Long Xin was still a little afraid of the burly Zhong Xiong, and after hearing what he said, she quickly shrank back into the house.
Seeing her movements, Zhong Xiong pointed and asked Xiang Zhouxiang, "Did she buy it?"
When Long Xin heard this, she stopped in her tracks.
Zhou Xiang nodded.
Zhong Xiong clapped his hands, "Great! I thought it was you! Turns out there are people richer than you? Not bad, not bad. Alright, I'm going to the county town to spend some money. The kids at home are clamoring for fireworks!"
With Zhong Xiong and Ma Zhao accompanying him, Zhou Xiang felt more at ease and told Zhong Xiong to charter a small passenger car and pay attention to safety during transportation.
Zhong Xiong waved his hand and said, "Don't worry!"
Zhou's mother began to knead the dough anxiously. There would be many people coming for the New Year this year, so she wanted to steam the buns earlier.
Zhu Hang and Zhou Yu were naturally chopping vegetables together, and the blind lady couldn't sit still, so she came to help.
Jiang Weifang helped her elder sister knead the dough. After kneading six basins of dough, they were done when there were no more clay basins left.
Ling Ran came with his parents, carrying a lot of things, saying they were here to give New Year gifts. He had no excuse or reason to give gifts before, but this year he could finally give New Year gifts with a clear conscience.
Dong Yunrong was very happy. After putting down her things, she took Zhou's mother aside to talk. Ling Quan naturally smoked with Zhou's father.
It was only through Dong Yunrong that Zhou's mother learned what her daughter had privately promised Ling Ran. However, she was not angry, as she had already said that she would not interfere with her daughter's future.
Moreover, she has always been observing Ling Ran's attitude towards the little girl.
"Are you really sure that Ling Ran can retreat?"
Dong Yunrong nodded affirmatively. "Don't I know my son? Once he makes a decision, no one can change it. If he says he wants to retire, he will definitely retire. No one in the army can stop him. It all depends on when he gets the approval."
"Okay then! After the New Year is over and they're gone, we'll start preparing slowly."
Upon hearing this, Dong Yunrong smiled so hard that her teeth showed. "Okay, okay! Don't worry, think about it, I watched her grow up, I will love her like my own daughter. In the past, I even wanted to take her home and raise her!"
Zhou's mother also laughed, but she knew in her heart that at that time, many people felt that she had gone too far and turned her chubby daughter into a skinny monkey.
Dong Yunrong met her several times, but she seemed to want to say something but stopped herself, then sighed and left.
In fact, she was really wronged. She bought pagoda candies for four children and specifically asked for the tall round paper box. After giving it to her little daughter, she planned to send it to the county town for the other three children on Sunday.
Who knew that while she was at work, the little girl moved chairs and stacked stools, climbed onto the top of the cupboard and stole a few more.
I ate too much pagoda candy and had vomiting and diarrhea for a few days. Combined with the large number of roundworms I had killed, I lost weight all of a sudden.
She had it made up for, but it can't be recovered. The conditions back then were not as good as they are now!
Dong Yunrong knew that the Zhou family was large and had a lot of things to do, so after the important matters were settled, she called Ling Quan home and asked her son to help the Zhou family.
Ling Ran naturally agreed with a smile. His mother was really awesome.
At noon, the people who went to the county town to buy fireworks came back. Seeing that the compartment of the minibus was almost filled with cardboard boxes of various sizes, Zhou Xiang could only express his admiration to them.
They borrowed a cart and used it to carry the food in trips, leaving a small portion for Zhong Xiong and the others. The car then left the front yard of the food station and headed north.
When Zhou Xiang turned around, she saw Yang Li. The person standing next to her was also familiar to Zhou Xiang: her former classmate, Chen Shi.
The two looked like they were dating, and Zhou Xiang didn't intend to say hello.
The matter of Yang Ji was suppressed by the higher-ups, mainly to maintain the peace of their own family and not let themselves be in the limelight. Otherwise, how could Professor Z disappear?
The Yang family didn't know about Yang Ji's affairs, which was just as well. Otherwise, it would have been difficult to conceal his identity.
Just because she doesn’t want to say hello doesn’t mean others don’t want to say hello!
"Zhou Xiang!" Chen Shi recognized her at a glance. She had helped him before.
Zhou Xiang just glanced at him sideways and left. She didn't intend to reminisce about the past. Ling Ran glared at Chen Shi fiercely, looking like a wolf with white eyes.
Chen Shi felt a little confused.
After everyone left, Yang Licai said, "If you stay with me, she won't pay any attention to you. You should know the grudge between my family and hers."
Chen Shi sighed and said, "Just ignore it! We are not from the same world anyway."
"What happened in the past is in the past. We just won't have anything to do with her."
Yang Li looked up into his eyes and said, "Are you willing to do that? You're her classmate, so you have some friendship with her."
Chen Shi nodded. "There's nothing to be reluctant about. I don't interact with her much. Let's just live a good life."
Seeing that he didn't seem to be lying, Yang Li nodded and said, "Okay! Let's live a good life."
In the afternoon, the dumpling-making activity was horrible with Jiang Weihua's participation.
Looking at the buns with their mouths wide open, Zhou's mother waved them away, "I told you not to make them well, but you're making trouble. Go out and do your homework."
Jiang Weihua was kicked out and felt a little aggrieved. He really put in a lot of effort, so why couldn’t he make buns that were hard to make?
"Okay! A-Lian, you study hard. Once you've mastered it, go back and teach me. Next year, I'll definitely be able to make dumplings."
Ah Lian nodded her flour-covered head and said, "Don't worry, sir! I'll learn how to make steamed buns or dumplings. I'll make them for you when I get home."
Jiang Weihua smiled, "Okay!"
At dinner, in front of Jiang Weihua was the bun he had made. After Zhou's mother helped him modify it, the mouth of the bun became smaller, but it was still open.
Jiang Weihua saw that the buns in front of everyone had thin skin and large fillings, while his was thick skin and small fillings. He rolled his eyes and coaxed Jiankangkang in the tone of Grandma Wolf.
"If each of you helps grandpa eat one, he'll give you an extra red envelope. If you eat two, he'll give you two more, and so on. What do you think?"
Jianjian shook his head. He didn't want to eat that noodle dumpling! Kang Kang asked, "Uncle, how much money is in the red envelope?"
Jiang Weihua held up a finger and said, "100 yuan!"
He thought that since Kang Kang asked this, she must have agreed to it.
Who knows, "Uncle, you are corrupting our young hearts with sugar-coated bullets. Auntie will punish you."
Jiang Weihua quickly turned to look at his little niece, and sure enough, Zhou Xiang was looking at him with a sneer.
He quickly grabbed the bun in front of him and said, "I was just kidding with Jian Jiankang. I'll eat it myself."
Everyone at the table pursed their lips and tried to hold back their laughter. It was a strange thing that an uncle was afraid of his niece.
Seeing that he was obedient, Zhou Niao took the initiative to help him eat one, and Zhou Hua also helped him eat one. He immediately smiled.
Zhou Xiang gestured to Ling Ran, and Ling Ran also reached out and took one.
Jiang Weihua ate three of them himself and thought they tasted pretty good. Mm! Homemade flavors just taste different.
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