Not a god

Chapter 85 Noisy and Quiet

"Hey, Wenquxing is back!"

A tall, fair-skinned girl came out of the house, holding a bowl of pork bone soup. Her cotton slippers made a crackling sound as she walked, and there were four dogs following her.

Jiang Wanwan didn't get along well with these dogs, so she quickly hid behind Chen Xi.

This is Chen Xi’s cousin Chen Hongying, the daughter of her uncle and the eldest sister of the three generations of the Chen family. She is now a physical education teacher in the county primary school.

The Chen family has good genes, and all of them are good-looking and have excellent physical fitness, but their IQs are generally not very good. Among the three generations, Chen Xi is the only one who was admitted to a key university.

As the eldest sister, Chen Hongying was not as good at studying as his brother when she was young. She was always told by adults to study like her younger brother, so she always held a grudge.

Chen Xi led Jiang Wanwan into the house: "What soup? Get me a bowl."

Chen Hongying exclaimed, "Go get it yourself!"

"Second brother!" Another thin boy came out, also from my uncle's family, Chen De, one year younger than Chen Xi.

There are six children in three generations, including Chen Hongying and Chen De from the eldest uncle's family, and a daughter from the second uncle's family, named Chen Qinqin, who is the same age as Chen De.

My younger aunt is in her thirties and has not yet married. My younger uncle has two children, Chen Pao, who is in the first grade, and Chen Xin, who is two years old.

"Xiao Xi is back."

The second aunt came to pick up the things and took a look: "Wanwan is holding this, oh Xiaoxi, you guys..."

"Mom, mom!" Third aunt shouted, "Chen Xi brought back a baby!"

The younger sister-in-law also ran out: "Child, what child?"

"Wanwan, you have a child before marriage!"

Jiang Wanwan shook her head desperately: "No, that's not it! Chen De, don't talk nonsense!"

"What the hell, what's the fuss? Male or female? Alan, can you see it with my reading glasses?"

A fat, round-faced old lady came out of the kitchen. Chen Xi and Wanwan called her "Grandma", and she laughed happily.

Yiyi was woken up, and Wanwan put her on the ground. When Chen Yi opened her eyes, she saw that she was surrounded by gossipy people and uncles.

Chen Yi: Σ()

They surrounded her tightly, talking at once, and she was so scared that she quickly looked for Chen Xi, then ran over and hugged Chen Xi's legs as if escaping: "Daddy, Daddy, hold me..."

"Oh! You still say no!"

"Everyone will call for help!"

"Tell me what you are hiding!"

"Can you call me aunt?"

"Get out of the way, you're scaring the child!"

Chen Xi rolled his eyes at them, seeing that the child was frightened, and strolled out of the yard with little Chen Yi in his arms, leaving Jiang Wanwan to explain to them.

In the yard, Assistant Chen was smoking with his uncle. The uncle saw Chen Xi holding a child, and without asking, Chen Xi gave a brief explanation.

Outside the yard, the second uncle was chatting with a young man on the edge of the field. Chen Xi inexplicably felt that the atmosphere there was a bit awkward. It seemed that the two of them were just trying to make conversation without any topic.

Chen Xi pointed to the boy who was chatting with his uncle on the ridge and asked, "Who is that guy over there?"

"My dear boyfriend."

Chen Qinqin is my second uncle’s daughter. Little Chen Xi is one year old and she actually brought her boyfriend back this year.

Beside the ridge, Uncle Er seemed to think for a long time, and finally thought of something to talk about: "Are you an only child?"

"Yes, I am the only child in the family."

"Oh, like this."

Then there was endless silence again.

It turns out they are father-in-law and son-in-law. No wonder the atmosphere is so awkward.

A little kid came running back from a distance, "Second brother! Second brother, take it, grandpa said he would beat me to death tonight!"

Chen Pao held a bottle of Shaobai and stuffed it into Chen Xi's hand, followed by an old man who was chasing him breathlessly.

The person arrived before he did, and he cursed all the way from the end of the village to his home.

"Chen Pao, you bastard, you you you..."

Old Chen was so angry that his nose and eyes were no longer eyes. When he chased back and saw that the wine was in Chen Xi's hand, his momentum was completely deflated.

"Still drinking? Still drinking?" Chen Xi said bluntly, "I'll confiscate it."

Old Chen was still stubborn, with a donkey-like face: "It's Chinese New Year, what's the big deal about drinking during the Chinese New Year? It's not like we drink every day."

"Will you stop drinking? You are not allowed to drink."

"You're not drinking at the New Year's Eve dinner tonight?"

"Go sit at the same table with grandma and the others."

Old Chen blew his beard and glared, but soon his attention was attracted by something else: "You...you...why are you holding a baby?"

Chen Xi then casually explained. Just as Ms. Jiang said, Chen Xi had always been a righteous person since he was young, and the adults didn't pay much attention to him.

