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The clear water filled the cement pool and overflowed onto the ground. The water flowed along the cracks of the bricks in the courtyard and watered the grass that emerged from the cracks.
When the wind blew, the grass swayed gently with the wind, looking extremely comfortable.
Su Hanyan had wrung her clothes dry and was drying them on the wire rope in the yard when she heard someone knocking on the door. She put down her work and walked over.
When she opened the door, she saw her father, Su Dajiang, coming over. He was holding Su Tongâs hand. n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
As soon as they met, Su Tong broke free from Su Dajiangâs hand and threw herself into her arms.âAuntie, I miss you so much!â
âTongtong!â Su Hanyan bent down to hug her and kissed her little face. â Why did you come with Grandpa today? Why didnât you tell Auntie in advance? â
âI want to give auntie a surprise!â Su Tong smiled and grabbed a handful of candy from her pocket. â My neighbor, Brother Zhu Zi, gave me chocolate. Itâs imported! Auntie, you eat!â
âThis child really misses you.â Su Dajiang patted Su Tongâs head and said with a smile, â Zhu Zi has given her this handful of candies for almost half a month. She only tasted one and left the rest for you. Even her mother couldnât bear to give her a piece! â
âThank you, Tongtong.â Su Hanyan said to her affectionately, â Auntie has everything here. You donât have to worry about Auntie in the future. If thereâs anything delicious, you can eat it yourself! â
âThat wonât do.â Su Tong said stubbornly, â I want to leave it to Aunt.
âYouâre so kind-hearted.â Su Hanyan was very gratified. â Youâre much stronger than your parents! Come, come in!â
Su Hanyan welcomed the grandfather and granddaughter into the house. She made tea for her father and a cup of milk powder for Tongtong. The three of them sat down and chatted.
Su Dajiang opened the cloth bag that he had brought. It was filled with food. âYan Yan, these are all for you!â
He had eaten quite a lot in this bag.
There were some rare things inside. There were dried persimmon, sweet potato strips, glutinous rice cakes, and frosted peanuts. In addition, there were a few pieces of cured meat, a bag of millet, two boxes of luncheon meat, and a few cans of canned food.
âDad, did you bring all the food from home? Didnât my mom say anything to you?â Su Hanyan was quite happy to see these things.
âShe dares!â Su Dajiang said with a smile, â I went back to my hometown during the Qingming Festival to burn paper offerings for your grandparents. These things were prepared by your two uncles for the children to eat! Who else in our family is a child? Arenât you the only one who hasnât grown up?â
âDad!â Su Hanyan pouted. â Iâm already twenty-three years old! â
âYes, youâre a big girl! She had to hurry up and give him a marriage! I canât delay any longer. If I delay any longer, Iâll become an old lady!â Su Dajiang joked with her.
âDad!â Su Hanyan said shyly, â I donât need it! Iâll decide on my own marriage and find my own boyfriend!â
âAlright, when youâre done, bring it home and let Daddy give you a look!â
âAlright.â
âDad, you and Tongtong rest at home. Iâll go to the market to buy some groceries! Make braised pork ribs and chicken soup for me this afternoon!â Su Hanyan said.
âThatâs great! Auntie, I want to eat chicken! I want to eat chicken!â Su Tong clapped her hands excitedly, her eyes filled with desire.
âNo problem!â
Su Hanyan carried the basket and went out. There was a market not far from here. It sold everything, including fruits, vegetables, eggs, meat, milk, and seafood. It was very complete.
There was a chicken seller here. Every time she went late, she couldnât get a chicken. So this time, when she went, she first went to greet the owner of the chicken butcher..âBoss, save me a chicken! Iâll come and get it later!â