Lin Chuanbai is not usually so leisurely. It is only recently that the project has come to an end that he has more time at home. Otherwise, he would be at school at this time.
"Surprise! Of course it's a surprise. You should have told me so I could pick you up earlier."
"It's not like I'm unfamiliar with the place, no need to answer..."
The two people hugged each other and talked, "Where is the child?"
Lin Chuanbai: "They went out to play. Their absence is just right for the two of us to spend some time alone. If they were here, you would have to talk to them for a long time." He sounded a little aggrieved.
Yu Xiangan laughed when he heard it, and pushed him gently, "I haven't taken a shower yet, I'll go take a shower first."
"Go ahead, I'll make you some noodles."
After returning here, Yu Xiangan took a relaxing and enjoyable bath.
The twins will be ten years old after the Chinese New Year. They are in the third grade now. It is winter vacation now. They go to interest classes in the morning and play nearby in the afternoon. While playing, they hear someone say that their mother is back. As soon as they hear it, they run home, and a bunch of playmates come. They are all children from nearby families. They grew up playing with the twins.
Lin Chuanbai looked at these two unlucky kids, why did they come back at such a timely moment?
Yu Xiangan bought a lot of candies from the Special Zone. Seeing so many children coming over, he gave two to each of them.
You could tell at a glance that the candy was not cheap. The kids thanked the owner one after another and then ran away, feeling embarrassed to stay there any longer.
Lin Yihong was a little reserved now. He looked at Yu Xiangan with eyes that showed he was looking forward to getting close to him, but he was too embarrassed to take the initiative to take that step, which made Yu Xiangan laugh and feel sad. The child had grown up, so she took the initiative to hug him. He was growing fast, and soon he would become a tall and straight young boy.
Compared to her brother, Lin Yining didn't have so many other thoughts. After returning home, she put one arm around Yu Xiangan, holding one of her arms, and stayed by her side no matter where Yu Xiangan went.
Just after returning, Yu Xiangyan knew that his sister had returned and had come to visit with her family. He wanted to hear the specific and detailed process of the recognition.
It is not convenient for him to ask for leave, otherwise he would have to go back.
Yu Xiangan had a photo in his hand. It was a photo they took together. The crowd was huge, fully demonstrating the size of this family.
Yu Xiangyan looked at the strangers in the photo. From their faces, he could tell that they were living a good life. Those of their same generation and age looked almost as old as those who were a generation older than them.
Besides the face, there are also clothes.
Cui Yufeng, the third grandmother, was wearing a long skirt, and the others were also dressed more fashionably, but the people in my hometown still wore long trousers and loose clothes.
It only has the function of keeping warm, but no fashion factor.
There is still a gap.
But nothing too big.
Yu Xiangyan breathed a sigh of relief. If they were extremely poor and the other side was living such a good life, it would be awkward for them to get along. Now things are good like this. Their side is not that good, but it is not bad either. No one has the idea of taking advantage of their side. This way of getting along is the only way to feel comfortable.
"What are they like?"
Yu Xiangan: "The third grandmother is a very opinionated person, and she seems to be in good spirits. This is her eldest son, our cousin, who takes his mother's surname. He doesn't talk much and seems to be not very good at speaking, but his massage skills are really good. He gave a massage to grandma and dad, and they kept praising him, saying that after the massage, they felt a lot more relaxed."
The four of them are younger than Yu Qingbao and Yu Qingshan, so they are cousins, and the pair of sisters are their aunts.
"We found this uncle by placing an ad in the newspaper in the Special Administrative Region. He has good ideas and is good at speaking. He is a lawyer who studied and worked in the UK and has seen the world. This eldest aunt doesn't talk much, and when she does, it's mostly about her family. She has been a housewife for more than ten years, and this is her daily routine. The youngest aunt told me that she is a teacher. They also left their address and phone number, saying that I can visit them when I go there. It seems that they want to visit."
Yu Xiangyan nodded: "Grandma should be very happy this way." Their original intention was to hope that Zhang Chahua would not lose the will to live and follow grandpa. If she wanted to know the news of her third grandfather and little aunt, they would help her. Now the only one missing was the little aunt.
