On the first Sunday after Cen returned home, Cen Xinrui also returned to Yahou Street from Baling Lake. He received a call from his father from the post office and rushed back to visit his brother, who he had not seen for more than three years, and his sister-in-law and nephew, whom he had not yet met.

As soon as he stepped on the steps of the courtyard gate, he recognized his sister-in-law, who was drying clothes in the courtyard with his mother, and spoke Mandarin with Suzhou accents. Coincidentally, there is a female teacher in the mathematics teaching and research group of Balinghu Commune Middle School where he is from Suzhou, and she said such a thing. It's just that she came here with relatives and friends when she was devolved, and later she was recommended to go to a teacher's college, and because she has been here for a long time, she may occasionally burst out a few words of the dialect here.

"Second brother is back!" Cen Limin, who was carrying a penny, had sharp eyes, and suddenly saw Cen Xinrui who had just walked to the steps at the entrance of the courtyard.

Hearing Cen Limin's shout, the people in the courtyard turned their eyes together, and even Mrs. Cen slowly walked out of the hall.

"Mom!" Cen Xinrui took a few steps forward, called Zheng Wenshu, and then shouted to Qi Fuya: "Sister-in-law!"

"It's a buddy brother. Because he had seen a photo of him and Cen Xinrui with the title "Good Brothers" from Cen Pragmatism, and saw him call himself sister-in-law as soon as he came in, Qi Fuya knew who he was. She felt that comparing the photos, Cen Xinrui's appearance had changed a lot.

"It's me, sister-in-law. Seeing his sister-in-law looking himself up and down, Cen Xinrui was a little embarrassed. When he read his introduction to his wife in his brother's letter to the family, he also imagined what kind of person this Suzhou woman who had become a member of the Cen family was, and whether she could live in harmony with her family. Now it seems that his worries are unnecessary. Not to mention anything else, just from the fact that she and her mother are talking and laughing together in the clothes, you can know that her temperament is very gentle, and she is not the kind of person who is difficult to approach.

"Brother is back?" At this time, Cen Pragmatic came back from buying vegetables from the vegetable market, and when he saw Cen Xinrui, he was very happy, stepped forward, put the vegetable basket in his hand on the ground, hugged him into his arms, and hugged him firmly.

Seeing his brother like this, Cen Xinrui was also very excited, and then hugged Cen Shishi.

Witnessing this scene, the people in the courtyard were very moved. Everyone didn't say anything, and looked at the brothers quietly. After a while, Fang heard Mrs. Cen say softly: "Okay, fight brothers, father and son soldiers." ”

"Grandma, who are you fighting with, what kind of battle are you going to?" Hearing Mrs. Cen say this, Cen Limin made a joke.

"You dead girl, grandma just said that, you are good, find grandma's happiness. Seeing this, Zheng Wenshu glanced at her.

Seeing that her grandmother was asked, Cen Limin smiled proudly. After laughing, he said to Cen Xinrui: "Second brother, you haven't seen Coco yet, go to the house and have a look." ”

"Coco has just fallen asleep, don't wake him up. Zheng Wenshu hurriedly advised.

"Look, of course. Cen Xinrui heard this and walked quickly to the house. But he didn't expect that when he entered the house, he found that the little nephew was guarding his father, whom he hadn't seen for more than half a year.

"Why are you here alone?" Cen Xinrui was a little strange.

"Everyone ran out, what should I do if Coco rolls over and falls under the bed?" Cen Huanian replied: "Limin said before that she came to guard Cocoa, but she said that she was going to dry her mother's clothes, and it seems that she is still very frizzy. ”

"Okay, okay, it's mine, it's not it, okay. Hearing what his father said, Cen Limin, who came in after Cen Xinrui, hurriedly said to forgive, but couldn't help but say: "Second brother, don't you know, since my father has a grandson, he has regarded my generation as nothing." ”

"Really?" Hearing his sister say this, Cen Xinrui felt a little interesting. He leaned down and carefully looked at Coco who was asleep, and found that his little nephew's facial features were delicate, his complexion was flushed, his fat body and sleeping posture were cute, no wonder his father showed him a rare affection. In his impression, his father rarely had such an expression on himself, and his daily life, including praise and criticism, was his mother's business, that is, he rarely read the report card and conduct evaluation of each issue when he was studying. This may be because he thinks that his children will not be far behind, and it is enough to have a mother to take care of them.

People say that the next generation is a parent, and it seems that it is inevitable that it is vulgar here for his father! Seeing his father staring at Coco without turning his eyes, Cen Xinrui couldn't help but sigh.

Watching his younger brother enter the house to see Coco, Cen pragmatic followed.

"Go outside, don't wake Coco. Cen Huanian knew that their brother had something to say, so he chased them.

"Dad, I'll guard Cocoa. Qi Fuya, who had finished drying her clothes, also walked in, she felt that this was her own business, and she couldn't let her father-in-law look at it like this.

"Oh well. Cen Huanian got up from the chair next to the bed. It can be seen that he, like Zheng Wenshu, is very satisfied with this daughter-in-law. He was very happy about his eldest son's return to his family, although he had always had doubts in his heart before this, because in the year when he was tossed the most by Yao Xianxian, Yang Qionghua and others, he didn't write a letter back. Did this kid have to draw a line with his parents like the eldest daughter of the Ma family, or something was wrong? This question crossed his mind more than once.

