After four years of living alone after marrying far away, he went back to his parents' home and

The two good friends finalized the decision about Li Le transferring to Xiangnan High School in his senior year with just a few words.

Soon, footsteps could be heard coming from the stairwell.

Judging from the amazing bouncing sound, you can guess without even looking that Li Le has come up again.

"Knock knock knock!" Li Le knocked quickly on the door, then pushed it open a crack.

"Brother! Uncle asked me to ask if you're done talking?"

"The kitchen is ready, and most of the guests have arrived. We can start serving the food anytime!"

After hearing this, the group of people stood up at the same time.

"We're done talking!"

"Let's go downstairs and eat first!"

Li Le grinned, "Okay, I'll go to the kitchen and let them know!"

Seeing this, Li Huan immediately called out to him, "Ah Le, wait a minute, I have something to tell you."

In just a few steps, Li Le had already gone down most of the stairs. Hearing his cousin call him, he jumped back in a few more steps.

"Brother, what's up?"

Li Huan patted his shoulder, both relieved and clearly reluctant to part.

"After you finish eating, go home and pack your luggage. Pack all your clothes for all four seasons, your high school textbooks and notes, and everything else."

"Tomorrow afternoon, you'll go back to Xiangnan with Momo!"

Li Le was quite happy just now, but after hearing these words, he panicked instantly.

"Brother, what do you mean?"

"You don't mean to make me drop out of school right now and go work in another city, do you?"

"No way! Didn't we agree before that I could hold on for another year, get my high school diploma, and then they'd send me to join the army!"

Upon hearing this, Li Huan was both amused and exasperated, and slapped himself on the head.

"What nonsense are you talking about? Who told you to drop out of school?"

"With your current grades, forget about joining the army; even if you went to a private junior college, the school would have to think twice!"

"For the next year, just follow Momo's lead and treat him like your own older brother!"

"He will take you back to southern Hunan, help you enroll in school, and give you a different learning environment."

"You really have to do your best then. If you don't score above 350 on the college entrance exam..." At this point, Li Huan gritted her teeth and conceded again, "Fine, 300 it is!"

"If you don't even score 300 points on next year's college entrance exam, don't come back!"

"Otherwise," Li Huan raised his foot and kicked his cousin in the backside, "I'll break your legs!"

Although Li Le was listening attentively, he reacted incredibly quickly. The moment his brother stretched out his leg, he had already jumped several meters away.

"OK!"

"Brother, don't worry, I'll try my best and guarantee I'll complete the mission!"

As he said this, Li Le playfully gave a salute.

After going downstairs, the meal began quickly.

After the meal, a group of people surrounded the old lady and started cutting the birthday cake, creating a lively scene.

Before leaving, Lan Yujuan gave each of Li Huan's two children a red envelope.

Li Huan's wife, holding the child, initially tried her best to refuse, but eventually, unable to refuse any longer, she reluctantly accepted.

The moment I touched the thickness of the red envelope, my eyes instantly welled up with tears.

"Sister-in-law, thank you so much! I'm really, really grateful!"

Lan Yujuan was initially quite calm, but when she saw the other person's red eyes and choked voice thanking her, she was instantly overwhelmed with mixed feelings.

She changed her mind at the last minute, went over and hugged Li Huan's wife, gently patting her back while comforting her with tears in her eyes:

"come on!"

"Just hang in there!"

"This too shall pass; your good fortune is yet to come!"

She is also a woman, a mother, and she has also experienced the darkest moments of her life.

Therefore, they are more able to empathize.

On the way back to the county town from Lijia Village, Lan Yujuan held her sleeping daughter, her eyes red as she stared out the window in a daze, remaining silent the whole way.

Chen Mo saw everything but did not disturb her. He simply quietly took her hand and their fingers intertwined.

Back at the hotel, Lan Yujuan felt exhausted and drowsy.

She intended to lie down for a while and rest her eyes, but when she opened them again, it was already dark outside the window.

A bedside lamp was lit, and occasionally, the sounds of Chen Mo and the little one talking could be heard from the living room outside.

Lan Yujuan stretched and slowly got up. When she came to the living room, she found the father and daughter drawing on the table.

Seeing that the father and daughter were drawing intently, she didn't disturb them. She simply cleared her throat, slowly walked over to them, and stood quietly watching.

"Are you awake?"

Chen Mo closed his colored pencils and looked up at her with a smile, "Are you hungry?"

I hadn't felt it before, but after Chen Mo reminded me, I actually felt a bit hungry.

"Hmm, a little!"

Chen Mo looked at her, his smile widening, and gently took her hand, saying:

"Go and tidy up first, I'll help Xiaoman finish this painting."

"Li Huan recommended a late-night food stall to me; he says the food is really good. Let's go try it!"

"There's also a night market and a food street nearby, so we can stroll around the area after we finish eating."

Lan Yujuan had just woken up and was still a little listless, thinking she would just eat something casually.

But upon hearing Chen Mo's description, they instantly became interested.

"Okay, I'll go pack my things, we'll leave in twenty minutes!"

Half an hour later, the family of three took a taxi to the busiest night market in the county.

With his daughter in his right arm and his wife by the hand in his left, Chen Mo stood out conspicuously among the crowd at the night market.

"Wow, Daddy, there are so many people here!" Lan Xiaoman held her father's head with both little hands, her eyes shining with excitement. "And so much delicious food! And toys!"

As Chen Mo walked forward, he smiled gently and said:

"Mom is hungry, let's go find somewhere to eat."

"After you've eaten, Daddy will take you on a nice tour!"