Yin Ke was quite curious about Xu Ning, and he could actually make Xie Zheng so concerned.

"I said, then Xu Ning is very beautiful?"

"I'm so vulgar in your eyes?" Xie Zheng glanced at the other party sideways.

"I'm not happy if you say this, I'll tell you." Yin Ke immediately looked at him seriously, "Whoever tells you that you like good-looking is vulgarity. You are beautiful and ugly. People discriminate against ugly things. But you are better, but you discriminate against beautiful things. If so, first of all, you should discriminate against yourself."

After Yin Ke finished speaking, he felt that he should add, "...and me."

Xie Zheng held his chin and looked at Yin Ke who was complacent in front of him. Speaking of which, this kid looked really good. Brother Mo and his brothers looked like their mothers. Aunt Yin was also a beautiful and intellectual woman in the imperial capital. Her education was higher than Uncle Yin. She was a pretty academic master, a sea turtle, and she is currently working in the Academy of Social Sciences.

"I don't discriminate against you." Xie Zheng said with a smile.

"...If you don't discriminate against me, I'm already discriminating against me." Yin Ke was a little frustrated by Xie Zheng's words, "But do you really like that little girl in the country?"

"What's wrong with the little girl in the countryside?"

"Look at you, I mentioned these two words, and you were stern. I didn't say anything bad in the countryside, as for you." Yin Ke really had no bad intentions. He was a heartless person. "I'll go to play with you next summer vacation."

"You are not welcome."

"Oh, don't do this, buddy, we are my dear buddy who has been wearing pairs of pants since we were young, right?"

On the sixth day of the lunar month, the Xu family began to get busy. The night before, Liujiazhuang called Liu Yongtao and said that Liu Yongtao was going to come to visit relatives with his two children.

The old lady was preparing in the kitchen early in the morning, but Liu Yongtao was not concerned about it. The main reason was that her two young grandchildren were coming, so she must have made more delicious food for the two children.

Xu Ning also wanted to meet the younger brother and sister. I wonder how they have been doing in the past six months, whether Niu Niu went to school, and whether the Liu family treated their siblings badly. The old lady should have thought of this.

As for bringing these two children to her side, the old lady didn't think so complicated. Now they still have a father, so naturally they have to follow her. Even if Liu Yongtao finds a wife again in the future, her grandmother will not be able to interfere too much.

Wash vegetables and kill fish, cut meat and stew chicken.

Near ten o'clock, their house heard footsteps in the alley outside the kitchen, and a little girl's simple and cool voice could also be heard.

"Xiaobao, run slowly, wash your new clothes if you get dirty." Compared to when I saw Niu Niu last year, the character of this little girl has changed a lot.

The old lady shook the water stains on her hands, rubbed her hands on her apron, and ran out.

"Grandma, happy New Year." As soon as she ran to the door, Niu Niu happily called the old lady and said to Xiaobao: "Called to Grandma."

"Happy Chinese New Year grandma." Xiaobao seemed to listen to Niu Niu's words very much, asked in a proper manner, and then muttered in a low voice: "Do you have the New Year's money to buy candy?"

The old lady suddenly laughed so hard that she couldn't stop and pulled them home.

Liu Yongtao came in with his things two steps slowly, "Mom, happy New Year, are you doing well?"

"Okay, all are fine, you guys look good too." The old lady turned her head and looked at her son-in-law, "It's cold outside, hurry up and get warm."

Passing the kitchen, Niu Niu saw Xu Ning squatting at the kitchen door picking vegetables, and came to help her consciously, "Sister Ningning, happy New Year."

Xu Ning looked at the little girl in front of her with a bright eyes and a cheerful smile and smiled softly at her, "Happy New Year, Niu Niu is getting better and better."

"Hey, it's all annoying to my brother." The little girl said very popularly, "He's so naughty, my dad can't control it."

Xiaobao shook the old lady's hand away, took two steps forward, and was a little unhappy with a stern face, "Sister, how can you say bad things about me behind your back?"

"What I said in public?"

Xu Jianjun invited Liu Yongtao into the house and poured him hot water, and the two men started chatting.

After Xu Ning picked the leeks, he put them in a basin to prepare for cleaning, but was picked up by Niu Niu.

She hurriedly pushed away the little girl's hand, "You're passive, the water is cold, take Xiaobao into the house to warm up."

Niu Niu didn't care at all, and snatched it quickly, "I'm fine. I'm doing it often at home. I'll wash it. What else do I have to do?"

Hearing this, Xu Ning asked, "Are you doing well at home?"

"It's pretty good." Niu Niu didn't lie, "I'm going to school now, and I just want to do more work at home so that my dad won't be too tired, so that my dad may find me a stepmother later."

After saying that, seeing Xu Ning's somewhat surprised expression, the little girl said shyly: "It was my neighbor's aunt who told me privately."

"You are still young now, don't take everything yourself."

"I understand."

The adults in the room were having a lot of fun chatting, and the two girls in the kitchen laughed from time to time.

The old lady came over to see her before, but Xu Ning rushed back to the house and did not come out again.

When Xiaobao saw the fried food, he was so greedy that he wanted to take a few bites, but after being scolded by Niu Niu, he never dared to do so again. He moved a small stool and sat next to his sister, waiting for big eyes to look at her.

