After the old man officially fulfilled his new position, he moved back to the courtyard there. Xiang Jin and Yan Chen would occasionally take their children to visit him.
Of course, Xiang Jin would bring some ingredients with him every time he visited him, and then personally cook him a table of his usual favorite dishes as a filial piety.
Because the old man lived in that small courtyard, and there were often visitors from his work there, it was not convenient for Grandpa Zeng to plant flowers in the yard there.
After he got rid of all the flowers and plants there, Yan Chen and the others arranged for people to tidy up the yard again, that is, to transport the excess soil out of the yard and pave it again.
A layer of bluestone was installed, and then Grandpa Zeng appropriately planted some flowers in the yard that could be viewed in all seasons.
This weekend, the old man had no work arrangements, would not go out, and had no visitors, so Xiang Jin and Yan Chen took their children to visit him again.
Seeing them coming with big and small bags of ingredients, the old man asked, "What delicious food are you going to make today?" when he reached out to hug Xibao.
Xiang Jin said, "Grandpa, it's cold, so we won't do stir-fry. Today we eat pots and mutton soup pots. This one will keep you warm."
After hearing this, the old man immediately smiled and narrowed his eyes, "Oh, good, good!"
Secretary Li and the others quickly came over and took the ingredients from Xiang Jin and Yan Chen's hands.
After Secretary Li and the others became familiar with them, they didn't have any scruples or politeness. They opened the bag of ingredients and looked at it, "Oh, there are so many mutton ingredients, and there is also a sheep head."
Xiang Jin said, "There are not only sheep heads, but also haggis. Yesterday, grandpa and the others ordered a lamb from the owner who usually sells mutton in the vegetable market. Yan Chen and grandpa went to bring it back in the morning.
So we brought some of it over and left some for my grandparents and grandparents. They were also eating pots at noon today. They are filling sheep intestines at the moment. When they are ready, they will be given to you.
Bring some here."
After hearing this, the old man burst out laughing again, "I'm going to have enough of these mutton intestines this year."
Xiang Jin said, "It's enough, it's enough, it's definitely enough. It's convenient to buy mutton here, and it's all prairie sheep. Let's buy more mutton to make it."
"Liu Cheng?!" the old man called.
"Here!" Uncle Liu hurriedly ran out of the kitchen and stood at attention in front of him.
The old man pointed at the bag of ingredients in Secretary Li's hand and said, "Let's have a mutton soup pot for lunch. There is a sheep head in it. You can cook that for me."
"Yes!" Liu Cheng gave a standard military salute, then went over and picked up the food bag in Secretary Li's hand, then turned around and returned to the kitchen with the bag. The driver Yang Ze and one of the police officers Qin Chuan also
He hurriedly followed him and said he was going to help.
He followed everyone into the house. The old man was holding Xibao there and teasing him enthusiastically. Xibao is now more than five months old. Not only does he look more and more cute, like a snow dumpling,
A pair of black grape eyes moved nimbly and constantly, full of good energy towards everything, looking around everywhere.
He will be able to recognize people at the age of four and a half months. This child has completely inherited Xiang Jin and Yan Chen's good memory. Even though he has not seen the old man for more than 20 days, he will still be able to recognize the old man when he sees him.
For a moment, he was so happy that he not only grinned at him, but also kept talking to him in baby talk that no one could understand.
"Ouch, ouch, these legs are quite strong, and it still hurts a little bit when I kick my great-grandfather in the body." As soon as the old man sat down on the seat with Xibao in his arms, the little guy kept kicking on his legs.
Jumping up and down.
Xiang Jin smiled and said, "That's right, he is very energetic, and now he always likes to dance in the arms of adults. Sometimes, as time goes by, my grandparents and grandparents can't stand his noisy behavior."
The old man said, "It's good to make noise, it's good to make noise. Children have to make noise. Children who are noisy are courageous and smart. Xibao, don't you think so?"
The little guy grabbed the old man's ears and kept talking, and then saliva dripped all over his face. The old man didn't mind it and kept teasing him.
