Neighbors are cute today too

Chapter 127 At this age, you must have the gentlest light in your life (please subscribe)

"Wash your hands and eat~" Mom said.

"Brother washes for me." Yanyan said.

"Sister help me wash." Momo said.

In the kitchen, my mother shoveled the last dish out of the pot, and Lin Lu and Li Xingruo helped a younger sister wash her little hands.

I've been to Lin Lu's kitchen before, and Li Xingruo was curious about why there was a small stool in the kitchen. It wasn't until my sisters stood on the small stool and put their little hands under the faucet that my sister suddenly realized.

The little lolis have short hands and cannot reach the switch of the faucet. My sister easily reaches out and turns on the switch, and the cool water flows down.

"It's so cool! So comfortable!"

The younger sisters laughed, Lin Lu went to help serve the dishes, and the two younger sisters handed them over to her.

"Yeah, be careful not to get your clothes wet."

Li Xingruo gently helped the younger sisters wash their hands and helped dry them. From the corner of the eye, I saw Zou Wanrou smiling and looking over. The little girl was a little embarrassed. I wonder if the aunt would mind her having such a close interaction with the lovely girls.

"Does Teacher Xiaoruo have younger brothers and sisters at home?"

"No... My mother was not in good health at that time, and she gave birth to me and then she didn't give birth."

"I thought Teacher Xiao Ruo had younger brothers and sisters, who are virtuous and sensible, unlike my three enemies, who are usually very troublesome."

"No, no, Lin Lu and Momo Yanyan are both fine!"

Li Xingruo thinks that she has such a good sister, probably because of her childhood experience. Although she has no younger siblings, she grew up in the village when she was young. At that time, there were many left-behind children in the village. She took care of the big sister and took good care of some children.

Zou Wanrou is a person who has been there before and has been a mother. Just seeing how Li Xing can get along so well with Momo Yanyan, you can see a lot of qualities. I feel that Teacher Xiao Ruo is really caring and compassionate, and has a gentle personality She is also kind, innocent and careless in dealing with people and things, and has a good temper, but the more I look at it, the more I feel that this little girl is pleasing the old mother.

It's just a pity that he is four years older than Lin Lu. Although the old mother, like that brat, doesn't care about age, after all, Li Xingruo and Lin Lu are in different stages of life, and they don't know what Teacher Xiaoruo's pursuit is. If you talk about marriage in two or three years, then that brat Lin Lu will have no chance.

Of course, Zou Wanrou couldn't tell her daughter not to worry about getting married. After all, thinking about it differently, Teacher Xiao Ruo's parents definitely hoped that she would find a man she could rely on as soon as possible. , but after all, he was too young, and he never thought that one day, being too young would be a disadvantage.

Anyway, let them fiddle with the relationship matters, in case Mr. Xiaoruo likes younger ones, maybe they can see Lin Lu right, or maybe...

After helping the younger sisters wash their hands, Li Xingruo came over to help clean up the kitchen. This is very similar to Zou Wanrou, who is used to cleaning up the kitchen first after cooking, so that it can be cleaned up later.

Li Xingruo acted naturally, but Zou Wanrou felt embarrassed, and hurriedly said: "Teacher Xiaoruo just wait for Auntie to come, this meal at noon is specially invited by Auntie, how dare I make you busy!"

"It's okay, auntie, it's just a little bit of hands-on work."

"But you can't help it. Usually, that stinky boy has caused you a lot of trouble. Auntie also said how to thank Teacher Xiaoruo. Auntie, Auntie, Auntie, come."

People who have work in their eyes are always likable, and guessing that if she continued to work in the kitchen, the little girl would be too embarrassed to watch, so Zou Wanrou put down her work and went out to eat with her.

The dining table at Lin Lu's house was much larger than the dining table in her rented house. It was a round table commonly used in the family. There were three adults and two children. Zou Wanrou prepared six dishes, one soup, and one cold dish.

Although today is Lin Lu's birthday, Li Xingruo was specially invited for this lunch.

Momo and Yanyan were already seated. They were sitting on their exclusive high stools, with their short legs dangling in the air, as if they were in class, and obediently put their hands on the table, waiting for their brother to give them Serve rice.

This is the first time Li Xingruo has met Lin Lu's stepfather, Xia Wen. I heard that, like his aunt, he works in a public institution. , although they are not biological father and son, Lin Lu and Uncle Wen seem to get along pretty well, and the atmosphere is very good.

Xia Wen looks a little younger than Zou Wanrou, but it's hard to tell how much younger, but he just needs to be younger.

