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Shanshan was put on the ground by her uncle, holding the camera tightly in her little hands, her big eyes full of confusion. Why could the uncle be so stupid?
Dad won't develop the photos until tomorrow, and it will take a few days to get them back. Why not try developing the photos yourself? Maybe you will be able to see it soon.
“Haha ....”
Xu Shengwei stood in the yard and laughed loudly, looking at his little niece who was seriously trying to develop photos. His laughter was so loud that everyone in the courtyard could hear it.
Zhou Yun was surprised by her grandson. She was chatting with Song Chunhua and looked over. "What's wrong with Xiaowei? He's smiling so happily."
Others were also wondering what could make them laugh so hard?
Of course, the most confused one was Shanshan. She looked at her uncle with sympathy and felt that he was not only stupid, but also silly.
My little uncle is so pitiful~
Xu Shengwei picked up Shanshan and ran over quickly, saying to everyone, "Brother, do you know what Shanshan is doing with the camera?"
Xu Shengjie was peeling peanuts with his wife. He had clearly put the camera on the table, so how did it appear in his girlfriend's hands now?
"What's going on? Shanshan, do you want to take pictures again?" We still have some film rolls at home, and today is a good day, so it's not impossible to take more pictures.
"No." Xu Shengwei was still smiling as he spoke, and he couldn't suppress his laughter, "No, I really can't help it. Shanshan took the camera and wanted to run water under the faucet to wash the photos. Hahahahahahahahahahahaha.
Fortunately, I was quick to rescue the camera without getting it wet."
"Hahaha, my silly girl." Xu Shengjie couldn't help laughing when he heard this, but Shanshan looked at him seriously, "You still want to develop the photos yourself?"
"Yeah!" Shanshan held the camera in front of her father, her black pearl-like eyes full of seriousness, "Dad, if I knew how to develop photos, you wouldn't have to take them out to develop. It would be so convenient when the time comes."
Other people in the courtyard all smiled at Shanshan. Some of them laughed at her, while others just thought that this girl was so cute. Everyone smiled knowingly and was amused by Shanshan.
Liang Baozhen was worried about discouraging her child's enthusiasm, so she encouraged her, "Shanshan, study hard and develop photos for your dad, okay?"
"Why do I have to go to school to develop photos?"
"Because photos are not developed directly with water." Xu Shengya thought her little niece was so adorable that she couldn't help but lean over to explain to her.
"Can you still call it washing if you don't use water?" Shanshan felt that she was right.
Everyone choked: "..."
Who invented this word?
——
For the sake of little comrade Shanshan, Xu Shengjie went to the photo studio the next day and paid to have the photos developed expedited, and received the family portrait two days later.
Xu Mingxia accompanied her mother Zhou Yun to look through photos. Since they had their own camera and plenty of film, they took a lot of photos that day. The black and white photos recorded the beautiful moments of the previous few days.
"Mom, no wonder everyone says you and I look so much alike." Xu Mingxia said, pointing to the first photo taken of the mother and daughter in their lives.
Liang Baozhen came in after washing some oranges and took a look. She saw that Zhou Yun and Xu Mingxia in the photo had almost the same expressions, especially their eyebrows and eyes, which made it obvious that they were mother and daughter.
Zhou Yun looked at his daughter, as if he saw himself when he was young. "That's right. When you were born, everyone said that the upper half of your face looked like me, and the lower half looked like your father. You look a lot like us."
"Then Mingyuan and I are opposites. He looks more like Dad, but his nose looks like yours."
Speaking of Xu Mingyuan, Zhou Yun sighed, "Yes, Mingyuan looks like an old man."
It has been many years since her late second brother and his wife left her. Xu Mingxia still feels a little dazed when she mentions his name now. The feeling of grief has long gone with the passage of time, and she is left with more regret.
"Now that Xiaojie, Xiaowei, and Xiaoya are doing so well, Mingyuan and Huacui can rest assured."
Liang Baozhen heard her grandmother and eldest aunt talking about her parents-in-law. They were talking about stories from the past, but she did not disturb them and just listened quietly.
They rarely mentioned Xu Mingyuan and Wu Huacui in front of Xu Shengjie and his two siblings. It would make the three of them uncomfortable no matter what. Liang Baozhen was okay. After all, these two names were just names to her, and she mentioned them with a hint of regret.
"Mom, Mingliang and his wife..." Xu Mingxia discovered on the first day that no one from her third brother's family came to her mother's 70th birthday. Something must have gone wrong. She had been married to a man in a neighboring city for many years and knew very little about many things.
Later, I asked Xu Shengjie quietly, and he just said that his second uncle was busy and that was all. Instead, I talked to Xu Shengwei and Xu Shengya, and only then did I know that my second brother Mingliang and his wife had done a lot of bad things, which completely hurt the old lady's heart.
Therefore, they were not invited to the 70th birthday party this time, and the two families have not been in contact for a long time.
However, the two half-grown children, Xiaowei and Xiaoya, could not explain clearly what happened.
