Little Eleven shook his head: "I don't know you." What's the point of guessing? How can such a young child play word games?
Zhang Xiaojun waved at him, then picked up a cookie and asked, "Want to eat?"
Xiao Shiyi walked up to him, took the biscuit, took a bite, and then heard a crisp biscuit sound. Then he asked, "Who are you?"
Zhang Xiaojun: "I am your uncle."
Xiao Shi's eyes widened. He stuffed the biscuit into Zhang Xiaojun's hand, then stretched out his fingers and started to count: "Big uncle, third uncle, fourth uncle, youngest uncle... He just counted four fingers, and then looked at Zhang Xiaojun, meaning that you are not any uncle.
Zhang Xiaojun said: "I am your second uncle, you see 1345... there is still a 2 missing."
Of course, Little Eleven didn't understand. Big is different from One, and Little is different from Five. He only knew Big Uncle and Little Uncle, but not Uncle One and Uncle Five. So, Little Eleven looked at him suspiciously with his eyes wide open.
Fang Fang took out fifty cents from her bag and said, "Here, this is a gift from your second uncle and aunt." Many families would give a gift to a child they met for the first time, but it was only a few cents. Fang Fang was not a stingy person. Her family was well-off, and she went to the countryside on her own accord. Otherwise, she would not have gone to the countryside. Her family found her a job right after graduation, but she signed up quickly, and her family had no choice. The name that had been registered could not be changed. In a way, Fang Fang looked down on rural people and children from rural areas who were not well-educated. Speaking of power, people from the city were basically like this. If it was Lin Daya's child today, she would definitely disdain it and would not even give a penny as a gift. But because Lin Yiyi left a different impression on her, she gave Xiao Shiyi a red envelope of fifty cents, which was considered large. A wife like Fang Fang can really hold up the occasion when facing a family with good conditions. In short, she just serves the dish according to the situation.
Xiao Shiyi took the money. He knew the meaning of the money. He immediately hid the money in his trouser pocket and gave Fang Fang a brilliant smile.
Lin Yiyi could certainly hear the conversation outside. She had to say that Zhang Xiaojun was better than she had imagined. At least he was not the rogue she thought, and Zhang Xiaojun's wife was not the rogue and unreasonable person she thought. After all, in the original plot, Zhang Xiaojun's wife would leave all the housework to Lin Daya. Isn't that unreasonable? Could it be that the CP has changed?
However, regardless of this, from Zhang Xiaojun's current behavior, it can be seen that Zhang Xiaojun is most proud of his status as a city dweller, and he is very concerned about his reputation. People who care about their reputation are easy to deal with. As long as his reputation is still there, he will be cautious in doing things.
As long as Zhang Xiaojun doesn't plot against the Lin family and only wants to get along well with the Lin family, she won't touch Zhang Xiaojun. If this superficial politeness can be maintained until the college entrance examination is resumed, it is not a bad thing. In fact, as long as Zhang Xiaojun doesn't make trouble and always behaves well, she can tell Zhang Xiaojun about the college entrance examination before the college entrance examination and send him away. But the premise is that Zhang Xiaojun must always behave like this.
Indeed, Zhang Xiaojun was adopted, and they also wrote a letter of severance of relationship, but Chinese people are different. In China, morality and public opinion are very good at holding people hostage, especially in this era, which is an era that emphasizes blood ties and family affection. If she drove him away without mercy when Zhang Xiaojun came to her house politely, then public opinion would definitely be biased towards Zhang Xiaojun. In the eyes of others, it would definitely be that Lin Yiyi was unreasonable. After all, although Zhang Xiaojun was adopted, he was still her blood brother, and her brother also brought things to her house.
Lin Yiyi didn't want to bear this kind of public opinion. So, as long as Zhang Xiaojun behaved, she would not embarrass him in public.
Lin Yiyi tidied the table and was not in a hurry to wash the dishes. She walked out of the kitchen and said, "Eleven, your aunt has given you a meeting gift. You should say thank you to your aunt."
Xiao Xiao Shi: "Thank you, aunt." Then she ran to her mother and hid behind her shyly.
Fang Fang looked at the child and was struck by something. She thought the child was so adorable, smart, and fair-skinned. This was the kind of child she wanted in the future.
Fang Fang: "Sister, Eleven is really smart."
Lin Yiyi smiled and said, "When you have children in the future, they will be even smarter. You and Erjun are both smart children, and both of you are educated young people who have graduated from high school. Your children will definitely be smart."
