Chapter 181 Are you moving house?
Little Tiantian's sudden return delighted Yao Shula and her two siblings.
After greeting Yao Shuxin and Yao Shuli, Xiaotian snuggled into Yao Shula's arms, rubbing her little face against Yao Shula's shoulder and arm.
It felt like a cat that hadn't seen its owner for days came over to show affection, which was quite endearing.
Yao Shula was overjoyed. The little guy was back, and it felt like the empty space in her heart had been filled in all at once.
Yao Shula also hugged Xiao Tiantian with a smile and gently patted Xiao Tiantian's back.
"I thought you wouldn't be back until tomorrow! Why are you back today? Did you leave early this morning? Are you tired on the way? Have you eaten anything? If not, I'll make you some noodles."
First, let's see if you've grown taller, sister.
"Wow, he seems to have grown taller! That's great! With a few more years of hard work, he'll be as tall as Shuli!" Yao Shula pulled Xiaotian out of her arms and looked him over from left to right, very satisfied.
Little Tiantian giggled happily, spinning around to show Yao Shula and her two siblings.
After spinning around, she jumped into Yao Shula's arms and started to act cute, hugging Yao Shula's neck.
"Big sister, I missed you as soon as the car left Yun County that day. Big sister, please promise me, if I go back to Shanghai next time, you can come back with me!"
Didn't you say you'd never been to Shanghai? Perfect timing, let's go have some fun! I'll show you around; I know Shanghai like the back of my hand.
My mother left me several houses, all with yards. My eldest sister lives there, so I can see her every day from now on.
The more Xiaotian talked, the more she felt that her arrangements were quite good.
Yao Shula took Xiao Tiantian's words as a joke and gently patted Xiao Tiantian's back again.
"Tell me! Why did you come back early? You said you'd be back tomorrow when you called!" Yao Shula asked with a smile.
Xiao Tiantian then let go of Yao Shula's neck and tried to stand up straight.
"Because I miss my eldest and second eldest sisters and Brother Shuli. I also miss my grandma, my cousin, my cousin's wife, and my uncle."
This is called... "A day apart feels like three autumns!"
Let me do the math. I've been gone for seven days, which is seven autumns..." Xiao Tian muttered to herself as she counted on her fingers.
Yao Shula...
This little brat doesn't even know what it means to feel like three autumns have passed since you last saw him!
"Okay! I know you missed everyone. How did you get back? Did your older brother and the others bring you back?"
Have you been to your dad's place?
"Hey, where are your older brother and the others?" Yao Shula asked a series of questions.
Xiao Tian then remembered that his older brother and cousin were moving things at the entrance of the Cao family's courtyard...
"Oh, they're moving things over there at the door! Big sister, I'm back home in glory!" Little Tiantian continued proudly.
Yao Shula and her two siblings...
...
A small truck was parked near the entrance of the Cao family's courtyard by the roadside, and Lei Jingwu and Gu Changqin were working together to unload things.
Under the dim streetlights, the entrance to the courtyard looked like... they were moving house!
When Yao Shula arrived with her younger siblings, Lei Jingwu and Gu Changqin had just finished unloading everything from the truck.
Yao Shula's eyes twitched as she looked at the pile of things stacked up at the entrance of the courtyard.
She quickly opened the courtyard gate and called everyone to help move their belongings into the yard.
As each item was moved, Xiao Tiantian would stand by and introduce it to everyone.
"That's a Butterfly brand sewing machine, it's new, I asked my older brother to buy it."
"That way, if my older sister needs to make clothes, she won't have to sew by hand anymore. She can use a sewing machine, which will be much faster!" Xiao Tiantian pointed to the sewing machine that Lei Jingwu and Gu Changqin were carrying together.
“But my older sister doesn’t know how to sew!” Yao Shuli said softly.
Little Tiantian waved his chubby little hand dismissively.
"It's alright! It doesn't matter if my older sister can do it or not. What matters is that if other families have it, my older sister should have it too."
When my eldest sister gets married, this will serve as her dowry! We don't expect others to buy us these things; we can afford them ourselves.
Yao Shula...
"That bicycle is new, I don't know what brand it is, it's a women's bicycle, isn't the color nice! It even has a basket on the front!"
This was bought with foreign exchange certificates. There were only five of these in Shanghai. I had my cousin get it for me.
My second sister is going to high school, right? She'll definitely have to ride her bicycle to school, otherwise it'll be too much of a waste of time on the way.
There's only one bicycle at home, and my older sister also needs to use it, so it's not enough.
"I asked my cousin to get me one!" Xiao Tiantian pointed to a pink women's bicycle that Yunxian County would never have.
Yao Shula and her two siblings all glanced at Xiao Tiantian.
This child... is so thoughtful!
He even thought of this...
"No need! Everyone else walks to school, I can do it too!" Yao Shuxin said softly.
Yao Shula had originally planned to give the bicycle her uncle had given her to Yao Shuxin. When she heard Yao Shuxin say that, Yao Shula was about to speak when Xiao Tiantian came over, grabbed Yao Shuxin's hand, and started to persuade her.
"Second sister, it's different!"
It takes you at least twenty minutes to walk to school, but less than ten minutes by bike.
You make at least two round trips a day, which takes forty minutes.
What about ten days, a month, or a year? How many more questions would you have to do, how many more texts would you have to memorize in that much time!
"If you use all this time, won't you reach the finish line earlier than others?" Xiao Tiantian immediately calculated for Yao Shuxin.
After Xiaotian did the calculation, Yao Shuxin immediately nodded.
Yes, time is precious. Those who can get into No. 1 High School are definitely top students, so you must spend more time studying than others.
"Tian Tian, thank you!" Yao Shuxin said earnestly.
Little Tian raised her head.
"You're my second sister, and I'm your brother! That's only natural!"
As they were talking, Gu Changqin brought in a cardboard box.
"Tian Tian, where should we put this box of books?" Gu Changqin asked.
"Put it in my and Shuli's room!" Xiao Tiantian quickly instructed.
Yao Shula was stunned for a moment. Should she put it in their room?
“You bought a picture book?! You can read those books for a long time for five cents at the bookstall on the back street, you didn’t need to buy it!!” Yao Shuli said immediately.
Xiao Tiantian glanced at Yao Shuli, her expression somewhat serious.
"Brother Shuli, how can you only think about looking at picture books? You're about to enter fourth grade, you must study hard, otherwise you might not be able to get into junior high school!"
Those are study books that I asked Xiaoman to buy for you.
There are books for grades four through five. If you study hard and finish reading all those books, you'll be able to get into junior high school.
That would make my older sister happy too!
"I will make sure you study hard every day," Xiao Tiantian said to Yao Shuli very seriously.
Yao Shuli...
He bought a sewing machine for his eldest sister, a bicycle for his second sister, but all he had for himself was a box of books…
Yao Shula shook her head while laughing.
This little Tiantian...
Let's take another look at the things Lei Jingwu and Gu Changqin continued to move...
Did Little Tiantian move her whole family here?
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