The Beginning of the World: Going to the Countryside as an Educated Youth

Chapter 129 Other People’s Children

"Hahaha, kid, you just keep teasing me!" Zhao Dali pointed at Zhao Dongchuan with his finger and laughed.

"Grandpa, where's grandma?" Zhao Dongchuan looked around the house and didn't see grandma, so he asked in confusion.

"Your grandmother is at your uncle's house next door. They should be washing clothes together!" Zhao Dali said with a smile.

Guo Ping smiled and said, "Then let's go over to see mom and sister-in-law!"

Then they went to the uncle's room in the backyard.

As soon as I entered the yard, I saw a woman dressed fashionably and wearing light makeup and an old lady chatting while washing clothes.

These two people were none other than Zhao Dongchuan's grandmother and aunt.

"Mom! Sister-in-law!" Guo Ping greeted them hurriedly.

"Grandma! Aunt!" Zhao Dongchuan also greeted.

When the two men saw several people coming over, they were obviously stunned for a moment and didn't react.

"Oh, it's Dongchuan, you're back!" Zhao Dongchuan's grandmother stood up in surprise.

"Your grandpa has been nagging me that you will be back soon. I didn't expect you to come back so soon. It's great!" As she spoke, Grandma Zhao's eyes turned slightly red.

"Oh, you're here! Come in and sit for a while!" When the aunt saw several people coming, she was not surprised at all and quickly stood up to greet them.

Then, my aunt and Grandma Zhao put down the laundry mallets in their hands and led a few people into the house.

"Come, have some tea!" The aunt took out a few teacups and poured tea for Zhao Dongchuan, Guo Ping and others.

"Dongchuan, I really didn't expect you to come back so soon. You've really made it! Now, your parents can rest assured!" The aunt put down the teapot and said to Zhao Dongchuan with a smile.

"Don't talk about you. I'm still dizzy now. I feel like I'm dreaming~~~" Guo Ping picked up the teacup, took a sip, and echoed.

"It's good that you're back, it's good that you're back!" Grandma Zhao looked at Zhao Dongchuan kindly and said with a smile.

"Let's have dinner here today. I'll go buy some vegetables!" Seeing that everyone was chatting happily, the aunt said with a smile.

"No, no, we just come here to take a look, we won't eat here!" Guo Ping declined quickly.

The eldest aunt said, "How can that be possible? Now that we are here, it is almost time for dinner. Why don't we stay here and have a quick meal before leaving?"

Zhao Dali and Grandma Zhao didn't know how to interrupt at this time, so they just drank tea with a smile.

Seeing that Guo Ping and his aunt were still arguing, Zhao Dali pretended to be angry and made the final decision: "Eat here for lunch, or take the things you brought back! What's wrong with having a meal together as a family? We don't need a meal!"

Seeing that Mr. Zhao had spoken, Guo Ping naturally stopped refusing and agreed.

Upon seeing this, my aunt stood up and prepared to go to the market with a basket to buy some meat to add to the meal.

Seeing this, Guo Ping hurriedly pulled her back and said, "Sister-in-law, there's no need to go buy food. We can just eat whatever we have at home. It's just a simple meal! A bowl of noodles will do!"

Seeing that Guo Ping was serious, the aunt stopped worrying about it.

Afterwards, the few of them chatted at home, and Zhao Dongchuan also introduced some of his work at the Huangyuan Cultural Center. It was tacit that neither Guo Ping nor Zhao Dongchuan mentioned the publication of their works.

They don't plan to bring it up on their own initiative, and will talk about it when they find out.

Zhao Zhengguo briefly mentioned the recruitment matter to them when he told them that Zhao Dongchuan was coming back. He was so proud that he couldn't suppress it. Naturally, they knew some of the situation and were not very surprised.

Time passed quickly as we chatted, and soon it was noon. My aunt started to cook noodles and even fried an egg for herself to entertain the guests.

Guo Ping, Mr. Zhao, and Mrs. Zhao were chatting when a young man wearing a military coat and a middle-parted hair walked in.

"Mom, I'm starving, what should I eat for lunch?"

"Xiaofei is back! Let's have noodles for lunch!" Grandma Zhao said with a smile when she saw the person coming.

"You bastard, you hang out outside all day and I don't know what you are doing, but you are quite active in eating!" The aunt scolded angrily when she saw the person coming.

Zhao Dongchuan looked at the person who came and knew his identity. This person was his uncle's eldest son, Zhao Xiaofei.

Zhao Xiaofei is about the same age as him, just a few months older, but one year younger.

As soon as Zhao Xiaofei entered the house, he discovered that there were two more people in the house, one was his aunt, and the other looked a little familiar... but he didn't quite recognize her!

Suddenly he stared at Zhao Dongchuan blankly, as if he recognized him, and a trace of panic flashed in his eyes!

"Don't you know how to call people? This is your aunt, and this is your brother Dongchuan!" Seeing Zhao Xiaofei's dazed look, the aunt couldn't help but scold.

Hearing his mother's scolding, Zhao Xiaofei quickly came to his senses, and immediately smiled and said, "Hello, Auntie... Brother Dongchuan!"

Although he was only stunned for a moment, Zhao Dongchuan clearly noticed the strange look on Zhao Xiaofei's face when he came in.

Zhao Dongchuan couldn't help but feel a little confused. Why did his cousin look at him a little strangely?

His face remained expressionless, but he had already begun to mutter in his heart, and began to constantly search for some memories about this cousin.

As far as I can remember, the original owner didn't have much contact with this cousin. They just went to the same school. Zhao Xiaofei was a grade higher than him and graduated a year earlier. He also liked to hang out everywhere. I don't know much else about him.

"You just hang out outside every day. Your brother Dongchuan has been sent to work in the countryside. He was recruited by the local unit. I don't ask you to find a job for yourself, but you can at least help with some housework. You are so unlucky that you can't find anyone except going home to eat and sleep!"

Perhaps the aunt had Zhao Dongchuan as a living example to compare her with, and she became angrier and angrier as she spoke. She put down the spatula, picked up the feather duster beside her, and prepared to teach this unfilial son a lesson.

Before she could make a move, Grandma Zhao stepped forward to stop her and said, "His aunt is here today, and his brother finally came over. There's no need to make such a big fuss. At least give him some face! Let's eat first!"

Seeing Guo Ping and Zhao Dongchuan, the aunt couldn't continue to rage, so she put down the feather duster in her hand, glared at Zhao Xiaofei and said, "You are lucky today, kid, I will settle the score with you later!"

Zhao Xiaofei hid behind Grandma Zhao. He was still a little afraid of his mother, but not too much. Apparently, such scenes had happened many times and he was used to being scolded.

Soon, my aunt picked up all the noodles in the pot and gave each person a large bowl of noodles with a fried egg in it.

Although the aunt kept scolding him, there was a big fried egg in Zhao Xiaofei's bowl, which was obviously specially prepared for him.

Afterwards, everyone gathered at the table in their uncle's house to eat noodles. The two cousins, Zhao Dongchuan and Zhao Xiaofei, naturally sat together.

While eating noodles, Zhao Xiaofei glanced at Zhao Dongchuan from time to time.