Solstice Secrets

Ling Ma's original purpose for asking Zhuang Zhou to come over was to personally ask him about his family, especially Zhuang's father and mother's attitude towards Ling Dongzhi.But after the two children agreed to come over for dinner in the evening, she realized that this was the first time Zhuang Zhou visited the Ling family.Even if she is not the daughter-in-law that I am particularly satisfied with, she is still the one chosen by my son, and I will see her when I look up and look down. It is too simple and slow.

So Ling's mother began to dig through the refrigerator, thinking about the recipe for dinner.

Zhuang Zhou and Ling Dongzhi hadn't come back yet, and Ling Baobao, who was in kindergarten, was picked up by Ling's father first.As soon as he heard that an uncle surnamed Zhuang was coming to the house for dinner, he immediately pestered Mama Ling to ask if it was the one with the big dog at home, and quarreled to play with the big dog.Mama Ling couldn't be bothered by him, so she could only call Ling Dongzhi and ask if there was a big dog in Zhuang Zhou's house.Therefore, brown sugar also became a guest of the Ling family, and Shi Shiran came to the banquet with its father.

Ling Baobao was going crazy with joy, hugging Brown Tang's neck and was reluctant to let go.Ling's father and Ling's mother were a little worried when they first saw such a big dog. They were afraid that one person and one dog would go crazy and hurt Ling Baobao. Later, they found that Ling Baobao was purely shaved and picky. Brown Tang turned out to be a very gentle and temperamental dog. The dog, who has been following Zhuangzhou slowly and gracefully in small square steps, is a little relieved.

Mother Ling naturally didn't know that before entering the door, Ling Dongzhi grabbed Brown Tang by the ear and told it, "Don't jump around at home! Don't go crazy with Baby Ling! Don't shout loudly in the house! Don't pick the flowers my dad put on the balcony. Basin! No..."

Brown Tang licked his chin very calmly, "Don't worry, I'm from a famous family anyway, and I don't lack any of the demeanor and etiquette that a rich and handsome should have. I'll show you later what is fantasy Young Master."

Midwinter Solstice, "..."

With mosquito coils blinking all over his eyes, Ling Dongzhi asked the dog father with a gloomy face, "What is the fantasy nobleman?"

Zhuang Zhou looked at his embarrassing son, then at Ling Dongzhi, who was obviously stimulated, and helplessly spread his hands and said, "I don't know either."

Ling Dongzhi almost thought that he had been eliminated by the times.He has never heard of the stuff that even a dog can casually say.Fortunately, Zhuang Zhou didn't know either. It was most likely a messy TV series that Brown Tang watched from somewhere.As soon as he breathed a sigh of relief, he heard Zhuang Zhou say slowly: "But it's nothing, what children know is always different from us. Isn't this called a generation gap?"

Midwinter Solstice, "..."

Well, he was wrong, he was not eliminated by the times.He was defeated by these two embarrassing things.

Their brain waves are not of one frequency at all.

Of course, Zhuang Zhou didn't come here empty-handed. Apart from a dog specially designed to show off his cuteness, he also brought two pots of bonsai.He heard from Ling Dongzhi that Father Ling likes to grow flowers and grass, so he did what he liked.As for Ling Ma, he really didn't know how to please her, so he bought a box of sugar-free snacks.Although Mama Ling was always smiling when they met for the first time, but for some reason, every time Zhuang Zhou thought of this... er, mother-in-law?Mother-in-law?There will be a feeling of weakness in the heart.

Father Ling was really happy to see the bonsai brought by Zhuang Zhou, and immediately put a pot of Phalaenopsis on the windowsill of the living room, and moved the other pot of yew to the study.Zhuang Zhou is such a person who knows how to read words and expressions, and immediately asked him humbly for advice on various issues of planting flowers and plants.When Papa Ling heard this, the kid turned over the yard by himself, and planned to plant trees and flowers by himself. This hobby was so consistent with him, it was like a bosom friend.It's not like the two little boys in the family, every time they accompany him to change the soil for the flowerpot, they are perfunctory.

