The incident with Jiang Cheng's hand was just a small episode. Fortunately, the soy milk was not particularly hot at that time, so nothing happened.
Jiang Cheng originally wanted to make tofu and go for a walk in the nearby village the next day, but Song Tingzhi insisted that he rest for a few days. Jiang Cheng couldn't convince him, so he could only embroider handkerchiefs in the house and visit Song Yu.
After all this time, the day for Song Qian to return from piano lessons is approaching.
Xu Sanniang hadn't seen her daughter for nearly a month. She counted the days every day, hoping that her daughter would come back soon. Now that she was really coming back, Xu Sanniang started preparing a big meal for her several days in advance.
On the day Song Qian came back, Xu Sanniang was busy in the yard early in the morning. She first cleaned the yard and then woke up little Song Yu.
It was just getting light when Song Yu woke up, and he was still confused when Xu Sanniang called him.
Xu Sanniang tidied him up neatly and then went to the woodshed to prepare breakfast for the family.
When Jiang Cheng got up, he saw Xu Sanniang busying around in the yard and couldn't help but joke.
"Mom, are you so happy that Qianqian is coming back?"
"Of course. Qianqian and I haven't been apart for so many years. I really don't want to be apart for almost a month."
Xu Sanniang took out Song Qian's quilt to dry in the sun so that it would be warm when she slept at night.
"It's no use telling me this. When Qianqian comes back, tell her about it. She will definitely be very happy!" Jiang Cheng helped her hang the quilt on the rope.
"I won't tell you. It's so embarrassing!" said Xu Sanniang.
Xu Sanniang pulled Jiang Cheng in to eat. After dinner, Song Tingzhi drove the donkey cart to the town to pick up Song Qian.
Xu Sanniang originally wanted to go, otherwise she would not have gotten up so early in the morning to pack everything.
But it was cold, and Song Tingzhi didn't want her to be blown by the cold wind, so he asked her to wait at home and promised that he would bring Song Qian back quickly and safely!
Xu Sanniang couldn't convince him, so she could only wait at home accompanied by Jiang Cheng.
But she was not idle either, constantly preparing dishes that Song Qian liked.
Song Tingzhi arrived at Madam Tang's place and chatted with her for a while before he saw Qi Lin coming with Song Qian.
"Brother!" Song Qian hadn't seen Song Tingzhi for a long time and missed him a lot, so she called him excitedly.
Song Qian originally wanted to walk to Song Tingzhi quickly, but then she thought of the etiquette that Madam Tang taught her, so she followed Qi Lin and slowly walked to Song Tingzhi.
"Brother." Song Qian walked to Song Tingzhi and called him softly.
Song Tingzhi was very surprised when he saw his sister had changed so much. He didn't expect that there would be such a big change in less than a month. It was amazing!
"Qianqian." Song Tingzhi responded to Song Qian.
"Your sister is really hardworking. She's the first one to come and the last one to leave every day. She studies piano very hard. Many people can't catch up with her!"
Madam Tang noticed the surprise in Song Tingzhi's eyes and felt very proud. She thought that the child she taught would naturally be good.
"Thank you, Madam Tang. I'm sorry to bother you here!" Song Tingzhi thanked her politely.
"It's okay. Qianqian is very sensible. I like her very much." Madam Tang praised. "By the way, it's getting late outside. You must go back to eat. I won't keep you here! Be careful on the road!"
Mrs. Tang warmly sent Song Tingzhi and Song Qian to the door. Song Tingzhi took Song Qian to express his gratitude before leaving.
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"I'm back! I'm back! My sister is back!" Song Yu was arranged by his mother to watch the donkey cart at home at the door. As soon as he saw Song Tingzhi driving the donkey cart over, he went in to inform him.
When Xu Sanniang heard Song Yu's words, she wiped her hands, walked to the door impatiently, and waited for Song Tingzhi to drive over in the donkey cart.
"Mom!" Song Qian was sitting at the back of the donkey cart. Before Song Tingzhi stopped the cart, she got off, threw herself into Xu Sanniang's arms, and started crying.
"Good child!" Seeing her daughter so sad, Xu Sanniang couldn't help crying. The two hugged each other for a while before going in.
Jiang Cheng walked to Song Tingzhi, took his hand and followed Xu Sanniang in.
After Song Qian came back, she went into the room to see Song Tao and touched Song Yu, and the longing in her heart eased a lot.
At the dinner table, Xu Sanniang kept picking up food for Song Qian, with chopsticks left and right, and Song Qian's bowl was full of food.
"That's enough, mom. Just eat it yourself!" Song Qian saw that the food in the bowl was about to overflow, so she quickly covered her bowl with her hand.
"Oh, look how thin you have become. How long has it been? The fat on your face has disappeared a lot!" Xu Sanniang touched Song Qian's little face and said with concern.
"Mom, I've grown taller!" Song Qian said with a smile, gesturing her height with her hands.
"You!" Xu Sanniang touched Song Qian's hair and smiled lovingly, then let her continue eating.
After dinner, Jiang Cheng went to wash the dishes, leaving time for Xu Sanniang and Song Qian to chat.
Xu Sanniang was particularly curious about what Song Qian had learned from Madam Tang and kept asking her.
Song Qian didn't find her annoying. She answered every question Xu Sanniang asked, and sometimes she even stood up to demonstrate to her. Song Tao beside her also nodded repeatedly.
Song Qian also brought the piano back and said she would go and play it for them.
Xu Sanniang was afraid of tiring her, so she asked Song Tingzhi to move the piano out and put it away. Song Qian sat down, put her hands in place, then glanced at Xu Sanniang and the others before starting to play the piano.
Song Qian had only been learning for a short time and didn't know much, but it was enough for Xu Sanniang and the others to listen to.
"You play so beautifully!" After Song Qian finished playing, Xu Sanniang was the first to applaud and praise her. Although she couldn't tell whether her performance was good or not, she could see that her daughter had changed a lot compared to before.
"It sounds nice! It sounds nice!" Song Yu also responded from the side.
Little Song Yu wanted to touch her sister's piano, but before she could touch it, Xu Sanniang knocked her hand down.
"Be careful not to break your sister's piano!" Xu Sanniang touched Song Qian's piano carefully, then retracted her hand.
"You play it really well!" Xu Sanniang continued to praise.
Not only did Xu Sanniang think it was good, Song Tao also felt that Song Qian seemed like a different person.
The whole family surrounded Song Qian and kept praising her. Just when they were in high spirits, there was a knock on the door.
Xu Sanniang was suddenly interrupted and went to open the door unhappily, only to find several people standing at her door.
"What is this for?" Xu Sanniang looked puzzled.
"Sanniang, what was that noise in your house just now?"
"Yeah, yeah, why have we never heard of it?"
Everyone was attracted by the sound of Song Qian playing the piano. Since they were all born and raised in the village, it was normal that they had never heard the sound of the piano, so they were particularly curious.
"You don't know this, right?" Xu Sanniang knew that everyone came for this matter, and she immediately became energetic and began to talk about her daughter incessantly.
Of course, I only talk about the less important things, and of course I can't tell them the important things.
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