Cheng Lao'er and Cheng Lao'san instantly looked startled and suspicious upon hearing Cheng Xiaohong's words.
Clearly, they did not quite understand.
"O-our mom?"
"Big Sis, wh-what do you mean?"
Both of them spoke up, looking at Cheng Xiaohong and then at the three of us.
Cheng Xiaohong did not answer directly. She simply smiled.
"Let's go back first. We'll talk there!"
Seeing that Cheng Xiaohong was unwilling to speak here, Cheng Lao'er and Cheng Lao'san did not press further despite their doubts.
Cheng Lao'er, Cheng Xiaoyou, gave an "Oh" and nodded.
"Alright, Sis. We'll talk when we get back."
Cheng Xiaoqian gave the three of us another look, his eyes wary.
"Sis, if anything happens, tell us. We can share the burden too.
We're both on the school basketball team now. We're pretty tough!"
Apparently, Cheng Xiaohong's two younger brothers had taken the three of us for bad men bullying their sister.
Cheng Xiaohong shook her head.
"Don't overthink it. Let's go back first, go back first..."
As she spoke, she turned and called for the three of us to follow her into the village...
Since the New Year was approaching, quite a few people were still living in the village.
As we passed the "intelligence agency" at the village entrance, a group of uncles and aunties craned their necks when they saw Cheng Xiaohong return.
Cracking sunflower seeds, they greeted her with smiles.
"Xiao Hong, haven't seen you streaming these past few days!"
"Xiao Hong, did you bring your boyfriend? And you came back in a Mercedes-Benz!"
"Xiao Hong, I heard you bought a house in the city?"
"..."
Cheng Xiaohong smiled and responded to each of them.
"I've been taking a break these past few days, Uncle. No streaming.
Third Aunt, they're all friends of mine. They stopped