Ling Dongzhi rolled his eyes while listening, thinking that this person was too good at climbing, so he took down his father in a few words.He has known Zhuang Zhou for so long, and he has finally seen his powerful social skills. Does he really have a specialization in art?

Baby Ling was combing brown sugar's hair with his mother's sandalwood comb, and when he heard his grandpa talking about farming, he also joined in the fun, "I farm too! I help grandpa farm!"

Ling Dongzhi thought of the experimental field at the back of Nanshan Middle School, and said to Ling Baobao: "Uncle Zhuang's yard is very big, let him leave a small piece of land for you, and you can take care of it yourself. You can grow whatever you want, okay?"

Baby Ling screamed happily and ran to the kitchen to tell grandma, and came back after a while, and asked Dad Ling with a troubled face, "Grandpa, what do you think I plant?"

Father Ling was very patient with this little grandson, and when he heard him ask, he said softly, "What does the baby like? Morning glory? Lantern flower? Small tomatoes, anything is fine."

Ling Baobao struggled for a while, and stretched out two fat fingers to Ling's father, "Then can I grow two kinds?"

Papa Ling smiled and said, "Of course."

Baby Ling was happy, "I want to grow small tomatoes and lantern flowers!"

Zhuang Zhou said to Baobao Ling: "There is a set of small shovels in the basement of my uncle's house. They are very beautiful. When you come to plant the land, uncle will take them out for you." He stretched out his hand and gestured for the length, "It's so long, it's just right It's for you." This set was also a New Year's gift to him in the late summer of the year his parents just divorced.At that time, he was full of resentment and grievance of being abandoned by his family, so naturally he would not accept Xia Mo's love, let alone touch this set of things.Later, when Zhuang Lin grew up, his state of mind changed subtly again, and he was reluctant to take it out for others to use.I saw it when I was looking for tools two days ago, and I suddenly felt that those things that used to be heavy on my mind have become less important now.

Han Min and Ling Lidong came back when the whole room was chatting and laughing.Baby Ling rushed over immediately, showing off to the two of them happily, "Uncle Zhuang wants to plant land, and he will leave me a piece of land for me to grow whatever I want. I will discuss with grandpa about planting lantern flowers and small tomatoes. "

Ling Lidong looked at his son's excited red face, and glanced at Zhuang Zhou with a slightly complicated expression, "Why do you think of farming? New hobby?"

Zhuangzhou explained: "When I went to Dayan Mountain with the winter solstice, I learned a lot of farm work from my two cousins. When I came back and saw that my yard was deserted, my hands were a little itchy. I just turned the ground in the past two days. Finished, fertilized, and planted in Qingming."

Ling Lidong nodded.He could see that Zhuang Zhou had already captured the hearts of the whole family, so he stopped saying anything to spoil the fun.

Ling Baobao tugged at the corner of Zhuang Zhou's clothes, "Uncle Zhuang, you must not forget me when you are farming."

"I will never forget it." Zhuang Zhou said with a smile, "We will choose a weekend and everyone will come. Let's treat it as a family event."

Han Min was also very happy to hear that, "Then I would like to thank you first. Two days ago, some of our colleagues also said that it is pitiful that children in the city do not have the opportunity to get in touch with nature. I have thought about it." Buy a few flower pots in a few days and plant something for the baby to see. It would be even better to let him plant flowers and grass in the field by himself."

"I'll ask your parents to plant a few more trees for you later," Zhuang Zhou patted Ling Baobao's head, "Just plant ones that are as old as you. Let's see if you grow taller or the young sapling grows taller."

Baby Ling was even more excited.

