Yu Xiangan was speechless for a second after hearing what Ke Manyun said, then he kept smiling, "Thank you for your concern. I have already thought of a solution for Xia Tian's situation. You will know when you come to see me. As for my safety when I go south, you don't have to worry about it. If you don't know, you might think I am doing something shameful. If that's the case, don't come. Be careful not to implicate yourself."
Ke Manyun's eyes turned red, and her voice choked with sobs, "I didn't, that's not what I meant, you misunderstood me."
Yu Xiangan nodded: "Yeah, if you say it's not, then it's not. You just speak without thinking." The expression on his face... Do you believe me if I say I believe you?
Liu Mingyue didn't want the scene to be too ugly, so she coughed twice and interrupted, "Okay, the pot is already boiling, put a few slices of potatoes in first, I want to eat potatoes."
She sighed in her heart, it seems that she will have to keep her distance from Ke Manyun in the future.
Although they have kept a distance now, the other party has no awareness of this and you don't know if what he said was intentional. If it was intentional, then there is nothing to say. If it was not intentional, it would be tiring to get along with such a person.
She is really busy with her work and doesn't want to take care of the little sister anymore. Even the real little sister Wang Meng is not as tactless as she is.
Wang Meng suddenly realized why the deputy monitor did not inform Ke Manyun when she opened the business. So this was the reason. If it were her, she would not want to pay attention to her when she met her. But the deputy monitor still had a smile on her face. Her self-cultivation was beyond reproach. The deputy monitor was indeed the deputy monitor. Her self-cultivation was not up to par.
Wang Meng didn't want to make things awkward, so she continued, "I want to eat this. I want to put fried dough sticks in it. I like to put fried dough sticks in it the most at this time."
Wang Meng had more or less tasted the cooking skills of the deputy monitor during his four years in college. Once he dipped the food in the sauce and put it in his mouth, there was no time to say anything else.
This is delicious!
This is delicious too!
That one is delicious too!
Liu Mingyue and Wang Meng were very satisfied with their meal, but Ke Manyun seemed to have lost her appetite. She clearly meant well by what she said, so how could she think of herself like that?
Yu Xiangan looked at the two of them, and the anger in his heart subsided. Why bother with a fool? "If it's delicious, you can eat more. I still have to go out and work. I'll come over to talk to you later."
Liu Mingyue: "Go ahead, go ahead, go do your work, we have nothing to do with each other, you don't need to ask for anything."
Yu Xiangan went out.
Seeing her go out, Ke Manyun explained to Liu Mingyue and Wang Meng: "Did I make her unhappy just now? That's what I said. It's too dangerous for a woman who is so beautiful to go to such a far place. I really didn't mean that."
Liu Mingyue paused, "I don't know why you said that, but I have my own plan. Don't say more. I don't want to hear it. We are here to eat today, so let's just focus on eating, okay?"
She felt a little regretful about coming with her, and so did Wang Meng. Why did she tell Ke Manyun?
There's nothing much to say when we meet next time, so wouldn't it be better if she just doesn't say anything?
To avoid causing trouble by saying something casually.
When they finished eating and had to pay, they had some disagreements. The hotpot bill here is very easy to calculate. The dishes are all regulated. How much is one dish, how much is one skewer, and you can tell how much they ate by counting. The price of the hotpot is also fixed. When Wei Funi came to pay, she said, "The boss said that since you are friends, we will give you a 20% discount."
Ke Manyun: "Isn't it her treat?"
Her voice was neither too loud nor too soft, just enough for everyone to hear. Liu Mingyue took out the money and pretended she heard nothing. Ke Manyun's mind was not clear before, but today she realized how unclear her mind was. Come on, come on, she really can't afford to associate with such a person.
Wang Meng was surprised at first, then thought about it. It didn't seem to be like this before. What happened just now? He said that the deputy monitor might have made a lot of money. Was he jealous?
The more I think about it, the more possible it seems.
