Du Ruo sensed something was amiss.
"Xiao Du, what do you think of Xiao Yang? Do you have classmates who like him?"
Aunt, are you being this direct?
It left me unsure of how to answer.
She had little contact with Fang Chaoyang before.
But ever since she was hospitalized, their interactions had increased.
She truly felt Comrade Chaoyang’s thoughtfulness, especially at the beginning when she was afraid to make any major movements, since a large movement could pull at her wound. In order to go to the bathroom less, she dared not drink too much water.
Getting out of bed to go to the bathroom was a journey that made her sweat profusely and hurt all over.
"Xiao Du, Xiao Du..."
Du Ruo immediately snapped back to reality and put on a smile, "Auntie..."
Mrs. Zhao thought about all the matchmaking she had to do and felt it was time to help out.
"You watch TV, I’ll go help in the kitchen."
Now that they were in the Capital City, and so many people were around, it wasn’t right to let Aunt Fang be busy by herself.
Besides, Laosan’s wife had been so good to the two elderly people.
At this age, when she was younger, though her husband bought her new clothes, none of her sons ever did.
Having a daughter is better, for a daughter is like a heart-warming cotton-padded jacket.
Just wasn’t sure about this Xiao Du.
"Auntie, let me help. Did Xiao Yang take a fancy to Xiao Du?"
Grandma Fang smiled bemusedly, "I think so, but I don’t know if Xiao Du would agree. My Xiao Yang isn’t young anymore, back in the village, he’s practically an old bachelor now."
She was smiling one moment, and the next moment, she sighed deeply.
She wished to see her grandson get married and to hold a great-grandson or great-granddaughter; then she’d have no regrets.
Xiao Yang was indeed on the verge of becoming an old bachelor in the village.
She thought that if the villagers worked hard for a few more years, every young man in their village would find a wife.
Growing medicinal herbs, raising rabbits.
It was just hard work for these two years.
After these two years, things would get better.
Yun Xiaoxiao came back with the two kids.
She was ready to knock, but the door opened as she pushed it.
Yun Xiaoxiao quickly ushered the kids inside.
"Go warm up by the fire."
There was also a stove in the main house’s living room, but it was mostly used for heating water and steaming buns and the like.
"Mommy, it was so windy at noon today, our teacher wouldn’t let us go out to play," Xiao Bao started talking about it.
The kindergarten had slides and other things for the kids to play with.
But today, it had snowed, and even the midday wind was strong.
It felt like, if you were too light, you might really be blown away.
"When there’s strong wind, we must grab onto something nearby, or else you could get blown away. Remember, last year one of your schoolmates was actually blown away." It really wasn’t an exaggeration.
A little girl at Xiao Bao’s school sneaked out to play and was blown far away by the wind, thankfully caught by a quick-acting teacher.
The teachers usually wouldn’t take the kids outside to play when it was windy—in winter, they mostly stayed inside the classroom.
The three family members chatted as they headed to the main house.
"Little aunt, little aunt..."
Da Bao and Xiao Bao immediately called out to Du Ruo upon seeing her.
Initially, Da Bao and Xiao Bao called her sister, but were corrected for raising her status too high, and so they simply started calling Du Ruo their little aunt.
"Da Bao, Xiao Bao..."
Xiao Bao: "Little aunt, little aunt, Mommy said you were sick and hospitalized, are you all better now?"
"Your little aunt hasn’t recovered; the doctor wouldn’t have let her be discharged."