Perhaps it was because of the good deeds I did in my past life that God sent such a wonderful child to my side.
I remember when he was just born, he snatched my radio away. Several times afterward, I tried to get it back, but my wife stopped me and scolded me each time.
This child is truly extraordinary; he's so young and already knows how to listen to the radio, and he's even listening to foreign languages.
Later, as the child grew up, he suddenly came to me one day saying he wanted to learn calligraphy. I initially thought he was just joking around, but to my surprise, he learned quite well and improved faster than any of my previous students. Now, in just two or three years, he has already mastered about 40-50% of the skills.
You should know that I started practicing calligraphy when I was a teenager. After more than fifty years, even if I don't have much talent in calligraphy, my skills should have reached a very high level.
Who would have thought that a three-year-old would reach half the level after just two years of learning? He wasn't even three years old then, a child under three—how rare! In ancient times, wouldn't he be considered a child prodigy? He would be famous for miles around.
Later, the child gradually became less motivated. Although disappointed, I came to terms with it. Anyway, I'm already this old. Whether my children and grandchildren are successful or not is secondary. What I want most is to have someone spend more time with me.
But Xiao Bing is no ordinary child; she quickly recovered. Not only did she practice calligraphy more diligently and earnestly, but she also took the initiative to learn many other things.
For example, the other day he played that violin for himself, and it looked quite professional, just like a musician on TV. And the portrait he painted of himself the other day was really good; it looked so much like him that it could be used as a funeral portrait.
What a wonderful child! He's destined for great things. I really want to see what he'll look like when he grows up. He's so handsome now; he'll definitely be a renowned heartthrob in the surrounding villages, and he'll never have trouble finding a wife.
I wonder if I'll be able to watch over him after I die...
In the final days of his life, Liu Wucheng always thought about these things and spent his days thinking about them.
In contrast to my increasingly uncomfortable physical condition, I am becoming more and more insightful.
The eldest son makes a lot of money in Nanjing and has both a son and a daughter. The younger son is always causing trouble, but I heard him say the other day that his older brother asked him to go south to work for him. The brothers in the family always take care of each other.
My eldest daughter married into a good family and is becoming increasingly successful. I heard she even opened a big restaurant in town and is making a fortune every day.
My youngest daughter is the one I can't let go of. She just got divorced a few months ago, and I don't know if she'll ever find a good husband.
However, the child inherited his wife's looks; he is good-looking, young, and hardworking. Her daughter also lives with the man's family, so even if they are divorced, it should be easy for him to find someone else.
All is well, all is well.
There was nothing left for Liu Wucheng to worry about in this world. He had lived for over seventy years and had experienced everything.
The day I found a job, the day I got married, the day my eldest son was born, the day my eldest granddaughter was born, the day my eldest grandson was born, and the day my wife passed away.
That day, I was truly lost. After the banquet ended and the festivities were over, when I sat alone on a bench, when I returned to my empty home, and when I tossed and turned all night unable to sleep, I really thought about ending it all.
Later, seeing how successful her grandson was, she suddenly didn't want to die anymore.
But as if fate were deliberately playing tricks on him, he contracted the same disease a few years later.
To be honest, when I first heard it, I didn't feel sad. Instead, I felt a sense of relief.
Four years have passed in the blink of an eye. Yin Ping, are you doing well over there? Can I come to see you now...?
...
My maternal grandfather passed away and was buried with my maternal grandmother.
They were buried together in the wheat field west of the village. This is where four generations of the Liu family are buried. Nearly a hundred years ago, when their ancestors fled and settled here, their hometown was also buried here.
Now, these mounds of earthen graves, along with the "demolish" characters on the tiled walls and earthen ramparts, will be moved away from the land where they have lived for many years.
Two or three months after my grandfather passed away, the village was finally going to be demolished.
After settling matters such as relocating graves and receiving compensation for demolished houses, the second uncle, Liu Chenggong, also boarded a train heading south to make a living.
Not only him, but his aunt Liu Jing also seemed to be thinking about going to work in another city. At this moment, she was discussing this matter with Liu Yue at Chen Bing's house.
Sigh~
Having been given a second chance at life, many things have changed, but even more things remain the same.
With the passing of his maternal grandparents, the entire Liu family fell apart.
Because the developer promised that the new house would not be delivered until a year or two after completion, Chen Bing's family, like other people in the village, is now preparing to rent a house.
In my past life, my family, like most people, moved to a cheap, old neighborhood provided by a developer. Now that we're wealthy, we naturally don't want to live there just to save money.
Chen Shichao's business is still in the development stage. Although he can't spare much money to buy a new house for the time being, renting a spacious and comfortable apartment is still no problem.
The only disagreement in the family now is whether to rent a house in the town or move to the county.
Chen Shichao's opinion was to move the whole family to the county, because he felt that the county was more developed than the town and could provide his wife with better living conditions.
Liu Yue, however, felt that since the family restaurant was located in town, it would be better to settle down there. Besides, she had grown up in town herself and had lived there for so many years; she would be reluctant to move suddenly.
Generally speaking, Liu Yue's meaning is Chen Shichao's meaning. This time was no exception. After she expressed her thoughts, Comrade Chen, being very pragmatic, changed his tune and followed his wife's lead.
And so, the matter was settled.
What? You're asking what Chen Bing's opinion is?
What opinions do you have, little kids?
I have nothing to say about this.
However, staying in town suited his wishes. After all, it didn't matter where he lived; in this era of rising internet popularity, as long as he had an internet device, it didn't really matter where he was.
The general direction has been decided, but where should we rent a house?
There are still two or three months until the developer breaks ground, so there's no rush.
Compared to those things, Liu Yue's mind is now more preoccupied with the prospect of being separated from her sister.
After talking to herself for a while, Liu Jing had pretty much made up her mind to go to the south to work.
“When I was first pregnant with Xiaoxiao, he said that I wouldn’t earn much money anyway, so I might as well stay home and focus on my pregnancy. After Xiaoxiao was born, I had even less time to go out. After raising the child for two or three years, I didn’t want to go to work anymore. Anyway, his income was decent enough to support the whole family, so I decided to become a housewife.”
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