Chapter 381
After the New Year's greetings were over, the family of three went to the city to spend the New Year with Chen Qingbai.
There was a train to the city at 8:58 in the morning. It was New Year's Day, so the train was very deserted.
Not only is it deserted, it’s also very cold!
The green train didn't burn much coal, so not only were the windows covered in frost, but the seats were also all worn out.
When I opened my mouth, I started breathing out air. Fortunately, it was not far away and I could get there in a short while.
It took nearly an hour to finally reach the dormitory building.
There was a crackling sound in the yard, with many people setting off firecrackers. Zhao Xiangmei kept muttering:
"These city people are just lazy. It's already so late and they're just getting up to set off firecrackers.
If this happened in our brigade, setting off firecrackers at this time would make people laugh to death!"
Chen Qingfeng and Chen Qingyi silently looked at Chen Qingbai who was lighting firecrackers with matches in front of them without saying a word.
Chen Qingbai heard the noise...
"Mom, Xiaofeng, Xiaoyi, you're here so early. Come inside quickly. It's cold outside!"
Chen Qingbai's face was full of smiles as he hurried over and took the things from Chen Qingyi and Zhao Xiangmei.
Many people stretched their necks to look out of the windows.
Some people were muttering to each other, and some even came out and said hello.
"Secretary Chen, this is your mother and your brother and sister, right? Are they here to spend the New Year with you?"
"Oh, this is so beautiful! Your family is really a leader. Look at your sister, she is so pretty..."
Chen Qingbai introduced them with a smile.
As soon as the four of them entered the room, the aunts, grandmothers, and young wives in the corridor gathered together and whispered to each other, each of them speaking sourly.
A triangular-eyed lady said with a sour look on her face: "Look at what she's wearing!"
"That little waist, isn't it said to be from the countryside? Look at the mother and daughter's faces, they're so tender, you could squeeze water out of them!"
"Especially as a mother, she doesn't look like someone who has such a big son!"
"You can tell at a glance that men are usually delicate, unlike us, who are like burnt scrolls. Our husbands wouldn't even look at us for a second."
Another aunt kept spitting out melon seed shells from her mouth: "Did you pay attention?"
"There are lots of bags and bags. I just saw some chicken and goose feet sticking out from one end of the bag. Tsk, it looks like they've brought a lot of meat."
A young wife curled her lips:
"Ever since Secretary Chen moved in, his two brothers and sisters-in-law have been coming to deliver things to him every few days."
“I don’t know how the country people are so rich and have so many things to send to me.
Hey, you guys think, Secretary Chen is not from a wealthy landowner family, right?
"Don't talk nonsense."
An old lady couldn't stand it any longer and said, "How can Secretary Chen be a secretary?"
"Let's go, let's go, stop talking."
She looked down on her young wife in her heart. It was just that her husband had problems at work and was caught by Secretary Chen!
Just a few criticisms, no big deal!
Not only is he narrow-minded, but he also has bad intentions. She has to go home and talk to her son about it.
You can't have much contact with people like this.
There are not two kinds of people sleeping in the same bed.
The man is definitely not a good one either.
The young wife was embarrassed, twisted her waist and went back to her house.
The family of four was having a great time in the house. Chen Qingyi felt that the house was too quiet, so she immediately put up the prepared New Year pictures, window decorations and blessing characters.
Zhao Xiangmei brought three chickens, a goose, two rabbits and a black fish.
Ten pounds of pork, five pounds of beef, sticky rice dumplings, pickled cabbage, cucumbers, tomatoes, eggplant, two Spanish mackerel, a small bag of frozen shrimp, twenty pounds of rice, ten pounds of millet, and ten pounds of cornmeal...
They took everything they could and there was really no room left. Zhao Xiangmei originally wanted to take some soybean oil.
Zhao Xiangmei started to get busy. "Everything is good here, except that the cooking is done outside."
"Then isn't it clear what everyone eats?"
She felt very awkward. She felt bad that her son didn't eat well, but she was afraid of getting into trouble if others saw so much meat.
