Meng Ning returned home in a daze. After parking the car, she heard laughter coming from the yard. She was stunned for a moment before she came to her senses.
Then he raised his hands, rubbed and patted his face, walked into the yard, but a feeling of soreness and unspeakable bitterness surged in his heart.
Meng Ning, what are you thinking? How old are you, and still trusting someone's words? Are you losing your mind over love? You've already been divorced once, isn't that enough to teach you a lesson?
He has good looks and power, a very good man with a bright future, so why bother with her?
Besides, if the two of them were destined to be together, how could they have missed each other in the first place?
"Sister, you're back?" Shen Qingli was the first to see her and greeted her with a smile. Meng Ning smiled brightly and generously as usual: "Just got off work. What are you talking about? I can hear grandpa's loud voice from so far away. Come here, little stinky baby, let auntie hug you."
She took little Meng Lian'an from Shen Qingli's arms and interacted with her affectionately, babbling.
"What's wrong with having a loud voice? A loud voice means that I, an old man, am strong and in good health!" The old man glanced at her, then turned and looked at Meng Xihe in his arms with a smile.
"How can it be smelly? It's a pink dumpling with a milky fragrance. The baby is so cute, isn't it, He He? You said your aunt is smelly, and your great grandfather supports you."
Meng Ning……
Everyone's face was filled with smiles. These two children are now the apple of the old man's eye. It's hard to say.
Intimate names are not acceptable either. Who told you to call me "stinky" baby?
The old man is in good health now. Basically, when he is around, there is always a child in his arms. Even Meng Jianjun, who is anxious to hug the child, dares not fight with him for the child. He can only wait in line and take his turn to hug the other child.
Meng Ning turned his gaze towards Shen Qingli and raised his eyebrows in surprise when he saw the ring on her hand. "This ring looks great. I saw you never took off the one before. How could you bear to change it?"
She knew that although her sister-in-law had a lot of beautiful jewelry, she matched it with different jewelry every day according to her clothes. The only thing she never changed was the plain ring on her finger. It was said that the ring was given to her by her younger brother.
Shen Qingli could hear the teasing in her elder sister-in-law's tone and smiled openly, "Meng Xiao brought it back. He wasn't home on our wedding anniversary. He said he happened to come across it while out of town and bought it because he liked it."
Although her tone was generous, she was still somewhat embarrassed. Meng Xiao only brought small gifts for herself, not even for her two children, let alone her mother-in-law and elder sister-in-law. However, they were all sensible people, so it should be nothing.
"When we go back tomorrow, have you packed everything? I've prepared some dried meat and food for you to take with you. I'll have Uncle Lin put them in the car later. Don't forget."
Meng Xiao and Shen Qingli nodded to Ye Qiu and accepted their family's kindness. They had refused it before, but now they couldn't refuse it.
In fact, they will not feel comfortable if you reject their kindness. Sometimes the elders will be happier when they are needed.
Shen Qingli often asked Ye Qiu to help her sew clothes, peel and wash fruits, and make small clothes for her children.
She intentionally asked the old man to help her look after the children and pick up packages for her at the gate of the compound. Occasionally, when she felt hungry, she would ask the old man to buy her a string of candied haws, rice cakes, and other snacks.
If Meng Jianjun came across some snacks on his way home from get off work, he would bring them back for her.
They will be very happy to do these things. It can’t be considered as an order. In fact, appropriately “causing trouble” to the elders is also a sense of accomplishment and happiness for them of being needed.
Otherwise, they will always feel out of tune with young people and that no one needs them.
The old man was calmly twisting the skewers in his hands. As if he suddenly remembered something, he looked at Shen Qingli and added, "If there is a notice sent to your home, I will call you and tell you then."
He had no doubt about the ability of his granddaughter-in-law. In his opinion, Shen Qingli was very intelligent.
He doubted that his own granddaughter would fail the exam, but he never doubted that Shen Qingli would fail the exam. The old man thought that the Meng family was full of rough people, and he married a family of cultured people and a granddaughter-in-law who was smart, gentle and capable. Others didn't know how much they envied him, Meng Dahai.
"No rush, I think it should be after the Chinese New Year. It's been suspended for so many years, and there are a lot of people of all ages and walks of life participating this time. The workload is also huge, and this work has been stagnant for ten years. Now it's almost the Spring Festival, so we have to wait until after the Chinese New Year."
Shen Qingli has checked and it will probably be around February, and the results will not be announced this time. But I can't say this. I'm afraid even the old man doesn't know it now, so it's not convenient to reveal too much.
"That makes sense." The old man nodded. He hadn't paid much attention to the policies and progress in this area.
Meng Xiao glanced at Shen Qingli, then turned his gaze to the Meng family. His Adam's apple rolled slightly, and because he hadn't spoken a word, his voice was a little hoarse when he spoke again:
"Grandpa, Dad, Mom, let me tell you something. I want to take Qingqing and the kids back to my father-in-law's house to celebrate the Spring Festival this year."
Although his tone was gentle, it was firm. He had not discussed this with his family. This was a decision he had made long ago.
Meng Jianjun glanced at the old man who seemed to be thinking about something. He knew that his father was a bit stubborn and was ready to help his son.
He paused and said, "That's fine. Your father-in-law's family only has Qingli as their only child, and their only daughter is married. It's usually quite deserted during festivals.
It's good for you to go back, it will be lively and they will be happy. It's fine for us to do whatever we want. Your sister didn't come home many times a year before, and we were not happy about it. Don't you think so, Dad?"
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