Chapter 220 Uninvited Guests
"Mom, how old was I then?" Guangrong yelled in embarrassment. "You always make fun of me about this. My brother Xingxing even had his pants fall off during the sprint competition at the elementary school sports meet. Isn't he more embarrassed than me?"
Xingxing blushed when she heard that: "He Guangrong! You won't be able to survive this New Year!"
As he said that, he pounced on him and suppressed him!
Everyone in the car was laughing and the atmosphere was particularly harmonious.
The family had a reunion dinner at home in advance that night, because the next day my aunt's family would accompany my uncle-in-law to the countryside in Jixing Town near Shenzhen and Hong Kong to celebrate the New Year.
People in Shenzhen and Hong Kong are very particular about this. Daughters must go to their husband's home for the New Year, and sons must go home.
Shen Ci gave most of the things he brought back to his aunt, causing Shen Yingying to quickly refuse: "Oh, Ah Ci, you don't need so much. Your mother still has some left over from last time."
"Take it with you!" Chen Ci insisted. She wanted to save face for her aunt: "Take it back with your uncle for the New Year. These are all good things. Don't let people look down on you anymore."
The uncle-in-law naturally loves and cares for his aunt, but Chen Ci also knows that his aunt is not liked by the elders in his uncle's family. People are afraid of comparison. His uncle's family is prosperous, but only the two of them live a relatively hard life. Sui Sui did not get into university, and Guangrong may not even have a chance to get into college. Every time he goes home, he has to be inferior to others in these matters.
In fact, my aunt is not a soft-hearted person, but she always has to consider her uncle's face. Besides, she will only be staying for a few days, so she thinks she can just endure it.
Over time, I got used to it.
How could Shen Yingying not see what her niece was thinking? She was so moved that tears welled up in her eyes, which made He Bin feel uncomfortable.
After seeing off Shen Yingying and her family, Shen Jingjing sat on the sofa and sighed deeply: "Actually, your aunt, every time she goes back to celebrate the New Year with your uncle, it's like being tortured. Knowing that she makes a living by cooking, that family has seized on it. Every time your aunt goes back, she's the one who prepares the meals, from New Year's Eve to the fifth and sixth days."
Chen Li held her mother's hand and sighed. Chen Ci walked over and sat down, looking at her mother and asked, "Mom, didn't grandma ask you to go back for the New Year this year?"
Shen Jingjing shook her head, her tone quite helpless: "Why go back? It's better for us to be free as a family."
Although she said so, Shen Ci knew that her mother must be feeling bad.
Grandma is accompanied by the two families of her eldest uncle and younger uncle. Her eldest uncle has three sons and her younger uncle has two sons. Funan is one of the places in the country where gender discrimination is most serious. The Chenci sisters don’t receive any news or calls from their grandparents all year round.
I guess I have forgotten about these two granddaughters.
A few years ago, since Shen Ci was busy with his studies in his senior year of high school and the holidays were shortened, Shen Jingjing took the initiative to find an excuse to stop taking the children back home for the New Year. Not only was it troublesome and laborious, but the expenses were also not small.
And every time she went back and saw the elderly treating her children differently, she felt bad. She and her sister Yingying had been neglected since childhood, and she couldn't bear to see her children being treated like this.
So A-ci, followed by A-li, and then Xingxing all started preparing for the exams. It has been three or four years since they last returned to Funan.
After a long time, the old man didn't even ask anymore.
Occasionally, when he contacts his daughter, it is to arrange a blind date for her, but he only looks at whether the person is rich or not, and does not consider anything else at all. Everyone can see what he is thinking.
"It's better not to go back. It's so happy to have our family together." Xingxing said.
Shen Jingjing smiled when she heard this: "That's right, Mom has prepared a lot of New Year's goods this year. The lobster is still in the sink in the kitchen, and there are king crabs, everything."
Chen Ci looked at her mother and her younger brothers and sisters, and her heart felt full. She was back to the first year of her twenties, with her whole family around her. Nothing could make her happier than this.
As a result, the next day, someone came to the door and tried to destroy this happiness.
The person who knocked on the door of the house was none other than Shen Ci's uncle Fu Kang.
Shen Jingjing was very surprised by Fu Kang's sudden arrival, but she still politely let him in.
Chen Ci and his younger brothers and sisters also came out to greet him, and when they saw him, they all called him uncle.
Fu Kang saw Ah Ci's smile and said in a warm tone, "Ah Ci is a sophomore now, right? You're a grown-up girl now, and you're getting prettier and prettier."
Shen Ci just nodded with a polite smile.
Fu Kang looked at Ali again, his expression somewhat unnatural and distant, and his smile faded a little.
Ali is a reserved person by nature, and she has always felt a distinct sense of estrangement from the Fu family since she was a child. Although she was sitting next to them, she subconsciously lowered her head and did not look at her uncle.
Uncle said nothing, but looked directly at Xingxing, the smile on his face instantly reaching its peak: "Oh Xingxing, uncle hasn't seen you for two years."
Xingxing smiled and nodded: "Yes, uncle, I have been busy with my studies these past two years."
"It's time for the college entrance exam, right? Which university are you planning to apply to?"
Xingxing glanced at her mother and sister and said truthfully, "Longcheng University."
"Oh, Longcheng University is great. You've been smart since you were young, just like your dad. You'll definitely be able to get in."
Fu Kang's love for Xingxing is beyond words, and it's no wonder. After all, Xingxing is his brother's biological son. Although he has his mother's surname, Chen, he is ultimately of the Fu family.
Shen Jingjing knew that Fu Kang would not come to the temple for no reason, so she couldn't sit still and asked, "Brother, is there something wrong with you coming here suddenly?"
Fu Kang nodded when he heard this, and the smile on his face faded a little. He looked at Shen Jingjing and said seriously: "Jingjing, the old man missed Xingxing and asked me to come and pick him up to spend the New Year with him."
With these words, the expressions of Shen Ci and the others changed, and Shen Li even raised her head.
Fu Kang quickly added, "But don't worry, I'll just go there to celebrate the New Year. I'll send the stars back on the second day of the New Year."
Shen Jingjing blinked uncomfortably, but before she could speak, Shen Xing interrupted her, saying, "Uncle, I want to spend the New Year with my mother. I'm not going anywhere."
"Xingxing, your grandparents miss you, don't you miss them?"
Chen Ci's face darkened, and he looked at his uncle and asked, "Uncle, Xingxing is a grandson, so aren't Ali and I granddaughters? Why didn't grandpa and grandma tell him to take us back too?"
"I can't take you all back home, right? Then your mother will have to spend the New Year alone."
Shen Ci immediately sneered: "You are quite considerate of my mother."
"I'm not going anywhere anyway. I want to celebrate the New Year with my mom and sister." Xingxing was not polite and refused directly.
Seeing this, Shen Jingjing sighed: "Brother, if the old man misses his grandson, I can ask Xingxing to go and pay New Year's greetings to the old man after the New Year."
(End of this chapter)
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