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Each layer of autumn rain brings a layer of chill!
After autumn arrived and a rain fell, the weather turned a bit cooler.
As long as it rains, there's no need to go out to work. He Tiantian decided to make dumplings instead of going out in the afternoon.
The chives in the garden are excellent. Let's crack two eggs and make chive and egg dumplings.
Grandma Qi agreed, "Sweetie, go to the vegetable garden and pick some chives and prepare the vegetables."
There are three skillful women in the family, so they can make dumplings very quickly.
The dumplings were all wrapped in just over an hour.
After eating the dumplings, He Tiantian went to the back hill to deliver a whole lunchbox to her father so that he could eat some too.
It had just rained, so the road was a bit slippery.
However, He Tiantian walked on flat ground in the dark, so the slightly slippery road in broad daylight is nothing to worry about!
Before long, He Tiantian arrived at Taoyuan.
"Dad..." He Tiantian saw her father inspecting the peach orchard and draining the water in the puddles, so she quickly called out loudly to prevent the dumplings from getting cold.
"What delicious food did you make?" He Jingyu asked, a big smile spreading across his face when he saw his daughter.
"Chive and egg dumplings," said Tian Tian. "I ran fast, they're still warm!"
He Jingyu came to the wooden house and washed his hands.
He Tiantian opened the lunchbox, and steam was still rising from it.
He Jingyu loves dumplings, especially those made by his wife and daughter.
After finishing his meal, He Jingyu rinsed his mouth, and then it started drizzling again outside.
"Sweetie, do you like it here?" He Jingyu asked, looking at the lush green mountains. Even in autumn, the back mountain of Qijia Village was still so dense and verdant.
He Tiantian nodded and said, "Dad, I actually really like it here. There's no re-education here, and not so much deceit and trickery. Although we've encountered some difficulties, we've overcome them all, so I really like it here."
“Yes, I like it here too,” He Jingyu said. “Besides your Uncle Huo’s family, we don’t have any particularly close friends or relatives in Nanshi. So this year, I don’t want to go back to Nanshi for the Spring Festival. We can save the train ticket money and spend a good New Year with my godmother!”
He Tiantian agreed, "Sure, it'll save our family of four from getting tired, spending a lot of money, and suffering on the train."
“Na Yingjie…” He Jingyu was a little worried about the young couple.
He Tiantian said slyly, "Dad, don't worry, if Brother Yingjie has time, he'll come back to see me during the New Year."
"Hehe!" He Jingyu chuckled. Huo Yingjie was just like that this summer; he was quite a diligent young man.
"Yingjie is a good kid, you can't be petty!" He Jingyu is a man, and he knows that men like girls who are sensible and generous. Occasionally being a little arrogant and petty might make a man remember her, but it can't go too far.
"Okay, Dad," He Tiantian said, wrinkling her nose. "I'm all grown up now, I know what to do."
"No matter how old you are, you're still my daughter." He Jingyu smiled. His daughter is so beautiful; he really couldn't rest easy if she wasn't by his side!
He Jingyu looked at his daughter with a puzzled expression.
"Dad, why are you looking at me like that?" He Tiantian asked, puzzled. She touched her face, thinking there was something dirty on it.
"Actually, I've always wondered why your mother and I aren't bad-looking, but we definitely wouldn't be as good-looking as you," He Jingyu said, puzzled. "According to genetics, this doesn't make sense."
He Tiantian rolled her eyes. There were many unscientific things about her!
"I don't look like Mom and Dad, so I look like my grandma," He Tiantian said. "Dad, think about it, we have an old photo in our house, don't we?"
He Jingyu thought for a moment and said, "You know what, you really do look a bit like your grandma! Sigh, I wonder how your grandma is doing now?"
He Tiantian was stunned. Hadn't her own grandmother already passed away?
“Dad, didn’t my grandpa say that my grandma had passed away?” He Tiantian asked back. “There’s only one photo of grandma in the house, and my mom and I both believe that.”
He Jingyu smiled wryly, patted his daughter's head, and said, "When I was little, your grandfather told me the same thing, but he told me the truth before he passed away. Your mother was a local overseas Chinese; they were classmates in college. Your grandparents both had strong personalities. Your grandmother wanted to stay in America, while your grandfather wanted to return to his roots. Later, your grandmother did come back with your grandfather, but when I was a little over one year old, a telegram came from America saying that my maternal grandfather was unwell and had returned to America, never to return. Your grandfather tried to contact them, but there was no response until he received news that your grandmother had remarried, and finally, he stopped writing."
He Tiantian felt a pang of loss upon hearing this.
Love comes quickly and goes quickly!
Some people say that true love is not affected by distance or time.
Back then, my grandparents were also in love, but they separated, which definitely affected their relationship!
No wonder Grandpa often reads alone; he's withdrawn and doesn't talk much!
But sometimes she would secretly take a photo of her grandma holding her dad on his first birthday and smile slightly.
Perhaps Grandfather regretted it.
Now that Grandpa has passed away, it's too late to say anything.
"Dad, do you hate Grandma?" He Tiantian asked. Her father must have been very sad when he was a child because he was abandoned by his mother.
“When I was little, I would miss her because my mother passed away, so I didn’t hate her. When I grew up, your grandfather told me before he died that I had grown up, especially after you came into my life, and that I knew that some things were beyond my control, so I didn’t hate her either,” He Jingyu said. “Besides, I have a wife and a daughter, and I already have a complete family, so I have no regrets.”
"That's good, Dad. Mom and I will always be good to you and love you dearly," He Tiantian said with a smile, comforting her father.
Although her father said that, He Tiantian could sense his faint longing.
Perhaps Dad is right. He doesn't hate the woman who gave birth to him but left him, but he still misses his mother.
It had nothing to do with worldly matters; it was simply because she was his mother!
Perhaps in his heart, Dad was also thinking that he would be able to see Mom before he died!
"Yes, I will take good care of you all with all my heart." He Jingyu smiled. "Alright, it's stopped raining, you should go down now. Someone will come to relieve me in a bit, then I'll go back."
"Then I'll go back." He Tiantian packed her lunchbox and prepared to leave.
Going up the mountain is easy, but coming down is hard!
It rained again today, so He Tiantian walked a little slowly.
When we arrived at the livestock team at the foot of the mountain, we saw several people in military uniforms standing at the entrance of the livestock team.
He Tiantian thought something had happened and rushed over.
"Who are you? What do you want?" He Tiantian asked, worried that they were there to arrest someone.
He Tiantian doesn't want the peaceful days of Qijia Village to disappear, nor does she want the elderly here to be harmed again!
Seeing He Tiantian's impetuous and blunt approach, Secretary Qi gave He Tiantian a wink and tugged at her. (To be continued.)
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