Chapter 230 The Military Training That Followed Immediately

Shen Xuewei accepted everything, put the things aside, and helped her sit down.

As Shen Xuewei pinched Granny Chen's thin arm, which was practically just a layer of skin, her mood became somewhat heavy.

"Grandpa and Grandma, have you asked a doctor to see Great-Grandma? She seems to be getting thinner and thinner, she's just skin and bones now."

Grandma Xi sighed, "Of course I've seen doctors. I've seen traditional Chinese medicine doctors and I've been to the hospital."

"Your great-grandmother is getting old, it's about time for her to pass away. She can only wait one day at a time."

"Your grandfather and I are now giving her whatever she wants, trying our best not to let her have any regrets."

To put it bluntly, even Granny Chen's coffin has been found and cleaned these past few days, and her funeral clothes have already been prepared.

Grandma Chen recently celebrated her 92nd birthday. Living to be over 90 years old is considered a long life.

Seeing that she was nearing her end, her family hoped that she could at least make it through this year and have a lively New Year before passing away.

When this topic was brought up, even Chen Fangyang, who had been joking around, became quiet.

Besides the Wu family, the other two families in the village also bought televisions, and gradually stopped coming to the Chen family's house to watch TV in the evenings.

After finishing her meal, Wu Yuhong came to the Chen family to visit Shen Xuewei.

Shen Xuewei talked with her for a while, and Wu Yuhong vaguely sensed that the Chen family members were not in a good mood.

Using the excuse that something had come up at home, he didn't stay at the Chen family's house for long before returning home.

Because one of them had to stay home to take care of Granny Chen on weekdays, and there was still some work left to do in the fields, the elderly couple had to go to the fields to work on weekends, leaving Shen Xuewei and Chen Fangyang at home to keep Granny Chen company.

Shen Xuewei wanted to go down to the ground, but when she looked down at her skin, which had finally become a little fairer, she hesitated and didn't go.

Chen Fangyang lay comfortably in his room, and if Shen Xuewei hadn't called him for dinner, he probably wouldn't have gone downstairs even once all day.

Shen Xuewei stayed at home for two days, and soon it was time to return to school.

Chen Fangyang was going back to the city, so he gave her a ride back to school.

After returning to school, Shen Xuewei found herself becoming more popular in her class.

"Weiwei, is that really your second uncle?"

"Shen Xuewei, when will your second uncle come to pick you up from school again? He's really handsome, like a male lead in a TV show I watched."

"By the way, could you tell me when he's coming next?"

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With a stiff face, Shen Xuewei managed to get rid of the girls surrounding her after a series of perfunctory attempts.

She decided that she would never let her second uncle pick her up from school again.

The girls' attention to Chen Fangyang came to an abrupt end with the upcoming military training.

Looking at the military training uniforms that had been handed out, everyone in the class let out a wail at the same time.

"Ugh, going to school is fine, but why do we have to do military training too!"

Shen Xuewei also sighed, feeling exhausted, while not forgetting to find her children's sunscreen.

Fortunately, the military training period is short, only six days, followed by the seven-day National Day holiday.

After enduring six days of military training, even though she applied sunscreen every day, Shen Xuewei still got a shade darker from the scorching sun.

When Chen Fanglan returned from her rounds at the beauty salon, she was startled to see Shen Xuewei wearing a revealing tank top, her face and body a different color.

"Weiwei, did you go to Africa to live like a savage? It's only been a few days, how come your face, neck, and arms are so much darker?"

Shen Xuewei lay weakly on the sofa. "Auntie, I just got back from military training. It's not as exaggerated as you're making it out to be."

Chen Fanglan plopped down next to her and pinched her calf, causing Shen Xuewei to gasp in surprise.

"Auntie, it hurts!"

Chen Fanglan withdrew her hand. "It seems this military training has really toughened you up."

"Alright, then you should rest for a couple of days. In a couple of days, your aunt will take you shopping and we'll check out some shops."

Shen Xuewei lay on the sofa, half asleep, but still managed to respond to Chen Fanglan.

"Okay, Auntie, let me sleep first..."

After resting for two days, Shen Xuewei spent two more days playing in the county with Chen Fanglan, finally able to calm down and consolidate what she had learned before.

Both of them stayed at home and studied diligently. A little while later, Chen Fanglan received a phone call.

She chatted happily with the person on the other end for a few minutes, but after saying something, she shoved the phone into Chen Xuewei's hand in annoyance.

"Your second aunt wants to call you. She only spoke a few words to me before she urgently needs to reach you..."

Shen Xuewei ignored her complaints, took the phone, immediately smiled sweetly, and called out softly to the other end of the line.

"Second Aunt, I miss you so much."

Chen Fangli had only said, "Second Aunt misses you too," when Chu De'an beside her shouted urgently:

"Sister, I miss you too. When are you coming to see me?"

Chu Dexi sat in the walker, so eager to jump out.

Unfortunately, his vocabulary was pitifully small. He grabbed Chen Fangli and Chu De'an's clothes with his two little hands, widened his eyes, and let out an "Ah!" before spitting all over Chu De'an's face.

Chu De'an gave a disdainful "Ugh," pushed Chu Dexi and his walker a little further away, and continued to move closer to the phone, eager to talk to Shen Xuewei.

Shen Xuewei's expression relaxed when she heard the commotion from the mother and her two children across from her.

"It'll be soon. I'll come to see you on Sunday when school lets out for break in two weeks."

Chu De'an was somewhat dissatisfied, "No, you're coming on Sunday, how long can you stay at home?"

Chen Fangli chimed in, "You haven't come since school started, and An'er and Kang Kang miss you a lot. When you come over, why don't you stay at home for a night?"

"Yeah, yeah, sis, you should at least stay at home for one night. My mom specially saved a chicken, just in time to kill it when you come over..."

Shen Xuewei easily overturned her previous decision, "Okay, then I'll go there on Saturday afternoon and stay overnight in Fuxing Village."

The three of them chattered away on the phone for a full half hour before hanging up.

When Shen Xuewei looked up, she saw Chen Fanglan looking at her resentfully.

She was a little confused. "Auntie, why are you looking at me like that?"

Chen Fanglan snorted lightly, "Before, every time your second aunt called me, she would just chat with me."

"Ever since you came to stay with me, every time she calls, she barely says a few words to me before she wants to chat with you..."

Shen Xuewei nodded, "Auntie, I understand."

Chen Fanglan was taken aback. "What do you know?"

Shen Xuewei went back to her room and took out her cell phone from her schoolbag.

She waved her phone in front of Chen Fanglan, then dialed Chen Fangli's number right in front of her.

Chen Fangli answered the phone quickly, "Hello, who is it?"

Shen Xuewei said "Ai", "Second Aunt, it's me, Weiwei".

"Weiwei?" The voice on the other end of the phone sounded surprised. "Why are you calling again? Is there something you forgot to tell your aunt?"

"It's nothing, Auntie. I just wanted to tell you that this is my phone number. You can call me on weekends from now on."

Chen Fangli said gently, "Yes, Auntie knows. I was thinking that since you're studying in the county and won't be back often, it would be better to buy you a cell phone to make calls..."