Coaxing

Almost the moment Liang Qingqing looked over, Fan Yanxing understood her intention. The two looked at each other, and he walked to her side, squatted down to be at eye level with Songzi, first stretched out his hand to wipe the tears from the corners of his eyes, and then softened and emphasized.

"Don't worry, Songzi, your aunt won't suddenly disappear again."

Songzi hid behind Liang Qingqing a little embarrassed by Fan Yanxing's touch. When she heard his words, her crying stopped for a moment, and then gradually became smaller. She sobbed and asked intermittently: "Really, really?"

This was the first time someone had promised him.

"Of course it's true, your aunt and I are very good friends..." Fan Yanxing said this, and glanced at Liang Qingqing inconspicuously, and then continued: "Friend, I will definitely not lie to you."

Liang Qingqing's long eyelashes trembled, and she glared at him unhappily. What time is it now and he still has to remind her all the time that she didn't give him a name! But his method of coaxing children is really powerful, and Songzi's sobbing has become much lighter.

Songzi looked at Fan Yanxing, and then at Liang Qingqing, as if doubting the truth of Fan Yanxing's words.

"Really? Brother."

Fan Yanxing choked. For the first time, he felt resistant to a child calling him brother. Doesn't this simply lower his seniority? God knows how much he wants to correct Songzi's address at this moment.

Please call him uncle-in-law!

Let's not talk about Fan Yanxing for now. Liang Qingqing was the one who was going to be mad. She was obviously a few years younger than Fan Yanxing, but in Songzi's mouth, she became his elder. Although she took some advantage, it was not a good thing for a girl.

"Of course it's true. If you don't believe me, ask your aunt." Fan Yanxing gave Liang Qingqing a look, and the latter quickly understood. She smiled and squatted down, and said softly: "It's true, Songzi, don't cry. Your aunt promises you that I will never disappear suddenly again."

Hearing this, Songzi nodded vigorously and wiped her face with the back of her little hand. "Okay, Songzi, don't cry."

"Be good, brother...uncle will give you candy." Seeing that Songzi stopped crying, Fan Yanxing handed his palm to Songzi like a magic trick, and on it lay a candy in a white package.

Liang Qingqing recognized that this was a good thing, the White Rabbit Toffees of the era. In later generations, it is still a popular candy on the Internet and can be bought everywhere, but nowadays, it is not easy to buy.

Speaking of which, she has not eaten candy for a long time, let alone White Rabbit Toffees.

Thinking of the delicious taste of White Rabbit Toffees, Liang Qingqing couldn't help licking her lips, but she couldn't compete with children for food, so she looked away and focused on wiping Songzi's tears.

"I..."

Songzi hesitated and didn't dare to reach out to take it. Even though he was young, he knew how precious candy was. He could only eat a few during the Chinese New Year, and he couldn't even think about it at other times.

Sure enough, his grandmother told him not to take it.

"Fan Zhiqing, take it back quickly. The child is crying for a long time and you helped to comfort him. How can I accept your candy?" Ma Xiuzhi waved her hands repeatedly, not wanting to take advantage of her. "Songzi, come to grandma."

Seeing this, Liang Qingqing finally knew who Liang Junqiang learned his character of not wanting to take advantage of others. He is just like his mother, and they are exactly the same.

Sometimes it is hard to tell whether this is a good thing or a bad thing.

For example, at this time, Fan Yanxing gave the child candy, which was obviously a matter of mutual consent and happiness for both parties, but after Ma Xiuzhi mixed it up, it changed its meaning, and it would be better to accept it openly.

But Liang Qingqing also knew that Ma Xiuzhi's original intention was good. She certainly didn't think too much when she said it. She just said it out of habit. People in this era were simple and honest. Life was not easy. How could they dare to take other people's good things casually?

"Take it. It's for the children."

Fan Yanxing's expression did not change. He began to peel off the candy wrapper. His fingers were slender and bony, his nails were neatly trimmed, and the blue veins on the back of his hand were slightly protruding. After a while, the milky white candy was exposed to the air, and he stuffed it into Songzi's mouth in a lightning speed, leaving others no reason to persuade him.

The sweet milky aroma instantly filled his mouth, and Songzi stopped sobbing. His eyes curved into crescents. He remembered his parents' usual teachings and thanked Fan Yanxing obediently: "Thank you, brother."

"Call me uncle." Fan Yanxing touched his head and corrected him with a smile.

"Uncle." Songzi was obedient and changed his name directly.

Hearing this, Fan Yanxing was satisfied and crumpled the candy paper into a ball and held it in his palm.

"Why don't you let him call you grandpa? This is the first time I've heard someone yell at a child." Liang Qingqing breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that Songzi finally stopped crying. She had the leisure to tease Fan Yanxing. She glanced at him with her beautiful eyes and saw that he was looking at her with a smile, as if saying, "Aren't you asking even though you already know the answer?"

Liang Qingqing blushed at his look and cleared her throat, "Thank you. I didn't expect you to be so good at coaxing children."

"Children are just young, but they are not ignorant. You should explain the reason to them and guarantee that they will understand." Fan Yanxing looked at the blush on her cheeks, curled his lips, and his eyes showed a soft and tender look. He taught her the "parenting tips" without reservation.

