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"Anything else?" Stone really didn't understand these things.

“The rest are in our hometown. It’s good for you two to go back early. Your uncle and aunt are getting old. You should go back and do more work. Do whatever we ask you to do.”

"I understand, Second Sister. You should take the children back. I don't know if my brother-in-law will make it in time."

"It's okay, it should be fine."

Liu Xu, let me tell you about the situation at home.

My dad has two older brothers, but no aunts. They all live in Liujiatun.

You've probably met my mom's side before; I also have two uncles.

My maternal uncle's family has three married female cousins, two married female cousins, and two married male cousins. My maternal grandmother is still in good health.

The rest were families within five degrees of kinship in the village, and the rest were relatives of the villagers.

Don't worry about Liu Xu, any of my relatives are fine, they're not particularly troublesome, but there will definitely be some minor issues.

We only get to go back home a few days a year, so even if they have bad things to say, just ignore them.

Liu Xu smiled and nodded. "I understand, I won't let it get to me."

"That's right, we only see each other a few times a year. Let me tell you, for people you don't like, just pretend you don't see them."

Er Ya went on and on about the temperaments and personalities of her relatives. It was supposed to be a joyous occasion for them, so she should be patient and not make herself angry.

Liu Xu understood what Er Ya meant and felt quite comfortable, so she remembered everything Er Ya said.

At 3 p.m., Er Ya took Liu Xu to the building again and bought her two more outfits and some stationery. There were quite a few children in the family, so it was better to give her stationery.

It wasn't until after dinner that Shi Tou drove to take Liu Xu home.

They stopped by the roadside, and Shi Tou took out the watch he had bought. "This is a gift for you. Do you like it?"

Liu Xu took it with a puzzled look. She immediately recognized it as a watch, opened it, and exclaimed, "I really like it!"

"Hehe, I'm glad you like it. I'll be waiting for you at the door at five o'clock on Monday morning. Come on, I'll take you inside."

At this time, Zhang Hongmei and Zhang Shouyi had not yet returned from Zhou Shixiong's place. So Shitou sat in the living room watching TV, waiting for them to come back.

Actually, Zhou Shixiong was unwell, suffering from a heart condition, but Zhang Shouyi still stopped Zhang Hongmei from giving him the spiritual spring water.

This is really not allowed. He's fine with his family, even if Hongmei gives Liu Maocai and his wife the medicine little by little, he has no objection, but Zhou Shixiong is a different story.

After taking the medicine, Zhang Hongmei felt a pang of sadness looking at the pale-faced old man lying in bed. But she couldn't let this put her in a difficult situation; everyone is selfish.

The two doctors reported to Zhang Shouyi that Zhou Shixiong's condition was really not optimistic.

"You two should be careful. From now on, one of you will be required to accompany the leader."

"yes!"

Zhang Hongmei stayed in the room with the old man. "Hongmei, go back and rest. I'm fine now. You can come early tomorrow."

"Okay, Uncle, I'll come over early tomorrow morning. You can relax and get a good night's sleep."

The two left, heavy with worry. Zhang Shouyi held his wife's hand and said, "Don't be sad."

"No, I know that birth, aging, sickness and death are unavoidable, but I feel that the time before death is quite painful."

"That's right. Alright, let's hurry home."

Zhang Shouyi smiled when he saw the stone in the living room. This little guy is getting married soon; time really flies.

"Sister Hongmei, I want to drive home. I have too much stuff with me."

"OK."

"Sister Hongmei, let Liuxu come back with me. It's hard for me to drive alone."

Zhang Hongmei glared at her grinning younger brother. "Alright, you two can drive back after you get your marriage certificate. Be careful on the road."

Staying overnight wasn't allowed, so Shi Tou got a definite answer and drove back. There were still many small things to prepare tomorrow, and the house needed tidying up too. Although he was staying at his second sister's house, it wouldn't be appropriate to stay here after he got married.

So on Sunday, Shi Tou took Peng Fei and Ping An to his house to clean.

This place is usually cleaned up once a week, so it's quite easy to tidy up.

"Second Uncle, are you going back to your hometown tomorrow?"

"Yeah, you guys have to wait for your brother Pengfei to have a holiday."

"Second Uncle, I have an exam on Monday. Why don't you wait for us for a day and we'll go back with you?"

"Hehe, you two don't need to waste your time on me. As long as your second aunt agrees, I'll take you back."

The two children exchanged a glance, quickened their pace, and went home to discuss it. They envied Zhenye and the others for being able to go back and play. Although they didn't have the chance to go up the mountain, they were sure their hometown was more interesting than here.

When Pengfei returned home for lunch, he said, "Second Aunt, we have an exam on Monday, and we'll get the results three days after the exam."

Second Aunt, can we go back with Second Uncle?

Er Ya looked at her two sons who were fawning over her.

"Your second uncle still needs to buy a lot of things. There's not enough room in the car."

"Second sister, it's just a matter of a few bolts of cloth." Shi Tou couldn't bear Ping An Zhiyuan's pitiful, pleading eyes any longer.

“Mom, we also want to go home and visit. We haven’t been back at all.”

Er Ya finally nodded, "You can go, but you're not allowed to go up the mountain or cause trouble for your family."

Zhiyuan hugged his mother's arm and said, "Mom, don't worry, I definitely won't. I'll be good. We'll just play in the village. I definitely won't be disobedient."

"Okay, go ahead, but you must behave yourself and make sure you're safe." The three children were delighted and cheered as they returned to their room.

"Stone, keep an eye on them. I'm afraid they envy Zhenye and the others for going up the mountain." Er Ya knew exactly what the three children were thinking.

"I understand. Those three aren't disobedient children."

Er Ya called Zhang Hongmei, but Gan Lu answered and told her that Hongmei wasn't home and she would have to wait for her call that evening. In the afternoon, Shi Tou took Ping An and Zhi Yuan to work, since Peng Fei had his exam the next day.

Zhang Hongmei spent the whole day with Zhou Shixiong, and things were much better today than yesterday.

Two doctors were summoned. "Gentlemen, do you know about cod liver oil? It's very good for the elderly, but I don't know if it's suitable for our leader."

"Cod liver oil? Of course." Western medicine doctors are aware of this.

"Okay, wait a moment, I'll go home and get it, then you can take a look."

"Uncle, this cod liver oil was brought by Annie. If it's alright, I hope you can take it." Zhang Hongmei couldn't bear to watch anymore and softened.