Double Life: My whole world is you

February 2th was the Thursday of the Lantern Festival. Zhang's father came over in the evening and drove them back to Wangjiawan early the next morning. Cheng Qiao specially ordered a cake early in the morning, and Cheng's mother also went to Tongdu Market to buy a lot of things.

Grandma knew they were coming back today, so she got up early to pack. When she heard the car, she quickly opened the back door and went out. She saw Zhang Yandi and Zhang's father, and kept them for dinner.

When Chengzhu was holding the cake like a treasure, grandma gently scolded him, "We Chinese don't like this foreign stuff. It's too expensive and a waste of money. Don't buy it next time."

Cheng Qiao hugged her and whispered, "Okay."

Only my second and third aunts and Cheng's mother came back for my grandmother's birthday. My eldest aunt worked as a nanny in a family and started work on the eighth day of the first lunar month. My uncle-in-law's project started earlier and they left on the tenth day of the first lunar month. I don't know what happened to my eldest aunt. She didn't come back and didn't call. My grandmother complained a few words and that was it.

My eldest uncle went out with my younger uncle, and my younger uncle still left on the seventh day of the Chinese New Year. So when my third aunt arrived, my eldest aunt started preparing ingredients and cooking.

Cheng Qiao saw that her second aunt was also going to help, so she pulled her second aunt to sit down and asked softly, "Aunt, is your toothache healed?"

"Okay! You can eat normally these two days." My second aunt replied with a gentle smile.

Cheng Qiao saw that her complexion was much better than the last time she saw her, but she still asked with some concern, "Are you feeling unwell anywhere else?"

"No! I'm fine." She replied with a smile, "Don't worry about me. Toothache is my old problem. It hurts when I get a little angry. During the Chinese New Year, I ate a lot of fried and roasted food, so I got a lot of angry food and triggered my old problem. I'll be fine if I pay attention to it."

"Aunt, next time you have a toothache, call my mom and I'll take you to the hospital. If root canal treatment can solve the problem, we'll do it all at once." Cheng Qiao advised, "Brother Jian is working now, he will get better and better in the future, you must take care of yourself."

"I know, silly child, don't worry about me." Second aunt hugged her gently, "You should calm down and study hard now, and strive to get into a prestigious school next year. Then aunt will go to your banquet to drink. I inherited your grandmother's alcohol tolerance, and I can drink two glasses of white wine."

"Don't worry, Auntie. We won't let you down." Cheng Qiao was full of confidence. She rested her head on her second aunt's shoulder and said, "We won't drink white wine, but red wine or wine."

"Okay, I can have two more glasses of foreign wine." Second Aunt smiled and looked into the distance, reminiscing about the past. "Time flies! I still remember when you were just born, it was the busy farming season. Your father came to announce the good news, not too happy..."

She doesn't have many memories of her father, but she occasionally hears one or two things from people close to her, most of which are that he favors boys over girls. When Chengqiao was born, he was angry and pouted and refused to set off firecrackers. When Chengzhu was born, he immediately set off a shoe of big firecrackers himself, and the first thing he said when he went to each house to greet guests was, "I'm so happy."

But Cheng's mother told her that when Cheng's father saw that she was growing up and calling him dad, he also loved her sincerely.

Seeing Cheng Qiao was silent, the second aunt smiled and asked, "Do you know how you got your name? Who gave it to you?"

"My aunt gave it to me. She said it was a coincidence because it was during the busy farming season. So it's called a coincidence." Cheng Qiao smiled and replied, "But, aunt, when the teacher asked me the meaning of my name, I told him that it was because my mother hoped that I would be clever and skillful."

"Yes! Qiao, you must remember that your elders will always love you." Second aunt said, stroking her head gently.

"I know that besides my mother and grandmother, my aunts and younger aunts will always love me." Cheng Qiao closed her eyes and recalled the past. "I remember in 2003, when I was in the third grade, my grandmother had to take care of Xiaoyanzi, my eldest aunt was pregnant, and my younger uncle was also planning to marry my younger aunt, so she couldn't take care of me. My mother couldn't do anything, and she cried anxiously at home during the New Year. On the sixth day of the first lunar month, when my uncle came to my house to pay New Year's greetings, he told my mother not to worry, and that I could go to your house to study..."

Cheng Qiao shed tears as she spoke. That was a long time ago in her previous life. But at that time, she was ten years old and she was desperate for not being able to study. It was her second uncle and second aunt who helped them.

The second aunt wiped away her tears with her calloused hands, "Child, your uncle is a kind man, and his spirit in heaven will bless you."

In 2003, she stayed at her second aunt's house for a year. Her aunt and uncle planned to take care of her until she graduated from elementary school. But at the end of that year, her second uncle was helping people in the bay to repair the line. He accidentally fell off the stepladder and died. Her second uncle's mother fell seriously ill after this incident and died soon after. At that time, Brother Jian was in college and Sister Hong had just entered the society. Her second aunt also fell seriously ill after the continuous blows.

So in 2004, Cheng Qiao returned to their Cheng San Guan Bay. In that cruel place, she stayed at home with Cheng Zhu and his two children for several months and became skinny. The second aunt couldn't bear to see them during the summer vacation, so she took them to her Bay again in the next semester.

Cheng Qiao whispered softly, "Aunt, the year and a half I spent at your house was the happiest memory of my childhood." There I had family, friends, food and shelter, and I didn't have to fear for the future.

"Silly child, you will become an adult in the blink of an eye and become a big girl." Second Aunt said softly, "Don't cry easily."

"As long as you are here, I won't cry easily." Cheng Qiao smiled happily. Her family will definitely get better and better in this life.

In the afternoon, everyone sat and chatted until the sun set. Grandma reluctantly urged everyone to go back early. She picked two large bags of vegetables for Cheng Ma. Auntie worked with Cheng Ma again this year. She put the family's daily necessities and clothes in the trunk of Zhang's father's car. They have a custom here that they should stay at home on the night of the Lantern Festival. So Auntie decided to take the two children to the city by car early tomorrow morning.

Zhang's father also took his second aunt with him and sent her to the bay. She stood at the intersection and waved to everyone. As the car went away, her figure gradually became smaller until she disappeared. For some reason, Cheng Qiao burst into tears at that moment.

"What's the matter?" Cheng's mother asked curiously.

"It's okay, Mom." Cheng Qiao wiped away her tears. She thought of her last life. With her rebirth, the people around her would change. She believed that her second aunt would have a happy old age.

Zhang Yandi turned around and said to her gently, "What a coincidence, let's go fly Kongming lanterns tonight."

"Okay, okay!" Chengzhu was the first to agree.