Rebirth in the 50s: The Couple with the Hidden Space-Chapter 772 - 647: Hurry Up and Come Over?

"Last night, Eldest Sister received Ziwen’s admission letter, and she was overjoyed. We chatted with each other until we lost track of time and overslept. Otherwise, Eldest Sister and the others would have been here already. But they’ll be here soon anyway, her two sisters-in-law have prepared the meal and will come over in the afternoon together."

After speaking, Lin Juhua called towards the kitchen, "Sister-in-law, do you need any help?"

Zhou Jiao looked at her speechless as she said a bunch but still didn’t take off the baggage on her shoulders. How big does her heart have to be? Can you also take your son over?

"No need! We can eat soon!"

Lin Juhua chuckled and shouted, "Then hurry up. By the way, Shi Tou and Xiao Wu went to pick up Big Brother, they’ll be back a bit later."

Zhou Jiao guessed the two of them still had something to talk about, but the child in her arms smelled so bad, what should she do? She could only try to get the other’s attention, "Is Little Six hungry?"

Lin Juhua looked down to see her son constantly shifting towards his little aunt, and laughed heartily, quickly taking the baggage off her shoulders and placing it on the stone bench, and took him from her arms.

"This silly boy, wants to eat even if it’s not mealtime yet." Lin Juhua patted the child in her arms, then said, "Is Ziwen in the backyard? This kid is really promising, he got accepted after all. A fifteen-year-old kid, in three years he can get a stable iron rice bowl. Eldest Sister doesn’t have to worry about him anymore."

Zhou Jiao glanced at her son Ping’an who had already clenched his fists, stood up and replied, "What are you worried about, Little Stone is very smart. Second Sister-in-law, you sit down for a bit, I’ll take my child back first."

"Then hurry over."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Jiao almost tripped—hurry up? She had already noticed that this Second Sister-in-law hadn’t even mentioned which college the big nephew had been accepted into, if this topic truly expanded, there would be much more to chat about.

With the wind in her sails, Zhou Jiao hastily led Little Ping’an home.

Once entering the yard, Ping’an looked at her as she closed the gate, and gave her a strange glance. After Zhou Jiao scooped two big pots of hot water out of the pot, carrying them to the bathroom, he laughed happily with glee.

"Mom, did you just hold the little brother?"

Zhou Jiao gave him a speechless look. So smart, huh? Didn’t we say certain words shouldn’t be said outright?

Ping’an perceptively said, "Mom, you wash first. I’ll guard the door for you."

Zhou Jiao quickly picked up a towel, soaked it, wrung it out, and wiped it across his little face, "Mom couldn’t stand it anymore. You sit cool for a bit, soon we’ll bathe."

Ping’an nodded with a smile and moved a chair to sit in the yard, shaking his head as he looked at the door.

His mom, such a smart person, why be silly, knowing the little brother is a mess, yet holding him? That Second Aunt really doesn’t care, poor little brother has been raised foolishly by his mom. So big, yet can’t walk or talk.

After bathing, Zhou Jiao changed clothes, couldn’t smell anything, and then stepped outside the room, beckoning to Ping’an.

In the bathroom, Ping’an thought for a moment and couldn’t help but ask, "Mom, is the little brother two years old? Why can’t he talk yet? Can’t even walk?"

Zhou Jiao looked at him amused and while helping him dry up said, "Two years in virtual age, one year and a few months in real age. Some children develop slowly, a bit delayed."

"Oh, I thought he was an idiot. Only knows to eat and pull."

"..."

After washing the clothes of mom and son, seeing the sun and estimating that the old courtyard was busy having breakfast, Zhou Jiao held her son to rest in the living room for a while.

The mother and son chatted about irrelevant topics.

"Mom, will Dad really wait to go together with them?"

Zhou Jiao shook her head. How could that be? She let him go out early to avoid getting explosively sunburnt.

