The little girl who came over wearing a beautiful white shirt and a high ponytail smiled brightly: "Jiaojiao, you came to find me. I just went out for a walk and got lost."
Tianjiao's memory has now been restored, and his memories of his past life are even more impressive. He suddenly remembered that the heroine was a little directionally challenged and was very easy to get lost in unfamiliar places. Of course, she would not get lost if she had walked there twice.
She was just asking for directions.
Tianjiao looked at the young boy behind her who had been looking at them. He had handsome and gentle eyes and seemed to have a smile on his face. She didn't know who he was looking at. She pursed her lips and smiled: "Well, it's time to eat. Let's go back quickly."
Zhang Yanran nodded and took her hand and walked together.
Tianjiao looked back over there, and the young boy subconsciously took a step forward, but when he saw her turn around, her eyes dimmed, and his steps stopped there.
Zhang Yanran noticed it, looked back, and asked with a smile: "Jiaojiao, do you know him? He doesn't look like he is from here."
They are fair and clean, just like the children in the city. It’s not that the countryside is bad, it’s just that the children here generally have darker skin and often play in the fields.
Tianjiao nodded: "He is from the village, his name is Xiao He, he is one year older than me."
Zhang Yanran said "oh" without caring and said with a smile: "I am two years older than you."
Tianjiao also laughed. This female protagonist is easy to get along with. It’s just that Xiao He…
As she was thinking, she heard an aunt passing by and said with a smile: "Jiaojiao is playing with her sister."
"Hello, Auntie." Tianjiao smiled sweetly: "Yes, I'm going back to eat now."
Zhang Yanran felt a little uncomfortable with the aunt's gaze. She had never seen such a direct look before, so she could only purse her lips and smile shyly.
The aunt looked at them and said with a click of the tongue: "As expected of city kids, they are all good-looking."
The aunt just said a few words and then left, but before leaving she took a handful of green dates from the basket and said, "I just picked them. Come, have some."
"Thank you, auntie." Tianjiao accepted it without hesitation. The auntie grabbed another handful and gave it to Zhang Yanran. The two of them went back with a handful of green dates.
If she accepted something from others, Tiandao Dad would return it to them, and they would not suffer any loss.
***
When we returned to Old Zhang's house, the sound of conversation was bustling in the room. The house hadn't been so noisy for a long time, except for the time when Zhang Fang and Zhai Goudan came over every once in a while.
Xu Qiu was asking, "Where is Jiaojiao's mother? I seem to have never seen her."
Everyone was silent for a moment, and she immediately added: "I'm sorry, if it's inconvenient to say, forget it, I'm just asking out of curiosity."
Li Mizhen and Zhang Dagen looked at Zhang Rui at the same time.
Zhang Rui said calmly: "Jiaojiao is not my biological daughter, and I don't know her mother either. Anyway, she is my child now."
Xu Qiu breathed a sigh of relief, but still had an awkward dry smile on his face. He subconsciously moved aside and saw Tianjiao and Su Yanran who had just walked in. He hurriedly said, "You're back. Wash your hands and eat. I'll be waiting for you."
Tianjiao smiled and followed Zhang Yanran to wash their hands. One of them was wearing ordinary cloth, which was dull in color, while the other was very eye-catching, wearing a white shirt. She looked different from the others. Even though they both had fair skin, there was still a difference, especially with the hairstyle.
Xu Qiu watched with a smile, and when Zhang Yanran came over, he suddenly said, "Yanran, didn't you bring back several new clothes? Give two to your sister later, and then you two sisters can wear new clothes together."
Zhang Yanran agreed obediently: "Okay."
Others didn't think anything of it, but Zhang Rui objected immediately: "No, no, Jiaojiao has new clothes and hasn't worn them yet."
Xu Qiu was embarrassed again: "I was just talking casually, let's eat."
She didn't dare to speak anymore. She lowered her head and looked at her hands, muttering to herself, I didn't expect that this girl had a high status in the Zhang family?
