northernbook Chapter 225 Hometown (1)
Chapter 225 Hometown (1)
Su Jinyu and Ma Chunsheng also returned on the same day, arriving home two hours earlier than Su Jinru and the others.
When the second younger sister's family heard that the youngest sister had returned, they all went back to her parents' home to help with the cooking.
Su Jinru and her family drove back, which was quite a big deal in the village at that time. So Liu Yulan and the others had already heard the village children come to tell them. When Su Jinru and her family arrived at their door, their parents and sisters were already waiting there.
Upon seeing the two adorable twins, a boy and a girl, everyone couldn't help but want to hold them.
When the two children were on Qiongzhou Island, everyone loved them. They met so many people that they weren't shy at all.
She doesn't resist being held by her maternal grandparents, nor does she resist being held by her second and third aunts.
Su Jinru was imagining how excited she would be to finally see her mother and two younger sisters after being away for so long, and how she would hug them one by one!
However, when the family saw the twins, their attention was focused on them.
Then, they were so busy greeting Yuan Wenjie and An Xin that An Xin even tried to take a hug from Ruochen and Ruoxi for their grandmother and two aunts, which made everyone laugh.
On the contrary, Su Jinru, their own daughter, was ignored by everyone as if she didn't exist.
Everyone held hands and exchanged greetings. Yuan Wenjie also took the initiative to extend both hands to shake hands with Cao Yunhua.
Ignoring Ma Chunsheng's outstretched hand, he suddenly punched him in the chest and then hugged him tightly.
Yuan Wenjie said to Ma Chunsheng, "We agreed to go to Qiongzhou Island together, why did you desert?"
"You know perfectly well that we have no choice in the matter."
"What do you mean by 'having no choice'? Have you heard that it's a deserted island with nothing there, and you're afraid you can't handle the hardship?"
"How could that be? If you, Young Master Yuan, can endure hardship, how can I, a mere farmer, not? It's truly beyond my control."
Yuan Wenjie: "But you're doing quite well over there now. After all, it's a big city, which is good for your child's future development."
"The final decision to settle there was also because of Ayu; a wife follows her husband's lead!"
“We’re exactly the same in this respect. I also follow my wife’s lead, so I came back with her for the New Year. Otherwise, my mother would have told me to bring the child back for them to see. The child is over a year old, and the old lady and the old man have never seen him! Every time we talk on the phone, they keep talking about him.”
"That's how it is when both sides are far apart. It's the same with my family. If we can take care of one side, we can't take care of the other side."
Su Jinru noticed that Yuan Wenjie and Ma Chunsheng were looking at her while they were talking.
She leaned closer and asked, "What are you two talking about?"
Yuan Wenjie said with a smile, "We're talking about things that men should talk about."
Su Jinru walked away with a smile.
At this moment, Er Ya ran out of the house and shouted.
The food in the pot is burnt.
Upon hearing this, the second sister and Cao Yunhua ran into the house.
Da Ya and Er Ya each carried the twins into the house.
Su Jinru said, "Mom, let's go home first."
"Yes, yes, you've been talking too much. You must be tired from the journey. Come inside and rest!"
"Mom, let's go back to my place first!"
Liu Yulan opened the gate to Su Jinru's courtyard.
"The elderly couple who were sent to the countryside lived here for more than a year and took good care of the house. Before they left, they cleaned it up very well. People with education do things in a way that is beyond reproach. They are good people. Fortunately, they were exonerated."
“Before they left, they offered to pay some rent, but we refused. You said it was free for them to stay, and I was afraid that if I took their money, you would blame me when you came back.”
“Mom, you did the right thing. I shouldn’t have taken their money. My house was just sitting empty anyway, so I let them stay. Why should I take their money?”
"It's been empty for over a year now! After being uninhabited for so long, it's covered in dust everywhere. When I heard you were coming back, I cleaned every corner of the house spotlessly, and the beds are all made up with new, high-quality bedding."
Sure enough, the courtyard and the rooms were all tidy and spotless.
My mom even used incense to diffuse the air, so there's a faint sandalwood scent.
It doesn't have the kind of desolate decay that comes from a place that has been uninhabited for a long time.
“Anran didn’t come back, but I cleaned his room. I wonder if the kid has grown taller and stronger? He looked a lot like Ah Xuan when he was little, both of them were quite good-looking. Now that they’re both in military uniforms, they look even more alike!”
Su Jinyu: "Mom, are you praising An Ran or Ah Xuan?"
Su Jinru: "Will Ah Xuan come back for the New Year?"
Su Jinyu: "I don't know! We can't contact them by phone or letter. They can only contact us, we can't contact them. We don't even know the exact location of their workplace."
“Ah Xuan has been out of contact for over a year. That’s the downside of his job – he can’t contact his family.”
Su Jinyu: "Mom, as a military family member, sometimes we have to make some sacrifices in certain aspects."
“I know that there are five soldiers in our family. I’m aware of that. I’m just mentioning it to my own family. As a family member, I support him and I support you.”
Su Jinyu: "Anran didn't come back this year, so the three of us can stay at my eldest sister's place! Let my second sister's family stay at your place, so they won't have to run back and forth late at night."
"Okay, you can stay wherever you want. So do you sisters. Who knows when we'll meet again after this meeting?"
Su Jinru took her luggage into the room.
She instructed Anxin to put her own luggage in her room.
At this moment, Daya and Erya each brought Ruochen and Ruoxi from their maternal grandmother's house.
"Grandma, my mom said dinner will be ready soon. You can rest for a bit and then come over to eat."
Su Jinru: "We've already eaten in the county town."
"You went out to buy food even after you got home. Do you think my cooking is bad?"
"Mom, how could that be! Your cooking is naturally the best. Minister Ye is treating us to dinner, and we can't refuse his hospitality. Please come and eat!"
Su Jinyu said, "I'll go help."
Liu Yulan also said, "If you're not going to eat, then take good care of the two children and have Yuan Wenjie come over and have a couple of drinks with them."
With that said, he left.
Su Jinru pulled Ruoxi from Er Ya's arms.
"Da Ya, you're in the second year of junior high now, right?"
"Yes, Auntie. I had to take a break from school for more than two years. After I returned to school, my mom made me go back to school. I heard that it was you, Auntie, who made my parents insist on sending me and Er Ya to school."
"Yes! You should go to school, otherwise what will you do in the future? You don't want to stay here forever, do you?"
"Many students did not return to school, especially the girls, who felt that knowing a few words was enough."
"Girls need to go to school more often, and they should go whenever they have the opportunity."