Chapter 10 Return to the Su Family
Shuangqiao Commune, Shuangshui Brigade, Su’s home at the end of the village.
The shabby door creaked open, and Su Qianqian walked in with Su Qingyue.
Before Su Qianqian could speak, Su Qingwu put down his hoe and strode over to Su Qingyue to take her luggage. His voice trembled, "You, you are the second sister."
Su Qingyue's eyes suddenly turned red, "Brother, it's me."
Su Mingqiang was shakily helped up by his little daughter. Su Qingyue hurried over. She wiped her eyes and called out, "Father, little sister."
Su Mingqiang stared at Su Qingyue for a long time. After a long while, he choked up and said, "Just like your mother, it's good that she's back."
"Father, are you feeling better? I'll take you to the county town tomorrow."
"It's an old problem. Why are you making such a fuss?"
Su Qingxi looked at this beautiful sister whose eyebrows and eyes resembled her mother's, and said in a tearful voice: "Sister, you are so beautiful."
Su Qingyue looked at her sister, a little girl of only thirteen years old, with a slightly yellow skin from the tan, and a pair of big eyes that were unusually bright with tears in them.
Su Qingyue was so distressed, "Why are you crying? I brought you some clothes and skin care products. You can't work in the sun in the future."
Perhaps because of their blood relationship, the two became close instantly.
Su Qianqian rolled her eyes. Su Qingxi was so greedy. She had always been lazy at work and was not close to her at all. But now, when she met Su Qingyue, she acted like a loving sister.
"Uncle Su, Su Qingyue is back, you two should have a good reunion. I'll be leaving first."
The call of "Uncle Su" suddenly distanced everyone from each other. Su Mingqiang felt a chill in his heart, and Su Qingwu felt a little embarrassed.
Sister-in-law Li Zilan thought Su Qianqian was jealous, so she quickly went over to pull her hand and said, "Qianqian, this is your home too, hurry up and prepare for dinner, your eldest brother specially cut some meat for you."
Su Qianqian pulled her hand away. "No, sister-in-law. I am an educated youth sent to the countryside and I will live in the educated youth dormitory. I will return to the city next year."
Li Zilan was stunned and didn't know how to respond. Su Qianqian had already left the hospital.
Su Qingwu thought of Su Qianqian's previous behavior and immediately waved his hand, "Qingyue is back, let's eat."
Su Qingyue greeted her sister-in-law with a smile and helped serve the dishes.
The food was served, fried potato slices with fermented black beans, fried pork with chili peppers, scrambled eggs with leeks, and finally a dish of cold wild vegetables that Su Qingyue didn't recognize.
The staple food was white rice. Su Qingxi was drooling at the sight of the food that could only be eaten during the Chinese New Year.
A little kid came running back from the front door smelling the delicious food. He looked at Su Qingyue with his round eyes and asked shyly, "Are you my aunt?"
After saying that, he sniffed and blew out a bubble.
"Puff"
Su Qingyue couldn't help laughing out loud. Li Zilan's face tightened and she was about to spank her son.
Su Qingyue quickly stopped him, tilting her head with a smile on her face, "Sister-in-law, I just remembered that when I was a kid, I also played a lot."
"Zhuangzhuang, go wash your hands first and then come to eat. Auntie will give you a reward later."
Su Zhuangzhuang grinned, ran to the basin with his short legs, washed his hands and face, and sat obediently at the dining table.
"Mom and Dad, is it New Year's Day today?"
Su Qingwu glared at his son and said, "It's to welcome aunt home."
Zhuangzhuang swallowed and said, "Aunt, please don't leave in the future. This way, our family can eat white rice and meat every day."
Su Qingxi said, "Silly Zhuangzhuang, you're just wishful thinking. The white rice we eat today can only be eaten during the New Year."
Su Qingyue felt distressed when she heard this. It turned out that their lives were so hard.
She put some meat into the bowls of Zhuangzhuang and his sister, "Father, brother, sister-in-law, I'm back and we'll do the same as before, we'll eat whatever we have."
"Once I'm done cleaning up, I'll see what I can do to help share some of the burden at home."
The whole family felt warm and sweet after hearing this. Su Qingyue looked spoiled, but she didn't have a spoiled temper and was easy-going and close to her.
