Chapter 168 Diligent
"Your mother and I are planning to go home for the New Year. Do you want to come with us?"
Lin Ting had originally been thinking about going back to his hometown for the New Year, and now that he's hit by a flu that looks somewhat serious, he's even more determined to go back home.
Lin Qiu thought about it and felt that Pengcheng was now considered a high-risk area, so he was somewhat uneasy staying here. In addition, he was eager to try, so he agreed.
On the 26th day of the twelfth lunar month, the old couple, Lin Qiu's family of three, Lin Ping's family of four, Lin Hui and Zhao Dalong's family, a total of about ten people, big and small, boarded the train back to Yancheng.
Wang Shan slept until she got off the train. After getting up, she rinsed her mouth and followed the crowd to eat a bowl of special fish noodles near the station. She also played with Yang Liuliu for a while before squeezing onto the bus.
"Mom, when can we get back to our hometown?" Wang Shan couldn't help but sigh.
Her butt was numb from the shaking, and the carriage was as packed as a can of sardines. She couldn't even stand up and stretch.
Lin Qiu was also squeezed very hard, but he still comforted his daughter: "We are almost there!"
It was almost eleven o'clock in the morning when the bus pulled into the town.
As soon as the bus stopped, a group of people rushed out impatiently.
Wang Shan was feeling unhappy on the bus, but now that she got off, she was full of energy. She walked around with great interest, looking at the scenery of the town.
Yang Liuliu also wanted to follow her sister, but was held in Yang Zhefeng's arms. She was so anxious that she shouted at the top of her lungs, "I want to get down, Dad! I want to get down! Sister! Sister! Wait for me!"
Seeing this, Wang Shan ran over and said, "Uncle, put Liuliu down. I'll lead him."
After Yang Liuliu regained her freedom, she immediately grabbed her sister and snorted at Yang Zhefeng angrily, making Yang Zhefeng so angry that he wanted to slap her.
Not long after, Wang Xiuren found two vans at the station to take everyone in his family, young and old, back to the Lin family.
Zhou Mei and Lin Li and his wife, who had returned home a few days earlier, had already prepared dinner and were waiting at the door, with their four children also waiting nearby.
After getting off the bus, the adults helped with the luggage and chatted with each other. The children had already huddled together, looking very affectionate.
After dinner, Lin Qiu prepared to go home. After all, he would stay at home for more than ten days. Although Zhou Mei helped to clean the house, he still had to prepare the things for the New Year himself.
"Why go back? Why not just live here?" Liu Xiang is very enthusiastic now.
"No, how can I stay at my mother's house during the New Year?" Lin Qiu waved his hand.
"Then your family and Pingping's family can all come to my house for lunch at noon on the 29th. I've already bought the food!"
Liu Xiang added: "Dad, Mom, and my eldest brother's family, come over here!"
"I know, I'll definitely come over when the time comes!" Lin Qiu agreed with a smile, "Okay, Shanshan, we're ready to go home!"
Wang Shan didn't want to go home, so she acted coquettishly towards Lin Qiu: "Mom, can you let me stay at grandma's house? I want to play with Sister Huanhuan and the others!"
Knowing that she would go back to her hometown for the New Year, she brought back all her pocket money and waited to buy fireworks sticks, firecrackers and spicy strips with her cousins.
Sister Huanhuan and the others had told her that if she followed the road ahead in her hometown, she would reach the market. During the market, both sides of the road were full of delicious food and fun things. She had long been ready to try the delicious spicy noodles from her hometown.
"We still have to stay in our hometown for several days. Let's go home today."
Seeing her mother unwilling to give in, Wang Shan could only change her shoes angrily and follow her father.
The family of three rushed home along the familiar yet unfamiliar road.
"Tomorrow I have to go to the street and buy two red mandihongs. I will set off one on New Year's Eve and one early in the morning on New Year's Day."
On the way, Wang Xiuren expressed his plan.
