There is a mountain in her arms

Grandpa Jiang delivered the clothes early the next morning and prepared things for the evening with Grandma Jiang.

"Second uncle!"

"Second uncle!"

Jiang Weiping and Jiang Yanhong brought their families here. After not seeing them for a year, everyone's mental outlook has changed a lot.

Especially Jiang Weiping and his wife, they seemed a lot calmer than in previous years.

Jiang Yanhong and her husband have always been in harmony, and their children have never been negatively affected. They are more cheerful and generous than Jiang Weiping's children.

"Hello, Second Grandpa!"

"Hello, Second Grandma!"

Their children all greeted in unison.

"Okay! Okay! Come in and sit down. Cheng Cheng, bring out the cakes, candies and drinks from home."

"Grandma, I know, it's right there!"

"Chengcheng, I haven't seen you for a year. You have become more and more exquisite. I think you are the most beautiful girl in our Jiang family. When you comb your hair, everyone can see your beauty and know what to prioritize."

Jiang Yanhong was surprised to see Jiang Yicheng. In the past, Jiang Yicheng had deliberately grown her bangs long in order to cover up her beauty.

Now that we are in college, everyone has relaxed and has pushed their bangs to the sides.

"Hello, auntie, hello, uncle! Hello, second uncle, second auntie, brothers and sisters!"

An An and Zucchini followed suit and cheered, which made Jiang Weiping laugh.

"Haha! Chengcheng, An'an, your greetings are too perfunctory!"

"Uncle, please don't find fault, or I will complain to Grandma. I don't know if you are embarrassed to eat bamboo shoots and pork in front of so many young people when you are so old."

"No, no, I didn't say anything. Who dares to offend you with your mouth?"

Jiang Weiping quickly raised his hands in surrender, and everyone was smiling happily.

"Yanhong, is this Su Yang's new wife?"

Jiang Yanhong's eldest daughter is already married, and her eldest son has just been married for a short time.

This time, she was brought here specially to meet the family. Su Yang's new daughter-in-law is obviously a well-educated person, and her every move reveals confidence and generosity.

"Yes! Qiaoqiao, come here, this is your second grandfather, this is your second grandmother."

"Hello, Second Grandpa! Hello, Second Grandma!"

"Oh, she's really pretty, you can tell at first glance that she's a blessed person."

Because Grandma Jiang had called in advance, she prepared a big red envelope for her. Grandma Jiang stuffed the red envelope into her hand and held it with a kind face.

"It's just a little gift from me. Take it. I wish you two will live in harmony and happiness forever."

"Thank you, Second Grandma!"

Qiaoqiao blushed a little shyly, but still thanked him gracefully.

Next, the adults started talking together, while Jiang Yichen and An An acted as the little hosts to entertain the brothers and sisters.

"Chengcheng, how did you learn this? How did you get into Beijing University at such a young age?"

Second cousin Su Che started a casual conversation while eating red bean paste cake.

“It can’t be born that way.”

"Domineering! But it hurts people's self-esteem."

"I told you to show off at home, now you've met your match!"

Su Che was defeated, and Su Yang laughed and teased. Although their sister Su Wan was two years older than Jiang Yicheng, she was at the same grade as Jiang Yicheng.

"I envy people like Chengcheng who study without having to think too much. I went through a lot of hardships and stayed up a lot of late nights to get into college."

"We also have the Jiang family's genes, so why aren't we as smart as her?"

"Second brother, it might be the genes from Cheng Cheng's mother. You see, An An is also very smart. He gets first place every year and he's the youngest."

Speaking of Jiang Yicheng's mother Lin Yue, she only had a vague image of her in her mind. Maybe it was because she didn't experience it herself!

Jiang Miaomiao and Jiang Zihao just kept listening. The former was not sociable with these brothers and sisters since childhood, and the latter was young and didn't know how to join in.

"Zihao, drink this hot milk. The soda is icy cold in the winter. I'm afraid you'll get a stomachache if you drink too much."

Jiang Yichen saw him finish a whole bottle of fruit-flavored soda she brought back in one breath and hurriedly stopped him.

"Huh? Cheng Cheng, did your family buy this too? I often drink it at school, and this fruity soda is really popular."

Su Che seemed to have just discovered it and picked up a bottle as well.

Su Yang's newlywed wife Qiaoqiao hadn't said a word from beginning to end, but she couldn't help but speak at this time.

"I think this brand of jam is also very delicious. My colleagues and I often buy it and eat it."

"Sister-in-law, this jam is a bit too sweet for me. I don't like it very much, but I do like their new canned food. I only knew about canned meat and canned fish before, but I didn't expect to be able to eat canned fruit now."

An An covered his mouth and laughed secretly. Jiang Yichen glared at him and gave him a look that showed he understood.

