Chapter 1589 Daily Family Life
When the New Year is approaching, the courtyard becomes lively, especially during the day. Xiao Wenwu and Tangtang are there, and Bai Qian is also having lunch or dinner in the courtyard.
Li Fuzhen occasionally comes back from business trips.
Coupled with Yang's father, Yang's mother and Zhuo Qing'er, the whole family was really lively.
Especially the cheerful laughter of the children running back and forth made the whole courtyard no longer look so empty.
A house is popular only when people often live in it. If you can't live in it for a long time, or if the house is too big and there are too few people, you will always feel that it is not so comfortable to live in.
For example, in the courtyard house of my hometown, although Yang's father and mother often helped with ventilation and cleaning, because there were not many people living there all year round, it was not so comfortable to live there in the first few days after returning.
After staying for a few more days, people from the village, usually the elders, aunties, or Xiaowu and other people with their children would come over to chat, play, etc. As the popularity of living here increased, I felt much more comfortable.
"Don't push your sister to the edge of the pond. It's dangerous there, and don't forget to run outside, it's such a cold weather." Bai Qian warned her son Xiao Wenwu from behind.
The little guy is now two or three years old and has a strong head and a strong brain. He can run, but his running is not so sure.
He knew Wen Chen, his brother. Although he was a bit unfamiliar because they hadn't seen each other for a long time, he soon became familiar with it. An older brother shouted from behind.
He had not been in contact with Tangtang for a long time and had little memory. But suddenly there was a sister, and he was no longer the youngest. Someone called him brother, which made the little guy unusually excited.
Pushing Tangtang's stroller around, she acted like a big brother playing with his little sister.
"You should also pay attention to your younger brothers and sisters, you know?" After talking about her son, Bai Qian began to tell Xiao Wenchen.
"I understand, Er Niang, I am an adult." Xiao Wenchen patted his chest, looking like a little adult.
Seeing that Xiao Wenchen was with her, it would be fine for the three children to play in the yard. Besides, Father Yang was watching next to her, so Bai Qian turned around and walked into the kitchen next to her.
"This gas stove just doesn't work for cooking. The stewed meat always feels rotten. If I add chopped firewood to a pot at home, the fire will be poisonous, and the stewed meat will be rotten and delicious."
Yang's mother held chopsticks in her hand and inserted them into the meat that was being stewed in the pot. Although it was stewed in a pressure cooker, the meat felt quite rotten, but it always felt like it lacked a soul.
Of course, Yang Ma didn’t know that the meat stewed like this lacked soul. She just subconsciously felt that the meat stewed in this way was different from the meat stewed in a pot in the countryside.
While they were talking about meat, when Bai Qian walked in, Yang’s mother quickly waved her hand, “You can just watch the children in the yard, there’s no need to come in. We’ll have dinner here in a while, and the kitchen is so big, so many people can’t turn around. ”
"I'll come in and wash the vegetables. I'll help cook some. Cook quickly, otherwise so many dishes will get cold easily." Bai Qian smiled while rolling up her sleeves to prepare to wash the vegetables.
Before she could take action, Yang Ma stopped her, "Shui Liang, Cui Ma and I are busy here. If you want to help, please bring the bowls and chopsticks over. Oh, by the way, there's also rice."
Seeing that Yang's mother really didn't want her to work, and her insistence would probably delay things even more, Bai Qian nodded, "Okay."
"How many people are coming over for dinner today?" Yang's mother asked while washing the dishes.
Everyone is very busy at the end of the year, and sometimes even if there is no socializing, they have to work overtime to get things done, so eating and other things are basically done in the office.
"Qing'er is back for dinner, not necessarily Feifei's. I called just now and said I wanted to have an urgent meeting. There are a lot of people ordering food at Yang's family banquet at the end of the year, and there are also many people who get together to get married at the end of the year, and they all order banquets. , so very busy.
Xuzi called just now and said that he would come back after a while to accompany a leader and come back if there was no entertainment. He was not too sure. Bai Qian said while holding the bowls and chopsticks.
Compared with other times when a banquet invitation is given, Yang Dongxu can go if he wants to, and no one dares to say anything if he doesn't go if he doesn't want to.
Now I am giving various lectures and walking around in Yanjing. After finishing our work, the boss asked us to have something to eat together in the evening. Obviously, you couldn't just turn around and leave.
Therefore, as long as you work outside and don't get home, there is really no guarantee whether you will be back for dinner tonight.
"I've been busy all day, and I don't know what I'm doing." Yang's mother complained.
But it's just a simple rant, no other meaning. Although he was complaining, he was still very distressed when he saw his son busy talking about the back of his head.
When they were carrying the bowls and chopsticks out, they happened to see the lights of a car in the front yard. Wen Chen and Wen Wu pushed the stroller and ran over, thinking that their father was back.
Father Yang shouted from behind, "Slow down, hurry up and follow me quickly."
The car lights were turned off, and there was a threshold from the front yard to the backyard, so the two little guys couldn't get the stroller over the high threshold.
So I craned my neck to look at where the car was parked in the front yard, and saw that there was only one car, and it was a Martha's coupe, not the big Ben that I often did when I was working.
