"Okay, I'll go with you to take a look tomorrow." Su Xiaoluo agreed readily.

After leaving Fu's house, the snow outside was even heavier. There were no pedestrians on the street. Su Xiaoluo leaned on Fu Yuting's shoulder and walked home.

"My brothers won't be able to come back this year either." Su Xiaoluo sighed, "When mom asked me, I didn't dare to tell her, for fear that she would be sad."

"As I get older, I like the lively and noisy atmosphere at home. It should be better if our two families celebrate the New Year together this time," said Fu 꿁ting.

"Well, you guys just sit there and wait for food while our mom and the others are busy." Su Xiaoluo wrinkled her nose.

"Okay, ladies are not allowed to move this year, how about we men do the preparations?" Fu Yuting said lovingly.

"You said so!" Su Xiaoluo chuckled, "Call my apprentices over as well! More people can help!"

"Okay." Fu Yuting said with a smile, "You decide on the small matters at home."

"What about the big thing?"

"Nothing serious happened at home."

"Haha." Su Xiaoluo took his arm and said softly, "How about we bring a kid out to play with us?"

"Are you serious?" Fu Yuting glanced at her sideways.

"Yeah." Su Xiaoluo said, "The little doll is also very fun, don't you want to play with it?"

Fu Yuting suddenly picked up Su Xiaoluo and Su Xiaoluo screamed in surprise, "What are you doing?"

"Action speaks louder than words." Fu Yuting hugged her and ran home quickly.

"You bad boy!" Su Xiaoluo curled up in his arms.

——

The next morning, Su Xiaoluo followed Abuyi to the welfare home. This time, she also brought some food and supplies. Everyone saw Su Xiaoluo and shouted, "Hello, Sister Xiaojiu."

Su Xiaoluo greeted them with a smile, and then followed Abuyi to where Xiaobao lived.

Since the last time they saw him getting up in the middle of the night, the children in the orphanage are very afraid of him. Now Xiaobao sleeps in a room by himself.

Su Xiaoluo looked around and found nothing unusual.

Abuyi pushed open the door. There was no movement inside. She smiled and asked, "Xiaobao, how do you feel today?"

Xiaobao lay there and said, "I'm still the same. I don't have much strength left."

"Don't worry, you will recover slowly." Abuyi comforted.

Su Xiaoluo noticed that the edge of Xiaobao's quilt was curled up a little. She looked at Xiaobao's face carefully and frowned slightly.

After calculating for a while, she couldn't help but smile.

"Xiaobao, do you know what happens to people who tell lies?"

"have no idea."

"There was a man in the past. He loved to tell lies, and in the end his nose grew longer and longer, and he turned into a monster." Su Xiaoluo deliberately scared him.

Xiaobao was only seven years old, and his face was pale. Seeing him, Abuyi asked worriedly, "What's wrong with you? You look so pale."

"No, nothing." Xiaobao didn't dare to look at Su Xiaoluo and turned away.

Abuyi went out to look for someone. Su Xiaoluo sat in front of Xiaobao and said, "Tell me why you lied. If you don't explain clearly, I will tell Abuyi and the others."

"No, don't tell them." Xiaobao knew he couldn't keep it a secret anymore, so he said, "I just don't want to study or do my homework, so I pretend to be sick."

"You will make them worried. You can tell Abuyi and the others that you don't like studying, but you can't lie to them. They care about you so much, don't you feel guilty?" Su Xiaoluo asked.

"It's my fault. I feel guilty about it. But I've already lied, and I don't know how to cover it up." Xiao Bao said regretfully.

"Now you know that once you tell a lie, you will have to use countless lies to cover it up. Sooner or later, it will be exposed and disappoint the people who care about you." Su Xiaoluo touched his head.

"I know I was wrong." Xiaobao lowered his head.

At this time, Abuyi came in. Xiaobao cried and told the truth. He didn't dare to look at everyone's expressions and said, "I'm not good. I'm sorry. I let you down. If you don't want me to stay in the welfare home, I can leave."

"Silly boy, admitting one's mistakes is the best way to improve. Do you know how worried we have been about you these days? And your precious grandma is always thinking about you!" Abu hugged him, never expecting that he was pretending.

Xiaobao apologized sincerely and also apologized to the children in the orphanage. At night, he wanted to go to the toilet, but he didn't want to trouble others, so he got up and went to the toilet by himself. After being discovered, he pretended to be sleepwalking.

The children in the welfare home also forgave Xiaobao and punished him to be responsible for cleaning during the New Year. Xiaobao readily agreed.

On the way back, Abuyi thought of Xiaobao's behavior and didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "You said this kid, it's a pity that he can think of such a thing."

"He's been under a lot of psychological pressure during this period, so it's better for him to be honest." Su Xiaoluo said with a smile.

This is a big oolong.

——

On New Year's Eve, just as Fu Yuting said, all the gay men in the family were mobilized, and the lesbians were responsible for eating and drinking.

Mother Zhang sat in a wheelchair. Zheng Baozhen was used to being idle and had no problem with it, but Cheng Ya couldn't sit still. She heard the clanging sounds coming from the kitchen and asked worriedly, "Can they make it?"

"Mom, don't worry. Xiao Ting is a pretty good cook. My grandson was also a chef when he was young." Su Xiaoluo comforted her and handed her an orange.

Su Zixuan looked at her brother and said, "Brother, why don't you go and help?"

Su Zicheng said: "I wanted to go too, but was kicked out. They said I was making things worse."

"What do you mean by 'helping others'?" Su Zixuan asked in confusion, "It's good enough if I can help!"

Su Zicheng shrugged and said, "That's it. I won't go even if you ask me for help in the future."

Children speak without restraint, and everyone couldn't help laughing.

Cheng Ya asked, "Yan Zhi, are your parents really not coming over?"

Yan Zhi shook her head and said, "My parents are working on a project and they said it has to be kept secret. I haven't seen them for three months."

Everyone was busy with their own affairs. Cheng Ya looked at the snow outside the window and couldn't help but think of her sons. She wondered what they were doing now.

"You said, it would be great if every household had a telephone. Even if I can't come back, I can still make a phone call." Yan Zhi said with emotion.

"It costs at least two thousand to install a phone! Not everyone can afford it." Wang Qian inquired about the price and was discouraged by the price.

"You know what, maybe one day every household will be able to have one in the future!" Su He came out with a plate of apples. The cut apples were sprinkled with a layer of white sugar. It was a favorite food for children.

"Really? Then can I call my dad later?" Su Zixuan asked.

"Well, I can make the call now." Yan Zhi picked up Su Zixuan and sat her on her lap, missing Su Dong very much in her heart.

They had never been so different as a couple.

"Okay! Let's eat!"

There were several big men, each wearing an apron and holding a plate of food.

"Grandpa, what dishes did you prepare?" Su Xiaoluo asked curiously.

"I, slapping cucumbers!" Su Zhengguo had never cooked in his life, this was the first time.

Cheng Ya looked at Su Weijun and asked, "What about you?"

"Explode the rice!" The Soviet army was not much better.

"Dad, what did you do?" Fu Ran was also very curious.