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"Big sis, you're being too courteous. Hurry up and put away the wine. I'm not qualified to drink this."

Compared to ten years ago, Mao Tai was now much more lively, especially in these two years.

"Grandpa Li, just drink." Cao Xiaolian put on a smile and said, "I don't have anyone drinking at home. If you come today, you can accompany my mother and drink a few cups. Otherwise, she won't drink at all."

"Right, who told these two children not to drink at all." Mother Cao also laughed, "If it's me, then forget it. I don't have much alcohol, so I drank some good stuff. "If I don't come by my old brother's name, I can also enjoy my blessings."

Grandpa Li knew that the mother and daughter pair were giving him face, and it would be too much of a waste if he continued acting pretentious. He slapped his leg and said, "Alright, big brother will be lucky today. Let's have a taste of what the leaders' wine tastes like."

The moment the wine was opened, the fragrance of the wine assaulted his nostrils. Uncle Li was full of praise. "What a good wine."

Cao Xiaolian handed the dumplings over to the two of them, smiling. "Sir Li, you're eating dumplings. Didn't they say that dumplings are drunk? The more we drink, the more we get."

"That's right, that's right." Grandpa Li took a bite, praised the wine, and then said, "In the past few years, you could only eat dumplings on New Year's Eve. Since you're hungry, you can have a small braise of two taels to enjoy yourself. "Who would have thought that we could live our lives like this."

"That's right." Because she was from the same generation, Cao Ma sighed endlessly, "Back then, I was really poor. Sigh, I still remember when Xiao Lian was young, she couldn't eat that winter, so you gave me a basket of radishes, and I cut them into small pieces and gave the children a plate of stuffed radishes with soy sauce. You're staring at me, so I'm staring at you, afraid that the other person will take another sip of the soup. "

Mentioning this, Mother Cao's eyes reddened as she felt sorry for the two children.

Master Li advised, "Big Sister, don't you feel better now? Besides, who in the village doesn't envy your two girls? "How promising."

"It's me who implicated them and did not give birth to a good family." Mother Cao drank a little and her face turned red. She said the words that had been suppressed in her heart, "Sometimes I think, oh, how nice these two children are. If she didn't have a mother like me, she would be even more promising."

"Look at what you're saying, I don't like it." Grandpa Li said, "That was only because your people were good that you were able to bring up such two outstanding children. Look, it's not like there aren't any rich kids in our village, but what kind of morals do they have? Let's not talk about distant children from the capital. That family should have plenty of money, right? Taking it over now, isn't she still with a widow like a fly? "

When Cao Xiaolian heard this, she quickly said, "Grandpa Li, it's all your fault. Why are you talking about this? You have to be punished with alcohol!"

The little girl purposely acted like a spoiled child, sounding very comfortable. Grandpa Li also laughed heartily, "Yes, it's all my fault. "It's not Xiao Lian. We can eat these dumplings and drink this good wine today?"

"It seems that you think of me as good because of the dumplings and the wine." Cao Xiaoling teased her mother, "Mom, when Grandpa Li comes back home again, you can make a table of tofu feast. There's no wine left, you can't even give me a small heat."

"Child, what are you talking about?" Mother Cao secretly patted her hand. "Why are you talking to your Uncle Li like this? Grandpa Li, don't take it to heart."

"The child is right." Grandpa Li laughed. "Sister, our national policy is better now, and our children are promising as well. In the future, it's time for us to have a good time."

Speak, he was a little lonely, "Look at your two daughters, they are both so blessed. I, in this life, have only been envious of you."

In the village, it was commonly said that other people had no descendants. It was always this person's curse that he had done such a heartless thing in his previous life. Otherwise, heaven would not let him not have a single descendant. For this kind of woman, she was a chicken that couldn't lay eggs. For this kind of man, alcohol was like a gagged donkey.

Mother Cao saw that Grandpa Li's expression was off and thought to herself, "Uncle, if you don't mind, you can treat these two children as your own daughters. You've helped us quite a lot in the past." It's only right for these two children to be filial to you. "

Grandpa Li waved his hand. "How could I have such a good life? Big sister, stop talking. As long as the two children have any future, I will be happy."

At this moment, Mother Cao saw that his mood had improved, so she quickly gave him some food. Unknowingly, they had chatted merrily and drank half of a bottle of Maotai.

Uncle Li was slightly drunk. Cao Xiaolan's home only had his mother and daughter. It was inconvenient to stay the night. Fortunately, the factory was not too far away and the bed roll had already been prepared. Uncle Li directly went to sleep.

After he had left, Cao Xiaolian helped Mother Cao to clean up the table. She asked, "Mom, so when I was young, Master Li even helped us? How come I didn't know?"

She had always thought that Grandpa Li had only brought her around twice and also given her some dishes. She had always thought that Master Li had only brought her around twice and had even given her some dishes.

"When you were young, Xiao Xia was only three years old. If your dad left, I really wouldn't be able to get it all by myself."

Thinking back to those years, Old Cao sighed, "After you came over to help, you saw that the three of us couldn't take it anymore, so you brought the leftover vegetables and leaves from the supply and marketing club over. It's not convenient during the day, so you should put it at the door at night. I should get up early to take it in.

