A pleasant life in a courtyard

Chapter 268 Hard-spoken but soft-hearted

With the last inspection results meeting the standards.

The project team, which had been busy for nearly half a year, could finally breathe a sigh of relief.

When this project was started, it was decided by the superiors that it would be the flagship product of next autumn's export trade fair.

Everyone works against the countdown every day, which is not a big pressure.

Fortunately, the project progress has been going smoothly under the leadership of the person in charge, Li Xiang.

The result was unexpectedly so far ahead of schedule.

Although it will still take some time before it is officially put into production, the large reward may be equal to that after the trade fair.

But there is no doubt that the successful trial production a year ago has allowed everyone to have a relaxed and prosperous new year.

Li Xiang has been in a good mood since getting the test report.

After saying goodbye to the members at the gate of the factory, we drove home humming the song.

I was still in the mood to spare the long journey and packed a roast duck.

The continuous heavy snow actually made the way home not smooth.

Although the sanitation workers spared no effort to continue cleaning, after all, it was still a country of legs.

Human power is no match for the power of heaven.

The shovelfuls of snow had no time to be transported away, and piled up on the side of the road to a considerable height.

If people walk in the middle of the road, most of the homes and businesses on both sides will be blocked.

Only a few houses had second floors. I passed by them too many times on weekdays, so I regarded them as landmarks. Only then did Li Xiang know where I was going.

Otherwise, even though he has been in BJ for so many years, he still has a way to laugh when he gets lost.

Maybe it was because it was time to get off work, and the bicycles, tricycles, rickshaws, and the occasional passing car or two made the street bustling with people.

There is no desolation in winter at all.

As we approached the steel rolling mill, someone shouted from the side.

"Big brother."

Li wanted to stop and follow the sound. He saw Little Brother Li and a group of children building a snowman outside.

Little Brother Li didn't care to continue playing at this time. He said hello casually, abandoned his friends, and ran towards Li Xiang.

Li Xiang patted the falling snow on the back seat of the car and motioned for him to sit up.

"You came outside just after the snow stopped?" Li Xiang talked to Little Brother Li while riding his bike.

"You're almost going to get worms when you stay at home. If you don't come out for some air, you're going to be stupid." Li Xiaodi replied cheerfully.

He was in a good mood, he had played a lot, and even had roast duck to eat when he got home. Isn't this a magical day?

Looking at the package that his eldest brother placed dangling in front of the car, he guessed and asked, "Brother, are you done with your work now?"

"You're done, you can take a good rest." Li Xiang responded with a smile.

As a result, he expected that he would be able to live a peaceful life for at least three or two months.

He planned to use this time to enrich himself.

It’s not that rest is for a better start, the right way is to combine work and rest.

When Li Xiaodi heard his answer, he immediately cheered happily.

All in all, since Li Xiang went to work, he did spend very little time with his family.

Every time I come back, it's like being a guest. After a meal, I'll leave.

After cheering, Little Brother Li thought of something again and said with regret: "What a coincidence, sister Fanghua came to my house yesterday. If I had known that you would be coming back today, I wish I could have informed her in advance. "

Qiu Fanghua now has a good relationship with the Li family, and Li Xiaodi has treated her as another sister in the family.

"I'm already free, and you're still worried that we won't be able to see each other." Li Xiang said with a smile. "That's true, hehe."

The two brothers were talking and laughing on the way home. At this time, Li's mother had already arrived home from get off work.

Now in winter, the temperature outside is twenty to thirty degrees below zero.

The neighbors in the courtyard have also gotten over their initial TV addiction.

Obviously, in such a cold weather, it is quite painful to watch TV without feeling addicted.

The number of people who come to see it every day gradually decreases as the temperature drops.

There were only two or three kittens in the back.

The Li family simply let it go, and would not let it go in the winter, and would continue to let it go when the weather was still warm.

This decision did not arouse any discussion, and everyone supported it.

So when Li's mother prepares dinner now, she doesn't have to fight like before, hurrying and hurrying to finish it before seven-thirty.

Today, Mother Li is going to make noodle soup.

Stir-fried vegetables cooled down quickly in the winter, and she thought her daughter would be able to eat them hot when she came back from get off work to warm her stomach.

People of the older generation always feel that women's bodies are not as good as men's and cannot bear the cold.

The eldest sister's job still works in two shifts, one day and one night a week, which makes Mother Li who does not work the night shift find it very tiring.

Then I have to deal with germs every day. If my body is a little weak, wouldn't it give germs an opportunity to take advantage of me?

So she always tries to find ways to supplement her sister's food.

I don’t expect it to be of any use, but at least it provides psychological comfort.

Mother Li was cooking noodles in the kitchen, and before Li Xiaodi came near outside, the sound had already reached the kitchen.

"Mom, my brother is back."

This shout made Mother Li immediately stop what she was doing and walk outside automatically.

After glancing at his eldest son who was parking the car, he quickly turned back and continued working.

The speed was so fast that Li Xiang didn't even have time to notice that his mother had already seen him.

Mother's love is so short sometimes.

Li Xiang picked up the roast duck on the handlebar and entered the kitchen.

"Mom, this roast duck is already cold. How will you put it in your mouth later?"

"You're thinking about it all the time. It's such a cold day and someone brings out roast duck." Mother Li tossed the dough in the basin and walked over to pick up the roast duck, nagging her habitually.

Li Xiang pretended to smile and said, "Aren't you happy today? I want to buy something good for my family."

"Is everything done?" Mother Li paused in unpacking, glanced at him sideways, and asked.

"Okay, now I can have a good rest."

When Mother Li heard his reply, she couldn't help but raise the corners of her mouth, but she quickly suppressed it again.

She turned around and shouted towards the house: "Xiao Ming'er, go to the vegetable cellar and bring me some fresh vegetables. Remember to bring leafy vegetables. Don't take out the lumps one by one."

After saying that, she took the scissors and went to cut the soybean sprouts growing under the countertop.

Li Xiang had a thought and asked with a shy face: "Mom, what are you doing?"

"Why don't you do what you always talk about, roast duck? Otherwise, where can I find a stove to heat it up? It was really your fault in the last life. You will eat well when you see the sky. Once you come back, The oil at home is not even enough for you two to make a meal." Mother Li's words seemed to be harsh but she actually revealed her motherly heart.

It's this tough-mouthed, soft-hearted attitude, it would be nice if it could be changed.

She clearly loves her son and must express it in this way.

(End of this chapter)