After Yan Wen finished washing and rinsing his face, he took out the new clothes his son had made for him during the Chinese New Year from the bottom layer of his package.
After they were dressed neatly, they headed towards Wen Sihe's house.
Wen's father and mother learned the news early in the morning, prepared food and waited at home.
There were stewed chicken and stewed goose. The overbearing aroma made people around stretch their necks to see what delicious food he had cooked.
Aunt Tao leaned over the wall and asked with a smile, "Hey, Old Wen, it looks like your daughter and son-in-law are coming back, right?"
Wen Wangqiu, who was lighting the stove in the yard, coughed and said, "That's right, my son-in-law's relatives are here too. They're here to help look after the kids."
Aunt Tao's expression was slightly stiff. She had been helping to look after the babies before, but now she had three or four grandchildren to look after, so she couldn't go to work.
The Wen family also gave her an extra subsidy so that she didn't have to live under the thumb of her daughter-in-law.
A few years ago, she asked for a salary increase of just one dollar, and the people from the Wen family said they would think about it, and there has been no news since then.
Suddenly there was news that relatives from my hometown were coming to help look after the children?
Then won't she be of any use to me in the future?
Aunt Tao felt extremely regretful. If she had known earlier, she would not have mentioned the issue of raising the salary.
Wen Wangqiu was afraid that she would misunderstand and make the relationship between them rigid.
He quickly said, "Sister Tao, didn't your daughter-in-law just give birth to a baby before the New Year?
You also have to take care of her during her confinement and take care of four grandchildren.
The baby is so small, he definitely can’t be carried out.
Our little girl is very naughty and always wants to run outside.
Plus, the two older ones have to go to school and need someone to pick them up, and we’re worried that you won’t be able to handle it.
That’s why I thought of bringing a relative from my hometown to help.”
Aunt Tao's stiff expression finally relaxed, but she still felt a little uncomfortable in her heart.
Alas, if her son and daughter-in-law didn’t need to stay in confinement after childbirth and everything cost money, she wouldn’t have asked for a one-dollar salary increase.
Wen Wangqiu fiddled with the small piece of firewood for a long time but failed to light the coal stove.
Instead, she got herself into a bad mood. Aunt Tao sighed and felt that they were all neighbors and it was not good to make the relationship so strained.
She simply took out the fire tongs and added a burnt coal ball from the bottom of her stove.
"Brother Wen, your coal stove has not been used for a while, right?
Here, take this and start a fire!"
As Aunt Tao spoke, she handed over the coal balls in the iron bucket.
The coal balls with sparks on them solved Wen Wangqiu's urgent problem. He touched his face and accidentally smeared the ash on it again. He smiled awkwardly and said, "Thank you so much!"
Aunt Tao waved her hand, turned around, and ran into Lu Zhiye and the others as she walked out the door.
Wen Sihe had a warm smile on her face: "Aunt Tao, Happy New Year."
"Happy New Year, Happy New Year, your father is lighting the stove, I'll give you a small piece of coal.
It’s very cold outside, come in quickly!”
Aunt Tao's gaze gradually fell on the woman walking at the end.
Yan Wenqing nodded politely to Aunt Tao, and when Aunt Tao returned home, she told her husband about the matter.
"Oh, the old Wen family next door asked their son-in-law's relatives to help take care of the children. I saw that lesbian today."
The man was lying on the bed listening to the radio: "See it!"
"I feel like it looks familiar. Where have I seen it before?"
"Oh, the entire city of Beijing is so small, and if you travel to several districts every day and meet so many people, it's easy to forget them.
If you have the time, why not go check on your grandson to see if he has woken up?"
The man waved his hands impatiently, thinking that his wife was really old and would tell everyone everything.
Aunt Tao stood up and walked to another room, muttering as she walked: "I just feel like I've seen it before!"
On the other side, at the Wen family, Yan Wenqing greeted Mr. and Mrs. Wen politely.
Mother Wen was shocked when she saw that her eyebrows and eyes were slightly similar to Lu Zhiye's.
He still politely shook Yan Wenqing's hand and said, "I've been waiting for you for a long time. Beijing City should be warmer than Heilongjiang Province.
I heard that the temperature there is 20 to 30 degrees below zero, which is really too cold."
Yan Wenqing smiled and nodded: "That's true. I don't go out most of the time in winter and stay at home all the time."
The three children were already making a mess with Wen Wangqiu, so Wen Sihe put the things he had brought into the study.
Only then did he come out to help Wen's mother.
Yan Wenqing rolled up his sleeves and wanted to help, but was held back by Wen Sihe.
In the kitchen, taking advantage of the noise outside, Wen Sihe told her mother Yan Wenqing's identity.
Mother Wen was somewhat surprised, and felt mixed emotions.
In the past, the affairs of the Meng family were basically known to several nearby compounds.
I didn't expect there were so many twists and turns.
Alas, she is also a miserable woman.
Mother Wen handed the stewed chicken with potatoes to Wen Sihe: "Go and invite people to eat. There is also a soup that can be served."
At the dinner table, Lu Zhiye solemnly introduced Yan Wenqing to his father-in-law and mother-in-law.
"Dad, Mom, this is my mother, and this is my younger brother."
After being reminded by Wen Sihe, Mother Wen did not show much shock.
On the other hand, Father Wen almost dropped the chopsticks in his hand to the ground.
He looked at Lu Zhiye in disbelief, then at Yan Wenqing: "This, this......"
Didn’t they say that Lu Zhiye’s entire family had passed away?
How come a mother and a younger brother suddenly appeared?
Mother Wen pinched Father Wen's thigh under the table, which brought the shocked Father back to his senses.
Mother Wen smiled and used a serving chopstick to pick up a piece of meat for Yan Wenqing: "They have been married for six or seven years, and this is the first time we have met our in-laws.
When you came in just now, if you hadn't told me that you were Xiao Ye's mother, I would have thought you were his sister."
Mother Wen was really envious. As a woman, how could she not love beauty? Lu Zhiye and Wen Sihe were about the same age, so she and Yan Wenqing should be not much different in age.
But look, her face is as white and tender as a peeled egg.
He looks at most 30 years old, how can he look like he’s in his 40s?
Yan Wenqing smiled with his eyes curved: "I have always admired your knowledge.
When I have nothing to do, I will read some foreign books, but I am not sure about some words.
When I have some free time, I will ask you for more advice."
This was a well-spoken statement, and it touched the heart of Wen's mother.
She was a foreign language teacher, so the two of them found a common topic.
For a moment, no one present could get a word in.
Wen Wangqiu looked at his daughter and asked: What is going on?
Lu Zhiye personally poured a glass of wine for Wen Wangqiu and told him roughly what had happened before.
Wen Wangqiu didn't expect that their family's life would be so tortuous.
For a moment, I felt a little uncomfortable.
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