The two chatted so enthusiastically that they completely ignored everyone else.

Ma Xiuzhi looked at the scene in front of her that looked like a family of three, and a string in her head suddenly broke. She felt that something was changing quietly without her knowing.

It's like the relationship between Qingqing and Fan Zhiqing. They obviously looked down on each other before, but how come they seem to have become "close friends" now?

"Mom, what are we having for lunch today?" Huang Shumin adjusted her mood and interrupted Ma Xiuzhi's thoughts with a pair of red eyes. Ma Xiuzhi suddenly came to her senses and understood why she asked her.

Normally, they would just eat whatever they wanted, but now that Qingqing and the others had finally returned safely, they would definitely want to eat something good. The housekeeping power at home was always in her hands, so she decided what to eat. Huang Shumin couldn't make up her mind and couldn't start the stove, so she had to ask her.

"There are still a few eggs saved in the cupboard these days. Make a loofah and egg soup, and cook the fish that was distributed in the village a few days ago, and add some potatoes and sauerkraut."

The main dish was decided, and the other side dishes were much simpler. They were all commonly eaten. Huang Shumin knew what to do without asking. After asking, she turned around and went to fish in the basin. Liang Junqiang, like a little tail, hurriedly caught up to help.

Things change, and after a few days of eating dog food, it is finally his turn! He must hurry up and spend time with his wife, otherwise he will not have so much free time when he starts working again in the afternoon.

Liang Qingqing heard their conversation and turned around in surprise, "Does the village also distribute fish?"

Anything in the big river is difficult to get. Unless the village organizes people to catch fish with special tools, few people have the ability to catch fish in the river.

"You just came back and didn't know it. As soon as the sky cleared, we found that the fields along the river were flooded. They were all fish washed up. The captain organized people to catch them."

When mentioning this, Ma Xiuzhi's eyes were full of smiles. "Each household was given one fish for every two people according to the number of people. We didn't want to eat them, so we waited for you to come back." There were

a total of eight people in the Liang family, plus Fan Yanxing, which was nine people. A total of five fish were divided, which was not a small number.

"The captain said that the educated youth camp has no money to repair it for the time being, so in order to compensate the educated youth, he gave each of them one fish. We are also raising your fish."

"Since I live here, I will listen to you." The implication was that Ma Xiuzhi could do whatever she wanted with the fish, and he had no opinion.

Fan Yanxing stood up and smiled at Ma Xiuzhi, his tone respectful and respectful, and if you listened carefully, there was a hint of flattery.

With the experience of Tangguo, she knew that Fan Yanxing was a kind-hearted and sincere person who didn't like false politeness. Ma Xiuzhi nodded and didn't refuse. Hearing the noise outside the yard, she immediately waved to Songzi: "Little crybaby, your parents are back, hurry up and let them wash your face."

Hearing Ma Xiuzhi's words, Songzi immediately remembered her heart-wrenching cry just now, and her little face turned red like a monkey's butt. She looked at Ma Xiuzhi, then at Fan Yanxing, and then at Liang Qingqing, and finally ran out in a flash.

Not long after, Liang Shuqiang and Wang Xiaomei came in holding Songzi. They first greeted Liang Qingqing and the others, welcomed them home, and then showed concern for Fan Yanxing's injury. They thanked him for giving Songzi candy, and then took the children outside to wash their faces and hands.

Liang Xueyong was the last to come back, and he arrived home just as dinner was about to start.

The family hadn't been together for a long time, and the dinner table was filled with laughter and joy.

After dinner, everyone went back to their rooms to rest, and Liang Qingqing finally returned to her room. Everything was the same here, except for the position of her clothes being slightly changed, everything else was exactly the same.

"I'm going to bother you again, Qingqing, in the next few days." Huang Shumin said half-jokingly, lying on the outside of the bed.

Liang Qingqing was lying on her side facing the wall. As soon as her eyelids touched the pillow, she couldn't open her eyes. But she still forced herself to smile and said, "Sister-in-law, what do you mean by disturbing me? I still want to thank you for helping me clean the room these two days."

Hearing this, Huang Shumin pursed her lips and smiled. She wanted to ask something, but she heard that Liang Qingqing's voice was full of sleepiness. In addition, her sister-in-law was not very familiar with her, so it was not her place to ask those questions. She swallowed the words, closed her eyes and began to rest. She had to go to work in the afternoon. How could she have the energy if she didn't sleep well?

When she woke up, Huang Shumin glanced at Liang Qingqing. She was sleeping soundly. Because of the hot weather, her face was a little red. Her hair was wet by sweat and stuck to her neck. Her collar was slightly messy, adding a bit of charm.

It's really frustrating to compare yourself to others. Her husband just came back and went to work in the afternoon, but Liang Qingqing can still rest for another day! And Fan Yanxing will also go to work tomorrow, but he is not a member of the Liang family, and his injuries are not healed yet, so she didn't say anything.

But she heard that the village specially approved them to make up the work points for the injured workers, and they will be publicly praised at the end of the month at the meeting! This is such a proud thing!

But Huang Shumin was unwilling to let Liang Junqiang be buried in the ground in exchange for these "good things".