Is Uncle Wen taking better care of it?Or is Aunt Zou really that older than Uncle Wen?
If Uncle Wen is really younger than Aunt Zou, isn't Auntie a sibling?In this way, Auntie seems to be able to accept sibling love?

Li Xingruo blinked his eyes and came to his senses. What was I thinking wildly again? What does it have to do with me whether my aunt accepts sister-brother love or not... The key is to see if Lin Lu accepts it... Bah bah, Lin Lu takes it It has nothing to do with me if I don't accept it! !The point is whether I accept it or not... Bah bah bah bah!I have no idea!I never thought of that!
"Teacher Xiaoruo, please sit down and treat yourself as your own home. You don't have to be polite, just sit down wherever you want." Xia Wen greeted warmly, brought over a few glasses, and poured orange juice for everyone.

"Sister, sit here!" The sisters patted the seats next to them and said.

"Okay." After Xia Wen and Zou Wanrou sat down, Li Xingruo sat next to his sisters.

Lin Lu brought a good meal and sat down next to her naturally.

Li Xingruo is very satisfied with this seating arrangement, with his younger sister and younger brother beside him, so he doesn't have to be too reserved.

"It's all home cooking, I don't know if it suits Teacher Xiaoruo's taste." Zou Wanrou smiled.

"Auntie's cooking is delicious! They are all my favorite dishes!" Li Xingruo also smiled. She has eaten the meals sent by her aunt several times. Although the taste is slightly different from that of her mother, it still has the same flavor Delicious mommy taste.

"Oh, sister Xingruo doesn't have to be polite with my mother when she's at my house. Come and taste the garlic chicken wings made by my mother." Lin Lu saw that several people were being polite, so he took the initiative to put a piece of chicken wing in Li Xingruo's mouth. in the bowl.

"That's just right, the turntable on this table is broken, and if Mr. Xiao Ruo can't pick up the dishes, Xiao Lu will help Mrs. Xiao Ruo pick up the dishes." Zou Wanrou said.

"Did you hear that, Sister Xingruo, if you don't eat more, my mother will blame me for not serving you food." Lin Lu helped to pick up another piece of fragrant braised pork and put it in her bowl.

"Then thank you~"

Li Xingruo joked a little, in front of the elders, seeing that it was normal for Lin Lu to serve her food, she gradually calmed down.

Zou Wanrou and Xia Wen are very good at finding topics. Everyone eats and chats at the dinner table. After gradually letting go of the little restraint, Li Xingruo also talks more. The two younger sisters are sitting next to her, and she will also help Momoyan Yan picks vegetables.

Most of the topics we talked about were about the tutoring for Lin Lu during this period, her college life, and work matters. Unexpectedly, Uncle Wen also graduated from Soochow University, and he is an old alumnus for nearly 20 years. , Now I feel that the relationship with the elders is much closer.

What makes Li Xingruo very comfortable is that Zou Wanrou and Xia Wen won't ask her if she's in a relationship, if she has someone she likes, when she plans to get married, etc. Since last year, when eating with relatives and elders, these are the most asked questions, and she has a headache when she hears it.

It's fine if you don't rush, it's fine if you don't rush~~
She still wants to be happy for another three years, why should she get married so early...

Hey, why three years?

In short, this special lunch for Teacher Xiao Ruo ended happily.

After dinner, Li Xingruo cleaned up with Zou Wanrou, but Zou Wanrou couldn't hold her back, and she became more and more satisfied with this sensible and virtuous girl.

While in the kitchen, Zou Wanrou took out a red envelope from her pocket and stuffed it into Li Xingruo's hand.

"Auntie, this is..."

"Mr. Xiao Ruo has taken care of Lin Lu during this time. This is a wish from Auntie. Teacher Xiao Ruo must accept it."

"No, no, no! Auntie raised so much tuition fees for me, which is what I should have done. How can I accept red envelopes from Auntie again!"

The innocent girl couldn't bear this gift, so she quickly stuffed the red envelope back to Zou Wanrou. When she just took the red envelope, she felt that the thickness inside was at least 2000 yuan. Although she no longer needs to be a tutor, she lost a share income, but she is too embarrassed to accept this red envelope!
"The remedial tuition fee belongs to the remedial tuition fee, but the auntie has also seen the contribution of Teacher Xiaoruo! Teacher Xiaoruo also knows our situation. Usually, the auntie can't take care of Xiaolu. Fortunately, Teacher Xiaoruo is here, which also allows me to Don't worry, Teacher Xiaoruo will inevitably trouble me to watch him for me in the future, so Teacher Xiaoruo must accept this kindness."

"Auntie, don't worry, I will help you take care of Lin Lu, but this red envelope is really unnecessary..."

