April is a bright spring.

Beneath the blue sky, there are endless layers of gold. It is the season when rape flowers are blooming, and the breeze brings the fragrance of rapeseed.

In the distance, green hills stretch and fall, and villages with black tiles and white walls are surrounded by golden flower fields, looming in the background.

A white Land Rover was driving smoothly on the road, and the owner seemed to be interested in admiring the beautiful spring light along the way, and the car was not running very fast. The co-pilot's glass was ajar, revealing a furry golden head, and two black glass bead-like eyes stared curiously out of the window, as if admiring the magnificent scenery.

"Good boy. The female owner called softly, stretched out her white and slender fingers and stroked the golden retriever's back.

The golden retriever turned his head, and after a low "woo" twice, he honestly squatted down in his position.

"Good boy. The female owner stroked her wind-blown hair, hooked the corners of her mouth and said in a smiling voice: "I'm almost home!" As soon as the words fell, the car went to a fork in the road, and there was a sign with white letters on a blue background on the side of the road with the words "Turn right to Taohuawu".

The Land Rover turns to the right onto a country road that is not very wide, and the grey concrete road undulates and winds its way to the countryside. Passing through the patchwork of cultivated land, the turquoise ponds, and the hillsides surrounded by lush greenery, you will be greeted by a quaint and tranquil village.

Two neat rows of country houses stand on either side of the road, and the Land Rover slowly moves forward and stops in front of one of the villas.

The two peach blossoms outside the courtyard gate were blooming, and the female owner pulled over the car, picked up a large bag and a small bag and walked out of the car obediently with the golden retriever, walked to the courtyard gate and knocked twice.

"It's coming, it's coming. The door was opened by a middle-aged woman in her fifties, and when she saw the person standing outside the door, she couldn't help but exclaim in surprise: "Ah, Qiaoqiao is back." ”

The young female car owner who was called Qiaoqiao called out with a smile: "Auntie." ”

"Chunjuan, who's coming?" said an old and powerful male voice from the courtyard.

The middle-aged woman turned her head and said happily, "Dad, our family Cheng Qiao is back!"

While speaking, Cheng Qiao had already entered the yard with his luggage, and when he saw the old man on crutches in the yard, he shouted: "Grandpa, I'm back." ”

The old man's wrinkled face was filled with a hint of joy, and he waved his hand to his granddaughter and said, "It's good to come back, let's go into the house." ”

"Huh. Cheng Qiao responded and followed the old man to the hall. The golden retriever obediently wagged his hairy tail and followed her with steps.

The old man's name is Cheng Jinshu, who has lived in this Cheng family village for generations, and his wife passed away many years ago. The old man has three sons, the eldest Cheng Yuzhong is the husband of Cheng Qiao's aunt Zhao Chunjuan, who is loyal and honest as his name suggests, and is now working as a farmer at home. The two gave birth to a son and a daughter, the son is now working outside with his third uncle Cheng Jinzhi, and the daughter is still in high school in the county; the second son Cheng Yufeng is Cheng Qiao's father, and he is the former leader in their county, but he died three years ago after becoming ill from hard work and during his tenure.

The house where the Cheng family lives today was newly built five years ago, when the county responded to the call of the state and successively carried out the "village-to-village" project and the "new countryside" construction project.

The building of the Cheng family has a total of four floors, with a large courtyard in the front and back. On the first floor of the door is the hall, with a room on the left and right, and Cheng Qiao's grandfather lives in the bedroom on the right.

Passing through the hall, there is a staircase leading to the second floor, and the kitchen is in the backyard. On the second floor lives Uncle Cheng Qiao's family, and on the third floor, it belongs to Uncle's family. Cheng Qiao went upstairs with his bag Dongdong, and met Lin Jiaojiao, the third aunt who heard the movement below and ran out to see the excitement, said hello and went up to the fourth floor.

There are two rooms on the fourth floor, and Cheng Qiao advanced to the left-hand one. This is not her bedroom, but the room where her father, Cheng Yufeng, lived before his death. The living items in the room were all cleaned up, the furniture that could not be moved was covered with a layer of white cloth, and a posthumous portrait hung on the snow-white wall, and the person in the photo was gentle and kind.

Cheng Qiao walked over, picked up a tissue to wipe the dust off the photo frame, and then whispered to the photo: "Dad, I'm coming home to see you." ”

After doing this, she returned to her room. Pulling open the curtains and pushing open the windows to let fresh air into the long-closed room, she began to take out her clothes and daily necessities from the large bag she had brought home.

By the time the room was tidied up, it was already sunset, and a ray of sunset light entered the window and fell to the floor. Cheng Qiao turned around and happened to see a round of red sun gradually falling on the green hills, dyeing most of the sky red, and then sinking little by little, only to disappear completely.

