Recently, Han Ze has been the one cooking at home, and nothing tastes better than dumplings. The fourth girl has finally returned home, and there is no shortage of meat at home. He cut some leeks from the vegetable garden, and Han Ze planned to make leek and pork dumplings for her.
When the dumplings were served on the table, the fourth girl leaned over the table with her small body, leaned her head forward and stared at the dumplings on the plate, swallowing her saliva continuously.
The three girls above have been fed with plenty of fish and meat by their father recently, so they are not as greedy for dumplings as before. They did not laugh at their younger sister, whose actions reminded them of the past.
In the past, when the family made dumplings, they would stare at the dumplings as eagerly as their sister did. However, they were not as lucky as their sister at that time. Their grandmother did not like them, and they could not eat as much as they wanted even if the family made dumplings. Now that their grandmother has gone to their second uncle's house, they can eat as many dumplings as they want, and no one cares about them.
Han Ze touched the little head of the fourth girl, bent down to serve her five dumplings and handed them to her. The fourth girl looked at the dumplings in the bowl in front of her, and then at the many dumplings on the plate. She felt that her uncle had given her too little, but it was much more than what her mother had given her.
Han Ze saw through her thoughts and said with a smile, "Serve more after you finish eating. Didn't Uncle just say that the fourth girl can eat as much as she wants?"
The fourth girl pointed with her fingers, held the chopsticks, tilted her head and said, "I am the second girl."
Han Ze squatted in front of her and said gently, "In your uncle's house, you are the fourth girl, okay?"
The fourth girl is quite stubborn about calling herself: "I am the second girl."
Han Ze smiled and said, "My uncle likes to call you the fourth girl, what should I do?"
The fourth girl was confused and subconsciously wanted to please her uncle: "Second girl, fourth girl."
Han Ze carried her to sit on a stool and pushed the bowl in front of her: "Okay, we can call you the Second Girl or the Fourth Girl, two names. When your uncle registers you, we will have another name for you, and then we will have three names."
The fourth girl's eyes sparkled, "I like all three names."
Han Ze smiled and said, "I'll give you a nice name when the time comes, and you'll like it more. Let's eat dumplings."
The fourth girl was feeding the dumplings into her mouth with a happy face. The dumplings from her uncle's house were really delicious, better than those made by her mother, and she wanted to eat more.
The fourth girl was very satisfied with her first meal after returning home. She ate ten dumplings in total, and her belly was so full. Sister Han Yao gave her a bath, and she lay on the bed, hugging the quilt and fell asleep happily.
Han Ze breathed a sigh of relief when he saw her sleeping soundly. At first he thought that the fourth girl would make a fuss for a few days after returning home, but he didn't expect her to be so well-behaved.
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The next day, Han Ze drove a tractor and took several girls to the market in town. The fourth girl had just come back, and the child's aunt only gave her a set of clothes to change into, which were picked up from others. They had not raised the child for a single day in all these years, and now that the child had finally returned home, they had to buy her some clothes to change into.
Not only that, the clothes of the three maids above are full of patches. They are all maids, young and with strong self-esteem, so we should at least buy them some new clothes.
The girls were sitting on the tractor excitedly. When they thought about their father saying he would buy them clothes, their young faces were full of anticipation. What kind of clothes should they buy? Should they buy skirts or pants
When they arrived in town, Han Ze asked Han Yao to bring a few sisters with him. He gave her ten yuan and asked them to buy snacks. He would go shopping for clothes with them after he sold noodles. Han Zhaodi smiled and said, "I have money in my pocket, no need to give it to me."
Han Ze frowned and asked her, "Where did the money come from?"
Han Yao replied, "I spent fifty cents of the money you gave me on the day of the exam, and I have nineteen and a half dollars left."
Han Ze felt sad. "Don't be reluctant to spend the money I gave you. Keep it for yourself. Take this ten yuan and buy some food for your sisters. Go ahead. Dad will sell out the noodles soon."
Han Yao hesitated, then took it and said, "Do you want my help with the noodle stall?"
Han Ze said: "As long as you take good care of your sisters, Dad will be satisfied."
Han Yao smiled and nodded.
Before ten o'clock, Han Ze had sold all the noodles and packed up his stall. Several girls were sitting on the tractor eating melon seeds, and when they saw Han Ze, they stood up happily.
Han Ze took them to a clothing store and bought several sets of skirts, pants and short-sleeved jackets for each of them. The girls all liked sandals, so he took them to choose sandals. Several children had never worn sandals before, so after trying on the shoes, they were reluctant to take them off. Han Ze paid for them and let them wear them and go. Since they were wearing new shoes, their old clothes with patches were no longer suitable, so he asked them to change them.
They were wearing newly bought dresses and beautiful sandals, and they dared not take a step. They walked very carefully for fear of getting their dresses and sandals dirty.
