Translator: SJade, Editor: Dj22031
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“Sister, your factory distributes so many things? Wow, there are fruits and oranges. The welfare of your company is so good.” Ye An was amazed when he saw the things Ye Ning brought back.
“Go wash three fruits. You haven’t eaten fruits in a long time.” It was not just a long time. It was that they hadn’t eaten fruits more than a few times.
The fruit at this time was not as big as it would be later. One small piece needed to be divided into three parts and could be eaten in just two bites.
This time, the fruits were not like the crooked small ones before. They were carefully selected good fruits, each weighing half a pound, bright red, and pleasing to the look.
“You can’t finish two, cut one first…” Ye Lan paused, “Xiao An, go wash it quickly.”
Ye Lan felt that good things should be saved and eaten slowly, and such good fruit should not be eaten indiscriminately. Sharing it among three people was already a luxury. But when she thought of Ye Ning’s usual style, she felt that things should be eaten while they are fresh, and it would be a waste to leave them to rot.
Their personalities were completely different, they just accommodated each other, and Ye Lan finally realized it after she said it.
This was originally distributed by her sister’s unit, so of course her sister should have the final say. She felt annoyed and decided not to speak so quickly next time.
Ye Ning glanced at Ye Lan but didn’t stop her. She really couldn’t let her go when it came to eating. It was okay to put the fruit aside for a while, and Ye Lan also liked to save some of the better dishes for the next meal. She had no objection to leaving them for the evening, but she couldn’t accept overnight food, especially when it was better eaten hot. She couldn’t bear to throw away the food even if it went bad, but she didn’t force her to eat it. She would save it for her and Ye An. After Ye Ning said it a few times, she secretly took it to school to eat.
It was not that saving money was bad, but eating spoiled food was bad for your health.
Ye An looked back and forth at his two sisters, and finally decided to listen to his eldest sister.
Ye Ning never thought that she would drool at the sight of the guava. It was so fragrant and sweet. After taking a bite, her mouth was filled with the fragrance of the guava.
The beef that was brought back was only cut into a small piece, sliced very thinly. Ye Ning didn’t say anything this time. It was okay to keep it for a meal as long as it could be stored.
“Sister, how should we give gifts when we go back this year?” Ye Lan asked while cutting vegetables.
“Aunt and uncle must have one. Both uncles are nice, so we have to go. Let’s also go to the old branch secretary’s house and the old house.” Ye Ning thought about it and decided to include the old house.
“Why should we send gifts to the old house?” Ye An had been dissatisfied with his grandfather’s favouritism for a long time. When he heard that they were going to visit their relatives, he asked unhappily.
“No matter how much you dislike him, he is still our blood-related grandfather. We still have to show the proper courtesy. Our father is still buried in the village. Don’t let people gossip about him and ruin his reputation.” Ye Ning raised an eyebrow. “It’s just a formality.”
After hearing this, Ye An’s eyes suddenly lit up, “Sister, I understand what you mean.”
In addition to steamed buns, Ye Lan also made thirty dumplings, half with meat filling and half with vegetable filling. Ye Ning blew on it and grabbed two of the meat-filled ones, one for Ye Lan and one for Ye An. She also grabbed one for herself and ate it while blowing on it. When their mother was still alive, they would make three dumplings with meat and save them for the New Year, which was the happiest time for the three siblings. Now they could make fifteen dumplings with meat filling in one go, but since their parents were not around, the taste just didn’t seem as good as before.
On the morning of New Year’s Eve, Ye Lan and Ye An got up, put on new clothes, and went to paste Spring Festival couplets with joyful faces. Ye Ning stayed in bed for a while, and reluctantly got up from the warm bed, put on new clothes, and washed up. They, the siblings, had already pasted the couplets. The blue couplets represented that someone in the family had passed away in the past year. The three siblings were immediately dispelled by the color.
“By the way, our company also gave us merchandise vouchers. We don’t have anything to do today, so let’s go get them together and see if there are any suitable gifts.” Seeing that the atmosphere was getting worse, Ye Ning quickly moved on.
“There are also merchandise coupons?” Ye Lan and her brother were envious. This treatment was really good. They would study hard and work in a pharmaceutical factory in the future.
Five pounds of pork, two pounds of candy, ten bars of soap and a ceramic washbasin.
“We have so many things, why not take the meat home as gifts?” They bought some meat for the New Year before the New Year, and there was still some left at home.
“No need. Almost every family raises pigs now. There’s not as much shortage of meat as before. It’s better to buy something else.” Ye Ning looked around and found each household was given a pound of sugar and a bag of dried lychees.
The New Year celebrations in the countryside were much more lively than in the city, and Ye Ning and her siblings didn’t know many people in the city, so it seemed even more deserted.
However, when she saw Ye Lan and Ye An sitting in front of her in good health, she felt extremely relieved. At least they were alive and well now.
There was a custom in their hometown that before eating the New Year’s Eve dinner, people would first worship their ancestors. Four specially reserved dishes would be placed on the table, followed by a large bowl of steamed buns. The three siblings would hold incense and worship the ancestors of the Ye family, mainly their own father.
Ye Ning was paying tribute to one more person in her heart, that was her original body. She wasn’t sure whether she was dead or had travelled through time like her. She hoped that she had also travelled through time.
Next was Ye Qingshan’s turn. Ye Ning still silently said in her heart: ‘I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to occupy your daughter’s body. I am still your daughter now. Don’t worry, I will take good care of Ye Lan and Ye An. I don’t know if they have survived the crisis of death. I hope that if you are in heaven, you will bless them.’
“Why are you looking at me? Let’s eat quickly, and then we’ll go out and set off firecrackers.” Ye Ning opened her eyes and saw Ye Lan and Ye An staring at her.
In addition to the beef brought back from the unit, there were also chicken, duck and fish. It was definitely the most sumptuous New Year’s Eve dinner they had ever had.
The family next to them had finished their New Year’s Eve dinner and come out to set off firecrackers. The banging sound was deafening, and Ye An could not sit still any longer. He quickly ate his meal and prepared to go out and play with his friends in the neighbourhood.
There was no TV or cell phone. The siblings huddled together on a bed and talked about the interesting things that happened after they arrived in the city.
They stayed up until midnight, then accompanied by the crackling sound of firecrackers, the three siblings fell asleep. In their dreams, they dreamed of how their family of five celebrated the New Year. Ye Ning also dreamed of her parents. She saw her mother and sister-in-law cooking, her father and brother pasting Spring Festival couplets and helping out, and the cute little girl jumping and running around. It was so nice.
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