Now that the person is right in front of me, I can finally relax.
"There's nothing to worry about. Qinghua was with us the whole way, and Ai'ai helped out too, so the journey was very safe," Li Weiguo said.
It was also meant as a reminder. He understood Yang Mei's excitement at seeing the child, but she shouldn't have said such things! What if Qinghua was unhappy?
This is disheartening. You said they were helping you, how could you say that?
"Yes, I know I don't need to worry with Qinghua here, but I still can't put my mind at ease." Yang Mei nodded, wiping away her tears.
She wasn't really worried, she just couldn't help but go back and worry.
Now, although she didn't understand what Li Weiguo was saying, she still went along with it.
Li Weiguo thought Yang Mei understood, so he nodded happily. "That's right. We originally wanted the two children to come, but then Qinghua said that there was nothing going on at home, so we should come along. Your mother and I discussed it and thought it was okay, so we came together."
"I should have picked you up earlier. I didn't know you were coming beforehand, I just knew you were arriving today. You must be tired from your journey, have some water first, we'll be eating in a little while."
Yang Mei affectionately touched the two children, but at this moment she wisely chose not to talk to them properly.
There will be time later; let's make arrangements for everyone now.
"I'm going to help Lili." Yang Mei came out of the main room and was about to go to the kitchen, but as soon as she stepped out, she saw Zhang Qinghua go in, so she went back to the main room.
"Why are you back?" Aunt Li asked, somewhat puzzled.
"Qinghua went to help Lili, so I won't go in." After this happened many times, Yang Mei got used to it.
Moreover, their relationship is now no different from that of family, so they sometimes don't care about those trivial details.
That's why Yang Mei said those things without any restraint just now, because everyone is used to it.
Li Weiguo was simply unaware of their dynamics, which was why he appeared somewhat cautious.
"Qinghua, please help?" Aunt Li and Li Weiguo were surprised. Then Aunt Li stood up and said, "How can we let Qinghua go to the kitchen? I'll go check on her."
She still held onto the old ideas, believing that men shouldn't be in the kitchen. She was surprised and flustered, thinking that Yang Mei was being a bit immature.
You saw Qinghua go into the kitchen, why didn't you stop him? And then he came back on his own? That's outrageous!
Yang Mei quickly stopped her, "Mom, don't worry about it. Qinghua has always been like this, and the couple hasn't seen each other for several days. Let them talk."
Having spent a long time in the capital, Yang Mei had become accustomed to the way Song Lili and Zhang Qinghua got along, and no longer held the idea that a gentleman should stay away from the kitchen.
Instead, she followed Song Lili and felt that there was nothing wrong with men going into the kitchen. They were all human, so why couldn't men go into the kitchen?
"Is this...is this okay?" Aunt Li, who was stopped, hesitated. She wanted to go out and drag Zhang Qinghua out, but she also felt that Yang Mei was right. The couple hadn't seen each other for a long time and should have a good talk. For a moment, she couldn't make up her mind.
So they overlooked what Yang Mei had just said, that same sentence that Zhang Qinghua had been repeating.
Aunt Li overlooked it, but Li Weiguo did not. Seeing Yang Mei's ordinary expression, he had an idea in mind.
"Forget it, don't go. Just wait for dinner," Li Weiguo thought to himself. Maybe that's how it is at their home.
He didn't think Yang Mei was such a clueless person who didn't understand anything.
The reason for saying this is that this has become so common that everyone has gotten used to it.
Since they've been doing it this way, there's no point in making things worse; just focus on doing your own thing.
It must be said that Li Weiguo was not appointed as the village secretary for nothing; he does have some brains.
With just a slight turn, it became clear what the current situation was like.
"Will it really work?" Aunt Li asked again, still not entirely convinced.
“What’s wrong with that? Qinghua can’t possibly be wronged at home, can he? Just sit there and do what others do.” Li Weiguo said sullenly.
Their simplest thought is not to cause trouble for others. They already feel embarrassed enough, so they don't want to cause any more trouble.
"Alright then." Aunt Li went back to sit down and talked to Yang Mei, asking about her life in the capital and so on. She stopped paying attention to the affairs of Zhang Qinghua and his wife.
In the kitchen, Song Lili was also talking about this.
"Why did you tell my uncle and aunt to come too? You caught me completely off guard. Luckily, the family was prepared. If we hadn't had anything, I wonder what you would have done?" Song Lili glared at Zhang Qinghua, annoyed.
This person has even learned to give people "surprises" now. Doesn't he know that's too exciting?
"I was going to tell you, but I thought if I told you, you would definitely come to the station to pick me up, so I didn't say anything."
Zhang Qinghua's idea was simple: with so many people, they were perfectly capable of going back on their own, so there was no need for Song Lili to come and pick them up.
Therefore, the reason for keeping this from Song Lili was simply to avoid making her make an extra trip.
Song Lili: "..." Is this your reason?
Although it wasn't a romantic remark, it touched Song Lili's heart and made her feel more at ease.
This is the Zhang Qinghua she knows. No wonder he suddenly learned to surprise people. It turns out he didn't!
Same recipe, same familiar taste.
"Go outside and wait, I'll be done in a bit." Song Lili nudged Zhang Qinghua with her elbow; there was nothing to help in the kitchen.
Zhang Qinghua glanced outside and said, "No, I'll stay here with you. It'll also allow Uncle and Aunt to have a good talk with Yang Mei. It's not appropriate for me to go out."
Family members miss each other, and when they meet, they naturally want to ask each other a lot. It's inconvenient when there are outsiders present.
So, after putting down his luggage, Zhang Qinghua thought for a moment and then came to the kitchen. On the one hand, he hadn't seen Song Lili for a long time and missed her. He wanted to talk to her, or even just see her!
On the other hand, it's about giving the Li family some space and allowing them to have a proper talk.
Didn't you see that Zhang Aiai didn't come out either? It's just giving those few people some private space.
Song Lili thought about it and laughed. She really hadn't thought things through. After Zhang Qinghua said that, she realized her mistake.
"Alright, you stay here with me then. I'll slow down a bit." Let them talk for a while and let them vent their excitement before we eat.
Although Song Lili controlled her speed, it was still very fast. Half an hour later, it was time to eat.
"Go and call them to eat. I'll take the bowls out." Zhang Qinghua pushed Song Lili out of the kitchen.
"Okay. I understand, I'll go right away."
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