All kids are pitiable

  Have to say, grandma still knows my brother quite well.

  I stuffed two pieces of meat into my mouth, and Grandma handed me an apron: "Go paste the couplets on the door and wear this, don't get your new clothes dirty!"

  I looked down at my own thickened home clothes, still Mr. Su chose that piece, light pink in color, it's easy to get dirty.

  "Grandpa, are there clothes that need washing? I'll wear them and work!"

  "Just wear an apron, his clothes are hopeless, remake a whole new set!"

  "Grandma, you definitely didn't buy Grandpa any clothes this year again..." I said helplessly. Grandma takes advantage of Grandpa's easy-going nature to bully and cheat him in all sorts of ways, yet she herself buys over a dozen new clothes every year but won't even spare one for the old man - it's really frustrating.

  Grandma was even more displeased: "What am I buying? You're already buying for him, your uncle just bought him 700 yuan leather shoes!"

  Haha, this is absolutely enviable!

  I comforted her: "When you said that life was tough and difficult when you didn't have money, it's okay. Now that your days are good, take advantage of the fact that you can still eat and spend, and enjoy yourself well. Otherwise, what's the point of saving so much pension every month? Besides, you know how to dress up nicely, why not make an effort for Grandpa? He'll also give you face, isn't he?"

  "Grandma was unhappy again: 'You just kiss your grandpa!'"

  Emma, you're getting more and more childish as you get older. Look at that expression, it's like you're competing for attention... I had to stop the conversation and give her a big kiss on the face: "I absolutely adore Grandma! You see, I absolutely do!"

  Grandma couldn't help but chuckle: "You..."

  "I'm going to paste couplets!"

  Hurry up and take the porridge away, from now on can't argue with her about this topic again, the more arguing the more troublesome, feeling that after a long time it's easy to become enemies, two petty old children...

  Grandpa must have already scolded Grandma for her 'crime' of recklessly spending money and buying clothes...

  It's really funny to think about, Grandpa also dares to say that when he faces Grandma, all his complaints and opinions disappear, don't know if it's because of 'love' or pure 'wife controls strictly'.

  Anyway, Grandpa has been in a weak position for half his life.

  I held a basin of porridge and kicked the door open with my foot, only to see Fu Chaoyang wearing a military greatcoat that reached his knees, standing at the entrance running in place. He didn't have any of his usual elegance, and his eyes were even slightly swollen.

  "You're the last one to get up in the whole family! Even the two little brats have gone ice-skating with grandpa!"

  I rolled my eyes in annoyance: "You still have the nerve to care about this, if it weren't for you I'd still be sleeping in, why bother getting up so early just to help you?"

  "I'll give you a bowl of rice paste, go get the couplet from the tea table."

  "Why don't you go?"

  "I easily catch a cold after taking a hot shower and entering the house..."

  It seems like what Grandpa and Xiaolong said, that going out to sweat and then coming back in makes it hard to catch a cold. Coming from indoors is the same, you need to stand at the entrance for a while before going out.

  However, I think: "Fu Chaoyang, you're already so big, if you don't even have that bit of resistance, it's a waste of food to raise you."

  "Do you count it like this?"

  I "cut" off a piece of the paste and handed it to him, turned around to get the couplet from the living room tea table, he didn't want to come in probably because he didn't like the hassle of changing shoes.

  This is the first year that Grandma's old house was built, except for the family of my uncle who lives in the brick-tiled house behind, and my aunt's house across several streets, there are no more familiar people in this town, but it is said that there are not a few families with relatives.

  Then there's my maternal grandmother's hometown, the Zhangguanzhuang where my great-uncle lives. In the entire village, 80% of the people are surnamed Zhang. When the family tree is laid out, half of the villagers are still relatives. Just a few years ago, I heard from my mother that someone from the neighboring Liu Village came to recognize my grandmother and cried bitterly, saying that at that time their family was too poor to raise her, so they sent my grandmother to the great-uncle's family in Zhangguanzhuang.

