"How did I offend you?" Jiang Yan asked innocently.
"You... every time you finish settling accounts, your hands are covered in ink, and you don't even wash your hands, and just come and hug me!" Su Jinli said with a hint of anger in her tone.
"That's because I'm anxious and want to see you soon." Jiang Yan explained with a smile.
Seeing the old couple start bickering like children again, Pan'er quickly came out to smooth things over: "Okay, okay, Grandpa and grandma, stop arguing! The way you quarrel is exactly the same as when my brother and I quarrel!" Pan'er had a helpless and funny expression on his face.
Xiaotang also echoed: "Yes, yes! It's just more pleasant to hear than our noise." Xiaotang's innocent words made everyone laugh again.
Jiang Yan and Su Jinli exchanged glances and couldn't help but laugh. Yes, after fifty years of marriage, how could there be no arguments? But every argument, like the hint of bitterness in the sugar painting, not only didn't ruin the sweetness, but instead made it even more mellow and more memorable.
The good old days: the daily life of an elderly couple
In the afternoon, the warm sunshine filled the entire yard, covering the earth with a layer of golden gauze. Jiang Yan was teaching his grandchildren to draw sugar paintings in the yard with great interest. Holding a copper spoon, he patiently demonstrated to the children. The sugar juice in his hands was like a smart line, gradually outlining various shapes. Si Yan stood aside with an abacus in his arms, "instructing" from time to time, muttering some words about costs and benefits, as if in his eyes, drawing sugar paintings could also be connected with accounting. Nian Li was teaching Xiao Tang to practice sword on the other side. She was light and graceful, and the sword flowers were flashing. Xiao Tang learned it in a very good manner, and every move was serious. The whole scene was lively and full of vitality.
Su Jinli sat quietly in the porch, watching this warm and beautiful scene, feeling a surge of emotion. Her thoughts drifted back to her past life, when she was alone and helpless, her life filled with hardship and frustration. But now, she had a husband who loved her, filial and sensible children, and lively and adorable grandchildren. Her life was filled with happiness and warmth. She couldn't help but wonder, what else could she not be satisfied with?
After Jiang Yan finished his sugar painting, he watched the children happily playing with their works, a gratified smile on his face. He dusted himself off and slowly walked over to sit next to Su Jinli. He looked at Su Jinli with concern in his eyes and asked, "What are you thinking about? Why are you so engrossed?"
"I'm thinking," Su Jinli leaned lightly on his shoulder, feeling his warmth, "this life is so good. I feel so happy to have walked with you for so many years, watched the children grow up, and now have lovely grandchildren." There was a hint of emotion in Su Jinli's voice, and it was also full of satisfaction with her current life.
Jiang Yan gently held her hand, and together they watched the sunset gradually dye the sky red. The gorgeous sunset glow was like a beautiful painting, reflecting their happy faces. Jiang Yan said softly, "Well, it's great to have you in this life. We have been through so many ups and downs together, and now this peace and happiness is the most precious thing."
The laughter of the grandchildren echoed one after another, and the sweet fragrance of the sugar paintings filled the air, intertwining with the warm sunshine, as if weaving a web of happiness that tightly surrounded them. Su Jinli looked at Jiang Yan's graying hair, and a warm current surged in her heart. She suddenly felt that these fifty years were like a sweet story that began with a sugar painting. And this story continues to be written, and will become sweeter and sweeter, continuing with every day to come. Their love, like the sweetness of the sugar painting, has become more and more rich and precious over the long river of time.
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