Sun Guangming has retired.
Before the founding of the People's Republic of China, he left home to pursue his ideals.
For the sake of the country, he was separated from his family for many years, and did not see his parents again even after they passed away.
This year, he has reached the age of seventy.
He officially retired a few days before his seventieth birthday.
The older Sun Guangming gets, the less he likes to celebrate his birthday.
In previous years, on his birthday, we would eat something nice, and his two younger sisters would send him gifts, remembering that he would be there.
Sun Guangming had no plans to celebrate this year.
Unexpectedly, his family gave him a surprise on his birthday.
Seeing his two younger sisters, several nieces, and other younger relatives like Xiaoduo appear before him, Sun Guangming felt a surge of warmth in his heart.
"Seventy is a very important birthday, Uncle. You should just sit back and relax today. We'll take care of everything," Zhao Qinglan said with a smile.
My mother had been talking about my uncle for the past two weeks and even called her.
In fact, Sun Guangming knew he was going to retire six months earlier and had briefly mentioned it to his two younger sisters.
My uncle has worked diligently for the country and its people for decades. Now that he's retired, he must feel a sense of loss, which is a common feeling among many retired elderly people.
Seeing that her mother was thinking about her uncle's seventieth birthday, Zhao Qinglan decided to give her uncle a proper celebration.
When Madam Sun found out, she also gave her strong support.
Sure enough, Zhao Qinglan rushed back to the provincial capital early and, together with her second sister and mother, came to the capital.
It wasn't anything too grand; it was just a family gathering for a meal, and we had a big cake to celebrate.
But watching his nieces bustling around the house preparing food and the children running and jumping around, Sun Guangming's smile never faded.
When they arrived at the dinner table, everyone sang him a birthday song and cheered as he blew out the candles, bringing the atmosphere to a climax.
Sun Guangming hadn't been this happy in a long time.
The thought that his loved ones would soon be gone filled him with a sense of loneliness.
Unexpectedly, he soon heard a proposal that appealed to him.
“Brother, since you’ve retired now, why don’t I move to the capital and live there permanently, and my sister can come too? My courtyard is empty most of the year, so let’s all live together and keep each other company in our old age.”
Not to mention Sun Guangming, even the Sun family was very tempted after hearing it.
Zhao Qingju happened to be there encouraging them as well.
"Mom, why don't you move to Beijing? My eldest and second eldest sisters have taken care of you for many years, and it's my turn to fulfill my filial duty."
Seeing that her mother was somewhat moved, Zhao Qinglan began to add to the conversation.
"Mom, if you want to, then move. Qingzhu and I miss you, so we're coming to the capital to see you."
Zhao Qingzhu nodded in agreement. It wasn't that she disliked taking care of her mother, since her mother was still living in her eldest sister's house and had a nanny to take care of her daily life. She just felt that her mother might be happier with her aunt and uncle.
“I’m fine with it, it’s the old man.” Mrs. Sun hesitated.
Over the past few years, she and Grandpa Dou have lived in the same courtyard and developed a familial bond.
If she moves to the capital, the old man will be all alone, and he'll feel like he's not famous enough.
Zhao Qinglan smiled. "What's so difficult about that? Grandpa Dou used to live in the capital for a long time, so he can move back here too."
“Yes, Grandpa, why don’t you move to my place too? The four of us can retire together,” Madam Sun said nonchalantly.
Zhao Qinglan felt even more at ease.
When she and her husband brought the old man from Beijing, they thought they could take care of him closer to home. However, they ended up moving to Guangzhou, and it was the nanny they hired who took care of him.
If the old man could return to the capital with my mother and the others, we could just hire a few more people to take care of him. I'm sure the old man would be happy.
Mrs. Sun then said she would first listen to the old man's thoughts.
A few days after her birthday, Zhao Qinglan and the others returned to the provincial capital and told the old man about it in person.
The old man naturally had feelings for Beijing. He didn't know how many more years he had left to live, but he would be happy to spend the rest of his life in Beijing.
Since the old man was willing, Zhao Qinglan quickly helped the two elders pack their things.
When Li Huai learned that his grandfather and mother-in-law were going to retire in the capital, he rushed back to the provincial capital to see his grandfather.
Soon, the four members of the Sun family gathered at Madam Sun's residence in the capital.
At this time, Liao Yunxiang and his girlfriend were already engaged and just waiting to hold their wedding. Mrs. Sun lived in Beijing and had nothing to worry about.
The people Zhao Qinglan originally planned to invite were no longer needed.
Sun Guangming was already at a very high rank before he retired, and even after retirement, he was assigned staff to take care of him.
He insisted on retiring at his sister's house, and the staff who took care of him had no choice but to come along.
Mrs. Sun herself was a person who enjoyed life to the fullest. She had a housekeeper, a professional cook, a driver, and many other people at home.
The old folks lived together every day, drinking tea, playing chess, and listening to storytelling and opera. They lived a very leisurely life.
Zhao Qinglan and her sister visited several times and both envied this kind of life.
This is practically a high-standard, small-scale luxury private nursing home.
Zhao Qinglan was even thinking about whether she should bring her two younger sisters together and arrange their lives according to the standards set by her mother and aunt when she got older.
She only mentioned this idea jokingly after she got back, and then she saw her husband's resentful look.
Oops, I almost forgot, she and her two younger sisters all have husbands.
Li Huai is now the political commissar of a major military region, and his two brothers-in-law are also doing quite well.
Zhou Jingsheng is now a division-level cadre, while Wei Yaohui has accumulated experience and is now a deputy bureau-level cadre in Beijing.
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