Fang Fang was even happier when she heard this. People like to hear good things.
"Xiao Eleven..." An auspicious voice came from outside.
Little Eleven ran away from his mother: "Brother."
Jixiang came in and said, "Xiao Shiyi, everyone wants to play football together, do you want to go?"
Xiao Shiyi: "Go." He picked up the football in the corner.
Lin Yiyi: "Jixiang, please pay attention to your brother's safety when you take him to play football."
Jixiang: "Don't worry, Auntie, I will take care of my brother."
Lin Yiyi: "Jixiang is so obedient, Second Aunt will definitely believe you, so go ahead."
After Jixiang took Xiao Shiyi away, Lin Yiyi looked away again: "Erjun, how have you been living these past few years? After you were adopted, I asked Aunt Guilan about you. Later, Aunt Guilan had no choice but to tell me the address of the Zhang family where you were adopted. But when I went there according to the address, the Zhang family had already moved."
Zhang Xiaojun's heart moved slightly: "Dad was transferred to another job, so we moved." It has to be said that even though he was smart since he was a child and knew how to calculate the greatest benefits for himself, he still longed for family affection in his heart.
Lin Yiyi: "I am actually very happy to know that you have gone to the countryside. You educated young people go to the countryside to build the countryside, which means that you are all excellent people. This is a great benefit to our countryside. In particular, I heard that you and your wife are teachers. That's great. You should keep it up."
Zhang Xiaojun and Fang Fang both felt proud when they heard Lin Yiyi's praise for them. It can only be said that Lin Yiyi is very good at saying nice things. She knows what nice things to say to the educated youth. Of course they are happy to hear that they went to the countryside to reform the countryside and made contributions to the countryside.
Then, Lin Yiyi asked about Zhang Xiaojun's family. Zhang Xiaojun certainly would not say that the Zhang family treated him badly. If he said that the Zhang family treated him badly, then in Fang Fang's heart, his value would be different. He was the son of a city dweller. Only if his adoptive parents treated him well, he was the son of a city dweller. If his adoptive parents treated him badly, then he would be meaningless.
Lin Yiyi didn't care whether what he said was true or not, she just kept saying nice things, since nice things didn't cost money. Then, Lin Yiyi said, "Erjun, you're here, help me do something."
Zhang Xiaojun was stunned. He didn't know what it was. He didn't want to agree, but he wanted to have a good relationship with Lin Yiyi, so he couldn't refuse. He patted his chest and said, "Sister, you tell me, as long as it's something I can do, I will definitely do it."
Lin Yiyi smiled slightly: "Erjun, please help me fetch water. Your brother-in-law is not here, and I can't carry the water. Asking others to fetch water will easily lead to gossip. You are my younger brother, so you are the most suitable person." This is free labor.
Zhang Xiaojun: "Okay." He gritted his teeth and filled the water can. But he also breathed a sigh of relief, fortunately it was not a difficult matter.
Lin Yiyi asked Zhang Xiaojun to take the bucket and the shoulder pole, and pointed to the place where the water was to be carried: "Be careful."
Zhang Xiaojun: “Hey.”
After Zhang Xiaojun went to fetch water, Lin Yiyi sat next to Fang Fang intimately: "Xiaofang, we female comrades should not rely on male comrades for everything. The water in the house must be fetched by male comrades. If there is no firewood, let the male comrades go to collect it. The men in our Lin family all dote on their wives, just like Erjun, his eldest brother. In the past, Erjun was taken away and I couldn't control him. Now that Erjun has gone to the countryside, if he treats you badly and bullies your son, you must come and tell me. Don't worry, I will definitely help you."
Fang Fang was deeply moved: "Big sister, you are so kind." She has no sister, only a brother, but her brother can't speak his mind. She and Qin Meimei are the only two female educated youth who went to the countryside. Zhang Xiaojun said that Qin Meimei was pretentious and asked her not to contact Qin Meimei, so she was actually quite lonely. Now she has Lin Yiyi, a close sister, and she is somewhat happy.
Zhang Xiaojun is scheming, but he is good at identifying girls.
Lin Yiyi: "Silly girl, you are a delicate little girl who has come to the countryside and you don't know anything. Don't you need to be pampered? For men, wives are meant to be pampered." Anyway, it is Zhang Xiaojun who will suffer and it has nothing to do with her, so she can just say nice things without asking for money.