But when Tianqi Fuya told him that that year, he was working with his classmates on the army farm in Binhai, Jiangsu, and could not go out and write letters at will, he was immediately relieved. Not only that, but he was also ashamed and upset that he had almost misunderstood his son. He thought that although his family is inferior to other families in many aspects, the family style is still okay, not to mention anything else, the two sons are both motivated and filial, and they don't worry about it at all, but they themselves have greatly affected their future.

What his father wants, Cen has no way of knowing. Standing in the hall at this moment, watching his younger brother change from a young boy to a heroic young man, he was both happy and emotional: "Brother, you have suffered a lot over the years!"

"It's nothing, everyone is like this, and compared to the farmers who have been in the countryside for generations, we are still good. Cen Xinrui said in his heart.

"It's rare that you can think like this!" Listening to Cen Xinrui's words, Cen Pragmatic felt that his younger brother was much more mature than in the past. Over the years, he has also seen many intellectual young people, and found that many of them are always full of complaints due to their long-term inability to recruit workers, and even lose their confidence in life.

When I got home, I was shocked to hear my father tell me that my younger brother had almost finished his college architecture major by himself, in addition to reading the textbooks for three years of high school. He felt that his brother was too competitive, much stronger than his brother.

"Oh, Xinrui, your brother is worried about the heavy humidity in the Lake District, so he bought you a set of cotton wool pants this time. Listening to the conversation between the brothers outside, Qi Fuya, who was guarding Coco in the house, took out the gift specially brought back from the bag and gave it to Cen Xinrui, "The cotton textiles in Jiangsu and Zhejiang are still very good. ”

"Thank you, brother and sister-in-law. Seeing this scene, Cen Xinrui was very moved. When his brother first received his salary, he bought him a set of raincoats to facilitate his work in the fields, which not only aroused the eyes of his companions who knew the green dots, but also made him excited for a while. At this moment, with the clothes in his hand, he was naturally very happy, so he asked, "Brother, the period of training you were also very the army farm, right?"

"Fortunately, although the work is heavier, it is still easier than you, at least the mental pressure is not as great as yours. In the face of his younger brother's inquiry, Cen said lightly. In his opinion, during the period on the army farm, although he had to work every day regardless of wind or rain, he was really tired enough, but after all, he had graduated from college, so he had a hope, unlike his brothers, who did not know where the future was, and they were still struggling in the countryside.

"That's good. Hearing his brother say this, Cen Xinrui said sincerely.

"Is it possible that you will become a regular in Balinghu Middle School?" Looking at Cen Xinrui, Cen asked pragmatically.

"Basically, there is no such possibility, and I am not willing to take this path myself," Mr. Cen replied. Looking at his brother's concerned eyes, he said a little embarrassedly: "I still want to go to college and read more books." ”

"That's what I thought. Pragmatic nodded in understanding, but then asked a question that Cen Xinrui didn't expect: "Did you talk about a girlfriend?"

"Nope. Cen Xinrui told his brother honestly.

"Why?" Cen Shishi felt that his younger brother was already in his twenties, and a young man of such an age should have his own thoughts about the opposite sex.

"There are no conditions. Cen Xinrui said bluntly. Seeing that his brother was still looking at him after hearing this, he explained: "I am still hanging in the air, unsettled, and no girl will be able to see it, even if they can see it, I don't want to drag them down." ”

"Then what kind of person will you find if you want to talk about it in the future?" Hearing the conversation between the two brothers, Qi Fuya, who was guarding Coco in the room, moved in her heart and walked to the bedroom door again. Her mother's family has an aunt and cousin, who is about the same age as Cen Xinrui, although she was hired not long ago, she has no boyfriend.

"Well, I haven't completely thought about it yet," Seeing his sister-in-law so concerned, Cen Xinrui was a little shy. He thought for a while and replied: "If you really want to talk about it, the first requirement is naturally to be kind-hearted, gentle in temperament, filial piety to the elders, and of course, you must also love to learn. ”

"Oh, why are you exactly the same as what your brother said back then?" Hearing this, Qi Fuya was a little surprised.

"Really?" Cen Xinrui looked at his brother in disbelief.

"What's so strange about this?" Cen said to his wife proudly: "You must know that we are all sons of the Cen family, and we were all raised by our parents. ”

Listening to pragmatic words, Cen Huanian, who has been listening to the conversation between the two brothers, is very useful. Influenced by his father Cen Shilei's teachings and influence, he has always attached great importance to family, children, and affection, and after this turmoil, he has strengthened his existing understanding.

He felt that the reason why many husbands and wives and even parents and children turned against each other overnight and became incompatible with each other was because of their different political stances on the surface, but in fact their desires were contrary to human nature. If they know a little bit about ethics and realize the importance of blood kinship, they will never ignore it for the sake of arguing a point of view or joining an organization, and will never speak ill of their relatives to the next level.

Fortunately, although I have not been calm since the fifties, the pressure is all from the outside, and my relatives, even if they are implicated, none of them have expressed their grievances, on the contrary, they always comfort themselves, for fear that they will not be able to think about it. As soon as he thought of this, he felt that this life was worth it, and in life, isn't it just a father, son, filial piety, brother, friend and brother?