The next day, villagers saw the car by the roadside and knew that Mayor Li had returned.
Li Min arrived with her two grandsons who had just woken up:
"Little brother, little sister-in-law, where are the gifts?"
Chen Jiqing and Chen Jixiang rubbed the sleep from their eyes, "Grandma, you won't let us brush our teeth and wash our faces for gifts?"
"Isn't it the same to brush your teeth and wash your face over here?" Li Min said carelessly,
"Quickly ask your granduncle and grandaunt for gifts."
The two children ignored their grandmother and went to the bathroom hand in hand.
Seeing that Li Min was not taking care of the children, Tian Jing quickly brought out the gifts, "Here, the wool coat you envy the most, and a long red down jacket."
She said and placed two bags on the sofa, "Hurry and go take care of the children's washing, then come try them on."
Li Min was satisfied and turned to chase after them out of the living room.
Tian Jing then took out the clothes and toys she had bought for the two children.
Finally, she took out the down jacket and down pants for her mother-in-law, along with several woolen sweaters for the elderly.
Ouyang Meihua knew Tian Jing was back, so she came with her husband to see.
Of course, they also received gifts ~ a down jacket each.
After dealing with the two grandsons, Li Min, who came to try on clothes, couldn't help but ask when she saw her sister-in-law trying on a purple down jacket,
"Little sister-in-law, you didn't just get one style in small, medium, and large, did you?"
Tian Jing raised her eyebrows, "How did you know?"
Li Min pointed to the yellow down jacket on Tian Jing, "This one of yours is the same as sister-in-law's. Except for the color."
"Not bad, you have good eyesight." Tian Jing nodded, "It's a big brand, just pick the style you like, there's not much fuss."
As long as she brought gifts back, did she have to pick meticulously for each person?
Whoever has shopped knows how time-consuming it is.
Mother Li called them for dinner, and only then did the people present take off their new clothes to eat in the dining room.
At the dinner table, Mother Li announced that she would be going to Kyoto the next day to accompany Lili.
Ouyang Meihua was indifferent.
Li Min became anxious, "Mom, what about Hua'er during her confinement after childbirth?"
"Aren't you there?" Mother Li glanced at her daughter, "She's your daughter-in-law, and she's giving birth to your grandson. I'm going to take care of my granddaughter."
Ouyang Meihua quickly asked, "What's wrong with Lili? Does she need someone to take care of her?"
"It's nothing," Mother Li waved her hand, "I just heard from Tiantian that Lili is busy working in the company and also writing her graduation thesis."
"I feel bad that Lili stays up late, so I'll go and take care of her for a while. When Xiao Bo gets married, Lili and I will go directly from Kyoto."
Ouyang Meihua looked at Tian Jing, and Tian Jing nodded, "Xiao Bo's wedding is set for May 15th, and it will be held in North Province. We family members will go together."
Li Min counted on her fingers, "Hua'er's belly will be seven months then, so she can't go, and Xiao Fu can't go. Our family will only have Suozhu Ge and me going."
Ouyang Meihua pointed to herself and her husband, "Our family is tentatively planning for the two of us to go. We still need to ask Damaixiaomai."
Li Zhengguo waved his hand, "We'll buy a seven-seater car then."
"Big Brother, you will drive Mom to Kyoto tomorrow."
"I'll take her?" Li Liguo seemed a little timid.
"I'll go with you," Ouyang Meihua patted her husband's shoulder, "You can't drive such a long distance alone, I'll switch with you."
Li Liguo was no longer timid, "Okay."
Mother Li was very satisfied with her eldest daughter-in-law's straightforwardness, "When you get there, stay for a few more days and visit Xiaoyu."
"Xiaoyu is also graduating, isn't he also writing a graduation thesis?"
"I'll ask him when I get there if he wants to live with Lili, and I'll take care of both of them together."
Li Min nudged her husband, "Call Anan and ask if he wants me to take care of him."
"Forget it," Mother Li retorted to her daughter, "You stay at home and take care of Hua'er and Jiqing Jixiang."
"If you go to take care of Anan, I'm afraid Anan won't graduate this year."
