Situ Haoyu walked up to his sister with the stone in his hand: "Sister, don't you like stones? I picked up a stone on the mountain, and it feels warm to the touch." Knowing how much his sister loved Meimei, Situ Haoyu figured she wouldn't throw away the stone he'd given her without him having to tell her.
The older sister reached out and touched the stone in Situ Haoyu's hand: "It's really warm. It's amazing."
"Is it fun?"
"Um."
"Then you can keep it and play with it."
The older sister shook her head. "No. Meimei will be unhappy."
Tengteng came over and picked up his sister. "Yes, you already have Meimei. If you like another stone, Meimei won't be with you anymore."
"Mmm." The older sister hugged Tengteng's neck and looked at Situ Haoyu, saying, "Brother Haoyu, thank you. The stone you picked up is very nice. But I already have Meimei, so I can't take any other stones."
When Nao Nao and Tengteng led their younger siblings to play with Situ Haoyu, Xiaoman told Nao Nao and Tengteng about Situ Haoyu's background.
When Tengteng heard Situ Haoyu say that the stone felt warm, he knew that this ordinary stone was no ordinary stone.
Situ Haoyu: "Meimei is for sitting, this one is for you to play with."
The older sister looked at Situ Haoyu seriously and said, "No. I can't have any other stones now that I have Meimei. Otherwise, Meimei will be unhappy. Really. Brother Haoyu, I don't want Meimei to be unhappy."
Nao Nao also came over. "Hao Yu, this stone is quite special. You can keep it for yourself. If you give it to my sister, she'll play with it for a few days and then throw it away."
Tengteng: "Yeah. My sister is still young. Even if you give it to her, she won't cherish it."
Seeing their attitude, Situ Haoyu knew he wouldn't be able to give away his gift. He looked at his sister and said, "Then just tell your brother Haoyu whenever you want it, and your brother Haoyu will save it for you."
Tengteng smiled and said, "Let's have dinner at my house tonight."
"good."
Tengteng put his sister down on the ground. "Go play with your little brother."
"good."
After his sister left, Nao Nao, Tengteng, and Lü Hui chatted with Situ Haoyu about his studies. Although Situ Haoyu hadn't been to school for the past few years, there were many highly educated people on the farm, and he had learned a lot from them.
After discussing their studies, Nao Nao asked Situ Haoyu, "Are you and your dad going back soon too?" A few days ago, a few more people left the farm.
"My grandfather told us to wait a little longer."
Tengteng: "Then you'll have to wait a little longer."
"Okay. I'll visit you at the military region when we get back."
Nao Nao: "Okay."
Situ Haoyu glanced at the bicycle parked in the yard: "Is everything packed?"
Tengteng: "All packed up."
Situ Haoyu: "Then be careful on the road."
Nao Nao: "Okay."
Just as Nao Nao finished speaking, Zuo Zuo came out of the kitchen. "Dinner is ready, let's eat."
Tengteng: "Okay."
After finishing their meal, Lü Hui and Situ Haoyu left.
After they left, Nao Nao called her younger siblings over. "We're leaving tomorrow. Let's check our luggage one last time tonight."
Zuo Zuo, You You, older sister, younger brother: "Okay."
On the other side, Situ Haoyu returned just as his father finished eating. "You're back."
"Um."
Situ Hong glanced at his son's face. "You didn't send it out, did you?"
"Um."
"I knew they wouldn't want it. You didn't believe me."
Situ Haoyu sat down on the kang (a heated brick bed): "Dad, can we go back earlier?"
"Son, we need to stay calm, especially in times like these. Otherwise, a good thing might turn into a bad thing."
On the other side, the deputy squad leader finished washing the pot and went back to the house to get his notebook. "Mom, I'm going out for a bit."
The deputy squad leader's mother came out of the house. "Where are you going?"
"Yanyan's home."
The deputy squad leader was about to walk towards the door when her mother stopped her. "What are you going to Yan Yan's house for?"
"I...I'm going to Yanyan's house to ask her a question."
The vice-class monitor's mother glanced at the notebook in the vice-class monitor's hand. "Ask again tomorrow."
"I'll forget about it tomorrow. Mother, I'll be back in a bit."
"No. You can't go out today."
The vice-monitor was taken aback. "Why can't I go out today?"
The deputy squad leader's mother glanced at the deputy squad leader and said, "You know the answer yourself."
"I...I don't know. Mom, I really am going to Yan Yan's house. If you don't believe me, let my sister come with me."
The deputy class monitor's mother snorted. "You two were in cahoots all along."
"Mother, what are you saying? I don't understand."
The vice-squad leader's mother pointed to the notebook in the vice-squad leader's hand and said, "Give the notebook to your sister and have her take it to you."
The vice-monitor was stunned for a moment. "Mom, how...how did you know I was going to give these two notebooks to someone else?"
“You’ve been spacing out a lot lately, so I listened outside your and your sister’s window.”
The vice-monitor stamped his foot. "Mom, how could you eavesdrop on our conversation?"
“I am your mother.” The deputy squad leader’s mother stared at the deputy squad leader and said, “I don’t object to you finding a partner. But you can’t date those brothers.”
"Mom, they're doing fine."
"They're a good couple. But his parents are so unreliable. His father favors girls over boys. His mother acts like a housewife every day."
“Mom, why do you say that? His father was a little nicer to his sister. But… but his father was good to them too. His mother… his mother… his mother…” The deputy squad leader said “his mother” several times but couldn’t get anything out.
The vice-squad leader's mother glared at him. "Is that better? I think in his father's eyes, all five of them combined aren't worth as much as that chubby girl."
"Mother, I..."
The deputy squad leader was interrupted by her mother after only two words. "Either have your sister deliver it for you, or don't bother."
"No. There are messages written by our classmates on this."
"If it weren't for other people's messages, I wouldn't have let your sister deliver it for you."
"Mother, I'm back after delivering the things."
"no."
The deputy squad leader insisted on going, but her mother wouldn't let her.
On the other side, Nao Nao and Tengteng checked their younger siblings' luggage again before letting them go back to their rooms to sleep.
The older sister slept in a separate room. As soon as she entered the room, she saw her mother sitting on the bed. Just as she was about to call out to her mother, Xiaoman, she made a shushing gesture.
The older sister covered her mouth and ran to Xiaoman's side, whispering, "Mom, do you miss me?"
Xiaoman smiled.
The older sister hugged Xiaoman's waist. "Mom, you must have missed me."
Xiaoman pinched her older sister's cheek. "Have you been a good girl at home these past few days?"
"Good boy, good boy, I've been very good at home these past few days. Hehe..."
"Yeah?"
"Yes. Mother, are you planning to secretly follow us like last time?"
"Yes. This is your first time traveling far from home on your own. I'll go with you, firstly to protect you, and secondly to see what you might be doing wrong."
Xiaoman can keep it a secret from Naonao, Tengteng, Zuozuo, Youyou, and her younger brother, but she can't hide it from her older sister. Unless her sister doesn't think about her at all along the way, she'll know she's with them as soon as she thinks about her.
The older sister rubbed against Xiaoman and said, "Mom, you're so good. Mom, have you eaten? Mom, if you haven't eaten, I'll make you something."
"I've eaten." Xiaoman touched her daughter's face. "Do you know why your mother came to see you?"
The older sister thought for a moment. "Is it because even if you didn't come to see me, I would still know you were with us? So you came to see me."
"no."
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