On New Year's Eve, the kitchen was bustling with activity. While the children were showing off their cooking skills, Old Chen secretly glanced at Old Mrs. Xia several times.
Old Mrs. Xia had a hunch that Old Chen had bad intentions. If he didn't want to do anything bad, why was he looking at her?
Old Mrs. Xia remained silent, wondering what the hell this old man was up to on such a great day as New Year's Eve.
Old Chen was nervous, and when Old Mrs. Xia wasn't paying attention, he strolled into the kitchen. Then, before the children could react, he stole half a bowl of meat, hid it behind him, and turned around and walked out the door.
Mrs. Xia:......
Others: ...
Anyone who's not dead can see how clumsy he is. How can he still steal meat at such an old age?
The first thing Chen Xiangnan did after the incident was to look at Old Lady Xia.
As more and more people looked at her, Old Lady Xia said unhappily, "What are you looking at? Hurry and cook."
Chen Xianghong looked at the direction where Old Chen left, then looked at Old Mrs. Xia, mumbling, "Mom... Dad...?"
Old Lady Xia curled her lips and said, "It's none of your business."
Having lived with Old Chen for so many years, Old Lady Xia knew what he was up to without even having to follow him. Although he had recently been reluctantly yielding to her demands, he still wanted his family to be whole and well.
The older people get, the more they want to have more people in their family. The more people the better, so that their family will seem to be thriving.
Everyone was present at the New Year's Eve dinner, even Chen Xianghong's husband-to-be came, but his eldest son and grandson were nowhere to be seen. He must have been feeling upset all day.
It was the most important night of the whole year, and Old Chen couldn't help but want to go see them or ask them if they wanted to come over for dinner.
I thought that if Grandma Xia didn't agree to let the eldest son and his family come over, I should at least send them some good food. I wondered if my eldest grandson, whom I hadn't seen for a long time, had grown taller or fatter, and if the eldest son had grown up a bit.
Although Chen Xiangdong's family has separated, Old Chen still thinks about him every day. He is the first child in the family and the son that Old Chen values the most. How could he give him up so easily?
Although the eldest brother's family had done many bad things and didn't seem to care much about him as their father, Old Chen was a soft-hearted person. He would show kindness to the weaker party when he saw them. For example, before, Widow Huang just played the victim and made him donate half of his salary to the other party.
Of course, he can't do this kind of thing now, and even his own son can't give him any extra money.
Because all his money was with Old Lady Xia, and the little pocket money he got every month was not enough for him.
It’s difficult without money.
So, on New Year's Eve, he could only steal some braised pork from the pot and send it to his eldest brother's family, hoping that they could see his love for them.
Old Chen was walking on the cold street. The winter wind was so cold on his face. Afraid that the braised pork would taste bad if it got cold, he put the bowl inside his cotton jacket.
It's cold outside, but the flesh in my arms is hot.
Old Chen felt like a hero. The braised pork in his arms carried his infinite fatherly love for his children. In order to let his sons and grandsons have a bite of meat, he, Chen Weiguo, was not afraid of difficulties and obstacles and was willing to take huge risks in the face of many evil forces. He was simply a father among fathers.
Relying on his unyielding willpower and his imagination of the eldest brother's family being moved to tears, Old Chen's emotions reached the highest point, and he was almost moved to tears by himself.
He came to the Zhu family.
On New Year's Eve, Zhu Wenfei was still detained at the Public Security Bureau. The old couple had no appetite for New Year's Eve dinner. It wasn't a reunion dinner without their son. In their hearts, they cursed Yu Xue's family and their daughter's family.
Zhu Wenying lived in the house that was allocated after the family split up. She had already had a big fight with her parents during the day, and they even cursed each other on such a beautiful day, as if they were their enemies rather than their biological parents/children.
The old couple sat alone and helpless in the deserted house. Zhu Wenying's family of three were not affected by them at all. Instead, they lived their own lives behind closed doors.
Seeing that there was no sound coming from the Zhu family's old couple's house, Old Chen didn't want to offend them. Anyway, they had already fallen out before, so he knocked on the door of the eldest couple's house directly, and then waited eagerly for them to open the door for him.
Touching the warm flesh in his arms, Old Chen was in a very good mood.
Chen Xiangdong was playing with his son in the house, and Zhu Wenying was cooking in the kitchen. The food they had today was also very good.
Hearing the knock on the door, Chen Xiangdong wondered who would come to see them at this time.
He put his son down, stood up and opened the door.
"Dad?" Seeing the person coming, Chen Xiangdong became even more confused. Why was his dad here at this time? Could it be that he was coming to his house to eat for free after being kicked out by his mother?
Thinking of this, a hint of impatience flashed in Chen Xiangdong's eyes. They had all been separated, so how could his father be so shameless as to come to them?
He still remembered that when Wenying had a miscarriage, he asked his father for help, but he had to ask him for money. How could a father ask for money at that time? If he didn't give him money, he would just watch her die.
Although he gave it to him, he still holds a grudge against Old Chen because of this incident.
The incident happened a long time ago and there was no point in talking about it now, so Chen Xiangdong didn't say anything, but he didn't plan to let Old Chen in either.
Old Chen stood outside the door, holding the meat in his arms, his hair all messed up by the wind. He didn't notice that the boss's attitude towards him was wrong. He had already brainwashed himself along the way, thinking that the boss's family must miss him very much.
When Old Chen saw the eldest son, his eyes were filled with tears. He felt that his son had lost weight, which must be because he hadn't eaten or slept well outside alone. "Elder son, how are you doing recently?"
Chen Xiangdong: "I'm fine, how about you, Dad?"
Old Chen sniffed, not sure if he was touched or cold, he wiped his nose with his sleeve and said, "Dad is fine, you don't have to worry about me."
Chen Xiangdong scratched his head. He wasn’t very worried. Wasn’t this just a normal greeting?
"Dad, what's wrong?"
Old Chen still didn't notice Chen Xiangdong's impatience with him. He stretched his neck and asked, "Where's Baoyuan? Has he grown taller?"
Chen Xiangdong's eyes lit up, and he suddenly thought that it was Chinese New Year and maybe his father came to give Baoyuan some New Year's money. He immediately called out to someone in the house, "Baoyuan, grandpa is here, come out quickly."
Baoyuan puffed up his chubby face and staggered to the door. Seeing his grandfather whom he hadn't seen for a long time, he immediately stretched out his hand and said, "Grandpa, give me a hug."
Old Chen's face relaxed all of a sudden. He picked up the child with one hand and pricked his chubby face with his stubble. "Grandpa's eldest grandson, you must miss grandpa."
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