Chapter 106 Chapter 106 Mother Meng opened the door and looked...

Mother Meng opened the door and saw the little man sleeping soundly on the bed. She said softly, "He fell asleep so quickly."

Meng Yufei smiled and nodded: "I have no worries since I was little, and I always fall asleep as soon as I touch the pillow."

Mother Meng walked over lightly and looked at the little girl sleeping soundly on the bed. The sunlight shone through the window onto her face, casting a hazy glow on her fair and clear skin, which made people's hearts soften.

"Our Qinqin is such a good child, pretty, smart, sensible, and very sweet-mouthed." Mother Meng couldn't help but reach out and lovingly touch the forehead of the sleeping little girl.

Meng Yufei laughed: "You really are not the kind of person who would praise your own child like that."

Mother Meng raised her chin and said, "The weasel praises its son for being good, and the hedgehog praises its son for being glorious. I don't think anyone can compare to our clever little girl Qinqin."

Meng Yufei smiled and nodded: "You are right, I also think that no one can compare to my daughter."

The mother and daughter sat by the bed and looked at the child's sleeping face quietly for a while.

Meng Yufei whispered, "By the way, Mom, when will Big Brother come back?"

Mother Meng also slowed down her voice and said, "I sent a telegram a few days ago saying that he would arrive on New Year's Eve."

Meng Yufei said, "Brother, transportation is not convenient there, and it's hard to buy a ticket. So, is sister-in-law coming back with you?"

Mother Meng nodded: "Let's come back together."

Meng Yufei said: "I haven't seen them for many years, and I don't know how my sister-in-law is doing."

Mother Meng sighed and said, "At first I wanted her to stay in Hai City and be well taken care of, but she insisted on going there. The conditions there are harsh and I don't know how she will suffer."

Meng Yufei's eldest sister-in-law is a military doctor. She and Meng's eldest brother are in the same military district. When Meng was injured and admitted to the military hospital, he met Meng's eldest sister-in-law.

The two troops were at the border, where there were constant minor frictions. A few years ago, Mrs. Meng was injured in an accident and fell seriously ill.

At first, the elders all advised her to retire and return to Haishi. As she was a doctor, the organization would definitely arrange for her to be admitted to a local hospital. But after she recovered, she still insisted on returning to the army.

Perhaps because the injuries had not yet healed, the eldest brother and his wife in the Meng family have not had children for all these years.

Meng Yufei patted her mother's shoulder and said, "Sister-in-law is doing this for her belief. She is needed there. As her family, we should support her."

Mother Meng said, "I know. Even though I feel bad for the child, I still have to take care of my own health."

Meng Yufei said: "Then when you come back this time, make more delicious food for your sister-in-law."

Mother Meng nodded: "You need to nourish yourself well. The food there is definitely not good enough. I bought a lot of red dates and brown sugar a few days ago. We also have some dried white fungus sent by an old colleague. Use these things to make soup. It is best for women. You should drink more too. You have lost a lot of weight in the past six months."

Meng Yufei touched her face and said, "Have you lost weight? Why don't I feel anything?"

"You've lost weight." Meng's mother said with certainty, "The food there is not as good as at home, and the weather is hot, so you must have no appetite. I'll make you braised pig's feet with soybeans tonight, so eat more."

"By the way, I asked your father to find someone to buy chickens. He said they will be delivered in two days. This soup is the best for replenishing qi. I will go to the hospital and buy some astragalus to stew with it."

Meng Yufei smiled and said, "Mom, you've been learning Guangzhou's dishes recently, which are all about making soups and stews."

Mother Meng said, "Your Aunt Zhang is my former colleague. Her youngest son married a daughter-in-law from Guangzhou this year. She is very good at making soup. I went to have a bowl of it the other day. It tasted really good. She also taught me several ways to make soup."

"Aunt Zhang's youngest son, I remember he was Xiaoyan's elementary school classmate." Meng Yufei thought for a moment and asked curiously, "Is he married?"

Mother Meng nodded: "Yes, he is the same age as your brother. He is even a few months younger than your brother."

Meng Yufei smiled and asked, "What's going on with Xiaoyan?"

Mother Meng said, "He just started working at the hospital and is very busy every day. How can we know if he is okay? But look at his childish appearance. He doesn't look like someone who is okay. I told your father a while ago that if he can't find a partner in a few years, we will have to ask the organization to introduce him to someone."

"Xiaoyan just graduated, so it's inevitable that he's still childish. He'll be fine after working for two years." Meng Yufei spoke for her brother.

The mother and daughter were talking in low voices in the room. Xia Junshan continued to play chess with Meng's father in the living room. Meng Zhongyan yawned after watching for a while and was sent to bed by Meng's father.

