Chapter 175 - 171 days off, monthly ticket 840 additional updates
The courtyard doesn’t have central heating, but during the last renovation, heating pipes were installed underground. There was already underground heating in ancient times, so it’s not really a surprise. However, heating from the outside would consume too much coal, and at that time, coal was still rationed. But Qin Xi somehow managed to get a batch of coal, almost half a truckload, enough for three meals, so there was no need to worry about coal anymore.
Qin Zhen had returned three days ago, and he had completely changed his style. He wore skinny bell-bottoms with a trench coat and long hair, which angered Qin Xi so much that she dragged him to the barber shop, where his hair was cut into a crew cut, and his bell-bottoms were forcibly changed to light silk cotton pants. His thin trench coat was also replaced with a thick military cotton-padded jacket.
He looked much more presentable now, but Qin Zhen was not happy about it. Everyone dressed like that these days, why couldn’t he? Even Chou Xiang was wearing bell-bottoms, why couldn’t he?
By the time they got home, it was already four in the afternoon. There were plenty of vegetables at home. Li Xianglu just washed up a bit and started kneading the dough, which actually was taken out from a Storage Ring. Previously kneaded in large quantities, she just kneaded it briefly and placed it under the bowl, then went to help Qin Xi wash cabbage and chop green onions. Qin Zhen wanted pork with green onions, and Grandpa wanted some with cabbage. They decided to make both types since there was no shortage of food at home.
Mr. Li and Qin Zhen were watching TV, while Li Xianglu and Qin Xi brought the flour and dumpling fillings to the dining table in the living room, making the dumplings while chatting and watching TV.
Li Xianglu was quick with her hands, and soon she had wrapped sixty of each type. Qin Xi called Qin Zhen to boil the water. He was watching TV and was unhappy when he heard this, but out of respect for his older brother, he reluctantly got up. As soon as he stepped out, he heard someone knocking on the door and grumpily asked, "Who is it?"
There was no response before the knocking continued. Even though Qin Zhen was a university student, he was still quite arrogant. Already in a bad mood, he huffed and went to open the door. As he opened it, he pushed his hand out.
The person outside took advantage of the motion to quickly pull him out by the sidelining his hand, pressing him down on the ground before Qin Zhen could react.
Just as Qin Zhen was about to yell, he heard the visitor say, "Qin Xiaopang, you’re not up to par. You’ve gotten so plump in no time, and you can’t even handle one move!"