Double Life: My whole world is you

"I have eaten." Grandma replied, "I am old now and can't eat much at night."

"Then you can have some soup, right?" Cheng Qiao said, then took a bowl, poured most of the soup from the pottery pot into it and handed it to grandma.

Grandma reluctantly picked up the bowl and drank it, saying, "You kid, I really ate it."

Cheng Qiao was very happy when she saw her grandmother drinking from the bowl, so she asked casually, "Grandma, did anyone come today? Why is there pork rib soup?"

"Your second aunt is here today, and your sister Hong will be born on the 6th of this month," said grandma.

"Second aunt?" Cheng Qiao stopped eating in surprise, "Sister Hong's marriage? Isn't Sister Hong married?"

"Why are you so surprised, kid?" Grandma asked in confusion when she saw Cheng Qiao's reaction.

"Second Aunt..." Cheng Qiao murmured to herself, "Yes, Second Aunt is still here!"

"Your second aunt came over today. She missed you so much when she didn't see you." Grandma said, "We'll go play on the 6th."

"When will Sister Hong get married?" Cheng Qiao asked.

"September 28th," Grandma replied.

"Lunar calendar?" Cheng Qiao asked.

"Yes. It seems to be Wednesday." Grandma said, "Your aunt said she wants you to go to the wedding. It won't affect your schooling, right?"

"It doesn't matter. I will definitely go no matter what." Cheng Qiao said.

"Hurry up and eat and take a shower." Grandma urged her when she saw her in a daze.

After eating, taking a shower and lying on the bed, Cheng Qiao still felt a little unreal.

My grandmother was born in 1932. People got married early in that era. According to her, she gave birth to 12 children and raised 8 of them. My mother was the fourth child, with three aunts in front, two younger aunts and two uncles behind. My great aunt had six children, four cousins ​​and two cousins. My great uncle died early, and the family relied on my great aunt to support them. At this time, my three cousins ​​were already married, and a younger cousin and an older cousin were working. The younger cousin was in the same grade as her and was in the second grade of junior high school. My great aunt's house was on the other side of the town, quite far away. She only went there for weddings and the New Year. She rarely visited them on other days. What Cheng Qiao remembered most was that when several cousins ​​got married, there were a lot of wedding candies to eat. My aunt would fill a large bag of candies in a plastic bag for each of them. That was her snack for a long time, so the thing she looked forward to most in her elementary school memories was the marriage of a cousin in her aunt's family.

My second aunt's house is between my first aunt and my grandmother. It takes about half an hour to get there by mountain road. My second aunt has a cousin and a sister. My second aunt's cousin is very good at studying. He is the only one in their family who has been admitted to a key high school, a university, and a graduate school. He is now studying for a master's degree. He is the oldest among his peers in the family except for the two oldest cousins ​​in my first aunt's family, so he has always been a role model for these cousins. From childhood to adulthood, Cheng Qiao has heard the most that she should learn from Brother Jian and go to college. Among the cousins ​​born in the 1980s, only Brother Jian has been admitted to college. Now they are encouraged to study hard and take the first step to enter a key high school. My second aunt and second uncle are hardworking people. Brother Jian is excellent, and my aunt and uncle work even harder. Cheng Qiao likes to go to my second aunt's house the most, in addition to coming to my grandmother's house. My aunt and uncle love children very much. Brother Jian's grandparents also run a small store, and there are a lot of food every time I go to his house. Cheng Qiao studied at her aunt's house for a year and a half when she was in the fourth or fifth grade of elementary school. Many pairs of cloth shoes and sweaters she had worn since she was a child were made by her aunt, so she had a better relationship with her aunt. Unfortunately, her uncle died in an accident when she was in the fifth grade of elementary school. When did her aunt die? Cheng Qiao tried to recall that it was after she graduated from junior high school and was in technical secondary school. She didn't remember the exact time. Thinking of this, she tightly grasped the bed sheet, her heart full of regrets. What a good person she was. She couldn't understand why God took her aunt away. When she knew about this, her aunt had been sent back home. Cheng Qiao grabbed her hand and stood aside and just cried. At that time, Brother Jian had just started working. My aunt said she didn't want to see the doctor anymore. Brother Jian cried and said, "Let me accompany you to see the doctor again. I feel bad. You have worked hard for me for so many years. I finally started to make money, but in the end... Cheng Qiao gritted her teeth. This time I must remind my aunt to take care of her health and take precautions in advance."

