The Spring Festival in 1982 was on January 25th. Today is January 19th, and it is only a few days away from the New Year. Sun Yuqi and Mu Jingran bought New Year's goods and went directly to Grandpa Chen's house.
Grandpa Chen, Zhang Yuan and two apprentices were busy preparing things for the New Year. When he saw the couple coming over, he smiled and said.
"Jingran, your vacation is almost over!"
Mu Jingran smiled and said, "Grandpa Zhang, my vacation is over, and I have to start work today. But you don't have to go today and go tomorrow. It's said to be a three-day vacation, but you can actually go after four days."
Zhang Yuan nodded.
"Well, that's good too. Your uncle and I have to go back today, otherwise we might not be able to make it back by New Year's Eve."
Sun Yuqi thought that Grandpa Zhang and the others were going to celebrate the New Year here, but now she heard that they were leaving today.
"Grandpa Zhang, why don't you just spend the New Year in Beijing? That way you can have a good time with my grandfather."
Zhang Yuan refused with a smile.
"You can't do that. We all have families and children. How can we not go home?"
After hearing what Zhang Yuan said, Sun Yuqi realized that she had gone a bit too far and smiled awkwardly.
"Grandpa Zhang, when does your train leave? Jingran and I will see you off."
Zhang Yuan waved his hand.
"No need to send me off, we can just go to the train station by ourselves."
Grandpa Chen said from the side.
"No need to send them off. They can just go to the train station by themselves. Their train is in the evening and it's still early. Have you had breakfast? If not, Grandpa will make it for you."
When Sun Yuqi heard this, she hurriedly stopped Grandpa Chen from standing up.
"Grandpa, we all came here after we had eaten. Please sit down and rest!"
Mu Jingran sent Zhang Yuan and others away that day. The next morning, Sun Yuqi went to her grandfather's house, while Mu Jingran went to work.
"Grandpa, are you almost done with the New Year's goods?"
Grandpa Chen nodded.
"Well, you're married now, and I'm the only one left, so I didn't prepare so much food. Just enough to eat is fine."
Sun Yuqi felt uncomfortable when she heard this. She thought that after she got married, her grandfather would be left alone, so she said.
"Grandpa, why don't you move in with us? You can cook delicious food for me. I really like your cooking!"
Grandpa Chen knew what Sun Yuqi meant. To put it bluntly, he was still worried about her living alone. However, Grandpa Chen thought that he could still move and was not in his seventies or eighties. He was only in his sixties and still capable of taking care of himself. It was too early for him to live with his granddaughter now. Secondly, his restaurant could still earn a lot of money a day, and he could save some money for his granddaughter.
"No, Yuqi, if you want to eat the food grandpa cooks, then come over during the day and grandpa will cook for you. It would be hard for grandpa to live with you guys in your old age. Grandpa has old neighbors here. If there are guests, grandpa will cook a table of food. If no one comes, grandpa can also chat with these old neighbors."
Sun Yuqi also knew that her grandfather would not listen to her at this time, so she did not talk about this topic anymore. In the next few days, the two of them went to the street every day to buy some things and ingredients for the New Year.
It was New Year's Eve. Sun Yuqi spent the whole morning helping Grandpa Chen with frying. At noon, Mu Jingran came on a bicycle. The couple had lunch at Grandpa Chen's house, and then went to Grandpa Mu's house with the things they had bought.
It was their aunt Qu Wenting who opened the door for them. Seeing them coming, she said with a smile on her face.
"I was just thinking you'd be here by now. Come on in! It was sunny this morning, but now it's snowing."
Sun Yuqi and Mu Jingran said as they walked into the yard.
"That's right. It wasn't snowing when I left my grandfather's house, but it started snowing when I got to the door."
After entering the yard, Grandpa Mu and Grandma Sun heard the noise and came out. They were very happy to see that it was Mu Jingran and his wife who came back. Grandma Sun directly took Sun Yuqi's hand.
"Come on, let's go inside and warm up, and let Jingran, his uncle, and grandpa do their work! The women in our family are really not good at cooking, it's all done by the men. Let's just wait and eat."
Qu Wenting also agreed with a smile.
"That's right, listen to your grandma, let's go inside."
The three of them entered the main room. There was a stove in the room, and the temperature was just right, neither too hot nor too cold.
The three of them sat down and chatted, and during the conversation they also talked about Mu Jingran's cousin, Mu Xianglan, who married to the south.
It turned out that when Mu Yuanhe was sent down to the countryside, his whole family followed him there, so Mu Xianglan fell in love with a local young man there and eventually got married.
Later, Mu Yuanhe returned to Beijing. At that time, the couple was preparing to start a business, so they did not follow their parents back to Beijing. However, they wrote a letter some time ago, saying that they were going to come back after the New Year to pay New Year's greetings to their parents and grandparents.
Grandma Sun burst into tears when she talked about this. Her granddaughter had been away for more than ten years and she hadn't seen her for so many years. It would be a lie to say that she didn't miss her. But now she has returned to Beijing, but she is married.
Now she finally heard that her granddaughter would come back to visit her after the New Year, and the old lady was very happy. How could Qu Wenting not know why her mother-in-law was so happy, so she comforted her.
"Mom, don't worry! Xianglan said she would come to see you after the New Year, so she will definitely come to see you. You and my dad must take care of your health. By then, the girl will definitely want to eat the sweet cakes you made."
Hearing Qu Wenting's words, Grandma Sun also laughed, "That's right, this girl has loved eating the sweet cakes I made for her since she was a child. Well, we have prepared a lot of ingredients this year, and we will definitely make more for her when the time comes. When we go back, let them take it back and enjoy it slowly."
When Sun Yuqi saw Grandma Sun like this, she suddenly envied Mu Xianglan for having a grandmother who loved her so much.
The three men worked very quickly, and the Mu family's New Year's Eve dinner was ready at around four o'clock in the afternoon. The 1982 New Year's Eve dinner began with Mu Jingran's shouting.
Among the three men, Uncle Mu Yuanhe cooks the best and the food he makes is also good-looking. According to Mu Jingran, Mu Yuanhe learned his cooking skills from Grandpa Chen. When he was young, he often went to Grandpa Chen's house to eat, and he learned some things from going there.
Looking at the table full of delicious dishes, the family sat together. Mu Huaiqing picked up the wine glass and coughed lightly.
"This year marks the arrival of a new member of our Mu family. Miss Yuqi has joined our family. Let's have a drink to welcome Yuqi. From now on, our family will love each other and live happily together."
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