country bumpkin

Chapter 306 Grandma is Here

After the couple had a good talk with Yunya, they went about their own business and ignored her.

Yunya looked at the familiar yet unfamiliar courtyard and could only go back to the boss's sister's house to pack her luggage.

Actually, I didn't have much luggage, just a pair of clean socks, underwear, and a pair of faded thermal underwear.

After packing her things, Yunya went to her third aunt's stall.

At that moment, my third aunt, who was cooking at home, answered the phone while holding her constantly ringing mobile phone.

The voice on the phone was that of the female boss. She briefly told Kong Xiufen that Yunya had delivered the wrong goods and that she had been fired.

What could Kong Xiufen say? She could only politely smooth things over. She said her child was young and had never worked before, asking the female boss to be understanding. This female boss was also her customer and neighbor; she couldn't afford to offend her too much.

After hanging up the phone, Kong Xiufen guessed that Yunya would definitely come to her house. The child had been wronged; she certainly wouldn't go home so quickly.

She stopped cooking, turned off the stove, and went to the storefront of the stall to find Yunya.

Within minutes she arrived at the stall and saw Yunya sitting on a small stool, peeling chicken gizzards with her head down.

This child is always busy; he came here and immediately started helping with the work. He's still so diligent.

Kong Xiufen thought to herself, feeling sorry for Yunya, who was so young, suffering like this.

She tried her best to smile and pretend nothing had happened.

"You old glutton, are you hungry? Have you eaten yet? Come on, let's go home with your aunt for dinner."

Yunya looked up and saw her beloved third aunt. Tears welled up in her eyes and spilled out.

Kong Xiufen gently stroked her hair, just like she did when she was a child, and said this.

"Silly boy, why are you crying? It's not a big deal. They want us to go back to work, but we don't want to go back!"

Yunya hiccuped but didn't cry out loud, trying her best to hold it in, as if she was afraid of being embarrassed if others heard her "whimpering".

The little child sat on a low stool, head down, body trembling, crying with a mixture of grievance and stubbornness.

Shen Changsheng was unaware of what had happened; he only knew that Yun Ya had returned with her luggage.

When I arrived at the shop, I greeted him and asked why his aunt wasn't there. Then I put my bundle on the table and sat down on a small stool to peel chicken gizzards.

He dared not ask or say anything, not knowing what had happened to the child.

Not long after, I saw my wife rushing back. It seemed that she knew what had happened to Yunya.

Shen Changsheng didn't ask anything, he just sat there silently and continued to watch the stall.

Kong Xiufen, holding Yunya's hand with one hand and carrying Yunya's bundle with the other, walked home.

Back home, Kong Xiufen took out the snacks she had bought for her son and placed them in Yunya's hands.

"Look, are you hungry? Eat something to fill your stomach first. I'll go cook right away, it'll be ready in a little while."

Yunya took the snack box from her aunt, picked up a cookie without ceremony, bit off more than half of it with a "crunch," and chewed it vigorously.

The rich aroma of milk filled her mouth, but Yunya's tears fell again.

Yunya blamed herself for being so weak, crying at the drop of a hat, it was so embarrassing. But her heart was filled with gratitude, her third aunt was still her third aunt, her family was still her family.

It looks exactly as I remember it from my childhood, and nothing has changed.

Yun Ya finally felt a little better. She would treat the person who loved her the most well in the future.

At this time, Yunya still hoped that her third aunt would be her mother. She wished that Kong Xiujuan would adopt her to her third aunt.

Kong Xiufen was busy cooking in the kitchen, and the clanging of pots and pans could be heard slowly coming from inside.

Yunya couldn't just sit and wait for her meal, so she swallowed the biscuit in her mouth and started looking for a rag to wipe the table and sofa.

When Kong Xiufen came out with the food, she saw Yunya working again.

A pang of heartache shot through her, but she smiled and said, "What are you doing? Stop wiping, come and eat."

Being stubborn means never knowing when to rest. Work is never-ending, and money is never-ending; only when you're healthy can you realize your true value.

Yunya nodded, put down the rag in her hand, walked over, and sat down to eat.

Kong Xiufen ate with her. After the mother and daughter finished eating, Kong Xiufen replaced Shen Changsheng and came back to eat.

Yunya followed her third aunt to the stall. She and her third aunt's husband didn't talk much, but she didn't want to stay home alone with him.

