Happiness System

After saying those things, Tian Weidong saw that the children went to play in the next room, so he asked in a low voice: "Is there still no news about your grandparents?"

Tian Weidong's grandmother and Qin Xi's grandmother were cousins, and their husbands' families lived in the same alley, so they naturally had a close relationship.

Even though Tian Weidong's maternal grandparents moved to another place later, Tian Weidong's mother and his uncles and aunts would make an appointment to visit Qin Xi's grandmother every year.

Even among their generation, although the relationship is distant, the relationship between brothers and sisters is still good.

Of course, Qin Xi was an exception. She seldom went back to her maternal grandparents' home. If he hadn't met her by chance, and if the dark and fat Qin Xi hadn't had such iconic features, Tian Weidong would not have remembered that she was one of his distant cousins.

Qin Xi shook her head and said, "It's probably difficult to contact them, otherwise they wouldn't have handed the three little ones over to me."

Tian Weidong sighed and muttered, "Who told you Lin family members to look so alike? Otherwise, you could just change the identities of the little ones and let them be raised by anyone!"

There is no way around this. In this society, everyone is in danger. With such an obvious special loophole, of course no one is willing to take the risk.

Seeing Qin Xi's bad face, Lu Cuicui pinched Tian Weidong secretly, then said with a smile: "You have been busy all day, take a rest today, and let your brother take you to a restaurant to eat the local specialties at noon tomorrow, and then walk around to get to know the road.

Comrade Jing, your home is simple, please don't despise it..."

Tian Weidong and his wife did not expect Jing Yan to appear, so they had to disrupt the previous arrangements and let Qin Xi and Lin Lili sleep in the master bedroom with Lu Cuicui, while Tian Weidong and Jing Yan stayed in the guests' bedroom with a few boys.

Fortunately, Qin Xi took into consideration the shortage of cotton in the city and the difficulty in obtaining cotton tickets, so she decided to order two quilts before coming to the Spring Market. Otherwise, with so many more people, the Tian family would not have enough quilts.

Lu Cuicui looked at the new quilt with joy in her heart, but she couldn't help but scold: "Who would carry a quilt to visit relatives?"

Qin Xi laughed and said, "Sister-in-law, do you think this quilt is good? Originally, this quilt was brought for you, but now I am enjoying it first!"

Lu Cuicui felt the thickness of the quilt and asked in surprise, "Did you really bring it for us?

Your brother wrote to you before, and I wanted him to ask you if he could buy cotton there, but your brother said that you had just gone to the countryside and he couldn't make things difficult for you.

It's so thick and soft, and you asked someone to make it bigger for you?

Even small ones like ours, weighing only five or six kilograms, can be sold for more than thirty yuan on the black market and still be in short supply!

Are you really willing to give it to us? Although this quilt cover is made of coarse cloth, it must have cost a lot of money. Tell my sister-in-law and she will give you the money!"

"The cotton and coarse cloth are produced and sold by the villagers over there. They didn't cost much. It's unkind of my sister-in-law to calculate the money with me!

When you give someone something as a gift, you should give them something new. This thing has become old in a few days. I hope you don’t mind it, but if you still want to charge me, I won’t dare to stay here any longer.”

The two argued for a while, and finally Tian Cuicui didn't want to talk about giving money anymore. She secretly thought that she would ask her husband to find a way to get some good things to treat her cousin's family tomorrow.

Qin Xi didn't sleep very well at night. The twins groaned several times during the night, either because they wanted to pee or drink water. In addition, she was a little picky about her bed and was not used to sleeping with so many people...

When she got up the next day, Tian Weidong and his wife had already gone to work, and their three children had been sent to nursery.

Even Jingyan got up and took the three kids out for a walk.

Qin Xi enjoyed the breakfast that Lin Jian had heated up for her with peace of mind, and asked Jing Yan: "Have you found out the address of your elder? Is he far from here?"

Jing Yan poured her a cup of water and then said to her, "What a coincidence, that uncle is actually the leader who appreciated Brother Tian and brought him here. He also lives in the family compound. Brother Tian said he would take me to visit him when he comes back at noon."

"Oh?" Qin Xi paused and said, "What a coincidence! Are you going to buy some snacks and gifts later? Do you need a ticket?"

Jing Yan shook his head. "That uncle used to be my grandfather's bodyguard. I collected some local products from the village. Giving him that much is enough."

Jing Yan seldom mentioned his family. Qin Xi had previously guessed that his family must be in politics or the military, and that his parents must be ambassadors, translators, or important scientific researchers.

It seems to be about the same now.

Qin Xi didn't say anything else, just asked Lin Jian and the others if there was anything fun to do nearby.

Lin Jian naturally couldn't answer this question. The machinery factory had a few tube-shaped buildings, but there were more bungalows and small courtyards like theirs. They just strolled around the staff quarters and hadn't gone out yet!

Seeing that it was getting late, Qin Xi took out the things she had brought for the Tian family.

She mailed smoked fish, smoked meat, and some mountain products along with rice and flour a few days ago, and they should have arrived soon.

In addition to two large quilts, he also brought five pounds of cotton, two defective coats, ten pounds of wild boar meat, two large fish, and some wooden toys for the children.