I don’t know where their family moved to, but if they had left a message, it would be much easier to find them now.
Who says it isn’t?
Yu Xiangan: "Are you going back home for the New Year this year?"
Yu Xiangyan shook his head: "Not going back, I have to be on duty, what about you? Going back to Qincheng?"
"I want to go back to Qincheng."
There was another big event before the New Year. That was when Lin Chuanbai's biological mother, Wu Zheng, came to the capital, knew the address here, and brought her son to visit.
This was not the first time Yu Xiangan had seen her. They had only met briefly when they first arrived in Qincheng. It was really just a quick meeting. She gave Yu Xiangan a red envelope with a name change, and then nothing happened. In the blink of an eye, the twins were almost ten years old, and this was the first time they had seen their grandmother.
She has not retired and is still a soldier. She is not stationed in Qincheng, but in the west, and is also a very busy person.
Now she came here and didn't know what she was doing. Her youngest son Yan Jin was also here. He was Lin Chuanbai's half-brother, about the same age as Lin Tiandong. He had grown into a big boy now and would take the college entrance examination next year.
Although our relationship is average and we only exchange a few letters a year, and the content of the letters is very limited, she is still my mother-in-law, so I should show her the proper courtesy.
Yan Jin doesn't look like Wu Zheng and is tanned. When he stands with Lin Chuanbai, not many people would guess that they are brothers.
But he is really tall. At the age of sixteen, he is already over 1.7 meters tall. It can be predicted that he will not be shorter in the future.
Wu Zheng is a man of few words, but Yan Jin is not, he is very outgoing and friendly.
When he saw Lin Chuanbai and Yu Xiangan, he took the initiative to greet them: "Brother, sister-in-law, hello, I am Yan Jin, these are my nephews and nieces, hello, I am your uncle."
Lin Yihong and Lin Yining were a little slow to realize who this relative was.
This is also their uncle, Dad’s younger brother.
Wu Zheng's gaze shifted to the twins, and the expression on his face softened a little, which Yu Xiangan noticed.
She didn't know how to get along with Lin Chuanbai.
The two people's personalities are actually quite similar.
Yu Xiangan took the initiative to greet them, "Mom, this is my brother, Yihong, this is my sister, Yining, you two, call me grandma."
Wu Zheng remembered, "They will be ten years old during the Chinese New Year, right?"
Yu Xiangan nodded: "Yes."
"He's tall, which is good. If you want to join the army in the future, height won't be a problem."
Yu Xiangan smiled and said, "The children are still young now. Let's wait until they have the fight before deciding which path they want to take."
Of course, if they wanted to join the army, Yu Xiangan would definitely be reluctant.
But if they were very persistent, Yu Xiangan felt that he could only support them.
It is a blessing to be able to turn what you love into a career.
Otherwise, it's like forcing it, and it's hard to be happy even if you live a good life.
Just like her.
Isn’t being a chef hard?
In summer, working next to the stove is like being in a steamer, and your hands need to be very strong, and your knife skills need to be honed a lot.
But her happiness is priceless. She likes to eat, and she also likes to see others smile with happiness when they eat the food she cooks.
Wu Zheng nodded.
Yan Jin followed up: "Can you tell uncle what grade you are in now?"
Lin Yihong replied: "I am in the third grade now."
Yan Jin: "You started school when you were six?"
"yes."
"Can you tell me what you learned?"
While they were asking and answering each other, Yu Xiangan took out the fine tea leaves that he had specially bought from the cupboard and brewed them. In addition, he took out fruits, snacks, and candies and placed them on the table one by one.
"Mom, uncle, please try it. This fruit is very sweet."
Seeing these fruits, Wu Zheng and Yan Jin both looked sideways.
It's winter now, and these grapes look really fresh.
It should be refrigerated. It is well preserved and must be expensive.
This is how the day goes.
Wu Zheng didn't know that Yu Xiangan had quit his job to start a business. Now she saw the two renovated restaurants next door, which were crowded with customers. This must be the reason why they were living a good life.
But, "Does your unit allow this?" Wu Zheng wondered.
Yu Xiangan and Lin Chuanbai looked at each other and chose to be honest: "Mom, there is something I didn't tell you before. I resigned."
