In the blink of an eye, it has been almost two weeks since Xiang Jin's grandparents and Yan Chen's grandparents came to the capital.
After dinner that night, the family sat together watching TV and chatting. Xiang Jin and her grandparents suddenly told them that they planned to go back to their hometown the day after tomorrow.
The two of them nodded and did not hold back, because they would come back if they went back. They had agreed before. Then Yan Chen said, "Grandpa and grandma, please hand me your ID cards. I will come back tomorrow."
I’ve booked the air tickets for you.”
Xiang Jin and her grandparents felt that they spent a lot of money to come here. Not to mention anything else, it was just the two furs for each person, plus some other clothes inside and outside, as well as shoes and socks. The two of them added up to
It cost them nearly 200,000 yuan, so the two of them felt a little guilty all the time, so they both said no, they would just buy it there when they went to the mall to buy groceries tomorrow.
Yan Chen said, "It's okay, give it to me. It's very convenient to book air tickets from my place. There is a ticket sales outlet downstairs of our company, and our discount rate for booking air tickets will be greater than some other places."
Xiang Jin and her grandparents were surprised.
Xiang Jin nodded to them, and then persuaded them, "Yes, grandparents, just let Yan Chen order it for you. Their company's employees often travel to discuss projects with customers, so their company
We have signed a long-term ticket subscription agreement with that ticket outlet, so their discount rate will be lower."
The two old men nodded after listening to what they said, and then agreed after a slight hesitation. Then her grandma stood up and said, "Then I will go get your ID card?"
Yan Chen nodded, "Okay!"
Xiang Jin and her grandmother moved very quickly. In a short time, they got their ID cards and handed them to Yan Chen. Yan Chen took them and immediately put them in his wallet, and then asked
He said, "Oh, by the way, grandparents, how long do you plan to stay in your hometown, so that I can book your air tickets to come back together, otherwise it will not be so convenient if you make reservations then?"
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"This?" The two old ninjas hesitated again, and then looked at each other. Xiang Jin's grandmother asked her grandfather, "How long will we stay back?"
Xiang Jin and her grandfather said, "I'm afraid we have to stay for two weeks. We have to go back to the provincial capital first. We have to stay in the provincial capital for one night before we can drive back to our hometown. This is just one day. Likewise, when we come back then, we will
Another day, this will delay two days.
In the remaining ten days, we will first go to her Aunt Liao's house to slaughter the New Year pig, then marinate the bacon and stuff it with sausages, and then go to Miyun Reservoir to buy some fish. This one is marinated and smoked, so at least
It will take about ten days.
All that's left is to pack up those bits and pieces. Doesn't it take less than half a month to finish all these bits and pieces?"
After hearing this, Grandma Xiang Jin nodded and said, "Okay, then half a month."
Yan Chen also nodded and said, "Okay, when you go back, I will book a flight ticket for you the day after tomorrow. When you come, book it for half a month later. If you can't come back in time at your hometown, it will take some time."
, then you just call me in advance when the time comes, and I will change the tickets for you then."
"Oh, okay!" The two old men nodded.
The next day when her grandparents were packing their things, Xiang Jin handed her grandparents a wad of 100-roll banknotes. Her grandparents were stunned for a moment, and then they all hurriedly said, "No, no need."
, what are you doing, Xiaochen has booked round-trip air tickets for us, how can we get so much money, besides, you usually give us money to spend?"
Xiang Jin said, "You misunderstood. I didn't get this money for you. I can't be so polite to you. After I let you go back with this money, when you go to Aunt Liao's house to slaughter the New Year pig,
, I stopped by the shop in town to see my grandparents.
This year Yan Chen and I can't go back to visit them, so please help us bring two thousand yuan back to each of these two old people.
There is a total of 10,000 yuan here. In addition to the 4,000 yuan from my grandparents, the other 2,000 yuan will be given to Xiang Lan. You can do whatever you want with the rest. Give it to my uncle, second uncle, and Aunt Liao and the others.
