Buy a house with 30,000 yuan and live in a small town

Chapter 541 Let Love Flow

Xu Qingsong came in from behind and closed the door. He put the things in his hand on the shoe cabinet in the entrance, opened the cabinet door and got slippers for Liu Wangxue.

Meng Wanqing instructed, "The top pair is newly bought. Give it to Xuxu to wear."

Xu Qingsong took the pair off. They were fluffy white and pink, with a long-eared rabbit head on the toe, big watery eyes embroidered on, and a fluffy pink bow tied around one ear. He bent down and placed the slippers at Liu Wangxue's feet, commenting, "Very cute."

"Isn't it?" Meng Wanqing responded, patted Liu Wangxue's hand, and said with a smile, "Grandma bought it."

Liu Wangxue also smiled and nodded: "Yeah, cute!"

As he was talking, a very lively voice came over: "What's cute?"

Liu Wangxue turned around and saw an elderly woman with a kind smile. She was slightly plump, with a ruddy complexion, plain clothes, simple accessories, and gray hair tied behind her head. It was Xu Qingsong's grandmother whom she had seen in the photo. The old lady was still strong at this age and spoke with full energy.

"I'm talking about the slippers you bought for Xuxu." Meng Wanqing replied.

Xu Qingsong embraced Liu Wangxue and introduced her: "Don't just stand there, call me grandma."

Liu Wangxue gave him a subtle elbow and greeted him, "Hello, grandma!"

Grandma Xu took two or three steps over, and Meng Wanqing made room for her in time. She took Liu Wangxue's hand affectionately and raised her chin towards the pair of slippers on the floor: "I came across them when I was taking a walk a few days ago. I saw many young girls buying them, and I thought you might like them too. They look nice, right?"

Liu Wangxue nodded and smiled sweetly: "Thank you grandma, it looks good."

"Why are you all standing here?"

It was also a strong male voice. When Liu Wangxue turned around this time, she saw two men wearing floral aprons with similar facial features and temperament. They were obviously Xu Qingsong's father and grandfather.

Grandpa Xu said just now. At this time, Xu Chonglin waved to Liu Wangxue: "Come on, don't stand there, sit inside."

Xu Qingsong, who had changed into slippers, came over and embraced Liu Wangxue to introduce them to him one by one. Liu Wangxue followed and called out, "Hello, Grandpa! Hello, uncle!"

Grandpa Xu and Xu Chonglin responded happily, "Okay," and asked her to sit in the living room.

Liu Wangxue quickly changed into slippers and was about to bend down to reach out for her changed boots when Grandma Xu took her arm and led her inside.

Xu Qingsong picked up his and Liu Wangxue's shoes and put them in the shoe cabinet, closed the door, took off his coat and hung it on the wall, then picked up the things that he had just placed on top of the shoe cabinet and followed everyone in.

Grandma Xu pulled Liu Wangxue to the sofa and asked her to sit next to her.

On the coffee table stood a teapot and a cup, in which was freshly brewed scented tea. Meng Wanqing turned the cup over, poured a cup first and handed it to Liu Wangxue: "It's cold outside, right? Have a cup of hot tea to warm yourself up first."

Liu Wangxue was flattered and quickly took it: "Thank you, Auntie."

Meng Wanqing poured another cup and handed it to Grandma Xu: "Mom."

Grandma Xu waved her hands: "I'm not thirsty."

Xu Qingsong put the things in his hand on the single sofa and sat down next to Meng Wanqing: "Mom, your own son is also very cold, cold and thirsty."

As soon as these words were spoken, the whole family laughed.

Meng Wanqing stuffed the cup of tea into Xu Qingsong's hand and scolded him: "You know what the weather is like in Beijing. You are so old and you only care about style and not temperature. You are going home, not to participate in a beauty pageant. Look at what you are wearing, it's like a peacock spreading its screen."

Xu Qingsong wore the coat that Gu Xuelan bought for him. It had a small stand-up collar and was a darker dendrobium green. The left shoulder was embroidered with bamboo branches in silver thread, and the right hem was embroidered with strange stones and bamboo joints. He could completely pull off this color combination, and it looked both bright and handsome when he wore it.

