Double Life: My whole world is you

Coming out of her aunt's house, Cheng Qiao saw a large group of children, at least ten of them, each holding a large bag, and going to pay New Year's greetings to the elders in the clan. Although the elders did not give money, they would give food. Cheng Zhu looked at them each with a bag of food and was particularly envious, "Sister, Kaiyang said that he also receives so much food every year."

"Brother." Cheng Qiao patted his shoulder and comforted him, "It's okay! We can earn money to buy delicious food later."

After returning from Auntie's house, Cheng Qiao and Cheng Zhu did not go out again. She pulled Cheng Zhu to do homework seriously at home. It was not until noon that Kai Yang came over with a bag of things to wish him a happy new year. Cheng Ma put a big apple and a handful of Little White Rabbit candies in his bag. Before Kai Yang left, he happily asked Cheng Zhu to go to the town to play in the afternoon. "I heard that there will be a performance in the park in the town today. There will be several cars going there in the afternoon. Uncle Zhu, Aunt Qiao, let's go play together!"

Before Cheng Qiao could refuse, Cheng Zhu, who always loved to be in the limelight, refused first, "No! We have to do homework at home in the afternoon."

"Why do I have to do homework during the New Year?" Kaiyang said dissatisfiedly, "Uncle Zhu, you didn't come to play with me this year."

"I'll come play with you after I finish my homework." Chengzhu responded with a smile.

After sending Kaiyang away, Cheng Qiao clearly felt that Chengzhu was absent-minded. She sighed softly, "Brother, how about you watch TV for a while?"

Cheng Zhu shook his head and continued to sit in the chair in a daze. In less than five minutes, he turned on the TV and watched the replay of the Spring Festival Gala. He watched it alone and laughed. Cheng Qiao smiled and shook her head. Children of this age are good. Negative emotions come and go quickly. She moved the tables and chairs outside to do her homework. It was a sunny day, and the sun was shining outside and it was warm.

When she was almost done with her political workbook, the fourth sister next door came to their house, talked to her for a few words, and then went to chat with Cheng's mother in the room. The two chatted for two hours, and the fourth sister went back after dark. Cheng Qiao also finished her political homework. She stood up and stretched, put away her homework and returned to the room with satisfaction. At this time, Cheng Zhu was still laughing at the TV. It was a rare time to relax during the New Year. Cheng Qiao did not force her. She came to the room to help Cheng's mother cook...

Because she had been lighting the lamp for three consecutive days, she took advantage of the light to do some biology at night, and tried to finish biology tomorrow, and finish geography on the second night and the third day. The remaining English, reflection and composition can be written after the New Year's greetings, because she will go to her relatives' homes to pay New Year's greetings from the fourth day...

The custom here is that the second day of the Chinese New Year is called "New Year's Day" and it is a time to pay New Year's greetings to the deceased. Unless someone in the family died in the previous year, they cannot visit other people's homes that year. So she and Cheng Zhu did not go out on the second day of the Chinese New Year. Cheng's mother was also knitting shoes at home. The fourth sister next door was chatting with Cheng's mother in their yard. Cheng Zhu was still staying at home watching TV. Cheng Qiao continued her homework plan. Because it was a bit windy today, Cheng Qiao did her homework outside the yard for a while and moved back to the big room to do it. When she finished half of it, Cheng Zhu called her, "Sister, someone is looking for you."

Cheng Qiao was a little surprised. Who in the bay would come to see her? At this moment, she looked up and saw three girls outside the window. The girls knocked on the glass and smiled at her. She quickly put away her things and got up and walked out. It turned out that they were three girls from the same class as her, Cheng Yun, Cheng Dan, and Cheng Lin. Cheng Yun and Cheng Dan were in Class 2, and Cheng Lin did not go to school. Cheng Yun was a little angry when she saw Cheng Qiao coming out, "Qiao, you rarely come back, but you don't come to play with us."

