Transmigration: I Have Storage Space in the Apocalypse
Chapter 635 - 631 Xiao Shi’s Little Mood 01

Chapter 635: Chapter 631 Xiao Shi’s Little Mood 01

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Following closely behind were Yan Jinsu and Lin Caixia, the two sisters-in-law, chatting and laughing as they followed the men of the household.

Xiaojiu and Xiao Ba were both very well-behaved, Yan Jinsu found everything quite fascinating along the way, while Lin Caixia, with her prior experiences, was calm and composed, occasionally giving tips to the Second Aunt.

"Second Aunt, don’t step over the threshold, you need to stride over it," Lin Caixia kindly advised the Second Aunt right at the entrance steps of the ancestral hall.

The threshold at the ancestral hall was not like those small ones at home; it nearly reached Lin Caixia’s knees, and Lin Caixia was not short, easily over 1.5 meters tall.

Upon hearing this, Yan Jinsu looked up and indeed saw the three men ahead stepping over it; originally, Xie Jingchen wanted to guide his wife first but seeing that his younger sister-in-law had already spoken, he simply nodded at his wife and waited for her at the front.

This was Yan Jinsu’s first time celebrating the New Year in the countryside, and her first visit to the ancestral hall as well.

Now, it was getting late, and many families had already chosen their offerings and were waiting together.

Upon entering the ancestral hall, Yan Jinsu found it filled with incense smoke; she covered her son’s nose intending to back out when Lin Caixia quickly called out:

"Second Aunt, let’s go around this side, the smell of incense isn’t as strong here, this side is better ventilated."

Seeing his younger sister-in-law being sensible, Xie Jingchen comforted Yan Jinsu: "Yes, follow your younger sister-in-law to that side, don’t worry, it’ll just be for a moment, it will be alright."

"Alright. Then you hurry up and follow Dad, I’ll go this way."

Yan Jinsu looked in the direction her sister-in-law pointed, and indeed, the cold wind was blowing from that side, pushing the incense smoke to the other side.

Xie Jingchen nodded, then steadied the baskets on his shoulders and stepped firmly to catch up with his dad’s pace.

Indeed, it wasn’t long before the Xie Family Ancestral Hall, which relatively large, saw the village elders arrive as well; it was tradition for the family whose firstborn child was to ’add a lamp’, and many elders had shown up. According to custom, offerings were presented first, and then the households participating in the lamp addition laid out their items.

Following this, the Old Village Chief conducted the ceremony; the praises were first sung by the clan elders, then followed by the households involved in adding the lamps. After the verses were offered, it was time for the village’s Qilin Team to perform the Qilin dance.

With the vibrant gong and drum music in the background, the process of the Qilin dance commenced; those households who were adding a lamp had already hung their lanterns, and following the chanting of the clan elders, the lanterns were slowly hung.

Yan Jinsu, finding a spot with better ventilation, held Xiaojiu tightly, watching with great interest. After the Qilin dance concluded, Xie Jingchen also walked over, bringing his family to the front of the altar.

Lin Caixia had seen the Qilin dance countless times and was frankly uninterested. When she saw her husband signaling, she had already crossed over and walked ahead by herself.

And the Second Aunt? When she saw Xie Jingchen approaching, she wisely decided not to be a third wheel.

After the ancestor worship was completed in the ancestral hall, it wasn’t long before guests began arriving at the Xie Family’s house.

As soon as Xiaojiu and his parents returned, Little Shier immediately noticed his parents and brother coming together and burst into tears.

It was inevitable—worshiping the Heavenly God at home was quite simple, but in the ancestral hall, it had taken nearly two hours. Little Shier had realized his older brother was missing just half an hour after his parents had left.

It was normal for the parents to be missing since ’adults’ often disappear; as Xiaojiu and Xiao Shi grew older, they had gotten used to their parents being frequently absent.

However, Xiaojiu was his twin brother; they had always been together since birth. Xiao Shi might not notice if Xiaojiu was gone for twenty minutes, but after more than half an hour, repeatedly looking around and not finding Xiaojiu made him start crying.

From the moment he confirmed his brother had been missing for an hour, Xiao Shi continuously guarded the Xie Family Courtyard—there was no helping it, the smart Little Shier had already searched the entire Xie Family’s premises.

No brother.

No mommy and daddy.

Now, Little Shier cried so loudly that they almost lifted the roof of the Xie Family.

Zhou Xiuhua couldn’t console him, and even she couldn’t help, Xie Jinghong even less so. After Xie Tiesheng left the house, no one could hold him properly in their arms.

It was Xiaoqi who understood Xiao Shi’s feelings, walking him to the front of the Xie Family Courtyard, only then Xiao Shi started to sob less.

The adults breathed a sigh of relief, but inevitably, Xiao Shi realized his parents took his brother out!

At this moment, seeing that his brother was actually carried back by Mom, the little girl felt extremely wronged, her eyes welling up with tears as she looked at her brother and then saw Dad carrying things, with her brother in Mommy’s arms.

She felt she was superfluous!

Xiao Shi’s heart was immediately in pain, holding Xiaoqi’s little hand tightly, and when she heard her parents and brother calling for her, the little girl simply turned her head away.

Xiaoqi saw the Second Aunt return and immediately stood up, calling out loudly; seeing the Second Aunt nodding in satisfaction, she felt incredibly happy.

Unfortunately, Xiaoqi’s happiness didn’t reach Xiao Shi, who felt abandoned!

"Seventh Sister, let’s go!" Ignoring everyone else, Xiao Shi took Sister Xiaoqi’s arm and stood up, saying.

Yan Jinsu still had a smile on her face, but when she saw her daughter’s reaction, she was stunned, and then seeing her about to leave, her small eyes turned red.

"Little Shier..." "Sister..." Yan Jinsu and Xiaojiu spoke together.

Xie Jingwei had been keeping an eye on the two little nieces at the courtyard door, seeing Xiao Shi’s aggrieved delicate white face and swollen eyes, he also felt pity.

Don’t think that the kid is not even a year old; because she understands, she definitely knows she has been left at home.

This clever girl, Xie Jingwei helplessly took the carrying pole from Big Brother’s shoulder, whispering an explanation: "Big Brother, Little Shier has been crying for half an hour, sitting at the door for quite a long time, no one could persuade her away, you need to comfort her well."

Little Shier, pulling Sister Xiaoqi, was ready to go home, ignoring the calls from mommy and her brother.

Seeing Little Shier’s hurt eyes, Xiaoqi’s heart immediately softened, only able to take her home first.

The courtyard door was too cold; if they stayed out any longer, they might catch a cold. Xiaoqi hated injections the most, although there was candy after the injection, she already had candies without needing injections!

"This..." Yan Jinsu’s eyes reddened, feeling for the first time, the deep sadness in Xiao Shi’s heart.

"Sister..." Xiaojiu was first stunned, then understanding, his eyes began to tear up as he softly called.

Xie Jingchen took little Xiaojiu from his wife’s arms, comforting him by patting his little head, and tenderly speaking to his wife and son:

"It’s okay, comfort her well, let’s go back to our room first."

The guests had already started arriving, Zhou Xiuhua was too busy to split herself in two, with Xiao Shi after crying sitting quietly on the courtyard stone, not making any fuss. She only needed to keep a close eye on Xiaoqi, before going to greet the guests.

Xiaoqi, taking Little Shier, slowly walked back along the path leading to the west wing, tenderly comforting Little Shier—