He Family Manor is nestled in a village by the mountains and water. In spring, the peach blossoms are pink, the willow trees green, and the migratory birds return, bringing an aura of vitality to the village.
In the early morning, wisps of smoke rise from the chimneys of every household, as kitchens begin to bustle with activity.
Liang Xiuzhu has already started preparing breakfast for the day.
As the mistress of the house, she always wakes up the earliest.
Every day, she gets up at the crack of dawn, sweeps the yard, feeds the chickens, then fetches water to cook.
The master of the house, He Fusheng, is splitting firewood in the yard wearing just a shirt.
In the village, they still cook with fire stoves and large iron pots, which naturally requires plenty of firewood.
In the city, there’s never a shortage of firewood.
When He Fusheng gets tired of chopping wood, he sits on the doorstep silently smoking, watching the woman busy at the stove.
She is thirty-five or thirty-six years old, but her figure is still as good as before. Wearing a floral jacket, her shiny black hair is tied back into a neat bun.
He Fusheng is very pleased with his wife. His happiest monts are when he sits quietly watching her cook.
"Honey, fry two extra eggs this morning! I’m taking the kid to the city to see the doctor!" He Fusheng said.
Liang Xiuzhu peered out of the kitchen with a gentle smile, looking kind: "Don’t worry! I’ll make sure the kid eats well."
"This kid! I an, he’s as sharp as a tack...but how co he can’t rember anything about his family? When he first ca back, he could still rember a little. How did he forget everything after sleeping a couple of tis?"
"Didn’t the doctor say so? The child injured his head, maybe he’ll recover after so ti!" Liang Xiuzhu put the stir-fried vegetables in the pot to simr, wiped her hands, and walked out of the kitchen, "Let’s wait and see! It’s fine. If we really can’t find the kid’s parents, I’m okay with raising him for a lifeti!"
"The little one is very smart! I actually like him a lot! But his parents must be worried, right?" He Fusheng took a drag on his cigarette and said, "How about this, I’ll go check again with the police station! See what’s been happening these past six months? Why haven’t the child’s parents co yet?"
"Alright! Let the child try to find her parents first." Liang Xiuzhu waved a hand at He Fusheng and said, "You go catch a chicken. When you guys finish eating and leave, I’ll cook the chicken! When you return, you can have chicken at and soup."
"Alright!" He Fusheng tossed away the cigarette butt and went to catch a chicken.
The sun rose over the horizon, a ray of light shone through the window.
Ning Chenguang tossed and turned in bed, holding his groin, needing to use the bathroom but loathe to get out of bed.
"Splash!" The sound of water ca from inside, Ning opened his eyes and looked — the thirteen-year-old He Mu was peeing into the chamber pot with his eyes closed in my room.
"He Mu! Can’t you stop peeing so early every day?" Ning Chenguang groggily got up, rubbing his sleepy eyes, complaining, "I was trying to hold it in a bit longer, but now, because of you, I can’t hold it any longer!"
"You punk, if you need to go, just go. Why hold it?" He Mu turned his head to look at the kid climbing down from the Kang, "How long have you been here? Still can’t get rid of your city habits?"
"Yeah!" Ning Chenguang answered indistinctly, "I can’t pee into chamber pots! I have to go outside to the toilet!"
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