Lunch was prepared by Chen Lihua and Yan Dan.
Xu Yan also wanted to squeeze into the kitchen, but she really didn't have any dishes to serve. Xie Zhuo could cook a lot of dishes, but it was his first time at the house, and Chen Lihua wouldn't let him do it, so in the end, Xu Shu called him out.
"From what I can see, Yanyan is really blessed," Yan Dan said to Chen Lihua while cooking, "She has a really good taste."
"Who said it wasn't?" Chen Lihua placed the washed vegetables on the chopping board.
"When your father and I found out that she was getting married, we were so worried that we couldn't eat or sleep well during the days we were on the road. But when we got there, we found that she was the one who had the final say in the Xie family. Even though Xie Zhuo was so big, he would do whatever Yanyan said."
"Xie Zhuo is also very energetic," Yan Dan said.
"A few days ago, the Han family heard that our Yanyan was admitted to university and was coming back. His second son came to my place every day to test whether Yanyan would divorce her boyfriend."
"Later, I told her that Yanyan's boyfriend was admitted to University B. You didn't see her expression. She almost turned green."
"Bah," Chen Lihua's face darkened immediately after hearing this, "They dare to think about my daughter even though they are like Han Xiaoyu. They are really shameless and unrivaled in the world."
Yan Dan didn't say anything else until the dishes were about to be served, then he said, "Tomorrow, take Yanyan and Xie Zhuo around the courtyard and see if anyone is still gossiping."
"I do want to," Chen Lihua glanced towards the living room, "but I guess there will be a lot of people waiting to ask about the child tomorrow, and I don't know what will be said by then."
"They are just people who have nothing to do all day long and love to gossip about others. Instead of paying attention to their gossip, I might as well help Yanyan and the others to clean up the room at your aunt's house so that they can live more comfortably."
Yan Dan lowered his voice a little when he heard her talking about the child.
Asked: "Yanyan has been married for two and a half years, why is there still no movement in her belly?"
"They say she's still young and there's no need to rush," Chen Lihua said, feeling a little tired. "She is young, but Xie Zhuo is not young either. He's already 28. Men of this age are all children running around."
"Besides, from what she said, she probably won't have a child until she finishes college. How old will Xie Zhuo be by then?"
Yan Dan also wanted to frown after hearing this, "Does Xie Zhuo agree too?"
"How about I tell you," Chen Lihua continued to worry, "Xie Zhuo has no say in front of Yanyan. I just came back and told you that I was afraid Yanyan would bully Xie Zhuo, but you didn't believe me."
Yan Dan: “…”
"Who would have thought that Yanyan would suddenly change her personality after going to the countryside," Yan Dan said, "With her previous personality, who would believe you if you said she bullied others?"
"That's right," Chen Lihua sighed.
"Now," Yan Dan asked, "would you like to find some time to talk to her about having a baby?"
"Let's talk about it later," Chen Lihua picked up a plate of food and prepared to go out, "Now they have three nephews, how can they take care of them all?"
Yan Dan didn't say anything more and helped to serve the dishes.
When Xie Zhuo saw that the two of them had finished cooking the dishes, he quickly stood up and went over to help. However, before he reached the kitchen, he was stopped by Yan Dan.
"It's okay, there's no need for your help, just sit there," Yan Dan said.
"...Oh," Xie Zhuo still wanted to help, but he was a little confused by Yan Dan's look that was full of sympathy and pity.
I had no idea that I was being sympathized by this sister-in-law whom I met for the first time.
"Xie Zhuo, it's your first time here, so just sit down," Chen Lihua put the plate on the table and gently pushed Xie Zhuo's arm.
"Okay, thank you mom and sister-in-law for your hard work," Xie Zhuo said, but he did not immediately go back to sit in the living room. He went straight to help set the chopsticks.
Chen Lihua became more and more satisfied with him.
On the other side, Xu Yan didn't pay any attention to the situation on their side. He was having fun with his three children and niece.
After all, she had never cooked much at home before, so the habit she developed was to help when Xie Zhuo was busy, and just wait to eat when Xie Zhuo was not busy.