Tianjiao sat down and waited for Zhang Rui to wipe her hands with his clothes. She had always instinctively washed her hands before meals. Later, when the weather turned cold, her hands would feel cold if they were not dried for a long time. The rags at home were too dirty to wipe her hands, so Zhang Rui, the good father, would directly wipe her hands with his own clothes. Over the years, this habit had been formed.
Zhang Rui wiped her hands dry, picked up some food, and whispered, "Dad has to go out this afternoon, you can play by yourself."
"Okay." Tianjiao nodded.
She had a smile on her face and looked delicate and pretty like a porcelain doll. Zhang Dong looked at her and felt that this girl was not an ordinary child. She grew up in the countryside and her every move was different from those of them. Instead, she was very similar to the girl in his family, both of them seemed to have been spoiled since childhood.
He was a little skeptical at first, but seeing the third brother like this, how could he not be spoiled?
He chuckled: "Third brother, then you are not going to get married?"
Zhang Zhi also nodded: "Yes, you see, Dabao is already seven years old and in elementary school. In a few years, it will be just you and our parents left at home."
Zhang Rui shook his head decisively: "No, I won't get married. I'll go and take care of my daughter when she gets admitted to university. Then I'll wait for her to get married and give me a grandson. Then I won't be bored anymore."
Tianjiao listened with rapt attention. If she was eleven years old before, she might have been shy, but now she found it funny. She was only twenty-eight years old. In her previous life, she might have been enjoying the single life and would not have cared about this.
But this father has already considered the day when he will become a grandfather.
Li Mizhen and Zhang Dagen were already numb to these words. When they heard them again, they looked at their other two sons with wooden faces and said, "Hurry up and talk to him. When Jiaojiao grows up, she will have to get married. By then, he will be the only one left. The child will definitely be raised by Jiaojiao's mother-in-law."
Zhang Zhi and Zhang Dong were about to reply when Zhang Rui seriously retorted, "Mom, you can't say that. What if the man Jiaojiao marries happens to have lost both his parents?"
Tianjiao was eating silently. Upon hearing this, his hand that was picking up the food trembled, and the piece of meat he had just picked up fell down.
Zhang Rui subconsciously helped to put it in her bowl, and winked: "Jiaojiao, do you think what Dad said is right?"
Tianjiao's mouth twitched, and he silently pushed Zhang Rui's face away, saying woodenly: "Eat."
Li Mizhen was so angry: "Can't you say something nice? If you say this outside, people will definitely beat you up. Look, even Jiaojiao is unhappy."
Zhang Zhi was smiling, and he had been in the village for a long time, so he saw everything. He said, "I see Jiaojiao and Xiao He always play together. The child is pretty, and it would be great if he could succeed. Since he is an orphan, let him marry into our family, and Jiaojiao won't have to leave."
Zhang Rui chuckled and raised his eyebrows at his second brother, as if to say, "You know what I mean."
Tianjiao blushed when he heard this and wanted to kick his father. How could he say that?
Xiao He is her good friend. They have been playing together since childhood and they live in the same village.
Seeing that my mother rolled her eyes in anger and my father's face turned black, Zhang Dong said in a deep voice: "Okay, let's not talk about this. The children are still young, let's eat first."
Zhang Zhi stopped talking immediately, and Zhang Rui lowered his head to eat.
Tianjiao's face was still hot because of their conversation, and he didn't dare to look up the whole time.
She also missed how strange Xu Qiu's expression looked when he heard the words "Xiao He", and how he kept observing her the whole time.
In fact, Tianjiao was also very surprised by Xu Qiu. In the novel, Xu Qiu was an early relative of the heroine. She was also a soldier, but a logistics soldier.
When the heroine's mother was still alive, she came here under the pretext of being a babysitter to take care of Zhang Yanran, but in fact she was very lazy, only knew how to eat and drink, and even seduced Zhang Dong without leaving any trace.
Fortunately, Zhang Dong is a straight man, especially since Zhang Dong only replies once every six months and they don’t have much time to spend together, but as an adult, Zhang Yanran sees everything clearly.
She even helped guard against Xu Qiu.