Wang Meng shook her head. If she was envious, she could also go into the adult entertainment industry. However, she didn't know if she had the determination to do so. In any case, she didn't have that determination.
Even if you know you can make a lot of money, it is not easy for most people to make this decision. Because it is unstable, unless you can really make enough money for a lifetime in a short period of time, then you can make this decision.
After Ke Manyun said this, Wei Funi turned around and told Yu Xiangan that she had reminded the boss, "It seems that your classmate is two-faced." He is not a good comrade.
Yu Xiangan nodded, "I understand what you said. We are just ordinary classmates. Also, if she comes in the future, or brings friends, she will pay the original price, no discount."
Seeing that she knew what was going on, Wei Funi felt relieved. "Boss, it's good that you know. Some people look shy and introverted, but they are actually poisonous snakes. You never know when they will jump out and bite you." She shook her head. It seemed like she had a story behind it.
In the blink of an eye, it was the end of 1982. During the New Year, Yu Xiangan's business became even better.
The Chinese New Year itself is the most important festival of the year. Even the most frugal people are willing to spend a little more money at this time to improve the family’s meals and buy one or two new clothes for the family.
With Yu Xiangan, no matter you are short of money or have a lot of money, you can satisfy your appetite.
Even the employees in their store packed some things to take home. They are very thrifty people.
How could they be willing to spend money to buy these foods? Normally, they would rather save their own three meals a day and bring them home. It was only during the Chinese New Year, when they had some money in their pockets, that they were able to make up their minds to do so.
However, no matter how good the business is, Yu Xiangan and Lin Chuanbai will go back to Qincheng to celebrate the New Year together.
Business here is good, but it will be closed for a few days as everyone is celebrating the New Year.
A notice was posted stating when the store would close, and business is peaking again, especially for wholesalers of braised food, so people stock up on goods at this time.
Yu Xiangan was preparing the New Year gift to shut up Lin Duzhong and Lin Houpu and stop them from constantly persuading her to return to the "right path". Therefore, the New Year gift had to be more sophisticated and valuable, reflecting their current good life so that they wouldn't have to worry.
As for a TV, Lin Houpu had already bought one, and he also had a radio, a sewing machine, a watch, and a bicycle. Yu Xiangan planned to buy an air conditioner.
However, air conditioners were in short supply, so Yu Xiangan moved one of the two air conditioners she had prepared to install in the hot pot restaurant in the summer and replaced it before summer arrived.
They haven't installed air conditioning yet, but there's still time before summer, so there's no rush.
Lin Yihong and Lin Yining are now in the second grade of elementary school. Children in elementary school are relatively naive, but they don’t think too much when doing bad things. They make friends with people based on their liking for them.
The twins are able to get along well with others thanks to their outstanding looks. No matter whether they are boys or girls, when they see such cute little friends, they are willing to show their kindness.
Sometimes when Yu Xiangan cooked something delicious, they would bring it to school and share it with everyone. Everyone would like them even more and they were the stars in the class.
Now that they know they will go back to celebrate the New Year with their grandpa and his family during the holidays, the twins have to say goodbye to their friends temporarily and also bring some gifts to their friends over there.
There are many children in the family compound, and the twins are very happy every time they go back.
Watching them grow up, sometimes it feels like just another year has passed.
The child grows taller quickly.
These two children are not greedy and are growing up well.
Carrying many things to the Qincheng Machinery Factory staff quarters, Lin Duzhong saw the two great-grandsons and said happily: "Children, come here and let me see, you have grown taller!"
He is now living a more leisurely and comfortable life. On weekdays, he either goes out to talk with friends, studies pulse cases, or occasionally prescribes medicine for people.
If I have to say one regret, it’s that sometimes my home isn’t lively enough.
Zhang Ying has already gone to the army, and his little grandson Tiandong is not the type to make trouble. Now that the twins are here, there will be laughter and joy.
