When we arrived at Carpenter Zhao's house, the door was opened by stone.
"Happy New Year, Stone."
"Happy New Year, Song Zhiqing, Lili."
Shi Tou had a smile on his face, and when his eyes fell on Xu Li, his ears began to feel hot unconsciously.
Song Shishi pretended not to see it and asked, "Where's Uncle Zhao?"
"Master is in the inner room. He guessed you might come at this time, so he asked me to wait."
As soon as they entered the door, Shitou led them to the main room, where there was a fire burning and it was very warm.
"Master, Song Zhiqing and the others are here." Shitou shouted towards the inner room.
Carpenter Zhao responded with "OK" and waited for a while before slowly walking out from the inner room.
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At a glance, Carpenter Zhao saw the fruits and snacks on the table.
"You guys are here, what are you bringing?"
Although Carpenter Zhao was complaining, his eyes were full of smiles.
"Uncle Zhao, Happy New Year!"
"Uncle Zhao, Happy New Year!"
Song Shishi and Xu Li stood up and bowed to Carpenter Zhao to express their congratulations.
Carpenter Zhao took out two red envelopes from his pocket and stuffed them into Song Shishi and Xu Li's hands respectively, "Happy New Year, all is well."
After asking Song Shishi and the others to sit down, Shitou brought out peanuts, melon seeds, and some candies. Carpenter Zhao then asked, "When did you come back?"
"I came back last night."
Seeing the plate handed over by Shitou, Song Shishi grabbed a handful of melon seeds and said thank you.
Carpenter Zhao nodded. "I heard from Shitou that you are planning to return to Beijing?"
"Yes, but I haven't told Captain Zhou yet. I was planning to handle the formalities after returning from Xiangyang County, but Captain Zhou is in the hospital now, so I'm afraid the date of his return to Beijing will be postponed."
Speaking of this, Song Shishi cursed An Jinsheng dozens of times in her heart.
She and An Jinsheng have conflicting horoscopes, and she will always be implicated.
"Xiao Li's brother is not around, so I can only talk to you about her and Shi Tou's matter."
Carpenter Zhao had a serious expression on his face, just like Shi Tou's father, worried about the future of his silly son.
Song Shishi's eyes fell on Shitou, "Shitou and Lili have their own plans for this matter, and I choose to respect and support them."
"Alas, Lili is a girl and she is young, so she doesn't need to care about these things. But as a man, I have to consider Shitou. This child is honest and can't talk, so he thinks too simply about many things."
Carpenter Zhao was also very worried about the stone.
Song Shishi could understand, but she didn't necessarily fully agree with it, but she wouldn't say much either.
"Since the two children are willing to be together, I would say we should just get it done. Then they can go to Beijing together. It won't be too late to get the marriage certificate when Xiaoli is old enough."
Carpenter Zhao’s words shocked both Xu Li and Song Shishi.
"It's hard to find a job in Beijing."
It is because of the shortage of jobs in cities that so many educated youth are sent to work in cities. If Shitou goes to Beijing, Song Shishi will not be able to arrange a job for him.
"Don't worry about that. I have already contacted my junior brother. He said that as long as Shitou is willing to go, he can work with us. After a few years, they can rent a house of their own."
Carpenter Zhao had obviously already thought about the future of Shi Tou and Xu Li.
He then added, "I have watched Lili grow up, and she is a good child. I have saved some money over the years, and we will not give her less than a penny of the betrothal gift, and we will definitely not let Lili suffer any loss."
Song Shishi didn't know what to say, so she could only look at Xu Li and asked softly, "What do you think?"
Xu Li was also a little at a loss. She rubbed the corner of her clothes unconsciously with her fingers and spoke hesitantly: "I...I have to discuss this with my brother."
"Marriage is a big deal. You should discuss it with your brother." Carpenter Zhao nodded in agreement.
Song Shishi looked at Shi Tou again, only to see that Shi Tou's eyes were fixed on Xu Li, with a worthless silly smile on his face.
