"Making pancakes tonight?"
"Dad, come and sit down for a while."
Bonnie patted the small stool next to her, inviting her father to sit down and chat for a while.
"Nizi, is it really okay for you to take a month off?"
Bonnie's father was still a little worried. His daughter's intentions were good, but he couldn't let it interfere with her work.
"It's really nothing. We have enough staff at the library. Some people have taken extended leave before. When I go back, I'll bring them some seafood to thank them."
Dad, Mom, why don't you go live in Beijing for a while next year? It'll be the third day of the Lunar New Year next year, and after I get into high school, I'll have to prepare for university entrance exams, so I won't have many more opportunities to travel.
"While you're both healthy and can spare some time at home, come and stay with me for a few years. When you get older and want to go back to the island, by then, you'll be working (69) and in college (37), so I can come back and stay for a month or two during my holidays."
Bonnie discussed it with her father, fearing they might disagree.
"We'll do it next year, not this year. I still have to observe the 49th day memorial service for your grandparents. And we also need to properly visit their graves this Lunar New Year. I know you're worried about your mother and me, and you want to stay with us for a few more years so you won't feel uncomfortable at your daughter's house."
Bonnie's father knew that his daughter and son-in-law genuinely wanted them to go, and he wasn't afraid of what people would say about him having a son and still living with his daughter in his old age. He was old enough to live however he felt comfortable.
Their parents have passed away, and their children aren't around, so while they're still in good health, they're going out for a walk. As for their son, it's not that they're unfilial, it's just that they don't get to enjoy the same freedom as their daughter.
With her father's assurance, Bonnie felt relieved. If her father said he would go, he definitely would.
In the evening, a rare treat, the three of us sat around the table together, eating pancakes rolled with scallions and drinking bok choy and potato soup, with dried shrimp added for extra flavor. It was truly comforting.
Bonnie thought that after she and Gu Ye retired and had seen the great mountains and rivers of their motherland, they could live a pastoral life.
Picking chrysanthemums by the eastern fence, I leisurely gaze at the Southern Mountains!
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