NFBE Chapter 818 Meeting
Chapter 818 Meeting
Liu Weihua stood at the gate of the courtyard, looking out with anticipation, not knowing whether he was looking forward to seeing his son, daughter-in-law, or eldest grandson.
Soon he saw three figures walking towards him. When the figures came closer, he recognized that they were his eldest son, his eldest daughter-in-law, and his niece.
The three of them approached, saw Liu Weihua, and hurriedly greeted him.
"dad."
"dad."
"Uncle, it's so cold outside, why don't you wait inside?"
"Jianguo, Yumei, thank you for your hard work on the journey.
Yumei, it's too cold here, are you feeling uncomfortable?" Liu Weihua greeted.
Xie Yumei quickly replied, "Dad, it's a bit cold here, and the cotton-padded jackets we prepared before are still not warm enough.
Fortunately, you asked Jianjun to bring a thick cotton-padded jacket, otherwise we would have been freezing."
Looking at the package Liu Jianguo was carrying and the clothes in his hands, and then at Xie Yumei and Liu Jingxue who were empty-handed and without children in their arms, Liu Weihua frowned.
"Where's Xiao Huzi? Why didn't you bring him?"
The two people who were asked were very confused. Didn't the little tiger have already been taken in by the second brother? Why did dad ask us about the little tiger?
Before the two could answer, someone suddenly came over and said, "Jianguo, Yumei."
Several people looked over quickly and saw that the person coming was Wang Xiulan.
"Mom." Liu Jianguo and Xie Yumei greeted her quickly.
Looking at the clothes on Wang Xiulan, Liu Weihua frowned, "Why didn't you wear a cotton jacket before coming out? Aren't you afraid of freezing?"
Wang Xiulan looked around and didn't see her eldest grandson, so she asked the same question as Liu Weihua.
"Where's Little Tiger?
You didn't bring him?"
"Are you worried that it's too cold here and he'll get sick from the cold?
If you two come over, who will take care of little Tiger? Are you reliable?"
Wang Xiulan asked several questions one after another like a machine gun, not giving Liu Jianguo and Xie Yumei any chance to answer.
At this time, Liu Jianjun was walking over with Wang Xiulan's cotton coat.
"Mom, why didn't you come out without wearing a cotton coat? What if you catch a cold?"
Seeing Liu Jianjun coming over, Xie Yumei asked, "Second brother, where is Xiaohuzi?"
Liu Jianguo also said, "Second brother, didn't you show Little Tiger to our parents?
Why do they still ask us for little tiger? "
Liu Jianjun put a cotton jacket on Wang Xiulan and replied,
“I came over here, Dad is waiting outside, how can I show him Little Tiger?
Little Tiger doesn’t even wear a cotton-padded jacket, so we’re not afraid that he’ll catch a cold.
Before we could say a few words, he chased me away and insisted on waiting for you outside. "
"As for mom, I just entered the room and was putting little Tiger on the kang. When I turned around, she had already come out."
Looking at the crowd of people surrounding the courtyard gate, Liu Jingxue reminded,
"It's too cold outside. Let's go in first. Let's talk inside if we have anything to say."
"Yes, go in first.
Mom, you haven't even put on any clothes yet, you should go into the house first."
Liu Jianjun said this and pulled Wang Xiulan into the house.
“Your eldest grandson is waiting for you in the house, and you don’t want to go see him.
If you get sick from the cold, you won’t be able to kiss your eldest grandson.”
Liu Jianjun was so strong, how could Wang Xiulan resist? She was dragged inside by him without any resistance.
She could only turn her head and look behind her, calling out, "Yumei, come in quickly, it's warm inside."
"Old Liu, don't stay outside, lead them into the house quickly."
"Yes, yes, look at me, I blocked you outside and didn't even let you in.
Come inside quickly, and we can talk about it later."
Liu Weihua stepped aside and urged them to hurry into the yard and go into the house.
After entering the house, Liu Weihua introduced Mr. Zou and Mr. Wu to Liu Jianguo and his wife, and everyone exchanged greetings.
Seeing that the room was lit by a kerosene lamp and was not very bright, Liu Jingxue greeted,
"Brother Zhou, Brother Zhao, go find the flashlights and use them to illuminate.
My uncle and aunt haven't seen their son, daughter-in-law, and grandson for a long time. We need to let them see them more clearly."
Hearing this, Zou Lao laughed and said, "Yes, Mingxuan, you two go get the flashlights.
It's fine for the son and daughter-in-law, but the eldest grandson must see more clearly."
Wang Xiulan had been standing by the kang, staring at the little baby on it without blinking.
Little Tiger was holding a piece of cake and eating it happily, and he didn't notice that there was a strange grandma staring at him.
"Xiu Lan, stop looking at it. You might get so obsessed that you can't take your eyes off it," Old Wu joked.
Zou Lao reminded, "Xiu Lan, hurry up and sit on the kang to warm yourself up.
You just rushed out without any clothes on, you must be very cold.
If you don't warm him up, how can you hug your eldest grandson?"
Zhou Mingxuan found a flashlight, turned it on and placed it on the table next to him, and the room suddenly became bright.
"Uncle, aunt, have a good chat with brother and sister-in-law. We're going to cook."
As Liu Jingxue spoke, she pulled Liu Jianjun, Zhou Mingxuan and Zhao Junhao, signaling them to go and help.
The three of them were the apprentices of the aunt. Except for Liu Jianjun, the other two were better at cooking than herself. Liu Jingxue didn't dare to pretend to be something important and waste a table full of delicious food.
What she feared most was this kind of warm scene of relatives meeting each other, as it would remind her of her parents.
If you don't want to stay here, you can only find an excuse to leave quickly.
Wang Xiulan was reminded by Liu Jingxue and realized that she had been staring at her eldest grandson and ignoring her son and daughter-in-law.
It’s okay as my son won’t find fault with her, but I can’t ignore my daughter-in-law.
Now she didn't feel like cooking, so she responded, "Oh, okay, there are a few dishes that are almost cooked, just go back and put them in the pot.
There are three more dishes to be cooked. They are already prepared. Just fry them.”
After Wang Xiulan finished speaking, she called out to Xie Yumei, "Yumei, quickly take off your thick cotton coat and cotton pants and go sit on the kang."
Xie Yumei felt a little embarrassed. It would have been fine if she had taken off her cotton coat in front of so many people, but how could she have the nerve to take off her cotton trousers?
"Mom, no need. It's not cold in the room. I'll take off my cotton coat and just stand here."
Wang Xiulan realized that he was not used to it yet.
"What are you afraid of? It's like this in the Northeast.
When entering someone else’s room, I would take off my cotton-padded jacket and sit on the kang.”
"Come with me to my room. I'll get you a pair of thin pants to wear, and then you can sit on the kang."
Wang Xiulan said this and pulled Xie Yumei towards the inner room.
After walking a few steps, he recalled what Liu Jingxue had just said and said to Xie Yumei,
"Yumei, wait for me for a moment. I'll go and tell them."
Wang Xiulan ran to the kitchen, looked at the people who were getting ready, and quickly told them how to prepare the food. After she had given them the instructions, she hurriedly turned around and took Xie Yumei to the inner room to change her pants.
Liu Jianguo was a grown man and didn't care about such things. After Liu Weihua called him, he took off his clothes and pants, climbed onto the kang, and started chatting with Liu Weihua.
Wang Xiulan and Xie Yumei, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, did not rush out after changing their clothes, but whispered in the inner room.