Later, because Zhang Yanran's mother died unexpectedly, Xu Qiu suddenly acted excessively, which attracted Zhang Dong's attention. However, he could not find a good excuse until Zhang Dong himself got into trouble. Then Xu Qiu ran away without being told.
It was not until later in the story that the heroine rose to prominence and became a famous tycoon. She was on TV news and was discovered by Xu Qiu. She had flirted with the hero once, but was ruthlessly shot away by him and disappeared completely.
But in this life, she appeared in the Zhang family at this time. Tianjiao tried to figure out the difference for a while. She suspected that Xu Qiu was either reincarnated, or just like herself - she had traveled through a book. But this was not important, because it had little to do with her and she had no right to interfere.
*****
After lunch, Zhang Rui pushed his eldest brother into the room, let him lie down, and chatted with him for a while about Zhang Yanran’s schooling before walking out the door.
But when I was going out, I somehow didn't notice the threshold, tripped, staggered two steps, and almost fell.
"What's going on?" Zhang Rui scratched the back of his head in confusion. These obstacles had already become his instinct and he would automatically avoid them, but now he was tripping here?
"Remember to look at the road when you walk!" Li Mizhen muttered in disdain and returned to the kitchen with the leftover dishes.
Tianjiao was washing his hands outside. When he saw this scene, the corner of his mouth twitched. He then subconsciously looked at the sky. It was still clear when he had dinner, but now it was a little dark.
Thinking that Tiandao's father had heard her, she curled her eyes, ran back to the room, and whispered, "Dad, dad! Look, this is what Jiaojiao drew for you this week. Do you think it looks like the real thing?"
There was no one else in the room. Zhang Yanran and Xu Qiu were in the opposite room. She spoke in a low voice and no one could hear her.
After she finished speaking, she saw the papers in front of her fly up automatically.
Tianjiao watched the movement of the paper with bright eyes.
On the paper, she drew with a pencil the appearance of Tiandao's father. He was wearing a black robe and had a serious expression, but his face was extremely handsome and fair. He stood between heaven and earth. The wind blew through his wide robe, and his sleeves fluttered. His pair of dark pupils stared straight at the person in front of him, and his ink-black long hair fluttered in the wind.
This is a true celestial being.
After Tianjiao regained his memory, he recalled again and again the first time he met Tiandao.
At that time, she was separated from Tiandao's body and lost all her memories. She looked at the person in front of her in a daze, her heart and eyes filled with shock.
Tiandao obviously liked it too. The paper stood there for a while, then disappeared. Then a big hand came over and stroked her head gently and affectionately.
She rubbed him back, smiling and whispering, "Father Tiandao, thank you for not killing me back then."
Immediately, he was hit on the forehead.
She giggled. No wonder God had calculated that her chance was in this world and had to send her here to watch her suffer.
To be honest, when she first came, she felt a little resentful of eating sweet potatoes, potatoes, and corn every day.
The Heavenly Dao did not stay for long before it disappeared.
The noise outside was a little louder. Zhang Rui wanted to take Zhang Yanran to the junior high school. Zhang Dong's incident was too unexpected, and the transfer was not agreed upon. Fortunately, the schools here in the countryside were not strict about those things. Even though summer vacation was about to start, it was still possible to transfer to another class. After all, there was often farm work in the countryside, and there was no time to take care of the children, so they had to be sent to school.
Zhang Yanran is in the first grade of junior high school this year, and will be in the second grade in the second half of the year, which is a good time for her to adapt in advance.
She looked at Tianjiao who had no intention of following her: "What grade is Jiaojiao in?"
Speaking of this, Zhang Rui became even more proud: "Jiaojiao is in the first year of high school and will be a sophomore next semester."
Xu Qiu was immediately surprised: "Isn't this a jump of many levels?"
There was a hint of inquiry in her eyes.
Tianjiao smiled embarrassedly and lowered her head, feeling a little regretful. Before she recovered her memory, she was still a child. She felt that the time spent learning such simple knowledge all day was full of torture. She didn't dare to make any small movements in class, which made it impossible for her to stay in school.
As soon as she heard that she could skip a grade, she immediately asked Zhang Rui to take her to the teacher to skip a grade.
