Qi Mengmeng got out of the car and immediately picked up Lei Lei: "It's so cold, why did you come out?"
Feng Lian laughed from behind: "Leilei has been waiting for you in the room the whole time. He came out only after hearing the noise."
Gu Guizhi and Hu Daqing came down behind carrying several large bags.
Lei Lei struggled to get off Qi Meng Meng: "Mom, I can walk by myself."
Leilei has eaten a lot in the past six months. Not only has he grown taller, but he has also gained a lot of weight. Qi Mengmeng felt her arms a little sore after only holding him for a short while.
A group of people came into the yard and then into the house in a lively manner. Mr. Feng greeted them at the table.
"You're good to be here. The meal is ready. Let's sit down and eat."
Lei Lei took Qi Mengmeng to wash their hands. Qi Mengmeng originally wanted to take out all the things he brought for them, but Mr. Feng said there was no rush and they should eat first.
When the weather is cold, nothing is more important than a hot meal.
The food on the table was obviously prepared not long ago and was kept warm.
Qi Mengmeng didn't hesitate and sat down next to Lei Lei.
Feng Lian brought a bowl of noodles to Qi Mengmeng and Gu Guizhi respectively.
"Dumplings on the bus, noodles on the bus. My boss asked me to cook this."
Qi Mengmeng didn't expect that Mr. Feng would pay attention to these little things. Only family members would make such preparations.
"Mom, I'll help knead the dough too." Leilei hurriedly said, raising his little hand.
"Okay, then Leilei will eat too." Qi Mengmeng tapped Leilei's little nose.
The round table was filled with plates and bowls. Mr. Feng picked up the chopsticks and told everyone to eat and not to be polite.
After sitting on the train for a day and a night, and then spending more than two hours in the hospital, Qi Mengmeng finally felt a little more comfortable when she sat on the chair. After drinking a bowl of hot soup, she instantly felt all the coldness had dissipated.
Lei Lei would point at the plate from time to time and say what he had helped with, and Qi Mengmeng would jokingly pick up some food for him.
Old Feng told Gu Guizhi that Hu Daqing would also go to the army after the New Year, and asked Gu Guizhi to tell him about some things in the army.
Gu Guizhi said everything he could, and Hu Daqing listened carefully.
Lei Lei eats fast, but he knows the rules very well. He didn't move around after eating. He just sat on the chair and listened to them talk quietly, glancing at Qi Mengmeng from time to time.
Qi Mengmeng gave Gu Guizhi a look, asking him to say less. Gu Guizhi stopped talking and said nothing more.
Mr. Feng also noticed Qi Mengmeng's look. He laughed twice and asked everyone to sit nearby.
Feng Lian started to clean up. Qi Mengmeng wanted to help, but she refused, saying that there were only a few dishes and she could wash them all by herself.
Mr. Feng also told Qi Mengmeng not to do it, so Qi Mengmeng just helped take the plates to the kitchen.
Ever since seeing Qi Mengmeng, Lei Lei has been snuggling up to her, looking very dependent.
Qi Mengmeng asked Gu Guizhi to bring the package he brought and distribute the gifts prepared for everyone.
What was prepared for Mr. Feng was a pair of cotton trousers with thick cotton sewn at the knees, which felt warm to the touch, and a pair of cotton shoes. Qi Mengmeng asked Aunt Xu from next door to help make them to ensure they would be warm.
What was prepared for Leilei was a set of sweaters and trousers, a woolen scarf, a cotton coat, and a pair of cotton leather shoes.
Leilei held his sweater and trousers, his face full of joy, and was about to change them.
"Wear it during the New Year." Mr. Feng said from the side.
"I'll just give it a try?" Lei Lei's eyes were full of desire, which softened Qi Meng Meng's heart. "Okay, let's try it."
Lei Lei put on his sweater and trousers, and then his cotton coat and cotton leather shoes, which made everyone burst into laughter.
The suit fit him well, but he looked a little odd without his outer pants.
But Leilei was very happy and turned around in front of Qi Mengmeng: "Mom, do you think it looks good?"
"It looks good, it looks good." Qi Mengmeng laughed so hard that tears came out.
She started taking things out of her bag again, including canned fruits, malted milk, apples and honey, as well as sausages, bacon, and colorful steamed buns that Qi Meng had specially steamed.
Lei Lei held a "butterfly" shaped steamed bun and looked it up and down: "Mom, why is this steamed bun yellow?"
“This is pumpkin bun.”
Qi Mengmeng made pumpkin buns, spinach buns, carrot buns and yam buns, and made them into butterfly, rabbit, hedgehog, piglet, flower and goldfish buns respectively.
Although the Feng family has no shortage of food, this is her token of her thoughtfulness.
Lei Lei looked at the steamed buns and didn't know what to say.
"Mom, mom, did you make all these?" Lei Lei wanted to reach out and touch them, but was afraid of getting them dirty, so he just circled around the buns.
"Mengmeng, thank you for your concern." Old Feng looked at the different patterns and knew that Qi Mengmeng really cared about Lei Lei.
Even if those steamed buns are not made of white flour, you can tell it took a long time to make them just by looking at their colors and patterns.
When Feng Lian came back, she was amazed when she saw the colorful buns. She picked up each one and looked at them, shaking her head and smacking her lips: "Oh, Mengmeng, what's wrong with your head? How can you make these shapes?"
Qi Mengmeng looked at Lei Lei who was so happy that he didn't know what to do and said with a smile: "It just took some effort, it's nothing."
She also reminded Feng Lian that these steamed buns were made of white flour, with some pumpkin, spinach, carrot and yam, so they just needed to be heated up before eating.
Feng Lian looked at the pile of steamed buns and secretly calculated how much flour was used. It was really not a small number.
Old Feng was also a little surprised. He thought about giving Qi Mengmeng and the others some national food coupons when they left.
With that pile of colorful steamed buns, the other things Qi Mengmeng took out didn't seem out of place.
Before going back to bed, Qi Mengmeng stuffed two boxes into Feng Lian's hands, one box of face cream and one box of clam oil.
Sure enough, Feng Lian's face looked a little better after receiving the gifts. She worked for the Feng family, but most of the money and bills she had had to be sent back to her hometown, and she was reluctant to buy these things for herself.
Clam oil is fine, with facial cream, she can also take good care of her face.
Lei Lei followed Qi Mengmeng and saw Qi Mengmeng stuffing something into Feng Lian's hand, but he said nothing and followed Qi Mengmeng back to the room honestly.
Tonight, Lei Lei slept with Qi Mengmeng and Gu Guizhi. He was so excited that he didn't want to sleep.
Just like when they were in the family compound, Qi Mengmeng washed his feet, and the two of them lay on the bed. Lei Lei told her everything that had happened in the six months since they were apart. It was not until twelve o'clock in the evening that he slowly fell asleep.
The next day was the 29th day of the twelfth lunar month. Qi Mengmeng had to catch a bus after breakfast, so she got up early on purpose to make breakfast for Lei Lei.
When Feng Lian heard the noise and got up, Qi Mengmeng had already prepared the meat filling and was making dumplings.
Looking at the meat filling, before Feng Lian could say anything, Qi Mengmeng smiled and said that they brought bacon and she put some cabbage from the kitchen to make bacon and cabbage buns.
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