"It's alright, Uncle Jiang won't be too tired. He's almost at retirement age and will soon be able to enjoy his golden years with his family."
Xu Feiming turned around and went back to his original spot to continue practicing with Lu He.
Shen Yuanyi, who was the first to return, was all smiles.
"How is it?" Liu Xinlan asked curiously.
"It seems that whether they can be together or not is just a matter of time. If we give them more opportunities, they can still get together." Shen Yuanyi smiled, picked up his glass of water and drank it, chuckling.
"Where's Lu Chen?" Shen Yuanyi glanced around. "Qiaoyue?"
"Stop shouting, I'm trying to put the baby to sleep," Li Xiaoxiao said.
"We gave the children red envelopes and took Xiangxiang to visit our old comrades. It's rare for my old leader to have time on New Year's Eve, so we'll take the kids over for a chat," Shen Yuanyi said happily.
“Our former boss said we should go together; all the kids want to see him,” Li Xiaoxiao added.
“Okay, let’s go together when they get back.” Shen Yuanyi sat down happily.
Da Nian and Xiao Nian went out with Jiang Mingjing, while Shen Yuanyi took Xiangxiang and Yuanyuan out. Their parents did not follow.
Several elders, dressed in their best clothes, took the children out and each brought a gift, all of which were utensils for eating.
"Xinlan, come here?" Shen Yuanyi called Liu Xinlan over.
"Dad, what's wrong?" Liu Xinlan walked over and asked curiously.
Shen Yuanyi glanced around; Lu Chen wasn't beside him.
“There’s a fireworks and lantern festival not far away tonight. You and Qiaoyue…” Shen Yuanyi gestured to Liu Xinlan.
"Dad, don't worry, I know what to do." Liu Xinlan was still quite clever and knew what Shen Yuanyi wanted to express.
Shen Yuanyi nodded, and holding Xiangxiang, said to Liu Xinlan, "Xiangxiang, say goodbye to Mommy?"
Just think, he was only a few months old, could only look at his mother and make a few sounds, and couldn't speak much yet.
Liu Xinlan watched as her daughter was about to go out with her grandparents, while she, the mother, was not at home.
"We'll be back later and pick you up on the way." Shen Yuanyi was visiting his busy old boss, a kind and gentle man.
He had no children of his own, yet he protected many people.
He loves children the most, so he brought his child over to meet him.
"Okay, I'll wait here." Liu Xinlan stared at her daughter, who was smiling happily.
Watching the cars drive away, Liu Xinlan turned and went back into the house.
"Grandma Qin, shall we go for a walk outside?" Liu Xinlan squatted down in front of Qin Haishi. "Grandma, Lu Chen will take you out for a walk and let you see the scenery, how about it?"
Qin Hai nodded with a smile.
"Qiaoyue, Lu Chen, get Grandma's clothes, let's go out." Liu Xinlan thought of creating an opportunity for the two of them. "We'll go for a walk later and show Grandma the scenery. Later, let Feiming and Lu He cook first and leave a note."
“Okay, let’s go for a walk.” Shen Qiaoyue and Liu Xinlan exchanged a glance and realized that Liu Xinlan wanted to create an opportunity for Lu He and Xu Feiming.
The opportunity has been created; whether they can seize it depends on the two of them.
Lu Chen didn't think much of it and brought his grandmother a coat to wear.
"Grandma, let's go for a walk. It's New Year's Eve, and everyone's having a great time. Let's go see the performances at the market," Lu Chen said softly.
Qin Hai nodded with a smile.
She's just slow to react and a bit slow-witted.
"Mingjing, did you argue with your mother again? Don't argue with your mother, be good!"
Qin Hai's words stunned Lu Chen.
Upon hearing Qin Haishi's voice, Shen Qiaoyue looked over and exchanged a glance with Lu Chen.
"Okay... let's stop arguing." Lu Chen replied to Qin Haishi with a still bittersweet feeling.
My grandmother's illness seems to have relapsed.
After getting dressed, Shen Qiaoyue came over and helped Qin Haishi up, saying, "Grandma, I want to eat sugar figurines and candied hawthorns. Can you take me to buy them?"
"Okay, Grandma will buy it for you. My granddaughter has grown up so much, I don't even remember what she looked like when she was little!" Qin Haishi had already forgotten what Shen Qiaoyue looked like when she was little.
"I'm just like my mom, chubby and a little girl who only wants my grandma to buy me candy!" Shen Qiaoyue described herself as resembling Xiao Nian. After all, she and Xiao Nian are mother and daughter, so they must look alike.
"Yes, yes!" A memory flashed through Qin Hai's mind—a memory of a little girl asking her for a hug. She nodded, touched Shen Qiaoyue's cheek, and said, "When you were little, you told your grandma, 'Don't cry, or you'll get candy.' You even said you'd give your grandma a red envelope to buy candy..." Grabbing Shen Qiaoyue, she asked, "How's your brother Danian? Why didn't he come?"
Lu Chen understood. His grandmother had mistaken Shen Qiaoyue for Xiao Nian. Lu Chen remembered that Xiao Nian had said this to his grandmother when they were at the sanatorium.
"Brother, you're going to visit your wife's family for the New Year. You'll be holding your great-grandson soon!" Shen Qiaoyue echoed Qin Haishi's words.
Xiao Nian and Dan Nian were originally Qin Hai's great-grandsons.
"Great-grandson, how wonderful!" Qin Hai was overjoyed upon hearing this.
"Grandma, you can't stop loving me just because you have a great-grandson! I can't wait to eat the sugar figurine!" Shen Qiaoyue said to Qin Haishi in a coquettish tone.
"Grandma~ I want one too, Xinlan wants one too." Liu Xinlan also said coquettishly.
"Alright! Grandma will buy it for you. Come on, Mingjing, let's go buy candy for the children." Qin Hai felt that this was the happiest moment of her life. She had her son, daughter, grandson, and soon she would have a great-grandson. It was just like the scene in her dream.
Shen Qiaoyue smiled and looked at Lu Chen.
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