Lin Tiandong also likes the twins very much, especially his niece. She is good at saying nice things and likes to stick to him. However, when introducing them to others, some people would ask why their names are not traditional, which is very annoying.
His name was given by Lin Duzhong. The names Eucommia, Magnolia officinalis, Guangbai, Yunlu, Chuanbai and Asparagus cochinchinensis are all names of medicinal herbs.
When it came to the next generation, for example, the naming of Lin Guangbai's child and Lin Chuanbai's twins was left to the young couple.
Why not use the name of the medicinal material?
Because the person who named it has changed.
If Lin Tiandong is free, he likes to go to the open space to play football with everyone. Today is an appointment. Someone came and called: "Tiandong, let's go play football."
Lin Yihong and Lin Yining couldn't sit still when they heard this. Lin Duzhong waved his hand and said, "Go play with your uncle."
There is no need to mention Lin Tiandong's status in this family compound. He is the son of the factory director. Other people who know something about the situation will be unconsciously cautious about his identity. Now that Lin Yihong and Lin Yining are back, it is also easy for them to become the focus of everyone here.
Lin Tiandong is charming on the court.
Lin Yining looked at his uncle with shining eyes.
Lin Tiandong played a game and waved to the twins on the court. Then he walked over and wiped the sweat off his face. Lin Yining immediately handed him a thermos cup with hot water in it.
Lin Yihong was also eager to try.
Lin Tiandong smiled and said, "How about we play together?"
Lin Yihong was not afraid at all, "Okay, I'll come too."
Among this group of young men, Lin Yihong is the youngest.
Older children are generally not willing to take care of those younger than themselves, but when Lin Yihong wanted to join, there was not much objection.
Everyone was wearing thick clothes, but after running for a while, they took off their clothes and started sweating.
After playing a few games of football, Lin Yihong quickly became familiar with the people present.
Seeing that the time was almost up, Lin Tiandong raised his wrist and looked at the time.
There is a watch on his wrist, which was bought for him by Lin Houpu when he went to the army for training. It was to remind him to pay attention to time management. He treasures it very much. He has worn it for so long, but it looks as good as new.
"We should go back now. You are sweating a lot. You need to change clothes when you go back."
When these clothes get wet, they stick to your body and you can easily catch a cold.
Lin Yining laughed and pulled his hand, "Uncle, you are really good at playing football."
Her brother is not so good. His age is a disadvantage and he is not tall enough. She can see that his uncle is letting him win, otherwise how could they play equally.
Lin Yihong rolled his eyes: "If you go up, you won't be able to run half the court."
Lin Yining grinned: "I know I can't do it, but you don't know you can't do it."
Looking at the two of them bickering with each other, Lin Tiandong smiled. This brother and sister's relationship must have been developed through their bickering.
When they got back, Yu Xiangan had already packed everything. When he saw them coming back, he asked Lin Yihong to change clothes first.
When we first arrived, the train ride was tiring. But children are different. They have energy and can go out to play and come back sweating all over.
Lin Yining didn't sweat, so she took Yu Xiangan's hand and said, "Mom, what are we eating today?"
"Your grandfather bought some mutton. We're having mutton stew today. Do you want some roujiamo? If you want, I'll make some."
Lin Yining didn't need to think: "Yes!" If you don't want to, you're a fool.
After dinner, the children went to sleep, and Lin Houpu called Yu Xiangan and Lin Chuanbai to talk together. Yu Xiangan and Lin Chuanbai knew what he was going to say, so Lin Houpu didn't say hello and went straight to the point: "I heard you quit your job and went into business before, how are you doing now?"
Yu Xiangan: “Very good.”
Lin Houpu sighed. He knew what they had brought back, but he wanted to confirm it again in person: "You really don't want a stable job? You know, being a self-employed person is unstable. You never know if such a good situation will disappear every two years."
Yu Xiangan: "If it's gone, it will be easy for me to find another way out."
Lin Houpu: "Okay, that's it." Then he went to find Lin Chuanbai alone, "Your wife is like this, so why don't you control her?"
