The little guy ran away as soon as he got up. The old man watched his son look for his mother and then continued to finish his meal.
After the event, he distributed the small gifts he had prepared to the children, then took the items and went to Lei Dahai's house with Old Man Lei.
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"Uncle, aunt, cousin..."
Zhou Guifen looked at her nephew and couldn't help but grumble: "Hey, look at you, you nephew, you didn't even write a letter home. When I received the news, your mother and the others..."
"Okay, it's not easy for the child to come back, why are you talking about these things, just say something happy."
"Your uncle said yes, let's go home. Have you seen the two fat boys An An and Le Le?"
"Yes, auntie, the children are fat and plump, and they are well taken care of at home."
"That's not true. In our team, your two kids are the sturdiest. Everyone wants to hug them when they see them."
"Last time, your Aunt Chunhua asked me how to raise a dog. I plan to raise her grandson the same way..."
Lei Zhen listened to Zhou Guifen's chatter for a while, and then listened to his uncle's instructions before following Old Man Lei to Lei Dahe's house.
When he came to Lei Dahe's house, he also talked a lot, but Lei Dahe was not as calm as his brother.
The few of them spoke in a more informal manner. They did not give Lei Zhen instructions from beginning to end, but chatted about all sorts of things.
Wang Cuihua looked at Lei Zhen who had just entered the house and said, "Zhen boy, do you look a little paler now that you are back? The last time I saw you, you looked almost as pale as the bottom of a pot."
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Lei Zhen had already talked about this matter with his family today, but he didn't think it was a big deal. He was used to it anyway, as everyone always asked him about it whenever he returned to the village.
"Well, everyone said it was whiter."
"Oh, I was wondering, I thought I was seeing things, how come you are so ignorant? Please teach Auntie San, if you can understand this, we should be able to understand better..."
Lei Dahe glared at his wife and said, "What are you talking about? Our Zhenzi wasn't that dark when he was young. He got sunburned. Isn't it normal for him to be white?"
"You were born black, and you won't come back white. Don't try to learn from Zhenzi. It's a hassle."
After hearing what her husband said, Wang Cuihua glared at him fiercely. What did you mean she was black from the womb?
The latter was indifferent and continued to say to his nephew: "Zhenzi, don't bother with your third aunt. She just cares about you, but she is not good at speaking."
"I know, Uncle San."
Wang Cuihua also said at this time: "I don't mean it, Zhenzi, that's just how I am, don't mind it."
"It's okay, Third Aunt, my skin color is darker than everyone else's. This is a fact, and I don't mind."
"But maybe it's because I haven't seen the sun as much in the past two years that my hair is whiter. Aunt San can try to block out some sunlight when she goes out. Who knows, maybe she'll get whiter, too."
"Oh, really? You seem to be right. In previous years, we all got darker after the autumn harvest. Okay, Aunt San will give it a try after winter."
Lei Dahe saw this and started to chase them away: "Okay, I know everything you want to know. Take the meat to the kitchen and let the children taste it tomorrow."
"Hey, Tutu, you guys chat for a while, I'll take the meat to the kitchen."
Old Man Lei and Lei Zhen nodded and continued talking to his uncle. When it was getting late, they got up and said goodbye.
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Go back home.
After Lei Zhen returned to his room, he did not see his two sons, but instead saw his young wife writing diligently at a small table on the kang.
He quietly walked forward and peeked at the desk, only to see his young wife lightly sketching the outline of a figure with a pen on a blank exercise book.
He continued to watch without changing his expression.
After a while, the characters in his wife's painting gradually took shape. Lei Zhen looked at the characters in the painting, and his breathing became increasingly rapid...
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