"Stupid girl, why don't you be polite to Auntie? Auntie gave you this red envelope because she treated you as her own. This time Xiaolu passed the exam, I will also give him a red envelope, so you can't be left behind. The biggest credit is yours. "

When Zou Wanrou said this, Li Xingruo couldn't refuse. It turned out that the aunt was not being polite to her, but treating her as her own family.

Thinking about how incompetent I am as a teacher, I don’t care about taking meals, fruits and snacks, but now I’m also receiving big red envelopes from my parents, I really shouldn’t, I can only treat Lin Lu better , after all, this is my aunt's task...

"Then, then I'll accept it...Auntie, you are so kind to me, don't worry, I will take good care of Lin Lu for you."

"Auntie, can I call you Xiaoruo from now on?"

"sure!"

"Xiao Ruo, you don't know, that brat, no one else's words will work, but yours is the most effective. Sister Xingruo tells me about you every day."

"He, he is also very good. He is self-motivated, smart, and he is much more mature than his peers in speaking and doing. He is very responsible and responsible..."

Originally, Li Xingruo wanted to praise Kua Linlu again, but seeing the ambiguous eyes of his aunt, the little girl shyly looked away, ashamed to praise him again.

……

After lunch, there was nothing to do, so Lin Lu and Li Xingruo took a younger sister and went out to play.

There is a children's playground nearby, and Li Xingruo hasn't been to the children's playground for a long time. In his impression, he went there with his parents when he was seven or eight years old.

The two walked side by side, shoulders bumping in the middle, holding a little loli in each hand, they looked no different from the young couples with children at the children's playground.

Needless to say, this feeling is amazing!

"So, what are we playing?" Lin Lu looked at Li Xingruo and asked.

"Ask Momo and Yanyan, ask me what I do."

Li Xingruo thought to himself, how about playing house together, Lin Lu is the father, she is the mother, Momo and Yanyan are the daughters, it's very interesting to think about it!
"Momo Yanyan, what do you want to play?" She asked the two younger sisters.

"Let's play house! My sister will be my mother, and my brother will be my father!" Momo and Yanyan said.

"Okay!" Lin Lu agreed excitedly: "Then go play on your own, Mom and Dad are going to sleep."

Li Xingruo: "..."

Are you serious!Such an adult still plays house!childish!Besides, where are you going to sleep in broad daylight!

"Ah, don't sleep, don't sleep, let's play bumper cars!"

"Okay! Bumper cars! Then I want to be with Dad!"

"Then I'll be with mom!"

Lin Lu is speechless, can't you two be together by yourself, and let your father and mother be together!
Li Xingruo readily accepted this suggestion, so the four brothers and sisters went to buy tickets together and got on the children's bumper car.

This kind of children's bumper car happened to be two people, and the parents were responsible for driving it. Lin Lu and Li Xingruo took a daughter into the car, started the car excitedly, and started strolling around the venue.

"Brother—! Hurry up and hit my sister!"

"Steady it up!" Lin Lu drove the car slowly, and ran towards the back of Li Xingruo's car.

"Ah...!" Li Xingruo didn't dodge, but was thrown against the wall by him.

Not to be outdone, she smiled and drove the car out, chasing Lin Ludang all the way, and the four siblings giggled happily.

Although it wasn't Momo and Yanyan who were driving, they couldn't help applauding and cheering for their brothers and sisters when they saw their brother and sister bumping into each other so fiercely.

After the fierce battle of the bumper cars, we went to play the slide, the ocean ball pool, the trampoline, and the swing together.

With the reason of taking their younger sisters to play, Lin Lu and Li Xingruo also experienced the fun of childhood.

……

After playing all afternoon, I was hungry when I got home, and Zou Wanrou prepared another sumptuous dinner. Seeing the four brothers and sisters enjoying themselves happily, the old mother was also quite relieved.

At nine o'clock in the evening, Lin Lu's birthday cake also appeared.

At the request of his sisters, Lin Lu put on a birthday hat, and also put one on Li Xingruo's head.

Li Xingruo helped him light the candles, and when everything was ready, Lin Lu set up his camera again, took Li Xingruo together, and took a birthday family portrait.

Mom and Uncle Wen stood behind the sofa, he and Li Xingruo sat shoulder to shoulder, and the younger sisters stood in front of them, hugging the little fat cat.

For Lin Lu, this is a very special and precious photo.

After turning off the lights, in the warm candlelight, Li Xingruo and his sisters sang a birthday song to him while clapping their palms.

He still remembers that last year's wish was: this year, to find the most gentle light in life.

With unprecedented piety, Lin Lu closed his eyes and made a wish for this year——

At this age, you should have the most gentle light in your life.

(End of this chapter)