In the next few days, the four old people went to the development zone to play mahjong and eat grilled fish and lamb every day. The entertainment programs were always rich.
Ahu and Cheng Tianfang were responsible for taking care of Xiao Ranran, taking care of the three meals a day, and going out to play with their uncles and aunts the rest of the time.
Ah Hu had no experience in taking care of children, and so did Cheng Tianfang. When he saw that Xiao Ranran was tired and sweating from playing, he took off his coat. Later, the little guy fell asleep on Ah Hu's back and did not put his coat back on, so he accidentally got cold.
Got a cold.
Cheng Tianfang was scolded a lot by Liu Ying, saying that she didn't pay enough attention to small details.
"Mom, I know I was wrong. I...I was just careless. I forgot to help Xiao Ranran put her coat back on."
Ah Hu laughed and apologized, "Godmother, I was also at fault. I was too busy taking him to play and didn't take good care of him. It's my fault. Don't blame Ah Fang. My uncle couldn't do a good job. Ah Fang is old.
If you’re young, you won’t understand even more.”
"Okay, okay." Xue Ling hurriedly came over to smooth things over and said with a smile: "I just caught a little cold. I gave him a pack of granules. The fever has gone away and he is sleeping peacefully. You are not parents yet, so of course
I have no experience in raising children. I have been a mother for more than a year, haven’t I learned little by little? It doesn’t matter.”
After hearing this, Ah Hu smiled heartily.
"I'll be careful next time!"
Cheng Tianfang's eyes were red and he whispered: "Fortunately, Xiao Ranran is fine, otherwise...otherwise I would have to scold myself!"
"Mom already scolded you, isn't it enough?" Xue Ling said funnyly: "We adults will catch a cold if we are not careful, let alone children. We all grew up eating whole grains, so how can we not get sick? Don't
Blame yourself, Xiao Ranran will have to rely on your aunt to help take care of her from now on!"
Cheng Tianfang burst into tears and laughed: "...Okay!"
Liu Ying felt heartbroken and murmured: "Is my good grandson okay?"
"It's okay, I'm asleep!" Xue Ling said warmly: "Don't worry, go and have a rest."
Liu Ying laughed and explained: "I'm not tired at all. I either eat, drink, or play mahjong every day. It's so fun!"
Mother Xue narrowed her eyes and smiled happily, "The New Year has passed in a blink of an eye, and tomorrow is the Lantern Festival. We have to go back after the Lantern Festival."
"Haitang, don't be in a hurry!" Liu Ying said with a smile, "Just a few more days."
"It won't work anymore." Dad Xue explained with a smile: "The workers in the factory have gone back one after another, and we have to prepare to start work."
Mother Xue asked: "Ayuan, have you booked the plane tickets for us?"
Cheng Tianyuan replied: "After my dad told me the day before yesterday, I turned around and called to ask. It was one shift the past few days, and it was still one shift before and after the Lantern Festival. There are tickets for sixteenth, sixteenth and seventeenth, and the flight will be at 11 o'clock in the morning.
Arrive at the Imperial Capital around one o'clock in the afternoon."
"Then what day did you book?" Xue's father asked.
Cheng Tianyuan replied: "I booked the flight on the morning of the 17th day of the lunar calendar."
"Okay." Mother Xue couldn't help but ask: "Then we set off very early, will it be inconvenient then?"
"No way!" Xue Ling said with a smile: "We have a car at home, so we can leave at any time we want. We drive to the provincial capital airport. If we go quickly, we can get there in more than two hours. We will leave at around six o'clock.
Drive slowly, it won't be more than ten o'clock when you get there. Check your luggage and wait for the flight more than half an hour in advance, that's enough."
"It's better to go a little earlier." Father Xue said warmly: "Planes always have to be boarded in advance, so it's better to leave at six o'clock."
"No problem." Cheng Tianyuan suggested: "Maybe we can drive there slowly at 16:00, take a stroll around the provincial capital, and slowly set off for the airport the next morning. What do you think?"
"Okay!" Xue Ling said: "It just so happens that Ahu is going to open a store, and I also want to take a look. Let's go there together."
