Xue Ling said warmly: "I brought you some New Year's goods. My parents brought them from the imperial capital. They taste pretty good and are completely different from those here in Rongcheng. I'll give them to you and your aunt to try."
"Thank you." Wang Qing held her hand tightly, "Ling Ling, you are always so kind to me..."
"What are you talking about? We are good friends!" Xue Ling said with a smile.
Wang Qing also smiled and whispered: "Anyway, I can't thank you enough for your kindness, I will keep it in my heart."
Xue Ling helped her style her hair and said warmly: "Take care of your mood. After the New Year, you will have a new mood and new hope."
"Yes." Wang Qing smiled slightly, "I have been very calm these past few days and have seen through it all. Thank you and Director Liu for coming to see me every day. When I am discharged from the hospital, I will go and wish him and you New Year's greetings."
"Okay, I'll wait for you." Xue Ling asked, "Will you stay at your parents' house first?"
"Yes." Aunt Wang interjected with a smile: "Her sister-in-law was very happy and quickly packed up the room where I lived. She also bought a lot of vegetables and meat and said she would treat Qing'er well."
Wang Lan smiled softly, "My wife...she has always liked my sister very much. Sister, please feel free to live at home. You are my sister, and the home belongs to our family."
"Yes." Wang Qing smiled: "I know all your good intentions. However, I have to write a book next and it is not easy to live in a crowded place. I have discussed it with Lingling and plan to rent a small apartment with her.
I will live in an apartment. After the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, I will move there."
"Sister!" Wang Lan looked a little unhappy and said warmly: "Do you really want to see us outside? How can Mom and I feel at ease when you live alone outside?"
"No." Aunt Wang said slowly: "Your sister has her own arrangements, let her do it. She said she can take care of herself by herself, so just let me accompany her occasionally. She has to go to work during the day and write at night.
I read books, go for walks by the river in the morning and evening, and live a comfortable life for a while."
Wang Lan didn't feel comfortable saying anything after hearing this.
"Sister...then if you want to go home, you can go back at any time. My wife and I will always welcome you."
"Yes." Wang Qing smiled lowly, "I understand. I will go back to see you often. When I publish a book, I will treat you to a big dinner."
Aunt Wang and Wang Lan both laughed.
Xue Ling explained: "I only have one apartment left that I haven't rented, and it happens to be downstairs. My friend Shanyue's family lived in it. Later, they had a baby and went back to the South Island. The bed and sofa inside are everyday
Supplies and daily necessities are all complete. Wang Qing can stay at any time, as long as he cleans it in advance."
"Is the place big?" Aunt Wang laughed and said, "Alan and his wife are not pregnant with a child yet, so they don't need my help. I occasionally want to spend time with Qing'er, and I hope the place is wider, so it is convenient."
"It's very big." Xue Ling explained: "Three rooms, a large living room, a kitchen, and two balconies."
Aunt Wang was stunned when she heard this!
Wang Lan on the side asked: "Sister..., is the rent too expensive?"
"No." Xue Ling explained: "If it's someone else, I'll charge it according to the market price. If it's an acquaintance, it'll be more than ten or twenty yuan a month. As long as the house is tidy, no rent is required. I'll charge you for this house."
It is reserved for relatives and friends, not for renting out to make money. If Ah Qing wants to live there, as long as she cleans it for me and pays the electricity bill herself, there is no need for any rent."
"No." Wang Qing looked at her angrily and said with a smile: "Those apartments of yours are all brand new and good places, and they are all for rent. How can you not charge rent! Then I don't dare to live in them."
Xue Ling rented it to others for tens of yuan a month, but she knew that Wang Qing still had to save money for surgery, and would spend a lot of money in the future.
It's not that Wang Qing doesn't want to live in her parents' house, it's just that she can't live there.
Even if my sister-in-law and brother express welcome, in the long run, my sister-in-law may not be happy.
In addition, her room has been renovated, and she can only share a small bed with her mother when she returns home. If it is winter, it will be okay, but next spring, she probably won't be able to share the same bed.
Xue Ling understood Wang Qing's concerns and did not want to cause disharmony between his brother and his family, so he might as well move away as soon as possible.
In addition, the apartment downstairs has not been occupied for half a year and cannot be kept closed all the time. The furniture and things inside may be damaged. It is better to give it to Wang Qing to live in, so that he does not have to clean it up.
So she followed suit and said, "Let's do it this way. Since you are an acquaintance, just pay the acquaintance price, which is ten yuan a month."
"Isn't it too cheap?" Aunt Wang said with a smile: "Then why are you so embarrassed? Lingling, our Ah Qing has already troubled you enough, so I'm really sorry!"
"There are conditions for being cheap." Xue Ling said with a smile: "The house must be cleaned!"
Wang Qing knew that she was not short of money, and he also understood that she was helping him. Tears flashed in his eyes, and he nodded heavily, "Okay!"
Aunt Wang was very happy and said: "Qing'er lives next to you, so I feel more at ease. Lingling, you are such a kind-hearted child."
Xue Ling chuckled and said, "We are friends and neighbors at the same time. It couldn't be better."
Wang Lan asked: "Sister Lingling, my sister is still very weak. In the next two days, my wife and I will go over to clean her apartment. You should be at home, right?"
"They should all be there." Xue Ling said warmly: "You can go directly to my place to get the key then. The beds over there are all ready-made. There are also bed sheets and bedding. They were washed and put away, and they can be used after they are dried."
"That's very convenient!" Wang Lan nodded.
Xue Ling said: "Then it's settled. I have to prepare the New Year's Eve dinner today, and I have to go back and see what I need to do. With my parents and parents-in-law here, I am busy every day. I can't be lazy anymore today."
Wang Qing let go of her hand and whispered: "I'll go see you in two days."
"Okay." Xue Ling said goodbye to them.
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At noon that day, Liu Ying cooked a large pot of millet porridge. Everyone ate porridge and steamed buns, and discussed how to arrange the New Year's Eve dinner in the evening.
Cheng Muhai couldn't help but said: "We have to ask Ahu to come and eat with us. His cooking skills are quite good. He can help with the cooking."
Liu Ying explained: "He and his mother are going to Chen Min's place to eat."
"Forget it." Cheng Muhai whispered: "Let's prepare some braised pork, some rice cakes and snacks."
Dad Xue explained: "I have already soaked the bird's nest. After cleaning it in the afternoon, I will add a little milk and rock sugar to make it a dessert."
Mother Xue added: "I also made some bacon, soaked some shark fins, and made some bone soup to boil in the afternoon. Then I will add more shredded pork, and the taste will be better."
"That thing looks very hard." Liu Ying asked, "I'm afraid it will take me an afternoon?"
"If you soak it in advance, you can just boil it for more than two hours." Xue's mother explained.
Liu Ying smiled and whispered: "When I saw that thing for the first time, I thought it was a fan, but I didn't know it was quite heavy."
"It's quite heavy." Xue's mother explained: "I asked a friend to buy it. It's not expensive. After eating it twice, it feels like a fan!"
Dad Xue said seriously: "It's just a little bigger, a little harder, and has a fishy smell than the vermicelli. There's not much difference."
"As long as it's not too expensive." Liu Ying was a little embarrassed and whispered: "I...I just know how to cook at home. I'm afraid that I won't be able to do it right and spoil the good stuff."
"It's not expensive." Xue's mother explained: "It's just a little more expensive than fans."
"That's good." Liu Ying said with a smile.
Xue's father and mother looked at each other and smiled secretly.
It was almost two o'clock when Cheng Tianyuan returned home.