He just said that he adopted the child and had completed all the procedures. Chen Xi didn't explain anything else and they wouldn't ask any more questions.

Old Chen now gets a headache just looking at the baby.

Chen Xi lifted Yiyi up and said, "Yiyi, call Grandpa."

Little Chen Yi looked at him, then looked at Old Chen, and shouted incoherently: "Grandpa..."

Old Chen's face was smiling like a chrysanthemum. He rubbed his hands and wanted to tease the child. Chen Yi looked at him with her round eyes.

Chen Xi put down his things, asked his aunt and sister-in-law to help take care of the child, and then drove to take Jiang Wanwan home.

When Wanwan was a child, she lived with Chen Xi because the adults at Aunt Jiang's side were too busy to take care of her, so she was taken care of by Chen Xi's grandparents.

Aunt Jiang's house is in the next village, separated by a small ditch. Just get in the car, step on the accelerator, and turn a corner to get there.

Unlike Chen Xi's bustling home, Aunt Jiang's home is rather quiet.

Jiang Wanwan's grandfather passed away early, leaving only her grandmother at home. When Wanwan was young, her grandmother contracted a strange disease and stayed in the hospital for a long time.

It was not until a few years ago that my grandmother's illness was completely cured and she was discharged from the hospital. However, due to the nature of Aunt Jiang's work, it was impossible for her to stay in her hometown to take care of her, so my grandmother stayed alone in her hometown, tilling the land and growing vegetables.

When Chen Xi brought Wanwan over, Aunt Jiang was lying on a recliner in the yard at the door, with her legs crossed and looking leisurely, with an old cat lying at her feet.

My grandmother was watering some seedlings of some unknown kind in the field in front of the house.

There are a lot of people in Old Chen's house, but only grandma is here. Old Chen has four dogs, but only one old cat here.

Aunt Jiang was humming some tune. From time to time, the sound of firecrackers could be heard in the village. The sound was so far away, as if it came from another world.

There was heavy fog in the mountains, and it was already gloomy before four in the afternoon. The dim yellow door light could not illuminate much of the area. The old lady bent over, scooped up a spoonful of water, and sprinkled it on the ground.

However, when Chen Xi saw his grandmother for the first time, he always felt uneasy for some reason.

Ms. Jiang watched them get off the car and said, "Hey, you're back?"

"Grandma!" Jiang Wanwan rushed over and hugged her grandmother.

Grandma looked at Chen Xi and Jiang Wanwan and laughed happily: "How long will you stay here?"

"Let's wait until after the New Year!" Jiang Wanwan snatched the water scoop from her hand and glared at someone on the recliner: "How dare you!"

Ms. Jiang felt that she was really wronged: "What? She insisted on working, and I couldn't stop her."

Grandma said happily: "I have nothing to do anyway."

"You are not allowed to work. Go and sit down." Jiang Wanwan snatched the water ladle from her.

Chen Xi and his friends bought a lot of things today, many of which were for grandma. They carried several large boxes of things out of the trunk and into the house.

Ms. Jiang laughed at him and said he was like a son-in-law coming to live with her.

Chen Xi ignored him and said to her grandmother, "Grandma, leave it there. I'll water it for you."

Grandma smiled and said, "You two came back together?"

"Yeah, I drove back."

"Are you still studying?"

“Still reading.”

Grandma is older than Chen Xi’s grandparents. She is already eighty years old. She thinks slowly and takes a long time to think before saying a word.

"When do you plan to get married?"

Chen Xi was stunned for a moment, then used the art of physiognomy combined with Qihuang Ming's knowledge of traditional Chinese medicine to take a look at his grandmother.

Just one glance was enough to tell what had made him feel uneasy just now.

My grandmother looks old and worn out, not because of any injury or disaster, but because she is simply too old, so old that she is starting to count down.

And grandma also felt her situation.

"When are we getting married?" Chen Xi thought about it.

Ms. Jiang on the side also pricked up her ears. Jiang Wanwan glared at her, then she secretly looked at Chen Xi, wanting to see what he would say. As a result, Chen Xi looked back at her, and she immediately blushed and turned her face away without looking at her.

Seeing the two people flirting with each other, Ms. Jiang couldn't bear to watch it. She shook her head with an expression as if she had seen something disgusting.

Chen Xi thought for a moment and said, "Let's get the marriage certificate after the Chinese New Year. What do you think, Wanwan?"

Jiang Wanwan was also stunned: "This, so fast?"

They had actually talked about this topic before, and they both thought of getting the marriage certificate after graduating from their senior year, and then having the wedding banquet after he graduated from graduate school.

"After all, grandma wants to see us get married soon."

Grandma laughed: "I didn't say that."

He just looked at the two young men, but the smile in his eyes could not be hidden. The old cat at his feet was woken up by them, stretched out and went back to sleep.

(End of this chapter)