Wu Ya was frightened by Yao's mother's sudden shout and struggled to get down. Yao's mother was afraid that she would fall, so she bent down and put her on the ground.
Seeing her mother's agitation, Yao Xiujuan quickly got off the kang and said, "Mom, don't be so agitated. We separated before the New Year..."
Chu Tian continued, "To be precise, it was the house we divided on the day we returned."
Yao Xiujuan looked at Chu Tian with resentment and indicated that he didn't need to explain it so clearly.
Yao's mother, "..."
Chu Tian gave Yao Xiujuan a reassuring look and stepped forward to help Yao's mother sit down. "Mom, actually, it's okay that the family is separated. You know I have some ways to make money now. If I continue to hang out with the old Chu family, I don't know if anything will happen, but it will definitely be annoying."
"It's different now. We've separated. From now on, no matter what we eat or what we do, we don't have to be on guard against the Chu family..."
Mother Yao opened her mouth, wanting to say something, and then she heard Father Yao, who had been silent, speak.
"Okay, Xiujuan's mother, just listen to your son-in-law. Whatever he arranges has his reasons."
Yao's mother was silent for a while, then she sighed slightly, stood up and said, "Okay, I get it. As long as you and your family are well, we can do anything."
Then he changed the subject, "What's going on with this friendly army? Didn't they go to deliver the carriage? Why haven't they returned in such a long time? And why hasn't Xiu Li come back either?"
Upon hearing this, Chu Tian looked at Yao Xiujuan and smiled, his eyes conveying, "Look, am I okay?"
Yao Xiujuan turned her head away helplessly and didn't look at Chu Tian.
At dinner time, Yao's father thought about how lonely it would be for his eldest brother to be alone at home during the Lunar New Year. So he asked Yao Youjun to call Uncle Yao and Yao Xiuhong over as well, and everyone had a lively dinner together.
Chu Tian leaned back in his chair with a smile on his face. With his left ear, he listened to what Uncle Yao and Yao Youjun were saying at the dinner table. With his right ear, he listened to Yao Xiuli and Yao Xiuhong asking Yao Xiujuan questions. In front of him, he saw Wu Ya holding Mother Yao's hand, pointing at the food on the table, and shouting that she wanted to eat this and that!
Strangely, he didn't feel irritated at all. Instead, he felt very calm inside. Chu Tian felt that the scene at this moment was the life he wanted. There were kind elders who considered everything for their children, chattering brothers and sisters, people he loved and people who loved him, a daughter, and in the future there would be a son...
When the guests were having a great time, Uncle Yao stood up, holding onto the table. "Okay, it's getting late. I'll go back first. Xiuhong, please help clean up the dishes before you go back..."
Yao Xiuhong quickly responded, "Oh, I understand."
Upon hearing this, Yao's mother quickly grabbed Yao Xiuhong's hand and said, "No, no, Xiuhong can just go back with big brother."
Uncle Yao waved his hand and said, "Sister-in-law, just let Xiuhong clean up. It's only natural for a niece to help clean up after dinner when she comes to her uncle's house for dinner."
Yao's mother had no choice but to agree, "Okay, then Xiuli, you and your sister Xiuhong will clean up together."
Yao Xiuli, "Oh, I understand."
Chu Tian also stood up, "Uncle, I'll take you back."
Uncle Yao nodded with a smile, "Okay."
Yao Youjun looked around and said, "Brother-in-law, I'm with you."
Chu Tian just smiled and followed Uncle Yao out, with Yao Youjun following closely behind.
Watching the three people walk out of the yard, Yao's mother walked back into the main room and saw Yao Xiuhong and Yao Xiuli each carrying a pile of dishes and chopsticks and walking towards the kitchen. She smiled and said to Yao's father and Yao Xiujuan, "Have you noticed that Youjun is closer to the eldest son-in-law? It's obvious that he sees the second son-in-law more often..."
Father Yao was stunned for a moment, "Really?"
Yao's mother glared. "What do you mean by 'yes'? It's obvious! When you saw Xiuhe's man coming, did Youjun spend time with him alone?"
Father Yao scratched his head and said hesitantly, "Maybe it's because the eldest son-in-law rarely comes?"
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Yao's mother wondered if it was because they didn't come often. She rolled her eyes and didn't want to bother with Yao's father anymore. She turned and walked towards the room where Chu Tian and his family of three had stayed last time. She wanted to tidy up the kang and spread out the bedding so that her daughter, son-in-law, and granddaughter could sleep better at night.
Upon hearing this, Yao Xiujuan covered her mouth and smiled, but did not say anything. She was thinking in her heart that the reason might be that Brother Tian and Youjun usually get along more like friends, so Youjun does not feel any pressure, while the second brother-in-law only regards Youjun as his wife's younger brother, brother-in-law, and relative. Just like the younger brother that Brother Tian sometimes tells her, he has an inexplicable sense of distance from the second brother-in-law, right?
Uncle Yao walked in front of him with his hands behind his back, and without turning his head, he asked, "Chu Tian, are the educated youth from your brigade still working in the coal mines?"
Chu Tian didn't know why Uncle Yao asked this, but he still answered honestly, "I came back for the New Year to rest for a few days, but I heard from our team leader that we will continue to go after the fifth day of the New Year, and will continue until the ground thaws in early March. It will probably take nearly a month before we stop."
Uncle Yao was surprised. "Do you still want to go? They are just kids. If you keep doing this, won't they be exhausted when the busy farming season comes?"
Chu Tian chuckled, "How could they be exhausted? We asked them to stop working completely in early March, and here we usually depend on the weather and start tilling the soil around March 10th or 10th. In the ten days in between, they can definitely rest well..."
"Also, although they work in the coal mines, they don't go down into the mines. They just pick out rocks mixed in with the coal piles on the surface. I heard that's usually done by female workers, so compared to other types of work, it's actually not very tiring."
Uncle Yao was silent for a moment, then stopped and turned to look at Chu Tian. "Actually, I'm also considering whether to let those children continue to work in the brick kiln. If they do, they are exhausted now. If they don't, I'm afraid that after they have rested, they will have the energy to cause trouble again..."
Chu Tian blinked, wondering what Uncle Yao was doing? Was he discussing this with him? But he wasn't from this brigade...
However, seeing Uncle Yao looking at him expectantly, Chu Tian sighed helplessly. After thinking seriously for a moment, he tentatively said, "Perhaps, Uncle can let them work one day and rest one day?"
"Work one day and rest one day?"
After a moment, Uncle Yao was overjoyed and stepped forward to pat Chu Tian's shoulder vigorously. "Yes, you can work one day and rest the next. This way, they won't be too energetic, nor too tired..."
Chu Tian staggered after being hit by Uncle Yao. Fortunately, Yao Youjun, who was standing next to him, quickly grabbed Chu Tian. Otherwise, Chu Tian would have had a deep and intimate kiss on the head with Dadi.
Uncle Yao was in a good mood and didn't notice Chu Tian and Yao Youjun's actions. He turned around and saw that his home was not far away. He waved to Chu Tian and Yao Youjun and said, "You go back. I'll go back by myself..."
Without waiting for Chu Tian and the others to react, he had already strode forward several meters...
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