She was totally unaware that her mother's expression had obviously changed. She smiled gently and lovingly at Xie Zhuo, but when she looked at her, there was a hint of disappointment in her.
Liu Mancang and Zhao Jisheng were already feeling a little uncomfortable as guests at someone else's home. When they saw their third brother get up to help, they naturally couldn't sit still. Without waiting for Chen Lihua to say anything, they went over and put the chairs in place.
The meal was a lively one.
After dinner, when Xie Zhuo and Xu Shu went to see Liu Mancang and Zhao Jisheng off, Chen Lihua pulled Xu Yan into the room alone and closed the door.
"What are you doing, Mom?" Xu Yan turned his head to look at the door and found a place to sit down.
"What?"
Seeing her daughter's innocent look, Chen Lihua wanted to find a fortune teller to see if she was possessed by something.
Why has it changed so much?
"When do you plan to have a baby?" Chen Lihua asked directly.
"Ah?" Xu Yan didn't expect her to ask this.
"What?" Chen Lihua frowned. "Answer me properly. Don't act like a spoiled brat. I don't buy it now."
Xu Yan, who did nothing but was just confused, said: "..."
"No, Mom," Xu Yan was speechless and almost wanted to laugh. She leaned over and hugged Chen Lihua's arm, rubbing her forehead against her shoulder, "This is called acting like a spoiled child."
Chen Lihua had a lot to say, but her action wiped out all of it.
After several seconds, he reached out and touched Xu Yan's head, "You!"
"Didn't I say before that our current situation is not suitable for having children for the time being?" Xu Yan still leaned against Chen Lihua, feeling her touch. "We'll consider it when things are stable."
"You don't want it, and Xie Zhuo doesn't want it either?" Chen Lihua asked.
After asking, without waiting for Xu Yan's answer, he added, "He is almost thirty years old, rounding up."
Xu Yan paused, "No one in the countryside is as cruel as you in calculating his age. According to his date of birth, he is only 26 this year."
"That's not too young," Chen Lihua said. "Your brother and sister-in-law had children late in our family, but their daughter is already four years old. In other families with many children, some of the children who were born early are six or seven years old."
"Besides," Chen Lihua lowered her voice a little, "When you go to school, there will be a lot of female students. If something happens, you won't have anywhere to cry with your careless attitude."
"Of course, I'm not doubting Xie Zhuo's character. He is indeed a good guy, and there is nothing to say about him in every aspect. The more he is like this, the more girls like him."
"You should pay more attention to it."
Xu Yan thought that if he really fell in love with another woman, then it would be a good thing that they didn't have children, otherwise the child would have to suffer.
Besides, if the love needs to be maintained by children, it’s better not to have it.
But she couldn't say this, because if she did, her mother would scold her for another half an hour.
After a long period of perfunctory "hmm hmm" responses, Xu Yan and Chen Lihua finally ended the topic, but they brought up Dabao and the other kids again.
Chen Lihua also wanted to persuade her to let them take care of the child, saying that this would make Xu Yan and Xie Zhuo more relaxed.
"Then you and my dad will have to bear the brunt of the trouble," Xu Yan held Chen Lihua's arm and looked at her with his big, bright eyes. "Why should Xie Zhuo and I hand over the work we took on to you and your dad?"
"You kid," Chen Lihua patted her hands, "No matter how tired we are, we have raised you and your brother. Besides, we haven't been as busy as before in the past few years."
"That's even worse," Xu Yan said seriously, "You and dad have worked hard all your life and finally have a good rest, but you still have to help us take care of the children. If I tell the uncles and aunts in the compound, they will scold me for being ignorant."
Chen Lihua was stunned by what she said.
After a long while, he raised his hand and pinched her face, "You are getting more and more talkative."
Xu Yan was tickled by her and laughed, "Besides, the three children don't have a sense of security. If they are abandoned by us again, what will they do in the future? There will be no adults they can fully trust."
After hearing what she said, Chen Lihua also felt a little sympathetic towards the three children's experiences.
