C27 Meet Relatives
For some reason, Chen Fuyue always felt that her relatives were a little strange, but she couldn't figure out what was so strange about them.
Madame Chen Min came back. Madam He and Second Sister Madame Ma busied themselves with cooking.
Fourth brother's wife was pregnant, so she accompanied Madame Chen Min and Madame Min Xu to chat.
Chen Fuyue, on the other hand, wandered around the Min Family bored. She discovered that aside from these aunts and uncles, there were also three older cousins and a younger cousin.
The parents were all chatting away on the side, while their cousins walked up to Chen Fuyue.
The eldest cousin looked extremely similar to his father, Min Quan, while the second cousin was biased towards his mother, He Shi.
The four of them stood in a row, and the most prominent person in the row was Third Cousin Min Soong.
Although he was only 18 years old, he was the thickest out of the four. His pair of tiny eyes narrowed into slits as he looked at Chen Fuyue with a buzzing sound. "You're Third Aunt's daughter?"
Chen Fuyue didn't say anything and only nodded in response.
However, this made Min Soong a bit unhappy. He said to his older cousin Min Qi, "Brother Qi, she's a mute."
Min Qi was the oldest and most sensible. "You blind fool," he said. "This is your cousin."
Min Soong snorted and said confidently, "If he doesn't say anything, he's just mute."
Chen Fuyue felt that even though Min Soong was eighteen, from his speech, she could tell that he was still a ten-year-old child.
Not a retard, I'm afraid.
His younger cousin Min Ruo, who hadn't said anything until now, ran over to Chen Fuyue and smiled at her with her eight large teeth bared. "Cousin, you're so beautiful, just like Third Aunt."
Actually, the entire appearance of the people from the Min Family were all not bad. The most beautiful one was Madame Chen Min, who was once one of the famous beauties in the Suo River Village.
Chen Fuyue patted Min Ruo's head and smiled back at her.
This made Min Soong say again, "See, she only knows how to laugh, she must be dumb, aiyo! "Brother Qi, why did you hit me?"
Chen Fuyue giggled when she saw Min Qi knock Min Soong on the head.
Min Soong still treated her like a mute in his heart.
If Min was a curious person, he would pull Chen Fuyue along to play with her.
He played with Min Ruo until it was time to eat. The adults sat at the table, while the children sat at the same table.
On the dining table, Min Soong did what he was supposed to do.
He had eaten most of the meat on the plate, and when Min was unhappy, he said noisily that he had finished his share.
It was Min Qi who finally gave her the meat in his bowl.
Seeing that there was only vegetables in Chen Fuyue's bowl, Min Qi asked, "If Cousin Fuyue doesn't mind, I'll give you my piece."
Chen Fuyue shook her head, buried her head in her big mouth and started digging.
Min Soong stared at her and mouthed 'mute'.
After dinner, Min Qi said he wanted to take Chen Fuyue to the back mountain to play, but Min Soong and Min Ruo were very happy.
Chen Fuyue did look in Madame Chen Min's direction, but now she went back into the house to accompany her grandma.
Min Qi thought she wanted to go in as well, so he said, "Third aunt and grandma haven't seen each other for a long time. There must be a lot of things to say. Cousin Fuyue, come and play with us."
Min Ruo was afraid that Chen Fuyue wouldn't want to go, so she grabbed her hand and shook it. "Cousin, please go. It's so fun to be at the back of the mountain. We can catch rabbits."
Chen Fuyue pinched her cheeks and nodded her head in agreement. Then, she jumped up happily and quickly pulled her to the front, saying that she was the one who would lead the way.