"Eldest nephew, you came back several days before us, why are you only here now?"
As soon as he entered the house, the first thing he saw was his uncle's somewhat teasing smiling face. Zhou Yan was naturally aware of his uncle's intentions and wanted to "tease" him.
It's a pity that we are "experienced people".
"I went to my father-in-law's house to help out for a few days!" Zhou Yan stared at his uncle with a smile.
The brother-in-law seemed to have rushed for Zhou Yan and asked angrily: "You kid, you are cheating on me before you get married. What will you do after you get married?"
Zhou Yan rolled his eyes: "Let's talk about the future..."
While the two were talking, the father who heard the voice poked his head out from behind the door: "You two, why don't you go in quickly? Why are you still standing there in the patio, showing off your fatness?"
As soon as he arrived at the door, Zhou Yan smelled the aroma of chicken coming from the pot house. Based on this smell alone, Zhou Yan could conclude that the rooster that had been raised at home for two years had been sacrificed.
Pity this big rooster, he has worked so hard, announced the dawn, and assisted in the reproduction of offspring, but in the end he still couldn't escape the fate of "my son has come home".
After entering the room, the chicken legs were already placed on the bowl, and next to the table, my cousin Zhou Song was competing with the same big chicken legs.
"Shitou, you haven't had lunch yet, sit down quickly, the soup is still hot!"
Zhou Yan glanced at the chicken drumsticks placed on the edge of the bowl and shook his head: "Just give me two chicken wings. I'm a bit tired of eating chicken drumsticks every day these days..."
After lunch, Zhou Yan sat down in front of his parents and reported the situation.
The most important thing is of course the old couple's precious nephew: "Little Xinxin has been crawling all over the floor. She eats and goes to bed all day long. My grandma has a lot of leisure all day long!"
"Before leaving, my uncle wanted to stuff some seafood, so I pushed it." Zhou Yan looked back at the foam incubator at the door, "The prawns and large yellow croaker in there were given by Lao Qin. The first two
He's been working hard for two days in vain!"
Dad and Mom looked at each other and replied with a smile: "Why are you so embarrassed to ask for it?"
"Why are you so embarrassed to ask for it?" Zhou Yan smiled slightly, "You don't know how tricky that customer was at that time. There was no one in Lao Qin's store..."
My parents didn’t know the ins and outs of the catering industry, so they just thought the story was a lonely one.
On the other hand, my brother-in-law, after listening to the legendary story, stared at Zhou Yan with pleasure: "My nephew, I haven't tried your cooking this year. Let's go to the New Year's Fair tomorrow. Can you show off your cooking skills?"
Catch the New Year's Eve Fair?
Familiar yet unfamiliar words.
Before his rebirth, he usually had a holiday on the 29th of the twelfth lunar month, and went to work on the eighth day of the lunar month, so there was no chance to attend the New Year's Fair. Last year, Zhou Yan helped cook at his brother-in-law's house, and he was busy until the 27th of the twelfth lunar month, so he had no chance...
Although he was vaguely looking forward to it, Zhou Yan was also somewhat repulsed: years of being single and being urged to get married resulted in a slight social phobia.
"Stone, go ahead," Zhou Yan's father smiled and patted his shoulder, "Our family's New Year purchases this year will be up to you!"
"Dad," Zhou Yan was a little speechless, "Today is only the seventeenth day of the twelfth lunar month. Isn't it a bit too early to buy new year's goods now?"
Father Zhou shook his head gently: "If you wait until after the Little New Year to buy it, it will be too late. You can buy vegetables and other things after the Little New Year. I will buy other things tomorrow..."
The old man set the tone, and it was not easy for Zhou Yan to refute.
The uncle's family sat for a while and then left, while Zhou Yan took the opportunity to occupy the hot kang head.
Although the home has been installed with heating and is connected to a solar water heater, the heating is not as comfortable as a heated kang head.
