It is soon time for the holiday. The first year students of Mingde High School have a holiday every fifteen days. The holiday starts in the morning and students will return to school before noon the day after tomorrow, which is almost two days.

Yi Jie packed her luggage and left the school with Yang Wenjun. Yang Wenjun's father would drive to pick her up, and Yi Jie embarrassedly prepared to hitchhike.

Because Yang Wenjun's father had not arrived yet, Yi Jie took Yang Wenjun into the bookstore at the school gate.

She picked out three supplementary teaching materials, focusing on after-class math exercises, English reading training, and physics problem-solving thinking training. These are the key points she needs to tackle at this stage.

She spent all her money on these three books, and she had to bargain with the boss before she could buy them. Yang Wenjun bought a romance novel and secretly hid it in her schoolbag. Yi Jie advised her a few times, but she didn't take it seriously.

Yi Jie planned to remind her from time to time in the future, but not too much. As a friend, she would be annoying if she kept saying it, so she just needed to give her more guidance.

Yang Wenjun saw that Yi Jie bought only supplementary teaching books, and she was full of admiration for her. "I found that you seem to have changed your ways in the past few days. You don't play much, go to bed early and get up early, and study so seriously. It's really weird."

Yi Jie was amused by her little expression. Isn't it like seeing a ghost? The soul in her body is indeed a ghost. Thinking of this, she made a face at Yang Wenjun, "I am a ghost. I like your white and tender body. Sooner or later, I will take over your body."

Yang Wenjun rolled her eyes in response and added a word "childish" to Yi Jie, who touched her nose.

Yang Wenjun's father arrived at the school gate. She saw her family's car at a glance, pulled Yi Jie to the door, opened the back door and got in.

Audi car, it seems that Xiao Yang's family is rich, I didn't know this before. You have to know that in 2012, not every family in a small county had a car, and most of the car brands were relatively affordable such as Volkswagen.

As soon as Yang Wenjun got in the car, she told her father that she would take Yi Jie home, and Yang's father happily agreed. Yi Jie greeted them obediently and reported the address of her aunt's old house. Before her mother came back, Yi Jie would stay at her aunt's house during holidays. The county town was not big, and the three of them didn't talk for a while before Yi Jie arrived at the place. She thanked Yang's father and got off the car.

My aunt's family bought an apartment with an elevator in 2015, and they still live in the residential complex where their mother works. Although it is a house with stairs, my aunt and uncle are both civil servants, and their companies are good, such as the Tax Bureau and the Finance Bureau, so the community environment is quite good, at least the greenery is great.

Yi Jie found her aunt's house with familiarity and knocked on the door. Her aunt opened the door hurriedly and said, "Xiao Jie is back," and immediately ran to the kitchen, where she was frying vegetables in the wok.

My aunt's house is a small three-bedroom house. My uncle and aunt share one room, my cousin shares one room, and there is a guest room which is now occupied by my younger brother Yi Chen.

Today is only Friday, and my brother is still in elementary school. He is estimated to be home around 12 o'clock, but it is only a little after 11 o'clock now. My cousin Li Beibei went to Shanghai to study at university, so she is not at home, and Yi Jie sleeps in her room at night.

Yi Jie saw her aunt busy in the kitchen and went in to help, but her aunt chased her out, "Don't make trouble. Go out and eat some fruit. I bought some grapes and watermelon and put them on the dining table. Remember to wash your hands before eating."

Yi Jie felt warm in her heart. Her aunt Zhang Wenli had helped her family a lot since she was a child. After her father passed away, she ignored the opinions of her uncle's family and allowed her mother to go to work without worry and help take care of Yi Jie and Yi Chen.

Whether it is food, clothing, housing, transportation, or study, it can be said that she is like a second mother. Every time my mother gave her living expenses, my aunt would get angry and refuse, saying that it would cost a lot to take care of two children, and asked my mother to save the money for Yi Jie's tuition. Yi Jie loved her very much.

My uncle is a person who likes children very much, and he is also a bit biased towards boys. Because my cousin is an only child, the family became a little lonely after she went to college, and my younger brother was the only boy among the younger generation. When my younger brother moved in, my uncle was very happy.

My aunt used to complain that my uncle always gave Yichen random pocket money and took him to buy random snacks, which made my aunt complain about him. Later, after my mother came back, my uncle was still reluctant to let my brother move away. My uncle rarely came back for lunch, so Yijie was the only one in the living room.

