marriage is natural

Chapter 20

After eating a sumptuous lunch comparable to a celebration banquet, the names of several people were changed from "boss" to "old uncle" one by one.Zhao Shirong, slightly drunk, patted He Wei's small shoulder vigorously, hiccupped and said: "Xiaohe, er, if you need help next time, just ask me, er, your old Uncle Zhao Although I'm bankrupt, I still have a lot of contacts, uh, you don't have to, uh, don't be polite to me..."

He Wei's small body almost fell apart when he photographed it. In the end, Tao Defu came out and asked the two guys to put Zhao Shirong into the car and take him home.

He Wei followed Tao Defu back to Yuxiu Pavilion, and the other embroidery workers and clerks went to perform their duties. Since she just came to the store and there was no work assigned to her, she followed Tao Defu to his office cheekily and rubbed against him. Good tea to drink.

Tao Defu was also generous to her. He directly took out the top-quality Pu'er that he had collected for many years, brewed it, poured her a cup, and casually said that Boss Yuan wanted a statue of Guanyin. He didn't say that anyone asked her to embroider it by name, but : "Zhao Furong and Yu Yajun, because they have been embroidering in the shop, they have a lot of work on hand. Boss Yuan's matter came out of nowhere. Speaking of it, it was also my friend, and it was entrusted by my friend. Naturally, I wanted to give it to him. His best, your embroidery skills, are better than both of them, if you feel good about it, I will entrust you with the Guanyin statue."

He Wei was very happy to have business on the first day of work, and hurriedly said: "It's fine, Uncle Tao, you can look at the arrangement. There is just something I want to discuss with you."

What He Wei wanted to ask was whether she could take her embroidery work home to do.Except for weekends, she has to go to class during the day, and she has to stay after school in the evening to exercise, so she has no time to come to Yuxiu Pavilion.And since it is hidden from the family, it is not always good to go out on weekends.In case of being asked, she should have a headache and find excuses again.

"This is no problem." Tao Defu agreed immediately, "Just be careful not to stain the embroidery, but I think you must understand this."

He Wei nodded, seeing that the problem was solved, she sipped the good tea in her cup comfortably.

Since he wanted to take it home to embroider, Tao Defu called Zhou An and asked him to sort out all the needles, threads and fabrics that the Guanyin statue might need, and put them in a non-woven bag so that He Wei could take them back.

After two cups of good tea, He Wei was too embarrassed to continue rubbing on. Before leaving, she said to Tao Defu: "Uncle Tao, I gave this Guanyin statue to the store, so don't count the money on me." .”

Tao Defu was surprised when he heard it: "Xiaohe, you are..."

"You and Yuxiu Pavilion have taken such good care of me. I was thinking of embroidering something to give to the store. Since there are customers who want the statue of Guanyin, it will save me from having to embroider another sample. Uncle Tao won't let me repair the embroidery screen. I'm polite, and in the same way, Uncle Tao, please don't be polite with me on this matter, it's settled like this. I will take the things away, and if there are any other problems, I will come to the store again."

After finishing speaking, He Wei shook the non-woven bag in her hand towards Tao Defu, turned around and left the gate of Yuxiu Pavilion.

"Hey! This girl..."

Tao Defu was stunned when he heard this, he felt sorry later, how could he see He Wei?Can't help laughing: "This little girl is interesting, don't look at her young age, she definitely has a way of dealing with people and things!"

After He Wei brought her embroidery work home, of course she didn't dare to do it in front of her family. She just put it in the evening and embroidered for an hour before doing yoga.If the time is too long, it may affect vision.

He Xidong has to go out of the stall after dinner, and basically won't come back before eleven o'clock, unless it's raining.

He Wei usually watches prime-time local soap operas with He Mu, and after 08:30, she consciously gets up to take a shower.After washing up, I returned to my cubicle, took off my school uniform, put on the cotton pajamas made by Hemu, practiced yoga for a while, and then went to sleep.The schedule of work and rest is comparable to that of an elderly lady.

Now that she has embroidery work, her routine has changed slightly.

After He Xidong went out, she also talked to her parents, then nestled back into her room, and carefully fastened the latch.

He's father and mother thought she was studying. After all, after entering junior high school, her remarkable progress was obvious to all. They consciously played lightly and tried not to disturb her.

When He Xidong came back, she had basically finished yoga and went to bed and fell asleep.

Such a regular day passed by the end of the month in a flash.

Avalokitesvara's hand-embroidered picture has also been completed by one-third.

On November [-]rd and [-]th, the school organized an autumn outing.

There is an unwritten practice in Mingjiang Middle School, that is, every third year of junior high school students can organize a two-day tour to collect folk songs.However, in order to ensure the safety of students, all teachers of the whole grade must be assigned to each class to accompany them.

Thanks to the third-year students, the first-year and second-year students can take a day off on the fourth day after finishing the autumn outing on the third day.

And He Wei, who didn't participate in the autumn outing, had two extra days off out of thin air.

He Xidong had been asking her a few days earlier if she wanted to go somewhere to play, and he took her there.

He Wei hesitated.

She wanted to go out for a walk. After transmigrating into this world, she hadn't been out much before, and she just shuttled from unfamiliar to familiar in a few streets and alleys.