"Yes, we need to buy some small firecrackers. I guess people will come to visit us on the first day of the new year." Lin Qiu thought for a moment, "Tomorrow I will go to the street with you. We need to prepare some melon seeds, peanuts, and candies, as well as chicken, duck, fish and meat."
“I want to go too!”
Hearing that they had to go to the market tomorrow, Wang Shan didn't care about being angry, and immediately pulled Lin Qiu's sleeve, "Mom, take me to the market tomorrow, I've never been to a market before."
"Where haven't you been to the market? The last time I went back to my hometown, I took you to the market in town, and you even insisted on eating sesame balls!" Lin Qiu recalled what happened a few years ago, as if it happened just yesterday.
"I was still young at that time and I don't remember it at all." Wang Shan shook Lin Qiu's arm.
"Okay, okay! I'll take you there, I'll take you there!"
Even if his daughter didn't say it, Lin Qiu would take her with him.
When we entered the village, we found Wang Zongsheng and Li Xiuying waiting at the intersection.
"Dad, Mom!"
"Grandpa, grandma!"
The family of three hurriedly greeted them, lest others see them and say they didn’t even recognize their elders.
"Hey, Lao Er, Lin Qiu, and Shan Shan, you're finally back! I heard from your sister-in-law that you were coming back today, so your mother and I have been waiting for you at the intersection!"
As soon as they met, Wang Zongsheng took the suitcase from Wang Xiuren's hand with surprising enthusiasm.
Li Xiuying also smiled like a flower, "Yes, I'm looking forward to your return for the New Year. Come to the old house for dinner tonight. Your father killed a hen early in the morning and I've already stewed it. Shanshan, I'll leave the big chicken drumstick for you when the time comes."
Wang Xiuren and his wife looked at each other, not knowing what the two were up to, but they still nodded and agreed.
Tonight, the meal prepared by Li Xiuying was particularly rich, with an octagonal table and a round table, both filled to the brim.
"Shanshan is here?" Li Xiuying touched her granddaughter's head. "Go to the kitchen quickly. Grandma fried some sweet potato balls. They are perfect to eat while they are hot. They are so soft!"
Wang Shan was a little overwhelmed by her grandmother's hospitality and could only look at her mother.
"Mom, stop being busy and come and take a look. These are the down jackets I bought for you and dad. Try them on and see if they fit you." Lin Qiu handed four shopping bags to Li Xiuying.
"Oh, every year I wear the new clothes you two buy me." Li Xiuying wiped her hands on her apron, took the shopping bag with a smile, opened it and looked at it, "I'm already this old, why do you still buy such bright red?"
"The red one is a scarf. We wear it around our necks during Chinese New Year. It's warm and festive." Lin Qiu explained, "We also bought a hat for Dad."
"I'm sorry to have spent so much money on you!" Li Xiuying smiled even more happily, "You guys sit down first, I'll put the food away, stir-fry some vegetables and then we'll start eating!"
After a while, Wang Xiu De and Wang Xiu Li also came with their families.
Brothers Wang Xiuren and Wang Xiude haven't seen each other for almost ten years.
Wang Xiude saw that Wang Xiuren was actually able to greet him warmly: "Second brother, when did you come back? Why didn't you call home so that I could pick you up on my motorcycle."
What is the reason for picking us up? It’s to show off that he bought a motorcycle.
Lin Qiu pushed Wang Shan, and Wang Shan quickly greeted him.
"Uncle, aunt."
"Uncle, aunt."
Wang Ming, Wang Lei and Wang Ling, three siblings, also called people at their father's urging.
Wang Zhen from Wang Xiuli's family hid behind after saying hello. But her brother Wang Bin was very brave. After saying hello, he rolled his eyes around Wang Xiuren's family.
As for Wang Xiuxin, he was making fire in the kitchen while his wife and daughter were at her mother-in-law's house for confinement and would not be back until the 28th.
Only after Li Xiuying brought two plates of vegetables to the table did the whole family sit down and prepare to eat.
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