"Hehe, what I was thinking was that you guys would be busy with work and wouldn't have time if we left, but Grandpa and Grandma would have more free time."
"Okay, let your grandpa rest for a few days first. We'll go to the compound for dinner tonight. Your grandparents miss you."
"Okay, I've been missing my grandparents too."
When she arrived at her building, Zhuang Zhimeng didn't even bother to grab her luggage and ran straight upstairs.
Hao Caiyun is cooking noodles for Yaya in the communal kitchen.
Dumplings when you go out, noodles when you come home; no matter what, you have to eat a bowl of noodles.
Zhuang Zhimeng immediately hugged her mother.
"Mom, I'm home!"
Hao Caiyun patted her daughter's hand.
"My darling is back? You go back inside and wait, it'll be ready soon."
Just as Zhuang Zhimeng was about to respond, Zhuang Xingzhou came over, huffing and puffing, carrying Zhuang Zhimeng's luggage.
"Ya Ya, what did you bring back? It's so heavy!"
Zhuang Zhimeng burst out laughing.
"Haha, Dad, you should exercise!"
"I brought back all the delicious food that my aunt brought back for you, and I even had to turn down a lot of it before I could bring it back!"
Ping An and An worked together to help carry their aunt's handbag.
"Auntie, your bag is so heavy, it's exhausting for us."
Zhuang Zhimeng quickly took the handbag.
"Sorry, Ping An An, I forgot my bag. But there are your things in it. Come on, let's go back and check."
"Auntie, what is it? We want to see."
Zhuang Zhimeng held Ping An'an's hand and greeted her mother.
"Mom, we're going back."
"Okay, go back inside. Don't all crowd into the kitchen."
Ping An returned to the house safely and craned her neck to look at her aunt's handbag.
Zhuang Zhimeng smiled and took out the toys and comic books she had prepared for Ping An and An An from her handbag.
"Here, these are all for you. Your uncle made these toys especially for you, and I bought these picture books for you."
He was overjoyed to be safe and sound.
"Thank you, Aunt and Uncle. We love it! This is the latest picture book! We haven't read it yet."
Pingping ran off to the side to look at comic books and play with toys.
Zhuang Zhimeng opened her suitcase and took out one paper package after another.
"Dad, Auntie asked me to bring all of these back. You and Mom can eat them slowly, and we'll also take some to Grandpa and Grandma tonight."
These pastries were all homemade by my aunt, and they taste great! They're just as good as the pastries from old Beijing.
"That's quite a lot! No wonder your suitcase is so heavy!"
"Of course! My aunt kept telling me to pack more, but I already took less, just a little of everything, and it's still this much!"
Zhuang Zhijun heard the noise from inside the house and immediately came out.
"Sis, didn't you bring me any gift?"
Zhuang Zhimeng raised her fist at Zhuang Zhijun.
"Want me to punch you?"
Zhuang Zhijun made a face at Zhuang Zhimeng.
"You keep it for yourself, sis!"
Zhuang Zhimeng laughed.
"Haha, just kidding. I made you a dress, one for everyone in our family."
"Sis, really? You made some for me too?"
Zhuang Zhimeng opened her suitcase and handed one piece of clothing to each of Zhuang Zhijun and her father.
"Dad, you and Junjun should try it on. I think it should fit."
"Okay, I'll have to try on the clothes my daughter made."
"Sis, I'm going to try on clothes too."
Ping An and An An heard this and simultaneously raised their little heads from the picture book to look at their aunt.
"Auntie, do you have any clothes for us?"
"Yes, would you like to try it now?"
Upon hearing this, Ping An and An An immediately ran to Zhuang Zhimeng's side, both staring at her expectantly.
Zhuang Zhimeng quickly used the suitcase as cover to take out the clothes she had specially made for her nephew from the warehouse and put them at the bottom of the clothes.
"Look, you two can each have one of these clothes. They're the same style, just with different patterns. You can each pick a color!"
Pingping reached out and took the brown one, while An'an preferred the cyan one; the twins had different tastes.
"Come on, take off your coats, I'll let you try on your cotton-padded jackets to see if they fit."
They all obediently took off their cotton-padded coats, and everyone was safe and sound.
Zhuang Zhimeng helped them put on their new clothes.
Just then, Hao Caiyun came in carrying noodles.
"Wow! Whose young man is so energetic?"
Ping An and An An looked at their grandmother with smiles.
"From my grandma's house."
Hao Caiyun looked at her daughter.
"Ya Ya, did you make this for them?"
"Yes, Mom, I made a new dress for everyone in our family."
You have some too. Please put the noodles on the table and try them on to see if they fit.
"Okay, I'll give it a try."
Hao Caiyun brought the noodles to the table.
Zhuang Zhimeng then used the suitcase as cover to take her mother's clothes out of the warehouse and hand them to her mother.
Hao Caiyun held the clothes and gave her daughter some instructions.
"You'd better eat those noodles quickly! Otherwise they'll get soggy."
"Okay, you go try on the clothes, I'll eat the noodles right away."
Zhuang Zhimeng was eating noodles when her older brother and sister-in-law returned.
Zhuang Zhiwen couldn't help but tease his younger sister as soon as he saw her.
"Oh! Who's this? Has our princess returned from her rural construction work?"
"Yes! Big brother, do you miss me?"
Zhuang Zhiwen is stubborn.
"Why would I miss you? Nobody calls me 'brother' all the time, I'm so happy!"
Zhuang Zhimeng didn't believe it and deliberately took a big sip of noodles.
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