Lin Chuanbai: "She can do whatever she likes."
Lin Houpu glared: "The husband is weak!"
If it were his wife, it wouldn't be like this.
Lin Chuanbai laughed: "This is called mutual respect. Being a self-employed person without stealing or robbing is not a problem. Just wait and see, your daughter-in-law will be very capable in the future."
Lin Houpu shook his head: "I'm waiting, what about you? What are your plans?"
Lin Chuanbai: "I will do experiments with my supervisor after graduation. Let's do this for now and see what happens later."
In the future, maybe I will have my own laboratory, and that will be great.
Lin Houpu sighed: "You don't want to come back and take over my job."
Lin Chuanbai: "I came here to rely on myself, can I still take over the position now?"
"But with me, your path will be much easier. Your father has come to where he is today through blood and rain of bullets. Without this achievement and the people above, it would be difficult."
Lin Chuanbai understood his regret: "Where is my little brother?"
"Your brother? You are quite open-minded." He took the initiative to mention Lin Tiandong, and Lin Houpu's eyes changed when he looked at him.
Lin Chuanbai: "...I won't argue with a child. Everyone has their own aspirations. If he wants to take this path, you can help him make it happen."
Lin Houpu was silent.
Not arguing with children means that you will argue with adults?
They still have pimples.
Lin Houpu felt aggrieved, but forget it, just like his father said, he should not interfere too much. If he interfered too much, the child would be unhappy and then what was the point. He thought he had something and the child would be willing to accommodate him a little. In the end, he didn't know whether to say he was ambitious or aloof and ignorant.
He felt like he had all sorts of mixed feelings.
"You are all my children. You are all the same to me."
Lin Chuanbai didn't say anything.
That's what you say on the surface, but the difference between the ones kept by your side and those kept somewhere else is definitely like the difference in the length of fingers.
The two of them talked in front of others, and after they were done, they returned to normal and celebrated the New Year with a smile. Now everyone's life is getting better and better.
After private transactions were no longer prohibited, it became much more convenient to buy pork, poultry, etc.
This year, it is more prosperous than ever before.
After the Chinese New Year, they returned to the capital and reopened the hotpot and braised food shops. She increased the wholesale of braised food and made more money. Looking at her savings, when Yu Xiangan was about to pack up and go to the Southern Special Administrative Region, she received the bad news that her grandfather Yu Changyou had passed away.
She quickly packed up her things, and bought tickets back immediately with Yu Xiangyan, Wen Ruzhen and the child.
Yu Mansheng had just returned to the Special Administrative Region after a year that made him proud. Not long after that, he received the bad news. He handed over his stall to others to look after and immediately bought a ticket to go back.
He was close and would be able to return soon.
He didn't expect that his grandfather would pass away so suddenly.
Before he left, he stood at the door and watched him leave, telling him to come home more often when he had time. How could he die in the blink of an eye?
He just started last year and was preparing to make a big move this year, but then his grandfather passed away and he can't see it anymore.
This year, more than fifty young men followed him out to explore the world. Some were from their team, some were from the next-door team, and some were from his uncle's mountain village.
He became the boss.
Yu Mansheng recalled that when he first arrived in the Special Administrative Region, he was just a country bumpkin who had never seen the world.
He had some money, but not much, and in order to cover his expenses, he did a lot of jobs. He washed dishes, moved goods, and did odd jobs. Later, he went to a construction site to build houses, which he knew how to do, and he also learned some skills from those who worked there.
Later, he organized his fellow villagers, formed a construction team, and started taking orders.
He works in a brick factory, how could he not know how to build the house?
He was unsure about the big ones, but he had no problem with the small and mediocre ones. At the same time, the young men in the Red Star Brigade knew some things, so that was it.
At the beginning, this business was not easy. We had no reputation and could only take small jobs. Later, there were too many people who wanted to build houses here and we were short of manpower, so we started to take on big jobs instead of small ones.
