Mei Yueqin took this trip back to her parents' home very seriously because Wu An was also going with her. She brought a lot of things so that she could make a better impression when she arrived at her parents' home.
It has a bit of a show-off feel to it.
Wu Ping was very supportive; her parents-in-law even bought quite a few gifts.
Wu An looked around, found a box, and put the earth dragon and crab tiger he was raising inside.
Mei Yueqin saw this and called out, "Erzi, what are you doing?"
"You don't need to take this."
"I have a lot of shrimp and crab here, and my family can't finish them all."
Wu An said calmly, "One thing at a time. This is my kind gesture. Earth Dragon and Crab Tiger are good to the elderly, so let them both have a taste."
Mei Yueqin shook her head: "Keep it for Dad."
"Why keep them? If I'm free this afternoon, I'll go to Panshui Pit and catch two more for Dad."
"You..."
"Listen to me."
As Wu An spoke, he placed the box inside the carriage.
Wu Ping watched with a smile, and when Mei Yueqin looked over, he shrugged and said, "Now in the family, whoever earns money has the final say, and A'an's words carry more weight than our dad's."
Mei Yueqin was displeased: "Who are you going to pick?"
Wu Ping was in a huge embarrassment.
Wu An clapped his hands gleefully: "Sister-in-law, get him!"
After tidying up, Mei Yueqin asked, "Erzi, are you going to ride your bike?"
Wu An shook his head: "No, I still have a bit of a headache."
“I told you not to drink yesterday, but you insisted on drinking with Dad.”
"I won't drink it next time."
"real?"
"I'll definitely do it next time."
Mei Yueqin rolled her eyes and didn't bother to say anything more. In the past, when the family ate together, no one paid attention to each other and they would eat in silence, creating an extremely tense atmosphere.
Now the father and son are drinking together, and they're almost like brothers.
Drink more if you want.
fine.
Mei Yueqin rides a bicycle.
The two brothers, Wu Ping and Wu An, sat facing each other in the back carriage.
I just went out.
Just then, I bumped into my neighbor, Sister Duan, who was returning from visiting. She asked in surprise, "What's all this fuss about so early in the morning?"
"Going back to my parents' home," Mei Yueqin said happily. "My brother and sister-in-law are coming back from work, so it's a good opportunity for the whole family to get together."
"Oh, Ah An is with you too..." Sister Duan looked at Wu An and greeted him with a smile.
"Hmm." Wu An nodded and smiled. "I haven't seen Mei Bo and Amu for a long time."
"Ah...yes, I remember when you were in school, you often went there with Yueqin." Sister Duan said suddenly.
Mei Yueqin started the car and quickly disappeared around the corner.
Sister Duan curled her lip and said, "Tsk, now that they're doing well, they have the nerve to follow along."
...
Shangwan Village.
Mei family.
The old man got up early. Just as dawn was breaking, Mei Donghai got up to sweep the yard. Not long after, Mei Wen and his wife also got up. When they saw Mei Donghai sweeping, Mei Wen's wife quickly took over and told the old man to go and rest.
The old man isn't in good health; if he strains his back, it will cause even more trouble.
Mei Wen also started taking the meat out of the refrigerator, thinking about what dishes to prepare for lunch. He worked outside and cooked for people at construction sites.
Later, things went well, and he even took his wife and children with him.
As soon as the project was finished, I had time to come back and rest for a few days.
When the boss takes over the canteen at the next construction site, he will have to bring his wife and children there. Fortunately, he won't be traveling around everywhere; he will basically be circling around the construction sites in the city.
The elderly couple entered the kitchen: "Is there anything I can help you with?"
Mei Wen smiled and said, "Mom and Dad, there's nothing I can help you with."
I prefer to do things alone.
"You guys can sit and have some tea if you have nothing else to do. I reckon Yueqin and the others will be here soon."
At the entrance.
Then came Mei Xiaoxiao's voice: "Dad, I'm watching from the door."
The elderly couple came out of the kitchen.
Mei Donghai glanced at the west room and asked, "Xiao Wu hasn't gotten up yet?"
The old woman said, "Get up."
"He didn't leave the house."
"I'll go call them."
Mei Donghai shook his head: "Forget it, he's still immature. Look at that kid, A'an, he used to act foolishly, but he's different now."
The old woman didn't say a word.
As they were talking, a child's voice came from the doorway: "Dad, Grandpa, Grandma, Auntie's here! She's on her motorcycle!"
"Auntie, Auntie." Then, the voice faded into the distance.
Having nothing to do, the elderly couple, Mei Donghai and his wife, went outside and ran over to Mei Xiaoxiao while calling out to her.
Mei Yueqin quickly stopped the car and let Mei Xiaoxiao get in.
Mei Xiaoxiao was only five years old and wasn't shy at all. After getting on the bus, she called out "Uncle" and waved to Wu An, saying, "Hello."
Wu An ruffled his hair and laughed, "Call me Uncle. When you were little, I held you and you even peed on me."
"I was still young then."
Haha, how old are you now?
"I'm five and a half years old!" Mei Xiaoxiao said proudly. "When school starts, I'll be a big kid in the senior class."
Seeing how precocious he was despite his young age, everyone was amused.
Mei Yueqin slowly drove the car to the door.
Before the car had even come to a complete stop, Wu An jumped out and greeted, "Uncle Mei, Mother, long time no see! How are you feeling?"
Mei Donghai extended his hand.
Wu An was taken aback, and quickly reached out his hand. Mei Donghai grabbed his hand and laughed, "Good, very good."
"Good lad, you're getting more and more handsome."
"well."
Beside her, the old woman's face was also all wrinkled from smiling: "He looks so energetic."
"I'm just a bit darker than when I was a child."
"I heard from Yueqin that you're busy outside every day. How is it?"
"It's alright. Anyway, I'm saving up money to build a new house right now," Wu An said with a smile. "It's just that I've gotten a tan from fishing every day. Yesterday, I went to Panshui Pit and got some seafood to treat you two."
Meiwen's wife, who had just finished sweeping the floor, came out and saw the cart full of things. She said, "This...this is too many gifts."
Wu Ping said cheerfully, "Sister-in-law, it's not much, it's not much at all."
"It's been a long time since I've been here. My school is about to start, so I'll be busy."
In the past, the young couple had received a lot of help from the elderly couple. In addition, due to Wu An's troubles recently, the couple also used the retirement money that Mei Wen and his wife gave to the elderly couple to help Mei Yueqin.
To judge others by one's own standards.
Mei Wen and his wife are both good people, but they inevitably have some disagreements.
Even if their own family members don't say anything, their neighbors and fellow villagers still talk about them behind their backs.
Now that things are better at home and we have more money, we should make the most of it.
Especially Chen Lin, a neighbor; when they used to visit relatives, they would always make sarcastic remarks.
Now they come with lots of gifts, let's see what she has to say then.
Speak of the devil and he appears.
Hearing the commotion in the courtyard, Chen Lin came out and was slightly taken aback when she saw Wu An. Then she said in a sarcastic tone, "Oh, who do we have here?"
"Isn't this Ah An?"
"It's been quite a while since we last met."
"Trying to freeload again?"
After saying that, he smiled, half-jokingly and half-sarcastically.
In the past, when Mei Yueqin brought Wu An to visit relatives at the Mei family, it was indeed to improve their meals.
These words sounded familiar; Wu An had heard Chen Lin say them many times.
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