Xia Qinqin slept well in the warm quilt. When she woke up, she was a little dazed when she saw the strange yet familiar room, and thought she was dreaming.

Looking sideways, Xia Qinqin saw her mother sorting clothes in front of the closet and breathed a sigh of relief. Then she remembered that she and her parents had returned to Hai City.

"Mom, where's Dad?"

Meng Yufei turned around and said with a smile: "Qinqin is awake, Dad is playing chess with Grandpa outside."

She put down the clothes in her hands and walked to the bed, rubbed her hands and smiled, "Let's get up. Come, mom will help you get dressed."

"Okay, Mom, you have to take me shopping." Xia Qinqin reminded.

"Mom didn't forget. Go when you get up." Meng Yufei dressed her daughter with a smile and combed her messy hair.

Xia Qinqin walked out of the room with her braids swinging, ran to the sofa, and hugged Xia Junshan's arm: "Dad, Mom and I are going shopping, will you join us?"

Xia Junshan held the chess piece in his hand and said, "I'll go after Dad finishes playing this game."

Father Meng smiled and said, "Qinqin is up now. Did you sleep well?"

Xia Qinqin nodded her head: "Yeah, I slept very soundly. My bed is so warm."

Father Meng said, "Junshan, you should go now. The sooner you go, the sooner you can return. You can play chess again when you return."

Xia Qinqin followed up and said, "That's right, that's right, go early and come back early, Dad."

Father Meng smiled and touched her little braid.

Xia Junshan put down the chess piece in his hand and said, "Okay, Dad, let's go out first."

A family of three went out shopping.

Meng Yufei and Xia Junshan were wearing coats of the same color. Both of them were tall, which made them particularly suitable for wearing coats. In addition, they both had good looks, so they were very pleasing to the eye when walking together.

Xia Qinqin in Xia Junshan's arms, a delicate and delicate little figure, wearing a festive red cotton coat, is so adorable.

This family of three turned their heads back so often when they went out that it was impossible not to notice them. As soon as they went downstairs and reached the alley, neighbors couldn't help but come over to talk to them.

"Hey, isn't this Feifei? Did she come back today?"

"Yes, I just came back this morning." Meng Yufei greeted with a smile.

"Oh, Qinqin is getting prettier as she grows older. This must be your lover. You and she are a perfect match. We are a family."

The person passing by to buy soy sauce also nodded in agreement: "Yes, a family of three is very iconic."

"Are you leaving again this time? Qiongzhou is too far away. It's better to stay in Haishi."

"Hey, I heard that the weather in Qiongzhou is very hot, it's summer all year round, so are you cold this time when you come back?"

"It's summer all year round? Then we can't wear coats anymore. I think the coat Feifei is wearing is very nice. It seems to be a new model from the department store."

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They were all old neighbors who had known each other for many years. Meng Yufei responded to everyone with a smile and finally walked out of the alley.

Xia Qinqin exhaled and said, "Huh, I'm finally done talking."

Xia Junshan smiled and said, "It seems that you and your mother are very popular. After walking for a while, everyone wants to talk to you."

Xia Qinqin puffed out her chest and said, "Yes, I am the most popular kid. Everyone likes me."

"Of course, our Qinqin is so cute, who wouldn't like her?" Xia Junshan smiled and rested his forehead against his daughter's, causing his daughter to laugh cheerfully.

The Meng family's house is only two blocks away from the department store, and it takes less than ten minutes to walk there.

Xia Qinqin pointed to a small building next to her and said, "Dad, this is Zhuangzhuang's house. He was my good friend in kindergarten."

"This is Aunt Su's house. She is a good friend of Mom. She has delicious candies."

"This small house belongs to Grandpa Zou. He is Sister Lili's grandfather. Sister Lili lives in our building."

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Xia Qinqin had a very good memory and remembered exactly where everyone lived. She introduced everyone along the way, and Xia Junshan listened with a smile, occasionally agreeing with her.

After turning an alley, the road became wider and the buildings on both sides of the road became taller. The sound of streetcars rang out and a tram passed through the bustling crowd.

Xia Qinqin pointed at the tram and said, "The big braided tram."

Xia Junshan looked at the yellow and white tram. There were long wires connected to the front of the tram, which really looked like a big braid.

"Dad, I want to ride in a big-breasted car."

Xia Junshan watched the bus stop at the bus stop, and the crowds of people rushed up. He lowered his head and said to his daughter in his arms: "Let's take it next time. There are too many people today."

Meng Yufei said: "The department store is just ahead, let's go in quickly."

Xia Qinqin heard her mother say this and nodded: "Okay."

After entering the department store, Meng Yufei went to the clothing counter as if she was familiar with the place. She planned to buy some clothes for her parents.

