The woman in front of me is Dong Chunhua, Xu Xiujuan's cousin.
Zhou Yan's memory is very good now, and he can easily recall things from many years ago, so he naturally recognized Dong Chunhua.
And when he saw Dong Chunhua wearing an apron, he didn't know that she was running the store.
Xu Xiujuan's grandfather was from Hongcheng, and Dong Chunhua was Xu Xiujuan's cousin.
Dong Chunhua also has several brothers and sisters.
However, Xu Xiujuan has been settling in Taicheng since her father's generation. Regarding this family of relatives, Zhou Yan is actually only a little familiar with Dong Chunhua.
After all, Dong Chunhua also works in Taicheng, and sometimes brings her daughter to visit her home. She also came to the home several times during the Chinese New Year.
At that time, Zhou Yan also played with Dong Chunhua's daughter, his distant cousin, in bed.
At that time, I was ignorant and thought my cousin Liu Ying was pretty, so I went to the Internet to check the information.
Zhou Yan still remembers what the search content was called at that time.
It’s called [Can I get married with my cousin]
The result of the investigation at that time was that marriage was not allowed, and marriage was prohibited for direct blood relatives and collateral blood relatives within three generations.
Zhou Yan was still very disappointed when he saw this result.
She has no thoughts about her cousin, and she doesn't even play with her in bed.
When I was a kid, I didn’t know much. I only knew what I could do and what I couldn’t do.
In fact, there are some things that adults cannot distinguish clearly, but children can distinguish them very clearly.
Even if you as an adult make a random promise to your child, if it is not fulfilled, the child will really remember you for a long time.
Just like Zhou Yan still remembers that his cousin said she wanted to buy him a basketball toy, but now that he is in college, he has not yet bought one.
Zhou Yan estimated that Dong Chunhua no longer remembered.
As for the cousin, as Dong Chunhua brought her cousin to visit less and less, Zhou Yan didn't see her much, so the relationship naturally declined.
But then there was a chance that Zhou Yan saw a post while surfing the Internet.
Although the cousin's daughter is also a cousin, she has been born for three generations and is a collateral blood relative of the fourth generation.
In other words, you can get married.
Of course, at that time, Zhou Yan had already fallen in love with Tang Tang, so he naturally had no interest in his distant cousin whom he had only met a few times.
Dong Chunhua, who walked out of the Kuanfen shop, also saw Zhou Yan and Tang Tang.
But her eyes were always on Zhou Yan from beginning to end.
She looked and looked, as if she didn't believe her eyes, and rubbed her eyes again, until she came close to Zhou Yan, and then asked uncertainly: "Are you...Xiao Yan?"
Dong Chunhua has some wrinkles on her face, but she looks very gentle and peaceful. She wears a beige turtleneck sweater and has curly hair. She is a typical southern woman.
"Cousin."
Zhou Yan smiled and said hello.
"You are really Xiao Yan." Dong Chunhua finally smiled after hearing Zhou Yan's words: "We haven't seen each other for a few years, and he has grown into a handsome young man. My cousin almost didn't recognize him."
Zhou Yan smiled and nodded, then asked: "Cousin, why did you come to Hongcheng?"
Dong Chunhua flipped up her hair and explained: "I couldn't find any suitable job in Taicheng, so I came back here. It happened that my brother Kuan Fen's shop was about to be sold out. When he saw me coming back, he let me run it. ."
"So that's it."
Zhou Yan knew it well. He knew that Dong Chenggong, his distant cousin, had not run away.
When Zhou Wan came to see him, Zhou Yan casually mentioned that Dong Chenggong was his cousin. In fact, it was because he had a cousin named Dong, and it was a temporary thought.
I didn’t expect that he was actually my cousin.
But that's right, Dong Chunhua's other brothers and sisters are all in Hongcheng, and Zhou Yan only knows Dong Chunhua and his cousin's family, but has never met the others.
Even when Xu Xiujuan went to Hongcheng to visit relatives, she wouldn't take him with her, saying it was troublesome and she didn't know the parents' differences.
Zhou Yan still remembered that his mother had said that when her grandmother passed away, relatives quarreled over the land and the house. At that time, Xu Xiujuan just wanted to leave quickly.
After that, I didn’t visit my relatives in Hongcheng very often, so I just let it go.
But it's good to have a relationship with my cousin. After all, in the future, when I run a taxi business, I will have a lot of dealings with Dong Chenggong, my cheap cousin.
