Chapter 102 The Third Son of the Shen Family is Back
Mr. Shen joined the army when he was in his thirties and hasn't been back to celebrate the New Year for many years.
Now that he is old, and is said to have become an officer, the Shen family's relatives have instantly filled up the Shen family's home.
As the person involved, Shen Jichuan did not stay at home.
The family fully respected the child and let his younger sister Shen Lan accompany him to wander around the village.
The main reason is that the child is not at home all year round. Compared with the other children who are with them, the feelings between them are certainly not that deep. He is a cadre now, and his relatives are very tolerant of him.
But as the Shen family was getting rich, no one bothered the old couple and they just kept praising them.
"Hey, did you see just now that the third brother came back in a big green car?"
"Is this the special car that our third son is assigned to in the army?"
Mother Shen had a proud smile on her face, “We didn’t ask, and the third child didn’t say anything, so I guess so.”
The relative asked again, "What rank of official is the third brother now?"
Mother Shen was very modest, "What kind of high official? Our third son is a soldier of the people, serving the people. It means he is in charge of some people."
Having said that, Mother Shen still quietly asked the eldest son's wife, "Did the eldest son ask the third son? What level is our third son?"
The eldest son's wife was very understanding, "Mom, the child's third uncle is a regimental-level cadre."
The relatives sighed softly, "This is terrible! This is terrible! Smoke is coming out of the Shen family's ancestral graves!"
In fact, the villagers didn’t know how high a rank a regimental official was, but Shen Laosan came back by car, and it was a government car, which in itself was very remarkable.
If this wasn't a big leader, how could there be such a grand ceremony?
The second son's wife also said: "That was a wise decision made by my parents!"
Mother Shen was proud of it, but she couldn't help but express her opinion at this time, "At first we wanted to send all the boys to the army. The eldest was honest and dutiful, so he could only stay with us to farm. The second was smart and good at studying, so we couldn't delay the children's future. The youngest was still young at that time, so we could only send the third."
The relatives praised me again.
At this time, Shen Lan pouted slightly, because she simply couldn't keep up with her long-legged third brother.
"Third brother, walk slower!"
Chen Lan is 22 years old this year and has not yet married. In the past, girls of this age would have been considered old maids and their families would have been worried.
But Chen Lan has a good brother, so not only is she not too old, she is also very popular.
After graduating from medical school, she now works in the town health center.
Chen Lan is good-looking, and her brothers and sisters are all promising. Matchmakers have almost broken down the door of the Shen family, but she herself has high standards and has never found anyone she likes.
In fact, the family members had nothing to say to Shen Jichuan.
The person who has the best relationship with him is actually Chen Ju.
Chen Ju is 25 years old this year and got married last year. She graduated from a technical secondary school and now works as a teacher in a primary school in the town. She didn't go home for the Chinese New Year this year, mainly because she was pregnant and her health was not very good, so she didn't come back this year.
Relatively speaking, Shen Lan is five years younger than Shen Jichuan. When Shen Jichuan left, Shen Lan was still a little girl with a runny nose.
So she was a little unfamiliar with Shen Jichuan.
But they are blood relatives after all.
Chen Lan knew that the villagers, including relatives, were now targeting her family, and the people who came to her house to propose marriage were all because of her brother.
She also wanted to be close to him.
But Shen Jichuan didn't know whether it was just his personality or he had been away from home for a long time, so he was indifferent to his family.
Shen Lan swore that she tried really hard to keep the topic in mind, but she just didn't know what to say.
The two stood on a small hill in the village, from where they could overlook the entire village.
Shen Lan noticed that her third brother was always looking in one direction.
But that direction is not our home.
Instead, it was the Xia family...
Chen Lan frowned and suddenly remembered that she still had a sister-in-law who had not yet married into the family, Xia Keqing from the Xia family.
This marriage was arranged by my parents and Uncle Xia and Aunt Xia, so of course my family has no objection.
Some people in the Shen family were still dissatisfied with the fact that Xia Keqing, that stubborn girl, refused to get married immediately and insisted on going to college.
Although the girl surnamed Xia is one of the three unmarried daughters-in-law in the family, the Shen family has many children. The youngest, Shen Xiaochuan, is eighteen years old this year and is almost the same age as Xia Keqing.
So in Shen Lan's view, Xia Keqing is just a little girl who doesn't know her place.
However, my third brother and my parents all agreed to this matter, so they couldn't say anything.
In fact, both of Shen's parents are open-minded people. Except for the honest and hardworking eldest son, and the third son who joined the army, the other children in the Shen family can live a good life and have good jobs basically relying on studying.
Therefore, if you put aside your selfish motives, Chen Lan can still understand Xia Keqing.
But the look on Third Brother’s face is somewhat intriguing.
Could it be that he came back this time just for the girl from the Xia family?
Shen Lan pondered for a while, and then said casually, "I heard from Xiaochuan that the school has been closed for vacation for a long time."
The youngest of the Shen family is not Shen Lan, but Shen Xiaochuan.
This boy is eighteen years old and just got admitted to university this year.
But I came home a long time ago, but I couldn't stay idle after coming back. So I was not at home today and went to the county town to play with my classmates.
Shen's father and mother have already called their acquaintances in the county town and ordered him to come back today because Shen Lao San has already returned.
Shen Jichuan's eyes flashed.
Of course he knew this.
However, Xia Keqing told him in the letter that she would be returning home late for the Chinese New Year this year, and might even come back on New Year’s Eve.
She said she opened a store in the provincial capital and wanted to make more money during the New Year period.
The tone of her letter was lively and playful, but of course she didn't go into detail.
It's just some of my own interests and hobbies.
Of course, Shen Jichuan is not that authoritarian. He doesn't let the girl do what she likes.
It just so happened that he couldn't be with her.
She still has two years to graduate.
Shen Lan looked at her third brother. Seeing that he didn't react, she couldn't help but said, "Third brother, why hasn't that girl from the Xia family come back yet? I haven't heard that she's back yet?"
"School is closed for the holidays."
"Although our Xiaochuan is not from the same university as her, the vacation time of our university should be roughly the same."
Shen Jichuan just glanced at her calmly, "That's your future third sister-in-law."
Shen Lan paused and muttered, "Isn't it that she hasn't married yet..."
Fortunately, Shen Jichuan didn't say anything.
Shen Jichuan has been waiting at home for two days, and it is already twenty-nine.
He couldn't wait any longer, so he just left a message for Chen Lan, bought a ticket to the provincial capital, and went directly to the provincial capital.
Xia Keqing was so busy that when she saw Shen Jichuan, she thought she was dazzled or had hallucinations because she was too tired.
"Brother Shen?"
Shen Jichuan nodded slightly.
Xia Keqing: “…”
"It's really you..."
But soon she no longer had the heart to greet him. "Please sit down for a while. Do you think my restaurant is nice? We are all family. I won't invite you. Let's eat together later."
By the time Xia Keqing and the other two finished their work, it was almost two o'clock in the afternoon.
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