Chapter 25 Borrowing a Skirt
"My sister and Tingting have a special relationship. Tingting was raised by her since she was a child."
"Huh, if it were me, I would definitely treat my own daughter better. Instead of raising Li Wenting, your sister might as well help us raise Meimei." Wang Hailu said this and pushed Qin Hong, "I think your sister should take Yangyang and Meimei to the island for the summer vacation. They can eat good food there, and we can save some food." "
Besides, your sister now has a daughter who is about the same age as Meimei. If Meimei wants to join the army, your brother-in-law will give the quota to his own daughter, and Meimei will not have a place. You'd better tell your sister as soon as possible. She doesn't like that biological daughter, so give the quota to Meimei."
"Why aren't you worried that my sister will give the military quota to Tingting?"
"Didn't your sister say that Tingting would be a good candidate for college? She never thought of letting Tingting join the army. Did you hear what I said to you?"
"Yes, I heard it. How could I not care about my own daughter?"
"By the way, how long will your sister stay at our house? She used to come and leave the same day. Didn't she feel uncomfortable living in our house?"
"She had a quarrel with my brother-in-law, so she has to wait for my brother-in-law to pick her up."
"What if she doesn't come? I'll have to squeeze into this chair with you for a few days." Wang Hailu looked worried.
"My sister asked my brother-in-law to help me find my job. What's wrong with my sister staying at our house for a few nights?" Qin Hong was unhappy.
Wang Hailu said hurriedly: "Hey, I'm doing this for your sister's sake. Your brother-in-law is now the head of the group, so your sister has to coax him more. Staying at our house for so long is not good for their relationship."
"Then persuade my sister to go back earlier."
"You have to say that. She'll be worried if I say that."
"Okay, I'll tell you tomorrow."
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When Li Hongbin returned home in the evening, he smelled the aroma of meat as soon as he entered the yard.
When he stepped into the kitchen, Xiaoxi was frying fish. The fish was fried golden on both sides. He poured water and covered the pot.
Li Hongbin was stunned by Xiaoxi's smooth movements, "Xiaoxi, why are you cooking? Where's your mother?"
"My mother took my eldest sister to my uncle's house." Li Wenhua, who was burning a fire at the stove, answered.
Li Hongbin didn't say anything after hearing this.
The water in the pot was bubbling, and Xiaoxi hurriedly put the tofu and radish cut on the cutting board into the pot.
"Wow, it smells so good." Li Wenhua stood up and looked into the pot.
Xiaoxi looked at her father and smiled, "Dad, it's time to eat." Then he brought a pot of pork ribs and potato stewed rice from the coal stove to the table.
Li Hongbin helped to bring the fish soup, and there was also a bowl of stir-fried green beans with chili peppers and lettuce with garlic sauce.
The three of them had a full meal.
Li Hongbin took out a bunch of bills and money from his pocket and handed them to Xiaoxi, "You can buy whatever you want to eat these days. If you don't want to cook, go to the cafeteria to buy food."
Xiaoxi took it with a smile, "Dad, then you can eat at home in the morning these days, I'll make breakfast."
The next morning, Xiaoxi got up early and made tomato egg dumpling soup and baked cakes.
Li Wenhua licked the bottom of the basin, "My mother will stay at my uncle's house forever."
After being looked at by Li Hongbin, he dared not speak again. In the afternoon,
Sun Ying took Xiaoxi to the sea.
Xiaoxi had been on the island for so long, but it was the first time to see the sea like this. The red sun hung on the sea level, and the receding sea water was just quietly beating the coast at this moment. A group of women wearing long rubber boots and holding buckets were picking shells and seafood at the beach. There were many children among them.
The scene was filled with laughter.
Xiaoxi listened to the sound of the sea water hitting the shore and felt a sense of relief she had never felt before. She happily put on the rubber boots she brought from home and helped Sun Ying pick up the small things that were crawling on the beach.
Xiaoxi had good eyesight and could see things accurately. She was also very brave and could catch things from time to time. Then, like a curious baby, she would ask Sun Ying what she had caught.
The sea breeze blew and messed up the hair on Xiaoxi's forehead.
In the evening, Xiaoxi made clam pancakes, stir-fried lobsters, and pan-fried small fish.
The family ate until their mouths were full of oil.
