Chen Xia's Khan simply became "Genghis Khan".
What should he say? Say he's a reborn member? Is the original Chen Xia already dead?
If he dares to say this, Yuezhou Mental Hospital will take him away tomorrow and give him electrotherapy every day.
"Hahaha, don't look at me like that. I fell into the river last summer and became depressed after my brain was flooded. Chen Qiu, please explain in more detail."
Chen Dong quickly raised his hand: "I can testify. After I rescued him that day, Lao Er even asked me who I was, haha."
Gu Lin felt a little sorry for her boyfriend. He had suffered so much after his father-in-law passed away last year and almost lost his life.
Dean Gu is a doctor himself, and he understands from a medical perspective. "It's okay. After drowning, the brain is deprived of oxygen for too long, which will cause retrograde amnesia. It won't affect your future life."
After hearing this, Gu's mother felt relieved. What if her son-in-law was crazy? How could her daughter dare to marry a "fool"?
Chen Qiu had already accepted the fact that his elder brother's personality had suddenly changed, and continued:
"After my parents passed away, my grandmother came, but my grandfather and uncle didn't. My grandmother cried bitterly. As for my two uncles, they both work in other places, one in Xinjiang Province and the other in Beihu Province. They used to write to us, but after my father passed away, they stopped. I guess they were afraid we would be a burden to them."
Just a few words reveal the warmth and coldness of human nature.
Everyone in the room sighed, but Chen Xia felt nothing. He had no special feelings for these relatives, whether they were good or bad. To him, the Chen Zhenwu family in Jiangzhou were his real family.
But there are still some things that need to be asked clearly, "Third brother, after Dad passed away, who among these relatives will take care of us?"
"No, only Fourth Grandpa and Uncle Guolin from the village take care of us. Grandma comes once in a while, but she says she really has no money and asks us not to blame her. She also says Grandpa won't let her come to see us and will scold her if he finds out."
Chen Xia felt like she was screwed. What kind of relatives were in this family? An old man was obsessed with money and wouldn't acknowledge his daughter and son-in-law unless he gave it to him. His only two uncles were out of town, and they had simply cut off contact with them, fearing that the four orphans would be a burden to them.
Why invite them to a banquet like this?
Chen Qiu said this to himself, "Brother, you might have forgotten. For a few months after Dad passed away, we relied entirely on the help from Fourth Grandpa and other neighbors, plus the five yuan my eldest sister sent back every month, to barely get by. If it weren't for my eldest brother's sudden enlightenment after falling into the water, I don't know what would happen to him now."
Gu Lin quickly hugged her and said, "It's okay, Third Brother. Don't cry. We are yours now."
Dean Gu also sighed at this time, and said very self-blamingly:
"This is also my fault. I always thought that your family had relatives in the countryside and that it wouldn't be a problem for them to take care of you temporarily. Your father's martyr status encountered some problems back then, and I wanted to use my connections in the army to award your father a first-class individual merit.
"Not only would your three children's household registrations be changed to urban ones, allowing them to receive government subsidies, but they would also be given three replacement jobs. But the regional health bureau refused to agree, dragging their feet for months. During those months, the paperwork was completed, and your brother's replacement job was delayed for several more months. They were truly reckless."
Seeing that the proper discussion of marriage had turned into a meeting to reminisce about the good old days, Chen Xia hurriedly tried to stop it.
"Stop, stop, stop. Let the past be the past. In this way, we won't invite the two uncles. We should not associate with people who are unreliable at critical moments in the future, so that they won't take advantage of our family in the future."
Chen Dong nodded firmly: "We have so much food at home, they'll be so hungry."
Mother Gu pulled Chen Dong into her arms and said, "Yes, Xiao Dongdong is ambitious. Let's despise them together."
"As for grandpa's side, we still have to go and receive the invitation. It's their business whether they come or not, so as to avoid being gossiped about by the villagers. Third brother, if you can't come, you can bring grandma over. The old lady is not bad, but she may be unable to do anything."
Gu Lin excitedly grabbed his hand and said, "Let's drive the jeep over there and see if your grandpa still dares to give you a cold shoulder."
Dean Gu snorted in dissatisfaction, "Superficial."
Gu Lin pouted instantly.
"I think what Gu Lin said makes sense. So, tomorrow is New Year's Day. Third and fourth children, come with me to visit grandma."
Gu Lin quickly raised her hand and said, "I have a day off tomorrow, but I want to go too."
Dean Gu nodded and said, "It's okay to go. The grudges between the elders are their own business. If your grandfather treats you politely, you should also be polite. If he treats you as strangers, you can handle it yourself."
It was already very late, and Gu Lin's family was about to go back. Chen Xia quickly called them and took out three long boxes.
"Uncle Gu, Auntie, these are three hundred-year-old ginsengs. Take them back for nourishment."
Dean Gu and his mother were not unfamiliar with ginseng, as it was a specialty of their hometown, but century-old ginseng was still quite rare, especially in Zhijiang Province.
Dean Gu opened the lid and took a look. "Wow, what a wonderful thing! Look at the pearls on the long whiskers. I've never seen anything like this in all my years in Yuezhou. Okay, I'll accept all your filial gifts."
Gu Lin immediately informed: "Dad, you can make as many as you want, he has plenty."
Now, Dean Gu and Mother Gu were both surprised...
The next morning.
Chen Xia took a few boxes of biscuits and malted milk from Chen Dong as gifts and prepared to visit his grandfather's house.
My grandfather's home was in Yanggang Village, next to Qingfeng Village. There was no primary school in Yanggang Village, so all students came to Qingfeng Primary School for classes. It was at this time that Chen's father and mother met.
I've been attracted to them since elementary school. These two are really good.
Chen Bingkun joined the army after graduating from junior high school. Because he was educated, he became a medical soldier.
Yang Lijuan did not go to junior high school and later returned home to farm. She has been waiting for her lover to come back. They are also a pair of ill-fated mandarin ducks.
However, Chen Xia admires Yang Lijuan and Chen Bingkun very much. Oh, they should be polite and call them dad and mom. Not everyone can persevere to the end like them.
Chen Bingkun became a formal doctor with a worker's status, but he still insisted on marrying a rural woman, which was unimaginable in the 1950s and 1960s.
In those days, workers would never choose to marry rural people. This was not only a matter of face, but also a practical problem. Farmers had no wages and no grain purchase books, which meant no food quota, so the family could not get enough to eat.
Of course, there are a very small number of city workers who choose rural wives. Generally, these workers are disabled or have bad behavior. They cannot find a wife in the city, so they find a rural wife.
Not only that, they also have to pick the most beautiful girl in the countryside, and stick flowers directly into the cow dung.
It wasn't easy for Yang Liping either. She believed for so many years that Chen Bingkun would not change his heart and waited for him all the time. Even after her family fell out over the issue of the bride price, she still insisted on being with her lover, even at the cost of breaking off relations with her family.
Maybe this is true love.
Unfortunately, neither of them lived to old age, which is the most regrettable thing.
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