The saleswoman is Meng Yufei's high school classmate. There were a lot of people buying things today, so she was busy all the time. It was not until around three o'clock in the afternoon that she finally had a rare moment of free time.

Meng Yufei walked over with a smile: "Yaqin, you guys must have been very busy these days."

Zhang Yaqin was surprised to see Meng Yufei: "Fei Fei, you're back. When did you come back?"

Meng Yufei: "Just got home this morning."

Xia Qinqin recognized this auntie and called out, "Hello, Auntie Zhang."

"Look, Qinqin is getting prettier and prettier. Come, auntie will give you some candy." As she said that, she took out a handful of White Rabbit candies from her pocket and stuffed them into Xia Qinqin's hand.

Xia Qinqin happily held the candy in her hands and said sweetly, "Thank you, Auntie."

Zhang Yaqin only then noticed the man holding Xia Qinqin and said with a smile, "Qinqin's father also came back this time. It's really rare."

She had only seen Xia Junshan once, at Meng Yufei's wedding, and had long forgotten what he looked like. However, when she saw the similarities between the father and daughter, she recognized him at a glance.

Xia Junshan smiled and nodded, "Hello."

Meng Yufei said: "It has been many years since he had a holiday. This time the organization finally approved a holiday for him and let him come back for the New Year."

Zhang Yaqin said, "How long will you stay this time? There will be a high school reunion after the New Year, and you can bring your family."

Meng Yufei said: "We will go back around the tenth day of the first lunar month."

"It's not too late. I'll talk to the monitor and ask him to move the date forward a few days. We old classmates haven't gotten together for many years. You must come."

Meng Yufei nodded and smiled: "Okay, I will definitely go."

Zhang Yaqin: "By the way, what are you going to buy today?"

Meng Yufei: "I plan to buy some clothes for my parents."

"You've come at the right time. I just got a few new cashmere sweaters here. They're light, thin and warm, and the colors and styles are suitable. Take a look." Zhang Yaqin said as she took out two cashmere sweaters from behind the counter, one navy blue and the other purple.

Meng Yufei touched it with her hand and nodded: "It is indeed very comfortable."

Zhang Yaqin held the sleeve of the clothes and said, "It doesn't hurt to wear it. I also brought two pieces back for my parents. They said they were very warm when they put them on."

Meng Yufei said, "Then this one will do. I want both."

"Okay, I'll wrap it up for you."

After buying the cashmere sweaters, another customer came to the counter. Meng Yufei and Zhang Yaqin said a few words and left. They then went to the coat section and bought one for Meng's father and mother.

The family of three came out of the department store with bags of various sizes. Xia Qinqin still had candy in her mouth and squinted her eyes as she said, "Dad, I want to eat cream cake."

"Okay, let's go buy it now."

"Dad, do you know where to buy cream cakes?"

"I know. Dad has come here to buy it before."

Xia Qinqin was surprised and asked, "Huh? Dad has been here before?"

Xia Junshan smiled and said, "Of course, my father went to school here before, and he also met my mother here."

As he spoke, Xia Junshan looked around and said with emotion: "Over the years, the city center of Hai City has not changed at all. There are still so many tall buildings and so many people."

Meng Yufei nodded: "I think so too. My father said the same thing when we went shopping together during the Chinese New Year last year." She pointed at the shops with the names of public-private partnerships and said with a smile: "These shops and buildings are still the same as they were decades ago, only the signs have changed."

"But Dad said there was one thing that changed the most."

Xia Junshan asked, "What is it?"

Meng Yufei looked at the intersection ahead and said, "The mental outlook of the masses has changed dramatically. Dad said that when he first came to Haishi in the morning, apart from the extravagant life of a few upper-class people, the rest was the numb pain of the majority of lower-class people struggling to survive."

Meng's father originally came to this most prosperous city in China at that time with great aspirations. However, on the first day, his imagination was shattered because he witnessed □□ extorting protection money on the street and the police turned a blind eye.

"In just a few decades, the same place has changed. Now the people here have light in their eyes and smiles on their faces. They are lively people."

As she spoke, she pointed to the slogans on the wall that read "Liberate the People of the World" and "Down with American Imperialism," and said with a smile, "We still have a common goal, a great blue sky."

Xia Junshan said: "Although I have not seen the mirage of decades ago, I like the current mirage very much. I hope that in the future, the mirage will get better and better, and people will smile more and more brilliantly."

Meng Yufei nodded: "Yes, life will always get better and better."

Xia Qinqin twisted her head and looked at her father for a while, then at her mother. She didn't understand what they were saying. She blinked and said, "Mom, I want to eat cream cake."

Meng Yufei smiled and patted her daughter's head. "Okay, let's go to Commander Kai and buy Qinqin's favorite cream cake."