Otherwise, if she continued living like this, Song Lili felt that she would be the first to break down and explode.
The light rain stopped after more than two hours. After waiting for about half an hour, Song Lili said to Song Jianshe, "Brother, go find someone to help us. I'll go to the kitchen to prepare some food."
"Okay, I'll go take a look around and call everyone I can. Lili, prepare some food. Let's finish the repairs in one day if we can."
"That's what I meant too. Go ahead, don't worry about the stuff, there'll be plenty." Song Lili waved to Song Jianshe with great enthusiasm.
She has plenty of grain at home, rice, and vegetables—as much as she needs. She even went to town to buy some yesterday, so she doesn't believe she won't have enough today.
"Jianshe, hurry up and go. You can leave the kitchen to Xia Niu and Lili. Don't worry about it," Song Yongren urged.
He had always been thinking about building a house for his son, and now that he had another opportunity, he was determined to seize it.
After Song Jianshe left, Song Lili took Song Fang to the kitchen to boil water. It was still a bit early to make lunch, but the water supply needed to be plentiful.
Xia Niu stood awkwardly to the side, seemingly wanting to lend a hand but not quite daring to.
Song Lili ignored Xia Niu and went about her business, leaving her standing there.
In the end, Xia Niu couldn't hold back any longer. Before Song Lili could even start, she sat down in front of the stove and said, "Lili, let me start the fire."
Song Lili poured a large pot of water, covered it with the pot of malaria, and then said, "Alright, sister-in-law, you can watch over it here. I'm going to fetch water; the water in the water tank is almost gone."
Then, he said to Song Fang, "Fangfang, go to the field and pick some vegetables. Take a little of everything. You can decide which ones to take."
After Song Fang nodded, Song Lili took a carrying pole, picked up the water buckets, and went out with Song Fang, leaving Song Yongren and Xia Niu alone at home.
The people of the Fifth Brigade all have to fetch water from the spring at the foot of the mountain. It takes about ten minutes to walk there, and fetching water would take about half an hour round trip.
In the past, one of Song Yongren and Song Jianshe would get up early to fetch water, and then Song Lili would be in charge of making breakfast.
Today's situation was special, so Song Lili did it herself, but it wasn't difficult for her.
Song Lili carried a load of water back in fifteen minutes. By then, Song Jianshe and Song Fang had already returned.
Song Lili put the bucket on the ground, and Song Jianshe followed her in. "Lili, I've found about seven or eight people. You can oversee the cooking."
"Okay," Song Lili said as she put down the carrying pole.
Xia Niu helped from the side, saying, "Lili, let me fetch water. You're still too young, I'm afraid you can't carry it. I do chores often, I'm good at it."
Song Lili stared at Xia Niu intently. "Sister-in-law, you're so kind. You can go now. I have to cook, so I can't help you."
"Thank you for your hard work today. Once your and my brother's rooms are ready, you won't have to work so hard anymore."
"Xia Niu, you'll have to work a little harder today. Lili can't handle everything by herself." As soon as Song Lili said this, Song Jianshe realized what was going on and quickly said to Xia Niu.
Xia Niu's face was stiff, her lips trembling as she forced a distorted smile. "Okay...okay, I understand, I...I'll go in a bit."
"I'll boil this pot of water and then go. This place can't do without me right now," Xia Niu said, pointing to the stove.
"Sister-in-law, Fangfang can watch over it. She's a big girl now, she can still watch a fire," Song Lili said with a smile.
Hmph, trying to play tricks on me? You're too green, aren't you? Since you want to put on a show, I'll let you do it properly.
Did she agree to receive Song Jianshe's praise and have an easy day?
Finally, Xia Niu had no choice but to carry her load on a shoulder pole and leave the house, looking back at Song Jianshe with teary eyes, hoping he would call her back.
However, Song Jianshe was still a blockhead at the moment and couldn't understand Xia Niu's meaning at all. He had already turned around and gone back to doing his own thing.
Once Xia Niu had disappeared from sight, Song Lili snorted coldly, "We can play slowly later."
“Sister, I don’t like her,” Song Fang suddenly said.
"Why?" Song Lili looked at Song Fang in surprise. Could it be that Fangfang also saw through Xia Niu's disguise? Is she that amazing?
"I just feel... I really hate it," Song Fang said after frowning and thinking for a while.
Song Lili chuckled to herself. So that's how it is. She thought Fangfang had a very perceptive mind, but it turns out it was just a feeling.
That's right. Fangfang is naturally sensitive and even more perceptive of people's emotions. She can definitely sense Xia Niu's pretentious and hypocritical behavior, so it's not surprising that she dislikes it.
"Fangfang, whether you dislike her or not, she is still your sister-in-law, so you must respect her, understand?"
She doesn't have to show her emotions on her face. Xia Niu deserves the respect she deserves.
As for true respect, let's talk about that after Xia Niu does something worthy of respect.
"Oh..." Song Fang replied unhappily.
Song Lili smiled and patted Song Fang's head. "I'm not doing this for her, I'm doing it for you."
"Okay, I understand," Song Fang replied happily.
Song Lili shook her head with amusement. She was already twelve or thirteen years old, yet she was still so innocent. But that was fine too.
Song Lili started washing vegetables and preparing, and then Song Jianshe came in and said, "Lili, both Qinghuas have come to help."
"Why did they come?" Song Lili asked in surprise, as this brigade was quite far from the fifth brigade.
"Oh, they went to Uncle Weimin's house, and then when they heard about the house, they came along to help."
"Okay, I understand. I'll cook enough for two more people," Song Lili said, looking outside.
She spotted Zhang Qinghua immediately; he stood tall and straight in the crowd, easy to spot.
Zhang Qinghua seemed to notice Song Lili's gaze, looked over, and then smiled.
Song Lili couldn't help but smile too, her eyes and heart filled with joy, and she gazed sweetly into his eyes.
After what seemed like a long while, Zhang Qinghua finally looked away and then gently moved his fingers.
Song Lili returned to the kitchen with a smile. She had seen everything Zhang Qinghua had done; he was saying he missed her. How could she not be happy?
After that, Song Lili was in an incredibly good mood. Even though Xia Niu brought back only half a bucket of water, she didn't say anything and just laughed it off.
A happy smile remained on her face, and the sweetness in her heart rippled outwards, filling her entire being.
It made her feel like she was soaking in a honey pot, surrounded by sweetness.
Song Fang looked at Song Lili with some surprise. What's wrong with my sister? Why is she suddenly so happy?
She glanced at Zhang Qinghua in the yard. It seemed her sister was happy because of that person, but why? Why could he make her sister so happy?
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