Three Women in the Cage

Upon hearing her mother's voice, Huanhuan immediately ran out from the inner room and excitedly called out "Mom!" to Yang Yu who was standing at the gate.

Yang Yu walked up to Huanhuan and hugged her in her arms, saying excitedly, "Hanhuan, mommy misses you so much..."

Yang Yu hasn't visited Huanhuan for several months. She feels sorry for her children who were left here at such a young age, but she doesn't have the extra energy to take care of two children. She feels guilty towards them.

Yang Yu couldn't help but tear up.

"Mom, I miss you too. Why didn't you come to see me for so long?" Huanhuan pouted in grievance.

"I'm sorry, Mom is really too busy. I'll take you back after I sort out everything, okay?" Yang Yu said guiltily.

Huanhuan sensibly helped Yang Yu wipe the red eyes and said, "Huanhuan will wait obediently for mom to pick me up home."

Yang Yu was made to cry by the sensible Huanhuan. She turned around and wiped her tears in embarrassment, saying, "I'm going to talk to grandma," and then hurried to the inner room.

Huanhuan was still standing there in a daze, muttering to herself, "I want to see my sister." She hadn't seen her sister for a long time. She just glanced at her unintentionally. Her sister had grown a lot, and she wondered if she still recognized her.

She stood there feeling aggrieved. She knew she couldn't disturb her mother, as that would only make her feel embarrassed, and she didn't want to embarrass her mother.

Suddenly a hand touched her head and said, "Why are you standing here? Come on, your uncle will take you to herd cattle."

Huanhuan looked up at her uncle who loved her so much, and all the sadness in her heart disappeared. She smiled with her big eyes and said, "Well! I love herding cattle with my uncle the most."

Then Yang Yi carried Huanhuan to the cowshed. He knew that Yang Yu had come, but he had no intention of meeting her. He knew that his sister must have something to say to their mother, and he didn't know what he could do to comfort her if they met. It would be better for him to spend some time with his little niece.

Yang Yi was really not good with words, nor did he know how to comfort others. Rather than expressing his concern through words, he was better at expressing his concern through actions. So when he saw Huanhuan standing there lost, he just wanted to cheer her up.

Yang Yu entered the inner room and saw his mother busy in the kitchen again. Looking at her increasingly bent waist and the slightly gray hair between her temples, Yang Yu realized for the first time that his mother was old.

She once fantasized that when she and her brothers and sisters grew up, their parents would no longer have to work so hard. However, she found that she had grown up, her brothers and sisters had grown up, but her parents still stayed in this difficult little place.

When I grew up, my sister and I repeated our parents' lives, trapped in our own little world.

What's the use of growing up? It will only make life more difficult, or maybe even worse. The hopes that we once worked hard for will become a joke. Who can save whom?

Thinking about his purpose this time and leaving Huanhuan here for them to take care of, Yang Yu once again realized that not only could he not save others, but he also dragged others into his own quagmire of hardship. In the end, he felt sorry for his parents and sorry for his child.

As if sensing her mother's sadness, Yaya on her back started crying at an inappropriate time.

Yang's mother raised her head when she heard the voice. She looked at Yang Yu who was standing at the kitchen door with her child on her back. She frowned and said unhappily, "Why are you standing there like an idiot? Look at Yaya crying. Why don't you play with Huanhuan outside? She's been talking about you every day."

Yang Yu then explained in a panic, "I was playing with her just now, and I wanted to come in and talk to you."

"Oh, look at you, you are so old, a mother of two children, and you still look for me, an old woman. What do you want to say to me?" Yang's mother joked happily.

"Quick, let me see our Yaya. I haven't seen her for several months." Mother Yang happily took the child from Yang Yu's back and held her in her arms with a smile on her face.

"My dear, oh oh oh, don't cry." Then he turned around and said to Yang Yu, "Please keep an eye on the pot for me. I'm taking this little guy to the yard to play with his sister."

After Yang's mother left, Yang Yu smiled bitterly and then busied herself with the remaining chores in the kitchen.

