Su Yun was busy in the kitchen, and Lin Chunhua was helping. A few children asked Chen Jinzhou to accompany them outside to post couplets. Xiao Yansi jumped up to Mrs. Xiao and Zhang's mother, holding a pair of small scissors for them to teach them.
She cuts the window grilles.
"Grandma, great-grandma, does Sisi's haircut look good?"
The little girl opened the dragon she had cut and showed it to Mrs. Xiao and Ma Zhang.
Mrs. Xiao sat on the chair. After hearing Xiao Yansi's words, she put on her reading glasses and looked at the dragon in Xiao Yansi's hand carefully. Her old face was full of seriousness.
The old lady looked much older than she did a few years ago. Xiao Lin's disappearance was a huge blow to her, but the old lady managed to get through it.
She knew she couldn't fall. If she fell, Xiaoyun would be the only one left in the family.
Perhaps because of this reason, although this strong old lady has aged a lot overnight, her body is stronger than before.
"Sisi's cut is very nice. I'll take it to your uncle to stick it on the window later."
The old lady checked it carefully and commented on the work in Xiao Yansi's hands very seriously. The little girl was praised and had a big smile on her face.
"Grandma taught Sisi."
Zhang Ma also smiled and said: "It's because Sisi has a strong learning ability, so she can master it with just one lesson."
"Yeah. Sisi is smarter than her brother and the third child." Xiao Yansi was not modest.
It made Mrs. Xiao and Ma Zhang laugh non-stop.
The door was opened, and Chen Jinzhou, who had some fine snowflakes on his coat, walked in holding a child on each hand. Those were Xiao Xingzhi and Fang Chenan.
"Grandma, sister-in-law, the couplets have been pasted. I'll go over and pick up grandpa and the others for dinner?"
The two families agreed to eat at Su Yun's house during the Chinese New Year.
Chen Jinzhou came over early in the morning to help shovel and clear the snow. Then he ate dumplings and started writing and pasting couplets. He just finished his work now and was going to pick up the old man and the others.
Mrs. Xiao nodded.
Su Yun heard a sound in the kitchen, turned around and said outside: "It's snowing again, the road is slippery, drive slower."
"I know, sister-in-law."
"Little uncle, can I also go with you to pick up my great-grandpa?"
Xiao Yansi pulled Chen Jinzhou's sleeve and asked.
It has only been more than three months, but these three children seem to have grown up and become much calmer. This is a sudden change in the family, and they subconsciously made changes under this change.
Chen Jinzhou looked at Xiao Yansi who was eager to go out. He squatted down with some humor and stretched out his hand to scratch the bridge of her nose.
"It's very windy and cold outside. What should we do if our noses fall off due to the cold?"
"Then uncle, just pick it up for you."
Xiao Yansi replied.
Chen Jinzhou burst out laughing. He raised his head and looked at Mrs. Xiao and asked if he could take the little girl out.
"If she wants to go, she can go, but she has to wear two more clothes."
"Put on the down jacket that your mother bought a few days ago." Zhang Ma said, standing up and going to look for it: "That down jacket is warm, windproof and rainproof. I'll find it for you."
"I know where it is, Sisi can go find it on her own."
After Xiao Yansi finished speaking, she kicked up her legs, rushed upstairs, and found the bright red down jacket that her mother had bought for her a few days ago in the cabinet in her room. She put on the down jacket, then thick velvet pants, and then
Paired with a pair of thickened snow boots, it is extremely warm and makes you look like a little penguin doll.
"Hey, Xiao Yansi, you are so fat."
After going downstairs, Xiao Yansi was not surprised to be disliked by her brother Xiao Xingzhi.
The little girl was not very happy and snorted: "Am I fat? It's obviously Li Mingzhe who is fat!"
"You're almost like him."
Xiao Yansi is the type with a fleshy face, so after wearing thicker clothes, her whole body looks rounder from beginning to end.
The three siblings bickered for a while. Xiao Xingzhi, who just a second ago was disgusted with Xiao Yansi for wearing this down jacket, went to find his own black down jacket, put it on, and went out with Chen Jinzhou.
They couldn't go out much in the snowy weather, so they stayed at home every day. Otherwise, they would go to Zhao Meiyu's house opposite or Song Yinyin's house next door, which was really boring.
Given the opportunity to go out, their families would not stop them from going to play.
And Chen Jinzhou will take good care of them.
After watching the first and second children go out, Mrs. Xiao turned around and went to Fang Chenan. Why didn't she follow to pick up Grandpa?
"I help my mother with work at home."
Fang Chenan answered seriously.
At such a young age, he is so sensible that it makes people feel sad.
Mrs. Xiao gently raised her hand and touched Fang Chenan's head: "Our Chen'an is so good."
Fang Chenan smiled shyly, turned around and ran to the kitchen to help. Zhang Ma also said that she would help, but Su Yun wouldn't let her come. There was nothing special that needed to be done. She had already packed the dinner for dinner yesterday.
It's almost done, just steam, steam and cook it today.
The heating at home was turned on fully. Su Yun was wearing a three-quarter-sleeved shirt and a light yellow skirt, and was busy in the cupboard.
Suddenly there was a sound in the living room behind him, followed by Mrs. Xiao's low voice and Ma Zhang's voice.
The old lady called Anzi with a trembling voice, and there was no other words left.
Su Yun, who was chopping vegetables, stopped her hands, her whole body became stiff, and she didn't even dare to look back.
There were footsteps behind her. As the footsteps got closer and closer, Su Yun's back became more and more stiff. The hand holding the kitchen knife was even heavier. Her ears had lost the ability to hear, and only the beating in her chest could be heard.
My heart was pounding, pounding, like beating a drum!
"Daughter-in-law...I'm back."
The hoarse male voice sounded, as if it had been blocked for a century.
Su Yun turned around slowly, and the man she saw was extremely thin. On his originally handsome face, there was a scar as long as a thumb's length on his lower jaw, with the bones clearly visible.
There was light flashing in a pair of deep eyes.
Su Yun, who originally had thousands of words in her heart, thought of nothing at this moment.
She dropped the kitchen knife and walked up to him in a few steps, stroking the scar on his jaw with trembling hands: "Does it still hurt?" As soon as the words came out of her mouth, her big eyes rolled down.
"My wife, it doesn't hurt anymore. It doesn't hurt anymore. Don't cry."
Xiao Lin stretched out his hand and wiped away her tears with a little clumsiness, but the tears seemed to be unstoppable and kept falling down. No matter how hard Xiao Lin wiped them away, he could not wipe them away.
The tears falling one by one seemed to hit his heart, making the tip of his heart hurt.
He lowered his head, held her face in his hands, and looked at the person who was crying with her eyes downcast. Without thinking too much, he leaned over and kissed her.
Kissing every inch of her skin carefully, swallowing all the tears in her belly.
Someone's family outside has already started to have New Year's Eve dinner, and the sound of firecrackers is popping.
Amidst the sound of firecrackers, Su Yun still heard the man's low mute words in her ear.
"Honey, I'm sorry for keeping you waiting for so long. I just came back now..."