The family gives us some gifts and the ones we buy are decent, they have always been very nice to us."
After hearing this, her grandparents nodded one after another, and then took the money. Then her grandma said, "Then, should we give your cousin's child a red envelope when the time comes?"
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When Yang Hui was in Xiang Jin's sophomore year, her uncle and aunt were busy looking for matchmakers to get Yang Hui a wife. After the couple got married, they didn't bring any children with them.
But her aunt and uncle were very worried, thinking that there was something wrong with their health.
In the end, they went to various hospitals for check-ups, first the county hospital, then the prefecture-level city hospital, and finally went to the provincial capital for check-ups, but the final check results said that there was nothing wrong with their health.
For this reason, a large family went everywhere to pray to gods, worship Buddha, and seek ancestors, hoping that the Buddha and Bodhisattvas would grant their family a child.
I don’t know whether it was their sincerity that touched the Buddha and Bodhisattva, or whether it was the time for them to have a baby. Finally, in the second half of last year, her cousin-in-law had a stomachache, and then the family became extremely excited and went to various major universities again.
The Tutu Temple and the Taoist Temple fulfilled my wish. In April this year, I gave birth to a fat girl weighing eight pounds.
However, Xiang Jin didn't go back during the summer vacation because she was busy with the graduate exams. Naturally, she never had the chance to see the fat girl. After her grandma mentioned it, she suddenly remembered it, so she faced her
Grandma said, "Then I'll get you a few thousand more dollars.
When the time comes, you can give it to Yang Hui for me as my congratulations on him getting a fat girl. In addition, you can also help me give the two boys from my second uncle's family a thousand red envelopes each. I'll forget it for Yang Zhao.
Now he is a grown man and he is working to earn money, so I won’t give it to him.”
That is to say, in the same year that Yang Hui married his wife, Yang Zhao dropped out of school because he couldn't keep up with the teacher's progress. Then he went to Shenzhen to work with several young men of his own age in their bay.
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A few years ago, I worked in an electronics factory. It is said that because I disliked the low wages there, I moved to an IC foreign trade company in Huaqiangbei in the urban area to run sales.
It is said that I am still doing quite well now, I can still make several thousand yuan a month, and I can regularly mail 2,000 yuan to my family every month.
Her grandparents nodded, and after she got the money, her grandma repeated to her, "Your grandpa granted two thousand, your grandma granted two thousand, your sister Xiang Lan granted two thousand, and your cousin brought one
Thousand, your two cousins from your second uncle’s family will give you one thousand each, and the rest will be given to you, Aunt Liao, so your uncle and uncle can buy some nice gifts, right?"
Xiang Jin nodded, "Well, that's it."
Her grandma said, "Then I'd better take a pen and write it down in a notebook, so that I don't forget it again when time passes."
Xiang Jin chuckled, and her grandfather said, "Don't forget it. Even if you forget it, I will remember it too."
Her grandma said, "Then I still need to remember it."
Xiang Jin said, "Grandma has a good habit of taking notes!"
Her grandmother said, "Ever since I was young, I have had the habit of recording some important things in a notebook. I have gotten used to it over the years. My notebook has such a high stack," she said.
He stretched out his hands to compare.
Xiang Jin said jokingly, "Then you have to keep it for my brother. Maybe it will become an antique after a few generations."
Her grandma burst out laughing, "You kid, are you really inseparable from money?"
Xiang Jin said, "I'm serious. After a few generations, it will be tens or even hundreds of years. Isn't that a bit of history? Look, it's the food stamps you had in the 1950s.
Stamps are of great significance across the ages."
Her grandma also smiled and said, "Okay, then I will keep it for your brother to see if he dislikes it."
Xiang Jin said, "My brother is more money-crazed than me. If you keep it for him, he will definitely keep it."
The family laughed again.
Yan Chen came back in the evening and handed the two elders' ID cards and plane tickets to Xiang Jin and her grandfather, "Grandpa, the flight I booked for you is the one at 2:30 tomorrow afternoon. It will arrive at 4:30 in the afternoon.