Jiang Yichen slowly turned the topic to the newlyweds, and Su Che started to make fun of him.

"Brother, I always thought you were a nerd and a dull guy. I didn't expect you to get married so soon. Can you tell us your story?"

"Yes, yes, brother, I want to know too."

Su Wan clapped her hands and cheered, with a look of curiosity on her face.

Before Su Yang could say anything, his wife Qiaoqiao choked up.

"Cough cough!"

"Qiaoqiao, what's wrong with you?"

Su Yang quickly patted her on the back, looking concerned.

"fine!"

In fact, she was anxious because she felt guilty, and the others were just watching the show. Qiaoqiao calmed down and faced everyone as if she had made a decision.

"Actually, I was the one chasing after your eldest brother."

"what?"

"What a beautiful flower stuck in cow dung! Sister-in-law, what do you like about my elder brother? He's just an academic old-fashioned guy."

The two siblings who were most familiar with Su Yang expressed the same doubt, but Su Che was criticized by Su Yang for his sharp tongue.

"I think your eldest brother is very good! We are schoolmates, and I met him by chance through a classmate. He is polite, humble and tolerant. I know what kind of person I am and what kind of path I want to take in the future. Your eldest brother's personality just complements mine. As long as we are both sincere, there will not be big irreconcilable conflicts in the future, which is good for our marriage."

Everyone was shocked by her bold statement, and Jiang Yichen raised her eyebrows.

"So that means you can still live together even if there is no love between you?"

"From time to time, we have been in contact with each other for a while, and we have established an emotional foundation before we officially started. After all, marriage is a gamble, and I don't want to live with a machine without emotions."

"Your worries are unnecessary. We have been experimenting together for a year before we got together."

"Brother, how long have you been talking to your sister-in-law?"

"Three and a half years, including the year of the experiment."

"You've only graduated for half a year, which means you've been together since your sophomore year, but you kept it a secret from us for so long? Brother, you did a great job keeping it a secret! No wonder you always liked to stay in school these past few years. Mom even thought you had become stupid from studying so much."

"Find a fight!"

Qiaoqiao shared with them the embarrassing things that happened to them when they first started doing experiments at school, and everyone listened with great interest.

When it was almost time for dinner, Jiang Zixiao came over to call for people. Jiang Weiping and Jiang Yanhong took their families away. Grandpa Jiang declined the invitation, and the family had a simple meal.

In the afternoon, Grandma Jiang prepared the New Year’s Eve dinner. Jiang Yichen and An An followed Grandpa Jiang to light lanterns at their parents’ graves on the mountain.

The next day, Jiang Yicheng was awakened by the noise at the door. He woke up late because he stayed up late with his grandparents last night.

"Uncle Jiang, Happy New Year!"

"Aunt Yu, I wish you a happy new year."

"Happy New Year! Happy New Year! Children, have candy!"

"Thank you!"

……

Jiang Yicheng woke up and got up in one go. The warm bed in this cold winter was still very nostalgic. Her previous habits had long been assimilated by the comfort of the past few years.

"Happy New Year, Grandma! Where's Grandpa?"

"Happy New Year to you too. Your grandfather has taken An An to pay New Year's greetings. People in the village have already come to our house to pay New Year's greetings, so they followed along."

"Then I'll help you prepare breakfast."

"You are not needed here. You just stay in the house. If anyone comes to pay New Year's greetings, you can help grandma greet them."

"it is good!"

When Grandpa Jiang and An An came back, his pockets were full of candy.

"An An, what a great harvest! But I remember you don't like to eat these anymore."

“This was all forced upon me by others.”

An An felt helpless. Children of his age might like to eat these candies, but he had been spoiled by his family and no longer ate them.

"It's okay, it's okay. We're all here to celebrate. If you don't like it, just leave it there. I'll give it to the children from the village when they come over."

Grandma Jiang brought breakfast to the table with a smile and said to An An.

"Have breakfast! Someone might come later."

Jiang Weiguo and Jiang Weiping came together to talk to their second uncle. Jiang Zixiao couldn't stay at home, and Jiang Zihao didn't like being surrounded by a group of women asking questions, so he also came over.

"Zixiao, Zihao, come and eat."

Grandma Jiang smiled and placed a small plate of snacks in front of them.

Jiang Zixiao unceremoniously grabbed a handful of food he had never eaten before. Jiang Zihao was a little reserved at first, but when he saw his cousin doing the same, he followed suit and grabbed a handful.

"Thank you, Second Grandma!"

"No thanks, no thanks!"

"An An, why don't you eat?"

"Cousin Zixiao, as long as you can eat it, I'll give it to you."

"An An, don't you like to eat these?"

"Not really. I ate too much before, and now I have changed my taste."

"Zihao, do you often eat these in the provincial capital?"

