Volume 1 Chapter 4 The Sheng Family
"mom……"
Sheng Wanyan called her tentatively. Mother Sheng felt a little distressed when she heard her weak voice, but her face still showed an unhappy look.
"mom……"
When Sheng's mother saw her red eyes, she couldn't help but hug her in her arms. The little girl just knew how to act like a spoiled child.
"I'm not dead, why are you yelling?"
Sheng Wanyan hugged her tightly, and her heart ached when she heard what Sheng's mother said.
The mother Sheng in the later life left her, and the joy of regaining her lost mother made her a little overwhelmed, and she was happy in her heart.
"Your grandma cooked some porridge for you. I'll bring it in for you to drink some."
Mother Sheng went to bring back a bowl of porridge in a bad mood, and the bowl was full of white rice.
Nowadays, we only have the chance to eat white rice during the Chinese New Year and other festivals, and each person can only eat a few bites.
Sheng Wanyan drank some, but couldn't stand the weakness in her body and fell asleep again after a while.
When she woke up again, it was already time for dinner. Sheng Wanyan looked around the furnishings in the room.
The room is not big, about 7 square meters, with just a small bed, a table and a wardrobe.
But everything was very clean. There were several sets of gray clothes in the closet, as well as three braided skirts, a pair of leather shoes, and three pairs of cloth shoes.
There was also 30 yuan in cash, a few pastry tickets and a box of vanishing cream in the box.
Except during festivals, the pastry tickets were basically given to the original owner, so that she could buy some pastries for the two elderly people at home.
In this era, owning a skirt and leather shoes is something that people envy.
Every member of the Sheng family has a salary, so supporting the original owner, Sheng Wanyan, is not a problem at all.
Fortunately, the original owner, Sheng Wanyan, was a sensible and filial child and was not spoiled.
Sheng Wanyan thought of her own space. In this era, food is lifeline.
I felt the space coming along and breathed a sigh of relief.
"Yan'er, it's time to eat."
Grandma Sheng's voice was heard from outside, and the next second Sheng Wanyan saw Grandma Sheng walking in.
The moment Sheng Wanyan saw Grandma Sheng, she felt dazed again. She looked exactly like her grandmother.
The only difference is that Grandma Sheng of this era was much younger, looked about 60 years old, and did not have as many white hair as in later generations.
However, his face looks weather-beaten, and it is obvious that he is lacking in nutrition.
In this age of food shortage, being able to eat enough is good enough, so no one cares about whether it is nutritious or not.
"Yan'er, do you want to come out for dinner?" Grandma Sheng walked up to her and touched her forehead. Only after confirming that she no longer had a fever did she feel relieved.
Although Sheng Wanyan knew what Grandpa Sheng and Father Sheng looked like from the original owner's memory.
But she really wanted to see it with her own eyes to confirm whether it was what she thought.
"Grandma, I'm not dizzy anymore. We can go out to eat."
After hearing this, Grandma Sheng looked at her face and found that it was indeed much rosier than at noon.
"Okay, just pack up and come out."
"It's good to move around when you're sick. Don't stay in your room all the time."
Grandma Sheng went out after she finished speaking. When Sheng Wanyan went out, the whole family was already sitting at the dining table, waiting for her to eat.
When Sheng Wanyan saw Grandpa Sheng and Father Sheng, she was so excited.
She was now 100% sure that this was her family, her family from another world.
What grandpa said was true, their family was really reunited.
It was just a reunion in another parallel world, but that was enough for her.
No matter where we are, as long as our family is healthy.
Sheng Wanyan sat down in the place where the original owner had been sitting and looked at the furnishings in the living room.
It was very simple, with just a round dining table, a long wooden bench, a few low stools and a wooden coffee table, and a portrait of a great man hanging on the wall.
The kitchen is not big, about five square meters, and it would be a bit crowded for two people to stand inside.
Sheng Wanyan felt a little nervous. They didn’t know that the original owner had a fever and turned into her.
Sheng Wanyan was afraid that if she said too much, she would make too many mistakes and they would see something.
"You are sick, eat this egg custard to replenish your nutrition."
Grandma Sheng gave her the only egg custard on the table. The other dishes were steamed corn bread and pickles.
There was also a piece of bacon left over from the Chinese New Year and a pot of stir-fried vegetables.
There was a smell of meat on the table, which was good for people of this age.
Sheng Wanyan looked at the rice in her bowl, then at the steamed buns in their hands.
It was not pleasant to see this scene, because in later lives her family lived a life of luxury.
It’s nothing like today, when people are satisfied just by eating a steamed bun.
In 1973, there was a huge food shortage. It was even more terrible in the past few years. The shortage was so severe that people in the village had to eat tree bark.
Life is better now than in previous years. At least we won’t starve to death if we work hard.
Sheng Wanyan used a spoon to divide the egg custard into five portions and put them into their bowls.
"What are you doing, kid? This is to supplement your nutrition."
Mother Sheng picked up the egg custard from the bowl, and Sheng Wanyan quickly took her bowl away.
Mother Sheng felt warmed when she saw her action, but she became anxious when she thought that her body had not yet recovered.
"If you don't eat it, then I won't eat it either."
Sheng Wanyan was about to share the rice in the bowl when she finished speaking. Mother Sheng saw this and quickly stopped her: "Okay, okay, I'm afraid of you."
"I really don't know who you inherited this personality from."
When Mr. Sheng heard what Mrs. Sheng said, he looked at her. Isn't it obvious who she looks like?
Mother Sheng glared at him.
Grandpa Sheng looked at her with satisfaction. His granddaughter was good in every way, except that she had no ideas of her own.
It's easy for people to take advantage of me, so today I made a decision for myself.
"Yan'er, do you want to go to the countryside?"
In order to have enough food to eat, the family had to put the issue of going to the countryside on the table. There was no point in avoiding it.
"I asked you to stay in school and become a teacher after graduating from high school, but I really didn't expect your grades to be so bad..."
When Sheng's mother thinks about that incident now, she still feels it's a pity. When Sheng Wanyan just graduated, the school happened to be short of a teacher.
The school plans to select from the graduating students, whoever has good grades will be selected.
She wanted to let her daughter go for an interview, but the little girl's grades were ridiculously bad.
I had always been top of the class and had a good chance of staying in the school to get a job, but in the last semester I ended up being the last.
Sheng Wanyan also found this memory in the original owner's memory.
In her heart, she really wanted to curse the original owner. She had never seen such a stupid person.
The Sheng family doesn’t have many relatives. Grandpa Sheng has an older brother, whom she has to call “Uncle”.
Mr. Sheng and his wife had two sons and one daughter.
Now they live in a village in Chengdu. In fact, the Sheng family was originally farmers, and both families lived in the same poverty in the beginning.
Grandma Sheng and Grandma Sheng often quarreled when they were young, and favoring boys over girls was the norm.
Grandma Sheng gave birth to two sons, and was valued more by her mother-in-law, who often made sarcastic remarks about Grandma Sheng, both openly and covertly.
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