I've already called my aunt, she will pick you up at the airport tomorrow afternoon, please keep it!"
"Oh, okay!" Xiang Jin's grandfather reached out and took the ID card and ticket.
Xiang Jin and her grandmother said, "We can just take a taxi back tomorrow. Why do you ask your aunt to pick you up? She is so busy all day?"
Yan Chen said, "It's okay. We are never done with work. It would be better to let her pick you up. Have you packed your things?"
Xiang Jin's grandparents said that everything had been packed and they didn't get anything else. They just packed two sets of clothes each in one box and didn't get anything else.
Yan Chen nodded, and then asked Xiang Jin and her grandmother, "Then when are our flights back?"
Yan Chen said, "On January 15th, which is the 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month, the flight at 11:45 in the morning will arrive at about two o'clock. You guys go to the airport in advance to get your ID cards in exchange for boarding.
Just get the card and board the plane.”
"Oh, okay!" The two elders nodded again, and Xiang Jin and her grandmother immediately took out a small notebook and pen from her apron pocket to write down what Yan Chen had just told them.
"Return ticket, January 15th (the 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month), registration time: 1:45 in the morning, go to the airport to exchange your ID card for a boarding pass."
Seeing her retelling and recording it so seriously, Xiang Jin couldn't help but smile and said, "Grandma, don't worry, we will call you to remind you when the time comes."
Her grandma said, "It's okay, just remember it."
Yan Chen said, "I will come back for lunch tomorrow and drive you to the airport."
No one had any objections, and then several old people continued to prepare dinner. Yan Chen took Xiang Jin's hand and returned to the house. Xiang Jin poured him a glass of water, then sat down on the sofa, and then faced him
He said, "Today my family spent an extra three thousand yuan. Today I
When giving them the 10,000 yuan to take back to their grandparents, my grandma reminded me that Yang Hui’s family got a daughter this year during the working year. I haven’t even expressed it yet, so I gave it to them.
They helped me bring a thousand yuan to Yang Hui.
But after bringing a thousand yuan to Yang Hui and two thousand yuan to Xiang Lan, it seems a bit unreasonable not to bring a red envelope to the two boys from my second uncle's family. After all, those two boys are still studying now.
He didn’t even work and he was still a child, so I withdrew another two thousand yuan and sealed a red envelope for each of them.”
Yan Chen took a sip from the water glass and said with a smile, "It's okay, you have the final say on these little things."
Xiang Jin said, "I still have to tell you."
Yan Chen asked, "Did you get money for your grandparents?"
Xiang Jin shook his head, "No, we usually give them money from time to time, and they also live with us. Even if we give them money, they probably won't want it. I will give it to them at that time."
The money I brought back to my hometown to deal with favors, they mistakenly thought it was given to them by us, and they kept trying to shirk it, so I didn't get the money for them this time."
Yan Chen nodded, "It's okay. It will be the same when we get it for them during the Chinese New Year."
Xiang Jin nodded, "Yeah!"
The next day, Yan Chen came back at eleven o'clock. He stayed for a few minutes and then they started to have lunch. After lunch, they went directly to the airport without any further delay.
Xiang Jin and Yan Chen's grandparents sent them to the gate, "Grandpa and grandma, you have a nice journey. Give us a call when you get to the provincial capital and hometown."
"Oh, okay, you should take good care of yourself at home. Your grandparents will be back soon," the two elders nodded, and her grandma said.
Xiang Jin nodded, "Yes, I know!"
Then her grandma looked at Grandma Mo and Grandpa Zeng and said, "We are back. It's up to you two to work harder at home, right?"
Grandpa Zeng waved his hand, and Grandma Mo said, "What's so hard about this? We just prepare three meals a day, and we're not even tired. It's you who are working hard. There are so many things to do when we go back."
Xiang Jin and her grandmother said, "I won't get much. I will only be busy for two or three days when I go back. After that, I will turn over the meat and smoke it. The rest of the time will be idle. Otherwise, I won't do anything."
I just cook for my aunt and nephew."
