Seeing his wife patting a stack of documents piled on the table, Li Chu shrugged.
He couldn't do anything about it. There was a lot going on in the logistics department, and the director and deputy director both had a ton of work to do. He couldn't just let his wife quit her job, or people would talk behind her back.
Knowing what her man was about to say, Ding Qiunan smiled and said nonchalantly, "Alright, I was just joking. Let's wait another two years. Anyway, you have to take me out for a trip before the kids get married. Otherwise, once they're married and have kids, there really won't be any time left."
Looking at his wife's pretty face, and hearing her mention that she might have to take care of the children in a few years, Li Chu felt a sense of absurdity.
I'm still like a child myself, how did I end up being a grandmother?
But upon closer reflection, it seems quite normal. People in this era generally get married very young, so it's perfectly common for someone like him to be holding a grandchild at fifty.
He got married at the age of 25 and had his child at the age of 27. In the 1960s, this was already considered late marriage and late childbirth.
Moreover, if Li Wenxuan hadn't attended an eight-year program, he would have graduated a year ago by now. With Wang Yueyue graduating this year, they should already be preparing for their wedding.
The same principle applies to Li Wenhui.
He estimated that the Shen family was probably more anxious.
"What's wrong? Why are you looking at me like that? Is there something on my face?" Ding Qiunan felt strange being looked at by her man and raised her hand to touch her face.
"No," Li Chu shook his head and said, "I just find it a bit unbelievable. When you go out with Wenhui and Wenxuan, no one would think you are mother and son, right? How come you're suddenly talking about having a grandson?"
The Cycle of Reincarnation
"Hehe, you know what, the other day when I went to the department store to buy things, an older lady even tried to set me up with someone."
"What do you mean, 'auntie'?" Li Chu's forehead creased with exasperation upon hearing his wife's words.
"That lady is probably not even as old as you, yet she calls her 'auntie'."
"Hmph, there's nothing I can do, I'm just that young." Ding Qiunan wrinkled her nose and said arrogantly.
"Oh, by the way, honey, I was just about to talk to you about something."
Li Chu didn't dwell on the discrepancy between his age and appearance, and instead changed the subject.
"What do you want to discuss with me?"
"I want to lease a piece of land in the rural areas surrounding Beijing."
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Ding Qiunan was completely bewildered by her husband's erratic thinking and topics.
"Rent land? What are you going to do with it? Tired of city life? You're planning to farm?"
"What are you talking about? I just wanted to get a home for our dog."
"No," Ding Qiunan stared blankly at her husband, asking in a daze, "What exactly are you trying to do? What do you mean by 'getting a home for our dog'? Are you trying to take our dog away?"
Li Chu didn't rush to answer his wife's question. He thought for a moment before saying, "Here's what I'm thinking: as people's living conditions improve, more and more people will keep dogs. The city will definitely introduce regulations to restrict dog ownership. If that day really comes, what will happen to our dog?"
"Why restrict dog ownership?" Ding Qiunan couldn't understand why there was such a regulation.
"To put it simply, wouldn't people who don't know our dogs be scared when they see them for the first time?"
"Of course." Let alone being scared the first time you see it, Xu Damao has seen it countless times and he's still scared. He doesn't dare to enter Li Chu's house without someone with him.
Strangely enough, these dogs stopped scaring anyone they knew except Xu Damao, as if they were amused by him.
Thinking of this, Ding Qiunan couldn't help but laugh out loud.
Li Chu glanced at his wife and knew why she was laughing for no reason, and he laughed too.
"It's strange, I don't know how Xu Damao offended our dog, but we have to scare him every time he comes over."
Ding Qiunan laughed even louder, and it took her a long time to stop.
"I don't know. And it's been like this since it was a kitten, and then it was passed down to its children, and then to its grandchildren, and so on, generation after generation."
As she spoke, she laughed and made a goose-like sound.
Li Chu sighed and rubbed his forehead. His wife was good in every way, but her laughter was just too mesmerizing.
After finally stopping her laughter, Ding Qiunan slumped into a chair, clutching her stomach and gasping for breath, and asked, "But what does this have to do with not being allowed to keep dogs?"
"What I mean is that there are people who like dogs and people who don't. In addition, there are cases of dogs biting people from time to time. If a representative proposes to restrict dog ownership, then relevant regulations will definitely be introduced."
Li Chu couldn't recall exactly when the regulations restricting dog ownership were introduced in Beijing.
However, he was certain that Beijing was the first city in the country to introduce this restriction.
Of course, it's definitely not in the last few years; he estimates it will be in the 1990s.
The reason he wants to lease land now is to prepare for the future and avoid being caught off guard later.
"But……"
“Oh, honey, think of it this way: let’s rent a piece of land on the outskirts of the city. Then we can not only raise dogs there, but also grow our own things. We can also go there to play when we’re resting. It’s better than staying in the city all day long.”
Seeing a thoughtful expression on Ding Qiunan's face, Li Chu paused and waited a moment before continuing.
"And when we get old, we can go there to retire and live a pastoral life every day. How pleasant that would be."
"Then can we raise some other things, like chickens, ducks, geese, or something like that?" Ding Qiunan said, echoing her husband's suggestion.
“That’s right. We can even raise some horses or something. Just imagine, when Wenxuan and Wenhui have children in the future, we can take them riding horses.”
Li Chu lured her step by step, making Ding Qiunan unconsciously conjure up that scene in her mind, and her eyes became brighter and brighter.
Where would you like to rent land?
"I haven't thought about that yet."
It definitely can't be on the current city outskirts, because the old city is expanding too fast. If we lease land on the current city outskirts, it might be requisitioned in a few years, and then we'll have to find a new place, which will be a huge hassle.
"Actually, now that you mention it, I've thought of a pretty good place."
What's going on here?
"How did you find a suitable place?" Li Chu asked his wife incredulously.
“Where is the right place for me? It’s headquarters.”
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