Fan Xiaofan was completely unaware of this.
After a long and arduous journey battling the chilly air, we finally arrived back in the warm house.
Fu Weidong was practicing calligraphy at the table when he saw her return. He immediately jumped off the chair and warmed her with his little hands in a sweet, childlike voice. He was incredibly endearing.
Because the weather was too cold and the road conditions were bad, and Fan Xiaofan was carrying a lot of things back with her, she didn't take Fu Weidong with her.
"Aren't you being a good girl at home?"
She shook off the chill from her body before lowering her head to tap the little dumpling's cheek and asking him.
Fu Weidong nestled in her arms and slowly pointed to his fingers as he recounted what he did at home: he trained and studied obediently and didn't do anything dangerous.
There was a stove in the house that had been modified, and hot porridge was placed on it to keep it warm. But the little boy was still too young, and she was afraid he would get burned. So when she left, she told him that if he got hungry, he should go to Aunt Ji's house next door and ask her to serve him some porridge.
Fu Weidong was obedient. When he felt hungry, he went to find Aunt Ji. Aunt Ji even baked him a cornbread, which he obediently ate from his small bowl.
After hearing this, Fan Xiaofan immediately praised, "Oh my, whose child is this? How can they be so well-behaved?"
This made Fu Weidong blush with embarrassment, and he covered his face shyly.
Fan Xiaofan was still hungry, so she ate the remaining porridge in the pot on the stove along with some other things to fill her stomach. There was a knock on the door, and Aunt Ji called out in a loud voice, "Xiaofan, it's me..."
He got up and opened the door, and saw Sister Ji standing outside with Sister Ji Sanmei, looking somewhat awkward.
After Aunt Ji visited Fan Xiaofan's house a few times and saw that it was always clean and tidy, she felt that her children were being neglected by her and unconsciously started to clean up as well. Moreover, there is now a washing machine in the hallway for everyone to use, so they don't have to spend too much time washing things, which has freed up a lot of time. Now everyone looks neat and tidy.
Fan Xiaofan let the woman in, somewhat curious, not for any other reason than that Sister Ji was usually so efficient and decisive, and it was rare to see her so embarrassed.
She invited them to sit down and poured them some homemade honey lemon water. She had come up with the idea of using lemons when she was thinking about the honey at home. Drinking honey water all the time could get boring, so she casually mentioned it to Secretary Wang once during a long chat, and to her surprise, she actually managed to get some for her.
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Secretary Wang gave her a strange look at the time, and when he left, he couldn't help but say, "What's so good about this thing? It doesn't fill you up, and the taste is weird, is it sour? My classmate said that this wild thing grows so big that no one picks it up when it falls on the ground, and it all becomes fertilizer. You like it?"
Upon hearing this, Fan Xiaofan knew it wouldn't do and immediately made him experience the charm of honey lemon water.
Secretary Wang was forced to sit on the little mouse. When Fan Xiaofan brought the tea, his face scrunched up in a gesture of rejection. Although the color looked acceptable, the thought of the lemon made him completely unwilling.
But what can we do?
Comrade Xiao Fan looked like he was showing off a treasure. In the end, having no other choice, he closed his mouth and decided to just drink it like he was drinking some old Chinese medicine. He looked like he was about to die for his country.
President Xu, who was watching, unconsciously shuddered and quietly took a step back, thankful that he wasn't the one who was unlucky.
There was even some schadenfreude!
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