"They're back, Mom and Dad, they're back!" The man from Jiangcheng heard their voices before he even saw them before he even reached the door.

Jiang Lian heard it and immediately took Xiaoyu and Xiaoli's hands and walked outside.

"Xiaoyu and Xiaoli, your parents are back!"

Qin Man and Jiang Cong walked into the yard, and their sister-in-law came out with her two children to greet them.

When Xiaoyu and Xiaoli saw their parents, they couldn't wait to shake off their aunt's hand and ran happily to their parents.

"Mom, Dad!"

The two little kids were hugging each other's thighs. Qin Man hadn't seen them for half a year and missed them so much.

He squatted down, hugged the two children and kissed them madly.

"Okay, you two, we only want your mom, not your dad, right?"

Jiang Cong saw the children clinging to Qin Man and pretended to be sour in his tone.

Upon hearing this, the children also hurried over to coax their father, hugging his legs and acting coquettishly.

"Dad, Xiaoyu misses you too!"

Jiang Cong couldn't help laughing when he saw this. He picked up a child in each hand and touched their noses with his forehead.

"Okay, Dad is just joking with you guys. It's cold outside, let's go in and warm ourselves by the fire!"

The family of four was having a great time. They walked into the house. Jiang Lian stood under the eaves, her eyes narrowed into slits due to her smile.

"Brother, sister-in-law!"

"A-Lian is getting more and more beautiful!" Qin Man praised jokingly.

This family has good genes, each one is well-proportioned, and the children are all very cute.

Niu Niu lay on the doorstep, looking at her younger brothers and sisters and her uncles and aunts with envy. She missed her mother a little, but her mother never came to see her again after she divorced her father.

Qin Man felt a pain in her heart when she met Niu Niu's lost eyes.

"A Cong and Man Man are back. You've worked hard. You must be hungry after all the hard work. Let's eat soon!"

Jiang's mother and father came out of the kitchen, grinning from ear to ear.

Jiang Cong and Qin Man agreed to go to the town to buy some New Year's goods tomorrow, and then took out 100 yuan from their passbook to honor their parents who have worked hard at home taking care of the children.

All the family savings had been used to compensate Song Mei, and now we are short of money, so we have to leave some money for them. The two elders are getting older and they always have minor illnesses and pains, so the family cannot be without money.

Before she had dinner, Qin Man took out the gifts she had prepared for her hometown, including a pack of cigarettes for her eldest brother, warm clothes for her parents, a tweed coat for her sister-in-law, and new clothes and shoes for her three children.

"Wow, this dress is so beautiful!" Jiang Lian liked it very much.

From the moment her second sister-in-law entered the house, she found that she was dressed very fashionably and beautifully, and she fantasized that one day she would be as exquisite as her second sister-in-law.

"Look at you guys, it's not easy to earn some money outside, and you're still thinking about buying things for the family. You must have spent a lot of money! Just buy things for the children!"

Jiang's father is too honest. He has been spending all his life on food and drink for the sake of his children. He knows that things in this big city are not cheap, so he feels sorry for the money.

"Don't worry, Dad. Manman and I saved some money, so these things didn't cost anything!"

Jiang Cong knew that his father was reluctant to let go, so he explained it to avoid him from worrying too much.

The children were so happy holding their stuffed toys and wearing new clothes. Niu Niu was also very happy. She immediately forgot all the unpleasant things and played happily with her younger brothers and sisters.

Jiang Cheng saw it all and was grateful for his brother and sister-in-law's concern. He never forgot his daughter's share.

It's obvious that the family is really out of money. On New Year's Day, there are barely any meat dishes on the table.

At night, the two little ones were clamoring to go to bed with their parents. There were still two days until New Year's Eve, and the couple planned to go to town tomorrow to withdraw money and buy some New Year's goods.

The next day, there was a light snowfall, but the snow could not accumulate in the south, and there was wind and rain.

After breakfast, Jiang Cong borrowed a bicycle from a friend in the same village, and took Qin Man with an umbrella to the town.

The two of them went to withdraw 150 yuan, and there was still 170 yuan left in the passbook.

I bought peanuts, melon seeds, candies, chickens, ducks, some tangerines and apples, weighed ten pounds of meat, and bought some boiled tofu, planning to go back and fry it into fried tofu for the hot pot.

In the end, there were so many things that we had to ask Man Man You to help us carry them back.

Jiang's father and mother didn't expect that they would buy so many New Year's goods after going out for a whole morning.

After moving the things to the kitchen, Qin Man pulled Jiang's mother aside to talk to her and stuffed the hundred yuan she had taken out into her pocket.

"Mom, this is some money Jiang Cong and I saved outside. Now take out a hundred yuan and give it to you and dad to spend!"

"Mom, no, we can't take the money you worked so hard to earn!"

Jiang's mother insisted on not accepting it, but Qin Man's attitude was also firm.

"We know that our family is not well off. We'll have to trouble you to look after Xiaoyu and Xiaoli for another six months. Jiang Cong and I can't be with you and dad to take care of our children. You have to have some money to rely on at home, right?

Stop talking about that, just take it!"

Qin Man put the money directly under her pillow and then pushed the door open and went out.

"It's done, mom. I'm going to go boil some water and take care of the chickens and ducks!"

Seeing her daughter-in-law being sensible, Jiang's mother was extremely happy.

If the eldest daughter-in-law had been half as sensible as the second daughter-in-law, things wouldn't have turned out like this.

On New Year's Eve, there were continuous sounds of firecrackers in the village. A table of delicious food was cooked on New Year's Eve, the hot pot was bubbling, the house was warm, and the family sat together.

Everyone has already taken a bath, washed away the dust of the year, and welcomed the New Year cleanly!

Qin Man prepared New Year's Eve money for her three children, and also gave her sister-in-law some.

The two elders also prepared New Year's gifts for their younger generations.

"It's just a small token of my appreciation, please don't think it's too little! Happy New Year, may everyone be safe and sound, and may the coming year be a good year!"

Jiang's mother said auspicious words and distributed red envelopes to everyone.

After dinner, Jiang Lian took Qin Man to the room and whispered mysteriously.

"Sister-in-law, after the Chinese New Year, I want to go out to work with you!"

"Ah? You want to go out with us? But, didn't Dad disagree with you going out?"

Qin Man remembered that when her sister-in-law mentioned going out to develop, her grandfather was very unhappy.

"I am the master of my own life. I don't want to be such an adult and still have never seen the world. I will talk to my dad about it. Anyway, don't worry, just don't be unwilling to take me with you when the time comes!"

Qin Man smiled and nodded when she heard this. Since her sister-in-law had this idea, she couldn't refuse it.

But let me say this first: "You must ask your parents for permission first, understand?"

"I understand, sister-in-law. Don't worry! I will talk to them!" Jiang Lian assured.