"Mom," Li Min was unhappy that her mother spoke to her like that, "You and sister-in-law are concerned about Lili and Xiaoyu, and even if I don't act, can't I at least use my mouth?"
"Yes, yes, you're right." Mother Li waved her hand, "Hurry up and eat, you all prepare lunch later, I want to stew some meat to take to Lili and Xiaoyu."
Mother Li was busy, regardless of how her son and daughter spent this Lantern Festival.
Yuan Man and Damaixiaomai brought five-year-old Yuan Fang to the quadrangle courtyard to ask about the situation of the chef surnamed Yuan in North Province.
His cousin's family of three had gone to North Province to see that descendant of the Yuan family, but they hadn't called him back.
Tian Jing only knew about the taste of the dishes and the few questions Zeng Jingrong had asked.
With this little information, Yuan Man was relieved, "Yuan Jinzhang is my eldest great-uncle. This little Yuan should be the descendant of my eldest great-uncle's son. I didn't expect that branch to still exist."
Tian Jing invited them to stay for lunch, and then asked Li Zhengguo to invite Doctor Yang over.
She kept Damaixiaomai and asked if she was going to attend Xiao Bo's wedding.
Damaixiaomai would definitely go to support the event, so as not to make the other party feel that the Li family was small.
Yuan Man would wait and see. If there were no major events at the health center, he would take leave and go together.
After Doctor Yang arrived, he immediately decided, "Xiao Bo is getting married, you must go as his cousin-in-law. I will cover your shift at the health center then."
Thus, Damaixiaomai's family of three made their decision.
After lunch, Damaixiaomai stayed to help her grandmother pack the items to take to Kyoto.
Mother Li wanted to move the whole house. She even tied up several wild pheasants and wild rabbits and asked her two sons to make cages for her so she could raise them in cages over there.
Tian Jing put the tied wild pheasants and rabbits back downstairs, "Mom, tie them up again in the morning. If you tie them now, they'll wilt overnight and won't be easy to raise when you get to Beijing."
"Uh-huh, right, right, tie them up again in the morning." Mother Li agreed and urged her two sons to hurry up and make cages that could be folded and wouldn't take up space in the car.
Li Zhengguo... his mother treated him and his elder brother as omnipotent.
The brothers took out a pile of hinges and began to ponder making foldable cages for both chickens and rabbits.
When the brothers saw the things their mother had prepared, they quickly brought over the small car and asked their mother how to pack them.
Mother Li pointed to the back seat, "Take it apart."
Take it apart?
Li Zhengguo quickly appeased his mother, "Mom, don't worry, we'll go and trade for a pickup truck."
The brothers drove the small car directly to the city, knocked on the door of a car dealership, and bought a pickup truck.
Mother Li was satisfied, "Who lent you the car so generously?"
Li Zhengguo patted his chest, "As a mayor, wouldn't I have some face? Don't worry, you can use it for a few more days without any problem."
Mother Li was very relieved and increased the amount of items, it wasn't easy to travel, so why not bring more?
As a result, not only was the cargo bed of the pickup truck piled high, but even half of the pickup truck's rear seat was occupied by wild eggs.
"Mom, there are too many wild eggs, they'll go bad."
"Don't worry, we'll pickle them."
"Mom, there are too many vegetables, they'll go bad."
"Don't worry, we'll make pickled vegetables."
"Mom..."
"Shut up! You're so wordy." Mother Li glared at her younger son unhappily, "Quickly go to the village and borrow a canvas to tie down the car."
In the middle of the night, the high cargo bed was tied down.
At five in the morning, Mother Li got up to catch wild pheasants and rabbits.
Originally, she had planned for five of each, but it turned out to be twenty of each.
Under the rear seats, they were neatly lined up.
If they wanted to move, they would have to know the art of bone shrinking.
Ouyang Meihua patted her forehead, it would have been better to take the rear seats out of the small car.
She had to clean up chicken droppings and rabbit urine.
Tian Jing pursed her lips and held back a smile, "Sister-in-law, you'll have to work harder."