"Okay, talking to the baby in the house is like nothing in the yard." Zhao Hongjun urged at the side.

"Yes, hurry up and sit in the room. At noon, a few people from your brother's family wanted to eat fried cakes. I fried two pots of fried cakes. They are still hot. I will get them for you." Li Xiulan pulled Li Wen away in a hurry.

Enter the room.

After not seeing each other for several years, my eldest uncle was also very enthusiastic about Li Wen. He specially made Li Wen a cup of his own black tea and put jujubes in it.

"Uncle, I'm a little flattered by this treatment!" Li Wen joked, taking a sip of tea.

"You kid, you haven't been home for several years. Now that I'm back, if my uncle doesn't treat you well, you won't be able to give me some advice later." Zhao Hongjun joked with a smile.

Just as he was talking, Li Xiulan walked in carrying five or six large yellow pancakes, looking very appetizing.

"Come on, Ah Wen, eat it while it's hot." Li Xiulan smiled and placed the pancake in front of Li Wen.

Li Wen was not polite either. This was his own aunt, so being polite would go unnoticed.

After giving way to the two aunts, they both waved their hands and said with a smile that they had eaten. Seeing this, Li Wen was no longer polite, picked up a piece and ate it.

"Girl, these fried rapeseed pancakes are so delicious, they taste so good in your mouth.

This is both white and oily, so your family is having a hard time?" Li Wen teased his aunt Li Xiulan while eating.

"You kid, your aunt's family currently has five workers. They can still afford to eat pancakes once every few months.

Tomorrow is the Chinese New Year, I think if the food at home is hard, everyone will have more fat in their stomachs, and it will be a good New Year." Li Xiulan explained cheerfully.

Li Wen thought the same thing. The two sons and daughters-in-law of the eldest uncle's family are workers or public institutions. The eldest uncle is also an old worker, and the family's income is indeed quite high.

He estimated that if it weren't for the gas stamps and the difficulty in getting food, and the rationing of fine grains, with the income of his aunt's family, it would be no problem to eat every once in a while.

After eating three fried cakes, Li Wen stopped. Moderation was his principle, not to mention that he had eaten lunch.

Due to time constraints, Li Wen did not dare to stay longer. After repeated attempts by his aunt and his wife to persuade him to stay, he explained the reasons and wanted to go and pay New Year greetings to his friends.

After telling the two elders that he must keep the health products for himself, Li Wen hurried to the unit where several friends were staying.

First I went to Director Sun, who used to be at the Cultural Center, and then Aunt Zhang at the state-owned hotel.

Because he was at the work, Li Wen didn't stay long. He gave some small gifts he brought back and rare domestic goods, paid his respects in a hurry and left.

Next, Li Wen went to visit his friends from the previous writing class one by one. However, because the girls were all married, Li Wen did not go.

Fortunately, the seven or eight good friends sat down and met for a while. When it was the turn of Wang Feng, the best friend in the county, it was almost dark.

Li Wen did not go directly to Wang Feng's house, but went back to his eldest brother Li Wu's house first, because there was still a group of people waiting to go home!

"Brother, why did you come back just now? It's already dark today." As soon as Li Wen opened the door, Li Juan hurried out.

"Haha! I went to my aunt's house in the afternoon and visited some former leaders and friends in the county.

There is indeed some delay. I am not afraid that you have waited too long, so I will come back and inform you." Li Wen quickly explained with a smile.

Li Wenzheng and Li Juan were talking, and everyone in the room came out to say hello to Li Wen.

"Brother Wang, I'm really sorry to help the DPRK. I was delayed by something today, so I just came back now.

Brother, brother-in-law, please let Juanzi and the others go back first! I haven't finished transferring today yet, and I have to go to Wang Feng's house soon!" Li Wen said as he greeted.

After a while of instructions, Li Wen sent his sister and the others away, and said hello to his eldest brother Li Wu, telling him not to leave the door open for him at night, and walked towards Wang Feng's unit.

Li Wen checked his watch halfway, and it was already six o'clock. It was estimated that Wang Feng had already gotten off work, so he turned around and walked directly towards Wang Feng's house while carrying his things.

"Auntie, I am Wang Feng's friend, Li Wen. I haven't seen him for several years." Li Wen knocked on the door of Wang Feng's house and came forward to greet him warmly.

