Double Life: My whole world is you

The three of them each did their job. Cheng Qiao shredded the radish, Cheng Zhu cut the meat, and Cheng Ma mixed the flour. Half an hour later, the filling was ready and Cheng Ma had mixed the flour. She rolled out a large circle on the table with a rolling pin, and then used a small bowl to print out small round dumpling skins. Cheng Qiao and Cheng Zhu made dumplings together, and the family was having a great time. Finally, Cheng Ma found a winnowing basket at home, put a piece of white cloth on it, and put the dumplings on it. After they were done, Cheng Zhu counted them and said, "Mom, there are 87 dumplings in total."

"Okay, I'll cook for you tomorrow morning, and you can drink chicken soup tonight." Cheng's mother took out the old hen that her grandmother had killed for them, and cooked it in the pot with soaked mushrooms and red dates. "You two go wash your hair and take a bath." According to the custom here, people should wash their hair and take a bath on New Year's Eve, but not on the first or second day.

Chengzhu took the thermos and said, "Mom, I'll wash first."

When Cheng Qiao came out of the shower and was about to go to the kitchen to get water to wash her hair, Cheng's mother came out with a bucket of hot water. She smiled and said, "Come on, go outside, and let me wash your hair for you."

"Mom, no, that's not necessary." Cheng Qiao didn't know whether to laugh or cry. At this age, he still needed his mother's help to wash his hair.

"My baby has grown up before I knew it. I haven't taken care of you for a year." Cheng's mother said gently, "Let me take care of you on this last day."

"Mom..." Cheng Qiao called softly, and finally nodded with a smile. Cheng's mother and grandmother always doted on her endlessly, so that even if she suffered setbacks and hardships in her future life, she would have the energy to resist, and she would still love life and the world.

After finishing everything, the aroma of chicken soup in the pot wafted in. Everyone had eaten a lot at noon, so they were not particularly hungry, but the aroma was indeed tempting. It was already 5:30 in the afternoon, and Cheng's mother said, "Let's finish eating early and go to bed to warm up."

Cheng's mother used the largest bowl in the house to serve each of them a bowl of chicken, a chicken leg, a chicken claw, two chicken wings for Cheng Qiao, and an extra piece of meat for Cheng Zhu. She took a small bowl and served a bowl of soup. Cheng Qiao looked at the chicken head and chicken butt and two pieces of meatless bones in her bowl and curled her lips speechlessly. Cheng Zhu picked up his chicken leg and gave it to Cheng's mother. Cheng's mother said what all mothers would say, "Mom doesn't like it." Yes, from childhood to adulthood, anything that she and Cheng Zhu liked to eat was something that Cheng's mother didn't like. This habit lasted until more than ten years later, when they had some extra money after buying a house and RV, and Cheng's mother fell in love with eating fish and meat...

After finishing her meal, Cheng Qiao was about to wash the dishes, but Cheng's mother stopped her and said, "Mom, I'm fine now. I can do this little thing."

Cheng Qiao was helpless. As long as it was something that Cheng Ma could do, she would definitely not let them do it. It was not easy for her and Cheng Zhu not to be spoiled. Cheng Ma always said, "These houseworks are not difficult. When you get married, you will know how to do them. As long as mom is here, you can be children for a day."

In her previous life, she never knew how to cook. It was not until ten years later when Cheng's mother fell ill that Cheng Qiao learned how to fry dishes, stew various soups, wash clothes and cook. It was indeed as Cheng's mother said, these things were not difficult. Even if she couldn't do it once, she would be able to do it after three or five times.

"Sister, let's go put on the TV." Cheng Zhu pulled Cheng Qiao into the room. He moved a chair and found some wooden boards upstairs to pad the chair. After the chair was raised by 40 to 50 centimeters, he put a cardboard box on top and placed the small TV on top. He skillfully pulled out the antenna and pressed the switch to see the picture. Cheng Qiao was a little surprised to see the color. After Cheng Zhu adjusted the sound, he said with some regret, "It's a pity that only one channel can be received. I tried many times but couldn't receive other channels."

"It's nice to be able to watch the party." Cheng Qiao picked up the book "Childhood" and prepared to read, and replied casually.

"Sister, I think I heard a knock on the door." Cheng Zhu turned down the volume of the TV. Cheng Qiaohe was reading a book. Although there were firecrackers outside, he also heard someone outside the house calling them, "Brother, let's go and take a look."

The two came to the living room and heard the voice more clearly. Chengzhu quickly opened the door of the living room. When he saw the people coming, he shouted happily, "Brother, sister-in-law."

Cheng Qiao was stunned when she saw the young man and woman wearing a set of medium-length black down jackets. When she heard Cheng Zhu calling them "big brother and big sister-in-law", she realized that these two people were the eldest cousin and eldest cousin's wife from the eldest aunt's family, that is, Kaiyang's father, and the cousin's wife was Kaiyang's stepmother. In the later period, they had little contact with each other, so Cheng Qiao was a little surprised to see them suddenly. It was only for a moment, and she followed Cheng Zhu and called out, "big brother, big sister-in-law."

"Where is your mother?" asked the eldest cousin, who was tall and elegant, with a faint smile.

"Qiao, Zhu, who's here?" At this time, Cheng's mother came out from the kitchen and asked. Seeing the two of them, she quickly asked them to sit down and ordered, "You two go and pour tea for Big Brother and Sister-in-law."

"Aunt, my mom told me that you were sick. Are you okay now?" The eldest sister-in-law handed the things to Cheng's mom and said, "We also came back in the afternoon and came to see you specially."

"You are so thoughtful. I am letting you spend money." Cheng's mother took the things, her eyes full of gratitude. They were the only two people in the tribe who came to visit them.

"Aunt, I also heard about what happened today." The eldest cousin looked at Cheng Zhu and Cheng Qiao standing beside him and sighed softly, "They really went too far. My mother asked us to persuade you as well. After all, Qiao and Zhu are still young."

"They are not excessive, they are just bad." Cheng's mother said with tears falling, "Several adults took advantage of me being sick with the virus to beat my two children."

After she finished speaking, she pulled Chengzhu over to show them the wound on the corner of his mouth, and pulled out his back to show them, "There are purple spots on his back, and there are also purple spots on Qiao's body. This is because their father is not here, and it's also because I'm useless, otherwise what parent wouldn't fight for them."

The eldest cousin looked at the injuries on the two of them, but couldn't say the words on his lips. After comforting Cheng Ma, the eldest cousin's wife said, "Aunt, after all, we are still a family. Qiao and Zhu are so young, and they need a lot of help. You should go and walk around tomorrow and make the two children obey you, and this matter will be over."

"I'm not going." Cheng Zhu said angrily.

Cheng Qiao sneered, "Are we going to let them beat us to death?"

"What are you saying, kid? It's New Year's Day, you can say anything." The eldest cousin's wife frowned and said unhappily. Seeing that Cheng's mother didn't express her opinion, she said coldly, "Aunt, we have said everything. They are children and don't think about their future. You are their mother, you should always think more about them."

After she finished speaking, she motioned for her eldest cousin to get up, and Cheng's mother followed suit and walked them out the door. Her eldest cousin sighed softly, "Ah, aunt, when my second uncle was alive, he took good care of me since I was a child, but my ability is limited, and I can't help you much. After all, my eldest and third uncles are their uncles, and the two children will still need their help when they grow up. I hope you will think more about the future."