Li Huaxin is gone.
The next morning, my aunt discovered it when she called people to have breakfast.
She knocked on the door for a long time, but no one answered. She pushed the door open and found the room empty except for a note.
I had urgent business to attend to and didn't have time to say goodbye. I hope you will forgive me, Auntie.
Aunt took the note back to the living room, looked at Sangzi sitting properly at the dining table, couldn't help but glare at him, and said irritably, "Eat!"
"Where's Comrade Li? Isn't he going to eat?" Sang Zi asked knowingly.
"Hua Xin is gone. She left last night." Auntie first served Bu Ling a bowl of corn porridge, not wanting to continue the topic.
"Lingling, when does your restaurant close for the holidays?"
"It'll be in the next few days, my manager said we'll definitely have the holiday before the 20th," Bu Ling replied. "Does Aunt have any plans?"
Aunt Sang nodded, picked up some pickled vegetables with her chopsticks, and explained, "Xiao Jiang and I made an appointment to go to the market on the 19th. If you don't have time off, I'll reschedule. Little Xingxing can't be left unattended."
“We should be able to take a holiday then,” Bling said. “If we don’t get a holiday, I can ask for one, it’s fine.”
“Why do we need to ask for leave? We’re just going to the market. When is it not possible? The end of the year is the busiest time for the restaurant. There’s no need to ask for leave.” Auntie quickly refused.
Buling looked up and smiled, then didn't continue the topic: "Aunt, are you going back to Harbin for the Chinese New Year this year?"
"I'm not going back. Let your uncle live on his own!" Auntie had clearly considered this issue long ago.
"Anyway, he spends every year in the military, so it doesn't matter whether I'm there or not!"
Sangshen slurped down all the porridge, put down the bowl, and asked, "What about my older brother and the others? Did they take leave too?"
"Who cares about them!" Aunt waved her hand dismissively, "Meeting them will only make me angry, so it's better not to meet them at all."
Ah, this, this, this...
"Unless they bring me a daughter-in-law, they shouldn't come back!" The aunt declared decisively.
Then he looked at Buling and said, "Lingling, I'll write a few letters later, and you can send them out so they won't bother me when they come back."
Buling noticed that the closer it got to the New Year, the more irritable her aunt became, especially when she thought about the six bachelors in the Sang family. "Okay, Auntie."
Before she could finish speaking, Sangzi interrupted, "Aunt, let me call my older brother and the others. It'll be quicker."
"No need, this is a private matter for me, let's not waste national resources." Aunt seemed to have a very high level of awareness.
Mulberry and Bling, who have wasted national resources many times for personal matters: ...
The person who made this suggestion: ...
The three exchanged a glance, each seeing the contempt in the other's eyes, and remained silent, not daring to speak.
"By the way, Xiaoqi, we're not going home for Chinese New Year this year. Did you tell Grandpa?" Auntie asked again.
"I already said so."
"That's good. We'll spend this year in Gu County, and next year when Little Star is a bit older, we'll go back to Kyoto for the New Year."
"We'll listen to Auntie," the three said in unison.
After breakfast, the group dispersed. Auntie went to wash the dishes, while Sangzi and Sangshen went to work together.
As for Buling, she fed her eldest daughter first, then lingered for a while before going to work.
Her job has flexible hours; as long as she doesn't miss mealtimes, she's fine with whatever comes her way.
Even if she's a little late, leaves a little early, or goes out for a while in the afternoon, it's no big deal. Whenever this happens, Buling always sighs with relief that there aren't inhumane time clocks in this era, otherwise, how could she be so fearless?
"Ling, what are your plans for the Spring Festival this year?" Wu Yuanyuan handed Bu Ling a handful of roasted peanuts: "Shall we go to the market together again?"
"Me? I'm the same as last year." Bu Ling slowly picked up a peanut. "I'll see when the holiday starts. If the holiday starts early, we can go to the market together."
The appeal of going to a market is the lively atmosphere with its bustling crowds.
"Isn't Xiao Bu going to her husband's family home for Chinese New Year this year?" Sister Ma asked curiously.
“Little Star is too young; I’m not comfortable taking her on the train,” said Buling. “Let’s wait until next year, when she’ll be a year older.”
Sister Ma laughed and said, "Little Bu, you're still too naive. Maybe your second son is already on his way."
Bling: ? ? ?
Sister Ma smiled mysteriously, without explaining anything.
In her view, Xiaobu and her partner had a good relationship, and she got pregnant not long after getting married, so a second child would naturally follow soon.
After a moment of realization, Bu Ling understood. She was speechless for a moment, but didn't explain anything.
However, Sister Ma's words served as a wake-up call for her.
She's had her baby, it's time to go to the hospital and get some baby burp umbrellas.
Okay, I'll talk to Sangs about it tonight.
"Little sister Buling, can I have a little star diaper?" Zhu Zhizhi suddenly asked, looking at Buling expectantly.
Bu Ling snapped out of her daze and looked at Zhu Zhizhi, who had spoken: "What?"
Zhu Zhizhi thought that Bu Ling was unwilling, so she lowered her head and showed Bu Ling the back of her head.
Bu Ling looked completely innocent as she gazed at Wu Yuanyuan.
Wu Yuanyuan gave her a reassuring look: "Xiao Zhu said she wants Zhang Xiaoxing's urination ring."
“Oh, no problem!” Bling readily agreed, “I’ll bring it to you tomorrow.”
Diapers are a huge necessity for little Sang Mianmian, especially now that it's cold and they dry slowly, and her family feels sorry for her. Little Xingxing has more than enough of them.
Zhu Zhizhi lowered her head and picked at her fingers, her voice barely audible: "Thank you."
"You're welcome."
On the 22nd day of the twelfth lunar month, Manager Zhu announced that the restaurant would be closed for the holiday, and then came the moment everyone had been waiting for: the distribution of New Year's benefits.
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