Wang Yitong hadn't understood why her grandparents treated her family so badly. They weren't kind at all, favoring boys over girls and disliking her. She remembered being sick as a child and having no appetite, and they wouldn't even give her a bite of kimchi. They'd hide any goodies they had for their third and youngest father's children, never giving them to her. She had so many unhappy memories.
Chen Yin said to Wang Yitong, "They treated us badly, but we're old now, so why would we bother with them? Your grandma's cataract surgery was also paid for by your dad. For your dad's sake, we, as the younger generation, just need to fulfill our responsibilities and obligations. Your dad doesn't have much money, so he should contribute more. We can solve any problems that can be solved with money, so as not to cause any controversy."
Besides, your grandparents back home help take care of the fruit trees and the house, and hiring someone costs money. It's okay to be nice to them and be open-minded. Especially now that you have a company, reputation is still very important. You only come back once during the Lunar New Year, so just go and make it a point to save face."
After hearing what Chen Yin said, Wang Yitong knew that her mother was kind and would never neglect her parents. So now Wang Yitong just had to be a filial son to her younger generation. Just like Chen Yin said, she had to save face and avoid being criticized.
So Wang Yitong also bought gifts and red envelopes for them when they returned home. Wang Dawei also prepared some New Year's goods for his neighbor Wang Li's parents across the street, asking them to help look after them.
They are also related, all descended from the same ancestors. Moreover, their daughter Wang Li also works in Wang Yitong's company and is willing to help.
Wang Yitong and her mother carried their belongings into the house, then sat down to chat with her grandparents. They asked her how she was doing out there, and she told them that she still had some unsatisfactory aspects of her life, and that they just needed to take care of her health. She also said she would leave tomorrow.
After Wang Yitong finished speaking, her grandmother left the yard and went to their own house. After a while, she came back with a bag of sweet potatoes. "Tongtong, these are sweet potatoes grown at home. Take them and eat them. They are very sweet."
Seeing this, Wang Yitong felt a little emotional. As they grew older, the elders knew that the third son had become a live-in son-in-law, the second son's daughter had died young, and the fourth son was completely taken care of by the Yi people from the mountains. In the end, only the eldest son, whom they had never taken care of, was left to take care of them. So now they were starting to treat Wang Dawei's family well, and they would leave the crops they grew for the elders.
Wang Dawei also asked his uncle to use his connections to pay for a rural pension insurance for the two elders, which cost more than 60,000 yuan. They can receive a few hundred yuan each month.
Wang Yitong's grandmother gave her bankbook to Chen Yin for safekeeping, asking her to save for her own death. Old and unable to work anymore, she rented some distant land to Wang Li's parents, and just brought some rice to them every year.
Wang Dawei would usually bring some money back home for the two elders, and they would use it for their living expenses. Basically, the family produced and used everything they needed, so they didn't spend much.
Looking at the old woman packing sweet potatoes for her, Wang Yitong sighed. "Thank you, grandma. I'll put them in the car."
"What can you lift? Let me do it. You're not as good at work as I am." Wang Yitong was originally touched, but after hearing what her grandmother said, she felt a little ashamed. She was not as good at work as her grandmother. She lifted it up with one hand, but she needed two hands to lift it. She could only watch her grandmother carry it to the front of the car.
After putting the sweet potatoes away, the two returned to the yard. At this time, my second uncle and cousin also came over. My second aunt died early, and my second uncle is a disabled person who stutters when speaking. But every New Year, he would bring something for my grandparents. Wang Dawei also asked his uncle to help apply for disability subsidies for my second uncle, and also found him a cleaning job at the elementary school on the street. So my second uncle still respects Wang's father very much. My second uncle's cousin's daughter was not good at studying, so Aunt Zheng Qing asked her to go to a medical school to study nursing. Now she works as a nurse in a hospital in the city.
This time, I also rode an electric scooter to take my second uncle to my grandparents' house.
Zheng Kun's parents, Wang Dawei's cousin and her family also came over, bringing a basket of ugly oranges and sausages and bacon.
All the relatives were present and helped to set up the two dining tables in the living room. The tables and chairs were all made by my grandfather himself, who was a carpenter, plasterer, and bricklayer.
Chen Yin had already cooked rice in her rice cooker, and Grandma's rice cooker was also full, fearing it wouldn't be enough. It was time for hot pot. Wang's father prepared the hot pot base, pulled out an extension cord, and connected it from the living room to the dining table. He set up the two induction cooktops and placed the pots. It started cooking.
Wang's father cooked dragon and phoenix soup on the wood stove, along with the snake and rooster that Yao's father had brought. He also cooked beef and vegetables in the wok.
Soon, the dishes were served to the two tables, including sweet-skinned duck and braised chicken feet bought from the street. Beer, soft drinks, and loquat wine that Wang's father had brewed at home were also served.
Wang Yitong sat at one table with her cousin from her youngest father's family, her second uncle's cousin Chen Yue, and her third uncle's family's Wang Bin and Zheng Kun. The adults and the two elders sat at another table.
As they ate and chatted, Wang Yitong had previously told Zheng Kun not to talk about her company back home, saying that she was doing small business outside, and that Zheng Kun's family kept their mouths shut. This was also why Wang Yitong was confident in letting Zheng Kun go to study, work in Shanghai, and finally return to Chengdu to help manage the Panda Tea and Coffee shop.
Everyone read, ate and chatted. Cousin Chen Yue raised her glass to thank her cousin and her family for their help and wished everyone a happy new year.
Wang Yitong also raised his glass in response, and everyone clinked glasses together, creating a very harmonious atmosphere.
Wang Yitong went home and ate her meal seriously, mainly because Wang Dawei's dishes were delicious, especially the roast beef. Wang Yitong ate two bowls of rice.
After dinner, Wang Yitong took out the red envelopes she had prepared and gave them to her grandparents first, and then to her cousins. She said she hadn't prepared any formal clothes for them, but had given them money to buy whatever they wanted.
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