A year later, the Xie family returned to Longjing Village again and looked at the rural scenery outside the car, feeling quite emotional.
Times have changed, things have changed, and when they first lived here, how could they have imagined that one day they would leave here?
So life is always full of surprises, and no one knows where fate will push them in the next second.
What the Xie family never expected was that they saw many villagers looking around at the village entrance from afar, and they immediately cheered when they saw their car.
"Is this a welcome for us?" Father Xie asked uncertainly.
"Why are they cheering if they are not welcoming us?" Xie Qingxiao asked back.
"Really?" Mother Xie couldn't believe it either, her face flushed with joy: "This, this is a feeling called what? What's the name of it?"
Lin Xiangyi: "Returning home in glory?"
"Yes, yes, return home in glory!" Xie's mother said hurriedly. She had not read much, and this phrase was still used by the neighbors in Guangzhou who learned that they were going home and would laugh and tease them about returning home in glory.
Gao Shengnan was puzzled: "But how did the villagers know you were coming back? And why are you still guarding here?"
Xie's father and mother told the villagers that they were coming back, but they did not say when they would return.
"Didn't you tell them?"
"No," said Gao Shengnan. She now lives in the county town and is busy every day. How could she have the time to come back and tell the villagers that Axiao, Xiangyi and the others are coming back?
"Why is that?" Xie's mother asked curiously.
The reason is not known for the time being and it is not important at this moment. Seeing the villagers welcoming them back so happily, the Xie family’s fatigue along the way was blown away by the rustling wind.
The villagers were very enthusiastic and followed the car all the way to Xie's house.
As soon as the Xie family got off the car, they started chatting with them.
Only Xie Qingxiao and Jiang Zhongren were not surrounded - Jiang Zhongren because no one knew him. Gao Shengnan had never brought him back, and no one knew he was Gao Shengnan's boyfriend. Seeing him driving the Xie family back, they thought he was an employee of the Xie family.
As for Xie Qingxiao... he seldom interacted with the villagers before. The villagers had kept their distance from him because of his past. Now that the Xie family's business was growing bigger and bigger, everyone unconsciously feared him and dared not talk to him.
Xie Qingxiao didn't care and moved the luggage out of the car. Seeing this, Jiang Zhongren hurried to help.
The noise outside the door quickly alarmed the people in the house. Lin Shan walked out of the house quickly with a broom and just bumped into Xie Qingxiao and Jiang Zhongren who were carrying their luggage into the house.
"Dad?" Xie Qingxiao was stunned when he saw Lin Shan holding a broom in his hand and a rag hanging on his shoulder: "Why are you here?"
They did not hide their return from Lin Shan, but he was not here because of what they called.
"I came here because I knew you guys were back," Lin Shan said with a smile, looking around for Lin Xiangyi. The moment he saw Lin Xiangyi, his eyes lit up and he shouted, "Xiangyi, you're back? Dad has already cleaned up everything for you!"
"And me and us!" Xie Sanniang's voice came from behind. She was wearing an apron and holding a spatula, smiling: "Ah Xiao Xiangyi, big brother and sister-in-law, you are back? You must be hungry after traveling all the way. My daughter-in-law and I are already cooking. It will be ready soon."
...Lin Shan, Xie Sanniang and others had a clear division of labor. They cleaned the Xie family's house and prepared hot meals, which maximized the Xie family's experience of returning home.
The Xie family was escorted into the house and sat at the dining table.
Xie Sanniang and her family did not cook for as many villagers as she could. The villagers also knew what to do and waved their hands, refusing to eat, leaving the Xie family to eat by themselves. They also refused to leave and stayed by and chatted with each other.
The village chief and his wife came over quickly after hearing the news. They didn't bother to argue with the Xie family and sat down to drink together.
Village chief: "When you first went to Yangcheng, we were not used to it. We all wondered why the village was so quiet. It turns out..."
Villager: "How can the village be quiet? It's obvious that the Xie family is no longer in the village. We feel empty inside!"
Everyone: “Hahahahaha~”
Villager: "Don't laugh, it's true. Without Xiao and Xiangyi, we all feel like something is missing. Nothing we do works. Without them, it's like we've lost our backbone."
Upon hearing this, Xie's father hurriedly spoke up for Xie Qingxiao and Lin Xiangyi: "What kind of backbone are they? The village chief is the backbone of the village!"
Village Chief: "How can I be considered as the backbone? At most, I am just someone who maintains order..."
Villager: "The village chief ensures that we have enough food to eat, and you ensure that we live a good life. You are the backbone of our village!"
Everyone: “Hahahahahaha~”
The Xie family arrived at three o'clock in the afternoon. The meal lasted more than three hours. The men drank a lot of wine. Xie's father Lin Shan and the village chief were both drunk.
The village chief was already drunk, and was helped back by his wife. Before leaving, he patted Xie Qingxiao on the shoulder and said with a thick tongue: "Then you have a good rest. If you need anything, just look for Uncle He, ok? You're welcome!"
"Don't worry, Uncle He, I won't be polite with you," said Xie Qingxiao. He also drank, but not much, and was not drunk.
The village chief staggered back happily.
After Xie's father went to Yangcheng, he rarely drank. He collapsed a long time ago and was helped back to the house by Xie's mother.
Lin Shan hadn't fallen asleep yet, but even if he wasn't drunk, he obviously didn't plan to go back to the county town - he brought a package with him, and planned to stay at Xie's house until after the New Year when Xie Qingxiao and Lin Xiangyi returned to Yangcheng before going back to the county town.
However, considering that he was drunk, they didn't dare let him sleep alone in the workshop. They placed him in the room of Brother Xie and his family, while Xiao Ni slept with Aunt Zhao and their family for one night.
However, Lin Shan was restless even when he was drunk. He pulled Kuai Le Kuai to play with them. If Kuai Le Kuai refused to play with him, he pretended to be sad.
Kuai Le Le was too young and of course they didn't remember what their grandfather looked like. But because Lin Shan called Yangcheng every now and then, they still remembered their grandfather. They knew that their grandfather loved them very much and were happy to play with their drunken grandfather.
Hearing the laughter coming from the east room, Lin Xiangyi shook her head. If she had known that he still had the energy to play with the children, she should have let him sleep in the workshop directly, so that Xiaoni, her aunt and Shengnan would not have to sleep in the same bed.
"Xiangyi?" Gao Shengnan came out of the kitchen after washing the dishes and saw Lin Xiangyi and called out, "Why are you standing here?"
"I was just about to take a shower and go back to rest," Lin Xiangyi yawned, then remembered something and asked hurriedly, "Has your partner gone home yet?"
"I went back. I went back early."
"When did you come back?"
"At five o'clock."
"I didn't even notice it, and you didn't even say anything?" Lin Xiangyi said angrily.
"You were having dinner and chatting at the time, so I didn't tell you. I only told my mother and my aunt and uncle," Gao Shengnan said with a smile, "otherwise he would have returned to the county town too late."
"How did he reply?"
"I loaned him a bicycle."
That's fine.
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