Summer days slipped quietly away in Zhou Xiaoyun's happiness and Hai Zi's pain.

  There are still more than ten days before school starts, and Zhou Fu and Zhou Mu are discussing taking the children to visit their relatives.

  "It's been quiet at home these days, the kids haven't even gone out for a trip to a nearby place. Let's take them to visit relatives while school hasn't started yet."

  Zhao Yuzhen also wanted to take the opportunity to get some fresh air, so she was very supportive of this idea: "His dad, I've been thinking about the same thing as you! We should take the kids out for a spin and get some fresh air. But, where did you say we should go? To his third uncle's house or his eldest aunt's house?"

  "Town is too far, it's not easy to go out early and return late. Besides, his three uncles and aunts are busy with work every day and don't have time to accompany us. His aunt's house is closer, we can ride bicycles with two children and arrive in half an hour. Her place is big and has a small orchard, the kids will have fun there too. Let's go to his aunt's house."

  "I'll go buy some candies and bring them back for Xiaolei and Meizi at their aunt's place."

  Zhao Yuzhen went to the village grocery store and bought some hard candy, brought some duck eggs from home, and put them in a cloth bag. She washed the faces of several children again and again, and also cleaned herself up.

  It's rare for Da Bao to listen and let Zhao Yuzhen wash his face. Rarely is his face clean, with a straight brow and regular features, making him a handsome boy. Unfortunately, this face can only be kept clean for one day a year when visiting relatives or during the New Year.

  Visiting relatives is the favorite of children. In this era, there was no TV, no computer, and no amusement park. Visiting relatives had delicious food, could go out for a long time, and it was better to be naughty, all of which were tolerated, making it the most popular entertainment for all children.

  So Dabao jumped up excitedly as soon as he heard that they were going to Auntie's house, Xiaobao also followed closely behind Dabao with a happy smile, and Er Ya was infected by the atmosphere, laughing happily.

  Zhou Xiaoyun's face was calm and unruffled, after all, she had lived for nearly thirty years, so naturally she wouldn't get excited or agitated like a real child.

  But being able to go to Aunt's house is also a delightful thing, listening to Zhou Xiaoxia's "lectures" all day has become tedious, and Hai Zi is also a mischievous kid, she doesn't fear him but also doesn't want to engage in a silly and laughable argument with him. Now being able to go to Aunt's house for a day, she thinks it's a great idea too.

  Zhou's father and Zhou's mother each rode an old-fashioned bicycle with a rod in front, Zhou's father's had been worn out from traveling around the streets and countryside, Zhou Xiaoyun looked at it disdainfully and climbed onto the back of Zhao Yuzhen's bike.

  Zhou's father sat on the carriage shaft, with Xiao Bao sitting behind him and Da Bao leading the way in front. Zhao Yu Zhen followed behind with Zhou Xiao Yun and Er Ya, and the whole family set off.

  Dabao was always restless on the bus, twisting and turning. After nearly falling off for the third time, Zhou's father couldn't help but sternly warn him:

  "Dabao, if you don't behave yourself now, we'll send you back home and let you stay there alone. The five of us will go."

  Wow, such a long sentence was spoken in one breath without any pause or gasp for air, fully demonstrating that Zhou's patience had reached its limit.

  Zhou Xiaoyun looked at Da Bao's swollen face and couldn't help but smile secretly.

  Dabao saw his sister teasing him, and he felt like scolding her but didn't dare to for fear of making Zhou Fu angry and sending him back home alone. Not willing to be teased, he made a fierce face, raised his fist, and threatened to swing it, but unexpectedly, Zhou Xiaoyun laughed even harder.

  Dabao rolled his eyes, stuck out his long tongue and used his hands to pull up the corners of his eyes to make a ridiculous face.

  Even Er Ya couldn't help but laugh at this point.

  Xiao Bao heard Er Ya and his sister laughing, but couldn't see what was happening behind him, anxiously scratching his ears: "Brother, what are you doing?"

  "Brother is making a scary face!"

  Xiao Bao insisted on seeing Da Bao's ghost face, and Zhou Fu was so annoyed that he got off the car and scolded Da Bao again. Then, he took out a few pieces of candy from the cloth bag hanging on the car door and stuffed them into Xiao Bao's hands to calm him down.

  Zhou Xiaoyun and Er Ya also got two pieces each.

  Zhou Xiaoyun peeled off a piece and stuffed the round and hard sugar grains into her mouth, chomping twice, really sweet.

  This kind of sugar was available when I was a kid, but when I grew up and wanted to buy it again, I couldn't find it anywhere. Zhou Xiaoyun thinks that this type of sugar is actually much tastier than the soft candies and milk candies that became popular many years later.

  A faint apple flavor in the mouth, such a candy can often be sucked for half a day, is the most favorite snack of children.

  Dabao suffered the most severe punishment from his father, and didn't even get a single piece of candy. Watching his younger siblings savoring their candies with relish, his eyes turned red with envy, and he swallowed hard to hold back his saliva.

  Zhou Xiaoyun looked at Da Bao's pitiful appearance and softened her heart, giving him a piece of candy. Taking advantage of the fact that their parents' car was relatively close by, she slipped another piece of candy to Da Bao.

  Dabao was overjoyed and stretched out his arm to receive it, not daring to make a sound that would be heard by Zhou Fu. He could only quietly peel the lychee and put it in his mouth, and instantly the sweet flavor filled his entire heart, making him feel extremely happy. In his mind, Zhou Xiaoyun was immediately promoted to "good younger sister", and he threw away the malicious teasing from earlier to the back of his mind.

  The journey was very happy, and before long, I saw the small orchard of my aunt's house.