The little excitement on the child's face paused before his father's shout was about to blurt out.
"Hey, come here to pick up Auntie. Let's see what goodies Auntie has brought for you." Zhuo Qinger, who got out of the car, smiled and shook the bag in his hand.
There are three plush cartoon hats inside which are very cute.
She obviously recognized Yang's mother as her godmother, so Yang Dongxu's family is considered her natal family. The three little guys should call her sister-in-law.
But Zhuo Qing'er insisted that the three little brats call her aunt, and no one insisted on this title, so now Wenchen and Wenwu are all called aunt, and even Tangtang, who is a few months old, occasionally babbles.
"You're back just in time, it's time to eat."
Looking at the two little grandsons who were happily wearing cartoon hats on their heads and making faces to make their sisters happy, Yang's father's smile was full of happiness.
"That's a coincidence, I'm hungry, it smells so good." The smell of stewed meat has begun to float in the yard, and Zhuo Qing'er can't help but sniff.
"Just right, wash your hands and you can eat in a while, and you guys stop playing and come to wash your hands." Bai Xi came out of the dining room door and shouted to the yard.
"When will Xuzi come back?" Zhuo Qing'er asked.
"Not sure, call us to eat first." Bai Xi replied, "Why are you so late today?"
Compared to Yang Dongxu and Zhou Ya who were busy at the end of the year, Zhuo Qing'er was relatively relaxed.
Because the new clothing products that were supposed to be released have been released after entering winter, and there are no fashion festivals or fashion shows internationally recently, she is the most free at the end of the year.
So during this period, she spends more time at home than Betsy. She sleeps until noon every day. In the afternoon, she can take Wenchen and other children to the nearby park for a stroll, or go to the Forbidden City and the Temple of Heaven.
"There is a big customer. The New Year is coming soon, and the wedding date is tomorrow. He insists on changing the dress temporarily. He is just looking for trouble.
Custom-made dresses are not like wedding dresses in bridal shops. There are so many styles that you can change them temporarily if you are not satisfied. A dress is hand-sewn and takes at least three months to make. How can I have time to change it now?"
When Zhuo Qing'er said this, she was very angry.
Originally, she had a leisurely time during this period, playing with the three children and having a good time. She was waiting to go back to Yangjia Village in two days to celebrate the New Year and have a good rest. After the fifteenth day of the first half of next year, she will start to be busy again.
After all, there are many fashion shows in the first half of the year.
As a result, the customer called her over early this morning and said that she wanted to change the dress, and it must be changed before tomorrow. She almost pointed at the other party's nose and told her to eat her fart.
When the dress was ordered before, it was checked one by one, and even the number of gold threads in the dress was clearly stated.
As a result, he wanted to change his mind at the last minute and insisted on changing it. How can I change it for you at this time?
It can be improved if it is shoddy, but won't it damage your reputation?
According to the new requirements of the bride, it will take a month for all the embroiderers in the company to change it. What's more, the masters who make dresses in the company are now on a semi-holiday.
Because the dresses until around the fifteenth of next year have been made by them, Zhuo Qing'er will not accept orders during the Chinese New Year and ask them to work overtime. After all, the masters also have to celebrate the Chinese New Year.
So since it is not a quality issue and there are no violations according to the custom requirements, it is impossible to rework.
Today, I went to the other party and had a good fight. In the end, it was her best friend who said that although the dress was gorgeous, it would be more amazing if it had a peony.
You want a peony on the phoenix crown and bridal robe?
There are also peony dresses, which are only changed when the bride toasts, okay?
When the couple worships in the hall at the wedding, you ordered a royal wedding. Although there are simplified parts, you don’t want mandarin ducks playing in the water, nor do you want a dragon and a phoenix to be auspicious, but you have to put a peony on the formal dress worn by the bride during the worship.
What’s wrong? Do you have to treat your bestie as an ancient courtesan?
What’s more infuriating is that the bride actually felt that what her bestie said made sense and had to change it, which made Zhuo Qing’er angry.
I ran over and explained to her for a whole day before I convinced her not to change it.
But looking at the other party’s appearance before leaving, she was still dissatisfied. Especially the bestie who gave the idea, she felt that Zhuo Qing’er was targeting her by not adopting her suggestion. She also kept saying that there was a new era and a new atmosphere, and Zhuo Qing’er was an old-fashioned person.
Zhuo Qing’er almost ran away on the spot and opened the other party’s head to see if it was filled with paste.
Fortunately, this is modern. If this were ancient times, it would be a royal wedding, but you had to compare the bride to a geisha.
This is not only an insult to the bride, but also an insult to the groom's family.
If the rich family is a little cruel, it is not uncommon to grab you and sink you into the well.
It's a new era and a new atmosphere. If it's not a new era, would you dare to customize a royal wedding?
Do you believe that you will be killed?
"Haha, stop being angry. Some people just pretend to know what they don't know. Explain it to her. She still feels that she is right.
This didn't change in the end. Okay, calm down, hurry up and eat. Mom stewed meat. The plane sent it from my eldest sister's farm. It smells so good. Eat more at night."
After hearing what happened, Betsy couldn't help laughing.