When Xiang Jin saw it, his eyes flashed, and then he went over to take the Xibao from the old man's hand, but the old man refused, "It's okay, it's okay, the child's saliva is not dirty, and it is still his own child's saliva
, Grandpa doesn’t dislike it, Xi Bao, don’t you think so?”
The little guy grinned even more happily and jumped even more vigorously in his arms, as if he was beating rice cakes.
The old man had sharp eyes, and then he saw two small incisors popping up in the middle of his lower gums. The two incisors were still very small, less than a millimeter long when they emerged from the gums.
The old man immediately felt happy again, and then he opened the little guy's mouth and looked at it seriously, "Ah, have you really grown teeth? Then Xibao can eat in the future!"
Xiang Jin said, "He just wants to eat. Every time he sees adults eating, he gets very excited. He stretches out his body and wants to jump on the dining table. Sometimes he grabs his hands while adults are eating.
My hand moved the food to his mouth, and he kept making noises with his little mouth open."
The old man laughed heartily, stared at the little thing in his arms and teased, "Oh, okay, okay, Xibao knows how to fight for food now," the old man stared at him, the more he looked at him, the more he liked him, and then
He said to Xiang Jin and Yan Chen, "Then are you feeding him?"
Yan Chen said, "Not yet. Let's wait until he is halfway through the period before adding complementary food. Eating complementary food too early is not necessarily a good thing."
The old man nodded, "Well, that's true. Girl Jin, what are your parents' plans and arrangements for celebrating the Chinese New Year this year? Will they celebrate the Chinese New Year at home or come here?"
Xiang Jin said, "My brother has a date, and the parents of both families want to meet during the Chinese New Year, so they won't come here this year."
"Oh, so? That's a good thing. Oh, what does that girl do?" The old man suddenly became interested.
Xiang Jin said, "She is a doctor and works in a provincial hospital. Her parents are both doctors. Her father is the vice president of the provincial hospital, and her mother is a pediatrician and director of the provincial maternal and child health hospital."
"Oh, this is similar to your cousin's daughter-in-law's family. They are all doctors," the old man said, tilting his head and looking at Yan Chen.
Yan Chen nodded slightly, "Yeah!"
Then the old man asked, "Hao Ze has a child?"
Yan Chen said, "Not yet."
The old man nodded, and then asked Xiang Jin, "Your brother rarely goes to the provincial capital. The girl works in the provincial capital hospital. How did they meet? Or were they introduced through an acquaintance?"
Xiang Jin said, "No, it's my brother's fault. Didn't he want to start a breeding industry? He just specialized in breeding Tibetan pigs, so at the beginning of summer, he went to them with Uncle Duoji's nephew.
Selection of seeds in my hometown.
Then, before they could even get closer, they were stopped by a herdsman couple on the way, asking them to get out of their car and save their child.
The child's head was covered with blood and he was unconscious. They wanted to go to the hospital in the county, but because of the long distance, their family did not have a car. Several cars were stopped on the roadside, but the car owners saw that
The child refused even though his head was covered with blood.
My brother and the others agreed to the couple's request and let them get in the car and take them to the county hospital. On the way, my brother learned that the child was unfortunately hit by a rock rolling down the mountain while grazing.
Hit in the head.
My brother sent the family of three children to the hospital, and was then received by the person elsewhere. My brother stayed at Uncle Duoji's hometown for about a week, and then met the doctor again on the way back.
I also drove one at that time
car, but the tires of her car were punctured for some reason, so her car couldn't drive halfway down the road, and the road was also blocked. My brother and the others got out of the car, originally to ask about the situation and let the other person know.
As we moved out of the car, we unexpectedly met an acquaintance.
My brother had no impression of her at first, and the other party had no impression of my brother or the others, but Uncle Duoji's nephew had an impression of the female doctor, and then said, "Aren't you a doctor in that hospital?"