While they were eating, Qin Lan was waiting for Li Hongbin at Qin Hong's house. At first, her face was more important than anything else. She and Li Hongbin ran to her brother's house in a rage, thinking that they had to wait until Li Hongbin came to pick them up before they could go back. However, Qin Hong's house was too crowded and the bed was too hard. Not only did Li Wenting urge her to go back every day, but she also wanted to go back.
In addition, Qin Hong also urged her to go back every day. On the evening of the third day after she ran away from home, Qin Lan took Li Wenting and her nephews and nieces Yangyang and Meimei back to the island.
She originally thought that the house would be lonely without her, but she didn't expect to hear laughter when she opened the door.
"Second sister, this fish with fermented black beans is delicious."
"Stewed pig's feet and mapo tofu are also delicious." It was Li Hongbin's voice.
Qin Lan was furious. She was upset at Qin Hong, but they were so happy eating and drinking here.
She walked in with a few children with a cold face.
Li Hongbin said calmly: "Are you back? Have you eaten?"
"Uncle, we didn't eat." Yangyang stared at the dishes on the table and said immediately.
"Yangyang and Meimei are here too, so it's a good opportunity to eat together."
After the group sat down, Qin Lan's face was still not very good, but since her nephew and niece were here, she didn't argue with Li Hongbin.
"Wow, it's so spicy, the peppers in the green beans are too spicy, the fish is spicy, and the tofu is spicy too." Li Wenting said with a puff of air.
"Hurry up and drink some water." Qin Lan hurriedly poured a glass of water for Li Wenting, and then said to Xiaoxi: "Don't put chili in your dishes next time, Wenting can't eat spicy food."
"My dad likes chili, if she doesn't eat chili, she can cook it again." Xiaoxi took a mouthful of rice and picked up a piece of fish. After finishing the rice in her mouth, she said slowly.
"I like chili, too." Li Wenhua raised his hand hurriedly, as if he was afraid that Xiaoxi would not put chili in his dishes in the future.
"I like chili, too." Yangyang raised his hand.
Meimei pushed him from behind, this stupid person.
Qin Lan frowned and looked at Xiaoxi, "How do you talk?"
"Okay, okay, Xiaoxi made this according to my and Wenhua's tastes. We didn't know you would be back today."
Qin Lan was even more furious after hearing this. It seemed like she was hoping that she would not come back. Just when she was about to say something, Li Wenhua said to Yangyang, "You have to wash the dishes with me after dinner."
"Why?" Yangyang asked his cousin curiously, "Men don't wash dishes. My dad never washes dishes."
"You have to wash the dishes when you come to my house. Originally, I only had to wash the dishes for three people. Now that you are here, there are four more people, and you have to wash the dishes. If you don't wash them, I won't play with you."
The eight-year-old Yangyang liked playing with this cousin the most. After hearing this, he quickly agreed.
Qin Lan said to Li Wenhua, "Yangyang is only eight years old, why should he wash the dishes?"
"Mom, either you wash the dishes, or you let Yangyang wash them with me."
Qin Lan was choked for a moment. She was in a lot of pain today and of course she didn't want to wash the dishes. She wanted to let Xiaoxi wash them, but she swallowed the words when they came to her lips. She knew that if she said this, Xiaoxi would say something to hurt her again, so she didn't say anything else.
After dinner, Qin Lan asked Meimei and Tingting to take a shower first.
Meimei took a floral dress from the clothesline in the corridor and said to Qin Lan, "Aunt, I didn't bring any spare clothes. Can I wear this one of my cousin's?"
Qin Lan saw at a glance that this was the one that Mrs. Sun made for Xiaoxi. She was just about to say change it and ask cousin Tingting to find one for her. Li Wenting, who came down from upstairs with the clothes, said, "Meimei, this one suits your skin especially well. You will look good in it."
Li Wenting looked at Qin Lan again, "Mom, let Meimei wear Xiaoxi's dress. Auntie made several sets of clothes for Xiaoxi. She doesn't need this one."
Qin Lan thought about it and nodded.
Li Wenhua, who was washing dishes in the kitchen, heard this and hurried upstairs. She said to Xiaoxi, who was reading a book in the second-floor room, "Second sister, cousin Meimei wants to wear your skirt. Big sister and mom agreed."
The following sentence contained a lot of information. Xiaoxi immediately went downstairs and saw Meimei walking to the bathroom with her floral dress. "Meimei, that's my skirt. I'm going to wear it tomorrow."
Meimei turned to look at Xiaoxi and said innocently, "But my aunt and cousin have agreed to let me wear this."
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