The next day, Zhang Mingyang was dragged out of bed by Yan Hui early in the morning.

He just sighed because he couldn't sleep well. He had already guessed this kind of thing. It would be strange if my mother didn't call him this morning.

There is a saying that goes well, no matter what kind of big boss or leader you are outside, or what kind of proud achievements you have, as long as you come home, you are like a son and you have to help your mother clean up.

Yan Hui dragged him up so early just for this matter.

General cleaning.

After all, the Chinese New Year is coming up in a few days, and there must be a way to bid farewell to the old and welcome the new.

When they went downstairs to eat, the two sisters Xu Duanran and Xu Linyou were already sitting at the dining table.

After eating, both adults and children should work with Yan Hui.

They have a difficult task today because they have to clean two rooms on this floor.

When I opened the house where Xu Duanran lived before, a gust of cold wind blew in my face.

Yan Hui thought the musty smell in the room was too strong yesterday, so she opened the window and left it to air out all night.

Zhang Mingyang, who was half asleep and half awake, was suddenly froze. He curled his neck and looked inside.

Xu Duanran left suddenly and never came back after going to Linjiang. She only brought some daily necessities, and there were still many traces of the eldest lady's life in the house.

"I'll wipe the glass first, you guys pull down the sheets and quilts, and then wipe the floor." Yan Hui assigned tasks to Zhang Mingyang and Xu Duanran.

This is not their first year cleaning with Yan Hui, so they naturally know what to do next.

Especially Zhang Mingyang, he had just cleaned this house until the last New Year before his rebirth.

After Xu Duanran left, Yan Hui still maintained the habit of cleaning every year, looking forward to the day when her Ranran could return to China for the New Year.

At that time, his only source of information about the eldest lady was my mother.

Although the two have no longer contacted each other, my mother will often talk to him about things related to Xu Duanran.

"Of course I graduated today."

"Of course I'm working abroad and I earn a lot of money."

"Ranran bought his own house, which is a small single-family villa."

...

Yan Hui often talked about this and so on, but never mentioned when Xu Duanran would return to China. He just cleaned the room year after year.

At that time, she no longer mentioned letting him be with Xu Duanran, but often asked him when he would get married and find a girl to settle down with.

Zhang Mingyang is not interested in these topics, but occasionally asks: "What about Xu Duanran? Is she married? Has she found a foreigner?"

Whenever this topic is brought up, Yan Hui just sighs.

"Ranran said she is a celibate person and plans not to fall in love or get married in her whole life."

Thinking of this, Zhang Mingyang turned to look at Xu Duanran, completely unable to imagine that this young lady who would cry whenever she had nothing to do would become a celibate in the future.

I think you are not single on your own initiative, but because you are too arrogant, no one wants you!

The moment they turned their heads, their eyes met, and Xu Duanran quickly turned his head to the side.

"What are you waiting for? Move, hurry up, hurry up!" Zhang Mingyang urged.

"Aunt Yan, what should I do?" Seeing that her sister and brother-in-law both had missions, Xu Linyou also stepped forward to ask sensibly.

Yan Hui touched the little girl's head and said lovingly: "Just follow them. If you feel bored, you can go back and watch cartoons for a while."

"Mom, I also want to go back and watch cartoons!" Zhang Mingyang raised his hand and said.

"Youyou is ten years old, you are ten years old too!" Yan Hui rolled her eyes at her son.

Double standards! Absolute double standards!

It is said that the stricter the parents are towards the next generation, the more pampering they will towards the next generation. Zhang Mingyang can get a glimpse of this from his mother's attitude towards Youyou.

Needless to say, if I have a grandson in the future, I will definitely love him to no end.

Xu Linyou rejected Yan Hui's proposal and took the initiative to follow her sister.

"Okay, let's get to work quickly. If you don't finish it, it will be dark soon." After saying that, Yan Hui took the rag and bucket and prepared to clean the windows first.

Halfway through, Yan Hui thought of something again, turned around and warned: "Of course, when you are packing, you can just pick out the things you want to take away, and ask Yangyang to help you take them to Linjiang after the New Year."

Zhang Mingyang looked at his watch, it was now 6:43 in the morning.

Well, that's right, it's going to be dark soon.

"Youyou, did you go to your sister's room yesterday? There are many more interesting things in her room than mine." Zhang Mingyang asked.

Yesterday, Xu Linyou played in his room for a long time before going back. He didn't expect that the little girl's favorite thing was his set of pirated Saint Seiya assembled models.