Dong Chunhua looked at Tang Xin, Tangtang and Congee at this time. She smiled at Tang Xin and said, "You are Xiujuan's neighbor, right?"
"Well, send the kids to school."
Tang Xin nodded. She also noticed Dong Chunhua, a woman who had been to Xu Xiujuan's house. She knew she was a relative of Zhou Yan's family. She smiled and said, "What a coincidence."
"It's quite a coincidence. I didn't expect to meet him today."
Dong Chunhua greeted with a smile: "Come in and sit down, it's hot outside."
Tang Tang was confused at this time.
After all, the Kuanfen restaurant where Shitou brought her to eat was replaced by the proprietress, and she was also a relative of Shitou.
Tang Tang was thinking in his heart at this time.
Shitou said cousin?
Then should she also call her cousin?
Tang Tang shook his little head and followed in.
Inside the Kuanfen store,
Zhou Yan was held by Dong Chunhua's arm and walked in. He immediately saw a girl wearing a blue and white school uniform.
The girl has a simple ponytail. She is sitting in the corner of the checkout counter, quietly writing something with a pen.
Looks like a high school student.
"Yingying, your cousin is here. Stop doing homework and come to say hello." Dong Chunhua said with a smile.
"cousin?"
Liu Ying was stunned for a moment, then raised her head and saw Dong Chunhua leading a boy in.
Very familiar feeling.
It's like I've seen it before.
Is he a cousin?
Liu Ying remembered that her cousin was not that handsome.
Zhou Yan also saw Liu Ying clearly.
The impression of Mohu that I had thought about for many years also became clearer.
Her hair was combed into a simple ponytail, fixed with a silver curved hairpin, and her bangs were long and short, with a slight curvature.
With a slightly childish face, bright black eyebrows, bright and upright eyes, a straight mouth, tight red lips, Liu Ying's facial features are very delicate, and she can be said to be a little beauty.
When Zhou Yan saw Liu Ying, what jumped out was, cousin, I want to eat instant noodles.
At that time, Dong Chunhua brought Liu Ying to visit relatives, and mother and daughter also stayed at home for a few days. The adults went shopping, leaving Liu Ying and Zhou Yan at home.
Liu Ying was hungry and saw a pack of braised beef noodles. She came to Zhou Yan's room and knocked on the door and said, "Cousin, I want to eat instant noodles."
Zhou Yan had no feelings for Liu Ying at first.
After all, her tone every time she opens her mouth is, cousin, I want...cousin, I want...cousin, give it to me...etc., she is a clingy person.
It wasn't until the two of them went from rushing to eat instant noodles to throwing quilts at each other on the bed that they slowly got along and developed a relationship.
The young Zhou Yan was ignorant and very curious about the opposite sex. He thought that if the relationship was good enough, he could get married. It was a very simple idea.
But then Liu Ying left. Although they met a few times, they didn't say hello much, and their impression became more and more dull. Even during the New Year's Eve dinner, Zhou Yan ignored Liu Ying and went to find her after eating. Tang Tang plays.
Zhou Yan guessed that Liu Ying also had a bad impression of him.
The relationship between the two people is, at most, distant cousins.
The ignorant emotions that arose from just a few days of getting along when we were young have become increasingly dull as time goes by.
Even after he started working and starting a business, Zhou Yan never met this distant cousin.
Impressive.
But she is indeed pretty. She is one of the more outstanding ones among high school students. She has no makeup and her skin is fair. She is on par with Yan Mo.
It's just that compared to Xiao Mo's elegance and generosity, Liu Ying's Xiaojiabiyu type is somewhat similar to Tang Tang, but she doesn't have the extravagant nature of Tang Tang.
Liu Ying also came to Zhou Yan from the cashier at this time. She first glanced at Tang Tang, Congee and Tang Xin. She had an impression of Tang Tang and Tang Xin. She seemed to have seen them somewhere, but Lin Congee , she has really never seen it.
As for the cousin her mother was talking about... Liu Ying glanced at Zhou Yan, and finally whispered: "What is your name?"
Seeing her daughter's appearance, Dong Chunhua also smiled helplessly.
It's normal that the two children don't have much interaction with each other. After all, they haven't met each other many times.
Even after the death of Grand Duke Liu Ying, Xiujuan could not interact with them, and their relationship became diluted.
So Dong Chunhua helped explain: "This is your cousin Zhou Yan, the son of your cousin Xiujuan. When we went to Taicheng to visit relatives, we went to your cousin Xiujuan's house. Have you forgotten?"
