"July 10th!" Tian Zhuo said.
It's only a few days away from now.
"So you plan on going home then?"
Tian Zhuo nodded and said, "I haven't been back for a long time. I'll go back and live there for a while and help my parents with some work."
He has not been back home since September last year. Before that, he was taking care of the pregnant Tian Tian. Now that the baby is born, Tian Zhuo plans to go home this summer vacation.
He missed home a lot after not being home for a long time. Although his parents and grandmother were all here, his sister's home was still different from the home where he grew up.
Moreover, he hadn't seen Tian Mu for a long time, and he missed him a little. He wondered how Tian Mu was doing now.
"Okay, tell me when you leave and I'll buy you a train ticket in advance!" Tian Tian said.
"No need, sister. I have money in my pocket and can afford the ticket. Besides, how can you have the time to buy a ticket for me? The break time of your elementary school should be shorter than ours." Tian Zhuo refused.
He spent very little money this semester. Sometimes he didn't stay at school on Saturdays and Sundays, so that he could take care of the children and let his parents and sister have a break. Tian Zhuo would come to help, and they would eat directly at Tiantian's house. This meant that he didn't have to eat out on Saturdays and Sundays, and he didn't have to spend money and food coupons. He could save a lot of money from the monthly subsidy, and now he has almost saved up fifty years, so Tian Zhuo can still afford to buy a train ticket.
Tian Tian didn't say anything after hearing this, because it was true. Their elementary school vacation was shorter than that in college.
Tian Zhuo had helped him so much in their home, but Tiantian felt bad. Then Tian Tian said that she would go back empty-handed, so she had to buy something to express her gratitude. She thought about it and looked at Tian Zhuo again. Finally, she decided to buy Tian Zhuo a set of clothes and a pair of shoes. She would buy the sportswear and sneakers that are particularly popular now. Tian Zhuo is also a twenty-year-old boy and should dress up.
After finishing the meal, Tian Zhuo originally wanted to go back to school, but was stopped by Tian Tian. Lin Meiyu and the others were leaving tomorrow, and it would be more convenient to get to the station if they started from their home together. Besides, they had a place to stay at home, so Tian Zhuo stayed.
Lin Meiyu also started packing the things to take back. When they came back, they took a big bag of things, but most of them were dried vegetables and some of the things that Tian Tian liked to eat when she was pregnant.
They had lived here for such a long time and had eaten all the food long ago. Now only a few pieces of clothes were left, so the package looked particularly small. However, Tian Tian took them out again today and bought a lot of things for their family, so the package became bigger again.
However, these things are not as light as dried vegetables. They are small in size but very heavy. After they packed them all up, the package looked smaller than before, but it was more than twice as heavy as before.
Fortunately, Lin Meiyu and her friends are used to doing farm work, so they don’t find it difficult to carry these things.
"I told you to buy less. Look at this thing, it's so heavy. After we get off the train, your dad and grandma and I will have to walk back!" Lin Meiyu tried it and found that the package was extremely heavy.
"Then when you get off the train, just go to the station and take the bus. It will go all the way to the entrance of our brigade, and then you can carry these things home. It won't take too much effort on your part!" Lin Meiyu and the others were reluctant to spend money. They could have taken the bus, but they chose to walk.
"I'll pay for your bus fare, don't tire yourself out!" Tian Tian said.
"You don't have to pay. Your father and I are not short of money. You can keep the money for yourself. You have spent a lot of money to buy so many things!" said Lin Meiyu.
"If you really can't bear to spend the money, I'll call my second uncle tomorrow and ask him to harness a bullock cart to pick you up, and also tell you that you'll be home the day after tomorrow morning!" Tian Tian said.
"Okay, call them tomorrow!" said Old Man Tian, "but they don't need to drive a bullock cart to pick them up. Just ask them to clean up the house. Otherwise, they won't be able to live there after such a long time!"
Tian Tian nodded and agreed. The next morning, Tian Zhuo went to buy soy milk and fried dough sticks for breakfast in advance, and also bought some pancakes. He boiled some eggs at home and brought them to Lin Meiyu and the others.
After finishing their meal, they took their full luggage and took the bus together to send Lin Meiyu and the others to the station. Tian Zhuo even went to buy tickets for the platform and accompanied them to the bus. After watching the train drive away, the three of them left the train station. Tian Zhuo prepared to go back to school directly. Tian Zhuo and Gu Zhao held their children in their arms and planned to take the bus home.
After arriving home, the two of them felt a little uncomfortable looking at the deserted home. Lin Meiyu and the others had lived here for such a long time, and Tian Tian had long been accustomed to the sight of people in the house. But now that they had left, she felt that the house had become bigger and more empty.
The reluctance to leave crept into Tian Tian's heart belatedly, and she couldn't help crying again.
She put the sleeping Gu Weian into the cradle and started to clean up the house. In the past few months, Lin Meiyu and Tian Lisong had left their own traces in the house. Tian Tian bought them towels, toothpaste and toothbrushes. She brought all of them back home. However, the washbasin was much emptier than before, and there was only two towels hanging on the towel rack.
Tian Tian couldn't help crying while packing up, and went downstairs to make a phone call before coming back. Gu Zhao was startled when he heard Tian Tian crying, and thought something was wrong. He went into the bathroom and saw Tian Tian squatting on the ground crying, and he felt funny and distressed.
"What's wrong? Why are you crying again? Did mom and dad leave? I can't bear to let them go!" Gu Zhao squatted down and tried to coax Tian Tian softly.
After hearing what Gu Zhao said, Tian Tian felt even more upset and wanted to cry.
"I can't bear to leave either. Our parents have helped us so much these days. If they don't come, they can't even take care of the children. How can you have the energy to go to work? But they miss home too, don't they? You can't bear to leave them, and they can't bear to leave their home either." Tian Tian cried even harder.
"They just went home. If you miss them, you can call them. Besides, summer vacation is coming soon. You can take your children home and live there for a while. It just so happens that you haven't been back for a long time."
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