Red Date Rose Black Tea

Ji Yanran leaned against the window of the living room with envy as she watched her brother and his family of four having a snowball fight. She had a cold body and could not touch cold food, so she could only watch the fight.

There seemed to be a quarrel next door, but when she listened carefully, there was no sound. Ji Yanran shook her head and stopped paying attention to it. She took a sip of the hot red date rose black tea.

With the arrival of my eldest sister and her family, the photographer whom my mother-in-law had arranged in advance also arrived.

The two little guys had red faces and were having a lot of fun even though they were at a disadvantage in the snowball fight.

Song Shixia reached out and touched their little faces one by one, making sure that the blush on their faces was from exercise and not from being frozen.

"Are you satisfied now? Come into the house and take off your outer clothes."

The reason why the two little guys always lost in the fights was that their grandmother made them wear several thick layers of clothes, which made it difficult for them to move and they looked like round little bears.

Song Shixia helped them change into clean clothes and took off their hats and hung them up.

Ji Weiqing said before that his family would organize a family photo shoot every year, and this year it happened to be on New Year's Day.

Han Rong's face was full of smiles: "We have a new member this year. Let's take the family photo early so that you can go back to the countryside to celebrate the New Year earlier."

She and her husband have not yet completely retired. They have several important social events to attend to and cannot go to the countryside to visit their in-laws. The trip back and forth would take several days and the New Year would be over. So they simply let their son accompany their daughter-in-law home to celebrate the New Year, since Yanran is still at home.

Han Rong looked at Song Shixia with a guilty look on his face: "Next year, you guys will spend New Year's Eve at home. We will go to your house on the first day of the New Year and stay until the eighth day before coming back."

Song Shixia comforted her mother-in-law softly: "Mom, it's okay. My parents will understand that the journey is long. It's just that you and Dad will be a little lonely during the New Year this year."

It would be convenient if the train could stop in the county town to get home. It only takes six hours to get from the capital railway station to the county town. Unfortunately, the train only stops in the city for a few minutes, so I have to take a long detour to get home.

Han Rong smiled and said, "Why are you lonely? At most, you can ask your eldest sister to bring her family back to celebrate the New Year. Her mother-in-law is too old to cook a few dishes, so it's better for the two families to celebrate together."

Ji Ran poked his head out: "Really? I'm still worried about what to cook for the New Year's Eve dinner. My mother-in-law's cooking is just a waste of meat and vegetables, and I have to cook."

"As long as your mother-in-law agrees, your father and I have no objection."

After dinner, the whole family held a cup of hot tea, and the two little guys were drinking maltose, sitting on the sofa and watching the news broadcast.

When the two Chen brothers saw Song Shixia, they were like a mouse seeing a cat. They greeted him timidly when they came in and then sat down and watched TV obediently, which surprised Song Shixia.

She whispered to her elder sister, "Why are these two children so well behaved today?"

"You got such a high score. They kept asking me several times, they couldn't believe that was the score you got. I was too annoyed so I asked Qing to give them some questions. I didn't have to clean up every day, your brother-in-law even had a second belt."

Song Shixia felt pain when she heard it.

“Doing the exercises have any effect?”

Ji Ran shook his head: "No, but I was able to control them at last."

Ever since Yang Wei's incident, Chen Kang has finally started to take his children's education seriously, which of course has a lot to do with his promotion.

The reason he was able to beat his competitors was not only because he was flawless and worked diligently, but also because of luck.

His luck could not always be good, so he had to be careful in everything he did. First of all, his mother, the idea of ​​favoring sons over daughters could not be spread out of his family. Anyone could favor sons over daughters, but not his mother.

"My life is so much easier now, and Xueyan has become more lively. I can't confront my mother-in-law head-on when we have conflicts, but now Chen Kang has to control his mother for his own position, so I don't have to argue with my mother-in-law at all."

This is especially true for children’s education. Previously, Chen Kang’s idea was to let his children repeat a grade, and then find connections to send them to a technical secondary school when they were old enough. After graduating from the technical secondary school, whether it was a stable job or sending them to the army, it would be a good starting point.

But when he actually took the leadership position, he found that people were eyeing him covetously. He was young and in a high position, and if he dared to have such thoughts, he would probably be reported immediately.

