ebookland Chapter 154 Overly Sweet Sugar Soup
Chapter 154 Overly Sweet Sugar Soup
Meanwhile, in Lijia Village.
"Qiu'er? Ryohei?"
Li's mother rubbed her eyes and realized that it was indeed her son and daughter-in-law standing at the door. She quickly dropped the broom.
Hua and Qiu responded, then turned to Yang Daya and Yang Qi and said, "We've arrived at my home. You two can go back to the city on your own tomorrow."
Once you get home, you should know what to say and what not to say.
If you cause any trouble for the store, don't blame me for being ruthless!
“I know, Aunt Qiu.”
Yang Daya and Yang Qi nodded obediently and started walking towards the end of the village.
Li's mother stood aside and waited for her daughter-in-law to finish speaking before smiling and saying, "You must be tired after walking for so long?"
Hua and Qiu shook their heads, looking left and right: "Those three boys?"
"Go out to play."
"Liangping, go and bring them back," Hua Heqiu instructed Li Liangping as she led Li's mother into the house.
As soon as Li's mother entered the room, she quickly poured a cup of water from the teapot, added three spoonfuls of sugar, and then added another spoonful if she was worried it wasn't enough: "Qiu'er, drink some water."
Hua and Qiu were looking down at something and didn't notice Li's mother's actions. They tilted their heads back and took a big gulp, which almost made them spit it out because it was so salty.
But then she remembered that there was a lot of sugar in the water, and she forced herself to swallow it: "Mom, how much sugar did you put in this?!"
Li's mother was taken aback: "4...4 spoonfuls. Is it not sweet enough? Should I add some more?"
As she spoke, she reached for the bowl, startling Hua and Qiu, who took several steps back: "Enough! Enough, no need to add more."
Li's mother glanced at Hua and Qiu suspiciously: "Really? You don't need to worry about not having enough sugar. This sugar was bought when you came back last time. I thought you like to drink sweet soup, so I didn't let the three kids go through it..."
Hua and Qiu quickly changed the subject: "Mom, have you harvested the crops at home? You'll come to the city with me later."
"We've collected everything that was due, and what else...? Go to the city with you? Who? Me?" Li's mother asked incredulously.
Hua and Qiu returned to the house, took out a small wooden box, opened it, and found it was full of money: "I've found a courtyard I like and plan to buy it. School starts soon, so I'll transfer my three children to schools in the city."
Li's mother was overjoyed: "Is there enough money? Great, great, it's good to go to school in the city."
I know you're filial, but I'm getting old. What can I do there? I heard everything costs money in the city, so I won't go.
I'll stay home and farm peacefully, and deliver food to you.
Hua and Qiu had anticipated this, and she showed a troubled expression: "You don't want to go? How can Liangping and I manage? Liangping has already been promoted..."
"What? You got a permanent position?"
“Yes, Ryohei and I have to go to work and can’t take care of our three kids. I’m afraid we won’t even have a hot meal to eat…”
The reason Li's mother refused to go to the city was because she was afraid of adding burden to her two children.
Now that he heard that he wouldn't just be there to do nothing, but could actually help the child, he immediately changed his tune: "Yes! I'll go! You mean I'll leave right away?"
Seeing Hua and Qiu nod, Li's mother turned and left.
When Li Liangping brought the three mud monkeys home, his mother had almost finished packing.
Seeing that they were only returning now, he scolded them, "Where did you go to play? Why are you only coming back now? Hurry up and pack your things, and be quick about it, we have important business to attend to later."
Upon hearing this, Li Liangping knew that his mother had agreed to go to the city with him.
On the way back, he was still worried, not knowing how to persuade her, afraid that Li's mother would be reluctant to leave the family's fields and would refuse to go with them.
He quickly gave Hua and Qiu a thumbs up.
There's no way around it; Hua Lichu always likes to give people a thumbs-up when praising them, and after being influenced by her for a month, Li Liangping now praises people in the same way.
Hua and Qiu smiled smugly.
Li's mother tied several chickens together, turned around and saw her son still standing in the yard, and said unhappily:
"What are you still standing here for? Hurry up and pack your things! If you delay Qiu'er's business, I'll punish you!"
Good, good, after a month apart, his gentle and kind mother has become so irritable!
……
Yang family.
Yang Daya and Yang Qi, carrying baskets on their backs and watching the curious gazes of the villagers, hurried home.
Before I even got home, I could see two little ones squatting in the yard chopping wood.
"Xiao Ba! Er Ya!"
"sister!"
"Hey, Daya and Xiaoqi are back! You..."
Yang Daya politely replied a few words, then quickly asked her younger sister, "Where are Grandpa and Grandma?"
Upon learning that his grandparents were in the backyard, he gave the villagers a slightly apologetic smile and slammed the door shut.
The villager nearly choked on his nose, and was so angry he spat on the ground: "Pah! What's with the attitude!"
Yang Daya didn't care about them. She found her grandparents and waved to her sister and Yang Ba: "Er Ya, Uncle Ba, come here quickly."
Old Man Yang's gaze swept over Yang Daya and Yang Qi again and again, clearly noticing that the two children had become a bit chubby, and a smile instantly appeared on his face:
"You didn't cause any trouble for anyone while you were working over there, did you?"
Yang Daya shook her head: "No,"
Yang Qi looked at his emaciated family members with heartache and took out a few pieces of clothing from the basket.
He was immediately scolded by Old Man Yang: "Why are you buying clothes?"
"I didn't buy it; my boss gave it to me."
It turned out that before going home, Hua Lichu had specifically called the two of them aside and asked them if they wanted any old clothes.
Of course Yang Daya and Yang Qi want it.
Hua Lichu took out several sets of white shirts and pants from her and her sister's old clothes, and then asked Hua Yuansheng for two sets of old clothes. She rolled them up and gave them to Yang Daya.
Old Man Yang frowned as he looked at the clothes in Yang Qi's hands, which didn't even have a single patch: "Did your boss give them to you voluntarily? Or did you ask for them?"
"No."
Old Man Yang observed the expressions on the two children's faces, and only after confirming that they were not lying did he smile and say:
"That's good. The fact that you're even willing to work is already a huge favor they've done for you. We should be grateful and not be ungrateful. Understand?"
"Sir, we all know."
"Uncle Ba, don't just stand there, hurry up and try on the clothes."
Yang Ba was stunned: "I have one too?"
He already knew that the "little boss" his sister and niece were talking about was a girl; he had thought he had no clothes to wear.
"My boss is very thoughtful; he gave us clothes that can be worn by both men and women. Go and try them on."
Yang Qi had never worn nice clothes, let alone Yang Ba, who was even younger than her.
He ran to the tap to wash his hands and feet, and even considered taking a shower, before he dared to carefully put on his clothes.
After putting it on, he kept touching the fabric of the clothes: "Sis, these clothes are so comfortable! They're soft and don't itch at all."
"Sister, when I'm older, I'll help the boss with his work too. I don't need money, just some food." Yang Erya whispered in her sister's ear.
Yang Daya stroked her sister's dry, yellow hair and said softly, "Yes, let's work together to repay the young boss."