Song Shishi originally wanted to ask Shi Tou, but seeing his expression, she felt there was no need to ask.
“There’s no rush for marriage. I’ll give you an answer after Xu Li asks her brother.
In fact, I think that they are still young, and this separation can also be regarded as a test of their relationship.
If they are together, they will live together for decades.
Only if they successfully pass each test, the relationship between them will become stronger. What do you think? "
Carpenter Zhao looked at her deeply and said, "Of course I understand the reason, but you didn't see that this silly boy has been listless every day since he knew that Xu Li was leaving. It makes me angry to see him. I want to kick him. When I asked him, he couldn't say anything for a long time."
When Xu Li heard this, her eyelashes trembled slightly. She slowly raised her eyes, and her eyes met Shi Tou's for a moment, then quickly looked away.
Seeing this look of first love, Song Shishi couldn't help but smile.
Carpenter Zhao kept them for lunch before letting them go.
Lunch is made of stone.
This silly boy looks big and strong, but the food he cooks is quite delicious.
This respect is quite compatible with Xu Li.
If the two of them really get married in the future, Xu Li will help out while Shitou will cook. Just thinking about that scene is very warm.
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As the deadline given by Director Zhao was getting closer, and Zhou Jianguo was still staying in Qinghe Town Hospital, Song Shishi decided to take some things to visit him.
"Sister, how about I go with you? I heard that Zhou Xingxue and the man surnamed An have been staying in the hospital for several days to avoid those two people."
This is also a headache for Song Shishi.
She really didn't want to have anything to do with Zhou Fangxue and An Jinsheng anymore, but if she wanted to return to the city, she had to pass by the captain.
"Okay, then pack up and we'll leave in a moment."
"good."
They probably wouldn't be back until noon, so Xu Li sent Xiao Shiwu directly to Shitou's place and asked Shitou to help take care of her.
Shi Tou never refuses Xu Li's request.
After taking some fruits from home, Song Shishi and Xu Li went out.
Riding their bikes, the two arrived at the library before noon.
Song Shishi first handed the translation document she had obtained a year ago to Director Zhao. When Director Zhao saw her coming, he casually asked about how the procedures for returning to the city were going.
"The captain of our team is in the hospital. That's why I wanted to go to the hospital to ask about this matter today." Song Shishi explained.
Director Zhao frowned, "If you need my help, just ask."
"Okay, we still have to go to the hospital, Director Zhao, so we'll leave first."
"Okay, go ahead."
Director Zhao personally escorted Song Shishi out and told her that if the captain was unable to handle the procedures, she should think of other ways.
After coming out of the library, Song Shishi and Xu Li went straight to the hospital.
As the two of them walked to the hospital entrance, Xu Li, who was about to turn around to talk to Song Shishi, was bumped into by someone and stumbled.
"Ah...I'm sorry...why are you guys here?"
Unexpectedly, it was such a coincidence that the person who bumped into Xu Li was Zhou Xingxue.
Zhou Xingxue, who was originally apologizing, immediately changed his expression when he saw it was them.
"What are you doing in the hospital?" Zhou Xingxue's tone was very bad, and there was a sense of superiority.
Xu Li wanted to retort, but Song Shishi quietly grabbed her.
They still have important things to do today, so there is no need to get entangled with Zhou Xingxue.
"I heard that Captain Tong was in the hospital, so we came to visit him."
When Zhou Xingxue heard that Song Shishi was going to Zhou Jianguo's ward, the expression on his face froze for a moment.
"The doctor said my dad needs to rest, you guys..."
She wanted Song Shishi and the others to leave immediately, but Zhou Xingxue happened to see the fruit in Xu Li's hand, so she changed the subject and continued, "Give me the fruit, I'll take it up later."
As he spoke, Zhou Xingxue stepped forward and prepared to snatch the fruit bag from Xu Li.
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