Chapter 59

"What's wrong with you?" Seeing her husband coming over here, Ruting was about to go back with her mother-in-law. She could tell at a glance that he was a little unhappy.

Huo Xiao relaxed his expression: "Nothing."

Li Wei glanced at his brother-in-law, and didn't see any unhappy emotions on his face. His peach blossom eyes immediately curved into a beautiful arc: "I guess I just introduced a friend to my brother-in-law."

藺葶...?

Huo Xiao frowned and subconsciously turned around to look in the direction of the stage, only to find that annoying pretty boy was still peeking over here.

Instantly, the man's unhappiness became even worse. He bent down and picked up his daughter, who was being held by his wife. He then caressed her belly affectionately and asked softly, "Did the child bother you?"

Ruting's ears felt hot. She didn't understand why this person suddenly touched her belly in front of others. Although he just touched it lightly and left, it was something she had never seen before. She felt a little uncomfortable: "No, you asked me this morning."

As she spoke, she quickly looked at her second brother who seemed to be enjoying the fun and asked, "Will you stay in the camp for one night?"

Li Wei nodded: "We will leave for the next camp tomorrow morning."

Tingting: "Then can you come to our house for dinner tonight? My eldest sister will be sent to her new home tomorrow, so we can just get together."

Naturally, Lu Wei had no objection.

Huo Xiao suddenly said, "You can also ask your good friends to come along and show them what a real couple looks like."

Ting was at a loss: "What do you mean?" After asking, she was happy again: "Second brother made a friend? Then come to my house and have a seat. My mother-in-law prepared a lot of dishes, right, mom?"

Hu Xiu, who was holding Guo Guo's hand, immediately smiled and said, "Yes, yes, it's lively with so many people."

Wei glanced at his brother-in-law, who was very narrow-minded, and said, "It depends on whether your friend is willing to come over."

After saying this, she was worried that her brother-in-law would do something weird again, so she quickly said, "I'm going back first. I still have to take photos for the reporters and do interviews later."

Hearing this, Lu Ting said, "I've already told Ning Yu that she will be coming home for dinner. Since you two have the same time, please help me bring her over."

Wei raised his eyebrows: "Okay!"

During dinner, Lu Wei not only brought Ning Yu, but also forcibly dragged his good friend Yu Aidan along.

Not only that, Huo Xiao was ordered by his wife to run to the camp and call Dong Xiao over, as well as the orderly Wu Xiaojun.

There were too many people, so we ended up borrowing a large round table from the kitchen, and then we held the little ones on our laps and squeezed into the table.

But no matter how crowded it was, we were really happy. When the whole family got together, it seemed like we had endless things to talk about.

Huo Xiao sat next to his wife with Guo Guo sitting on his lap. While talking to his comrades, his hands never stopped working.

Sometimes he was helping his wife pick out fish bones, sometimes he was picking up a piece of meat for his son, and sometimes he was scooping a bowl of soup for his daughter.

Others were used to this, but Yu Ai Dang and Ning Yu were a little surprised when they saw it for the first time.

Especially the Yuai Party, even though he didn't know what showing affection or feeding dog food meant, he was still shocked by the scene in front of him and could hardly maintain his expression.

I finally understood that I was not wrongly bullied at that time.

He would also be furious if someone else coveted his wife, with whom he had a very good relationship.

But...this matter mainly depends on the dog next to me.

If he had made it clear earlier, how could his hand have been 'injured'?

Thinking of this, Yu Ai Dang picked up the wine glass at hand and toasted his good brother enthusiastically.

I fantasize about killing that black-hearted dog with alcohol!

Of course, Yu Ai Dang was just overthinking. The arts soldiers are also soldiers, especially when they are on a mission, so they have to control their alcohol intake and should not drink more than two taels of wine in total.

This meal took more than two hours.

In fact, everyone was already full, but the atmosphere was so good that they continued to sit around the table, peeling salted edamame and chatting.

After it was completely over, Huo Xiao, Lu Wei and Dong Xiao stood up skillfully to clean up the leftovers.

Seeing this, the Yu Ai party that came over were a little confused.

After all, he had never done these things at home. It was all done by his mother or his sisters.

But now, Captain Huo not only did it, but also did it skillfully. It was obvious that he did it a lot.

The rest of the group always felt that something was wrong with him standing alone, so they subconsciously followed suit.

Ning Yu was also equally confused.

Originally, she was planning to help Aunt Xiu and the others clean up.

After all, it will take a while to clean up all the dishes and chopsticks.

But he didn't expect that as soon as he stretched out his hand, it was blocked by the weeds.

Then something happened that almost froze her expression.

Seeing her like this, Hu Xiu pulled her to sit on the sofa and said with a smile: "We have been busy for a long time, and men just wash the dishes. Isn't that what they should do?"

Of course, having said that, she was also very clear that in most families, men were the type who had nothing to do but sit around and do whatever they wanted, and her family was a rare case.

Hu Xiu usually doesn't worry about other people. The reason why she talks so much is that she hopes that Ning, a reporter who is still single, will keep her eyes open when looking for a husband in the future.

A man who is willing to share housework is never a bad person.

Ning Yu was not stupid, and immediately began to think about it.

The next day was Sunday.

Both Li Ting and Huo Xiao were resting.

That is not accurate.

Tingting only has one day off.

After more than half a month of rescue work, Huo Xiao, who had lost a lot of weight, only had three days to rest.

Today I am helping my eldest sister move house and warming up the house at the same time.

So after seeing off Lu Wei, the whole family got in the car.

Also going with them was Dong Xiao, who was asked to help.

This is the first time that Ruiting has visited my eldest sister’s new home.

