Zhang Hualian was clear about her daughter’s preferences, so every year when the yangmei fruits were in season and the new ginger harvested, Zhang Hualian would make a lot of dried yangmei and ginger vinegar to send to Jing City for her daughter to enjoy. "Mum, Auntie is being too polite." Tang Yue said with a slightly guilty smile. Tang Yue hurriedly changed the subject: "Mum, I’m going to visit Grandma and Maternal Grandma tomorrow. Is there anything you want me to bring them?" Zhang Hualian’s train of thought was instantly switched. Zhang Hualian was preparing gifts for her mother-in-law and her own mother for tomorrow. They were getting old and there wasn’t much they could eat, but she still carefully packed some food, useful items, and clothes for the two elders for Tang Yue to take with her. Looking at the pile of things, Tang Yue couldn’t help saying, "Mum, isn’t this too much?" "Not at all, this is your first visit, and you should bring more things. When you arrive, just say that these are from both you and your husband," Zhang Hualian said with a smile. "But we’ve prepared quite a lot of stuff." Tang Yue had prepared a lot of pastries and two radios. Even though both households had bought TVs, radios were convenient, they could be used even while cooking. "It’s fine, the more gifts the merrier," Zhang Hualian urged them to leave, asking them to come back home in the afternoon. Zhang Hualian watched Meng Siyu and Tang Yue leave, before returning to the kitchen to get busy. She planned to slaughter a chicken and a duck to stew. Her daughter and son-in-law were visiting this time and wouldn’t be back until next year. There was good food to be had, and Zhang Hualian naturally wouldn’t skimp. In Shuanghe Town, not far away was Elder Mrs. Zhang’s house. Now that they had built a new house right in Shuanghe Town, it was quite grand. Elder Mrs. Zhang, seeing her beloved granddaughter return, was thrilled. She kept refusing the abundance of gifts they brought. Follow current ɴᴏᴠᴇʟs on novel✦fire.net Tang Yue showed Elder Mrs. Zhang how to use the radio. "Grandma, when you don’t feel like watching TV, or when you’re in the kitchen, or even while resting in your room, you can listen to the radio." "Okay." Elder Mrs. Zhang gripped the radio, her hands trembling with excitement. "Grandma, take good care of yourself. We’ll come to see you whenever we can." Elder Mrs. Zhang asked, "Xiao Yue, have a meal at home, let your uncle and auntie come back too." "No, thanks." Tang Yue declined. "We still have to go and see Nanny (paternal grandmother)." "One meal won’t be a bother," Elder Mrs. Zhang tried to persuade them, but Meng Siyu and Tang Yue were set on leaving and wouldn’t stay. Just as Tang Yue stepped out the door, she bumped into Zhang Min. "Are you blind or something?" Zhang Min, who was bumped, was very noisy and annoyed. She looked up and, upon seeing Tang Yue and Meng Siyu, met Meng Siyu’s cold gaze, she said, "Tang Yue, how come you guys are back?" Zhang Min was wearing a white dress that she had taken from Tang Yue, her hair permed into small curls resembling instant noodles, dyed yellow. She had put on light makeup, but unfortunately, her eyebrows were poorly drawn, far too dark, resembling two black worms, and it was honestly not flattering. "We’re here to see Grandma, why can’t we come back?" Tang Yue raised an eyebrow and stood in front of Zhang Min; she was significantly taller than Zhang Min, and even with a bare face, she was much prettier. She said, "Zhang Min, if I remember correctly, you got into Jiang City Normal University. Congratulations, you’re going to be a teacher." Tang Yue’s heartfelt congratulations seemed to Zhang Min like mockery. She didn’t want to go to the teacher’s college to begin with, and now she frowned and said, "What’s wrong with me going to teacher’s college? I’m going to be a college student too, so stop acting so superior all the time." "Xiao Min, what kind of way is that to talk?" Elder Mrs. Zhang scolded, noticing Zhang Min’s expression. "Grandma, I’m your own granddaughter, what did I say that’s wrong?" Zhang Min retorted unhappily: "She’s a college student, and so am I." "Xiao Yue is congratulating you." Elder Mrs. Zhang had always thought that Zhang Min was a bit capricious and not as gentle and generous as other young women. But now, compared with her outsider granddaughter Tang Yue, it wasn’t just a lack of gentleness and generosity, she was also petty and always stirring up trouble unnecessarily. "Grandma, that’s not congratulating me, it’s mocking me." Zhang Min said irritably, striding towards the inner room, and asked, "Grandma, I’m starving to death, is the food ready yet?" Zhang Min ran back home, saw that there was no food, and ran off again. During this time, no matter what Elder Mrs. Zhang said, Zhang Min couldn’t be bothered to pay attention. "Xiao Min, tell your parents that Xiao Yue and her husband are here," Elder Mrs. Zhang shouted at Zhang Min. Zhang Min shook her hand without turning her head, "If they’re here, they’re here." With that, Zhang Min quickly ran off. "Xiao Min!" Elder Mrs. Zhang called out loudly, trying to chase after her, but Zhang Min was very fast, and Elder Mrs. Zhang couldn’t catch up even if she wanted to; she could only watch Zhang Min’s receding figure and sigh. "Grandma, be careful not to fall." Tang Yue stepped forward quickly, supporting Elder Mrs. Zhang and said, "Grandma, I’ll go see Uncle later, but I won’t have lunch. I still have to go see my grandmother, and I need to rush back to the county this afternoon." "You’re in such a hurry?" Elder Mrs. Zhang looked at Tang Yue’s concerned and worried expression. Compared to her own granddaughter, this outsider granddaughter was both gentle, virtuous, and very polite, and even prettier than her own granddaughter. Elder Mrs. Zhang felt a complex array of emotions and said, "Xiao Yue, Xiao Min is your cousin. She’s just childish, even though she’s only a year younger than you, she’s still a child in terms of maturity." "Grandma, I won’t mind," Tang Yue said, smiling. After saying goodbye to Elder Mrs. Zhang, she and Meng Siyu went to greet her uncle Zhang Huafeng. Zhang Huafeng enthusiastically offered them food, and knowing that they had to rush back to the county in the afternoon, he didn’t insist on keeping them longer. He just stuffed a lot of snacks from his shop into a bag, claiming it was for Tang Yue. Looking at the snacks, Tang Yue couldn’t help but say, "Uncle, I’m not a child anymore." "Some snacks, I know these young girls like them," Zhang Huafeng said with a beaming smile, "even the married ones. Sisa Yu, Xiao Yue, remember to come back and have a meal at your uncle’s house when you have time." "For sure." Tang Yue nodded with certainty, as she was fond of her uncle. Meng Siyu carried things and walked with Tang Yue back to Qianjin Village, which took about half an hour on foot. "Don’t underestimate me; I’m very strong," Tang Yue had just finished her sentence when she caught Meng Siyu’s meaningful glance, and her face turned red. She simply buried her head and walked, too lazy to pay attention to Meng Siyu anymore. The road from Shuanghe Town back to Qianjin Village was one Tang Yue had been walking since the first year of junior high, every Friday and weekend. Even if she closed her eyes, she would know where the bends were, where the bridges were, and where everyone’s house was.