Chapter 70
The case of Chao Yuanzong is progressing slowly, and Li Yang's help is not needed for the time being.
On New Year's Eve, 779 was working overtime, and someone sent a WeChat message to Li Yang asking for detailed pictures of the Flowing Umbrella.
Li Yang took photos of the umbrella cover, handle, ribs and other details and sent them over.
Group C of 779 began to study the engraving pattern on the umbrella handle.
Li Yang put down his phone and pasted Spring Festival couplets on all the doors of the kindergarten with Zhou Du. In the end, there were still several pairs left.
Lu Xiaoguo bought too much, a large cardboard box, and many festive things.
Li Dongqiang buried his head in the box, took out the lantern, ran to the door with his short legs, and gave it to his benefactor.
Li Yang handed it to Zhou Du.
After hanging the lantern on the dormitory door, Zhou Du came down, put away the ladder and moved it back to the utility room.
When I came out, the young man and the Winter Melon Spirit were pasting window paper-cuts.
Forty minutes later, Lu Xiaoguo's purchases had been almost completely consumed, and the dormitory was filled with a festive red.
Li Yang opened the New Year's goods box, put out nuts, biscuits, candies, etc., and finally put out the fruits.
During this time, Zhou Du's cell phone kept ringing, but he didn't answer it. Instead, he typed for a while and the phone stopped ringing.
At three o'clock in the afternoon, when preparing the New Year's Eve dinner, the iron gate of the kindergarten was banged on.
Zhou Du's hands were already covered with glutinous rice flour, and he was planning to make happy ball syrup.
So Li Yang went out to open the door, and it turned out to be a woman with good upbringing and temperament.
She wore no brand name clothes, but a modified cheongsam that was intellectual and appropriate. Perhaps her mentality was linked to her appearance, she looked very young.
Li Yang should have been wary of people who suddenly appeared near the kindergarten - after all, it was strange for strangers to suddenly appear in this Shankala place, but this woman, who drove alone and parked in front of the kindergarten, seemed to be a person who came to the wrong place and came to ask for directions.
"Hello, what's going on?" Li Yang asked, opening half of the door.
The woman smiled brightly and pinched his face right away: "You are the kid that bastard was talking about, right? Oh, you are so young!"
"?" Li Yang's cheek was pinched, and he couldn't dodge, "..."
Zhou Du, who came out and saw this scene, felt something was wrong because no one should come to the house in such a remote place. He stopped it speechlessly: "Mom."
Shi Shuyi retracted her hand, took out a rectangular red envelope from her handbag, stuffed it into Li Yang's hand, and said, "This bastard said that there are children staying in the garden and he was worried about them, so he would not go home for the New Year's Eve dinner. I thought he was talking nonsense, but it turned out to be true. Fortunately, I brought the red envelope with me. Happy New Year, child, grow up quickly and smoothly."
After saying that, she touched Li Yang's head and went in swaying her cheongsam.
She looked like the director's mother on a secret visit.
Zhou Du took a deep breath and watched her walk towards the dormitory. Then he said to Li Yang, whose soft hair was messed up, "That's my mother. Did she hurt you?"
When Li Yang heard the woman use the word "bastard", he was not surprised that she had a relationship with Zhou Du. He smoothed his hair and said, "Not bad."
That hurts, Zhou Du had no choice but to apologize.
When the two returned to the dormitory, Shi Shuyi was already in the room, bending over and handing a red envelope to Li Dongqiang.
Li Dongqiang said sweetly, tilting his head back, "Thank you, sister!"
Shi Shuyi smiled happily.
But the Winter Melon Demon was given a setback by Zhou Du.
The seniority is messed up.
Li Dongqiang changed his words: "Thank you, Auntie!"
Got hit on the head again.
Li Dongqiang covered his head: "Thank you grandma!!!!!" It should be okay this time! ! !
Zhou Du didn't knock again.
Shi Shuyi rolled his eyes at his son, then sat down on a high chair in front of the bar and looked around. "You've made this place look like it's going to have a New Year atmosphere."
Zhou Du washed his hands and made tea, then asked, "Why are you here?"