Liu Wangxue was drinking tea from a cup. When he heard Meng Wanqing's vicious description, he burst out laughing and his shoulders were shaking.

Before Xu Qingsong even took a sip of tea, he heard his mother say that he was like a peacock spreading its tail. He agreed with her and looked at Liu Wangxue and said, "If I wasn't like a peacock spreading its tail, would I be able to chase such a beautiful girlfriend and bring her home with me?"

Liu Wangxue raised her eyes and glared at him.

The family laughed again, and Xu Chonglin pointed at Xu Qingsong and said, "You are the poor one."

Grandma Xu touched the down jacket Liu Wangxue was wearing and said, "The one Xuxu is wearing is not thick enough. Let Songsong take you to buy one tomorrow. I saw the weather forecast says that the temperature will drop in the next two days and it will snow the day after tomorrow. You two are going to play here for a few days, so don't catch a cold."

Liu Wangxue hurriedly said, "It's okay, grandma. I brought some thick clothes."

Xu Qingsong nodded repeatedly: "Don't worry, grandma." After saying that, he winked at Liu Wangxue implicitly.

Meng Wanqing turned her head and looked into the kitchen: "Chonglin, is the food going to get burnt?"

Grandpa Xu then remembered and stood up and left: "Ouch, my spare ribs!"

Xu Chonglin also stood up and said to Liu Wangxue, "Xuxu, please sit down for a while. We still have two dishes to cook. We'll start eating when they're ready."

Meng Wanqing then asked her, "Are you hungry?"

Just as Xu Chonglin took a step forward, he turned around and called Xu Qingsong: "There are some cut fruits in the kitchen. Bring them over so that Xuxu can eat some first."

"Okay." Xu Qingsong put down the cup, stood up and followed him.

Liu Wangxue didn't have time to respond, and quickly said to Xu Qingsong: "It's okay, don't bother, I'm not hungry."

Grandma Xu patted her on the shoulder and said, "Fruits don't take up too much space in your stomach, just have a couple of bites."

Xu Qingsong turned around and smiled at her: "It's an appetizer before dinner."

Only Liu Wangxue, Meng Wanqing and Grandma Xu were left in the living room. The two elders began to care about her work over the past two days, asking her whether it was going well, whether she was tired, and whether she got along well with her colleagues.

Liu Wangxue didn't think much about it. He thought that since Xu Qingsong's grandfather already knew about it, he must have heard about it too, so he answered them one by one.

In fact, Xu Qingsong did not hide it from his grandparents. He first told Meng Wanqing that Liu Wangxue had accepted an interview and had to come to Beijing in advance. He also expressed Liu Wangxue's concerns. Meng Wanqing expressed her understanding and felt that it would be more appropriate to meet again when Xu Qingsong was also there.

Meng Wanqing knew exactly what kind of temperament her parents had, so she promised Xu Qingsong not to tell them first, so as not to embarrass Liu Wangxue. But who would have thought that Liu Wangxue and her colleagues went to Qingji for dinner, and by chance, they met Jiang Lin. Early in the morning, Meng Wanqing received a call from the old lady, and like Xu Qingsong, she was also lectured.

Meng Wanqing didn't know whether to laugh or cry, so she could only respond repeatedly: "Don't worry, Mom. I will definitely have a good talk with Qingsong when he comes back. How can he be so ignorant when he is so grown up? He knew that grandma and grandpa wanted to see the future granddaughter-in-law, but he didn't even tell them that she came in advance..."

When Xu Qingsong came over with a plate of fruit, Liu Wangxue was handing the massager box to Grandma Xu.

Grandma Xu smiled happily and took it from me. "You kid, I just asked you to come to my house for a meal, and you spent money on it."

"Xuxu, you sent me this massager just in time," Meng Wanqing said, and then she said to Grandma Xu, "Mom, didn't you say yesterday that the one Songsong bought for you had some problems and couldn't be started? What a coincidence that Xuxu brought a new one."

