Today is the Lesser Cold, and the weather is getting colder.

When Chuxia woke up in the morning, she found that snowflakes were falling outside again, and the snow was getting heavier.

She walked out of the house and cleared the snow in front of her door on the corridor. Fortunately, the coal stove was placed against the wall, so the snow did not drift so far. The coal balls inside were still burning, and the water in the aluminum pot on top was also hot.

The coal balls for the stove were bought together with Sister Li's family at the beginning of winter, and they bought enough to use for the whole winter.

In order to prevent the coal balls from being stolen, Chuxia's family piled the coal balls under the windows in the house. There were only her and An'an living in her house, and there was still space in the outer room, so the coal balls could be placed inside.

Some people have many people and things in their houses. If they can't put all the coal balls in the house, they put them in the corridor and cover them with straw mats. They make a mark every time they use a coal ball, for fear of being stolen.

After all, coal balls are expensive, and some people are reluctant to buy enough for the whole winter, so they will secretly take other people's.

The last time the baked sweet potatoes were stolen, it proved that although it was a worker's family compound, petty theft still exists.

Chuxia knew that it was difficult to find someone who lost the baked sweet potatoes, so she stopped thinking about it.

But Cen Huaian kept it in mind, and especially wanted to find out who stole his own baked sweet potatoes.

He didn't tell Chuxia about this idea, and prepared to find it secretly by himself.

This is a thought unique to children, and they also want to do something very big by themselves, so that their mothers can praise them for being awesome.

Cen Huaian's method of finding the thief was very simple, that is, to tempt him again with roasted sweet potatoes. Roasted sweet potatoes are so delicious and fragrant that people who have eaten them once will definitely want to eat them a second time.

He made them while Chuxia was still working in the factory.

Every afternoon, Cen Huaian's elementary school school was over earlier than Chuxia's. It was only because he often sold things with Bangzi and others that he would come back later than Chuxia.

On the day of Xiaohan, the weather was bad all day and it was snowing all the time. The snow was sometimes heavy and sometimes light, and it made a "crunching" sound when walking on the road.

Bangzi and others did not sell things that day because it was too cold. Everyone rushed home after school, and the naughty children might play in the snow while walking.

Cen Huaian put on the small raincoat that Chuxia bought for him as soon as he got out of school, and ran out of the classroom first.

When he returned home, the adults who had finished work in the family compound had not returned yet, but the children who had finished school had returned one after another.

Cen Huaian opened the lid under the coal stove and carefully placed the sweet potatoes on the stove before the fire started.

Then he went into the house, leaned against the wall, avoided the coal balls, and looked out of the window quietly.

Time passed slowly, and the sweet aroma of roasted sweet potatoes gradually filled the entire corridor. Cen Huaian even saw the sweet potato honey flowing out, which made him swallow his saliva.

But the sweet potatoes were cooked for a long time, and no one came to take them. Cen Huaian frowned, thinking that he would not be caught today, and was about to go out to take the sweet potatoes to eat himself.

Qi Ming and Grandma Chen's grandson Chen Xiaowei from next door came up from the stairs. When they saw the sweet potatoes baked by Cen Huaian, their eyes lit up.

Chen Xiaowei pointed at the sweet potatoes several times, covered his mouth and pulled Qi Ming, very excited.

Cen Huaian saw Qi Ming licking his lips, looked around, and saw no one. He pulled Chen Xiaowei and ran over on tiptoe, and took the baked sweet potatoes through the gloves.

At this time, Cen Huaian quickly opened the door and ran out, grabbing Qi Ming with one hand and Chen Xiaowei with the other hand, very hard, staring at the two of them, with a fierce look.

"Two thieves! We caught you! Were you the ones who stole the roasted sweet potatoes last time!"

Chen Xiaowei: "Wow! I was wrong, let me go!"

Qi Ming: "No!"

The two struggled hard, but Cen Huaian was very strong. He had been fighting with others since he was a child. Qi Ming was about the same age as him, and Chen Xiaowei was younger than him. Both of them could not beat him.

