Three days before Si Ya's wedding, and two days before the Lunar New Year, on this afternoon, at the moment before sunset.
Su Xia saw Da Ya, whom she hadn't seen for two years. The moment the door opened, she excitedly shouted, "Auntie..."
Su Xia was so shocked that she stood there blankly until Niu Niu behind her shouted excitedly, which brought her back to her senses.
"Ah... Sister Daya..."
"Niu Niu... how come you're so tall...?"
The two sisters were shouting excitedly, and Su Xia couldn't get a word in edgewise.
Da Bao and Er Bao also ran out, calling out affectionately, "Big Sister Da Ya..."
Su Xia looked at Zhou Congjin next to Daya, "Auntie..."
Then, turning to her eldest daughter who was standing there, she said, "Yaya, call her Grandma!"
Wearing a thick coat, the little girl with big, bright eyes called out, "Grandma..."
Su Xia.....
Chen Jianguo rushed over and invited everyone inside, shouting and yelling, which had already alerted the neighbors.
"Xiao Zhou, come in quickly, bring the child in first, it's hot in the room!" Chen Jianguo called out.
Su Xia quickly pulled Ya Ya along and scolded the two sisters who were hugging each other, "Come in quickly, aren't you cold outside?"
Niu Niu nodded, "Big Sister Ya, let's go inside!"
"Okay, Niu Niu, what have you been eating these past two years? How come you're even taller than me?"
Niu Niu grinned, and Da Bao chimed in, "Big Tooth Sister, look at Da...?"
Da Ya was already shocked, and now she was still shocked: "How come Da Bao is so tall at his age?"
Da Bao laughed smugly, while Niu Niu explained helplessly, "He eats a lot. He's the biggest eater in the family right now."
Daya nodded, measuring herself up and down. Daya was a little over 160cm tall, while Niu Niu was about 168cm. Standing together, Niu Niu was a head taller than Daya.
Da Bao was even a little taller than Niu Niu, which shocked Daya. But then she thought back to when she was little, her family was always hungry and didn't eat well, and she thought about her aunt's family's food situation, how they had to spend a lot of money on grain every year...
With her son and second child now grown up, no wonder the children are so tall. Thinking of her own daughter and son, Daya decided that during her few days back, she would definitely learn from her aunt how to raise children well.
The news of Su Xia's family's lively gathering quickly spread to the surrounding neighbors. The doorman, Da Ya, and Niu Niu were shouting and yelling, but no one could hear them.
However, everyone understands that it's normal for them to be excited since they've come all this way.
Aside from the Qiao family, Aunt Qiao, listening to the lively sounds from Su Xia's house, said to her little grandson beside her in a displeased tone, "Stay away from their daughter. With a spendthrift mother, her daughter won't be any better!"
"Grandma, what are you saying? Grandma is only in the first year of high school, and she's so young!" Qiao Zhenmu was speechless and helpless.
Upon hearing this, Aunt Qiao's heart skipped a beat, and then she began her usual tirade: "Xiao Mu, your eldest brother is controlled by your sister-in-law and doesn't dare to come home. Your second brother has a hard life; I wonder how he's doing in the countryside now?"
"Your family is counting on you, so you have to live up to their expectations. After graduation, it would be best if you went to work at a steel factory, the biggest factory in the county..."
Aunt Qiao's eyes grew brighter as she spoke, as if she had boundless energy. "And a partner, I'll definitely find someone from a good family, with a job, good-looking, well-educated, polite, and filial..."
Ideally, you'd be fertile; come in and give us a big, healthy son...
Qiao Zhenmu grew increasingly numb. These were words that not only his grandmother but also his parents had been repeating for the past six months...
Why....
My older brother didn't want to come back. If his family hadn't treated his sister-in-law that way, she would have left...
"Second brother..." Qiao Zhenmu thought to himself with disdain, "Making such a basic mistake, who can he blame?"
