Reborn as an educated youth, my love brain awakens

When Mr. Li heard this, he shook his head and refused, saying, "There's no need for new clothes. His daughter-in-law is so abominable. She asks him for money every month to support her children. He can't wear new clothes, so I just give him old ones."

His old clothes and shoes were not old, they were not torn, and they didn't have any patches. They were all made for him by Ji Qinglan two years ago. He didn't bring back any that were more torn.

This year Ji Qinglan made him two new cotton-padded jackets, using new cotton, which were very warm to wear.

The old clothes are just put away.

Ji Qinglan had a good attitude, and Mr. Li was happy, so he pulled Ji Qinglan aside to chat.

"I thought he was a capable man in the past, but I didn't expect him to be so poor at such an old age. It is said that marrying a virtuous wife brings prosperity to three generations. Last year, his son fell ill, and his daughter-in-law and her family emptied the house, leaving behind nothing but a door. They found another husband in less than half a month. Now there is no rice or food at home. Alas..."

Ji Qinglan couldn't judge other people's family affairs, so she could only say, "The people from the street office and the neighborhood committee should get involved."

Old Master Li shook his head: "What can they do about it? Her daughter-in-law remarried with her grandson, and he was caught by the police. He thought that his grandson was coming back, but he was beaten out."

Offspring are a big deal. Even Mr. Li, who has a strange temper, couldn't help but sigh and groan when he saw the fate of his old friend.

The son is gone, and the grandson has to change his surname; the old friend is about to end up living alone.

Ji Qinglan silently acted as a qualified listener. She knew the reason why Mr. Li told her all this. He wanted to help her in private but was worried that she would be unhappy.

She couldn't help but sigh. Mr. Li was such a proud man, but now that he lived with them, he had become cautious.

She took out twenty yuan and ten kilograms of food coupons to show her attitude.

When Mr. Li saw this, although he was still sighing, he felt very comforted in his heart.

Ji Qinglan understands him.

On the second day of the Chinese New Year, the family is going to Xiao Qing's house.

Of course Mr. Li didn't go. He packed up two sets of his old clothes, got some medicine, and went out with the money given by Ji Qinglan.

Ji Qinglan prepared New Year gifts in advance, two cans of honey, two cans of milk powder, and two bottles of Moutai; Ji Qinglan bought the Moutai before the New Year, with the wine tickets issued by Xiao Yi's unit, and she added some more for herself.

I went to several department stores and bought 65 bottles of Moutai liquor, which I placed in the basement in the front yard.

Ji Qinglan also took out a fifty-year-old ginseng.

When Xiao Yi saw the wild ginseng she took out, he knew that his wife had asked Qiao Shaorong to help purchase medicinal materials and had saved a few wild ginsengs. He didn't expect that she would take them out to give to her elder sister. He was very touched.

"Wife, this is too expensive."

"I noticed that my eldest sister had lost a lot of weight before the New Year. I'll give this to her and her brother-in-law to nourish their bodies so they don't ruin their bodies due to overwork." Ji Qinglan explained with a smile.

Xiao Yi felt jealous. He was so busy with work before the New Year and had lost weight. Couldn't his wife see it?

Sure enough, he only occupied a small place in his wife's heart.

Ji Qinglan didn't care about Xiao Yi's inner monologue. He found a long wooden box and carefully put the ginseng in it. He took a universal net bag and caught everything in it, and asked him to carry it.

Xiao Yi took Ji Qinglan and Ji Xincheng with him, while Xiao Shuyan and Luo Hongyu each rode one bicycle, and they all went to the Jiang family.

An hour later, they arrived at the Jiang family's compound.

The Jiang family's house is a small two-story building with a guard at the door. He checked the ID Xiao Yi presented and called to confirm before letting the group in.

This place is different from the compound where Peng Guodong lives. The single-family building here has white walls and black tiles, which is very imposing. The green plants on both sides are cared for and carefully trimmed by special people, which is a feast to the eyes.

"We're here." Xiao Yi stopped, and before he could knock on the door, it opened from the inside.

"Uncle, aunt, Shuyan, Hongyu, Xincheng, you are finally here. Happy New Year! Come in." Jiang Xu called everyone one by one and welcomed them into the house warmly.

"Cousin, Happy New Year." Ji Xincheng also shouted happily.

Xiao Yi handed him the net bag in his hand. Jiang Xu held it in his arms, smiling even more enthusiastically: "Uncle, aunt is here, why are you still carrying things? My mother is going to scold you again..."

Jiang Jin's home also has a small courtyard with flowers and plants planted on both sides and a two-meter-wide cobblestone path in the middle, which gives it a sense of winding path leading to a secluded place.

If it is spring, the yard will become even more beautiful with lush branches and leaves and blooming flowers.

Xiao Qing was busy in the kitchen. When she saw a few people come in, she hurried over to greet them, wearing a plaid apron.

"Third brother, sister-in-law, come in and sit down."

Sure enough, when Xiao Qing saw what Jiang Xu was holding, she scolded him, "Why did you bring something again? I don't lack anything here."

"It's just a little gift. These are specialties I brought back from the countryside." Ji Qinglan said embarrassedly.

Jiang Cheng also walked out of the study. Today he was wearing home clothes. He didn't have the dignity as when they first met, but more like a kind elder.

He asked everyone to sit down and asked his son to serve tea and snacks.

Jiang Xu put the things on the cabinet and went to make tea.

Ji Qinglan and Luo Hongyu followed Xiao Qing into the kitchen to help.

Xiao Qing hurriedly pushed the two of them out and said, "I'm just making a few home-cooked dishes. I don't need your help. Go out and sit down for a while."

Ji Qinglan was not willing to agree and said, "We just came in to see what delicious food my sister is going to make for us."

As a result, as soon as Ji Qinglan finished speaking, Luo Hongyu took the initiative to help wash the vegetables, and Ji Qinglan also skillfully picked up the potatoes to help peel them.

Xiao Qing looked at it, feeling both angry and amused.

Xiao Qing and Ji Qinglan were chatting about family matters while cooking in a harmonious atmosphere. Ji Qinglan also took the opportunity to show off her cooking skills at her elder sister-in-law's house.

Xiao Qing looked at Ji Qinglan's skillful stir-frying movements and couldn't help but sigh, "Luckily you came today, otherwise Ah Xu would have said that my cooking was unpalatable again."

Ji Qinglan blushed and the spoon in her hand almost fell into the pot.

She didn't have the courage to tell Xiao Qing that she would eat ready-made food as long as her brother was at home.

And now that we have Aunt Lian at home, my cooking skills may have deteriorated.

Xiao Qing also prepared a lot of dishes for this meal, including shrimp, sea cucumber, beef, and pork ribs.

Ji Qinglan's eyes lit up when she saw these ingredients. She had been in Yanjing for so long, but she had never seen shrimps and sea cucumbers in the supply and marketing cooperative, let alone beef. She had only eaten beef twice in all the time since she was reborn.

I just made braised prawns, sea cucumber with scallions, beef stew with tomatoes, and her specialty, sweet and sour pork ribs, and fried a few side dishes.

At half past eleven, when Ji Qinglan finished cooking the last dish, Xiao Qing called Jiang Xu in to serve the dishes and prepared to eat.

Jiang Yan finally arrived after everyone had gathered together. She came down from upstairs, as if she had just woken up. After calling her uncle and aunt, she sat down by herself.

Xiao Qing glanced at her daughter, then smiled and asked everyone to eat.