The three of them were in a stalemate, and finally waited until the adults came back.

Chuxia went upstairs with her bag on her back, and saw her son fiercely dragging Qi Ming and Chen Xiaowei. Puzzlement appeared in her eyes. What was going on?

"An An, what are you doing?"

Cen Huaian said angrily, "Mom, they are the two who stole our roasted sweet potatoes!"

At this time, Grandma Chen just came up from downstairs, preparing to go home to cook, and was humming opera in a good mood.

When she saw her most beloved grandson being dragged by Cen Huaian, Chen Xiaowei was still sobbing, she immediately ran over with her small feet, stretched out her hand to pull her grandson out of Cen Huaian's hand, and pushed him.

"What are you doing? Why are you pulling my grandson? Xiaowei, are you okay? Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, grandma will hug you."

Chen Xiaowei hugged Grandma Chen's neck, buried his head in her body and cried, "Grandma..."

Chuxia supported Cen Huaian who was almost pushed down by Grandma Chen. She was also angry in her heart and said with a gloomy face, "Grandma Chen! It was your grandson who stole the sweet potatoes baked by An'an. An'an just held him to prevent him from running away. As an adult, you didn't ask about the situation first, and you pushed the child. Are you unreasonable?"

"What are you talking about? What are you talking about? It's just a roasted sweet potato. What's the big deal? You're so petty!"

Knowing that Grandma Chen was a very particular person, Chu Xia was speechless by her rogueness: "Yes, we are petty. If you have the guts, don't let your grandson steal our sweet potatoes! He is so young and he doesn't learn his lesson. Isn't it because of you adults' habit?" Grandma Chen couldn't

stand others saying bad things about her grandson. She put her hands on her waist and was about to argue with Chu Xia: "How can you talk like that? Little kid..."

It was just time for them to get off work. Other family members came over. After roughly understanding what was going on, they quickly grabbed Grandma Chen: "Auntie, your grandson was wrong in the first place. Stop arguing. You are not right if you continue to argue."

"Chu Xia, you should also say less. We are neighbors, and it is normal for children to have conflicts. Don't let this hurt the harmony."

Chu Xia said, "I didn't mean to hurt the harmony. It was indeed a small matter, and I was not going to investigate it. Who knew that she came over and scolded An An, and almost pushed An An down. Tell me, how could I not be angry?"

Many people on the side began to talk about Grandma Chen: "Children are quarreling, why do you, an adult, get involved? Do you still have any shame?"

"That's right, and stealing other people's roasted sweet potatoes is wrong in the first place. It's okay if you don't admit your mistake, but you pushed them. Your son and daughter-in-law will definitely scold you later."

"Auntie, who in this family compound is as unreasonable as you? Be careful that no one will play with your grandson in the future."

As she was speaking, Qi Ming's mother Guan Yan came over, followed by a tall man who was carrying a bulging suitcase in his hands.

"Mingming, why are you here?" Guan Yan frowned and asked, then looked at the neighbors around her, and had a bad feeling in her heart.

"Mom, Dad." If Qi Ming saw his father at another time, he would be so happy that he would jump and run over to hug his father.

But at this moment, his face turned pale, fear appeared in his eyes, and his body wanted to hide backwards.

"I... I..."

His voice was too soft and no one heard it. However, other enthusiastic neighbors told Guan Yan and Qi's father the whole story.

While talking, they looked at Qi's father curiously. In the past, only Guan Yan lived here with her children. Today was the first time she saw Qi's father, so the neighbors were naturally curious about him.

Father Qi was very friendly. He greeted every neighbor with a smile and said that his wife and children thanked everyone for their care.

Then he opened his bag and distributed the snacks he brought with him to everyone.

"This is a specialty brought back from Guangzhou. Everyone, please have a taste."

The neighbors liked his attitude very much. They took the snacks with bright smiles and said, "No, no, no," and "You are so polite."

