Yu Yin and the others chatted and laughed, and they had truly let go of many things!
"Yu Jun? When did you get back?" The commotion in the courtyard drew people out of the house.
"Second Uncle, I came back a couple of days ago. My mother was sick, so I took my annual leave to come back and see how Grandma is doing." Yu Jun looked at his second uncle, who had aged considerably. Time really does spare no one!
"Still the same. He's almost ninety, and he's barely breathing. Everything else is failing him." Uncle Yu sighed. His mother alone had tied the three of them to this place, and they couldn't be left alone.
Uncle Yu looked around and saw that his eldest brother's children were all quite successful. Yu Kai was an engineer, Yu Jun was doing well in the army, Yu Kang had a good job, Yu Qing was doing well too, and he heard that Yu Yin had earned a lot of money. It's frustrating to compare yourself to others; none of his children had amounted to anything.
"Who is this?" Uncle Yu looked at the two unfamiliar men and women, who seemed like complete strangers.
"Second Uncle, this is Yinyin! And next to her is her husband, Lu Shurui, a university professor who is currently pursuing his doctorate!"
Sister-in-law Yu introduced the items with a smile, but her intention to show off was not too obvious.
"Ah? Yu Yin, you've changed so much. If you hadn't told me, I definitely wouldn't have recognized you." Uncle Yu really didn't expect it to be Yu Yin. He hadn't seen her for more than ten years. The last time she came back, she was only fifteen or sixteen years old. She has changed so much.
Yu Yin smiled. She could hardly recognize her second uncle anymore; he had grown old and become an old man.
When the group entered the house, they saw Grandma Yu, who was paralyzed in bed. The old lady was a bit confused and didn't recognize anyone except her sons.
Yu Yin and the others didn't stay long; they put their things down and left.
Uncle Yu wanted to chat with them a little longer, and was even thinking about whether he could ask them to help his good-for-nothing child.
Yu Yin felt unusually relaxed as she left the area of bungalows. The shadow that had lingered in her heart was gone, vanished. She could truly feel the difference within herself. Especially when she saw Grandma Yu lying motionless in bed, the old woman had grown old and weak; she was no longer the giant who used to beat her with a stick.
Yu Yin knew that in both of her lives, her childhood was tragic and unpleasant.
It is often said that a lucky childhood can heal a lifetime, while an unlucky childhood requires a lifetime to heal!
She didn't know if her return this time could be considered healing her unhappy childhood. But she knew that she had let go of many things, truly let go.
"I'm a little tired. Let's go back. I want to take a shower and get some sleep." Yu Yin needed sleep right now; she just wanted to sleep without thinking about anything.
"Okay, let's go back. It's too hot. We'll go out for a stroll again tomorrow." Yu Jun sensed the change in Yin Yin's mood and felt relieved.
Back at the hotel, Yu Yin immediately went to the bathroom.
"Shurui, keep an eye on her. I'm worried Yinyin might get a fever tonight. The children are staying with us tonight, sleeping at Big Brother's. Please take good care of Yinyin." Yu Jun gave her a final, anxious reminder. He hoped that from this moment on, Yinyin could have a fresh start!
"Okay, brother, don't worry, I'll take good care of Yin Yin." The two men understood each other perfectly; they were going to protect the same woman.
After Yin finished showering, Lu Shurui was the only one left in the room.
"Have they all left, young man?"
"Okay, I'm going back to my older brother's house. My younger brother said the child will stay at my older brother's house tonight so you can get a good night's sleep. We'll go for a walk together tomorrow." Lu Shurui relayed Yu's younger brother's instructions.
"Okay, I'm going to take a nap now. It'll just be the two of us tonight, which is nice and quiet."
Yu Yin just wanted to lie down and sleep, and didn't want to say anything more. She was already in bed.
Looking at the sleeping Yu Yin, Lu Shurui felt a pang of sadness as he thought about what Yu Yin had gone through.
Yu Yin slept soundly until midnight, without fever or getting up for dinner. Lu Shurui was relieved and lay down to sleep as well.
The next day, Yu Yin woke up early.
So comfortable, I slept soundly through the night without any dreams, feeling refreshed both physically and mentally!
She got up quietly, washed up, sat on a chair on the balcony, and looked at the morning sun, full of hope!
After breakfast, Yu Yin and Lu Shurui went to their older brother's house.
"Mom, are you feeling better?" As soon as I entered the door, An'an and the others surrounded me.
Yesterday, my uncle said that my mother was not feeling well and asked them to stay at my eldest uncle's house for the night. They were quite worried.
"Alright, it's alright now. I'm sorry to have worried you." Yu Yin looked at the four children. Before she knew it, they had grown up. An'an and Pingping were taller than her, and Kuai Kuai and Manman were now above her shoulder.
Yu Yin greeted the young man and his companions; today, the trip officially began.
"Brother, how many days of vacation do you have left?" Yu Yin wasn't in a hurry to go back; with Zhong Liang and the others there, there was no need to worry.
"I can stay for another five or six days, so I only have half a month of vacation in total. I spent several days traveling back and forth." Brother Yu said helplessly, because of his job, he has no choice but to travel.
"Let's make some plans for the rest of the time and see where we can go. Sister-in-law, could we talk to the bus company and rent a minibus? That would make it easier to get around." Yu Yin thought that having a car would be much more convenient for such a large group of people.
"It should be fine, I'll ask around." Sister-in-law Yu was a local bigwig, and she had a certain number of connections.
Comrade Wei Mingyue was very helpful; she contacted a friend and the car was rented.
Yu Yin and her group, Lu Shurui and Yu Jun can both drive, so they can take turns driving.
Yu Kang returned in the afternoon. They greeted each other warmly and talked about missing each other, but neither of them mentioned Yu's mother.
Having planned their route, they first visited some of the more famous tourist attractions: the Forbidden City, the Marshal's Mansion, Zhongjie Street, Taiyuan Street, the park... In the 1980s, Yangshi was still a very prosperous city, and in Northeast China, it was the eldest son of the Republic!
This is a different kind of local culture and customs from Shanghai. The children really liked it, and they kept taking pictures. She loves taking pictures, especially of old buildings and historical sites.
Time flies, and tomorrow we'll all be going our separate ways. That evening, Yu Yin treated everyone to dinner at a fancy restaurant, where they booked a private room and invited Yu's father as well. They'd been so busy having fun these past few days that they hadn't had much time to talk to him.
"Dad, we're going back tomorrow. Do you want to come and play with us for a while?" Yu Yin had no complaints about her father. Apart from being busy with work and not coming home often, and neglecting his children, he was a good father most of the time.
"I won't go for now. I don't know how much longer your grandma can hold on, so I can't leave. I'll go when things are calmer and stay a little longer then."
Yu's father can't go anywhere now; he has to take good care of his elderly mother, regardless of whether she's confused or not, she's still his mother.
Dinner lasted a long time. We sat together, reminiscing about the past, and I talked about the future. We all cherished our last moments together, not knowing when we would meet again!
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