Yang Niannian had dinner in the military family compound before returning to the scrap yard.

After a busy day, she felt a little sleepy at night and slept until dawn as soon as she touched the pillow.

The next day.

Du Weili came with the construction team who were building the house. Yang Niannian and his wife took them to take a look at the haunted house, and then asked Jiang Yang to move all the furniture that could be moved and put it into an empty room in the dormitory building.

They stayed in Haicheng for another two days, and after finishing everything, they bought train tickets to Haicheng.

Knowing that Lu Nianfei would get married after the new year and Yang Niannian would come back, everyone was not very sad about this separation.

Li Fengyi and Lu Ruoling went to Haicheng a day in advance. After lunch the next day, he and Lu Qingyuan rode their bicycles to the train station to pick them up.

By the time they picked up the person and rode their bikes back home, it was dark.

Guan Ailian had already prepared dinner and was waiting for them. When she saw them enter the yard, she happily went to greet them, took the luggage off the handlebars and handed it to Lu Xingxing.

"Take your aunt's luggage upstairs."

Before Zhou Xingxing took the luggage, Zhou Tiantian squeezed over and held the luggage in his arms, "Mom, I'll take it. I can run fast."

"Okay, okay, go quickly, it's time for dinner." Guan Ailian said with a smile.

I haven't seen her for only two or three months. Guan Ailian has lost some weight, but she has grown taller every day.

Yang Niannian said, "Tiantian has grown a lot during this period. He is much taller than the last time I came back, and he is getting more and more handsome."

When Guan Ailian heard Yang Niannian praising her son, she couldn't help but criticize her son's faults.

"This kid has grown taller instead of smart. He is better at eating than anyone else. His academic performance is very poor, and he only gets a few points on the exams. The last time I met his teacher, he said that with his grades, he will have trouble getting into high school, let alone college."

Lu Guozhi added, "Don't chat outside. It's cold outside. Wash your hands and go inside to eat."

After that, he said something dissatisfied to his eldest daughter-in-law, "Tiantian is grown up now, don't tell everyone that he is a bad student. He also knows how to save face."

Lu Qingyuan parked his bicycle under the eaves. His brother came back and he was in a good mood. He didn't pay attention to what his father said and continued.

"Hurry up and wash your hands and come in to eat! It's been cold all the way, eat something to warm yourself up."

Li Fengyi also parked his bicycle and called Lu Shishen to go into the house.

Guan Ailian whispered as she took Yang Niannian to the kitchen to wash her hands.

"Dad loves his grandson so much that he can't bear to see me talking about his eldest grandson. I find that the older the elders get, the more they protect their children. I didn't feel anything before, but in the past two years, whenever I talk about Tiantian, he won't let me say anything."

Yang Niannian has never raised a child herself, so it is not in her position to comment too much on other people's child-rearing. She is just saying.

"If Tiantian is willing to learn, he can spend some money and ask a teacher to give him extra lessons. If that doesn't work, he can learn a craft or work with you guys on the orchard."

He is really not cut out for studying and there is nothing I can do about it since he can't go to university, so I can only let him learn a craft.

In this era, craftsmanship is valuable.

Guan Ailian sighed, "Qingyuan thinks the same thing. Qingyuan and I are both bad at studying. According to you intellectuals, it's because of some genetic defect. Alas, I don't expect him to achieve anything in his studies. As long as he stays safe and doesn't do anything illegal, that's fine."

He looked at Yang Niannian with envy, "When you and Shi Shen have a baby in the future, it will definitely be very smart, and you won't have to worry about their studies."

Yang Niannian couldn't help but smile when she saw Guan Ailian being so open-minded.

Lu Qingyuan brought the food from the stove to the kitchen. Seeing that Ma Xiuzhu and Lu Ruoling were not there, he asked Guan Ailian.

"Where are Mom and Ruoling?"