Ahu laughed and said, "There are many places to buy things in the provincial capital!"
Cheng Tianyuan thought for a while and said, "Then let's set off on the morning of the 16th."
"Okay, then it's decided." Father Xue nodded.
Mother Xue looked at Cheng Muhai and his wife and asked, "How about you go to the provincial capital to have some fun together?"
Cheng Muhai smiled bitterly: "I thought so too, but the store in the development zone will open on the morning of the 16th. This store cannot be opened without people, so I can't leave."
Liu Ying pointed to Xiao Ranran in the room and whispered: "I have to help them take care of Xiao Ranran. The child is sick and it is difficult to take him out. The weather is now sunny and cold, so it is better to stay at home."
"Okay then!" Father Xue said, "Then let's pack our luggage and go back after the Lantern Festival."
Cheng Muhai was very reluctant and chuckled: "Come here if you have time."
Dad Xue smiled and said: "You should also go to the imperial capital for a walk. When the summer vacation comes, you and A Fang can go north together!"
"We'll talk about it then." Cheng Muhai smiled and narrowed his eyes.
Mother Xue said warmly: "When Ling Ling is in confinement and so on, we will arrange the manpower then. We must let her have a good confinement, and we must also take good care of Xiao Ranran and Erbao."
"Okay, we will make arrangements then." Xue Ling said.
The next day is the Lantern Festival, and Ahu Mom told everyone early not to prepare too many things, because she and Chen Lan want to make some traditional Rongcheng snacks.
At noon that day, Ahu brought five or six kinds of snacks, each of which was rich, and there were also big plump and smooth glutinous rice balls.
Liu Ying cooked glutinous rice balls and everyone had a bowl.
Xue Ling was originally afraid of being tired of it, but after taking a bite, she immediately fell in love with the rich and fragrant sesame flavor.
“It’s delicious, I want more!”
So she ate a whole bowl.
When Cheng Tianyuan came back from the store, he also ate half a bowl.
Although Xiao Ranran no longer had a fever, he was still not in good spirits. Xue Ling fed him millet porridge and did not dare to let him eat glutinous rice balls that were too sweet.
"There are still several bowls in the pot." Liu Ying said, "You all should eat it!"
Xue Ling thought of Wang Qing downstairs and said, "I'll serve a big bowl to Wang Qing."
She brought it to Wang Qing, who happened to have just come back from get off work.
Today was the Lantern Festival, and the newspaper office had a half-day holiday as usual. She had lunch at her workplace, then said goodbye to her colleagues and rode back to the community.
"The dessert after the meal is good!" Xue Ling handed the bowl to her and said with a smile: "Eat it while it's hot!"
Wang Qing thanked him and ate one.
"Hmm! It's delicious! The sesame flavor - it's so delicious!"
Xue Ling chuckled and explained: "Aunt Ahu is very good at making snacks! Chen Lan has done her best, and her cooking is almost perfect. They often make snacks. If you like it, I will bring you some next time."
"How can you be so embarrassed!" Wang Qing whispered: "You can just eat the kindness I gave you. It's good enough for me to take advantage of it. Is Aunt Ahu the mother of brother Ahu?"
"Yes! It's his mother!" Xue Ling explained: "She was young and widowed, and she raised Ah Hu by herself. However, her temperament is very bold and heroic, and Ah Hu is simply a replica of her. She looks tall and thin, and works hard
But he is a thief, quick at work, and capable of everything."
Wang Qing laughed, "They say a tiger father has no dogs, but their mother and son have a tiger mother who has no dogs."
"Yes." Xue Ling nodded in agreement: "They are typical tiger mothers without dogs. Ahu is going to open a store in the provincial capital tomorrow. He is very familiar with the provincial capital now. My parents are also going back to the imperial capital tomorrow.
Let’s go to the provincial capital together.”
Wang Qing's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he couldn't help but ask: "Well... Lingling, can you help me find out... which hospital is the best for gallbladder stone surgery?"
"No problem." Xue Ling readily agreed: "I will definitely ask for you."