The Northern Stories of Chef Lao Tan

Chapter 308
This Spring Festival Zhou Xiaomei, Zhou Xiaomei's parents and children spent with Cao Jiadong's family of three.

The reason for living together is very simple. The three children are willing to be together and cannot be separated.Zhou Xiaomei's parents deliberately asked their daughter to get in touch with Cao Jiadong, and proposed that the two families celebrate the New Year together.

Zhou Xiaomei knew what her parents were thinking and didn't object.Cao Jiadong was a little embarrassed, but the two children agreed, so they agreed.

There are seven people in the two families, and it is very lively.

Thirty is the first day of the new year, and the New Year's greetings are ushered in at noon.

It was none other than the Yanhua couple and Zhang Yu's family of three who were celebrating the New Year in Hohhot. The four families were having fun together until four o'clock in the afternoon.

After the guests left, Cao Jiadong took Xiaojun home, Xiaoying and Xiaolong were in love, and did not leave.

Zhou Xiaomei and her mother cleaned up the house and sat on the sofa to rest.

"Your boss and his wife don't have any children?" the old lady asked, referring to Yanhua.

"No." Zhou Xiaomei replied.

"Is it infertility or something?"

"Can bear children, but has never been."

"That's weird, why haven't you been able to have children?" The old lady was a little curious.

Zhou Xiaomei said: "I didn't see how old they are, the female is 45, the male is 55, what else do you need?"

"Women who are 45 years old can also have children. If they have the conditions, they can give birth to one. It's not that they can't afford to support them. If they are not old enough, they can't do without anyone around them." The old lady said.

"——" Zhou Xiaomei didn't say a word, knowing that her mother could chat for a long time if she followed the conversation. She was very tired today and wanted to go to bed early.

"Your father is asleep. He drank a lot today." The old lady said.

"Well—Mom, you are not tired, go to bed early when you are tired."

"It's time to rest—whether you're tired or not, it's just that there are so many people——"

"Don't you like excitement?"

"It can't be lively all the time—Xiaojun, what are you talking about going home with his dad?" The old lady was a little annoyed that Xiaojun would leave. This kid is sensible and can help with a lot of work if he is around.

"He saw his father drinking, so he went back to be with him." Zhou Xiaomei said.

"The older ones are sensible, but the two younger ones are not good enough. They know how to play every day, eat enough after playing, and sleep when they are full." Although the old lady criticized the younger ones exaggeratedly, the expression on her face was unmistakable. It's 100% doting.

Zhou Xiaomei laughed.

"I think you and Xiao Cao are very good. If you two become our family, it will be very lively. Three children, your father is not at home, so I can just have the three of them accompany me. Xiao Cao commutes normally, takes care of the family, and you can rest assured outside , so as not to worry about this and that." The old lady said.

"Mom, let's not talk about whether this will work." Zhou Xiaomei said, "I don't have any feelings for him at all. Even if we get together, we have to take it easy. Don't worry."

"I'm not in a hurry. If you want to do whatever you want, you can't control it, and you don't care. You don't have that leisurely mind." The old lady was stubborn and refused to admit that she was anxious.

Zhou Xiaomei yawned and was about to get up and go back to the house.

"Didn't you call your uncle for New Year's greetings?" the old lady asked.

"Send a message." Zhou Xiaomei said.

"Lazy, what a waste of effort to make a phone call—I can't understand this."

Zhou Xiaomei went back to the house, lying on the bed, thinking that she should call Lao Tan and ask him when he will go to Beijing. He planned to go to Beijing after the new year.

After the phone call, my heart was a little heavy. Although Lao Tan didn't say anything, I thought that I was angry with my aunt, otherwise it would be impossible to celebrate the New Year at home by myself.Also, he said that he would not be able to leave until the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, and Zhi Kuo committed a crime and was in the middle of a bottle.

She had seen the scene when Lao Tan suffered from bronchiectasis and vomited blood, although it was fatal, it was scary.

