Xiao Bao wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes and pouted in confusion.
The little girl glanced at the kitchen, and seeing nothing amiss, she pulled her brother over to the coffee table.
Then, to Xiao Bao's shocked expression, he handed her the half-cup of soda she had left behind.
"Brother, drink!"
Xiao Bao was shocked, then his big eyes lit up with excitement.
After finishing my drink, I noticed there was a lot of food on the coffee table.
"These were left by my older sister and brother, so eat slowly!" the little girl explained proudly.
Xiao Bao's eyes widened, then he grinned foolishly.
Su Xia, who had been standing at the kitchen door for a long time, watched the whole thing, and finally saw the two little ones taking turns eating...
He shook his head and chuckled. Although there were many children, the older ones doted on the younger ones, and the younger ones were obedient and respectful to the older ones...
How can this not be a kind of happiness!
While the country in Suxia is peaceful and prosperous, the old houses in the village are bustling with activity, comparable to the Qingming Festival.
People from the Chen family began to arrive one after another, starting from the room where the lie was told.
First, the former captain led his two sons, then the secretary, and along the way, they encountered many other people.
"Captain, are you also going to Old Chen's house?"
"Yeah, you guys are too!"
"Yes, yes, I heard that Daya's family is back!"
"We're also going to see Daya!"
An elderly woman exclaimed excitedly, "Da Ya hasn't come back for four years!"
"I heard she had two kids, the younger one is two years old now, it's about time she went home!"
A group of older women, young wives, and other women nodded in agreement. They had all given birth and knew that when a child is young, it's best not to go back home.
Not to mention that Da Ya lives so far away, even her family home is in a village dozens of miles away. She never went back to her family home when she was pregnant, gave birth, or when her child was young.
After the Chen family finished their meal, they sat on the warm kang (a heated brick bed) chatting.
Villagers arrived one after another. "Jian Dang, I heard Daya's family is back?"
"Laidi, I heard your eldest daughter is back?"
"Brother Chen, I heard that Daya's family has returned?"
...
The Chen family members stood there, bewildered, staring at the throng of villagers.
Only Daya excitedly exclaimed, then ran over and greeted everyone one by one.
"Grandma Li, Aunt Liu, Aunt Wang, Sister Lian, Sister Hua..."
"Grandpa Captain... Uncle Dalin, Brother Zhu..."
The Chen family members then came to their senses and all busied themselves, some pouring water, others fetching stools...
Zhou Congjin also used her social skills, replying to everyone who came up to greet her word for word.
"You're a man, right? You look really handsome!"
"Grandpa, you look really healthy!"
"Xiao Jin, where are you working now?"
"Still the same company!"
"Oh, Xiao Jin, is your family very big? It's the capital city after all!"
"It's about the same size as here, but the courtyard isn't even as big as this one!"
"real?"
"It's true, in our area, many families live together in one big courtyard. Except for eating and sleeping in their own rooms, everything else is done within the same courtyard!"
"My God! I thought your capital was Dae-e-ryo!" the village men exclaimed one after another, and Zhou Congjin smiled and nodded.
Actually, he didn't say it was bad. He said that the most spacious and comfortable place to live is still in the village, but after learning about it just now, he feels that his uncle's house is the most comfortable.
At least the land is large, the yard is not small, it's comfortable to live in, and most importantly, it has electricity...
Da Ya on the other end didn't have time to sit still either. "Da Ya, you're getting more and more beautiful!"
"Really, ma'am, you're getting younger and younger!"
"Your words have become sweeter!"
"Auntie, seeing you all makes me so happy! I feel like I can finally say everything I haven't said in the past four years!"
"Haha...it's still someone from our village!"
"Pah... No matter where Daya goes, she's still a member of our Zhao Family Village..."
Ha ha....
Everyone burst into laughter upon hearing this, and Daya stepped forward, hugged Chen's mother's arm, and laughed along with her.
Zhou Congjin, the eldest daughter, was surrounded by villagers and successfully forgot that she even had a daughter.
When Ya Ya Dan Dan first saw a room full of people, it was the first time she had ever seen so many people.