The other party was surprised for a while, then raised her head and looked at them both critically. Uncle Duoji's nephew explained to her how he recognized him.
The other party and my brother also had an impression, and then they remembered it. Then my brother asked her what happened to her car, and then the other party told my brother and others what happened to her car.
As soon as she opened her mouth, my brother heard that she was from their place, so he asked her. She said that she was from their provincial capital and was doing medical assistance there. Now that the medical assistance is over, she will go back.
Unexpectedly, the car had a flat tire.
Then my brother took the rope from the car, connected the other party's car with his, and then helped her tow her to the nearest garage to repair the tire, and then followed a few people back to the provincial capital.
I offered to invite them to dinner, but my brother and the others refused.
Then the other party left a phone number for my brother, saying that she was a doctor in the provincial hospital. If you need anything in the future, you can contact her. It’s hard to say anything else, but like opening an emergency room, finding an inpatient bed, etc.
She can still help.
My brother didn't expect that it wouldn't take long before he really needed her. There was an employee in the melon and fruit field. Suddenly he fainted in the field while he was working. My brother and the others sent him away.
When I went to the county hospital, the county hospital did not dare to admit him, saying he had a cerebral hemorrhage and asked him to be transferred to the provincial hospital. My brother suddenly thought of that doctor, and then called her, and she asked them to send him there quickly.
Then with her help, effective rescue, and timely treatment, the employee finally saved his life without any danger.
While the employee was in the hospital, my brother often visited him and also received some pathological consultations, so he became more and more familiar with the female doctor. In the end, he felt that she was a pretty good person, quite enthusiastic and attentive.
, he has no airs, and his temperament is relatively straightforward.
Later, in order to express his gratitude for her help, my brother invited her to dinner. Unexpectedly, during the meal that day, she met her parents who were also eating there. Her parents mistook my brother for her boyfriend, and then the couple
When I saw my brother, I was extremely attentive. During the whole meal, I kept putting vegetables in my brother's bowl, which made the other girl very embarrassed.
My brother thought her parents were pretty good people, so when he learned that she didn’t have a boyfriend, he naturally pursued her, and it didn’t take long for the two of them to start falling in love.”
After hearing this, the old man laughed and said, "This is fate!"
Xiang Jin said, "That's right, I think the two of them are quite destined."
Then the old man asked, "Are your grandparents going back then?"
Xiang Jin said, "If you want, we have already booked the tickets for them, on the 25th of the twelfth lunar month."
The old man nodded, and then said, "There are some New Year's goods at home. You can bring some over later and let your grandparents take them back."
"Oh, okay!" Xiang Jin and Yan Chen nodded without being polite.
Yan Chen asked, "Does any of them want to go back for the Chinese New Year this year?"
The old man said, "None of them will come back. They all went home to avoid kissing before I leave office."
Yan Chen said, "Then we will celebrate the New Year together."
The old man said, "Let's have a family reunion dinner in advance then."
"Grandpa, aren't you spending New Year's Eve at home this year?" Xiang Jin asked.
The old man said, "At that time, there will be work to do in terms of condolences."
The two of them nodded in understanding, and then heard the old man say, "Our family's New Year's Eve dinner will be held on the night of the 28th of the twelfth lunar month."
"Okay," the young couple nodded again.
The old man received an impromptu call saying that there was a meeting to be held in the afternoon, so Xiang Jin and the others took their children back after having lunch with the old man.
On the way back, Xiang Jin said to Yan Chen, "Our Chinese New Year will be a little lonely this year. Grandpa and grandma are going back to the provincial capital, and parents will not come over. Grandpa here is going out of town for the Chinese New Year.
My condolences, my uncle and aunt will not come back. Then it will be just the two of us at home, together with my grandparents and Xibao.
Alas, let’s give Dad a call and ask him to come over after the holiday. It’s quite deserted for him to be alone in the provincial capital. Then let him have a family reunion dinner with his grandpa. They have been there for several years.
We have never spent the Chinese New Year together.