When it was Chuxia's turn, she was not given one, but a bag of snacks directly: "My son is ignorant and greedy. Don't bother with him. You and the child can take the snacks home."

Chuxia did not take the bag of snacks. Like the others, she only took one and said: "It's okay. It's normal for children to be greedy. An An, give one of the roasted sweet potatoes to Qi Ming."

Cen Huaian stuffed a roasted sweet potato into Qi Ming's hand. He and Qi Ming both wore gloves, so there was no need to worry about the burns.

Father Qi paused and laughed twice: "Girls are more sensible."

He stopped passing snacks to Chu Xia and passed a pack to Grandma Chen instead: "We are all neighbors, auntie, there is no need to quarrel over a child, eat these snacks and let's forget about it."

Grandma Chen took more snacks than anyone else and laughed immediately: "Oh, you are right. This is much more generous than some people."

Chu Xia pretended not to hear her weird temper. It was hard to reason with such a person, but as long as you are strong, she can't take advantage of you.

She took Cen Huaian into the house, and a dispute that almost broke out because of a child was eliminated because of Father Qi's sudden intervention.

"Mom, why doesn't Grandma Chen apologize?"

Cen Huaian didn't understand. After entering the house, he was still thinking, it was obviously Chen Xiaowei's fault, how could Grandma Chen be like that?

Chuxia patted his head and said, "Because the world is so big that there are all kinds of things. There are so many people, not everyone is decent and reasonable. There are always some people who like to take advantage, help their parents but don't care, and even make a fuss when they are ignored. Don't pay too much attention to her. She is so spoiled to her grandson, but in fact it is her grandson who is hurting."

Cen Huaian still didn't understand: "But when I asked Grandma Chen before, she would help."

Chuxia put the bag After hanging it up, he changed into the cotton shoes he wore at home, and said naturally: "People are complicated. When there is no harm to interests, you are good to me, I am good to everyone, but when interests are involved, it is normal to curse and fight each other. For Grandma Chen, her grandson is her Achilles' heel, and she will curse anyone who touches her."

Cen Huaian nodded as if he understood, thinking that the adult world is so complicated, and he still likes Go more.

Next door.

As soon as Guan Yan and Qi's father brought Qi Ming into the house, the smile on Qi's father's face disappeared instantly, and the kindness just now was gone. He looked at Qi Ming with a sullen face.

"Kneel down for me." The voice was not loud, but the tone was cold.

Qi Ming didn't even dare to cry, his body was shaking, and his legs softened as he knelt on the ground.

"Xiangdong, Mingming is still young..."

Guan Yan looked at Qi Ming, then at Qi Xiangdong, frowned and whispered.

Qi Xiangdong looked too scary, it would be better for him to just get angry and beat the child.

Qi Xiangdong lit a cigarette, took a puff and looked at Guan Yan: "Is this how you take care of the child when I'm not at home?"

Children can fight and have bad tempers, Qi Xiangdong will not say anything, and even praise him for being his son.

He stole a piece of roasted sweet potato and was caught, but he knelt down without getting angry. Qi Xiangdong would only be annoyed and even more angry.

Guan Yan got angry when she heard what he said: "How did I teach my son? Qi Xiangdong, do you have any conscience when you say this? Don't you know who raised your son before? It was your mother. If I hadn't brought him out, Mingming's temper would be even worse than it is now!"

As she spoke, Guan Yan burst into tears: "You are so good. You left the whole family and came back after more than half a year. You don't worry about the family affairs at all. What right do you have to say that to me?"

Qi Xiangdong's brows wrinkled even more: "That's not what I meant. Don't cry!"

He didn't feel distressed when he saw Guan Yan crying, but just felt more annoyed. He went home to relax, not to listen to complaints from his wife and children.

"I'm hungry, you go cook first. Qi Ming, I'll teach you."

Seeing that Guan Yan hadn't stopped crying, Qi Xiangdong said, "If you keep crying, the neighbors will hear you." Then he grabbed Qi Ming's collar and went into the inner room.

