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"You have so many candy wrappers?" Liang Baoling blinked her big eyes and looked at the small iron box in front of her.
She also had candy wrappers, but not many, because it was rare to have candy in the village.
Xu Shengya really has more than ten candy wrappers, and they are colorful and very beautiful!
Looking at Xu Shengya again, she felt that this new friend seemed even more beautiful!
"Do you like it?" Xu Shengya rested her hands on the table and pushed the small iron box towards Liang Baoling, "I have been waiting for it for a long time. This one is orange flavored, and this one is peach flavored..."
Xu Shengya told her new friend the story of collecting each candy wrapper. As they talked, their heads got closer and closer, and their voices became louder and louder.
"I like it. The candy wrapper is so pretty!"
"Then pick it up and have a look." Xu Shengya was very generous and not afraid of spoiling it.
The two of them studied the candy wrapper for a while. Liang Baoling thought the sound of the wax paper was crisp and pleasant, especially the colorful colors, which were so beautiful.
"Pick three and I'll give them to you." Xu Shengya counted and found that she had thirteen candy wrappers in total. She gave three to Liang Baoling and still had ten for herself, which was a lot!
"Really?" Liang Baoling looked at Xu Shengya and nodded seriously. She chose carefully and finally picked out a purple, an orange, and a red candy wrapper.
Xu Shengwei, who had just been kicked out, ran in again. This time he stood quietly and did not dare to disturb the two of them, fearing that he would be kicked out again.
Seeing his sister give Liang Baoling three candy wrappers, he thought the matter should be over, so he stepped forward and asked, "Have you finished watching? Do you want to go play pinball?"
Having made a new friend today, he really wanted to show off his skills in front of Leung Po Ling, to let her see how good he is at playing pinball in the compound!
He already knew all the kids in the neighborhood, so when he finally got a new one, it seemed especially precious to him.
"Do you want to go?" Xu Shengya looked at her new friend and introduced him seriously, "My second brother is very good at playing pinball."
Xu Shengwei's eyes were filled with tears and he looked proud. But his sister understood him. He decided to forgive her for kicking him out.
"He's just a little bit worse than the little Long Binzi and Biaozi in our courtyard..." Xu Shengya added.
Xu Shengwei: "...? Still not forgiving!"
"Okay!" Liang Baoling loves to play everything, and she also likes playing marbles. "Let's go play together."
Xu Shengya and Liang Baoling walked out hand in hand, while Xu Shengwei followed behind them, calling out to his playmates along the way, "Let's play marbles!"
"Mengmeng, do you want to go?" Liang Baozhen asked her little niece. She came to a strange place today and was a little carsick from the bus ride in the morning. She stayed in her mother's arms, looking listless.
Liang Baoying touched the little face of the lady, smiled and shook her head, "We still have to go sit in Jianguo's house, we are getting ready to go there now."
Song Jianguo's home is in the east of the city, and Yueya Hutong happens to run through the city. It takes more than 40 minutes to get there by bus.
Song Chunhua and Liang Zhigao rarely go to the city, especially during the New Year, so they have to go visit their in-laws.
"Then let's go first, otherwise it will be too late."
Except for Liang Baoling who was playing at Xu's house, everyone else in the Liang family was getting ready to go. Liang Zhigao, Song Chunhua and the eldest daughter's family were going to the eldest son-in-law's house. Liang Baojun was going to look for Xiao Quan from the next production team at the towel factory. Liang Baoling wanted to play with Xu Shengya, so she stayed at Xu's house.
Song Jianguo said goodbye to Xu Shengjie's family with a heavy heart. After taking a look at the bustling scene in this large compound, he couldn't hide his desire to return to the city.
Zhou Yun watched her in-laws leave, then she rubbed her waist. She was not in good health, and she was a little tired after working so hard today.
"Grandma, go and rest for a while and take a nap." Liang Baozhen helped Zhou Yun into the house and rubbed her waist.
Zhou Yun lay comfortably on the bed, feeling sleepy, and muttered to his grandson's wife, "Your parents and their family finally got to see us this time, but our house is too small to accommodate them, and we can't entertain them well."
"What's the big deal? My parents don't care about that. It's really hard to live at home. Besides, if they let my parents stay overnight in the city, they will worry about the food at home."
No matter where they go, Liang Zhigao and Song Chunhua are always thinking about their home and can't let it go.
Today, the family went into the city to visit two in-laws and prepared to take the last bus back.
In the afternoon, the big courtyard was bustling with activity. A group of children were having a great time playing marbles, picture cards, and tumble rope. Everyone was very enthusiastic about the new friends.
However, the faces of several little boys in the yard became increasingly unhappy.
Because Liang Baoling is so good at playing pinball!
In the past, Liang Baoling played everything in the village, such as going up mountains and down rivers, climbing trees to pick bird eggs, not to mention playing marbles and rolling iron rings... This time, she showed off her skills in front of this group of new friends and amazed them!
