"Uncle, elder brother."
Su Ze had always known that the Su family had gone abroad in their early years, and he was very happy to see his uncle and cousin Su Lin at home.
We don't have any relatives here, who wants more relatives?!
Zhou Wanwan also called out to others. She had heard during her classes that some overseas Chinese businessmen had come to the school to look for relatives, but she never expected that they would be her own relatives.
"Grandpa, Uncle."
"Hello, Grandpa. Hello, Uncle."
When Su Xingchen and Su Xinghai returned home from school and learned that the two people who had come to their house were their relatives, they quickly greeted them politely.
"Good, good, good boy."
Su Huaiwen looked at his younger brother's family, and especially after seeing his younger brother's two grandchildren, he felt an instant liking for them, as they were particularly pleasing to the eye.
So he quickly asked his eldest son to bring over the leather bag he had brought, and took out several thick red envelopes from it.
"This is a gift from your great-grandfather to you as we meet."
Fortunately, after receiving accurate information about her younger brother's family, she prepared these red envelopes in advance.
Each red envelope contained twenty $100 bills, totaling $2,000. At this time, one US dollar could roughly be exchanged for one dollar here, meaning Su Huaiwen immediately gave each of Su Ze's group a red envelope containing approximately $3,400.
However, now that Su Ze and the others know that the red envelope contains a beauty, they didn't take it, but instead looked at Su Huaiyuan and Qiao Ru standing to the side.
"Since it was given to you by your great-grandfather and your uncle, then you should accept it."
Su Huaiyuan already knew that his elder brothers had been running companies overseas all these years and were doing very well, so he nodded and told Su Ze and his brothers to accept the money.
After receiving permission from their elders, Su Ze and Zhou Wanwan, along with their two children, accepted the red envelopes with both hands and thanked Su Huaiwen.
“I can decline your gift, elder. This is my gift to my two nephews.”
Su Lin also took out the large red envelopes she had prepared and gave them to Da Bao and Xiao Bao, each containing two thousand US dollars.
"Thank you, Uncle."
Da Bao and Xiao Bao thanked Su Lin and accepted the gift after their grandparents indicated that they could accept it.
Su Lin was overjoyed because Da Bao and Xiao Bao's grandchildren were not much older, but they didn't seem as lovable as her two nephews.
“This is for Huazhu and Xiaofeng, sister-in-law, please give it to them for me.”
Su Huaiwen knew that his younger brother had a daughter and a son, but unfortunately they were no longer together. However, he could not give a red envelope as a small token of his appreciation.
Since the children's uncles all said so, Qiao accepted it and thanked them with a smile.
Lunch was naturally eaten at home. After Qiao Ru and Su Huaiyuan brought them back, they chatted while cooking.
Fortunately, we bought a refrigerator this year, and Qiao would slaughter the chickens and sheep in the storage space and put them in every few days, so we never lacked meat.
Chicken stew with mushrooms sent from Baigou Village, mutton stew with potatoes, boiled shrimp, stir-fried cured pork with mushrooms, stir-fried cabbage with pork cracklings, stir-fried shredded potatoes with sour sauce, and rice.
"Big brother, Xiaolin, try these home-style dishes I made. These mushrooms were found in the Northeast, they're very rare."
With everyone present, Qiao quickly invited Su Huaiwen and Su Lin's father to sit down for dinner, introducing the dishes she had prepared.
"Sister-in-law, these are all good things. I haven't had this kind of authentic food in decades."
Su Huaiwen often missed the food here when he was abroad over the years. He was used to eating food made by foreigners and felt that the food from his hometown was the best.
"Me too, I'm in for a treat today."
Su Lin was already in her twenties when she left, how could she forget?! Just like her father, she prefers the food from her hometown.
Seeing the golden-brown stewed chicken and mushrooms, Su Huaiwen picked up a piece with his chopsticks. After just one bite of chicken, he couldn't help but praise it repeatedly. "Delicious."
The chicken wasn't tough at all, and it was incredibly fragrant—just the taste I remembered.
Su Lin also reached for the stewed mushrooms with her chopsticks. These were the best part of the stew, something you couldn't find abroad, and they were indeed delicious.
Qiao Ru and Su Huaiyuan watched their father and daughter eat with expressions of nostalgia and enjoyment, feeling both happy and sad.
The couple had already secretly planned that when their elder brother and nephew left, they would prepare these rare delicacies for them, including a ginseng root.
After lunch, Su Ze and Zhou Wanwan took their children up to their home on the fourth floor to rest, leaving the elders with space to catch up.
However, the family also made an appointment to go out for dinner at a fancy restaurant that evening.
Su Huaiwen had already told his younger brother and sister-in-law about the situation at home abroad. During dinner earlier, the younger generation had some things to discuss. Now that it was just the four of them left, Su Huaiwen decided to share his thoughts with his younger brother and sister-in-law.
"Younger brother, sister-in-law, when we left, we took most of our family fortune with us. Our company overseas has done quite well over the years, and you have a share in that success. I want to ask you, does your family want to leave with us?!"
After Su Huaiwen found his younger brother's family, he had this idea. Having lived abroad for years, he had been following things here and knew that life was good here. He also had the idea of taking his younger brother's family with him when he returned.
What? !
You want us to leave here?!
Qiao and Su Huaiyuan exchanged glances, then shook their heads at Su Huaiwen in unison. They knew what life would be like here, and they didn't want to live in someone else's territory.
The outside world is our hometown, and it's full of people like us. We've come through the toughest times, and now that things are getting better, we want to go even more.
“Brother, we didn’t leave with you back then, and we want to leave now too. It’s great here, and it will only get better in the future.”
Su Huaiyuan knew that his decision would upset his older brother, but he still said that he felt he had let down his parents and older brother.
"Yes, brother, as you can see, we're doing pretty well now. No matter how good things are outside, it's never as good as home. We have no intention of leaving."
Qiao sighed and echoed her husband's words. In the previous generation, even her uncle Su Lin had returned, and she hadn't left despite her despair because her family was here. In this generation, her family was still here, and she had no intention of leaving.
No matter how round the moon is outside, it is still my hometown.
Su Huaiwen and Su Lin's father were very surprised. They had come back hoping to take Su Huaiyuan's family with them, but now they were refused. The two fathers were somewhat disappointed.
“Think about it again. Even if you’re thinking about yourselves, think about Su Ze and the other children. The outside environment is better and more suitable for you.”
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