At lunchtime, no one goes to the market to buy groceries anymore; Kong Xiufen just lies on the bench to rest and sleep.

She can't rest today; she needs to give her niece some advice and guidance.

She said gently, "Yunya, I know about your job situation. Don't be sad, it's not your fault. You've only been there for a few days. How could they let you deliver goods by yourself? It's not your fault if you made a mistake."

Yunya agreed with her aunt and nodded, "That's right, that's right."

Kong Xiufen laughed and said, "Silly boy, do you feel that working for others is harder and more difficult now?"

Yunya nodded noncommittally.

Kong Xiufen said, "Why don't you continue to help me? It's not too late to leave once you find a suitable job."

Yunya hesitated before asking, "Third Aunt, if I find a suitable job and suddenly leave, what will happen to your business? Won't that cripple you? (It will cause problems)"

Kong Xiufen waved her hand and said, "It's alright. We need more than a few people to keep up with this job. It's okay if we're one person short. I'll just get up earlier and do more work."

Yun Ya felt another wave of emotion and said with a smile, "Okay, I'll listen to you, Auntie."

The mother and daughter smiled at each other, putting all the unpleasantness behind them.

And so Yunya came back to help her third aunt again. However, she hadn't been home for several days, and Kong Xiufen told her to go home early this afternoon to get some rest, and come back tomorrow morning.

Before leaving, Kong Xiufen called Shen Changsheng over to watch the shop. She then rode her bicycle with Yunya to her older sister's house.

Yun Ya didn't understand why her third aunt was sending her back; it was completely unnecessary. Kong Xiufen, however, said...

“Your mom called and said your grandma is here. I have to go see her too. I miss my mom too!”

When Yunya heard that her maternal grandmother had arrived, she was overjoyed, and her smile was impossible to hide. She was also very anxious to see her grandmother as soon as possible.

Kong Xiufen pedaled her bicycle quickly, carrying Yunya along. They stopped at a fruit stand and bought a bag of apples, placing them in the front basket of the bicycle.

Yunya thought enviously, "It's so good to be rich! You can buy whatever you want without having to worry about anyone."

She made up her mind that she would work hard to earn money in the future so that she could buy whatever she wanted to eat and take good care of her grandmother.

Kong Xiufen pedaled the bicycle with great force, and because it was carrying the weight of one person, it took half an hour to reach her eldest sister's house.

As soon as she entered the gate, she heard lively voices coming from inside the house. Yunya could hear the voices of her second aunt, her youngest aunt, her mother, and her maternal grandmother.

He quickly grabbed his luggage and ran into the house.

Kong Xiufen, carrying a net bag of apples, followed Yun Ya into the house.

The people inside stopped talking and looked over when they saw Yun Ya and Kong Xiufen behind her.

Yunya went inside and looked around, finding the person she missed most sitting in the middle chair. Surrounding her were her second aunt, her youngest aunt, and her mother.

Yunya threw her bundle on the ground, rushed into the middle of the crowd, rushed to her grandmother's side, hugged her sitting grandmother, and began to sob.

She had always tried to keep all her grievances to herself, but when she saw her loved ones, she couldn't help but let them out.

While crying, Yunya laughed again. She raised her tear-streaked face and stared blankly at her grandmother.

Excitedly, she shouted, "Grandma, Grandma, you're here! That's wonderful, that's wonderful!"

Mu Shuyun felt a pang of heartache and helped Yunya sit down on the chair next to her.

With a loving voice, she said gently, "Yun, why are you crying? Tell Grandma what's wrong, and Grandma will support you and help you fight back."

Yunya burst out laughing again.

She looked at her grandmother and said, "No, nothing's wrong. I just miss you so much. Seeing you makes me so happy I don't know whether to laugh or cry."

Mu Shuyun gently touched her little face, feeling both heartache and affection, and said, "Why are you so thin? You must have suffered a lot outside!"

Yun Ya shook her head. "No, I've been helping out with my third aunt the whole time, and I haven't suffered at all. My third aunt loves me so much, hehe!"

She didn't dare tell her grandmother that she was going to work as a nanny or maid in someone else's home, because she was afraid that her grandmother would feel sorry for her and be unhappy.

Making elders happy is also a form of filial piety. Yunya has always believed this.