"Liang Baoling, you are so awesome!" Xu Shengya saw that the four best boys in the yard who played pinball had all lost. She looked at Liang Baoling with eyes full of admiration and felt that she seemed even more awesome!
When Song Chunhua and her group came back, Liang Baoling was playing with the children in the yard. When she heard her family asking her to leave, she felt reluctant to leave.
"You were so embarrassed before, but now you're having fun with others?"
Liang Baoling ignored her mother's insults and said goodbye to the new friends she had made today, especially Xu Shengya, who gave her three candy wrappers! The two held hands and talked in private.
"Dad, Mom, please be careful on your way back." Liang Baozhen had only seen her parents and family in the city for half a day, and now they had to part again, feeling a little reluctant.
"I know. Just live your life well." Song Chunhua talked with her daughter and son-in-law for a while, then went to say goodbye to Zhou Yun.
Finally, Zhou Yun also prepared New Year gifts for the Liang family to take away. The bustling atmosphere in front had faded a lot as the family left.
Liang Baozhen walked her family all the way to the entrance of the alley, and Xu Shengya followed. She had just gotten to know Liang Baoling well before they had to separate. The two of them held hands all the way, their heads touching, and talked to each other in a constant stream.
"Can you come to my house next time? I'll take you to get bird eggs and fish in the river. Do you want to eat worms?"
"Okay! I want to go to your house too. Next time my sister-in-law goes back, I wonder if I can go with her." Xu Shengya was looking forward to hearing Liang Baoling say this.
"Okay, don't see us off. Let's go back to the house. It's cold outside." Liang Zhigao and Song Chunhua called the lady and her family back, and the group separated at the entrance of the alley.
As soon as she turned around, Song Chunhua's face was not very good. She was holding back her anger, and when she returned to the Xu family's yard, she forced herself to smile for a long time, holding back the anger she had suffered at the home of her eldest son-in-law Song Jianguo.
On the bus ride home, Song Chunhua was silent all the way, but Liang Zhigao touched his wife's arm to calm her down. It was New Year's Day, so she couldn't get angry, especially with her son and his daughter-in-law around.
When she got home, she closed the door and talked to her eldest daughter Liang Baoying alone. She started by saying, "They were like this the last time you went back to the city with Jianguo to visit relatives?"
Liang Baoying recalled that when her family entered the Song family just now, her parents-in-law were indifferent to the relatives who came to pay New Year's greetings. They did all the formalities, but they were not warm. Especially after what she had just experienced at Xu's house at noon, the Song family's attitude was really different.
While sitting and drinking tea and chatting, Song Chunhua realized that Song Jianguo's family did not like her family.
It was a feeling of superiority and contempt for the country people. When his daughter-in-law handed him a few tea bowls for drinking water, the look in her eyes was filled with disdain.
She was not very supportive of Baoying and Song Jianguo's marriage, not for anything else, but because it was a marriage in the city, and Song Jianguo always made her feel that he had planned it all. At first, Baoying first fell in love with the educated youth Song Jianguo, and often secretly looked at him, but Song Jianguo always pretended not to know. As a result, when he knew that there was no hope of returning to the city, he found Baoying again, and soon came to discuss marriage.
Everyone in the village said that it was inappropriate to marry an educated youth. Who knew if he would fly back to the city?
Today, it seems that there are more problems with the people in Song Jianguo's family.
Seeing Song Chunhua was angry, Liang Baoying clenched her hands to comfort her mother. She closed her eyes for a moment and then opened them again with a smile on her face. "Mom, how could that be? Last time we went to Jianguo's house, his parents were very nice to us. Today... I guess the family is too busy today. Don't take it to heart."
Song Chunhua sighed. Her eldest daughter was the most gentle and the least clever among the children. It was not a good thing to be too gentle. "I'm just worried that you'll be bullied. Most of the city people look down on country people. Not everyone is like Xiao Xu's grandmother, but at least they can pretend to be nice. Today I saw that your parents-in-law have some opinions. Jianguo got married in the village by himself, so it's normal for them to have opinions. But they should be angry at Song Jianguo... He was the one who came to propose marriage! I don't mind. I'm just worried about you and Mengmeng."
It is said that a mother always thinks about her children. Even though Song Chunhua felt a little disgusted today, she didn't show any disdain, because after all, they were Baoying's parents-in-law.
"Yes, it's all my fault. I made you and dad suffer." Liang Baoying just wanted to live her own life. If there was nothing wrong, she would not easily go to her parents-in-law. "Mom, think about it, we rarely go to the city, how can we have the chance to suffer?"
This also made Song Chunhua slightly satisfied. At least Baoying was at home and living with her husband's family, which did have some benefits.
However, when Song Chunhua left the house, Liang Baoying saw her husband Song Jianguo coming back. Just as she was about to talk about going to his house today, she heard Song Jianguo say solemnly, "Baoying, let's get a divorce."
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Thanks to the little cutie who irrigated the nutrient solution: 1 bottle for mouth; 3 bottles for the big one who caught the moratorium;
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