Xu Ning looked so pitiful that he found a small bowl and served two pieces of chicken for him.

"Sister, don't spoil him." Niu Niu said.

"It's nothing. Our condition is that we can only eat more meat during the New Year. Where can children not like to eat good food?"

"He is a monkey spirit." Niu Niu raised her hand and pointed her brother's forehead. Unfortunately, Xiaobao was eating happily and ignored it. "We are separated from my second uncle's house. The house is built in the middle, which is considered to be a separation. I listen to you and don't take care of some of the gossips that my second aunt said."

"Who are your grandparents living with?"

"Living with us, my dad is not good at his legs and feet, so grandma is worried." Niu Niu said: "But my dad started to be an apprentice with a carpenter in the village last year, and wanted to be a carpenter in the future. My mama said she would not make a lot of money, but it was enough for her family to have enough food and clothing."

"You two are doing well, so we will feel at ease here."

After eating two pieces of chicken, Xiaobao seemed to like Xu Ning too. Sister opened her mouth and shut up. As Niu Niu said, this stinky brat monkey spirit.

The lunch was ready soon and the two families served the table.

I made seven or eight kinds of dishes at noon, including meat and vegetables, and the portion was very large.

Xu Ning thought that when they were leaving, he would bring two fish back and then pack them two boxes of biscuits and milk candy.

Compared to the last time, Xiaobao was quite abide by the rules at the dining table, no longer catching things like before, and eating them with fangs and claws.

What he wanted to eat here? As soon as he opened his mouth, Niu Niu put it into a bowl for him. The little guy held the small bowl and ate it slowly.

But it's still not good-looking!

Her aunt looks very good, and Liu Yongtao is naturally not bad either. Why does this child choose the shortcomings of his parents?

Judging from Niu Niu's appearance, the difference is really big.

No matter how you look, you don't look like a sibling.

"Sister Ningning, what do you always watch me?" Perhaps Xu Ning's gaze was too hot, making the little guy unable to bear it.

Xu Ning blinked and smiled, "I think Xiaobao is becoming more and more sensible now."

"..." Xiaobao probably didn't expect Xu Ning to praise him, and he didn't know what to do for a moment, "I'm a man too."

Then the dining table suddenly burst into laughter.

"Yes, yes, Xiaobao is a man now. Do you know that you have to protect your sister in the future?" The old lady patted her grandson on the head, "Eat more and you will grow tall in the future."

After lunch, Niu Niu helped Xu Ning clean up the dishes and came to her room to prepare for a while.

Xu Ning found four boxes, two boxes of biscuits and two boxes of big white rabbits from the kang table.

"Take it back before leaving, or do you stay here for a while?"

"My mama said that it was not allowed to live outside during the New Year. If you want to live, you can wait for the summer vacation." Niu Niu did not refuse the things Xu Ning gave, "Sister, I'm here to play with you during the summer vacation."

"Okay, I'll wait for you."

Xiaobao is four years old this year and just turned three years old. He ate a little too much at noon and now he looks drowsy.

Xu Ning took the little guy to grandma's house. Her room was quite cold and she was worried that he would catch a cold while sleeping.

At three o'clock in the afternoon, Liu Yongtao picked up his son and took Niu Niu home.

Before leaving, the old lady brought them a lot of sausages, six kilograms of pork, two big carp, and biscuits and milk candy given by Xu Ning, which sent the person away heavily.

Liu Yongtao's expression was quite surprised at that time. These were all good things. His mother-in-law was so willing to do so. He was not the kind of person who was vicious and ungrateful. He was naturally very grateful.

Now that Xu Chunmei is gone, he is the only labor force left at home. Although he is learning carpentry work with the old carpenter in the village, he can't get a teacher for less than three or two years. Life at home is not easy. Fortunately, my daughter is sensible, otherwise she wouldn't be able to live this life.

He also knew that his brother-in-law had been promoted and was still young now. He couldn't say that he could still move forward in the future. He would not do anything for himself, even for the sake of his two children, he had to pull them up.

As for the wife, let’s talk about it when the child grows up.

After the Xu family returned, there were no relatives, and they and their aunt never walked around for many years.

When he was free, Xu Ning would read books and do exercises all day long, and practice a few pages of words every day to try to make his words look better.

Day after day, Grandpa Jiang brought Xie Zheng back.

After returning home, Xie Zheng put down his things and came to Xu Ning's house, and stuffed her everything she brought back from the imperial capital.

"So much?" Xu Ning was surprised.

"It's nothing valuable, I can't bring anything to eat. I bought you a pair of shoes and scarves, ginger candy, and two cans of oximilate."

"...Thank you, Brother Zheng." Xu Ning was quite moved. Xie Zheng is really a good boy.

Xie Zheng didn't know Xu Ning's ideological activities, otherwise he would have to vomit blood. "How is the review?"

"It's pretty good. I have previewed all the new knowledge after school starts in advance and took notes. Brother Zheng will help me see it later?"

"Okay, bring it."

"It's not too late tomorrow. You've been taking the bus for two days and have a rest for one night."
To be continued...