When we arrived at the Huo family's old residence, it was after work hours, and there were quite a few people standing around.
"Captain, you're back. These are your distant relatives, aren't they?"
"Yes, this is my distant cousin's family. Their surname is Sun. It's getting late, so everyone should go home now. My cousin and his family must be tired from their journey. We'll have plenty of time to get to know each other in the future."
This was the first time the Sun family had experienced so many people gathered around them; they felt like monkeys performing in a troupe, and were all quite uncomfortable.
"Cousin, you've finally arrived! Come in quickly, the bathwater is ready, come in and wash up!" Hearing Huo Songbai and the others' voices, Grandma Huo and Ruan Ruan, who were boiling water in the kitchen, came out and immediately pulled Zhao Shuyi and Li Suhe by the hands, leading them into the house. Ruan Ruan also stepped forward and led the two children into the house first.
"Sister-in-law, sorry to bother you." Hearing the newcomer address her cousin first, Su Huai'an and the others knew who she was and followed her inside.
"Haocheng, you two go back and help your mother and the others cook. We'll wash up here first and come back shortly," Grandma Huo said to Huo Haocheng and his son as they entered the Sun family.
"Aren't you all hungry? If you're not hungry, the men in your families will be! If you don't go back and cook soon, you'll be in for a surprise! Hurry up and go back!"
After the father and son returned home, Grandma Huo spoke to the women who had been watching the commotion. Grandma Huo's words still carried weight. Seeing that there was no more excitement to be had, they all dispersed and went home. Only after everyone had left did Grandma Huo close the door.
"Grandpa Sun, Grandma Sun, Uncle Sun, Aunt Li, Aunt Sun, younger brother and sister, hello! I'm Ruan Ruan, and Gu Wencheng is my second uncle." Ruan Ruan only began greeting people after her grandmother closed the door.
"This is my grandmother," Ruan Ruan said, stepping forward and taking Grandma Huo's arm.
"Sister-in-law, I'm sorry to have troubled you," Zhao Shuyi said, stepping forward to shake Grandma Huo's hand.
"Let's not talk about these things. We're family, so let's not be formal. Everyone has difficult times, but difficulties always pass."
"Yes, we're family, we're family, let's not talk about it anymore." Now that the incident has happened, even though they've been sent thousands of miles away, they're being called family by this unrelated family, and it's like they've been healed.
"You must be tired after traveling so long. I've prepared bathwater for you, and the rooms are all made up. Please wash up and rest first. Come home for dinner later. Get a good night's sleep tonight. We can talk about anything else tomorrow."
"Okay, thank you, sister-in-law."
After saying that, Grandma Huo took Ruan Ruan home first, leaving the rest of the time for them.
The Sun family first toured the house, then fetched water to wash up in their respective rooms. About half an hour later, Huo Haocheng and Ruan Ruan came to take them to the Huo family for dinner. When they saw the two of them appear at the same time, they finally understood why the Ruan and Gu families had agreed to let their daughters, who had just been found, marry into the family. The way the two of them looked at each other when they stood together was so obvious that even if they didn't speak, there was no third party involved. At that moment, they were a match made in heaven.
When those families heard that the Ruan family had married their daughter off to the countryside, they were disdainful, and some of the younger members even spoke rudely. But when they returned to the capital, they were about to be thoroughly humiliated.
"Grandpa Sun, dinner is ready. Let's go eat."
"Okay, let's go see your grandfather too."
Upon arriving at the Huo family residence, Huo Haocheng introduced both parties.
"Brother, thank you." Sun Huai'an held Grandpa Huo's hands in both of his. He saw the delicious food prepared for them on the table in front of him. This was the best meal they had had in a long time. Everything was understood without words.
On the table were roe deer meat, stewed chicken with potatoes, pickled cabbage and vermicelli, braised pork, rabbit meat, fish that Huo Haoshi and his brothers had caught that morning, and several stir-fried vegetables. There were few dishes, but the portions were generous.
"Let's not talk about that. Let's eat first. Everyone's hungry. We can talk about whatever we need to say." Grandpa Huo pulled him to sit down at the table, and the others also pulled the Sun family members to sit down, with the elders at one table and the younger generation at another.
"Eat vegetables, eat vegetables! Try some of our country's wild game. This is roe deer meat that Haocheng and his friends hunted, and this is pheasant. Come on, have a taste!"
At this point, no one was being coy. Some were busy, others were on their way, and everyone was starving. Without anyone telling them, they all ate first. It was also the first time the Sun family had eaten wild game. The Sun family was a scholarly family, and this was the first time for their generation to go to the countryside and eat wild game.
"Sister, this is delicious!" Sun Lin, sitting next to Ruan Ruan, ate the wild rabbit that Ruan Ruan had put on his plate.
"It's delicious! Linlin, eat more!" Seeing that Sun Lin had almost finished her food, Ruan Ruan added a little of everything to her plate, mostly rabbit meat. After finishing Linlin's plate, she glanced at Wu Yitong, who was sitting next to Huo Haocheng. Huo Haocheng was also putting food on Wu Yitong's plate. The two children ate quietly without saying a word.
The meal was a success, and the Sun family was no longer in a difficult situation. They were finally at ease. That night, the Sun family had their first good night's sleep in a long time, so much so that they didn't even know that Huo Haocheng had driven his tractor to buy them daily necessities, food, and vegetables the next day.
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