"I'm going with you," Song Yuantao, being the eldest son in the family, was affirmed in Song Family Village regardless of his ability. Moreover, for the past three generations in Song Family Village, every death required the help of relatives and acquaintances, and thus he quickly put down his cutlery and stepped out with Song Yuanhuan.
Just as Song Yuanhuan and Song Yuantao were leaving, the boy and girl twins who had been sleeping soundly in the house suddenly started crying. The twins were usually well-behaved, quietly chewing on their fingers and talking to each other in baby speak, but instances of loud crying like today were rare, presumably startled by the recent firecrackers.
Xu Xiuxiu couldn't digest the news of the firecrackers in time and instinctively ran to the bedroom, then gently soothed the frightened twins, holding them close. Both siblings, with tears rolling down their cheeks, pitifully clung to Xu Xiuxiu, and then their sobs gradually stopped.