Grandma Mo and the others nodded, and then Yan Chen reminded them, "Grandpa and grandma, it's time for us to get in the car."
"Oh, okay!" After saying that, everyone waved to each other, and the two old men got into the car.
Xiang Jin told Yan Chen, "Slow down on the road."
"Well, I know, let's go?!"
"good!"
Xiang Jin stood aside, and Yan Chen's car started slowly. In a short time, the car drove away, and Xiang Jin and Yan Chen's grandparents returned to the house.
At 1:40, Yan Chen called back and told Xiang Jin's grandparents that they had passed the security check and were waiting in the waiting room at the departure gate.
Xiang Jin raised the corner of his mouth, "Okay, are you going back to the company directly now?"
"Well, let's go back to the company."
"Then you'd better drive slower?!"
"Okay, I know!"
On the third night after Xiang Jin's grandparents returned home, Xiang Jin received a call from her grandparents. She pressed the answer button, and her grandmother's first words were, "Girl Jin, you are pregnant."
ah?"
Xiang Jin's eyes narrowed with a smile, "Well, grandma, are you okay? Because the month is still young, it's only been more than a month, so it's not convenient to go back to see you."
Her grandma's joyful voice came over, "Okay, okay, we are all fine, don't worry about it, but you, your kid married Xiaochen and didn't even say a word to his grandparents, so why don't you just take us seriously?"
They’re not your biological grandparents, are they?”
Xiang Jin said, "Where is it? Grandpa and grandma, you misunderstood. We just received the certificate first and haven't held a banquet yet. This year is very busy. I am also busy. Yan Chen is also very busy, so we can't spare time."
It’s time to prepare, so we haven’t told many relatives and friends yet, and we plan to inform them next year when we hold a banquet.”
Then Xiang Jin heard her second aunt's voice coming from the other end of the phone, "Then you guys need to hurry up, don't you have a big belly and you won't be able to wear a dress by then?"
Xiang Jin said, "We are not worried about this. It may not be the same if we wait until the child is born before we hold the wedding. Anyway, our child was conceived after we obtained the certificate, and it is not a marriage.
What’s there?”
Her second aunt said, "That's okay. It will be quite interesting for you and your family to take wedding photos together."
Xiang Jin said, "That's it!"
Then Xiang Jin and her grandmother said, "You see, you have given us money again. You have also given me and your grandpa two thousand each. Do you think this has cost you money again?"
Xiang Jin said, "Grandma, please don't say that. Originally we planned to go back to visit you during the Chinese New Year, but we didn't expect that I suddenly became pregnant. The doctor said where is the best place to be in the first three months?"
Don't move around either, so we won't be able to go back, we will have to stay in Beijing."
Her grandmother said, "That's true, but we should still pay more attention and be careful."
Then Xiang Jin's aunt said, "Girl Jin is a lucky girl. You see, she and Xiao Chen got pregnant just a few months ago."
Xiang Jin and her second aunt also said, "Yes, you said these two children are so capable at such a young age. Not only did they create such a large family business, but they also got married as soon as this book was read.
, now I even have a child, oh, by the way, girl Jin, my aunt and uncle also thank you, you see you also brought money to your cousin and them."
Xiang Jin thought to herself that it seemed like a whole family was sitting around talking to her on the phone, so she said, "Auntie, you are so polite. Cousin Yang Hui's child was born. I was supposed to be there during the summer vacation."
I should go back to congratulate them, but because this year
My studies are quite heavy. I have to prepare for the graduate school graduation exam and thesis defense, so I don’t have time to go back during the summer vacation. This time my grandparents went back, so I asked them to bring me a gift. My aunt and cousin Yang Hui
Aren't they at home?"
Her aunt said, "No, they are guarding their shop in the county town."
"Are they taking care of the children themselves?" Xiang Jin asked again.
"Well, they are taking care of them themselves. When they have time, they will bring them back for us to have a look at. Or, when we have time, we will go to the county town to have a look at them.
