Dressed up as a Real Mom

Chapter 49.1: Alone

on March 07, 2022

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Waking up after taking a short nap is much better. He Xiaoyun was still in Wei Jianwei's arms, and his other hand was on her waist. She moved a little and listened to him ask, "Awake?"

Jianwei also had just woke up, his voice was a little muffled.

Wei Yuanhang was still asleep, He Xiaoyun slightly lowered her voice and asked, "Did you just awoke?"

"Well, it's still early, do you still want to sleep?"

He Xiaoyun shook her head, "No, I can't sleep for too long."

Having said that, the two did not get up immediately. They hugged each other quietly for a long while before He Xiaoyun sat up from his arms, "They should be cooking lunch now, I'll go and see, you can lie down for a while."

He Xiaoyun got dressed and went out, and saw Feng Qiuyue squatting in the yard by the water tank washing vegetables, while Wang Chunhua was peeling beans, and was about to start making lunch.

"Did you get enough sleep?" Wang Chunhua asked her.

He Xiaoyun nodded, and stepped forward to help peel the beans, "Where is Tingting?" Tingting is the baby's name.

"Sleeping in the house," Feng Qiuyue turned around, "Xiaoyuan hasn't gotten up yet?"

"Not yet, that little slacker, he won't get up without me shouting for him."

"It's normal for children to sleep a lot. When he's on my age, he can't easily fall asleep even if he wanted to." Wang Chunhua said.

Feng Qiuyue smiled and said, "Mom is still young."

"Old arms and legs, where am I young?" Wang Chunhua also smiled and asked He Xiaoyun, "Are you used to eating outside?"

"It's okay. It's me cooking anyway. In winter, the snow can reach as deep as my knees. It lasts for a few days. I can't get out of the house so I bake on the stove every day. "He Xiaoyun exaggerated.

"Where did it happen? Why didn't I see it?" Feng Qiuyue finished washing the vegetables and walked over to look at her pretentiously.

He Xiaoyun was angered slightly: "Sister-in-law is laughing at me."

Feng Qiuyue pretended to cry injustice: "I'm telling the truth. If you don't believe me, ask mom, is Xiaoyun more beautiful?" (The correlation is?)

Wang Chunhua smiled and said, "Pretty, you two are both beautiful."

"Who is pretty?" Aunt Zhang's voice came from outside the door.

He Xiaoyun turned her head and said hello: "Auntie is here."

Aunt Zhang smiled and said, "I was at home in the morning when Xiaoyuan suddenly ran in, it shocked me. I haven't seen him for half a year. He has grown a lot taller."

She took a closer look at He Xiaoyun again, and nodded as she looked, "I think Xiaoyun's changes are not small too, you smell like people from the city."

"Which city people are not city people? Anyway, we are all from Qingshuihe." He Xiaoyun got up and moved a chair, smiled, and asked Auntie Zhang to sit down.

"Jianwei is not at home?"

"He's resting in the room, when we took the train last night, he didn't sleep all night." He Xiaoyun pointed in the direction of the room.

"It's not easy for you three to come back." Aunt Zhang sighed.

Wang Chunhua took the pea kernels into the kitchen, and when she came out, she was holding candies in her hand, "Why didn't Yanyan come together with you?"

Aunt Zhang said rascally: "Why, you won't give me candies if my granddaughter doesn't come?"

Wang Chunhua stuffed the candies into her arms and said with a smile: "How dare I not give it? I'm afraid you will tear my house apart!"

"I'm your acquaintance!" Aunt Zhang said.

He Xiaoyun and Feng Qiuyue were very happy.

As they were talking, Wei Jianhua wandered in from the outside with his hands on his pocket, humming a song in his mouth.

As soon as she saw him, Wang Chunhua didn't get angry: "I still know that you will come back. Tomorrow, I will sew a cloth pocket for you so you can go out to beg for food.

Wei Jianhua didn't dare to talk back, muttering something in a low voice. Seeing He Xiaoyun was also there, his eyes lit up: "Second sister-in-law and second brother are home?"

He Xiaoyun smiled and said, "I have been back for a while, where did you come back from?"

She just asked casually, but Wei Jianhua froze, didn't say anything for a long time, and changed the subject: "Is second brother in the house? I'm going to find him." After speaking, he slipped away.

"So sneaky, I don't know what to do to him." Wang Chunhua angrily said, and then turned to Aunt Zhang, "The girl you talked about last time, did her family give me a reply? If it feels right, I want them to meet soon."

Aunt Zhang said: "Why do you actually want him to marry so soon? To hold his grandchild?"

Wang Chunhua sighed and said, "It's not that. He said he's still young, but he is actually twenty years old now. He acted like a child every day. If he doesn't find someone to settle down, he might remain the same and turn to be a rogue."

"Don't worry, Jianhua is a good boy, he won't." Aunt Zhang persuaded her.

After a few more words, Auntie Zhang went home to cook lunch, and He Xiaoyun also went into the kitchen.

