"Okay, okay, okay, I'll go and nag you today, old lady. Thank you for your hard work, my daughter," Grandma Yan said politely to Xue Ying.
Xue Ying's smile deepened. She didn't look down on Daqiang's mother and younger brother, but if they were too rustic, she would have to distance herself from them. After all, they were her husband's relatives, and she had to give them face.
Grandma Yan and Yan Xiaonan's calm demeanor was comforting, and their excellent sense of propriety in speaking made me happy. After all, she was a mother who could give birth to a hero, unlike ordinary rural women.
Bao Guo and Yan Daqiang were sending packages out the window on the train, while Yan Aidang and Yan Daqiang were receiving them outside. This time, Yan Daqiang finally realized the trouble of having too many packages. He used to send them home in groups of a dozen or so, but now his house was even more frightening, with probably more than twenty on the ground.
Grandma Yan had no idea what Daqiang was thinking, otherwise she would definitely roll her eyes and think he was overthinking things.
Ye Chen'er took five of the twenty-odd packages. She took more than a dozen sets of bedding, clothes, and daily necessities for four people, as well as some food for the road and food for the future. In fact, she only brought four gifts for Yan Daqiang.
Although the gifts were few, they were mostly good things: roe deer meat, wild boar meat, rabbit and pheasant meat, as well as all kinds of nuts, mushrooms, and wood ear fungus—all delicacies from the mountains.
There's also a bag containing some rare, century-old treasures that Yan Xiaonan cultivated using ginseng and lingzhi seeds. They should be enough to exchange for two houses on the market.
The clothes specially made for Ai-Dang and Ai-Guo, the sweaters knitted for Yan Daqiang and Xue Ying, and the well-fitting old cloth shoes and cotton shoes filled an entire duffel bag.
After everything was finally moved in, Yan Daqiang came over and handed Grandma Yan an envelope containing a stack of documents: "Mom, the house has been bought. It's not far from where I live, about a ten-minute drive or a half-hour walk."
Yan Xiaonan was astonished. "How slow do you drive? Or how fast do you walk? It takes ten minutes by car and half an hour to walk. Are you driving an electric scooter?"
"Then let's move our things into the house first, okay? We have too much stuff, and it's not convenient for your house." Grandma Yan was happy. It was good to have her own house to live in. What she hated most was living under someone else's roof, no, living in someone else's house.
Yan Daqiang understood his mother's feelings and had everyone move all the luggage to the car. Luckily, they had borrowed a large vehicle today; otherwise, they wouldn't have been able to fit anything, let alone people.
The car stopped at the entrance of an alley. The road was too narrow for a large vehicle to drive in, so Ai Dang, following Yan Xiaoqiang's instructions, sent the luggage into the alley. Ye Chen'er insisted on living with Yan Xiaonan. It wasn't time for school to start yet, so she would move into the school after school started.
Grandma Yan greatly admired Ye Chen'er's self-respect and self-love. A young lady should act like a young lady. She was afraid of girls who saw their future man and were so weak that they would suffer in the end.
This time, Xue Ying actually looked at Ye Chen'er properly. She had been outwardly warm but inwardly cold when Ye Chen'er greeted her earlier, but she didn't expect this girl to be so tactful.
Yan Xiaonan really wanted to get out of the car to see her house, but her grandmother remained unmoved. She couldn't hold her grandmother back, so she could only patiently wait until all the luggage was unloaded. There were only four bags left in the car when her grandmother said that they could leave.
Xue Ying glanced at them and knew they were gifts for her family. She was touched. She knew the economic situation in her hometown; they probably couldn't even afford to eat. Yet, they not only gave Daqiang so many ginseng roots, but also gave her a Ganoderma lucidum.
You know, those ginsengs really benefited my old man a lot. I guess his position can be eased this year, and in two years, Daqiang's position can also be eased. I also gave that Ganoderma lucidum to my boss, and it caught his eye. Thinking of this, I couldn't help but grab Nannan's hand.
Daqiang said that those ginseng and lingzhi were all picked by the little girl Nannan in the mountains with a wolfhound. The mountains are very dangerous. Daqiang said there were wolves and wild boars there too. The little girl must have been very young at that time. It must have been so difficult for such a young child.
Nan Nan has already been admitted to the capital, so her household registration will definitely be transferred there as well. From now on, Nan Nan will be a resident of the capital, so I have to take good care of her and not let anyone bully her.
Yan Xiaonan was startled when her aunt suddenly grabbed her hand. When she saw the unwavering protectiveness in her aunt's eyes, she understood. It must be the ginseng she had given that had worked; these luggage bags reminded her aunt of the ginseng.
The car arrived at a checkpoint, where soldiers stood guard with guns. Bao Guo showed his identification, and the car was allowed to pass. Inside, rows of bungalows and multi-story buildings were separated by a wide road. There were mostly bungalows, but also quite a few multi-story buildings. In front of the multi-story buildings was a wide road, and in front of the road were more than twenty independent courtyards with two or three stories, but three-story buildings were a minority, and most were two-story.
My uncle's house is a two-story courtyard house, located in the middle of the third row. The red brick and green tile house has a particularly nostalgic feel, with some camphor trees planted at the entrance and some red quotations painted on the wall.
Aunt opened the door and saw that the house was spotless. Yan Xiaonan remembered her previous life's home, where she always had to change her shoes before entering. She looked around for a place to change her shoes. This action clearly pleased Xue Ying. This girl was so lovable and sensible.
Grandma Yan was a shrewd woman. She always secretly watched Yan Xiaonan when she went out. She did whatever Yan Xiaonan did. When she saw that Xiaonan didn't go in but was looking for something, and that her eldest daughter-in-law seemed very happy, she was a little puzzled.
Xue Ying took out all the slippers from the closet, and Yan Xiaonan changed into them before entering the house. Grandma Yan understood that city people were so particular about these things, and she had to be careful not to make a fool of herself and embarrass her son.
Ye Chen'er changed her shoes quite casually, just like she always did at home; it was normal.
Yan Xiaoqiang was a little unhappy. It's just going into a room, why change shoes? It's like entering a dragon's den. Cuihua pinched him hard, and he barely managed to pull back his unwilling expression. Yan Daqiang and Yan Aidang, who were behind him, saw this clearly and covered their mouths to laugh. They didn't like changing shoes either, but with their tigresses at home, they didn't dare to disobey.
Xue Ying helped the old lady sit on the sofa. Yan Xiaonan knew that her grandmother had never sat on a sofa before, so she quickly helped her sit down and whispered something in her ear. Grandma Yan understood and slowly sat down. The sofa was really uncomfortable; her bottom sank in. It was too soft.
Cuihua, being quite clever, slowly sat down after observing her daughter's posture. Yan Xiaoqiang, however, was a grown man and not so meticulous. He plopped down, causing the springs in the sofa to twitch a few times, which startled him so much that he jumped up immediately. He thought, "This chair is a monster!"
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