Chapter 445 Parental Love (Twenty-Two)
The older Ernengzi is even more out of tune. He always likes to lead his group of little kids into the gossip scene where the aunts and sisters are spitting.
The little kids lined up according to their height, imitating the adults with their hands in their pockets.
He listened with great interest to the gossips about people on the street and on the surrounding areas.
When the group of people were returning home, they ran into the serious Zhou Zhixi, just like mice seeing a cat, with their tails tucked between their legs.
In the compound, the eldest son of the Zhou family is the most sensible and mature. He can read and recognize newspapers at a young age. In the eyes of his parents, he is the smartest child with the brightest brain.
Although Ernengzi is older than him, when he saw Zhou Zhixi, he unconsciously called him brother.
At that time, Xie Yi was wearing open-crotch pants and chewing shrimp candies. He always liked to get together with Zhou Zhiwen, the second son of the Zhou family, and whisper with each other.
Xie Yi was a big spender on candies among his friends. He had a grandfather who was extremely generous with his money. He almost got cavities at such a young age.
"Have you ever eaten this candy?"
Zhou Zhiwen's face wrinkled into a bun, he shook his head and sighed slightly.
"No, I got spanked by my brother last time for stealing some candy. It hurt so much."
"Why does your brother beat you for eating candy?"
"Because I stole my brother's candy."
"Well, if it were me, I would beat you up too."
The two little brats squatted on the ground and hadn't chatted for a few words when Zhou Zhiwen had a bump on his head.
Xie Yi looked up and saw that it was a ripe apricot.
It was bright yellow, and he couldn't help swallowing when he saw it.
"Woo woo woo brother, the fruit hit me! Come and teach it a lesson!"
Zhou Zhiwen ran away sobbing, leaving Xie Yi alone, who climbed up the apricot tree in front of the window while the adults were not paying attention.
Grabbing a thick branch, his eyes were filled with edible apricots, ignoring how many pounds they weighed.
Xie Zhiqiang and Gao Xiulan came in from outside the yard. The first thing they saw was Xie Yi hanging on the tree branch. Their hearts almost skipped a beat.
With a crisp "crack", the tender branch under Xie Yi's feet broke.
Xie Yi, who was holding an apricot in his mouth, was almost dumbfounded.
Xie Zhiqiang strode forward and caught the child in his arms in time.
Gao Xiulan, who was holding a watermelon in her hand, also breathed a sigh of relief when she saw this.
His butt didn't hurt as much as he expected. Xie Yi carefully opened one eye and touched his butt.
Hehe, he doesn’t feel any pain and he can still smile happily even though he has no front teeth.
She put her little hands around Xie Zhiqiang's neck, put her face close to him, and started to praise him very tactfully.
"Dad, you're awesome."
"You little brat, I think you're really capable. You can even climb a tree."
Xie Zhiqiang pretended to slap his son's butt a few times with his big palm.
Xie Yi held his neck high and raised his chin proudly: "Of course, my grandfather said that I am very good at saving love."
After saying that, he stretched out his arm and stuffed the two apricots in his hand into Gao Xiulan's palm.
"Mom, try it, it's delicious. I saved it especially for you."
Gao Xiulan looked down at Xingzi, whose skin was covered with fingerprints, broken, and looked very dirty, and the corners of her mouth twitched.
"Mom is not thirsty, you can eat by yourself."
Xie Yi was not discouraged. He twisted and turned in Xie Zhiqiang's arms, trying to sell the apricots in his hand.
"Dad, then you can eat it. I picked this especially for you today. I didn't give it to Grandpa and Grandpa."
Xie Zhiqiang was so angry that his nose almost exploded: "You little bastard, if you don't want to eat it, just give it to me. Thank you so much."
"Dad, you're really welcome. We're all just friends. We eat from the same bowl."
Sometimes Xie Yi couldn’t finish his meal, and his father Xie Zhiqiang would often take care of the leftovers.
Xie Dawei and Old Man Gao came in from outside and smiled when they heard the childish words.
Xie Dawei began his daily routine of fanning the flames: "Zhiqiang, listen to this, our Miaomiao is so sensible, she eats when I tell her to."
Xie Zhiqiang curled his lips and said, "Dad, look at how dirty these apricots are. I won't eat them."
Xie Dawei only glanced at it once and quickly looked away. Looking at it too much would really hurt the eyes.
Xie Zhiqiang put the child down, and Xie Yi walked home holding his grandfather's and grandfather's hands on each side.
Gao Xiulan and Xie Zhiqiang followed behind, carrying their things.
"Forget it, forget it, these apricots are so delicious, your dad really doesn't know what they are.
Back then, your grandfather and I went to Houhai and searched for this good seedling for a long time before finding it..."
Xie Dawei began to look through the old calendar again. He had heard these words since Xie Yi could remember, but the details were different every time he heard them.
"Then grandpa, do you want to eat?"
"Grandpa doesn't eat it. Grandpa loves fish. Why don't you ask your grandpa?"
"Grandpa doesn't like apricots, he likes sweet dried apricots."
Old Man Gao laughed so hard that his eyes almost disappeared.
"After saying so much, what do you like to eat?"
"There are so many. I love eating prawn candies, big meat buns, and the dishes my parents cook..."
Xie Yi counted on his fingers with a serious look on his face.
Gao Xiulan joked, "Son, you love to eat too much, and your heart is too big."
"It's okay, I asked Brother Zhixi, and he said I can just replace it with a new one after a while.
I like these today, and I like those tomorrow."
In fact, his heart is very small, and his heart is filled with his parents and grandparents at home.
Only a small corner was left for his favorite food.
After hearing this, Xie Zhiqiang became indifferent. He held Gao Xiulan's hand in the kitchen and kept praising his son.
Although this child is a bit naughty on weekdays, he has a lot of words to say to coax people.
Gao Xiulan took the spatula and started stir-frying. Smoke rose from the chimney in the east.
Xie Yi came out of Xie Dawei's room, holding the candies in his pockets tightly with his two little hands, which were about to fall out.
Breathe lightly, slow down your pace, and carefully hide in his secret base.
"It's time for dinner. Ernengzi, where have you been? If you don't come back, you'll have to drink the water used to wash the pot."
"Here I come."
"Zhiwen, I think you're really going to tear the roof off the house if you don't get a beating for three days. The pants you just changed are worn out again."
"Mom, I really didn't. My pants ripped by themselves."
"You little bastard, you dare to argue with your mother? You've made these pants open-crotch."
"Hey, our chef Qian Yishao is back. She's got this big belly. How many months pregnant is she?"
"It's been three months, Shengli. You have to prepare a red envelope by then."
"Minmin, you're going to be a sister!"
"Silly boy, what are you talking about?"
Amidst the aroma of rice, the adults in the compound shouted at the top of their lungs to call the "divine beasts" back to their cages.
The alleys were filled with laughter and noise, adults' mock scoldings, and children's tails wagging and their mouths full of flattery...
Just the unintentional clash of bowls, chopsticks, and cups when families are eating is a performance of life.
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