country bumpkin

Chapter 356 Leisurely days

The farmhouse courtyard was filled with laughter and joy all day long, and the two elderly people were filled with happiness as they looked at their children and grandchildren.

Time slipped away quietly amidst the joy, and before we knew it, it was past 5 p.m., and the sky was already darkening.

The daughters, sons-in-law, granddaughters, and grandsons should also go back. Those who came by motorcycle should also go back by motorcycle.

Sun Zitao borrowed a motorcycle tricycle, which was more than enough to transport his family.

The Kong Xiuzhen family and the Kong Xiufang family, who had arrived by car, were driven back by Kong Xiangyao in a van. Yun Ya did not go home but stayed behind.

Since she's not working now, she wants to stay at her maternal grandparents' house for a few days and spend some quality time with them.

My aunt is a straightforward person, just like Yunya, so the two get along very well.

That night, Yunya slept with her maternal grandmother in a room separated from the living room. Her paternal grandfather went to the east room, while her maternal uncle's family stayed in the west room.

A busy day can be exhausting. Mu Shuyun is getting old and often feels tired. She lay down and talked with Yunya for a while before falling asleep.

I slept soundly through the night.

The next day, when Yunya woke up, her grandmother had already been up for quite a while. She had already prepared the meal.

Yunya blamed herself for not getting up early to cook for her grandmother, and instead making the old lady cook for her.

At the same time, Yunya also felt that her aunt was not a very diligent person, and she would only get up after her grandmother finished cooking.

However, Mu Shuyun was actually quite happy that everyone could eat her cooking. She said to Yunya, "Yunya, while Grandma can still move around, I'll cook more often. You all like my cooking, and Grandma is very happy."

When Grandma can no longer move, she will be completely useless and will no longer be able to cook a meal for the children.

By then, Grandma won't be far from being buried...

Hearing this, Yunya felt a pang of sadness, her nose stung, and tears streamed down her face.

She comforted her grandmother, saying, "Grandma, don't say that. You'll live to be 100, and you'll still be waiting for my wedding to celebrate! I'll work hard to earn money and take good care of you in the future!"

In fact, Yunya understands that older people are afraid of becoming a burden on their children in the future, and they are happy to be able to do some housework.

Even if Grandma really can't work anymore, Yunya believes that her uncles, aunts, and other relatives won't abandon her; they are all filial children and will definitely take good care of her. She, too, will be a good daughter to her grandmother.

After dinner, Yunya sat with Mu Shuyun in the main room, where sunlight streamed through the glass and shone into the center of the living room.

They sat on the sofa, leaning back in their chairs, leisurely doing their needlework.

While learning to sew insoles, Yunya chatted with her maternal grandmother, while her aunt went to clean. Her uncle played games with his daughter, and her grandfather smoked and listened to a traditional opera on a tape recorder in his room.

The courtyard exuded a sense of tranquility and leisure. A little pig emerged from its pen, ran to the front of the main room, and plopped down on the ground, basking in the warm sun. It looked incredibly content.

Just then, a woman walked in from the front gate. It was Granny Zhang, who loved to visit neighbors. She called out as she walked, and when she reached the door of the main room, she burst into loud, loud laughter.

"Hey little sister, what are you doing inside? Hehehe~"

Hearing the noise, Mu Shuyun replied, "Oh! Old sister is here. Come in and sit down. It's warm inside." She then got up to greet Granny Zhang.

Granny Zhang quickened her pace and pressed Mu Shuyun down as she was about to get up.

"Oh dear! Little sister, you don't need to get up. Why are you being so polite with me? Your legs aren't very strong, so don't get up."

Granny Zhang knew best that Mu Shuyun's rheumatoid arthritis was quite severe. She had to take medicine three times a day, and when the pain got bad, she also had to get injections.

She felt sorry for Mu Shuyun and thought her younger sister was quite pitiful. Her children were all settled down and starting their own families, and she was finally at the point where she should be enjoying life, but now she had contracted this illness—what a miserable life!

Although she was two years older than Mu Shuyun, she was in good health and had no discomfort. She also did housework with great enthusiasm.

Holding Mu Shuyun down, Granny Zhang started gossiping. Yunya, with her keen sense, pulled the basket of melon seeds on the table towards Granny Zhang.

Without any hesitation, Granny Zhang grabbed a handful of melon seeds and started gossiping about the village while cracking them open.

"Hey, have you heard? That idiot Kong Jinbao's wife is pregnant again. She's already had two kids, and she's having another one. Tsk, tsk, tsk, this idiot's got some nerve..."

Mu Shuyun asked, "His eldest child must be 11 years old, right? And the youngest is 8 or 9 years old. How come he has another one?"

Granny Zhang chimed in, "Who says otherwise! But thankfully, neither child is an idiot. If they were, Liu Fangxiang and her husband would be driven to despair."

Granny Zhang pursed her lips and said in a low voice, "Oh my, I must say, Jinbao, that fool, is actually quite skilled, and the young couple seems to be very loving."

Mu Shuyun didn't reply, but secretly blinked, glanced at Granny Zhang, and then secretly glanced at Yunya, as if to remind Granny Zhang to pay attention, since there was a little girl listening nearby!

Yunya was so engrossed in eating sunflower seeds that she didn't pay much attention to their conversation. She vaguely heard that Silly Jinbao's wife was pregnant again, but then she stopped listening, her attention completely focused on the TV drama.

At this moment, the television was on on the high table on the north side of the living room, playing "The Passionate Years," which Yunya was engrossed in watching.

Especially during the scene where Shi Guangrong and his father-in-law were arguing, Yun Ya was worried for Chu Qin, fearing that the stubborn mule would fight with his father-in-law.

Granny Zhang continued gossiping about the village, but Yunya was completely absorbed by the TV series and didn't care about listening to the gossip anymore. She threw down her insoles, grabbed a handful of sunflower seeds, and leisurely watched the TV series while cracking the seeds.

After three days of this leisurely life, Yunya wanted to go home. It wasn't that she missed home, but rather that she was bored and wanted to go back to find a job and earn money.

I'm so young, I can't just sit around doing nothing! I need to find something to do.

After three days, Yunya said goodbye to her grandparents and went back to the city to look for a job.

Although there was still some reluctance, she had finally grown up and was no longer so dependent on her grandmother.

Back in the city, Yunya went straight to the city center to look for work. However, she ran into walls everywhere for two days in a row.

The companies that were hiring either rejected her because she lacked experience or thought she was too young. Yun Ya felt anxious and disappointed, but she didn't give up.

That day, she passed by a small restaurant and saw a job posting for waitresses. Yunya hesitated for a moment, but still went inside.

The boss, a middle-aged man, looked her up and down, asked a few questions, and then decided to give her a few days' trial. Yun Ya was overjoyed and immediately agreed.

After starting work, Yunya realized that the job was not easy. She had to stand for long periods of time every day and deal with all sorts of picky customers. But she gritted her teeth and persevered, trying her best to do every task well.

Gradually, the boss became more and more satisfied with her performance and officially kept her on the job.

Yunya finally got a relatively stable job. She thought that she must work hard and earn more money so that she could buy more delicious food for her grandmother when she visited her in the future.