"And then what?"
"I had to be reserved, so I didn't say it."
One day, your grandfather couldn't help but confess his feelings to me.
We only exchanged a few words occasionally back then.
Then he went to the battlefield.
We haven't seen each other for years, what should we do? We write letters.
Back then, letters were slow; it took several months to exchange a single letter.
He would remember to write to me even during lulls in the fighting.
"Once he returns from the battlefield, I've decided I want to marry him."
"Didn't your family require you and your grandfather to follow the wishes of your parents and the words of the matchmaker?"
"Haha, we've been neighbors since we were little. Our elders often joked that they hoped we would get together."
"No wonder, I remember never seeing you and Grandpa argue when I was a child."
"Our relationship has always been good, and this is the first time in all these years that I've gotten angry with him."
"Yaya, you and Xiaobai must never argue again; it really hurts your relationship."
Zhuang Zhimeng nodded.
"Grandma, I understand."
Abo and I haven't had a fight yet, and we'll continue to communicate and exchange ideas regularly.
"Yes, Grandma believes that I have set a good example for you."
"Haha, Grandma, you're absolutely right."
My parents rarely argue, and neither do we.
"Okay, let's take it out and let them all have a taste."
Zhuang Zhimeng picked up the plate.
"It looks delicious, it must taste great too."
The kids especially love it.
Zhuang Bingqian also ate several, which was quite unusual for him.
Cao Wenxiu was very pleased.
"Yaya, take some over to Junjun and Qinglin too, so that Junjun won't keep saying that Grandma doesn't care about him."
"Haha, okay, Abo and I will deliver it to them tomorrow at noon."
Zhuang Bingqian asked casually.
"Junjun's birthday is in a few days. What are your plans for celebrating it?"
An Qingbai suddenly remembered as well.
"Qinglin is also around those days, let's just let them spend it together."
Let's bring them out for a meal.
Zhuang Bingqian nodded.
"That's fine, it's good enough for a boy."
Zhuang Zhimeng made the suggestion.
"Then let's take them out for a nice meal."
Cao Wenxiu remembered.
“Junjun loves to eat mutton, so you can go for hot pot mutton.”
"Well, let them choose for themselves."
“Take some back for your parents too.”
And then there's the in-laws; who knows, maybe they'll have some inspiration.
"Okay, since you can't possibly eat it all yourself anyway, this pork floss roll is quite a success."
Zhuang Zhimeng and An Qingbai took the children home after they finished dinner.
A few days later it was Zhuang Zhijun's birthday, and Qinglin was only a few days away, so they celebrated together.
Zhuang Zhimeng and Jiang Yanxia deliberately closed the store early.
An Qingbai and Su Mengmeng ordered a cake.
The four of them drove together to Kyoto University.
Zhuang Zhijun and An Qinglin are still in the laboratory.
They were already allowed to enter the laboratory with their advisor when they were only freshmen.
They were all surprised to be called out of the lab and see their four sisters.
"Sister, brother-in-law, Sister Yanxia, Brother Mengmeng, why are you all here?"
"Let's go, today is your birthday."
"You two decide what to eat; you should both think about this."
"Hehe, sis, I completely forgot it was my birthday."
An Qinglin scratched his head.
"I forgot too, my birthday is in a few days."
"We'll celebrate together for the two of you today."
The six of them walked together towards the school gate.
Su Mengmeng asked them.
"What would you like to eat? Just tell us."
Zhuang Zhijun and An Qinglin exchanged a glance and spoke in unison.
"Hot pot lamb".
"Okay, let's go."
Su Mengmeng drove everyone around.
He drove to his father's mine, and the group decided that they could share one car.
An Qingbai sat in the passenger seat.
On the way, Zhuang Zhimeng suddenly noticed Zhang Zhiyuan riding his bicycle past their car.
He quickly patted his lover's seat.
"Ah Bo, Zhang Zhiyuan also got into university?"
An Qingbai turned around and looked.
"Zhang Zhiyuan must have come to see An Xiuxiu."
According to Uncle Zaimin, An Xiuxiu has been learning from Uncle Tiezhu ever since she had a difficult childbirth and was saved by him.
Last year, An Xiuxiu didn't plan to take the college entrance examination and focused all her energy on Zhang Zhiyuan.
It turned out that Zhang Zhiyuan was unreliable, so An Xiuxiu made up her mind to take the exam herself.
Zhang Zhiyuan barely passed the entrance exam for vocational nursing school this year, while he failed again and is now stuck at home taking care of his child.
Jiang Yanxia couldn't help but laugh as she listened.
"Hahaha, isn't that ironic? Zhang Zhiyuan, a former educated youth, is not as hardworking as someone who dropped out of school for several years."
Zhuang Zhimeng also didn't know what to say.
"By the way, Abai, have Zhang Zhiyuan's family accepted him back?"
"No, I happened to be there when Uncle Min and Uncle Baogen were discussing it, and I overheard what they meant."
Zhang Zhiyuan took An Xiuxiu and the child back home, but his parents chased them out with a broom.
I told them firmly and decisively not to come back.
Zhuang Zhimeng sighed.
"It is estimated that An Xiuxiu chose a health school in Beijing because she wanted to settle down in the city."
That's how it is with marriages that aren't blessed by parents; getting accepted isn't easy.
Unless Zhang Zhiyuan achieves something significant someday, then it might be possible.
Su Mengmeng and An Qingbai both shook their heads.
"It's difficult."
Zhuang Zhijun burst out laughing.
"Haha, brother-in-law and Mengmeng are quite in sync."
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