Hu Zi looked at his parents, who were enjoying themselves and loving each other, and a warm feeling welled up in his heart: "Looking at this, it won't be long before I have brothers and sisters!"
Thinking of this, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, but then he revealed a little loss - how nice it would be if An An was at home, so that the four of them could form a complete and happy family.
But he felt more and more that his parents had forgotten An An. One day, Hu Zi deliberately mentioned:
"Mom, should we go pick up An An?"
Zhang Weifang refused without a second thought:
"No need. An An is very happy in his hometown. Just let him stay there. No one will look after him when he comes back."
Hu Zi continued to ask Lu Shi:
"Dad, I miss An An. When are we going to pick him up?"
Thinking of An An, Lu Shi's eyebrows jumped, and he quickly said:
"I listen to your mother."
When An An first left home, Lu Shi was indeed not used to it and would miss him from time to time. Now, his life is so free and easy, he doesn't want An An to come back and disturb him.
Hu Zi is now very sure that his parents have really forgotten An An.
In fact, Zhang Weifang would mail ten yuan to her family every month, and would also send some clothes and food for An An. She also communicated with her family frequently, so she was not worried about An An's situation at all.
An An lives like a duck in water in his hometown. He has someone to play with him every day and he doesn't want to go home at all.
Xiao Hu gave birth to a daughter for the third time. When she came to work, there were a few more wrinkles on her face that were visible to the naked eye. Zhang Weifang knew from her appearance that her confinement period had not been very good.
"Hey, why is it so difficult for me to have a son? Ever since Niu Niu was born, my mother-in-law has been unkind to me."
Zhang Weifang wanted to say that it didn't matter whether she had a son or a daughter, but she was afraid that her actions would be easy to say, so she had to give a roundabout advice:
"Don't think too much. You should take care of your body first. After all, your body is your own."
Xiao Hu has always been a very proactive person. Within two days, her mood improved:
"Old Fourth Jia and I have already discussed it. When the time comes, we'll have one of our daughters find a live-in son-in-law. After the child is born, won't he still have the surname Jia?"
Zhang Weifang was happy for Xiao Hu that she figured it out so quickly:
"Well, I'm glad you figured it out."
"Yes, I won't have any more children anyway. After giving birth to three children, I'm already a great contributor to the Jia family."
Xiao Hu regained his arrogant look, and the wrinkles on his face seemed to have smoothed out a little.
During the summer vacation, Zhang Weifang sent Hu Zi back to her hometown, under the pretext of sending him to accompany her younger brother, but in fact, she wanted to spend some time alone with Lu Shi.
Sure enough, without the disturbance of children, the air in the house became a little fresher. The two of them ate, drank and had fun every day, living a carefree life.
Chen Yuying expressed her envy more than once. She had to take care of the whole family alone every day and had to endure the man's nitpicking and her daughter's rebelliousness.
Her eldest daughter, Zhang Xiaohua, is 15 years old and just graduated from junior high school. Her grades were not good and she failed to get into high school. Recently, she has been clamoring to find a job every day.
But jobs are so scarce now, and she has no academic qualifications, how can she possibly find one?
So, under the instigation of her classmates, Zhang Xiaohua actually wanted to go to the countryside. Chen Yuying felt that she was still young and did not want her to suffer, but how could a parent control a young and impulsive heart?
Zhang Xiaohua secretly went to the Youth League Office to sign up. The location for going to the countryside was in the neighboring province, about 6 hours by train.
When Chen Yuying heard the news, she was furious. She had always known that her eldest daughter was not very smart.
But she never expected that she would be so foolish as to be so fresh, unworldly and different! This made Chen Yuying angry and helpless, and she couldn't help but sigh in her heart: How could there be such a foolish person in the world?
There was no other way. The daughter was her own, and Chen Yuying could not ignore her no matter how angry she was. She packed Zhang Xiaohua's luggage and money and sent her on the train. Before she left, she kept reminding her:
"When you go out, be more careful, work more, and talk less."
Coincidentally, Zhang Xiaohua's actions also set a good example for some people. A family at the innermost end of Dianli Lane has been quarreling every day these days, from morning to night.
The reason was that the son of this family secretly signed up for the sake of his beloved girl and chose to go to the countryside. His family had already arranged a job for him, but he was unwilling to go.
Moreover, the girl didn't appreciate his kindness at all and thought he was being sentimental and self-righteous.
In fact, the families living in Dianli Lane are all well-off. Most of them can find jobs for their children, and only a few need to go to the countryside.
However, this is the first time that everyone has seen people in the alley sign up to go to the countryside on their own.
Hu Zi lived in his hometown for a month. To be honest, he was not used to it at all. Except for the fact that the cave house was cooler, he could not stand the food and environment.
Especially the chirping of cicadas and insects in the summer, which kept him awake every day. The mosquitoes that loved to suck human blood "danced" on his body every day. He even saw fleas on other children's bodies. These were extremely challenging to his nerves.
An An is just the opposite of him. Every day, she catches cicadas with other children, rides donkeys, and plays with cats and dogs. Even if her face is tanned into a bright black charcoal, it cannot stop An An's enthusiasm.
The end of August slipped away quietly, and the scorching heat still enveloped the earth. After a long wait and hard work, Zhang Weifang finally brought his beloved Hu Zi back home.
The moment Hu Zi stepped into the house, his eyes were attracted by the familiar bed. He had fallen into sweet dreams on this bed for countless nights. Now seeing it again, his heart was filled with emotion and excitement.
Hu Zi slowly walked to the bed, gently stroked the sheets, and felt the remaining scent on them. Only then did his heart fall back into his stomach.
Hu Zi took a shower, changed his clothes, and fell asleep on the bed.
Before dinner, Hu Zi finally woke up. He looked at Zhang Weifang with resentment:
"Mom, can you please not send me back to my hometown? Look, I've lost a lot of weight."
Zhang Weifang glanced at him and found that Hu Zi had indeed lost weight:
"Okay, don't you miss An An every day at home? That's why I let you go and accompany him."
Speaking of An An, Hu Zi felt betrayed. Before, An An only stuck to him and called him brother.
Now, many of the other kids are his older brothers, and he doesn’t like the things they play with. Because of this, he is despised by An An.
Hu Zi felt that the relationship between them as brothers had eventually faded. Thinking of this, Hu Zi felt extremely sad.
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