Once you have this opportunity, there are more opportunities left.
They would send wages, letters, and other things home every once in a while, and gradually, the people at home became less opposed and less worried.
It is true that there is strength in numbers. There are more than a dozen young men in their Red Star Brigade alone, and adding in the other miscellaneous ones, it makes people feel even more reassured.
Later, his cousins also came, and his mother felt relieved about him.
Yu Mansheng thought of his uncles from his mother’s side. He had seven uncles!
Moreover, unlike here where they have a paper mill and a brick kiln, there are fewer places to grow food, and everyone can only rely on the mountains for food. Most of the time, they use mountain products to replace staple food, and life is difficult.
I have many uncles and cousins, all of them are tall and strong, good at hunting and good at work. With so many strong laborers working together, how can they be bullied?
Yu Mansheng is working in full swing in the Special Administrative Region.
During the Chinese New Year, everyone went back together, and the people nearby were shocked.
In order to feel proud and because they had earned some money, everyone spent a lot of money on buying things.
He bought a TV.
Others bought radios, watches, and those who didn't save enough money bought new clothes and shoes.
Because of this scene, I have not had a peaceful year, as many people have come to ask about the situation outside, and many of them are unwilling to stay here and want to follow me out to work.
When Yu Mansheng recalled it, he felt so happy.
As long as the person has good character, I will accept anyone who comes to me.
If there were more people, things could be done faster, settlements could be settled faster, and we could take on more orders and make more money.
There are three brothers. The eldest brother can make bricks, and the second brother was admitted to a junior college. It doesn't make sense for him to be the only one who is so helpless.
Is he unhappy?
Happy.
But looking back now, Yu Mansheng only feels regret.
In his old age, he had little time to spend with his grandparents. He was always talking to others and talking about his glory days.
As Yu Mansheng thought about it, tears streamed down his face in the car and then he burst into tears.
When the people around him heard him crying and calling him grandpa, they also thought of something and sighed.
The moon waxes and wanes; people are born, grow old, get sick and die.
I can only express my condolences.
It was Zhang Juhua who discovered that Yu Changyou was missing, but she discovered it too late.
Old people sleep less as they get older. Zhang Chahua usually gets up very early. On this day, she woke up as usual and went to the kitchen to light the fire. Then her daughter-in-law also got up and they prepared breakfast together. When it was time to have breakfast, the old man hadn't come out yet. It was rare that he slept late, so she called for help, but there was no response.
She felt her heart skip a beat and went into the room to see that his body was already cold and lifeless.
He died in his sleep.
The old man suffered in the first half of his life. Later, when his second son became successful, his life became better. When his grandchildren became successful, he lived a good life. But why didn't he continue to enjoy his life?
Why can’t these good days last a few more years?
Yu Changyou's death at this age can be considered a happy one. He was over 70 years old, and had four generations living under the same roof. His descendants were all successful, including workers, cadres, and teachers. To be honest, everyone in the Red Star Brigade would give him a thumbs up and envy his good life now.
As soon as the news of his death spread, those who could afford the job came to help.
Notify when necessary and prepare when necessary.
Now, people pay more attention to the issue of ostentation than before. The Yu family lives a good life. If they don't put on a good show, there will inevitably be gossip and people will think that their descendants are unfilial. Therefore, they are very attentive to the occasion and everything is done according to the old rules. They also slaughtered a half-grown fat pig raised by Zhang Chahua. Originally, this pig was intended to be killed during the busy farming season.
Now it is used in funerals.
The weather was still cold at this time, so they could take a few days off. Yu Xiangyan and Yu Xiangan did not delay, so when they came back, the funeral had not yet begun.
When they got off the train, both adults and children looked very haggard.
At their age, the twins know a lot of things.
Now this is the first death they have experienced from a loved one.
Death means that you can never see him or hear him speak again.
In addition to Yu Xiangan and Yu Xiangyan, Yu Manwu also rushed back from Shanghai.