Wu Zheng was somewhat suspicious: "You resigned? Why did you resign?"
Yu Xiangan: "I have something else I want to do."
Unexpectedly, Wu Zheng quickly regained his composure: "Well, it seems that you are very happy now, that's good."
Yan Jin also gave her an admiring look: "Sister-in-law, you are amazing. It is very difficult to make such a decision, but the situation is different now. The father of one of my classmates also quit his job to start a business, and now the family has bought a car."
Wu Zheng looked at Lin Chuanbai: "What about you? Did you resign too?"
Lin Chuanbai: "No, I'm in school now, working on a project with my teacher."
Wu Zheng: "Are you interested in joining the research institute? It's near the military, and the conditions there are not as good as here."
Obviously, this is a research institute of a certain department of the country.
Lin Chuanbai didn't expect her to say that. He was stunned and then shook his head: "A research institute came to me, but I refused."
Wu Zheng frowned: "Why? Is it because the institute can't give you better treatment? People can't just care about their own interests."
Lin Chuanbai: "...Everyone has their own aspirations."
Wu Zheng: "But you are like this..."
Yan Jin suddenly interrupted: "Brother, are you very busy doing research? I heard that people in your profession are often so busy that they forget to eat."
Lin Chuanbai glanced at him and said, "Sometimes, if it's a critical moment, I'll sleep on the floor somewhere in the lab and take a nap, but most of the time it's fine."
I don’t know if it’s because he died once, but he is more health-conscious. He makes sure to eat three meals a day and tries not to stay up too late. He also balances rest and family. Perhaps it’s because of the combination of work and rest that his progress is no slower than others.
With his interruption, Wu Zheng swallowed back the words that were about to come out of his mouth, glanced at his youngest son, and fell silent.
She knew that what she thought was good might not be considered good by others, and what she thought was bad might be considered a treasure by others. Their relationship was average, and it would not be nice if they had a dispute.
Yu Xiangan also asked: "Are you here on a business trip?"
Wu Zheng, "No, I came here to see an old friend. I thought of you guys being here, so I came to see you. My grandchildren are so big now, I've seen their photos, and I wanted to come and see them."
"Have you met him now?"
"Yes."
Lin Chuanbai nodded, then changed the subject, talking about Yan Jin's studies, and asked him, "What major do you want to choose when you take the college entrance examination?"
This is indeed a good topic, and the atmosphere suddenly became joyful.
Yan Jin did not answer, but asked, "Brother, what major do you think is better? Is it better to choose a popular major?"
Lin Chuanbai groaned, "I don't care whether it's hot or not. I think as long as you put your mind to it and study hard, even the most unpopular major will have its time to shine. It's hard to learn without interest. It mainly depends on personal interest. Do you want to join the army in the future?"
Yan Jin was honest, "My parents are both in the army, and they want me to join the army, but I haven't made up my mind yet. I don't have a particular career I want to pursue. I feel like anything is fine, including the army. I grew up in the army, so I'm familiar with it."
"Have you considered military school?"
Yan Jin shook his head. "I don't want to go to military school. I've experienced it before. I want to go to an ordinary university first. After graduating from university, it won't be too late to join the army."
"If I really want to join the army, I want to join the navy to guard our country's sea borders. If I don't join the army, I want to study information. The exchange of information will become more and more important in the future..."
Although Yan Jin said that he hasn't made up his mind yet, all the ones he chose were related to the military. It seems that he has already made his choice subconsciously, and now he is just not sure which field he wants to work in in the future.
The brothers Lin Chuanbai and Yan Jin were talking over there. Lin Yining sat next to Yu Xiangan and saw her grandmother sitting next to them, listening to them talking. She pushed the fruit plate and said, "Grandma, have some grapes. They are very sweet."
The corners of Wu Zheng's mouth moved, as if curling upwards. He immediately reached out to take the grapes, put one in his mouth, nodded, and said seriously: "It's really sweet."
As soon as she responded, Lin Yining immediately became more talkative, "Grandma, why haven't I seen you before?"
Wu Zheng: "Because grandma is stationed in the west, far away, it's inconvenient for her to come out."