Xu Qingsong put the fruit on the coffee table, picked up a piece with a toothpick, sat down next to Liu Wangxue and fed her: "Something went wrong? I remember it was under warranty for three years. Grandma, give it to me later and I'll send it to the store tomorrow for them to take a look."

Liu Wangxue had long been accustomed to his feeding her, so she opened her mouth and ate it subconsciously. Then she suddenly realized that this was in his house and in front of the elders, and her face became a little hot. When he wanted to feed her a second piece, she refused to eat it no matter what.

Grandma Xu was looking at the packaging of the massager and said to Meng Wanqing, "This is the same brand as the one Songsong bought."

Meng Wanqing turned her eyes away from the young couple, picked up a piece of fruit and ate it, smiling, "That hits the spot right there. You've always said this is useful, and you recommend it to everyone you meet."

"That's right, that's right." Grandma Xu put the massager aside, happily took Liu Wangxue's hand and thanked her.

Xu Qingsong tilted his head and looked at his grandmother: "Why don't you try it now? Grandma, let me tell you, the one Xuxu bought is much more advanced than the one I bought, and it can be used for hot compresses."

"Really?" Grandma Xu handed the box back to Xu Qingsong, "Help me open it, and let me try."

Xu Qingsong stood up and went around to Grandma Xu's side.

Liu Wangxue took the handbag of silk scarves from the sofa and handed it to Meng Wanqing, then sat down next to her: "Auntie, this is for you. I didn't know what to buy, so I followed Qingsong's advice and picked out two silk scarves for you. See if you like them."

Meng Wanqing immediately put the toothpick in her hand back into the fruit plate, and took the handbag with a look of surprise: "I was planning to go to the mall to pick out two pairs these days. When the weather warms up in a while, I will wear them when I go out traveling with a few friends."

Liu Wangxue helped Meng Wanqing take out two boxes from her handbag and opened them. A small square handkerchief was bright in color, with a golden pattern that was not dense, a snow-white base, and beige edges. Meng Wanqing liked it as soon as she saw it: "It matches my off-white windbreaker perfectly."

Meng Wanqing picked it up and tried it, then tied it casually around her neck and asked Liu Wangxue, "How is it?"

She lives a smooth life without many worries. Her skin and figure are well maintained. The elegance of the scarf complements her own temperament.

Liu Wangxue praised sincerely: "It looks great! It's tailor-made for you."

Meng Wanqing also praised her: "You have good taste." She called Grandma Xu to look, "Mom, take a look, how is it? Xuxu bought it for me."

Grandma Xu was standing and letting Xu Qingsong help her put on the massager. The massager had a removable Velcro and was a rechargeable model. It was fully charged when it left the factory. Just put it around your waist, press the switch, and select the mode and duration. If you need a hot compress, press the hot compress button to select the temperature, but you have to wait for a while to preheat. Massage and hot compress can be done at the same time.

Grandma Xu looked over and said with a smile, "Not bad, not bad. Xuxu has good taste. When you tie this scarf around your neck, you instantly look at least ten years younger."

Meng Wanqing laughed so hard that she whispered to Liu Wangxue, "You're just kidding me."

Xu Qingsong also joked, "Mom, you can't get any younger. What if people think I'm your brother when I go out next time?"

"Go!" Meng Wanqing said to him angrily.

"It really looks good on you," Liu Wangxue also smiled, "The shawl you picked out for my mother last time, she really liked it. She wore it when we went out during the Spring Festival. Let me show you the photos."

As she spoke, she took out her phone and pulled up a photo of Gu Xuelan and Liu Nanshan taken at Xishi Hot Spring Resort. In the photo, Gu Xuelan was wearing a winter cheongsam with a shawl over her shoulders, and her figure was graceful and her temperament was demure.

When Meng Wanqing saw her, she praised her beauty and also praised herself: "It seems that I have a good taste." She then took Liu Wangxue's phone to show Grandma Xu.

Grandma Xu had never met Liu Wangxue's parents, so when she saw the photo, she exclaimed: "No wonder our Xuxu is so pretty, it's all inherited from her parents."

