That afternoon, when Ning Dazhuang left, Sun Zhengguo felt it was a bit unfair, so he specially prepared five or six bottles of his homemade wine for him to take home and drink slowly.
As the month drew to a close, Sun Zhengguo, who had promised his grandparents, would accompany them back to their hometown for a visit.
Today happens to be the weekend, and early in the morning, Sun Zhengguo started loading grain into the back of the truck.
Because the car wasn't very big, the only people going back to the countryside today, besides my grandparents, were my family of three.
Grandpa and Grandma had been looking forward to this day for a long time. In order to return to their hometown in a presentable manner, the two elderly people specially changed into the new clothes that their granddaughter-in-law bought for them today.
"Zhengguo, are you done yet? Your grandma and I can't wait any longer." Grandpa and Grandma, longing for home, urged them on again.
"Alright, everyone get on the bus, I'll lock the doors."
Sun Zhengguo closed the trunk and began to invite everyone to get in the car.
As soon as he finished speaking, Grandpa eagerly climbed onto the back seat of the car, with Grandma following behind, happily shouting and pulling him along.
"Old man, slow down, slow down."
"Hehe!" Ning Xiaowei, holding her child, stood to the side and couldn't help but cover her mouth and chuckle when she saw this scene.
After his family got into the car, Sun Zhengguo locked the courtyard gate before getting into the jeep.
The car then started moving slowly, heading out of the city.
Along the way, Grandpa and Grandma were especially happy, as if they had become ten years younger, pointing and gesturing everywhere.
Not long after, the car left Beijing and slowed down. What could they do? The road conditions were a bit bad; if they drove too fast, they could be jolted upright.
"Grandpa and Grandma, the road conditions aren't very good. Please sit tight and don't bump your heads."
"Wife, you also need to be careful and hold our son tightly to prevent him from bumping into something."
Seeing that the road conditions weren't great, Sun Zhengguo slowed down and reminded everyone.
"Don't worry, Zhengguo, this is already very good. It's not like you've never ridden a bus before. Besides, if it didn't bounce around, would you even need to call a taxi?"
Grandpa didn't seem to care at all; on the contrary, he seemed to be enjoying it, as if it was only natural and that Grandpa was just making a fuss over nothing.
Seeing that his grandfather still insisted on his own opinion, Sun Zhengguo didn't dare to argue with him. He just decided to drive slowly.
An hour later, the car arrived at the entrance of Dongxiang Village.
If you're taking the bus, you should get off now and walk into the village.
But not today. Cars can drive directly into the village. Otherwise, what's the point of driving back?
Sun Zhengguo turned the steering wheel, and the car turned onto the dirt road leading to the village.
Grandpa and Grandma sat in the back, and seeing this familiar scene, they murmured to themselves, "It's been so long since we left home, but nothing has changed, not a single thing."
As the car drove deeper into the fields, some villagers working in the fields noticed it.
"Erga, look, there's a car coming over there. Why don't we go take a look? I've never seen a car like this before in my life!"
"Give me a break! They might just be passing by. You think you can catch up with them?" The boy, nicknamed Erga, muttered somewhat defiantly.
"I think you're a real rascal. This road leads to our village. It's not like it can fly away. Are you going or not? If you're not going, I will."
After the villager finished speaking, without waiting for Erga's reaction, he stopped what he was doing and ran towards the road.
Erga stood there stunned for a long time before finally deciding to follow. He still wanted to see what the car looked like; otherwise, he felt like he was missing out.
Before Sun Zhengguo's car even reached his hometown, a group of onlookers followed behind, including Sun Dahe.
Sun Dahe originally didn't plan to join in the fun, but he couldn't resist the pull and tugging of several young men, so he had no choice but to be dragged along.
Thus, a famous scene unfolded in this rural village: a car was driving ahead, and a group of people were chasing after it.
In later times, this would be a typical scene of chasing a dog thief, but in this era, it's different; it's truly a rare sight.
In a short while, Sun Zhengguo's car arrived in front of his house and came to a steady stop.
Those who followed to watch the commotion were shocked to find the car parked in front of the Sun family's house.
"Uncle Dahe, look! The car has stopped! The car has stopped right in front of your house!"
Upon hearing someone's reminder, Sun Dahe took a closer look and saw that the car was indeed parked in front of his house.
He didn't think much of it, assuming it was just because the entrance was spacious and people were stopping there temporarily.
"Let's go take a look."
The group quickened their pace and headed towards the Sun family's door.
When a group of people arrived at the door, Sun Dahe was dumbfounded. He even rubbed his eyes again to make sure he wasn't seeing things.
"Second Uncle, why are you panting so much? What's wrong? Look at you, don't you recognize your nephew?"
Sun Zhengguo, who had just gotten off the bus, saw Sun Dahe panting heavily and rubbing his eyes, so he teased him a bit.
After saying that, Sun Zhengguo helped open the back door, helped his grandmother out of the car, then helped his grandfather out, and finally his wife got out of the car with the child in her arms.
Sun Dahe, who had just been teased by his nephew, was initially a little embarrassed, but as soon as he saw that his parents had also returned, he instantly found a reasonable excuse.
He quickly stepped forward and said respectfully, "Mom and Dad, I knew you were coming home, so I rushed back from the fields to welcome you."
"No need, no need, why are you welcoming us? I'm fine! The car drove right up to my door. It was comfortable, but my legs feel like they're rusty."
Grandpa also spoke to Versailles once, and after he finished speaking, he even tapped his legs a few times.
At this moment, my second aunt also came out of the yard. When she saw that her front door was surrounded by people, she was startled.
But when I saw the car, I immediately realized that these people were there to look at the car.
But then she saw the people standing next to the car and quickly went over.
"Mom and Dad, when did you get back? You didn't even tell me, so Dahe and I could have picked you up."
"No need for all that trouble. My grandson just drove the car right to the door. It's so convenient."
This time, it was Grandma who spoke up. Everyone should take turns doing things that bring them honor.
"Then what is this car...?" Auntie asked in confusion.
"You mean this car?" Grandma pointed at the car and said proudly, "My eldest grandson became a high-ranking official, and this is the car his superiors provided him with."
"Boom!"
Grandma's words were like a thunderbolt, causing the crowd to erupt in excitement.
"My God, the Sun family has produced a real dragon! What kind of high-ranking official must they be to be worthy of this car?"
"I don't know what level of cadre is required to be provided with a car, but in our township, none of them are."
"That's amazing. Even the township head can't get a ride in that car, but Old Sun actually did."
"..."
Hearing the villagers' discussions, the village's only teacher stepped forward.
"Haha! What a joke. Don't even mention our township, we don't have any, we don't even have any in the county. Do you know that to get a car, you need to be at least a deputy director-level cadre?"
"Higher than the county magistrate!?"
The onlookers fell silent. They had never even seen a township head in their lives, let alone an official who was higher than a county head.
Some of the older people looked at the Sun couple with envy.
Tell me, we're both grandsons, so why are some people's grandsons so much more outstanding?
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