Bai Yajing and Xu Wei were worried about their elders when they returned to Shanghai. When Xiao's mother found out, she brought Xiao's father to pick up the three elders and take them to live in the military compound.
This resolved their concerns.
The train tickets were all arranged by Grandpa Xiao, and the four of us shared a sleeper berth.
Uncle Liu and Aunt Liu were extremely grateful.
The two of them can go together; those are Bai Yajing's fellow villagers, which will make things much easier for them.
When Bai Yajing decided to go back, she called Xinghua Village and asked someone to help tidy up the house. Otherwise, it would be difficult for them to stay if they went home suddenly after so long without anyone living there.
However, the thought of the village chief's grandfather on the phone, who seemed hesitant and unsure of what to say, gave her a bad feeling.
The news of Liu Meiling and Qiao Yu's marriage came as a complete surprise.
Although she had mentioned him occasionally in her letters before, she had never said that the two of them were dating, which is why she had to go back this time.
Although I wasn't very tired after sitting on the train for several days, I was quite mentally exhausted.
After getting off the train, Grandpa Niu was already waiting with his oxcart.
"Grandpa Cow! I'm back!"
Grandpa Niu's eyesight has deteriorated in recent years; he can't see very far away clearly, but he can still hear sounds clearly.
Hearing the familiar voice, she excitedly stood up and went to greet her, "Ya Jing! Come on, are you tired? Get in the car, let's go home first."
"Your house is all cleaned up, the bedding is all aired out, we're just waiting for you to come back!"
Bai Yajing expressed her gratitude.
Then she introduced the three people beside Grandpa Niu: "Grandpa Niu, these two are Liu Zhiqing's parents. They came to see Meiling. This is my godmother, Comrade Xu Wei."
After the introduction, Grandpa Niu's face stiffened for a moment, but he quickly recovered.
He simply told them to get in the car, "Okay, okay, all good. Let's go home first, we'll talk more when we get home."
This behavior made Bai Yajing even more certain that something was wrong.
The three were exhausted, but they didn't forget to greet and thank Grandpa Niu.
Back in the village, the village chief asked his son to come and greet them.
"Jing, you've been working hard for days. Whatever it is, get some sleep first. I asked your aunt to make some noodles. Eat them, wash up, and go to sleep."
Bai Yajing wasn't in a hurry. After all, they were already back. If she asked now, Uncle Liu, Aunt Liu, and her godmother wouldn't get any sleep.
"Okay, thank you, Uncle. I'll go see Grandpa Village Chief tomorrow."
"Thank you very much, comrades. You've gone to so much trouble for me today."
"Okay. It's alright, we're all neighbors. Just call me if you need anything."
After seeing the guests off, the group ate noodles, washed the dishes, poured out hot water to wash up, and then went to sleep.
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I slept soundly until the next morning.
Uncle Liu and Aunt Liu couldn't wait any longer and went to the educated youth settlement to find Liu Meiling. They arrived too late yesterday, so they didn't go to inform her to avoid making her travel back and forth.
Xu Wei wanted to visit the village and see what the hometown that Kang Jianye kept talking about was like.
"My dear, I want to go for a walk..."
Bai Yajing knew what she was thinking; everyone in the village was one of her own, so she felt at ease.
"Okay, godmother, come back when you're tired. I'll go to the village office first to find out what's going on."
The mother and daughter ate breakfast and then parted ways.
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