Seeing this, Xie Yan couldn't help but cover his face and said helplessly to Yue Hui, "Don't make her such big pockets of clothes again next time."
Yu Yue sighed and explained, "No, she won't wear clothes that don't have pockets or have pockets that are too small!"
Zhang Linghui made a dress without pockets to make it look nice, and Chaochao wore it once and never wore it again.
On the contrary, she prefers those with pockets, especially the bigger the pockets.
Xie Yan reluctantly replied, "Alright then."
Yu Yue looked at the mound of graves in front of her, feeling uneasy.
This was Xie Yan's most important relative. Although the other person was no longer alive, the gentle breeze just now made her feel as if her grandmother was still alive, standing opposite them with a smile.
Thinking this, she became increasingly nervous. She swallowed hard several times before finally mustering the courage to say, "Grandma, I am your granddaughter-in-law, my name is Yu Yuehui. Um... I will definitely take good care of Xie Yan in the future, please don't worry."
Xie Yan sensed the tension around him, held her hand tightly, and gently comforted her, "Wife, don't be nervous, Grandma really likes you."
“You perfectly meet all her expectations of my wife.”
"She really likes you."
Yu Yue looked at Xie Yan with a puzzled expression, "?"
She could hardly believe her ears and asked hesitantly, "She...she really said that?"
Seeing her suspicious look, Xie Yan smiled and patiently explained, "I'm a lazy person by nature, and I don't like to move unless there's absolutely no other way."
“My grandma noticed this problem when I was little. She said that someone like me needs to find a strong wife, otherwise no one will know if I starve to death one day.”
Yu Yuehui couldn't help but chuckle. "Don't all elders hope their children will find a capable wife? That's what everyone says."
Xie Yan shook his head seriously, "It's different. When people talk about a 'strong wife,' they usually mean someone who's good at managing the household."
"But Grandma's ideal daughter-in-law isn't just someone who can manage the household well; ideally... ideally, she should be able to support the family." After saying this, Xie Yan was a little embarrassed and quickly looked away, a blush creeping onto her face.
Sigh! I don't know how Grandma could have seen his potential to be a kept man back then.
Yu Yuehui laughed even harder at Xie Yan's words, "It seems that Grandma has a really discerning eye!"
Actually, Grandma Xie was just saying half-jokingly that Xie Yan would definitely find a wife who could support the family in the future because she thought he was good-looking.
After all, who would want to send such a handsome person to work in the fields?
Who would have thought that his words would come true, and Xie Yan actually found a wife who could support the family.
After burning paper money for the two elderly people, the group carefully pulled up all the weeds on the ground before heading down the mountain path.
When they reached the foot of the mountain, they happened to meet Old Man Chen from the village.
Old Chen ran up the mountain after seeing smoke rising from it. The weather had been dry lately, and he was worried about something going wrong, so he rushed up the mountain to check.
Old Chen recognized Xie Yan at a glance. After all, apart from his temperament changing with age, Xie Yan's appearance had hardly changed. He was the most handsome child in the village when he was young, and now that he's grown up, he's even more handsome.
He glanced at the woman and child next to Xie Yan and immediately recognized them as a family of three.
Old Chen remembered that his second uncle Xie Yan had said he had gone to the countryside. Could it be that he has returned?
But that wife and child don't seem to be from the countryside!
"Xie Yan, you've brought your child and wife back to see your grandmother?" Old Man Chen asked hesitantly.
Xie Yan was pointing out the medicinal herbs by the roadside to Chaochao when he heard the voice. He straightened up, looked at the obviously much older Old Man Chen in front of him, and replied with a smile, "Yes! Grandpa Chen, are you going up the mountain for a stroll?"
They live close to Beijing, and the nearby land has long been contracted out to the Academy of Agricultural Sciences. Each villager only has a small plot of land left for their own use, so the practice of going up the mountain to check on the crops is no longer relevant.
Old Chen nodded with a smile, "That's right! I'm getting old, I need to move around more, otherwise my body will become stiff."
"You're back to visit relatives, are you only staying for a few days before leaving?"
Xie Yan smiled, not wanting to talk any more. "Yes, we have to hurry back. Grandpa Chen, take your time with your training!" With that, he led Yu Yuehui and Chaochao back in a hurry.
As they passed a large apricot tree, a glimmer of reminiscence flashed in Xie Yan's eyes. He smiled and said to Yue Hui and Chao Chao, "The apricot kernels from this tree are sweet. When we were little, every year when the apricots ripened, we would run here to pick them."
"After eating the outer flesh, crack open the apricot pit and eat the almond inside."
Chaochao's eyes lit up, and she said excitedly, "Daddy, I know this! Our village also has this kind of apricot tree. In our village, we call it the sweet pit apricot, and it's everyone's favorite apricot!"
Xie Yan nodded. "I know, I know. Didn't you bring me some last time?"
"Oh, right~"
The group chatted and laughed, and soon descended the mountain.
When Old Chen returned to the village, he made a point of stopping in front of Uncle Xie's house. Seeing Uncle Xie standing at the door smoking, he smiled and said, "I saw your nephew on the mountain today. What delicious food did I bring you back?"
Xie Lao Er was taken aback, thinking it was Xie Ting, but then he realized something was wrong. If it were Xie Ting, why hadn't he come to see him?
So it was a thank-you banquet?
Thinking of Xie Yan, Xie Lao Er felt unhappy, but he still explained, "Hey! That child came this morning before going up the mountain."
Old Man Li smiled and said "Oh".
After Li Laohan left, Xie Lao Er went straight into the house and slammed the door shut in anger.
Xie Yan, that ingrate! If it weren't for him, I would have starved to death long ago. Now that he's got power, humph! He doesn't even bother to come and see me after he's back.
Enraged, Xie Lao Er went to the city the next day to cause trouble for Xie Yan.
They bumped into Xie Daguo, who was also furious with Xie Yan; the two almost got into a fight because of Xie Yan.
Of course, this is all a matter for the Xie family, and has nothing to do with the Xie family.
Time flies, and it's already the 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month.
Gu Bin learned that a nearby village was going to slaughter a pig and sell the meat that day.
As soon as it got dark, Xie Yan took Chaochao next door. After carefully disguising themselves, they met up with Gu Bin and his wife at the door.
The four of them hopped on their bicycles and hurried off to the neighboring countryside.
As soon as they entered the village, they saw a person standing at the village entrance from afar. Upon seeing this, the four slowed down and slowly brought the car to a stop.
The village chief of Dawan Village finished his meal early this morning and waited anxiously at the village entrance. Only when he saw people riding bicycles approaching in the distance did he finally relax.
He turned down many individual buyers, waiting for Gu Bin and his group to arrive!
Gu Bin knew the village chief. As soon as he saw the village chief, he quickly went up to him and asked in a low voice, "Is everything ready?"
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