The final manifestation was that when Xu Yan and his family moved to the courtyard, she prepared a bunch of snacks for the children.
Xu Cangsong originally planned to let Xu Yan and his family stay at home for a few days before moving, but they had many children and there was only one empty room in the house, which made it impossible for them all to stay, so they decided to move in before dark that day.
Fortunately, they didn't bring much stuff with them and the room had been cleaned early, so there was no problem moving in directly.
Chen Lihua's aunt was an old lady in her seventies. Although she was old and her hair was completely white, she was in good health. She was very happy to see Xu Yan and the others, and took them to see the room they would live in and other things.
This courtyard house is quite large, with three families living in it, one occupying one side.
My aunt's family has always lived right opposite the main gate, facing north and south. There are four rooms in total. My aunt lives alone in the one on the far left. The room next to it is for the three children. The room next to it is for Xu Yan and Xie Zhuo, and the last room is a bathroom.
"This was remodeled by your great-uncle when I was young," said your great-aunt. "He was a very particular person and didn't like to go to a bathhouse to wash. If you want to use it, you can fix it up when you have time."
Xie Zhuo nodded quickly, "Aunt, I'll clean it up tomorrow morning."
The old lady thought that there was no need to be so anxious, as the weather was not hot yet and she didn’t need to take a bath that often.
But when he looked at his niece and niece next to him, who were obviously beautiful and eye-catching, he didn't say what was about to come out of his mouth.
Forget it.
Young people, do whatever you want.
She couldn't care about it, and she didn't want to care about it.
On the one hand, the reason why they were allowed to live here was because Chen Lihua asked, and on the other hand, she was old and had been lonely for half her life. In her last few years, she wanted to live a more lively life.
When she heard that they were going to bring their three children over, she agreed without much hesitation.
Chen Lihua said she wanted to give her money, but she said, "I'm an old woman who might be buried any day, why would I need so much money?"
The stoves in this courtyard are all in the yard.
About two or three steps away from my house, a board was brought down from the roof and covered with a layer of waterproof oil felt. The place was not big, but it could hold everything that needed to be put.
Several people walked around the house inside and out, and said hello to the two families living in the same yard. Then they saw Chen Lihua and the others off, washed up, and prepared to go to bed.
Xu Yan and Xie Zhuo were originally worried that the three kids would not be able to adapt to the new environment and would not be able to sleep, but they did not expect that they all fell asleep after lying on the bed for just a few minutes.
"I'm tired," Xu Yan tucked the corner of the quilt for Lin Dong, "I've been busy all day."
"Well," Xie Zhuo checked whether the window was closed tightly.
It was almost ten o'clock when the two of them went back to their room and lay on the bed. Xie Zhuo pulled Xu Yan into his arms, hugged her and kissed her on the corner of her lips, "I'm tired too."
Xu Yan lifted up the strands of hair on his forehead, and looked at him, "Are you tired too? When you ran to serve the dishes today, I thought you weren't tired."
Xie Zhuo hugged her tighter, buried his head in her neck, and breathed softly on her skin. "This is my first time visiting your house. I was so nervous. I was afraid that I would do something wrong and be disliked by your parents, brother and sister-in-law."
To be honest, Xu Yan didn't notice that Xie Zhuo was nervous at all, he just felt that he smiled a lot more today than usual.
I had the urge to grin at the corner of the table in the living room.
I didn't expect him to be nervous.
"Not only does she not dislike me, she likes me so much," Xu Yan rubbed Xie Zhuo's hard and prickly hair, "My mother even dislikes me."
"What do I dislike about you?" Xie Zhuo's voice sounded a little muffled, close to his skin.
"You think I'm lazy and that I'm not as good at handling things as you are," Xu Yan said, "I'm just afraid that one day you'll fall in love with someone better than me..."
Before Xu Yan could finish his words, he was interrupted by Xie Zhuo's sudden kiss.
He kissed her very hard, and when Xu Yan felt a little pain, he seemed to sense her emotions and slowly licked her with the tip of his wet and hot tongue to soothe her emotions.
"You are so nice, how can I bear to look away and look at others..."
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