Quick Wear Beauty

Chapter 637 The Little Singer is Free and Easy (82)

Chapter 637 The Little Singer is Free and Easy (Part 82)

At daybreak, Chu Tingli got up, folded her quilt, and went downstairs to wash up. The old lady didn't have a dedicated washbasin at home, so they washed their faces in the basin in the yard. She drew some cold water from the nearby well and filled the basin. The water was cooler in the morning, and she felt instantly refreshed after washing her face. She took out the skincare products from her backpack and wiped her face. After that, she went to the kitchen.

She thought she was up early, but the old lady had already gone into the kitchen and was busy at the stove. The old lady got up early and went to bed early every day, and she was in good spirits.

"Xiao Chu, why are you up so early? It's just dawn. You can sleep a little longer. Don't you young people like to sleep in?" "No need. Thank you grandma for your concern. I'm already asleep."

Chu Tingli smiled and shook her head.

"Grandma, let me help you light the fire."

The old lady was washing rice and boiling water in a big pot. It was obvious that she was going to cook rice. She didn't use an electronic device like an electric rice cooker, but a traditional big pot to steam rice. So Chu Tingli sat on a stool beside the stove and put firewood into it.

"Little girl, you are quite skilled at making fire. You don't look like a city girl."

"Haha, thank you for the compliment, grandma. When I was little, my grandparents also lived in the countryside, and I learned how to make fire and cook from them."

Chu Tingli explained.

The old lady was quite happy: "Oh, so that's how it is. It's good to learn this. Being able to cook will be another skill for me."

Chu Tingli nodded in agreement, her childhood memories swirling. Her grandparents did live in the countryside, and until she was seven, she'd go back there with her father every year. After she turned seven, her parents divorced, and she stopped visiting them. For the first few years, she'd still kept in touch by phone, but then she heard her grandparents had been taken to Guangzhou by her uncle and their phone number had changed, and they'd stopped communicating.

In fact, when she was a child, her parents gave her the best education within their ability, and her grandparents were also good to her. After all, she was a good student, good-looking, well-behaved and cute when she was a child.

Chu Tingli has basically cut off contact with her father's side, and only her uncle and grandparents on her mother's side are still in contact.

The old lady seemed quite curious about Chu Tingli's family affairs. She asked about her parents, whether she had any brothers or sisters, and what she did for a living. Chu Tingli answered briefly, but Chu Tingli certainly couldn't tell her everything. There was a video recording device on in the kitchen, and she didn't want to reveal too much privacy.

She simply changed the subject, knowing that the old lady's descendants were all working outside and had successful careers, but the old lady herself was reluctant to leave here and could not live with her children. So she talked about the old lady's capable sons and daughters, and then it became a special show for the old lady. The old lady talked a lot excitedly, and by the time she was so thirsty from talking, the rice was steamed.

Chu Tingli asked the old lady to sit down and rest while she cooked two more dishes and they had breakfast together. Chu Tingli picked up a small corn. The small corn here is sticky and fragrant, so delicious!

After breakfast, Jiang Shen came to visit as expected. In one night, he became familiar with the boy of the family he was staying with. The 15-year-old boy followed him and called him "Brother Shen".

Jiang Shen was sweet-mouthed, and soon the old lady treated her as her own grandson and took out all the fruits and vegetables in the house for him to eat.

"Grandma, you're so nice!"

Jiang Shen smiled sweetly, and the old lady said "oh" and asked him to eat more.

Jiang Shen's good boy look made Chu Tingli want to laugh, but before she could laugh, Jiang Shen peeled a sweet and sour corner for her, trying to shut her up.

Chu Tingli took the sweet and sour corner, hummed softly, and then started eating the fruit silently.

The old lady was embroidering an elephant pattern on a messenger bag. Seeing the two interacting, she smiled kindly: "You two young lovers, the man is handsome and the woman is pretty. When are you planning to get married?"