The sky also darkened.

Attracted by the beautiful sunset, she was still in shock, when she heard the eldest aunt standing on the stairs calling her downstairs for dinner.

Cheng Qiao went downstairs and found that there were several people sitting around the large round table in the hall.

The granddaughter who has been away all the year round rarely goes home, and the old man was happy and asked Cheng Qiao and her aunt to cook a few more dishes and set a table full of them. As the head of the family, he is naturally in the position of the head, sitting on the right hand of the old man is the eldest son Cheng Yuzhong, who has been doing farm work for a day, when he saw his niece and nephew come out, he waved to her enthusiastically and said, "Qiaoqiao, come and sit here." ”

Cheng Qiao walked up to him and called, "Uncle." Then he sat down next to him.

On the other side of the old man sat Lin Jiaojiao and her daughter Cheng Yuan.

"Yuanyuan. Cheng Qiao smiled affectionately at the girl.

Cheng Yuan also smiled shyly at her: "Sister Lobby." ”

While the two were talking and laughing, Zhao Meijuan walked in with the last dish, put the plate in the middle of the round table, and then sat down next to Cheng Qiao.

"Let's eat. The old man picked up the chopsticks and said, and when he finished the first dish, everyone picked up the chopsticks one after another.

"Qiaoqiao, you're too thin, eat more meat. The eldest aunt took a chicken leg and put it in Cheng Qiao's bowl.

Cheng Qiao took it and said, "Thank you." ”

Lin Jiaojiao sandwiched a piece of roasted fish, and asked casually: "Qiaoqiao, how many days do you plan to play when you come back this time?"

Cheng Qiao's hand holding the bowl paused and replied, "Hmm...... I'm going to stay at home for a while first. ”

I didn't expect to hear such an answer, Lin Jiaojiao was stunned for a moment: "What should I do with work after playing for so long?"

Cheng Qiao's face changed, and he hesitated for a while and said, "I...... Already resigned. ”

Zhao Meijuan knew that Cheng Qiao worked in an architectural design company in the provincial capital, and the salary and benefits were excellent, so she couldn't help but say regretfully: "Why don't you do it?"

Cheng Qiao lowered his head and did not speak.

"If you don't do it, you don't do it. In this era, there is no zài iron rice bowl, and there are many opportunities, so if you want to do it in the future, you can find it again. Uncle Cheng Yuzhong saw that his niece didn't want to talk about this topic, so he spoke out to resolve the embarrassment.

Lin Jiaojiao's eyes squinted, and she pursed her lips: "If you are young and don't look for anything to do, you have to eat and drink at home......"

Cheng Qiao heard this, and lowered his head even lower.

The atmosphere at the dinner table suddenly became dull.

The old man slapped his chopsticks on the table with a snap, "What's wrong with eating and drinking for nothing? Our Cheng family can't afford to raise a girl!"

Lin Jiaojiao was stunned, panicked in her heart, and took out her anger with the daughter next to her. Poked his finger on Cheng Yuan's head, "You are a dead girl, you lose money, you know what to do if you eat at home, and if you can't marry in the future!"

Cheng Yuan was in pain, but she didn't dare to squeak, and her little face was flushed.

Cheng Qiao put down his chopsticks, stood up and said to the old man: "Grandpa, I'm full, go upstairs first." ”

The old man glanced at his granddaughter, waved his hand, and said slowly, "Go ahead." ”

A good family dinner ended unhappily.

Cheng Qiao returned to the room and lay directly on the bed, feeling a little depressed. I thought that leaving the noisy city would allow me to relax my tense feelings all the time, forget about those unpleasant pasts, and who knew that when I returned home, I couldn't do without right and wrong.

Sure enough, he responded to that sentence: Where there are people, there are rivers and lakes!

The golden retriever squatting in the corner obediently seemed to find the hostess's affection low, shaking his tail and trotting to the bed. The hairy head rubbed on Cheng Qiao's leg and tickled her, he laughed twice, turned over and got up from the bed, reached out to wrap his arms around the golden retriever's neck, and said a little loss and grievance in his tone: "Good girl, it's still your best!"

"Woo woo...... "Master, are you saying that people are not as good as dogs?" The golden retriever roared a few times, tilted his head and rolled his black eyes, and then leaned meekly into Cheng Qiao's arms.

Cheng Qiao's hand gently stroked the obedient hairy back, the long and thick hair was particularly soft and smooth in his hand, and he felt the warmth in his arms and even his mood gradually improved. He snapped and kissed the golden retriever on the head, "I'm glad you're here!"