Han Min followed Lehe for a long time before realizing that her son was using her comb to groom the dog, and he couldn't laugh or cry.It happened that Mother Ling called for dinner, so she quickly coaxed Baby Ling to wash his hands.Brown Sugar also walked into the bathroom in a leisurely manner, so Baby Ling also washed its paws along with it, and let it sit next to him when eating.Ling's mother was a little guilty when she saw such a big dog at first, but after seeing that it was always obedient, she felt that she couldn't like it.When eating, he kept putting ribs in its food bowl.Zhuang Zhou felt that Mama Ling's pork ribs were not heavy in seasoning, and it would be no big problem to have a meal once in a while, so he didn't object.Brown Sugar tasted the benefits of being thirteen, and became more and more refined.

There is no rule of "you don't talk when you eat" at the Ling family's dinner table.During the day, the family is busy with their own affairs, and they only have the chance to meet at the dinner table, so for the Ling family, this is the best time for the family to communicate.Mother Ling asked about Zhuang Zhou's family situation, and Zhuang Zhou also told the truth.Ling's mother heard him say that her mother took his brother away when he was more than eight years old, and she immediately felt that this was a bitter child, and a gentle and compassionate look appeared between her eyebrows and eyes.Zhuang Zhou naturally noticed it, but he was clever enough not to explain it.He only said that his stepmother is also a very good person.Ling's mother thought that no matter how nice her stepmother was, she was not her real mother.But she couldn't reveal this meaning in front of the juniors.

"How about this," Ling Ma thought for a while and said to Zhuang Zhou: "You are responsible for contacting us with the time and place to meet, and you don't go when we meet, we will chat as elders together."

Just as Ling Dongzhi was about to say something, Zhuang Zhou kicked him under the table.

Zhuang Zhou smiled and said, "Okay."

Ling Dongzhi thought for a while, then simply shut up.After a while, I couldn't hold back, and secretly took out my mobile phone and sent a text message to Zhuang Zhou: The location is fixed, let's install a camera in advance.

The corner of Zhuang Zhou's mouth twitched, and he replied a text message: I dare not.

Ling Dongzhi was helpless.After thinking about it, I felt that there was nothing to worry about. Since the two elders did not object to their being together, it is impossible for them to have any unresolved conflicts when they get together.

He better stop worrying about it.

Ling Dongzhi didn't find out about the meeting between the two parents, but since then Ling Dongzhi found that Ling Ma's life has become richer.She signed up for a calligraphy and painting class for middle-aged and elderly people. Every morning after Ling Baobao went to kindergarten, she went to class with a painting clip on her back.When she was young, she also liked to paint and draw, but her family and work were busy at both ends, and she never had a chance to calm down and study hard.Now that I finally have the opportunity, I live happily every day.When Ling Dongzhi brought Zhuang Zhou home for dinner on weekends, she even showed him the flower and bird pictures she drew.Although the skill of brushwork is still not mature, it is already a very rare improvement in Ling Dongzhi's view.Ling Dongzhi praised her greatly, and even took the initiative to ask for a picture of peonies, planning to take it back, frame it and hang it in his studio.

In just a few days, a thick stack of practice drafts had piled up on the drawing table.Among them is an ink landscape, signed by Cheng Anni next to it.Ling Dong finally understood the reason for Ling Ma's change. It turned out that she and Cheng Anni were in the same class.

The person who led Mama Ling to pick up what she liked when she was young was not him, which made him feel very guilty.But sometimes things in this world are like this. Children often only see Ling Ma as the "mother". Only friends who have made friends with her peers can guide her to discover the more essential self.

Ling Dongzhi said to Zhuang Zhou with emotion: "I seldom really admire anyone. But Zhuang Zhou, I really think your stepmother is an amazing woman. She is very good at living, not only can manage her own life, but she also There is an infectious power that makes everyone around her feel comfortable and happy."

Zhuang Zhou pinched his chin, "I said earlier that she is a very good person."

"It's very good." Ling Dongzhi sighed with a smile, "But you can only know how good she is after getting in touch with her. Zhuang Zhou, I'm really lucky to be your family."

"Me too." Zhuang Zhou smiled and kissed the tip of his nose, "By the way, I have another news to tell you. The matter of the fund has already begun."