Li Zilan was very pleased that her sister-in-law did not discriminate against the poor or love the rich.
She hurriedly picked up some food for Su Qingyue, "My mother passed away at the beginning of the year, and my father's back is not good.
Qianqian took 200 yuan when she left home, and after a series of things happened, the family had no extra money to buy fine rice and noodles. But it’s okay, as long as we work together, we can live a good life. "
Su Qingyue smiled sweetly, her eyes firm and optimistic, "Okay, I'll listen to my sister-in-law."
Su Mingqiang and Su Qingwu didn't talk much, but they kept picking up food for Su Qingyue.
Su Qingyue felt warm in her heart. After dinner, she opened two wooden boxes and took out a bunch of things.
"Everyone has clothes. I asked Qianqian for the size. If it doesn't fit, sister-in-law, please make some alterations."
Li Zilan touched the blue braid in her hand carefully, "Needlework is not difficult."
Su Qingxi gestured with a yellow floral blouse, her face flushed with excitement, "I have a blouse too, I heard it costs several dozen dollars, I will wear it after I get married!"
Su Qingyue laughed out loud, "When you get married, you won't be able to wear this skirt anymore. Wear it if you want. I'll buy you another one later."
Su Mingqiang and Su Qingwu were each wearing a Zhongshan suit, and both were reluctant to wear them, with uncontrollable joy in their eyes.
Zhuangzhuang is small, so Su Qingyue bought him two sets of clothes, and the little guy put them on immediately.
Su Qingyue opened another box and took out two boxes of malted milk, a bag of fruit candy, three bags of White Rabbit milk candy, two bags of egg cakes, two bags of biscuits, three boxes of chocolate, and three bags of bread.
Zhuangzhuang couldn't bear to watch it anymore, he rushed over and hugged Su Qingyue's thighs, "Wow! Aunt! Can I eat White Rabbit Milk Candy every day?!"
The little guy's voice was so excited that he almost broke into two parts. "Aunt, you are so kind! Please don't leave. You can live in our house from now on!"
Li Zilan was almost embarrassed by this child and spanked him twice, "You little bastard, this is your aunt's house!"
Su Qingyue didn't know whether to laugh or cry. She pinched Zhuangzhuang's face and stuffed a candy into his mouth. "Auntie won't leave!"
She unpacked the side dishes and distributed them to everyone, "Sister-in-law, you put away the rest."
Li Zilan smiled and nodded, "There are a lot of side dishes, and we can't eat them all at once, we have to live day by day."
Su Qingxi was eating White Rabbit milk candy, and the sweet taste seemed to warm her heart.
"Qingyue, you and Qingxi live in the same room. You should take a nap first since you are tired from the car ride."
The bed sheets and quilt covers looked freshly washed and smelled of the sun. "Sister-in-law, I'm not tired. I want to go see my mother.
Go to the county town again to pick up the package."
Su Mingqiang wiped his eyes and said, "Yue, don't worry, let's go to your mother's grave together on the 15th."
The eldest sister-in-law nodded and said, "There is a bus to the county town at six o'clock every morning. The tractors can only be used when the commune has something to do."
"You can ride the Pei family's oxcart if you pay, but the rough guy has a bad temper."
"Sister-in-law, I understand. I'll go ask her later."
Su Xuanwu asked Zhuangzhuang to take his aunt around, and the family went to the fields to earn work points.
Su Qingyue asked Zhuangzhuang to lead her to Pei's house. When they arrived at the door of the thatched cottage, Zhuangzhuang stepped back and said, "Aunt, go knock on the door. Pei Huaiye is fierce and I'm scared."
Su Qingyue looked at this thatched hut which was even more shabby than the Su family’s mud house. How could people live in it?
After talking with Zhuangzhuang for a long time, I found out that Pei Huaiye had a bad relationship with his family and lived alone in a thatched hut.
She knocked on the door for a long time but no one answered.
Pei Huaimei passed by carrying pig feed on her back, and her eyes widened when she saw Su Qingyue.
This is the first time a woman has come to his brother, and she is such a beautiful woman! Woohoo, thank you for reading~ New author, please collect, recommend, and read! Mua!(*╯3╰), thank you for your encouragement!
(End of this chapter)
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