Have you eaten?
Without asking any questions, Little Potato brought out the food that had been left for his father in the kitchen: "Dad, come and eat."
Sun Kaicheng draped the towel over the washstand: "Son, what delicious food did you make?"
Qian Xiao rolled her eyes at Sun Kaicheng: "What can't my son cook?"
"Yes, yes, my wife is right. My son cooks everything well, and his skills are much better than ours."
Little Potato... Don't think that just because you two can talk, I'll keep being the cook. Once your younger siblings are born, he won't be in the kitchen anymore.
After dinner, the family of three, along with the baby in her belly, sat together and talked.
"Son, we're planning to go back to Long City. The education there is much better than here. Do you have any other ideas?"
What kind of question is that? It's something you two have decided on. If I have an opinion, can I just directly oppose you?
"No, you can decide."
"You're going back to see your grandparents soon, aren't you excited?"
"Happy."
"Your grandparents always talk about you, saying they miss you so much."
"Yes, I miss my grandparents too."
“When you get back, you can consider skipping a grade. Don’t worry, we can hire a nanny to take care of the children now, so you don’t have to worry about your younger siblings.”
How could I not worry? The nanny isn't family, so I knew my parents were unreliable.
The couple looked at each other, wondering why they couldn't see how happy their son was. Was he just being too subtle about his happiness, and they hadn't noticed?
Sun Kaicheng is a man of many minds. Sometimes he can't see through his own son. He doesn't know what the young man is thinking, with his long face all day long.
I suddenly remembered that when he first came back, he always had a stern face, which was both infuriating and funny. What was he trying to prove by being so profound?
However, the couple had gotten used to it, and felt that their son was the more stable one in the family.
Sun Kaicheng and Qian Xiao started whispering about what they would do after they got back, ignoring their son. Talking to their son was too tiring, and they had nothing in common to talk about.
"Is the house all cleaned up?"
The year the college entrance examination was reinstated, Qian Xiao and his friend asked someone to help them buy a house in Longshi. It was a single-story house, not a courtyard house, but the layout was very nice, and most importantly, the yard was huge.
“That house hasn’t been renovated yet. I was thinking we should move into the house my grandfather gave me. It’s a proper courtyard house. We can give the new one to our son and let him decide how to renovate it. What do you think?”
"Okay, you handle it. We bought that house for our son. How's the house I asked you to inquire about? Is it easy to buy?"
The couple originally only had one child, and they were thinking of buying a house for their son so that he could live there after he grew up and got married. But they never expected that another child would be born. They also need to save some money for this child, right?
While houses are still relatively inexpensive, let's hurry up and buy another one. Whether it's a girl or a boy, they can't be too far behind their older brother, right?
"We've got news. We should be able to take it down by the time we get back."
The couple had almost finished handing over their work, and Qian Xiao couldn't wait much longer; they needed to move out as soon as possible: "What do you think about this place?"
“I asked my second and third uncles. My second uncle will buy the house, and the house he lives in now will be sold to my third uncle. That way, their houses will be about the same size.” The main reason is that my third uncle’s son, Qidan, has gone to join the army and will basically not be coming back to settle down in the future.
However, the remaining younger brothers are also in a tough spot. They've all been admitted to university, and who knows where they'll settle down in the future. But the courtyard they live in now is actually two small courtyards combined together. It's not very big, but it's quite comfortable for my second uncle and his wife.
"What should we do with all this furniture?" Taking it is too far and not worth it, but not taking it would be a pity.
Sun Kaicheng shook his head directly. Look at his wife, she really knows how to manage money: "No, leave them all to Second Uncle. His family already has furniture there, so there's not much to lack. We can get everything we need once we get there."
"Alright, that's about it. Pack up and mail the autumn and winter clothes. We should try to bring as little stuff as possible on the bus."
"I'll do whatever you say. I'll go for the final handover tomorrow, then come back and tidy up the house. Don't you dare do anything to me."
My wife looks young, maybe in her early twenties, but she's actually over thirty. Getting pregnant at this age is a huge burden. And she's not careful; if I don't keep an eye on her, she might grab an axe and start chopping wood.
"Okay, okay, I won't do anything. I'll just do the final handover tomorrow and not go to work." Actually, since she became pregnant, she has rarely received any job offers. She has become seen as an older pregnant woman who needs to be taken care of.
Actually, she didn't feel anything unusual at all. It was no different from when she was taking care of her own son. She ate well, slept well, and felt as light as a feather.
Before they left, the entire Qian family, except for the three who were in the army, returned. Their parents came back to pick up their grandparents, and Grandpa and Grandma Zhou set off with them. From now on, this house can only be called the old house, and people will occasionally come back to visit.
Thankfully, my second and third uncles live in the county town and can take care of me here anytime. Otherwise, the old couple would never have gone so far, for fear that they wouldn't be able to come back when they die.
After seeing off their parents and grandparents, Qian Xiao and his family prepared to leave as well. Given Sun Kaicheng and Qian Xiao's rank, they were able to buy soft sleeper tickets, and at this time, buying soft sleeper tickets was not as strict as it had been a few years ago.
After getting on the bus, the young couple and the elderly couple shared a private room. However, the two elderly people were still worried about their great-grandson and asked Sun Kaicheng to stay in another room so that the child could stay. Sun Kaicheng had no choice but to agree.
This train is new; it's not only much faster than before, but the environment is also much more upscale. Once the door is closed, it's a private space, making the journey quite peaceful.
The person who came to pick him up was Sun Kaicheng's second brother, who looked much more composed: "Second brother."
"Oh, Grandpa and Grandma, you're finally back."
Before the first college entrance examination, the two elders had already been rehired, but unfortunately, they were used to the rural life and didn't want to continue working at all, so they refused. If Sun Kaicheng and the others hadn't come back this time, the two elders wouldn't have planned to come back.
The whole family went back to the house where Grandpa and Grandma Zhou used to live. After so many years, they were reunited. The family was crying and laughing, especially Grandma Sun, who was hugging her parents and shedding tears.
When Little Potato saw this, he almost hid behind his mother. He had never seen his mother shed a tear; she was always laughing and joking, and treated him like a friend.
He was a little flustered and at a loss when he suddenly encountered this situation. He wondered if his grandmother would start crying every now and then, but he didn't know how to comfort people!
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