While their neighbor, Lü Sanmei, spent the New Year in the hospital, Yu Qiuying's family was finally able to enjoy a peaceful holiday.
On the second day of the Lunar New Year, Zhou Caiping and Xiao Mingyang arrived with their two children on a motorcycle.
The couple had smiles on their faces, and the whole family was dressed in new clothes, having bought a lot of things.
"Mom, we're back." Zhou Caiping called out "Mom" with a touch more affection than in previous years.
Yu Qiuying responded with a single word, then stepped forward, picked up Xiao Tingting, and beckoned Xiao Mingyang into the house.
After a year apart, Xiao Tingting had grown quite a bit taller and had become a little bolder, obediently calling out "Grandma."
Xiao Fangfang is one and a half years old, which is a very fussy age. She doesn't want to be held by adults and wants to get down and walk around.
Zhou Cailian called to Zhou Jiahong, "Fifth brother, why don't you take Fangfang out for a walk?"
This little girl is so active, running all over the house. She walks unsteadily, and with all that thick clothing and the uneven ground, she trips and falls every few steps. It's so worrying to watch her, afraid she'll bump into something.
"Come on, Tingting, your uncle will take you out to play." Zhou Jiahong picked up Xiao Fangfang and called to Xiao Tingting.
Seeing that his mother and brother-in-law were chatting and he couldn't join in, Zhou Jiadong got up, took Xiao Tingting's hand, and went out with Zhou Jiahong.
"I didn't expect you all to have changed so much in just one year. The fifth one seems to have become much more sensible," Zhou Caiping said with a touch of emotion.
“Yes, the fifth one has indeed become much more sensible.” Zhou Cailian pulled Zhou Caiping to her room.
The two sisters chatted for a while, and then Zhou Caiping asked Zhou Cailian, "Big sister, have you found a boyfriend in Dongguan Province yet?"
Zhou Cailian chuckled and said, "No, why are you asking this too?"
Zhou Caiping really didn't mean anything by it. "You've become so beautiful, isn't it normal for me to ask this?"
"I don't plan to remarry. I'm quite comfortable living in Dongguan Province. Every day is easy and fulfilling. I think it's fine to live alone." Although Zhou Cailian said this, for some reason, Qin Yang's image suddenly appeared in her mind.
She pursed her lips and quickly erased the image from her mind.
Zhou Caiping didn't notice her unusual behavior. She was a little surprised. "What? You're not planning to get married?"
"Yes, I don't want to get married again."
“No, you’re only in your twenties, why aren’t you getting married?” Zhou Caiping was a little confused. If her older sister had children or was in her forties or fifties, it would be understandable if she didn’t want to get married. But she was only in her twenties and didn’t have children yet, so why didn’t she plan to get married again?
What will happen when we get old?
"I just feel that getting married is pretty meaningless."
Previously, Zhou Cailian also believed that marriage was a woman's ultimate destiny.
But now her mindset is different, and many of her ideas have changed. Rather than relying on a man to make a living, she prefers to rely on herself, earn her own money and spend it as she pleases. If she doesn't get married, she won't have to deal with mother-in-law/daughter-in-law relationships, won't have to force herself to integrate into another unfamiliar family, won't have to serve anyone, and can do whatever she wants, without any constraints or restrictions.
"But, but you haven't had a child, what will you do when you get old?" Zhou Caiping finally said it.
Zhou Cailian didn't think that far ahead. "We can talk about the future later. But I think that as long as I make enough money while I'm young, I can just hire a nanny when I get old and need someone to take care of me."
Zhou Caiping opened her mouth, "Okay, big sister, you've really changed a lot."
Although she didn't understand, she chose to respect it.
The two sisters chatted for a while, and around 10:30, they went into the kitchen together to prepare lunch.
The family enjoyed lunch together happily, and no one brought up the unpleasant things from the past.
Xiao Mingyang gave Yu Qiuying a large red envelope this year, and he also returned 1,000 yuan of the 3,000 yuan that Yu Qiuying lent him last year.
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