Yi Jie was eating fruit while flipping through the newly bought teaching supplementary books, but she was a little absent-minded as she smelled the fragrance coming from the kitchen.

"Clear the table and get ready to eat." Yi Jie quickly cleared the table and helped her aunt serve the dishes.

Wow, it was really rich, farm chicken soup, stir-fried beef, scrambled eggs with tomatoes, and dried radish and bacon. Finally! She could have her stomach washed. God knows what she had eaten during this period.

Seeing Yi Jie's greedy look, the aunt served her a bowl of chicken soup and said with a smile, "Chenchen will be home in a few minutes. Have a bowl of chicken soup first. I specially cooked it when I got home early from get off work. You look thinner after studying for half a month. Military training must be very hard, right?"

Yi Jie picked up the chicken and put it into her mouth without caring about the hotness. Ah, what a delicious taste.

"Eat slowly, no one is competing with you for it."

Yi Jie answered her aunt's question without stopping eating. "Well, the military training is okay, not too hard, but the food in the cafeteria is too bad. The taste is bland and overcooked. I feel like vomiting after eating it."

After hearing this, the aunt smiled and gave Yi Jie two more pieces of chicken. "Then take good care of yourself in the next two days, and you won't vomit anymore. You can't endure hardship. When I was in school, I was satisfied with white steamed buns with pickles."

Yi Jie smacked her lips and thought to herself, I would rather eat white flour buns with pickles.

"I'm back!" Yi Chen's clear voice came into Yi Jie's ears along with the sound of the door opening.

Yi Jie turned her head and looked at the young boy with the radish head Yi Chen, who was still as cute as he was when he was a child.

When he grew up, he had a cold face every day, whether to himself or his mother, completely immersed in his own world, not striving for progress, and indeed he did not set a good example. In addition, his family situation made him feel inferior and introverted at a young age, and he was even more reluctant to express himself when he grew up.

Fortunately, it is not too late now. Yi Chen is only in the fourth grade. She must teach her by example and let her brother grow up well and not be like in the previous life. Yi Chen was very happy to see Yi Jie. When he was a child, he always clung to his sister. "Sister, you are on vacation!" Yi Jie smiled and nodded.

Seeing that everyone was present, the aunt invited the two to eat. Yi Jie was very hungry and quickly finished a large bowl of food. Although her stomach was a little full, the food cooked by the aunt was still so delicious.

Yi Chen opened his mouth wide when he saw his sister eating so much. Yi Jie touched his head and said, "The food in the high school cafeteria is not tasty at all. You can eat such delicious food every day, so you are not allowed to be picky about food, or we will send you to boarding school and eat in the cafeteria immediately."

Yi Chen believed it and started eating with big mouthfuls.

The aunt replied, "Yes, otherwise you won't even be able to eat the fried tomato and eggs," and she picked up a large portion of fried tomato and eggs and put it into Yi Chen's bowl. Yi Chen finished eating with a frown on his face, eh? It doesn't seem that bad.

After the meal, Yi Jie rushed to put away the dishes and prepared to wash them. Seeing her active state, her aunt sighed that she had become sensible after going to high school. Yi Jie felt a little guilty when she heard this.

Yi Chen rested at home for half an hour and then went to school. Yi Jie reminded him not to play outside after school in the afternoon and to go home early. Yi Chen nodded obediently and skipped to class.

Auntie was taking a nap at this time. Yi Jie couldn't sleep because she didn't have classes in the morning, so she opened her homework and started writing. When Auntie went to work, Yi Jie was struggling with a math problem.

The aunt smiled with satisfaction and went out, deliberately walking lightly, so as not to disturb Yi Jie's study.

While walking on the street, he sent a message to his younger sister, "Xiao Jie has grown a lot since she entered high school. She has started to study hard again and is learning all the time. Don't worry about you outside."

Yi Jie's mother Zhang Peiyao was checking the check-out situation. She felt much better after seeing the message from her elder sister. The hotel's occupancy rate has been low recently, and the higher-ups have lost their temper many times, which has put everyone in a low mood. They are afraid of being caught doing something wrong, so she has to keep this job for the sake of the children.

She had a low level of education and didn't know anything. After Lao Yi fell ill, she sold the family's auto repair shop and used all her savings on his treatment, but unfortunately he was not cured.

