When they arrived in the county and carried their things back to the yard, both of them were exhausted, like dogs. Chen Zhizhi saw this and quickly came over to help: "You didn't even come to call me!"
"I didn't know if you were still home. We were thinking of moving over slowly, but we eventually made it. We just realized that all our stuff is really too heavy. Let me introduce you. This is Yao Tongjia's mother, Yao Yanxin, who was my college roommate!"
Huang Shanshan came over and shook hands: "Hello, hello!"
Yao Yanxin felt that it had been a long time since anyone had shaken her hand like this. She looked at her hands and was a little flustered: "I... my hands are a bit rough."
Huang Shanshan took Yao Yanxin's hand: "My hands aren't smooth either, let's see whose hands are rougher!"
These words felt like a warm current flowing through Yao Yanxin's heart. She had spent more than ten years in the countryside, which shattered her pride as an educated person!
Huang Shanshan and the others were also packing their things. Grandma Huang sat in the living room, her eyes filled with reluctance!
Xiao Yan looked around the room: "There are five of us in total, so five rooms will suffice. We won't stay in the room where Auntie is staying!"
These words made Huang Shanshan pat Xiao Yan's hand gratefully, and Grandma Huang slowly stood up as well: "The house is now in your names, so I can't take up your rooms!"
Xiao Yan quickly waved her hand: "This is just a temporary measure to prevent the neighborhood committee from causing trouble. We have already signed the agreement. As long as you want the house back, you can transfer it back at any time."
These words made Granny Huang's face look much better: "Then this old woman thanks you all. If, if anyone comes looking for me in the future, please be sure to call me!"
Xiao Yan knew that Granny Huang was still waiting for those two sons who would never appear, so she nodded repeatedly: "I will definitely let you know, I will definitely let you know right away, don't worry, I won't waste a minute, I'll call you right away!"
These words pleased Granny Huang, putting her mind at ease: "I'll clear out my room for you!"
Xiao Yan waved her hands repeatedly: "No need, no need. Look, the five of us are just right. Why would we need an extra room? Do you know any family that buys a house and still uses your old furniture?"
"This has already saved us a lot of money. It's just reserving a room for you. It's nothing, Auntie, please don't worry about it!"
Grandma Huang seemed relieved: "Then I'll put some things you don't need into the room!"
Seeing that Granny Huang had regained some of her spirits, Huang Shanshan grasped Xiao Yan's hand: "Yanzi, thank you! This house is really important to my mother!"
Xiao Yan patted Huang Shanshan's hand: "We're mutually beneficial. Look, because of you, I even have a job now, and the whole family can live together. That's better than anything else!"
These words struck a chord with Huang Shanshan: "That makes sense. Before, I worried about my mother living alone here every day. Now that she's finally willing to let me go to the military region, I'm so happy!"
The two families packed their things separately. When they were almost done, Xiao Yan suddenly remembered: "Shanshan, where's your son?"
Huang Shanshan shook her head: "They went out, maybe something happened. People of their status wouldn't tell us anything."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Yan glanced around and, noticing that Yao Yanxin wasn't there, asked Chen Zhizhi, "Brother Zhizhi, Tongtong's father is also a soldier. When our two families left Beijing, her father was on a mission."
“We’ve been away from Beijing for over 12 years now, and we still haven’t found that man. Could you check if he’s already sacrificed his life?”
Chen Zhizhi shook his head: "Now there are many military regions, each with its own management. Unless you have someone familiar in the military region, you can't really know whether someone has sacrificed their life or not!"
These words deflated Xiao Yan: "I wonder if he also ran into a scumbag, but that guy really didn't seem like one. Maybe I have bad taste?!"
This prompted Chen Zhizhi to ask another question: "Do you know which military region he belongs to? Let me check if there are any people I know in his military region."
Just then, Yao Yanxin walked over, and Xiao Yan shook her head: "Let's talk about it later!"
Xiao Yan also felt sorry for her friend. She had been pampered since childhood and did not want to marry such a person. For more than ten years, she had to support her two children on her own.
Just then, the three children returned from get out of class and saw that not only Xiao Yan was there, but also Yao's mother.
Yao Tongxu immediately ran over and grabbed his mother: "Mom, what are you doing here?"
Seeing her two children, Yao's mother was also happy and playfully scolded, "Don't you want to see me?"
Yao Tongxu immediately hugged his mother's arm: "I missed Mom so much!"
These words pleased Yao's mother, who put her arm around his shoulder and said, "You and your sister should switch genders!"
Yao Tongjia felt a little envious and chimed in, "He should be the younger sister, and I should be the older brother. That would be more reasonable!"
Xiao Gengwu: "......" Where is the logic in this?
Just then, Granny Huang called out, "Dinner is ready!"
Today, Grandma Huang didn't cook separately; everyone sat together in the main room, making it seem like there were many people.
Grandma Huang rarely smiled: "I'm cooking another meal for you three kids today. You have to try it. It won't be easy to get my food from now on!"
Yao Tongxu chimed in, "Of course I have to try Grandma's cooking, it's really delicious!"
These blunt words made Granny Huang laugh out loud: "It's really not that delicious! You're just kidding me!"
"Stay close to your sister and the others from now on. Even though you and your sister are twins, you still need more experience to become like her!"
Indeed, Yao Tongxu had been lying in bed the whole time, and the outside world seemed like a blank sheet of paper to him.
His experience was too limited, not even comparable to the original owner, and even less so compared to Yao Tongjia in modern times.
Grandma Huang looked at Xiao Gengwu: "You're good at playing dumb to get what you want, just don't be too cunning!"
Xiao Gengwu nodded: "Thank you, Grandma!"
Xiao Gengwu was exceptionally intelligent, but sometimes he couldn't help but overthink things, just like the last time someone followed the trail of blood.
He kept blaming himself for not doing a good job and for causing Yao Tongjia to be frightened!
But he forgot that he was also a teenager who was not yet an adult, and there were some responsibilities that he did not need to bear!
"Xiao Yan, you're a decent person, but sometimes you have to let go. You and Tongjia's mother are just friends; you can't take care of her forever!"
These words touched Xiao Yan's heart. She did indeed regard Yao Yanxin as her responsibility and always stood up for her when something happened.
It's also because Yao Yanxin is too delicate; she's really worried about her!
"Tongjia and Tongxu's mother, you need to stand up for yourself. If you can't stand up for yourself, no one can help you!"
When Yao Yanxin first met Granny Huang, Granny Huang had a keen eye and immediately recognized her. She nodded and said, "I will learn to be independent!"
She used all her courage to take her child out of Beijing. Could she really become independent? Yao Yanxin herself expressed doubt!
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