Tsk, tsk, tsk, look what this kid has become, Lao Mai’s family is not authentic.
How old were you when you gave Mai Fan away?
Teenagers?
In order to allow their eldest son, who was about to take over his job, to enter the factory, their family sent a child who was still studying to go to the countryside.
Hey, it's such a pity to see how sweet-tongued and polite this kid is.
The old aunt whom Mai Fan called her sister suddenly recalled Mai Fan's innocent and shy appearance many years ago.
Everyone's hearts softened and their attitudes became enthusiastic.
"It turns out to be Mai Fan! He has grown into a young man after not seeing each other for so many years!"
"Look at this guy, hey, he's really tall!"
"Are you going home? Go quickly! I saw just now that your mother and sister-in-law are both here!!"
The attitude of the neighbors became enthusiastic, but the smile on Mai Fan's face gradually disappeared.
He tried hard to maintain his current expression and stammered: "So, it turns out they are all here..."
"I thought, I thought they didn't come to pick me up because they had something to do today...I, I wrote a letter to them before I came back."
"I'm sorry... It's good that everyone in the family is here. I'm still worried that they haven't been back for so long, are they..."
When Mai Fan said this, the surrounding neighbors became quiet.
Are you so pitiful? Don’t you even pick up your children when they come home?
The aunt who was called sister next to her felt uncomfortable, so she put the freshly cooked corn cobs into Mai Fan's hands.
"It's okay. Maybe my family is too busy preparing to pick you up. I forgot the day you came back."
"Don't just sit here and wait around. Why don't you go home quickly and tell your family that they are safe?"
Because of this kindness, a smile appeared on Mai Fan's face. He thanked the neighbors who cared about him, took his luggage and hurried home.
Mai Fan's home in this world is at the end of the alley.
This is an inconspicuous large courtyard, with three families living in one courtyard.
There are four or five people in each household, and they are crowded together, making this courtyard particularly lively.
"I'm Mai Fan, I'm back!"
Mai Fan's opening of the door silenced the entire yard.
Mai's mother was a little excited and walked out of the kitchen in response.
When she was trembling with lips and wanted to say something to Mai Fan, a mean-looking woman surpassed Mai Fan's mother and came towards Mai Fan.
"Oh, this is my second brother, right? I am your sister-in-law."
"Are you back? Look at my memory. I only received your letter two days ago. I thought it was still early and I was not in a hurry, so I forgot to tell our parents."
"His second brother, you won't argue with your sister-in-law about this, right?"
Mai Fan smiled, ignoring his sister-in-law, but kept staring at Mai Fan's mother, and asked: "Mom, I'm back, is there room at home to store my luggage?"
"In the past few days, I'm afraid I have to stay at home."
"This... this..." Mai Fan's mother showed a troubled expression. She glanced at her daughter-in-law beside her secretly from the corner of her eyes, and said to Mai Fan as if she had made a lot of determination: "Yes.
, there is still a place, Erfan, you, you come with me."
After saying that, he took Mai Fan's bag and led him to the east wing where they lived.
Mai Fan's home is not big, with only three rooms in total including the entrance hall outside.
But these three rooms were shared by six people. Now that Mai Fan suddenly came back, the family became seven people.
He followed Mama Mai into the house and immediately frowned.
"Mai Fan, you came back so suddenly, and now you are just making do in the foyer?"
Mai Fan stared at the camp bed under his feet. It had been placed behind the door long ago, with some debris piled on top.
Is this a sudden return?
I'm afraid he had already planned it. The whole family had already discussed where he would live, right?
He is a villain, how can he tolerate such cowardice?
Mai Fan smiled, the kind of smile that was particularly considerate of his family.
He didn't even put down his backpack and said to his mother: "Mom, do you think there is still room for our family to stay?"
"I thought about it before I came back. I will never cause trouble to my family after I come back."
"I have a place to live. In our Jingbei City, there are many people who follow me to go to the countryside."
"These days I will stay with fellow villagers. When I find a job, I will go home to report that I am safe."
"But Mom, I have to settle down and find a job recently. I don't have enough food for breakfast, lunch and dinner..."
When they heard that Mai Fan actually asked not to live at home, both Mai's mother and his sister-in-law had expressions of relief on their faces.
When I heard Mai Fan's request for the next best thing, even if he was asking for money, he didn't resist much anymore.
Mai Fan's mother quickly took out a handful of change from her pocket, gritted her teeth, and gave the one with the largest denomination to Mai Fan: "Here, this, this is your food money for a month, it's always enough for a month.
Bar?"
Mai Fan took the ten dollars and nodded with certainty: "That's enough."
Then he shook the bag in his hand: "Mom, it's getting late now, so I won't be eating at home. I'll go to my fellow countryman's house to clean up first."
"If anything happens, I'll talk about it when I come back at noon tomorrow."
After saying that, without giving his mother and sister-in-law a chance to react, he took his luggage and strode across the threshold. Under the watchful eyes of the neighbors in the courtyard, he walked straight out of the courtyard.
"Why!"
Mai's mother didn't stop anyone. She still had many things to ask Mai Fan, but the neighbor who lived in the same courtyard as their family kept telling her to stop.
"From Lao Mai's house? Someone is coming to your house? Is that your waiter? Why don't you live at home? He left right after he arrived?"
In order to avoid misunderstanding, Mai's mother hurriedly replied loudly: "He doesn't like the crowd at home, so he went to live with a fellow villager who worked in the team together."
"oh……"
Mai Fan didn't know whether the neighbors in the courtyard believed it or not.
All he knew was that when he returned the same way, the neighbors he had greeted had not yet returned home.
They watched in amazement as Mai Fan entered his house and returned the same way within five minutes, and they enthusiastically came over.
"Mai Fan, your mother didn't go out today."
"Yes, your sister-in-law is also there."
Mai Fan, who was surrounded by neighbors, showed an unspeakable expression: "My mother, my sister-in-law... they are all here."
"Our family is in trouble... we don't have a place to live... I, I can't cause trouble to the family just because I am alone."
"Uncle, sister, aunt, where is the street office in our area?"
"I want to think of a solution myself. At least I have to complete the formalities first."
Tsk tsk tsk, Mai Fan's few words made the neighbors immediately understand his current situation.
