"Aunt Yunniang, Happy New Year!" Xu Dalei led Xu Erlei in to offer his New Year's greetings.
Happy New Year. Have some candy and melon seeds.
"Thank you, Aunt Yunniang." Xu Dalei grabbed a small handful of melon seeds and a piece of candy.
Xu Erlei followed his older brother and took the same one.
"Good things come in pairs, so have two pieces of candy too." Ye Yunniang took two larger pieces of candy and gave them to the Xu brothers.
"Thank you, Aunt Yunniang." Xu Dalei thanked her again, took the candy, put it away, and left with his younger brother.
Xu Erlei walked to the door, then ran back.
"Aunt Yunniang, I'm sorry."
Without waiting for Ye Yunniang's reply, he ran away.
Looking at the two children, Ye Yunniang sighed.
When adults are at odds, the children suffer as well.
Several more children came to wish us a Happy New Year.
Ye Yunniang told them to grab melon seeds and candy.
Seeing that it was noon, Ye Yunniang went to the kitchen to prepare lunch.
Lunch was ready, and the three children came home.
Cai Damei and Cai Shuyi did not return.
Ye Yunniang wondered if the Zhou family had invited them to stay for dinner.
We had lunch with the children first.
After resting for a while, I woke up to find that Cai Damei and her daughter had not yet returned.
Ye Yunniang was worried, so she told the three children to stay at home. She went to check on Zhou's shop.
"Eldest sister didn't come." Cai Xiaomei's answer intensified Ye Yunniang's bad premonition.
"Auntie, are you sure my mother didn't come?"
"How could I joke about this? Yunniang, my elder sister really said she was bringing Shushu to my place."
Ye Yunniang did not answer, and turned to run outside.
Where are you going?
"Prefectural Government".
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