Guan Yan wiped her tears, feeling unhappy. But she relied on Qi Xiangdong. Even though Qi Xiangdong didn't come home for most of the year, he transferred a large sum of money to his family in a month. She was frightened by the amount on the remittance slip.

It's not that she didn't worry about Qi Xiangdong's business and whether he would become bad. It's just that Qi Xiangdong didn't like to talk to her about these things, so she could only take the money and stay at home to take care of the children.

While cooking, Guan Yan looked at Chu Xia, who was sitting at the door with a book in one hand and her eyes occasionally glancing at the casserole. Suddenly, she felt envious.

Chu Xia's husband was not at home either, but she was not worried at all. She had also seen how Cen Zhengnian looked when he was at home. She had never seen other men love his wife and son in her life.

Qi Xiangdong had not been home for a long time either. His attitude just now made Guan Yan feel very uncomfortable. He did not feel sorry for her at all, and he did not feel guilty for not being home for such a long time.

Guan Yan thought again, Qi Xiangdong had not been home for several years. In comparison, Chu Xia was still pitiful. She suddenly felt better.

Chu Xia did not know that Guan Yan's psychology was so complicated. She was wondering when the meal would be ready. She was hungry.

The next day, the snow was even heavier. Chuxia was worried about Cen Huaian going to school alone, so she sent him to school.

On the way, she met Bangzi and the others. Chuxia saw that they didn't even have an umbrella, and they were just running in the heavy snow, so she asked them to squeeze under her umbrella.

"It's cold when it snows, Bangzi, you should also bring an umbrella with you to block the wind. A raincoat will also work."

Bangzi and the others laughed and squeezed under Chuxia's umbrella, saying in unison, "Got it, Auntie!"

When she arrived at the factory in early summer, she was already shivering from the cold. She stamped her feet in the corridor to shake off the snow on her body, and hurried into the office.

As soon as she entered the room, she felt a warm breath coming over her.

It was not the heating, but the room was warmer. Although Liangzhou City is cold in winter, it is not as cold as in the Northeast. It is at most minus five degrees Celsius. There is no heating at this time. It is still not developed enough, and the heating is far from being as complete as in later generations.

However, everyone always has their own way to keep warm. The big brother who loves reading in the office has a good relationship with the boiler, so he can get some broken coal briquettes.

I don’t know who found a coal stove and put it in the office for heating.

However, this method of heating is dangerous. It is necessary to ventilate from time to time, otherwise it will cause poisoning. Moreover, the coal briquettes are easy to burn. Whoever arrives early can find some waste paper to burn it again.

It is good to have something to keep warm, and no one will bother to do such a thing.

Chuxia went to the coal stove to warm her hands, covered her face and said, "It is getting colder and colder."

"Yes." The big sister in the office continued, "It will be even colder later. I don't want to go out now."

Chuxia felt the same way. She was particularly afraid of the cold now. Her body was weak to begin with, and getting up every day was a very challenging thing for her.

Moreover, the factory only had three days off for the New Year, not seven days off as in later generations. Thinking about it made Chuxia feel even more uncomfortable.

She thought again of the northwest where Cen Zhengnian was, which was even colder than where she was. She wondered how he managed to survive.

Cen Zhengnian was sick right now.

It was indeed cold in Ganzhou, and the snow was very deep. Everyone in the base was afraid to go out, and the whistling wind outside was frightening.

Cen Zhengnian was too tired from work, and he had been staying up late, so he accidentally caught a cold and fell ill.

He was unwilling to rest even though he had a fever, and dragged his sick body to calculate data in the laboratory, and as a result, he fainted.

If it weren't for the fact that there were many of his colleagues working in the laboratory, no one would have known that he fainted.

The base only had simple medical care. There were doctors, but there was a shortage of medicines, and Cen Zhengnian's illness was severe, with a high fever that wouldn't go away.

The leader was frightened and quickly asked someone to drive him to the military hospital.

