Countless heads were surging on the dark country road.
"Make way, make way." The village chief passed by in his donkey cart, followed closely by Aunt Xiulan and Aunt Liao, who were pushing their carts. Everyone consciously moved to the sides of the road, leaving room for the donkey cart to pass.
After the car left, many people began to marvel.
"Look at them. They established a good relationship with the Su family from the beginning. Now their lives are getting more promising day by day."
"Of course not, especially the village chief's family. They have two college students. Although they didn't do as well as the Su family's children in the exams, they are still college students after all. They will have good jobs as officials in the future."
"It's all fate."
When Su Qing was down and out, everyone was just watching the show.
Unfortunately, Aunt Wang, Aunt Liao and Aunt Xiulan were the ones who came to help in times of need, and Su Qing and the Su family were all grateful people, so they could only use the reason of "fate" to justify their jealousy.
"I think the one who suffered the most is He Aiqing. Da Ya, Er Ya, and San Ya are his children after all. If they hadn't divorced, he would be the number one scholar's father now."
As soon as these words were spoken, there was a sigh from the crowd.
Yes, He Aiqing is the biological father of Daya and the others. If he hadn't left, he would have been the one enjoying the glory he has now. The better the Su family is doing, the worse the He family is doing.
"Come on, forget it. How can Old Lady He afford to send three girls to school? Let alone college, it would be a long shot to get them through elementary school."
What happened more than ten years ago seems a long time ago, but no one has forgotten it.
It is obvious to all how miserable the lives of Daya and her sisters in the He family are. It is almost impossible to expect the He family to train them to become college students. They might even be married off early in exchange for a dowry.
"That's right. If Daya and the others had grown up in Old He's family, they would probably be married and have children by now, not to mention college students."
"Today is a good day for the Su family. Those gossipers should stop talking nonsense in front of the Su family. It's embarrassing."
"Now that they've both started their own families, it's pointless to talk about these trivial matters."
"It's not appropriate to talk about such unlucky things on such a happy day."
After that, everyone tacitly agreed not to mention the He family's affairs anymore. No one knew who took the lead, but everyone turned their attention to today's dishes. After all, the fact that the Su family brought back four pigs yesterday caused quite a stir in the village.
He Aiqing, who was hiding in the crowd, had a light in her eyes that dimmed gradually.
He didn't want to come, but Widow Liu was unwilling, saying that Daya and her sisters had his blood in their veins after all, and it would be inappropriate for him, as a father, not to do such a thing that would bring honor to the family.
So he was forced to do this.
But when he saw Daya and the others standing in the crowd, shining brightly and communicating with others confidently, He Aiqing retreated again.
Because he saw the shadow of Cheng Fangyi in Daya and the others, the man who doted on Su Qing to the core. In all honesty, he, a biological father, could not do what Cheng Fangyi did.
"Dad, ask the village chief to take the pork to the drying yard first."
The cry of "Dad" brought He Aiqing back to 1965. For a moment, He Aiqing thought it was himself who was being called.
It was not until Cheng Fangyi bent down and talked seriously to Daya that He Aiqing completely realized the reality, quietly left the crowd, and walked towards the south slope alone.
"Okay, go back to your room and catch up on some sleep. It's still early. I'll call you when it's time for dinner."
"No, you and Mom can go get some sleep." They'd been up all night last night making braised pork. Four pig heads, sixteen pig trotters, pig offal, pig lungs, and so on had all been made into the braised pork. A full vat of it sat in the kitchen.
"I don't need to either. I'm in good health. Okay, go play with the other kids. I'll go see how the moving is going. Hey, uncle, we can move the braised meat later. You can put this basket of cabbage on the cart."
Cheng Fangyi is busy again...
After more than half an hour, all the dishes prepared by the Su family were pulled to the drying yard.
Several men with well-developed tendon muscles had already sharpened their butcher knives to a shine and were waiting for the pork to be put on the chopping board.
Some were picking vegetables, some were chopping meat, some were peeling taro, some were washing potatoes... and there was a group of babies surrounding a few pigs, clamoring for meat.
Everyone was busy as hell. The village was not so lively even during the Chinese New Year.
"Xiao Che, stop dressing up. Just clean up before the banquet. Go back to work. We're waiting for you." Su's mother, who had returned, couldn't help but say something when she saw Su Che still looking at the mirror in the room.
Su Che didn't listen and continued to show off, without stopping for a moment since he got up.
Sometimes she really wondered if she had given birth to Su Qing and Su Che with the wrong gender. One was clearly a girl, but she lived a rougher life than a man. The other was clearly a man, but he lived a more refined life than his wife and sister.
"I understand, Mom. Mom, what do you think of the clothes I'm wearing? Do they suit the identity of a college student father?" Su Che showed off his gray and black Zhongshan suit.
"The clothes look great, but I wonder if they'll still look this good when you're all sweaty and stinking after work." Mother Su patted the wrinkles on her sleeves. She had decided not to work anymore. She already had a son and a daughter, and a ton of grandchildren. She only needed to look good.
"Forget it, I'll wear my old clothes first, and change into new clothes when I go to the table." Su Che carefully took off his coat, changed into work clothes, and strode to the drying yard with his head held high.
At this time, many tables, chairs and benches of various types have been set up in the drying yard. It can be seen that several tables are put together from different households.
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"Su family, hurry up, people from the province are coming." The village chief came trotting over, followed by several men in dark blue Zhongshan suits, including Shen Junshan, the mayor of Yuanshan Town.
As the heads of the family, Su's mother and Hei Ye naturally took on the task of receiving the leaders.
"Hello, leaders. Hello, leaders." Su's mother and the other two leaned forward and nodded slightly.
"Hello, hello." The leader bowed in return. "Before I came here, I was wondering what kind of family could produce so many talented people for the country. Now I understand. With open-minded parents like you, it's only a matter of time before your children become successful."
"No, no, that's all the result of the children's hard work. As parents, we can only do some logistical work for them."
"Well, that's not true. Without your persistent teaching, the children wouldn't know the importance of reading. In my opinion, you as parents have also made an invaluable contribution."
"No, no, really not. It's all the children's own credit. If they don't want to, even if we force them to learn, the knowledge won't sink into their brains."
"have……"
"No……"
In the end, what started as two people trying to shirk responsibility turned into a business praising match between several people.
Wen Li whispered in Su Qing's ear: "Our mother is really amazing. She can even praise the mole on the governor's face."
The corner of Su Qing's mouth twitched, and she suddenly understood who Xiao Wu took his tongue from. "Let's go first." She couldn't handle that kind of awkward conversation.
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