"Of course not," Xu Qingsong helped his grandmother put on the massager and turned it on, then continued, "I got this handsomeness from my parents, so Xuxu and I are a perfect match."

Grandma Xu poked his forehead with her finger: "This reason is too far-fetched." "That's right," Meng Wanqing pretended to be disgusted, "You still need to read more books when you have time."

Xu Qingsong covered his forehead and looked at Liu Wangxue, feeling distressed: "You are just standing by and watching the fun, and you don't even protect me?"

Liu Wangxue's face was almost frozen with laughter. She coughed and said, "Auntie, Grandma, I think he is right!"

Xu Qingsong was satisfied: "That's pretty good."

Meng Wanqing and Grandma Xu laughed out loud.

Meng Wanqing returned the phone to Liu Wangxue. Liu Wangxue was full of confidence at this moment, so she took out the big square scarf and asked her to try it.

The color of the large square scarf is relatively plain, but it is also very distinctive. It can be worn as a shawl on the shoulders, or it can be layered with a shirt or jacket to serve as a finishing touch. Meng Wanqing also likes it very much.

The dishes in the kitchen were all cooked. Xu Chonglin brought out a plate in each hand and placed it on the dining table. Seeing the four people chatting happily on the sofa, he wiped his hands and walked over: "What are you talking about? You look so happy. My dad and I heard you laughing in the kitchen."

Grandma Xu showed her son the massager Liu Wangxue had given her. The temperature of the hot compress had already risen. "It's more comfortable to use than the one Songsong bought for me."

Xu Qingsong said at the right time: "Originally Xuxu said to buy two, one for you and grandpa, luckily I stopped him."

Grandma Xu touched her waist and felt warm. She felt relieved and said to Liu Wangxue, "Please don't buy two. One is enough for the family to take turns. It would be a waste to buy two."

Liu Wangxue nodded and said yes.

Meng Wanqing picked up the silk scarf handbag and showed it to Xu Chonglin: "Hey, you don't have to accompany me shopping. Xuxu bought it for me."

"Look how happy you are!" Xu Chonglin himself was also smiling. With children around, the home was lively.

Xu Qingsong came over, picked up the tea leaves and handed them to his father like he was offering a treasure: "Dad, you have some too. Xuxu also brought you a gift."

Xu Chonglin knew what was inside the package as soon as he saw it. He took it with a smile on his face, thanked Liu Wangxue, and glanced at Xu Qingsong meaningfully: "You know how thoughtful my daughter is. I just finished my can of tea, and Xuxu brought it here."

Xu Qingsong was shocked: "Dad, if you want to praise someone, you should just praise them properly. Why do you have to put them down?"

"Who wants to drag you down?" Xu Chonglin mocked him, and then said to Liu Wangxue in a friendly manner, "After dinner, I'll make a pot of wine and we can drink together."

Now it was Meng Wanqing's turn to mock him: "Drink a cup, you're talking about drinking tea as if it were wine."

Everyone laughed together, and Grandma Xu asked her son, "Is the meal ready?"

"Okay," Xu Chonglin replied, putting the tea leaves on the coffee table temporarily, and said to Liu Wangxue, "Are you hungry? Let's go, wash our hands and eat!"

As he was speaking, Grandpa Xu came out of the kitchen with a plate and called everyone to eat. Xu Chonglin immediately went over to help.

Meng Wanqing and Grandma Xu also walked towards the kitchen. Xu Qingsong stopped Grandma and asked her to take off the massager: "Don't wear it when you eat."

Grandma Xu didn't take it off: "It doesn't matter. It's quite comfortable for me to wear." It felt warm, and she pressed it from time to time. Her waist was no longer cold, and she felt even better.

If you don't want to take it off, then don't take it off. Xu Qingsong raised his hand and tested Liu Wangxue's forehead: "Are you hot? Do you want to take off your down jacket?"

The heating in Beijing has been stopped, and the room is air-conditioned with the temperature set a little high. Liu Wangxue hadn't noticed it until Xu Qingsong said this. She felt a little sweaty and started to zip up her clothes.

