Chapter 4 Chapter 4 Jinjiang Solo
"Mom and Dad, my brother is back."
When Zhang Mengyu, Zhang Xiaomei, heard the noise, she ran out of the house and saw her brother standing in the yard with a lot of bags. She quickly turned around and called her parents.
The Zhang family had a house with a yard in the city, which was bought after Zhang Mengzhi was born with the help of his wife's family. At that time, his mother's family was well off, and when buying the house, his grandparents and uncle all contributed part of the money to buy the house in one go.
It’s not big, the house is only about 100 square meters, and there is another 40 to 50 square meters of yard.
The house is full of vegetables, and the Zhang family usually picks the vegetables from their own yard.
Just this little thing helped a lot during the most difficult years, and I could occasionally support my maternal family. Unfortunately, my uncle and aunt died in an accident and did not live to see better days.
There is a road in the middle of the yard, with vegetable fields on both sides. In order to grow more vegetables, the Zhang family has almost no place to stay except the road in the middle of the yard.
There is also a peach tree in the vegetable garden on the right. Now it is full of peaches. The tips of the peaches have turned red and they can be eaten after a while.
There are two hens raised on the left side of the vegetable garden near the wall. The eggs that the Zhang family eats usually come from here.
The small yard looked very crowded because of the vegetable garden. But the Zhang family loved cleanliness, so the vegetable garden and the chicken coop were kept very clean and tidy.
In addition to her younger sister, Zhang Mengzhi also has an adopted sister, who is Zhang's mother's niece. Because her parents died early and her grandparents were old, she was adopted by the Zhang couple. Now she has been sent away and has two children.
In order to make her feel at ease staying in the Zhang family, he also treated her as his own daughter and gave her a new name, Zhang Mengyao.
"Mengzhi, you're back."
Mother Zhang and Father Zhang ran out from the main room and immediately hugged their son when they saw him.
As their eldest son in the actual sense, Zhang's mother and father have an especially deep affection for this son.
The birth of Zhang Mengzhi broke the rumor that Zhang's mother or father was infertile, and also made their quiet and silent family suddenly become lively and cheerful.
Even her adopted sister who was married off and was actually her cousin, her in-laws didn't dare bully her because of her younger brother.
After all, Zhang Mengzhi has always given people the impression that he has a promising future since he was a child. His adoptive sister's in-laws would not offend their brother-in-law who looks so powerful and bring trouble to their family.
"Mom and Dad, I'm back."
Zhang Mengzhi let her parents hug her and reached out to wipe away the tears from their faces.
"It's good to be back, it's good to be back."
Mother Zhang's eyes were red, and Father Zhang was even less promising than Mother Zhang, and his eyes never stopped blinking.
"Mom and Dad, not only am I back, I'm also bringing good news."
Zhang Mengzhi looked at his parents' faces, which were even more haggard than when he left home. Although he didn't know the reason, he had a way to make them happy.
"I'll tell you the good news tonight. Go to bed first."
Mother Zhang looked at her son and smiled, which was rare recently. Father Zhang also felt that the burden on his shoulders was lightened a little after his son came back.
"Brother, there's me, there's me."
Zhang Mengyu jumped and shouted.
"Yes, and Xiaoyu. Xiaoyu, your brother is back. Are you happy?"
Seeing this, Zhang Mengzhi put down the bag in his hand and caught his sister who was rushing towards him.
"Happy."
The little girl hugged her brother's arm and said happily.
"Have you been obedient to your parents at home?"
Looking at the little girl who had grown a little taller than a year ago, Zhang Mengzhi rubbed her hair.
"Yes, I am very obedient. Every day when I come home, I help my mother to tidy up the vegetable garden!"
The little girl said with pride.
When her brother left home, he told her not to play outside for too long after school and to go home early to help her mother take care of the house.
Because everyone else is not at home and only her mother is at home, she will feel lonely.
The little girl remembered her brother's words very well and went home early after school every day to be with her mother.
She has never traveled far in her life. The only place she has been far away from home is when she went back to the countryside with her husband and children to visit the elderly. Therefore, Zhang Mengzhi is most worried about Zhang's mother's mental state.
Especially after giving birth to her youngest sister, Zhang Mengzhi often tried to make her mother happy, fearing that she would suffer from postpartum depression.
With such a child who is always considerate of his mother, even though Zhang's mother has little knowledge and has been trapped in the family all her life, she still lives a happy life every day.
Because her three children are very filial and considerate to her as a mother, she has gained a lot of face in front of her neighbors.
She has a very good relationship with people in the neighborhood. After all, everyone envies the atmosphere of the Zhang family and always wants to learn from Zhang's mother.
In response to this, Zhang's mother said that as long as they have a son who loves his mother, they can also have their own lives.
It turned out that she was telling the truth, but it silenced a large group of people.
There are sons who love their mothers, but most sons find it difficult to empathize with their mothers. They tend to be more inclined towards their fathers and end up becoming like their fathers.
In their hearts, everything their mother does is taken for granted, and it is difficult for them to sympathize with their mother’s hard work.
"Xiaoyu, you're awesome. Your brother is back. From now on, you just need to study hard and have fun."
Zhang Mengzhi praised.
