Ever since she started school, Zhu Xingtong has become a nightmare for the students at Shangqian Primary School. No matter what exam she takes, except for Chinese, she always comes in first. Add to that her age, and it's hard to deny her.
Back then, elementary school classes were only half-day, with students attending school in the morning and working in the afternoon. Huang Mei and Old Zhu had stopped letting Zhu Xingtong and Tongtong work, leaving them to care for the rabbits at home. As they put it, they were rich and didn't need those two. The rabbits had bred several times, now numbering over a dozen, and mowing the lawn for the two children took time.
It's worth noting that Zhu Yourong married after the autumn harvest. Yang Guangzhong, as he'd said before, treated Zhu Yourong very well, so much so that many in the village now envied her. Soon, autumn gave way to winter, and Shangqian Primary School closed early. Tongtong spent every day at home longing for her parents' return, frequently asking Zhu Xingtong and the old couple, who always said it would be soon.
That winter, the domestic situation became increasingly clear, and everyone smiled more. It wasn't until the first snow that Zhu Youliang and Liang Yuan returned from their vacation.
After only a few days at home, the couple went to the brigade to get a certificate and returned to Beijing with their two children to visit their family. Liang Yuan herself said she could go to Liang Cheng's wedding or not. But after so many years, the original owner no longer held such resentment towards her family. The last time Liang Cheng came, she even felt a genuine joy in her heart. So Liang Yuan thought about it and decided to attend Liang Cheng's wedding, as if to help the original owner fulfill her wish.
Liang Yuan hadn't been back home for several years, so although the old couple were reluctant to leave their child, they didn't stop him.
The train headed north and soon arrived in Shangjing. Before arriving, Liang Yuan had telegraphed her mother, but she hadn't said she would come pick them up, so the family headed straight for the machinery factory compound after leaving the train station.
It was already approaching the twelfth lunar month, and every household had begun preparing preserved food. When the family arrived, the aroma of rice was already wafting from many houses.
Liang Yuan took a deep breath and then knocked on the door of the Liang family.
"Who is it? Knocking at the door at this hour?" An impatient voice came from inside, followed by a few thumps. A teenage boy opened the door, stared at Liang Yuan for a long moment, and then tentatively called out, "Aunt?"
After saying that, he turned around and shouted into the house: "Dad, my aunt and her family are here."
The originally lively family suddenly became quiet. Liang Jing stood up and said, "You are here, why don't you come in?"
Hearing the noise, Liang's mother came out of the kitchen. Seeing Liang Yuan, a trace of guilt appeared on her face. She hurriedly said, "Oh, Yuanyuan, I forgot you were coming today. I didn't even ask your brother to pick you up."
Liang Yuan wasn't actually angry. After all, she had no feelings for this family. But she still heard a sigh from the bottom of her heart, which she probably thought was the original owner's last obsession. Somehow, her eyes turned red, and she stared at Liang Jing and said, "What? You want to die now!"
Liang Jing blushed and subconsciously looked back at her husband and Liu Nian who were sitting in the back. Seeing that they didn't pay any attention, she yelled at Liang Yuan, "What are you crazy about? Didn't you volunteer to go to the countryside? Now you blame me."
Liang Yuan suddenly raised his voice and said, "Voluntarily go to the countryside? Haha! What a voluntary move! Weren't you forcing me to do it? You stole my job and forced me to go to the countryside. I was young and had no choice back then, but you still have the nerve to say that now? It's obvious you don't have any shame at all. And really, anyone with dignity wouldn't steal his sister's job and force her to go to the countryside for him."
Her loud noise called out to several neighbors who lived nearby. One of them asked, "Is this Yuanyuan? Why haven't you come back to visit us in all these years?"
"Aunt Zhang, it's me. It's not that I don't want to come back, but I can't come back. It's because my second brother is getting married that I finally got the leave." Liang Yuan said with a smile.
Aunt Zhang asked again, "Why don't you go in?"
Liang Yuan said, "Just think about it: I lost my job and was forced to go to the countryside. Aunt Zhang, we are all parents, why are some parents so partial, and some sisters and brothers so vicious? Just now you asked me why I didn't come back, I didn't dare!"
Liang Jing's face turned pale, and she wanted to cover Liang Yuan's mouth. She turned around and looked at Liang's mother as if asking for help.
Another auntie couldn't help but say, "Hey, didn't you volunteer to go to the countryside? Everyone thought it was strange at first, and they praised you for it, saying you were very conscious."
Liang Yuan was about to speak when he heard a loud roar from inside: "Come in quickly, what are you talking about outside?"
This was the voice of Liang's father. Liang Yuan sneered in her heart and showed an aggrieved expression to the aunts, "It seems that my family doesn't welcome me back. Let's go with the food." After that, she took Tongtong's hand and was about to leave.
At this moment, Liang's mother chased out and pulled her, "Are you trying to steal my heart? Now that you're back, where are you going? We were wronged by what happened back then, but there's nothing we can do. We can't just watch your sister die. It's been so long, you've resented and hated me, but for the sake of me giving birth to you, please give us some face." After saying that, she looked at Zhu Youliang, "This is Youliang, please help me persuade Yuanyuan."
"What you said is all my fault? I'm not magnanimous enough, right? She said she wanted to die, so she would die? Look at her shameless look, does she look like someone who wants to die? Others are dead, she probably wants to live another hundred years. Don't let Youliang persuade me, he can't persuade me, I am the boss of my family. I came back from thousands of miles away, thinking that the past is the past. But look at how you treat me? I sent you a telegram a few days ago, not only did you not answer it, you didn't even invite me to lunch? This is truly a family of parents and brothers, but I am not included." Liang Yuan said in a babbling manner.
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