Chapter 261: The Su Family of Country M
Su Tingqian thought that he could have a family reunion dinner together this year, but he didn't expect that Lu Changzheng would be on a mission again during the Chinese New Year.
The situation on the front line was serious, and Guangxi Province directly entered a state of war readiness. The two brothers Su Yichen and Su Yiyuan returned to the army directly. Although Su Tingde could go home, he did not dare to relax and was always ready for orders.
As a soldier, the interests of the country are above everything else at any time.
Su Mo was more worried than ever when Lu Changzheng went out this time. After all, the two sides have already started a war. Once lethal weapons are used, many times human power cannot compete.
Fortunately, the battle did not last long. A few days later, there was a victory report. Our country won and recovered the three occupied islands.
The special squad showed its excellence in combat for the first time. It can be said that without this squad, the battle would not have ended so quickly.
When the report was reported after the war, the leaders heard about the performance of the special squad and ordered each military region to train more such arms.
In this naval battle, the enemy suffered more than 100 casualties and 48 were captured. Among these 48 people, there was also a senior general.
Our country sacrificed 18 people and suffered 67 injuries. Among these 18 sacrificed people, 10 were fishermen and militiamen shot by the enemy in the early stage. The Yangcheng Military Region also sent people to do the work for these 10 people and gave them corresponding pensions.
After the good news came, the family compound began to have some New Year atmosphere, and everyone had more smiles on their faces.
Su Mo also breathed a sigh of relief, and prepared things for the New Year with Lu Xiaolan.
During the New Year, the locals in Yangcheng usually make fried dough and sponge cakes. The folk customs in the south are more serious than those in the north. On New Year's Eve, people go to the ancestral hall to worship their ancestors.
At this time, these feudal superstitions cannot be carried out. Many people pay respect to their ancestors and previous generations at home. When entering the local village, you can always smell the faint smell of candles.
The locals in Yangcheng usually make some shrimp sauce for cooking. Su Mo thought about going to the local villagers to exchange some, so that everyone can try a new taste during the New Year, so she asked Lu Xiaolan to go with her.
As soon as Lu Xiaolan entered the village, she sniffed around, "Third sister-in-law, do you smell anything? It seems like someone is burning something."
Su Mo explained the folk customs of the south to Lu Xiaolan.
Lu Xiaolan nodded. There was nothing she could do about it. She could only do it secretly. In their place, they had to burn paper at the grave secretly.
Su Mo found the home of the production team leader of the village and exchanged some shrimp paste and sponge cakes with him for RMB.
On New Year's Eve, in addition to Su Tingqian and his wife, Zhang Zhen and Xiao Ding also came to the family compound to celebrate the New Year.
Lu Changzheng was not there, so Lu Xiaolan went to sleep in Su Mo's room and temporarily gave her room to Zhang Zhen and Xiao Ding.
Su Mo went to the cooked food market and bought many local specialties, such as roast goose, roast duck, barbecued pork, and white-cut chicken. She also made a lot of delicious food at home. The group of people had a lively and noisy time, and spent their first Chinese New Year in Guangzhou.
After dinner, the two children greeted the elders and received red envelopes. This year, Su Mo did not take the red envelopes, but made a small shoulder bag for each of the two children and let them keep them.
At this time, some friends came to pay New Year's greetings. Su Mo gave each of the children who came to pay New Year's greetings a red envelope of ten cents, and then let the two children follow the group to pay New Year's greetings to each family.
It's not about how many red envelopes you can receive, but mainly to join in the fun. Children, they want to enjoy the atmosphere of the New Year and have a lot of fun.
Lele was very happy to go. An'an didn't want to go at first, but because she was afraid that her brother would be bullied, she followed him.
Su Mo's family was bustling in Guangzhou, and the Su family in Country M was also preparing for the New Year.
China is half a day ahead of Country M, with a time difference of 12 hours. The evening in Guangzhou is the morning in San Francisco.
Early in the morning, the servants of the Su family got up and started working. In the middle of the morning, cars arrived at the villa where Su Zhongqing lived one after another.
After Su Zhongqing and his family arrived in Country M, they first settled in San Francisco. After they had established themselves here, as the business expanded, the eldest son Su Tingbang and his family went to New York, the second son Su Tingyi and his family still followed their grandfather in San Francisco, and the youngest son was an artist and often took his family everywhere.
Therefore, their family does not often get together. Only on important holidays will the children come back from all over the country and the family reunites.
During lunch, everyone talked about Su Jing's return to China. They had learned from the phone that Su Jing had already inquired about the whereabouts of his relatives in China, but they did not ask in detail before.
"I didn't see anyone else. I only met Su Mo, the daughter of Uncle Tingqian, at the trade fair. According to her, their family is doing well. They don't live in Haishi anymore, they have moved to Guangzhou..."
Su Jing told everyone about the process of meeting Su Mo. It is not difficult to see his admiration for Su Mo in his words.
"Second brother, from what you said, that cousin is pretty cool." Su Tingli's son Su Cen said, "Do you have any photos? Let me see."
Su Cen is 18 years old and just started college.
"Yes, I gave it to Grandpa." Su Jing took two photos with Su Mo at the trade fair.
Su Zhongqing waved his hand and asked the servant to bring the photos.
Su Cen took it first, and asked in surprise after seeing it, "Second brother, are you sure this was taken in China?"
Isn't it said that life in China is very poor, everyone is pale and thin, and their clothes are very shabby, looking like poor people? He looked at it and thought that this cousin was no worse than the female stars in Country M.
Su Tingli took the photo from Su Cen, looked at it, and said, "It seems that Tingqian has raised the child well, and he is worthy of being a member of my Su family."
It was just a plain statement, but it instantly pierced the heart of Su Linwei, the adopted daughter of the Su family, because she was the only one who was not a member of the Su family at this table.
Su Linwei's original name was Lin Wei. She was the niece of Su Tingbang's wife Lin Rutong.
At that time, the Lin couple went abroad with the Su family. The Lin family had no property left at that time, and they relied almost entirely on the Su family. After arriving in Country M, life was not easy at first. In addition, due to various reasons such as acclimatization, the Lin couple died of illness one after another, leaving only a five-year-old daughter.
Lin Rutong took over to take care of her, and later simply adopted her as an adopted daughter, so Lin Wei became Su Linwei. After the Su family stood firm, they were called the eldest daughter of the Su family.
When Lin Wei was a child, she was very cute and sweet-mouthed, and everyone in the Su family liked her very much. The Su family had no daughters, so it was a rare opportunity for a little girl to come. Everyone spoiled her and thought of her when they had good things. When she was a child, her pocket money was twice as much as that of the boys.
Su Xu, the eldest son of Su Tingbang, also became interested when his uncle said this. He took the photo and Lin Wei, who was sitting next to him, looked over.
In the photo, Su Mo tied her hair into a high ponytail, wearing a white shirt and black pants, standing next to Su Jing, smiling generously, with a confident look on her face. With her good looks, even if she was wearing very ordinary clothes, she still looked elegant.
Lin Wei's eyes flashed with jealousy, but she quickly covered it up.
"Is this my little cousin? She's really pretty." Lin Wei said.