She is very capable and can easily pick anyone she wants, but now she feels particularly guilty in front of the heroine who has almost followed the routine and only started learning two years earlier.
Zhang Yanran was also surprised for a moment, and suddenly looked at Zhang Rui and said, "Uncle, can I also be in the first year of high school?"
Zhang Rui exclaimed and looked at Zhang Dong in surprise. The door of the room was open and they could see directly inside from the main room.
Zhang Dong was half leaning on the bed, ready to take a nap after they left. Seeing this, he asked, "Are you sure?"
Zhang Yanran nodded with bright eyes: "I'm sure."
Zhang Dong said to Zhang Rui, "Okay, Third Brother, take her directly to high school."
Zhang Rui: “…”
One skipping grade is not enough, we need another one.
He praised: "Yanran is really amazing."
Zhang Yanran smiled shyly: "Jiaojiao is the best."
Xu Qiu looked at them silently, with more suspicion in her eyes. One was a time-traveling heroine who was in her twenties in her previous life. Naturally, she was much better than ordinary children in this life. The other... was a person who did not exist in the book. She had reason to suspect that this genius also came from the book, especially now, an ordinary girl was eleven years old and in the first year of high school?
Xu Qiu's eyes sparkled as she watched them all leave. She also went out silently. She wanted to find out how this girl came here.
At this time, Tianjiao had already packed his schoolbag and was carrying it to Lanshan.
She finally has the weekend off, so she must paint more. It is not convenient to do it at school. Ink painting does not really suit her aesthetic taste. She prefers paintings with added colors. Therefore, most of her works are colorful and have an unusual vitality. Of course, no one notices this, but in fact, her paintings do have some special effects.
If her paintings were painted with care and concentration, long-term exposure to them would be good for the body, because the vitality in the paintings would subtly nourish the person's body. However, she didn't know this either.
…
A painting is completed, in the beautiful mountains and rivers, a large group of people are looking at the beautiful scenery with smiles in front of them. After painting, all kinds of clothes and bags become the most conspicuous things, but the expressions of the people cannot be ignored.
This landscape and figure painting was very difficult to paint. Tianjiao had never succeeded so easily before, but this time, unexpectedly, he finished it in just one afternoon.
It was as if I had memorized it and became much more proficient after getting started.
Song Zhen looked at her for a long time, carefully pointed out her shortcomings, and then slowly said: "Your ability has improved a lot in a short time. Did someone teach you in school? These lines are not from Chinese painting."
Tianjiao was startled, and simply blinked his eyes, pretending to be innocent: "No, I just drew it casually."
However, in fact, she also studied painting in her previous life, specializing in anime style. A character design drawing could be sold for one or two thousand. The lines of Japanese anime are different from those of Chinese paintings. When she was painting, she subconsciously used the style of her previous life, only a little bit, but Song Zhen still saw it.
Song Zhen smiled with narrowed eyes, and said nothing more. He just admired it and nodded: "Not bad, but you should not add these when you practice, it will be easy to confuse it."
"Yeah." Tianjiao nodded obediently.
A hand reached out, and in the palm of the hand lay a White Rabbit milk candy.
Xiao He and the handsome boy were looking at her tenderly.
Immediately, Tianjiao’s mind flashed with what his father and second uncle had said before. His face turned red and he took the candy.
Song Zhen was busy observing her paintings, thinking about what to teach later, and didn't notice this side.
Xiao He looked at her in confusion and reached out to touch her face, which was warm.
Are you sick?
He blinked, and his beautiful eyes spoke.
Tianjiao immediately understood what he meant, smiled and shook her head, quickly unwrapped the paper and stuffed it into her mouth. The sweet taste accompanied by the rich milk flavor calmed her down.
Don’t think about these things. She is still young, he is still young, they are all still young!
Only by saying this could she face Xiao He calmly: "How much money have you made now? When you have enough money, go to the county town as soon as possible to buy a house. The house price is still cheap now."
It is always inconvenient in the countryside. Besides, after this special period is over, Song Zhen and Li Mu will definitely be rehabilitated, and it will be convenient for them to live together in the city at that time.