The tractor arrived at the door of the house. The children carefully got off the tractor, holding their skirts. The four girls walked happily into the yard hand in hand. Halfway through, they saw people in the yard and suddenly stopped there in panic... ...
Han Ze was carrying clothes and vegetables that he had bought for the children. Seeing that they were not moving, he smiled and asked, "Why don't you leave?"
The children were silent. Han Ze looked into the yard, his eyes lit up, and asked, "Mom, and when will my little sister come back?"
Even though his mother beat him that day, as a son, could he still hold a grudge against her
Han Xilan was wearing a white shirt and a red skirt. She was young, beautiful, and charming. She was indeed the only female college student in the village. She smiled and said, "Brother, I'm back from the market."
Han Ze smiled and nodded.
Mrs. Han had no time to take care of her eldest son. She stared at the clothes of the maids with angry eyes. The eldest son had a lot of money, so he bought such nice clothes for the maids. How much money would it cost? If he had that money, he could save it to build a house for the family, so that the third son would not have nowhere to live when he came back.
Turning his head to see the fourth girl being led by his eldest granddaughter, the old man's eyes widened and he pointed at her and asked, "Who is this girl?"
The fourth girl was startled by her action and quickly hid behind Sister Yaoyao, leaning her head forward and looking at her timidly.
Han Ze frowned slightly and said in a silly voice, "Mom, you scared the child." He added, "This is our fourth daughter, who came back yesterday."
"Why is she here?" Mrs. Han looked at her eldest son in disbelief, having a bad feeling in her heart.
Han Ze smiled and said, "Mom, didn't I tell you that I would bring the fourth girl back? Did you forget?"
Sure enough, her premonition came true. Mrs. Han shook her body and asked Han Ze with gritted teeth: "Why did you bring him back without discussing it with me? Do you care about me as your mother?"
Han Ze smiled bitterly and said, "Mom, you have never given up on letting me have a son. Can I discuss this with you?"
Mrs. Han snorted, "So you just acted first and asked for permission later?"
Han Ze said, "Mom, I know you don't like the girls. Seeing them gives you a headache and makes you irritable. You can't help but want to yell at them. You are already 65 years old. Losing your temper is not good for your health. Mom, for the sake of your health, can you stop worrying about my giving birth to a son? And don't get angry over the girls, okay?"
Mrs. Han said, "If you don't provoke me, I won't be angry."
Han Ze thought for a moment and said, "Mom, we all know that you like grandchildren and are happy to see them. My second brother has three boys and my third brother has two boys. So why don't you live with them? That way you can see your grandchildren every day and be happy every day. When people are happy, they are less likely to get sick. When people get old, what do they want? They want their children to be filial and not get sick. Why do you get sick every other day?"
After he said that, he looked at Mrs. Han.
Mrs. Han turned away from him, and she was a little tempted. It would be great if she could see her grandson every day. However, the second and third daughters-in-law liked to talk back to her, and were not as honest as the eldest daughter-in-law. She was not that comfortable living with them. It was all Wu Hongmei's fault for not being able to give birth to a son.
Han Ze didn't care about his mother's attitude. He looked at Han Xilan and asked, "Little sister, you are a college student. Do you think what big brother said is right?"
Han Xilan curled her lips. What her eldest brother said was not wrong. It was not good for an old man to get angry. However, "Mom lives with my second and third brothers. So, my eldest brother won't provide for her in her old age?"
Han Ze glanced at Han Xilan and said, "As expected of a college student, you hit the nail on the head. Since mother lives with my second and third brothers, I should pay for their living expenses. They work hard and I pay for them so that they won't suffer any loss."
He will not default on his share of paying for his parents' retirement.
Han Xilan felt a little uncomfortable and said, "Brother has always been fair."
Han Ze smiled and said, "We are brothers, there is no such thing as fairness or injustice. Besides, our father is gone, and we only have mother as an elder. We should let her enjoy her old age and not let her worry about our younger years."
Han Xilan said: "Brother is right."
Han Ze added, "My little sister should have graduated from college by now, right? Where has she been assigned a job? Mom has always said that she will be enjoying her life after you graduate, and she also said that you should take her to a big city. While Mom can still walk, when will you take her out to play?"
Han Xilan: "Brother, you know I haven't been assigned a job yet, where would I get the money to take mom out to play?"
Han Ze said, "You are a college student, so it will be easy to find a job. Mother said that the blind uncle told you that you have the best future among us siblings. She is counting on you to enjoy a good life in the future, and she insisted that you go to school. Now that you have finally graduated, mother should breathe a sigh of relief."
Han Xilan smiled, but she felt very miserable. She was born in the countryside, did averagely in college, had no connections, and it was extremely difficult for her to get a good job unless she had money. Her brothers could support her college education, but they might not be willing to pay to find her a good job.
Han Ze suddenly said, "My little sister has graduated. We don't need to raise money for your tuition this year, right?"
Han Xilan shook her head slightly, feeling even more bitter in her heart. Without a job and without support from her brothers, what should she do