Chapter 222 - 214: Reunion
Tian Sisi and her group returned to Yuequan Village on the evening of the 25th. Yuequan Village was brightly lit, with smoke billowing from every household’s chimneys. Everyone was busy frying tofu, cutting skin rolls, and making Qingming Cakes, preparing for the New Year goods.
Even the occasional sound of firecrackers and children’s noise could be heard, filling the whole village with the New Year’s festive atmosphere, warm and cozy.
He Xuewen had called Tian Manjin before coming, so as soon as Tian Mantong’s car entered the village, Tian Manjin came up to meet them, smiling happily at Tian Sisi in the car.
"Dad, how long have you been waiting outside? It’s so cold out there!"
Tian Sisi hurriedly pulled Tian Mantong into the car, thinking how silly her dad was to be out in the cold late at night!
"Not cold, not cold, I’m not cold at all!" Tian Manjin chuckled merrily.
Tian Xinhua also greeted him with a "Fourth Uncle," and Tian Manjin, surprised, looked at Tian Xinhua, "Oh wow, Xinhua is as tall as Fourth Uncle now, grown up to be a young man!"
Tian Xinhua smiled, moved aside slightly, and reluctantly gave up the seat next to Tian Sisi for Tian Manjin.
The Tian family was particularly lively this year; Tian Aiguo’s family had also rushed back from Inner Mongolia, arriving a day earlier and also picked up by Tian Mantong from Shanghai. Tian Mantong’s three sons were sent to the countryside by him as well, as Wang Qiuyang was incredibly busy with the Supply and Marketing Cooperative these days and didn’t have time to take care of the three children.
The three brothers of Tian Aiguo all resembled the Old Man, with square faces and thick, dark eyebrows, all handsome in appearance, but Tian Aiguo was a bit taller and sturdier, and with his experience of blood and gunfire, naturally exuded a sharp aura.