"Qingyun, Qingluan, this is your uncle and aunt, call someone quickly," said her mother, Chen Manxiang.
"Uncle, aunt."
"Uncle, aunt."
Xu Qingyun and Xu Qingluan each shouted.
"well."
The aunt smiled and responded.
The uncle just nodded slightly.
This is when Xu Xiaobai timidly shouted: "Auntie, uncle."
"Ah Xiang, who is this little girl?"
The aunt looked at Xu Xiaobai with confusion.
Chen Manxiang forgot to introduce Xu Xiaobai and Qiao Jinghan, so she hurriedly introduced them.
"Her name is Xu Xiaobai, she is my adopted daughter."
When the uncle and aunt heard this, their faces were obviously surprised. They obviously didn't expect that Chen Manxiang had adopted a daughter, which they had never heard of before.
"This is Qiao Jinghan, my son's girlfriend."
Chen Manxiang then introduced Qiao Jinghan.
Several people had already discussed it on the road and asked Qiao Jinghan to pretend to be Xu Qingyun's girlfriend, saying she was a work assistant or something, which seemed a bit strange.
Qiao Jinghan nodded slightly and called out in a low voice: "Uncle, Auntie."
"Qingyun, you already have a girlfriend!" the aunt said in surprise.
Xu Qingyun responded lightly: "Yeah."
Several people walked towards grandma's old house.
Brother and sister Xu Qingyun and Xu Qingluan walked a little slower.
"Brother, my uncle doesn't seem to welcome us very much." Xu Qingluan said in a low voice. She could see the expression on her uncle's face, which was stern.
"Don't worry about them, we are here to visit grandpa and grandma, not him." Xu Qingyun said calmly.
"It's true, I don't like them very much. I still remember when I was a kid, when I came to my grandparents' house, my uncle and aunt would say some nasty things every time, which made my mother and father feel very uncomfortable."
"And when my father passed away, there was a funeral. They were notified, but no one came. I think my uncle and aunt looked down on our family and always looked at us with superior eyes..." Xu Qingluan said.
Xu Qingyun still said calmly: "There are some things that we just need to know ourselves."
Xu Qingluan nodded slightly, she understood what her brother meant.
Xu Qingyun looked at the backs of his uncle and aunt with a pair of starry eyes. How could the whispered conversation between the two of them escape Xu Qingyun's ears? Although his voice was very low, Xu Qingyun's strength determined his perception. , the ear power is countless times stronger than that of ordinary people.
Xu Qingyun was a little curious, what was the incident that the uncle and aunt were talking about?
They seemed to have a purpose in coming to their grandparents' house, and the purpose didn't seem to be very simple.
Enter the old house and come to the living room.
Xu Qingyun finally saw his grandparents, whom he had not seen for many years. The hair of the two old people had turned white, their bodies were thin, their faces were covered with the weather of the years, and the wrinkles at the corners of their eyes were clearly visible.
Especially grandpa, his back is already a bit hunched, his legs and feet are no longer very flexible, and he uses a cane.
In my childhood memories and impressions, although my grandparents were not very good to my mother, they were not like my uncles and aunts.
Looking at his elderly grandparents, Xu Qingyun felt a little uncomfortable.
Thinking about the two old people living alone and not knowing how they usually live their lives, I felt a little regretful for not visiting them earlier.
"It's Axiang who's here!"
When grandpa saw Chen Manxiang, he stood up excitedly.
"Axiang is also back. This year is so good. They are all here. They are all here."
Grandma's eyes are a little moist.
"Mom and Dad, my daughter is here to see you."
"Grandpa, grandma!"
"Grandpa, grandma!"
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Xu Qingyun and others hurriedly called for help.
"Okay, okay, you've all grown up, and grandpa almost doesn't recognize you anymore."
"Yeah, okay, they are all good kids."
Grandpa and grandma seemed very happy, with smiles on their faces.
In the living room, besides the grandparents, there were two other people, a boy and a girl, who looked about sixteen or seventeen years old and were in high school.
These two people are the children of the uncle and the aunt respectively. The boy is the uncle's youngest son and the girl is the aunt's youngest daughter.
They all come to visit my grandparents with the adults.
The two of them just glanced at Xu Qingyun and his family, and then continued to play with their mobile phones with their heads down, without any intention of saying hello.
Chen Manxiang and the others put away the things they bought.
Grandma felt distressed and said: "Axiang, why did you buy so many things? It's not easy for you now, so don't spend money randomly!"
"Mom, they are all worthless things, and they are different now." Chen Manxiang said.
"Dad, Mom, I bought some clothes for you two. You can try them on later to see if they fit."
"Axiang, what clothes did you buy for your parents? They can't be from street stalls, right? My parents can't wear such cheap clothes. They will be embarrassed when they go out." The aunt suddenly said at this time, and walked over curiously.
"I also bought some clothes for my parents, but I bought them exclusively from a specialty store. Each piece costs hundreds of yuan."
The smile on Chen Manxiang's face froze slightly, and then she forced out a smile again and said, "It's not a street vendor."
Xu Qingluan looked at his brother Xu Qingyun, opened his mouth, but made no sound.
Xu Qingyun understood his sister's lip language - it started.
Xu Qingyun didn't say anything or do anything.
Qiao Jinghan also glanced at Xu Qingyun, feeling that the atmosphere was a bit strange.
"Let me see, what brand of clothes are they?"
The aunt walked over as she spoke, and without waiting for Chen Manxiang to speak, she directly took out the clothes from the bag containing the clothes.
"Hey! Why don't you have a tag!"
The aunt made a sound in surprise.
She also wanted to see the brand and price of the clothes, but there were none.
At this time, the uncle said coldly: "There is no tag, so it can't be second-hand clothes."
"I heard that many of the second-hand clothes were worn by dead people, washed and resold."
"My parents can't wear clothes like that, it's very unlucky!"
When Chen Manxiang heard this, her face looked a little ugly: "Brother, why would I buy second-hand clothes for my parents? They are all new clothes. I cut the tags in advance."
Shen Manxiang had indeed cut the hangtags on the clothes in advance, because these clothes were relatively expensive. She was afraid that her parents, who were always frugal, would be under psychological pressure when they saw the price on the tags and would not dare to wear them when they saw the price on the tags, or she would ask Shen Manxiang to return the clothes. .
So Shen Manxiang simply cut off the tag first.
That way, parents won't know the price of the clothes, and they will wear them as ordinary clothes worth a hundred yuan, and there will be no psychological pressure.
But she never thought that her sister and brother would say such things.
Chen Manxiang sighed slightly in her heart. She thought that after so many years, her brother and sister would change a little, but now it seems that they have not changed, they are still the same.
Xu Qingluan couldn't stand it anymore and was about to rush out and say something.
At this time, grandma hurriedly smoothed things over, took the clothes from the aunt's hands, and put them back into the bag.
"There is no such thing as good or bad clothes, as long as they can be worn. My wife is not picky, and she doesn't need to dress up in a fancy way."
"Even if you wear clothes made of gold, it's not like that. At most, it will only be looked at once more, and it won't last a few years. It's still the same."
"Okay, okay."
"I was busy making lunch just now. Come and help me. The children can play by themselves for a while or watch TV."
Grandma's words resolved the conflict that was about to break out in time.