Chapter 37 - 37

Chapter 37 Second Brother?"He's a male comrade, and we're two femalecomrade, is it inappropriate for us to take the initiative and ask him?"Yun Ting was taken aback. Oh! Right, they're in the 1970s now, this is indeed a bit inappropriate, she had almost forgotten about this."Never mind then, I'll ride over and sneak a peek while I'm at it..."Yang Qingqing: "..."Before they could get close, the people in front heard the noise and looked back."Hmm...why does this look familiar?" Yun Tingmuttered to herself."Little sister..."The word "little sister" suddenly reminded Yun Ting that this was her second brother.She excitedly jumped off her bicycle, "Second Brother?"Her actions startled Yang Qingqing and Yun Huai …"Be careful, don't fall. Why are you making such a fuss?""Second brother, why didn't you tell me you were coming? Are you on vacation? How many days can you stay?" Yun Ting excitedly grabbed her second brother's arm.Although it was the first time she had seen her second brother since returning here, she didn't feel awkward at all, as if she had never left. Could this be the reason for their blood ties?Seeing his sister's happy smile, Yun Huaicouldn't help but laugh along, "Haha... If I told you in advance, there wouldn't be any surprise, right? This time, your brother can stay with you for five days.""Huh? Only five days?"Yun Huai patted his younger sister's head and smiled indulgently, "Five days is already pretty good. It's rare for your brother to have a vacation. I'll come see you again next time I have the chance.""Alright then!" She knew that in the army, leave was a rare treat, and in those days, train travel was slow. If her second brother hadn't also been in the army in Heilongjiang Province, she might not have been able to stay for so many days! Going home would have taken several days just for the journey."Oh, right, second brother, this is Yang Qingqing, one of the educated youths we went to the countryside with." Yun Ting suddenly remembered that she hadn't introduced them yet! Yang Qingqing stood aside waiting for her." Yang Qingqing, this is my second brother, Yun Huai, who is serving in the army in Heilongjiang Province.""Hello, Yang comrade!" the second brother greeted politely, his face expressionless."Hello, Brother Yun!"This made Yun Ting, who was secretly observing, breathe a sigh of relief. It seemed that her second brother did not have any different thoughts about Yang Qingqing. It was no wonder she thought so. Yang Qingqing was the female lead in the original book, and her charm was not to be underestimated. She did not want her second brother to get involved and interfere in their love dispute."Little sister, what are you thinking about? Let's go, you guys ride your bikes back first, I'll walk." The second brother pinched Yun Ting's little face.To herself, she thought, "My little sister's face is so soft and delicate..."" Yang Qingqing, you go ahead and ride your bike! I'll walk with my second brother, we can chat..."Yang Qingqing nodded, "Then I'll be going now.""Little sister, walking is tiring, why don't you go back and wait for your second brother?""Second brother, don't underestimate me. I'm not weak now. This little distance is nothing to me."Yun Huai's smile vanished. His younger sister must have endured a lot of hardship to be able to toughen up like this. He felt a pang of sadness in his heart.My younger sister has always been pampered at home since she was a child and has never done any heavy work. Even when she went to the countryside, she had to do heavy farm work.When Yun Ting saw his second brother fall silent and notice his strange expression, he immediately understood."Second brother, don't be like that. I'm fine, really. Although working in the fields is tiring, it's very fulfilling! And it's good exercise too! Look, aren't I perfectly fine now? Still so chubby and healthy, hehe...""Nonsense, how could she be so fair and chubby? She's as skinny as a monkey."The brother and sister walked and talked, and soon reached the village entrance. On the way,Lu Jiayan and Zhou Yang came back and asked curiously.At the village entrance, some women who were chatting there were very curious when they saw Yun Ting with a male comrade in military uniform."Little Educated Youth Yun, you're back from the market?""Yes, Aunt Liu.""Is this soldier your boyfriend?" Another older woman couldn't hide her gossipy gaze."No, ma'am, this is my second brother. He's on vacation and came to visit me.""Aunties, how are you! Please take good care of my sister! Here, have some candy to sweeten your mouths!" Yun Huai, very adept at social niceties, pulled out a handful of hard fruit candies and shared some with the aunties. The women were delighted and showered him andYun Ting with compliments."Oh! Young man, you're too kind. You're a fine young man, with the bearing of an officer in the army. Young Yun, the educated youth, is also quite good. Your parents are truly blessed!""Yes! Young man, do you have a girlfriend? Let me introduce you to one, I guarantee you'll like her, let me tell you..."Yun Huai never expected that such a small gesture of kindness would elicit such enthusiasm from the aunties, who were practically eager to help him date the girls." Aunties, thank you for your kindness, but he has a girlfriend in the army, so you don't need to trouble yourself. My second brother is tired from the journey, so I'll take him home to rest first."Yun Ting quickly pulled her second brother away."No, little sister, when did I get a boyfriend?""Second brother, are you stupid? Do you really want that old lady to introduce you to someone?""Oh! I see, my little sister is so clever..."Along the way, Yun Ting chatted with her second brother about village matters, leading him to the small courtyard where Lu Jiayan...Zhou Yang was in the courtyard."Second brother, wait here for a bit, I'll go in and tidy up a bit, hehe...""Is there anything in your room that your second brother can't see?""Oh, don't worry about it."Yun Huai didn't insist on going in. Zhou Yangstruck up a conversation with him, and since they were both talkative, they quickly got into a chat.Lu Jiayan would occasionally chime in, and for a while, the courtyard was filled with the sounds of Zhou Yang and Yun Huai laughing and talking.Yun Ting returned to her room and quickly took some things out of her spatial storage. Otherwise, with her second brother here these past few days, it wouldn't be convenient to take things out of her spatial storage.I took out quite a lot of rice, as well as fruit and some meat. I didn't dare take too much, because if I couldn't take it all, I would take my second brother up the mountain to hunt and eat the food ready-made. He would definitely be interested.After preparing everything and quickly looking around the house to make sure nothing was missed, I went out to call my second brother."Second brother, alright! Come inside and rest. I'll boil some hot water for you to wash up.""No need for you, Second Brother can just wash it with cold water later.""Second brother, I don't care when there's no other option, but we need hot water now."Yun Huai chuckled and turned to Zhou Yang, saying, " Zhou Yang, look, my sister's such a busybody, haha..."" Brother Huai, are you showing off? Sigh! I'm so envious of you having such a nice little sister. It's a pity I don't have one.""Hehe...be envious! My sister is mine." Yun Huaismugly chimed in.Yun Ting covered her face. This second brother is such a silly goose, I can't bear to look at him."Let's go! Second brother..."As soon as Yun Huai entered the room, she looked around and said, "Little sister, you've got quite a complete collection of things.""Of course! I won't mistreat myself, you can rest assured!""Look what good things your second brother brought you." Yun Huai put down the package he was carrying and opened it, taking out the items one by one."Aren't these little leather shoes beautiful! I knew they'd suit you perfectly at first glance. And this dress, so stylish, my sister would look like a beautiful doll in it..."When Yun Ting saw that pink dress, her lips twitched. This…