"Qingqing, what's wrong! Where did your third brother go?" Dong Xiulan asked worriedly when she saw her daughter's behavior. Could it be that her son had gotten into some trouble?
"Mom, what are you thinking about! Third Brother is fine. He went to do something, but it's good news. You'll find out soon enough."
Seeing Dong Xiulan's worry, Lin Qing moved back to Dong Xiulan's side and quickly said something.
Dong Xiulan couldn't help but pat Lin Qing's arm and said with a smile, "How could you keep this from your mother!" But knowing that her son hadn't caused any trouble, Dong Xiulan was relieved.
At this moment, Lin Yunfeng arrived at the cowshed with a face full of excitement.
"Grandpa and Grandma, I've come to see you."
"Is there something good happening to Yunfeng? Why are you so happy?" Dong Qinghua asked with a smile when he saw his nephew's beaming face.
Lin Yunfeng said excitedly, "Great news, really great news, but I won't tell you yet. Grandpa, Grandma, Uncle, Aunt, and Xiao Ping'an, hurry up and get ready, I'll take you home for dinner."
Upon hearing Lin Yunfeng's words, his maternal grandfather Dong Weiguo, maternal grandmother Wang Yufen, uncle Dong Qinghua, and aunt Wang Chuanfang exchanged bewildered glances.
"Is my cousin going to see my cousin?" Dong Ping'an asked Lin Yunfeng with bright eyes.
Lin Yunfeng picked Dong Ping'an up in his arms, lifted him up happily, and said with a smile, "Yes, I'll take you to find your cousin. How about it? Little Ping'an, are you happy?"
"Yunfeng! We won't go. It would be bad if we were discovered, and it would implicate you."
After a long while, Dong Weiguo sighed and said slowly.
"Grandpa, don't worry, everything is arranged. Nothing will happen. It's already dark. We'll sneak in through the back door. Even if someone comes, we can sneak out through the back door again. You can ask for some firewood, and if we run into anyone, we can say we went to get firewood."
Hearing his grandfather say he didn't want to go, Lin Yunfeng patiently explained to him.
Dong Weiguo considered it for a while, then shook his head. He couldn't take the risk. They were already in such a state; he couldn't let the children suffer any more.
Lin Yunfeng tried to persuade his grandfather for a while, but his grandfather still refused to nod. Helpless, Lin Yunfeng could only say, "Grandpa and Grandma, my parents came, so I thought I'd take you and my uncle and aunt to have a family reunion dinner together."
"What did you say? Your dad and mom are here?" Grandma, who hadn't spoken until now, suddenly became excited. Uncle and Aunt were also looking at Lin Yunfeng with excited expressions.
"Yes, I'm not lying to you. I went to the county town with Nanxun early this morning to pick up my parents. We just got back and are at my sister's house now!"
After pausing, Lin Yunfeng continued, "Nan Xun asked me to pick you up. Mom and Dad don't know yet; I wanted to give them a surprise!"
"Okay, okay..." Grandpa suddenly said three times, then turned to Grandma and said, "Yufen, let's pack up and go over!" After saying that, he turned to Uncle and Aunt and said, "Qinghua, Chuanfang, you two pack up too! Pack up for Xiaoping'an too."
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After the family finished getting ready, they followed Lin Yunfeng and quietly entered Lin Qing's house through the back door.
At this moment, Lin Jianguo and Dong Xiulan were chatting and laughing with Lin Qing on the kang (a heated brick bed).
Lin Qing and Gu Nanxun knew as soon as their grandparents arrived at the back door because of the alarm.
While chatting with her parents, Lin Qing looked on with anticipation at how her parents would react when they met her maternal grandparents.
"Squeak..."
Dong Xiulan, who was chatting, suddenly heard the door open and instinctively looked towards the door.
Dong Weiguo and Wang Yufen were seen supporting each other as Dong Qinghua and Wang Chuanfang led Dong Ping'an and Lin Yunfeng into the house.
As soon as they entered, Dong Weiguo and Wang Yufen saw Mr. and Mrs. Lin sitting on the sofa, and they were so moved that tears welled up in their eyes.
"Father, Mother!" Dong Xiulan cried out in a trembling voice. She then jumped off the kang (a heated brick bed) quickly, without even putting on her shoes, and ran to Wang Yufen's side, hugging her tightly: "Father, Mother!"
"Oh, oh..." Wang Yufen hugged Dong Xiulan with trembling hands, repeatedly agreeing, while two lines of clear tears couldn't help but flow from the corners of her eyes.
Dong Weiguo's eyes were also red. He couldn't help but hug his daughter and wife. He stretched out his rough hands and kept patting his daughter and wife's backs, choking back tears, unable to say a word.
Lin Qing also got off the kang (a heated brick bed), her eyes reddening. Gu Nanxun reached out and hugged Lin Qing, gently patting her back to comfort her.
In the blink of an eye, everyone in the room couldn't help but tear up, and even Xiao Ping'an buried his head in his mother's arms and choked with sobs.
In the quiet room, no one spoke except for the occasional sobbing.
"Alright, everyone, stop crying. Today is a good day, we should be happy."
After a long while, Lin Jianguo suddenly spoke.
Upon hearing this, Gu Nanxun and Lin Qing quickly pulled everyone to sit down on the kang (a heated brick bed).
Instantly, the kang (a heated brick bed) was packed with people.
"Father, Mother, are you alright?" Dong Xiulan finally couldn't help but ask after everyone sat down.
“Good, good…we are doing very well. Look, your dad and I, whose hair had turned white, have all turned black again.” Wang Yufen patted her daughter’s hand, looking down to show her daughter the black hair growing under her white hair, and said with a smile.
"Yes, Xiulan, don't worry about your mother and me. We're doing very well. The children bring us food from time to time, and we eat meat every few days. We also often eat ginseng pills made by Qingqing. Don't your mother and I look more energetic than when we were at home?"
Seeing his daughter's worry, Dong Weiguo quickly said something as well.
"Sister, don't worry! We're doing really well. We usually have to deliberately get our faces dirty, but we only washed them clean before coming to see you. We don't look like people who have been sent down to the countryside at all! We're doing better than the villagers."
Dong Qinghua said to Dong Xiulan with a grin that he had recently noticed his family was in a very good state, and Nanxun suggested that they usually dirty their faces and do some disguise.
After listening to her parents and younger brother, Dong Xiulan took a closer look at her parents.
My parents and younger brother all had rosy cheeks and were full of energy. My parents' gray hair had even sprouted new black hairs. My sister-in-law, Wang Chuanfang, also had fairer skin than when she was at home.
Dong Xiulan breathed a sigh of relief. She looked up at her daughter and smiled with satisfaction: "Indeed, seeing my parents like this puts my mind at ease!"
Wang Yufen reached out and patted Dong Xiulan's arm. "Don't worry! Don't worry! Your parents are doing well. It's just that my poor daughter is still being dragged down by your parents."
"Mom, what are you saying? What do you mean by 'implicate'? It's just work. I'll just consider it an early retirement."
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