Xi Zi and the others laughed heartily; their little uncle's way of speaking was always interesting. He never treated them like kids and fooled or scolded them.
At Huang Yaozong's house, the three Huang siblings gathered today with their children to celebrate Father Huang's small birthday. The three brick houses were packed with people from the Huang family, both young and old.
Mrs. Huang and her two daughters-in-law were cooking, while Father Huang was chatting with a neighbor outside in the yard.
He was happily talking to the neighbor about his son-in-law working at the grain station when he noticed his daughter sitting behind his elder son on a bicycle, her face looking downcast.
Father Huang paused in thought, wondering if his son-in-law and grandson had had a fight since it was almost dinner time, and they hadn't arrived yet. Absently, he exchanged a few words with the old neighbor before heading back inside to the east room.
