The casual life of the flat space

"Tieying! Is Tieying at home?"

"Hey, I'm home. Is that Aunt Li? Have you finished your meal? Come in and have something to eat with us."

"Eat? I'll put my food down first. Well, I told your uncle Li to come with me, but he said he was tired. Carrying dozens of kilograms here really exhausted me!"

"Aunt Li, please sit here. Tiexiong, say hello to Aunt Li!"

"How's Aunt Li?" Bai Tiexiong stood up and greeted her obediently.

"Hahaha... Tiexiong has grown taller too, huh? He looks taller than my Qiangzi."

"What's so high? We just had a full meal these few days. Look at my paws. Please sit down. I'll go get you a glass of water!" Bai Tieying said and turned to go to the kitchen.

Just when I was about to pour some water, I suddenly remembered that this was the well water in the space. It was too abnormal to go to the well to get water now, so I had to fill a bowl with the river water in the space. I was afraid that Aunt Li would find it smelly, so I added some brown sugar.

"Aunt Li, have some sugar water. Take a break and then eat something with us. We don't have anything good to treat you. This is what my uncle bought for us. It is said to be the most delicious sesame cake in the county. It just so happens that we haven't eaten it yet. You're in for a treat!" Bai Tieying said as he put the bowl and chopsticks in his other hand on the table in front of Aunt Li.

"Really? Well, that's a real treat! Even Qiangzi hasn't eaten it yet!"

"When you leave, give him two. They're not expensive. Just something new for the child to eat."

"Hahahaha...Okay then, I'll thank Sister Tieying on Qiangzi's behalf!"

"Thank you for what? If that's the case, I should thank Aunt Li for helping us! That would be too formal! Hey, Aunt Li, how come you are always so beautiful? I can see from such a close distance that your skin is so good!"

"Hehehe... Hey, did our Tieying drink sugar water? Why is it so sweet? And pretty, can she be as pretty as your mother?"

"You are as beautiful as my mother. My mother is definitely the most beautiful in my eyes. But since the day you married into Xianhe Village, I decided that I would also become a beautiful bride like you in the future!"

"Hehehehe...you're still a bride, but you're so shameless, little girl!" Aunt Li said as she scratched Bai Tieying's nose.

"Aunt Li, my nose is not as high as yours to begin with, and if you shave it again it will be shorter!" Bai Tieying touched his nose hurriedly, thinking to himself that he should go to the space tonight to see what he looks like!

"Hahahahaha... You little girl is so conceited! Are you in a hurry to get married?" Aunt Li felt that she had said something wrong. How could she get married in her family's situation? Who would make the decision? Who would be willing to marry? What if they were willing to marry Tiexiong? "Well, I said something wrong. I didn't mean it. Tieying, don't take it to heart!"

"How is that possible? Don't I know what kind of person Aunt Li is? Besides, it's not wrong to say that. It just means you don't treat me as an outsider!" Bai Tieying quickly replied.

"My sister doesn't want to get married! I will build a house for her and she will live with me!" Bai Tiexiong suddenly interrupted.

"Tiexiong, Aunt Li is just joking! Besides, children shouldn't interrupt when adults are talking! Just eat your meal!" Bai Tieying was surprised by Bai Tiexiong's reaction, but he couldn't say much in front of outsiders.

Fortunately, Bai Tiexiong saw his sister's eyes and lowered his head to eat.

"Hahahahaha... Hey, Tiexiong is such a funny kid, and she hasn't gotten married yet. Hahahahaha... Hey, I'm laughing so hard that my stomach hurts!" Aunt Li didn't know which point of her laughter was touched, but Bai Tieying felt like the dust on the beams was shaken down.

"Aunt Li, please try the cabbage and black fungus I cooked. If you want to smile for a while longer, I won't wait for you. I'm really hungry!"

"You fried...? Did your family buy another iron pan?"

"Yeah. My uncle asked me if I could cook, and I said I saw my mom cooking a little bit, so my uncle bought us an iron pot."

"Your uncle? What does he do?"

"He's a doctor. He opened a clinic in the south of the city!"

"Well, I don't know what to say to you two. Fortunately, you still have an uncle! Why haven't I heard about it before?"

"Aunt Li, please try the food first! I'm waiting for your opinion on whether it's good or not!" Bai Tieying asked.

"Well, what's wrong with that? Did you know that your father bought your mother an iron pot? We were all so jealous! I don't know if you remember the time when we had dinner at your house. Well, the dishes cooked there were delicious!"

"Then try what I make and see if it's like what my mother made!"

Aunt Li picked up a piece of food with chopsticks and put it in her mouth. "Hmm... Well, you know what, it really looks like what your mother made! No, why do I feel it tastes better than what your mother made? Hmm! It tastes better than what your mother made! Your mother even added meat!"

"Oh, just make it like my mother makes. Aunt Li, you don't know, I didn't dare to taste it after I finished making it, for fear..." Bai Tieying said with his head down.

"Hey, what's wrong with me? Why did I say the wrong thing again? Tieying, don't be sad! You should be happy that it tastes better than what your mother cooks! This way your mother's love for you is not in vain!

You see, in our village, girls of your age, all started working in the kitchen at the age of five or six, and started cooking for the whole family at the age of seven or eight? Only your mother would let you make porridge and heat up dry food, and would not let you do anything else.

I'm not deliberately making you sad. I'm just happy for your mother. You're such a sensible child. You can take good care of your brother, and now you have to support this family. Really, if our Qiangzi can be half as good as you, I'll be satisfied even if I die!"

"Aunt Li, please reach out your hand!" Bai Tieying suddenly shouted.

"Ah?" Aunt Li was stunned, but she put down her chopsticks and stretched out her right hand.

Papapapa! Bai Tieying slapped him three times and said, "What are you talking about? My father said that if you say something wrong, you should be slapped three times! Besides, Qiangzi is definitely better than me. You have to decide whether I am as good-looking as you as a bride!"

"Well, bah, bah, bah, yes, yes, I have to see what you will look like when you get married!" Aunt Li also said quickly.

"My sister won't get married!" Bai Tiexiong suddenly said again.

"White Iron Bear! I think you are itching for trouble! Just wait for Aunt Li to leave!"

"Hey, Tiexiong is serious! This woman has to get married! Look, if your mother didn't marry your father, where would you be! If I didn't marry your uncle Li, where would Qiangzi be? Your sister..."

"Aunt Li, don't waste your breath on him, just eat your food. A beating will make him behave himself. A young tree won't grow straight if it's not pruned!"

"Hahahahahaha... Hey, the young tree is still not straight if it is not pruned. Tieying, where did you learn this nonsense?"

"Leave it to my uncle. My uncle has an apprentice. 'He will behave himself after being beaten.' That's what my uncle said." Bai Tieying also felt that it was great to have such an uncle. Many things could be pushed onto him.

"Hey, I just said you haven't answered yet? Why haven't I heard of this uncle before?"