Soon, the once quiet courtyard became lively, with many people talking, creating a noisy yet somewhat orderly atmosphere.
Song Lili sat on the kang (a heated brick bed) in the room, and could faintly hear people congratulating her, as well as Zhang Shengtian's laughing reply.
This commotion lasted for several hours before the noise gradually subsided.
"Sister-in-law, my brother asked me to come and ask you if you're hungry?" Suddenly, Zhang Aiai pushed the door open and came in.
A blush crept onto Song Lili's face. "No...no, I'll let you know if I'm hungry."
While feeling sweet inside, she also felt a little resentful. Why did this person make such a big fuss? Was she afraid others wouldn't know she hadn't eaten much this morning?
I asked once myself, and it didn't work. So I had Zhang Aiai come over and ask again, and it really...it really is...
Song Lili didn't know how to express it, but she felt sweet inside, and her smile was filled with sweetness.
“Tell your brother I’m not hungry, and tell him… not to worry about it.” After saying that, Song Lili blushed again.
"Okay," Zhang Aiai glanced at Song Lili and then left.
But in my heart I was thinking, the bride is so beautiful. I wonder if she will be just as beautiful when she gets married?
Lost in her dreams for the future, Zhang Aiai was oblivious to Song Lili's shyness and the tender affection between the two.
Song Lili herself felt embarrassed for a long time before she regained her composure and her expression returned to normal.
Outside, after hearing what Zhang Aiai said, Zhang Qinghua suddenly chuckled and said, "I understand."
"Big brother, what are you laughing at?" Zhang Aiai asked Zhang Qinghua, puzzled.
"It's nothing." Zhang Qinghua waved his hand. As for what he was laughing about, he would find out later.
After noon, the number of people finally decreased significantly, with only one or two scattered around. By 3 p.m., no one came at all.
"There shouldn't be anyone left, let's tidy up." Zhang Shengtian said to the children. There was no woman in charge of the house, so he had to take care of two people's affairs, and he was quite tired at the moment.
"Let me help," Song Lili heard from inside the house and quickly went out.
Everyone at home was busy, and she felt embarrassed to sit there, so she changed into some old clothes and went out.
"No need, no need for you to lift a finger, the few of us can handle it," Zhang Shengtian quickly stopped him.
"I'm fine, it's just a small task, it's nothing," Song Lili said, rolling up her sleeves and already clearing away the dishes.
"...Big Brother, you, Qinghua, and Qingguo clear the table and remove the dishes. Ai'ai and I will wash them together; it will be faster that way."
"Okay...yes," Zhang Shengtian smiled and happily agreed, seemingly in an even better mood.
Of course, he was extremely satisfied with Song Lili as his daughter-in-law, and he was incredibly happy.
"He's found a good wife here," he said in a low voice.
The other two people had no objections; they did whatever Song Lili said.
As for Zhang Aiai, she was originally supposed to wash the dishes, so she was naturally happy to have someone else help her.
So the whole family worked happily, chatting and laughing, and joy kept spreading from there.
With the team working together, they quickly packed up the large items in no time.
"You guys hurry up and return these things, otherwise the other family might not have any bowls and chopsticks to eat tonight."
Once everything was ready, Zhang Shengtian quickly instructed Zhang Qinghua and his two siblings to get moving.
All the bowls and chopsticks we used today were borrowed from our neighbors, otherwise the ones we had at home wouldn't be enough.
Now that everything at home was done, we quickly returned the items. Since no one had any extra bowls or chopsticks, they were definitely for our own use.
If it's not returned by night, the other people won't have anything to eat.
The group knew what was important, so they took the items and went from house to house to return them.
"Take a break," Song Lili said, handing Zhang Shengtian a glass of water.
She's not quite used to calling Zhang Shengtian "Big Brother" yet, so she's keeping it brief and will call him that when she gets used to it.
"Okay, you're still so thirsty." Zhang Shengtian chuckled as he took the water, but he didn't rest; he just drank some.
Looking at the somewhat messy yard, Song Lili found a large broom made of small bamboo sticks tied together and began sweeping the yard.
"You leave it, I'll take care of these." She didn't know when Zhang Qinghua had returned; by the time she heard his voice, he was already beside Song Lili.
Song Lili looked up and saw Zhang Qinghua standing to her side, looking at her intently.
"I'm just idling around anyway, and I'm used to doing this kind of thing, so it's fine," Song Lili said with a smile.
She then noticed that Zhang Qinghua had also changed his clothes. He wasn't wearing the same clothes he had that morning; these were clearly clothes he would wear for work.
However, he still looks handsome even in old clothes.
"Lili, you leave it to the two boys to do. You can rest for a while. Children are strong, so they should do more of what they're supposed to do," Zhang Shengtian said with a smile.
"I……"
“Sister-in-law, come here. My brothers did all this. I’ve never done it before,” Zhang Aiai said from the side.
"Fine." Song Lili could only hand the broom to Zhang Qinghua, somewhat speechless.
According to Zhang Aiai, most of the housework was done by the boys, and Zhang Aiai herself had never even swept the yard.
This shows just how much this family dotes on Zhang Aiai.
This worried Song Lili. She wondered how 9'an would get along with her sister-in-law, Zhang Ai'ai, in the future.
Previously, the relationship was quite good, but people have many facets. There are many people who are completely different in front of their family and outsiders. Song Lili 9 is not sure what Zhang Aiai is like in front of her family.
So all she could do was pray that her sister-in-law wouldn't be so difficult to get along with.
Zhang Qinghua works quickly and cleaned the entire area in no time.
Zhang Qingguo wasn't idle either; while Zhang Qinghua was sweeping the yard, he cleaned the house inside and out.
Song Lili "..."
This is my first time experiencing something like this. It's quite a novel feeling.
However, deep down, she still envied Zhang Aiai, for she had never enjoyed such pampering in both her lifetimes.
In the past, with that person in the family, it was impossible for her to do nothing; on the contrary, she should have done more than girls her age.
When they arrived here, although the Song family treated the girls well, they weren't spoiled; the girls still had to do chores.
Given Song Yongren and Song Jianshe's personalities, they would never have doted on the sisters like that.
So this was the first time she had ever directly experienced what a doting brother was like, and it was also the first time she had ever envied someone, envied that someone had been pampered like this as she grew up.
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