After not seeing her for several days, the old lady seemed to have changed; she no longer had the sickly appearance she had when we first met her.
Now dressed in new clothes, he looks just like a retired old man from the city.
"Grandma Liu, I've been so busy lately that I haven't had a chance to visit you. How are you feeling?"
Xiao Weiguo hurried forward and grasped the old lady's hands.
With a kind smile on her face, the old lady walked into the main room and sat down with Xiao Weiguo's help.
With Liu Changhe's introduction, Xiao Weiguo greeted Wang Xiuhong as well.
The two little ones, who were playing in the west room, rushed out happily when they heard their godparents' voices. One of them jumped into Liu Changhe's arms, and the other into Wang Xiuhong's arms.
"Godfather, Godmother, we miss you so much."
The clear, childlike voice instantly enveloped the couple in boundless happiness.
"Good boy, be good."
They held the children tightly while taking out all sorts of delicious treats from their pockets and stuffing them into the two little ones' hands.
He had prepared all of this before he came.
The two children kept wriggling and giggling in the couple's arms, making Grandma Liu stare wide-eyed.
"Changhe, quickly let your mother see the child. Oh my goodness, how can he be so handsome?"
In the past month or so, the family has had plenty of food and drink, and the two little ones have gained a lot of weight. Their rosy cheeks are so cute that they can melt anyone's heart at a glance.
Liu Changhe and his wife put the two children on the ground, pointed to the old lady, and said with a smile, "Quickly call her Grandma."
It was the first time the two children had met the old lady, and they were a little shy, but they still sweetly called out, "Grandma."
"Oh!" Grandma Liu was so happy that tears almost streamed down her face. "My God, these two babies are just too adorable."
In her anxiety, the old lady started fumbling around in her clothes, pulling out this and finding it unsuitable, then pulling out that and finding it unsuitable as well.
Finally, he ripped off the two silver bracelets he was wearing on his wrist.
One for each of the two little ones, and they were put on their left arms.
After carefully adjusting their large hands, I took their hands and pulled the two children to my knees.
“Children, this was picked for me by your grandfather when I got married. I’ve kept it all my life and never picked it. I’m giving it to you today.”
Upon seeing this, Xiao Weiguo quickly stepped forward.
"Grandma, this won't do. It's too expensive. How can those two little kids afford it?"
"Xiao Jiang, Xiao Yue, quickly pick them and give them back to Grandma."
Grandma Liu pulled the two little ones into her arms and held them tightly.
“My grandchildren, what’s so valuable about these little things? Let me tell you, mind your own business.”
Xiao Weiguo was dumbfounded. How did his own younger brother and sister become your family's business? This old lady is a bit unreasonable.
The old lady didn't have time to pay attention to him anymore, and hugged the two little ones in her arms for a long time.
Just then, the door rang again, and Liu Erzhu and He Shaoxin walked in one after the other, pushing bicycles with everyday items such as thermos flasks and washbasins hanging on the handlebars.
There's no way around it; it's fashionable to give away things like this when it comes to giving gifts. I reckon it'll be enough for Xiao Wei's country to not need to buy any more for the next few years.
A pretty young girl followed behind He Shaoxin; she was his daughter, He Ye.
He Ye heard that her cousin Liu Ye was also here. The two sisters hadn't seen each other for a long time, so they came along to join in the fun.
Xiao Weiguo stepped forward and welcomed Liu Erzhu and He Shaoxin into the main room.
Liu Ye then took He Ye's hand and ran into their little house with Xiao Shanshan, where they went to whisper about something.
In the main room, after Xiao Weiguo introduced everyone, they sat down casually and chatted about everyday matters.
The old lady ignored everyone, holding her two grandsons and showering them with affection. She refused to let go.
Not long after, Grandpa Shang from next door also came in carrying an iron wok for cooking.
Xiao Weiguo secretly rejoiced that this time it wasn't a thermos, otherwise he wouldn't know what to do with so many.
Seeing that everyone had arrived and it was getting dark, Xiao Weiguo turned on several electric lights in the courtyard, and the entire courtyard was immediately brightly lit.
The autumn air was crisp and refreshing, and a cool breeze was blowing in the courtyard, making it the perfect time to eat out.
"Everyone, please come to the table and try my cooking."
Upon hearing this, everyone came out of the main room and sat down around the large round table.
Fortunately, the table was big enough to seat twelve people of all ages.
Xiao Weiguo called Shanshan over, and they began to serve the dishes one by one to the table.
Liu Ye hesitated for a moment, but finally got up to help. She was going to live here from now on, so she was practically a half-owner, right?
Those with keen eyes noticed something, such as Wang Xiuhong and He Shaoxin, whose gazes kept shifting back and forth between Xiao Weiguo and Liu Ye.
It seems I've figured out a bit of the trick.
Liu Erzhu seemed not to notice, and took out a cigarette to offer one to Liu Changhe and Grandpa Shang.
Liu Changhe saw that Liu Erzhu was holding one of those unbranded, specially supplied cigarettes, and immediately got a little angry.
You brat, you didn't even leave me a single box of the things I gave you, but instead gave them away to others?
"Hey, Old Liu, your cigarette..."
Before he could finish speaking, his wife punched him in the ribs with her shirt.
"Ah, this is really good to smoke."
He then realized that Liu Erzhu was Liu Ye's father, and looking at Liu Ye bustling back and forth with Xiao Weiguo, he immediately understood.
"Hehe, my nephew has good taste. He's just as good as I was back in my day."
He whispered something in Wang Xiuhong's ear, and immediately got another elbow from her.
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