The two of them didn't know why, but they felt that Lin Yuannan would never trick them, so they calmed down. It didn't matter if they were criticized. Anyway, they really didn't have much care.
Lin Yuanbei came over and talked loudly about the company's affairs, ranging from the boss's small thoughts to the minor conflicts between colleagues. If one or two people didn't have the insight to figure it out, they would most likely have been used as a weapon.
Speaking of this, Lin Lili had a common topic with them, and the two of them talked about it at once, which made everyone in the room dizzy, but they still responded more diligently than the other.
After watching the New Year's Eve, the family dispersed and returned home to sleep.
Zhou Zhaodi pushed open the door of her daughter's room, lifted the curtain and tucked Lin Xiangrong in, and stuffed the calico cat into the quilt that almost rolled off the bed. She poked at the firewood in the stove pit and saw that it was still burning brightly, and the kang was very hot. After feeling warm, I carefully closed the door and left.
"Another year has passed."
Lin Yuannan took out four dollars and gave two dollars to a child. He folded it and stuffed it into a red cloth bag. Seeing Zhou Zhaodi come in, he smiled brightly and softly: "I have to work hard for you for another year."
This family is indispensable. Without any one person, it would not be complete. He was grateful for Zhou Zhaodi's contribution to the family and knew her future plans, so he also worked hard to make money.
He carefully took out a silver bracelet from his arms and put it on Zhou Zhaodi's wrist: "Silver, I specially asked someone to make a ring for you. Knowing that you don't like fancy styles, I carved a few small flowers on it."
"Ah, this must cost a lot of money." Zhou Zhaodi touched the silver bracelet on her wrist: "If I sell this silver bracelet, I can make two more clothes for my daughter, buy more fruits and snacks, and I can buy the three rich men a cloth backpack. , he has grown a lot taller this year, and his clothes need to be remade, and your shoes are also rotten, so you can buy two more soles."
Zhou Zhaodi talked about a lot, thinking about everyone from the most beloved daughter to the closest pillow person, but she did not mention what to fill in for herself. The clothes she was wearing were made a few years ago, and the color It’s no longer fresh.
I can't bear to wear it on weekdays. Only on good days like this I will wear it for two days. I usually wear simple clothes every day and look like I have aged several years.
Lin Yuannan patted her arm distressedly: "No, no, no, why are there missing things for two kids at home? This is a bracelet specially made for you. You can keep it and wear it yourself. That's all."
He quickly dismissed his wife's idea, seeing that she didn't even have a new velvet flower on her head, let alone a hair tie to tie her hair. The second sister-in-law next door, Zhang Miao, and the eldest sister-in-law Fang Hongying would take the time to dress themselves up.
Only Zhou Zhaodi has been aggrieved, working two jobs all day long, neither complaining nor tired. She is only in her early thirties, but she looks like she is in her mid-thirties. This is the age when you are tired!
"I'll go to the town tomorrow to get an identity certificate for Rong Rong. I'll make you two sets of clothes and buy some more velvet flowers to wear. I remember there's a cream seller in the town. I heard it's very fragrant. It can also prevent frostbite if you rub it on your hands. "
Zhou Zhaodi pursed her lips and smiled, and her plain face became more radiant: "I'm not tired at all. I can endure any hardship for the sake of this family and my children."
She understood what her husband meant, so she stepped forward to hug Lin Yuannan and patted his generous back: "Let's make our home better together."
The couple hugged each other tenderly for a while, then went to their children's rooms, placed the red cloth bags containing the new year's money next to their pillows, came back and said thoughtful words for a while, then fell asleep.
The next day, the day of the Spring Festival.
Lin Xiangrong was happily dressed in new clothes by Zhou Zhaodi. She waved her little arms and legs, and rubbed Zhou Zhaodi's face happily. She took out the red cloth bag and saw that there were two dollars in it. She happily took out one of the dollars and stuffed it to him. Zhou Zhaodi.
"This is mom's lucky money!"
Zhou Zhaodi tapped her daughter's nose and said dotingly: "Mom, no matter how old you are, you don't need any new year's money. This is your precious money. You can keep it for yourself to buy fruit." She shook her head and gave it to Zhou Zhaodi: "Mom, no matter how old you are, you don't need any new year's money. , they are all Lin Xiangrong’s babies! This is the New Year’s money from my daughter to her mother, so she can buy cream and hairbands to wear, and dress up like my second aunt!”
Zhou Zhaodi's heart softened, and she kissed her daughter hard, put on a red velvet skirt, a red jacket, and a light-colored down jacket embroidered with small flowers. She said with emotion: "Your godfather Ning Zhennian" I love you so much, remember to write a letter to your godfather."
Ning Zhennian loved Lin Xiangrong very much. He mailed a lot of things here every month, taking into account the food and clothing expenses, and directly dressed her daughter up as a little princess. She also expressed her gratitude to her husband for taking care of Lu Xiao. But Zhou Zhaodi was still very grateful.
Before the Chinese New Year, I cut up a large portion of the wolf meat and mailed it over. I also got a lot of mountain products and a lot of dried meat to mail over.
Although it cost her a lot of money, Zhou Zhaodi had very poisonous eyes. How could she not see the value of the things Ning Zhennian mailed.
"I've finished writing it a long time ago and asked Brother Xiao Xiao to mail it over!"
Lin Xiangrong also quietly told him some external trends. Although they were surveyed from the original work in the book, it was not clear whether they could be used, but telling Ning Zhennian that he should be prepared was better than no preparation at all.
"Let's go to the front room."
Zhou Zhaodi tapped the tip of her daughter's nose and touched her head. When she got to the front hall, a bunch of people were sitting there chatting. When they saw Zhou Zhaodi coming in with a little girl, they all asked if it was her daughter.
"Yes, she is my little girl. She was not in good health before, so I didn't take her around." Zhou Zhaodi responded and asked Lin Xiangrong to speak.
She hugged Zhou Zhaodi's legs and wailed in her heart. She just shouted to call people, but she didn't tell her who those people were and what they should be called!
A lot of people, including the seventh aunt and the eighth aunt, all stared at her. Lin Xiangrong could only greet them all with his eyes closed, and then he was laughed at again. He ran to sit down next to San Fu with a red face.
Sanfu said: "Those are my relatives over there, just call them aunt and grandma."
Lin Xiangrong suddenly realized it. He ran over and said hello again. After receiving praise, he sat down with San Fu. The two siblings murmured for a while and decided to hold hands and go outside to play.
The two children greeted the adults and ran out, and soon started playing outside.
"Happy New Year, Lin Xiangrong."
Lu Xiao came out from the village chief's house to pay New Year's greetings and told the village chief something, asking him to take care of Ruan Qing while he was in school. As soon as he came out, he met Lin Xiangrong who was picking up small unexploded firecrackers with Sanfu and setting them off.
He walked over, picked up a small firecracker, took out a match and lit it, turned around and ran behind Lin Xiangrong to cover his head. After the firecracker exploded, he walked out from behind Lin Xiangrong. Lin Xiangrong was shocked by this operation. Rong was stunned for a while.
"Brother Xiao Xiao, are you afraid of the sound of firecrackers?"
Lu Xiao flicked her: "I'm not afraid."
