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Chapter 45 Inviting them to dinner
She had assumed the man's attention was on the road beneath his feet, but to her surprise, he noticed that Qiao Nian was peeking.

Qiao Nian immediately came to her senses. Originally, she was going to deny it outright, but she changed her mind the next second. "You are my man. I can look at you whenever I want."

She is still the same Qiao Nian.

Even when her family suffered misfortune and she herself experienced bizarre events, she remained just as spoiled and willful in front of the person she liked.

"Okay, okay, Nian Nian is right."

Lu Xiao smiled and agreed, "Niannian can watch it whenever she wants, however she wants."

"That's pretty much it."

The two talked as they walked home.

When they got home, Lu Xiao gave the bundle of firewood he was carrying on his back to Li Ruihua and the others.

When Wang Xueqin and Li Ruihua saw the large bundle of firewood, enough for their family to burn for several days, they quickly asked Lu Xiao to carry it back.

“You have a large family, and you’ll need a lot of firewood to heat the kang (heated brick bed) at night. You should carry it back quickly.”

Wang Xueqin spoke up.

Lu Xiao smiled faintly, telling Wang Xueqin not to worry.

"We still have firewood at home."

After he finished speaking, Qiao Nian added, "Yes, Madam, it's just a bundle of firewood. We have more at home."

“There’s nothing to do right now. If it doesn’t snow tomorrow, Lu Xiao and I will go collect more snow. You and my master can burn it without worry.”

"Nian Nian, this..."

Wang Xueqin was still a little embarrassed.

I couldn't bear to take the firewood that my two children had worked so hard to collect.

Qiao Nian couldn't tell Wang Xueqin that her space was filled with firewood.

We had to use other arguments to persuade Wang Xueqin.

After much persuasion, Wang Xueqin finally left the firewood, and Qiao Nian and Lu Xiao returned to the Qiao family next door.

"Tian Weiqiang and his gang have been arrested, so we should be safer in the village. Should I pile up more firewood at home?"

Qiao Nian lowered her voice and asked Lu Xiao.

The reason for doing this was to let the master's wife and master see that their family really didn't lack firewood when they came to their home, so that they could accept the firewood they had collected.

Lu Xiao nodded.

"can."

Just as the couple was about to speak again, a voice came from not far away, "Excuse me, comrade, does Professor Qiao or Professor Li live here?"

The couple turned around and looked at the woman who had spoken.

Zhang Qing stared at the perfect couple before him, momentarily speechless, forgetting even to greet them, introduce himself, and state his purpose.

They're a perfect match.

The men were tall and handsome, and the women were beautiful and charming.

Even without saying a word, just standing there, you could feel that they were a match made in heaven.

Zhang Qing only came to his senses when Qiao Nian asked him a question.

"Yes, who are you looking for?"

"Oh, hello, my name is Zhang Qing, and my father is Zhang Wenxin, who used to live in this neighborhood, Professor Zhang."

After speaking, Zhang Qing immediately turned to Lu Xiao, "I saw you at the county hospital before, Comrade Lu, do you remember me?"

Lu Xiao nodded slowly.

His emotions are reserved, which matches his cold and hard appearance.

People he doesn't know very well will hardly cause him any emotional fluctuations.

Qiao Nian was just following the gossip about Zhang Qing and Tian Hu a few days ago, and she didn't expect to see Zhang Qing in person today.

She invited Zhang Qing to her home to warm herself by the fire.

Zhang Qing politely said "Excuse me" and then explained why she had come.

“My father had always been taken care of by my two uncles. After the accident a few days ago, my two uncles and aunt also helped a lot. Comrade Lu was also busy helping out. I am very grateful for this.”

"I should have come to thank you earlier, but I couldn't get away and only came today."

Zhang Qing is a teacher, so even though she is only twenty-two years old, she is a very good conversationalist.

She seriously reflected on her mistake of coming so late and explained that she had invited them over for dinner.

"Comrade Tian Hu and I discussed it and decided to invite you to our home for a simple meal the day after tomorrow at noon. Firstly, to express our gratitude, and secondly, to celebrate my father's leg gradually recovering."

She was worried they wouldn't come if she just thanked them. So before coming, she thought of using her father's leg recovery as an excuse.

Increase your leverage to persuade them.

Even so, Nian Yunci and the others were still unwilling to go.

"Aunt Qiao?"

Zhang Qing looked up at Nian Yunci, wondering if she had done something wrong.

Nian Yunci stepped forward, took Zhang Qing's hand, and said earnestly, "Good child, we are neighbors and have the same experience. We should help each other."

"This is nothing to worry about."

Nian Yunci explained why they didn't want to go to eat.

“Everyone is struggling financially these days, and food supplies are rationed. Nobody has any extra grain. Your invitation to our group to your home for dinner is enough; we won’t go for the meal.”

They can't eat a whole month's worth of food in one meal.

"Listen to your aunt, take good care of your father, and live a good life. That's the greatest way to repay us."

Zhang Qing never expected that Nian Yunci would be so considerate of them.

"Aunt..."

"Alright, let's go back quickly. It'll get late and snowing, making it inconvenient to walk."

They insisted on not going to eat, and no matter what Zhang Qing said, they wouldn't listen.

Zhang Qing had no choice but to leave temporarily and go next door to find Wang Xueqin and the others.

However, the answers were all the same.

Although they were not well-off, they were not the kind of people who wanted to take advantage of the situation.

After all, they're struggling, and Zhang Qing and the others aren't exactly well-off either, are they?
Zhang Qing returned empty-handed.

When they got home, Tian Hu had already prepared dinner and served it to Zhang Wenxin first.

When he saw Zhang Qing return, he told her to go into the kitchen first and warm herself by the fire.

"I'm going to see Dad."

Zhang Qing did not go into the kitchen immediately, but went into Zhang Wenxin's room to talk to him.

Tian Hu glanced around but didn't follow.

Zhang Wenxin was eating on the kang (a heated brick bed).

Upon seeing her daughter return, she immediately greeted her.

"Qingqing, how did it go? What did your Uncle Qiao and Uncle Li say?"

"Dad, don't panic."

Zhang Qing sat down to the side and said softly, "I told my uncle and aunt, and they said that we have a hard life, and although they appreciate the sentiment, they won't come over for dinner."

"That's it..."

Zhang Wenxin thought about it and could understand their decision.

"They are all good comrades, and they would never take advantage of us in the slightest."

"Ah."

Zhang Qing shared the same thought as her father: "Dad, don't worry, I'll go to the county in the next couple of days to buy some high-gluten flour and steam some buns to send to them."

"it is good."

Zhang Wenxin had no money or receipts.

I can't help my daughter.

"Thanks a lot."

He felt guilty.

Zhang Qing smiled and said, "Dad, we're family, it's nothing hard."

She always believed that these were things she should do.

Her eldest and second brothers have severed ties with their father, but she couldn't do something like that.

She did her best to take good care of her father.

Stepping out of the room, the cold wind made her shiver, and she quickly walked into the kitchen.

She had intended to mention this to Tian Hu as well, but to her surprise, he handed her a box first.

(End of this chapter)