Time flies, and before we know it, the end of the year is here.
Over the past few months, Song Lili's life has been generally peaceful, with nothing major happening.
Occasionally, when they heard that Red Guards were coming to inspect, they would prepare in advance, so there were no major problems.
However, these unscheduled inspections were getting on Song Lili's nerves, and she couldn't help but complain to Qian Liulin, "Can't you schedule the inspections properly?"
"Otherwise, I'll have to be on guard against your inspections every day. Over time, that could easily lead to neurasthenia, okay?"
However, her casual complaint struck Qian Liulin as a feasible idea, and he immediately remembered it and started planning it in his mind.
However, Song Lili was unaware of this. Apart from her own family matters, she would visit the two elderly people's homes whenever she had time, and help them out if needed.
By the end of the year, Xia Niu's belly was quite large, and it looked like she was about to give birth.
However, Song Lili estimated that if Xia Niu were to give birth, it would probably be around the first month of the lunar calendar, when she would be nine or ten months pregnant.
Today is the eve of the Lunar New Year, a day when invoices and money are distributed, and many families have been eagerly anticipating it since early morning.
Song Lili wasn't expecting anything. She actually had money in her hands. Although she had no income at the moment, her savings were enough to last her for two or three years, so she wasn't worried.
As before, Song Jianshe gave the receipts to Song Lili for the things he picked up, but kept the money for himself, which could be considered their private savings.
As for Song Yongren, Song Lili would sometimes give him some, but not as frequently as before, and Song Fang received none at all.
However, Song Fang didn't care. All she needed to do now was read and write, and she often went to Wu Ying's place.
After Song Lili learned about the relationship between Wu Ying and Wu Zhongge, she stopped stopping Song Fang.
Once they had the money and coupons in hand, many families started heading to the town's supply and marketing cooperative, hoping to have a more comfortable New Year.
Moreover, since everyone grows vegetables in greenhouses, their income is higher, so they are not so stingy.
These past few days, I've seen people running to town every day, and it only stopped on New Year's Eve.
On New Year's Eve, she usually likes to stay up all night, but Xia Niu is heavy and easily gets sleepy, so she went to bed early.
Song Lili wasn't in the mood to stay up all night, so she went to rest after a while. As for the others, she didn't care.
However, while I was half asleep, I suddenly heard a lot of noise outside, as if there were many people.
She rubbed her head, feeling annoyed, and stared at the dark sky outside the window, her temper rising.
Who is this person? Making such a racket in the middle of the night, can't a person get any sleep?
As the noise outside grew louder, Song Lili became increasingly agitated. Few people can remain calm when woken up from their sleep by noise.
She angrily dressed, slipped on her shoes haphazardly, and stormed out. "Can't a person get any sleep? What's all the noise about in the middle of the night? Aren't you afraid someone will come out and beat you up?"
Let alone others, she herself is now tempted to hit someone.
Only after shouting did he realize that there were several people standing in his yard, all looking at him, probably attracted by the sound.
"Uncle? Lanlan? What are you doing here?" Then, Song Lili looked at Madam Gu, who still had an angry expression, and asked, "Grandma, what brings you here?"
Although Song Lili spoke respectfully, her tone infuriated Gu Shi.
"Hmph," Madam Gu snorted coldly, without saying anything. She now understood that going up against Song Lili would only lead to her suffering.
Her previous experience of being locked in a cowshed had made her much more timid. She didn't dare to make a fuss now, for fear of saying the wrong thing and going back in.
"Lili, did I wake you up?" Uncle Zhou Lei rubbed his hands together and smiled awkwardly at Song Lili.
"It's nothing." Song Lili smiled faintly. "Why are you here now? Is it because you had some free time?"
Otherwise, why would you come here in the middle of the night, especially on New Year's Eve?
“Lili, your uncle and his family may be staying at our house for a few days,” Song Yongren said, looking at Song Lili.
"Stay for a few days? Did something happen?" Song Lili asked in surprise.
“Cousin, it’s like this. My kang (heated brick bed) is on fire, and the house is burning, so I can’t stay here right now. That’s why I have to stay here for a few days,” Zhou Lanlan said straightforwardly.
"You lit it today?" Song Lili was surprised and speechless. What was this person doing? How could they even get the kang (a heated brick bed) on fire?
However, such things do happen, because some people stuff too much straw into the stone slab and pile it up together. When it all catches fire, it can easily cause the temperature of the stone slab to get too high, and the wheat straw on the stone slab will catch fire.
Therefore, Song Lili believed everything Zhou Lanlan said.
"If you want to stay, then stay. What are you all arguing about here?" Song Lili asked, looking at Zhou Lanlan, who had grown into a young woman. She hadn't seen Zhou Lanlan for several years.
“I…we were originally going to stay at my maternal grandmother’s house,” Zhou Lanlan said after glancing at Gu Shi.
"Is that so?" Song Lili gave Gu Shi a meaningful look. Without Zhou Lanlan saying anything, she understood what had happened.
It's just that the Gu family didn't want it, so they forced them to live here.
"It's alright, you can stay here. You, Fangfang, and I can sleep together. Uncle, you can sleep with my uncle, is that alright?"
Anyway, this way she could sleep comfortably and there was room to sleep, so Song Lili readily agreed.
"Okay," Zhou Lei nodded somewhat blankly.
Instead, Zhou Lanlan smiled and said, "These are my cousins. We'll be inconvenient then."
Song Lili really liked Zhou Lanlan. She wasn't timid; on the contrary, she was a little feisty and had a clear sense of right and wrong. She was a very good person.
And so, Zhou Lei and Song Lili resolved their issue. Then Song Lili looked at Madam Gu and said, "Grandma, shouldn't you be leaving now? It's the New Year, do you intend to stand in my yard?"
Anyway, she had no intention of letting Madam Gu come in and sit down. She wanted to get rid of him as soon as possible to avoid him causing trouble.
"You..." Gu Shi's face turned ashen with anger, but seeing Song Lili's nonchalant attitude, she could only swallow her anger.
Finally, he muttered "unfilial wretch" under his breath and left in anger.
"Okay, I'm going to sleep now, don't bother me." Song Lili said, yawning, feeling sleepy again.
It's still dark, why aren't you sleeping?
So, Song Lili didn't hear Zhou Lanlan's bright eyes as she looked at the doorway after she entered the house, saying, "My cousin is so amazing!" She actually managed to drive away her tantrum-throwing grandmother; it's truly incredible.
"Of course, my sister is the best," Song Fang said proudly.
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