stop pretending. I just did it. In front of so many people. In broad daylight. You're kidding me. Tell me. Tell me."
Li Wei continued to play dumb: "Maybe it's because we were used to holding hands when we were little. With so many people, what if we got separated? He was just being polite. Yes, just being polite, haha..." Anyway, she didn't have anything else to do, so she could just continue playing along with Xu Ting.
Xu Ting was practically bursting with curiosity, clinging tightly to Li Wei. Li Wei was pondering whether to give the ambassador a meaningful look, or find an excuse to leave—this was a dangerous place… Suddenly, a familiar voice rang out above her: “Hey? Sis. What brings you here? Sis… Brother Hua, you’re here too, haha…”
Who else could it be but Li Lianhui?
Li Wei was a little surprised, then suddenly remembered: "Could it be that your class came to visit? She thought the name 'Mechanical and Electrical Engineering Department' sounded familiar when she first heard it mentioned the university."
Li Lianhui scratched his head a little embarrassedly: "It was all their doing. I know you're in this class, but I didn't have the nerve to come over, hehe... Oh. You guys chat, I'll talk to Brother Hua, you guys chat."
Seeing this, Li Wei seized the opportunity to say to Xu Ting, "My brother is here, I have to go now. We still have some things to do, you go ahead with your business." She broke free from Xu Ting's hand, and seeing that Xu Ting seemed to be thinking about something, she quickly walked over to Da Luo.
The general said, "Xiao Hui, you keep playing. Xiao Ming and I will go first."
Seeing her younger brother's shyness, Li Wei couldn't help but laugh. She whispered, "Hey, isn't this fun? If you see a girl you like, make your move early, or she'll all be taken by graduation. We're off, you're busy, hehe..."
After walking a few steps, she remembered Xu Ting. The girl wasn't as arrogant as before. Taking advantage of Xu Ting's daze, Li Wei said, "Xu Ting, I'm leaving first. I came to have some fun, bye-bye."
Amidst Li Wei's sly laughter, she was dragged away by Da Luo.
Da Luo squeezed Li Wei's hand, which was already a little cold, and asked, "Where else are we going? Why don't we go home? It's warmer at home."
Li Wei stomped her feet, feeling that her soles weren't as warm as when she first came out. Anyway, she had seen what she wanted to see and done what she wanted to do. As for handsome men and beautiful women, there was nothing more for her to do. She might as well go home and stay there.
As she got into the car, Li Wei remembered Zou Yulong: "Sigh, should we wait for Zou Yulong? Didn't he say he was going to stay at my house?"
Da Luo started the car: "Don't listen to him. He won't be back until midnight. This place is close to our school, he'll find a way to get back to the dormitory. Don't worry about him." Snowflakes fell from the sky, and Li Wei looked out the car window at the vast expanse of the world.
When they arrived near their home, Li Wei suggested, "Let's park on the side of the road and wait a while to see if it snows."
Da Luo pulled the car over to the side of the road without turning off the engine to keep the car warm. Their house was not far ahead.
Li Wei reached out and played a more soothing tune, lowering the volume. For a moment, the flowing music echoed in the small space, and the white world outside no longer seemed so lonely.
The two sat for a while in silence until the music ended. Li Wei sighed, her previously agitated mood seemingly purified by the natural scenery and music. Her heart calmed down.
Clearly, the two were on the same page. Da Luo didn't say anything, started the car, and slowly drove towards home.
As they entered the house, Aunt Gao came out of the nursery. Seeing Li Wei and her husband return, she gestured for them to be quiet. Li Wei knew the children were asleep, so she took off her coat, hung it up, changed into slippers, and rubbed her hands together as she walked, trying to warm them up so she could touch the babies later.
The nursery is decorated in light pink, light blue, and light green tones. There is also a lot of heating. A vent was later added to the large window to facilitate ventilation, which maintains indoor air circulation and keeps the room warm and comfortable.
The room was very tidy. A row of three light-colored wooden cribs lined one side of the room, while on the other side was a row of off-white low cabinets with four or five different colored thermos flasks on top. The tray held various small water bottles and baby bottles. The shelves below were neatly arranged with towels, clothes, and other baby supplies that were needed at any time.
The three children's belongings are distinguished by the same color. The daughter's items are mainly pink, and they are all kept in a cabinet marked in pink. The eldest child's items are mainly blue, and the second eldest's are mainly green. This way, they are easy to distinguish, easy to manage, and also hygienic.
There's a small bed near the door for the night shift postpartum nannies to rest on. Both nannies are locals, living nearby. They were recommended by the doctor at that hospital who accepted a large bribe from Da Luo. Both are in their forties, have given birth themselves, and have many years of experience as postpartum nannies. They are very experienced, meticulous, and efficient. Da Luo pays them well, and they work very diligently.
Their main job was usually taking care of the children; they didn't need to do much housework, as Aunt Gao handled all of that. However, Li Wei later discovered that Aunt Gao actually had quite a lot to do: cleaning upstairs and downstairs, washing and disinfecting the children's clothes separately, and taking care of the daily needs of several adults. Most importantly, she also had to supervise the postpartum nannies' work.
Later, Li Wei simply asked the two postpartum nannies to help her find a part-time worker. This worker would come every day to clean and do odd jobs to assist Aunt Gao, and Aunt Gao would direct and assign her tasks.
At first, Aunt Gao felt it was a bit wasteful, but Li Wei talked to her privately and reiterated the purpose and her responsibilities: "You just need to remind everyone to do what they are supposed to do. It's not about how much more you do. You've seen our family. As the children grow up, there will only be more things to do. You can't manage it all by yourself. We all have our own things to do and can't keep an eye on things all the time. You just need to urge everyone to do their jobs well, especially to take good care of the children. Let's all work together for the children's good. Do you think that makes sense? I won't say any more. You've worked hard these past few days. We'll be on winter break in a few days and go home for the New Year. You should also take a few days off then and go home to rest."
In short, Aunt Gao became a housekeeper in the true sense. She was also an ambitious person. Knowing that her cooking could never meet Li Wei's standards, she secretly bought two cookbooks and started thinking about how to cook better when she had nothing to do at night.
She could tell that the family had many children, the host family was wealthy, and they trusted her. As long as she did a good job, she estimated that she would continue working there for eight or ten years, and then she could save enough money to retire comfortably.
Now, when Aunt Gao receives calls from Li's mother and Cheng Min inquiring about the children and adults, she usually considers whether to say or not, unlike before when she always felt that Li Wei and the others were just children and that any problems should not involve her, and tried her best to communicate with Li's mother.
Now, she's receiving Li Wei's salary and eating Li Wei and her husband's food. "He who takes a man's money is bound to be grateful," she thought, and her heart naturally began to waver.
More importantly, although Li Wei is usually very amiable, she is extremely meticulous in many details when it comes to the care of the postpartum nanny. If she finds anything that is not done properly, she will immediately point it out and correct it seriously without any ambiguity.
So he's definitely not someone who's easily fooled.
However, he always treated Aunt Gao with great respect and spoke to her politely. He was very considerate in disciplining his soldiers so that Li Wei wouldn't see anything that displeased her, as that would be a direct slap in her face.
So since the full moon, Li Wei has generally been quite worry-free, and after starting school, she has had plenty of time to study.
Basically, things at home were going much better than she expected, and the children were being taken care of so well that Li's mother, Cheng Min, and her third aunt couldn't find any fault with them. They came twice, but couldn't get involved, and left the next day. This child is just better at spending money than the older generation.
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