After lunch was finished, He Xiaoyun was about to call Wei Yuanhang to get up and saw Wei Jianhua in the yard. Thinking of the problem that caused Wang Chunhua to have a headache, she jokingly said: "Mom wants to introduce you to a girl. Have you seen that girl yet? "

When Wei Jianhua heard this, he immediately frowned, "Second sister-in-law, why are you even talking about this, you clearly know--"

He paused, looked around for a moment, then moved closer and continued to whisper, "You know my situation, Ersao(wife of the second child)."

He Xiaoyun understood what he meant as soon as she heard it, and said with a smile: "Fine. I'll go."

Just at this time, Wei Jianwei also walked out of the room. She said: "The meal is ready, you two can go eat first. I'm going to wake Xiaoyuan up."

She crossed the two of them and entered the house.

Outside the room, Wei Jianhua glanced at his brother, not sure if he had heard anything. He was hesitating to probe or not, but he only heard his second brother say: "Don't speak too close at your sister-in-law when talking." 

After speaking, Wei Jianwei went to the hall.

Wei Jianhua stayed in place, scratching his head. After a long time, he suddenly reacted with an expression on his face as if he had been struck by lightning.

What do you mean second brother?! Do you suspect me treating second sister-in-law in that way?!

It's not like that! Wei Jianhua shouted in his heart, even if he was as heroic and handsome as Wu Song, second brother, you are not like Wu Dalang! (Can someone explain this to me?!)

Of course, Jianhua only said this in his heart and didn't dare to let his second brother hear it.

During the meal, Wei Zhenxing and Wei Jianguo came back from the field. The family of nine people was there, and it was really lively.

After resting for a while after dinner, He Xiaoyun was about to go back to visit her family's home.

She was packing her things in the house. Wei Yuanhang ran around inside, and suddenly rushed to her, happily saying: "Mom, the butterfly is here again!"

He Xiaoyun remembers that at that time last year, Xiaoyuan called it Hudi Hudi, and now he's more articulate, although his pronunciation is correct, his accent is a bit strange.

He Xiaoyun responded, "Don't run anymore, we're going to go to grandma's house soon, you're sweating profusely. You don't look good anymore."

The little kid stood up and said, "I'm a man, I don't need to look good." 

"Who told you that?" He Xiaoyun sneered, "When you grow up and like little girls, you will know that it's important to have good looks."

"Are you packed yet?" Wei Jianwei walked in, holding an envelope in his hand.

He Xiaoyun saw it and asked, "That's for mom, why did you get it back here again?"

In previous years, when Wei Jianwei returned home, he would hand in most of the wages he had saved over the past year to Wang Chunhua for the family.

Although he has a lot of salary, he has a lot to spend. He spent a lot of money on daily food, clothing, and daily necessities.

Last year, He Xiaoyun accompanied him in the army. Although he had two more mouths to feed, he don't need to buy outside food anymore, if his clothes were tear opened, a person will sew them. He Xiaoyun specially prepared a ledger and remember clearly where every money was spent. With her budgeting, the money saved this year is not any less than in previous years.

Before when the family has not yet been separated, there are many people in the family, and he often send things. After He Xiaoyun discussed with Wei Jianwei, they both felt that they should give the money more to the family like before. So Wei Jianwei took the money to Wang Chunhua.

"Mom only took fifty." Wei Jianwei said.

He Xiaoyun put down the things in her hand and took the envelope, "I'll go talk to mom."

She found her in Wang Chunhua’s room. As soon as she walked in, she heard her say: “If it’s because of the money, don’t persuade me. I didn’t want it at all. Most of the work points earned by your elder brother and sister-in-law at the end of the year are with me. I know that you and Jianwei are filial. Keep more money to defend yourself. Take it back. If we really need to spend money in the future, I will definitely follow what you two said."

He Xiaoyun's prepared words were strictly blocked, and she had to go back away defeated. In the afternoon, she and Wei Jianwei took Wei Yuanhang back to her mother's family.

The weather is neither cold nor hot, the sun is hiding behind the thin clouds, and the breeze is blowing on their face, refreshing and cozy.

The child leaped forward and the two walked side by side behind.

He Xiaoyun looked around as she walked, and said with emotion, "I've only been away for half a year, but it feels like a long time has passed."

"Did you miss home outside?" Wei Jianwei asked.

"It's okay," He Xiaoyun said, "What about you? Aunt Zhang said that you joined the army when you were a teenager and only came back once a year. Did you miss home?"

Wei Jianwei thought for a while and said, "I did in the first two years, and it became better later."

He Xiaoyun teased with a smile: "You wouldn't be the same as the little kid, right? You want to keep your face?"

Wei Jianwei looked at her with his mouth slightly bent, and said, "You and my child are by my side, why will I miss home?"

"You are being evasive." He Xiaoyun murmured. She and the child had only been in the army for half a year. There were more than ten years before that, right?

If he didn't want to talk about it, she will let the topic go, and said, "Mom is very worried about Jianhua, for fear that he will mix with those idle boys and learn badly. Do you know if he has a girl he likes?"

Wei Jianwei raised her eyebrows slightly, and He Xiaoyun said: "Actually, mother is going anxious. Jianhua has a girl he likes but mother has another girl she wants him to meet. Jianhua won't talk about it in front of mother. I can only have you talk with him."