My second brother said before that he asked someone to help clean it up a few days ago.

She thought she was just sweeping up the dust.

Unexpectedly, more than two hours later, when the group parked the car at the entrance of the alley and found the place with their luggage, they found that the house had changed drastically.

Not only were the newspapers that were previously pasted on the walls replaced by bright white ones, the uneven ground was also paved with cement, not to mention the neatly arranged log-colored furniture in the room.

Ruiqing stood at the door with her two daughters, somewhat afraid to go into the house.

Still, she dragged him in, looked him around, and then said with a smile, "No wonder my second brother called me a few days ago and asked me what kind of furniture girls like. I just said natural wood color. At that time, I wondered why he asked that. Now I finally know."

By now, Ruishuang had recovered from her surprise. As she watched her two daughters running around the room excitedly, her eyes gradually became red.

After nearly ten years of marriage, too many quarrels and disappointments had long wiped out her love for Zhao Kai.

So when she found out that he was cheating on her, she wasn't very angry. Instead, she felt more disgusted and thought he was dirty.

However, every family has its own problems, and she didn't want to get divorced and return to her parents' home to burden them.

I thought my life would be miserable forever, but I didn't expect that Tingting could tell something was wrong just after she came to see me once.

Later, when Zhao Kai got into trouble, Rui Shuang knew that his second brother must have been responsible.

But she had to admit that she was happy when her divorce was successful.

She struggled out of the cage that she thought would lock her up for the rest of her life.

Now he has taken root in a big city like Tianjing, owns a warm and clean house, and has a decent job that can support his family.

And she has all of this thanks to the best family in the world.

Thinking of this, standing in her own house, Rui Rui could no longer hold back and burst into tears while hugging her sister.

Say goodbye to the sadness of the past...and welcome the sweetness of the future.

Ruting didn't say a word the whole time, just patted her elder sister's back gently.

It’s okay to just cry. Only by crying can the depression that has been blocking your heart be released.

To welcome a better future.

Outside.

When the sister-in-law started crying, Huo Xiao led Dong Xiao back to the yard.

Then the two of them became gorillas in the zoo and were watched by nearby neighbors.

Everyone is curious.

This room was decided by the deputy factory director himself.

I ran back and forth several times, and it was no different at home.

How could they not be curious about who the holy one is?

Especially these days, with painting, flooring, and furniture moving, it's quite a busy job.

Now we finally waited for the owner to move in, but it turned out to be a military family.

Tianjing has a special location and has been an important military location since ancient times.

The common people here are more knowledgeable than many people.

It is clear that there are differences between soldiers.

At least not everyone can drive the military vehicle at the entrance of the alley.

Therefore, among the young officers in front of him wearing four pockets and looking very imposing, at least one of them is at the regimental level or above.

As a result, the neighbors who were originally a little jealous all became silent and watched in silence.

In the end, it was Huo Xiao who, after observing, figured out which families had more say.

First, let Pingping and Meimei carry a bag of candies and distribute them to the children on the scene.

He walked towards the middle-aged men, took out the cigarettes he had prepared in advance from his pocket, gave each of them a cigarette, and started chatting with them.

He is a man of few words, but he is very knowledgeable about the ways of the world and can easily build relationships with anyone he wants to make friends with.

For example, at this moment, in just a short while, I found out what positions several people held in the factory, whether there were any neighbors nearby who were difficult to get along with, and whether the street office and the Women's Federation were in charge of the matter...

Dong Ao would occasionally interject a few words, pretending to be casual about his brothers and his own positions.

It's not that they are trying to show off, it's just that Xushuang's face is too eye-catching. If there is no one to support her, she will be noticed by some scumbags over time.

Facts have proved that this method of narrowing the distance and demonstrating identity is very effective.

Look, even when people heard that Ruiqing was a single woman with a child, no one looked at her in a disrespectful manner.

At least that's what it looks like.

Someone curiously asked: "Why is there only one woman? Where is the man at home?"

Huo Xiao turned his head and looked over. He found a skinny middle-aged woman with roaming eyes. He said calmly, "She's dead."

The woman shrank her head, not understanding why her neck suddenly felt cold.

At this moment, an old lady who looked quite capable, wearing a blue shirt and black pants, walked in from outside, holding her granddaughter in one hand and carrying a basket in the other.

When he saw Huo Xiao and Dong Xiao, he smiled a little more: "When Xiao Lu told me that his family was a military family, I thought he was fooling me, but I didn't expect it to be true? Did they move here?"

This person must be the lady Li Lan, who is highly respected in the neighborhood as mentioned by the elder sister-in-law. She is also the one to whom Li Wei gave the key and asked her to help open the door for ventilation every day.

So Huo Xiao also smiled: "Yes, I moved in today. I'm sorry to have troubled you recently."

"What's the big deal? We'll be neighbors from now on. As the saying goes, a neighbor is worse than an enemy. We'll have many days to help each other from now on." Li Lan said as she took out the key from her pocket and handed it back, adding, "I'll have to ask Xiao Lu to change the lock later."

Hearing this, Huo Xiao felt that this lady was worthy of the title.

At this time, Ruo Shuang, who had just cried and felt completely relieved, heard the noise and came out.

He first smiled at everyone, said a few polite words, and then personally pulled Aunt Li into the house.

The skinny woman who had just asked the question curled her lips and whispered, "With such a seductive look, I wonder how many masters she will seduce."

The woman's son immediately said, "Mom, that woman just smiled at me. Does she like me? Tell me, if we can marry her, this nice house will be ours."

Hearing this, the skinny woman who originally thought her son was suffering from hysteria rolled her eyes and felt that it was necessary to get along well with the new neighbors.