Chapter 90: Set off with a Carload of People
Everyone started to sit around the table. The captain and his wife sat at the top, and the others sat on both sides of the table. After everyone was seated, Li Meng took out a bottle of white wine and placed it on the table. Of course, beer was also available.
The other four people had never seen beer and asked what it was. Li Meng still brought up what he had said before to get around the issue: barley juice goes very well with hot pot.
"Uncle, thank you for taking care of my sister. My sister told me that she is here thanks to you for taking care of her. Come on, let me toast you with this glass of wine." Li Wen poured the white wine and started to attack.
The captain also raised his glass and drank it all.
"Everyone, please enjoy your food. Don't be polite! Thank you all for helping me clean up the house today," everyone was eating enthusiastically at Li Meng's invitation.
"Mengmeng, your cooking skills are really good. When you have time, please teach me." The captain's wife felt that the hot pot tasted better and better. She didn't know how Li Meng made it, but it tasted so good.
"Okay, it's very simple. I will teach you when I have time," Li Meng replied happily.
"Aunt, I have something else to trouble you with. I'm holding a house-warming party the day after tomorrow, and I'd like to ask you to help find a few aunties who can cook to help arrange it. The wages are 5 yuan, and I will prepare the ingredients and leave a meal for you," Li Meng thought that it would be the right thing to let the captain's wife do this, and she must know aunties who are suitable for doing these things.
"There's wages and a meal. Where can you find such a good thing? Don't worry, leave it to me. I'll bring someone to check it out for you tomorrow afternoon." The captain's wife agreed immediately.
As people toasted each other, the dinner ended in laughter. The captain was supported back home by his wife and Zhou Hui, one on each side. It was obvious that he had drunk too much. When he left, he said he would come again next time, which made the others laugh to death.
"Brother, are you okay?" Li Meng looked at his brother who remained calm and collected. After all, he was a soldier, so he was totally fine!
"Don't worry, this little bit of alcohol won't make me drunk. I still have to drive tomorrow morning. I know what I'm doing and of course I won't let myself drink too much!" Li Wen smiled proudly at Li Meng.
After Li Laidi and Wang Fang packed up, they also planned to go back. Before leaving, Wang Fang and Li Meng said that they wanted to live in their original house. Is that possible?
Li Meng said that this was the house inside the Youth League Home, there was no need to ask her, just live there if you want.
Wang Fang understood what was going on and immediately wanted to go back to pack up and change rooms. She didn't want to live with Liu Huan for even a moment.
Li Meng also guessed the reason why Wang Fang changed rooms, and could only say silently in her heart that it turned out that she was not the only one who thought Liu Huan was an annoying person.
Li Meng was afraid that it would be unsafe for the two girls to go back, so she asked her eldest brother to take them back to the Youth League Home. She would share a room with Ruirui tonight, and give her room to Li Wen.
"Mengmeng, I've boiled the hot water and filled the thermos. Hurry up and wash up. We have to get up early tomorrow to go to town to buy things." Wu Ruirui came in with a basin of hot water, intending to soak his feet before going to sleep.
"Okay, got it, you go in first, I'll go in when big brother comes back.
Li Wen came back soon. Li Meng closed the door, handed the new toiletries to Li Wen, told him a few words and went to wash up.
When she entered Wu Ruirui's room, Wu Ruirui was already lying in bed.
"Mengmeng, you are so awesome! This mat is magical. It can generate heat at night under the sun. Now our bed is really warm. Hurry up and take off your clothes and go to bed," Wu Ruirui said excitedly while touching the solar electric blanket.
Because Li Meng's new home only has a bed and no kang, she took out this solar electric blanket from the science and technology museum in the shopping mall. Unexpectedly, the effect is so good that she is no longer afraid of the cold winter.
"Mengmeng, this is for you, don't think it's too little!" Wu Ruirui handed over 30 yuan.
"What is this?" Li Meng asked with his head tilted.
"It's like this, whether it's rent at the time, or living expenses in the future, just accept it. If you don't, I'll feel uneasy living here," Wu Ruirui pouted after saying this.
Li Meng turned into the bed and hugged Wu Ruirui's shoulders.
"Okay, I'll take it. I hope you'll live happily in the future. Go to bed early, because you have to get up early tomorrow."
Just take it for now. It will be the same if you make more delicious food for Ruirui later.
The two of them fell asleep with their heads leaning against each other, shoulder to shoulder. Maybe it was because they moved to a new room, Li Meng had a dream all night. In the dream, Pei Yu married her. Haha, it was the kind of seaside wedding that she liked. Just when the two were about to make the sauce, they were awakened by the crowing of chickens. Damn those chickens!
"Are you awake?" Wu Ruirui's little face came closer.
"Brother Li, breakfast is ready. I woke up when I heard some noise in the yard. I didn't expect Brother Li to get up so early."
"I guess everyone in the army gets up very early, so he's used to it." Li Meng said and got up and put on his clothes.
After leaving the room, brushing his teeth and washing his face, he went into the kitchen and saw that his brother was such a good man!
She's really virtuous, haha, it's a plus if a man can cook!
"Why are you still standing there? Eat." Li Wen said amusedly as he looked at his sister's dazed look.
Li Wen made fried eggs, corn porridge and steamed corn bread. The three people didn't eat much anyway, so they ate it all without wasting anything.
When the three of them had packed up and arrived at the parking place at the entrance of the village, there were already quite a few people standing next to the car.
Aunt Ma, her daughter-in-law Lanhua, her youngest son, the team leader and his wife, and a few familiar-looking aunties whose names they couldn't remember were all standing there waiting for them.
"Meng girl, have you had breakfast?" When Aunt Ma saw Li Meng coming, she hurried over and stuffed four still hot eggs into her pocket.
Li Meng refused several times, but couldn't persuade Aunt Ma and had to accept it.
"If everyone is here, get in the car. We'll set off right away," Li Meng called out. This time she didn't get into the co-pilot seat, but sat directly in the car. Today, the co-pilot seat was occupied by the captain and his wife.
Everyone else climbed into the back car and sat down. Seeing that everyone was on the car, Li Wen started the car, stepped on the accelerator and headed for the town.
"Oh my god, this truck is so much faster than an ox cart. If I can ride on it once, I can go back and brag to my brothers about it," said Aunt Ma's youngest son.
He was so excited that he touched here and there, stood up and sat down again, which made Aunt Ma dizzy.
"Look at what you have accomplished." Aunt Ma slapped her son in angrily, telling him to behave himself and stop embarrassing her.
Everyone laughed when they looked at the mother and son. They had never ridden in a truck before and were very excited, but they didn't show it!
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