Lin Yining: "I know that being a soldier is very hard and you don't have much free time. I recognize you and I have your photo."
Wu Zheng nodded: "Being a soldier is hard, but it's not hard either. Being with many people and sharing the same ideals makes one feel very fulfilled." She looked at her granddaughter carefully. The clothes she wore, her fair face, her delicate hands. Then she looked at her grandson, and he was almost the same. You could tell he was a child who had never suffered. Unlike her youngest son, who was taken for training as soon as he could walk, and his hands were covered with calluses.
These are two children who grew up in a honey pot.
I don’t know if it’s because of the generation gap, but she could be so cruel to her own son that she could make him suffer, but she didn’t have that idea towards these two grandchildren who were not much younger than her youngest son.
So I didn't say much.
Lin Yining was very curious about the things in the west. "Grandma, I heard from mom that the mountains over there are very high and it's easy to have difficulty breathing when running over there. Is that true?"
"Grandma, grandma, it is said that there is a very strange kind of cattle over there called yak, and its hair is very long. Is it true?"
"Grandma, I also heard that there is a kind of dog called Tibetan Mastiff, which is very fierce and powerful and can fight with wolves..."
She asked questions and Wu Zheng gave corresponding answers. They had a lively conversation.
Yu Xiangan looked at it, raised her wrist to check the time, it was almost time, she stood up, "I'll go in and cook, Mom, uncle, do you have any dietary restrictions, do you like sweet or salty food?"
Yan Jin smiled and said, "Sorry to bother you, sister-in-law. I'll help you pick the vegetables. We don't have any dietary restrictions, and we don't have any preferences."
Yu Xiangan waved his hand: "I don't need your help, this is my territory, just talk to your brother here, don't be polite."
I entered the kitchen, opened the refrigerator, and looked at the ingredients inside.
When she came back, she brought a lot of things from the farm and pretended that she bought them outside. In addition to fruits, there were also beef, mutton, and frozen seafood in the warehouse.
They are in the west, so far away from the sea, they should eat less seafood, so let's cook seafood today.
First wash the rice and steam it, then start to make soup and take out the frozen crabs. These crabs are not big and look ordinary, but they taste delicious when used to make soup.
Then add a plate of fried squid with chili slices, a plate of beef stew with tomatoes, and a plate of blanched green vegetables, and you're done.
These two are rare, but not too rare ingredients.
Not an eye-catcher.
When the aroma spread out, Lin Yihong and Lin Yining ran to the kitchen and asked, "What is mom making today?"
The days when mom comes home are happy. Three meals a day are different and taste better than what we buy outside.
"Can you please help take out the dishes? Have you wiped the table?"
"Coming soon."
When there is something delicious, the two of them are very enthusiastic.
There were four dishes and one soup, which was a lot of food, but the six of them finished it all up, completely clearing the table.
Yan Jin accidentally let slip while holding the toothpick, "It would be great if Aunt Cao wasn't sick. She also likes to eat delicious food."
Lin Chuanbai asked, "Who is Aunt Cao?"
Wu Zheng tightened his grip on the chopsticks, "It's that friend of mine."
Yu Xiangan: "She is in the capital. Let's meet up for dinner tomorrow."
Yan Jin shook her head: "She is seriously ill now, and the doctor said she can't eat these."
"Is he seriously ill?"
"The doctor said I didn't have much time left. I didn't hold out hope at first. It didn't work even if I came here for treatment. Cancer is incurable." He said it calmly, but he couldn't deceive himself in his heart.
He survived all the gunfire and hail of bullets, but ended up dying on the hospital bed.
Why is it so difficult to save life?
The topic suddenly became heavy.
So that's how it is. I came here to see you for the last time.
Wu Zheng: "Come with me to see her tomorrow. She and I are comrades-in-arms. She saved me from the bullet, otherwise I would have died long ago."
With such a relationship, it is appropriate to visit.
"Are you feeling well now?" Lin Chuanbai asked. Wu Zheng nodded. "Don't worry about me. I still have a few more years to live. I still have a lot of things to do. I have to keep this life."
Lin Chuanbai didn't say anything, just nodded, turned around and gave her a ginseng.