They were so frightened that they stood there in place, and in the end, Wu Ya and Gou Dan each carried one of them back to their own rooms.
Although Ya Ya and Dan Dan have moved to a different place and left their familiar parents.
But once they were inside, they weren't so scared anymore. The two of them looked around the room and asked curiously, "Auntie, where is this?"
Wu Ya wiped the drool from her nephew's mouth before saying, "This is your mother's room, but your aunt is staying here now!"
Egg was taken aback, or Ya Ya asked, "Is it Mommy?"
Wuya paused, then realized that both children called out "Dad" and "Mom!"
She knew this too; some of her classmates' families in the county town lived like this. She nodded and said, "Yes, your mothers lived here back then!"
Upon hearing this, Ya Ya and Dan Dan walked around on the kang (a heated brick bed), pointing at each item and asking, "Is this also Mommy's?"
Wu Ya looked at the kang cabinet and said, "Hmm..."
"And this one?" Ya Ya pointed to the portrait on the wall.
Wu Ya looked over and nodded frantically; to hesitate even for a second would be a disrespect to one's faith.
And Dandan excitedly shouted, "Grandpa...we have one too!"
Wu Ya suppressed a laugh, thinking to herself, "Everyone has one!"
News of Daya's return spread like wildfire, and soon everyone around her knew.
The villagers all watched Daya grow up, and in their eyes, she was the one who married the best...
It's not just a casual visit; these days, who doesn't yearn for the capital?
The happiest thing for Chen Jiandang and Xia Laidi was that the couple could finally hold their heads high again. It was the first time that Da Ya had gotten married, with a generous dowry and the woman's good qualities, which was also the reason why Liu Chunxia had always been jealous.
Even now, the villagers' compliments make one instantly forget jealousy and instead feel proud.
However, these people do not include her family, namely Su Lanxiu, who had a fight with Xia Laidi at the time.
Eyes with slanted corners, no matter where they look, make people dislike them.
At first, when I heard that Daya had come back, I didn't believe it. But after some of the villagers went there and came back, chatting and laughing, and even had candy in their hands, what else was there to doubt?
"Mother, where did Gou Dan go?" The daughter-in-law is Zhao Gou Dan's wife, a girl from Su Lanxiu's family.
"What's wrong?" Su Lanxiu suppressed her anger. Her daughter-in-law had given birth to a daughter and was now eight months pregnant. She couldn't disturb her.
Dragging her heavy body, the daughter-in-law finally said, "It's Gou Dan! He was just lying there a moment ago, and now he's vanished!"
After saying that, she asked in confusion, "And you even took the clothes you only wore to the county town!"
Upon hearing this, Su Lanxiu felt a surge of resentment. Where else could they have gone? They must have gone to the Chen family...
Seeing that her mother-in-law didn't say anything, the daughter-in-law assumed she didn't know anything, so she slowly got up and went back to her own room to rest. Besides, she still had her daughter to take care of.
She had no idea that her husband had gone to see his childhood sweetheart, and still does.
Also, regarding the educated youth, there are only 8 educated youth left this year, 1 girl and 5 boy.
None of them were familiar faces from before, because it hasn't been a full year yet, so all eight of them will have to spend the Spring Festival in the village this year.
"Chen Chun, who married into the Chen family and moved to Beijing, is back!" A male educated youth dropped a bombshell.
The other seven people were taken aback, but after learning it was the Chen family, they weren't surprised anymore. After all, they knew from the beginning that the Chen family held a prominent position in the village...
"Bai Zhiqing, aren't you from Beijing?!" The others were taken aback. "That's right!"
Seeing everyone looking at her, Bai Zhiqing shook her head, her two braids bobbing slightly. "They're probably just visiting relatives; there's no need for them to come knocking!"
The other educated youth thought for a while, then instantly understood the intricacies of the situation. They weren't ignorant young women; they were all sent here as educated youth by their families—to put it bluntly, to avoid trouble...
Another person who wanted to rush over as soon as he heard Da Ya was back was Zhao Yulin...
She had long lost her passion for her husband, Gu Zhili. These past few years had been filled with the torment of household chores, and the initial disappointment and inadequacy of her in-laws...
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