When the father and mother saw Zhou Yan's impatience, they were a little bit dumbfounded: As for that, it's as if someone would rob you!
"By the way, son," Father Zhou, who was sitting in front of the fire bed drinking tea, suddenly turned around, "We don't know how to decorate the new house on the east side. If you have free time, you can think about it..."
"No, let's leave it alone for now," Zhou Yan retracted his head into the bed, "It's enough for the three of us to live here!"
"Your second aunt, my aunt said that she might come to stay for a few days after the new year. Even if we add the old house, the place is not very spacious..."
"Renovation at the end of the year?" Zhou Yan frowned, "It's probably too late. Even if the decoration is completed, there will be no room for people to live in without heating..."
My mother was a little confused: "When we built the house, didn't we already stuff foam into the walls?"
"Mom, the ground is completely frozen!" Zhou Yan smiled and shook his head, "That thing is just for thermal insulation."
"Okay," the father stopped the still confused mother, "His aunt Shitou came and moved in in a tight squeeze. There is no way to install ceramic tiles in the new house in winter, but..."
Father Zhou smiled at Zhou Yan: "You decide your own house!"
"That's just right..." Zhou Yan raised the corner of his mouth, "Your daughter-in-law is studying architecture..."
The old couple were both amused by their son's wit: "You..."
A few minutes later, the phone in Zhou Yan's father's pocket rang. Zhou Yan glanced at the caller ID before pressing the answer button.
"Hello?"
"In the evening?" Zhou Zhenghai frowned, "Didn't I tell you everything? I just did a small favor and didn't spend much effort..."
As he spoke, Dad took the phone and walked out of the room.
What's going on?
Zhou Yan winked at his wife.
"In the autumn, I plowed some land for the Yuhua family in the village. They took care of the food. Your father was embarrassed to accept the money, but he felt bad about it..."
"Then let's set the rules," Zhou Yan curled his lips, "Only charge money, don't worry about food!"
"It's not that simple," the old lady smiled and shook her head, "I'm a fellow countryman..."
The father in the yard was still being polite. Zhou Yan called again, and the caller was Qin Ruoshu.
"Lao Zhou, are you home?"
"We just arrived," Zhou Yan rolled his eyes at the old lady with her ears pricked up, "Classmate Lao Qin, why did you have time to call me?"
"I miss you!"
Zhou Yan smiled and shook his head: "How about I go back to the city tomorrow?"
"No need?"
"Oh, by the way," Zhou Yan rolled his eyes, "Our family just built a house this year and hasn't decorated it yet. My parents asked you, a talented student in architecture, to design a decoration plan..."
"Okay!" Qin Ruoshu's head started to heat up and she excitedly accepted this difficult task.
However, when she saw the architectural drawings of the house, she was a little dumbfounded: a house of more than 300 square meters had some inexplicable structures, which was really a headache.
"Lao Zhou, what is the one-meter-high platform in the house on the first floor near...the northeast corner used for?"
Zhou Yan was stunned for a moment, then realized what he was doing and tried to ask: "Classmate Qin Ruoshu, your hometown is not from this province, right?"
"Yeah, what's wrong?"
Zhou Yan smiled mysteriously: "Then have you heard of the fire kang?"
"Oh..." Qin Ruoshu suddenly realized, "I'll just say..."
"Also, Designer Qin," Zhou Yan glanced at the list of documents that had been sent out, "the document I sent you contains a design description, which is very detailed..."
"Really, how could I..."
Qin Ruoshu's face turned red when she saw other files that appeared inexplicably in the folder...
"Stop talking, hang up now!"
Qin Ruoshu hung up the phone and when he looked up, he found his mother standing behind him.
"mom……"
Qin's mother smiled and glanced at the files in the folder: "Ruoshu, who got these architectural drawings?"
"This is the drawing of Zhou Yan's family's new house..."
"Really?" Qin's mother took the mouse and zoomed in, "The house is quite beautiful..."