"This child, oh dear, what should we do?" Grandma Yan was worried.
“Older sister, your children and grandchildren have their own lives to live. You just need to take care of yourself so that Nan Nan won’t worry,” Fu Qingping quickly comforted her.
Grandma Yan nodded. That's true, but they are still her own children and grandchildren, how could she not worry about them?
"Hey, Grandma, is something wrong?"
Yan Xiaonan's cell phone rang in her bag. She took it out and glanced at the newly released phone—an Ericsson GH337. The caller ID showed the phone number of her family's middle-level court.
Because the eight-courtyard siheyuan was too large, Yan Xiaonan applied for several routes: one for the inner courtyard, one for the middle courtyard, and one for the study in the outer courtyard.
There's another one on the square side for the guards, and the one in the outer courtyard's main living room is for everyone to use.
"Auntie, guess who I am?" Wu Jinban felt warm inside when he heard Yan Xiaonan's voice and asked playfully.
"Five and a half catties, you little rascal, you're home? Why didn't you call your aunt so she could come pick you up?" Yan Xiaonan said in surprise.
Wu Jinban's eyes welled up with tears, and a warm stream flowed from his eyes. After being lonely for so long, hearing the care from his family was very comforting.
"Auntie, I know you're busy, so I came back to see you during the summer vacation." Wu Jinban tried his best to control his emotions and said in a relaxed manner.
"Silly child, stay home and don't go out. Auntie will be back soon," Yan Xiaonan said.
Wu Jinban nodded repeatedly, then suddenly remembered that it was a telephone and his aunt couldn't see him, so he immediately said into the receiver, "Aunt, I understand. Don't worry, take your time."
Yan Xiaonan hummed in agreement and hung up the phone. Her first instinct was to call Southwest, but she was immediately hung up on as soon as she dialed.
He called Cuihua and the others again: "Mom, are you with my eldest brother? Wu Jin is back. Let's go home early today."
"What? This little guy, why did you come back without saying a word? I'm going to go buy groceries with your sister-in-law right away, you go back first."
When Cuihua heard that her second grandson had returned, she was overjoyed: "Xuemei, Wujin is back, let's go home."
"Okay, Mom, how about Fu Bao takes you home while I go to the market to buy some groceries?" Xue Mei said happily.
Fu Bao happily ran out of her room. They moved into this two-courtyard house in May.
"Grandma, let me help you walk. Don't rush, be careful of the threshold." Fu Bao helped Cui Hua, who was quite old.
"I'll go to the market with you, Fu Bao, you go to your aunt's house first."
Cuihua decided to go to the market with Xuemei, because she knew what Wujinban liked to eat.
Xuemei quickly pushed out two bicycles, had Fubao lock the door, and then rode off with Cuihua toward the vegetable market.
Cuihua sat on the back rack of the bicycle, remembering what Nannan had told her:
"Xuemei, why don't you learn to drive? Let Nannan apply for a car for you. She has a quota."
Xuemei's heart skipped a beat. She seemed to recall Nannan mentioning it before, but she also thought that commuting by bicycle was a good idea.
Now that we've bought a courtyard house, it's time to consider getting a car: "Mom, I'll listen to you, but I don't know where I can learn to drive."
Cuihua laughed when she heard this: "I'll ask Nannan later, that girl will definitely know."
The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law chatted and laughed as they went to the market, while Fu Bao went directly to the eight-courtyard house.
"Fu Bao, you're back!" Wu Jinban said happily, looking at Fu Bao who had clearly grown taller.
"Brother Wu Jin Ban, how did you grow so tall?" Fu Bao asked happily as she looked at Wu Jin Ban.
“Little sister Fu Bao, I eat milk and bread every day, and what’s it called in Chinese again? Oh right, butter, that’s why I’ve grown tall,” Wu Jin Ban said.
"Fu Bao, where are your mother and grandmother?" Yan Xiaonan arrived home a step ahead of Fu Bao and, not seeing Xue Mei and Cui Hua, asked.
"Mom and Grandma went to the market to buy groceries. They'll be back soon. I'm going to turn on the air conditioner so it won't be hot when they come back," Fu Bao said, heading to the west wing to turn on the air conditioner.
"I've turned it on. From now on, the air conditioner will be on. There's no need to save electricity." Yan Xiaonan said this many times, but Cuihua just couldn't bear to part with it.
"Auntie, has Duoduo not come back?" Wu Jinban asked, unable to find Duoduo.
"Yes, Fu Bao is on summer vacation, so Duo Duo must be on summer vacation too. Why hasn't she come back yet?"
Yan Xiaonan was so busy that she completely forgot about Duoduo not coming back.
This Southwest University is really something. Fu Bao and Duo Duo are both going to high school this year, and they didn't even bother to discuss it with their children.
But as the younger sister, it's not appropriate for her to interfere too much; let Dad ask.
Wu Jinban didn't say anything, went to the side room, picked up the phone and dialed. After a while, Duo Duo's slightly distorted voice came through the receiver.
Hello, who are you looking for?
"Duoduo, I weigh five and a half jin."
"Brother, why are you calling me? Are you okay?" Duoduo exclaimed in surprise.
“I’m fine. I’m at my aunt’s house in Beijing. How are you?” Wu Jinban asked with a smile.
"Really? Then I'll come back right away, oh no, I'll take the train back tomorrow, brother, please wait for me?"
Duoduo was so happy that she would stand up and sit down every now and then, like a child with ADHD.
“Are you sure you can manage on your own? I heard there are planes in the next town, why don’t you take one back?” Wu Jinban suggested.
Duo Duo counted his pocket money. Hmm, he didn't know how much the plane ticket would cost, but he didn't want to ask his grandparents for money.
"Brother, I can do it, don't worry." Duoduo hung up the phone and ran out.
Now that trains are faster, it only takes three or four days to get to Beijing. I'm sure my brother will wait for me.
The train ticket cost Duo Duo almost half of his allowance, but he was very happy. He carefully put the ticket away and returned home.
"Grandma, Grandpa, I bought a train ticket to Beijing for tomorrow. My brother is back, and I want to go see him."
"What? You child, why didn't you tell Grandpa beforehand? Grandpa could have gone with you!" Tang Jianjun said anxiously.
Duoduo helped Tang Jianjun sit down: "Grandpa, you're getting old, you shouldn't take the train. I'll be right back."
"But I'm worried about you being alone," Tang's mother said anxiously.
"Grandma, I'm fifteen years old now, and I'll be in high school this year. Don't worry, I'll call you when I get there," Duoduo said, patting her chest.
"Okay, then write down your ticket for me, and I'll call your dad and have him come pick you up." Tang Jianjun had no choice but to back down.
Duoduo decided that her grandfather was right. She took out a piece of white paper and copied down the train number and carriage number. Worried that Tang Jianjun couldn't see it clearly, she wrote the words in extra large characters.
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