In fact, Liu Maocai agreed with his daughter's decision. It was a good thing, so that the two brothers wouldn't have any discord over family matters in the future.
"Okay, it's your decision. If they want to, they can live together; if not, they can live their own lives."
Cheng Guangxu nodded, and finally Li Cuihua agreed.
At four o'clock in the afternoon, the newlywed couple returned. Zhiyuan was so hungry he had no energy. He hadn't eaten lunch; he'd had the same bowl of noodles from the morning.
Looking at his energetic wife beside him, Zhiyuan felt a little sorry for her. Was she used to being hungry before?
"Have you two eaten yet?" Li Cuihua asked.
"Grandma, I ate a bowl of noodles this morning, and I'm so hungry I don't have any energy."
Li Cuihua had experienced hunger before, so she was afraid of being hungry. Upon seeing her grandson like this, she immediately went to the kitchen.
"Grandma, no need for you. Let me drink some water first, and we can eat together for dinner. Otherwise, I won't be able to eat dinner." Zhiyuan pulled his grandma back.
"Okay, I'll make you two some formula."
The two followed Li Cuihua into the living room. "Grandma, where are my parents?"
"I went to the building to buy things. The bedding is ready, but some other supplies still need to be prepared."
Li Cuihua brought out two bowls of milk powder in no time. After the two finished drinking, Zhiyuan picked up the bowl and went to the kitchen.
"Grandma, we took wedding photos today, and I think they look pretty."
"Hehe, it will definitely look good, Xiao Ou is handsome."
Being praised like that by an elderly person really makes me a little embarrassed.
"You two take advantage of this time and go rest for a while."
"Grandma, we're not tired. I'll take Xiao Ou to see the new house."
"Yes, yes, we should go and see if there's anything we're not satisfied with, and then we should fix it right away."
Neither of them drove; Zhiyuan rode his bicycle with Xu Xiaou on the back, and they arrived in ten minutes.
"This is the yard my mother prepared for me. My older brother's house is right next door." As they spoke, the two opened the gate and entered the yard.
This place must be regularly cleaned. And the house is already renovated.
The two walked around, and it was the same size as the courtyard where they lived now. Zhiyuan led her to see each room, and the furniture was all there.
"The appliances should arrive soon too."
"Zhiyuan, are we not going to live with the old folks anymore?"
"You decide, I want to live with my family."
“I’m willing too. It’s too lonely for just the two of us to live here. Besides, Grandma and Grandpa are getting old, how can we not be by their side?”
I wasn't with Grandpa because of unavoidable circumstances, but since we have the opportunity to be with him, we should live together. So don't prepare any appliances or anything like that; we won't be coming back.”
"Okay, you can tell your mom when you get home. Come on, I'll take you to see the apartment building; it's all renovated now."
"No need to go, let's go home. I need to go home and cook. Mom and Dad must be very tired when they get back."
"Okay, I'll take you there sometime. You can go directly to the master there. Let's go, how about you and your teacher ask for a few days off?"
"Just today. I have to go to school tomorrow. I can't miss my class tomorrow. Tomorrow is a clinical class."
"Okay, let's go to school then. I'll pick you up after school."
"No need, you can pick me up on Friday. The exam is coming up soon, and I can't miss my tutoring class on Saturday and Sunday. This is the last class."
"Okay, I understand." What else could Zhiyuan say?
When the two arrived home, they saw Li Cuihua in the kitchen, and Xu Xiaoou quickly went in to help.
"Grandma, what are we having for dinner tonight?"
"Fried dumplings, rice porridge."
"Grandma, I'll make the pancakes. Are they filled with cabbage?"
"No, it's sauerkraut filling. Your sister-in-law loves sour food now. Don't you like it? Then make some cabbage filling too."
"Grandma, I can eat anything, there's nothing I don't like. I'll chop the filling."
Li Cuihua observed Xu Xiaou; the child clearly had been used to working in the kitchen and was quick and efficient.
Zhiyuan also went into the kitchen, but there was no need for him there, so he went back to the living room to watch TV with his grandfather.
Cheng Guangxu and Er Ya didn't get home until six o'clock, carrying lots of bags and packages.
"Mom, why did you buy so much?"
"Not many, there's still a lot more. Go to the new house and wait there. This is the receipt; they'll deliver it over in a bit."
"I'll join you too. Zhiyuan doesn't know what we bought."
The father and son drove there, worried that the staff would have to wait.
Er Ya hurriedly went into the kitchen. Her mother was already so old; she couldn't let the old lady get tired anymore.
Er Ya breathed a sigh of relief when she saw Xu Xiao'ou cooking in the kitchen.
"Auntie, you go and rest. The pancakes will be ready soon."
"Okay, you do it. I'm really too tired today."
At 6:30, Ping An drove Hu Peizhen back, and Cheng Guangxu and his son returned shortly after.
Dinner was already on the table by then. Everyone moved down to eat.
"Grandma, today's pan-fried dumplings are delicious."
"This is the filling Xiao Ou made. Eat more if you like." It's been more than three months, and my eldest granddaughter-in-law hasn't shown any signs of cravings. That's a blessing.
"Xiao Ou, your cooking is really good."
"Sister-in-law, I'm glad you like it."
After the family finished eating, Ping An and Zhi Yuan went to clean up the kitchen. Er Ya stopped Xu Xiao Ou, who wanted to help.
"Xiao Ou, you'll have to take the day off tomorrow. The clothing company will come to take your measurements tomorrow, and the dress should be prepared by now. Otherwise, we really won't make it in time."
"Auntie, I really can't do it tomorrow morning, the class is very important."
"Then come back for lunch tomorrow afternoon."
Xu Xiaoou thought for a moment and said, "Okay, I'll come back after class tomorrow."
"Okay, I'll have Zhiyuan pick you up."
I was busy like this until the end of my university final exams.
There are only ten days left until the wedding date. Everyone is extremely busy at this time. Er Ya has taken a long leave of absence, otherwise she really wouldn't be able to keep up.
Xu Xiaoou followed behind Er Ya the whole time, busying herself with everything.
"Xiao Ou, go wash up. We're going to your Aunt Hongmei's house for dinner tonight."
"Yes, Auntie, I understand."
"The family drove two cars into the compound at night."
The Zhang family was all home today. After introducing themselves, Xu Xiaoou didn't dare to look up; these were all important people. The pressure was immense.
During the meal, Zhang Zhenye apologized to Xu Xiaoou, saying, "I'm really sorry. We, as your older brothers, should have treated you two to a meal, but it's the end of the year and we just don't have the time. So we'll postpone it until after the New Year and treat you to a meal."
Xu Xiaoou nodded, blushing, not knowing what to say.
"Big brother, if we owe you, shouldn't we treat you to another meal?" Zhiyuan asked with a smile.
"Sure, you decide how many meals you'll treat me to," Zhang Zhenye said with a smile.
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