Chapter 11 - 011 Severing Ties with Parents
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Zhou Xiuhua saw that it was almost five o'clock in the afternoon. Her second son, who usually would have been home by now, was almost three hours late. Could something have happened to him?
Then she recalled that among all of Xie Family's children, her son was the tallest and most robust. Just his height alone was enough to deter most people from provoking him! Besides, he was a military man, Rong Wei. Who would dare to mess with Rong Wei recklessly?
"How come he's not back yet? I'm so worried!" Zhou Xiuhua restlessly peered through the wide-open yard gate towards the road, but still, there was no sign of him!
As dusk approached, Zhou Xiuhua grew even more anxious.
"Mom, I'm back!" As Xie Jingchen just entered through the back door, he saw several little nephews and nieces playing together with mud!
"Second Uncle? You're back~!" The oldest child, Xie Yuhua, the eldest son of his younger brother and fourth in line, exclaimed in surprise, then dashed towards the front yard, screaming as he ran, "Grandma, Second Uncle has come back; he entered through the back door!"
The remaining boy, ranked sixth, Xie Yufan, was the younger son of his youngest brother. It turned out that the children were just playing with mud and digging up earthworms to feed the chickens at home! Such is the life of rural children, having no fancy toys, the older ones often look after and play with the younger ones, always engaging in tasks within their capabilities.
"Aling, Aqing, Fanzi, do you still remember Second Uncle?" Xie Jingchen, holding the youngest niece, asked with a smile.