Chapter 161: Everyone is doing great.
After two long years apart, there was so much to catch up on.
If it weren’t for the fact that Lianshan’s family had been on a train for two days and a night and were genuinely exhausted, they could have carried on their little drinking gathering well into the evening by candlelight without any issue.
But during the trip, Lianshan had to take care of Lian En, look after his pregnant wife, and keep an eye on the luggage.
He was so tired that he felt like he needed to keep one eye open even while sleeping. He really just wanted to cozy up to the warm kang at home. How could he be in the mood to hang out with a bunch of drunks?
After politely declining the enthusiastic invitation of his brothers-in-law, Lianshan carefully helped his wife onto the tractor bed. He started the engine with the crank and handed the driver’s seat over to Wu Yinghong, who was an excellent driver despite not being a tractor operator.
In no time, the tractor was parked steadily at the entrance of the home Lianshan and Shuzhen had left two years ago.
Because he had sent a message ahead, Liu Shouren and his brother, along with Lian Yue and Lian Hai, had come over early to clean the place inside and out. Now, the bright and clean windows didn’t look like they belonged to a house that had been unoccupied for two years. The garden was lush with various vegetables, too. The eggplants were a deep purple, the tomatoes bright red. Cucumbers, beans, yardlong beans—they all climbed the trellises.
"Afraid you wouldn’t have fresh vegetables when you got back, Brother Shouren started preparing early in the spring. Whenever he had time, he’d come to weed and catch pests. He’d also come by every few days to ventilate the house. He was worried the house would become damp if left unoccupied for too long, which wouldn’t be good for your health. Even this morning, Brother Shouren came and lit the kang in both rooms before heading to meet you at the station." Wu Yinghong noted the curious look in Shuzhen’s eyes as they focused on the vegetable garden and couldn’t help but softly tell Shuzhen everything Liu Shouren had done in her absence.
Her eyes glistened, her voice full of tenderness, making it hard for Shuzhen to ignore.
This girl...