country bumpkin

After finishing her meal, Yunya sat on the stool in a daze, wondering when her grandmother would come back.

Just then, Sun Fei from across the street and Gu Yu from Sun Fei's front yard came running over to play with Yun Ya.

Yunya ran out and played shuttlecock with them on the street in front of the gate.

When it was time for school, Kong Xiujuan shouted, "It's time! Hurry up and go to school!"

Several children followed the older children and walked to school together. Yunya was so engrossed in playing that she forgot about looking for her grandmother.

I heard that it was time for school, so I went to school with the older kids.

Meanwhile, Mu Shuyun got out of the car and walked home. When she got home, she saw the house was a mess, with things scattered everywhere. She quickly started cleaning.

Hearing the commotion at her house, Granny Zhang ran over to see what was going on. When she arrived in the yard, she saw Mu Shuyun busy at work.

She laughed and said, "Hehehe...hehe, old sister, you're back from the city?"

Upon hearing the laughter, Mu Shuyun knew it was Granny Zhang. She quickly replied, "Yes! You're back."

Granny Zhang said, "Did Yunya cry? How could she have agreed to let you come back?"

Mu Shuyun said sadly, "She went to school and didn't know I was back. Xiujuan lied to her and said I went to Lao San's house to sew quilts and would be back in a few days. That should be enough to get by for a few more days. Once she's busy with school, she won't think about clinging to me anymore!"

Granny Zhang comforted her, "Don't be sad. Yunya will definitely come back when they have their holiday."

Mu Shuyun gave a wry smile and asked Granny Zhang, "Have you found out anything about Qingjiao? Have you gone to see her?"

Grandma Zhang nodded and then shook her head, saying, "I found out. She spent the New Year at her godmother's house in Xingfu Village. Later, she went to the city with her husband, and her family doesn't know where she lives now."

Mu Shuyun felt that things were not simple. She asked suspiciously, "Since that family has such a good relationship with her, it's impossible that they don't know where she lives now. It must be that Qingjiao doesn't want them to tell you her current address."

Granny Zhang suddenly realized that what Mu Shuyun said made some sense. She had found it strange at the time, but now she thought about it.

Granny Zhang said a few more words, then hurried home to find her son, and had him carry her to Xingfu Village.

When Yunya came home from school, her teacher had assigned homework. She didn't want to do it, but Kong Xiujuan coaxed and tricked her into doing it.

Sun Limei is already in second grade and is doing well in her studies. She took the initiative to explain the problems to her younger sister so that her sister could finish her homework quickly.

I finally finished my homework, and it was almost dark.

Sun Fei and Gu Yu came to play with her after dinner. Several little girls were quietly playing with folding paper inside the house.

Hearing their voices, Sun Limei wanted to join in. Yun Ya and the other two agreed.

But Sun Limei wanted to fold small wallets, and Yun Ya and the others wanted to fold airplanes, so they still couldn't play together.

Sun Limei looked at the origami in her hand, put it on the table, and then went out of the house to watch TV.

At this moment, Sun Guoqiang was holding a small gun in his hand, imitating other children by shooting at his older sister.

Sun Limei pushed him away, telling him not to block her TV screen.

The little guy burst into tears. Kong Xiujuan heard it and quickly ran over to comfort her son, scolding Sun Limei for being inconsiderate and not helping to look after the child.

Sun Limei called out to her father with a pitiful expression. Sun Zitao had just returned home and hadn't had time to eat yet when he heard his eldest daughter calling for her father. He ran over and saw his wife scolding their daughter.

He comforted his daughter, then hugged his son. He coaxed his son while Kong Xiujuan heated up his food.

After Sun Zitao had finished eating, his son was handed over to his wife to look after.

Sun Limei was angry that her mother had scolded her, so she went into her bedroom. Because there weren't many rooms, she shared a room and a bed with Yunya.

She was already angry, and hearing her sister, Sun Fei, and Gu Yu chattering away made her even angrier.

She yelled, "Go out and play in the street, don't disturb other people's rest inside."

Yunya, not one to back down, immediately retorted, "Oh, big sister, you got scolded by Mom, why are you taking it out on us? We didn't offend you."

Sun Limei was even angrier when she heard that her younger sister dared to talk back to her.

She was just being unreasonable and wanted to take it out on her younger sister, but she didn't expect her sister to be so sharp-tongued.

She yelled again, "Get out! All of you go out and play, don't bother me!"

Seeing that they were about to argue, Sun Fei and Gu Yu were so frightened that they quickly went home.

Yunya got anxious too. At her grandmother's house, Caixia played with her until 10 pm at the latest, and no one said anything or paid any attention to her.

It's only 7 o'clock now. My older sister ordered me to send my friends away. I'm so embarrassed.

So on the first night after her grandmother left, she got into a fight with her sister.

Yunya said fiercely in her childish voice, "Are you a dead pig? Sleeping so early? How did my friends keep you from going? Why did you chase them away? What right do you have to chase people away for me?"

Sun Limei retorted, "Why should I? It's because this is my home! Who are you, you little brat? How dare you act so arrogantly in my house? Get back to your own home right now, hmph!"

Yunya finally couldn't hold back her tears and burst into tears, crying for her grandmother and wanting to go home. The house immediately erupted in chaos and became extremely noisy.

Hearing the commotion inside, Kong Xiujuan rushed over and saw the two men looking tense, as if they were about to start fighting.

Looking at Yunya's pitiful appearance, she felt it was the adults' fault and a sense of guilt arose spontaneously.

She coaxed Yunya, saying, "Yunya, don't listen to your sister. She's talking nonsense. This is your home too. You and your sister are both our children."

Then he turned to his eldest daughter and scolded her, "Xiaomei, how could you talk to your sister like that? This is her home too. You are not allowed to say such things again. If I hear you say such things again, I will beat you."

Sun Limei felt even more aggrieved. She felt that her mother no longer loved her and that her mother preferred her younger sister.

Mom used to prefer my younger brother, but now that my younger sister has arrived, she prefers her now. It's like my brother and sister have stolen Mom away from me.

She glared at her younger sister, then buried herself in the covers and started crying.

Yunya didn't stop crying and kept asking for her grandma. Kong Xiujuan felt like her head was about to explode, and she had no choice but to comfort Yunya.

Sun Zitao's ears ached from the cacophony of screams, cries, and scolding coming from the bedroom. He took his son outside for a walk to clear his head.

After finally calming Yunya down, it was time for bed.

Sun Zitao, exhausted from a long day, fell asleep as soon as he lay down on the bed. Kong Xiujuan put Yunya on the bed and covered her with a blanket.

The eldest daughter lay opposite her on the bedside table; she had already cried herself to sleep. Kong Xiujuan tucked the blanket around her again before turning to leave.

In her bedroom, her husband was already fast asleep, cuddling their son. She went out again to lock the door before returning to sleep.

And so, on her first day back home, Yunya fell asleep without her grandmother by her side.