Ying Mingcheng waited until his grandmother left before coming out.
He didn't wear much in the house and didn't want to listen to his grandmother's nagging. He also knew that she came to build a relationship with her grandson's wife, so he just stayed in the house.
"Come, I left a piece of cantaloupe for you. It's so sweet." When Mu Huaixi saw him come out, she hurriedly took the wooden table with the cantaloupe on it.
Ying Mingcheng smiled and refused, "You eat it."
"Try it," Mu Huaixi brought the cantaloupe to him and tiptoed to feed it to his mouth. Cantaloupe were rare in winter, and only three or five were sent from the countryside, so he brought them all to them.
The two of them shared one and cut another. She then persuaded the old man to take the remaining one back. After all, cantaloupe was rare and everyone in the family should try it.
Ying Mingcheng had no choice but to eat the melon in two bites from her hand. To be honest, it was not as sweet as the cantaloupe in summer, but it was rare in winter.
After they had packed up and went to the main hall, grandpa and grandma were also dressed in new clothes. They were going to go shopping on Shengjing Street and the Russian store today, and take a family photo by the way.
Mu Huaixi wore the big cotton-padded jacket her grandmother bought for her today. It was the recently popular sunny brown color. It looked bulgy, but it was tied at the waist, so she didn't look bloated. On the contrary, the contrast made her waist look slim and beautiful, and her complexion was excellent.
"It's beautiful, it's beautiful," grandma took her hand and looked at her again and again, thinking that she was too plain, so she pulled her into the side room and took out a small red velvet box from the wooden box.
Mu Huaixi took it and opened it, and saw something golden, which turned out to be a lot of gold jewelry.
"Wear this today?" Grandma pulled out a pair of golden cloves and put them on her with a smile. "I heard that young wives like this simple style."
She smiled and put a gold bracelet on Mu Huaixi. The bracelet was about the thickness of her little finger and was also decorated with small cloves, which looked rich and fashionable.
"It's really beautiful," Mu Huaixi stopped her grandmother with a smile and thanked her sweetly, "Thank you, grandma, I like it so much."
Grandma smiled and put the lilac necklace with the same flower pattern on her. "As long as you like it!"
There were still two dragon and phoenix bracelets and other gold jewelry left in the box. Grandma picked up one of them and weighed it. "This was bought for you by Mingcheng's mother. In my opinion, it's too heavy and not suitable for you little girls."
Although it is a dragon and phoenix bracelet, the carving and shape are not as exquisite as the lilac bracelet. But grandma can complain about her own daughter-in-law, but she can't say bad things about her mother-in-law. Besides, the dragon and phoenix bracelet is very heavy. No matter whether it is money or thought, it is a token of thought.
"Grandma is right, but I have this pair of big bracelets in my closet, which makes me feel extra confident." Mu Huaixi was not being nice, she really felt that way. She hadn't met Ying Mingcheng's mother yet, but she had sent gifts to her several times.
Last time, she sent delicacies to both sets of old people. After receiving them, her mother-in-law also sent several pieces of clothes and cloth. Both the clothes and the cloth were for women, and were obviously sent to her.
At that time, her relationship with Ying Mingcheng was not so deep. She was afraid that he would be angry because his mother did not send him anything, so she was quite cautious when she spoke.
But Ying Mingcheng had no grudges and even picked out a piece of clothing from his clothes to compare with her. "My mother knows that it's impossible for me to send her mountain products."
Speaking of it, her marriage was quite easy. She didn't have to serve her parents-in-law who were away, and her grandparents liked her and took care of her in many ways. She couldn't be happier.
Shengjing Avenue is not the name of a street, but a general term for several prosperous streets in the city center. In addition to the largest state-owned shopping malls, Russian stores, and foreign trade stores in the three northeastern provinces, there are also many time-honored brands.
"The snacks here are delicious. Let's buy some when we come back. The sugared melons made here are also good." Grandma took her hand and enthusiastically introduced the store they passed by to her, while Grandpa and Ying Mingcheng followed behind, carrying a lot of bags in their hands.
The weather was still gloomy, but there were still many people on the street. Even the cold wind could not dampen people's enthusiasm for shopping. Mu Huaixi also saw many blonde foreigners, many of whom were beautiful women with deep features and pretty faces. She couldn't help but take a few more glances.
Grandma noticed this and came over to whisper to her, "When Maozi was young, they were all very good-looking, but once they got married, they were no longer as good-looking as leavened bread. Suddenly, they turned into big potatoes."
Just then, a few elderly foreigners were walking towards them. They looked exactly like the "big potatoes" that grandma had described. Mu Huaixi let out a soft cry when he thought that the beauty he had just seen had become like this. Then he looked at his grandma and they both laughed.
Grandma waited until those people had passed before continuing, "There was one in the previous dance troupe. She was so beautiful, but she ended up marrying a stinky man. Within two years, she couldn't dance anymore. What a pity."
Mu Huaixi nodded. Maybe these Russians are different from Chinese people. They become happy and fat once they get married.
"Hey, here we are. I ordered clothes for you and Xiaohui here," grandma pulled her into an old tailor shop, and the discussion about Maozi ended there.
The two of them went into the shop together, leaving Grandpa and Ying Mingcheng standing not far outside the door smoking. Grandpa Ying was wearing a long blue coat with a fur collar, but he squatted on the side of the road and lit a cigarette without any image.
He glanced at his grandson, who was more upright than a pillar, and started to talk for fun, "How did you offend your wife? I just heard her calling you a stinky man."
"That was what grandma said just now, right?" Ying Mingcheng wasn't fooled at all, and he was very good at confronting the old man. "It must be because you refused to help grandma carry things, so you got scolded."
Grandma Ying had planned this shopping trip early on. Most of the things she bought were for her wife, but Xiaoxi also bought a lot for her grandmother. Now they were all carried in her hands. Grandpa Ying didn't feel tired at all and looked more like an uncle than anyone else.
"Hey," Mr. Ying stood up and kicked him after hearing what he said, but there was no way Ying Mingcheng could be kicked by him, so he dodged it with a slight move of his body.
Fortunately, grandpa didn't necessarily want to take his anger out on him, but his movements were too big and the cigarette in his mouth fell out, so he had to take out another one.
"Really?" Old Man Ying raised his eyes and offered his grandson a cigarette, but when he saw him shake his head, he took it back. "Xiaoxi's student status has been transferred, and she'll be able to go when school starts in the spring. However, there are still some final procedures to be completed in Jiangcheng, so you can handle them when you get back."
Ying Mingcheng pursed his lips and then nodded.
"Don't you have anything to say?" Grandpa Ying was in a playful mood and deliberately teased his eldest grandson.
"Yes," Ying Mingcheng looked at the smoke rising between the two of them, "Wu Hui and Xiao Xi can't stand the smell of cigarettes. Grandpa, you should quit smoking."
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