After all, the medical level in the county is better than that in our town. If the child feels uncomfortable, it is more convenient to see a doctor there."
Xiang Jin nodded on the other end of the phone, "That's true. Anyway, they also have a house in the county, which is quite spacious. How is their business?"
Her aunt said, "It's not bad, I still make tens of thousands or ten thousand yuan every month."
Xiang Jin said, "That's still okay!"
Her eldest aunt said, "Well, no matter what, if he can support his family and your uncle and I don't have to worry about it, then we will be relatively happy and contented."
"Is Yang Zhao coming back to celebrate the New Year this year?" Xiang Jin asked.
Her eldest aunt said, "Well, he said he still wants to come back to see what his eldest niece looks like."
Xiang Jin was laughing on the other end of the phone, and then Xiang Jin and her second aunt said, "Girl Jin, my second aunt and uncle also want to thank you. Look, you also brought red envelopes to your two cousins."
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Xiang Jin said, "That's nothing. Second aunt just brought them some money for pen and ink materials. When will they have a holiday?"
The two boys from her second uncle's family have pretty good grades in school. They are both studying in County No. 1 Middle School. Yang Xu is still among the top thirty in their grade, and Yang Xin is about to be ranked behind the hundred or so in their grade.
, but compared with other people in the same grade, it is still much better. According to what Xiang Lan called her last time, as long as their two sons are mentioned in front of outsiders, their second uncle and second aunt
Every time, her mouth is cleft to the edge of her ears, and she looks very proud.
Her second uncle said, "Yang Xu won't come back until the 27th or 8th day of the twelfth lunar month. They have to make up for their classes after taking the exam. Yang Xin wants to come back early. He will come back on the 17th or 8th day of the twelfth lunar month."
Already."
"Yang Xu is in his senior year of high school now, right?" Xiang Jin asked.
Her second uncle said, "Yes, he is in his third year of high school. He will also take the college entrance examination next year. I don't know what he and Xiang Lan will do next year."
Xiang Jin said, "They should be fine. The two of them often call me and say that their grades are not bad, and their mental qualities are also relatively good. It's okay. Their chances of going to college now are better than ours."
It’s much more lenient, at least now that they have expanded their enrollment, it will depend on what school and major they choose.”
Her second uncle said on the other end of the phone, "Well, this is it."
Then her grandmother asked her if she had any adverse reactions during pregnancy, such as acidic water, nausea and vomiting due to the fishy and greasy taste, etc.
Xiang Jin said, "Grandma, don't worry, I don't have any adverse reactions for the time being. I eat well, sleep well, don't feel greasy, don't vomit, and I eat a lot at every meal."
Her grandmother said, "That's good, that's good. As long as she eats and sleeps well, the baby will grow well by then. You see, Yang Hui's house ate better when she was pregnant. She gave birth to it."
The child is growing better and weighs more than eight and nearly nine kilograms."
Xiang Jin thought to herself that the girl was already a giant baby, and their children could not be raised so foolishly and boldly. The doctor said that the best weight for newborns should be six or seven kilograms.
Therefore, they should eat foods rich in protein and vitamins, such as milk, eggs, lean meat, seafood, apples and kiwis, as well as fresh vegetables and whole grains.
Eat less rice and noodles, high-fat, high-sugar, spicy, cold, greasy and irritating food. This is the scientific feeding method. How can you eat haese and stuff like they do?
of raising.
Of course, now that the baby was born, she stopped making those remarks, and after everyone chatted for a while, Xiang Jin ended the call with them.
Then Yan Chen hugged her, looked down at her and smiled, "Let's wait until the baby is born before holding the wedding?"
Xiang Jin said, "Okay. When I unload the goods, I won't have to worry about the bumps and bumps. I think, for the sake of safety, we'd better wait until our little one comes out before holding the wedding."
Yan Chen thought for a moment, then nodded, "Okay, then just listen to our Mrs. Yan."
Xiang Jin stretched out his hands and wrapped them around his neck, then kissed him on the lips. Yan Chen pressed his head and deepened the kiss.