"Why renovate the house? I don't know how many years I have left of my old bones. Don't waste the money. When the old man passes away, no one will live in this old yard." Xu Dongru refused without thinking. He always had this attitude as long as it involved spending his children's money.

Xu Qingzhi knew that grandpa was stingy with money.

She said, "It won't cost much to renovate it, and it will be convenient to install a bathroom in your room."

"I won't do it. I feel comfortable living in this old house." Xu Dongru wiped the corners of his eyes with a handkerchief. The weather has been cold recently, and his eyes are prone to tears in the wind.

Xu Qingzhi could only give up the idea of ​​renovating the house temporarily. Many people have feelings for old houses, and even if they are a little dilapidated, they feel comfortable living in them.

It was still early since Grandpa had the accident in his previous life, so she tried to persuade him indirectly and wait until Grandpa was willing before considering renovating the house.

"Okay, let's not turn it over for now." She responded to Grandpa's words and walked around the room. She saw that the jar of chrysanthemums was not moved at all, and the jar of honey also seemed to be untouched.

She didn't ask why grandpa didn't drink often. She took the kettle, filled the water tank with water, and boiled it on the stove.

There was only a blackened red plastic cup in the room, and a ceramic cup with several corners chipped, with a red five-pointed star on the white surface of the cup.

She took a basin, drew some hot water from the stove, and added some cold water to wash the cups.

Xu Dongru was sitting at the door and didn't hear it at first. He was old and sometimes hard of hearing. Then he heard the sound of water rustling. He walked into the house and saw his granddaughter washing cups. The water in the basin was black. He blushed and said quickly, "Don't do it. It's so cold. If you get your sleeves wet, you will get a fever. When you were a child, you would get a fever whenever you played with water. Once you had a fever for three days and it didn't go away. Your grandma and I were worried that your brain would be damaged by the fever."

Xu Dongru simply took all the basins away.

Xu Qingzhi was washing cups, his hands full of bubbles in the air, he smiled helplessly and said: "Grandpa, I'm grown up, I'm not a child anymore."

Xu Dongru held the basin and looked at the person in front of him who was already a little taller than him. "In Grandpa's eyes, you will always be a child. Go away, go out, let Grandpa wash it yourself."

Xu Qingzhi raised his bubble-filled hand and said, "Grandpa, you have to let me clean my hands."

The old man was stunned. Xu Qingzhi reached out to take the basin back and continued washing. He finished in two strokes.

Xu Dongru wanted to say something, but Xu Qingzhi pushed him out: "Grandpa, go sit at the door. I'll wash the cups and make you some honey chrysanthemum tea. Chrysanthemum tea is good for your eyes. Try making a cup every day."

Xu Dongru's eyes became hot, and the tears she had been crying for the past two days made her eyes feel even more uncomfortable. She choked up a little and replied, "Okay."

He walked out, turned his back to his granddaughter, sat on a chair, and took out a handkerchief to wipe the corners of his eyes. His wife had passed away, and he was the only one at home, so he had to make do with his poor eyesight.

I don't want to live with my son, and also because I'm afraid my daughter-in-law will dislike me for being old and unhygienic.

But he is old now and just wants to live one day at a time. He has no time to clean the house, tidy up the inside and out and just have a place to live that is sheltered from the wind and rain.

When Qingzhi was a child, he always slept between him and the old woman and refused to go to bed alone.

At that time he said, you are young now and you don’t dislike your grandpa, but when you grow up, you will dislike your grandparents.

The little girl puffed her cheeks and pouted her lips and said, "I won't dislike grandma and grandpa, especially when I grow up."

He and his wife loved to play with the kids like this, and all the little ones in the house said the same thing.

But Qingzhi and Zijun really don't dislike him.

The toilet in the old house was at the back, and it was inconvenient to go to the toilet at night, so he put a urine bucket in the room.

Because of this, he put the urine bucket in the back and didn't use it anymore. He had to get up at night to go to the back. But it was too inconvenient, so he went back to using the urine bucket.

"Grandpa, the honey chrysanthemum tea is ready. Here you go. I mixed it with some cold water. It may still be a little hot, so be careful when you drink it."

The old man came out of his memories and looked at his caring granddaughter in front of him. He felt very touched. There was no one better than his obedient granddaughter in the world. Even his ten sons could not compare to her.

He took the cup and sighed, "Grandpa is old, and he has to live one day at a time. The house is a little dirty, but please don't look down on him."

Xu Qingzhi's face turned serious: "Grandpa, if you let me hear this kind of words again, I will be angry and ignore you."

"Okay, okay, I won't say anymore." The old man agreed with a smile.

At this time, a familiar voice came from the door.

"Oh, isn't this Qingzhi? She's here to see your grandpa." Fu Guiying walked in, with Xu Fuwen beside her.

Although Xu Qingzhi didn't like his second aunt, he still had the proper manners, "Second uncle, second aunt."

Xu Fuwen, wearing metal-framed glasses and with his usual serious face, nodded.

Xu Dongru thought about what happened that day and was not happy. He asked, "What are you doing here?"

Xu Fuwen's clinic is vacant today. His wife had previously insisted on going to his third brother's house to help, so she asked his father to go and tell him.

Today, she heard that her third brother's family was discussing hiring a permanent employee, but she was not invited to go. She felt unhappy and insisted on asking him to come along so that she could talk to the old man.

Among the three brothers, he was the one who earned the most money. Some time ago, he loaned his son a loan to buy a house in Kyoto, and now he has very little savings left. His son still needs his continued help, and Guiying also wants to earn more.

Right now, Qingzhi was right here, and he couldn't say those words no matter what, as he couldn't lose face in front of the younger generation.

Xu Fuwen said, "Dad, Guiying and I just came to see you."

Xu Dongru snorted. His second son did come to see him, but his second daughter-in-law would never come except when the whole family was having dinner together.

He knew it clearly in his heart, so he didn't believe anything when someone said they came to see him.

Fu Guiying reached out and tugged at his clothes, signaling him to speak. Seeing that he remained silent for a long time, she simply spoke herself: "Dad, didn't I ask you to tell Fuqiang to let me go to his house to help pick vegetables? Fuqiang hasn't called me yet. I heard from others today that Fuqiang is hiring permanent workers. The salary is very high, and I can have two days off a week."

Xu Dongru guessed that this was the matter. After his second son told him about it last time, he simply avoided Fuqiang's place and went to the reservoir to fish every day. He thought that if his second son brought up this matter again, he would say that he didn't have time.

He said unhappily, "Go find Fuqiang, why bother looking for an old man like me? I've been busy fishing lately and don't have the time to take care of your business."

(End of this chapter)