Looking at her grandmother, she lowered her head and recalled, "My second brother was good-looking and did well in school since he was little. Grandpa, Grandma, and Mom all thought he would do great things in the future..."
The second brother also looked down on people... Yes, he didn't even think much of his younger brother...
In one ear, I heard laughter and chatter from next door; in the other, I heard Niu Niu's nagging and cursing...
Qiao Zhenmu was frustrated. Anyone who entered into such a family would find it unbearable...
Unless... Qiao Zhenmu recalled his classmate talking about things in the countryside, and it was actually quite possible that the village girls would be subjected to...
Because it must be subject to...
As for Niu Niu... I smiled sarcastically to myself, everyone has moments of daydreaming.
In Su Xia's living room, the children were making noise, while the adults chatted amongst themselves.
“Yaya, Auntie…” The little girl’s eyes lit up; she hadn’t expected her income to double.
Xiao Bao, on the other hand, called out to the two-year-old, "Uncle...come call me uncle...!"
As they were talking about the candy, little Egg's mouth started watering when he saw it.
Naturally obedient, she said, "Uncle..."
"Hey..." Xiao Bao responded smugly.
Ha ha....
Da Bao and Er Bao, standing to the side, couldn't help but burst into laughter.
Ya Ya and Dan Dan looked at their uncles, both big and small, and wondered, "Why are they laughing?"
Da Ya was holding Niu Niu and talking to her about many things in Beijing.
The more Niu Niu listened, the more fascinated she became. "Big Sister Ya, does that place have everything over there?"
"Yeah, Tiananmen Square, the Great Wall, the Forbidden City... those places are crowded every day, and other places like department stores and supply and marketing cooperatives... are much more crowded than in our county town...!"
"Wow... Sister Daya, have you been there?"
Da Ya nodded vigorously, "Yes, when I first went to 놅, your brother-in-law took 놖 there!"
"Hey...it seems my brother-in-law is still the best!"
"Well, if your brother-in-law isn't good to you, is he good to someone else...?!"
After saying that, she looked into Niu Niu's eyes, and after a moment, the two sisters burst out laughing.
All of them heard Su Xia, Chen Jianguo, and Zhou Congjin...
Su Xia sighed inwardly, "People still have to go out. I haven't noticed that Daya is much bolder than before..."
Chen Jianguo asked his niece's husband, "Congjin, how are your aunt and uncle doing?"
Last time I was on a business trip, Uncle Lei and Aunt Lei were visiting their grandson, so I didn't have a chance to run into them.
"That's great! They just came back from my third brother's place. When they heard that you went to Beijing, they regretted going!"
Ha ha....
"You don't even need to tell me, I can already picture your uncle beating his chest in frustration!" Chen Jianguo chuckled to himself.
Zhou Congjin smiled. Indeed, after hearing that her uncle had passed away, her uncle kept saying he regretted not coming home sooner.
"Oh right, did you tell the village when you came back?" Su Xia remembered that this was an important matter.
Da Ya was stunned for a moment, then looked at the man, and Zhou Congjin was also dumbfounded.
Su Xia understood everything when she saw them like this, and said to Daya in an annoyed tone, "You, a mother of two... how can you..."
"I'm so sorry, Auntie," said Da Ya, "I received a letter from home saying that Si Ya's marriage was settled, and I was so busy buying tickets that I forgot to tell Mom and Dad!"
Daya was also aggrieved; there were no phones in the village, so sending a letter or making a call might mean they'd arrive before the letter did...
"Auntie, you're wrong! I was so busy asking for leave that I forgot about this!" Zhou Congjin spoke up for Daya.
Su Xia rolled her eyes. "I'm not angry. I'll stay at your place tonight, and you can go back tomorrow!"
Daya nodded. "Thank you, Auntie. Wuya doesn't live here anymore either. The house in the county town doesn't even have firewood or coal..."
Su Xia and Chen Jianguo sighed. This child is probably living a comfortable life; he's becoming more and more childish...
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