Rural areas are not suitable for retirement.
It is inconvenient to do anything, especially for the elderly who are afraid of cold and heat.
Xiao He nodded obediently and stood up.
Tianjiao looked at his back in confusion, and saw him take out an iron box from the innermost corner of the cave.
When I opened the box, I saw another iron box inside.
Tianjiao was embarrassed, but he also knew that the iron box contained all of Xiao He's money.
When I opened it, there was a pile of small change inside, and there was also a special cloth wrapped around various bills.
Tianjiao was stunned and then drooled.
That’s a lot of money.
She had never seen so much money in her life.
***
Tianjiao couldn't help but think of when she first entered junior high school, Zhang Rui gave her ten yuan as a reward. The kind of money was given in ten pieces. It was the first time for the innocent Tianjiao to hold such a large sum of money. She immediately felt very proud and pestered Zhang Rui to take her to the county to buy things. She wanted to buy a lot of food for her two masters Xiao He.
The things that were used to replenish Xiao He's body before were all conjured up by her, and will slip away from her in the future.
In order to prevent the money from falling, Tianjiao held it tightly and watched it without blinking all the way. However, by the time he arrived at the supply and marketing cooperative, only one yuan was left out of the ten yuan.
Zhang Rui was confused for a long time. He hurried back from the county and searched for a long time along the way. Finally, he came to the supply and marketing cooperative with a bitter face and asked Tianjiao to buy things.
Tianjiao knew at that time that no matter what, the money could not pass through her hands, otherwise it would be lost. There was no way to avoid it. As things happened again and again, Zhang Rui also understood and did not dare to give her money anymore. He could only buy things for her himself every time.
Seeing that the desire on Tianjiao's face was too obvious, Xiao He generously handed the iron box to her, as if he was going to give it to her.
Frightened, Tianjiao quickly pushed him back: "Stop it, count it yourself, and then tell me how much it is?"
Xiao He nodded, and with his slender hands, he began to count the small coins that were a bit dark in this era quickly.
The speed was so fast that only an afterimage was left.
Tianjiao stared with his eyes wide open.
After a while, Xiao He took a notebook and a pen and wrote down the number: 127.56 yuan.
Tianjiao opened his mouth slightly. You know, Xiao He was too young before, and Li Mu didn't let him go out. He was always busy with studies. It was only last year that he started to let him do things, but not much, after all, he was still a child.
Nowadays, people can do business, but self-employed people are still ridiculed and looked down upon, and only those who are unemployed will do this. It is no longer the case a few years ago when people had to rely on the black market to trade.
Xiao He is a child, but because he is a child, people don't look at him strangely so often. What he says and does is more trustworthy, and he makes money very quickly.
And as far as Tianjiao knows, Xiao He rarely goes out to do work. Every time he does it, he takes a ride with Zhang Rui. After he finishes his work and sells things, he takes the ride back. Zhang Rui is now running a small business and wants to save money to buy a store.
Tianjiao patted his shoulder in praise: "Well done, it's almost done. How about buying a house at the end of this year?"
Xiao He did not object and nodded obediently. Tianjiao couldn't help but want to pinch him when he saw his little look.
If she had done it in the past, she would have done it, but now... Tianjiao felt that she seemed to have an idol burden, and she was embarrassed to do it.
Song Zhen had also thought it through. He coughed lightly, interrupting the two children's gaze, and said in a deep voice: "Jiaojiao, come here. Today we will learn about landscape painting..."
Tianjiao quickly tore his eyes away from Xiao He's gaze and ran to Song Zhen.
The class lasted a long time, but since it was Tianjiao's favorite painting class, she didn't find it boring at all. Song Zhen explained slowly and she listened carefully, taking notes when necessary. If she didn't take notes, she would just try to draw.
The cave was a little damp, but after so many years of decoration, it was blocked by wooden boards and padded with cotton wool. It was cleaned regularly, so it was quite comfortable, though a little cold in the winter.
But the cold could not suppress Tianjiao's passion for painting.
