Tan Lan glanced at Su Yuhe and said, "Yuhe, go wash up and have breakfast first."
Su Yuhe knew that she had something to say to Jiang Lin. She nodded, glanced at the receiver, and left with a little worry.
Jiang Lin also heard this over there, pursed his lips and waited for his future mother-in-law to speak to him.
…
The second day of the Lunar New Year.
Su Zeming took Tan Lan and Su Yuhe back to her parents' home.
Tan Lan is a native of the capital, but Su Zeming is not.
Su Zeming lost both his parents when he was a teenager, and he devoted himself to the revolutionary cause.
Later, when he became successful in his career, many distant relatives came to him for help. However, they found that although Su Zeming was powerful, he was a very upright person and refused to help them "seek personal gain."
Gradually fewer and fewer people came.
Up to now, the only people Su Zeming needs to pay New Year's greetings to, apart from his revolutionary comrades and some necessary social engagements, are the Su family.
Every year on the second day of the Lunar New Year, I would accompany Tanlan home.
Tanlan has three older brothers, and all of their children are sons.
In the past, Tan Lan was the favorite of her brothers, and now Su Yuhe is the favorite of the whole family.
On the way to Tan's house, Su Zeming drove.
Tan Lan and Su Yuhe talked about the changes in their own families: "Your eldest cousin gave birth to a son during the Mid-Autumn Festival. Your second cousin said he brought his girlfriend home for the New Year. Your third and fourth cousins are both single. These three cousins are very opinionated now, and your third aunt is having a headache..."
The Tan family lives in Shijingshan, with a few poplar trees planted sparsely by the roadside and a courtyard made of green bricks and gray tiles.
The car is parked outside and cannot be driven in.
After walking for a few minutes, we arrived at the gate of the Tan family courtyard and could hear voices from outside.
Su Zeming was carrying a lot of things in his hands. Tan Lan pushed the door but it didn't open, so she knocked on it directly.
"Is Xiaolan back?"
Tan Lan responded with a sound.
Then footsteps were heard coming from far away. The one who opened the door was Tan Hongxin, a little boy of about eleven or twelve years old, with a younger boy named Tan Hongjing beside him.
The two children opened the door and called out "Auntie and Uncle" in a crisp voice. Then their dark eyes stopped at Su Yuhe, and they seemed a little shy: "Cousin."
Su Yuhe walked in holding Tan Hongxin in one hand and holding Tan Hongjing in the other.
The living room was full of people, all at home.
As soon as Su Yuhe and the others came in, a group of people gathered around and asked Su Yuhe about her well-being.
"My niece has lost weight."
"But she's not darker, and my niece has grown taller."
"Cousin, is it very poor to go to the countryside?"
"Cousin, why do you look thinner? You said you don't want to go to the countryside..."
…
The old lady of the Tan family pushed them away, came over and held Su Yuhe's hand distressedly: "Dear, let grandma see, you have suffered so much..."
Su Yuhe greeted her uncles, aunts, and cousins one by one. Holding Old Lady Tan's withered hand, she felt a little sad. She shook her head, "It's okay, Grandma. I'm fine. It's quite fun in the countryside."
Mr. and Mrs. Tan took out red envelopes and stuffed them into Su Yuhe's hands. Other uncles, aunts, cousins, and their wives also stuffed red envelopes into Su Yuhe's hands.
Soon Su Yuhe had a thick stack of red envelopes in her hands, and her two little cousins were even thinking of giving Su Yuhe their own New Year's money.
Su Yuhe touched their faces and said, "Cousin doesn't want yours. I'll keep it for myself to buy candy."
Tan Hongxin felt a little sad, thinking that it would be better if he were a few years older.
Su Yuhe put the red envelope into her pocket and did not open it on the spot because that would be impolite.
Tan Hongyi introduced Su Yuhe: "This is my girlfriend, Liu Qiaoli, from the art troupe, and this is my cousin Yuhe."
His eyebrows flew up: "How is it? I didn't lie to you, did I? My cousin is really beautiful."
Su Yuhe looked at Tan Hongyi helplessly: "Second cousin..."
Then he looked at Liu Qiaoli and took the initiative to greet her: "Hello, second cousin."
Su Yuhe had just seen Liu Qiaoli. She looked like an ordinary person, but she seemed to be in good spirits, with her head held high and her chest puffed out.
I didn't expect she was from the art troupe, but this also explains why her mental state is so good.
She didn't give Su Yuhe a red envelope, after all, she hadn't married yet.
After Su Yuhe greeted her, Liu Qiaoli lowered her eyes and nodded, saying in a light tone, "Hello."
Su Yuhe was stunned for a moment, and felt that Liu Qiaoli was unhappy. Are there any girls in the art troupe who are so introverted?
However, Su Yuhe was soon attracted by the child in the arms of her cousin Chen Ya, the NPC member of the family.
"Is this my cousin's son? Was he born during the Mid-Autumn Festival? What's his name?"
Tan Hongren came over and answered, "My name is Tiedan'er."
Su Yuhe couldn't help laughing: "Who named this?"
Chen Ya: "Dad gave it to me. Nicknames aren't that special."
Suddenly, a chuckle came from the side. Su Yuhe looked sideways and found that it was made by Liu Qiaoli.
Su Yuhe smiled: "What are you laughing at, second cousin?"
Liu Qiaoli shook her head: "It's okay, I just think this name sounds like something a country person would come up with."
The living room suddenly became quiet and the atmosphere became a little awkward.
Tan Lan smiled and said, "A nickname is easier to keep. Our Yuhe also had a nickname, but she stopped calling it when she grew up."
"Yes, yes, Tiedan'er is so catchy. Right? Tiedan'er?" Su Yuhe's fingers moved close to Tiedan'er's hand, and were held tightly by the child.
She stared at Su Yuhe with her big eyes without blinking, and blew bubbles from time to time, and you could see the pink tip of her tongue.
Su Yuhe's heart melted when she saw it!
Chen Ya felt unhappy when she heard Liu Qiaoli say this, but because it was New Year and she was the one Tan Hongyi brought back, she didn't get angry.
Fortunately, Tan Lan smoothed things over, and Su Yuhe also spoke up, so the atmosphere became less awkward.
Chen Ya held the child upright and turned to Su Yuhe: "This is your cousin."
She looked at Su Yuhe with a smile and asked her, "Do you want to hold me for a while?"
Su Yuhe's eyes lit up: "Can I?"
"Of course." Chen Ya slowly handed Tiedaner into Su Yuhe's arms.
Su Yuhe held it carefully as if she was holding something fragile.
Tiedan was gurgling in his mouth, looking at Su Yuhe curiously with his big eyes.
Su Yuhe was very happy: "Tiedan isn't shy at all?"
"Yes." Chen Ya explained with a smile, "They don't even want the second child. They only want the two younger ones, Hongxin and Hongjing. Even uncle and aunt don't want them. This kid is very picky. He didn't make a fuss when you held him. He must really like you."
Su Yuhe laughed and sat on the sofa holding Tiedan and talked to them.
Liu Qiaoli looked around, but no one spoke to her. She felt very unhappy and said to Tan Hongyi with a pout, "I want to go back."
The smile on Tan Hongyi's face froze: "What's wrong? We haven't eaten yet. It's not a good idea to leave now, right?"
"I don't care. I have things to do in the art troupe. We have a show in two nights."
Tan Hongyi had a terrible headache, so he bit the bullet and whispered to Zhao Yingshan, "Mom, Qiaoli has something urgent to do. I'll take her home first."
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