He now has quite a few hundred-year-old ginsengs in his hands, the oldest of which is more than 130 years old. The one he has in his hand is just over 100 years old.
After keeping it safely, he handed it to her and said, "Take it. It might come in handy for something."
Wu Zheng didn't know how to tell the year, but she knew it wasn't cheap just by looking at the size. She wanted to return it, but when she thought about the seriously ill person who might need it, she couldn't push her hand away. She tightened her grip and said, "This is a loan from you. If I can't find something similar, I'll think of another way."
Lin Chuanbai shook his head. "What I gave you is yours. You can just take care of it. Don't ask me whether it's a loan or not. Can I ask you to lend me the favor of giving birth to me?"
Their relationship was not close, but in the final analysis, the other party had fulfilled the responsibilities that he should fulfill. He sent money when he was a child, and when he grew up and got married, Wu Zheng sent money and tickets. He also wrote two letters a year to report his safety. Even if they were not close, the responsibilities that children should fulfill had to be fulfilled.
The other party had no use for this ginseng, and the doctor's eyes lit up when she saw such a good thing, but her disease was already incurable, so she was just counting the days. Since it was not the right treatment, she didn't want to waste such a good thing, so she asked Wu Zheng to take it back.
She was as thin as a mummy lying in bed, all due to the torture from the illness.
It scares people away.
The twins Lin Yihong and Lin Yining looked very silent, they were a little scared.
On the way back, he asked Lin Chuanbai and Yu Xiangan, "Mom and Dad, please don't get sick, okay?"
The question was asked cautiously, which made people feel distressed.
The children were scared. Yu Xiangan stroked their hair soothingly and said, "It's okay. Mom and Dad will take good care of themselves and will be healthy."
The effects of her Lingquan Water are not very significant. However, after using it for so many years, I only have a little nasal congestion and runny nose sometimes, but I have never had a serious illness. I feel very healthy. Lin Chuanbai is the same as her. Their family of four rarely get sick. If they have a stuffy nose, they drink a bowl of ginger tea, drink more hot water, and sweat, and the symptoms will disappear.
In addition, there were other people around them who were sick, but their conditions were not so serious. It was impossible to turn a healthy person into that state, with tubes inserted into his body and connected to machines. The strong smell of disinfectant and the stale smell of a terminal illness mixed together, with a strong shadow of death, that's why the twins were shocked.
Wu Zheng also noticed it. She felt that she had made some mistakes and should have taken precautions in advance. She had seen all kinds of things on the battlefield and didn't think it was a big deal. Yan Jin also grew up in the army and had courage that not everyone had. But these grandchildren grew up in a honeypot. It was inevitable that they would be afraid when they saw people become like that.
She also patted her granddaughter's hand comfortingly: "Don't be afraid, everything is fine."
After returning, Wu Zheng returned the ginseng to Lin Chuanbai. She now knew from the doctor how rare this ginseng was: "I can't use this thing, you can take it. It's a good thing, you can't buy it on the market, keep it for your family heirloom."
Lin Chuanbai didn't want it, "I said, what I gave you is yours, you take it, I still have more."
Wu Zheng didn't believe it. This hundred-year-old ginseng was not cabbage, so it couldn't be wholesaled.
Lin Chuanbai: ...really capable.
After much pushing and shoving, Wu Zheng finally accepted it.
But she couldn't just accept it for free. Wu Zheng was thinking about how to repay her. Giving money directly wouldn't work as it would be too distant. But she couldn't think of any other way to compensate her.
The two of them took some leave and were able to stay here for two or three days. It was such a coincidence.
Lin Houpu came to the capital on a business trip. Thinking that he still had time, he ran to find Lin Chuanbai to see his grandchildren and ask them when they would go back for the New Year. If it was almost time, they could go back to Qincheng together. Just like that, as soon as he entered the door, he saw Wu Zheng sitting in the living room eating fruit and watching TV, with his granddaughter sitting next to him. His face changed at that time, and he said in a deep voice: "Why are you here?"
Yu Xiangan was startled when he heard the sound, and came out of the kitchen, looking at this and that. These two divorced people got together, wouldn't something go wrong?
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