Su Yuanyuan just ate one piece and stopped eating. This was an exception. If it weren't for the two people at the same table eating so deliciously, she really wouldn't want to eat.
Maybe it’s because I haven’t eaten such a heavy-flavored meal for a long time, so I thought it was quite delicious.
The three children still wanted it, but Su Yuanyuan stopped them.
"We can't do it today. Come and have some porridge." Although the meatloaf is not salty, it is still salty for the three children. Besides, we are worried that they will eat too much food at night.
Tan Shaoting felt a little soft-hearted when he looked at the aggrieved faces of his children, but his wife looked at him and said nothing.
Zhao Yanli and Zhang Chunsheng watched the interaction between the family, and they would be lying if they said they were not envious.
Zhang Chunsheng observed Zhao Yanli inadvertently. She was an informal girl with average appearance, but she must have a pretty good personality.
In fact, if it can really happen, such a wife is the best.
She is so independent that she can support her family.
Zhao Yanli didn't care. After all, she didn't like Zhang Chunsheng. It was either because of external conditions or because it felt wrong.
After seeing so much, Zhao Yanli has figured out that she will not give in to herself until she meets someone she likes.
So she knew Zhang Chunsheng was observing her and didn't care.
All the meatloaf was eaten up. Zhang Chunsheng ate more than half of it alone.
It was Tan Shaoting who was responsible for clearing the table. Su Yuanyuan dressed the three children in cross-beam vests and asked them to sit in the basin and play with water.
Two women sat beside them to accompany them.
Zhang Chunsheng wanted to help, but Tan Shaoting refused, "Why don't you take a walk for a while? Don't you feel uncomfortable eating so much?"
"Tan Shaoting, do you dislike me for eating too much?"
Tan Shaoting didn't even pay attention to him if he was so unsatisfactory.
Both the couple could tell. Zhao Yanli didn't like Zhang Chunsheng, so there was no need to introduce her again.
Zhang Chunsheng also noticed it. He felt a little regretful. It was not that he fell in love with Zhao Yanli at first sight, but that he thought she was suitable for him.
But if other girls look down on him, there is nothing he can do.
Tan Shaoting sent Zhang Chunsheng out. The two were walking on the road, "People look down on me."
"It means you two are not destined to be together."
"Yeah, it's not fate. I think this girl didn't like me at first sight. Does she also like good-looking people? In fact, I'm not ugly, right?"
"She doesn't like me either."
Zhang Chunsheng looked at Tan Shaoting strangely. Indeed, he was a handsome man. This girl couldn't even look down on him. I don't know what she likes.
"Okay. Don't give it away. I'll run back by myself. I really ate too much."
When Tan Shaoting returned home, he saw his three children already lying on the kang, drinking milk. In fact, the milk now was necessary for them before going to bed.
Seeing Tan Shaoting coming back, Su Yuanyuan and Zhao Yanli went to the yard.
"Not interested?"
"Yeah, I don't feel it."
"That means there is no fate."
"Okay, don't worry about me. I'm a person who would rather be in need than in vain. If there is no suitable person, I will live on my own. I will definitely be fine."
"Don't you envy having a family? Having children?"
"I'm living a good life myself. Why do I envy those people?"
Su Yuanyuan really admires this girl. This idea is really trendy.
"Actually, you should do something sweet. Find someone you like. Then even if you regret it in the future, you can live separately. In this way, you won't regret it when you get older, right?"
"Then if there is nothing I like, what should I do if I like it?"
Su Yuanyuan looked at the girl next to her speechlessly. Yes, she said it would be better to be in a hurry than to have trouble. Forget it. Maybe it is because the fate has not arrived yet.
In the evening, the couple talked about this.
"Forget it, don't worry about it. In fact, what you said is right. If something unfortunate happens, you will feel even more sorry."
Su Yuanyuan sighed, she knew it, so she wasn't particularly enthusiastic. Forget it, she wasn't in a hurry, so why should she be anxious?
The New Year is coming in five days. The New Year customs here are different from those in the north. They just follow their own habits.
The preparation of stewed meat in a large pot is a northern specialty.
The New Year's Eve dinner was quite sumptuous. "Yuanyuan, actually it's not as good here as at home."
"I think so too, but Tan Shaoting's job is here. Maybe he can leave in a few years. Who knows."
"I think the best thing here is that there are a lot of fruits. Actually I still don't like rice cakes, I like pancakes."
"homesick?"
"A bit. I will go back after a while. I want to see my eldest sister and Haiyan."
In the following days, Zhao Yanli had to go outside every day to look around. But after all, this was just a border town, and she quickly figured out the place.
On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, Zhao Yanli began to make arrangements to go back. She ordered two hundred kilograms of dried fruits and took nothing else with her.
I also bought the train tickets. I only brought some fruits, and the rest couldn’t fit in the car.
"Yuanyuan, you must be well. I may not be able to come and see you in the future. I want to go home next year. It has been so many years since I came out. My brothers and sisters have their own families, and they want to go back.
It’s not easy to raise a family, but it’s easier for me.”
Su Yuanyuan smiled. This girl finally figured it out. In fact, among the brothers and sisters in the Zhao family, she was the most affectionate.
"It's good to go back and take a look. Anyway, we have several months."
"Yes, I came out of my family with anger. After all these years, I have actually regretted it for a long time."
"So don't be impulsive in anything you do in the future."
"Haha, I'm just that kind of person. If I wasn't impulsive, I wouldn't be who I am."
"You understand better than anyone else."
"Really? You don't have to send me off tomorrow."
"With so much dried fruit, I won't ask Tan Shaoting to take you to the train. Someone will move your things for you."
"Yuanyuan, actually I can do anything by myself."
"I know. If you're not around me in the future, you can do it by yourself. But this is near me. I can do it for you so that you can save some energy."
"Okay, I'll listen to you." Zhao Yanli didn't want to rely on others. Mainly because she was afraid that she would develop a habit of dependence.
Tan Shaoting came back early the next afternoon and saw Zhao Yanli on the train.
"You must be kind to Yuanyuan and the four other mothers."
"Don't worry, I will."
Zhao Yanli was lying in the carriage with a smile on her face. It was great. Seeing her little sister living like this, she was really relieved.
Tan Shaoting came out of the train station and went home directly. He was actually afraid that his wife would be unhappy.
But nothing could be seen from the surface. She accompanied the children to read comic strips on the kang and told them the contents.
