Siheyuan: The happy life of a little chef

The next day, Li Jianjun went out early in the morning. He had to go out early as there would definitely be a lot of people there today.

When Li Jianjun arrived, many people had already arrived. Li Jianjun squeezed for a long time before he got in. He first bought four sets of clothes for himself, Han Chunyan, Xiaodang, and his mother-in-law. Uncle Li Huaide would not wear these clothes. He wore Zhongshan suits. His mother-in-law's clothes would be taken away when he went to give gifts tomorrow. He also bought some peanuts and melon seeds. He bought less and took out more when he saw them later. There were not many things, but many varieties. Anyway, he could take them from the space when the time came.

After buying things, Li Jianjun went to the street office. This year, he helped Director Wang purchase some supplies. Now that he has made some money, he would go and see them during the New Year. He took out two fish from the space and held them up with a rope.

"Auntie Wang, the New Year is coming, so I'm sending you two fish." Li Jianjun went straight to the point and said, "I'm here to give you a gift."

Director Wang was used to his temper. "Jianjun, Chunyan'er is pregnant. You can take her back to nourish her."

Li Jianjun is more casual now: "Auntie Wang, please don't. She can't stand the smell of fish now. She will vomit when she smells it. We don't dare to eat it at home. It's just right to send it to you. This year, Chunyan'er is not suitable to run around. I won't go to your house to pay New Year's greetings. Next year, when Chunyan'er gives birth, I will definitely take the child with me."

Director Wang smiled and said, "Okay, don't make any trouble. Just stay at home and accompany Chun Yan'er."

After delivering the goods, Li Jianjun went back. On the way, he found a deserted place and took out a bag of fruits. There were many varieties, including apples, oranges, bananas, watermelons, cantaloupes, mangoes and dragon fruits. Li Jianjun did not take some fruits that he did not recognize.

After returning home, he compared the clothes to them and found them to be just right. Han Chunyan's was a little big as she was pregnant, so it would be better for her to wear looser clothes. Han Chunyan felt sweet about Li Jianjun's attentiveness.

Xiao Dang's eyes were fixed on the fruit bag: "Uncle, what's in this?"

Li Jianjun smiled and said, "You little greedy cat, here are some fruits." As he said that, Li Jianjun took out the fruits, several of which Han Chunyan had never seen before.

Han Chunyan was curious: "Jianjun, where did you get so many fruits in this winter? There are some that I don't recognize."

Li Jianjun picked two mangoes and peeled them. The three of them shared the fruits. It was Xiaodang's first time eating fruit. "Uncle, what is this? It's so sweet."

Li Jianjun touched her head and said, "This is called mango. It tastes good, right? Xiaodang, remember what your uncle said before? You can't tell others what you eat here, okay?"

Xiao Dang nodded: "Uncle, I never said that."

Li Jianjun also told Xiaodang about it every now and then, for fear that he would forget to tell others. After the three of them finished eating, Li Jianjun packed up the fruits and put them away.

Qin Huairu came after a while. She came every day during this period and it seemed that she had become Han Chunyan's best friend.

"Chun Yan'er, Jianjun is back so early?" Qin Huairu saw Li Jianjun's car at the door.

Han Chunyan smiled and said, "Yes, he went there early and bought a lot of things. Look at the clothes he bought for us."

Qin Huairu's eyes were full of envy. Although Jia Dongxu had changed a lot now, material things really couldn't change much. She hadn't bought clothes for a long time.

But Qin Huairu still praised: "Jianjun has a good eye. This dress is a little bigger, so it will be more comfortable when your belly gets bigger. Your Jianjun is so good to you and so considerate."

Han Chunyan was very happy. It was every woman's instinct to show off her husband. "Yes, he is a grown man, but he is very considerate. Sometimes he can remember things that I don't even notice."

