Chapter 39 Men Should Take Their Own Responsibilities
After a while, Li Feng returned with several plastic bags full of goods.
After returning home, Li Feng changed his clothes, put on an apron, stewed the cabbage, tofu and vermicelli first, then took out the kelp strips, cut them into thin strips and put them on a plate.
Then, take out the carrots and potatoes, peel them, cut them into shreds, rinse them with hot water, put them together with the kelp shreds, then heat some oil, add seasonings, and pour them in after cooling.
Just a plate of three kinds of shredded vegetables.
At the appointed time, Li Feng cooked a pot of millet porridge, heated up a few steamed buns, and served the cabbage, tofu and vermicelli stew. It was exactly 11:10.
“Squeak—”
The door opened and Zhao Xinyue came back dragging her tired body.
"Xinyue, change your clothes quickly and eat something while the food is still hot." Li Feng poked his head out from the kitchen and said with a smile.
Zhao Xinyue yawned and replied, "Feng, I'm going to take a quick shower first. I'll be ready soon."
After saying that, she went into the bathroom carrying a bath towel and bath ball.
After a burst of dripping sounds.
Zhao Xinyue wrapped herself in a bath towel and walked out of the bathroom in high spirits. Seeing the food already on the table, she suddenly felt hungry.
After quickly changing into home clothes and drying her long hair, Zhao Xinyue sat at the dining table and started eating.
The mixed three-strand dish is refreshing and smooth, the cabbage, tofu and vermicelli stew warms the stomach and moistens the throat, the millet porridge is soft, glutinous and sweet, and the peanuts are crispy and soothing to the teeth. Zhao Xinyue is in a good mood, her eyes smiling into a pair of crescent moons, and she keeps staring at Li Feng.
"Is it delicious?" Li Feng picked up a piece of tofu for her.
"Delicious!" Zhao Xinyue picked up the tofu and praised while chewing it.
Now, she really feels like she has found a treasure.
Li Feng can make money by trading stocks, cook at home, and work from home. He is simply the ideal husband in her mind.
She couldn't help but stare at Li Feng with a smile in her eyes.
Li Feng looked at her and something clicked in his mind, so he said, "Chinese New Year is coming soon. Do you want to go home together and visit your parents?"
Zhao Xinyue blushed and said angrily:
"I haven't told my parents in detail about our relationship yet. Besides, I'm on duty during the Chinese New Year, so I can only go home after the New Year."
After a pause, she asked again: "Feng, are you going home for the New Year?"
"Me?" Li Feng was stunned for a moment, then silently put down his chopsticks and said, "I don't know yet. I'll make a phone call first..."
As he spoke, Li Feng walked to the bedroom, sat on the edge of the bed, and dialed the familiar number.
"dad……"
"Hey, Xiaofeng—what's the matter?"
"Dad, are you going home for the New Year?" Li Feng asked.
"New Year? Hey, I won't be going home for the New Year. It costs more than a thousand yuan to go home from Xinjiang. I'm having a good New Year here. I have free food and accommodation, and I get a subsidy. Your dad is very popular now. He's a skilled worker and can earn several thousand yuan a month..."
Li Youjiang wrapped himself in a quilt, looked at the heavy snow outside the makeshift house, and started talking.
Li Feng smelled the sound of wind and snow coming from the phone and said worriedly:
"Winter in Xinjiang is too cold. Dad, you're old, so you need to take care of your health."
"It's okay, your father is in good health," Li Youjiang said after taking a bite of his cold steamed bun. "Don't go back for the New Year. I've settled all the debts with them and written new IOUs. I'll definitely pay them back in three years."
"Oh..." Li Feng pondered for a few breaths and asked,
"Dad, who did we borrow the money from? Please send it to me when you have time. I have nothing to do these two days, so I'll take a look and have a better idea of the amount."
"It also prevents me from being embarrassed if someone comes to me to collect a debt and I can't explain why."
Li Youjiang thought for a moment and said, "Okay, I'll send you a text message later, please check it."
"good."
Soon, a series of text messages came along with a series of buzzing sounds.
There were eighteen families in total. Some borrowed as much as 40,000 or 50,000 yuan, and some borrowed as little as 4,000 or 5,000 yuan. Some were people I knew, some were people I didn’t know, some were from this village, and some were from other villages.
Li Feng sighed. His illness had forced his parents to borrow money from all relatives and friends, as well as from several surrounding villages.
You can imagine how difficult it is.
I don’t know how many times I was looked down upon or how many times I was turned away.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but look out the window, thinking of his home which was hundreds of miles away.
Zhao Xinyue came over and sat next to Li Feng, guessing, "Feng, are you going home for the New Year?"
"Not bad." Li Feng replied.
"Didn't your dad say... that you don't have to go back?"
Zhao Xinyue hesitated for a moment and continued.
Li Feng still looked out the window and said slowly: "Xinyue, I must go back this New Year. I have to go back, even if I don't want to."
"Why?"
Zhao Xinyue looked at Li Feng's somewhat serious expression and asked worriedly.
Li Feng took a deep breath and said, "Xinyue, I am the only son in the family, and the debt is caused by me. I should shoulder this responsibility instead of running away from it."
"Besides, if I don't go home and leave my mom and grandma alone at home, I don't know how many people will laugh at me and how many people will look down on me."
"My mother is over 50, and my grandmother is over 70. As a man, the future of my family, how can I escape? I can't escape. I have to face it head-on."
"I can't, won't, and won't allow you to let them bear all this alone at home."
Zhao Xinyue listened quietly, silently looking at Li Feng's face which became more resolute and stronger. She really felt that Li Feng was like a mountain whom she could rely on.
Unconsciously, she put her arms around Li Feng's waist, rested her head in his arms, and said:
"Feng, I support you."
Li Feng stroked her long hair and said, "I'll ask Lin Menghan to order six, no, seven boxes of liquor. Before the New Year, I will personally visit these eighteen creditors and thank them sincerely."
As he said that, Li Feng called Lin Menghan and gave her some instructions.
Lin Menghan acted quickly and prepared the wine on February 8th.
Li Feng looked at the layers of Luzhou Laojiao in front of him and felt a little worried for a moment.
Let's send it by express delivery. It's the 27th day of the lunar year and few shops are open. I'll ask a friend to give it to me on the way, but I can't find a suitable one at the moment.
"Menghan, please send reporter Li off. This place is not far from his hometown. You can walk back and forth in half a day." Lin Yiyun looked at Lin Menghan who was standing aside and instructed with a smile.
"Yeah." Lin Menghan responded.
Today, she put on light makeup, wore a white down jacket and blue jeans, looking capable and ladylike.
Lin Menghan drove the car over, and Li Feng and Lin Yiyun stuffed the trunk and the back seat, and finally they loaded seven boxes of Luzhou Laojiao.
Li Feng sat in the passenger seat. Lin Menghan started the car with a cold face and drove straight to WR Village, WR Town, B City.
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