Especially now she thought of the tragic fate of learning painting in her previous life. Her family was not well off. If she wanted to learn painting, she had to spend money and time, and she had to balance her studies. She almost missed the opportunity to paint.
Now she can study for free, she is really grateful to the old man.
It was getting dark, and just when the class was about to end, Li Mu appeared.
But he was not alone. There was a young man behind him, who looked to be about 20 years old and very tall. When Li Mu came in behind him, his height could be clearly seen, and he was two heads taller than Li Mu.
There was a light on in the cave, illuminating the young man's face. Not to mention, he looked somewhat like Li Mu.
Li Mu's face was also full of joy. During the six years they had been together, since Tianjiao and Xiao He were still children, they had not talked about anything else. Tianjiao saw that they were not in a good condition at that time, so he subconsciously did not ask, always feeling that it would poke someone's wounds.
This is the first relative of the two elders that they have met.
Li Mu said happily: "This is my eldest grandson, Li Cheng, Cheng for honesty, Jiaojiao, Xiao He, come here."
Li Cheng smiled politely: "Hello, this is a small gift for meeting you."
As he spoke, he handed them the two boxes in his hand and said with a smile: "I bought this in Kyoto. I hope you like it."
Tianjiao looked at Song Zhen, and Song Zhen nodded, so she took it. Xiao He looked at Tianjiao, and when he saw her take it, he took it too, and then held it without moving.
Tianjiao smiled sweetly: "Thank you, Brother Li Cheng. It just so happens that neither of us has a watch."
Li Cheng waved his hand shyly, then politely bowed to Song Zhen, presented him with a gift, and thanked him for taking care of his grandfather over the years.
Song Zhen felt sad when he saw this, because his grandson and son had already cut off ties with him a long time ago.
He laughed, greeted her and turned around, his eyes red and still a little sad.
Suddenly, a soft little body threw itself into his arms, hugged him, and patted his back with both hands, as if to comfort him. Then a soft voice sounded: "Grandpa, do you think my watch is beautiful?"
After Tianjiao finished taking the photo, he raised his hand in front of him as if he was presenting a treasure, looked up at him, took two steps back, and was too embarrassed to say anything. He just removed the Songzi from Grandpa Song's name.
Song Zhen blinked and tears fell, but only one tear, and he felt his sour heart warm up. He smiled and said, "It looks good. This hand is white and tender. It's best to stew it."
Tianjiao curled his lips: "Grandpa, are you thinking about chicken again?"
Tianjiao often cooked delicious food for the two of them before. As long as she wanted, things like chicken would come to her automatically. They just needed to be processed. Song Zhen had good cooking skills and could always make these foods very delicious.
Song Zhen touched his belly, smacked his lips, and nodded: "Don't mention it, I really miss it."
Tianjiao hummed and looked at Xiao He: "Let's go out for a while."
Xiao He stood up obediently. He had always sat quietly beside Tianjiao when he was in class before, and he was still the same now.
The two of them went out, and Tianjiao saw that the box in his hand was not opened yet, so he helped open it and put it on him: "It looks really good."
The watch was rather delicate, but not feminine. It was obvious that they didn't know of their existence and just wanted to bring some good things with them. It would be difficult for Grandpa Song and Grandpa Li to send letters back from here, and even if they did, they would be checked. They dared not say anything, so the two of them simply didn't send anything.
Tianjiao looked at the watch. Actually, her wrist was slender, so the watch was a bit big, but it was just right for her father.
She shook her wrist and put the thing back in her pocket.
As soon as he took it back, he was met with Xiao He's gaze. Tianjiao smiled and said, "This is too big, it's not suitable for me."
Xiao He pursed his lips, picked it up the next second and put it in the box.
Tianjiao was embarrassed. Children all like to imitate others. She nodded in understanding.
…
Lanshan is actually very safe. With Tianjiao here, it has become very well-behaved and no aggressive animals have ever come here.
Not long after she walked out of the cave, she saw a few pheasants and their half-grown chicks wandering around. When the pheasants saw the two of them, they were not afraid and walked slowly.