"Oops! Are you my Xiaofeng's friend Li Wen who went to Xiangdao?

Young man, when did you come back? It's been four or five years! I'm sorry, my aunt didn't recognize you just now.

Come on, sit inside. It's getting dark and the wind is a bit cold outside." The Queen Mother kindly invited Li Wen in.

Wang Feng's family is a cadre family, and the conditions are very good. After entering the door, the old lady directly made Li Wen a cup of malted milk.

"My child, you are a person who has seen the world. Auntie's family doesn't have much to entertain. They only have this malted milk. Drink it while it's hot." The Queen Mother is an intellectual and is very good at talking.

"Auntie, you're welcome. This malted milk is already considered a good thing. Most people in Hong Kong are very poor, so they are not as good as us!" Li Wen humbly took the malted milk water and took a sip.

Li Wen thought Wang Feng hadn't come back from get off work yet! He started chatting with the Queen Mother.

The Queen Mother was obviously very interested in the humanities of Xiangdao, and she kept asking questions, and Li Wen just picked up some simple chats.

"Auntie, hasn't Wang Feng gotten off work yet?" Li Wen was a little confused when he saw the clock on the wall. It was already six o'clock and almost forty.

"Wait a little longer, the Chinese New Year is coming up these days, and their commercial units are quite busy. They all get off work at 6:30," the old lady explained.

As the old lady was talking, the door opened.

We haven’t seen each other for a few years. My former young and frivolous friend has been polished and grown over time and is now a department-level cadre. When we meet, we have become much more mature and steady.

When friends met for many years, Wang Feng naturally had no airs and quickly asked his mother to cook some dishes so that the two brothers could have a few drinks together.

"Crazy man, where are the sister-in-law and the child? Why are you and auntie alone?" After chatting for a while, Li Wen asked doubtfully.

"Ignore them, your sister-in-law is on vacation today and she took her to her grandpa's house." Wang Feng waved his hand and said.

Soon the old lady made three or four dishes to go with the wine, and then the two of them started drinking together in the living room.

"Wenzi, you kid, it's been almost five years since you went to Xiang Island.

If your family hadn't said every year in the past few years that you had sent a letter back, I would have thought that your kid ran away as a traitor!" At the dinner table, Wang Feng slapped the table and joked.

"You think I don't want to come back. You know better than me what the situation was in the past few years. How dare I come back?

It's also because my friends have been doing well in the past few years. Through connections, they have gone directly to Tianting and obtained special passes. Otherwise, we would still be in Xiang Island right now!" Li Wen said angrily.

"Hey, who are you bluffing? You can go directly to Tianting, why don't you go directly to Heaven!" Wang Feng thought Li Wen was bragging because he drank too much. At most, he could get a ministerial pass.

Li Wen did not continue to argue with his friend, but just pursed his lips and smiled in return.

Because Wang Feng had to go to work tomorrow, Li Wen didn't stay too long. The two drank until about ten o'clock in the evening. Li Wen declined Wang's mother and son's stay, got up and left.

After leaving the house, because it was late at night, Li Wen did not go to his eldest brother's house and went directly back to the space to rest.

At around seven o'clock on New Year's Eve, Li Wen got up early, went to the breakfast stall of the state-owned hotel, and had a meal of tofu nao that he had been thinking about for a long time.

The tender and smooth tofu puffs are topped with bright red spicy seeds, and you will have endless aftertaste after taking one bite.

Li Wen ate five bowls of white-flour steamed buns and fried dough sticks in a row. The breakfast cost a small dollar, which made the staff nearby call it a luxury.

After eating, Li Wen, who was satisfied, took a bicycle he had purchased before from the space and drove towards his eldest brother's house.

"Awen got up very early, where did you get the bicycle?" The eldest brother Li Wu was wiping the bicycle in the yard when he saw Li Wen come in and raised his head to say hello.

"I borrowed it from a friend. Brother, have you eaten? I brought the buns?" Li Wen said with a smile.

"No, I ate it. Your sister-in-law also bought some buns outside this morning, and there are still a few left on the stove for you!" Li Wu smiled and waved his hand.

Sister-in-law Wang Chunni was dressing the little girl in the house when she heard voices in the yard and came out.

"Awen is back! My sister-in-law has not seen you since I have been back several times. I haven't seen you for a few years." Seeing that it was Li Wen, Wang Chunni happily came up to him.
Chapter completed!