"Sorry! You know I'm lazy and don't like to go out." Cheng Qiao smiled and said when he saw the three of them, "Come in and sit for a while!"

"No, it's just a coincidence. The rules cannot be broken." Cheng Lin pulled her and said, "I haven't seen you for a long time. This is the scarf I knitted for everyone."

Cheng Qiao took the white scarf and thanked her sincerely, "Thank you, Lin." Cheng Lin was from a single-parent family like her. After her mother passed away, her father remarried and lived in another city. He didn't care about her. She lived with her grandmother all the time. She dropped out of school after the first grade of junior high school. In elementary school, the four of them were in the same grade. Since the school was not big, each grade had its own class, so they were classmates all the time and had a better relationship than others. After graduation, she occasionally contacted Cheng Yun and Cheng Dan. However, Cheng Lin entered society early, got married early, and married in another city, so there was no contact afterwards...

"We are best sisters." Cheng Lin said while holding her arm, "Although I am not in school, our relationship will never end."

"That's for sure." Cheng Dan said, and then took Cheng Qiao's other hand. "Qiao, how's your winter vacation homework going? Copy it for me."

"I only finished a geography book and didn't bring back the others." Cheng Qiao said sincerely.

"Oh! That's a pity." Cheng Dan shook his head and said with a smile, "Geography is also OK! At least it can handle one eighth."

The four of them talked for a while at the door of Cheng Qiao's house, and Cheng Yun suggested, "Qiao, let's go around the bay together."

Cheng Qiao really hated this place and was extremely resistant to it. She made up a lame excuse, "Sorry! I have other things to do later. Let's do it next time."

"What a coincidence! You spoil the fun every year." Cheng Dan said unhappily.

"What a coincidence! Every year, you never go out unless we come to play with you." Cheng Yun was also dissatisfied. "I was supposed to come to see you yesterday afternoon, but we had plans to go to town."

"You know I'm lazy, I'm not good at talking, and I'm not very popular, so I don't go out very often." Cheng Qiao said sincerely, "I'm very grateful that you guys can come to see me! You know I don't have many guests at home."

"Qiao only comes back once a year, and we seldom see each other once a year." Cheng Lin said, "Everyone sit down and keep Qiao company."

Cheng Qiao brought four chairs from home, and Cheng's mother came back and poured a glass of water for each of them. The four of them sat together, Cheng Qiao and Cheng Lin didn't talk much, Cheng Yun and Cheng Dan did most of the talking, and the two would chime in. When Cheng Yun and Cheng Dan were complaining about school, Cheng Qiao saw Cheng Lin's eyes full of envy. They were all 14 or 5 years old, who wouldn't want to be carefree in school? When Cheng Yun finished speaking, Cheng Qiao asked Cheng Lin, "Lin, where do you work now? What do you do?"

"In another province." Cheng Lin replied with a wry smile, "People like us who have no education and no skills can only work on the factory assembly line."

"Is it hard to go to work?" Cheng Dan asked. "I get up so early every day to go to school. I'm so tired. It will be even more tiring when I go to the third year of junior high school. I really don't want to study anymore."

"Don't be stupid. Read as much as you can." Cheng Lin said seriously, "Working in a factory is even more tiring. We work more than ten hours a day. Even the number of times we can go to the toilet is regulated. We usually work until nine in the evening. If the goods are urgent, it's eleven or twelve o'clock. We have one day off a month."

"Ah? It sounds more tiring than studying!" Cheng Dan asked in amazement, "Can't I ask for leave?"

"Yes, but if you take leave, you will lose your attendance bonus and three days' salary will be deducted," Cheng Lin replied.

After hearing Cheng Lin's words, they were silent for two minutes, and then Cheng Yun asked, "Lin, is your grandma feeling better?"

"Fortunately it was delivered in time and it's almost healed now." Cheng Lin smiled happily.

Cheng Qiao remembered that she had a sickly grandmother. Seeing her grandmother wearing an old cotton-padded jacket, she was reluctant to buy new clothes even though she was already working...