But she wanted to seize the time to finish the embroidery of the Avalokitesvara in hand, and she was struggling. He's father's hometown sent someone to come to the furniture factory to look for them. Grandma is celebrating her birthday this year, so she asked the whole family to go back for birthday dinner.

The older generation always celebrated their birthdays according to the lunar calendar. Grandma He’s birthday on the lunar calendar is the first day of October, which happens to be November [-]th in this year’s Gregorian calendar.

have to!Now there is no need to worry about it, the whole family will go back to their hometown in Hejiabu.

Although Hejiabu is also part of Daqing City, it is still a bit far away from Qingshi. It takes at least an hour and a half to take a minibus, not including the bus ride after getting on and off the minibus.

Therefore, for the birthday meal at noon on November [-]th, the family had to go there at noon on the [-]rd at the latest.As a child, it's not good to be like ordinary relatives, just stepping on the meal time, you have to help with some work in advance, right?
"But isn't grandma only 67 this year? Why is she having a big birthday?" He Xidong was puzzled.

Hemu said with a weary look: "It is said that since this year, your grandma has been sore here and there, and you always think that you will not be able to live until the age of 70. Your uncles simply obeyed her wishes and gave her a big birthday this year." ..."

"This is too ridiculous!" He Xidong's eyes widened in disbelief: "Is there anyone else who curses himself like that? What if this is 70 years old? Do we have to do it again?"

"It's been done in advance, why do you have to do it again?" He Mu was puzzled.

He Xidong shrugged: "I'm so happy!! I thought I couldn't make it, but now we make it, shouldn't we have a big celebration?"

He Wei couldn't help but burst into a "puchi" laugh, causing He's father to stare at the siblings.

"Why are you staring at the children? Dongzi's words are not unreasonable. Maybe your mother thinks so..." Hemu answered angrily, and finally asked: "How much gift money do you think is appropriate for our family?"

It's no wonder Mother He asked such a question, it's because Father He's position in Lao He's family is a bit embarrassing.Although it was Grandma He's own son, Grandma He had given birth to three sons in five consecutive years, and she didn't love her little son who hurt her all night during childbirth.

When Father He was 13 years old, he came to the city to learn crafts with Grandpa He's cousin, who had no children and no daughters, so he treated him like an adopted son.At that time, the life of Lao He's family was indeed difficult. Grandma He neither explicitly agreed with this, nor said she opposed it, and even accepted the adoption gift from the other party. a fact.

Unexpectedly, less than three years after He's father came to the city, his uncle who treated him like his own son died of lung cancer, and his aunt who was too sad also followed him in less than half a year.At that time, he had learned woodwork as a teacher, and after his uncle asked for help, he entered the furniture factory known as the "iron rice bowl" at that time.

After finishing the affairs of Uncle Tang and Aunt Tang, Grandpa He and Grandma He brought him back home, saying that he would still belong to Lao He's family in the future, so don't say anything about adoptiveness or not.In this way, Father He returned to the He family after three years away from home, but he always felt that there was an extra layer of estrangement.

In addition, the two older brothers from my hometown went to sea in the early years to do business, and they were the first group in the village to make a fortune. When they got together, they always thought he was poor. There will always be an opportunity to be ridiculed.Gradually, the family went back less frequently, and now they go back to visit the grave and pay New Year's greetings with some rituals on Qingming and New Year's Eve.

"Just follow the trend." Father He raised his head after being silent for a moment.

"The last time my father-in-law was celebrating his birthday, I gave away 660 yuan with the big flow in the village. I still remember clearly what your elder brother and sister-in-law said.

He Mu twitched the corners of her lips mockingly, got up and went into the kitchen to make dinner.

He Wei was afraid that He Mu would secretly wipe her tears behind their backs, so she hurried in to help.

Said it was helping, but it was nothing more than washing a few cabbage plants.He Mu would never let her touch the cutting board, why?There is a kitchen knife on the cutting board.

"Mom, Dad said just follow the trend and don't care what other people do so much. Anyway, it's just a meal, and I'll come back after eating. It has nothing to do with us, and we don't ask them for anything. .”

He Wei persuaded Hemu while washing vegetables.

Mother He is picking up marinated pomfret from the salt tank. Father He bought it from an acquaintance when he passed by the fishing ground yesterday when he came back from the pier. In addition to the big pomfret that weighs a catty, there are also two swimming crabs. After steaming in the evening, the whole family ate it separately.

Since He Wei was discharged from the hospital, the couple began to pay attention to their diet.Saving is saving, and I dare not let go of what should be made up for the two children.After all, it is the growth and development period. If you really suffer from malnutrition, anemia and calcium deficiency diseases, you will not only be able to solve the problem with a few fish and a few pieces of meat if you want to raise them back in the future.

Hearing what her daughter said, Hemu's actions paused, yes, it's just going to have a meal, no matter what they do so much!Quan Dang went to a restaurant and ate a big meal at his own expense, but it was just a bit far away.

Thinking about it this way, He Mu's mood improved a lot, and she said while steaming the fish in a pot, "You are very forgetful. Last time, He Meiqin bullied you to the point of crying, and when she came back, she said that she would never go to Hejiabu again. Forget it soon?"

He Wei's face was embarrassed, and she didn't dare to say any more.

(End of this chapter)