The backyard has been renovated in winter and is different from previous years. The scenery is even more beautiful.
Zhou Jiao hadn't come here since the New Year, but now she saw herself being pushed into her own small yard by her son - it was like a completely different world with an ancient charm.
——The few vacant rooms have been filled with furniture and old items.
In the east room, Zhou Jiao fondly touched several screens. It seemed she could pick up her embroidery again. "Son, how many good things have you made?"
Ping An was so pleased to see his mother that he laughed happily. "Haha, not much. We just don't have a bunk bed. Grandpa said we have one at home, so we didn't bring it in. It would be uncomfortable for outsiders to sleep in it."
"I bought these screens by bartering for some porcelain. My father once said that you like embroidery, but you would find gold leaf and jade inlays vulgar."
"My dad picked out the beauty couch himself, but unfortunately one of the legs has been patched up. But he also found a lot of flower seeds, and we'll plant them in the spring so you can smell the fragrance every day. My grandpa also wanted to build a swing in the yard for you to play with, haha... My dad said it was dangerous, so he rejected it..."
"My grandpa had a plan. He said that the east wing of his courtyard would be converted into a large study, dedicated to collecting ancient books. The west wing would be converted into a piano room, specifically for you and my grandma to play musical instruments.
Haha, my dad said my grandpa was just taking revenge. My grandpa said you, a stinky boy, stole my good daughter, and you still can’t let me go…”
Zhou Jiao laughed happily...It is so lucky to have a child who is loved by his father.
Before the mother and son walked out of the yard, they heard bursts of dogs barking outside, followed by a scolding from Wuyi.
"Our little ones should have seen those two strange aunties."
Zhou Jiao glanced at her son with amusement, "Little darlings? Did you three brothers choose these names on purpose?"
Ping An put one hand in his pocket and tilted his head as if deep in thought, "How is that possible? We still like it when you call us Dabao, Erbao, and Xiaobao."
"real?"
"It's more real than pearls. Mom, listen." Ping An smiled at her and suddenly shouted, "Tiger Girl, Leopard Girl, come here..."
As the voice fell, two big dogs rushed over, accompanied by Wuyi's shouting, "Dabao and Erbao, be careful, don't scare my mother."
Zhou Jiao burst out laughing. So this is what it means to have both a full name and a nickname. Life isn't easy for a dog; they have to remember two names.
Wuyi ran over and rubbed against her other side, "Mom, why are you here? We were just about to finish our work here and pick you up to go home together."
Oh, not to mention getting off work, Zhou Jiao almost forgot that she still had to work in the afternoon. She quickly raised her hand to look at her watch.
"Mom, there's still time. I'll take you there on my bike when the time comes."
Zhou Jiao nodded with a smile. Being picked up by her son and being picked up by her man have two different meanings and feelings.
"Where's your brother Erbao?"
Wuyi looked at Ping'an jokingly, "Brother Erbao said that Brother Dabao is here and he's in charge over there."
Ping An glared at him and touched the big wolf dog that stood up and almost reached his shoulder, "Tiger Girl, bite him!"
Wuyi quickly patted Huniu who came over and said, "Go away, I just fed you a big plate of game."
Zhou Jiao looked at her two sons cheerfully and patted the head of the remaining Leopard Girl. "Didn't Old Master Yi scold you for choosing this name?"
"Mom, you don't understand. We're so wronged. Not only Grandpa Yi, but even Grandpa Mo won't allow us to do it. He said he'd beat us every time he saw us."
Zhou Jiao was startled when she heard this, then burst into laughter. The Yi family had Yi Huniu, and the Mo family's eldest son's nickname was Leopard!
Wuyi winked at Zhou Jiao, "Mom, do you know the name of the remaining dog in our family?"
"You're not going to play tricks on me again, are you?"
"Hey, this is really a coincidence. The three of us brothers thought it was so difficult to choose a name, so we just named the remaining three "Da Yi", "Da Shuo", and "Da San". From now on, it won't be too much trouble, and we can just name them "Da Yi", "Da Shuo", and "Da San" one by one..."
Zhou Jiao didn't wait for him to finish, and squatted on the ground with her hands on her stomach. What a sin! It would be strange if Dayi wasn't furious!
Ping An kicked his brother in amusement and helped his mother up.
On the way to work, Wuyi finally explained, "That was just to tease my Uncle Dayi. Our little darlings have nice names like Lightning and Gale. They're not too impressive."
"Well, next time, don't joke around. Once in a while is fine, but more than once seems disrespectful to your elders. In this world, if you want to fit in, you have to follow the crowd."
Wuyi frowned and said, "Mom, if you are tired of working, just quit your job. We are all grown up and can support the family."
"Are you overthinking it?" Zhou Jiao patted her son's arm. "If a woman doesn't have her own career and is stuck in housework all day, her world becomes very small."
What Zhou Jiao didn't say was that appearance will age. A woman as insecure as her always has a sense of crisis, and she wants to move forward side by side with Zhang Guoqing.
"Are you at work? Who is this from your family?"
Zhou Jiao smiled as she ran into an acquaintance. "Where's the Third Brother? Are you rushing to work too?"
"Yes. Your three sons look very similar. If you don't look carefully, you really can't tell them apart. A while ago, Sister Chen from my unit said that she was so embarrassed when she saw the eldest son calling the second son. Fortunately, Liuyi was understanding and helped her out."
Zhou Jiao looked at her sons and said hesitantly, "Is it really that exaggerated? The eldest one looks more like his father, and the youngest one looks more like me. The second one is more like my dad, so he's the easiest to recognize."
"Haha, this is your son. Of course you recognized him easily. If you don't believe me, let me tell you a funny story. Before the New Year, did your three sons take turns picking you up from get off work?"
Zhou Jiao nodded. But her husband had already taken several calls.
"There's a young girl who was just assigned to my unit. She seems to have taken a fancy to your eldest son. One day, when she saw your son coming to pick you up, she even brought her friends over to talk to him."
Zhou Jiao really didn't know about this.
"Guess what happened. The old man at the door called out, 'Liuyi, come in first and warm up. Your mom is in a meeting, so she won't be here soon.'"
"Oh, later on, when the girls had a conflict, they brought up this incident, and it made us all laugh to death..."
Zhou Jiao's smile faded. She didn't like people using her son as an excuse to make fun of her. Every boy or girl had feelings of admiration, but to gossip about someone behind their back was too much.
As soon as the other party finished speaking, she raised her wrist towards him and said, "It's almost time. I'll go first. We can talk again when we have time."
As soon as the mother and son left, Wuyi asked, "Mom, who is this? They look like they really want to get close to you."
"An insignificant acquaintance."
Wuyi nodded in understanding and turned to glance at the other person's back. What a gossip! She really wanted to get closer to her mother, but why didn't she understand her temper first?
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