Chen Qingbai hung something outside the window:
"Mom, I rarely eat at home either. The chef in the cafeteria is very good at cooking. You guys brought it to me before.
I always warm it up on the coal stove in the house."
When winter comes, Zhao Xiangmei prepares delicious food at home and freezes it overnight.
Ask Chen Qingyi or Chen Qingfeng to deliver it the next day.
It's not eye-catching, but Chen Qingbai can have a good meal. But the neighbors have sharp noses!
Zhao Xiangmei grumbled a few more times about how it was inconvenient for her to command the three brothers and sisters around by herself, and they all helped her.
There are few pots, so cooking is slow. Fortunately, I can use the coal stove in the house to stir-fry some simple dishes.
Eight dishes: chicken soup, braised pork, boiled shrimp, goose stewed with sauerkraut, mixed cucumber, sweet and sour pork tenderloin, and boiled fish.
Smelling this overbearing fragrance, many people felt jealous.
Seeing Chen Qingbai eating so happily, Zhao Xiangmei felt so distressed that she kept complaining that her second son had lost weight and had become greedy.
The food in Chen Qingbai's bowl piled up like a small mountain.
Chen Qingfeng and Chen Qingyi rolled their eyes. Chen Qingfeng said in a loud voice:
"Mom, this table isn't big enough to reach out. Stop eating. If my second brother keeps eating, the meat will pop out of his throat."
Zhao Xiangmei blushed and said, "That's a bit much. We have sixteen dishes for Chinese New Year."
"Aren't we done eating?"
"What? Sixteen dishes, three of you?" Chen Qingbai raised his head from the bowl.
Chen Qingyi secretly cried out in disbelief and tried to stop them, but she heard Chen Qingfeng shout in a loud voice, "How can that be possible? There are six of us!
Grandpa Zhai is all alone, and the house is deserted during the New Year.
It's so pitiful, even eating meat is boring, so we just invite him to our house to celebrate the New Year together!"
Chen Qingbai nodded. That made sense. Grandpa Zhai had always been kind to his sister, and the old man didn't have any relatives around him.
It's only right to take more care of them.
"Who else?"
"And my best friend, Chu Heng..." Well, Chen Qingbai also knows this guy. He is a guy worth making friends with.
He is a righteous and good person.
Chen Qingbai continued to nod and took a bite of the boiled fish. The next moment, he heard Chen Qingfeng snort coldly:
"There's another one. Humph, you'd never guess that our sister is capable and has a boyfriend."
After saying that, he turned his face away and resolutely refused to look at Chen Qingyi who was pointing at him.
The good cabbage was eaten by a pig.
"Cough cough..." A hint of spicy air rushed into Chen Qingbai's throat, and he coughed violently.
"Ahem, who? Ahem..."
Chen Qingyi quickly and obediently handed over the large teacup with a very attentive attitude. Zhao Xiangmei glanced at her daughter.
He smiled and said, “Don’t listen to Xiao Feng, he’s a nice person, good looking, and has a good job.
The most important thing is that you are a good person. Mom doesn’t want anything else, just be nice to your sister!
Mom has thought about it these days, Chu Xun really cares about your sister, and she is good in every way!
Mom is relieved for now about Xiaoyi's matter, but as for you and Xiaosong, if you two find someone suitable, you can take a look."
Having said that, she knew in her heart that it would be impossible for her three sons to get married too early.
She doesn't worry about raising her son. A good man doesn't eat the food of a divided family. It's enough for the child to earn those material things.
I'm not afraid of being cheated, nor am I afraid of them getting into trouble. They are all good kids.
Raising a daughter is different.
Fortunately, the family has some wealth, which was given to Xiaoyi as a dowry, so everyone looks up to her.
Then Zhao Xiangmei talked about Chu Xun's way of dealing with people. Chen Qingbai listened carefully. He was a rational and calm person.
After listening, he nodded and said, "He sounds good. I'll take a leave and go home to see him when I have time."
Chen Qingyi:……!!
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