Alone.
Over the past few years, he and Ruan Chenxi have never figured things out.
But judging from the fact that she didn't come back with them, the two of them probably didn't get to that point.
Yu Qingshan has always been a relatively introverted person, rarely having drastic emotional fluctuations. However, at Yu Changyou's funeral, he could no longer maintain his previous image and cried loudly with Yu Qingbao.
Together with his descendants, his brothers and sisters, relatives and descendants, there was a huge crowd, and all was crying.
Yu Changyou had four brothers and two sisters who survived his lifetime, and he was the eldest brother.
The second younger brother is Yu Changcun, and his eldest son is the team leader Yu Shunwen.
The third young brother is missing.
My fourth brother died in his prime, leaving behind a son who also lives a stable life in the Red Star Brigade.
He had two younger sisters. The elder one married into the next production team. However, she was unlucky and died of a disease before she even got married. The younger one couldn't make ends meet and was given away as a child bride before she was even ten years old. Later, the family moved away and they lost all contact with her.
Except for my third brother and youngest sister, everyone else has sons, and their sons have grandchildren.
Yu Changyou himself had only two sons, Yu Qingbao and Yu Qingshan, but both of them had successful families.
The eldest son, Yu Qingbao, raised two daughters and three sons. Except for the two younger ones, all of them were married and had children, at least two children.
The second son, Yu Qingshan, raised three sons and two daughters. Except for the youngest, Yu Xiangju, each family had at least two children.
All together, this is enough to fill a room with people.
When Yu Xiangan and his companions came back and all the people were present, when they were escorting the funeral procession into the mountain, others were secretly envious of the large group of people.
Who would have thought.
Some elderly people of similar age still remember that in their family, all the adults had passed away, leaving only a bunch of children. The eldest was Yu Changyou, who was only in his teens. He was forced to go out with his younger brother to make a living. Everyone said they would never come back.
Who would have thought that among the four brothers, three of them came back, got married and had children, and in the blink of an eye, things became like this.
Thirty years in the east, thirty years in the west.
Those who once lived a good life have all fallen on hard times.
Yu Xiangan was very worried about Zhang Chahua. Everyone else cried and vented their emotions, but grandma didn't cry. She even had a smile on her face.
She wanted to smile so that everyone would not worry, but no one wanted her to force a smile. They would rather she cry and let out her anger.
It's okay when someone is around her, but if no one is around, her blank expression makes people worry. She's not young anymore, if she gets upset...
Yu Xiangan hoped to bring up some things that made her remember, but she must not think that her life was perfect and she had lost the will to live, so she took the initiative to bring up the past.
This time she saw many relatives, some of whom she didn't see often. She grew up in the county town and didn't know many of them well. Zhang Chahua was happy to be told what kind of relatives these people were and how to address them.
As she got older, she loved to talk about these things. As she was talking, she mentioned Yu Changyou's regrets, "Your grandfather's life was worth it. When he got old, he had no worries about food or clothing, and he lived comfortably at home. In the past, only the old men from landlord families could live such a life. He told me many times that it was perfect."
She took the initiative to mention Grandpa. Yu Xiangan looked at her worriedly and continued, "Grandpa, is there anything you feel sorry for?"
Zhang Chahua was stunned for a moment: "To talk about regrets, there are some. You don't know. They left your father in the county very early and didn't come back often. Your father had several brothers and sisters in his generation. He had a missing third brother and a sister who was a child bride. The third brother disappeared when he was sixteen or fifteen years old, and the younger sister was given away when she was eight or nine years old. They didn't covet anything, just hoped to have a meal and raised her. So many years have passed now, and he is still waiting for news from them. He said that if he left first and didn't hear any news, I would leave later. If I knew, I would give him a message and tell him where they were and whether they were alive or dead. If they died in a foreign land and were wandering around like ghosts, I would bring them back and bury them next to their parents. If they are doing well in other places, then forget it."
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