That day he called me and said he missed Xibao, and asked if we would celebrate the New Year in the provincial capital so that he could prepare New Year's goods in advance. I said Xibao was still young, so I wouldn't bring him there. We won't be here this year.
He will go back to celebrate the New Year. When he heard about it, his tone seemed very disappointed."
Yan Chen said, "If I had known today, why bother? When he comes, grandpa and grandma will probably not feel very comfortable."
Xiang Jin said, "When he comes, let him live with grandpa. Anyway, the house here has been renovated, and there is just one room left. At most, it will be on the 28th of the twelfth lunar month."
I had a meal with my grandparents that day.
When we are free, we will bring Xibao here and let him spend a few days with Xibao, and at the same time, he can spend a few days with grandpa.
Don’t forget that grandpa gets angry whenever he mentions him every day, but he is still thinking about him in his heart. It’s just that it’s because of the dignity of grandpa and grandma that they can’t express it.”
Yan Chen said, "Then you call him, I won't!"
Xiang Jin smiled and said, "Okay, I'll beat him!"
Xiang Jin felt that before calling Yan Chen's father, they still needed to tell their grandparents, otherwise they would not be mentally prepared to see Yan Chen's father, so after returning, Xiang Jin called
I had a chance to tell two old people about this matter.
Xiang Jin carefully looked at the expressions on the faces of the two old people, and saw that both of their faces were calm, and there was nothing strange about them. Grandma said, "It's okay. Just give him a shot. Don't worry so much. We will
It's okay. After all, he is also Chenchen's biological father and Xibao's biological grandfather. This is a blood relationship that cannot be eliminated.
Your mother has been dead for so many years, so what if we continue to resent and hate him? It is impossible for her to live again, considering that he later divorced that woman and did not give her a company
Instead of giving you and Xibao shares, we won’t argue with him because he still has some conscience!”
Xiang Jin smiled slightly, and then said, "Yan Chen said that when he comes over, he will stay with grandpa instead of here."
"Chen Chen said that?!" The two elders were surprised.
Xiang Jin nodded, "Ah, he said he was afraid that it would affect your mood. Anyway, there is an empty room over there, so it would be just right for him to move in."
Grandma said, "Actually, he doesn't get much from living here. There's no need to avoid us. Your grandpa and I have looked at each other a lot over the years. This person will eventually leave this world, and it's just a matter of time.
Sooner or later, your mother just left a few years ago."
Xiang Jin said, "It's okay. He hasn't spent the Chinese New Year with grandpa for several years. Let him live there to accompany grandpa."
The two elders nodded and said nothing.
Xiang Jin went back to the house after saying hello to the two old people. Yan Chen asked her, "Did you tell grandpa and grandma?"
Xiang Jin nodded, "Ah, I said it!"
"How did they react?"
Xiang Jin said, "There was no reaction, he was quite calm. He told us to just call him and don't worry about them. They said they were fine and that he would be fine if he came over and stayed at home."
Yan Chen nodded, and then said, "Then you give him a beating."
"good!"
Xiang Jin picked up the phone and dialed. The call was quickly picked up, "Xiao Jin?!"
"Hey, Dad, how are you doing lately?"
"Well, it's good. Don't worry. Why are you calling dad?"
Xiang Jin said, "It's nothing, I just want to say hello to you, and then ask you by the way, when is your holiday over there?"
Yan Chen's father said, "Maybe I left at the end of the year. There are a lot of things at the end of the year, so I probably had to leave it a little late."
Xiang Jin said, "Grandpa has to go out for condolences during the Spring Festival this year, so we decided to have a reunion on the 28th day of the twelfth lunar month. Do you think you can make it in time?"
Yan Chen's father asked, "Does your grandfather agree with me to go to BJ?"
Xiang Jin said, "How can there be any overnight feud between father and son? If you come and stay with grandpa properly, he will be very happy."
"What about your grandparents?" Yan Chen's father was still a little worried.
Xiang Jin said, "Don't worry about grandpa and grandma. I'll go and tell them later."
