Chapter 331 Getting used to her
Ah Ju took the cup and put it away, then adjusted the pillow for Xia Zhizhi, then sat down and continued writing.
After reading the letter in her hand, Xia Zhizhi threw it to Ah Ju and said, "Tell him that I received the things he sent me last time and they tasted very good, but he doesn't need to send me things so often in the future. He said that I have no opinion on that matter, so let him write a letter and ask Ye Changan..."
Xia Zhizhi said a lot of things, then stood on the sofa and stamped her feet. She looked past Old Man Xia and looked at Zeng Zelan affectionately, "Grandma, you're back. Zhizhi misses you."
Zeng Zelan couldn't stand it anymore, she hung her scarf on the rack, walked over quickly and hugged her beloved grandson: "Hey, grandma misses Zhizhi too. Today the cafeteria made braised pork, the flavor that Zhizhi said was delicious last time. Grandma bought a box and brought it back. Let's have more Zhizhi later."
"Wow, grandma is so nice!" Xia Zhizhi jumped happily like a mouse on the kang.
Thanks to Zeng Zelan's love for her. If any other child dared to jump on the sofa like this these days, he would definitely be scolded.
Xia Bangguo looked at the affectionate grandparents, snorted, walked to the other side and sat down.
Zeng Zelan didn't like meat at all, so when she saw the braised pork, she didn't even think of ordering one.
He was still eating the meat when he remembered that Xia Zhizhi didn't have enough for one portion last time and asked for another. He mentioned it to the old woman, and then the old woman remembered to buy one and bring it back.
As a result, Xia Zhizhi didn't even consider him as her grandfather.
After dinner, Ah Ju fetched water for Xia Zhizhi to wash up. After soaking her feet, Xia Zhizhi found that her toenails were a little long, so Ah Ju found a pair of scissors to trim them for her.
After reading letters for the whole afternoon, Xia Zhizhi's head ached. In the evening, she didn't want to read any more letters. She washed her feet and ran back to her room in her slippers.
Ah Ju poured out the water for washing feet, stacked up all the opened letters, and swept up the scattered melon seed shells and other things on the ground.
After cleaning up the mess, I replied to the last letter.
Seeing how hardworking and devoted he was, Xia Bangguo looked at him for a long time with a complicated expression.
"Hey, you, hey..."
Xia Bangguo had a lot to say, but in the end he didn't say it out loud, and it just turned into a long sigh.
The older generation of leaders these days still live a more frugal life. Although there are light bulbs in every room, they generally don't turn on all the lights in the house. The Xia couple basically stay in the living room and only use this one lamp. When it's time to go to bed, they go back to their room to sleep.
Only Xia Zhizhi turns on the lights wherever she goes and doesn't like to turn them off casually.
Xia Bangguo talked to her several times, and she always answered well, but she never changed.
Xia Bangguo was tired of talking, so after seeing it, he simply turned it off himself to save effort.
In fact, not using a light would not affect Ah Ju's work, but in order to appear like an adult, he followed the lifestyle of other members of the Xia family.
The lights were on in the hall. Xia Bangguo was reading a newspaper, Zeng Zelan was looking through some information, and Ah Ju finished writing her last letter. She then took out her handmade bag and started to carry it for Xia Zhizhi.
Before returning home, Xia Zhizhi said that next year would be the Year of the Monkey, and she wanted a pair of plush monkey slippers to wear during the New Year.
Ah Ju made a shoe surface for her using rabbit fur, and then used wool to crochet a monkey-shaped doll.
When the two old people were getting ready to go back to the house to sleep, he was still busy.
Xia Bangguo felt sorry for the helpless child and advised him, "Go back and have a rest. You can do it again tomorrow morning."
Ah Ju didn't even raise her head and directly rejected him: "No, I'll try hard tonight, and he will be able to see the slippers when he wakes up tomorrow morning."
Xia Bangguo was really hesitant to speak, but in the end he couldn't help but ask, "Do you know that she has a marriage contract?"
Ah Ju looked up at Xia Bangguo in surprise and replied, "I know."
He was present when the Song family came. He is not stupid, how could he not know?
Xia Bangguo was so disappointed that he asked, "Why are you still like this?"
Ah Ju lowered his head and continued to work on his craft: "As long as Zhizhi likes it, I'm willing to do anything."
Xia Bangguo looked at his infatuated love-minded look and sighed: "Just get used to her!"
Ah Ju replied as a matter of course: "Okay."
Xia Bangguo was speechless: "I didn't mean to ask you to do that."
Xia Bangguo was meddling in other people's business. All the robots living in the room were annoyed by him. Ah Ju turned around and faced away from Xia Bangguo, indicating that she didn't want to listen to his nagging.
I learned all this from Xia Zhizhi.
Xia Bangguo stared at Aju for a while, then had no choice but to go back to his room and sleep.
While lying in bed, he sighed and said to Zeng Zelan: "What should I do with Xia Zhi?"
After all, in Xia Bangguo's heart, Ah Ju is an orphan of a great family, and he still wants to take better care of her.
Zeng Zelan turned her back and said, "That kid knows everything. He wants to be like this. You can't persuade him. Just let him be. What else can you do?"
When Xia Zhizhi got up early in the morning, Ah Ju had already made slippers for her.
She didn't even mention saving it for the New Year. She put it on her feet immediately and walked around the room happily, showing it off. She then walked up to Zeng Zelan and asked, "Grandma, does it look good?"
Zeng Zelan felt happy when she saw her smiling face, and said with a smile: "It looks good, our Zhizhi looks good in anything she wears!"
Xia Bangguo passed by and took a look at the slippers. They were indeed nice-looking, but they didn't get dirty very well. Thinking of Ah Ju's hard work all night, he said, "Didn't you say you could wear them during the New Year?"
Zeng Zelan and Ah Ju said, "Let's make another pair for the Chinese New Year."
Xia Bangguo looked at Zeng Zelan and said, "You are used to her too."
Zeng Zelan was too lazy to pay attention to him.
Xia Bangguo sighed, and he became the only sober person in the family.
As the year was coming to an end, the family received a call from Xia Zhizhi's two brothers, saying that they would be back in two days.
The whole family is very happy.
After all, these are my grandchildren and my sons whom I haven’t seen for a long time. How can I not be happy that they can be reunited during the Chinese New Year?
Zeng Zelan planned to arrange for her two grandsons to live here when they came back. The brothers and sisters hadn't seen each other for years, so they needed to nurture their relationship.
Pan Wenjun also wanted to spend more time with the children, so she advised them, "This room should be vacated. When the eldest brother and his family come back, they need a place to stay. Zhuoran Zhuoyue should live in Yuer Hutong, and let Zhizhi move there too. The brothers and sisters can spend some time together."
Zeng Zelan didn't want Xia Zhizhi to move in. She was silent for a while and said, "Let's do it this way for now. Anyway, the house is clean. Let's wait until they come back. Besides, they may not come back."
Seeing that her mother-in-law didn't want to talk about this, Pan Wenjun had to give up.
The mother-in-law and the daughter-in-law started discussing New Year's goods.
There are a lot of things to prepare, as there are food and drink for the whole family, and some social etiquette to attend to.
These days men just close their eyes and eat and drink, leaving all the household affairs to the women. Fortunately, preparations have to be made every year, and the two of them are experienced, so they just need to add some items to those prepared in previous years.