When the pears are green

After Xia Lin followed Song Yue to the room, she said to Song Li gratefully, "Little Li, thank you for your help." Song Li smiled and whispered, "Sister-in-law, Xiaoyou is very cute, I like him too, we are all family, there is no trouble."

After hearing this, Xia Lin said with even more gratitude: "Sister, you guys go eat, I'll stay here and watch him."

Song Li looked at the sleeping little Zhang You and said, "Sister-in-law, let's go together. You have been busy for a long time and walked such a long way. If you don't eat, how can you have the energy to walk back?"

Xia Lin waved her hand and said, "Sister, it's okay. Dad borrowed a bullock cart yesterday, and we came here by car. It's not hard."

Looking at the stubborn Xia Lin, Song Li sighed and said, "Sister-in-law, Xiaoyou won't wake up for a while, let's go. If you don't go, what if no one remembers to save food for Xiaoyou?"

Song Yue was also trying to persuade Xia Lin. After hesitating for a while, Xia Lin said, "Okay, I'll listen to you."

After hearing this, Song Li asked Song Yue to take Xia Lin to the kitchen first. She left the door open when she left, so that she could hear the noises here at any time in the kitchen, and the room would be cooler.

When Song Li just walked to the door, Jiang was pulling Jiang Qingzhou to the main hall. As they walked, Jiang smiled and said, "Da Hu, you can't eat here today. Auntie will take you to find your uncle."

Jiang Qingzhou happened to see Song Li coming from the opposite side. He smiled at Song Li, then followed Jiang to the main hall.

When Zhang saw Song Li coming in, she asked her to tidy up the table in the kitchen. Zhang served all the food and asked Song Yue and Song Xing to start serving the food to the main room.

Soon, Jiang came back with Song Xing and Song Yue. Seeing that Xia Lin was alone, Jiang asked, "Xia Lin, where is Xiao You?" Xia Lin lowered her head and replied, "Mother, Xiao You is asleep. Sister Xiao Li put him in her room."

After hearing this, Jiang said to Zhang: "Sister, you have raised a good daughter. If Ruyi can be half as sensible as Xiaoli, I will feel relieved."

After hearing this, Zhang said quickly, "Sister-in-law, Ruyi is also a good child. The children have been busy for a long time, let them eat quickly. Xiaoli, bring stools for your sister-in-law and Ruyi. Xiaoyue, come and get chopsticks for your aunt. Erhu and Ping'an, don't stand, sit down quickly. Especially Erhu, this is the first time to eat here, don't be polite, just treat this as your own home."

Zhang spoke a lot like firecrackers, and everyone sat down. Zhang hurriedly asked Jiang to pick up some food. Zhang never set too many rules for Song Li and the others. After Zhang and Jiang picked up some food, the younger generations started eating.

Xia Lin picked up some vegetables and ate some steamed bread very timidly. When Zhang saw this, she smiled and put some meat into Xia Lin's bowl. She smiled and said, "Xiao Lin, don't be polite to me. Although I seldom go back, I know that Jixiang still loves you very much. If you don't have enough to eat at my house, I will lose face in front of Jixiang."

Zhang's words successfully dispelled Jiang's unhappy expression. Xia Lin smiled and thanked Zhang, then became much more natural.

After taking a bite of the rice, Song Li said to Zhang and the others, "Mother, sister-in-law, let me pick up some food for Xiaoyou."

Jiang said hurriedly, "No need, just leave him some vegetable scraps, children don't eat much."

Zhang looked at Xia Lin and Jiang and said, "Sister-in-law, Xiaoyou is the lifeblood of our family, how can he eat the vegetable scraps! Children don't eat much, so just a little bit will be enough. Xiaoli, pick some for Xiaoyou and put it away. It's hot now, so you can eat it when he wakes up, and it won't be cold."

Jiang didn't say anything else. Song Li picked up two pieces of meat with alternating fat and lean meat, some vegetables, took out half a steamed bun from the steamed bun basket and placed it on top of the vegetables, then filled half a bowl of porridge and placed it on the stove, covering it with a small wooden basin.

Xia Lin looked at Song Li gratefully, and Song Li smiled and sat down.

The meal was quickly finished. Zhang asked Song Li and Song Yue to clean up the kitchen while she went to the main room to talk with Jiang.

In fact, Jiang was not a very demanding person, but she did not treat Xia Lin as much as she treated Ruyi. Xia Lin was a little introverted and did not say nice things to please Jiang. Fortunately, Zhang Jixiang still loved and understood her, so her life in the Zhang family was okay.

After Zhang and Jiang left, Song Li asked Song Yue to take her cousin's wife to the room to look after little Zhang You. Ruyi was a guest, so she couldn't be asked to work, so Song Li asked her to go out and play with Song Xing and the others.

After everyone left, Song Li began to clean up the kitchen. After a while, she heard footsteps and looked back, only to see Jiang Qingzhou standing at the kitchen door with a red face and a smell of alcohol around him.