Two months ago, Ji Yong sold the house in the agricultural machinery family compound and moved his family to the back of the store.
Ji Ling's sudden return caught the Ji family off guard.
When he heard someone knocking on the door, Ji Yong opened it and thought it was his son who had called him a few days ago. However, when he saw his eldest daughter, he was stunned.
"Xiao Ling?"
"Dad, are you surprised? Are you thrilled?" Ji Ling grinned.
Ji Yong couldn't laugh, and then asked, "What happened?"
"It's okay. Dad, I've been on the bus for three days and I'm so tired. Let's go in first and talk." Ji Ling skillfully handed over the things in her hand.
Ji Yong took the things, still confused, "Yes, yes, yes, come in first."
In the backyard, Xu Fang waited for a long time but her husband didn't come back. She got up and walked out of the house, then she saw her husband coming back with his eldest daughter.
She opened her mouth, but when Ji Ling called her "Mom", she came back to her senses, "It's cold, come inside quickly."
He welcomed his daughter into the house, glanced behind him, and seeing no one else, he closed the door.
Ji Ling took off her shoes and climbed onto the kang. Seeing the food on the kang table, she smiled and said, "It's better to come back at the right time than to come back early. I'm just hungry."
"I'll get you some dishes and chopsticks." Ji Yong turned and went to the outer room.
Xu Fang placed the rice she had just served in front of her daughter and said, "Eat this bowl first."
Ji Ling thanked him and started eating with her chopsticks. "The food on the train is not as delicious as the food at home."
"You came back alone?" Xu Fang asked.
The saying that things that are far away smell good and things that are close stink does make sense.
After the mother and daughter separated, as time passed, they were able to get along peacefully when they met. Although their relationship was not close, it had eased a lot.
"I came back by myself." Ji Ling picked up a piece of frozen tofu, "The New Year is still a few days away, isn't my eldest brother back yet?"
"She called yesterday and said she'll be back in a few days. The factory received a lot of orders before the New Year, so they're very busy right now." Ji Yong came in from outside. When he saw his daughter shoveling rice into her mouth, he said, "Eat slowly, don't choke."
"I'll go get a glass of water." Xu Fang winked at her husband and went out.
My husband has a good relationship with my daughter, so it is convenient for me to ask her some questions.
Ji Yong sat down and asked, "Did you have a fight with Weidong?"
"No."
"Tell your family if you feel wronged." Ji Yong didn't believe his daughter.
Ji Ling swallowed the food in her mouth, "Dad, we really didn't quarrel. I came back here on orders."
"Come back by order?" Ji Yong became more and more confused the more he listened.
"Yes, didn't I go to the southwest to look for Zhu Weidong? His colleague had an accident and returned to the capital. I stayed in the southwest by myself. A few days ago, I received a telegram from my father-in-law, saying that although other families have this rule that newly married daughters-in-law cannot go back to their parents' home for the New Year, the Zhu family does not have this rule. Zhu Weidong stayed in the capital, so I missed home, so it was a good opportunity for me to go back to my parents' home for the New Year."
Ji Yong's mouth twitched, but he was relieved after all. "It's good that we didn't quarrel. Your parents-in-law treat you well, so you should also be filial to them."
"Hey, I've mailed many New Year's goods here, and they were all sent to your eldest brother. A few days ago, your eldest brother called me and talked about this. I also asked your eldest brother to mail some local mushrooms and fungus over. Our family can't produce any good things, so we only have these wild products."
"It's not the value of the item that matters, it's all about the thought behind it. My parents-in-law aren't the kind of people who care about these things." Ji Ling advised her father to think positively.
"You have had a stubborn temper since you were young. I wondered what would happen when you get married in the future. Now it seems that I worried for nothing. No one else Ji Ke gets married in the future will have a better life than you." Ji Yong didn't like to compare his two daughters, but comparing the two daughters' tempers, the younger daughter was more docile while the older daughter was more sharp. Who would have known that the older daughter would be so lucky and be valued by her in-laws after she got married.
It's rare to find a husband's family that values their daughter-in-law so much.
Outside the door, Xu Fang was holding the hot water. The heat seeped through the glass into her hands, which slowly brought her back to her senses. She adjusted the expression on her face and pushed the door open to enter the house.
Ji Ling had a good appetite and ate three bowls of rice before putting down her chopsticks.
None of the parents were unhappy when they saw this scene.
Ji Yong took a sip of the liquor and said, "Call your brother later and ask him to come back tomorrow."
"I'll go fight. When big brother knows I'm back, he will definitely come back as soon as possible."
"The phone is at the counter in front. Be careful of your feet when you walk because the road is slippery. It's snowing heavily these days." Ji Yong reminded his daughter from behind.
When the voice came, the person had disappeared.
Xu Fang retracted her gaze, "Didn't they have a quarrel?"
"It wasn't a quarrel. It was a telegram from my father-in-law asking her to go home for the New Year."
"Xiaoling is four months pregnant now, right? I see her belly is getting bigger. How can the Zhu family let her come back alone?"
"Co-worker Zhu Weidong had an accident and returned to the capital. The Zhu family was worried about her being alone there. Maybe they felt that she was wronged and worried that she would miss home, so they arranged for her to come back for the New Year." Ji Yong guessed.
Xu Fang didn't think so. The Zhu family knew that their eldest daughter had a bad relationship with her family. How could they think that their eldest daughter was homesick? Something must have happened in the Zhu family.
Seeing that her husband was in a good mood, Xu Fang did not say anything to spoil his mood.
If something really happened, you can hide it for a while but not forever.
In the front shop, Ji Linggang got off to a phone call with Ji Jianhua.
Ji Jianhua joked, "You called so late. Zhu Weidong just hung up the phone with me."
"What did he say?"
"Ask if you've arrived home? He said he had already returned to the southwest and found out you were home, so he asked me to call him back after I confirmed you were home." Ji Jianhua said, "He left a phone number, write it down on a pen."
"I won't call, and you are not allowed to call." Ji Ling held the phone in one hand and played with the phone line with the other.
"Did they have a fight?" Ji Jianhua stopped laughing. "I didn't want to ask him. I was thinking about calling dad, and then you called me."
"He is the most kind person in the world. How dare I quarrel with him?" Ji Ling snorted, "Don't worry about it. When will you come back, brother?"
"Now that you're back, I'll go back tomorrow. The factory has shipped out the last batch of goods today, and the employees have received their salaries and benefits and are now on holiday." Ji Jianhua didn't ask any more questions, but he was still thinking about his sister. "Now that you're back, spend the New Year at home. But don't go out and fool around with Zheng Shi, Qian Xiangqian and the others. The roads are slippery in winter, and you're pregnant now."
(End of this chapter)
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