"You're so shameless. Not only did you hang up on my video call, you even said you were taking care of the kids..." But Shi Shuyi had already come to the kindergarten and saw the situation. "Then I thought you were lying to me. Who would have thought you were really taking care of two kids at that?"
Li Yang put the nut plate on the bar, and Shi Shuyi grabbed his hand and asked, "Little kid, what's your name? Are you a kindergarten teacher too? I haven't seen you before."
"Li Yang, school bus driver."
"Wow, Xiao Li!" Master Shi Shuyi's eyes lit up. "You can drive at such a young age?"
Li Yang couldn't tell for a moment whether it was the truth or just a compliment. Nowadays, there are a lot of people who take the driving test at the age of 18.
He had no choice but to reply with another key point: "Auntie, I'm 20." As soon as midnight came, it was 20 immediately.
"He can drive a school bus at the age of 20! That's amazing!" Shi Shuyi continued to praise him.
Li Yang: “…”
Zhou Du could only explain to him: "She took the driving test for two years, changed driving schools seven times, and only got her driver's license two months ago. If you still can't understand her level, just try to ride in her car and you will know."
Li Yang even said: “…” That’s not necessary.
Shi Shuyi was not happy with Zhou Du's sabotage and taught him, "The process is not important, the result is important."
Zhou Du, wearing an apron and with his sweater sleeves rolled up to his arms, hummed perfunctorily, pushed the teacup on the bar in front of his mother, kneaded the dough again, and then rolled it into small circles.
Shi Shuyi glanced at the kitchen and saw that there were not many ingredients. "Is this all you're going to make for the New Year's Eve dinner?"
"Six dishes, that's enough."
"What's enough? None of them can be considered a real dish. Come on, come on, everyone, follow me home!" Shi Shuyi drank the tea in one gulp, stood up and pulled Li Yang up, then went around to the back of the bar and pulled Zhou Du up.
Zhou Du: "Don't go crazy."
Shi Shuyi laid her cards on the table: "I came here just to take you home for the New Year. Do you think you have the nerve to spend the New Year with two children and eat these?"
"Shouldn't you ask the children's opinions? They don't feel comfortable going to your house." Zhou Du.
"How can you talk like that? Isn't my home your home? What's wrong with you? Can your father and I eat them?"
The mother and son were bickering rapidly, and Li Yang struggled to find a way to speak: "Auntie, we won't bother you anymore."
Shi Shuyi said forcefully: "No, don't be polite to me, just treat my home as your own."
Li Dongqiang, who was watching not far away, rolled his eyes and said, "Xiao Zhou! I want to go to your house and play!"
Shi Shuyi nodded with satisfaction and said to his son arrogantly: "Look, now there are two votes."
Zhou Du, however, changed sides without warning: "I agree, too. That's three votes."
Li Yang:?
No, you took the wrong medicine?
Shi Shuyi nodded, thinking that the boy was teachable.
Now there was no need for Li Yang's opinion. The minority obeyed the majority and prepared to go to Zhou Du's house for the New Year's Eve dinner.
Zhou Du resealed the ingredients and put them in the refrigerator, tidied the kitchen counter, took off his apron and washed his hands.
The four of them went out and locked the kindergarten door.
Because they had to come back in the evening, Zhou Du also had to drive.
Shi Shuyi's driving skills were not very good, and there was heavy traffic on New Year's Eve. In order to avoid minor accidents such as scratches, Zhou Du asked Li Yang to drive his mother's car.
Shi Shuyi had no objection and carried Li Dongqiang to the back seat.
Two cars set off and joined the busy traffic.
Zhou Du’s home is located in a villa area in Xijiang New District. Each villa has a nickname, and Zhou Du’s home is called Guanshanyuan.
After Shi Shuyi's license plate was recognized, the carved gate slowly opened to both sides. Li Yang drove into the yard and then, as Shi Shuyi had instructed, backed into the garage.
After getting off the car, Zhou Du behind him also parked his car in the yard.
Li Dongqiang was extremely excited, and walked around the yard looking around curiously. "Wow! Xiao Zhou, your house is bigger than the kindergarten's!"
