Chapter 498: A Dignified Guest
Brother Gu said excitedly: "Sister, from now on, all the housework will be done by us brothers and your sisters-in-law. You, your brothers and sisters, and your children should study hard and strive to become the first college student in Xiangyang Village!"
Gu Xiaoxuan smiled and said, "Brother, we have to study, but there is no need to study blindly without doing anything productive. We will become nerds and will not take on responsibilities. Even if we are admitted to a good university, we will only be selfish and will not understand the hard work of our parents and brothers and sisters-in-law. We will not be able to make great contributions to the country at all."
"Hehe, sister, you know a lot after studying. Anyway, you can make your own decisions about family matters. My second brother, your two sisters-in-law and I support you!"
While the brother and sister were moving each other, Xiao Jun just came out of the meeting room when he was grabbed by his mother, who shaved his head bald with an electric shaver that she had borrowed from somewhere!
"Mom! I am your biological son!" Xiao Jun was angry. Ever since he was old enough to understand, he began to doubt whether he was Ms. Xiao's biological son.
Other people's sons are treated like treasures and pampered, so why is he the one who is disliked at home?
He rubbed against Xiao's mother unwillingly, and as expected, he saw Ms. Xiao's undisguised expression of disgust.
"No matter what, we, mother and son, share the good and the bad! If there are lice and fleas, we must share them."
Xiao's mother pinched his ear unceremoniously and twisted it, "What's the matter? You think you're a hero after going around outside. Don't you care about your mother?"
"No, no, no, mother, please calm down." Xiao Jun protected his ears with his hands. The 1.70-meter-tall boy slightly bent his waist to accommodate his mother and said pitifully, "I think it's too late for you. Look, I've become skinny without the food you cook."
Xiao's mother was so amused by what he said that she snorted and stuffed the backpack into his hands, "Go to the bathhouse and wash yourself before going home!
I stewed a pot of meat and vegetables for you."
Xiao Jun smacked his lips. In the middle of winter, with his shiny forehead, he was carrying his bag listlessly. He took the bus but did not go into the compound. Instead, he went to the bathhouse to take a shower.
The second group, eight-year-old Wen Jingqiu, is from City N, but she grew up with her grandparents, wandering between rural areas and towns, and was brought to Kyoto only when she reached school age.
Because she was used to being pushed around since she was a child, she was like a hedgehog at a young age. What's more, her sister and mother were green tea lovers, which made her have a particularly bad reputation in the surrounding community. People said that she was petty and from the countryside, jealous of her sister, greedy and lazy, stupid, and impolite, etc.
Wen Jingqiu has been giving up on himself and has been doing everything he can to make things difficult for others, including his mother and sister Wen Jiatong. He almost fell out with his father.
No wonder Wen's mother knew that children from the city who participated in the "Fake Dad, Fake Mom" program would be randomly sent to the countryside for "reformation", but she pushed her out without hesitation for the sake of the 1,200 yuan.
Nan Province is located in the south-central part of China, with a suitable temperature. Even though it is already November in the lunar calendar, the weather is only slightly damp and cold, not too unbearable.
The air here is fresh and pleasant, the mountains and rivers are beautiful, and the people are gentle and enthusiastic.
As soon as they got off the bus, Uncle Shan, who was the chef in the factory cafeteria, was already waiting for them on the tricycle carrying goods.
They went to the canteen's kitchen to eat first, and then Uncle Shan San took them to Shiyan Village.
The village is only more than half an hour's drive from the city.
As soon as we entered the village, a group of children ran away laughing and shouting, "Grandpa Village Chief, your granddaughter has been brought back!"
Father Shan carefully glanced at Wen Jingqiu's expression. Seeing that she didn't react, he smiled and explained, "I called home after I got the ticket. My family members were very happy to know that you were coming."
Wen Jingqiu curled the corners of his lips and hummed.
“The conditions in the village cannot be compared with those in Kyoto, but our home is clean and tidy. You can live here for now. If you feel uncomfortable or lack anything, just let me know.
Don't treat this as a show. When you come to our Shan family, you are our honored guest." Shan's father emphasized to her again.
Uncle Shan had to cook in the evening, so he sent them to the door of their house, stuffed a piece of fat and lean meat and a small bag of Fuqiang flour into Shan's father's pocket, and then left in a hurry.
The Shan family welcomed Wen Jingqiu into the house with great enthusiasm. They looked at this pretty, fair-skinned girl with love from the bottom of their hearts.
"Jingqiu, are you tired? Your mother has already cleaned up the house. You should take a rest. We will stew chicken and steam buns for dinner!" Grandma Shan said happily, holding her hand.
Faced with everyone's kind looks, Wen Jingqiu couldn't keep a tense face. She smiled and called everyone one by one, then obediently carried her bag and went to her room.
The Shan family was indeed well off. Grandpa Shan had been the village chief for decades. Father Shan and Uncle San were both junior high school graduates, one was a team leader in the village, and the other was a chef in a canteen at a large factory in the city.
Uncle Shan joined the army after graduating from high school. He is now a battalion commander. He brings his wife and children with him and mails half of his allowance back home every month.
Shan Sigu also graduated from high school. Because she was talented and beautiful, she married well and had a job as a salesperson. Every time she went back to her parents' home, she brought a lot of bags.
Therefore, Shan's house is a rare brick and tile house in the village, with thick green walls, red bricks and tiles, three main rooms, and three rooms each in the east and west wing rooms.
The room they prepared for Wen Jingqiu was the one in the east wing close to the main house. It had good lighting and small partitions. The bedding on the large solid wooden bed was thick and smelled of sunshine.
"This is your second uncle and second aunt's room. They are not at home all year round, so it's a good opportunity for you to live there." Shan's mother smiled and pulled the quilt away for her, while Shan's father brought in an iron stove.
The room immediately became warmer, and Wen Jingqiu seemed a little uneasy.
In her eight years of life, she had seldom received warmth. Her father was always busy with work, and when he came home he would at most ask her if she had eaten and if she was dressed warmly, but he never looked into her true situation.
Her grandparents are good to her, but they are old and lack the physical and mental strength to take care of her in an all-round way.
Wen Jingqiu was used to taking care of herself and fighting for her share of things from her sister and mother. But she was still young, and the more she wanted, the more she could only watch it go.
Now, facing the enthusiasm of the Shan family, she was unable to accept it for a moment. She always felt that others had ulterior motives towards her, and her heart, which had been slightly open, quickly closed.
She hummed, and when she saw Shan's father leave, she took off her coat, pants and shoes, got into the quilt, and said to Shan's mother in a sullen voice: "Aunt, you don't have to work, I'll take a nap."
Shanmu sighed, closed the door gently and left.
"Is this child really eight years old? Why does he look so thin and small, like he is only six years old?" Everyone asked Shan's father in a low voice with some concern.
(End of this chapter)
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