"Mom and Ruoling are changing the baby's diaper upstairs. I'll go call them." Guan Ailian said.

As soon as he finished speaking, Lu Ruoling's voice came from the stairs, "Sister-in-law, no need to call, we are coming down."

Yang Niannian saw someone coming down and asked casually, "Is the child asleep?"

Lu Ruoling came to Yang Niannian with a smile, "After he's full, change his diaper and go to sleep. Don't worry about him. He sleeps very well. As long as he's not hungry, he won't cry or make a fuss. He's very well behaved."

Ma Xiuzhu followed up by saying, "This kid is here to repay his gratitude. He is just like Ruoling when she was little, very well behaved."

Guan Ailian urged, "Then go wash your hands and eat quickly. The food is getting cold. It's cold, and the food gets cold quickly."

The family had just bought a large octagonal table, and it was a bit crowded for the whole family to sit at it, so Ma Xiuzhu asked the children to eat in the kitchen.

According to local customs, when guests come to the house, children are not allowed to eat at the table.

Although the whole family was present, there was not enough room, so she simply did not allow the children to sit at the table.

Ma Xiuzhu killed a big rooster, made a chicken stew with vermicelli, and cooked a big pot of rice and steamed sweet potatoes.

Yang Niannian thought the sweet potatoes were delicious, so she didn't eat rice. In Ma Xiuzhu's eyes, this was just enjoying too much. Having suffered losses before, she held it in and didn't say anything.

Perhaps she was feeling a little uncomfortable, so after dinner she cleared the table and went to the kitchen to wash the dishes. When she didn't see Yang Niannian, she immediately felt relaxed all over.

well!

Before the daughter-in-law came back, the whole family asked her to keep her mouth shut. She was also prepared, but when the person came, she felt uncomfortable if she didn't say a few words. It was better not to see him.

Guan Ailian took Yang Niannian for a walk around the yard and enthusiastically introduced the layout of the house.

"Sister-in-law, when we renovated the house this time, we also expanded the yard. The small house in the west corner is the toilet. It's not as clean as the one in the city, but it has a cement platform and is much cleaner than before."

"This empty room next to the kitchen is the bathroom. Put a big basin in it. It's very comfortable to take a bath in the summer, but not in the winter. You have to go to the bathhouse to take a bath."

"You don't know, our house is the best in the surrounding villages, and the villagers envy us. When the house was just built, everyone in the village came to visit, and some even brought relatives to visit. They all envied our conditions. Just for this house, I don't have to worry about finding a wife every day in the future."

Guan Ailian was really happy to build this house. This house was the only one of its kind in the surrounding villages. Ever since they contracted the hilltop and fish pond and built the house, her brothers and sisters-in-law treated her differently.

Yang Niannian was amused by Guan Ailian's words, "Tiantian is still young, and you're already missing your daughter-in-law?"

Guan Ailian smiled so much that her eyes narrowed into slits.

"Well, the years go by so fast. Look, Tiantian is taller than me now, and in two years he will be taller than his father. And Xingxing has grown into a big girl. Some time ago, someone came to propose a husband to Xingxing."

Forehead……

Yang Niannian thought of Xingxing’s childish face and said in surprise.

"Xingxing is still a minor, aren't these people too anxious?"

Guan Ailian sighed, "Xingxing is 17 this year, and will be 18 next year. This is how it is in our remote and poor place, girls get married early. The eldest daughter of our neighbor next door got engaged just after she turned 18. I estimate that in one or two years at most, the man's family will urge the marriage."

Yang Niannian knew what was going on in other people's families, and she shouldn't have said anything, but she still couldn't help but give a reminder.

"Sister-in-law, please don't be confused. If Xingxing is capable, let her study hard and get into a good university. Don't let her get married so early. Marriage is a lifelong event. You must find a good in-law for her."

If it was a girl from another family, she wouldn't care. But Xingxing is a sensible child, and her sister-in-law's family is nice, so she would say a little more.