The car swayed and sped towards Huiqiao Village, and everyone was chatting happily.
Chen Xingling secretly glanced at Li Ying a few times and felt that her mother-in-law was a little strange.
Her complexion was a little bad, her cheeks were a little swollen, her eye bags were bigger than usual, and there were halos under her eyes. She was a very talkative person, but because of her tiredness, she didn't say much and kept yawning.
Chen Xingling thought of what she said earlier and secretly suspected that she was lying.
She had lived under the same roof with Li Ying for more than three years and was quite familiar with her living habits and routine.
Li Ying has always had a big appetite, and he always devours all three meals. He eats a lot and sleeps well, falling asleep almost as soon as he touches the pillow, and occasionally he even snores softly.
How could a person who always sleeps soundly suddenly suffer from insomnia?
Even though her youngest daughter ran away with Chen Erliuzi, she could still sleep soundly at night, eat as she pleased, and sleep as she pleased.
In the past few days, Li Ying collected a lot of New Year's goods from Sanyuan, and also took five yuan from Gu Yi, plus fifty yuan from the "Nanyang son-in-law". She was happy every day - what could be the reason that made her suddenly unable to sleep?
How strange!
Could it be that he sneaked out in the middle of the night to play mahjong?
Ever since he lost more than a thousand dollars in gambling last time, Gu Qi has told his sister Gu Xuan that if his father-in-law is not at home, as soon as she finds out, no matter it is morning or evening, rain or shine, she must come to Sanyuan to inform him immediately, without any mistake.
Although Gu Xuan and Gu Miao have completely different personalities, the only thing they have in common is that they listen to Gu Qi very much. One obeys unconditionally, while the other dares not disobey.
Gu Xuan is on vacation now. According to her personality, she should stay upstairs to study every day. When she is at home, Li Ying dare not run around, otherwise her daughter will report her.
Chen Xingling looked at her mother-in-law who was dozing off against the wall of the car and secretly felt that something was not good!
It seems that the fifty dollars from the Nanyang son-in-law is most likely in jeopardy.
Ma Dali was halfway through chatting with Gu Qi when he turned his head and looked at Gu Xuan.
"Xuan, may I ask which class you are in in the senior year? I heard that you chose the liberal arts major, is that right?"
Gu Xuan was slightly embarrassed and nodded gently: "Class 3."
Ma Dali turned to look at Chen Xingling and said happily, "Lingling, my brother has agreed to join the senior class! He told me that when he went to the countryside, he had nothing to do at night, so he would secretly write some short stories that he had in mind. He wrote two full books. He has a good writing style and plans to study liberal arts."
Chen Xingling smiled and said, "I'm really happy for Erli, and for you too. So you support him in studying liberal arts, right? What school do you plan to attend?"
"The best liberal arts universities are in the north." Gu Qi suggested: "You can apply to the liberal arts college of a certain university. There are many career options. You can work as a reporter or editor in a newspaper, as a literary editor in a publishing house, or as a copy editor in a TV or radio station, etc."
Ma Dali's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he asked, "Is your score high? Have you come to our place to recruit students?"
"You can apply." Chen Xingling explained: "I remember... Teacher Lin mentioned this school, but they don't recruit many students."
Ma Dali couldn't help but worry: "Is the score high? It should be very high, right?"
"The admissions from other provinces are not high." Chen Xingling guessed: "If it's not high this year, it probably won't be too high next year. We are still in the recovery period in the past two years. Although it's a bit chaotic, there are many opportunities for supplementary admissions. As long as the scores in science are okay, there should be no problem."
Gu Qi at the side raised his eyebrows and asked, "Why? You've been looking forward to your brother coming back, but you're willing to let him apply to a school in the north?"
Forehead?
Ma Dali smiled bitterly to himself, not wanting to reveal his brother's private affairs in front of so many people.
"It's just to study abroad. A real man should have ambitions in all directions. There's no need to stay at home all the time. I hope to be assigned a job nearby when I graduate. As for the rest... don't ask for too much."
"Yeah." Gu Qi also felt that it made sense.
Chen Xingling understood the inside story and chuckled quietly to himself.
In order to help his younger brother avoid the harassment of the widowed sister-in-law, Ma Dali has put a lot of effort into it!
Suddenly, Ma Dali asked, "Sister Xuan, are you okay? You look a little strange."
Everyone looked at Gu Xuan at the same time and found that she was frowning and seemed to be in great pain. She put her hands on her chest and breathed with difficulty, as if she was almost out of breath.
