vstars Chapter 204 Warm House
Chapter 204 Warm House
After a day of rest, Li Wanqing and Nuonuo were both refreshed.
Cheng Baichuan had to go back to school, so he bought breakfast for the mother and daughter early in the morning and prepared to leave.
"Don't bother cooking lunch, I'll get some from the cafeteria."
He used to live at school, but now that his wife and daughter have come to visit and home is so close, only a fool would stay at school.
Shi Yong, who also lived close to the school but boarded at the school, sneezed violently.
"Wait a minute." Li Wanqing called out to the person who was about to leave, and took out a blue scarf from the room.
"I knitted this when I was in Sichuan Province. You go out early, and if you wear it, you might catch a cold."
As Li Wanqing spoke, she put a scarf on him.
Cheng Baichuan squatted down slightly, his face full of smiles.
The white mist overlapped, making me feel warm all over, and the wind and snow couldn't get in.
After Cheng Baichuan left, Nuonuo woke up. Not seeing her father, she slightly pursed her lips, clearly not in a good mood.
"Okay, Dad will be back at noon soon, and he'll bring you something delicious." Li Wanqing pinched her nose and helped her put on her clothes.
Hearing this, Nono became a little happier.
Seeing the thick snow in the yard, Nuonuo immediately forgot about her father.
It snowed all night last night, but Nuonuo was fast asleep and had no idea.
"Put your cotton-padded coat on first!" Li Wanqing chased after him, carrying the coat.
This guy went crazy with joy as soon as he saw snow, and ran off without even getting dressed properly.
After getting ready, Li Wanqing took Nuonuo to the supply and marketing cooperative.
We need to buy things to keep the house warm, as well as daily necessities.
I'll only buy what I need for now, and add the rest little by little.
Cheng Baichuan said he would bring lunch, and Li Wanqing started burning honeycomb briquettes first.
Around noon, Cheng Baichuan returned with a lunchbox.
The family had just heated up and set the food out when there was a knock on the front door.
Cheng Baichuan frowned. Who would come to his house at this time?
Li Wanqing knew even less, "Go and take a look."
Cheng Baichuan had no choice but to put down his chopsticks and leave.
Soon after, the sounds of laughter and playfulness could be heard from outside.
"Old Cheng, that's not right of you. You didn't even tell us about your housewarming."
"Look, aren't we here to warm your house?"
......
Cheng Baichuan's face was very ugly, and he pushed the person to walk out.
"Come on, come on, I'm not treating you, what are you doing here?"
These brats, do they think he doesn't know?
She was just envious of the scarf he wore that morning, knowing his wife had arrived.
One by one, they all wanted to come and join in the fun!
Li Wanqing brought Nuonuo out and saw four or five men in military uniforms talking to Cheng Baichuan.
Even Qu Zhe came.
When everyone saw Li Wanqing and Nuonuo, they all called out "Sister-in-law" in unison.
“Sister-in-law, we are all Lao Cheng’s classmates! We heard that you and your niece came, and we all wanted to come and see you.”
Having said that, what could Li Wanqing say? She could only invite everyone into the house.
Fortunately, everyone brought food; otherwise, she really wouldn't have been able to handle this unexpected situation.
Cheng Baichuan kept a straight face the whole time, especially when those brats wanted to hug Nuonuo.
"Get out of the way! You two are so reckless! You hurt my daughter, you'll regret it!"
"Old Cheng, you're being too petty. Isn't your daughter everyone's daughter?"
"How could we possibly hurt her!"
Cheng Baichuan: ......
Li Wanqing didn't think anything of it, and Nuonuo seemed to be having a lot of fun.
Having lived in the military region for two years, she felt a sense of familiarity when she saw this military uniform.
There were classes in the afternoon, so no one stayed long.
Cheng Baichuan followed him, and the courtyard suddenly became quiet.
Li Wanqing packed her things and then took the local specialties she brought from Sichuan Province to the neighbor's yard.
When Aunt Shi opened the door, she immediately recognized Li Wanqing.
"You've finally arrived." Aunt Shi pulled Nuonuo into the yard. "Come on, Grandma will get you something delicious."
Nuonuo glanced at Li Wanqing, who nodded and followed her inside.
The two courtyards are adjacent and about the same size.
However, the Shi family's courtyard is more like an ordinary courtyard, with most of it used for growing vegetables.
There's snow now, so you can't see what's planted.
But when spring comes, the yard will surely be filled with the fragrance of fruits.
City dwellers are different from rural dwellers; they don't own their own land and rely entirely on the state for food.
People like Aunt Shi, who have their own courtyards, usually plant some in their own yards.
It can solve the problem of food and clothing, and save money.
Li Wanqing came mainly to get to know the neighbors. After giving them local specialties, she left with Nuonuo.
After wandering around for a while, I returned home and saw Zhao Qingyao standing at the door.
"Wanqing!" Zhao Qingyao waved happily, her red down jacket making her look much healthier.
"Nono! MUA!" Zhao Qingyao hugged Nono and kissed her. Nono pouted in disgust but didn't cry, which was still giving her some face.
"Why did you come here?" Li Wanqing opened the door and led Nuonuo inside.
Zhao Qingyao followed her in, looking around the courtyard. "How is it? This courtyard is quite nicely decorated, isn't it?"
On this point, Li Wanqing could not lie and say "no".
"Thank you so much."
Zhao Qingyao chuckled, "I knew it would have been better if you had just handed it over to me back then?"
"You have no idea that Qu Zhe has absolutely no sense of aesthetics. If you let him do it, your yard will probably look awful!"
Li Wanqing: ...That's not necessarily true!
"Didn't you say you two were working together quite well? Aren't you afraid of upsetting Comrade Qu by criticizing him like this?"
"He wouldn't dare!" Zhao Qingyao frowned and clenched her fist.
Li Wanqing suddenly exclaimed "Oh," and said, "That's right, Comrade Qu is reluctant to part with him."
Zhao Qingyao blushed. "You knew everything?"
Fortunately, she deliberately chose to come in the afternoon to avoid suspicion, which was just in time to avoid being with Qu Zhe.
Li Wanqing asked curiously, "I know a little bit, but I just don't understand how you two got together?"
Qu Zhe is Professor Zhao's student, and he and Zhao Qingyao should have known each other for a long time.
They've known each other for so many years and never developed feelings for each other, but suddenly they're dating after only two or three months of decorating this yard?
Zhao Qingyao's eyes darted away slightly. "It's probably a classic case of a hero saving a damsel in distress!"
Li Wanqing immediately became interested, and even Nuonuo pricked up her ears, eager to listen.
"tell me the story?"
"Let's not talk about it, it's a long story!" Zhao Qingyao was unusually a little embarrassed.
Li Wanqing lit the charcoal in the room. "It's alright, we have plenty of time."
Upon hearing this, Zhao Qingyao couldn't hold back any longer and started chattering away.
He was gesturing as he spoke.
When Qu Zhe was mentioned, his eyes shone with admiration.