Xu Qingsong raised his hand to help her, but she refused: "I can do it myself." She would be embarrassed if her elders saw her.

"Okay," Xu Qingsong said, and didn't leave. He stood beside her waiting for her and asked quietly, "Are you still nervous?"

Liu Wangxue never said a word about being nervous from beginning to end, but Xu Qingsong still felt it, especially when he got off the elevator and just walked in. His attention was always on her, and seeing her gradually relax, he seemed to be relieved.

Liu Wangxue refused to admit it: "Which eye of yours saw me getting nervous?"

"Okay, I was wrong." Xu Qingsong smiled. Seeing that her zipper was stuck at the bottom and couldn't be opened, he bent down slightly to take it and help her. It opened in one go, and he didn't forget to show off, "See, I still have to do it."

"Well, you are so important." Liu Wangxue smiled and affirmed, took off her down jacket, and asked him, "Where should I hang it?"

Xu Qingsong took it and placed it directly on the back of the small sofa: "Put it here, it's okay."

After that, he took her to the bathroom to wash her hands, and the two of them went to the kitchen to help get the dishes and chopsticks. After everyone sat down in a lively atmosphere, grandpa and grandma, Xu Chonglin, and Meng Wanqing invited Liu Wangxue to start eating.

Grandpa Xu said, "Songsong's father and I can only cook a few home-cooked dishes. Come and try them. Do you like them?"

Xu Chonglin pushed a plate of braised prawns in front of Liu Wangxue and said, "I heard from Qingsong that you like to eat this. Your aunt went to the market early to buy it. It's very fresh. Let Qingsong peel it for you."

Without saying a word, Xu Qingsong picked up one with his chopsticks and put it in the bone dish in front of him and started peeling it.

This table of dishes was prepared by the four elders together. The chefs were Grandpa Xu and Xu Chonglin. Whether it was meat or vegetarian, they were basically all what Liu Wangxue liked to eat.

There was no need to say it clearly. Liu Wangxue knew at a glance that Xu Qingsong must have told his family in advance. The four elders did this specifically to take care of her. She was so touched that she felt that she had done nothing to deserve this. Her nose almost got sore.

Liu Wangxue thanked the four elders one by one, and Xu Qingsong put the peeled shrimp on the plate in front of her: "Try it and see whether my father's cooking is better or mine is better."

"Hey, brat." Xu Chonglin glanced at Xu Qingsong and said confidently, "Let's compete! Your dad has never lost."

Meng Wanqing added fuel to the fire: "Xuxu, try it quickly."

Grandpa Xu and Grandma Xu also joined in, and the whole family's attention was focused on Liu Wangxue.

Liu Wangxue laughed and said, "Oh my god, I'm under so much pressure!"

The four elders also laughed, and Xu Qingsong reminded her: "Don't feel pressured, be fair and just." His tone was obviously meaningful.

Under everyone's gaze, Liu Wangxue picked up the peeled shrimp tail and took a bite.

Xu Qingsong immediately asked: "How is it?"

Liu Wangxue gave him a look that said "I'm sorry to disappoint you": "I think uncle's cooking is delicious!"

"Hahaha..." Xu Chonglin laughed heartily.

Xu Qingsong used the table as a cover to do some small movements, reaching out and scratching Liu Wangxue's waist. Liu Wangxue almost laughed out loud, but luckily she managed to hold it back, and kicked him under the table.

Meng Wanqing picked up a few dishes with her chopsticks and gave them to Liu Wangxue, asking her to taste them all and eat more of the ones she liked.

Just as everyone picked up their chopsticks and started to eat, Grandpa Xu suddenly said, "I kept thinking I forgot something."

Grandma Xu subconsciously glanced towards the kitchen: "Are there any dishes that haven't been brought in yet?"

Meng Wanqing was about to get up and take a look, but she heard Grandpa Xu say, "No."

Grandpa Xu looked at Xu Qingsong and said, "Where are the things I asked you to bring? We agreed that you can't enter the house without bringing them back, but now I haven't even seen the things and you've already sat down to eat."

