The days in Sijiu City in winter are very short. At around five o'clock in the evening, the sky has already begun to darken. The setting sun is half-hidden on the horizon, and the whole world has become dark, as if it has been shrouded in darkness.
A layer of dark-toned tulle.
In the main room, the eldest cousin looked up at the clock again, and finally couldn't help but urge Xiao Ni who was picking up the soles of her shoes: "Little sister, it's almost dinner time, please call my brother-in-law."
They were going to Ni's house for dinner tonight, and the time was set at half past five. If they didn't go there, they would have to wait in a hurry on the other side.
Xiao Ni, who was concentrating on his work, put down the things in his hands when he heard this, looked at the watch on his wrist, blinked, and looked silly in a daze: "Ah, it's already past five o'clock!"
She quickly went down to the ground, put on her shoes, and jogged to the east room.
Chu Heng was still sleeping at this time, lying on the bed with his arms and legs spread out, breathing evenly and forcefully. Even though his handsome face was hidden in the darkness, it was still so radiant... compelling.
Xiao Ni quietly walked to the bed and sat down. Her dark eyes looked at her husband's face affectionately. She bent down to give him a kiss and woke him up in the most common way between them. However, she suddenly remembered that she had been confused before.
I used a foot towel to wipe the face of this guy on the bed, so I quickly stopped and leaned forward like a little kitten to smell his face.
Suddenly, a smell like soybean paste that had been stifling for a hundred years rushed into her nostrils.
"Why is it still so smelly?" Xiao Ni pinched his nose with a look of shame. He had obviously wiped it several times, so why was the smell still so strong?
How long have you been covering your feet?
Xiao Ni held her husband's big hand with some distress and rubbed it gently.
Originally she wanted to touch her face, but after thinking about it she decided against it.
Let’s talk about it next time.
"Chu Heng." You Yinghong couldn't bear to call her husband softly. She also wanted him to sleep more, but grandpa was still waiting there, so it was a bit uncomfortable to go too late.
"Ugh!"
Chu Heng actually woke up when his wife came into the house. He just hadn't slept enough yet and didn't want to move, so he didn't say anything. When he heard the exchange, he lazily opened his eyes and smiled gently at his wife.
He smiled: "What time is it?"
"It's already past five o'clock. We have to go to my mother's place to eat tonight. You should get up quickly." Xiao Ni still couldn't help but touched her husband's handsome face, and then wiped her lips on the quilt with some disgust.
wipe.
"Then get up."
Chu Heng didn't notice this at all. After hearing this, he hurriedly sat up, pulled his clothes and put them on his body. He got down and put on his shoes. He ran outside to get a basin of cold water and washed his greasy face. He felt instantly refreshed.
Cool and clean.
"Gone, gone!"
Not long after, the three of them left the small courtyard together with a full cloth bag. In the bag were things that Xiao Ni had brought for his grandpa and the others, including pastries, candied fruits, etc. Special items from Sijiu City, as well as double
Noodles, ham, sea cucumbers and other rare items can be said to be full of filial piety, with both inside and outside, no one can find any fault with it.
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Half past five.
Ni family.
At this time, the hall was already full of people. In addition to grandma, grandpa and the Ni family, even Ni Yinghong's second uncle and third uncle's family also came over.
There were a dozen people in total, sitting around the room talking and laughing.
The big table in the middle, specially borrowed from the canteen of the bottle cap factory down the street, is filled with delicacies, including elbows from Tianfuhao, roast duck from Biianfang, and the rest are pretty good, including chicken, fish, meat, and eggs.
Add a piece of meat and vegetables, and you have a total of twelve dishes, which is more sumptuous than usual for Chinese New Year.
The greedy little ones drooled.
Ni Zhen was the greediest kid. He circled around the table, sniffing hard, inhaling the special smell of various aromas mixed together into his chest. He wiped the saliva that overflowed from the corner of his mouth and turned to look.
He glanced at the time and groaned: "Oh, my sister and the others haven't come yet, it's already past five-thirty!"
"How about we eat first?"
The little brother looked at his father expectantly.
Unexpectedly, before Ni's father could speak, Ni Chen opened his eyes and scolded: "You boy, get out of here. Before your brother-in-law comes, if you dare to touch the food on the table, I will chop it off with your fingers."
!”
"You bastard, you know how to eat every day. Your brother-in-law hasn't even come here yet. What's there to eat?" Mother Ni also made a fierce face, stepped forward, grabbed her son's ears, and pulled him aside to prevent this kid from taking advantage of others.
Be careful about stealing.
"Oh, Mom, let go, it hurts!" Ni Zhen shouted with a grin on his face.
"Okay, okay, sister-in-law, what does a child know?"
The third aunt loved Ni Zhen the most. When she saw this, she hurried over and rescued the boy. She protected him tightly behind her. Then she curled her lips and said with some dissatisfaction: "I'm not telling you that. Your uncle is really too arrogant."
He's a bit older, and it's really outrageous to ask the elders in our house to wait for him, a junior."
The second aunt of the Ni family was unwilling after hearing this. Their family had just received help from Chu Heng and was still cherishing it. She hurriedly stood up and defended: "What do you know? Hengzi is such a big leader. He must have a lot of things to do."
, it’s normal to be unable to pull away for a while.”
The third aunt didn't know much about Chu Heng, and when the family was separated, she had trouble with the second aunt because of some things, so she retorted vigorously: "Isn't he just the deputy of a small grain management office?"
Director? What a big leader. Our Ni Chen is also the deputy director of the city, and I don’t see him being very busy."
"Okay, okay, please stop nagging." How could Mother Ni tolerate others making irresponsible remarks about her precious brother-in-law? She immediately put on the airs of a sister-in-law and frowned: "I'm talking about the third daughter-in-law, you can't say that.
Just let's talk. If Chu Heng comes and you still dare to talk nonsense, don't blame me as a sister-in-law for being rude!"
The third aunt was still more afraid of Mother Ni. After all, her son had made a career and was working in the city. She still expected her to help her in the future. After hearing this, she said bitterly: "I didn't say anything, sister-in-law. Isn't this all the truth?"
Well, our Ni Chen is in the city, and he is..."
"Can you please stop being embarrassed?" The third uncle frowned and stepped forward to pull his wife down, and said in a low voice: "Our Ni Chen's work was all arranged by Chu Heng, who is also the deputy director, you
How can the deputy director of Jiaxiao be so capable?"
"ah?"
The third aunt was immediately confused and said with a confused face: "No, he is the deputy director of the Grain Management Office. Can he arrange for Ni Chen to enter the city?"
"Third Aunt." Ni Chen said dumbfounded: "Can you please stop talking nonsense? Even though Chu Heng is the deputy director, Hengzi is very capable. Let's not talk about his second uncle's position in the Grain Bureau. The deputy director, as well as senior official Shen from our unit, are all like family members, and I heard that he has this relationship even in the sea!"
"There are connections in the sea?" The third aunt just said nothing to the people, and she suddenly felt dizzy: "Well, then...he has such strong connections, why did he go to the Grain Management Office to become the deputy director?"
"That's because our Hengzi doesn't want to move. If he wants to, where can't he go?" Ni's mother showed off: "You know the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, right? We cried and shouted that we wanted him to go, but he didn't even pay attention to me!"
"hiss!"
The second uncle and the third uncle, who did not know the situation, immediately took a breath after hearing this.
