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When you got married, didn’t he go with your parents? He came back bragging about how the streets of the capital were filled with bicycles. He also said that the Forbidden City was particularly large and that the flowers in Beijing's parks were exceptionally beautiful. In short, he claimed that everything in Beijing was wonderful, Zhang Man said with a smile.
Ye Fangfei smiled as well, recalling how Old Lady Tang and her husband, along with Tang Zhiwen and Tang Zhiwu, had attended their wedding. Back then, Tang Zhiwen and the others found everything fascinating and new.
"Well, my brother wasn't lying. There really are more bicycles on the streets of the capital, especially during rush hour when they line up in long queues," Ye Fangfei remarked.
"Really? I thought she was just boasting! In our village, only the village chief's family has a bicycle, and they treat it like a treasure. I can’t even imagine a scene where the streets are filled with bicycles," Zhang Man replied.
"Yes, your elder brother told me too. He said you took them to the department store and that there were so many things inside that they didn’t even recognize some of them. He also mentioned how excited they were watching the flag-raising ceremony; they all cried," Wang Zhaodi recalled, remembering how Tang Zhiwen had bragged to her about his experiences in Beijing.
"That's right! Zhiwu was the same way; he came back talking about everything he saw in the capital. Not only did he tell me, but he also went out to share it with everyone in the village. When I was at my mother's house, he even talked to my brothers about it and would bring it up with strangers too," Zhang Man complained to them.
"It wasn't just Zhiwu; Zhiwen was just as bad. Not to mention those two brothers, even our parents made quite an impression in the village after they came back. I remember during that time, many old folks would come over just to chat with them," Wang Zhaodi said as she reminisced about how lively the couple had been.
"Every evening after dinner, they would take their stools to sit under the big tree at the village entrance and boast about their experiences, leaving a group of old men and women dumbfounded," Wang Zhaodi continued.
Since getting married, Ye Fangfei had never sat down like this on a kang to chat with her two sisters-in-law. She had to admit that despite their little schemes, she enjoyed spending time with them.
The three sisters-in-law talked for an entire afternoon. In between, Little Sun woke up, and Wang Zhaodi brought over some egg custard for him to eat.
Dinner was once again prepared by Wang Zhaodi and Zhang Man. Because Tang Zhi and his family were visiting, Old Lady Tang had specially brought out some white flour and meat for Zhang Man and Wang Zhaodi to make dumplings. With so many people in one household eating dumplings, it was definitely not going to be enough.
Aside from Tang Zhi’s family of four, everyone else could only have four dumplings each to taste. The filling might not be enough, but there were still plenty of steamed corn buns to fill their stomachs. Today’s corn buns were made purely from cornmeal and were particularly soft and delicious.
After spending an afternoon together, Little Moon and Da Ya’s three sisters had become quite familiar with each other. During dinner, Little Sun was happy to sit next to Da Ya.
Although Little Sun was small, he was usually taken care of by his sister. Now, seeing her engrossed in conversation with others and ignoring him, he scooted over to sit beside her, persistently saying, "Sister, play with me."
"Go find Mom. I’m busy right now," Little Moon replied, not wanting to play with her little brother at the moment.
When Little Moon didn't have any playmates, she didn't mind playing with her brother. But now that she had a cousin to play with, she had no desire to entertain her brother.
Feeling rejected by his sister, Little Sun wasn't upset. Instead, he tugged at her sleeve and whined, "Sister, sister."
Seeing Little Sun making a fuss, Tang Zhi quickly picked him up and comforted him, "Son, come here. Dad will feed you some dumplings."
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