The three men watched the gangster get on the train and the train drove away, then they slowly rode their bikes back.
When they arrived at the door of their house, Zhang Meiling and Professor Jiang looked at each other.
Zhang Meiling said, "Huilan, now that the bastard has gone home, Lao Jiang and I are thinking of moving back home today."
"Why are you moving back? Is there something going on?" Qi Huilan quickly stopped him, "The two children are so happy to have you here these days. If you leave, they will definitely be reluctant to let you go."
Zhang Meiling was a little hesitant, because she really liked both children.
"We moved here because the gangsters came. Now they are going home and the New Year is coming soon. It is a bit inconvenient for us to live here."
"What's the inconvenience?" Qi Huilan knew they were embarrassed, so she tried her best to keep them. "The New Year is coming soon, and there is so much work to do at home. Mengmeng is not in good health, and the two children are naughty. Sister Ling, if you don't stay and help me, I won't be able to prepare everything for the New Year."
"Guizhi won't be at home for the New Year this year. If you two stay here, we can have a more lively New Year."
During these two days, Zhang Meiling could see her two children every day when she opened her eyes. These days were very fulfilling and she was reluctant to leave.
But the Chinese New Year was coming soon, and she was afraid of gossip from her neighbors if she was to celebrate it at someone else's house.
Qi Mengmeng heard people talking outside in the yard and went out to check.
"Mom, Aunt Ling, it's so cold outside, why don't you come in?"
"Come in right away." Qi Huilan called Zhang Meiling and Professor Jiang to walk into the yard.
After entering the house, Qi Huilan told Zhang Meiling and Professor Jiang that they were going to move out. Qi Mengmeng looked at Zhang Meiling with disapproval.
"Auntie Ling, you've been here these few days and helped my mom a lot. Are you angry with me because I haven't bought you any New Year gifts yet?"
"How about we go shopping together tomorrow? Aunt Ling, you and uncle can stay. It will be more lively at home if you are with us to celebrate the New Year."
An An and Kang Kang also pulled Zhang Meiling and Professor Jiang's arms and said they wanted to celebrate the New Year with them.
Professor Jiang was shaken by the two children and couldn't stand it anymore: "Meiling, how about we stay here for the New Year?"
Zhang Meiling glared at him. This old man was clearly the one who said that it was not good to celebrate the New Year at someone else's home, and now he was saying this again.
"Aunt, Kang Kang likes you the most. Would you please stay and spend the New Year with me?" Kang Kang hugged Zhang Meiling's legs and acted coquettishly.
"Okay, Auntie, stay and celebrate the New Year with Kang Kang."
Everyone's eyes were on Zhang Meiling.
"I didn't say I wouldn't stay." Zhang Meiling said quickly, a little embarrassed.
"That's great. My great aunt is spending the New Year with us."
"Yes, tomorrow we will go out and buy new clothes for the New Year, one for each person." Qi Mengmeng said to the two children with a smile on her face.
She feels much better today, so it should be okay for her to go out for a walk tomorrow.
Qi Huilan and Zhang Meiling have been helping to take care of the two children at home. The Chinese New Year is coming soon, and Qi Mengmeng must buy them new clothes for the New Year.
An An and Kang Kang’s cotton-padded jackets from last year are a little small, so it’s time to replace them with new ones.
The thick clothes she wore when she was pregnant were left in the provincial capital and given to Yu Xiaoman, and she also had to buy new ones.
After all the calculations, the whole family needs to buy new clothes.
Qi Huilan and Zhang Meiling both said they didn't want any and just wanted to buy them for the children.
Qi Mengmeng didn't listen to them. She paid the money and she had the final say.
Qi Huilan understood what Qi Mengmeng meant from her expression, but she did not say it in front of Zhang Meiling and Professor Jiang. She was more worried about Qi Mengmeng's health.
"Mengmeng, can you go out? There are so many people shopping outside, they don't want to squeeze you."
Zhang Meiling was also worried about Qi Mengmeng's health.
"Mengmeng, why don't you just not go? Your mom and I will go buy some fabrics for the two kids and make one."
Qi Mengmeng still wanted to go out for a walk. She wanted to see how the capital city before the New Year was different from later times. Besides, she did feel much better these days.
After much persuasion, Qi Huilan and Zhang Meiling agreed to let them go out for a walk first, and they would come back quickly if Qi Mengmeng felt unwell.
The next morning, Qi Mengmeng had breakfast with everyone. Qi Huilan immediately noticed that Qi Mengmeng did not have any symptoms of nausea today and even ate two buns.
"Mengmeng, are you not disgusting anymore?" Qi Huilan's eyes were full of surprise.
"Well, I've felt much better since yesterday. I don't want to vomit anymore." Qi Mengmeng also found it strange, as if morning sickness got better suddenly.
Although she didn't know the reason, Qi Huilan was very happy and no longer stopped Qi Mengmeng from going out on the street.
The two children knew that today was the day to go out to buy new clothes for the New Year, so they finished their meal early and went to wait at the door.
Originally, Qi Mengmeng wanted to take a bus out, but Qi Huilan was worried that there would be too many people on the bus and that Qi Mengmeng and her two children would be squeezed, so she decided to go out by bicycle.
The two children were the first to clap their hands in agreement, as they both loved riding bicycles.
Professor Jiang's bicycle was carrying Zhang Meiling, who was holding Kang Kang. Qi Huilan was carrying Qi Mengmeng, who was holding An An.
Qi Huilan reminded An An several times to sit still and not move around.
Qi Mengmeng was a little helpless. There was no change in her belly yet, so she really didn't need to be so careful.
Fortunately, the department store was not far away, and although they rode slowly, it didn't take much time.
There are still four or five days to the Chinese New Year, and the department store is obviously much busier today.
Zhang Meiling and Qi Huilan each held a child. Qi Huilan also warned Qi Mengmeng: "Mengmeng, don't squeeze into the crowd. If you get squeezed, it's no joke."
Qi Mengmeng was also worried. She assured Qi Huilan that they were only here to buy clothes today. If there were too many people, she would let Qi Huilan and Zhang Meiling go in to buy.
Inside the department store, the busiest place was the counter selling snacks and candies. Qi Mengmeng and her friends just took a look and didn't push forward.
"Why don't we go look at clothes first and come back to buy these things later." Qi Mengmeng was a little scared when she saw the crowds of people inside and outside.
They went up two more floors.
There were far fewer people at the counter selling children's clothes than downstairs, with only a few scattered people.
Qi Mengmeng and her friends went up and picked out two styles. They just asked the salesperson to take them down and feel the quality. They thought they were good and bought them without even asking the price. They not only bought one for An An and Kang Kang, but also one for Lei Lei.
Qi Huilan and Zhang Meiling didn't expect Qi Mengmeng to be so fast.
While the two were still in a daze, Qi Mengmeng had already paid the bill, walked a few steps to the counter next to her, and asked the salesperson to take down the two cotton coats hanging on the wall.
Following the same steps, he touched the product to check the quality, paid the money if it was OK, and asked the salesperson to give two pairs of pants to Qi Huilan and Zhang Meiling who had not yet reacted.
"Mom, Auntie Ling, each of you gets one piece of this dress. Take a look at it."
Qi Huilan and Zhang Meiling each held the child in one hand and clothes in the other.
Qi Mengmeng quickly went to the men's clothing counter and followed the same steps to buy a thick cotton coat for Professor Jiang and Gu Guizhi respectively.
They had been in the department store for only half an hour, and Qi Mengmeng had already bought clothes for the whole family. Not only Qi Huilan and the others, but even the salesperson was stunned.
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