"Oh no!" Zhao Xiaoxing exclaimed: "Sister-in-law! What happened to you?!"
Gu Yi asked anxiously: "What happened? Are you sick?"
"No!" Chen Xingling guessed the reason immediately: "She is carsick!"
Gu Qi takes the bus quite frequently, and he guessed that his sister was probably suffering from motion sickness.
"Driver, please stop by the roadside. I'll switch seats with my sister and let her sit by the window. Roll down the window so she can get some cool breeze and feel more comfortable."
The driver stopped the car quickly.
Chen Xingling helped Gu Xuan out of the car and let her catch her breath on the side of the road.
Ma Dali also came down and handed over a military-colored iron kettle.
"This is warm water. Take a few sips to moisten your throat."
Gu Xuan took a glance at her, not knowing whether she was upset or disliked it, and continued to cover his chest without saying anything.
Ma Dali smiled naively and explained, "Don't worry, I haven't drunk it yet. It's a full bottle and it's still warm to the touch."
Gu Xuan took it, thanked him quietly, and then drank a few sips.
Ma Dali rummaged in his pocket again and took out a somewhat old handkerchief.
It looked a little old, but it was clean.
He opened it and a small oil-paper bag appeared inside the handkerchief.
The oil paper was opened, revealing two or three shriveled pieces of tangerine peel.
Chen Xingling raised his eyebrows in surprise and asked with a smile: "Where did you get it? It looks like old tangerine peel!"
Ma Dali answered truthfully: "My aunt gave them to me. They were originally intended to be used as medicine, but she kept some for herself after seeing the quality. I don't ride cars very often, and I was worried that I would get dizzy. After hearing this, my aunt gave me a few pieces and told me to eat a little if I felt nauseous, and try to breathe and look out the window to see the scenery, and I'll get used to it. My aunt also said that mild motion sickness is not a big deal, and I can overcome it by riding a few more times."
Then he handed a piece to Gu Xuan.
"You bite off a small piece and hold it in your mouth. When it loses its taste, swallow it. These are dried tangerine peels made from dried orange peels. They can be soaked in water to make soup, and can also be used as a medicinal ingredient."
"It's something!" Chen Xingling explained, "Some old tangerine peels are like wine. The older they are, the more expensive they are."
Gu Xuan nodded slightly, took it and took a small bite.
Without the bumps and swaying, and feeling the cold wind from the roadside, her head felt less dizzy, and after eating tangerine peel, she felt less nauseous.
After getting back in the car, Gu Xuan sat in his eldest brother's original seat, leaning against the window.
Ma Dali handed her water from time to time, helped her roll up and down the window, and talked to her to divert her attention.
Unconsciously, Gu Xuan felt less uncomfortable. Although he didn't say anything, he was secretly grateful to Ma Dali in his heart.
Soon after, they successfully arrived under the banyan tree and got off the car one after another.
"Mom! Mom!" Gu Yi called out a few times and found that Li Ying was sleeping very soundly leaning against the car. He had no choice but to get back into the car, wake up his mother, and help her out of the car.
Gu Qijun's face was full of suspicion, and he asked, "Mom, are you feeling unwell?"
Earlier, Ah Xuan was carsick, but Lao Qi was so asleep that he didn't notice anything and didn't even notice when other people got off the bus.
"...No!" Li Ying was still confused, but when her son asked her this, she suddenly woke up with shock: "That - no! I just didn't sleep last night!"
Gu Qi saw that her eyes were panicking and evasive, and felt that she was lying, but this was not the time to ask her clearly, so he just gave up and pretended to believe her.
Chen Jixing's wedding was extremely lively, with many guests and a huge crowd of people.
Under the banyan tree and in front of the self-built house, everything was bright red.
People come and go, and everyone has a happy smile on their face.
There were large tables in front of and inside the house, and at this time, some desserts, snacks, wedding candies, peanuts, melon seeds and fruits were put on them for the guests to eat.
Chen Xingling led everyone to greet his parents and the guests, and soon joined the busy team.
"Mom!" Little Tiger ran out from the crowd, turned left and right, and came in front of Chen Xingling like a nimble fish and hugged her thighs.
Chen Xingling hurriedly squatted down and looked at his son who had gained a little weight, and laughed unconsciously.
"You little brat! You're having so much fun that you don't want to leave!"
The little tiger giggled and hugged her neck affectionately.
"No! I miss mom and dad so much!"
Chen Xingling held him for a while and told the little guy to go find his father and Uncle Dali.
Xiao Huzi agreed immediately and went to find someone.
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