Chapter 419 50 Little Girls (15)
Chapter 419 50 Little Girls (15)
A group of little kids and a bunch of teenagers were stunned when they saw the girl suddenly appear.
The girl wore a white shirt and a green skirt, with her hair in a ponytail, looking pretty and charming.
"Chang'an, Chang Le, sister is so pretty!" A chubby boy ran over and said with a grin.
"What are you calling me? This is my sister!" Chang'an and Chang Le immediately bristled. "Sister, let's go home."
Wangyou followed her two younger brothers' lead and went home.
When Wangyou got home, she found her mother cooking. Shouldn't she be at the hospital at this time?
"Mom, I'm home!"
Hu Xiulan, who was busy in the kitchen, thought she had misheard. She came out with a large iron ladle and saw her daughter, who had grown into a graceful young woman. Her eyes immediately welled up with tears.
"Mom, I'm home."
"You're back, that's good. You've grown taller and thinner."
"Mom, is the pot burnt?"
"Oh no!" Hu Xiulan rushed back to the kitchen and quickly turned off the stove.
This interruption dispelled Hu Xiulan's sadness; no matter what, her daughter's safe return was the best outcome.
Liu Weiguo returned home that evening, and the family reunited after a long time.
The dishes on the table weren't plentiful, but Wangyou knew it was already quite good.
Before coming, she had already learned that many places in China had not received a drop of water since the beginning of this year, and drought was likely to follow.
The city's supply and marketing cooperatives rationed grain, and meat was even scarcer. I heard that some families in the city who couldn't afford to eat sent their children to the countryside.
The next day, Wangyou distributed the gifts she had prepared for her family to them. She gave Liu Weiguo and Hu Xiulan a pair of pocket watches that she had assembled herself. They wore them on their wrists, and it was obvious that they were a couple.
What was given to Chang'an and Chang Le was a wooden gun and a wooden airplane that Wang You made when she was dizzy from growing mushrooms in the Gobi Desert. They each received one.
The two children were overjoyed to receive their gifts and immediately took them out to show off to their friends.
"Wangyou, what are your plans this time you're back?"
"Barring any unforeseen circumstances, I probably won't be going out anymore. I'll just go to work as usual. I've been growing mushrooms for four years, and I've come to terms with it. If it doesn't work out, it doesn't work out."
"Okay, all is well!"
"Mom, aren't you going back to work at the hospital?"
"Mom is getting old, and her back injury has gotten much worse in the last two years, so she simply retired," Hu Xiulan said with a smile.
"That shouldn't be the case. I treated your health before." Wangyou stretched out a hand to take Hu Xiulan's pulse, but couldn't find anything wrong with her waist.
"Mom, were you bullied?"
"What nonsense are you talking about?"
"I knew I couldn't hide it from Wangyou. Xiulan, just tell the child the truth," Liu Weiguo said with a smile.
"The person I've wronged the most in my life is you. You're already twenty, but I haven't spent much time with you. I gave birth to Chang'an and Changle, and before, I could ask our neighbor, Sister Song, to help take care of them. But in recent years, the policies have been stricter, so I simply retired."
"It's good that you've retired; the hospital is so busy."
“That’s right, ever since your mother retired, our house has felt more lively,” Liu Weiguo said with a smile.
Wangyou thought about it and realized it made sense. Before, coming home was always cold and unwelcoming, but this time the house was full of life.
Before long, Liu Weiguo went to the military region, while Wangyou planned to wander around the compound.
"I'll go take a walk around. I'm always in a rush when I come here, so I haven't really had a chance to see the area properly."
"Mom will stay with you."
"It's okay, Mom, you go about your business, I'm just looking around."
"Really not going to?"
"Really, you don't need to."
"There's really no need for Wangyou," Hu Xiulan nodded regretfully. She had wanted to introduce her daughter to her old friends, and it seemed her daughter had seen through her thoughts. "Let's take it slow."
Wangyou changed into a green dress and went out.
Before leaving, Hu Xiulan slipped a handful of banknotes into Wangyou's small handbag.
The weather in August was still very hot, but that didn't stop the aunties from chatting under the banyan tree.
Although Wangyou really wanted to hear the gossip, she was worried about being bombarded with questions in the past, so she simply didn't go.
Therefore, those who noticed Wangyou, though curious, only glanced at her. They heard that Commander Liu's daughter had returned, and guessed that this was the one.
Wangyou didn't participate, but the whispers always managed to get through, and Wangyou could only pretend not to hear them.
Researchers are definitely the most adorable; you don't have to think about these messy things.
"Mom, where's my sister?" Chang'an and Chang Le returned with candies and snacks they had tricked from their friends.
"Your sister went out. What, you two are done showing off?"
"We brought some delicious food for our sister."
"You'll have to wait a while; we don't know when your sister will be back yet," Hu Xiulan said with a smile, looking at the two dejected brothers.
Just then, the sound of children came from outside the door. Chang'an and Changle went out. It turned out that the group of children wanted to play with the brothers' airplanes and wooden guns, and also wanted to take the opportunity to see what their older sister looked like.
As a result, a group of children started playing in front of the Liu family's gate, because Chang'an and Changle didn't want to go far.
Although Wangyou went out for a stroll, she wasn't really idle. She observed the nearby supply and marketing cooperatives and even found the location of the black market, but she didn't go in.
On the way back, by sheer coincidence, they came across two groups of people fighting. They were all hot-blooded young men, so Wangyou decided to stay and watch the show.
"Kick him! Yes, punch him..."
"What are you looking at?"
"Let's watch the show!"
Is it pretty?
"It's alright, it's like a primary school kid, just something to watch for fun."
"Why are you even looking at something you don't even like?"
"I just wanted to see how idle they were. Are there no jobs in the city? They're all so free, yet they still come out to fight."
"Working in the city is extremely competitive; there's only one opening for everyone, so it's not easy to find a job."
"That just means they either didn't study hard enough. If they had the ability, they wouldn't have trouble finding a job."
"You're being too naive. These days, finding a job is all about connections, nobody cares how well you studied."
"Look at you, are you from the military compound?"
“Ang, my name is Shen Ziang.”
"Oh, from Uncle Shen's family. Have you graduated from high school? Have you been admitted to university? If not, you can try military academy."
"I'm a junior in high school, and I'm doing pretty well in my studies. How did you know I wanted to apply to a military academy?"
"Aren't you going up to help? Your brothers look like they're about to lose."
“You’re right, they’re just too idle.” Shen Ziang suddenly felt that fighting was really crude. He then secretly glanced at Wangyou. Whose daughter is this? She’s so beautiful.
"I'm not watching anymore, I'm leaving." Wangyou waved and left.
"You still haven't told me your name?"
"May we meet again someday!"
"Brother Ang, we've been waiting for you forever, where are you?"
"Go back now. I won't fight anymore. I'm going to study hard and improve every day." Shen Ziang suddenly felt a little embarrassed when he thought about how his grades were pretty good.
"Brother Ang, are you still our Brother Ang? How could you say something like that?"
"Let's go quickly!" Shen Ziang slapped his childhood friend and hurried home. He wanted to find someone to tutor him. Thinking of his test paper full of red crosses, he felt uneasy.
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