It costs money to educate my two children, so I had to go to the provincial capital to work. With a monthly salary of about 4,000 yuan, I keep a few hundred yuan for spending and save the rest, and that’s how I can barely make ends meet.

The main reason is that Yi Jie's high school expenses are high, and Yi Chen's primary school doesn't cost much. My elder sister is kind to me and has worked hard to help me. In the future, I want the two children to be more filial to their aunt. After thinking about it, Zhang Peiyao continued to check the next house.

After two hours of homework, it was already 3:30 in the afternoon. After finishing her math and English homework, Yi Jie prepared to take a break.

My younger brother got out of school at about 4 o'clock, and my aunt and uncle got off work at about 5:30. Yi Jie had nothing to do, so she cleaned up the house and it looked much tidier.

Yi Chen arrived home around 4:30 and it seemed that he did not stay outside. Yi Jie praised him generously. It was rare for Yi Chen to hear his sister praise him, and he squinted his eyes and could not hide his joy.

After turning on the TV and letting Yi Chen watch cartoons for half an hour, Yi Jie prepared to cook. She learned how to cook in junior high school, but she seldom took the initiative to cook, and only cooked enough to eat.

There were Chinese cabbage, eggplant, pork belly, and a piece of tofu in the refrigerator. Yi Jie immediately decided to make minced eggplant and pork, fried tofu, and stir-fried Chinese cabbage.

I asked Yi Chen to help me pick and wash the cabbage, and after I told him how to do it, Yi Chen went to do it happily. I was really smart to cultivate his good habit of hard work by doing such small things.

Yi Chen washed the cabbage and brought it to the kitchen. Yi Jie praised him and promised to take him out to play the next day. Although she didn't know where to go, Yi Chen was still looking forward to it because his sister always found him annoying and didn't allow him to stick around.

After graduating from university, Yi Jie worked alone and often cooked. Especially later when she was financially tight, she tried to cook three meals a day herself, which saved her a lot of money, so she became very skilled in cooking.

When my aunt got home, Yi Jie was already frying the last dish of Chinese cabbage. My aunt had never expected that she would have a meal as soon as she got home. She was happy to have some free time and would praise the child later no matter whether the meal was delicious or not.

As soon as the dishes were served, my uncle Li Tenghui came back. My aunt happily told him that today's dishes were all made by Yi Jie, and he should praise her more and not discourage the child's enthusiasm.

My uncle raised his eyebrows and agreed. This was the first time he had eaten food cooked by the younger generation. The one at home couldn’t even stir-fry a vegetable.

Everyone picked up the dishes, tasted them, and praised them highly.

My aunt and her husband encouraged the child with no expectations at first, but they didn’t expect the food to taste so good.

As for Yi Chen, he didn't pay any attention to these things. He just thought that this tofu was so delicious and his sister was amazing! The uncle waved his hand and rewarded Yi Jie with 20 yuan. Yi Jie accepted it happily. It was a pleasant surprise.

After dinner, Yi Jie rushed to wash the dishes as usual. My aunt stood at the kitchen door with an expression that said my daughter has grown up.

In the evening, the aunt called Yi Jie's mother and asked the siblings to talk to her mother. Yi Jie heard her mother's young voice and tried hard to hold back her tears.

He told his mother that everything was fine and asked her to take care of herself outside and not to worry about her. His mother seemed very relieved. Yi Chen was yelling beside him, "Mom, I helped my sister pick vegetables today! The dishes my sister cooks are super delicious! Let my sister cook for you when you come back!"

Zhang Peiyao listened to her children's voices on the other end of the phone, and the fatigue of the day was relieved. The three of them chatted for a long time, and finally hung up the phone reluctantly.

Yi Jie really wants to see her mother now. She must be having a hard time outside. She needs to work harder to be worthy of her mother.

After returning the phone to her aunt, she was watching a very popular family ethics drama in 2012 on TV. She was staring at it intently for fear of missing a single plot. Yi Jie couldn't bear to watch the weird plot.

Pulling her brother into the room, she helped him do his homework. Yi Chen was somewhat reluctant to do his homework, so Yi Jie asked him if he still wanted to go out and play. Yi Chen felt threatened and immediately obeyed.

Yi Chen's academic performance is not bad, and the Yi family has indeed produced a good student. Yi Jie was doing his Chinese homework while also tutoring Yi Chen. In two and a half hours, Yi Chen finished his weekend homework. Yi Jie had just finished her Chinese homework. Primary school students are really happy.

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