Jiang Shengnan was so frightened when she received the news that her son was sick that her face turned pale.

She immediately put down her work and rushed to the hospital. Cen's father was even busier and could not come over for the time being. He called Jiang Shengnan and asked her to take good care of his son. He would go to the hospital after finishing his work.

"Doctor, how is Cen Zhengnian?"

"Pneumonia. You family members must take good care of him. The body is not a joke. Working with a fever is playing with your life!"

Cen Zhengnian's symptoms were not so serious at first, but he did not pay attention at first, and he took the medicine one meal and forgot one meal. In addition, he continued to work hard, so it turned into pneumonia.

After understanding the situation, the doctor was very angry at the patient's behavior of not paying attention to his body. Isn't this playing with his life?

Jiang Shengnan looked even more worried. She looked at Cen Zhengnian lying in the ward and nodded repeatedly, saying, "Okay, okay, doctor. I will definitely take good care of him and prevent his condition from getting worse."

When Cen Zhengnian woke up, he looked up and saw his mother sitting in front of his bed with a frown on her face.

"Mom."

He just spoke and found that his voice was hoarse and weak, and he had no strength to say more.

Jiang Shengnan stood up instantly, breathed a sigh of relief and said: "Son, you finally woke up. Do you know that you almost scared your dad and me to death? Look at you, if you are sick, you should just rest and take medicine, but you have to go to work. Now it is so serious that you have to be hospitalized. Isn't it more delayed for work?"

After the worry was over, Jiang Shengnan was angry. She was angry that her son did not pay attention to his health and made himself like this.

The doctor said that if his condition was more serious, he might have a fever and faint, or even cause sudden death from myocarditis.

Jiang Shengnan was so scared that she wanted to beat her disobedient son like when she was a child.

"Mom, I didn't expect it either." Cen Zhengnian pulled the corner of his mouth and smiled bitterly in his heart. He thought it was just a common cold, so he didn't take it seriously. Who knew that the illness would become so serious.

Cen Zhengnian's original physical condition was not bad. He grew up in the army. When he was a child, his father often took him and his brother to run early in the morning.

After growing up, he would let them train with the soldiers from time to time. It was not until he graduated from college and entered the base that he had no time for running training. He was so busy that he didn't even have enough time to sleep, so how could he have time to do these.

In addition, he stayed up late and had irregular meals, so his body was now very fragile and he also suffered from stomach problems. As soon as he caught a cold, he got sick all of a sudden, and even got worse.

All the diseases that had accumulated in his body before came out now.

Cen Zhengnian felt a little regretful in his heart. He was afraid of delaying his work. But now, not to mention the leader, his mother would not agree to let him return to the base.

Jiang Shengnan nodded his head angrily: "Tell me what I want to say to you!"

She sighed: "If Chuxia and An'an knew about this, they would be worried to death. If something really happened to you, they would be orphans and widows. Have you thought about what to do?"

Cen Zhengnian was really scared at this time, and his face showed a look of dejection: "I didn't think it through."

"You are in the base, and you only think about your work and can't think of anything else!" Jiang Shengnan tucked the quilt for him, stood up and said unhappily: "Are you hungry? What do you want to eat?"

Cen Zhengnian has no appetite at all now, and even feels a little nauseous, and can't eat anything.

But he needs to replenish nutrition to keep healthy, so how can he not eat. Jiang Shengnan went to the hospital cafeteria to see if there was anything to eat.

Finally, she brought over a bowl of noodles in clear soup with a poached egg in it.

"When you were a kid, you loved to eat this whenever you were sick. It just so happens that they are on sale. I even asked them to add an extra egg. Have some."

Cen Zhengnian was helped to sit up. He had no strength at all and his head was aching. But he also knew that he couldn't not eat.

But as soon as he took the first bite, he wanted to vomit. He had no desire to eat at all. He endured the churning in his stomach, stuffed a little bit into his mouth, and tried to swallow it down.

