In Xie Heng's house, Zhang Yumei had already prepared the food and even placed it on the table, waiting for Xie Heng and Liu Pan'er to come home before starting to eat.
Just as Zhang Yumei was waiting anxiously, she suddenly saw the figures of Liu Paner and Xie Heng pushing open the gate and walking in from outside.
Zhang Yumei had seen Liu Paner and Xie Heng walk into the yard from outside, and then she immediately walked out of the yard and greeted the two people.
After Xie Heng and Liu Pan'er greeted the people outside the family compound, they pushed open the door of their own yard and came in.
As soon as Liu Pan'er came in, she saw some abandoned land in Xie Heng and Zhang Yumei's yard. Liu Pan'er was a little angry. Pointing at the empty space in the yard, she said angrily, "Third brother, why don't you have anything to grow at home? You two are really wasting this place!"
Xie Heng explained, "Mom, I'm usually too busy with things in the army. I really don't have the time. Besides, even if I did have the time, I can't farm every day. It's just a small piece of land, and I don't rely on it for food and water, so what's the use of it?"
When Liu Pan'er heard Xie Heng say this, she became even angrier. "Useless? How can it be useless? Look at other people's homes, who doesn't grow some vegetables or something?
"Old Three, you're from the countryside, how could you forget your roots? Besides, no matter how many vegetables you plant, you can still save some money on them. Old Three, is it because your wife doesn't allow you to plant them?" Liu Pan'er looked at Xie Heng while speaking.
Xie Heng nodded quickly. "Mom, you're overthinking it. Yumei and I really don't know how to plant. But now that you're here, you can plant whatever you want in this yard. Yumei and I won't interfere."
Liu Pan'er was comforted by Xie Heng's words. Just as she was about to go into the house, she saw Zhang Yumei coming out. The moment Liu Pan'er saw Zhang Yumei, her face instantly darkened.
When Zhang Yumei saw Liu Pan'er, she naturally realized that Liu Pan'er was trying to intimidate her. However, her expression remained unchanged as she took Liu Pan'er's arm and said, "Mom, you're here. Are you tired from the journey? Come on in! Your daughter-in-law has already prepared the meal. You should eat quickly and take a rest to catch up on some sleep." With that, Zhang Yumei took Liu Pan'er's arm and walked inside.
After seeing Zhang Yumei being so considerate to Liu Paner, Xie Heng immediately said, "Mom, just listen to Yumei. You're definitely not going to be able to eat or sleep well on the train these few days. Once you've rested well, we can talk about other things."
After hearing about Zhang Yumei and Xie Heng, Liu Pan'er was still dissatisfied with Zhang Yumei, but this was her first day in the family compound, and her son Xie Heng was still by her side, so she naturally could not show her dissatisfaction.
Liu Pan'er's face was full of smiles, and she patted Zhang Yumei's hand gently, "Okay, okay, Yumei is thoughtful."
After Liu Pan'er entered the room, Xie Zhaochi, Xie Zhaoshen, Xie Tianqiu, and Xie Zhaorui lined up in order from youngest to oldest, and called out to Liu Pan'er, "Grandma, Grandma."
Liu Pan'er rubbed Xie Zhaochi's head, "Okay, okay, grandma's Zhaochi, do you miss grandma?" As she said that, Liu Pan'er continued to hold Xie Zhaoshen in her arms, and then walked straight to Xie Zhaorui.
"Third brother, this is Zhaorui, he's so handsome."
Zhang Yumei quickly said, "Zhaorui, this is grandma. Don't you miss her very much?"
Liu Pan'er listened to Zhang Yumei's words and muttered to herself: A grandson whom she has never met misses her so much that she can't even tell a lie.
The dinner table today was particularly warm. Xie Heng picked up dishes for Liu Paner, Liu Paner picked up dishes for the three grandsons, and Zhang Yumei picked up dishes for Xie Heng. They were talking and laughing, as if it were real.
The next day, Xie Heng followed his promise to Xie Zhaochi yesterday and took Xie Tianqiu to register for the Red Education Class. Of course, before Xie Heng took Xie Tianqiu to the Red Education Class, he encountered the disapproval of Liu Pan'er and Zhang Yumei at home.
What Liu Pan'er and Zhang Yumei said was exactly the same as what Xie Zhaochi said to Xie Heng yesterday, which made Xie Heng even more determined to take Xie Tianqiu to the Yuhong class. Seeing Xie Heng's determination, Liu Pan'er and Zhang Yumei naturally said nothing more.
After Xie Tianqiu went to the Yuhong class, only Zhang Yumei, Liu Paner and Xie Zhaorui, who had just been able to speak, run and walk, were left at home.
Liu Pan'er spent the first three days after arriving at the family compound at Xie Heng's house without leaving the house. On the fourth day after Liu Pan'er arrived at the family compound, she completely recovered from the fatigue of taking the train in the previous few days and had the energy to do other things.
That day, Liu Pan'er had just walked back home from the staff quarters. She saw that other people's yards were full of vegetables, while her son's yard was not only empty but also overgrown with weeds. This made Liu Pan'er feel furious.
In addition, although Liu Pan'er had just been out for half a day, during this half day, she clearly saw other people's faces and heard the words from other people's mouths. Liu Pan'er realized that they were laughing at her, which made her even more angry.
After all, in Liu Pan'er's mind, they were all from the same peasant family, so why should anyone look down on anyone else? Moreover, her son was the head of the regiment, and her mother, the head of the regiment, did not look down on them.
The people outside didn't tell Liu Pan'er about what Zhang Yumei had been doing. After all, Xie Heng was a regimental commander, and most of the people in the family compound were of the same rank as Xie Heng, or even one or two ranks below him. Naturally, they didn't dare to speak ill of their family in front of Liu Pan'er.
Zhang Yumei knew that Liu Pan'er would cause trouble, but she didn't expect that Liu Pan'er would cause trouble so early.
When Zhang Yumei heard that Liu Pan'er wanted to weed the weeds in the yard and plant crops, her face turned grim. She said, "Mom, this is not the countryside. You can just go to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy whatever vegetables you want. It's very convenient. Besides, it's almost winter. What vegetables are you going to plant?"
"Mom, I don't know how to grow this kind of vegetable, and Xie Heng doesn't have that much time. Besides, it's different back home, and I'm not sure it will be able to grow well, so forget it."
And, Mom, this kind of vegetable not only needs fertilizer, but also watering, hoeing, turning the soil, etc. It's really too troublesome. If you have the time, the vegetable is already prepared, so why bother?"
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