boyutpedia Chapter 1103 The Beauty of Children Growing Up
Chapter 1103 The Beauty of Children Growing Up
Professor Xie only drank half of her milk tea before she couldn't finish it, but she couldn't bear to throw it away.
"Oh, what a pity! Such good stuff, we can't finish it all!"
Upon hearing this, Liu Zhengtao accepted it, saying, "Since it's good stuff, let's not waste it! I'll drink it!"
Professor Xie smiled gently: "This is something I've already drunk. You don't mind?"
Liu Zhengtao turned his head and chuckled: "You will always be the most beautiful in my heart, how could I dislike you?"
A straight man is either completely silent, but when he does speak sweet words, he always manages to do so with such sincerity.
Professor Xie was overjoyed: "Oh my, you were such a quiet person when you were young, but now that you're a grandfather, you've actually learned to be so eloquent."
Liu Zhengtao laughed heartily: "So what if I'm a grandfather? Can't I still have some private conversations with my wife?"
"Yes, yes, yes!" Professor Xie nodded repeatedly, his eyes welling up with tears, almost laughing through them. "Say it more often in the future, I love to hear it!"
Liu Zhengtao also laughed. Looking at his wife's bright and beautiful smile, he finished his milk tea in one gulp and threw the cup into the trash can.
Liu Zhengtao held his bag in one hand and grasped Professor Xie's hand with the other, their fingers intertwined: "If you like to hear more, then I'll say more!"
Liu Meilan took her third brother and sister-in-law to the market to buy groceries. Her father was coming back today, and she and Fu Chen were going to Beijing with their child tomorrow, so they had their family reunion dinner early tonight.
Liu Yibang rode a tricycle, specifically responsible for watching over and transporting goods, while Liu Meilan and Mi Xiaonan were in charge of purchasing them.
As for the eldest sister-in-law and eldest brother, they had a rare moment of leisure and went out shopping.
My second brother has something to do at his company and has to go back to work! The most important thing is the year-end summary, and he also has to pay the employees' salaries and bonuses.
My second sister-in-law, Wang Miaoxiang, is now the deputy chief physician at a military hospital and still has to go to work.
However, this is one of the advantages of traditional Chinese medicine: no overtime work at night! So after an 8-hour shift each day, you can go home.
Because Wang Miaoxiang had to go to work, the task of preparing the New Year's Eve dinner fell to them. It was too tiring for their second sister-in-law to finish her work and then have to take care of the house.
They have a lot of seafood at home, some of which they caught from the sea, and some they bought from fishermen. They keep it in aquariums at home.
Therefore, they only need to buy some chicken, duck, meat, eggs, as well as mutton, beef and pork.
Actually, I bought an old hen this morning, and it's stewing in a clay pot on the stove with some morel mushrooms and tea tree mushrooms in it. This is tonight's soup.
My family loves chicken, especially poached chicken. We enjoy it on ordinary days, but we love it even more during holidays! So this dish will definitely be on the table tonight.
Braised duck, roast goose, and roast suckling pig are too much trouble to make at home, so we order them directly from the established restaurants on the island.
When I pass by the shop again, I just take it.
There were always cold dishes and vegetarian dishes on the table, so after this round of shopping, the tricycle was piled high with them.
Liu Yibang rode the tricycle in front, while Liu Meilan and Mi Xiaonan walked behind.
Seeing the two people ahead, Mi Xiaonan gently tugged at Liu Meilan's arm: "Meilan, are those your parents up ahead?"
Liu Meilan was drinking milk tea when she looked up and exclaimed, "Wow! From behind, don't our parents look like a perfect match and so loving!"
Mi Xiaonan nodded repeatedly, her envy evident in her eyes: "If Yibang and I can still be this loving at this age, our lives will truly be complete!"
Liu Meilan said with a smile, "Yes! You and my third brother are both very thoughtful and willing to give, understand each other, and be considerate of one another. Things will only get better and better in the future."
Mi Xiaonan nodded: "When Yibang visited my family, my parents liked him very much. What truly made my parents believe that I would be happy marrying Liu Yibang was the way my mother saw how my in-laws got along when the two families met again. Your third brother grew up seeing his parents' love and harmony in the family, and he has a very good personality; he won't go to extremes or commit domestic violence!"
Liu Meilan blinked and asked curiously, "What exactly touched Uncle and Aunt?"
Mi Xiaonan replied, "I really know. I asked my mother. She said that a small leaf fell on my mother-in-law's head, and my father-in-law carefully removed it! Not only that, he also tidied up the stray hairs on my mother-in-law's forehead. From beginning to end, my father-in-law's expression was very gentle, and his eyes were tender!"
"When I was dating your third brother, I could feel his unique gentleness in private! At that time, only one sentence flashed through my mind: 'A gentleman as fine as jade, unparalleled in the world.' Such a good man is my husband, I would wake up smiling in my dreams!"
"Hahaha!" Liu Meilan laughed so hard she almost fell over. Seeing her third brother also chuckling, she exclaimed, "Third sister-in-law, you're so adorable!"
Mi Xiaonan laughed: "I wasn't lying. Your third brother is really great! My high school and college classmates were my bridesmaids! When they saw your third brother, they were so envious they were practically drooling!"
"When they came to be bridesmaids this time, they were practically green with envy seeing so many outstanding groomsmen. They've asked me about them more than once in private. However, those men work all over the country, which dispelled their idea of marrying far away. But two of the selected graduates were assigned to Guangzhou, and their partners are single and unmarried. They exchanged phone numbers, but I don't know if it will work out!"
Hearing this, Liu Meilan was secretly alarmed: "Then you should also remind everyone that if it doesn't work out, we shouldn't be too fixated on it or make things too ugly and undignified!"
Mi Xiaonan nodded: "Don't worry, all the bridesmaids who can be my bridesmaids are people I'm very close to! Tomorrow, your third brother and I are going back to my parents' home, and we'll treat them to a meal to thank them for all their help during our wedding. We'll also make it clear to them not to blame me if things don't work out!"
Since her third sister-in-law had already thought of it, Liu Meilan didn't say anything more.
"Hey, hey, Third Brother, why did you turn? Shouldn't we be going straight?" Liu Meilan thought her Third Brother didn't know the way, so she quickly reminded him.
Liu Yibang chuckled: "Let's take a shortcut home so as not to disturb Mom and Dad's walk."
If they were to pass by their parents, the parents might not feel so relaxed and at ease in front of their children.
Liu Meilan was taken aback, then laughed and nudged Mi Xiaonan with her elbow: "Third sister-in-law, did you see that? My third brother is very romantic, and he also helps others achieve their goals."
Mi Xiaonan nodded: "I saw it! Your third brother usually pays a lot of attention to his physique. No matter how tired he is, he always does push-ups and sit-ups to exercise. It seems I also need to pay attention to maintaining my figure and exercise by running regularly. Look how beautiful Mom and Dad look when they stand together!"
Liu Meilan smiled and said, "That's right. Look at my Fu Chen, how handsome he is. I'm short, so I need to be more disciplined. Otherwise, when I stand in front of Fu Chen in the future, he will still be so handsome, and I will look like a round ball. How ugly would that be!"