In the end, he only ate a little. He really couldn't eat any more. If he ate more, he would really vomit.

Jiang Shengnan frowned again: "Wait, I'll let the doctor take a look at you. What can you do if you can't eat?"

The doctor had no other options. After examining Cen Zhengnian, he said, "These are normal symptoms. Pneumonia can cause loss of appetite, nausea and vomiting. Don't force him to eat if he can't eat. You can let him eat small meals more often. He needs to take care of his illness. Eat more fish, meat, eggs, vegetables and easily digestible food."

Jiang Shengnan listened carefully and nodded from time to time, "Okay, thank you, doctor."

Jiang Shengnan was also busy with work, but since her son was lying in the hospital, she put her work aside and took leave to take care of Cen Zhengnian.

Cen's father only had time to come to the hospital the next day.

When he arrived, Cen Zhengnian was drinking the chicken soup cooked by Jiang Shengnan. All the oil on the chicken soup had been skimmed off, and there were a few pieces of meat in it. It was very light and Cen Zhengnian could drink it.

"How are you?" Father Cen and his son were not like Jiang Shengnan, who would talk about everything. When they were together, they usually spent more time in silence.

"Dad."

As soon as he called out, Cen Zhengnian started coughing. He quickly handed the bowl to Jiang Shengnan and lay on the bed coughing. His throat was itchy.

Jiang Shengnan had seen Cen Zhengnian's symptoms many times. She immediately handed him the warm water on the table. Cen Zhengnian drank it in small sips to relieve the itchiness in his throat.

After drinking a glass of water, he slowly stopped coughing.

Father Cen's eyes showed worry: "Your illness is a bit serious. Have you been coughing like this?"

Before Cen Zhengnian could say anything, Jiang Shengnan immediately stuffed chicken soup into his hand and asked him to continue drinking.

Jiang Shengnan looked at Mr. Cen and said, "The doctor said that coughing is normal. Pneumonia will not heal for a few days."

Mr. Cen reached out and patted Mr. Cen's shoulder, "Take good care of yourself and put your work aside. Have you told Chuxia?"

Cen Zhengnian: "No. No need to tell her."

Jiang Shengnan: "Wouldn't it make Chuxia worry if I told her? She can't come here. I'm taking care of my son here, so I didn't tell her. It's not easy for her to take care of An An." Mr. Cen

thought so.

Cen Zhengnian's illness took a full week in the hospital to recover. He still has a slight cough, but it's not serious. He will get better slowly after taking some medicine.

When he was discharged from the hospital, the doctor repeatedly reminded him: "Don't overwork. Overwork can easily lead to relapses and may cause the disease to continue. Continue to recuperate after you go back. Your body is weak now."

Jiang Shengnan didn't want Cen Zhengnian to return to the base so soon, so she walked out of the hospital with him and said, "Zhengnian, why don't you stay at home for a few days before going to work. The doctor said that you can't overwork now, and you can't work too long when you go to the base. It's better for you to rest more."

She couldn't force Cen Zhengnian to go home with her, so she could only ask him in a negotiating tone.

"Mom, cough cough." A gust of cold wind blew out, and Cen Zhengnian coughed twice and said, "I've been delayed a lot at work, I have to go back. I'll go home when I have time."

Jiang Shengnan sighed, still worried: "You can go back to the base, but you must not work late at night, and you must not tire yourself out. You must listen to the doctor's words. Even if you don't miss me and your dad, you should also think about Chuxia and An'an, and pay attention to your health."

Cen Zhengnian nodded: "Yeah, I remember."

Just as Cen Zhengnian was about to leave, Jiang Shengnan suddenly remembered something and hurriedly called him: "Zhengnian, the New Year is coming soon. Have you asked Chuxia if she will still spend the New Year in Liangzhou this year?"

Cen Zhengnian was stunned for a moment, then realized what Jiang Shengnan meant and shook his head: "I didn't ask. She... I don't know what she thinks."

Jiang Shengnan: "Then why don't you call and ask?"