This is far away, so why not go and see if you are close.Muttering in her heart, she picked up her phone and called Zhang Li.

After talking on the phone with Zhang Li, I feel relieved, and there is no need to worry if she takes care of her.

When it was dark, a large number of red lanterns were lit up, decorating the night warmly and peacefully.

From time to time, there were a few crisp firecrackers, adding to the atmosphere of the New Year.

In Hohhot, the square in front of the Guanyin Temple was full of voices, and the air was filled with a strong scent of incense.

The number of people who came to pray for blessings has not stopped from morning to now, and there are more people after nightfall.There are men and women, old and young, families, friends, parents with children, children with the elderly, and of course, lovers in pairs——
Those who set up stalls selling incense and burning paper were smiling from morning to night—the ones who made money were smiling.

Even the candied haws sellers forgot about the cold. When it got dark, they set up lanterns and continued to take out candied haws with their heads lowered without shouting, and then put the money into the money box with a smile.

Compared with the hustle and bustle outside, the northernmost meditation room in the temple is very quiet.The light was on inside, and the great virtue who was meditating slowly opened his eyes, moved his eyeballs, stretched out his legs and got off the kang, came to the enshrined Buddha, and lit incense.

The incense is high-quality sandalwood, which refreshes the mind and makes people involuntarily clean.

At this time, a disciple knocked on the door and came in, holding a string of bracelets in his hand, and told Dade that a female pilgrim wanted to see him.

Dade looked at the bracelet, which was given to Lao Tan by him.

He nodded, the disciple went out, and brought a woman in after a while.

The woman is Yanhua, who came to Hohhot to celebrate the New Year with the wish to see Dade.Knowing that he couldn't see her at all, he told Lao Tan, and Lao Tan gave her the bracelet given by Dade, saying that Dade would definitely see her when he saw the bracelet.

Yanhua clasped her palms together to salute, and Dade returned the salute.

"Sit." Dade said to Yanhua, pointing to the chair in front of the desk.

Yanhua sat down, and Dade sat cross-legged on the kang.

"I'm Lao Tan's friend, and I'm eager to have a son, but I haven't been able to—" Yanhua said.

"Mother and child are predestined relationship, practice in previous life and get together in this life. Seeing that you are not a childless person, you should have had it long ago." Dade said.

Yanhua's heart trembled, she couldn't help feeling sad, and lowered her head.

"Nothing can be forced, peace of mind is good. Love is born from the heart. Although you are not very rich, but you have a kind face and a kind heart, and you are full of blessings, there will be someone who will die," Dade said.

Yanhua was overjoyed, she raised her head and asked, "Can I have a child?"

Dade smiled, "Healthy, there is nothing wrong with it, you can have it. Don't be under pressure all the time, relax your mind. Take less medicine, it is three-point poisonous. Go out for a walk with your lover, get in touch with the world more, look at the great rivers and mountains, and feel happy Open up, and the child will be born.

But be careful at your age, you have already passed the optimal reproductive age. "

Yanhua already had tears in her eyes, weeping with joy.

"I just want a baby—"

"Children are all here to collect debts. They are creditors in the previous life. It is human instinct to have children. It is difficult to raise them, and it is even more difficult to raise them into adults. You are 45, eager to seek children, and you must be spoiled when you have them. If you want adults, you will be concerned and sad. ,prepare in advance.

Life and raising are not easy, and you will suffer from the education of your children in the future. "Dade said.

"I must be able to educate well."

Coming out of the Guanyin Temple, Yanhua was in a good mood, and looked at the lovely people on the street.

"How is it? What did you say?" Yanzi asked nervously, and Lao Deng beside him was also nervous.

"Yes!" Yanhua said happily.

"Look, what did I say, there will definitely be." Yanzi also said happily after getting an affirmative answer.

"Really?" Old Deng still didn't believe it.

"Yes." Yanhua nodded vigorously, "Old Deng, when you get back, you will get sick and leave. We are also like Yanzi and his couple. We don't care about anything and travel around."

(End of this chapter)