Before finding his granddaughter, Grandpa Shen lived in the family compound with his son and daughter-in-law. After finding his granddaughter, he moved back to the Shen family's old house.
The old house is where he and Tanghua have lived for many years. Tanghua's shadow is everywhere, and he is reluctant to leave.
Staying in the old house, it felt like Tanghua was still by his side.
Grandpa Shen took Grandma Gu and Mother Gu to Shen's father's courtyard with ease.
At this time, someone in the family compound had already recognized Grandpa Shen, and Grandpa Shen greeted them very enthusiastically.
Soon, the three of them arrived at the place.
The gate of the Shen family's courtyard was open, which also indirectly indicated that there was someone at home.
Mother Gu, who was almost going crazy thinking about her precious daughter-in-law, was the first to step through the door. Without any ladylike image, she shouted at the top of her voice: "Shushu, we are here to see you."
Shen Yunshu, who was playing cards with Du Piaoliang, paused with his right hand: "Piaoliang, why do I hear someone calling me outside?"
"I heard that, too."
The moment their eyes met, they tacitly hid the cards in their hands quickly. After making sure that no one would find out, Shen Yunshu dared to go out.
When she saw the people in the yard, her joy was beyond words and she quickly rushed over to hug them.
Mother Gu quickly dropped what she was holding and welcomed her daughter-in-law's warm embrace.
Unexpectedly, Shen Yunshu bypassed Mother Gu and ran towards Grandpa Shen.
The smile on Gu's mother's face froze instantly, and her open arms closed dejectedly.
Grandma Gu rarely saw her daughter-in-law being humiliated, so she covered her mouth and laughed secretly.
Before Mother Gu, whose beautiful life was in vain, had time to feel sad, she was hugged by Shen Yunshu: "Aunt Gu, I miss you so much."
Instantly, the corners of Gu's mother's mouth curled up with joy: "Daughter-in-law, I miss you too. I miss you so much that I can't eat or sleep well."
Grandma Gu, who has been a professional saboteurer for thirty years, said, "Can't eat anymore? I remember you just ate a big pork elbow yesterday."
Mother Gu's face flushed when her lie was exposed. Fearing that her image in her daughter-in-law's heart would be damaged, she tried to make amends, "Yesterday was an accident. If you want to blame someone, blame it on my delicious cooking."
Grandma Gu, who was flattered, stopped exposing her grandson's shortcomings and looked at her granddaughter-in-law with a smile.
After not seeing each other for such a long time, she felt that her granddaughter-in-law looked much more beautiful than before.
As soon as Gu's mother and the others entered the house, Du Piaoliang brought them some prepared brown sugar water.
Seeing Du Piaoliang there, Gu's mother was very surprised. At the same time, she didn't forget to greet her: "It's been such a long time since we last met. Piaoliang is really getting more and more beautiful."
Du Piaoliang's face turned red from being praised, and she didn't know what to say. Shen Yunshu saw her nervousness and embarrassment and quickly changed the subject.
"Aunt Gu, why didn't you call us before you came so we could pick you up at the station?"
"It's not like we don't know the way, and it wouldn't be good to let you get cold in such a cold day."
"I'm wearing thick clothes so I won't be cold. But you guys must be freezing after sitting in the car for so long." After Shen Yunshu finished speaking, he went outside and got some chopped wood sticks and started a fire in the yard to keep warm.
Everyone gathered around the fire, the firelight shining on them, making them feel warm all over.
Chen Yunshu went back to the kitchen and took out a bag of sweet potatoes. He picked a few small ones and threw them into the fire. The firewood crackled again, and soon the yard was filled with the sweet smell of sweet potatoes.
Another half an hour later, Shen Yunshu used tongs to pull the roasted sweet potatoes out of the fire and shared them with the people around him.
After dividing the roasted sweet potatoes, she threw in a few raw sweet potatoes, intending to leave them for Gu Jiuyan and the other three who had returned from work.
"Shushu, this is for you."
"Shushu, you eat."
Mother Gu and Grandpa Shen spoke at the same time. Shen Yunshu looked at the two peeled roasted sweet potatoes in front of him, smiled and shook the sweet potatoes in his hand: "You guys eat, I have some here."
Mother Gu, who was quick-handed, took the lead and stuffed the roasted sweet potato into Shen Yunshu's hand, and did not forget to snatch the unpeeled roasted sweet potato from her hand.
"This stuff is all dusty. It'll get all over your clothes. My hands are already dirty, so I'll do it."
The burning heat in her palm seemed to remind her that this was Mother Gu's kindness. Then, Shen Yunshu took a bite without any hesitation. It was so sweet and soft that people couldn't wait to swallow it in one bite.
"Thank you, Aunt Gu."
"Daughter-in-law, we are a family, and there is no need to thank us."
"Aunt Gu, you are so nice to me." Shen Yunshu changed his words and successfully coaxed Mother Gu into smiling.
Du Piaoliang, who was sitting next to them, looked at the harmonious relationship between the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, and her heart was full of anticipation and anxiety about her future married life.
Would Bowei's family treat her the same way the Gu family treated Shen Zhiqing? If not, what should she do?
Wang's father and mother, who were far away in the Northeast, could no longer remain calm after receiving a call from their son Wang Bowei.
The Queen Mother also drove away several matchmakers who came to propose marriage to her son. Her son finally came to his senses, and his girlfriend was introduced to him by their group leader. It goes without saying how outstanding that girl is.
When her son was single, she was afraid that the Wang family would be cut off by her, so she begged for help every day and waited every night, and the matchmaker brought girls to her home one after another.
She and her husband were satisfied, but her stubborn son refused to agree, saying that career was more important than marriage.
As an uneducated woman, she didn't understand what her son was talking about. She only knew that the Wang family's incense could not be cut off in her hands.
Even if she gave birth to a daughter with the blood of their Wang family flowing in her body, she would be very happy and would promise to pamper her daughter-in-law like an ancestor.
"Old Wang, take a look at how much money you have left at home. Take out whatever you can. If it's really not enough, I'll go to my mother's house and ask my brothers to borrow some. Our Old Wang family must hold a grand wedding to celebrate the bride's return. We can't let our daughter-in-law suffer any injustice."
The smile on Wang's father's face only grew. He went back to the house and took out all the money hidden in the rat hole, as well as the private money he had saved for many years.
The Queen Mother was in a good mood now, and did not argue with the King's father about his hiding of his private money. She closed the door, and the couple sat at the table and began to count the money.
Twenty minutes later, the pile of moldy money on the table was finally counted, with both small and large amounts, a total of 652.30 yuan.
Three hundred yuan of it was the allowance that Wang Bowei had sent home before. Wang's mother did not touch a penny of it and kept it all for her son to get married.
The Queen Mother thought for a moment and said, "We can't let our daughter-in-law get what other families have, so we must have the three turns and one ring for the wedding. However, after the wedding, the daughter-in-law will live with her son in the military family compound, so we won't buy these things.
It’s inconvenient to move things around, so I think we should just convert the money into cash and give it to the young couple so they can buy things in Beijing.”
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