Facing the expectation in his mother's eyes, Cen Zhengnian opened his mouth, but did not say a word of refusal, and just said "hmm".

The weather in Ganzhou was really cold. When Cen Zhengnian drove back to the base, the snow on the road had frozen into ice, and he drove very carefully.

He looked at the endless khaki color outside the window, thought of Jiang Shengnan's words, and fell into deep thought.

Would Chuxia want to come to Ganzhou for the New Year?

Ganzhou is so far away from Liangzhou, and she is bringing An An with her. The factory may not give her a vacation, so she probably won't want to come.

But Cen Zhengnian remembered the scene when he was with Chu Xia and An An when he went home, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. He touched his shirt pocket, where there was a family photo.

He missed Chu Xia and An An, and couldn't help but have a little hope in his heart.

Cen Zhengnian arrived at the base, and the leader was a little surprised to see him: "Zhengnian, you have to take care of your health. Your position in the project is very important. I called the doctor, and you have to take good care of yourself when you come back. Don't worry about work, take care of your health first."

Cen Zhengnian: "Okay."

He returned to his office and checked the time. It was already noon. Chu Xia should be at home. He called the canteen in the family compound.

While waiting for the call, Cen Zhengnian couldn't help but feel uneasy, thinking about how to talk to Chuxia about the New Year.

The phone on the table rang, Cen Zhengnian's heart skipped a beat, licked his lips and picked up the phone: "Chuxia?"

"It's me." Chuxia's smiling voice came from the other end of the phone: "Why are you calling home now?"

Cen Zhengnian's mouth was a little dry: "I... just want to ask if you and Anan are okay at home? I haven't received a letter from home for a long time."

Chuxia's strange voice came: "That's not right, I just sent the letter from home to you a few days ago, how could I not receive it for a long time. Did the post office lose the letter on the way?"

Cen Zhengnian has not been at the base this week, and he has not seen the latest letter sent by Chuxia. He was also dizzy when he was sick at the base, and he thought he hadn't received a letter for a long time.

"Maybe the letter hasn't arrived yet. I've been a bit busy these days." Cen Zhengnian didn't want to tell Chuxia about his illness.

Fortunately, Chuxia didn't pay attention to his lame excuse and asked him if it was cold here in Ganzhou and if the clothes she sent fit.

Cen Zhengnian answered her questions seriously one by one.

"By the way, do you know the size of our parents' clothes? I was thinking of sending two pieces of clothes to them, and one for grandpa."

Cen Zhengnian blinked, stunned

for a moment, and thought about it in his mind. Without this memory, he didn't know. Chuxia: "I originally thought that if you knew, you wouldn't ask my parents. It would be a surprise to send them. If you don't know, then I'll ask them."

Cen Zhengnian immediately said, "Let me ask. I'll tell you after I ask."

He felt guilty towards his parents. Chuxia could think of something, but he, as a son, didn't think of it.

After talking for a while, Chu Xia wanted to give the phone to Cen Huaian: "An An actually misses you a lot, but he just doesn't like to talk about it. You should talk to him for a while."

"Wait." Cen Zhengnian hurriedly called Chuxia, he didn't know how to start. Chuxia waited for a long time but didn't hear him speak, so she asked in confusion: "Why is there no sound?"

"Hey, Chuxia, are you still in Liangzhou for the New Year this year?" Cen Zhengnian finally asked.

Chuxia immediately heard the hidden meaning in his tone. She raised her eyebrows and chuckled: "If I'm not in Liangzhou, where else would I be?"

Cen Zhengnian suddenly became flustered: "I... I asked the wrong question, please give the phone to An An."

Chuxia laughed on the other end of the phone, and her cute laughter made Cen Zhengnian's ears itch.

"Want us to go to the northwest for the New Year. I'll think about it."

Then she gave the phone to Cen Huaian. Cen Zhengnian's heart instantly became nervous and expectant because of her words.

"Dad?"

