Chapter 42 New Year's Eve
Li Xu naturally didn't want to take advantage of others for nothing, so he hurried to the kitchen, packed some fruits and vegetables, and chased after him with the big bag.
Fortunately, Zhang Kun didn't walk fast, and when Li Xu got off, he had only ridden his bike for twenty or thirty meters.
"Brother Zhang Kun, wait a minute!" Li Xu shouted and chased after him.
Zhang Kun heard the sound and stopped the car in surprise.
Li Xu took a few steps forward and hung the bag directly on Zhang Kun's handlebars: "These are all worthless things, take them back and eat them."
Zhang Kun opened his mouth and whispered, "I don't have any children at home, so I really can't eat it. I just thought that you have many children..."
Li Xu smiled and said, "Be careful on the road. I wish you a happy new year in advance."
Having said that, he turned and left.
Zhang Kun stood there, looking at Li Xu's back with a complicated look.
In the evening, Li Yong didn't come until after eight o'clock.
As soon as he entered the door, he asked: "Sister, is there anything to eat? I'm starving..."
Li Xu was a little surprised: "How can you go hungry while working in a restaurant?"
Having said that, he still went to the kitchen: "I'll make you some noodles and stir-fry some stewed meat for you."
Li Yong said helplessly: "Today is New Year's Eve, and many people have ordered meals. I was afraid that you would wait for me, so I came here without eating after finishing my meal."
He sat down at the dining table, and then he noticed the two boxes on the ground. "Where did they come from? They're not cheap."
Ji Yuanyuan immediately felt that the opportunity had come, so she stepped forward and said, "Uncle Zhang Kun brought it over this afternoon, saying that there are no children at home who can't eat it."
When Li Yong heard that it was sent by Zhang Kun, he looked a little surprised.
"Uncle, doesn't Uncle Zhang Kun have any children? Why is he still unmarried at such an old age?" Ji Yuanyuan asked in a childish tone, and Li Yong didn't think much about it.
Li Xu also said: "I guess he saw that it was not easy for us three mothers, so he deliberately made up an excuse."
Li Yong sighed: "My master was married and had a daughter. He had a very good relationship with his master's wife, and we were all very envious at the time. However, about three or four years ago, when his master's wife and the child were crossing the road, they were hit by a car. The child died on the spot. His master's wife was rescued in the hospital for a week before..."
Talking about what happened back then, Li Yong's tone was heavy. "I have seen that child. She was very pretty and polite. She was only five years old when she died."
Li Xu also has children, so she can naturally understand what it feels like to lose a child.
Thinking of the expression on Zhang Kun's face when Ji Yuanyuan asked him questions in the afternoon, Li Xu felt a pang of sadness.
"It's not easy for your master either," she sighed.
"Who says it's not true? The reason why he takes care of you so much, besides seeing that you are having a hard time, is probably also because of Yuanyuan." Li Yong added, "Seeing Yuanyuan, he probably thought of his daughter."
Ji Yuanyuan was stunned for a moment. She didn't expect that the reason was actually her own fault.
Li Xu quickly prepared the meal and the topic was dropped.
After dinner, Li Xu went into the bedroom and quickly came out with a handkerchief.
She walked up to Li Yong and carefully uncovered the handkerchief. "I have saved some money these days. I will pay you back part of it first. You can deposit it in the bank."
She had made a lot of money recently, but she didn't dare to take out all the money for fear that Li Yong would get suspicious.
She took out five hundred yuan and put it in front of Li Yong.
"Forget it, sister. I'm not in a hurry to use it. Leaving it with you is like saving it for me. You can give it to me when I need it in the future." Li Yong said, "But your business is not bad. You have saved 500 yuan in such a short time. Not bad."
Li Xu didn't dare to say more, and only said: "I still have a few hundred dollars left. You can take these first, and I will give you the rest next year."
Li Yong saw that Li Xu didn't seem to be lying, so he hesitated for a moment before taking the money: "Okay, whenever you need money, just tell me."
Li Xu nodded, "Don't worry."
It was getting late, so Li Yong slept at home that night. He helped Li Xu move the vegetables to the market early the next morning before leaving.
After the Little New Year, Ji Ziang kept talking about Qin Mucheng.
However, even though he kept talking about it until the New Year was almost approaching, Qin Mucheng still didn't come.
I guess it will come after the New Year.
Li Yong had his holiday on the 26th day of the twelfth lunar month, but he did not go home immediately after the holiday. He stayed with Li Xu until the 28th day of the twelfth lunar month, and then went home with Li Xu.
Li Miao had been on vacation for several days, and together with Liu Guihua, he cleaned the house thoroughly.
With so many people coming to the Li family's small courtyard, it suddenly became lively.
There is no New Year’s Eve this month, so the next day is New Year’s Eve.
In the morning, Li Xu cooked paste, and Li Yong stood on a stool and pasted couplets on all the doors in the house, and pasted the word "Fu" on every place in the house.
Ji Ziang couldn't wait to take out his new clothes, but after putting them on for a while, Li Xu forced him to take them off again.
In the afternoon, Liu Guihua, Li Xu and Li Miao were in the kitchen, busy preparing dinner.
Li Yong took his three children to the supermarket and bought some fireworks to play with in the evening.
The streets are filled with the festive atmosphere.
Although people were poor in those days, everyone attached great importance to the New Year’s Eve dinner.
In the evening, Li Yong cooks.
Braised carp, sweet and sour pork ribs, stir-fried fresh mushrooms, stir-fried mushrooms with meat, leeks and eggs, and a shrimp.
There is also a bottle of sweet water per person.
These are things that you can't eat on a normal day, and Ji Ziang's mouth was drooling as he ate them.
It’s a pity that there is no TV at home, otherwise it would be very lively for the whole family to get together and watch the Spring Festival Gala.
The Li family is very happy, but the Ji family is completely the opposite.
At the dinner table, no one dared to speak when seeing Xu Xiuhua's expression, and Feng Yue even shrank her neck.
Ji Jianjun, the eldest of the Ji family, tried to smooth things over: "Alright, alright, let's eat first, we can talk about these things after the New Year."
However, just as Ji Jianjun finished speaking, Xu Xiuhua suddenly threw the chopsticks on the table with a "bang".
The children in the eldest and second oldest children's families are all grown up, and they had been mentally prepared, so they were naturally not scared.
But Shen Lingxue was still young, and was frightened by the old lady's voice, so she trembled all over and threw herself into Shen Mei's arms.
Chen Mei hugged her distressedly and comforted her gently.
Xu Xiuhua got angry when she saw the mother and son. She raised her eyebrows and looked at Ji Jianguo: "You are doing a good job, and you just want to quit? Go ask the people in our village, who doesn't envy you for having a good job?"
Ji Jianguo had a lot of grievances. Ever since the last incident, Director Qin never had a good face when he saw him.
However, he didn't dare say this to Xu Xiuhua, otherwise Xu Xiuhua might rush to the unit to find Director Qin.
By then, he would be greatly embarrassed.
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