GBP Chapter 1549 A letter finally arrived from my hometown (4)
Chapter 1549 A letter finally arrived from my hometown (4)
Su felt uneasy seeing Sun Shan praising Guangge and Yongge so highly.
They're both like cassava, what's there to praise? Maybe they're just saying that to make people happy?
The smartest boy in Sunjia Village was undoubtedly Shanzi; the other boys weren't even worthy of carrying his shoes.
He feigned a cough and changed the subject, asking, "Shanzi, has anyone at home written to me?"
Sun Shan smiled and said, "Mother, here is a letter that your second aunt wrote to you."
Overjoyed, Madam Su proudly instructed her chubby little sister, "Xiaoxiao, help Grandma read it aloud and see what your great-aunt said?"
Little Fatty found it very amusing to see Tiger Roar reading the letter.
As soon as Su gave the order, he strode over with his chubby little legs, eagerly took the letter, and opened it impatiently.
Sun Shan looked at the chubby girl with amusement and asked gently, "Good girl, can you read this?"
The chubby girl patted her big belly and said confidently, "Daddy, Xiaoxiao knows a lot of words, and Xiaoxiao can read them."
Sister Yun said happily, "Okay, then you can read the letter to Grandma. If you read it well, you'll get a chicken leg tonight."
The little girl's eyes lit up, and she became even more convinced that she could read the letter.
Su asked haughtily, "Quickly open it and read it to Grandma, let's see what Auntie said?"
Thinking to myself: After eating so much rice at home, it's finally going to be useful today.
The chubby girl opened the package, her eyes widening, and read it smoothly: "Big sister, everything is fine at home, don't worry."
Mrs. Su nodded in satisfaction: "As long as things are fine at home."
With a quick glance, he patted the chubby girl's big head proudly and said, "Not bad, she really is our little mosquito from the Sun family. She knows so many characters at such a young age. Hehe, unlike some people who have studied for years and still write ugly characters and miss strokes."
He glanced meaningfully at Uncle Sun.
He thought to himself: If Uncle Sun is coming along, he'll be in for a rough time. And Aunt Sun is coming too? Bah! I absolutely can't let her come and live the high life.
The person Su hated most in her life was Aunt Sun the most. She had given birth to three children, which made Su extremely envious and jealous.
Fortunately, it was three worms that were born. Compared to Shanzi, one was like dried radish, and the other was like a supreme roast goose—the difference was like heaven and earth.
Little Fatty's confidence soared when she saw that she recognized all the words in front of her.
Continue reading: "Big sister, I will stay home and take good care of your child."
The chubby girl looked at the character "橘" with a puzzled expression, frowned, and didn't know what it meant.
Madam Su asked, "Help me keep an eye on the child? What do you mean by that, Auntie? What child?"
Hu Ming stepped forward, glanced at the oranges, and said, "Grandma, Auntie said she'll take good care of the oranges for you, so you don't have to worry about them."
The chubby little girl, though illiterate, wasn't angry when her clothes were torn down. She cheerfully said, "Grandma, oranges! I love oranges the most. Grandma, can you buy some for Xiaoxiao? Xiaoxiao hasn't had any in a long time."
She tossed the letter to Hu Ming, then the chubby girl hugged Su Shi's withered old hand and began to act coquettishly.
Su glared at the chubby girl. Turns out she's a good-for-nothing. She can't even read a few sentences. All that food she's eaten has been for nothing.
He muttered under his breath, "All you ever do is eat. I've taught you to read and write, and look, you can't even recognize the character for 'orange' in 'orange.' What good are you!"
Thinking about how much rice porridge and big fat chicken her little girl ate, Su felt heartbroken.
These were all meant for the grandson, but the little chubby girl ate them all.
Su felt a pang of pain in her heart and glanced at Yun'er's belly out of the corner of her eye.
His face contorted in a grimace, and he cursed under his breath: What good is a big belly? It's full of fat, not arrowhead.
It's all Yun-jie's fault. They've been married for so long, but she still hasn't been able to give the Sun family a son.
Even the chubby girl is stupid.
We must never let Sister Yun get close to Fatty again, lest she only care about eating and neglect her studies and literacy.
In the end, Hu Ming read Aunt Su's letter to her.
Apart from Uncle Su and his wife being a bit more "lively," everyone else in the letter was well-behaved and there was no need to worry.
Sun Shan then looked at the letters from his four older sisters.
Life is full of disappointments, so we don't need everything to go perfectly; half of it being satisfactory is enough.
The only thing that bothered the older sisters was their children. Sun Shan understood this all too well.
Even a chubby little girl is difficult to manage; the older sisters have even more to worry about.
In her letter, Third Sister Xiaoman only briefly mentioned that Shaoting was studying at the clinic, and that everything else was as usual.
With just a few strokes, Sun Shan could feel Xiaoman's helplessness.
Sun Shan sighed and continued reading.
Aunt Sun's letter brought bad news—in July, the old lady of the He family passed away from typhoid fever at the age of ninety-five.
Sun Bomin, Su Shi, and Uncle Sun San did not show any sadness upon hearing the news.
Rather, it's an expression of "the dust has settled."
Sun Bomin sighed and said, "Before we came to Yuanlu County, the old lady was already in poor health and was bedridden. Alas, the old lady would pass away quickly if she got even a little sick. But this was a happy death; it was inevitable at her age."
Mrs. Su thought so too. The old lady of the He family was the longest-lived person she had ever seen, just a few years shy of 100.
He sighed and said, "The old lady was only bedridden for two or three months, she didn't have to suffer a lot, and her passing was relatively smooth."
Uncle Sun nodded and said, "The old lady is truly blessed, with a house full of children and grandchildren, and she even got to see the He family become an official family. Ah, if I had half of the old lady's good fortune, I would be very content."
Sun Bomin said to Sun Shan, "Shanzi, in the spring, send a donation to the old lady in your name. Before you came, she asked about you and was thinking of you."
"Oh, the old lady has always doted on you. She says you're meticulous, diligent, and persevering; you're the most hardworking kid she's ever seen, and you're sure to have a bright future."
Sun Shan also fondly remembers the old lady of the He family.
The Sun family had been taking advantage of the He family, but thanks to the old lady's kindness and generosity, they were able to escape.
I never imagined that our parting two years ago would be our last.
Sun Shan wasn't too upset; what was coming would come.
He nodded and said, "Father, we'll send a message back as soon as spring arrives. It may be late, but it's the thought that counts. Grandmother has always been kind and generous; she certainly won't mind."
Sister Yun said sadly, "Before we came, the old lady said that she didn't have much time left. She also comforted us and told us not to be sad, that this was a happy death for her. Alas, I never thought she would really leave us."
The letters from Aunt Sun and Uncle He were not particularly sad, and the funeral was held in a very grand manner.
The only regret is that the old lady's favorite great-grandson, her eldest cousin, couldn't come back for the funeral.
However, Sun Shan firmly believed that before the old lady passed away, she must have told his eldest cousin to do a good job as an official and not to leave on his own.
The contrast between her funeral arrangements and the future prospects of the He family makes it clear which is more important.
Not only did the old lady of the He family think this way, but everyone in the He family thought so too.
It's not easy to have a successful descendant; who would dare to hold them back?
Sigh, the transportation options and speeds in this ancient China are so frustrating; we have no choice but to make a regrettable decision.