Cen Huaian's childish voice came from the phone, and Cen Zhengnian immediately came back to his senses: "An An, it's me." There was a smile in his voice.

Chu Xia waited on the side, and took a look at the things sold in the canteen, and did not listen to what Cen Huaian and Cen Zhengnian said.

It happened that the soy sauce and vinegar at home were almost gone, she looked at what was in the canteen, turned around and went home to get the bottles.

Chu Xia finished buying soy sauce and vinegar, Cen Huaian had not finished talking to Cen Zhengnian yet, he was talking about his current situation of learning Go.

When Cen Huaian finished talking, the owner of the canteen was particularly happy, because Chu Xia and the other person spent a lot of phone bills.

After leaving the canteen, Chu Xia gave a bottle of soy sauce to Cen Huaian and asked him to take it, and the two walked home.

"An'an, do you want to go see your dad during the New Year?"

Cen Huaian was carefully looking at the road under his feet, because it snowed these days and the road was a bit slippery.

Hearing this, he immediately looked up at Chuxia, with a look of excitement on his face: "Can we go?"

Chuxia smiled and patted his head with her gloved hands: "If you want to go, we can go."

Cen Huaian thought for a long time, and couldn't resist the longing in his heart, nodded, and said firmly: "Mom, I want to go!"

"Then let's go."

Chuxia said, and began to think about how to get to Liangzhou.

Cen Huaian doesn't have to worry, the school will have a winter vacation, and it happens that he will take the final exam the day after tomorrow, and he will have a vacation after the exam.

And the No. 9 Middle School where she is also taking the final exam next week, and she will also have a winter vacation after the exam.

The only thing she was worried about was what would happen to her work at the factory. If she asked for a half-month vacation, she didn't know if the factory would agree.

But she had to give it a try. If they didn't agree, she could think of other ways.

The next day, before Chuxia asked for leave, she heard the good news from Huang Tingyue in the office. She was engaged to her date.

Blind dates at this time were similar to those in later generations. If the two of them got along well, they would first have a minor engagement, then a major engagement, and finally get married. Huang Tingyue was in the major engagement stage, and the minor engagement was not a complete confirmation of marriage.

The major engagement required informing relatives and friends, and inviting relatives to the house for dinner to witness. After the major engagement, the couple was really getting married. If they regretted the engagement, it would not look good for both families.

Huang Tingyue was shy as she gave candy to the people in the office.

When it was Chuxia's turn, she snorted and also let go: "I'm not a stingy person, have some candy."

Chuxia didn't touch the candy, nor did she return it. After all, it was someone else's wedding, and she didn't want to make others unhappy at this time.

An elder sister asked Huang Tingyue: "Have you set a date for the wedding? When will you get married?"

Huang Tingyue blushed and said: "Not yet."

The elder sister immediately smiled and said: "It will be soon after the wedding is set. It is estimated that the man will soon let the matchmaker come to you with the wedding date. We are waiting to eat your wedding candy!"

The blush on Huang Tingyue's face deepened.

Chuxia waited for a while, and when she saw that the time was about right, she went to the minister's office to ask for leave.

After hearing the time she wanted to ask for leave, the minister looked embarrassed: "Many people ask for leave during the New Year. You said it a little late. It's not easy to approve your leave now."

He knew that Chuxia had some background, but he didn't know what the background was, but he didn't want to offend Chuxia.

Moreover, Chuxia usually works diligently and never causes any troubles, which makes her less of a worry than many workers who are not related households, so he has no ill feelings towards her.

If Chuxia had asked for leave a week earlier, he would not have been embarrassed. In fact, several people from the Propaganda Department had asked him for leave, and he had already approved it.

The department had to keep some people for the New Year, and if Chuxia was given more leave, there would be few people left in the Propaganda Department for the New Year, and he would not be able to explain it to the factory.

Chuxia looked sad and said, "But Minister, I haven't seen my husband for several months, and my son misses his father. Besides, my parents-in-law are in the northwest, and I really have to go there for the New Year."