Her own daughter hasn't been by her side for the past few years, and she feels most indebted to her daughter, so she rarely speaks to her about it.
"Okay, I'll go out first once you're here," out of sight, out of mind.
“I’m off tomorrow too, how about I take Auntie back to the village?” Sun Kaicheng asked tentatively.
"No need, my mother doesn't allow me to send them. Just get three eggs and I'll go to the backyard to get some vegetables."
The two of them didn't seem to feel there was anything wrong with their relationship. Li Guizhi, seeing this, wondered to herself, "Are these two kids already dating? Should I ask my daughter? They look just like a married couple."
I was thinking to myself that I wanted to talk to someone, but when I turned around I saw my two silly boys peeking around everywhere. My desire to talk vanished instantly. I thought to myself, having sons is useless. They can only be naughty and annoying. They can't even have a heart-to-heart talk with you.
The noodles cooked quickly, and before long, three bowls of cooked noodles were placed on the dining table. Since there weren't many people, Qian Xiao didn't open the large table on the ground, but simply put the bowls on the kang table in the main room.
"Mom, come and fill your stomachs, then take a nap." After sitting in the car all night, you must not have rested well.
"Why did you include eggs? You should keep them for yourselves," she said, reaching for the eggs to give to Qian Xiao.
Qian Xiao quickly pressed her mother's hand down: "Please eat, I would never treat myself badly. Do you know how much I earn in a month? Your daughter has a high salary and good benefits, and she has plenty to eat."
San Dan and Si Dan quickly covered their bowls, saying, "Mom, you can eat, we have some in our bowls too."
They wouldn't dare eat what their mother had left in front of their eldest sister, nor would they eat what their father had left. Their eldest sister had said that if they wanted a good life, they should earn it themselves, and that always thinking about their parents' things was a sign of being unambitious.
Li Guizhi carefully took a bite of the egg, the rich aroma filling her mouth, and felt an indescribable sweetness in her heart. Although her parents favored boys over girls, they weren't too harsh on their own daughter, nor did they sell her for a dowry.
But the best food and drinks never reached her mouth. Although her husband wasn't around after she got married, she lived a very good life. She had kind and open-minded parents-in-law and easy-going sisters-in-law.
Although life was still tight, they could still afford to eat eggs. After the children were born, the adults really couldn't bear to eat them, and they always put the children first. If there was anything good to eat, a few eggs were considered the best thing.
She hadn't eaten eggs in a while. Putting aside the fact that the years had been bad, it was also a struggle to raise two young boys. Her husband had become even thinner. If it weren't for her in-laws and daughter helping to support their little family, who knows what would have happened to them in the past few years.
She is lucky. Her husband is loving and her in-laws are kind. The children she gave birth to are all filial and obedient. If you ask her if she has any regrets in this life, she really doesn't. How many women can live such a happy life?
If I had to say who I've wronged in my life, it would probably be my own daughter. When she was little, I was too carefree to notice that she was always hungry. When she got older, I went to join her husband in the military, so she basically raised her child on her own without me having to worry about her at all.
"Mom knows you earn a lot, so you can buy yourself some good food. You don't need to worry about the family. As long as you take good care of yourself, that's better than anything else. You don't need to worry about us or your grandma. There are so many children, how can we expect you to do all the work?"
"And you can't send that grain to your mother anymore. I know that the grain supply is pitifully low right now. You're having trouble even feeding yourself. Your father is still at home. Why do you need to worry about him?"
"Things have gotten better this year. I've planted everything on the land that was allocated to our family, and it'll be ready for harvest soon. Things will be much better then."
"Okay, I'll do whatever you say. Eat quickly, or the noodles won't taste good later. After you finish eating, take a nap to relax."
Qian Xiao was very happy that her mother was back. This way, she wouldn't have to worry about whether her parents and younger brother were doing well. What could be more reassuring than seeing them with her own eyes?
"Big sister, big sister!" The two younger brothers rushed in in a panic.
Qian Xiao was sitting in the courtyard enjoying the cool air. She had been living alone for the past few years, and now that someone was suddenly taking care of her, she was enjoying her leisurely life to the fullest. "What's wrong? What's the rush? Didn't you go out to play? What happened?"
San Dan and Si Dan ran in, their foreheads covered in sweat. The two young men, nearly 1.7 meters tall, were still like children, wanting to go out and play as soon as they opened their eyes.
The two boys plopped down on the small stools, panting heavily, and didn't utter a single word for a long time, showing how hurriedly they had run back.
"Didn't you want to buy soda and popsicles?" This was a reward she gave the two boys for completing the homework she assigned.
"Where's our mother?" The two boys searched frantically for her.
"Mom's tending the vegetable garden in the backyard. What happened? Did someone bully you two?" That can't be right. My two younger brothers never cause trouble when they go out.
San Dan finally caught his breath: "No, Si Dan and I went out to buy soda and popsicles. We had just arrived at the supply and marketing cooperative when a man stopped us and said he would give us money and ask us some questions."
“You told us to stay away from things like this and to say you don’t know anything when asked, but this person is asking about you and Chengcheng.”
Si Dan interjected, "No, the main thing is to ask about Brother Chengcheng. Big Sister is just something I asked about on the side."
San Dan nodded: "Yes, yes, he just asked if Qian Xiao was our eldest sister, and we nodded. Then he started asking if Comrade Sun Kaicheng had a good relationship with our eldest sister."
“That guy didn’t look like someone to mess with. We only told him the information that everyone already knew. He even told us that if we knew anything else in the future, we could contact him. He also gave us money. This is the money that guy gave us, sister.”
San Dan took out a dollar from his pocket and put it in Qian Xiao's hand. Qian Xiao pushed the money back, saying, "You two keep it. Do you still remember what that person looked like?"
"I remember, I looked at him carefully several times, just in case I didn't remember what he looked like. Sister, I have a feeling this person has ill intentions."
Qian Xiao nodded in satisfaction. Her two younger brothers hadn't gone to the army for nothing; they were quite vigilant: "Your brother Chengcheng has only been in the county for a short time and doesn't know many people at all. If someone suddenly asks about him, it's definitely not a good thing."
"You two shouldn't go out recently. Just stay home and behave yourselves. If that doesn't work, I think you should go back. Your father must miss you." Nowhere is safer than the army.
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