As soon as it finished speaking, an Alaskan dog jumped out of the villa.
The big black and white fur ball ran towards Zhou Du, but stopped at the last moment and circled excitedly around Zhou Du's feet.
Li Dongqiang had never seen such a big dog since he became a spirit, and he was so scared that he hugged Shi Shuyi's legs.
Shi Shuyi comforted Li Dongqiang: "This is our dog, called Captain. Don't be afraid, he won't bite you."
Li Dongqiang was still a little scared, "It won't bite people... will it bite winter melon?"
Shi Shuyi didn't understand, but replied: "I haven't seen it bite a winter melon, so it shouldn't be able to do that."
"Hmm..." Li Dongqiang still held tightly onto the corner of Xiao Zhou's mother's clothes, and Shi Shuyi took him into the house.
Outside the house, the captain circled Zhoudu for more than ten times, and finally found Li Yang with his dog's head turned.
Without a word, he ran towards the young man, tongue wagging, and even the soft hair on his ears fluttered.
After receiving the attack signal, Li Yang's brain CPU was working fast, thinking whether to fight with the dog. After all, he was invited to their home for the New Year, and it would not be nice for him to beat up their dog... As expected, he was not used to this kind of kindness. After receiving kindness, he had to consider other people's feelings.
He looked at Zhou Du helplessly. Zhou Du leaned against the car door and said, "Don't worry, the captain has been well trained. He won't pounce on anyone, let alone bite..."
Before he finished speaking, Alaska jumped up with its front legs and pounced on Li Yang.
The dog was so big that its body and fluffy fur covered Li Yang. When it stood up, it was as tall as him. Its two front paws were placed on his shoulders, its mouth was open with its tongue hanging out, and it was panting while its fluffy tail was wagging wildly, almost wanting to lick Li Yang's face.
Zhou Du: “…”
Walked over and pulled Alaska down.
Li Yang didn't react.
It's okay if you don't want to fight him.
Zhou Du brought Li Yang into the house and closed the door of the pet fence.
The captain howled twice in the yard, turned around twice, then went into the pet nest in the yard and lay down, humming softly in frustration.
Li Yang looked at the entire Zhou family.
Shi Shuyi was serving dishes back and forth between the kitchen and the dining room. When she saw him come in, she pulled out her husband who was busy in the kitchen.
He was a mature man who stood out among the middle-aged men, but his eyebrows were exceptionally soft, which neutralized the strong complexion of his deep facial features and made him look less alienated.
Shi Shuyi introduced Li Yang. The man wiped himself on his apron and extended his hand, saying, "Hello, Xiao Li. I'm your Uncle Zhou."
Li Yang shook his hand back, "Happy New Year, Uncle Zhou. Sorry to bother you and Auntie."
Father Zhou smiled elegantly and casually, "Don't bother me. Look at this huge table of food. We are celebrating the New Year together tonight. Let's eat as much as you want."
Shi Shuyi wanted to say something else, but she patted her husband on the shoulder and asked, "Do you smell anything?"
When Zhou's father smelled it, he lost all control of his expression and said, "My stewed pig's trotter!" He turned around and walked quickly into the kitchen.
"Xiao Li, you can walk around the house freely. Auntie will go help your Uncle Zhou first."
Li Yang looked towards the living room and saw Li Dongqiang playing with building blocks with a little boy of about seven or eight years old.
But with so many delicious foods on the table, Li Dongqiang was not so interested in playing with toys anymore. He always wanted to get close to the coffee table and secretly take some candy.
But the boys would find out every time.
"Dong Dong Qiang, you can't eat snacks before meals."
"Okay." Li Dongqiang put away his hand, "Little Brother Zhou, when can we eat?"
"My dad is working on it and it will be done soon. Also, you shouldn't call me little brother Zhou."
"Grandma said that you are Xiao Zhou's younger brother, so I should call you Xiao Zhou's younger brother."
"You call my mother grandma, so you should call me Uncle Xiaoze."
"..." Li Dongqiang covered his head in pain.
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