The children in their family were all well-educated by their parents, the brothers had a harmonious relationship, and each of them learned to do various household chores and cook from a young age.
Normally, whoever gets home first cooks the meal.
Originally, the two elders in the family would also help with cooking, but later, as they got older, Chen Shuqin and her husband told them not to do these chores anymore and to let the younger generation do more of the work.
The two elders have worked hard all their lives, and at this age, it's time for them to enjoy life. They can rest more, go out for a walk, and keep a happy mood, which will help them live a long life.
The two elderly people just didn't want to do nothing, so they would often volunteer to do some light chores that they could manage, such as cooking the rice, sweeping the floor, wiping the table, and so on.
When Chen Shuqin got home from get off work, she was surprised to see her two eldest sons. "Arong, Ahui, what brings you back?"
Ding Jiarong then told Shen Yu that he had transferred the two brothers back to the Yangcheng office and that they would be in charge of the office from now on.
Upon hearing this, Chen Shuqin expressed her deepest gratitude to Shen Yu, saying, "Xiao Yu is so kind. I only helped her out casually back then, and she has repaid us so much. I really feel that she has given us too much, and I feel somewhat unworthy of it..."
Ding Jiarong and his brother knew, of course, that Shen Yu had given them so much. That's why they were determined to work hard and repay Shen Yu for her kindness.
He also comforted Chen Shuqin, saying, "Mom, don't worry. Jia Hui and I will work hard to repay Sister Shen Yu. We will never let her feel that she made a mistake in choosing us or entrusting us to the wrong person. We will definitely work hard to do better and make our business in Guangzhou bigger."
Chen Shuqin nodded approvingly, "That's the right way to think. Since Xiaoyu values you so much and has entrusted you with such important responsibilities, you must work hard and not betray Xiaoyu's trust in you."
Ding Jiarong and Ding Jiahui replied in unison, "We will never betray Sister Shenyu! Never!"
After asking about her two sons, Chen Shuqin looked at the dining table and asked them with a smile, "Why did you make so many dishes today? You rascals, you haven't even earned any money yet, and you've already learned to be extravagant?"
The lively Ding Jiahui said to her with a grin, "Mom, although we haven't been working for a month yet, Sister Shenyu is very kind to us. She gave my brother and me 200 yuan of our salary in advance so we can use it first, and we can ask her if it's not enough."
"At our headquarters in Pengcheng, Sister Shenyu also opened an employee supermarket. It has a lot of good things, and you can buy them all without coupons. My brother and I came back this time thinking that it might be difficult to go to the headquarters again in the future, so we bought a lot of food and supplies to bring back for you to try."
Chen Shuqin hugged her second son with emotion, and said to the two brothers with tears in her eyes, "Jiarong, Jiahui, you are both good children."
Just as the family was silent, a series of running footsteps suddenly came from outside the door, and then their third son appeared at the door.
The third son, Ding Jiaxing, looked at his family with great joy, waving the admission notice in his hand and loudly proclaiming to them, "Grandpa, Grandma, Mom, eldest brother, second brother, fourth brother, I got into Sun Yat-sen University! I got into Sun Yat-sen University! Hahaha..."
"Really?"
"Let us see your acceptance letter!"
The whole family gathered around Ding Jiaxing.
Ding Jiaxing smiled and handed the admission letter to Chen Shuqin. "Mom, look, this is the admission letter from Sun Yat-sen University."
He knew his parents' expectations for him and his brothers. His parents had always worked so hard to earn money to support the four of them.
No matter how hard they work, as long as they can continue their studies, their parents are willing to support them all to study together, hoping that one day they can get into university.
They never stopped studying because of their family's difficulties; they always gritted their teeth and overcame one difficulty after another.
The brothers all saw this and were very grateful to their parents.
However, due to the era, my eldest brother did not have the opportunity to take the college entrance examination. Later, he went to the countryside as an educated youth, wasting his time and knowledge. Even when the college entrance examination was reinstated, he still failed.
My second brother also failed to get into university.
Considering the family's difficult circumstances, the eldest and second eldest brothers only took the exam once and did not choose to retake it. Instead, they chose to work to try to help ease the family's burden.
Ding Jiaxing has witnessed and felt deeply pained by all the things that have happened in his family over the past year or two.
He worked even harder and strived to get into a good university.
Today, he finally succeeded!
He finally received his admission letter from Sun Yat-sen University!
Seeing his mother's joyful tears and the happy and gratified expressions on his grandparents' and brothers' faces, Ding Jiaxing felt that all his hard work and efforts were worthwhile!
Chen Shuqin wiped away the tears of joy that welled up on her face and said to Ding Jiaxing with a smile, "Son, well done! Come on, let's offer incense to your dad and tell him the good news so that he can be happy in the afterlife too."
Ding Jiaxing nodded vigorously, "Okay!"
Chen Shuqin walked to Lao Ding's portrait, picked up the incense sticks placed next to it, and lit them with a match.
Holding incense sticks in her hands, she said excitedly to Old Ding's portrait, "Old Ding, can you see this? Can you hear this? Our third son has been admitted to Sun Yat-sen University. Your wish has come true..."
"And our fourth child also got into high school, and our eldest and second eldest children have both found good jobs. Our family's life is getting better and better. If you were still here, how wonderful that would be!"
As she finished speaking, Chen Shuqin's tears flowed again.
The four Ding brothers and their two elders all had tears in their eyes.
Yes! If only their son (father) were still alive!
After their initial joy, the family was plunged back into sorrow.
Finally, it was Grandma Ding who broke the somber atmosphere, saying, "Alright, alright, everyone, don't be sad anymore. What's done is done. We who are alive should take good care of ourselves, try to look forward, and live our lives well. The children's father will be happy for us down there."
Grandpa Ding chimed in, "Everyone, come and eat! Let's bring out the good wine that Arong and the others brought back today, and have a drink to celebrate the bright future of our children."
"Okay!" the family responded in unison.
Ding Jiarong also brought out the good wine he had brought back, poured a glass for everyone in the family, and then raised his glass, "Come on! Let's drink together to wish Grandpa, Grandma, and Mom good health and all the best! And to wish the four of us brothers good health, academic and career progress, and a bright future!"
"cheers!"
After the family clinked glasses, they all tilted their heads back and downed the drink.
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