Suddenly a familiar voice came from outside

"Mom! I heard that my eldest sister is back, so I came here to see you too," was Yang Su's voice.

Yang Yu thought she would not come, but unexpectedly she followed her. She slowly moved to the door and saw Yang Su holding a bunch of gifts in both hands, with Chi Mu standing beside him.

She actually brought so many things with her, and even brought her husband along. Maybe because she and her two children were here, Yang's mother didn't kick them out this time.

Mother Yang raised her eyes and said, "Since everyone is here today, why not stay and have a good dinner together tonight." After that, she continued to coax Yaya to pace back and forth in the yard.

Yang Su casually placed the things he brought on the dining table next to him, then pulled Chi Mu to sit on the stool and said, "Brother Chi, thank you for accompanying me. I hope you won't be bored staying here."

Chi Mu comforted her and told her not to worry about herself and let her do her own thing.

After Yang Su settled Chi Mu, he thought about looking for his elder sister. Thinking that his elder sister would definitely ignore him now, he wanted to start with Huanhuan.

I looked around but didn't see Huanhuan, so I asked, "Mom, why is Huanhuan nowhere to be seen?"

"I've been looking for her too. I don't know where she went to play. I guess your eldest brother took her there to play. She's a playful little thing." Mother Yang's eyes were full of doting when she talked about Huanhuan.

Yang Su had no choice but to bite the bullet and say, "Then I'll go find my elder sister."

When Yang Su heard that he was coming to see her, Yang Yu immediately retreated to the kitchen and started working again in a panic.

When Yang Su pushed the door and entered the kitchen, she saw Yang Yu busy at work. She walked over gently and said, "Sister, are you busy? Can I help you?"

Yang Yu thought, she came to her parents' home empty-handed, while her younger sister brought so many things. Her husband was willing to accompany her, but since she got married, Zhang Erfa had never accompanied her in such a formal manner. Thinking about her purpose of this trip and what her younger sister said today, she suddenly felt a little embarrassed, more embarrassed than she had ever been in a moment.

She even thought that her younger sister came here intentionally to show off to her, so she became even more reluctant to be in the same place with her, and said in a bad mood, "You guys go sit outside, I'm fine here."

Yang Su thought he had already lowered his stance, but his elder sister still refused to give in, and she didn't think she had done anything wrong, so he snorted angrily and turned around and walked out.

It was time for dinner. This was the first time that everyone had gathered together to eat since Yang Yu got married. Yang's father and mother were a little excited. They had the illusion that they had a house full of children and grandchildren. They kept adding more dishes to Huanhuan's meal, and said with a smile, "My dear granddaughter, eat more."

Yang Su has been sweet-mouthed and always smiling since childhood, and soon the two elders were coaxed into laughing. In order to please his father-in-law and mother-in-law, Chi Mu kept toasting Yang's father and flattering the two elders, creating a lively atmosphere at the table.

Yang Yu looked at them and felt a little sensitive and inferior. Yes, she was not as young and pretty as her younger sister, nor as sweet-talking as her younger sister, nor as cheerful and approachable as her younger sister, and she did not have a husband who was willing to please his parents-in-law for her. She felt a little frustrated.

I was unconsciously lost in my own thoughts, feeling so sad that I didn't even notice that I had a bitter face during the whole meal.

After dinner, Yang Yu took the initiative to clean up the dishes. Mother Yang held Yaya in her arms and couldn't let go. Yang Su played hide-and-seek with Huanhuan. She didn't dare to squeeze in with her elder sister to clean up the dishes, so she wanted to play with Huanhuan. She really liked Huanhuan at the moment.

Chi Mu was still chatting with Yang's father, while Yang Yi went to feed the cows grass.

Yang Yu looked at her little sister playing and Chi Mu accompanying her father, thinking that her parents had finally acknowledged and accepted them. Yes, how could anyone dislike people like them? Perhaps only people like her would dislike them.

After a while, Yang Su was urged to go back. Seeing that it was getting dark, Yang's parents didn't want to keep him, so they asked them to be careful on the road, and stuffed a basket of eggs and a chicken into their hands, urging them to go back before dark.