Volume 1 Chapter 90 1974
When Sheng Wanyan returned home, her family received a letter from Sheng Wanze, saying that the house had been tidied up and had two bedrooms and a living room.
He also said in the letter that he wanted to bring Grandpa Sheng and Grandma Sheng over to live with him to take care of them in their old age.
This matter was brought up by Pan Yue. Everyone in the family had to go to work, and the two elderly people were unaware of some things at home.
The area around the military area is filled with caring family members and soldiers, as well as military doctors.
This way the family can feel more relaxed. Grandpa Sheng and Grandma Sheng didn't say anything when they heard this.
In a few years, when Sheng's father and mother retire, they will go to the military region and live together as a family.
If nothing unexpected happens, Sheng Wanze will be promoted in two years, and then he can apply for a three-bedroom apartment.
It is not a problem to accommodate the whole family, so Grandpa Sheng and Grandma Sheng are quite tempted.
They are also considering this matter, and Sheng Wanze is married to Pan Yue. If Pan Yue gets pregnant, the old couple can also lend a hand.
Cooking and other things are not a problem at ordinary times, but the old couple are always a little worried when they go to an unfamiliar environment.
"Mom and Dad, what do you think?"
Mr. and Mrs. Sheng looked at Grandpa and Grandma Sheng, and Grandpa and Grandma looked at each other.
"We old couple are gone, and we will miss you."
"And going now will cause trouble for the young people."
"But I also want to go see how Xiaoze and Xiaoyue are doing."
Grandpa Sheng and Grandma Sheng really wanted to go. No matter how good Sheng Wanze's words were in the letter, as elders, they would always feel uneasy if they didn't see it with their own eyes.
But they can't go now. They still want to stay with their son and daughter-in-law. They feel uneasy without their son around.
Father Sheng nodded when he heard this. If the old couple didn't want to go now, then they didn't have to go and could talk about it later.
"Grandpa, please don't leave. What will I do if you leave?"
"If grandpa and grandma are really worried about my brother, then they can wait until my sister-in-law is pregnant before helping her. Now just stay with me!"
Sheng Wanyan hugged Grandma Sheng's arm and acted coquettishly. Everyone in the family knew what the old couple was thinking.
So going now would be troublesome, as Pan Yue has to go to work, and they would feel uncomfortable going there as they are unfamiliar with the place.
"Yan'er is right. When Xiaoyue becomes pregnant, I can go and lend a hand, and by the way, see how that brat is doing."
Mother Sheng also did not agree with the old couple going now, as Grandpa Sheng was in good health and did not want to travel too much.
Moreover, there will be no one to take care of them there, and it will add burden to Sheng Wanze and his wife. They will be unfamiliar with the place. Isn't this a joke?
It's not like she and Father Sheng are unable to work, so there's no need to trouble the young couple. It would be better to wait until Pan Yue becomes pregnant before helping out.
"Just listen to my daughter-in-law and wait until Xiaoyue is pregnant before going."
Grandpa Sheng has spoken, and the matter has been settled. It won’t take a year or two anyway.
Sheng's father wrote back to Sheng Wanze, telling him about the family situation and also mentioned that Grandpa Sheng had been hospitalized some time ago.
The next day, Sheng Wanyan sent the letter while going to work. Grandpa Sheng had been in the hospital some time ago, and she hadn't written to Gu Tingxiao this month, so it was a good opportunity to send the letter together.
Sheng Wanyan lived a very comfortable life, but Sheng Wanze could only worry when he received the letter and learned that his grandfather was ill.
Pan Yue touched her belly after reading what was written in the letter. She had been married to Sheng Wanze for three months now and she didn't know when she would be able to get pregnant.
When I get pregnant, my grandparents can come over. There are military doctors in the family compound, which is better than staying in Chengdu.
If she had a headache or fever, she had enough time to get treatment, and she also missed her grandparents.
Grandma Sheng taught her many lessons when they were in Rongcheng. Now she was alone in the family compound, and Sheng Wanze usually had to go out on missions, so she was bored alone.
There are also some neighbors around who like to take advantage of others and gossip about others. She can't handle it...
It seems that she needs to get pregnant as soon as possible. With Grandma Sheng accompanying her, she will feel much more relaxed in the staff quarters.
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Time quickly came to the end of January 1974, and she welcomed her first New Year in this era.
In this era, we are not allowed to post couplets or set off firecrackers, and we cannot engage in feudal superstitions.
Therefore, every family could only worship their ancestors secretly behind closed doors, and the Sheng family was no exception.
Grandpa Sheng secretly took out the hidden spirit tablet, placed it on the table and lit three incense sticks.
Sheng Wanyan followed the elders and knelt on the ground and kowtowed three times. Grandpa Sheng muttered a few words, asking the ancestors to bless the family with peace and that was the end of the ceremony.
"May our ancestors bless us, and our children and grandchildren will be healthy, our family will be harmonious, and we will be free from disasters and misfortunes."
Grandpa Sheng led them to bow three times, poured three glasses of wine on the ground, and then hurriedly put away everything.
These things cannot be seen by other people, or else you will get into big trouble.
Sheng Wanyan also has her New Year holiday. In the past two months, she has translated another book and sent it to a Kyoto newspaper.
She planned to spend the New Year with her family. Grandpa Sheng and Grandma Sheng would take them back to the countryside to visit relatives, after all, Grandpa Sheng still had relatives.
There are basically no relatives on Grandma Sheng’s side, and Mother Sheng’s relationship with her natal family was very strained when she was young.
Her grandmother was very patriarchal and didn't like Sheng Wanyan very much. When Sheng's mother gave birth to Sheng Wanyan, her grandmother said directly that she would give birth to a money-losing girl.
Grandma Sheng was still angry, and after Father Sheng scolded her with a dark face, grandma didn't dare to say anything else.
After all, her son-in-law is the most promising one. He works in the city and has helped her daughter find a job.
But this girl is really annoying. She is not willing to help her brothers and sisters at home at all.
But the Sheng family lived a good life, and grandma didn't dare to make the relationship awkward, so she could only maintain superficial harmony.
Now, seeing that the Sheng family is living a better and better life and her grandson is a battalion commander at such a young age, the grandmother is so happy that she goes outside to show off every time.
She then heard that Sheng Wanyan was also working in the city, and she regretted it so much.
If I had known earlier, I would have been nicer to my daughter. Now that she is living such a good life, she has become alienated from me!
Moreover, all her sons combined are no match for her daughter's current abilities.
The family would quarrel over a bite of food and drink, and the daughters-in-law often quarreled.
No matter how bad the relationship between me and my daughter is, the blood relationship cannot be severed.
So this year, Grandma Sheng plans to talk to her daughter and ask her to help her brothers and sisters at home more, and preferably find a few jobs.
Nowadays, Sheng's mother doesn't keep in touch with him much except sending some gifts back during the holidays.
But it's the New Year now, so I definitely can't not go back. It's my parents' business if they are partial to me, but as a child, you can't let people think you are heartless and give them something to talk about.
Moreover, Sheng's mother knew that if she didn't do her superficial work well, her mother might say something bad about her in the village.
The most important thing is... my son and daughter's future cannot be affected by these rumors.
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