Transmigration: Flirted with My Childhood Sweetheart
Chapter 410 - 409 Sister Xiangqin’s Mouth

Chapter 410: Chapter 409 Sister Xiangqin’s Mouth

Widow Zhao’s meal tickets remained unspent.

The couple from the Yu family were just ordinary workers, and they didn’t have the habit of dining out to begin with. They also knew that saving up a few meal tickets wasn’t easy in the countryside, so it made more sense to eat at home.

Four people, two bicycles; Mr. Yu with Mrs. Yu, Widow Zhao with Yu Xiangqin.

"Daughter, why don’t we just eat out after all? My cooking... it’s rough, and your parents might not like it," Widow Zhao, sitting on the back seat, tugged at Yu Xiangqin’s sleeve and whispered.

Yu Xiangqin retorted irritably, "Gosh, how many times are you going to drone on about this? We’re almost at the village, why bring it up now? My parents aren’t picky, they’re not picky! How many times do I have to say it?"

"Hey, you ungrateful girl, how come you don’t know what’s good for you?" Widow Zhao poked Yu Xiangqin in the waist and still feeling unsatisfied, she slapped her shoulder, "How are you talking to me? Do you think you can be so tough because your parents have come?"

Yu Xiangqin rolled her eyes, "When have I ever spoken differently? I usually don’t speak up, but now that my parents are here, you remember to complain."

"So now it’s my fault? Aren’t I just worried your parents won’t have a good meal? I’m trying to hold up appearances for you now that your relatives are in town, and you’re not happy about that?"

"Fine, fine, I don’t know what’s good for me, are you happy now?"

"No, listen to me, Xiangqin, let’s turn back and go..."

"Ugh, are you done being annoying..."

The northwest wind carried their bickering into the ears of Mr. and Mrs. Yu. The elderly couple exchanged glances, their hearts filled with indescribable feelings.

They knew their own daughter. Ever since she was young, their eldest was never a pushover. She wasn’t malicious but expecting sweet talk from her was wishful thinking. Other people’s daughters might act coquettishly, but their girl dared to climb onto the back of a horse at five.

Mrs. Yu silently wiped away her tears.

She knew that she hadn’t been fair to her eldest daughter. They both had to work, and as the oldest, Yu Xiangqin had to take care of her younger brother, hadn’t she? Over the years, she had done the most and received the least... What mother doesn’t love her daughter? But what good was her love? To stop working and take care of the children at home? Then, in two months, the whole family would starve.

In that era, it seemed that the destiny of every "eldest sister" and "eldest brother" was like this, burdened with so much more, whether it be household chores or earning a living. They were not the parents, yet they had to take on the family’s burdens prematurely.

It was indeed unfair, but there was no choice.

Seeing Yu Xiangqin arguing with her future mother-in-law, Mrs. Yu’s sour heart eased a bit.

Soon, the two bicycles turned past the tree at the entrance of the village and came upon Li Dahe, Wang Hong, and Accountant Zhao, waiting in the cold wind.

"Hey there, Captain, why did you all come out to meet us?" Widow Zhao wasn’t sure if Li Dahe and the others were there to meet them, but it didn’t stop her from making polite conversation!

Li Dahe and the others were indeed waiting there specifically for them.

The Educated Youth Corps hadn’t had any celebration in years, and Yu Xiangqin had previously helped the villagers with literacy, which had genuinely benefited everyone. She deserved their support.

When the Yus heard Widow Zhao call out "Captain," they immediately got off their bicycles, a bit bewildered.

Could it be they really came to meet them?

Li Dahe approached with a smile and reached out to Mr. Yu: "Comrade Yu, welcome."

Widow Zhao hastily said, "Relative, this is our team’s Captain, Li Dahe."

Mr. Yu promptly shook hands with him: "Captain Li, hello, hello, thank you for taking care of my eldest these past years."

"Hey, it’s the least I could do."

Wang Hong stepped forward with a smile and shook hands with Mrs. Yu: "Sister-in-law, I’m the women’s director, Wang Hong. You can just call me Hongzi, welcome to our place."

"Director Wang, hello, hello, thank you for your efforts in educating Xiangqin."

"Xiangqin is a good comrade; she not only actively participates in labor, but also uses her spare time to help the villagers with literacy. It’s a result of your good teaching that has helped our Ten Miles Team!"

"Ah this..."

"This is our village’s accountant, he has trouble with his legs, but the moment he heard that you two were coming, he insisted on coming to greet you."

"Ah, I don’t deserve such honor, don’t deserve such honor..."

"I’m really sorry that I can only ’receive’ the two of you sitting down, please don’t mind, don’t mind!"

"It’s alright, it’s alright, please sit down."

"The villagers were also going to come, but I was worried about the cold, so I didn’t let them. Let’s go home and rest properly. You’ll stay at Hongzi’s house for the next few days, make yourselves at home, no need for formalities! The kang is heated, and the food is in the pot, let’s hurry over to warm up."

"Alright, alright..."

Mr. and Mrs. Yu were a bit stunned.

This brigade’s atmosphere wasn’t quite the same as what they had in mind about the countryside!

Their surprise was just the beginning.

Not sure whose child it was that shouted, "Teacher Yu is back," and almost every household along the way opened their doors; some came out to speak, others waved from their courtyards, and still others brought out their own melon seeds and peanuts.

Mr. and Mrs. Yu had never seen such a scene before; suddenly, they felt as if they weren’t here for a wedding, but rather as visiting officials.

It was even livelier at the Educated Youth Corps. Originally, the small group was to go directly to Wang Hong’s house but was stopped in their tracks. Wen Ruannuan and Wen Qingqing, one on each side, helped Mrs. Yu into the house, chattering away:

"Auntie, come in and have some hot water first, you must be exhausted from the journey."

"Auntie, come take a look at the things we’ve prepared for Sister Xiangqin. If there’s anything different from your hometown, we still have time to make changes."

"Auntie, you look so young. If Sister Xiangqin hadn’t said she was going to pick up her parents today, I would have thought her sister had come!"

"Auntie, I arrived in the countryside late, Sister Xiangqin took care of me more than my own sister. She taught me everything I didn’t know. How did you manage to raise such a daughter..."

Mrs. Yu gradually got lost among the continuous calls of "auntie."

Wang Hong listened from behind, her mind buzzing.

She was wrong; she had overlooked Wen family’s sisters before. She never imagined that the sisters were also so eloquent, their exchange was no less capable than Lin Nianhe’s.

Could it be... that the courtyards in Beijing even teach children how to speak uniformly?

Mr. and Mrs. Yu were invited into Yu Xiangqin’s room. Since she was getting married from the Educated Youth Corps, Wang Xue and Miao Hongqi moved their bedding to Wang Shumei’s room early in the morning, and the two of them would sleep there tonight, with Wang Shumei and Wen Lan sharing a room.

The village school was still in session today, so the Wen family’s sisters and the male educated youth took on the task of decorating the room. They put away all sorts of miscellaneous items; brother Mu Tou re-papered the wall, and red ’double happiness’ characters and several big red paper flowers were put up on the wall and the kang cabinet.

On the kang, there were two small bamboo baskets, one filled with peanuts, red dates, and longan, and the other filled with melon seeds and wedding candies. Even the candle holders on the kang table had two of them, each adorned with brand new red candles.

Mrs. Yu’s eyes reddened at the sight of the decorations. She turned around, pulled Yu Xiangqin into her arms, and tears wet Yu Xiangqin’s neck.

Yu Xiangqin: "Mom, what’s the matter? If you’re hungry, let’s go eat, why are you crying?"

Mrs. Yu: "..."