Chapter 126 The Second Brother is Back

In the blink of an eye, it is the twentieth day of the twelfth lunar month. Today is the day Zhang Shiyu returns home.

Zhang Shiye returned to the Zhang family early in the morning, "Mom, this is what Wan Yang prepared. She is not feeling well. I will go and call her when my second brother is about to come back!"

Aunt Qiao looked at his cheerful face and knew what she didn't understand. She took the things in his hand and said, "You can't be so willful. Yangyang is still young. You can wait a few years before having a child!"

Zhang Shiye touched his nose and said, "I don't want a child to bother us. You've already become a grandmother, and I'm not in a hurry for you to have a grandchild. No, wait until you're thirty!"

Qiao Shuyun was too lazy to argue with him. Her children and grandchildren would have their own blessings, and she couldn't control them all. As long as the young couple lived in harmony and happiness, that was more important than anything else!

At noon, Zhang Shiye returned home and found the little girl still sleeping on the kang. "Wake up, baby. Brother No. 2 will be back soon. Brother No. 1 and Brother No. 3 have gone to the station to pick you up!"

Xia Wanyang opened her eyes, her whole body aching as if she had been run over by a car, "Zhang Shiye, get out of here and go to the west room. I want to separate from you!"

Zhang Shiye picked him up and said, "Oh, if I move away, you won't have a heater at night. Do you still want to warm your feet?"

Xia Wanyang pinched his face, "Are you threatening me?"

Zhang Shiye quickly apologized with a smile, "I dare not. How dare I threaten you? Be good and I will help you put on your clothes. We have to go. This is your first time meeting my second brother. It's not good to be late!"

Xia Wanyang ignored him and slipped directly into the space.

After simply soaking for a few minutes, the soreness in her body instantly disappeared, and she said to herself: "I don't know where he gets so much energy!"

After taking a shower, Xia Wanyang changed into a pink sweater, which was fresh and cute in color. She put on a shirt inside the sweater, and gently turned out the collar of the shirt, letting it cleverly show outside the sweater, adding a touch of freshness and liveliness. She matched it with a simple pair of black trousers. Black makes her look slim, and it shows off her long legs very well. She put on a white short down jacket on the outside, and wore a pair of camel-colored cotton boots on her feet.

With her hair tied up high, revealing a fair little face, Xia Wanyang looked in the mirror and left the space with satisfaction.

Zhang Shiye looked at his little wife, unable to move his eyes away, "Wife, I don't want you to go out, so I want to lock you up at home and let me watch you alone!"

Xia Wanyang pushed him away in disdain, "Let's go quickly, my second brother will be back soon!"

Zhang Shiye looked at her aggrievedly, "You dislike me? Xia Wanyang, do you not love me anymore? Before, when I hugged you, you would respond. Now when I hug you, you actually look like you dislike me. Tell me, do you love me or not?"

Xia Wanyang rolled her eyes and said, "Love, love, love, let's go, you are so slow!"

Zhang Shiye: “…”

As expected, love will disappear. It seems that I have to make more efforts tonight. This heartless little guy will not behave himself if he is not dealt with in a day!

Aunt Qiao saw her sons from afar. Zhang Shifeng was riding a bicycle with Zhang Shiyu on his back, and Zhang Shijing was carrying the luggage.

When Zhang Shiyu was still ten meters away from home, he jumped out of the car, ran to Aunt Qiao and hugged her tightly, "Mom, I'm back!"

Aunt Qiao's eyes were red. "I'm glad you're back. After so many years, I'm finally back!"

"Okay, let's go back to the house and talk about it. Look how cold they are riding bicycles in this cold weather!"

Zhang Shiyu let go of Aunt Qiao and looked at Yuan Hong, "Wife, I'm back!"

Yuan Hong wiped her tears, smiled and nodded!

Zhang Shiyu turned his head and looked at Su Man, He Hua, and Xia Wanyang at the door. He didn't know how to recognize them. Zhang Shiye smiled and hugged him, "I'll introduce them to you when we get back to the house!"

After entering the house, Yuan Hong quickly brought over the water that she had prepared long ago. It was neither hot nor cold, and she said, "Drink some!"

