"I'm making 20 dishes today, is that enough, honey?"
"It's about time to build up the army; we don't want to be left behind."
"Honey, I feel we can't leave any left over. My brother's family has so many boys, so many people. I don't think we should leave any of them behind."
"That's true. We can consider this a celebration for the children."
"That's right. The weight on our hearts has finally been lifted off the shoulders regarding the children's exams and school admissions."
"There seems to be a knock at the door. Fu Bao, go open the door and see if it's Grandma and Grandpa."
"Grandpa, Grandma, come in quickly! Dad and Mom made lots of delicious food!" Fu Bao skipped and jumped.
"Dad, Mom, Grandpa and Grandma are here. I've opened the door so I won't close it again later."
"Alright, alright, you're quite lazy, come inside now."
"Mom, Dad, come in quickly. The food is all ready. Meili and my brother and sister-in-law will be here soon."
"Goodness, so many delicious dishes have been prepared. There's too much. We can't possibly eat it all. Let's not waste it."
“I can’t eat it all. My brother and my nephews can all eat it. I’m worried that this won’t be enough.”
“You two need to start thinking about spending money. With the children studying away from home and two younger ones at home, there will be so many expenses in the future.”
"Father and Mother, we know you two are capable, but we still have to plan ahead and spend money. There will be six children in the family getting married in the future, which will be a huge expense."
"I understand, Dad. Don't worry, we've already prepared the money for the children's weddings. We're still young, and we still need to earn money for them. Don't worry."
“Even if you’re 40 years old, you’re still our child. How can we not worry? If the child doesn’t have enough time to go to school, your mother and I have some savings.”
"Oh, I know, Dad. You're both so old, why are you still worried about us?"
"I have something else to tell you later. It's good news, but I've been too busy lately and haven't had a chance to tell you yet."
"What good news, Jianjun? Let's hear it too."
Jianjun turned his head and saw that it was his older brother speaking; the whole family had arrived.
"Alright, alright, let's eat and talk. Now that everyone's here, isn't it good for the whole family to be together?"
"Jianjun, you two have prepared such a lavish feast. There are so many dishes. Even other people's banquets are not this good."
"Brother, this is not only to celebrate the children getting into Xia University, but also because our family hasn't gotten together in a long time. This is a joyous occasion, so please prepare more dishes and eat more. We can't leave any leftovers."
"Good, good, good, these are all happy occasions. Sit down quickly, dinner is ready."
"We don't have a rule about separate tables in our family. We all eat at this one table, and it's enough for everyone. Okay, let's eat first. We can chat after we're full."
Seeing how much the children in front of them were eating, Tingting and Jianjun also ate an extra bowl of rice.
"Jianjun, what was that good thing you were talking about earlier?"
"Big brother, second brother, it's about Chengcai. This child is engaged."
"Engagement? This is just about going to school, how did it involve engagement? Besides, why is it happening so fast? You and Tingzi need to prepare some money, is this enough?"
“Do you remember those three old men? They were taken away by the children.”
“Back then, Cheng Cai would often visit them, and they would teach Cheng Cai to read. Cheng Cai would then teach the children in his family. That was fate.”
"These children got into Xiamen University and met Grandpa Lin, so he arranged for his granddaughter to get engaged to Cheng Cai."
"Wow, what a coincidence! It's really not easy to meet someone from so far away."
"If you ask me, Chengcai is a lucky child. He saved Zhuzi at the beginning and then stayed at your house. He has no worries about food and clothing now."
"Later, I met Mr. Lin, who had also gone to school, and sometimes I couldn't help but admire him."
"Both Chengcai and Youcai are fine. We've treated them like our own children for so many years. They're like our own children now."
"Yes, we had some objections to Chengcai and Youcai living in your house back then. It was indeed quite expensive to raise two children. But now it seems that it actually helped you."
"Yes, that's just luck. Tingting and I also need to work hard."
Jianjun and Tingting kept the rest a secret; there was no need to say too much, and it was best to keep some things to themselves.
“Sister-in-law, brother, our Guo family is already the talk of the village. We should keep a low profile. It would be bad if someone got jealous or had bad intentions.”
“I understand, Jianjun. What you said makes sense. It’s true. Not only do people in the village know about our family, but people in the city know about it too. Think about it.”
"Yes, that's right. Let's eat."
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