“That’s great!”
The little girl was still young and a serious child, so she immediately became happy when she heard that she could play.
"You're really a child!"
Father Zhang couldn't help but speak as he looked at his daughter's happy little face.
"Look at what you said. Our Xiaoyu is not that old anyway!"
After hearing what her husband said, Mother Zhang couldn't help but give him a cold look.
"Mom is right, Dad is annoying!"
Zhang Mengyu said loudly with her face puffed up like a bun.
"I'm sorry, Xiaoyu. Dad was wrong."
Mr. Zhang is not the kind of person who attaches great importance to patriarchy. He will apologize to his children if he does something wrong.
"Since Dad knows he's wrong, Xiaoyu will forgive you."
Zhang Mengyu waved his hand generously and said.
"Okay, hurry up and go inside. Mengzhi must be exhausted after sitting in the car for the whole morning."
Mother Zhang ignored her husband and daughter and pulled her son into the house.
"I'm going to cook lunch for Mengzhi. Noodles are okay? I'll also fry two eggs for you."
When Mr. Zhang heard this, he walked towards the kitchen and asked his son.
As for the youngest daughter, she had already followed her brother and mother into the house.
The Zhang family’s house has a standard three-bedroom, one-living room, one kitchen and one bathroom.
The layout should have been the same as that of most of their neighbors, but Zhang Mengzhi was a time traveler. When he was still young, he asked Zhang's father to change the layout of the Zhang family courtyard bit by bit. Now they don't have to run to the public toilet and compete with others for a spot every day, and they even have an independent bathroom. They live better than most people who live in buildings.
Even the simplest red brick and tile house was transformed into their warm home bit by bit by the Zhang family.
"Where's your brother?"
After putting Zhang Mengzhi's luggage away, she came out of the room but did not see her son, so she asked her daughter who was doing homework in the living room.
It's summer vacation now and my daughter doesn't have to go to school, but her teacher has assigned her a lot of summer homework. She can only write a little bit every day, and now she has finished most of it.
"My brother went to the bathroom to fix himself."
Zhang Mengyu is already in junior high school. Like many girls, she prefers liberal arts and is troubled by science.
"Okay!"
Mother Zhang picked up the wool and started knitting. Besides cleaning the house, she usually made various small things at home. The sweaters and trousers worn by her son and daughter were all knitted by her.
In addition, there are hats, socks and gloves. As long as it can be made, she will make it for her family by hand.
"The noodles are ready, Mengzhi is ready to eat. Wife, where is our son?"
Father Zhang came into the main room carrying noodles, but his son was nowhere to be seen.
"In the bathroom."
Mother Zhang answered without even raising her head.
"All right!"
Father Zhang put the noodles on the dining table and went back to the house to take a nap.
There was still an hour before he had to go to work, so he had to get some sleep to avoid falling asleep in the afternoon.
"Mom, where's my dad?"
Zhang Mengzhi took a shower before coming out of the bathroom. When he walked into the living room, he only saw his mother and sister, but his father was not there, so he couldn't help but ask.
"Dad has gone to bed, brother, eat your noodles quickly, or they will become clumpy."
Little girl Zhang Mengyu answered quickly.
"After being away from home for a year, I almost forgot that my dad still has to go to work."
Zhang Mengzhi slapped his forehead, then strode to the dining table, picked up the bowl and started eating.
The Zhang family is not short of money. Zhang's father is a senior technician with a good monthly salary, so supporting the family is not a problem.
Zhang's mother would occasionally take on some odd jobs, and the family didn't have to spend money to buy vegetables outside, so the Zhang family's food was much better than those of the people around them. At least they were willing to put oil in the noodles.
"Go to sleep after dinner. Leave the dishes there for me to wash later."
Mother Zhang said to her son.
"good."
Zhang Mengzhi didn't try to be brave, he really wanted to sleep. The few hours of sleep in the car didn't make him get enough sleep, but he felt even sleepier when he got home. Maybe it was because he felt relaxed after returning home that he felt tired.
Zhang Mengzhi lay on the cool bamboo mat, sighed with contentment, and soon fell asleep.
The Zhang family has three bedrooms and a living room. The parents sleep in the main room, Zhang Mengyu sleeps in the second largest bedroom, and his son Zhang Mengzhi sleeps in the smallest bedroom, which has nothing else to do except a single bed and a wardrobe.
It is called a small bedroom, but that is only compared to the other two bedrooms. In fact, the space is quite spacious. It is much more comfortable than living in a building of 50 or 60 square meters with more than a dozen people.
According to other families, Zhang Mengzhi, the only son, should sleep in the larger and better decorated second bedroom. However, Zhang Mengzhi has always loved his older and younger sisters since he was a child, and took the initiative to live in the room with the worst lighting, the worst decoration, and the smallest space.
The Zhang sisters lived in the second bedroom, sleeping on a large double bed. There was not only a large wardrobe, but also two desks and a chest of drawers. Both the furnishings and the size were better than Zhang Mengzhi's room.
The gossipy ladies who often visited the Zhang family wentssip and thought that the Zhang parents favored daughters over sons.
No matter what outsiders say, the Zhang family just needs to know what happened.
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