Chapter 167 Tunan's Dissent
Little New Year.
Tunan accompanied Pengfei to the train station to pick up Zhuang Hualin and Xiangdong.
The two leaned against the guardrail, feeling the cold wind, and looked towards the exit.
"Brother, let's go and hide under the eaves first to avoid the wind. We'll come over when someone comes out." Pengfei's face hurt from the wind, so he pulled up his scarf to cover half of his face.
"Okay, it's been really cold these two days." Tuanan rubbed his hands and squeezed with Pengfei to walk under the eaves.
"Auntie Huang said she went to Changzhou for the New Year and will be back on the third day of the Lunar New Year."
"Yeah." Tunan nodded.
As soon as Pengfei said this, he regretted it and remembered that his brother Tuanan was not going.
"elder brother......"
"My mother told me that I could go to Changzhou for the New Year or stay here and let me choose. I chose to stay and keep you company." Tuanan replied.
Huang Ling met Tuanan two days ago.
She made new cotton-padded clothes and shoes, as well as new scarves, hats, and gloves for Tunan and Pengfei to wear during the Chinese New Year.
She asked Tuanan for his opinion, and Tuanan decided to spend the New Year at Zhuang's house, and Huang Ling did not object.
"Then I definitely hope you stay, otherwise it won't be fun for me alone," Pengfei was really happy. "Remember to say some good things for me when you come."
"You! Your grades just won't improve, but everything else you say is just good." Tuanan glanced at Pengfei.
"Hey, as for me! I don't want to take the entrance exam to No. 1 Middle School. I'd rather just go to the children's school."
"Don't think so! I dare not say this to my aunt and uncle, as it will chill their hearts. Dongzhe is determined to get into No. 1 Middle School, don't you want to join your good brother?"
"I do want to, and I will definitely work hard!" Pengfei nodded quickly.
Soon, the train arrived at the station, and Pengfei jumped up and ran forward.
Tunan was taller than him and saw his aunt and uncle first.
Both of them were wearing blue cotton-padded jackets and carrying shoulder poles. My aunt's shoulder pole had a snakeskin bag on one end and a travel bag on the other, while my uncle's shoulder pole had large snakeskin bags on both ends.
"Aunt! Uncle!" Tuanan waved at them.
When Pengfei heard Tunan's call, he stood on tiptoe to look for someone. After seeing the person, he moved forward flexibly and got to the front to meet his parents.
Tunan also squeezed in, stepping on people's feet along the way, but he didn't look back, and kept apologizing: "Sorry, make way, sorry, sorry, make way..."
The four finally met.
Pengfei and Tunan stood in front and behind, spreading their arms to protect the two men and broke through the encirclement.
Zhuang Hualin's eyes turned red when he looked at his son, who was already a grown-up boy.
"Mom and Dad, put down your things and take a break. We will take the bus to grandpa's house later." Pengfei took over the burden from Zhuang Hualin.
Tunan also wanted to go pick up his uncle, but Xiangdong quickly refused: "Tunan, if you can't get it, I can do it."
Zhuang Hualin looked his son up and down, and pinched his son's cotton coat.
Pengfei hurriedly introduced: "My aunt asked a tailor to make this cotton-padded jacket. It's very warm. Aunt Huang also made a new one for me to wear during the New Year."
Zhuang Hualin nodded, unable to say a word, and turned his head to wipe his tears.
Tunan opened his schoolbag, took out two still-hot roasted sweet potatoes, and handed them over:
"Aunt, Uncle, you didn't have anything hot to eat on the train, did you? Let's eat first. Aunt Zhu and Dad are going to Grandpa's house to cook. We can eat when we get home."
"Tunan, we are not hungry, you and Pengfei eat it!" Zhuang Hualin pushed the sweet potato back.
"Mom and Dad, you guys eat. We just ate. Look, our hands are still black." Pengfei stretched out his hands to show them.
The four of them boarded the bus to go home.
Zhuang Hualin was a little dazed. She held Pengfei's hand all the time and felt at ease.
"How was the final exam?" she asked Pengfei in a low voice.
Pengfei didn't say anything: "Mom, tell me when we get home."
"Tunan, go ahead."
"Aunt, my score in math is 82, and in Chinese it's 85. There are 53 students in the class, so I'm ranked 20th." Tuanan answered honestly.
"Wow, the kids from Suzhou are really good. If this were in our place, Pengfei would be among the top few!" Xiangdong exclaimed.
"Yes! That's why we came to Suzhou! But, Pengfei! Your uncle teaches mathematics, so your mathematics should be..."
"mom!"
"Okay, let's not talk about it for now. Tuanan, thank you! I know that in addition to your father, you also helped a lot. Without your push, Pengfei would definitely not be what he is now. And your mother too." Zhuang Hualin turned his head and said to Tuanan.
"By the way, Mom, did you bring some dried chilies for Aunt Huang? She loved them and said they were very fragrant when made into chili oil." Pengfei was thinking about this.
"I have it. Don't worry, I won't forget about it. I have packed all the things for Aunt Huang separately. I will go see her tomorrow and deliver it to her."
"Oh, aunt, it may not be possible tomorrow. My mother went back to Changzhou to celebrate the New Year and will not be back until the third day of the New Year." Zhuang Tunan replied.
"Didn't she marry Director Zhou when she returned to Changzhou?" Zhuang Hualin was a little surprised.
"Oh, Uncle Zhou, let's go together. Uncle Zhou always follows my mother's arrangements." Tuanan said with a smile.
Zhuang Hualin nodded thoughtfully.
Return to the street in front of the family compound.
People greeted Zhuang Hualin along the way.
"This is the birch forest! The birch forest is back!"
"Birch Forest! You're back!"
Zhuang Hualin just said "hmm" lightly, and all she saw in everyone's eyes was contempt.
It was not only because there were prisoners in their family who were forced to work, but also because their family was plagued by frequent scandals, and more importantly, because she and Xiangdong came from the mountains.
The four of them walked over and heard crickets chirping behind them:
"You're covered in mud, and you didn't even bother to wash yourself off after coming to the city..."
"Look at those shoes, I haven't seen them in Suzhou..."
"Hahaha, that's because you're ignorant!"
"Hua Lin is also from Suzhou, how come he became..."
"But his son looks like a city dweller now!"
Their voices were quite loud. Pengfei wanted to retort, but he glanced at his mother and backed off.
Aunt Huang once told him, Pengfei, you should scold when you need to scold, and fight when you need to fight! Otherwise, others will think we are soft persimmons, and we will be easily squeezed and become soft!
So he has always done this, but now he plans to endure it in front of his mother because he is afraid that his mother will worry.
"Dear aunts and grandmas! It's the Little New Year this year. Aren't you going back to cook? Why do you have time to chat here?" It was Tuanan who spoke. He didn't turn around, but his voice was not small.
"Pengfei, the New Year is here. From today on, don't talk nonsense! Be careful not to ruin your good luck in the new year!" Tuanan almost yelled at this.
"Brother, I know! Don't say what you shouldn't say!" Pengfei responded immediately.
He looked at Tuanan with gratitude, and saw that Tuanan's face was red to his ears and his body was trembling slightly.
Those who were watching were bored and went home.
When he reached the door, Tuanan looked back and found that all the people who had been watching were gone. He breathed a sigh of relief and felt quite good after confronting them.
The four of them finally entered the house.
As soon as Zhuang's mother saw Zhuang Hualin, she started crying.
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