But since they were blood relatives, she couldn't help but ask.
Zhou Yun had mixed feelings when she mentioned the third brother and his wife. What they did back then deeply hurt her, an old mother. But as she got older, she became more open-minded. When she mentioned the hatred between them now, the hatred faded and she just sighed.
"Mingliang didn't learn well when he was young, and he is still cold-tempered when he grows up. I don't know if it's his fault. Maybe your father and I didn't teach him well back then."
"Mom, how can you blame you and Dad? Mingliang himself is ignorant."
"Now I've come to terms with it. Everyone has their own way of living. Mingliang and his family should live their own lives. It's fine if we don't have any contact with each other. This way, you don't have to worry about my things. I'm afraid you'll plot against me..."
As soon as the old lady finished speaking, there was a burst of noise at the gate of the courtyard.
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After breakfast, Shanshan played in the yard. She first went to check on her small tree, then took her enamel drinking cup and filled it with water to water the tree. The small tree grew very slowly, so she had to water it more often.
As I was watering the field, I heard some noise coming from the gate of my yard.
"Little girl!"
Shanshan looked around in the empty yard. Who was the little girl calling?
It seems like he is calling himself.
"I'm not called little girl."
"What's your name?"
"Shanshan."
Xu Mingliang thought about it and heard that his nephew Xu Shengjie had a daughter, and judging from her appearance and age, it should be her.
"Shanshan, right? Is your father's name Xu Shengjie?"
Shanshan nodded and said that was right, but she didn’t know this uncle and aunt.
"She's really Sheng Jie's daughter." Xu Mingliang's wife Feng Juan patted the man's arm, indicating that she would do it herself. She had her own way of dealing with children.
"Shanshan, we are your father's relatives. This is your father's third uncle, and I am your father's third aunt. You should call us Third Uncle and Third Aunt." Feng Juan knew that this was the apple of the Xu family's eye, and hurriedly took out a few fruit candies from her pocket and wanted to stuff them into Shanshan's hands.
Shanshan took a few steps back and looked at them up and down with her big eyes.
"Uncle San, what is Aunt San?" She was confused.
"He's your father's father's younger brother. Look, this is your father's third uncle."
"Dad's dad's brother..." Shanshan frowned unconsciously, counting with her fingers. Her brain was working at high speed, and suddenly her eyes lit up. "Oh, I know. My eldest aunt is my dad's dad's older sister. Are you born to the same father and mother? My great-grandmother?"
"Yes, yes, yes!" Xu Mingliang and Feng Juan smiled ingratiatingly as they coaxed Shanshan to play, "Xiaojie's daughter is smart."
"Shanshan, is your father home? We need to talk to him about something."
"No!" Shanshan shook her head and took a few steps back. "You are liars. My great-grandmother definitely didn't have a son like you."
"Hey!" Xu Mingliang suddenly became serious when he heard the little kid talking nonsense. "What are you talking about? I'm sure you are my great-grandmother's son."
"No, if you were my great-grandmother's son, why didn't you come to celebrate her birthday? You don't even know her birthday." Shanshan thought she was very smart. These two people must be liars. She remembered the kidnappers she had heard everyone talk about in the compound before, and suddenly became alert.
He ran into the house, shouting, "Mom, Mom, someone is kidnapping me!!"
Xu Mingliang & Feng Juan: "...?"
Liang Baozhen, who had the best hearing in the room, got up and went out as soon as she heard what Shanshan was shouting. Zhou Yun and Xu Mingxia hurried over behind her.
"What's wrong? Someone is kidnapping people?" Liang Baozhen held the girl tightly, she didn't expect that there would be such a rampant kidnapper in broad daylight!
"Well! They are quite smart, but I discovered them." Shanshan looked proud.
"Damn it, let's call the police!" Zhou Yun felt nervous when he thought that his great-granddaughter had actually met a kidnapper. They were such heartless people.
"Mom!"
As a result, two people suddenly broke into the room. Zhou Yun and Liang Baozhen took a closer look and found that they were Xu Mingliang and Feng Juan.
The last time Liang Baozhen saw Xu Shengjie's uncle and aunt was six years ago, not long after she married into the Xu family. After that, the two families never had any contact again. No one knew what method Xu Shengjie used to prevent this greedy family from visiting.
Zhou Yun was dazed when he suddenly saw his third son and his wife. He hadn't seen them for several years, and they looked older.
After all, I am already seventy years old and my son is in his forties.
"Why are you here?"
"Mom, look at what you're saying! We can't come to your 70th birthday?" Xu Mingliang looked kind and spoke in a sincere manner, "Mom, I was young and ignorant before, and I did some stupid things. Please don't hold it against your son, okay?"
Feng Juan followed suit, and she was even more affectionate. She took two steps to Zhou Yun's side and held her grandmother's arm. "Mom, Mingliang and I came here specially to celebrate your birthday. Let's not talk about the past. Let's live a good life in the future. After all, we are a family. The blood relationship cannot be broken. How can we be enemies if we are not relatives?"
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