Zhang Qinghua clearly knew what Song Lili meant, but he didn't say it aloud. He simply went along with her because he was willing to do so.
“But I’m younger than you, so even if I’m a year older, it doesn’t matter,” Song Lili said, turning her head to reveal her white teeth.
Zhang Qinghua found it both funny and frustrating, and gritted his teeth as he watched, thinking, "No matter how young you are, you are still my wife."
This person, after all these years, why are they still joking about things like this? It's really frustrating!
Song Lili: "..." Okay, what you said makes a lot of sense. I'm speechless.
KO
Feeling bored, Song Lili turned her head away, closed her eyes, and prepared to go to sleep. She decided to stop discussing the issue with him; she figured she couldn't win the argument anyway.
Zhang Qinghua was almost laughing in anger. He slapped Song Lili through the blanket in an annoyed tone before lying down next to her.
Oh well, this is someone I like. It's been so many years, what else can I do?
That's settled then!
"Do you think we should let the children go back to sleep? It's getting late." Hearing the soft murmurs outside, Song Lili opened her eyes and asked.
While I think it's good to let the kids play freely, staying up late is also bad!
"No need, they're just kids, they have plenty of energy, staying up all night won't hurt them, don't worry."
"Besides, we can catch up on sleep tomorrow. We're not in the village this year, so there aren't many families we need to visit for the New Year, and I doubt many people will come. We're all free these days, so let them go have some fun."
Song Lili thought about it and agreed, so she stopped listening to the noises outside. "Okay, I'm going to sleep now, I'll ignore them."
As he spoke, he rubbed his head against the blanket, found a comfortable position, and closed his eyes.
"Okay, go to sleep." Zhang Qinghua snuggled closer, hugged Song Lili as before, pressed against her, and then closed his eyes as well.
When she opened her eyes again, it was already broad daylight the next day. Song Lili was awakened by sounds from outside.
Zhang Shengtian had gotten up early and was sweeping snow; half the yard was already clean.
"Big Brother, why are you up so early?" Song Lili pushed open the door and saw Zhang Shengtian working there. She asked in surprise.
Zhang Shengtian turned his head and saw Song Lili standing at the door, wearing thick pajamas and looking confused.
"Lili is up? I went to bed early last night, so I woke up a little earlier."
Zhang Shengtian got drunk last night, went to bed early, and slept well. He feels great right now and is full of energy.
"Big Sister, stop working. Let Qinghua and the others get up and let them do it." Song Lili said, then turned and went into the house. She was going to change her clothes and then prepare breakfast for everyone.
"No need, it's not heavy work, I can do it myself. Besides, I'm almost done."
Zhang Shengtian felt that he was still quite capable, so he didn't want to sit around doing nothing; it was better to move around.
He's not so old that he can't move around, so he's still quite willing to keep moving.
Song Lili heard Zhang Shengtian's words, but didn't say anything more. Since Zhang Shengtian wanted to do it himself, she let him be.
However, after going inside, she pushed Zhang Qinghua out, saying, "Go and help Daddy quickly, don't stay cooped up in the room."
"How can you leave Da Da to work outside all by himself?" With that, she pushed Zhang Qinghua, who was about to wash his face, out of the way and stood in front of the washbasin stand herself.
She reached out and tested the water temperature, and it was just right. Washing her face with it would be very comfortable, so she didn't feel embarrassed at all and put her hand in directly.
She quickly washed her face, brushed her teeth, and combed her hair, all in an orderly and very fast manner.
Zhang Qinghua, who was pushed out, was speechless. He had just brushed his teeth and was pushed out like this.
However, after looking around, he finally went to help Zhang Shengtian sweep the yard. Anyway, he wouldn't be able to wash his face when he went back inside, so he figured he'd wait a while.
Not long after Zhang Qinghua went out, Daqing also got up. Seeing that Zhang Qinghua and his son were working, he immediately rolled up his sleeves and joined them.
Only Zhang Qingguo hasn't come out yet; he's probably drunk from last night and hasn't gotten up yet.
Yang Mei was the only one in the kitchen at the moment; no one else had come in yet.
When Song Lili came in, she found that Yang Mei had already washed the rice and was about to cook it.
"Sister Yangmei, what are you planning to do?" Song Lili asked Yangmei, looking around.
Yangmei has lived here for quite some time, so she's long been used to making this her home. Therefore, when she heard this, she didn't feel it was an overreaction.
She was just used to it, and Song Lili didn't think there was anything wrong with it.
That's why Song Lili asked so naturally, and Yang Mei answered naturally as well, "It's nothing, just congee and steamed buns. I ate something greasy last night, so I'll eat something light today."
Song Lili nodded, "Okay, then you do what you think is best." If it's just about doing these things, Yang Mei can do it all by herself, and she doesn't need any help.
"Then I'll go out." Song Lili turned around and left. There was no use for her skills in the kitchen, so she decided to go outside and take a look.
"Okay, I'll call you when it's time to eat."
When Song Lili went outside, she found that there was nothing she could do, because the three men had taken care of everything.
So she could only wander back to her room. Oh well, she'd better wait a bit. She packed a few red envelopes; she was going to give them to the children later.
She thought for a moment, then took out a few more red envelopes and packed them up; she needed to prepare another one for Zhang Qinghua.
After doing all this, Song Lili put the red envelopes into two separate pockets before leaving the house.
"I've already prepared your red envelope, you don't need to prepare it yourself," Song Lili told Zhang Qinghua as she ran into him on the way out.
After listening, Zhang Qinghua nodded and said, "Okay, I understand. I'll go wash my face." He hadn't washed his face yet.
Song Lili: "..." I pretended not to hear, that I knew nothing.
Song Lili slunk away. Zhang Qinghua watched her retreating figure, finding it somewhat amusing, and then smiled helplessly as he went back to his room to wash his face.
By the time Zhang Qinghua sat down, breakfast was already prepared and served.
"Hurry up and eat. Where are the children? Haven't they gotten up yet?" Zhang Shengtian looked around and found that there were no children, so he asked.
Zhang Aiai nodded, "They only went to sleep when it was light, so they're probably still sleepy and don't have much of an appetite. Let them sleep. They'll be hungry when they wake up, and then they can eat."
Zhang Aiai stayed with the children. She only went back to her room after they went back to rest, which is why she came to answer this question.
"Well, let them sleep then. Kids can't control themselves, so let them go hungry." Zhang Shengtian said, and then started eating.
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