A cousin from my third aunt's family works in another city, and a cousin who is the same age as Cheng Qiao, half a year younger than her, is in the first grade of junior high school. My third aunt is the closest to my grandmother's house, and it only takes more than ten minutes to walk there. But my third aunt grew up in someone else's home, and her relationship with my grandmother is not so good, but these do not affect Cheng Qiao. When she was in elementary school, because the school was close to my third aunt's home, Cheng Qiao often went to her home, and lived in her home for half a year in the first semester of junior high school, so Cheng Qiao and my third aunt are also very close.

Her mother is the fourth child, and Cheng's mother had the hardest life. Her grandmother said that in the year when her mother was born, an uncle died because he was not taken care of properly. Her grandmother was sad and did not take good care of her, so Cheng's mother's health was the worst compared to the other aunts and younger aunts. Cheng's mother's grandfather died when she was about to get married. In order to help the family, her mother did not get married until she was 28 years old, which was considered old in that era. When she married Cheng's father, her family was very poor, with no parents. It is said that the bowls and chopsticks for eating were borrowed, and they lived in two earthen tile houses, which leaked badly when it rained. Six years after their marriage, Cheng's father passed away. When Cheng's father passed away, Cheng's mother was only 34 years old, Cheng Qiao was five years old, and her younger brother was not even two years old. Cheng Qiao remembered that year Cheng's mother cried and said that Cheng's father was planning to build a new house at the end of that year, because the old house had been there for decades and was too dilapidated, and it leaked badly when it rained. As a result, in August of that year, her father closed his eyes forever in order to make more money on duty for others. On that rainy night, at the age of five, she could not remember anything, but she remembered that Cheng's mother was crying in front of the coffin. She stood aside and did not dare to go forward. Someone asked her why she was not crying. She shook her head. At that time, she could not understand what death was. She also remembered that everyone sighed about her life experience. She stared blankly at Cheng's mother, who was crying and dying in a white dress, and her brother who was playing happily beside her. She knew nothing and did not understand anything. She just felt helpless...

Cheng's father died unexpectedly, and the coal mine paid 30,000 yuan in compensation. Cheng's mother took care of the two children and used the compensation to build a new house in the bay. Cheng's father has an older brother, a younger brother, and a younger sister. His uncle has a cousin and a cousin. His cousin is five years older than him and has a job. His cousin is two years older than him and is studying in a technical secondary school. His uncle is honest and his aunt is strong and hypocritical. At this time, his uncle has only a three-year-old sister. His uncle and aunt are both heartless. Since Cheng's father passed away, the two uncles have never taken care of them. Except for showing concern in front of outsiders, they are verbally scolding behind their backs. They are more indifferent than strangers. From childhood to adulthood, they have done nothing but hurt...

Thinking of these so-called relatives, Cheng Qiao's eyes were filled with hatred she had never had before. Yes, it was hatred! Cheng Qiao calmed herself down silently. In addition to the two so-called relatives on her father's side, there was also an aunt. There was a cousin, a cousin and a younger cousin in her aunt's family. The cousin was four years older than her and had graduated. The cousin was two years older than her and was studying at a technical secondary school. The younger cousin was one year younger than her, in the same grade as her, and was in the second grade of junior high school. Her aunt's family bought a house in the city. Her aunt rented a stall next to the market to sell fruits. Her uncle was a carpenter. Her aunt and uncle were two kind people. After her father passed away, her aunt often helped the family. Every winter and summer vacation, her aunt would take them to the city. This year, Cheng's mother worked in a restaurant in the city and lived with Cheng's brother at her aunt's house...

My mother has two aunts on her side. My eldest cousin is one year with her. He had a serious illness two years ago and had to stop going to school for a year. He is now in the first grade of junior high school. She also has a little cousin who was just born this year. Their family is temporarily living in another province.

My aunt's family also has a boy and a girl. My cousin is one year older than her brother, 11 years old, and is in the fifth grade. My cousin is 6 years old and is in the first grade. My aunt and her husband have also been working in other provinces.