When Shen He heard Gu Yunze say that his family lived in the military compound, he realized that Lin Yu's boyfriend was quite influential.
Since the two hadn't reached the point of marriage yet, Shen He didn't ask too many questions.
What's more important now is Lin Yu's granddaughter: "Xiao Yu, why did you suddenly come to Beicheng without telling me beforehand? I could have prepared; there's hardly any food at home."
Lin Yu took his arm and said, "I'm here on a business trip and wanted to give you a surprise."
They often talked on the phone, so Lin Yu was quite familiar with her grandfather.
Moreover, she came to fulfill her filial duty to her mother, so she certainly wouldn't tell him in advance and make him spend money.
Before she came, she had planned to take the elderly out for a nice meal.
Shen He smiled when she told him about the surprise she had given him, and the initial unfamiliarity he felt towards his granddaughter instantly disappeared.
This child's personality is very different from her mother's; she's more like her father.
"Okay, okay. Grandpa is really surprised. I'm so happy that you came to see me."
Taking the opportunity, Lin Yu said, "Let me tell you, this is my first time in Beicheng, and I'd like to try the local specialties. Would you like to come with me?"
Shen He felt that since he was a local, he should take his granddaughter to try the local specialties, so he said, "Okay, Grandpa will take you."
Shen He came from a well-off family when he was young, and as a university professor, he also had a high income.
He's eaten at all sorts of restaurants.
He was a scholar, and he could talk about anything with great expertise, especially food. Listening to his introduction, Lin Yu, who was not initially interested, was suddenly filled with a desire to eat.
As a local, Gu Yunze didn't know many of the restaurants.
The two of them were like elementary school students, completely taken aback by the food that Shen He mentioned.
Shen He took the two to a mutton restaurant known only to locals. They ordered steaming hot mutton soup and a flatbread.
All three of them couldn't help but exclaim, "It's so delicious!"
Shen He sighed, "I haven't eaten this in many years."
Since his family fell on hard times, he has never had the chance to eat out again.
Thinking back to those extravagant days, it all seems like a dream.
"Thanks to the two of you, I had the chance to eat their mutton soup again."
Lin Yu didn't want him to be too sad: "It's just a bowl of mutton soup. If you want to eat it, we can come back next time."
In addition to her salary from work, she has secretly sold a lot of items from the virtual supermarket over the years, and now her savings are over 10,000 yuan.
A bowl of mutton soup costs only a few yuan; you can eat it whenever you want.
Shen He smiled but didn't say anything. Eating out occasionally was fine, but things were different now. He couldn't afford to eat out every day anymore.
After finishing their meal, Lin Yu rushed to pay the bill, and Shen He kept nagging, "How can we let a little kid like you spend money?"
In Shen He's view, although his granddaughter manages a factory, it is located in the countryside and she probably doesn't have much income.
Besides, he has never done anything for the children, so how could he let the children pay for it?
Knowing his concerns, Lin Yu revealed her income: "Don't underestimate our factory just because it's a small one. It's actually very profitable, and our wages include bonuses. I can earn at least a hundred a month."
Shen He was very surprised; nowadays, an eighth-grade worker in the factory could only earn that much.
Most of these people are veteran craftsmen who are quite old.
Most young people earn only twenty or thirty yuan a month, which is already quite good.
"Don't lie to me."
Lin Yu smiled and said, "It's true, I'm not lying to you. Our food factory was in the newspaper, did you see it?"
Speaking of this, Shen He smiled proudly and said, "I saw it, my granddaughter is really great."
Back then, he was showing off his children everywhere, even with newspapers in hand.
Lin Yu nodded: "Yes, our factory is not big, but it is very profitable. This year, everyone's income in the factory has exceeded that of factories in the county town."
Of course, this income includes wages plus the brigade's dividends.
On average, each worker can earn around forty yuan per month, which is more than that of an average worker.
Shen He then believed that Lin Yu had money, but still said, "If you have money, save it up and keep it for yourself later."
Girls should save more money.
If he had the means, he would have liked to help her prepare her dowry.
Lin Yu said yes, but in her heart she was already planning what to take the old man to eat tomorrow.
Gu Yunze dutifully spent the whole day with the two of them, successfully earning Lin Yu's gratitude and Shen He's affection.
If his vacation hadn't ended, he would have liked to continue following Lin Yu.
Unfortunately, he had no choice but to return to his post and continue working.
Lin Yu expressed his understanding, as his job was quite special and he couldn't just leave whenever he wanted.
She still has several days of her own vacation left.
Lin Yu then began taking a bus for more than ten minutes every day to visit her grandfather, to talk to him and take a walk with him.
Shen He was always beaming with joy because of his granddaughter.
The neighbors all said he looked radiant and even a few years younger.
Using her first visit to Beicheng as an excuse, Lin Yu dragged her grandfather out for dinner.
She wanted to visit all the good restaurants nearby.
Shen He also got to eat a lot of good food.
"Grandpa, is this the best roast duck in the north of the city? I want to take a few back for my family to eat."
Shen He and Lin Yu have been trying roast duck at several different restaurants over the past two days.
The two eventually chose a long-established restaurant. Shen He said that the restaurant had been open since he was young and the taste was very authentic.
Lin Yu then decided to buy it and take it with her.
The time specified on her letter of introduction was almost up, and the food factory had even called to inquire about the job. It was time for her to go back.
Shen He was very reluctant to part with them; as people get older, they need their children's company even more.
But his children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren were all not by his side.
The more the old man thought about it, the sadder he became, and the more reluctant he was to let Lin Yu leave.
But Lin Yu had no choice but to comfort him, saying, "I'll come see you again next time. We talk on the phone often."
Shen He nodded and said, "Okay, take good care of yourself. Please give my regards to your grandparents."
From Lin Shengli and Lin Yuan to Lin Yu, Shen He could tell that his in-laws, whom he had never met, were of very good character.
They raised children who were kind, upright, and filial.
Since Shen Zhinian married into their family, she must have received a lot of care.
Lin Yu and his younger brother are now living in the Lin family.
He was very grateful to the other party and didn't know how to repay them, so he secretly slipped something to Lin Yu: "Give this to them, it's a small token of my appreciation."
"What? Why are you being so mysterious?"
Lin Yu secretly opened the bag and peeked inside: "Oh my god! Grandpa, where did you get this?"
Those are small yellow croakers, there are two of them.
Shen He whispered, "I hid them secretly and no one found them. There are also two jade ornaments. I gave them to your mother, and one to you and one to your brother. These two are from your grandparents."
The old man meant that you shouldn't worry about it; it's for his in-laws.
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