"Well."
When Liu Ying heard Dong Chunhua's words, she looked at Zhou Yan several times. She really couldn't compare the handsome so-called cousin in front of her with the stupid brat from before who always disliked her.
Even when Zhou Yan looked at her, Liu Ying felt a little unnatural.
I haven't seen him for many years. Although he is a distant cousin, he is more like a stranger.
"Hello, cousin." Liu Ying simply said hello to Zhou Yan, but she didn't say hello to Tang Xin, Tang Tang, and Congee. She went back to the cashier and started her homework calmly.
"This kid is afraid of life." Dong Chunhua smiled and said, "You didn't eat much when we got off the bus. I'll give you some noodles and side dishes to fill your stomach."
Zhou Yan smiled and said, "Sorry, cousin."
"Can you eat spicy food?" Dong Chunhua asked with a smile.
"Cousin, I want something slightly spicy!" Tang Tang said at this time.
Dong Chunhua looked at Tang Tang, slightly surprised, then smiled and said: "Okay, okay."
"Cousin, let's be a little spicy too," Zhou Yan said.
"Then cousin, let's do it now." Dong Chunhua said with a smile, then turned and went to the kitchen.
Dong Chunhua left, and Tang Tang asked Zhou Yan: "Shitou, why didn't I know that this store is owned by one of your relatives?"
"I just found out too," Zhou Yan said.
"What about the former boss lady, do you know Shitou?" Tang Tang had actually been curious for a long time.
Zhou Yan: "Maybe... it's my cousin's aunt."
"Oh~, Shitou, why did you say that Aunt Xu had taken you to eat and you wanted to bring me here to eat? It turns out that you are visiting relatives." Tang Tang joked with a smile.
She lowered her voice again: "Shitou, your cousin is quite pretty."
But soon, Tang Tang got a slap on the head. In pain, Tang Tang looked at Tang Xin and said, "Mom, why are you hitting me?"
Tang Xin said helplessly: "Look at how sensible and peaceful Congee is."
Tang Tang looked at Congee and saw that she was actually playing with her green little fingers calmly, and she said, "What?"
Just compare her with Congee.
In front of the cashier, Liu Ying looked up at Zhou Yan again.
Seeing him talking and laughing with the two girls, he curled his lips.
I don’t know which one is my cousin’s girlfriend.
However, this distant cousin has a nice voice and is handsome, so there is probably no shortage of girls who like him.
As if she was afraid that Zhou Yan would find out, Liu Ying just glanced at it and lowered her head to do her homework.
Her theoretical knowledge of art was not up to standard, and her art exam was about to take place. Liu Ying had no intention of dealing with a cousin whom she didn't know very well and who had always ignored her at meals before.
After finishing the question, Liu Yingying checked her answer and her mouth was a little trembling.
So many mistakes.
It was so much right before.
....
"Success, let me tell you something. Xiujuan's son has come to Hongcheng. Well, he is in the Kuanfen shop now. Do you want to come and meet him... Yes, he went to university in Hongcheng. What university did I I haven’t asked yet...Okay, then come here first."
In the kitchen, Dong Chunhua put down her phone and sighed softly.
When the family was separated, it was Yingying's grandfather who did something wrong. The eldest brother had been in Hongcheng and had never seen this distant nephew. He should be allowed to see her.
....
Qianhu University Town, Luyuan Transportation Comprehensive Management Office
"Cousin-nephew? Xiujuan's son?"
Dong Chenggong put down his phone and muttered to himself.
There's nothing important to do, just go and see him and see what his cheap nephew looks like.
...
"time to eat."
Dong Chunhua and another waiter each carried a full plate with some side dishes and wide noodles.
Zhou Yan and Tang Xin also helped clean up, and finally Dong Chunhua also sat down. She smiled and said to Zhou Yan: "I have already said hello to your cousin, Xiao Yan, and your eldest cousin will come to see you later." Look at you, Xiaoyan."
"Sorry, cousin."
Zhou Yan responded with a smile. He knew that Dong Chenggong should have succeeded, and he placed Kuan Fen in front of the three women.
Dong Chunhua: "This wide noodles is delicious. It is made by my sister-in-law. After you finish eating, I will serve it to you again."
"Well, my cousin...Aunt Zhou Yan and I have eaten here before."
At this time, Tang Tang originally wanted to follow Zhou Yan and call her cousin, but after thinking about her mother telling her not to shout randomly, she quickly changed her mind.