Yang Wei's incident sounded a warning to Chen Kang. He didn't feel bad at all when his children got hurt in the fight. He felt lucky and relieved at the same time. If the two children were spoiled by their biological mother without any bottom line, they would become the next Yang Wei in a few years.

What's more, he has other ideas. One of his two sons must take over his position. As for whether it will be the eldest or the second son, it depends on the child's ability.

Ji Ran's life was so happy. Her mother-in-law was controlled by her husband, and her useless son would be beaten if he disobeyed her. She only needed to teach her daughter well and cultivate her into a talented person.

Song Shixia was a little worried: "Will they bully my sister?"

Ji Ran laughed: "How could that be possible? Only Yan Zi knows how to do the homework assigned by his father. They don't have time to please her. If she makes a mistake, she will be beaten."

Chen Kang believes in the idea that filial sons are made under the stick in the countryside and that children cannot become successful without beatings. Children who have been beaten a few times do become smarter.

Song Shixia didn't have any sympathy, but instead felt happy in her heart. The two guys were probably very lucky that they were only tortured by not being able to eat delicious food when they couldn't finish the questions at her house, but now they were beaten when they went home. In contrast, her house was like heaven.

The two brothers of the Chen family did not dare to provoke their aunt and cousin. Who knows if their uncle deliberately made things difficult for them? They read through their math books but still could not find the answers. They had to ask their crybaby sister, whom they despised the most, for help. Chen Xueyan could even be proud of herself in front of them.

The phone at home kept ringing one after another. It rang several times during the time when the family photo was taken. Han Rong didn't let anyone answer it because it wasn't an emergency.

As expected, the calls were all to wish them a happy new year, and to inquire about the medicinal wine in some way.

Facing everyone's puzzled gazes, Song Shixia, who was suddenly called out, felt puzzled.

"I only gave my medicinal wine to my own people and never sold it to anyone else."

Many of the customers who called had nothing to do with Song Shixia, but they happened to know Han Rong or Ji Xueya and knew that medicinal wine was a good thing.

Ji Weiqing thought: "I brought a few bottles of medicinal wine on a business trip before, maybe the seniors called my family."

The base can only call their families during festivals, and some with higher confidentiality levels are treated as missing. But most professors or academicians are protected in secrecy and can call their families on major holidays every year.

Ji Weiqing didn't drink often. He preferred wild tea to calm his mind. As for the medicinal wine praised by his predecessors, he gave it to his teacher and Su Aimin without reservation.

Song Shixia explained to his family, "Ah Qing said his elders liked medicinal wine. I asked him to bring some to the teachers on his second business trip. Is that the reason?"

Chen Kang touched the back of his head. In fact, he also wanted to drink some medicinal wine. Men feel that their bodies can't take it anymore when they get older, especially when they suffer from insomnia and tinnitus, which makes them go to the toilet easily.

He doesn't like to smoke or drink. But ever since he accidentally drank medicinal wine, he felt hot all over, as if he had taken a hot bath and had endless energy, even to beat his children.

In addition, he has a more difficult problem, which is a bald head. Sometimes when he combs his hair, a handful of hair falls into his hands. He has lost a lot of hair even though he has done nothing. If more hair falls, he will be bald in his prime.

The most severe hair loss occurred when he was competing most fiercely with his competitors. Their abilities were equally matched, and if there was even the slightest mistake he would have to wait until the other party retired before he had a chance.

From that time on, he began to lose a lot of hair. He didn't care much about his thick hair at first, until one day when the back of his head suddenly felt a little cold, he was horrified to find that the hair on the top of his head was just for show, and a gust of wind might reveal a bald back of his head.

Fortunately, when autumn and winter came, he put on a hat early on, using the excuse that it was cold, and covered himself up for several months until he drank medicinal wine and felt changes on his head.

When he was a child, he lived in the countryside and heard many mysterious stories. It was said that some mysterious Chinese medicine wine could even bring the dead back to life.

My brother and sister-in-law used so many herbs in the Chinese medicine, so there must be something that worked to make his body full of energy and to make the bald areas grow hair. Even though it’s not much, it’s a psychological comfort.

Ji Xueya pretended to cough twice.

"The medicinal wine is indeed useful. My friends who have tried it all say it's good. The ones made from the same medicinal ingredients in other clinics are not as effective as yours."

