On the first and second days of the Lunar New Year, Comrade Xu took his wife, children, younger brother, and younger sister to go door-to-door to pay New Year greetings to relatives at home.
This was planned long ago.
It's just that two days are a bit rushed.
Every household enthusiastically wanted to invite them to eat and drink, so it was even more urgent.
On the third day of the Lunar New Year, he took his wife and children to Wei Chunlan's parents' house to pay New Year greetings. In addition to his father-in-law and mother-in-law, there were also many relatives of Wei Chunlan's family who wanted to visit.
Comrade Xu also spent two days.
Also in a hurry.
But there was no other way. He had promised to attend Zheng Qing's wedding a few years ago, and he had to keep his word.
only……
Wei Chunlan has not returned to her parents' home for a long time. During the Spring Festival, she was asked to stay at her parents' home for only two days. She was really reluctant to leave so soon.
There was no other way. Two days later, Xu Tongdao temporarily left her and the child with her father-in-law and mother-in-law, letting them have fun there.
And he himself took a car to Zheng Qing's hometown.
By the time he returned to Shazhou after attending Zheng Qing's wedding, it was already the seventh day of the Lunar New Year.
On the way back to Shazhou, he talked on the phone with Wei Chunlan.
On the phone, Wei Chunlan still didn't want to leave and wanted to stay at her parents' house for another week.
Tongdao Xu could understand, but he was somewhat helpless.
I could only agree and make an appointment to pick her and the children up a week later.
He took the car directly back to Xujiacun.
By the way, he himself also wants to stay in his hometown for a few more days.
However, what he didn't expect was that as soon as he returned home, he saw his cousin Bai Lanlan, her husband Mi Li, and their daughter Mi Xiaoxiao sitting in the living room of their home, chatting with Ge Xiaozhu, Xu Tonglu, Shen Tuqing, Ge Yuzhu and the others.
Talk and chat.
Bai Lanlan and Mili both still held teacups in their hands.
What's going on?
Seeing this scene, Xu Tongdao's footsteps immediately slowed down as he entered the door, and his eyes narrowed slightly.
His eyes looked at the faces of Bai Lanlan's family of three.
When her younger sister Ge Yuzhu saw this, she immediately got up and trotted over, "Brother is back, brother! Have you had lunch for lunch? If not, I will ask aunt to make something for you?"
Ge Yuzhu's words made Bai Lanlan and Mili stand up subconsciously and looked at Xu Tongdao with a somewhat unnatural look. Mili forced out a smile and said hello proactively: "Xiaodao, are you back? We, me and Lan Lan are back.
Come and wish my second mother a happy new year!"
Second mother...
According to seniority, Xu Tongdao's father Xu Weixi is Bai Lanlan's second uncle, and Ge Xiaozhu is naturally Bai Lanlan's second mother.
Tongdao Xu nodded and looked at his cousin Bai Lanlan.
In his mind, his family and Bai Lanlan's family had already fallen out with each other.
So, he didn't understand what song Bai Lanlan and the others were singing today?
Did I just think we had a breakup?
Bai Lanlan also forced out a smile at this time, lowered her head and said to her daughter Mi Xiaoxiao beside her: "Xiaoxiao, call me uncle!"
Mi Xiaoxiao and Xu Tongdao were only two years old when they were reborn.
Now, 12 years have passed, and Mi Xiaoxiao is 14 years old.
As we all know, girls develop early, often reaching full height by the age of thirteen or fourteen.
No, the Mi Xiaoxiao that Xu Comrade saw at this time was no shorter than Bai Lanlan. Except for the childish look on her face, she was already a big girl.
"Happy New Year, uncle!"
Mi Xiaoxiao showed a sweet smile and greeted her warmly. When she smiled, the two dimples on her cheeks were obvious.
It reminded Xu Tongdao subconsciously of her grandmother Bai Meifeng.
"Hello!"
Comrade Xu replied in a neutral tone.
At this time, sister Ge Yuzhu came to Xu Tongdao and lowered her voice and said: "Brother, their family came here this morning. I heard that you might be home at noon. You had lunch at our house, but they haven't left. I guess.
Wait for you."
Comrade Xu glanced at her without comment.
Walking to the sofa in the reception area, Xu Tongdao handed the coat in his arms to his sister who was following him, sat down casually, and raised his hand to signal Bai Lanlan and the others to sit down too.
When they were all seated, Xu Tongdao took a cup of tea from his younger brother and sister-in-law Shen Tuqing, looked at Bai Lanlan, squinted his eyes, and asked: "Is there anything your family needs my help with?"
Bai Lanlan opened her mouth slightly and was about to speak. Her husband Mi Li, who was sitting next to her, quickly shook his head and denied, "No, no! Xiaodao, you misunderstood. We really came here to pay New Year's greetings to our second mother today, really!"
Bai Lanlan's face was a little red at this time.
Of course she understood why Comrade Xu asked this.
Because of what happened back then, her family had long since stopped interacting with Xu Tongdao's family, and it was clear that they were severing ties.
This year, she suddenly came to pay New Year greetings to her second mother, Ge Xiaozhu, which made her feel embarrassed.
but……
During this Spring Festival, everyone around her was trying to persuade her to have a good relationship with Xu Tongdao's family.
The reasons are varied.
Such as: "After all, your blood is thicker than water, your dad and his dad are brothers!"
"Are you stupid? Your cousin is now the richest man in the province. Most people have no chance to get such a relative. You have such a cousin, and you don't even recognize him?"
"Honey! If we don't associate with that place, it's us who will lose, not others! Don't worry about saving face. Besides, even if you don't think about yourself, can't you think about our daughter? Xiaoxiao is so old.
Now, if the Xu family can take care of us in the future, how much worry can we save? Don’t you think so?"
This is what her husband Mili has repeatedly told her recently.
And her mother Bai Meifeng, who has been released from prison, has also been advising her recently, "Lanlan, as a human being... sometimes it is good to have backbone, but sometimes it is stupid to be too backbone! You also have my last name,
If you had your father's surname back then, your surname would also be Xu, and Xiaodao... In terms of blood relationship
If so, you are just a little worse than his brother Xiaolu, and much closer than his sister! After all, you also know that his sister was adopted from a young age and has no blood relationship with Xiaodao. Therefore, speaking of it, you and he are biological siblings.
, you go and give in to him, it’s not a shame, think about it carefully?”
…
Her mother-in-law, daughter, relatives and friends have all been trying to persuade her recently.
Everyone analyzed her from various angles, and it seemed that everyone was looking forward to her and the Xu family returning to work.
She... was convinced.
In fact, she knew in her heart that she had long wanted to restore the relationship with the Xu family, but year after year, she could not make up her mind or make up her mind.
At this time, facing Comrade Xu's gaze, Bai Lanlan squeezed out a smile and nodded in agreement with her husband, "Yes! I, let's pay New Year's greetings to my second mother!"
Xu Tonglu, who was sitting aside, had a sarcastic smile on his lips.
But he said nothing out of politeness.
Xu Tongdao stared at Bai Lanlan's eyes with half-squinted eyes. He was always good at observing words and expressions and figuring out people's hearts. Of course he could tell that Bai Lanlan didn't mean what he said.
He also wanted to laugh a little.
funny.
He remembered very clearly that in the original time and space, before his rebirth, the Bai Lanlan family had never resumed contact with their family. Why was it different in this life?
The reason was that he felt like a mirror in his mind.