What was left were the clothes for the whole family. It was difficult for Jingyan, as his own bag was already quite big and heavy, and adding Qin Xi's extra-large bag to the mix, it looked quite tiring.

"Why are these old things piled up in the living room? There are so many people coming and going, so why not put them in the bedroom?"

Lu Cuicui also took an hour's leave and came back early. There were a pile of things on the kang and the floor. She said a few words without looking carefully.

Then I regretted it. She is not my biological sister-in-law, so why is she so talkative? There is no need to make people unhappy!

"Sister-in-law, these are the things my sister brought home. She didn't know where to put them, so she just piled them here. Sister-in-law, please clean them up quickly!"

Lin Jian was pestered by his niece to play horse riding games, and he was so tired that he was sweating. When he saw Tian Cuicui coming back, he took the opportunity to get rid of his little niece.

"These are all for the family?"

Lu Cuicui was startled again and couldn't help but raise her voice.

"What are you yelling about? Your loud voice can be heard outside!"

Most southerners have thin voices and speak in a soft voice. Lu Cuicui shouted so loudly that Tian Weidong thought she was unhappy that her younger siblings came over and took advantage of him not being at home to vent her anger.

Lu Cuicui didn't notice his emotions. When she heard her husband's voice, she immediately pulled him over and said, "Adong, Lin Jian said that these old things were brought to us by Qin Xi. Look, look, this..."

"Just take it if you give it to us, why are you yelling..." Tian Weihua was stunned for a moment, his eyes widened, and he turned to look at Qin Xi and asked, "Sister, where did you go to rob the bandit's den?"

Qin Xi rolled her eyes at him and said, "Bandits have long gone down the mountain to cultivate the land and lurk among the people. There are bandit villages, so where can there be bandit dens?

Look, this is what I exchanged for a defective fine cotton cloth, this is what I made myself, this is a low-priced defective product that doesn’t require a ticket, and this is what Lin Jian and his friends exchanged for a fish…”

Tian Weidong flipped through the things and gave Qin Xi a thumbs up. "Great, sister. According to your calculation, these old things didn't cost much. You know how to live!"

Lin Jian looked at this and that, then held his stomach and asked, "When can you pack up and when can we eat?"

In the past, Jinzhe and Jingyan would often buy some snacks and put them in the cupboard. His sister would also often steam some egg cakes, mung bean cakes and the like. They were all used to eating some snacks to fill their stomachs after coming home from school.

The city has a planned economy and everything is planned. In the morning, Lu Cuicui cooked the meal according to the usual specifications. They usually eat according to this amount, so they are used to it and don't feel hungry.

This put Lin Jian and his family in a difficult position. He was too embarrassed to say that he was not full in the morning. He felt hungry in the afternoon, but this was not his home and he could not go out to look for food.

"Don't you have money and tickets in your pocket? Why don't you go out to find food when you're that grown up?" Qin Xi tapped Lin Jian's forehead with her hand.

"Aren't you afraid that we would get lost and stop us from running around?" Lin Jian could only mutter in a low voice.

Lu Cuicui didn't know about that. When she saw Qin Xi talking to him, she immediately stopped him and said, "Young boys have deep stomachs. It's normal for them to be hungry quickly because they digest food well. There are some biscuits at home. I'll take out two for him. Your brother and Comrade Jingyan have to go out for a while. Let's go out to eat when they come back."

"There are several children. What's the use of two biscuits? You don't even know to buy more. Are there other food at home? Take them out and feed them to the children." Tian Weidong was a little dissatisfied with his wife's stinginess.

How could Lu Cuicui not understand his thoughts? She glared at him and said, "Don't you need food coupons for non-staple food? Haven't you used up all the food coupons at home?"

She turned around and softened her tone and said to the kids, "How about I make two white flour cakes for you to fill your stomachs?"

"Sister-in-law, just focus on your own things. Don't indulge their bad habits. The village is in hibernation now. Every family has to eat only thin meals twice a day. You've spoiled him!"

Seeing Jing Yan was ready, Tian Weidong picked up a fish and was about to leave. Hearing Qin Xi's words, he couldn't help but chuckle and said, "When it comes to spoiling children, I guess few people can spoil them better than you! Whose ten-year-old child would have money in his pocket?"

No family would travel far away to visit relatives just to entertain their children!

"Hey, are you looking for trouble? Go quickly and come back soon. Didn't you hear the kids say they are hungry?"

Lu Cuicui reached out and pinched him, but unfortunately Tian Weidong hadn't had time to take off his clothes, and he was wearing thick clothes, so she couldn't pinch his flesh at all.

After the two men left, Lu Cuicui actually planned to make some pancakes, but was stopped by Qin Xi.

That elder was just an excuse for Jingyan to come to Chuncheng. He had been retired for more than ten years. Jingyan had left the capital and returned to Jiang City for many years. Besides, Jingyan was not a talkative person.

The two of them chatted less than Tian Weidong and his leader. In less than an hour, they returned to Tian's house.

Jingyan stayed in Chunshi for three days before buying a ticket to the capital.