When Liang Shengdi was 99 years old, the Lin family finally had five generations living under the same roof.
When Lin Xiaobao placed his one-month-old twins in her arms, Liang Shengdi froze there, not daring to move.
"You debt collector!" Liang Shengdi held the child in each arm, worried that he would fall if she couldn't hold him, and also worried that she would hurt him if she held him too tightly. "Hurry and take him away!"
"No! Grandma, let them call you great-grandmother first. That's polite!" Lin Shuchao and his son Lin Xiaobao stood on each side, coaxing their ancestor with a playful smile.
Liang Shengdi really wanted to stretch out her legs and kick each one of them. "If this baby, who's only one month old, can start crying, it'll be all over the news! Hurry up and take him away! My arms are so sore!"
If she said she was afraid to hold the child, they would definitely force her to hold the child. But if she said her hands were sore, not only would they have to rush to take the child away, but they would also have to squat down and let the old lady massage the child.
"Grandma, I saw you watching short videos enthusiastically yesterday! You didn't even complain at that time, so why are you jealous after holding your great-grandson?" Lin Shuchao pinched the old lady's arm and muttered to himself whether his grandma had any opinions about his grandchildren.
"You're such a scoundrel! You're still such a scoundrel even as a grandfather!" The old lady finally had her hands free, so she picked up the palm-leaf fan under her butt and slapped him. "If your phone breaks, at most I can fix it. But if your grandchildren break it, their parents will definitely come after me!"
"Ma'am, don't worry, I won't!" Lin Xiaobao interrupted.
"Your wife..."
"Don't worry, ma'am, I won't either~ hehe~" Lin Xiaobao's wife was his college classmate. They got married right after graduation. She's even more clueless than Lin Xiaobao. The most important thing is her mouth. Lin Shuchao and Lin Shumei combined are not as good at talking as she is. Now she's standing beside Lin Xiaobao, holding her daughter and smiling.
"With advanced technology nowadays, you can survive even if you accidentally fall or bump into something."
Liang Shengdi: ...
"Besides, not everyone is lucky enough to be held by their great-grandmother. Even if you accidentally dropped them, it would be a sign of good fortune. It would be best if there was a small scar, so that when people ask you how you dropped them, you can know."
"My great-great-grandmother fell while holding me when she was 99 years old!"
"Wow! Then people will know that my family has longevity genes!"
Liang Shengdi: ...Is there anyone who can take care of her?
Chen Chunhua came in with a large pot of chicken soup and placed it in the middle of the round table. Behind her were Lin Yulan, Lin Shuying, Sanni, Sini, and a bunch of helpers from the village. They all had dishes in their hands.
"Mom! It's time for dinner! Shumei and the others haven't arrived yet?"
"Here I come!" Lin Shumei strode in with her high heels and bag on her back, her hands in her sleeves. "Yesterday, Jiafei and Jiaming both said the cakes they chose were beautiful, so we ended up ordering both. The cakes were too big, so the store delayed it for a while until now."
"Madam!" Lin Shumei's youngest son, Jiaming, rushed to Liang Shengdi with a cake in his arms, asking for credit. "Look! Isn't my cake beautiful? It even has birthday peaches, fans, and wine!"
Jiafei, who was two years older than Jiaming, was two steps slower, but she also squeezed in next to her brother and showed Liang Shengdi what she had chosen. "Madam! Xu Jiaming doesn't understand you! Look at my cake! A whole chicken! Doesn't it look like one?"
The cake really looked like a whole chicken, the kind that had been plucked and steamed. It was bright yellow and looked very steamed.
"Hahaha... it looks just like it!" Liang Shengdi was so happy that she couldn't stop smiling. "It's all good! My wife likes it! We'll eat it later!"
Birthdays are always celebrated one year in advance, so the 99th birthday is Liang Shengdi’s 100th birthday.
She said the food in the hotel wasn't as grand as the food at home, so Lin Guoqing and Liang Shengdi decided to hold her 100th birthday party in the village. The Lin family had renovated their large villa two years ago, and the courtyard could accommodate dozens of tables of wine.
At this moment, Lin Guoqing and his other sons, daughters-in-law, daughters-in-law and sons-in-law were outside entertaining guests.
Four tables were set up in the villa to entertain our own people.
Liang Shengdi, wearing the crimson Tang suit with bat pattern bought for her by Lin Shuying, sat in the first seat. While teasing Lin Shuchao's one-month-old twin grandsons, she also urged Huang Yueyue from Lin Shuying's family, "Can you let your wife drink your wedding wine before she closes her eyes?"
You can't favor one over the other. On one side, you shout at Jiaming and Jiafei, "Stop fighting!", and on the other side, you call out to Lin Shugun's son, Lin Bowen, "Don't sit so straight, just lie down when you need to."
The old lady had two rows of the latest porcelain teeth in her mouth. She looked energetic when she smiled. When all the dishes were served, she stretched out her bowl and asked for the chicken leg first.
While eating, he sighed, "I still have to live! I can only eat if I am alive!"
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There is a well-known centenarian in Sihe Village who lived to be 109 years old.
On her 108th birthday, she was interviewed by a TV station, and the reporter asked her what the secret of her longevity was.
The old lady with neatly combed silver hair in front of the camera grinned, revealing a row of neatly arranged dentures, and said with a smile,
"Eat as much as you need to work! Never work more than you need!"
This statement quickly sparked heated discussion, especially among young people whose lives are centered around the 996 work schedule.
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It is said that the centenarian lady of the Lin family does not smoke, but can drink. She only eats fatty meat. She can sit there and eat a bowl of rice wine and a bowl of fatty meat for an entire afternoon.
The older she gets, the more she acts like a child. When the younger generations ask her to eat less, she gets angry. No matter whether it's her son or daughter, she can't get any response from them.
She could only barely listen to a few words of her 80-year-old daughter-in-law.
The old lady has a very good memory. She has thirteen grandchildren and almost 20 great-grandchildren. She can remember each of their nicknames, when they were born, and where they wet their pants when they were young.
When will the fishing ban in the East China Sea end? The fattest swimming crabs are about to hit the market, so hurry up and buy them. Mandarin fish in spring, duck in summer, hairy crabs in autumn, chicken soup in winter—she knows everything about what's best to eat in each season.
She is 100 years old and still likes to stay cool. She eats a popsicle every morning when she wakes up. Her daughter-in-law has told her about this for several summers but she just can't change it.
Her oldest son drank a sip of mung bean soup from the refrigerator and then had diarrhea all day long in the toilet. She would freeze the fresh mung bean soup in the refrigerator before eating it, and there was no problem at all.
On his 100th birthday, he ate a whole chicken by himself. Even at his age, he still had such an appetite. All the old men and women in the village were envious of him.
Her children and grandchildren are all filial. There are endless fruits and pastries to eat, and endless children come to visit. The house is lively every day. Occasionally, she even annoys people for disturbing her while watching short videos.
Until that day,
After finishing her meal, she wiped her mouth and said she was sleepy, but she did not say she wanted to go back to her room to sleep. Instead, she turned to her son and daughter-in-law and said,
"Call everyone and ask them to come over so I can see them again."
After meeting his thirteen grandchildren, twenty great-grandchildren, and five great-great-grandchildren, he patted his daughter-in-law's hand while lying on the bed and said,
"I'm going to see your father-in-law. Take your time."
He died at the age of 109.
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