The models were placed in the cabinet under the bookcase. In order to satisfy the little girl's curiosity, he took them out and displayed them one by one.

Hearing Zhang Mingyang's question, Xu Linyou's body paused unconsciously, but she immediately returned to normal and did not let the two people around her see the flaw.

She said without changing her expression: "Aunt Yan took me to see her."

As she spoke, she looked up at her brother-in-law's expression. Seeing that he had no special reaction, she was relieved but also a little disappointed.

It's probably a conflicting feeling of wanting the other party to find out, but not wanting the other party to find out so quickly.

Zhang Mingyang saw that the little girl was not very interested, so he stopped continuing the topic.

He guessed that it was probably because my mother told Youyou about the past, saying that Xu Duanran had been living here alone, which made the little girl feel that it was all her fault.

"There won't be anything in the room that I shouldn't see, otherwise I won't go in." Zhang Mingyang just stepped in and immediately took it back.

"No!" Xu Duanran pushed his back and walked forward: "Aunt Yan asked you to clean up with me, don't be lazy!"

Pushing open the ajar door, you will see a room that is both familiar and unfamiliar.

Later, only a few simple pieces of furniture were left in this room, and the scratches on the furniture proved that someone had once lived in this room.

But now, there are still many daily necessities in the room that have not yet been tidied up.

There were even a few papers from high school on the desk, as if someone had just been studying in the room.

Xu Duanran's room looks very girly, with warm colors from the sheets to the desk, and there are stickers of unknown anime characters on the bedside.

This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! The color of the sticker has turned a little yellow, but no one has cleaned it.

My sister's room is much smaller than my sister Xu Linyou's room in Linjiang, but it looks very cozy.

It's a pity that the girl's body fragrance is no longer in the room, replaced by a dull musty smell. Even if it is left overnight, the smell is of no use.

"Hey, my mother didn't know what to do and came over to help you ventilate the air."

The climate in Linjiang is humid, especially in winter, and mold can grow in rooms that are not ventilated for a long time.

"I was leaving in a hurry and I forgot to remind Aunt Yan." Xu Duanran took the responsibility on himself.

"It's useless to remind you. After you went to Linjiang, my mother took my father there every two days. It's strange to remember." Zhang Mingyang shook off the quilt and asked: "Xu Duanran, zipper Is it on your side?"

He took a step back, looking for the zipper of the quilt cover, but ended up knocking over something on the bedside table.

He lowered his head and saw that it was actually a glass product. He quickly picked it up and breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that not only was it not broken, but there were not even any cracks.

After picking it up, Zhang Mingyang found that it seemed to be a photo frame.

He subconsciously turned the photo frame over. The photo showed two children, a boy and a girl.

The boy sat on a chair and said "yeah" to the camera with an exaggerated smile. The girl stood behind with her hands on the back of the chair. She looked a little scared, but she still smiled under the photographer's compulsion.

There are a few small words written in the lower right corner of the photo.

"Twelfth birthday commemoration"

Zhang Mingyang remembered this photo because he also had one. Every year when he and Xu Duanran had their birthdays when they were young, Yan Hui would definitely take them to the photo studio to take a set of photos.

This also resulted in the two of them having each other appear in their birthday photos.

What he is holding now was taken when he was 12 years old.

He didn't know why Xu Duanran put this photo in the frame and placed it on the bedside table.

Zhang Mingyang had never found this photo in his room before.

Just put it up? No, maybe it hasn't been put away yet.

"The zipper is on my side. I'll pull the quilt cover, and you pull off the sheets."

At this time, Xu Duanran finally found the zipper of the quilt cover. When she raised her head to remind her, she happened to see Zhang Mingyang staring blankly at the photo frame in his hand.

"Ah, okay." After hearing the voice, he quickly put the photo frame in his hand back to its original position.

Only then did Xu Duanran remember that because he was leaving in a hurry, he didn't have time to put away many things.

Just like the photo frame just now, if it was her in the past, she would definitely put it in the drawer and hide it before he came in.

She didn't know if she had really forgotten this time, or if she subconsciously wanted Zhang Mingyang to discover her little secrets.

"Do you know why I put this photo on my bedside?" Xu Duanran asked proactively.

Zhang Mingyang glanced back and saw Xu Linyou standing behind, playing with the doll in his hand. He signaled that the child was still here and not to talk nonsense.
To be continued...