Song Shixia was about to explain, but Ji Weiqing took her hand and spoke.

"It's normal for the results to be different. It's not surprising that the dishes we cook and the chef's dishes taste different when we use the same seasonings."

Ji Xueya said, "I'm not comparing your medicinal wine with those outside. I mean, can Xiao Song make more? My old comrades all love this. After drinking it, they don't feel sore in their waists or legs, and they don't snore when they sleep."

Song Shixia squeezed Ji Weiqing's palm.

"Dad, you old people should drink less alcohol. I asked my brother to contact the merchant. Maybe we can buy back all the tea stocks he has."

When it comes to tea, Ji Xueya no longer cares about medicinal wine, he just loves to drink tea.

The topic was diverted and Chen Kang became extremely anxious.

When the two of them were alone, Song Shixia hugged Professor Ji's neck and asked him with her head tilted,

"Why won't you let me explain?"

Before Ji Weiqing could speak, there was a knock on the study door.

Chen Kang stood at the door and smiled awkwardly.

"Can I come in and talk?"

Song Shixia welcomed her brother-in-law into the study.

"Brother-in-law, what's the matter?"

After Chen Kang sat down, he got straight to the point: "Sister-in-law, brother, I really want to ask you a favor."

Song Shixia looked at Ji Weiqing, then looked back at her brother-in-law.

"We may not be able to help."

Chen Kang's face was full of urgency: "Yes, if it's you, you can definitely solve it."

He took off his hat, turned around and pulled up his hair. Song Shixia could see clearly that there was a bald spot on the back of his brother-in-law's head. There was a wire fence around and an ice rink in the middle.

"Brother-in-law, what are you doing?"

Chen Kangman said embarrassedly, "I was competing with others for this position before. I was so worried that I couldn't sleep every day and was not in a good mood. I didn't care about the hair loss at that time. It was only when I got stable in my work that I found that the back of my head was bald."

In fact, I had a lot more white hair, but they disappeared inexplicably, so I just attributed it to the efficacy of the medicinal wine.

Song Shixia pretended not to understand: "Brother-in-law, do you want me to help you find a doctor without telling my sister?"

"No, I accidentally drank some medicinal wine and found that new hair had grown around me, so I wanted to ask if you could give me some of it. I'll buy it from you, and don't tell your sister."

Song Shixia pointed at the door and Ji Ran leaned against it with a smile.

Ji Ran sneered: "I thought you had someone else outside, hiding it all the time and sleeping in separate rooms."

Chen Kang said with a straight face: "Nonsense, am I that kind of person? Don't you see what the back of my head looks like? How can I let you see it?"

Ji Ran closed the door and said, "Why didn't you tell me about your hair loss earlier? It's almost the New Year and you're here to trouble Xiao Song to make some medicine for you. Let's put it off for now and discuss it after the New Year."

Chen Kang was distressed: "It will be spring after the Chinese New Year, and I can't wear a hat."

Ji Ran reached out and tapped his chest: "As a director, are you afraid of being laughed at?"

Chen Kang couldn't help but whispered: "This is a matter of face."

Song Shixia finally realized that these two were just here to flirt with each other.

"I'm not available right now, but I still have some unfinished medicinal wine at home. However, I can't guarantee that I can cure my brother-in-law's hair loss problem. He still needs to go to the hospital to see a doctor."

Chen Kang saw a doctor, who recommended that he eat more vegetables and sesame seeds.

"We should try our best. Doctors can't cure hair loss, so we should at least have some psychological comfort."

I went to get a haircut today. The barber pinched my hair and said in surprise, "Why is your hair so thick?" My sister also said that every time she cuts my hair, it takes me the most time.

I always thought I had thin hair until I met my college roommate a while ago. She said her hair was only half as thick as mine. When we compared them, it was true!

After analyzing the reasons, I found that I often stay up late, sometimes all night, and have an irregular work and rest schedule, but I will get enough sleep.

Then I compared myself with my friend. She has a very regular routine, drinks frequently, and likes to dye her hair. Her friend is the same. The two of them combined don't have as much hair as I do. I don't touch anything with alcohol or dye my hair. The only thing I do on my hair is to soften it so it's easier to comb.