Ji Xia could understand a little bit. They were afraid that Ji Xia would not approve of them and were too nervous, so they started by expressing their family affection.
"Grandma, second uncle, please sit down! We are all family. It is fate that we can sit together again." Ji Xia said.
She clearly saw that Su Jianqing and the other two breathed a sigh of relief.
Ji Youlan felt very sorry. "You were supposed to be on a mission, yet you took time out for family matters! Although your grandmother and second uncle really want to meet you earlier, national affairs are more important and there is no rush."
Ji Xia's main purpose was actually to let Zhenzhen and Zhizhi meet their grandpa and grandma, but there was no need to say that. "It's a good opportunity to spare some time. We have to eat anyway."
Qin Xiao and Ji Sili also started talking, "Where is the location arranged this time?"
"I'm going back to my original unit, but I'm changing my position and will be responsible for the business side," said Ji Sili.
Before he was demoted, he was the deputy mayor of Shanghai, in charge of science, education and public security.
Qin Xiao said, "That's good. The focus of our future work should gradually shift to economic development. Once everything is back on track, everything will be fine."
The food was ready. Xie Sufen asked Ji Jianguo to set the table. Qin Xiao handed Zhenzhen and Zhizhi to Ji Youlan and his wife and went up to help.
The two little ones saw that their parents were there and everyone was chatting happily. As their parents were busy with something, they became particularly sensible and well-behaved, sitting quietly in their great-grandfather and great-grandmother's arms.
Ji Youlan and his wife felt their hearts melt as they held the soft little ball in their arms, and they were reluctant to let go.
While eating, Xie Sufen and Su Jianqing each held a child.
Xie Sufen also steamed eggs, one bowl for each child. They were already warm now, so she scooped some for the two children. They were almost half a year old, and the two little ones were very good at eating complementary foods. They also had good habits when eating, waiting slowly, pursing their lips and chewing slowly.
"These two children are easy to raise. They are white, plump, and well-managed." Su Jianqing has lived for most of his life, but he has rarely seen such well-behaved children.
Ji Xia finished her meal quickly and took Zhizhi who had already finished eating. Zhenzhen was still eating. Ji Xia wanted to hold Zhizhi in one hand and feed Zhenzhen egg custard with the other hand, but Su Jianqing disagreed.
"You take a rest, I'll feed you. I'm not hungry even if I eat a little late." Su Jianqing was happy to take care of the child.
She raised several children in her life, including two of her own, Ji Hongmei, and four of her grandchildren when they were young.
Thinking of his grandchildren, Su Jianqing felt very uncomfortable.
They are both older than Ji Xia, but due to the current situation at home, their marriage has been delayed.
Ji Xia didn't know what she was thinking. When Zhen Zhen finally finished eating, Qin Xiao came over and picked up the eldest son. "I'm done too. Grandpa, Uncle, Dad, Mom, Grandma, take your time eating."
He is still on a mission and cannot drink.
Today is a good day. Ji Jianguo took out a bottle of Moutai, poured a glass each for himself, his father and his brother, and drank it slowly.
The dishes on the table were very rich. Even in later times, this table of delicious food would be very impressive.
Since liberation, the Ji family has always kept a low profile. Even though they have a lot of money hidden at home, they dare not show it out. Their lives are harder than those of ordinary people.
What's more, the three of them were released from the cowshed one after another. Even when Ji Youlan went to work in the electronics factory, he didn't dare to eat even a single meal of refined grain. After being rehabilitated, he still lived in fear and had to make do with steamed corn bread every day.
Ji Sili had just returned from the Northwest Cowshed, and his eyes almost turned green when he saw the meat.
After the meal, both the host and the guests enjoyed themselves.
Qin Xiao and Ji Xia had to rush back, so they drove Ji Youlan and the other two back to the electronics factory's staff quarters. In the car, Su Jianqing handed an envelope to Ji Xia, and Ji Sili also gave her an envelope.
The only difference is that the former contains paper, while the latter obviously contains coins.
Ji Xia declined, and Su Jianqing hurriedly said, "Don't refuse. This isn't just for you, it's also for Zhenzhen and Zhizhi. There are still many things at home that I can't take out. I'll give them to you in the future."
Ji Xia is as old as the other four grandchildren of the Ji family. Although she is a granddaughter, in the eyes of Ji Youlan and his wife, she is more important than any of the four grandchildren.
A man should work hard to gain wealth and power, but girls are meant to be pampered.
Ji Xia couldn't refuse, so she asked Zhen Zhen and Zhi Zhi to express their gratitude, "Thank you, great-grandfather and great-grandmother, thank you, second uncle."
Su Jianqing smiled and teased the child, "No need to thank me, don't listen to your mother, this was originally meant for Zhenzhen and Zhizhi."
The Qin family is not short of these things. If they didn't have much on hand, they wouldn't have taken out such shabby things.
Although they showed up, Ji Youlan's family knew that there were still many eyes staring at them.
After watching Ji Youlan and the other two go upstairs and the lights in the house come on, Qin Xiao drove back.
Ji Xia opened the envelope, two each.
What Su Jianqing gave were two famous Western-style houses in Shanghai. Both were very large, with private gardens and good locations. In later generations, these houses were sold at more than one million yuan per square meter and were in high demand.
Ji Sili probably didn't have any good things on him, so he gave money, 500 yuan to each child, and an emerald jade pendant for each child, hung on a gold chain.
He found it difficult to come up with the money, so before getting off the car, he said apologetically, "I'll make it up later."
The intention was definitely sincere, but Ji Xia didn't really care whether the gift was valuable or not.
"Just now at the dinner table, my second uncle said that there is a noble person who can help us in the northwest. Who is this person?" Ji Xia asked.
It was no wonder that she became suspicious, because the time when that noble man helped Ji Sili happened to be when she met Qin Xiao and the two began to cooperate, and the timing was perfect.
The Ji family should have quite a few friends in this situation, but no one dares to help them at such a critical moment.
Qin Xiao said, "The leader of the soldiers stationed at the farm happens to be a former comrade of mine. He owes me a favor, so I asked for a favor, and he probably took it to heart."
This was also a coincidence. In fact, Grandpa Qin was very concerned about the affairs of the Ji family. Before liberation, several funds and batches of supplies from the Ji family were used in the team led by Grandpa Qin.
Because of this, Mr. Qin and Ji Youlan had a deep friendship. On one occasion, Mr. Qin was shot and had a serious infection. Ji Youlan tried his best to airlift a batch of aspirin, broke through the blockade and sent it to the rear, which saved his life.
It just so happened that Qin Xiao investigated Ji Xia and found out that Ji Youlan was Ji Xia's biological grandfather, so he asked his comrades to take care of him.
In that situation, no one dared to openly speak up for the people in the cowshed. Being able to save one's life was a great achievement.
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