"Come, eat, and talk while you eat."
Mr. Han greeted the three guests and gave the old woman some of her favorite spareribs. "Meishu, you've worked hard preparing the meal. Come and eat."
"Cooking isn't hard, so you should eat more. This pork ribs and kelp soup is delicious and nutritious. You can have two more bowls later."
In her youth, Grandma Han bravely served on the front lines. Later, after having children, she gradually returned to her family to care for them, becoming her husband's strongest support. As she entered her old age, she could have chosen to retire and enjoy the company of her grandchildren, but she persisted in contributing to her country to the best of her ability.
After a life of ups and downs, when the family could finally live some peaceful days, their dignity was severely damaged and the originally united family had to disperse.
In order to take care of her eldest son's three grandchildren, she had to accompany them to a place where they were unfamiliar with starting a new life. She also had to put everything aside and concentrate on doing housework at home to take care of them.
It is impossible to say that there is no complaint in my heart.
She is a human, not a god.
But her complaint is not towards her family or the country, but towards those with ulterior motives.
Of course, she was also very glad that she made the most correct and decisive decision at that time. They avoided the vortex of power struggle and saved the lives and dignity of the whole family. The only one who felt pity and guilt was her husband.
He has lived here alone these years, putting down the gun he had carried all his life and picking up a hoe, working on the farm like the ancestors of the Han family, facing the loess and back to the sky. He is optimistic and open-minded and enjoys this, but she and her children and grandchildren feel very distressed.
Now that the couple are reunited, she just wants to take good care of his diet and daily life and take good care of his health.
Seeing the two elders taking care of each other, chatting and laughing, the younger generations were also deeply infected. Lin Shan was touched: "Grandpa Han, Grandma Han, you have a great relationship."
Grandma Han listened and laughed, "I'm not afraid of you young people laughing at me, but the most successful thing in my life is marrying a good husband."
Her words made Old Man Han smile and agree, "The greatest success in my life is marrying Comrade Peng Meishu."
The younger generations: “…”
"I'm full of a bowl of...food." Yun Huaying wanted to say dog food, but when she thought that it would be impolite to the elders, the words fell silent.
The two elders: "Huaying, are you full?"
"My stomach is not full, but my spiritual world has been filled up with the nutritious spiritual food you two fed me." Yun Huaying explained seriously.
The two elders: “…”
"Ha ha."
Now it was the companions' turn to laugh happily.
Han Zheng also couldn't stop laughing. He felt that her description just now was so apt. The grandparents were already old, but they were still showing their happiness and love on the spot, completely treating them as air. He did have an inexplicable feeling of being full just now.
The two elders also laughed. They had a good relationship as a couple and had been teased by their friends a lot in the past, and of course they had also been envied a lot.
"You can all find the perfect partner for you in the future."
Grandma Han didn't say the best and the most outstanding. In her opinion, the best and the most outstanding is the one that suits her best.
As she was talking, Han Zheng also took action without leaving a trace. He picked up a piece of lean pork belly and put it into Yun Huaying's bowl. His silent action expressed his inner thoughts: she was the most suitable partner for him.
Yun Huaying looked at the meat in the bowl with an unnatural expression. She whispered to him, "You eat too."
Seeing that she did not refuse, Han Zheng was secretly happy and a smile appeared in his eyes.
Grandma Han noticed her grandson's little trick, but she didn't say anything. She smiled and talked about other topics with everyone: "Lin Shan, Jiang Yuan, I heard that you are both 18 years old. Are you dating?"
"No." They both shook their heads.
"Nowadays, most female comrades have their families start arranging blind dates and marriages when they are your age. You are well educated and beautiful. Haven't your families arranged anything for you?" Grandma Han began to chat with a purpose.
Lin Shan smiled and answered generously, "I'm the third of four siblings in my family, with two older brothers and a younger brother. My two older brothers are still single. My eldest brother is already in a relationship and plans to get married at the end of this year or early next year. My second brother is a little over a year older than me and still hasn't found a partner. My parents love me, their only daughter, quite a bit and haven't pressured me into blind dates or marriage. They've only mentioned a few things to relatives and friends when they were matchmaking, and if I didn't want to go, they didn't say much. They really respect my opinion on this matter."
"Then your parents are quite open-minded." Grandma Han said with a smile.
Jiang Yuan had already finished a bowl of rice and just went to get some more. She sat down and said with a smile, "My family is completely different from Lin Shan's. All the elders in my family favor sons over daughters. My parents kept having children to try to have a son. In one go, they gave birth to six daughters and one son."
"Seven." The two elders of the Han family and Han Zhe, who were unaware of the situation, were shocked.
Jiang Yuan nodded. "Among the five daughters before me, I am the third. I am a twin with my second sister, and a brother was born as the fifth child. After my mother gave birth to her second son, she thought her belly had turned around and she would definitely have more sons, so she continued to give birth, and finally a seventh sister came."
The Han family's elders had all seen the situation in her family before. After all, the idea of favoring boys over girls was still quite serious these days, especially in rural areas. If a family didn't have a son, it was equivalent to cutting off the family line, and they would often be laughed at by relatives and neighbors as having no descendants.
"When I was little, my parents left me in my hometown to be taken care of. There were so many children in the family, and they gave birth so frequently, that my parents basically didn't take care of me. My grandparents also favored boys over girls, and usually just gave me a bite to eat so I wouldn't starve to death. Only occasionally could I have a good meal at my grandmother's house. Fortunately, the people in my hometown village were very simple and kind. The elders probably felt sorry for me and often gave me food. I grew up eating at various families."
"When I was about ten years old, I started growing and ate more. My grandparents thought I was eating too much food, so they asked my parents to come and take me away. Later, I lived in the county town."
"Although I live with my parents now, life is worse than back home in the countryside. There are so many children at home that not only me but everyone else has never had a full meal."
"We live in a coal mining area. My parents work at the coal briquette factory in my hometown. To continue my studies, I volunteered to work as a porter to help them save for tuition. Because I was sensible and didn't worry them, I was able to earn money at a young age and my grades were good, so they didn't often vent their bad tempers on me."
"But they also wanted to sell me for a high bride price. They had been in contact with several matchmakers some time ago. In order to avoid being sold by them to support my brother, and because my second sister refused to come to the countryside, I immediately took the opportunity to sever ties with them and left home."
Grandma Han admired her decisiveness and praised her with a smile: "You are a very independent-minded child. This approach is right."
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