"Nan Nan, I accidentally broke the steamed egg custard, otherwise Xiao Enming would have eaten it already," Xue Mei said.
“Oh, it’s no big deal, Fu Bao. We’ll invite a few teachers home after the New Year. You have your high school entrance exam in the second semester, so why don’t you stay with your aunt and study hard?”
Xuemei felt a warmth in her heart. How lucky she was to have been bought by Grandma Yan, married to Dongnan, and given such a wonderful sister-in-law as Nannan.
"Oh, Auntie, I love living here the most."
Fu Bao laughed happily, and Yu Shu also happily took Fu Bao's hand. From now on, she would have an older sister to whisper secrets to.
Cuihua took Duoduo to the southwest room so that the father and son could take a bath, change their clothes, and have some snacks later.
Southwest smiled and nodded. He told Duoduo to go wash first, as there were so many packages in the car that he needed to bring them in.
"Grandma, Village Chief Ma sent you a lot of things, as well as things from the old bachelor's family and the dung ball's family. I don't even know how many families there are." Southwest piled the packages on the ground one by one.
Upon hearing that the gift was from someone from her hometown, Grandma Yan was so excited that she hurried downstairs, startling Southwest who rushed forward in a flash.
"Oh my god, you scared me to death! Slow down, why aren't you in a hurry?"
"Don't say 'die' or anything like that. It's almost New Year's, don't say that word, or Grandma will spank you." Grandma Yan hated hearing her family say the word "death."
Southwest quickly slapped himself: "Look, Grandma, I punished myself."
Grandma Yan laughed. This boy is getting more and more glib, just like Bei Nan.
Southwest unpacked the packages one by one, and Grandma Yan was very excited as she looked at them.
The package contained several pairs of cotton shoes, clearly made by the villagers themselves, as well as cotton-padded jackets and trousers with black soles and small red flowers, which were the villagers' favorites.
Grandma Yan picked up the clothes and immediately recognized the stitches as those of Ma Da Sao, which were still so fine and dense.
There were other local specialties from Mushroom Mountain, piled up and in bags. Yan Xiaonan even saw four roe deer legs.
This probably happened when the lumberjacks were cutting down trees, and the silly roe deer ran into it on its own.
Everyone reserved the best for the Yan family, which made Yan Xiaonan happy. Being kind to others is also being kind to oneself.
The package contained gifts not only for Grandma Yan, but also for Cuihua and Yan Xiaoqiang, and most of them for Yan Xiaonan.
Yan Xiaonan looked at the gifts in the package and felt a little amused. She had grown up and didn't need these little trinkets anymore.
However, seeing that Tianru and Yushu liked it very much, I simply gave it to them.
Grandma Yan took her cotton-padded clothes, trousers, and shoes and asked Cuihua to accompany her to change.
Looking at the down-to-earth cotton-padded clothes, Yan Xiaonan saw in her mind the image of an old rural woman standing at the door waiting for her uncle to return, a kind and loving mother.
"Grandma, you look so good in this outfit," Yan Xiaonan said sincerely.
Xuemei also thought it looked good. Grandma looked like she had returned to the past when everyone lived in the Yan family courtyard, a lively and bustling scene.
Southwest's eyes were red; they had been away from Mushroom Village for too long and had long forgotten everything from back then.
But Grandma never forgot, otherwise she wouldn't have been so eager to put on the rural cotton-padded coat.
Yan Xiaonan took out her camera and started snapping photos of Grandma Yan from all sorts of angles.
When Grandma Yan saw Nan Nan taking pictures and striking all sorts of poses while leaning on her cane, she laughed until tears streamed down her face.
"Grandma, I'll go to the photo studio to get the photos developed tomorrow, and then I'll send them to Village Chief Ma and Sister-in-law Ma so they can see how beautiful Grandma looks in this outfit," Yan Xiaonan said.
"Oh, my precious baby, please print a few more copies! I want some too!" Grandma Yan began to look forward to it again.
After tidying everything up, Southwest went to take a shower. He was covered in dust and felt uncomfortable if he didn't clean himself up.
Just as he entered the bathroom, Liu Lili stood at the entrance of the eight-courtyard house, crying and wanting to come in.
Yan Xiaonan had told the house guards early on that, in addition to Cuihua and Yan Xiaoqiang, Grandma Yan was also a permanent resident here.
Anyone else entering this house must announce their presence, even if they are from the southeast, northwest, south, or north.
Because Ye Ren and a few others were still living in the courtyard, and they were key protected individuals in Xia Kingdom, Yan Xiaonan couldn't neglect to protect Ye Ren just because he was her older brother.
So unless Ye Chenming or Yan Xiaonan personally lead you in, no matter who you are, you must stand at the door and wait for an announcement.
Yan Xiaonan heard Liu Lili crying at the door and felt strange. Her consciousness suddenly spread outwards.
Sure enough, Liu Lili's hair was disheveled and her clothes were torn, as if she had been robbed.
He quickly had the guards bring her in; after all, she was his second sister-in-law, and he couldn't ignore her.
When Liu Lili heard that Yan Xiaonan had let her in, hope ignited in her eyes, and she ran faster than the guards.
"Nan Nan, please save Bao'er, I beg you." Liu Lili almost knelt down.
Bao'er, Yan Bao'er, the little girl from the Southwest. Yan Xiaonan was a little stunned. Could it be that Yan Bao'er had been kidnapped?
"Second sister-in-law, don't worry, tell me what happened?" Yan Xiaonan asked.
"Nan Nan, I went to Mushroom Village in the southwest to pick up Duo Duo. I took Bao'er to a restaurant for dinner last night, and I ran into my mother on the way home."
My mother asked me for money, but I ignored her. However, when I went to the market to buy groceries today, my mother and brother snatched Bao'er away from me.
I couldn't take Bao'er from my mother by myself, and she took her away. I chased after her, all the way to my mother's house, but there was no one there.
I asked around, and the neighbors said they hadn't been home for several days. Now I have no idea where they took Bao'er.
Liu Lili finally knelt down on the ground with a thud. She wanted to kowtow to Nan Nan and beg her to save her daughter.
Southwest was taking a shower when she thought she heard Liu Lili's voice. She found it strange, since they had agreed to pick up Duoduo and then come to pick up the mother and daughter.
After quickly rinsing himself clean and changing into a clean set of clothes, Southwest rushed out, but he was startled when he saw Liu Lili's appearance.
"Lily, what's wrong? Where's Bao'er?"
Southwest's question immediately made Liu Lili burst into tears, tears and snot flying everywhere. Ye Chenming frowned.
He didn't want Tianru and the other children to see such a scene, so he took them and left first.
Southwest was sensitive. Seeing Ye Chenming cooking, she felt a little annoyed. The New Year was approaching, but her own wife was crying and wailing in someone else's house.
“Stop crying. This is Nan Nan’s home, not your own. If you have something to say, say it. If you want to cry, go home,” Southwest said.
Liu Lili was taken aback, but then she realized, "Yes, how could I come to Nan Nan's house to cry and wail so close to the New Year?"
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