Gu Yi unbuttoned his thick cotton-padded jacket and held him in front of him.
"It's edible! And it's very delicious! It's softer than eggs and as fragrant as eggs!"
Little Tiger rolled his eyes and hugged his uncle's neck affectionately.
"Uncle, eggs come from old chickens. Are bird eggs from big birds?"
Gu Yi nodded hurriedly: "Yes!"
Little Tiger asked excitedly: "Can the bird eggs hatch into little birds? Can they?"
"Of course." Gu Yi replied.
The little guy thought about it seriously, and seemed to have made a big decision.
"Uncle, then I... won't eat bird eggs anymore. You hatch bird eggs into chicks, and when the chicks grow up, you lay bird eggs, and then you hatch chicks. Then I'll have a large group of big birds laying eggs for me to eat every day. Then I'll be able to eat eggs every day, and then I'll lay eggs for mom, dad, and grandma."
After hearing this, everyone was stunned for a moment, and then they all burst into laughter.
Gu Qi was secretly relieved to see that his son was so close to his younger brother.
The second sister was cold by nature, not talkative or smiling, and ignored everyone. Although her son was not close to her, he still called her "Aunt" and never stopped greeting her because of her indifference.
Little sister was spoiled since she was little, selfish and unforgiving. She didn't love little tiger very much, and he wasn't close to her, but no matter when, even if he ran past little sister, he would call her "little aunt".
His younger brother has been living in the countryside these years and only comes home two or three times a year. It really surprised him that his son could be so close to him like a son!
Of course, he knew that these were all his wife's fault, even if she didn't say it and he didn't ask, but he was a very observant person and knew that these were all the result of his wife's daily teaching, otherwise the children would not have understood these.
He had been away from home for four or five years, and could not take care of his hometown or his wife and children.
Her parents and sisters treated her harshly and looked down on her, but she repaid her grievances with kindness, taught her son to be kind to others, and to be respectful to every elder in the family. When she had something to eat, she would not forget the adults and would not be selfish and only care about herself.
Based on this point alone, he was certain that Chen Xingling had put in a lot of effort behind the scenes!
She not only had to integrate into the atmosphere of the big family, but also had to teach her son to be kind to everyone. One can imagine how hard and difficult it was.
Thinking of this, he became even more certain of what he had in mind - although he was a little late in coming to pick them up, he absolutely could not delay any longer!
Gu Yi couldn't stop laughing and said, "Huzi, you've really put me in a difficult position! I don't know how to hatch birds!"
Xiao Huzi thought hard and asked, "Why?"
Gu Yi shrugged: "Because I'm not a bird mother!"
Little Tiger was extremely disappointed and muttered, "What should I do? Can I ask the old hen to help hatch it? Can it?"
"Hmm~~" Gu Yi was stunned by his question and answered: "It should be possible. Otherwise, why don't you try it?"
"Oh, oh!" The little guy ran away skipping and jumping, holding the bird egg.
Li Ying was heartbroken and shouted, "Come back! Come back quickly! That thing is edible! Don't drop it!"
"Oh my!" Gu Yi glanced at the old lady and said, "Mom, if Hu Zi wants to play, let him play. Aren't they just a few bird eggs? In the countryside, kids his age would run around in the fields, learn to climb trees and swim, and stare at bird nests to take out eggs every day - it's so much fun!"
Li Ying glared at him, scolding him with a smile: "No wonder you don't want to come back! You're thinking about playing too, right?"
"...Of course!" Gu Yi's eyes slightly avoided, but he couldn't hide the smile on his lips: "I quite like the countryside, it's much more interesting than here."
Li Ying rolled her eyes and said, "How old are you? Are you still thinking about playing? In the past, it was impossible to go to the countryside, but now you can go back to the city, you have to hurry back."
Gu Miao searched for her second brother's backpack without even looking up: "Yes, yes! Second brother, don't come back after the New Year!"
"No." Gu Yi patted his cotton jacket and answered anxiously, "No hurry, no hurry, let's wait for another year or two."
Li Ying became anxious when he heard this and stood up suddenly.
"What do you mean you can't? You're not anxious? How can you not be anxious? Other families are eager to return to the city as soon as possible, why do you always make excuses? Apply after the Chinese New Year and try to come back after the Lantern Festival."
Seeing that Lao Qi was serious about it, Gu Yi quickly stood up.
"I'll go back to my room and clean up first—"
"Stop right there!" Li Ying yelled angrily, "Don't leave! Why are you not returning to the city? Hurry up and ask your eldest brother to help you write the application form, and then find someone to stamp it and apply for it back."
Then, she turned her head and said angrily, "Aqi, why haven't you said anything for so long? Why don't you scold him? Look! Look! I don't know what's wrong with him. He always doesn't want to go back to the city to find a job!"
Gu Qi's eyes flickered slightly, and he looked at Chen Xingling beside him, and understood something in his heart.
It seems that the wife was probably right.
There is a big gap between urban and rural areas, and most young people who go to the countryside are unwilling to stay there unless they have no choice.
Some of them have already married and have children in the countryside, but their children cannot settle down in the city for the time being, so they have to choose to stay temporarily.
My younger brother is not married yet, and he is young, energetic, and free. He secretly wants to live in the countryside, maybe because there is a sweetheart there who he cares about.
After all, Gu Qi is a young man of the new era who has received higher education abroad. Naturally, he would not force his brother to come back without any reason like his parents did.
"Mom, didn't he just come in? Let him rest for a while and catch his breath, then we can discuss it. No matter what, let's celebrate the New Year first. It's just an application, it will take less than half an hour to finish, there's no rush."
When Gu Yi heard this, he secretly laughed.
Li Ying still wanted to nag her youngest son——
"Mom, are we going to kill a pig this afternoon?" Chen Xingling interrupted her at the right time and reminded her: "If we want to kill a pig, we have to go to the slaughterhouse to find a chef."
Li Ying cried out "Ah!" and suddenly remembered that the big pig at home had not been slaughtered yet.
"Yes, yes, yes! We can't delay any longer! They will be finishing work and celebrating the New Year in the evening!"
After saying this, she hurried out of the room.
Gu Yi secretly breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Lao Qi had been sent away.
"Brother, sister-in-law, I'm going to go back to my room to clean up. We'll talk later!"
"䗽." Gu Qi and Chen Xingling answered in unison.
Gu Yi took the large backpack from his sister's hand and walked towards the room with big strides.
"Second brother!" Gu Miao hurriedly chased forward, pouted and shouted aggrievedly: "Did you bring me a New Year's gift? Big brother brought us pens, what did you bring? Second brother! Second brother! Take it out quickly! I want my New Year's gift! I want it now!"
"Stop bothering me! I'll give you my New Year's gift the day after tomorrow! I already said it's a New Year's gift, how can I give it at the end of the year?"
"It won't make a difference in just one or two days!"
“Just the right amount!”
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