Old Zeng also came over for dinner today.
They haven't moved out since this spring and have been living next door ever since.
Old Zeng was all alone next door, so he ate at Aunt Wei's house. Wei An brought him meals every day.
When the children go to school, Lao Zeng comes to pick them up himself.
Old Zeng now has a salary, but he didn't mention giving him money. He'd been eating a lot of food from Song Yan's family over the years. He gave Xiao Hu money so he could bring home some good food.
There's always a good food at home.
Even at mealtime, Aunt Wei was still in a daze, constantly muttering, "This is your father's blessing from heaven, it's all thanks to the Yellow Immortal! We already have a pair of twins, and now another pair has arrived." The old lady seemed possessed.
Fortunately, we were at home, so no one outside could hear us.
Xiao Hu is back, and he's overjoyed to see his second brother and sister-in-law.
We don't have the habit of not talking at the dinner table in our family; we eat while talking.
"Grandpa, what you said is useless. Grandpa Wu didn't manage to drive Sun Dabao away either."
"Just beat him up, that'll do the trick!" Yueyue ate her food with a spoon by herself.
"You're so young, don't even think about hitting people!" Song Yan said while serving Yueyue some food.
"Then it'll be fine when it's bigger," Yueyue asked.
“It can’t be too big either!” Wei Aiguo said.
"When will that be? I'm definitely going to beat up Sun Dabao!" Yueyue stopped eating and braced her hands on the table, clearly indicating that she was going to beat him up.
You can't start lecturing the child on the very first day you meet her, can you? Song Yan: "Let's eat first, then we'll talk about other things."
Yueyue stuffed the food into her mouth and mumbled, "When the enemy attacks, we must defeat him."
When the robbers come, we have hunting rifles.
Grandpa Zeng, we may lose our heads and shed our blood, but we cannot lose our national spirit!
Song Yan felt he couldn't even eat anymore, which made sense, but it didn't feel right when Yueyue said it.
She had seen children as young as five or six who still couldn't speak fluently. Yueyue, however, could clearly call out the names of those around her by her first birthday, and by the time Song Yan started school, Yueyue would be speaking perfectly clearly. Song Yan was secretly delighted by this.
Yueyue is almost two years old now, and she's saying this as if she's on top of the world!
Aunt Wei ate her meal calmly, as did everyone else.
Old Zeng didn't look up; he kept his head down, struggling with his food.
Song Yan suddenly remembered the meaningful look in Lao Liao's eyes when he said Lao Zeng was taking Yueyue around the whole brigade. Had he misunderstood at the time?
"Grandpa, am I wrong? Why don't you praise me?" Yueyue asked.
"Yes! Right, right. Let's eat!" Old Zeng usually didn't think he had done anything wrong, but as soon as he saw Song Yan, he felt guilty.
Wei Aiguo couldn't listen anymore. "Yueyue, Dad will definitely go and teach Sun Dabao a lesson, so you don't need to go anymore."
No one heard Yueyue agree, so she lowered her head and ate her food.
When Song Yan returned and heard Wei An recount the whole story, he became even more determined to teach Sun Dabao a lesson.
Sun Dabao pushed Yueyue into the puddle, and Wei An had no choice but to take off Yueyue's pants.
No wonder Yueyue was so angry. But shouldn't we beat Sun Dabao? This child is a bit too violent! Song Yan plans to guide him gently.
After finishing his meal, Song Yan took some food out of his bag: lychees and peaches. And peaches weren't the only kind.
They all grew up in the far north and had never eaten these southern fruits before.
Song Yan peeled a lychee and put it into her mother-in-law's mouth.
Aunt Wei's eyes lit up. "Sweet, so sweet! You all should try some."
Wei Aiguo is going to settle in Kyoto, and he needs to make that clear to Xiaohu. After all, Xiaohu was able to come to Hu County because of him.
“Second brother, I’ll go with you. Otherwise, with you and sister-in-law not home, godmother can’t take care of the child alone.” Xiao Hu said immediately.
"You want to follow your second brother, of course your second brother is happy."
But you need to know that you have a formal job now, a secure job.
"Once you get to Kyoto, you'll be like a vagrant." Although Wei Aiguo had heard from Song Yan that restrictions on household registration and employment would be less stringent in the future, things would still be the same for now!
"Second brother, the salary earned at school isn't much either."
You can earn this money by just wandering around.
However, there are plenty of people who want this job, so I can sell it.
"What about Chunyang? Second brother..." Xiaohu was worried about Ji Chunyang.
“My mother is already struggling to take care of three children by herself, and your second sister-in-law is pregnant with twins. She definitely can't manage on her own. I'm thinking of finding someone from the village to help take care of the children every day.”
Food and lodging are provided, and the monthly fee is four yuan.
In the village now, a family only has a little over 100 yuan left a year. And that's only for families with many able-bodied men.
Four yuan a month, that's forty-eight yuan a year.
With the conditions Wei Aiguo offered, many women in the village would be willing to do it.
"Second Brother..." Xiao Hu understood that his second brother meant to find someone to help with chores at home, because it wouldn't work if Chunyang only came home to help after school.
After all, we'll be having two more children!
Xiao Hu: "Chunyang likes to read."
"It depends on how you see it. Do you see her as a younger sister, or as the wife you will marry in the future?" Wei Aiguo and Song Yan had also talked about Ji Chunyang.
"Second Brother..." Xiao Hu's face turned red.
“We’re both men, and I’m your brother. What are you thinking? Tell me,” Wei Aiguo asked.
"Second brother, aren't these two different? Can't you be the younger sister first?" Xiao Hu whispered.
“I think it’s different, and it won’t work either. Xiao Hu, you need to think about what to do carefully,” Wei Aiguo said.
"Second brother, just tell me, I don't understand why I can't be a little sister now, and then... then..." Little Tiger looked like he was already tempted.
"Xiao Hu, you're nineteen this year. Chun Yang is only fifteen. It will be at least four or five years before you two start talking about marriage."
Who knows how much might change in four or five years?
"If you treat her like a younger sister, you can support her education indefinitely. She'll meet someone wonderful at school, and the two of you can build a happy family." Wei Aiguo genuinely cared about Xiaohu. "If you don't leave the village and see the outside world, you won't know how vast it is."
Chunyang has never left the village.
"Second Brother..." Xiao Hu said anxiously.
Wei Aiguo patted Xiaohu on the shoulder, "Chunyang is still young. Will she think that the decisions she makes now are right when she grows up?"
Think about it carefully yourself.
Xiao Hu is very smart; if he weren't, he wouldn't have been able to survive in that environment.
"Think about it slowly. Go do something for your second brother tomorrow..." Wei Aiguo told Xiao Hu what he wanted him to do.
Ever since Yueyue saw Song Yan, she had been clinging to him. By the time Wei Aiguo returned, Yueyue was already asleep.
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