Qin Huairu was embarrassed. I was just praising you, why are you showing off? Then she picked up Xiaodang's clothes and said, "You guys really spent a lot of money on Xiaodang. This child is very friendly to you now. She opens her eyes and goes to her uncle's house to find her aunt. She goes to bed early at night. I asked her why she went to bed early, and she said she woke up early so she could come to see you."

Xiao Dang listened to the backstab from her own mother and covered her face in embarrassment. At this time, Li Jianjun came in and said, "What are you talking about? You look so happy."

Qin Huairu smiled and said, "Nothing, Xiaodang, Xiaodang, uncle bought you clothes, have you thanked uncle?"

Li Jianjun picked up Xiaodang and said, "Thank you. I just bought you. Sister-in-law, you are about to give birth, right? Is it okay for you to walk around?"

Qin Huairu said indifferently: "It's okay, I'm used to it. I feel uncomfortable if I don't do anything for a day. So I came to find Chun Yan'er to watch her make small clothes."

Han Chunyan became excited when talking about this: "Yes, yes, yes, when I learn it, our family won't have to buy clothes anymore, and I will make them. Let Xiaodang do it first, okay?" After saying that, she touched Xiaodang's face.

After Li Jianjun delivered the gifts, it was New Year's Eve. The smell of meat wafted through every household, especially Li Jianjun's.

The Jia family, the Yi family, the He family and the deaf old lady celebrated the New Year together, but Xiaodang refused to go and ran to Li Jianjun's house by himself. Now Xiaodang dares not to say no. He had no one to protect him before and was like a quail. Now he has become bolder and runs to Li Jianjun's house as soon as he disagrees with something.

Li Jianjun's family was frying meatballs. The aroma was so good that Han Chunyan and Xiaodang sat at the kitchen door waiting, drooling and looking at them eagerly. Li Jianjun couldn't stand it anymore and gave them a few: "I say you should eat less, you still have to finish your meal soon."

They each took one and ate it: "Got it, I'll just eat two."

Li Jianjun was helpless. Han Chunyan was becoming more and more like a child. Soon all the preparations were completed. Li Jianjun came to the door with firecrackers and Xiaodang in his arms. Han Chunyan also sat at the door with a stool. Xu Damao had gone to his parents' house to celebrate the New Year. Li Jianjun felt it was a bit deserted, so he bought a lot of firecrackers.

"Xiaodang, uncle will take you to set off firecrackers." After saying that, Li Jianjun took a string of firecrackers and lit them. The crackling sound did not scare Xiaodang, but made her more and more excited.

Just now Li Jianjun thought Han Chunyan was like a child, but he didn't know that now Han Chunyan saw him as a child and liked him more and more.

The sound of firecrackers attracted a group of children, who were watching nearby. Banggeng was among them, but he didn't dare to ask for firecrackers. Ever since he was scared and cried last time, he became a little afraid of Li Jianjun. He could only watch his sister light the firecrackers with envy.

Xiaodang lit the firecrackers and immediately turned around, covering his ears and running into Li Jianjun's arms. He looked so cute. After the firecrackers exploded, the children came forward and searched on the ground to see if there were any that had not exploded.

Li Jianjun looked at these lively scenes and thought, this is what the Chinese New Year is like. A year without firecrackers would be an incomplete year.

After playing for a while, Li Jianjun carried Xiaodang back home. Before leaving, he gave them a string of firecrackers and asked them to open them themselves.

Banggeng was more domineering and wanted more, but the other kids refused, so a fight started. When Jia Dongxu came, Banggeng was covered in dirt. Jia Dongxu was so angry that he slapped him twice on the butt. Although he was wearing more clothes, Banggeng still cried out in anger.

Li Jianjun sighed, who doesn't beat their children during the Chinese New Year? If Banggeng knew about this, he would definitely ask, "Why am I the only one being beaten?"

After the lively New Year's Eve dinner, everyone stayed up at home. Han Chunyan was pregnant and felt sleepy easily, and Xiaodang was also sleepy, so Li Jianjun stayed up alone, looking after the two, one big and one small.