Chapter 5: Why?

 The three of them left after having lunch. Li Yuegui gave them a basket filled with potatoes for them to take back.

Along the way back, He Xiaoyun didn't talk much. Wei Yuanhang probably sensed her mood and decided to hold her hand along with his father, urging them if he can fly. 

He Xiaoyun looked at the child's sunburned face before finally agreeing. She took a deep breath and exhaled slowly. She exhaled all the depressing thoughts out of her mind and silently glanced at Wei Jianwei. 

"Are you ready? The plane is about to take off."

Wei Jianwei held Wei Yuanhang upper hand and nodded.

"Fly!" He Xiaoyun gave a little cheer, holding the child's arm before rushing forward.

Wei Yuanhang was picked by the two of them and his chubby body was suspended in the air, he exclaimed with great excitement, "The big airplane is coming! The plane is coming!"

'Flying' all the way home, a lot of people who saw them laughed.

He Xiaoyun didn't feel anything while on the road but after stopping, she felt that her arms were sore, the chubby boy is clearly a bit overweight. 

Only the eldest sister-in-law was at home when they came back, sitting at the door and knitting. Seeing them back so early, she asked, "You three, why are you so back so early? Have the three of you eaten yet?" 

"We already did. Where is mother-in-law, sister-in-law?"

"Mother went to the commune early today to see if there is any fat for sale. She's going to buy a few catties back."

He Xiaoyun nodded. She remembered that Wang Chunhua mentioned this matter before, the planting of seedlings. She's going to replenish the family with some meat and oil. Otherwise, the bodies might be weak and it would be too hard in planting.

 After finishing knitting a ball of yarn, Feng Qiuyue pulled a new ball of yarn out of the basket. He Xiaoyun saw it and went over to help her wind it.

She moves naturally but Feng Qiuyue was a little surprised. Although the two of them are sisters-in-law and have lived on the same roof for three or four years, the two of them are not close. Having married for several years and never bearing a child, Feng Qiuyue knew that this sister-in-law was a bit contemptuous of her and tried not to provoke her.

As soon as Wei Yuanhang got home, he ran back to his room to see his eggs and brought them to bask in the sun. 

He Xiaoyun teased him while winding the yarn, "Just leave the box there to bask and come in. You were chubby and white so you can be called cute. What would happen if your skin darkened? You're gonna be called fat and dark."

"I'm not fat!" Wei Yuanhang pouted and ran to his father for backup. "Isn't that right, Dad? I'm not fat at all." 

Wei Jianwei was about to go out and fetched water with a bucket in his hand when he heard his son's question. He then looked down at his son's figure. He didn't say 'fat' nor did he break the child's confidence.

"When you grow up, you'll lose weight." 

Unable to catch the hidden meaning of his father's words, Wei Yuanhang rushed to her mother to retort back, "Dad said I'm going to lose weight!" 

"You're still fatter than me. FATTER than me." He Xiaoyun continued to tease him.

The child then hurriedly asked his father, "Mom says I'm fatter than her, what to do?"

Wei Jianwei glanced at the two of them back and forth. The child looked anxious while He Xiaoyun smiled triumphantly. 

He then said, "You'll be taller than your mom in the future." 

Wei Yuanhang eyes lit up. "Really? I will be taller than mother? Would she looked like a dwarf?"

"Hey!" Wei Jianwei hadn't spoken yet but He Xiaoyun didn't like the topic.

"Who is a little dwarf? Is your butt itching for a beating?" She used to be nearly 1.7 meters tall, but now she's about 1.65 meters tall. Although she's no match for Wei Jianwei's long legs, she couldn't be compared to this little dumpling, right? This is pure slander!

She was about to get up and grab the naughty child when he giggled and hid behind his father. With someone to rely on, the child pokes his head out and said with courage, "Mom's going to be a dwarf! A dwarf in the future~"

He Xiaoyun glared at the child, "You're fat, your father's fat, you are fat!" She shot back.

"Short Dwarf!"

"Fatty little boy!"

"Dwarf Dwarf!"

"Fat Boy!" 

The mother and son fought childishly but the man who led the fight was long gone. Feng Qiuyue smiled at them. Just now, she saw a little smile on her second brother's mouth, which is really rare.

It was not until the afternoon that Wang Chunhua returned and bought back three catties of fat. Different from the price of meat in the future, fat meat is more expensive than lean meat. Sometimes, when the supplies are limited, some people who have friendships with the salesperson can buy the fat meat but a meat ticket is needed. The Wei's meat ticket came from Wei Jianwei from the army.

They cut the meat into many slices, put it in a pot, and let it boil. The whole room then suddenly smelled of meat oil. The lard was packed in an oil jar, and the oil residue was kept well, so it can still be used to stir fry some dishes.

