Originally, the atmosphere at this dinner table was a little gloomy because of the sadness on Dong Ming's face.
Because of Grandpa's words, the atmosphere suddenly became much more relaxed.
Dong Ming shook his head with a sigh, and explained with a smile: "I just thought about what happened when I was a child. It's an old habit."
My grandpa had an expression on his face that said, "We are all my age, I understand." "When I was a kid, we didn't grow enough white radish at home, so we couldn't eat it more than a few times a year. All we grew at home were sweet potatoes and peanuts, and we also grew some green vegetables, and we ate tofu.
People have the most meat, and they can’t even eat meat more than once. Look at how high the standard of living is now, you can eat meat every day.”
Grandpa couldn’t even imagine what it would be like to be able to eat meat freely in his time.
It's a pity that the two people have obviously had completely different life experiences since they were young, and they lament about different things.
Xu Qingzhi knew his grandpa's temperament well. If this came up, he would have been naughty in school since he was a child. He inherited the family's tofu-making skills. When he was a teenager, he got seriously ill. Then he mentioned that he followed an old Chinese doctor to the mountains to collect herbs, etc.
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Anyway, Xu Qingzhi basically knew his grandpa’s life experiences by heart.
It's not that she doesn't want to listen, it's just that she's afraid that grandpa will find someone to chat with now, and he'll be too excited to talk and won't be able to sleep at night.
She picked up a piece of tender chicken and put it in Grandpa's bowl, "Grandpa, here you go, the chicken leg meat, the tenderest part."
"You can eat it yourself." Grandpa said.
That's what he said, but the meat in the bowl was not put back.
As I get older, I always pay extra attention to this aspect. I am afraid that if my chopsticks are stained with my own saliva, I will offend anyone who picks food for me.
Even the good grandson is no exception.
"Qingzhi, during the Chinese New Year this year, how about your family going to Kyoto to celebrate the New Year with us?"
Mr. Huo asked this unexpectedly.
Xu Qingzhi was stunned.
"ah?"
Xu Fuqiang on the side thought that there were so many chickens, ducks, cows and pigs at home, so he felt relieved. He frowned and said, "It's not convenient for people to be away from home."
Wang Yanmei secretly poked her man with her elbow and said with a smile: "It's still early for the Chinese New Year, let's discuss it."
Neither agreed nor refused face to face.
In terms of human sophistication, it has to be Ms. Wang.
Mr. Huo smiled kindly, nodded, and then said to the people on the side: "Grandpa Qingzhi is coming too, let Feng Yan take you to have a good time in Kyoto."
Xu Dongru stretched out her hand and waved it in a direct refusal, "No, no, I'm old, how can I go so far away."
It's not about refuting someone's face.
But most of the old people in the village think so. When they get older, they will become a nuisance wherever they go.
Even if they usually go on a long trip, they will only go to the county town. Even if the children go on a trip and ask if they want to go, the old man will refuse due to physical reasons.
Actually, I also want to go.
I just don't want to cause any trouble to the children.
Wang Yanmei on the side tried to smooth things over, "I know that grandpa is old and his body won't be able to bear it if he sits in the car for too long."
"I didn't think carefully. I thought that before Qingzhi and Feng Yan get married, I should invite you to visit my home." Mr. Huo said with a smile, and there was no hint of displeasure on his face.
Having lived to this age, I have seen so many hypocritical people, but I appreciate Grandpa Qingzhi’s true character of speaking outright even more.
Wang Yanmei's face burst into laughter.
Only Xu Qingzhi looked confused.
What? She and Huo Fengyan are getting married?
After dinner, Xu Fuqiang drove the three old people away.
Xu Qingzhi packed up the dishes and went to the kitchen, preparing to go upstairs to wash up and go to bed.
Wang Yanmei took her hand and warned: "Don't ride that tricycle these days, and don't mess around in front of Xiao Huo's grandfather. Also, my parents don't have any objections about the bride price, any amount is fine.
It's just a formality, and your parents will return the money to you as a couple and give you some extra dowry..."
Xu Qingzhi quickly interrupted: "Wait a minute, Mom, when did I say I wanted to get married?"
"My grandpa came to visit and invited our family to celebrate the New Year in Kyoto. He made it very clear that we will settle the matter by the end of this year." Wang Yanmei was very happy.
Xu Qingzhi was very unhappy, "I won't get married."
Wang Yanmei was surprised: "You and Xiao Huo broke up?"
Xu Qingzhi shook his head.
"Then you only fall in love without getting married. You are acting like a hooligan." Wang Yanmei criticized her daughter mercilessly.
Xu Qingzhi went upstairs to his room, received a video call from Huo Fengyan, and told him about the matter.
"I don't know why it suddenly became that you and I are going to get married."
Huo Fengyan was in the room, the black and white bedroom, he could be seen at a glance.
He chuckled lightly: "Zhizhi, I will make it clear to grandpa."
Xu Qingzhi nodded.
After all, she and Feng Yan are different from ordinary people. It's not just a hundred years, but there is still a long way to go in the future.
After getting married, it is no longer a matter between two people, but a matter between two families.
It was troublesome just thinking about it, and she didn't want to do that for the time being.
When she was fourteen, most of the romance novels she read were about women clinging to men. The male protagonist would praise her for being smart and well-behaved, and the female protagonist would feel filled with joy. The beautiful love story would end with the male and female protagonists getting married, and sometimes there would be a cute side story.
child.
It seems that 'marriage' is the perfect ending of a beautiful love, and children are the accompanying desserts.
Admittedly, this is also correct.
It's just that she has experienced three worlds and hundreds of years, and her mentality has undergone completely different changes.
She doesn't like children, so she won't give birth to one.
There are no plans to get married at the moment, so I don't want the matter of 'getting married' to be forced by other people, but should be something that happens naturally between two people.
After the video call ended, Xu Qingzhi went to wash up, and after washing, he entered the aura space.
With fingers clasping together, the three little paper figures floated towards the chrysanthemum.
I already have the money, so I have to prepare these hundred jars of chrysanthemums.
The seven crows that usually like to fly around in the sky have disappeared today.
Xu Qingzhi felt strange for a while, looked around for a while, and asked, "Why don't we see a few of them today?"
The big cat was licking its fur on the side.
"Meow~"
Master, stop looking for them, they are so frightened by the prototype of Bald Man that they hide.
In the distance, a huge black bird is diligently looking for bugs in the owner's small vegetable garden. When it finds one, it pecks it into its mouth. Despite its huge appearance, it is extremely well-behaved.
Xu Qingzhi walked over and asked, "What's going on?"
The crow has two blood-red round eyes.
"Quack~"
When I went to scare that little brat, my spiritual power was exhausted and I couldn't become smaller anymore.
Xu Qingzhi had never felt the crow in the spiritual energy space before, and thought it was playing outside. Her index finger gently tapped on its head, and in one breath, the scary spiritual pet transformed back into a small, normal crow.
Xu Qingzhi warned: "Don't do this next time. If you are caught, you will be taken to the laboratory for dissection."
"Quack~" Master, what is anatomy?
Xu Qingzhi made two gestures with his hand, "That's it, take a knife and cut your stomach open, and remove the things inside one by one to study."
The crow's little head shrank, but it still had the previous momentum.