"Also, don't tell about this matter to mother and father for now. We aren't strong enough to face the world, which is full of malice. It's better not to make them worry, alright?" Ning Qi said as they entered the village roads.
"It's alright, brother! I won't say anything until I am able to fly in the sky, OK?"
Ning Jing said with a severe face, but her claim made Ning Qi roll his eyes and not bother with her again. He knows that his sister is joking, but he is sure that she already understands the importance.
"Hm! That's good. Let's stop talking about this matter." Ning Qi said as he concentrated on his driving. No one knows when a kid suddenly pops out into the road, a bit 'playful' in these villages especially.
Xingping ancient village is a normal village that mostly consisted of either farmers or fishermen. The word "ancient" in the name is just a tag, as this village has been there for hundreds of years. But the development in the village is still poor, just like the muddy roads that Ning Qi's car is traveling on.
Many villagers looked at the car as though they wanted to see who was in it instead of being in awe of it. In this era of the 21st century, cars are pretty common, and the villagers are also pretty used to that.
Not to mention the car that Ning Qi is using is a taxi 'type' car. Soon, they saw that it was Ning Qi and knows that this boy is earning pretty decent money out in the city. So they aren't that surprised that he brought a car to their village.
Some of them waved at Ning Qi, they are either uncles and aunties or some village buddies he used to play with when he was young. Ning Qi also waved at them pretty enthusiastically, as his zeal for his village 'mates' is pretty damn good.
Whenever he comes back to his village, he feels that all his troubles have been swept away. Of course, most people have some kind of deep feeling for the place where they were born, while some people would never want to visit their childhood places.
It depends on what they have experienced in their childhood. From the look on Ning Qi and Ning Jing's faces, one can say they had a pretty amazing childhood.
Ning Qi takes two or three turns before reaching his house. Their house is neither luxurious nor big. It is an average but a recently built house. It has a kind of modern look with good design compared to many other houses, which were crudely built.
Of course, their old house is almost like other houses in the village. But two years ago, on Ning Qi's insistence, his father constructed a new one, which took around eight months to finish.
Ning Qi slowly parked the car outside his house's small gate, as there is not enough space inside the compound area, which is full of small veggie plants.
"Mom? Dad?... Mom??" Right after he parked the car, Ning Jing quickly got out of it before opening the door and shouting for their parents a bit excitedly. It's only been 2 or 3 weeks since she visited here, but she still missed them a lot.
Ning Qi is also quite excited, as it has been quite some time since he visited his home, unlike his little sister.
Soon, a middle-aged woman who seems to be in her early fifties or late forties came out with an equally excited face as she heard the voice of her daughter.
"Jing? Qi'er? " She quickly came to hug her daughter, and she dragged Ning Jing along with her in her embrace before hugging Ning Qi.
"Mom! Why are you crying now? Let's go inside, alright?" Ning Qi couldn't help but say as he cleared the tears from his mother's face.
"Yup mom! You will become ugly if you cry." Ning Jing also said this, as she also used her handkerchief to wipe her mother's face.
"I'm just happy! It's been more than three months since you came back, alright?" Bai Lu complained as she talked about Ning Qi.
"I will come home as many times as possible from now on, mom!" Ning Qi hurriedly promised as he felt quite complicated. He didn't visit his home for two reasons. He couldn't see his mother always being sad about his other two siblings, and he also didn't know how to face his in-laws, who were from the same village.
Now he felt he was quite selfish and always made his mom cry like this whenever she visited him or he visited his home. Just because he couldn't face the situation, he decided to avoid it at the cost of hurting his mother. He didn't consider her feelings before, even though he loved her a lot.
But he understood it clearly now. He doesn't want to hurt her more, and he, even more, doesn't want to see her sad about his other siblings.
'I will make sure to make our family unite again, mom. Even though I don't know what they want, though.' Ning Qi promised himself.
"Alright! Remember your promise, you must come home to visit me and your father as many times as possible, okay?" A smile bloomed on Bai Lu's face as she heard the promise from his son, who solemnly uses promises in front of them.
"Don't worry, Mom! Even if my brother doesn't want to, I will make sure to bring him back as many times as possible, hehe!"
Ning Jing said with a giggle, as she already understood that her brother has all the time in the world. He is about to become, oh no, he is already one of the top apex predators on the top of the food chain of this world, compared to the overall population.
So he doesn't have anything to tie him down, and she absolutely loves that fact. She felt that their family was going to embark on a completely different path from ordinary people's paths and that they would all be forever together.
Just that thought itself makes her feel a bit of a thrill and adrenaline rush in her body.
"Oh! That's good, then. Let's go inside quickly... It's quite hot today. I have already prepared some cold juices and have lunch ready."
Bai Lu didn't understand where this little girl's confidence is coming from, as she was always a soft kitten in front of her brother and used to double support whatever he used to say.
"Oh! Let's go... I'm kind of quite truly hungry, mom! I'm going to freshen up first, hehe!" Ning Jing said as she rushed into the house, as though Ning Qi would occupy the bathroom first. Their house has only one bathroom, as there aren't many people. Ning Jing and Ning Qi are staying in the city.
Ning Qi and Bai Lu couldn't help but look at each other before shaking their heads with smiles on their faces as they walked into their house with his mom still holding onto his sleeve.
" Where is dad, mom? Is he on the field?" Ning Qi asked, as he already guessed he was not in the house or else he would have come out a long time ago.
"Yeah! As it is the time for sowing, your father needs to be there to manage the workers. Even I was about to go, but your father said he can manage there." Bai Lu spoke slowly. She let Ning Qi finally go, and she went inside the kitchen to bring juice to him.
Ning Qi comfortably sat on the sofa, not bothering with anything. It is the kind of feeling that you will have at your 'home'. Just like animals that show their belly when they feel that they are in trusted territory or surroundings.
He already knows what his father is doing there. It's September, which means it is the best time for sowing winter wheat crops. And China is the number-one producer of wheat in the entire world. Ning's family has been cultivating this crop for many years, and as such, Ning Qi knows how this crop cultivation takes place, even though he didn't work much in it.
"Drink this slowly first! Once Jing comes out, go freshen up. After you come out, we can all eat lunch." Bai Lu came out with a glass of cold fruit juice and said, as she handed it to Ning Qi.
"Can't I just do it after eating? I'm also quite a bit hungry, mom! You know how long that little girl will take to take a bath, right?" Ning Qi, who just took the juice to his mouth, looked at his mother before complaining about this tradition.
"No! After traveling outside, it's always good to take a bath before eating anything. I'm already giving you juice... Alright, you sit and watch TV first. I still have something to finish in the kitchen." Bai Lu didn't agree with Ning Qi's complaint, as it was against the tradition and good habits that their family's teachings taught.
"You don't have to make a lot of things, mom! Just sit here and watch TV with me." Ning Qi said as he saw his mom getting busy with the food again.
"No! You continue watching! The dish is already on the stove, if I stop now, it will go to waste." Bai Lu said but didn't turn back as she went inside the kitchen. Ning Qi also didn't persuade her anymore, as she is the one who has decided things for them till they grow up, not the other way around.
He simply turned on the TV and started watching shows about sports, as he already knew Ning Jing wouldn't come out anytime soon.