"Thank you," Jiang Yue said, picking up the steaming hot malted milk powder.
"Second brother, you're darker and thinner than before. It must be very hard there, right?" Wenxi said with heartache, looking at her second brother's face, which looked no different from that of a rough countryman.
Before my second brother left, he was a pretty boy, but now he's a mature man.
Pei Jingzhou stared intently at Wen Xi, as if afraid that it was all a dream and that Wen Xi would disappear in the blink of an eye. He had raised Wen Xi himself since she was a child, and among his siblings, he had the deepest bond with her. His throat tightened and he felt a little uncomfortable. "Second brother is a man, so it's okay for him to be a little dark and thin. It's Xiao Xi who suffered in the countryside."
Wen Xi smiled slightly and said, "I haven't worked in the fields much. The jobs I did in the village were easy, and I didn't suffer much."
There are some people in the village who are not easy to get along with and are always trying to scheme against others, but Wenxi didn't say anything about these things because she didn't want her family to worry.
All of this is in the past now, and no one can hurt her anymore.
"Mom, I've written so many letters home, haven't you received a single one?" Wen Xi asked knowingly.
She knew the letter had definitely been intercepted by Wenrou, but her parents had to investigate it themselves, otherwise it would seem like she was framing Wenrou.
After all, her parents would never believe that their daughter was that kind of person, so they would have to find out the truth themselves. Anyway, Wenxi had already taken her revenge, so the rest was no longer important.
"Has the postman ever delivered mail to our home?" Wen Xinchun asked his two sons who were standing next to him.
The fourth and fifth brothers both shook their heads repeatedly.
Wen Xinchun also found it strange. Since Wen Xi said she wrote a letter home, she must have written one. But where did the letter go? The postman shouldn't make such a mistake, right?
They knew it was definitely their eldest sister's doing, but they had no proof. If they told their parents, they knew their parents wouldn't believe them, and might even think they were causing trouble!
"Mom, don't tell anyone I'm back yet. It's enough for our family to know," Wen Xi said.
After all, she hadn't shown up for a year, and who knew what Wenrou was saying about her outside. If everyone knew she was back, they would probably all come to see what the commotion was about.
She came back to see her family, not some unimportant people.
Wen Xinchun wiped away her tears and said, "Jingzhou, Xiaoxi, you've just gotten back, you must be exhausted. Go back to your rooms and rest. Mom will ask for leave from work and make you something delicious for lunch."
"Mom, you don't need to buy anything. I brought back a lot of things," Wenxi said, pointing to the four large bags on the ground.
This year, her parents didn't have to go out and compete with everyone for New Year's goods like they used to, because she had everything prepared.
Wenxi opened one of the bags containing clothes, took out clothes and shoes, and handed them to her fourth and fifth brothers. "Fourth brother, fifth brother, you are both too old to buy toys anymore, so your third sister bought you clothes and shoes. Go and try them on. If they are too small, I can help you change them."
"Thank you, Third Sister." The Fourth and Fifth Brothers took the clothes and shoes and ran back to their room without waiting.
"Second brother, this is yours."
"Mom, this is yours."
Jiang Yue watched from the side, quite surprised. She didn't know when Wen Xi had gone out to buy it, but she knew that Wen Xi often went out.
Because Wenxi buys all their breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Wenxi goes out much more often than they do and works much harder.
Wen Xinchun accepted the clothes and shoes, deeply moved. She never expected that her daughter, who had worked so hard in the countryside, would still remember them and buy them such nice clothes and shoes. Yet they didn't even know where she was and couldn't help her at all.
Wen Xinchun returned the clothes and shoes to the room. "Xiao Si, Xiao Wu, take good care of your second brother and third sister at home. Mom is going to ask for leave from work."
Afterwards, Wenxi took Jiang Yue to her room. It was nice to have a private house with a courtyard. The house was spacious and had many rooms. Although the rooms were small, each child had their own room, so they didn't have to share a room with others.
Although Wenxi hadn't been back for a year, her room was spotless and kept exactly the same as before, which meant her family had come to clean her room quite often!
"Xiaoyue, you should get some rest. It's the same as before at my house, so don't feel awkward." Wenxi sat on the edge of the bed and invited Jiang Yue to come and rest.
Jiang Yue said enviously, "Xiaoxi, your family atmosphere is so good. In my family, it's impossible to be so harmonious. My younger siblings all feel that other people are taking away the resources that belong to them."
“They’re not wrong. With equal resources, the more children there are, the less resources are distributed among them. If two children have ten apples, each child can have five. But if there are five children, each child only gets two. The difference is obvious. It’s no wonder some people think this way. It’s just that it’s selfish for family members to keep thinking this way,” Wen Xi said.
Jiang Yue sighed. She had severed ties with her family, and all their resources were no longer hers. She would earn what she wanted with her own hands.
"Xiaoyue, you rest first. I'm going to find my second brother." Wen Xi told Jiang Yue to rest, then came out of her room and walked to Pei Jingzhou's room, knocking on the door. "Second brother, is it convenient for you now? May I come in?"
"It's convenient, come in!" Pei Jingzhou was trying on the clothes and shoes Wen Xi had bought for him. Hearing Wen Xi's voice, he quickly straightened his clothes.
Wen Xi pushed open the door and walked in. Seeing that her second brother had already changed into the clothes she had given him, she smiled and said, "I didn't expect my taste to be so good. The clothes suit you very well, you look very handsome."
Pei Jingzhou scratched the back of his head and smiled shyly.
"Second brother, during the year I was away from home, did eldest sister contact you? What did she say when she did?" Wenxi asked curiously.
Pei Jingzhou recalled the letters Wenrou had written, a glint of light flashing in his eyes. "My older sister wrote to me that you eloped with your classmate, and that she had been arranging for people to look for you, but they hadn't found you yet. She told me to focus on my work and to let her know as soon as she heard anything about you. I never imagined that all of this was orchestrated by her."
Wenxi pouted. The original author had made her whole family stupid, and they were completely fooled by Wenrou.
"I never expected my older sister to go so far. While you were away, she signed me up for a rural job and even picked a place where I have to work all year round. And she still dares to smear me like this. Doesn't she know that we are a family, and we share the same fate? What good does it do her to ruin my reputation?" Wen Xi said, feigning anger.
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