"Not often. My grandma used to buy it for us in town, but my mom bought less of it after we moved to the provincial capital."

Jiang Zixiao didn't understand. Jiang Yichen guessed that it might be because the expenses in the provincial capital were high and Xiangwan's income was not high so he bought less.

"Zixiao, what is your cousin doing?"

"Her!"

Jiang Zixiao said two words and then secretly looked at Jiang Zihao, who rolled his eyes.

"Cousin, you don't have to worry about me. My sister is my sister, and I am me."

"Haha! I don't mean anything else. I'm just afraid that you'll be unhappy!"

"That's not necessary. Cousin Ziqing was going to come over, but my sister didn't want to go out, so grandma asked Cousin Ziqing to stay home and talk to her."

"Zihao, to be honest, your sister is a completely different person now. Don't blame me for being harsh. Your sister used to be arrogant when she came back, but now she seems to be more restrained and even a little timid."

Even the careless Jiang Zixiao could notice the difference, so Jiang Miaomiao might have really changed.

Jiang Zihao lowered his eyes, finished the cake in his hand, and then spoke in a low voice.

"In the town before, my grandparents spoiled my sister. Later, she moved to a big place like the provincial capital. My sister's spoiled personality made her suffer a lot and offended many locals. The locals were united, and my sister didn't know how to restrain herself. She was disciplined at school and almost dropped out. Later, my father found a way to transfer her to another school, but she was traumatized and no longer liked to go out."

"Why are the locals so overbearing? Why doesn't Second Uncle go and reason with them?"

Although Jiang Zixiao didn't like Jiang Miaomiao, family members had to help each other, and he was subconsciously filled with indignation.

"My dad thought the same thing at first, but after learning the whole story, he realized that my sister was wrong. How can I reason with her?"

Jiang Zixiao choked, looked at Jiang Zihao with sympathy, and asked in a low voice.

"Zihao, is there something wrong with your sister's brain?"

"That shouldn't be the case! She is still very careful about her life. Even if she cut her finger a little, she would be very cautious."

"What about the spiritual aspect?"

"No! She just became less talkative and didn't like going out. She still communicates normally with us at home! But since she stopped causing trouble, our family has become much more harmonious, and my parents quarrel less."

"What? A quarrel?"

Jiang Zixiao subconsciously raised his voice, causing Jiang Weiguo, who was basking in the sun in the yard, to scold him.

"Jiang Zixiao, who do you want to quarrel with?"

"No! We didn't quarrel, we were very harmonious."

Jiang Zixiao shrank his neck and subconsciously glanced at Jiang Weiping.

"Zixiao, why are you looking at me? Are you saying something bad about your uncle?"

"No, no, we are sharing interesting things in school."

Jiang Weiping just made a joke, then told him about his own experience and asked Grandpa Jiang enviously.

"Uncle, how do you make a living in Beijing? I stayed in the provincial capital after graduation because of luck. Even now, after so many years, I still feel that I haven't completely established myself."

"We can run a fruit shop and make a living."

Grandpa Jiang didn't dare to reveal what his granddaughter had done without her permission.

"Fruit shop? I heard that you need connections to buy the goods. Second uncle is really amazing. It must be Wei Ming's comrades who helped!"

Grandpa Jiang smiled ambiguously, neither saying yes nor no, which made him misunderstand.

"Our Miaomiao can't get into college, so I plan to let her learn a skill after she finishes high school, otherwise I don't know how she will make a living. Xiangwan's current temporary job has also been lost, and I'm wondering what she can do. Second uncle, since you can make a living by selling fruits, I wonder if we can open one in the provincial capital?"

"As long as you can find a good supply channel, try selling some long-lasting fruits. There are gains and losses in business, and I can't guarantee that I will make a profit."

"Yeah, I'll think about it. It was better when we were kids, carefree, without so many worries!"

"Haha! I seem to remember that when I was a kid, I don't know who was hoping to be the head of the family when I grow up?"

"Brother, please don't make fun of me. Wasn't I young and ignorant back then? I only now know that when I grow up, I will have to go through all kinds of difficulties that you can't imagine."

"Everyone has come this way. As time goes by, the road becomes smooth."

"Uncle, I don't want to hear these great truths that I can tell myself. Fortunately, Zihao doesn't need me to worry about him. I will be counting on him in the future."

"I'm not much better than you, but I've been worried about Zixiao so much that my hair has turned white. I was thinking that if he really can't concentrate on his studies, I'd let him inherit our snack bar. Even though we can't live a rich life, at least we can have a living."

"I said you are just too idle. Every child is good, but you just haven't discovered their strengths. As the old saying goes, there are 360 ​​professions and every profession has its top talent. Studying is not the only way out. Are all the craftsmen and talents in various fields on the street the result of studying?"