"Mom, Dad, Big Brother, why are you here?" After welcoming them into the house and asking them to sit down, Yuxiu asked, "Who is this?"
Zhong Jiaquan was followed by a woman wearing a thin cotton-padded jacket, the pattern of which looked rather rustic at the time. She had a rather round and wide face with delicate features, and was a fairly attractive type. She was a little over 1.6 meters tall, with clear eyes, and there was nothing wrong with her at the moment.
"Yuxiu, this is the daughter-in-law we found for you all when we returned to the countryside this time. Her surname is Chen, and her name is Chen Erya." Mother Zhong introduced, "Erya, this is my daughter, Yuxiu."
Chen Erya smiled shyly at her and followed Zhong Jiaquan closely.
Zhong Yuxiu nodded, "Hello, please sit down."
Seeing this, Yan Guofeng and Yan Rushan said to them, "My dear relatives, you guys chat while we take the children for a walk outside."
"Grandpa, please come in." Father Zhong gestured for invitation.
Yan Guofeng and his grandson carried the three children and left. After they left the house, Yan Guofeng turned to his eldest grandson, who was holding two children, and asked, "Did the Zhong family find one so quickly?"
It's too fast.
"It must be a special situation." A normal marriage wouldn't be possible so soon.
Yan Guofeng pondered for a moment and nodded calmly, "We are not sure about the Zhong family's affairs. It's hard to say."
"That's the Zhong family's business and has nothing to do with us." Whether he married the right wife or not, only the Zhong family knew. They were all outsiders.
"Too."
Yan Guofeng didn't continue the conversation, because he knew that one family's affairs were not their own. His new daughter-in-law seemed timid and a bit of a mismatch for Zhong Jiaquan. It wasn't that she was a bad girl, but their personalities didn't complement each other, so they could only wait and see how they adjusted after marriage.
The grandfather and grandson took the children to the small park in the compound. At home, Zhong Yuxiu looked at her new sister-in-law several times.
"Mom and Dad, did your trip back home go smoothly this time?"
"It went smoothly. Many villagers helped us when we returned. We were able to find a good girl so quickly thanks to their extensive inquiries." Mother Zhong said with a smile, taking the large and small packages from her son and husband. "Yuxiu! These are for the children. There aren't many things. Some we bought on the road, and some are specialties we brought from our hometown. We also stewed some dried goods from the mountains for the children to try."
"You love them and you still think about them when you go back." Zhong Yuxiu nodded.
Mother Zhong put the things on the coffee table with a smile and asked, "How about you? Are you okay? I heard that you haven't been out lately."
"How do you know?" Her affairs should be a secret.
Mother Zhong smiled and said, "After we came back, we contacted Comrade Xi Nian and learned that you had been staying in the compound recently and hadn't been out and about. We thought something might have happened to you."
"Nothing." Xi Nian said?
Zhong Yuxiu's eyes flickered slightly. "Have you dealt with all the affairs in the village this time when you returned?"
"Everything has been dealt with. The fields have been given to others to cultivate. We rarely go back anyway. The fields will be left idle anyway, so it's better to let someone cultivate them. At least the fields can be maintained forever." After settling down in the city, it was indeed difficult to get used to returning to the village.
I have adapted to the pace of life in the city. Although I feel relieved and happy to be back in the village, it is different after all. After staying there for a few days, I start to miss going back to the city, thinking about business and life in the city.
Man, it is hard to go from extravagance to frugality after all.
"That's good. Do you plan to move your household registration here?" Although they have a house, they have never moved their household registration.
Mother Zhong nodded and exchanged a glance with Father Zhong. "We're going back this time and we're going to get a certificate. If it weren't for you and Rushan watching over us these days in the city, we would have been deported long ago. It's also good to transfer our household registration here so we don't have to worry about being deported anymore."
From the early 1980s to the late 1990s, household registration was strictly controlled. Anyone found without a local hukou, or even reported by someone with ulterior motives, would be deported. Even migrant workers couldn't escape this restriction; they had to obtain a temporary residence certificate, otherwise their residence would be rejected.
"If you need help, please tell me." Registering for household registration is not difficult. If you have all the necessary documents and own property in the city, you can register on the same day.
"Okay, we will come to you if we have any difficulties." After saying this, Zhong's mother rubbed her thighs and seemed hesitant. Zhong Yuxiu looked at her but did not say anything; she would say what she wanted to say, and she would not ask any more questions if she didn't want to say anything.
Father Zhong took one look at her and knew that she was hesitating in her heart; this daughter was not raised by their side and was never close to them. There were some things that parents could say but they could not.
Zhong's father asked, "Yuxiu, we're planning to go back to the village in a few days. Do you want to come with us? The villagers know we've found our biological daughter and have asked us several times. We figured that since that's where we are after all, it would be helpful for you to go back and get to know the way."
"Forget it for now. I haven't left the compound for a while, so how can I go on a long journey with you guys?"
Mr. and Mrs. Zhong looked at each other and realized that she had really encountered trouble and it was inconvenient for her to go out.
"That's fine. Your safety is the most important thing. We, your parents, can't do anything to help you. You have to take good care of yourself and don't put yourself in a difficult position. You can also tell us if you want to eat or drink something and we'll bring it to you."
Zhong Yuxiu smiled slightly and said, "Someone will deliver food to you. Just have a good rest when you come back. You should plan to go back to the village in a few days, so you need to make some preparations." She didn't intend to ask them why they had to go back.
"No hurry, no hurry."
What they didn't say was that if she didn't plan to go back, they could go back anytime; their main purpose was to take their daughter back home and meet the people there, rather than never knowing what her hometown looked like.
But Zhong Yuxiu was not interested in this. She did not have any particular obsession with her hometown. After traveling through so many lives, her hometown was just a place where she could stay, nothing more.
The Zhong family sat for a while and then asked to leave. Zhong Yuxiu had no intention of keeping them, so she personally saw them out the door and watched them leave the compound before turning back.
"Comrade Zhong, the meal is ready. Where are Elder Yan and Comrade Yan?" Wang Daya came out and asked. "By the way, where are your family?"
"They're gone, so there's no need to prepare their dishes. Grandpa and Rushan took the kids out to play, and they should be back soon." It was lunchtime, and it was time for them to be back.
As soon as he finished speaking, the voices of Yan Guofeng talking to the children were heard. The old man was teasing the children. The three fat kids spoke in soft and sweet voices, which were easy to distinguish.
"Mr. Yan and the others are back, so let's start setting the dinner now." After saying this, Wang Daya turned and went into the kitchen.
Yan Guofeng and Yan Rushan also came in holding the children.
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