Ding Shao, who was sitting nearby, said, "These two kids are much better at chess than I am. The old man's chess skills are incredible. I originally sat here to give them some guidance, but after watching for five minutes, I realized there was absolutely no room for me to improve."
After moving the chess piece, Xiao Hong said slowly, "A true gentleman watches chess without saying a word."
"You're quite principled at such a young age."
"I've kept in mind what Grandpa Ding told us."
Mr. Ding nodded with satisfaction.
The two children are extremely smart.
Li Mingqing stood aside without saying a word, waiting for the game to end.
Sun Jiaxue was chatting with Chen Nian in the kitchen.
"How was your first day on the job?"
"That's good. Mingqing is with me in the supply and marketing cooperative. It's not difficult."
"Don't interfere, I can do it alone. By the way, I heard that Ming Qing is going to Shanghai in two days. If you are too busy at home alone, bring the children to my house for dinner."
"Thank you, sister-in-law. I thought of letting my mother come and stay for a few days after the autumn harvest."
"That's okay too."
Xiaohong shouted from the living room, "Mom, come home."
Chen Nian and Sun Jiaxue came out together.
"Why are you in such a hurry? Stay home and eat."
"Sister-in-law, let's go back first. There's still some food left from the morning. If we don't eat it now, it will go bad tomorrow."
"Hurry up and take those apples back. Each one must weigh half a pound, so they're definitely not cheap. They're bigger than the ones sold at the supply and marketing cooperative. I don't know where you got them from."
After saying this, Ding Shao handed the apple on the table to Li Mingqing.
"There's everything in the village, and I have plenty at home for you to eat."
Li Mingqing didn't answer the call, and he and Sun Jiaxue took the two brothers back.
After a while, Niu Niu also came back from school.
"Dad, my test results are out, and I got first place."
"That's great. Mom will make you whatever you want to eat."
Niuniu said happily: "Scrambled eggs with tomatoes."
"Okay, let's go home."
Xiaohong and Xiaozhe praised her, "Sister, you are amazing! We want to get first place in the exam too."
"Okay, I'll be able to go to school in the summer."
"Mom, when are we going back to grandma's house?"
Originally, Li Mingfang was planning to deliver a message to Old Lady Li, but when he heard what Xiaohong said, Li Mingqing gave up the idea.
"Wife, I will take them back to the village tomorrow."
"Okay, I'll pack my bag and take it back tomorrow."
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Li Mingqing took the two brothers back to the village on a bicycle.
One person sits on the front bar of the bicycle and the other sits on the back seat.
Three people are just right.
In the past, the family would go to the intersection to take the bus back to the village.
"Dad, I tried and my butt hurt."
"We'll be at the village soon. When we get back, just ask grandma to put some clothes under it."
"Why don't I come down and walk. It's only two steps to the village."
"Don't bother. The road is so smooth, how can you get hurt? Your mother has already tied it up."
Li Mingqing did not stop the car, and even pedaled faster.
He did not forget to tell Xiaohong who was sitting in the back seat:
"Keep your legs up so you don't get caught in the wheels."
"Dad, I'm so tired."
"We'll be there soon."
He rode to the village entrance in one breath.
After getting off the car, I saw Xiaohong's little feet were raised especially high.
No wonder I feel so tired.
Tilt your feet slightly and keep them further away from the wheels, just make sure you don't insert your feet into the wheels.
How can I not be tired when my feet are almost raised to the sky?
Li Mingqing smiled and said, "Son, your safety awareness is extraordinary."
After he said that, he carried Xiaohong down.
Wu Liguo, who was sitting at the entrance of the village, asked, "Why are only the three of you back? Where's your wife?"
"At work."
After he said this, Liu Xiang jumped out immediately.
He asked in disbelief, "Going to work? Are all the wives of your Lao Li family going to work? Why didn't you tell us about such a good thing?"
"Yes, after all, we are from the same village."
Li Mingqing smiled and said, "You can go to the county town more often and take care of your own affairs."
Zhou Xiaoshuang sat there and talked in a low voice with Old Lady Li.
"Aunt, could it be that your daughter-in-law ran away with someone? I warned you a long time ago that you couldn't be so kind to her since she's not my biological daughter, but neither you nor Mingqing listened."
Old Lady Li could no longer bear it.
She usually has a good temper, but Zhou Xiaoshuang's words made her furious.
What a bad tongue.
One gossip is worth two.
"How can you talk like that? You're such a fool. You have a son too. I want to see what you'll do when he gets married. The younger one follows the elder one's example. You've been acting like a daughter-in-law to this extent. When you have a daughter-in-law in the future, I'm afraid you'll be kicked out of the house like your mother-in-law. As the saying goes, what goes around comes around. It's not that there's no retribution, it's just that the time hasn't come yet."
Zhou Xiaoshuang was stunned by the retort.
She had been married to Lijia Village for so many years and had never known that Old Lady Li was so talkative.
No wonder Li Mingqing is so eloquent.
It turns out it's genetic.
"Auntie, how can you say that? I'm doing this for your own good."
"Come on, anyone who hears you will know what you are thinking. You wish our Li family would never have a stable life."
After saying this, Old Lady Li stood up, brushed the dust off her butt, and left.
Wu Liguo said dissatisfiedly: "Xiao Shuang, what are you talking about? You can eat whatever you want, but you can't talk nonsense."
"Hey, Wu Liguo, what's wrong with you? You're bullying me along with others. What are you thinking? Not only are you not speaking up for me, but you're also really a bit clueless."
"Okay, go home quickly."
After he finished speaking, he walked ahead alone.
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