"Have you been here?" Dong Chunhua was stunned for a moment and looked at Zhou Yan: "Xiaoyan, when you came here before, did you have a fat boss lady?"
Zhou Yan: "Yeah."
Dong Chunhua knew it well and explained with a smile: "The boss lady is your cousin, and your cousin gave me this shop."
Zhou Yanyang pretended to know for the first time: "What a coincidence?"
"No."
Dong Chunhua said with a smile, then looked at Liu Ying who was immersed in homework: "Yingying, come here and talk to us. Don't just focus on homework. You can't be rude."
"knew."
Liu Ying made a soft sound, reluctantly put down her pen, and came to sit in front of Dong Chunhua.
"I didn't have much to eat at noon, so you should eat some." Dong Chunhua moved a plate of noodles in front of Liu Ying, and gave Liu Ying a pair of kuaizi.
Liu Ying: ....
She was a little helpless to her mother, but Liu Ying still picked up the kuaizi and ate it in small bites.
Very embarrassing.
After all, we haven’t seen each other for so many years, and we don’t know each other very well.
Liu Ying just wanted to finish eating quickly.
"I'm going to help the cook first. Xiaoyan, you and Yingying should communicate more. She will take the art exam this year. You can help her check which school is better."
Dong Chunhua smiled at Zhou Yan and said, obviously she had already had this idea.
"Okay, cousin."
Zhou Yan wasn't too nervous, but the cheap cousin in front of him was so nervous that Kuaizi didn't even know he had taken it backwards.
Lin Porridge was eating noodles in silence.
She also knew from the conversations between several people that this high school student dressed as her brother was her brother's cousin. However, her relationship with her brother was very weak, so Lin Congru didn't have any sense of crisis.
She has a happy-go-lucky temperament, as long as she knows that her brother will always treat her well, it is enough.
Compared to Lin Congru's quietness, Tang Tang asked curiously: "What's your name?"
"Liu Ying."
Liu Ying looked at the sweet-smiling girl in front of her, felt a little fond of her, and answered simply.
"My name is Tang Tang, this is my mother, and the one next to me is Congee, who is Zhou Yan's... um, classmate."
Tang Tang explained to Liu Ying that she didn't say that Congee was Zhou Yan's sister. Maybe she didn't really accept this fact in her heart.
When Lin Congruu heard Tang Tang's words, she pursed her lips slightly and said nothing.
Liu Ying was not as nervous as she was at the beginning. Although she deliberately avoided Zhou Yan's eyes, she was still very decent and natural when facing Tang Tang. She put on a slight smile and said softly: "Sister Porridge and Tang Tang." They are all very beautiful, and so is Auntie.”
"Thank you, you look good too." Lin Congru replied politely.
Tang Xin also smiled gently: "Auntie has met you before. At that time, your mother and your cousin took you shopping to buy clothes. Do you have any impressions?"
When Liu Ying heard Tang Xin's words, she thought about it and her eyes lit up: "You are Aunt Xin who gave me pigtails at that time."
"Yeah." Tang Xin pursed her lips and smiled: "It's rare that Yingying still remembers it."
"I must remember that my aunt took me to eat KFC at that time." Liu Ying said with a smile.
She doesn't have a reserved temper to begin with, but she just can't let go when facing unfamiliar people.
She felt very kind to the aunt in front of her, and she took her to buy whatever she wanted to eat.
"Mom, why didn't I know?" Tang Tang asked curiously at this time.
"You were sleeping in at the time, so you definitely didn't know." Tang Xin said.
"Okay, I'll miss the KFC."
Tangtang actually likes this kind of foreign fast food, but her mother always said that she would only take her to eat it once if she had good grades. She has only eaten Tangtang a few times since she was a child. She is really greedy.
The three girls chatted quickly. I don't know if they were acquainted with each other. Liu Ying did not say anything to Zhou Yan. Instead, she chatted with Aunt Tang, whom she liked very much, and Tang Tang, who praised her good looks.
Lin Churro was very quiet and did not participate in the chat. Instead, he was eating noodles like Zhou Yan.
Perhaps the air conditioner was a little cold, so Lin Churui moved towards Zhou Yan again, getting closer to him.
The five of them were eating, and Dong Chunhua occasionally came over to chat, until a man in a trench coat wearing sunglasses appeared at the door.
Dong Chunhua greeted him with a smile: "Come and meet your nephew."