Liu Wangxue was just about to say that she had brought it, it was on the sofa, and she had just forgotten to take it out, when Xu Qingsong touched her elbow inconspicuously. She was not sure what he meant, so she turned to look at him.

Xu Qingsong was putting food into his bowl, then he picked up the bowl, suppressed his laughter, and said to his grandfather: "How about I go out now?"

Grandpa Xu immediately complained to Xu Chonglin: "Look at the good son you taught, is he so filial to his grandfather? His grandfather is old and has no other hobbies. He just wants to have some snacks, but he is reluctant to give them to him!"

Grandma Xu put a piece of sweet and sour pork into his bowl, trying to shut him up: "Hurry up and eat, it's like your grandson is abusing you." Who said she didn't buy it? It was clearly placed on the small sofa, she just saw it.

Xu Chonglin and Meng Wanqing also said: "Dad, your three highs have just been lowered, so your health is more important. Heguzhai is sweet and greasy, it doesn't matter if you eat a few bites." They also saw it.

Grandpa Xu then turned to Xu Qingsong and said, "Songsong, look at what kind of life your grandpa has at home. He is not allowed to do this or that, and even his food is deducted. I am old, and my legs and feet are not very useful. I was hoping that you would be free when you come back, but you don't care about your grandpa at all!"

Liu Wangxue lowered her head to chew on the pork ribs. She was really afraid that she would burst out laughing if she raised her head. She finally understood why Xu Qingsong loved acting so much. It turned out to be a genetic trait inherited from the previous generation.

Xu Qingsong ate the food, laughing so hard that his shoulders shook. He had no choice but to put down the bowl and quickly swallowed the food in his mouth. He took a tissue to wipe his hands and mouth, then stood up and walked to the sofa: "I, as a grandson, am not filial enough, but the girlfriend I brought back is very filial."

He picked up the take-out bag with the Heguzhai logo on the sofa and walked back to hand it to Grandpa: "Look, Xuxu knows you like it, so she specially ordered it in advance. Now you have the freedom to eat cakes, but let me make it clear first, this is a modified version, the taste is lighter, so you have to eat less."

Grandpa Xu took it with a smile on his face: "No, this is Xuxu's gift to me, you have no right to interfere."

Liu Wangxue received Xu Qingsong's gaze and immediately advised: "Grandpa, health is more important. When all your physical indicators are completely stable, if you want to eat, Qingsong and I will buy it for you."

"Oh, OK!" Grandpa Xu agreed very readily and returned the cake to Xu Qingsong. "Please put it away for me. I'll eat it tomorrow."

Grandma Xu urged him: "Okay, hurry up and eat."

"Okay, let's eat!" Grandpa Xu picked up the chopsticks again and asked Liu Wangxue to eat more.

Xu Qingsong put the cakes back on the coffee table, sat back down, leaned close to Liu Wangxue and whispered, "You see, my parents and grandparents love you so much. When you came, my position in the family was immediately gone."

Liu Wangxue put the peeled shrimp tails into his bowl and said with a smile, "Eat."

Xu Qingsong ate the shrimp tail happily, then leaned closer to her and said with emotion: "The way you peel it is really delicious."

Liu Wangxue kicked him gently under the table again, reminding him to mind his behavior.

This meal made the "family" that Liu Wangxue saw in the photos and heard from Xu Qingsong feel more concrete and vivid.

It was at this moment that Liu Wangxue finally figured out why Xu Qingsong had such a magical power that made people feel inexplicably at ease.

Liu Wangxue felt that he was a little at a loss for words and couldn't describe what kind of feeling this was. The noble and elegant bookish atmosphere and the ordinary and plain atmosphere of life were harmoniously intertwined in this family, twisting out a rope of warmth and peace that tightly connected everyone together and allowed love to flow and be passed on.

Liu Wangxue felt that she and Xu Qingsong were similar in this respect. Home was their eternal safe haven. No matter how far they went or how high they flew, this was always a place they could return to whenever they wanted. It was also their inexhaustible source of strength when facing setbacks in life.