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People will ask, where did Eldest Xie’s family go again?
Uh...actually, today is the third day of the Lunar New Year.
Xie Jingwei had been watching over Dad and Mom in the main room early in the morning. Zhou Xiuhua had just woken up for a few minutes and silently shed so tears. With no dical knowledge, Xie Jingwei thought Mom was just feeling sad. Seeing that encouragent didn’t work, he said a few words to Dad and then took his wife and children to the Yue Family.
Xiao Yi and Xiao’er originally didn’t want to go, but their mother dragged them along, and they had to reluctantly glance back at Grandma and Grandpa, who were clearly not doing too well, and end up following because of their mother’s insistence.
Xiao Wu was always well-behaved, protected by Xiao Yi and Xiao’er, so she wasn’t pinched.
Xie Tiesheng saw it all and rembered it in his heart.
When Xie Jingwei left, he felt sowhat awkward, but in the end, he left without saying anything.
According to his old way of thinking, if Mom could cry, it ant that she was all right. He never considered that from the mont he arrived, his mother, wife, and children had been putting on a silent drama and that she hadn’t, as usual, waved her hand impatiently for them to leave quickly!
Actually, yesterday was the second day of the Lunar New Year, which is generally the day married daughters return to their parents’ ho. But as Eldest daughter-in-law, Xu Xiaofen usually goes back on the third day.
Just like Xie Jinghong, she generally cos back on the third day as well.
It was just past seven o’clock at the mont, and Xie Jinghong, not being a newlywed and having several children to look after, couldn’t leave until after nine o’clock due to the chaos and helping around, so that’s why Xie Tiesheng instructed Old Five to see if he could borrow a car.
After all, her son-in-law, Fan Jiefang, had recently secured his position due to his outstanding work capabilities and with Zhang Shanni’s personal ntoring and guidance, his official position was finally settled. Although still a brigade commander, he was now a county-level one with a vice bureau rank, not just at the town level.
In a while, he might be allocated an official car given his rank!
So, when Fan Jiefang, who was preparing to leave, saw his young brother-in-law sweating profusely outside the courtyard gate, he was quite startled!
He looked up at the sky then down at his watch. He wasn’t late, was he?
"Young brother-in-law, how co—"
"Brother-in-law, it’s urgent. My dad asked to ask you if you could borrow a car from your unit to go to the provincial city?" Xie Jingyang interrupted him, asking breathlessly.
He had feared missing his sister and her family on the way there.
The trip to the provincial city wasn’t close; it would take nearly a day, including travel, plus the ti for the hospital checks, it would be at least a day’s ti.
The roads to the provincial city were now repaired, but due to the scarcity of tunnels, the distance was, relatively speaking, much further than in the future.
"Xie Jinghong, how co you’re here?" When Xie Jinghong heard her younger brother’s voice inside the house, she thought she was mistaken. But her husband was talking, wasn’t he? With that, she hastily ran out, and upon seeing Old Five’s haggard face, she was really taken aback!
"What happened to you? Did sothing happen at ho?" Xie Jinghong’s eyes reddened instantly, as she rushed to her little brother, gripping his arm and asking loudly!
"Sister, don’t worry, Mom was very upset, it looks a bit bad. Dad sent to ask brother-in-law to borrow a car."
"Okay, let’s go fast, we can talk on the way." Fan Jiefang quickly patted his wife’s shoulder, reminding her to head back and find out the situation.
Although Fan Jiefang didn’t have a personal car from the office yet, he held a high position in the bureau and was certainly able to arrange a car to visit his wife’s family for the New Year.
As it happens, he was planning to drive back to the Yue Family for the New Year.
If Xie Jingyang had been just a few minutes slower, he would have already left with his wife for the Yue Family.
Xie Jingyang indeed saw the sedan outside the courtyard and had so guesses. When he heard his brother-in-law say this, he nodded with a face full of joy.
"Yes, good, let’s go right away." But then Xie Jingyang hesitated and said to Xie Jinghong:
"Sister, you don’t have to go. Stay ho with the kids. The car is only so big; besides Dad and Mom, Xiao i, there’s just no room for anyone else."
When you think about it, the car had only five seats, including for the doctor, so really only four official seats. If he were to take Xie Jinghong ho, later when they returned to the county town, she would have to take the public bus by herself.
But it’s the New Year, and her traveling alone with three almost grown kids was really not safe.
"But—"
"Sister, listen to , there are too many ruffians during the New Year. How can anyone be at ease with you traveling alone with three kids later? You stay at ho safe and sound, Mom is still very alert; it’s just that Dad is worried and wants to take her to the provincial city for a more detailed check-up!"
The hospital in our county town is really too backward, practically making it up as they go. If there is a real illness, you have to go to a proper hospital in the provincial city for a check-up.
"That’s true, Xiao Hong, you staying at ho, I will definitely take good care of our parents. Go and get so money. With here, don’t worry." Fan Jiefang, thinking he had just been officially promoted for the New Year, his salary and bonus had been paid out, and uncertain of how much money would be needed for the provincial city, had so with him in case of ergency so they wouldn’t be caught off guard.
"Oh, okay, I’ll go get the money!" Xie Jinghong, upon hearing her husband’s words, went back to the room in a daze. The three children, soothed by Fan Jieshi with a few words, stayed at ho obediently, taking good care of their mother.
Xie Jingyang looked at his brother-in-law gratefully. When he married his sister, only Third Brother supported them, and now it seed that Third Brother had the best vision.
Xie Tiesheng, seeing that his son-in-law did indeed co with a car, didn’t stand on ceremony. After ensuring that his partner was alright for now, he asked Xiao i to prepare so food for everyone. He too casually ate so dry food, and got ready blankets, spare clothes, and so on.
It was only when they were about to leave and saw Xiao Si and Xiaoqi looking lost and as if they were going to be abandoned, did Xie Jingyang rember that with everyone gone, they couldn’t just leave two kids at ho!
Given the scale of Xie Tiesheng’s actions, the Xu Family in the sa village could not possibly be unaware, yet Xie Jingwei’s family hadn’t returned. Obviously, the Xu Family was not at peace either.
In the end, Xie Jingzi couldn’t bear to leave her two little nephews to suffer at ho and also squeezed the youngsters into the car.
The back seat was taken by Xie Tiesheng and his wife, with Zhou Xiuhua’s head resting on Xie Tiesheng’s lap. Originally, Xie Jingyang was supposed to be sitting there, but Xie Tiesheng wouldn’t budge.
Although the old lady was aged, there was an assigned seat, and in the end, Xie Jingzi found herself in a corner. She also packed two thermos flasks, one with hot water and the other with rice beverage, prepared for when the old lady woke up, so she could have so warm water.
Anyway, as for the stuff that might be needed, Xie Jingzi preferred to put in the extra effort and squeezed it in the trunk of the car, better than not finding the items when needed.
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