Xue Ling explained while flipping through the book: "I just drank water."
"Don't be afraid." Cheng Tianyuan handed her two small olives and explained: "Olives can be used to make soup, cook, and drink them with tea."
"Oh?" Xue Ling asked curiously: "Can I still make soup?"
"Yes." Cheng Tianyuan explained: "Olive soup has the effect of moisturizing the lungs, and it tastes very sweet."
Xue Ling smiled softly and said, "This is the first time I heard it."
Cheng Tianyuan said: "Amin sent over several large bags, which are all high-quality olives. Olives are very effective, clearing away heat and moisturizing the lungs. They can be eaten raw as fruit or made into soup. My parents and Zhilan My uncle's old teeth can no longer gnaw. Tomorrow, we will crush or cut the olives and use the ribs to make soup for them to drink. In the dry autumn, it is best to drink soup that nourishes the lungs."
Xue Ling nodded: "Okay, we will make arrangements tomorrow."
Cheng Tianyuan reminded: "Remember not to be too fatty, just a little pork ribs will do. Xiaoshuang will occasionally cough twice in the past two days, so arrange more so that several children can also drink it."
"Yes." Xue Ling whispered distressedly: "Although Xiaoshuang's cold is gone, there is still a little bit of cough left. It has been about five or six days, and it has not been cured yet."
Cheng Tianyuan said warmly: "It doesn't matter, you'll probably be fine after drinking it. Children, it's easy to catch colds when the seasons change, so it's inevitable."
"The main reason is that Xiaoxiao also took a few of them to swim." Xue Ling smiled bitterly: "The temperature in the constant-temperature pool water is not low, but when the cool breeze blew after landing, the children quickly caught a cold."
"Shh." Cheng Tianyuan lowered his voice: "She takes her children to swim because she hopes that the children can get more exercise, which will be good for their health. If the child is sick, her mother must be more anxious and worried than us."
Xue Ling explained: "I didn't say anything to her and pretended not to know anything."
"Hmm." Cheng Tianyuan played with the emerald green olive in his hand.
"Are these fruits only found in the south?" Xue Ling had not been in Chengjia Village for a long time, so he was not familiar with the fruits on the mountainside.
Cheng Tianyuan nodded: "Only in that area. And generally they can only be planted in the mountains, and the planting range is not large. They can usually be harvested after the Mid-Autumn Festival. Amin doesn't know where to find such good varieties - the harvest is a bit It’s early, but it’s ready to eat.”
Xue Ling gnawed and praised: "It's delicious!"
"Eat two more." Cheng Tianyuan pushed it to her and said warmly: "There is no such fruit here in the imperial capital, and there are no such types of olives abroad. It is a rare opportunity to eat them, so please give me a few more."
Xue Ling couldn't help but ask: "Have you eaten enough?"
"I ate a lot in one go in the evening." Cheng Tianyuan replied.
Xue Ling's eyes moved slightly and he whispered: "The taste of hometown is the most unforgettable. Next year I will take my parents with you and stay there for a month or two."
Cheng Tianyuan shook his head: "Unforgettable is unforgettable, but things and people in my hometown have long since changed. My home is no longer there, and I no longer have a sense of belonging."
Xue Ling leaned on his back and whispered: "My parents are buried there. We will go and pay homage to them when we have time."
"Okay." Cheng Tianyuan felt warm in his heart.
Xue Ling reminded: "Remember to discuss it clearly with Amin and send him three or four hundred thousand. Not too much, otherwise he will definitely not accept it."
"Yeah." Cheng Tianyuan chuckled: "Don't worry, I've found all the excuses. He has to accept them even if he doesn't accept them."
Xue Ling threw the book away and said, "Okay, I'll leave this to you."
At this time, the communicator on the wall rang.
"Madam, sir, Master Qing is here."
Cheng Tianyuan and Xue Ling were slightly stunned and looked at the time.
"It's almost eleven o'clock, why did Ah Qing come so late?"
The two of them walked out together.
Lin Qingzhi was walking slowly, followed by a bodyguard and two assistants.
"Uncle, aunt, haven't you rested yet?"
Xue Ling shook his head: "Not yet. Ah Qing, why did you come here so late? Is something wrong?"
Cheng Tianyuan patted him on the back and said warmly: "Let's go into the living room and chat."
Lin Qingzhi smiled and explained: "I just got off the plane. A Chong asked me to bring back some souvenirs, as well as engagement gifts for my elder brother and sister-in-law, and told me to deliver them in advance."
"You brat!" Xue Ling scolded with a smile: "It's not an emergency! You have to come early!"
Cheng Tianyuan expressed concern and warmth: "Long-distance flights are very tiring. You shouldn't listen to him on everything. Once you have had enough rest, just bring it with you when you come over for dinner. Maybe you can send someone to deliver it to you instead of going there yourself."
Lin Qingzhi smiled and said: "It won't be troublesome. I just happened to miss my uncle and aunt too, so I sent it along the way."
The three of them entered the large living room and sat down.
Lin Qingzhi asked: "Have grandpa and grandma rested?"
"They're all asleep." Xue Ling replied: "Yangyang's children all went to bed after nine o'clock. There are old people and children at home, so they must go to bed early."
Lin Qingzhi chuckled: "I used to be an early person, and I usually fell asleep before eleven o'clock. Since A Chong went abroad and there was a jet lag between the two of us, I adjusted my sleep time to twelve o'clock. I caught a flight back today.
It looks like it will be later."
"Let's rest in Xinyuan tonight." Xue Ling suggested: "Have breakfast tomorrow morning before getting busy. This way you can spend more time chatting with us."
"Yes!" Cheng Tianyuan said warmly: "Aqing, you will be alone when you go back, it is better to stay here to be more lively."
Lin Qingzhi smiled and nodded: "Okay, then I'd rather be respectful than obey. Anyway, A Chong's room is empty, so I'll just go and settle down in his room."
Xue Ling smiled and said: "Okay, then it's decided."
Cheng Tianyuan asked with concern: "Are you hungry? After sitting down on a plane for more than ten hours, you must be tired and hungry."
"Not really hungry," Lin Qingzhi replied.
Xue Ling stood up quickly: "Just wait, there are two bowls of soup in the thermos cabinet over there in the kitchen. I'll bring them to you. It's a light winter melon soup, not greasy."
Lin Qingzhi nodded repeatedly: "Okay, I'll trouble Auntie."
"No trouble." Xue Ling left quickly and came back.
Lin Qingzhi chatted with them while drinking warm winter melon soup.
After chatting for a while, Lin Qingzhi got up and went to settle down.
Xue Ling arranged two guest rooms for his assistants, while the bodyguards stood loyally outside the door and refused to rest, so they did not force him.
There were Lin Qingzhi's pajamas and toiletries in the third child's room. He quickly took a shower and changed clothes, then lay down on the big bed that was full of familiar smells.
He checked the time and guessed that the third child should be in class at this time, so he took a very rare pajamas photo and sent it to him.
In the past few years, his parents have not returned to China much and spent most of their time away on vacation for retirement. Every time he returns to his old house, the surroundings are deserted.
Things are different now, he can still go back to Xinyuan.
There are relatives to chat with, relatives to ask after, and warm soup to drink.
This feeling - like I have an extra home, a warm and caring home.
He closed his eyes and smiled to sleep.
Perhaps because of the familiar environment, he quickly fell asleep.