Chapter 442 I Want to See You One Last Time
Mr. Shang and Zhang Wenfu were also invited to celebrate the New Year at home.
Old Mrs. Shang and Jiang Ping helped Shang Ruoting look after the children, while the men were slaughtering chickens and pigs in the yard. The scene was very lively.
Everyone had a smile on their face. This kind of life was something they could never hope to have in their lifetime.
Family reunion, a better life...
In order to wait for Tan Shaowen, the New Year’s Eve dinner was not served until 6 pm on New Year’s Eve.
Until 8 o'clock in the evening, Tan Shaowen still hadn't shown up.
Mr. Tan guessed that his son must have been delayed by something.
"No need to wait. Shao Wen knows what's going on. If he wasn't busy, he wouldn't be late."
Jiang Ping agreed: "He already said in the telegram yesterday that he might arrive a little late. Let's go watch TV."
Just as the family was sitting in the living room watching TV, Tan Shaowen finally arrived.
Walking into the living room, Tan Shaowen glanced at Jiang Ping with a somewhat evasive look, and then greeted the two elders.
Normally, after chatting with the elders, Tan Shaowen would arrange to go see the little ones, but his behavior was a little unexpected.
"Xiao Ping, come with me."
Having been married for over twenty years, Jiang Ping could tell at a glance that something was wrong with Tan Shaowen, but because there were many people present, she did not ask immediately.
Now that Tan Shaowen called her away alone, she felt a little uneasy, thinking that something must have happened in the capital.
The two men entered the bedroom and Tan Shaowen took off his military coat.
"Xiao Ping, your mother is sick.
Just as I was about to leave today, your eldest brother came and said that your mother was in a bad condition and wanted to see you one last time."
When Jiang Ping heard what Tan Shaowen said, her body stiffened.
Since she chose to go to the northwest for reform with Tan Shaowen more than 20 years ago, she has cut off contact with her family.
At that time, she knew that something might happen to the Tan family, so she ran back to her parents' home for help, not for anything else, but just hoping that they could help take care of the baby in her belly.
Unexpectedly, her father not only did not help her, but also claimed that unless she divorced Tan Shaowen, she would never return to the Jiang family.
The mother had no opinion of her own. When she was young, she listened to her husband, and when she was old, she listened to her son. When she saw her daughter begging for mercy, she could not help at all and could only shed tears.
Her eldest brother was even more exaggerated. He even told her to abort the baby, divorce Tan Shaowen immediately, and help her find a better family in the future.
Jiang Ping left the Jiang family in anger, and soon followed Mr. Tan and Tan Shaowen to the Northwest.
So much so that she had not been to the Jiang family even though she had been back in the capital for so long.
After Jiangshan heard that his sister and her family had returned to the capital, Tan Shaowen had been reinstated, and Old Man Tan had been promoted, he took the initiative to visit with gifts, but was turned away by Jiang Ping.
Jiang Ping couldn't tell whether she still had any affection for her family members who only took advantage of her misfortune.
But when Jiang Ping heard Tan Shaowen say that his mother wanted to see him before she died, she finally compromised.
The only person in the Jiang family she still missed was her mother. Now that she was seriously ill, perhaps she could only see her one last time if she rushed back. In that case, she would no longer have any concerns about the Jiang family.
"Shao Wen, you stay here and spend the New Year with Dad and the kids. I'll go back and take a look."
Tan Shaowen knew that his wife would definitely choose to go back after hearing the news.
"I'll be with you, and you'll have someone to support you no matter what happens."
Jiang Ping nodded with tears in her eyes: "Well, I'll pack my things now. You've been traveling all this time, so go eat something with Xiao Liu first."
Tan Shaowen wanted to say something to comfort her, but when he saw Jiang Ping's lonely back, he didn't know what to say for a moment.
"Okay, go eat something first, and I'll clean up with you later."
Jiang Ping knew that Tan Shaowen was thinking about the little ones.
"No, I'm just packing a few changes of clothes. I can do it alone."
When Tan Chen saw Tan Shaowen coming out of the room with a serious expression, he did not ask immediately.
"Dad, are you and Xiao Liu hungry?
I'll go get you some food."
Tan Shaowen was indeed hungry. He had been traveling all day and was so anxious that he didn't even want to stop to eat.
"good."
The food was specially reserved for Tan Shaowen by Old Lady Shang and Jiang Ping, and it was placed on the table and was as sumptuous as the New Year's Eve dinner they had.
Tan Chen sat at the table with his father. When he saw that he had almost finished eating, he asked, "Dad, did something happen in Beijing?"
Tan Shaowen didn't say it in front of everyone just now because he was afraid of affecting everyone's mood.
Since his son asked, there was no need for him to hide it. After all, it was his grandmother who was seriously ill.
"Your grandmother is seriously ill and wants to see your mother one last time before she passes away."
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