"Let’s rest for a while, then we go to the village entrance to wait for your Dad."

"What if Grandpa runs away?"

"Your Second Aunt can’t hold her tongue, surely she’ll tell them that today your two aunts and big uncle are coming back, Grandpa won’t be gone for long."

When Zhou Jiao and Ping’an were about to head out, Zhang Guoqing happened to stand in front of the old courtyard entrance, and upon seeing the mother and son duo, his eyes lit up, waving to them.

Seeing him drenched in sweat, Zhou Jiao quickly took a handkerchief from her pocket and handed it over.

Zhang Guoqing didn’t reach for it but craned his neck over with a smile.

"Pfft!" Zhou Jiao chuckled lightly, with eyes full of laughter, glanced at him, nervously looked around, reached over quickly to wipe the sweat off his forehead.

"Dad, did you really buy soda? How much is the deposit per bottle?" Ping’an stood tiptoeing but couldn’t see what was tied behind the car, regrettably slapped his leg.

"One bottle is one yuan and fifty cents deposit. This brand is different from Beibingyang. We don’t know the taste yet. Dad first ordered a box, if you like it, we can buy more later."

"Baby, go inside and have Brother and the others come out to help. Take your time, no rush."

Zhang Guoqing watched Ping’an go inside, and unloaded items one by one from the car rear seat, leaving only a wooden box. When the kids swept in headlong and carried things in and out like a whirlwind, he painstakingly pushed the car and box into the yard.

"Son, see what nice things Dad got for you?" he said, displaying like a treasure, beckoning to Ping’an, lifted the lid and uncovered the corner of a small cotton quilt inside.

Ping’an excitedly exclaimed "wow" and quickly asked, "All little bean popsicles, cream-flavored?"

Zhang Guoqing chuckled and shook his head, "The store only had about fifty, no choice, Dad bought them all. The siblings who play with you these days treat you; you treat them popsicles."

Zhou Jiao looked up at the blue sky and sea, thankfully the sun was shining. Otherwise, it’d be bone-chilling, offering them would require medical expenses.

"Brothers, come help quickly. These are all popsicles, carry them inside."

Zhou Jiao saw Mother Zhang rushing over upon hearing the noise, frightened, she quickly slipped to the kitchen. In her heart she silently counted one, two, three...

"How much did this cost? Who told you to buy it?..."

In the kitchen, Huang Cuilan watched Zhou Jiao enter with a covered smile, and laughed, "What happened, did the kids start playing again? These days they’ve been playing like crazy."

"Let them play. Sister-in-law, what are we going to prepare next? Did Second Sister-in-law go back home?"

Huang Cuilan washed the bowls and chopsticks in the pot through the water and put them in the cupboard, "I let her go back to get some household items. You wait a bit, she’ll be right back. How did Xiao Wu come back so soon?"

Zhou Jiao glanced at her knowingly wanting to know Zhang Guofu’s arrival time, but this sounded really inappropriate. Was her husband coming back early a mistake?

She really disliked such suggestive wording, especially ones that belittle others to meet one’s aim. Seeing this, Zhou Jiao smiled and shook her head. She truly wasn’t intentionally not answering, who knows when Eldest Zhang set off?

Huang Cuilan looked worriedly at the weather outside, "Didn’t Second Sister-in-law say that the second child and Xiao Wu went into town together? Why isn’t Second Brother back? Could he be waiting to come with Eldest Sister and them?"

Zhou Jiao sighed inwardly, "Second Brother probably planned to ride his bike to pick up Big Brother."

"That’s quite possible. This time the kids’ dad hasn’t been back for several weeks, it’s really a suffer under this scorching heat."

Zhou Jiao was baffled, how should she respond?

"I can only say this privately since Mom’s not here. Actually, there’s no need for Mom to go to the provincial city to see your Big Brother, won’t he come back? Every time Dad and Mom go to the provincial city, the round-trip fares aren’t small."