In the early morning, the soft sunlight, like a thin veil, filtered through the gaps in the window paper and gently fell on the thick cotton quilt.
Xie Yan was still immersed in a warm dream, curled up like a lazy cat, enjoying her pleasant time.
Lately, he doesn't know what's wrong with him. He seems to be trapped in a vortex of drowsiness that he can't escape. Every night, he falls asleep involuntarily just after nine o'clock. But even so, he still feels very sleepy when he wakes up the next day. Getting out of bed early is harder than climbing to heaven.
With few trivial matters to attend to lately, Xie Yan has become increasingly indulgent, sleeping until almost nine o'clock every day before finally waking up.
Today was no different. Xie Yan was sleeping soundly when he suddenly heard a voice in his ear. The voice sounded exactly like his father-in-law.
He frowned in his sleep, trying to discern the authenticity of the voice.
However, before he could react, the voice rang out again, and this time he was fully awake. He opened his eyes groggily and instantly saw his father-in-law Yu Shan's face, which was as black as the bottom of a pot. It was like a thunderbolt exploding in his head. He sat up abruptly from the bed, his heart skipped a beat, and he knew something was wrong.
"Um, Dad, why did you come here?" Xie Yan's voice was hoarse from just waking up, and also contained a hint of nervousness; he even stuttered a little.
Yu Shan's face darkened, his tone full of dissatisfaction, "What time is it? Still asleep?" His gaze seemed to bore a hole through Xie Yan.
While hurriedly putting on his clothes, Xie Yan said with a forced smile, "Yes, yes, I had a bit of insomnia last night, that's why I woke up late."
"I'm all packed right away, Dad. What brings you here?" He was a little uneasy, wondering what his father-in-law wanted so early in the morning in such a menacing manner.
Yu Shan glanced at Xie Yan with obvious disdain and said indifferently, "Can't I come over if there's nothing wrong?"
Xie Yan shook his head, "No, you can come whenever you want. There's no such thing as 'can't' or 'not' in our own home!"
Yu Shan glared at Xie Yan, but said nothing more.
He naturally knew Xie Yan's usual character, and at this moment he just couldn't stand the sight of him and couldn't help but say a few words, but he didn't really intend to pursue the matter.
After all, there's really nothing particularly urgent to do on a cold winter morning.
Therefore, when he saw Xie Yan quickly and neatly dressed, he stopped worrying about Xie Yan getting up late and started talking about serious business: "Get up and eat something quickly, then go to the commune with your older brother to pick up someone!"
Xie Yan looked puzzled and couldn't help but ask, "Who are you picking up? Are more educated youths coming?"
That shouldn't be happening!
How long have these educated youths been here?
Why is another batch arriving?
Moreover, it seems like he's never been needed for this kind of thing before. Usually, it's the Yu Yuehua brothers who pick people up.
Why are they suddenly asking him to go over here?
As if sensing Xie Yan's question, Yu Shan glanced at him and explained, "Yuehe is going on a blind date today, so Yuehua will be alone."
"Those who came this time are all people who have been sent down to the countryside, and their situations are complicated." He didn't say much more, but Xie Yan understood.
Xie Yan nodded. "I understand, Father."
"But when are we leaving?"
Yu Shan glanced at Xie Yan and urged, "Hurry up and get ready, eat something and then leave!"
Xie Yan responded, and Yu Yuehui, having also learned of the matter, hurriedly brought out a breakfast that had been warmed up in the kitchen, and said warmly, "Dad, you should have some too."
Yu Shan looked at the steaming white bread on the table and felt a pang of pain in his heart.
Those two brats really don't know how to manage a household!
Eating white bread for breakfast is such a luxury.
He couldn't help but glare at Xie Yan fiercely, convinced that Xie Yan was the one who had led his daughter astray.
Think of how sensible and frugal my daughter used to be! It's all Xie Yan's fault! He's such a jinx!
What a mess he's made of his perfectly good daughter.
Xie Yan was glared at by his father-in-law, touched his nose, and smiled foolishly.
That laugh gave Yu Shan a heart attack!
He turned around and glared fiercely at Yu Yuehui, then turned and left without saying a word.
Yu Yue looked at her angry father, then turned to Xie Yan and exchanged a knowing smile.
The two of them are now quite experienced in dealing with stubborn old people.
Yu Shan, in particular, gets incredibly angry every time he clashes with the two of them, but he's always persistent in finding fault with them.
I have no idea what this person is after.
Xie Yan ate breakfast exceptionally quickly today, a stark contrast to her usual elegant and leisurely manner.
Yu Yue found it amusing and couldn't help but tease, "So afraid of my dad, huh!"
Xie Yan looked up, a steamed bun still stuffed in his mouth, and said with a muffled laugh, "What can I do? What son-in-law isn't afraid of his father-in-law? Not to mention, my father doesn't really like me anyway."
Yu Yue chuckled and comforted him, "It's alright, my dad is just putting on an act. He's actually very satisfied with you."
Xie Yan took a big bite of the bun, swallowed it, and said, "You're just lying to me. Every time Dad sees me, he looks at me with a displeased expression, completely unlike what he would have imagined!"
Yu Yuehui explained with a smile, "That's because my dad can't stand our lifestyle. He's been frugal his whole life, and he can't stand people like us, especially since you like to be picky about food. He can't stand it even more."
Xie Yan smiled helplessly: "I can tell."
"But what can I do? Why would I let myself eat coarse food when I can live a good life?"
Yu Yue smiled and said, "So, you don't need to worry about him."
After finishing their meal, Xie Yan had only rested for a short while when Yu Yuehua arrived.
After he entered the room, he saw the steamed buns on the table and ate two without ceremony. Then he said with satisfaction, "This time, we went to pick up some people who had been sent down to the countryside. For this reason, no one in the village wanted to go."
Xie Yan couldn't help but complain, "So we're the ones who have to go and get sucked out!"
Upon hearing this, Yu Yuehua couldn't help but laugh: "There's nothing we can do about it! What can we do when our dad is the brigade leader!"
"If my dad weren't the brigade leader, I could stay at home. It's so comfortable to lie at home in the dead of winter, why did I have to come out and suffer like this!"
"You have no idea how tiring and troublesome it is to pick up people."
Xie Yan nodded in deep agreement; it seemed this mission was going to be arduous.
People being sent down to the countryside!
The thought of this identity made Xie Yan secretly wary.
Especially for those who were sent down to the Northwest, there are many intricacies involved.
Xie Yan had no intention of getting involved in this matter at all. He didn't have a "God's-eye view" or an all-knowing script, so how could he know whether these people who were sent down were good or bad?
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