Zhang Qinghua's words made Song Lili find them somewhat amusing.
Song Lili couldn't help but raise an eyebrow. "Isn't this what your daughter wanted to eat? How come it's become something to reward me now?"
Zhang Qinghua looked slightly uncomfortable. But in the end, he couldn't help but say, "It's something Xinyi wanted to eat, but it's also something I wanted to make for you."
"Consider this a thank you, thank you for taking care of me and the children this year, and thank you for your support this year."
Song Lili suddenly felt that Zhang Qinghua was being a bit pretentious, and after hearing these words, she suddenly felt embarrassed and uncomfortable.
So Song Lili couldn't help but lower her head and hurriedly said, "Then consider it a reward for you. I'll go check on the children first." Then she turned and ran out.
I don't know what suddenly happened to Zhang Qinghua, that he would say such flirtatious things.
Even when they were dating, Zhang Qinghua never said anything like that.
Hearing this suddenly today, Song Lili felt quite uncomfortable, but her heart was pounding, and she had a feeling of being in love.
Zhang Qinghua didn't notice Song Lili's unusual behavior. Because he had been focused most of his attention on the wontons in his hand, he naturally missed the rare glimpse of her shyness when offering them to him.
Watching Song Lili leave, I felt a little strange. Why was Lili acting so differently today? But I didn't think much of it. I turned around and continued wrapping wontons.
Thinking that he was cooking for his family today, he felt he had to do his best to make everyone happy, as a way of expressing his gratitude.
Therefore, Zhang Qinghua became even more enthusiastic about cooking and forgot the slight strange feeling he had just had.
After Song Lili ran outside, the cold wind blew away any trace of shyness she felt. Seeing the children happily chasing and playing in the yard, she felt nothing but pure happiness.
As for the brief moment of intimacy between her and Zhang Qinghua, she didn't pay much attention to it.
Song Lili went back to her room. After changing into a pair of slippers she wore at home, she went to the main room to watch the children play while waiting for Zhang Qinghua to prepare dinner.
The New Year passed in such a warm and joyful atmosphere.
After the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, shops in the capital city started to reopen for business, and Song Lili's hot pot restaurant also opened.
For the first two days after starting work, Song Lili would stay at the store to keep an eye on things. After all, it was the beginning of a new year, and she wanted a good omen, not something bad to happen at the very start of the year.
Therefore, Song Lili had to personally oversee things until everything in the store returned to normal. Only then did she relinquish control and let the store manager handle it.
She just needs to take care of her own family matters.
However, Zhang Shengtian and his group, who had returned to Hongqi Village for the Spring Festival, had not yet come back. Song Lili received a telegram that they would need to stay a few more days and would return around the tenth day of the Lunar New Year.
Song Lili didn't say much. Since none of them needed to go to work on time, it was fine for them to stay at home for a few more days.
Song Lili kept track of the time, and when the time was almost up, she would go to the train station to pick up the person.
She could leave without seeing him off, but when he came back, Song Lili felt it would be better to pick him up herself.
After all, they had been on the train for several days and were exhausted. Having someone help them with their luggage would make things easier for them.
Moreover, Zhang Zeyu is almost at the capital.
He had previously said in his letter that he would come after the New Year, and Song Lili calculated the time and thought it might be in the next few days.
However, Zhang Zeyu did not give her a specific time, and Song Lili had no way to pick her up at the station, so she could only wait and see when Zhang Zeyu would contact her.
While Song Lili was waiting for news from Zhang Zeyu, Wang Daming came by once.
Wang Damin is no longer as irritable as he used to be, and he has regained his former energetic self.
Moreover, it seems that he has been living a very good life recently, and he looks radiant.
Seeing Wang Damin's energetic appearance, Song Lili knew that Wang Shan hadn't caused him any more trouble.
I was genuinely happy for my friend. However, during their conversation, they couldn't help but mention Wang Shan.
Wang Daming couldn't help but tell Song Lili that after Wang Shan was sent home, she caused a scene at home, making everyone in the family very angry.
At that time, Wang Daming's parents, grandparents, and other family members all called him and gave him a severe scolding.
However, Wang Daming was determined not to care about Wang Shan, and her family couldn't do anything about it.
They were so far away from Wang Daming that there was nothing they could do but angrily curse him a few times.
Later, it was Wang Daming's childhood friend who told him that Wang Shan was still thinking of coming to the capital, saying that once she came, she wouldn't go back.
However, his family already knew that Wang Daming was determined. In the end, they still didn't let Wang Shan come.
Wang Shan could only cause trouble at home, making a scene every single day. Her antics turned their house upside down.
My friend said on the phone that it felt like a world war, and just hearing about it was terrifying, let alone the people in that house.
As he spoke, Wang Daming's friends couldn't help but shudder, terrified that they might encounter such a situation themselves.
Wang Daming didn't say much, but silently put down the phone. From then on, he never inquired about Wang Shan again.
Wang Shan's family wanted to spoil her, but Wang Daming didn't care. Besides, he couldn't control her anyway.
As long as Wang Shan doesn't do anything to Wang Daming, Wang Daming can pretend he didn't see anything and know nothing.
Since Wang Shan's family did not allow her to come to the capital, Wang Daming did not bother to inquire about her family's situation.
His home had finally become peaceful, and he didn't want any more trouble because of Wang Shan.
So Wang Daming pretended not to know anything.
However, these things still had an impact on him, so when he visited Song Lili, he couldn't help but confide in her.
Song Lili couldn't understand Wang Daming's current feelings, but she also understood why he was like this, and she didn't know how to comfort him.
Wang Shan is known to cause trouble, and this was something everyone could have predicted.
But what you know in your heart and what you say out loud are sometimes just different.
Even though Song Lili knew perfectly well that Wang Shan's actions were not unexpected at all, she couldn't possibly explain it to Wang Daming.
All she could say was, "Wang Shan will stop making a scene after a while, once her family stops paying attention to her. Don't worry, everything will be fine at home."
Song Lili could do nothing but offer comfort.
But Wang Daming knew perfectly well what was going on.
These things had been weighing on his mind for too long. So long that they had shrouded his heart in a veil of gloom.
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