  But according to my aunt, at that time, grandma was clearly abandoned in the village. If great-grandma hadn't just lost a daughter, great-grandpa wouldn't have taken grandma back as a replacement. It's not like what the Liu family said, that it was a good thing. They even used the word "sent", but that year people were almost starving, eating grass roots and tree bark. Who would want to take in a girl?

  Great Grandma thought until her death that Grandma was her own biological daughter.

  My mom brought up this matter and was still quite indignant, saying that so many years have passed, both inside and outside the family have been through a lot, now thinking about recognizing relatives, what's the point of doing it earlier?

  Besides, the older generation has been buried in the yellow earth for half their lives. What kind of relative is a younger brother who hasn't even seen your face coming to recognize? Only knowing that blood is thicker than water, but not knowing that the kindness of nurturing is greater than the kindness of birth? The one who gave birth to her is already gone, what's the point of recognizing anything?

  It's also quite funny when you think about it.

  But this is still based on grandma's idea, didn't say no, didn't say yes, just let the matter drag on until now, it's probably been over a year.

  I followed Fu Chaoyang to post the Spring Festival couplets on the doors of the courtyard, and also posted "Good Luck" and "Safe Entry and Exit" at the entrance. He turned his head and saw me standing beside his car, and quickly declared: "My car doesn't need to be posted!"

  "What's the paste?"

  "No need for that anymore..." He pointed at his uncle's SUV with the small fu character and spring couplets on the front hood.

  I didn't react for a moment, but after he pointed it out, I suddenly realized and pouted: "Do you think I'm happy to serve you?"

  "Like it or not, don't stick them on me! Otherwise, washing the car will be a hassle!"

  "I thought for a moment and said: 'Everyone has stuck it on, just you're an exception, isn't that not very good? After all, it's the Chinese New Year..."

  He still refused to post it, saying it was too low in external points.

  As a result, he woke up from his afternoon nap to find that his Volvo convertible was still fully stickered, and it was done by our father himself. Fu Chaoyang lost his temper immediately, the elders present were not to be trifled with, even the children couldn't be messed with...

  I patted him on the shoulder and comforted him, "You have to think positively, this is just a New Year's couplet. If it were cartoon stickers of Little Dragon's shoes, you would go crazy!"

  Xiao Longlong poked his head out from beside him and asked: "Did big sister call me?"

  "No, big brother said he wants to take you to buy something delicious!"

  Fu Chaoyang was sulking with a face, beckoning us to get on the car and head to the only slightly larger Liqueur store in the town.

  Shopping in this remote town has its advantages, no matter how big the car is, it can be parked by the side of the road, there are no people competing for parking spaces and no traffic police uncles issuing fines, at most a few onlookers will come to check out the car model.

  We got off the bus, two little kids cheered and rushed into the supermarket, I told Zhu Xiaotong to take care of Little Longlong, turned back to call Fu Chaoyang, only to see him standing in front of the car staring at the couplet with a bitter face...

  At this time a little friend wearing brand new clothes came over and asked: "Uncle, why does this car only have one door?"

  The villainous Ah Chiu-yang said: "Two of them, and there's another one over there."

  Another little friend gave a clever explanation: "Is this a sports car, uncle? Can the hood be opened?"

  "Can you take a look at the engine?"

  If I were that little friend of mine, I would throw firecrackers under his car.

  Look at his resentful face, I said: "You're a big man, what's the point? At most, you'll take it off after the third day of junior high school, and that's it?"

  He listlessly waved his hand at me and said, "Don't mind me, let me sulk in silence for a bit, okay?"

  I'm really too lazy to bother with him anymore, taking care of the child is more important.

  But to be honest, such a cool sports car, it's actually the rural-urban continuum decoration that makes it look so rustic. Fu Chaoyang, who loves his car like his wife, must be depressed, but I didn't expect him to be depressed to this extent, even bullying little kids...

  I think his car would be even more hilarious if it were converted into a convertible now. xh118