Although Zhang Jidi's family was not rich, they were considered one of the best families in the neighborhood.
Although his children cannot be said to be outstanding, at least they are not as spendthrift as Zhang Mingyu. Except for the youngest Xiang Mianmian who is still studying, the others are working hard.
Thanks to the contrast with their peers, Li Weimin and Li Weihua had lowered their expectations of their aunt after experiencing the dirty things that happened to their fifth aunt. Now they were satisfied to see their aunt and her family living a normal life.
They waited until the afternoon, and went to Zhang Jidi who had just returned from get off work to recognize him as their relative, and took out Zhang Aihua's token.
A teaching stick.
Yes, it is so outrageous. Zhang Aihua used a bamboo whip to teach her naughty sisters a lesson when they were young, and it became a token of recognition.
Zhang Jidi was lucky, she never got beaten, but her other sisters still remember it vividly.
Coupled with paper documents proving the household registration migration, the two sisters successfully recognized each other even though they had not seen each other for many years and had nothing to do with each other.
Since the two families were unfamiliar with each other, they decided to gather together for a family dinner and exchange gifts to get to know each other.
Xiang Mianmian was delayed in repairing something in the military camp and was unable to come back, but Zhang Jidi explained the reason, and his aunt and cousins didn't mind it.
It's not about eating, drinking, gambling, and smoking. Serving the country in the military is a good thing. Why do you have to force people to go home?
Seriously speaking, Xiang Lihua was stationed at the border thousands of miles away, so why did he call people back just to have a meal?
Zhang Aihua's family is a military-supporting family. They are very happy that the children of her aunt's family have become aware of the situation. The two children are happier when they are not here than when they are here.
The next day after Xiang Mianmian returned home, Zhang Jidi took her to the military hospital to visit her aunt.
Get to know each other by the way, so that relatives don’t meet without knowing each other.
She came in carrying some cakes and fruits, and followed Zhang Jidi obediently to call people. Her fair and tender face was full of smiles, and the elders all praised her.
Because she had starved to death once, Xiang Mianmian was particularly good at eating. She did not treat her stomach badly, so her figure was not as slim as that of ordinary people. She was a little fat.
But she surprisingly fits the aesthetic taste of the elders. Her face is like a full moon, her eyes are like autumn water, and her smile is like a steamed bun made of leavened dough, soft and delicious.
No elder can refuse the plump and beautiful golden boy and girl in the New Year pictures.
Zhang Aihua was in love with him so much. She was in such poor health that she could not even sit steadily. She could only lean on the hospital bed and speak weakly.
Seeing that my little niece is almost the same age as my grandson and so cute, I feel excited to talk to her.
The first question she asked was the same question every elder would ask a student: "How is your study in technical secondary school? Are you still keeping up?"
Xiang Mianmian touched the back of his head and said, "Aunt, I'm fine. There will be no problem graduating."
She was being modest.
Zhang Jidi quickly boasted to his elder sister: "Don't listen to her childish nonsense. The technical secondary school has booked her to be a teacher after graduation. Her grades are very good."
Zhang Aihua perked up: "Oh, really? I didn't expect our Mianmian to be so amazing!"
She held Xiang Mianmian's hand tightly, and her eyes were full of love as she looked at her niece.
When they were recognizing each other as relatives, Zhang Jidi said that his youngest daughter was still studying in a technical secondary school. Zhang Aihua wanted to make some arrangements for her and must not let her niece go to the countryside and live apart from her forever.
She had suffered enough from being away from her family and didn't want any of her children to go to a foreign land.
But now, Zhang Aihua was even happier when she heard that her niece had done well.
Under the maintenance of blood ties, elders will definitely love their younger generations, and if they have outstanding abilities, they will love them even more.
Smiling shyly at Mianmian, she looked around and asked, "It's not done yet, Auntie. Is my cousin at work now?"
Li Weihua's cousin is the head nurse of a military hospital. She just showed up and met me, and then she went back to work in the hospital.
Zhang Aihua touched her head and said, "Well, your eldest cousin is the deputy director of the Land Bureau. He is a new official and has a lot of work to do. He may come to your house to see you when he has the chance."
Some people, even if they are relatives, cannot be close to each other for some reason and are disgusted with each other.
Even if you have never met some people, they seem like old friends and get along great as soon as they meet.
The aunt and nephew are very close and they developed a liking for each other soon after they met.
Although there was a difference of more than 40 years between the two of them, they actually had a lot in common. Xiang Mianmian was particularly interested in the Red Revolution and kept pestering Zhang Aihua to tell her about it.
There are indeed various heroic deeds on modern television, but the deeds of ordinary people are more touching.
Zhang Aihua recounted the hardships on the road to founding the country, and how everyone raised their flags and moved towards the same goal. Although the words were not so gorgeous, they were still wonderful.
As she spoke, she recalled the past with her husband and the voices and smiles of her children, and her eyes became moist.
She didn't cry. This is a glorious example and she should be proud of them.
As she was talking, Zhang Aihua was afraid that Xiang Mianmian would think she was nagging, so she observed carefully, but she saw that her niece was listening attentively, with bright eyes, and it was obvious that she had not heard enough.
She felt amused and continued, facing the sufferings of the past calmly.
When Xiang Mianmian and her daughter were about to leave, the aunt was able to sit up and wave her hands with the support of her daughter Li Weihua, and she looked much more energetic.
Li Weihua was very surprised. She was professionally responsible for her mother's physical care. Her physical condition was getting worse day by day, and it was rare for her to be in such a good mental state as today.
But she thought that people were in high spirits when they were happy, and her mother's joy at seeing her relatives must be better than the boredom in the hospital.
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