When Yun Qiao and Wen Luyao arrived, it was Li Hong's sister who opened the door for them.
His sister is twenty-five this year. She got married and had children in the early years. Now she works as an accountant in a factory and earns a meager salary. Li Hong's brother-in-law is an engineer in the same factory and his salary is also pitiful.
Li Hong came out immediately to entertain Yun Qiao and Wen Luyao.
The Li family's living room is clean and spotless; the curtains are a bit old, but they are washed white.
There were three children, one of whom was only one year old. They started crying, and Li Hong's sister went to comfort them.
"...My sister-in-law's house is across the street, and they have known each other since they were in school. My sister-in-law's parents are in poor health and both passed away early in life, so there is no one at home.
My mother and I live in such a big house and don’t want to rent it out, so we asked my sister and brother-in-law to move in and rent out their apartment to supplement the family income. My mother can also help take care of the children, which saves the cost of a maid." Li
Hong said.
Wen Luyao was slightly surprised after hearing this.
She had never experienced such a small bourgeoisie's wealth in her life, and it was quite interesting to hear it.
"Isn't your mother tired of raising children and cooking alone?" she asked.
Li Hong: "We use an old woman to cook, clean, and wash. She eats and sleeps at my house on weekdays. The salary is not high."
Wen Luyao thought it was pretty good.
Li Hong added: "When I get married, my sister and the others will still have to move back, but the children will still be left at my house during the day, and my mother will still take care of them."
"There are so many houses upstairs and downstairs. Can't we live together?" Wen Luyao asked.
Li Hong: "It's better for the two families to live separately. Even those who live bump-to-bumper lives will become enemies."
Wen Luyao felt it was so complicated.
Li Hong also wanted to pick up Lin Xie.
He told Yun Qiao and Wen Luyao to go their own way, and he was going to wait for Miss Lin at the entrance of the alley.
Yun Qiao: "Go quickly. We are all old friends, so you don't have to be polite."
Li Hong's brother-in-law went to buy fruit snacks. When he came back, he saw two young women at home. He nodded very cautiously and hurried back to his room.
It can be seen that Li Hong’s sister and brother-in-law are not very good at dealing with people.
Mrs. Li was busy in the kitchen. Now she wiped her hands and came out to serve the guests. She asked Li Hong again: "Why did he run away?"
"It's okay, let's sit down while you do your thing." Yun Qiao said.
Li Hong's sister handed the child over to her husband, brought out candies and melon seeds, and chatted with Yun Qiao and Wen Luyao for a few words. She was not an all-rounder and could only talk about trivial matters, but the conversation was quite pleasant.
Soon, Lin Xie came.
The two older children of Li Hong's sister's family, a seven-year-old son and a five-year-old daughter, both ran out at this time, happily calling "aunt" and circling around Lin Xie.
Lin Xie brought them delicious candies.
Wen Luyao asked Yun Qiao in a low voice at this time: "Why are we here? To be honest, I feel very uncomfortable."
"You don't feel comfortable in situations where you can't be allowed to talk nonsense." Yun Qiao said, "Besides, why are you pretending to be a lady? You can just say it."
Wen Luyao rolled her eyes at her: "Others just think I'm uneducated and scold my parents."
Yun Qiao glanced at her in surprise: "Do you still have such concerns? I thought you no longer cared about your parents' reputation."
Hearing that Lu Yao reached out to pinch her.
Lin Xie and Yun Qiao, upon hearing Lu Yao's greeting, immediately went to the kitchen to help Mrs. Li.
Mrs. Li repeatedly said no and asked her to go out and sit too, so she reluctantly came out.
Mrs. Li called to Li Hong again: "Go out and buy some fresh peaches, and buy two bottles of better wine."
Li Hong said yes.
He turned around and went out, taking his little nephew with him.