Cousin Linlin was four years younger than Du Chen, a chubby boy who was supposed to start preschool this summer. Since he had only met Du Chen a few times, he was a little shy and hid behind his uncle, watching him quietly.
"Linlin, come here, look what I brought you?"
Du Chen held the plastic bag in his hand and tempted his little cousin.
Lin Lin glanced at her father, and seeing that he had no objection, she timidly walked to Du Chen.
Du Chen handed the plastic bag in his hand to his cousin and spoke to several people at the same time.
"Fourth Uncle, please go sit inside first. Linlin and I will play in the yard for a while!"
"Okay, Chenchen, take good care of your brother and don't go out to play on the street! Let's go inside first!"
Du Chen's mother gave Du Chen some advice and then ignored him.
"By the way, big sister, why didn't Binbin come over?"
At this time, Xiao Li noticed that Du Bin was not there.
"He's in school today, so I didn't pick him up."
Comrade Lao Du answered his brother-in-law's question.
"Where does Binbin eat lunch?"
"Just a bite to eat on the street, come on, go inside, don't worry about the boss, it's okay!"
Comrade Lao Du said nonchalantly that maybe Du Bin was still happy being alone.
On the other side, his cousin was looking through the contents of a plastic bag while Du Chen walked directly to the water pump. Du Chen felt a little itchy, and after checking that no one was paying attention, he pulled the handle of the water pump.
As Du Chen's hands moved, streams of cool well water gushed out from the spout. Du Chen watched with amusement; boys' pleasures were that simple.
The little cousin saw Du Chen playing in the water and didn't care about the plastic bag in his hand. He ran over to play in the water with Du Chen. Normally, Ren Suping would not let him play in the water, so now that he had the chance, when would he hurry over?
"Du Chen! Why are you taking your brother to play in the water? Don't you know the water is cold?"
Just when Du Chen and his cousin were having fun, a roar was heard.
Du Chen was startled when he heard the sound. He turned around and saw his mother walking towards him aggressively. Du Chen subconsciously wanted to run away.
"Run one for me and try!"
Mom's words interrupted Du Chen's actions.
"Mom, I've never seen this before, so I tried it out of curiosity."
When Du Chen saw that he couldn't escape, he quickly explained to his mother with a smile on his face.
"Okay, sister, it's just playing in the water. Come on, Chenchen, go into the house, wash your hands and get ready for dinner."
At this time, Ren Suping also heard the noise and ran over from the kitchen, hurriedly trying to persuade her sister.
Du Chen's mother glared at Du Chen fiercely, stopped talking, turned around and went into the house.
Seeing this, Du Chen didn't dare to act naughty anymore. Otherwise, he would really get beaten. So he followed his mother into the house obediently.
The lunch was very sumptuous, with chicken, fish, mutton, and spareribs. It was obvious that Ren Suping's family had put a lot of effort into entertaining Du Chen's family. Ren Suping's parents-in-law were also there today and helped to prepare lunch.
"Chenchen, wash your hands quickly and sit on the kang. Brother-in-law, would you like something to drink?"
Comrade Lao Du was about to nod when he suddenly saw Du Chen staring at him, and he swallowed the words that were on the tip of his tongue.
"No more drinking, no more drinking. I have to drive soon, and I drank a lot last night. Xiao Li, go ahead and drink. I'll have a couple of drinks with you when we get home tonight."
Comrade Lao Du refused, and Du Chen's mother looked at him strangely, thinking in her heart that the sun had risen from the west.
Xiao Li wanted to persuade her again, but he got two cold eyes from his wife, so he shut up and dared not say anything.
The chicken on the table is free-range chicken raised by Ren Suping herself. The meat is plump and chewy, far superior to the bland broiler chicken bought on the street.
"Auntie Four, the chickens you raise at home are so delicious!"
Du Chen ate the chicken and kept praising its deliciousness.
"Chenchen, try it. The mutton is raised by our family. We usually feed them with melon rinds. There are shepherds who graze the sheep every day!"
Fourth uncle picked up a piece of mutton with chopsticks and motioned Du Chen to try it.
"Uncle, is this the sheep we slaughtered for the New Year?"
Du Chen was a little surprised. Aren’t these days the days for slaughtering sheep?
"How can we keep the New Year's mutton until now? Someone in the village is getting married and I ordered three sheep before the New Year. You came at the perfect time. The sheep were just slaughtered a few days ago, and I kept half for myself."
"Mm, it's delicious, uncle. It doesn't have much of a smell, and it's just right, neither too fat nor too thin."
Du Chen ate the chicken and mutton happily. Natural food is the best. Food raised with feed is bland and has a strong fishy smell.
The meal lasted for more than two hours and everyone was quite satisfied. Du Chen even had a full belly.
"Little sister, have you packed your things? If you have, let's get ready to go!"
After dinner, they sat for another hour, and Du Chen's mother said to Ren Suping.
"Sister, can you sit for a while? Let's have dinner and then go back."
Xiao Li said to Du Chen's mother.
"Xiao Li, my elder sister and the others have to go to the city to restock some supplies. Let's go back together after we finish packing. Besides, Binbin is alone, and if he comes back too late at night, he won't have anywhere to eat."
Ren Suping knew that her sister still had to go to the city to purchase goods, so she said to her husband.
"Okay, the things are packed, just take them to the car."
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"Du Bin, uncle and auntie are going back to the village with your fourth aunt today, so do we not need to buy the radio?"
On the way home from school, Ding Miaomiao heard that Du Chen and others went to Ren Suping's house, and suddenly remembered that Du Chen promised her to go to the city to buy a radio today.
"Not necessarily. To go to my fourth aunt's house, we have to go to the city first. I think they can buy it, right?"
Du Bin wasn't sure whether Du Chen remembered buying the radio, but he definitely forgot.
Ding Miaomiao was about to speak when she heard someone running towards her from behind. Out of curiosity, Ding Miaomiao turned around and saw Liu Rifei leading two people running towards them.
Ding Miaomiao's heart tightened, and her intuition told her that Liu Rifei was coming for her and Du Bin.
"Dubin! Run!"
Ding Miaomiao pulled Du Bin and prepared to run, but Du Bin turned his head back curiously. When he turned around, Liu Rifei and others had already run up to them.
"Ding Miaomiao, run away and leave me alone!"
When Du Bin saw this situation, he knew that the two people would definitely not be able to escape, so he could only stay behind and let Ding Miaomiao go first.
Ding Miaomiao was also very decisive. Knowing that she would be a hindrance if she stayed, she did not hesitate and ran directly to the store, hoping that Comrade Lao Du had returned to the store.
"Liu Rifei, what do you want to do!"
Du Bin was not afraid when the three of them were in front of him. He stopped them and questioned them.
"What do you think, Du Bin? I remember that punch you gave me very clearly!"
Liu Rifei said gritting his teeth that now that the three of them were surrounding Du Bin, they were not afraid that Du Bin would run away.
Du Bin knew that he couldn't avoid this fight today, and he also understood the principle of striking first. So he stopped talking nonsense with Liu Rifei and kicked Liu Rifei in the stomach!
“Fuck…”
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