At this moment, Chen Shuning's tears welled up uncontrollably.

Seeing Chen Shuning holding raisins and crying, Qin Yalan knew that the two sisters had a good relationship.

My eldest daughter has not been home for two years since she went to northern Xinjiang. Firstly, it's too far away, and secondly, the family hadn't separated into different households a few years ago.

When my eldest daughter returned from her second year in the countryside, she didn't have a pleasant stay. Anning was a strong-willed girl, so she didn't come home for the next two years.

However, when she thought of the letter she received a few days ago, Qin Yalan couldn't help but feel happy.

Looking at her youngest daughter who was silently shedding tears, she said, "Your eldest sister knows that we have separated from your grandparents and says she wants to come back for the New Year this year."

By the way, your sister has started dating someone too. He's also a former educated youth from Beijing, two years older than your sister. Both his parents are steelworkers. He's the eldest child in his family, so he has a lot of responsibilities.

The person your sister described sounds nice, but we'll have to meet them to know for sure.

It's just a pity you can't go back this year as it's your first year working in the countryside, otherwise you and your sister could have met up.

"I'll have family leave next year. I hope my older sister can come home next year too."

Because the original owner of the body was just an unknown cannon fodder character in the book, and the author only briefly mentioned the original owner's family, Chen Shuning really didn't know what the fate of her older sister was.

She trusted Chen's parents' judgment, and once she saw him during the New Year, she would know whether her future brother-in-law was reliable or not.

Qin Yalan sighed heavily after hearing her youngest daughter's words: "Alas, how can we come back every year? Your eldest sister's place is much more remote than yours. Just getting from the military corps to the train station takes a whole day by bus, and five or six days by train."

At this point, Qin Yalan looked up and examined Chen Shuning's small house, saying with some satisfaction, "Your house is quite well-organized, much better than your sister's."

There, a dozen or so people share a large kang (heated brick bed). When your sister first arrived, she could only sleep at the end of the kang. In winter, even with two thick quilts on, it wasn't warm enough.

That's why we moved a little closer to the kang (heated brick bed) last year after two of the older educated youth got married. Your sister's life has been much harder than yours."

When the topic of winter heating came up, Qin Yalan suddenly remembered, "Last night I saw you were burning coal in your stove. Where did you get your coal coupons?"

"Brother He helped me get it." Speaking of the coal in that woodshed, Chen Shuning started to miss He Chaoyang again.

Qin Yalan understood. "It's not too cold yet, so try to use your coal sparingly. Starting tomorrow, we'll all go into the mountains to help you collect firewood. We need to make sure we have enough firewood for winter, or we'll suffer."

Chen Shuning said somewhat dejectedly, "The coal and wood in the woodshed are enough for me to burn all winter."

Before the weather got cold, Brother He bought me two thousand catties of coal and also helped me get a lot of wooden bundles. A few days ago, when the educated youth went to buy coal, I bought another five hundred catties of coal and one hundred catties of charcoal, which is enough to burn.

"By the way, Mom, could you and my little brother stay with me a little longer? I don't have much work to do these days, and I'm just sitting here all day, it's so boring. I wish Dad could come too."

Hearing how much He Chaoyang cared for his daughter, Qin Yalan became even more satisfied with her son-in-law. However, when her daughter mentioned her husband, Qin Yalan's expression darkened.

“Your dad has been working day and night lately, and I only get to see him once every few days. He doesn’t have the time. I won’t be staying for more than a few days either. When I go back, I’ll take the opportunity to visit your grandparents. I haven’t been back to see them for several years.”

As for Jian Dang, let him stay with you a few more days. He's always causing trouble when he goes back. That kid's getting more and more mischievous. He only listens to you a little. Please help me keep an eye on him."

"Okay, if there's nothing else at school, let him stay until the weather gets warmer before going back."