Xiao He went over and picked up a half-grown one, but it struggled a bit.
Tianjiao pointed to a pheasant next to the half-grown one and said, "This is a male. Take this."
Xiao He suddenly realized, nodded, and changed the chicken. This time they stopped struggling.
So Tianjiao came back in about ten minutes, holding a chicken in his arms. The conversation in the room stopped, and Li Cheng asked in surprise: "Is this a pheasant?"
"Yes, you are in for a treat today." Li Mu smiled proudly, as if he was an elder showing off to his children and grandchildren.
Li Cheng also smiled. He felt happy to come here and see that his grandfather was safe and living a comfortable life.
However, Tianjiao was keenly aware that both grandfathers looked a little too excited. He didn't know why. When Tianjiao was about to leave, he heard Song Zhen whisper to Li Mu, "Thanks to your grandson for bringing this news. I almost thought there was no hope in this life."
Li Mu sighed, but also retorted with full energy: "Nonsense, you already have a little granddaughter and you still don't have hope?"
Tianjiao didn't stop and went out directly. The subsequent conversation could no longer be heard. Xiao He saw her off.
But she could probably guess what it was. At this time, it was beneficial to them, so it could only be a matter of redress.
…
That night, Tianjiao gave the watch to Zhang Rui, who immediately put it on his hand and went out to show it off happily. Then he went to the cowshed to thank Li Mu and his grandson.
Everything seems to be going in a good direction.
But on the third day after Zhang Dong came back, Ding Yushu, who had never come to see him, could no longer sit still and ran over.
This was the first time she had come to Old Zhang's house in recent years, and everyone in the family was surprised.
The weather in late April was not as hot as that in the 21st century. Everyone wore long sleeves and long pants. Some who were afraid of the cold even wore coats. Zhang Yanran was taken out by Zhang Rui in the morning. He bought two beautiful skirts for Tianjiao that were just right for this season. He was pulling Tianjiao to try them on. The grandparents and Zhang Rui's dad all had one, except Tianjiao, who had one more.
"They are very pretty." Li Mizhen looked at the two girls and smiled. She turned to Zhang Dong, who was basking in the sun in the yard because it was not too hot, and said, "Look at our two daughters! They are really pretty."
Zhang Dong nodded with a smile, his face as pale as ever, his leg in plaster resting on the pedal, his strong brows without a trace of gloom caused by his experience: "The Zhang family is still a good feng shui, it nourishes people."
Li Mizhen listened and smiled.
Zhang Dagen is still working outside and is not at home. Zhang Rui continues to do his carpentry work in the yard. Now that he has a lot of savings, he is just waiting for the policy to change so that he can do big things. Naturally, he will not force himself to continue doing farm work.
But Zhang Dagen is different. He feels uncomfortable if he doesn't work. Besides, someone in the Zhang family has to go out to work, otherwise people will talk about it, so Zhang Dagen has to work hard.
Xu Qiu is knitting a sweater. Winter is coming soon.
Just when everything was peaceful in the Zhang family, Ding Yushu came in from outside with a menacing look.
Tianjiao lost interest after just a glance. This person's fighting ability was too low. Zhang Rui had been able to render her speechless six years ago, let alone now.
But looking at him these years, he doesn't seem to be doing very well.
When she first came to the Zhang family, her clothes were all clean and she dressed herself beautifully and neatly, making her a very eye-catching person in the village.
But now his clothes are worn out and even dirty, his hair is not combed well, and he is not as fat as before. His face is sallow, and his face and hands are a lot rougher.
In general, the branch family is not as comfortable as before, but she has been able to hold her teeth for so long and not come to cause trouble. Tianjiao admires her for this. If she could be tougher and not come all the time, it would be better.
…
"Mom, uncle is back." Ding Yushu smiled first, then looked at them, her eyes fell on Xu Qiu and Zhang Yanran, and her smile deepened: "This is uncle's daughter, she is so beautiful."
Li Mizhen rolled her eyes secretly and went into the kitchen, not wanting to deal with her.
