Feng Dajun waved them off, "Hurry back home, you’ll need to tidy up once you get there."
The others insisted on not getting into the car, Qin Yang didn’t say much else, simply said "See you tomorrow," and then drove off.
Sister-in-law Feng watched the car’s tail and scoffed, "What’s so great about that? Just showing off for nothing."
Feng Dajun’s smile faded instantly, "What nonsense are you talking about? How is he showing off? It’s just a coworker wanting to give us a lift, and you’re clueless."
"Was he really trying to give us a lift?" Sister-in-law Feng put down her bag, mimicked Qin Yang’s pose, lifted an arm, and slightly tilted her head, "Engineer Feng, wanna lift? If he really wanted to help, why didn’t he get out and help us with the bags?"
Feng Dajun felt his wife was being more and more unreasonable and didn’t argue with her, simply grabbed the stuff and led Feng Jingjing towards their home.
Sister-in-law Feng hurriedly picked up the large bag and jogged to catch up, "Don’t block out everything I say, I’m just reminding you, those city folks will never respect us country folks. Even if they’re warm to you, it’s just being polite; don’t take it seriously."
"I didn’t take it seriously," Feng Dajun murmured back.
Satisfied, Sister-in-law Feng nodded, then noticing Feng Dajun’s pace quickening, she gasped for breath and asked him to slow down.
"You see, your mom too, stuffing everything inside, what, can’t we afford pickled vegetable and noodle? Who wants to kill themselves carrying all this heavy stuff? We can’t drive a car like they do..."
Feng Dajun quickened his pace even more.
......
Next door, the Hu Family, who are locals, spent their New Year in their residential complex.
As soon as Lin Chuxia’s car stopped at their home, noise could be heard from the other side.
Hu Xingwei ran out from the courtyard and greeted them, "Uncle Qin, Aunt Lin, you’re back? Is Yuan Bao back?"
Before he finished speaking, Lin Chuxia had already opened the rear car door, and Yuan Bao jumped down.
Hu Xingwei was very fond of Yuan Bao; he used to come over and communicate with it often, and Yuan Bao was friendly towards Hu Xingwei.
After not seeing each other for more than half a month, the man and dog were very affectionate.
"Yuan Bao, wait up, I saved some meatballs for you."
Hu Xingwei patted Yuan Bao’s head and dashed back home, soon coming out with a pancake wrapped around a meatball.
"Here Yuan Bao, I saved this especially for you."
Sister-in-law Fu, hearing the noise, also came out and greeted Lin Chuxia and the others with a smile.
Pointing at her son, she said, "This boy has been thinking about your Yuan Bao. He wouldn’t eat these meatballs during the festival; he wanted to save them for Yuan Bao."
Lin Chuxia thanked her on behalf of Yuan Bao.
Knowing they had just returned and there was still a lot to tidy up at home, Sister-in-law Fu, after exchanging pleasantries, took her son back home.
Lin Chuxia first let Yuan Bao into the yard.
Tomorrow, Qin Yang’s workplace starts up again, and they were among the last to return.
Although Yuan Bao is sensible and well-behaved, others might not know.
Qin Yang moved bags from the car one after another; every time they returned to his parents’ home, Mrs. Qin almost wanted to pack up the house and load it into the car.
During the festival, seeing Lin Chuxia liked eating the fried meatballs and tofu puffs she made, Mrs. Qin fried a lot yesterday and brought them along.
Qin Yang moved things into the house while Lin Chuxia started tidying up inside.
After moving everything, they went to light the boiler.
Lin Chuxia walked around the house inside and out, their house was tight, not much dust after being away for over ten days, but it still felt cold and empty.
"Don’t start cleaning yet, wait until we have hot water."
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