Looking at the drizzling rain outside, Li Chunmei knew that erecting the monument today would probably be more troublesome than usual.

The days we spent repairing the tomb were sunny and bright, but last night the weather suddenly changed; the wind picked up and it started to rain.

Xia Xiaomei whispered, "Does this mean Mom and Dad miss us?"

After hearing this, Xiao Wu patted her head but didn't say anything.

Xia Damei came in from the backyard carrying washed vegetables. "It's getting late, let's hurry up and prepare breakfast!"

After working together for so many days, the group was very efficient and quickly prepared breakfast.

Xia Xiaomei joked, "Don't we look like a breakfast shop to you?"

The others nodded in agreement; it did indeed look very similar. Some were cooking rice noodles, others were adding seasonings, and still others were scooping out side dishes—everyone was doing their own job.

As soon as Uncle Xia's daughter-in-law entered the door, she smelled the delicious aroma. "I was just saying I was going to come and help, but I didn't expect you all to be so quick and ready."

Li Chunmei handed the bowl containing the seasonings to Xia Xiaomei to add rice noodles, Xia Damei was in charge of scooping out the side dishes, and Chen Chunhua, Xiao Wu, and Wang Jie were in charge of washing the dishes.

People having breakfast laughed and said, "Your division of labor is quite good; there's not a single redundant person."

Since it was Saturday, Xia's relatives and friends all came with their children, and Li Chunmei and I cooked about sixty or seventy bowls of noodles.

Lunch was an even greater challenge for them.

During the monument erection ceremony, Grandpa Xia and Grandma Xia's old sisters all cried.

Xia Jianguo and his sisters also cried, with Xia Xiaomei crying the most.

The tree may wish to be still, but the wind will not cease; the child may wish to care for his parents, but they will no longer be there.

After the monument was erected, the sky gradually cleared up.

The Xia family's old house was packed with people, both inside and out. Xia Xiaomei and Xiaowu even went to town to buy lots of delicious food.

"My sister's husband is really generous, buying so many snacks!"

"Both siblings have made a lot of money in Shenzhen, so they're definitely generous! It's nothing to them."

Xia Xiaomei introduced Xiao Wu to her aunts and gave each of them a red envelope, saying, "Aunts, please accept this; it's a token of our appreciation!"

Are you really not going to hold a banquet?

Xia Xiaomei said, "Well, neither of us has parents, and there are no elders present if we hold a banquet, so it's better not to have one. It's fine as it is now."

When they talked about their late grandparents, Grandpa and Grandma Xia, they all burst into tears again.

Apart from Grandpa Xia and Grandma Xia, all the elders in the Xia family lived long lives, mostly to their nineties without illness or disaster.

After saying goodbye, Xia Minmin and her two children went fishing in the pond early in the morning.

Xiao Bao was still in shock, exclaiming, "That was terrifying!"

Wang Yu scoffed, "All your little auntie wanted to do was hug and kiss you, is it really that big of a deal?"

Why don't you give it a try?

Xia Minmin said with a smile, "Our aunt's love is something we girls can't handle!"

The Xia family aunts were particularly patriarchal, especially towards Grandpa Xia's only grandson, whom they doted on.

Lunch was prepared with the help of more than ten relatives.

After lunch, we chatted for a while, and then everyone went home.

Li Chunmei and the others who were the main cooks were finally able to rest.

Before leaving, Xia Jianguo's aunts kept pulling him aside and saying, "Jianguo, you are capable now, so you must help your older brother. His son, Xiaobao, is your family's only son, and you and Chunmei will have to rely on him for your old age."

"That's right, all your family's businesses will have to be renamed after Xiaobao in the future."

Li Chunmei stood to the side, wanting to curse. What kind of relatives were these! She had never seen anyone so tactless.

Seeing Li Chunmei's growing impatience, Xia Jianshe could only stop Xia's aunt, who still wanted to speak.

That evening, Li Chunmei launched a unilateral attack on Xia Jianguo, saying, "Xia Jianguo, what do your relatives mean by this? We're not even dead yet! And they're already eyeing our family's assets!"

Xia Jianguo could only offer Li Chunmei a few words of comfort.

Li Chunmei originally didn't want to talk to Xia Jianguo, but the enemy was too strong, and by the next morning Li Chunmei had been coaxed.

Xia Minmin, who went to bed early, had no idea what had happened between her parents.

...

Aunt Xia's words left an impression on both families.

That night, Chen Chunhua sat on the bed and said to Xia Jianguo, "Jianshe, do you think Jianguo and his wife might do what Auntie said and give the family property to Xiaobao?"

Xia Jianshe said irritably, "I think you should stop thinking about these things. We sisters finally managed to get back together. If you keep messing things up, we'll never be able to make up."

"Am I just daydreaming?"

“Daydreaming won’t do either. What if you tell Jianguo and Chunmei one day? How are we supposed to explain that?”

"Alright, stop nagging! I understand!"

After saying that, Chen Chunhua went to bed in a huff.

...

After resting at home for a day, Xia Minmin and her group returned to Shenzhen.

Xia Minmin and her family parted ways with Xia Xiaomei and her husband at the train station.

The moment Li Chunmei opened the door, she exclaimed, "Home is the best!"

Sitting on the sofa, Li Chunmei said, "I don't know when I got used to life in Shenzhen. When I go back to my hometown, I always feel like nothing is right."

Xia Jianguo leaned against Li Chunmei and said, "I feel the same way. Life in Shenzhen is just too convenient. When I go to the bathroom, I always unconsciously want to press the toilet button, and when I take a shower!"

Xia Minmin had the same thought, "Me too, the lights in my hometown are too dim. We have to go to bed as soon as it gets dark."

After resting on the sofa, the family packed their luggage, cleaned the house, and washed the bedding and clothes they had brought back to their hometown.

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