Aunt Zhang originally wanted to come back after the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. She hasn't been home for the New Year for three years and still misses home very much.
I’m also worried that Zhou Hongyun can’t take care of three children alone, and Sheng Anning has other things to do at school. What if school starts early?
After hearing Sheng An Ning's words, he was still a little hesitant.
Zhou Hongyun also agreed readily: "Yes, yes, it's a rare occasion for you to go back, so just stay a few more days, An Ning and I can take good care of the children, and your elder brother Zhou is here too."
There was no Spring Festival travel rush at that time, and the spring break was very long. Many units closed until after the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, and even those non-staple food stores did not open until after the fifth day of the first lunar month. Sheng Anning and her classmates did not start school until March 1st.
It was already after the 20th day of the first lunar month, so it didn't matter if my aunt came back a little late.
Only Zhou Shixun has to go to work on duty on New Year’s Eve and the first day of the new year.
Zhou Luancheng took Mu Xiaowan on a trip a few days ago, saying that they were going to the south to experience the sight of flowers blooming all over the mountains in winter.
Zhou Hongyun calculated the time: "Besides, it doesn't matter if you go back. According to the time, Chaoyang and Xiaowan should be back."
Speaking of Zhou Luancheng and Mu Xiaowan, Sheng An Ning also remembered that the two had been out for a week, but the traffic was very slow at that time, and it was unknown whether they had reached the south in a week.
There are airplanes now, but you can't just take them if you have money. You have to apply for it and get your work unit's stamp before you can take a plane. For example, Mu Xiaowan couldn't take a plane, so the two of them could only travel by train.
According to the time, the two of them should have just arrived in southern Yunnan. If the weather was bad on the way, they might not be able to arrive by now: "Aunt, you have to be prepared for Luancheng and Xiaowan not to come back for the New Year."
Zhou Hongyun was surprised: "Why? Didn't we agree to come back in seven or eight days? Besides, can Luancheng have such a long vacation?"
Sheng An Ning didn't know either: "They are going to a place where it's spring all year round. Whether it's Guangdong Province or southern Yunnan, they definitely won't be able to come back in such a short time. If Luancheng's holidays allow, it would be nice for them to stay for a few more days."
It's a good opportunity to cultivate feelings.
Zhou Hongyun still has very old-fashioned ideas. She thinks that the family should be together during the New Year. She has a home that she cannot return to, or she would like to go home and visit.
"If Luancheng and Xiaowan don't come back for the New Year, and Chaoyang isn't here either, the house will feel so lonely."
Sheng An Ning smiled and comforted Zhou Hongyun: "Think about it, although they are not at home for the New Year, they will have a better relationship after going out. They can get married as soon as Xiao Wan graduates. In another three years, you will be busy coaxing the children again."
Zhou Hongyun became happy after hearing this: "Oh, that's great. I'm just afraid that Xiaowan will despise me for not being able to take care of the child."
Aunt Zhang at the side seemed to remember something: "Did you notice that Xiaowan's complexion is not right?"
Sheng An Ning was stunned for a moment: "No, I think she looks pretty good recently, with a rosy face."
She was sure that as a doctor, she would not be wrong. Judging from Mu Xiaowan's complexion, she was still very healthy.
Zhou Hongyun didn't notice anything wrong: "I think she's fine. Xiaowan has gained some weight recently."
Aunt Zhang hesitated for a moment and said, "Could it be that I saw it wrong? There is a saying in my hometown that if your face is as pink as peach blossoms, there is evil poison in your body. I don't know what the evil poison is."
She just felt that Mu Xiaowan's rosy cheeks were a little abnormal.
But she thought it was unlucky to say such things during the Chinese New Year: "Oh, I don't understand. An Ning is a doctor. If I'm wrong, don't mind it."
Sheng An Ning breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that Aunt Zhang really had some folk secret recipe that could tell the difference in Xiao Wan.
Anyway, she always felt that there was something wrong with Mu Xiaowan's health, but she couldn't find out what it was, so she was always worried.
Zhou Hongyun nodded quickly: "That's right, you must have seen it wrong. I think Xiaowan is fine. Besides, it's not the time to say such unlucky words in this new year."
He also reminded Sheng An Ning: "You also need to pack up the New Year goods that your godmother sent over, right?"
Originally, Lin Wanyin planned to wait for Sheng Chengan to return to Beijing to celebrate the New Year, and Sheng Mingyuan would also be able to come back from Shanghai by then. However, when the New Year was almost approaching, Sheng Chengan sent a telegram back saying that he could not come back to celebrate the New Year.
Sheng Mingyuan also called her at work and told her that he encountered some problems in Shanghai and could not come back for the New Year.
Lin Wanyin was angry that Sheng Cheng'an didn't keep his word, but she also felt sorry for her husband spending the New Year alone away from home, so she finally decided to take Duoduo with her to Shanghai to celebrate the New Year.
The rice, flour, grain, oil, more than ten kilograms of hairtail and several kilograms of pork distributed by the unit were all sent to Sheng An Ning.
Sheng Anning felt that it was really great to celebrate the New Year now. The things distributed by each unit were enough to have a prosperous new year.
Zhou Shixun's unit not only distributed rice, flour, grain and oil, but also two chickens, frozen fish, beef and mutton. It was also unusually rich.
Speaking of New Year's goods, Zhou Hongyun started gossiping again: "Shi Xun's unit distributed a lot of things this year. I remember that last year it was just rice, flour, cooking oil, and ten kilograms of pork. Look at this year, it feels like we can't finish it by the 15th. How come there are so many?"
Sheng An Ning was also very surprised: "I don't know, the things he brought back must have been issued by the unit."
After buying beef and ribs that day, Zhou Shixun had little money left, let alone enough money to buy New Year's goods. And if he really wanted to buy New Year's goods, he would definitely ask Sheng An Ning what he wanted to buy instead of just buying something blindly.
While chatting, we steamed two more pots of buns. Today’s buns were filled with lard, cabbage and vermicelli.
I have been making dumplings these past two days, and eating them for basically all three meals. The three children are very dissatisfied. An An took a bite of the dumpling and whined, "Mom, I don't want to eat dumplings. An An wants to eat meat. Eat food."
Sheng An Ning smiled and said, "Isn't this just food? We've been eating meat every day these past two days, but An An doesn't like it."
An An's face was wrinkled like a bun: "Mom, I don't want buns, I want rice."
Zhou Hongyun laughed: "Look how lucky the children are nowadays. They can eat as many steamed buns as they want. In the past, we couldn't even eat meat buns all year round. During the Chinese New Year, we could only eat dumplings with pork lard and cabbage, and we couldn't put too much pork lard in them."
She couldn't help but talk to Sheng An Ning crazily about how hard her childhood was and how difficult the past few years had been.
Just as they were talking excitedly, they heard Aurora's cry, and then someone called Zhou Shixun's name.
Sheng An Ning felt the voice was familiar, so she patted the flour off her hands, pushed the door open, and saw a man supporting a pregnant woman standing at the door with hesitation on his face.
Sheng Anning was a little surprised: "Wang Wengang..."
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