Chapter 35

"Uncle is back." Baby, sitting in her brother-in-law's arms, was riding a horse for a walk. From afar, she saw Uncle Li Han driving a pickup truck over and waved her little hand excitedly.

"Beep, beep, Uncle bought ice cream. Do you want to eat it?" Li Han rolled down the car window, poked his head out, and smiled as he patted the big, convenient bag by the car.

"Baby wants it, Baby wants it." "This girl, stop moving around. Xiao Han, you go back first. I'll take one more lap." Her brother-in-law was afraid Baby's movements would startle the horse, and Li Han nodded.

"Brother-in-law, I'll go back first." Li Han drove the pickup back to the George cottage. Outside the yard, his father was watering the flowers and trimming the branches. On the other side, his sister Li Mei was feeding milk to two little lambs. The lambs, weighing over ten pounds, were fluffy and very cute. Baby and Beep each raised one as a pet.

"Dad, Sister, where are Mom and Beep?" Li Han asked, putting the things he bought on a long bench. "Xiao Han, you're back. Mom and Beep went to the vegetable garden to plant vegetables," Li Mei said, standing up.

"I wonder who this girl takes after, loving to plant vegetables and flowers so much." Li Han took out the ice cream and handed it to his father and sister.

"Hehe, she takes after me. You definitely don't take after me. It's too cold, you eat it." Li Pinghe put down the watering can and waved his hand.

"Dad, Sister, I'll take the things inside first." Li Han put the meat, fresh milk, ice cream, and other things in the fridge, changed into work clothes, and walked out of the cottage. "Sister, Dad, I'll go see Mom and Beep in the back."

"Go ahead, I'll tidy up the flowers. By the way, take this for Beep to eat. I don't like it much." Li Pinghe handed the fresh milk ice cream back to Li Han. "Dad, I'll take it. I'll go over first."

Li Han rode a four-wheeled motorcycle to the vegetable garden behind the small forest. From afar, he saw Beep squatting with her little bottom sticking out, digging in the soil for earthworms and snails. "Beep, where's Grandma?" Li Han didn't see his mother and was a bit curious.

"Dad, Grandma is filling water. Beep has already planted the vegetables." Beep put her little hands behind her back, and two little turkeys hopped and pecked at her little leather shoes. "Beep is so capable, so good. Go play." Li Han wiped the dirt off Beep's face, and the little one's face was covered in mud again.

"Um, Beep will catch little bugs to feed the chicks. Grandma said the chicks will grow up and lay eggs for Beep to eat." "Hehe, right, Beep feeds more bugs, and the chicks will grow up quickly." Li Han patted Beep's little head, and the little one rubbed her father's big hand with a smile.

"Um, come on, little chicks." Beep went to catch bugs, and the two little turkeys followed closely. Li Han almost forgot to give Beep the ice cream. "Beep, look what Dad bought." Li Han showed the ice cream to Beep.

"Ice cream." Beep cheered, took it, and tore it open with her little hands. She scooped it with a wooden spoon and put it in her mouth, savoring it. "Dad, eat." The little one didn't forget to scoop a spoonful for Li Han. "Good, very good. Dad has already eaten. Beep, you eat it." Li Han took a bite and smiled.

"Beep, Beep." Zhang Xiuying called out twice and walked over with a bucket. "Grandma, Dad bought ice cream. Grandma, eat." Beep ran to Grandma Zhang Xiuying and handed her a spoonful of ice cream. "Very good, Grandma doesn't eat. Beep, you eat it." "Oh." Beep pouted, and Li Han said, "Mom, try it. It's very good."

"Um, it's very good, Grandma." Beep blinked her big eyes, looking expectantly. "Good, good, Grandma will eat. It's very good. Beep, Grandma has eaten." Zhang Xiuying took a bite, and Beep was happy, showing a big smile. She nodded and took a big bite of the ice cream. Zhang Xiuying's eyes were slightly moist.

"Mom, I'll help you carry the water. You rest." "It's fine, I'm not that old." Zhang Xiuying gave her son a look, but her mouth was full of smiles. Her son had become more considerate, and her granddaughter was very well-behaved. It would be even better if she had a daughter-in-law. "Xiao Han, what do you plan to do about Beep's mother?"

"Mom, I'll handle it myself. Don't worry." Li Han helped Zhang Xiuying water the newly planted vegetables. "You, okay, I won't meddle. By the way, do you remember Aunt Wang next door?"

"Aunt Wang? The one who quit her teaching job a few years ago and started selling clothes?" Li Han put down the water scoop, a bit puzzled. "That's right. You don't know, but Aunt Wang has made a lot of money in recent years. Now, she's sending Xiaoxue to study in the U.S."

"Xiaoxue, the little snot-nosed girl?" Li Han pictured a little girl with a runny nose, two pigtails, and big eyes.

"What snot-nosed girl, she's a big girl now, very pretty." Mom snatched the water scoop from Li Han's hand and gave him a look.

"That's good. When she comes to the U.S., she can come to Montana. I'll treat her as her big brother." Li Han didn't take it too seriously. They had been neighbors for many years, and he hadn't seen Li Xue for about eight years. She might not even remember him.

"You, you really don't remember Xiaoxue. She asked about you the last time." The water in the bucket was finished, and Zhang Xiuying patted her hands and stood up. "By the way, Mom, isn't Xiaoxue in college now? Where does she plan to go?"

"Montana University. I told you, it's not easy for a girl to come to the U.S. alone. As her big brother, you should take care of her." Zhang Xiuying picked up the bucket to get more water.

"Montana University? Why did she choose here? Is her score not good enough?" Li Han took the bucket from Zhang Xiuying, puzzled. "You, Xiaoxue's scores are very good, top in the city, and even in the top few in the province."

"That's strange. With such good scores, why not choose a better school?" Li Han held the bucket and turned to leave, still puzzled, almost going the wrong way.

The three generations worked in the vegetable garden for a long time, finally watering the vegetables they planted today. "Mom, you go back first. I'll check the pond in front." "Okay, Beep, go back with Grandma."

"Mom, I'll take Beep. It's fine." Beep didn't want to go back, and Li Han said, "Okay, don't stay too long. Dinner will be ready soon."

"Got it, Mom." Beep followed her father, and the two little turkeys closely followed her. The turkeys treated Beep as their mother and would look for her when they were hungry. Li Han held Beep's little hand and went to the pond, the small lake behind the mountain.

"Fortunately, the lake still has plenty of water." The farm's crops would have no problem with water, and Li Han felt relieved. When he got home, his father was cooking. "Dad, what smells so good?"

"Hehe, you said you wanted to eat noodles with meat sauce. Your dad is making it now."

Zhang Xiuying took Beep to change her clothes. The little one's clothes were dirty from planting vegetables all afternoon. "Really? It smells so good. I haven't had it for a long time, and I really miss it."

"Uncle is a big glutton." Baby said shyly.

"Yes, yes, yes, Baby isn't a little glutton. Next time, Uncle will buy you ice cream." Li Han teased Baby with a smile.

"Hmph, Uncle is a big bad guy." Baby pouted.

"Baby is bad, Dad is good." Beep pouted, unhappy that someone was saying bad things about her dad.