And to Fang Fang, this elder sister is really great. In a sense, Fang Fang, who is only 18 years old, is still a little girl, willful but innocent. If she is not innocent, would she sign up to go to the countryside? So dealing with this little girl is not a piece of cake for Lin Yiyi.
Lin Yiyi: "Xiaofang, please sit down for a moment. I'll go get some things."
Fang Fang: "Oh, okay."
Lin Yiyi entered the room and bought two wool scarves from the system mall, one white and one black, the kind that were on sale for 9.9 yuan. Then she came out with two scarves: "I was in the army when you and Erjun got married, but I have already prepared your gifts. A military wife from S City brought them to me. Take a look, one scarf for each of you. Do you like it?"
It’s a pity that this difficult year is not suitable for the color red, otherwise she would definitely give red.
When Fang Fang saw the scarf and heard Lin Yiyi say this, her eyes widened in surprise. Her hands unconsciously touched the material of the scarf, which was so comfortable and soft. Although she was also a girl from the city, she was not from S City, so she was also very yearning for things from such big cities. For city people like them, being able to own something from S City was a kind of appearance and an honor.
Fang Fang: "Thank you, sister."
Lin Yiyi: "You're welcome, come over and see if it's warm."
Fang Fang: "Hey." She wrapped her apron around her neck. "It's so warm."
Lin Yiyi: "You don't wear a scarf like this..." She walked over, took off the scarf Fang Fang had worn, and put it on again, "Look, if you wear it like this, there's a knot here, like a flower, and it looks better."
Fang Fang touched it and said, "It's really different. Big sister, you are so amazing."
When Zhang Xiaojun came back from carrying water, he saw his wife and his eldest sister talking intimately, and he was a little confused.
Zhang Xiaojun carried water twice before he filled the water jar. He was so tired that he almost collapsed.
Lin Yiyi: "You must be tired. Come sit down and have a drink of water."
Zhang Xiaojun sat down and drank a sip of hot water: "I see that elder sister and Xiaofang are chatting happily, what are you talking about?"
Lin Yiyi: "How can a woman tell a man her secrets?"
Fang Fang's eyes lit up. Her elder sister was really different. She almost said something. However, Fang Fang raised her neck and said, "Do you think my scarf is pretty? It's a wedding gift from my elder sister."
Zhang Xiaojun: "Oh, it looks beautiful." He didn't expect that she also prepared a wedding gift for them. When he brought Fang Fang home, it felt a bit like meeting her family. The eldest sister gave him a gift, which was a face-saving thing for him.
Fang Fang: "Look, there's another black one here, it's for you. My elder sister said that our two are the same, so we're obviously a pair."
Zhang Xiaojun: "I have it too"
Lin Yiyi: "You two can chat while I go pick some vegetables. You can have lunch here at noon."
Fang Fang: "I'll help." Then she followed.
Zhang Xiaojun was left sitting in the hall, holding a scarf. The scarf was soft and very warm. The fatigue from carrying water just now seemed to disappear all at once. This warmth could penetrate into his heart. Zhang Xiaojun lowered his head, feeling a little complicated, and his eyes were a little red. Back then... He shook his head, not thinking about these things that had already passed. He carefully and cherished the scarf and put it on. After putting it on, he touched it again. There was no mirror, so he didn't know if it looked good, but he felt happy in his heart. He didn't know that the Lin family had this kind of scarf, and the material was better than his.
Lin Yiyi picked some green vegetables and turnips from the field, and went to the stream with Fang Fang to wash them. When she came back, she saw Zhang Xiaojun standing in the yard.
Lin Yiyi: "Okay, you don't need to help me, you two can bask in the sun for a while, I'll go cook."
Zhang Xiaojun hurriedly said, "I'll light the fire."
Lin Yiyi: "No need, you are all guests, just sit down and rest." It was as if she was not the one who asked someone to fetch water just now. You know, she didn't care that they were guests just now.
Lin Yiyi prepared lunch very quickly, with only four dishes, a bean curd soup, a garlic stir-fried vegetable, a roasted radish with soy sauce and sugar, and a scrambled egg. They were all cheap dishes, but they tasted very good. After the meal, Zhang Xiaojun and his wife went back, and Lin Yiyi asked them to take the roasted radish and bean curd back. Lin Yiyi thought, I hope Zhang Xiaojun can come to fetch water again in a few days when there is no water.
The author has something to say: Zhang Xiaojun: I would rather die than fetch water.