Seeing her mother sigh, Cao Xiaoling was puzzled. "Why is it not convenient during the day?"

"Say that this child is smart, but he's silly now." Mother Cao tapped her daughter on the forehead and said, "Widows have a lot of troubles in front of their doors. Uncle Li came to deliver the food the moment your father left. What would an outsider want to know?"

Cao Xiaolian smiled unnaturally and asked secretly, "Mom, that Master Li really doesn't have any opinion about you."

This was hard to say. Just by looking at the two sisters, one could tell that Mother Cao must have been a great beauty when she was young. At that time, she had just lost her husband.

If that was really the case, then wouldn't she be luring the wolf into the house?

"What are you thinking?" Mother Cao glared at her daughter in annoyance, "Your Uncle Li doesn't say anything else. He really doesn't have anything to say to your aunt. "He worked well, and your aunt couldn't have a baby, so it was still arranged marriage. At that time, he said he wanted to have a free marriage, and many arranged marriages were called divorce, but he would rather lose his job than have a wife. What do you think about other people?"

Cao Xiaolian did not think so. She felt that Grandpa Li giving food to her mother was a bit tiresome, so she decided to let it go for now and observe for a while.

As for Mother Cao's happiness in old age, of course she had to be careful.

Today was Saturday, so there was no need for her to go to school after school. However, Cao Xiaolian felt that she had eaten too much and her clothes were a little tight, so she went for a walk every night.

Having just bought a small color TV at home, Cao Ma would watch the TV series' Dream of the Red Chamber 'every day. Cao Xiaolian had watched it countless times in her later life, so she didn't want to watch it anymore and went out by herself.

The place she was living now was rather convenient, as it was located in the center of the town.

The winter night was still rather cold. Cao Xiaoling was wearing a down jacket as she shrunk her neck. Seeing that there weren't many pedestrians on the road, she wanted to go home as soon as she could eat her food.

He didn't expect that something would happen the moment he walked into the garden.

Halfway through, she felt as if someone was following her. She turned her head to look for a few times, but couldn't find it.

However, he felt that something was wrong. Lowering his head, he saw that there was indeed a black shadow following behind him. That black shadow seemed to have a sharp object in its hand, which was extremely terrifying.

Cao Xiaolian's adrenaline soared and her head went numb.

She didn't dare to turn back now and just laid there and angered him. She could only maintain her previous speed and secretly told herself not to be afraid. Maybe she wasn't a bad person and was just passing by?

However, the black shadow continued to follow her closely. She couldn't shake him off at all, and was on the verge of tears.

Suddenly, there was a familiar figure standing under the street light, looking around. Cao Xiaolian seemed to have seen the first glimmer of light in the dark. She shouted excitedly, "Huang Fang!"

She kicked out, and Huang Fang also turned around. When she saw it was her, she ran over excitedly.

"Xiao Lian!"

There were no classes on Saturday, but he was thinking about Cao Xiaolan so much that he came downstairs to try his luck. He didn't expect to see the beauty just as he got there.

A poem flashed in Huang Fang's heart.

His mind was clear.

While he was getting excited, Cao Xiaolan looked at the ground quietly.

The shadow disappeared.

He didn't know if it was just passing by, or if it was because he saw someone he knew, but he had disappeared.

However, she didn't let go of the heavy burden in her heart.

He still needed to go to school every day. If there was really someone with ill intentions, how could he guard against them?

Could it be that staying home and not going out was unrealistic?

Looking at Huang Fang's face, she had an inspiration: "Didn't you come with Zhang Yu?"

Huang Fang's originally smiling face instantly froze.

Initially, he was overjoyed to see Cao Xiaolian, especially when she took the initiative to call his name.

However, he didn't expect that the first sentence he would ask Zhang Yu.

He couldn't have fallen for Zhang Yu, right?

He had doubts in his heart, but just as he was about to ask, he said awkwardly: "That guy went out and got into a relationship, and I met a girl that I like so much. Haha, I'm tired of it every day. "Oh yeah, do you have something to talk to him about?"

Regardless of what he was thinking, he would first give Zhang Yu a sh * tty bowl, so Cao Xiaolan would have to give up on her thoughts.

"AHH!" She's in love.

Cao Xiaolian was a bit disappointed. This way, she could not let Zhang Yu follow her home.

After all, the two of them were in the same class. Cao Xiaolian's first thought was that it would be safer if she and Zhang Yu went home together.

However, since Zhang Yu had a girlfriend, he had to keep his distance. Otherwise, he could let the other party know what was going on.

"It's fine, I was just casually asking."

Seeing the look of disappointment on Huang Fang's face, Cao Xiaoliu was even more determined to win.

This girl definitely had her eyes on Zhang Yu.

Sigh! What kind of eyesight did she have? How could she fall for a man like Zhang Yu, who could not even see his eyes when he was smiling? Was there a problem with Cao Xiaoling's aesthetic sense?

Huang Fang had decided that she would make Zhang Yu Hei lose all his skin and make the beauty completely give up on him.