After everyone's efforts, the move was finally completed in one morning.
"After a little more tidying up, you can move in." Song Lili looked around and everything was in place.
"Alright, let's all eat here today, consider it a housewarming party for us."
There is a custom that people need to go to the new house to "warm up" it, so that the house will have more "liveliness".
"Okay, I'll come over for meals often from now on. Let's just consider today my first time," Wang Daming said happily.
It made everyone else laugh; only Wang Daming could make being a freeloader sound so open and aboveboard.
She used to go to Song Lili's house when she was in Hongqi Village, and now she's moved to Daqing's house. It seems that she's been eating at Song Lili's house her whole life!
Although he thought that way, no one disliked him. "Great, great, I'm very happy you're here."
"Alright, I'll go buy some wine. Tonight, we're not leaving until we're drunk!" Daqing shouted before running out.
"Sigh...that brat." Li Weiguo had originally wanted Daqing to buy some peanuts, but he had already disappeared.
He couldn't help but laugh and curse, but the smile on his face told everyone that he wasn't angry at all.
"Alright, the child is happy today, so don't scold him. Let Qinghua go." Zhang Shengtian shook his head as well, and then let Zhang Qinghua go out with him.
Song Lili, Yang Mei, and Aunt Li went to the kitchen to see what to make for dinner.
Zhang Aiai originally planned to come in, but the kitchen was too small, and there was simply no room for several people to fit in.
So, in the end, Zhang Aiai had no choice but to go out and take Fang Xiaotao and the children to look around and touch things in the yard.
Zhang Shengtian and his two companions entered the room, sat at the square table inside, and chatted with smiles.
At noon, I just made some simple dishes. After all, it would be too much to ask anyone to prepare a large meal in such a short time.
In the afternoon, the women pulled each other out of the house to select the ingredients for the evening's meal, which was the most important thing for them that day.
Aunt Li didn't go. She had just arrived in the capital, and there were quite a few people there, so she let Song Lili and the others take the children out.
Of the children, only Fang Xiaotao and Xiaolan were willing to come along; the other one was not.
So, when they finally left, only Song Lili, Yang Mei, Zhang Aiai and her daughter, and Xiao Lan remained.
Xiaolan is the oldest among these children. Even though she is in high school, she doesn't want to play with her younger brother.
Song Lili and the others didn't insist. They had plenty of time ahead of them and weren't in a rush.
After a big shopping spree, seeing that it was still early, Yang Mei left her things at Song Fang's shop and then took the others to the mall.
She wanted to buy some clothes for the child and Li Weiguo and his wife, but she only had a few pieces of clothing with her when she started working, and they were all washed until they were almost translucent.
Now that they've come to the capital, she can't let them continue to live such a difficult life. Although she doesn't have much money, she can still afford to buy each of them a new set of clothes.
Song Lili also supports Yang Mei's approach, believing that in-laws are not one's own parents and that it is still necessary to please and maintain good relations with them.
I could spend several hours wandering around the mall, but of course, I reaped a lot of rewards.
Li Weiguo and his wife each wore a set of clothes from head to toe, and the children did the same, except the children had extra stationery, schoolbags, and other items.
"Let's hurry back; we need to prepare dinner properly tonight," Song Lili urged the group, looking at the sky.
Although there are many people, the process may be faster, but it still takes time, as some ingredients need to be marinated.
"Okay, let's go back first. We can come back to buy anything we need next time," Yang Mei said. If she had nothing to do that evening, she really would have continued.
This afternoon sparked her desire to buy things, making her really want to shop, but thinking about the people waiting at home, she decided to give up.
When I got home, I found that Aunt Li had made a lot of preparations, such as boiling water in a pot.
Just in time, they needed to wash the meat, so Song Lili and the others rolled up their sleeves and got to work without saying a word.
Two people were washing meat, and one was washing vegetables, both busy and happy, leaving Aunt Li nowhere to help.
"Don't go in. Just sit down and wait," Zhang Shengtian said as he saw Aunt Li approaching the kitchen doorway again.
"Just leave those things to the kids. You just wait to eat. Besides, there are still a few young men to help with chores." Why should the elderly do anything themselves?
"How can that be? A grown man shouldn't be in the kitchen!" Aunt Li waved her hand, still believing that men shouldn't be in the kitchen.
“Why can’t we come in? When Lili doesn’t have time, Qinghua is the one who cooks.” Zhang Shengtian glared.
Over time, he naturally accepted it and no longer felt that men couldn't go into the kitchen; he thought it was perfectly normal for men to go in!
Song Yongren didn't say anything. He was initially surprised, but then he was happy. If Qinghua could help Lili, his daughter wouldn't have to work so hard, so Song Yongren didn't object to it.
After seeing it so many times, I got used to it and became numb to it.
Hearing Aunt Li say this now, I feel a little uneasy.
The others who heard this felt slightly awkward, sensing that something was amiss, but they all remained silent.
Only Li Weiguo said, "What nonsense are you talking about? They're all grown up, are they supposed to wait to be waited on? Let them do the work."
Although Li Weiguo agreed with Aunt Li's words, he didn't say it aloud, because it was obvious that no one else thought it was a problem.
Why did he say something that made everyone feel uncomfortable?
And what he said was true. With the younger generation around, how could the elders be busy with all the work?
"Auntie, just sit here and relax. I'll help if anything comes up. Otherwise, I'd feel bad about freeloading here," Wang Daming said with a grin.
"Mom, it's alright, we're used to it." Influenced by Song Lili and her husband, they all went into the kitchen.
Zhang Qinghua didn't say anything, not taking Aunt Li's words to heart. In his view, men had nothing to be proud of.
Besides, Lili is already so busy, what's wrong with him going to the kitchen to help out?
He understood that these ideas were somewhat unusual and unconventional, and that his elders might not be happy to hear them. So he never said them aloud, but simply put them into practice.
"You're so good with words, what's there to be embarrassed about? You're all friends, come over whenever you want, Auntie will cook you something delicious."
Wang Daming's words amused Aunt Li, who was inwardly dissatisfied, but since Li Weiguo had spoken, she wouldn't stand up and disagree.
She was a typical woman who revered her husband above all else; how could she have embarrassed Li Weiguo in front of so many people?
Even if you have something on your mind, you have to keep it to yourself and talk to Li Weiguo in private. You won't let Li Weiguo be embarrassed in front of everyone.
So the matter was dropped, and no one brought it up again.
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