Chapter 190 Uncle Li Visits
Seeing Uncle Li suddenly appearing at his door with a lot of bags in his hands, Zhou Nanxu was still a little confused and called out, "Uncle Li~"
Although it was surprising that Uncle Li would come all the way to show up at my doorstep on New Year's Eve, since he was here, the reason was not important at this moment. Since he was here, he was a guest.
So he turned sideways and invited the person into the yard.
Zhou Zhengfu, who was busy cleaning the chicken's internal organs, almost dropped his jaw when he saw the people Zhou Nanxu led in.
He stood up from the small stool and asked the question in his heart, "Uncle Li, why are you here?"
He was more surprised than Zhou Nanxu. After he asked the question, he realized belatedly that it was a bit inappropriate. So, he hurried forward to greet him and wanted to lend a hand to help carry the things. As soon as he stretched out his hand, he found that his hands were covered in blood. He quickly put them behind his back and said, "Well, it's cold outside. Uncle, please go in and get on the kang."
Uncle Li nodded politely.
Liu Rong, Rong Mei and Zhou Dabao were still in the kitchen. Liu Rong had just soaked the dried goods and was planning to wrap the chopped meat in dough and fry it into crispy pork, as well as the fish that Zhou Nanxu had gotten for her two days ago. There was too much meat to stew, so she thought of frying it together with the crispy pork.
"Grandpa Li, Grandpa Li is here." Zhou Dabao, who was peeling garlic, had the sharpest eyes. He put down the garlic in his hand, pointed at Uncle Li who was brought into the house by Zhou Nanxu and shouted loudly.
Rong Mei turned around and was neither surprised nor relieved when she saw Uncle Li. She was the only person in the family, besides Zhou Dabao, who did not have a look of shock in her eyes.
Then he stood up, walked over to Uncle Li, and said with a smile, "You are here, Uncle Li."
Uncle Li glanced at Liu Rong, who was obviously shocked, and quickly looked away, grinning at Rong Mei and nodded, "Hey, here I come."
Rong Mei stole a glance at Liu Rong, who was still in a daze, and then glanced at Uncle Li's suit and coat. She quickly stepped forward and pulled him into the kang room, "You are wearing too little. It's even colder here than in Hebei Province. Go to the kang room quickly. It's warm there."
Firstly, Uncle Li was indeed wearing thin clothes, which looked cold compared to their military coats. Secondly, it was to give Comrade Liu Rong some time to digest the food.
When she gave Uncle Li her address that day, to be honest, she was not sure whether Uncle Li would reject her invitation to come to Harbin for the New Year again. Therefore, after she came back, she kept her mouth shut and never mentioned it to Liu Rong, nor even Zhou Nanxu.
Uncle Li followed Rong Mei and Zhou Nanxu into the kang room, answering Rong Mei's question, "The temperature is lower than that in Hebei Province, but it doesn't matter. I have a body that is resistant to cold, and I won't be frozen in this weather."
Uncle Li knew that wearing a military coat or a cotton jacket was warmer than wearing a suit coat, but those looked bulky and were not as formal as a suit coat. When going out, one had to pay attention to one's image, especially when going to...
Rong Mei, "How was the journey? You must be exhausted, did you come here by train?"
Uncle Li, "Yes, I came here by train. It's the end of the year, so there are quite a lot of people here. But it's okay. I'm not tired. I have a strong physique." He didn't even mention the fact that he didn't have a ticket and had to stand all the way.
Rong Mei, "Then you should have sent the telegram in advance, confirmed the time, and driven to the provincial capital to pick you up in advance."
Uncle Li, "It was a last-minute decision. Besides, it's easy to find. Just ask around and you'll find out. There are also cars that go directly to the entrance of the village."
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Listening to the conversation between Rong Mei and Uncle Li coming from the kang room from time to time, Liu Rong had not yet recovered from the shock and was still in a trance.
Her face was still a little hot. When Jiang Wenying asked her if she had ever thought about finding another partner, she refused verbally, but Uncle Li's face suddenly appeared in her mind, even though it was only for a moment and no one knew about it yet. But today, the person in question suddenly came to her house, and she still felt a little inexplicably guilty.
"Mom, where is the tea?" Zhou Nanxu walked up to her with a teacup and asked her.
Liu Rong finally came to her senses and snatched the teacup from Zhou Nanxu's hand, "Go and talk to your Uncle Li. I'll make the tea."
After saying this, she untied her apron and hurried to the outer room.
Zhou Nanxu glanced at his hand still in the air, and then at Liu Rong who was leaving in a hurry. Why did he feel like he couldn't stop it, as if it was going to rain and his mother was going to get married?
Looking at the situation, this matchmaking was made by his wife...
But I have to say that if his mother really chooses to remarry, regardless of love, and just wants to find someone to live with, Uncle Li is definitely the best candidate in all aspects.
There were guests coming to the house and Zhou Nanxu had to entertain them, so the task of going to Uncle Zhou's house naturally fell on Zhou Zhengfu's shoulders.
Liu Rong brought the brewed tea into the kang room and said the first words after arriving with a smile, "Uncle Li, have some tea."
No matter what you think in your mind now, guests are here and there is no reason to neglect them or treat them poorly.
Uncle Li secretly observed Liu Rong's expression again, took it with a silly smile, "Okay, okay, okay." He said several okays in a row with a slightly awkward look.
He really was unsure, so he went to someone's house to celebrate the New Year without saying anything. Now thinking about it, he felt that he was too impulsive and reckless.
But holding the note Rong Mei left for him, the thought kept coming up again and again, until the note was almost torn into pieces, and he could no longer care about anything else and squeezed onto the train...
Just after taking it, he seemed to suddenly remember something, hurriedly put the teacup on the kang table, took out his bag, took out a thick stack of money and a yellow notebook, and handed them to Liu Rong.
"By the way, here are the sales revenues I collected from the store a few days ago. Here is the account book. Please check the numbers first and see..."
Liu Rong stared at the huge stack of money for a long time.
So this was actually a special gift for her? Was she overthinking it?
After a moment, he took the money and the notebook together, "What are you counting? It's too much trouble for you to come all the way here to send the money. You must have come by train and stayed up all night. I'll heat some water for you. Wash yourself first, and then I'll make you a bowl of noodles. Fill your stomach first and lie down for a while. You'll have to wait a while for lunch."
Although Liu Rong has not taken a train in recent years, she has heard people talk about how chaotic trains are. Pickpockets and thieves are considered the worst offenders, but there are also human traffickers who kidnap women and children, and desperate robbers and murderers. Carrying so much cash, I'm afraid they can't even take a nap on the train.
When Liu Rong thought of this, her nose felt slightly sour and astringent.
Uncle Li quickly stood up from the kang and lied to Liu Rong for the first time, "No, I'm not tired. I bought a sleeper ticket and I lay down all the way here. But it's a long journey after all, so I must smell. I need to wash myself. I can go get some hot water myself."
Unfortunately, it was obvious that it was his first time committing a crime. He was obviously nervous and didn't know where to put his hands as he rubbed the corners of his suit.
Rong Mei couldn't bear to watch it any longer. Of course, she didn't expose him. Instead, she walked over and pushed Uncle Li back onto the edge of the kang. "Uncle Li, mother has arranged this. You just sit there obediently."
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