xymnovel Chapter 49 The next meal ticket has been booked!
Chapter 49 The next meal ticket has been booked!
Chapter 49 The next meal ticket has been booked!
Mom leaned back in her chair, her shopping list growing longer and longer: "—Little Si's pajamas, toothbrush, comb, slippers—oh right, I also need to buy some milk for Little Si to drink, to supplement his calcium!"
She suddenly remembered the contents of the test report and added, "You don't need to buy vegetables. Your aunt has plenty in her yard."
"Okay, whatever you say. We'll go to the supermarket in town tomorrow." Dad replied, glancing at Mom's serious profile in the rearview mirror, a smile playing on his lips.
Lu Chen looked down at Si Zi, who was fast asleep in his arms.
The little one was sleeping soundly, his long eyelashes casting small shadows under his eyes, and his rosy cheeks rising and falling gently with his breath, like a docile kitten.
He carefully adjusted his position to make her more comfortable, and gently brushed his fingers through the soft wisps of hair on her forehead.
Thinking of the bottle of colorful calcium tablets, he whispered to his mother, "Mom, starting tomorrow, Sizi needs to take his medicine on time. I'll set an alarm to remind him."
"Yes, I know." Mom nodded, took the white medicine bottle out of her bag again, and carefully looked at the instructions on the bottle by the light coming in from the window. "Take it after meals, once a day—it's all colorful, the little one should like it, right? Don't let him sneak it like candy." Her tone was tinged with worry, mixed with admiration for the convenience of modern medicine.
"Don't worry, Mom, I'm watching," Lu Chen assured her. "It's a sweet pill, so it shouldn't be hard to coax her into taking it. When we get home, I'll get her a little pillbox specifically for this."
"You're so thoughtful." Mom gave her son a satisfied look and carefully put the medicine bottle away.
Her gaze fell on Sizi's peaceful sleeping face, her eyes so tender they could melt water. "This little thing must be exhausted from playing today, sleeping so soundly. Tomorrow when we get to Auntie's, she'll probably be running wild again."
"Of course, Auntie's yard is big enough for her to run around in," Dad chimed in. "Your sister must have prepared some good food for her too, besides the eggplant and chili you ordered, there might be some snacks as well."
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"That's great!" Mom's eyes lit up, then she remembered something, "Hey, Lao Lu, do you think my sister will complain that I ordered too much food? She was so busy drooling on the phone—"
"You only remembered now?" Old Lu couldn't help but laugh. "Don't you know your sister's temper? She'd love for you to go! She's happy when you order the food, which means she's a good cook and someone cares about her. Besides, we're taking Xiao Sizi, she knows what's good for her."
"That's true." Li Qiu felt relieved, and an expectant smile returned to her face. "Just think about the taste of those tiger-skin peppers, and the crispiness of freshly fried eggplant fritters—tsk, I'm in for a treat tomorrow at noon."
As the sun set and they arrived at the hotel, Lu Chen carefully carried Xiao Sizi out of the car, and her mother wrapped Xiao Sizi in her coat beforehand.
Upon arriving at the hotel, the family settled down to rest.
Mom opened the "Lu Family" group chat again.
Whoosh! Several people suddenly came up.
"Hey! Sister-in-law! You're off work? Getting ready to make dinner?" Mom quickly greeted Aunt.
"Yes, I just got off work. Are you at the hotel?" Auntie asked while rinsing rice.
"Yes, we'll be back tomorrow. Everything's fine. We'll be home tomorrow afternoon."
"Oh, why are you back so early? You didn't stay in Xiangcheng for a couple more days before going all that way." Third Grandma came online.
"I wanted to come back later, but Lu Cheng wouldn't allow it. He can't let go of his own business," Mom replied.
"Lu Cheng is a man of great ambitions, unlike my eldest brother, who only cares about teaching. Lu Lin, what are we having for dinner tonight?" Auntie glanced at Uncle.
"Anything is fine with me," the eldest uncle replied from the hall.
"Asking is the same as not asking at all." Aunt glanced outside.
Third Grandma chimed in, "Look how good my eldest nephew's temper is! Where can you find such a good person?"
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Aunt sighed, "He has such a good temper, I have to worry about everything."
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Mom leaned closer: "That's still better than my family. My Lu Cheng bosses me around in everything, treating me like I don't know anything."
"Alright, alright, my two nephews are both very good, much better than their uncle. His uncle can't do anything but farm," the third grandmother quickly advised.
"My third uncle is a master farmer, an expert."
"Number one in the whole village. Makes a lot of money."
My mother and aunt both chimed in.
"By the way, let's see where the baby is. Why is there no sound?"
"Look how lively she is in the photo! And she's so pretty! There's no child as good as her in the whole village!"
Third Grandmother and Eldest Aunt were busy making arrangements.
It turns out that Mom had already posted photos and videos of Xiao Sizi on her WeChat Moments.
"Let me see my little niece," the uncle said, also coming over.
"Lu Changyou, come and see the children too!" Third Grandma called to Third Grandpa.
"Your second aunt doesn't do anything anymore," the third grandmother muttered.
"Little sister!"
"Grandma, let me see too!"
Two more little heads squeezed up.
"You two little rascals! Now you have a little sister!" Third Grandma patted the two boys.
"Yes, it's not easy. Our Lu family has just had a daughter!" Auntie chuckled.
"Third Grandma, Eldest Aunt, Second Aunt!"
"mom!"
A group of older brothers arrived.
"Look, Little Si is sleeping inside." Mom looked at the bed over there.
"Oh, let's keep it down."
"Why is the child asleep so early?" Second Grandma came in. "I just went to grind some soybeans. You wouldn't believe it, I brought this from my parents' house—an old stone mill. We make soybeans tonight, add some bok choy, and serve it with sorghum rice—it's absolutely delicious!"
"Oh? Second Aunt, you brought the old stone mill?" Mom and Auntie exclaimed in surprise. "We want to grind soybeans for soy milk too!"
"I'll grind it out tomorrow too!" Third Grandma decided.
"Oh, right! Lu Cheng's wife, bring Xiao Sizi to my house for dinner tomorrow!"
"Third Aunt, are you only inviting a few of them?" the eldest aunt said coquettishly.
"I invited Xiao Sizi, and the adults are just taking advantage of the situation. If you want to come, that's fine too, but help me cook! Let's make lots of good food!" Third Grandma gave the order.
"Alright, alright, my husband and I will go too, let's all have some fun together!" Second Grandma laughed heartily.
"We want to go home too!"
"But it's not May Day yet!"
The uncles, aunts, and brothers on the screen all got anxious and hungry.
Third Grandma, the matriarch, spoke up: "You lot, don't worry! We'll make you something delicious as soon as you get back! But you aunts, uncles, and brothers, you'd better prepare gifts for Little Sizi, don't say I didn't remind you."
"understood."
The family gathering ended amidst laughter and chatter.
Suddenly, the little girl opened her eyes and asked, "Brother, where is this?"
"Little guy, this is a hotel," Lu Chen helped the little guy up. "A lot of family members wanted to see you just now, but you were asleep. However, you will be able to see them tomorrow."
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