Double Life: My whole world is you

"Sister, I have to work part-time tomorrow." Cheng Qiao declined tactfully.

"Okay, then you should go back early on Friday." Cousin Yan Zi stood up, "I have hired a makeup artist, and she will help you put on some beautiful makeup then."

"Okay." Cheng Qiao nodded with a smile.

"Then you guys get busy, I'll go back first." Cousin Yan Zi got up and prepared to leave.

"It's almost time for lunch, eat first and then go back!" Cheng's mother said symbolically.

"No! I still have to go shopping." My cousin politely declined, but before leaving, she emphasized again, "Second Aunt, Qiao, Zhu, please come back early one day!"

Several people smiled and sent her out. After returning to the store, Cheng Qiao put away her smile. In the previous life, when her cousin got married, her family went back and there was not much unhappiness, but Cheng's mother must have suffered some grievances. Originally, she had no intention of going back in this life, but since her cousin invited her, she decided to go back. After she sat down, she said to Cheng's mother, "Mom, you don't have to go back that day. My brother and I can go back."

"Ah?" Cheng's mother frowned. "This is not good! They have something to say again."

"Mom, no matter how well you do, they will always have something to say." Cheng Qiao told her the reality, "Don't even think about getting along with them in harmony in this life."

"I know, I'm just trying to do us a good job."

"Don't worry about them. You will definitely be wronged if you go back, so why bother going back?" Cheng Qiao said, "I didn't want to go back in the first place, but since Sister Yan Zi invited me, I will go back. They can't hurt me."

At this time, a guest came in, and Cheng's mother stood up to greet him, "We'll talk about it later."

Cheng Qiao cooked lunch at noon, worked part-time quietly at home in the afternoon, and prepared the content for the next day's class at night. She spent the rest of the time doing homework and reading. Time passed quickly and fully. It was Friday before she knew it. During these days when she didn't go to school, Cheng Qiao mostly let herself sleep until she woke up naturally. After dinner, she went out with Zhang Yandi to ride a bicycle for an hour or two. This was fine, and she didn't want to disturb others. But this morning, she was woken up by Cheng's mother. Cheng Qiao opened her hazy eyes and said coquettishly, "Mom, I want to sleep a little longer."

"It's already seven o'clock. You still have to get up, wash up, eat breakfast, and then take the bus back at least eight or nine o'clock." Cheng's mother said, "Since you agreed to go back, it's not good to go late."

Cheng Qiao rolled her eyes helplessly at the ceiling. She was not an important guest, so what was the problem with going late? As long as they met before her cousin left, if those so-called relatives did not stop her from seeing her off, she could just take the wedding car back. Thinking of this, she narrowed her eyes and said, "Mom, I don't think my brother needs to go back either."

"Why? Didn't you agree?" Cheng's mother asked disapprovingly, "Besides, your brother is still a boy, so he should go back for these important matters."

"We are just going for the formality. I can take the wedding car back to the city. How will my brother get back?"

"He..." Cheng's mother was choked, and finally said awkwardly, "No matter how he comes back, he has to go there. His roots are there."

"Okay, okay, go!" Cheng Qiao lifted the quilt helplessly, "I'll get up now."

Before leaving, Cheng's mother handed Cheng Qiao a red envelope and said, "Give this to your sister. This is a small gift from me to her for her makeup."

"Okay." Cheng Qiao put away the red envelope. Cheng's mother handed her the phone again, "Call Xiaodi if you have anything."

Cheng Qiao looked up and saw Zhang Yandi sitting next to her nodding.

Finally, Cheng Qiao and Cheng Zhu embarked on their journey back home with Cheng Ma's expectation.

They had to take a bus to the station first, then wait for the bus to get off at the nearest place to their bay. Finally, they had to take a motorcycle back to their bay. Cheng Qiao shook her head. It was really troublesome. After graduating from high school, she still had to take a driver's license test. It was still more fun to drive a wheel.

Just as she was daydreaming, the motorcycle took them into the bay and finally stopped at the ancestral hall. Their uncles' houses were not far from the ancestral hall and were considered to be in the center of the village.

Cheng Qiao paid the money and left the number of the motorcycle driver. Cheng Qiao looked at his watch. It was still ten o'clock in the morning, but because there was a wedding in the bay, there were many firecrackers next to the community hall, and several cars were parked next to it. Cheng Zhu looked at the crowd at his uncle's house not far from the ancestral hall. He lowered his head and remained silent, not wanting to go forward. Cheng Qiao patted his hand, "Brother, do you still remember our old house?"

"Old house?" Cheng Zhu asked puzzledly.

Cheng Qiao led him back 30 or 40 meters. There were no old houses left at that time. A few years ago, his uncle's family wanted to renovate a new house, so they said their old house was dangerous, and finally the two old houses that belonged to them were demolished. They took the usable things inside, but they had to pay for the labor costs of demolishing the house. At that time, Cheng Qiao was in the fifth grade of elementary school, Cheng Zhu was in the second grade, and Cheng's mother worked in a factory in another province. No one in the family said a word for them.

The two sat on the worn-out earthen bricks in the old house. Although the scorching sun in July was a bit poisonous, they felt safe in their own house. Cheng Qiao sat here, trying to recall the figure of Cheng's father and what happened. But sadly, she was too young at that time. In her mind, she could not remember anything except the picture of Cheng's father carrying her back, the picture of Cheng's father grabbing Cheng's mother who wanted to drink medicine, and the picture of Cheng's mother lying on Cheng's father's coffin outside the house. She also had a vague impression of Cheng's father's appearance.

The two of them didn't know how long they sat there until a kind voice sounded, "Qiao, Zhu, you're back?"

Cheng Qiao looked up and saw that it was the old lady calling them not far away. The two stood up, dusted off the dust on their bodies, walked to her side and called out, "Auntie."

"Silly child, why are you sitting here after you came back?" The old lady gently stroked Cheng Qiao's head, "Today is your sister's big day, it's right for you to come back. Don't say anything, just eat quietly and send your sister off to get married."

"Okay, Auntie, I'll listen to you." Cheng Qiao responded obediently.

The old lady took her arm and walked forward, asking, "How is your mother? I heard that she opened a dumpling restaurant and her business is pretty good!"

"Business is okay, but it's quite hard work." Cheng Qiao replied.

"Your mother is really good, but it's not easy for her. You and your brother should be filial to her in the future." The auntie said, and soon walked to the house of the uncle. The two uncles' houses are two-and-a-half-story houses. The two houses are next to each other. At this time, there are many relatives and friends in the courtyards of the two families. Most of them are from the clan. After all, their entire clan is one of the best in the bay. Seeing the auntie bringing them over, everyone stopped and looked at the two.