Chapter 31031 Return Ceremony
If you buy a gift, that would be even better. If not, then just use the little money in his pocket as a return gift according to his imagination!
An Xin didn't expect Bai Yichen to ask her carefully if she bought any gifts, so she hurriedly took out a big bag from under the table and said to Bai Yichen.
"When I went into town today, I bought new clothes for my mother and my younger siblings, as well as their school supplies."
Looking at the gift in An Xin's hand, Bai Yichen nodded with satisfaction.
"Well, that's good!"
Unexpectedly, An Xin was quite capable in her job, and it was worth it for him to hand over the financial power of the family to her.
However, there is still a long way to go from the exploration team to Anxin's home, so Bai Yichen stepped forward and took the luggage bag from Anxin's hand.
An Xin wanted to say that she could bring it up herself, but when she saw the tall figure of the man, she swallowed the words back and took out a large bowl from the cupboard, which contained a few pig's trotters, some pig offal, chicken feet, braised eggs and other things.
She had packed them up and put them in the cupboard before. Fortunately, she acted quickly, otherwise they would have been eaten up by Bai Yichen's colleagues.
The moonlight tonight was particularly bright. The two of them walked towards An Xin's house, one after the other. It didn't take long before they arrived at Lao An's house.
In the shabby courtyard, a dim light was reflected, and occasionally the voices of Anyang and Wen Anwu could be heard. Anxin knew that everyone in the family was still awake, so she called out outside the courtyard.
"Mom, we're back!"
Chen Hongyan, who was lying in the house, immediately called out to Anyang when she heard the shouting outside.
"Hey, go out and see if your sister and brother-in-law are back."
They waited at home all day today, until dark, before An Xin and Bai Yichen came home!
Anyang had mentioned this to Chen Hongyan several times.
"Did my sister and brother-in-law forget about returning home?"
After saying this so many times, even the little Anwen and Anwu looked lonely, but fortunately Chen Hongyan always comforted them.
"Your sister and brother-in-law may be held back by other things. They will always come back."
It is the local custom that a married girl has to return to her parents' home the next day. Chen Hongyan sincerely hopes that her daughter and son-in-law will return to her parents' home.
But throughout the day, she said that An Xin and Bai Yichen would definitely come back, but by dark she hadn't seen her daughter and son-in-law. Even she herself was not sure whether they could come back.
Fortunately, An Xin and Bai Yichen finally arrived in the moonlight! A huge weight was lifted off Chen Hongyan's heart.
As long as the daughter and son-in-law come to visit, the villagers will not talk about them behind their backs. After all, the village is so small, and someone will definitely see their daughter and son-in-law if they walk through the village.
His daughter already had a bad reputation in the village. If he didn't return home, someone might say even worse things about her in the future.
Anyang ran out obediently and just in time saw Anxin and Bai Yichen standing outside the yard. He quickly turned around and yelled towards the yard.
"Mom, it's really my sister and brother-in-law who are coming back!"
Anyang's voice was loud and penetrating in this quiet little village. At least ten households around could hear Anyang's roar.
Their sister and brother-in-law have finally come back home. Tomorrow, those gossipy women in the village will not dare to talk nonsense in front of them.
Anyang opened the door, and Anxin and Bai Yichen walked in. Anyang called out sweetly to them.
"Sister, brother-in-law is back!"
An Xin took a step forward, ruffled her sister's hair, and said lovingly.
"Hey, we're back, you little sweetie! There's a reward!"
After saying that, he handed over the large bowl of braised food in his hand. The air was immediately filled with the unique aroma of meat. Anyang's little nose moved, his eyes immediately lit up, and he shouted in surprise.
"Hey hey hey, there's something delicious!"
The two twin brothers Anwen and Anwu who were following behind him, upon hearing Anyang's words, immediately looked eagerly at the things in the bowl, and couldn't help but drool.
An Xin couldn't help laughing and patted her two younger brothers' furry heads.
"Both little greedy cats are already drooling, go eat something!"
After saying that, he gave his sister a look, and Anyang happily took his two younger siblings to the kitchen, looking at Bai Yichen with peace of mind.
"Go sit in the main room and wait for me for a while. I'll go see mom."
If anyone wants to blame someone, blame the fact that Old An’s family is now all orphans and widows, and there is not even a man to talk to Bai Yichen, so he can only wait in the main house.
"Um!"
The man hummed and went to the main room obediently. An Xin strode to Chen Hongyan's bedroom. Chen Hongyan, who was lying on the bed, could hardly hide the surprise on her face when she saw An Xin. The corners of her sallow mouth slightly raised as she greeted her.
"Xin'er, I'm back!"
"Um!"
An Xin nodded, found a stool and sat down. The mother and daughter began to talk in the room. I don’t know if it was because the married woman had more topics to talk about with her mother after returning to her parents’ home. They talked until the moon was above the treetops, and then An Xin came out of Chen Hongyan’s room.
Bai Yichen had already been standing in the yard waiting. When he saw An Xin coming out, the two of them said goodbye to their families and walked silently towards the direction of the exploration team.
The moonlight was bright, and Bai Yichen walked quietly beside An Xin. When they were about to reach the accommodation area for the families of the exploration team, the man suddenly spoke.
"I'll talk to my superiors tomorrow and use the exploration team's jeep to take you to the hospital!"
An Xin looked at the man beside her with a puzzled look. The moonlight sprinkled down, illuminating the man's angular profile. The man did not turn around, but An Xin could still feel the man's peripheral vision staring at her, as if waiting for her answer.
She asked awkwardly.
"Did you hear everything I said to Mom?"
How could she forget their dilapidated house? There was no such thing as privacy and security. As long as Bai Yichen had good hearing, he could hear the conversation between him and his mother.
"Um!"
The man nodded and did not deny it.
Bai Yichen heard clearly what An Xin and Chen Hongyan said in the room.
Of course, he didn't have the habit of eavesdropping on other people's conversations, but the An family's house was too shabby, and even if the mother and daughter were whispering in the house, he could hear it clearly while sitting in the main room.
He clearly heard that An Xin's mother Chen Hongyan refused to go to the hospital at first. The reason was naturally that after treating her illness, the children in the family would have no money to go to school or to live.
An Xin spoke softly, appealing to her emotions and reason, and finally moved Chen Hongyan with just one sentence, making her agree to go to the hospital for treatment.
"If you were gone, my brothers and sisters and I would become orphans."
At that time, Bai Yichen was sitting in the dark, listening to these words. Somehow, he suddenly felt tears welling up in his eyes.
orphan? It is indeed a pitiful existence.
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