Zhang Dong nodded politely. He knew from the address that it was Zhang Zhi's daughter-in-law: "Yes, Yanran, call me aunt."
Zhang Yanran called out politely, "Aunt."
"Good boy." Ding Yushu agreed and looked at Zhang Dong: "Uncle, I have something to tell you. When the family was divided, my family only took 50 yuan and left. At that time, they bullied me. As the uncle, you can't be partial. No matter what, we should also get a share of this house."
Zhang Dong narrowed his eyes and looked at her.
As a retired soldier, and a member of the special forces, his aura is naturally extraordinary. His eyes, if a little sharp, will appear particularly cold.
Being stared at, Ding Yushu felt as if her flesh was being cut by his gaze. She felt so painful that she took two steps back uneasily and laughed dryly, "Uncle, what are you doing?"
Zhang Dong said in a deep voice: "Mom has raised Zhang Zhi for more than 20 years. When is he going to pay back the money?"
Ding Yushu was speechless: "Isn't this what she should do?" Then she said angrily: "Are you going to bully me too? Zhang Zhi is a simpleton. He always suffers in silence. Just look at how hard he has been through these years. He doesn't have any flesh on his body."
Zhang Dong nodded: "I know he has a hard life, but there is no law that requires parents to raise their son until he is in his twenties, right?"
Ding Yushu wants a waistband.
However, just as he moved, he heard Zhang Dong say in a deep voice: "I heard that you are also educated, so don't embarrass the scholars."
Ding Yushu suddenly felt her scalp tingling, and she regretted listening to that gossipy talk and coming here. Except for Zhang Zhi, no one in the Zhang family is easy to mess with.
Seeing that she didn't say anything, Zhang Dong didn't mind and continued slowly: "This house and everything in the house were earned by the two elders themselves, so they can give it to whoever they want. Even if they don't give it, there is no law to blame them. I hope you know this."
Ding Yushu's face turned pale after being confronted. She clenched her hands tightly and wanted to refute, but she couldn't.
If the elderly do not divide the property well, there will be public opinion in the village, but as long as you are thick-skinned, you can still live a good life.
What's more, in this matter, because she made a big deal out of it back then, and her inaction was publicized by the Zhang family, her family members didn't help her, and public opinion was on the Zhang family's side.
Ding Yushu now regrets and is in a dilemma.
Fortunately, Zhang Dong saw that she didn't dare to speak anymore, so he let her go and smiled kindly: "It's good that you understand everything, Yanran, bring some melon seeds to your aunt. Although we have separated, we are guests, and we don't have anything good to treat you."
"Thank you." Ding Yushu took the handful of melon seeds handed to her by Zhang Yanran with a dry laugh. The little girl's hands were so small that she wanted to grumble, but she was afraid of Zhang Dong and did not dare to really speak. She could only laugh dryly and left in a hurry.
Zhang Dong chuckled and touched his chin. Stubble had grown and it was time to shave.
Suddenly, she felt a strange gaze. She turned around and saw Zhang Rui's girl looking at her and asked gently, "What's wrong?"
Tianjiao pursed his lips and smiled, praising: "I think uncle is very powerful."
As expected, how could my father's brother be a good person? Even Zhang Zhi is not one of them. Although he seems to be easily influenced, he actually has a strong sense of purpose. He was unwilling to split up the family at first, and later made my mother angry. When he agreed to split up the family, he didn't let himself or Ding Yushu take advantage of him.
When the family was just separated, how could Ding Yushu really accept it obediently? She must have been unable to resist under Zhang Zhi's suppression.
Zhang Dong was very pleased with Tianjiao's compliment and his smile deepened: "Thank you, you are very cute too."
Zhang Dong is not particularly handsome, and is not as good-looking as Zhang Rui and Zhang Zhi, but he is a little older and has experienced real ups and downs. His eyebrows and eyes are very charming, and he will praise you in a low voice and look at you.
Tianjiao blushed shamefully, and turned to look at Zhang Yanran: "Then I'll go change my clothes?"
As an adult, she was actually stunned by such an uncle. It turns out that it is not without reason that uncle-type men are popular.
"Go ahead."
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