Chapter 87
Wen Xiuwei was busy talking to Guan Jinqiao just now, so naturally she didn't see Guan Yuelong. After hearing her introduction, she looked over. At that time, Guan Yuelong had retracted his aggressive gaze. He nodded to Wen Xiuwei and ignored Chu Jiujiu who was standing aside.
As the saying goes, appearance reflects the heart, and this is quite accurate in most cases. Guan Yuelong looked dangerous, and his behavior was not as proper as that of ordinary people. After Guan Jinqiao finished talking to them, he continued to ride away without even saying goodbye. Seeing how rude he was, Wen Xiuwei couldn't help but follow his back for a few more glances.
Chu Jiujiu observed silently from the side. She pursed her lips, said nothing, and just stood quietly beside Wen Xiuwei.
By the time they got back to the Han family, it was already six in the evening. Grandma Han couldn't help but ask them why they were back so late. She was surprised to learn that Wen Xiuwei had signed up for a casting for a new movie. After listening to the children for a while, she gradually came to think it was a good thing. They were both working, and there wasn't much difference between working at a paper mill and a film studio. Besides, as an actress, people all over the country would be able to see Wen Xiuwei on the screen.
The only person who knew that Wen Xiuwei wanted to be an actor was Chu Jiujiu. When they heard this, everyone was inevitably shocked for a while. Chu Shao was the calmest one. It was not that he was not shocked, but he had a paralyzed expression and could not express his emotions on his face.
Grandma Han was still talking on the side, "Okay, okay, Xiaolin brought me some tickets today, including a bicycle ticket. So, Shengyi, go buy a bicycle tomorrow and give it to Xiuwei. She'll need it for commuting."
Chu Jiujiu immediately interrupted after hearing this, "No, Grandma Han, actors' working hours are different from others'. Sometimes she comes home very late, and it's not safe for her to be alone."
Grandma Han: "Then let Xiaolin or Shengyi go pick him up."
Han Shengyi had no objection. Just as he was about to agree, the two people from the Chu family spoke at the same time.
Chu Jiujiu: "Let Chu Shao go!" Chu Shao: "I'll go."
Chu Jiujiu was stunned for a moment. She looked at Chu Shao, who paused and put down the screwdriver in his hand. "Don't bother Secretary Lin, I'll go."
In Grandma Han's eyes, Han Shengyi and Chu Shao were both her grandsons. It didn't matter who went. As long as someone went, it would be fine. She returned to the kitchen. Wen Xiuwei looked at everyone in the living room and said shyly, "We haven't even started yet. I'm going to help Grandma Han cook. Jiujiu, don't talk about this anymore."
After that, she left. Chu Jiujiu knelt on the ground, which was covered with a crimson carpet that the Han family had bought from abroad a long time ago. Chu Jiujiu liked to sit on the carpet, but she couldn't let Grandma Han see her. As soon as Grandma Han saw her, she pretended to slap her butt, saying that she was disobedient and insisted on abusing her body.
Since Grandma Han was not around, Chu Jiujiu moved to Chu Shao's side. He was repairing an electric fan. This fan was also in the family before Grandpa Han was sent down to the countryside. There was nothing wrong with it originally, but after it was returned, Han Shengyi turned it on and tried it, only to find that it always turned for a while and then stopped. No one in the family knew how to repair it, so Grandma Han said she would find someone to repair it in a few days. Chu Shao looked at the fan and was eager to fix it for a whole day, but in the end he couldn't help himself and did it himself.
He disassembled the fan into a pile of parts. When Grandma Han saw this, her eyes twitched and she suspected she needed to buy a new fan. Fortunately, she had money. Grandma Han thought, "What's the big deal if I buy one more? When summer comes, I'll buy one for every room in the house."
After years of being sent down to the countryside, Grandma Han realized that saving money was useless. It was better to enjoy it while she had money so that her children could live more comfortably.
Chu Shao lowered his head, putting the parts back together. Chu Jiujiu glanced at the side. Han Shengyi was holding a book and didn't pay attention to them. Chu Jiujiu turned her head back and asked Chu Shao in a low voice, "Why are you so proactive today?"
Chu Shao frowned after hearing this. He looked at Chu Jiujiu and asked, "What initiative?"
Chu Jiujiu: "About taking Weiwei home."
Chu Shao: "What kind of initiative is this? Wen Xiuwei is our family. Grandma Han will definitely not let you go. Then I have no choice but to go."
Chu Shao has his own theory. He thinks that the Chu family and the Han family are a big family with small families within it. There are three people in the Han family and three people in the Chu family. Wen Xiuwei was naturally planned to be in the Chu family.
Chu Jiujiu snorted after hearing this: "You treat Weiwei as a family member, but Weiwei doesn't take you seriously."
Chu Shao: “…”
Raising his head again, he wanted to ask Chu Jiujiu what this sentence meant, but Chu Jiujiu had already gotten up from the ground and ran out to see Dahuang and Erhuang.
Holding the screwdriver, Chu Shao was silent for a moment, then he aimed the tip of the screwdriver at the screw again.
The director's words "consider it" put Wen Xiuwei on the hot seat for a month. The Chinese New Year was about to come and everyone was very happy, but there was no news from the studio. Wen Xiuwei was anxious but she would not say it. The only sign of this was that she ate less than before and became thinner.
Grandma Han felt sorry for her and tried all kinds of ways to make delicious food for her. Chu Jiujiu also kept comforting her, saying that it didn't matter if she wasn't selected, they could just ask around in the future and there would always be a chance.
