The three of them turned around, a bright light appeared, the door was pulled open from the inside, and a disheveled woman peeked out. She looked at the adults, then at the two children, and stared blankly at the rows of dark cameras.
"Hey ladies, what can I do for you?" Their village wasn't remote, and it had its own market street with lots of people coming and going. When people met, they would greet each other as "big sister" or "young lady."
"Big sister, it's like this..." Lin Ranran ran up to the woman with small steps and told her about the program team's tasks from beginning to end. The woman slapped her forehead and suddenly realized, "Oh~ this is the event the village chief was talking about in our village. You are all so beautiful. Please come in, please come in."
The woman warmly welcomed everyone in. Two groups of guests and four photographers occupied the entire living room, which contained only a wooden sofa that was quite old, with the yellow paint almost completely peeling off, and a black and white television.
It's rare to see a black and white television in this day and age.
The woman ran back to the kitchen and carried over a few chairs. "My surname is Huang. People in the village like to call me Aunt Huang. You can call me Aunt Huang too."
Lin Ranran and Lan Qingyue exchanged a glance. Did Aunt Huang's enthusiastic attitude mean she agreed to let her stay here?
Aunt Huang chatted for more than ten minutes, then suddenly slapped her thigh and said, "Look at my brain! You want to stay overnight? You're welcome! I'll go close the back door and we'll stay at the house at the edge of the village."
The house at the edge of the village...?
Lin Ranran: "..."
Lan Qingyue: "..."
Photographer: "..."
Even Xiu Kaijie, who was on the verge of tears, was stunned. Did the fact that this aunt had a house at the entrance of the village mean that he and his mother no longer had to live in this tile-roofed house?
Meeting everyone's questioning gazes, Aunt Huang explained, "Our family has two plots of land. One is at the village entrance, where we built a house two years ago. It's very clean. This tile-roofed house is an old one. We thought we should save money where we could, and we could buy a house in the county town, so we didn't build a house here. I raised a litter of piglets in the backyard. I just fed them pig feed, and they're sleeping soundly right now. It's getting late, and I'm too lazy to go to the village entrance, so I decided to stay here. I didn't expect you would take a liking to my dilapidated tile-roofed house. Come on, let's go to the village entrance. There are air conditioners, refrigerators, and color TVs there. It'll be much more comfortable there."
Aunt Huang's words reassured Lin Ranran that she wouldn't have to sleep on the basketball court tonight.
With the idea of "reforming" Xiu Kaijie in mind, Lin Ranran declined Aunt Huang's invitation, saying, "Aunt Huang, my son and I are fine living anywhere, we don't mind."
Aunt Huang: "..."
so……
Lin Ranran took Aunt Huang's hand and patted it gratefully, "Aunt Huang, my son Xiu Kaijie and I both think this tiled house is quite nice, so we'd like to stay here, is that alright?"
Aunt Huang: "..." Did I hear that right? This fair-skinned young woman said she was willing to live in this tiled house with a hole in the roof?
Xiu Kaijie: "..." No, I didn't, you're lying, I don't want to live here!!!
Lan Qingyue: "..."
Lin Ranran is being mischievous again, going further and further down the path of teasing her child.
She kissed Chu Chu, who was sleeping soundly in her arms, and silently felt lucky for Chu Chu. Compared to Lin Ranran, who was like a mischievous monkey, her "mom" was much more reliable. At least she didn't hurt Chu Chu.
Lin Ranran's voice continued, growing more resolute, "Aunt Huang, please say yes! We're really not picky or spoiled, we just need a place to live." She added, "We can even help you feed the pigs here!"
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