Chapter 168 Second Uncle Li
When I approached, I found that there were only two families on one floor. No wonder it was smaller than the building on Li's father's side. This kind of living environment is similar to that of ordinary people in later generations.
Up to the second floor, Li Aihua knocked on the door and shouted: "Second Uncle, Second Aunt..."
The door opened quickly, and a middle-aged man came out from inside. This man was wearing a Chinese tunic suit and glasses. He looked almost like Li's father, but he was more bookish.
Li Yuan quickly let two people into the house.
Two days ago, I received a call from Father Li and knew that the two of them were coming, but he has been busy these days, so he asked his wife to pick it up. As a result, his wife didn't go to pick him up because he had something to do today, so he just got home and found that his niece hadn't arrived yet. He was very worried and was about to go out to the station to look for it!
Tian Shao walked in and found that there was a dining table on the right side of their home, a simple sofa on the left side, a chest of drawers opposite the sofa, and a black and white TV set on top of the chest of drawers.
Li Aihua pointed to Tian Shao and said, "Uncle, this is my good sister Tian Shao. She is here to do business in the provincial capital this time."
Tian Shao said with a smile: "Hi Uncle, I've been hearing about you from Sister Aihua. It's a great honor to meet you today."
Li Yuan greeted the two of them to sit down and explained: "Aihua, I originally asked your aunt to pick you up at the station, but I didn't expect your aunt to attend a meeting in the afternoon and hasn't come back yet."
Aihua knew that their husband and wife were busy, so he said with a smile: "Uncle, I'm not a three-year-old child, so I don't need to be picked up at this age. But it's so late, why haven't Fuguo and Hongxing come back yet?"
Li Yuan explained with a smile: "Fuguo went to the countryside with the leader of their printing factory yesterday. He told me yesterday that he could come back in the afternoon, but I don't know why he hasn't arrived home yet."
Li Aihua wondered if it was because her aunt looked down on Tian Shao and deliberately sent Li Fuguo away. But it's better not to let the two of them meet, so that I won't be able to explain to Tian Shao when the time comes.
After talking for a while and seeing that his wife hadn't come back, Li Yuan got up and said, "Aihua, Tian Shao, you must be hungry after driving such a long distance. Let's go, let's go to the cafeteria to eat."
Li Aihua vomited once in the morning, and when he arrived in the district, he was afraid of vomiting again in the car, so he only ate very little food, and he would be hungry because his chest stuck to his back.
Li Yuan took the two of them to the second floor of the cafeteria, where there is a small cafeteria. Of course, only leaders will come to the small canteen, ordinary employees would not be willing to come here to eat.
The chef in the small cafeteria saw Li Yuan greeted enthusiastically: "Mr. Li, you are here, who are these two girls?"
Li Yuan said cheerfully: "Oh, this is my niece Aihua, and this is Aihua's friend Tian Shao. They came to the provincial capital this time to handle business. Old Tang, these two children are starving after a long day of driving. You Hurry up and serve up two dishes."
Master Tang said with a smile: "Mr. Li, now there is half a duck and two fish, let's make blood duck and braised fish!"
Li Yuan likes spicy food, so he asked Tian Shao if he could eat spicy food.
Tian Shao can eat spicy food quite well, she said with a smile: "Yes. But Miss Aihua got motion sickness and vomited in the morning, so she didn't eat anything at noon, so eat something warm first to warm her stomach. Otherwise, just eat spicy and stimulating stomach won't take it."
Master Tang didn't expect Tian Shao to know so much, and said with a smile: "This is easy, I'll make you a small bowl of egg noodles to cushion your stomach."
Li Yuan said: "Give them each a small bowl."
After the master entered the kitchen, Li Yuan chatted with Tian Shao about academic matters, but Li Aihua, the niece, didn't ask a single word.
Tian Shao actually doesn't like strangers asking questions, but Li Yuan's tone is very gentle when she speaks, so she simply said it.
Li Yuan heard that when she was a child, she got up to work before dawn every day, and waited for dawn to recite the text and write. He admired: "Xiaotian, you kid is really amazing, if our Fuguo and Hongxing work half as hard as you, don't worry about it."
Don't blame the eldest brother for this girl, she is not only hardworking but also very persistent. In this regard, the first two children in their family are far behind. However, he had the idea of letting nature take its course regarding Tian Shao and Li Fuguo's matter.
Tian Shao is actually talking about the original body, this girl really loves to study. It's a pity that such a good girl died at a young age, because of such a selfish woman. Sometimes even thinking about it is not worth it.
Li Aihua felt that these words were very familiar. Isn’t this what her mother often said!
Tian Shao said with a smile: "Uncle is too much of an award. I was also lucky. I met many good people such as Grandma Zhu and Principal Xin to complete my studies. Without them, I might be illiterate and illiterate."
The way Li Yuan looked at Tian Shao changed a little. This child has a really good personality. He said, "It's because you are smart and able to learn and persevere. Otherwise, it would be useless even if they help you."
Two small bowls of vegetable and egg noodles came up quickly. Tian Shao's appetite whetted his appetite when he smelled the aroma, and he quickly drank a small bowl of noodles.
Li Aihua ate faster than Tian Shao, and after finishing eating, he still asked, "How are these noodles made? It's so delicious, even better than state-run restaurants."
Tian Shao said with a smile: "The chicken soup used here is used as the soup base. It's hard to think whether it tastes good or not."
After the two finished eating the noodles, Uncle Li asked again: "Xiaotian, I heard that you have five sisters? You are the eldest in the family."
Tian Shao thought to himself, why is this like checking the household registration: "Yes, we have five daughters in our family, but my father and mother are very kind to us. My father lost his health to support us, and now he is still raising us at home. "
Li Aihua was very worried when he heard this and said: "Didn't you say that your body has some losses, but if it is not serious, you can take care of it?"
Tian Shao explained in a good voice: "Now that winter comes, you don't have to work in the fields, and you don't dare to let him do the heavy work of carrying water and chopping firewood at home. I just want to take advantage of this winter to take good care of it."
If her comic books are successfully published and she can have a fixed income in the future, she will persuade Tian Dalin to stop doing heavy manual labor.
Li Yuan guessed that the condition of Tian's family should be very poor, but he didn't expect it to be so bad: "You should really let your father take care of you, otherwise you will find all the problems when you get older in a few years."
Tian Shao nodded and said: "Yes, so now I have to work hard to support this family for my father. After four or five years when my younger sisters grow up, I will be relaxed."
Li Yuan felt that this girl was really filial.
The master made three dishes for them, blood duck, braised fish and bean sprouts. The portion of the dish is relatively large, and the three of them didn't finish eating and finally packed it back. At this time, frugality is advocated, and any leftovers will be packed and taken home.
After returning home, the house was still empty, and Li Aihua was exhausted after a bumpy day: "Uncle, sleep with Tian Shao first."
I hope she didn't come back so late on purpose to avoid Tian Shao, otherwise she won't stay here next time she comes to the provincial capital.
Seeing that both of them looked tired, Li Yuan hurriedly said: "Then you guys go to rest quickly."
(end of this chapter)