Grandpa Han was completely busy, sometimes not even coming home at night. Chu Shao and Han Shengyi spent half their time at home and the other half out and about. They each had acquaintances in the capital. Chu Shao introduced his friends to Han Shengyi, and Han Shengyi introduced his childhood friends to Chu Shao. The power of growth was evident in this moment. Han Shengyi's best friend used to be Chu Jiujiu, and apart from her, he had nothing to talk about with anyone else. But now, he had grown closer with these teenagers his age, and with Chu Jiujiu, he had fewer topics to talk about.
Chu Jiujiu felt it and felt a little disappointed. She was not a child and could not tell Han Shengyi in a domineering manner that he was not allowed to play with others and could only play with her.
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New Year's Eve is coming soon, and the Han family, which had no social activities before, quickly became lively. Chu Jiujiu felt that her identity was embarrassing, and she usually hid upstairs and did not come out. On this day, she heard that Chu Shao planned to bring New Year's gifts to visit Grandpa Wang. Chu Jiujiu thought about it, put on a necklace that she hadn't worn for many years, closed the kitchen door, made a donkey roll by herself, and then put it in an empty box.
This old-fashioned snack was taught to her by Grandma Han. When they were in Qingzhu Village, they often made it together. This time, there was no Grandma Han to help, and no Wen Xiuwei to watch over her. After Chu Jiujiu finished making it, she realized that her donkey rolls might not look very good.
The skin is thick and the filling is small, so it looks plump.
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Never mind, as long as the taste is good, Chu Jiujiu handed the snacks she made to Chu Shao. Chu Shao didn't even look at what was inside and just took it away.
Chu Shao and Wang Hongye have been in frequent contact recently. Han Shengyi also likes people like Wang Hongye who are simple-minded and is willing to go out with them. Now the three of them have a good relationship, so Chu Shao doesn't have to worry about anything in the Wang family. He sat beside Grandpa Wang's bed and directly opened all the things he brought.
"Try this. My sister made it. She asked me to watch you eat a piece and then tell her if it tasted good."
The first time Grandpa Wang heard Chu Shao mention his sister, he asked, "Are you talking about Chu Yue?"
Chu Shao raised his head strangely, "It's not her. I haven't seen her for many years. I'm talking about Jiujiu, Chu Jiujiu."
If Chu Liqiang didn't come back, they couldn't hide Chu Jiujiu forever, so as early as the third time he saw Wang Hongye, he told him that he had a younger sister at home. After hearing this, Wang Hongye forgot to tell Grandpa Wang, which led to what happened today.
Nowadays, many families have large families and it is very common to have distant cousins. Grandpa Wang did not ask much, but just raised his hand happily and took out a piece of dessert from the box.
As soon as I took it out, the skin cracked and the red bean paste inside fell onto the bed with a plop.
Grandpa Wang: “…”
I've always known that there are shoddy construction projects, but it turns out there are also shoddy construction projects in dim sum.
However, this was the little girl's intention after all, so Grandpa Wang didn't mind and continued to stuff it into his mouth. The skin was too dry and the filling was too watery, so the taste was just okay, not delicious at all.
Grandpa Wang ate the whole thing and said kindly, "It's delicious. Go back and tell your sister that her cooking skills are even better than the chef at Daoxiang Village."
Chu Shao didn't know the quality of Chu Jiujiu. It was always random, sometimes very delicious, sometimes very unpalatable. Today's one looked randomly not very good. He picked up another one and handed it to Wang Hongye who was accompanying him, "Try it."
Wang Hongye took it, took a bite, chewed it for a long time, and finally swallowed it. He was silent for two seconds before speaking: "Yes, grandpa is right, it is very delicious."
Chu Shao: “…”
They were having a great time, but Chu Xinghua was not so optimistic.
Chu Shao's letter reached Chu Xinghua, but he couldn't sit up. The letter was read to him by someone from the factory. After listening, he was silent for a long time.
For so long, the only people who had contacted him were Chu Liqiang and Chu Shao. Chu Yue was someone who knew the future, but she had never thought about building a good impression with her grandfather who would be rehabilitated in the future, because she knew that Chu Xinghua would not survive the New Year, and as a deceased person, he was finally rehabilitated until 1976. At that time, only the third branch of the Chu family was left, but because they had published a statement in the newspaper, only part of the Chu family's belongings were returned, and the rest were confiscated.
Chu Yue felt that it was pointless to get close to Chu Xinghua. He would never come back anyway. It would be better for her to gain more favor from others and improve her reputation. Then she could act pitiful and say that she had no choice. In that way, she could also try to get the courtyard house back.
Chu Yue had a good calculation. She thought that by this time, Chu Liqiang had died and Chu Shao was staying in the countryside to farm. She never imagined that Chu Liqiang was not only alive, but also went to the northwest.
When he came out of the base, Chu Liqiang received several letters. The two latest ones were: one from Nie Bai, telling him that Chu Shao and others had followed the rehabilitated Minister Han back to the capital and were preparing to go to school there; the other was from the garment factory. They found that the situation had changed and Chu Xinghua's condition was extremely bad, so they quickly wrote a letter to Chu Liqiang, telling him that Chu Xinghua was critically ill.
The base was not far from the northwest. Chu Liqiang arrived at the garment factory exhausted. When the door was opened, he walked quickly to Chu Xinghua and called him "Dad" softly.
Chu Xinghua struggled to open his eyes, and when he saw the four stars on Chu Liqiang's epaulettes, he couldn't help but shed tears.
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