Zhang Shiye pulled Xia Wanyang and said, "Second brother, this is my wife, the most beautiful educated youth in our team. I abducted her back. Am I awesome?"

Zhang Shiyu showed a row of neat and white teeth. This smile was particularly eye-catching and dazzling on his face that was tanned by the sun due to years of rigorous training in the army. "Fourth brother's wife, I didn't have time to come back for your wedding. Forgive me!"

Xia Wanyang also smiled and said, "It's okay, second brother, I understand."

Zhang Shijing also pulled He Hua over and squeezed over, "Second brother, this is my wife, He Hua!"

He Hua pinched his waist and said, "You haven't even gotten married yet, why call me wife?"

Zhang Shijing hissed, "There's less than half a month left, what's wrong with calling in advance?"

Zhang Shiyu smiled and tried to smooth things over, "Hello, Third Sister-in-law!"

After saying that, he walked towards Su Man and took the initiative to greet her, "Hello, sister-in-law!"

Su Man was a little overwhelmed. Although she had been in contact with Zhang Shifeng's family for such a long time, she was still a little uncomfortable being called sister-in-law. "Hello."

Aunt Qiao waved her hand, "Okay, let's eat first and talk while we eat!"

The happiest people at this reunion dinner were Zhang Heping and Aunt Qiao. The whole family was finally complete. After the meal, Zhang Shiyu also took out the gifts he prepared for everyone, which he specially bought before getting on the train.

In the evening, when Zhang Shiye and his wife returned home, Xia Wanyang asked, "You seem to have a better relationship with your second brother than with your other brothers. Even the way you talk to your second brother has changed!"

Zhang Shiye pulled the man to sit on his lap and explained, "Yes, my second brother almost brought me up when I was a child. My eldest brother had to go to the fields to help my parents with work. My third brother was not much older than me and knew how to go up the mountain and down the river to play all day. My second brother carried me on his back all day long. The first words I would say were not "Dad and Mom", but "Second Brother". So to me, my second brother is closer than the other brothers!"

Xia Wanyang said, "No wonder!"

Today was the happiest day for Zhang Shiyu. After dinner and talking with his parents, he couldn’t wait to take Yuan Hong back to the house.

"Wife, do you miss me after I've been gone for so long?"

Yuan Hong's face flushed, "No... I don't want to. My parents are so good to me. Why would I miss you? I just need to take care of them!"

Zhang Shiyu was very moved. Many of his comrades’ wives in the army could not stand not seeing each other for years and so they divorced and remarried. They all said that their allowances were high, but the wives left behind not only had to take care of the whole family, but also had to give birth to children and endure the bullying of their parents-in-law, sisters-in-law, and younger sisters-in-law, all because they didn’t have a man around them.

Although he has no younger sister and his parents are very open-minded, he knows that his eldest sister-in-law and third brother's wife were not easy to get along with. However, Yuan Hong never complained to him. In her letters, apart from the major events at home, she would tell him to stay in the army and not worry, saying that she would take care of his parents for him. It is his blessing to marry such a good daughter-in-law!

Zhang Shiyu picked up Yuan Hong and said, "If you don't want to, then don't worry about it. I just miss you!"

A charming room...

Normally, Yuan Hong always gets up earlier than Aunt Qiao, but today was unusual. It was the first time that she did not get up on time, which made Aunt Qiao secretly happy. She thought her second daughter-in-law had finally gotten her reward after all the hard work and she had finally come back after so many years!

Zhang Shiyu walked into the kitchen and said with a smile: "Mom, Yuan Hong is not feeling well, let me help you cook!"

Aunt Qiao burst out laughing, "You two are really close brothers. You both use the same excuse. Mother knows that you two are very close after a short separation. Go back and have a rest. You have been gone for so many years, and Yuan Hong is always the first to get up. Apart from working in the fields, she does all the housework without me telling her. She does the most. When Liu Fang and Li Ling were still in our house, they were lazy and sloppy, but she never complained to me. You must treat such a good wife well. Your third brother already has two children. You should work hard and strive to be a father next year!"

Zhang Shiye scratched the back of his head embarrassedly, "I'll try my best..."