Wei Yuanhang hungrily circled the stove several times and Wang Chunhua filled a bowl with oil residue and sprinkled him some salt flowers. It's not that she didn't want to give the child more but the oil residue is delicious, the child might burn his tongue for eating too much.

Wei Yuanhang ran out while holding the bowl.

He Xiaoyun was rummaging through Wei Yuanhang's old clothes in their room. If there's still good, she's planning to left it to the child in her sister-in-law's stomach to use in the future.

"Mom, food for you." The child came running in with something in his mouth.

"What are you eating?" He Xiaoyun shook aside her clothes one by one and took a moment to look at him.

"It's Youjia. It's delicious." 

He Xiaoyun got curious and look to see what Youjia is. Then saw the bowl full of lard, looking at the child's mouth, it's full of oil.

"I won't eat. Continue eating it but remember to wash your face and hands after eating."

"Yeah." Wei Yuanhang stuffed another greasy residue of oil into his mouth, but his chewing stopped. He asked her with eyes wide open, "If I eat a lot, will I become fatter?"

He Xiaoyun didn't expect that the child would begin paying attention to his image. She couldn't help but smile.

"No. I was joking before. You looked just right." 

Of course, that's not true. But although Wei Yuanhang has some meat, he was well proportioned. Moreover, looking at the Wei's family genes, she knew the child will grow up handsome. 

The little kid had taken an inch and wanted a mile, "Does mom like me?"

"Like you." He Xiaoyun rubbed his little head. "I like you the most."

Wei Yuanhang also happily replied, "I also liked Mom the most!"

At the dinner table, Wang Chunhua distributed tasks to her family about planting the rice for tomorrow.

The three men of the family were sure to go to plant. Feng Qiuyue is pregnant and needs to stay at home. But even if she is pregnant, she still has to cook for the family, watch Yuanhang, and feed the chickens and the pig. But she won't be able to do that all, and so another one is needed to accompany her.

"The eldest and the second daughters-in-law will stay and cooked. And deliver it to the fields." Wang Chunhua decided. 

Feng Qiuyue and He Xiaoyun looked at each other and said, "Mom, you and sister-in-law can both stay here, I'll go."

Wang Chunhua waved her hand and said, "Don't look at my old age, I have more experience than both of you two when it comes to working. I won't be slower than young people. And cooking is not so easy, you two can practice your crafts."

He Xiaoyun wanted to speak but Wang Chunhua waved her hand, "Don't push around. I'll do it."

She held a firm attitude so the others can only give up. Because she(WC) needed to get up in the morning, she left and got to her room to rest for the evening.

Since knowing that Wei Jianwei wouldn't go to the bed to sleep, He Xiaoyun was calmer than last night and was not anxious to urge the child to sleep.

The child sat on the bed while holding two dolls, playing and mumbling words.

Wei Jianwei laid on the floor with a mat as usual. When he did this the last night, the child hadn't seen him, and so, he was curious.

"Mom, why is dad sleeping on the floor?"

He Xiaoyun felt that the child was not friendly at all. He always asked questions she couldn't answer. Seeing Wei Jianwei looking like the dead on the floor, He Xiaoyun decided to throw the hot potato into his hands.

"I don't know. Ask him yourself." As expected, the child turned around to his father.

"Dad, why are you sleeping on the ground?"

Wei Jianwei glanced at He Xiaoyun. He Xiaoyun stared at the roof innocently. She regretted talking so quick, what if the man decided to sleep on the bed because of the child's question?

Fortunately, the man was considerate had a ready answer, "I'm going to wake up in the morning and might wake you up."

Wei Yuanhang gave a snort and stopped playing with dolls. He laid down on the bed and stared at the mats laid on the floor with interest. He turned to He Xiaoyun and said, "Mom, I want to play with dad."

He Xiaoyun thought it over. There seems to be no reason why the child shouldn't get along with his father. She could only say, "Come up to the bed after a while."

The brat slipped out of the bed and went to his father. As soon as he laid with his father, the brat is as talkative. He Xiaoyun listened attentively but disliked it afterward. What a flattering fellow.

Recently, she's been waking up early and sleeping early. At some point, she became confused. She didn't even notice when Wei Yuanhang's voice stopped.

She thought she only closed her eyes for a while. When she opened it again, she saw Wei Jianwei standing by the bed and approaching her.

"What are you doing?" She cried out in surprise, she sat in the bed and clutched her chest.

Wei Jianwei looked at her fixedly. 

The room became silent for a moment, except for the small snores of Wei Yuanhang. He has fallen asleep and is being held by Wei Jianwei. It looks like he was putting the child to bed.

He Xiaoyun was silent for a while, she slowly laid down, quietly pulled the quilt up, and buried herself in. Pretending that nothing happened just now. 

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T/N: That was awkward. Oh well, the fifth chapter finished!

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