Time passed like water. Soon, summer turned to autumn, and autumn turned to winter. Qin Ying's courses ended early this semester, and the couple returned home shortly after New Year's Day.
The two of them did not make a fuss to alarm their families. They told them the specific time of their return, carried their luggage, and arrived home in the cold.
When Su Aimin pushed open the gate, the first thing he saw was two children running out of the house and playing in the yard. Suihuan, who was over three years old, and Chunchun, who was over two years old, were chasing each other and were very happy.
"Wow!" Chunchun lost his balance while running and fell to the ground, crying out.
"It's so cold, what are you two doing out here?" Qin Ying hurried forward and hugged him distressedly. "Don't cry, don't cry, it doesn't hurt. Let me blow on your mouth."
"I'm cooking, why are you two running away?"
"Oh my goodness!" Zhang Xinlan, who had run out after hearing the noise, was stunned to see Qin Ying and his wife, then she was overjoyed. "Third brother, why are you two back so early this year?"
It's only New Year's Day and she's already back. She probably wouldn't be seen again until before the Spring Festival.
"Everything is fine in the capital, so of course we came back." Qin Ying smiled and explained casually.
In fact, although Qin Ying's courses for this semester have ended and she is on vacation, Su Aimin's business is still in full swing. The reason he came back so early is simply because Yunyun can't come back this year, and they want to come back early to spend more time with their family.
Su Aimin's business is getting bigger and bigger now. He no longer sets up a stall, but acts as a middleman, shipping goods to other stall owners. This is because only his goods are novel in style, good in quality, and even the prices are the lowest. There are countless people who want to buy goods from him.
And because of Qin Xun's relationship, Su Aimin would often receive some goods from the port city sent by him. Every time these goods appeared, they were almost immediately snatched away.
Although Su Aimin gave Qin Xun money as usual, he knew that this was not something that could be measured by money. The manpower and material resources required to transport these goods were so easily cleared because of Qin Xun. Su Aimin remembered his kindness.
"Where are the others at home?" Su Aimin asked curiously without looking at the others. "Second sister-in-law, why are you alone at home with your two children?"
"Well, they..." Zhang Xinlan stammered.
"What happened?" Su Aimin's face changed.
Qin Ying also said: "Yes, sister-in-law, we just got back, please don't scare us."
"Oh, it's nothing serious." Zhang Xinlan knew she couldn't hide it from them, so she could only tell the truth, "Big brother and Ai Dang took Mom to the town clinic, and Big sister-in-law came to take care of her. Dad was worried, so he went too."
"And just now, the Congjun and Congwu couples just got home. When they heard the news, they dropped their things and ran away. Now, aren't I the only one left with my two children?"
"Health center?" Su Aimin was anxious when he heard it. "What happened to Mom? Why did she go to the health center?"
"She fell down in the mountains yesterday, but it wasn't serious," Zhang Xinlan said quickly. "At the time, Mom said it didn't hurt and she was fine. But after a night's sleep, she woke up feeling a bit uncomfortable. My eldest brother and Ai Dang took her to the hospital."
"What is she doing up the mountain in such cold weather?" Su Aimin got angry when he heard this. "She's already so old, and she still thinks she's just like a young guy."
"Okay, Aimin, let's put the things down and go see mom." Qin Ying urged Su Aimin with an anxious look on her face.
"Right, right, right." Su Aimin reacted, put the things in his hands on the ground, turned around and ran, and the next words were blown away by the wind, "Second sister-in-law, please put all the things away."
"Sorry to trouble you, second sister-in-law." Qin Ying said and hurried out.
Zhang Xinlan was dumbfounded. She looked at the things on the floor and the two children staring at her, and laughed angrily. Well, just leave them all to her.
The couple hurried to the town's health center, asked which room Wu Guixiang was in, and rushed in.
"Ai Min, you're back?"
"Yingzi, why didn't you tell me you were coming back?"
Inside the house, the Su family looked at the breathless couple with both surprise and joy. What was going on today? They were all coming home one after another.
Wu Guixiang, who was lying on the bed, turned her head and saw the two of them. Her eyes instantly widened like bells, and then her gaze moved behind them. She saw nothing, and a glimmer of disappointment flashed in Wu Guixiang's eyes.
"Why are you two back?"
"If I hadn't come back, I wouldn't have known you were so capable." Su Aimin looked at her, distressed and angry. "You're already so old, why are you running up to that mountain for no reason?"
He was a little anxious and his tone of voice was not very nice. In the past, Wu Guixiang would have been furious, but today she was calm and said nothing. Su Aimin just thought she was in the wrong and didn't know what to say.
"Brother, is Mom okay?" He turned and asked Su Aiguo.
Su Aiguo scratched his head. "Nothing serious. The doctor said it was just a tissue contusion."
"Soft tissue contusion." Qin Ying reminded.
"Yes, it's a soft tissue contusion." Su Aiguo suddenly realized, "And then there's the injury to my tailbone. The doctor said I have to stay in bed for a while and take good care of myself, and it will be fine."
"Did you hear that?" Su Aimin said to Wu Guixiang again, "Old man, please stop running around. Stay home and take good care of yourself. Don't go anywhere."
Wu Guixiang glanced at him and remained silent.
"Third brother, please stop talking." Li Xiulian couldn't bear to hear it any longer. "Mom didn't run to the mountains because she had nothing to do. No one wants to get hurt."
"She's not doing this for Yunyun."
"For Yunyun?" Su Aimin and Qin Ying were both stunned.
"That's right." Li Xiulian sighed. "Aren't winter bamboo shoots sprouting recently? Mother is worried about Yunyun every day, wondering when she will be able to come back. Although Yunyun basically won't be able to come back for the New Year this year, Mother is still afraid."
"She was afraid that if Yunyun came back and wanted to eat something, she wouldn't be able to make it for her, so she went up the mountain. She went there to dig winter bamboo shoots, and it was because Yunyun liked to eat them that she accidentally fell."
Li Xiulian's words made everyone in the room silent.
"Mom, you..." Su Aimin's nose felt sore, and he looked ashamed. "It's my fault. I shouldn't have said that to you."
Qin Ying's eyes were red, and she looked apologetic. "Mom, it was our fault."
Wu Guixiang turned her head and didn't look at them, but looked at the window inside the house. Outside the window was the distant blue sky.
She murmured, "What have you done wrong? It has nothing to do with you."
"I just miss my granddaughter so much."
Qin Ying turned her face away and couldn't help shedding tears.
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