"Oh, okay!" Yan Chen agreed immediately, and then said, "Okay, then I will take an early vacation."
"Oh, good!"
Xiang Jin thought that his early vacation would be on the 26th or 27th of the twelfth lunar month, but he came on the 23rd of the twelfth lunar month, the day of the Little New Year.
After arriving, he still followed the etiquette and brought some expensive gifts to visit his grandparents. Although his grandparents still disliked seeing him, they did not deliberately embarrass him.
However, Xibao still received a lot of gifts from his grandfather that day, such as several new sets of clothes, pants, shoes, and new hats. In short, they were all from head to toe, and he also received them.
a piece of gold lock and a piece of
The jade pendant, the gold lock is made of solid gold. Xiang Jin estimates that the gold lock is worth hundreds or tens of thousands. The jade pendant is a Qilin pendant carved from a piece of white marble, which means Qilin'er, and
A few boxes of that high-quality toy.
When those toys were put out, Xibao's eyes suddenly shone, and he was so happy that he stretched out his hands to grab them. Then after catching them, he shook them in his hands, and at the same time, a pair of little feet also formed in his arms.
Yan Chen kept flying around, and his father couldn't help but dote on Xi Bao while holding him in his arms.
Yan Chen said to his father, "After lunch, you can stay with grandpa. The room over there has been packed out for you. Grandpa will not be in the capital for a few days starting from the 29th, so
Take advantage of this time to spend time with him over there."
"Oh, okay, okay!" Yan Chen's father nodded repeatedly while holding Xi Bao.
It is said that later he went to the old man's place, and the old man still gave him a shameless meal. Of course, Uncle Liu told them this quietly when he came to pick vegetables. However, although the old man didn't want to see him, he still didn't want to see him.
Instead of driving him out, Yan Chen and his father settled down in the yard over there.
After Xiang Jin and the others sent her grandparents to the airport on the 25th day of the twelfth lunar month, time came to the 28th day of the twelfth lunar month in a blink of an eye. On this day, the four adults of Xiang Jin’s family took Xibao to the old man’s house.
We spend a lot of time together in the courtyard where we live there.
Because there were more people there, we just had a reunion there.
On the day of the group year, Xibao received a lot of new year's red envelopes, not only from his great-grandfather, but also from Secretary Li and Uncle Liu. The old man meant that he was not at home during the Chinese New Year, so give them to Xi
Bao couldn't get the new year's money, so he gave it in advance.
The other people also had the same idea. The old man went out to express condolences, and they had to accompany him, so they couldn't give Xibao red envelopes then, so they gave them to him today.
Yan Chen's father said, "Grandpa is still in the capital. Grandpa's New Year's red envelope will be given to our Xibao on the first day of the Lunar New Year."
Xibao had no idea about New Year's red envelopes at all. After grabbing the stack of red envelopes and looking at them for a while, he suddenly lost interest, slipped the red envelopes from his hands to the ground, and then rushed over to grab one.
The toys started to play with.
Then the adults in the room couldn't help laughing. Xiang Jin had no choice but to squat down, pick up the red envelopes from the ground, and put them into his own bag.
After going back in the evening, Xiang Jin counted the items and said to Yan Chen, "Grandpa's New Year's red envelope contained 6,666 yuan for him, and the others were all 500. Oh my, I didn't expect that."
Xibao suddenly earned so much money today. Including what his grandparents gave him before, his New Year's red envelope is almost 16,000.
This brat is really good at attracting wealth. From birth to now, he has earned almost more than 1.5 million in cash, not to mention those gold, silver and jade things, oh, by the way, and you.
Dad gave him 10% of the company's shares, which is quite a lot, at least several million. Your son is now considered a small rich man."
Yan Chen said, "We will have to pay back a lot of the money he earned when the time comes. Forget about the money from grandparents, grandpa and grandpa, but please remember the subordinates around grandpa.
Whenever something happens to someone else’s house, we can take it back to them.”