"Dad, Mom, it's me."
"Hey? Xiangzi? Why are you back so late?"
Upon hearing her son's voice, Granny Jiu quickly went over and opened the door, then smiled and looked at the person at the door.
All told, this is only the second time her husband Xiangzi has come home this year since he came back once for Chinese New Year.
When Ninth Master and Ninth Granny were chatting, they even mentioned their son.
"Mom, aren't you happy to see me back? Where's Dad?"
"Didn't you guys keep talking about me dating?"
"Well, I took a year off and brought my girlfriend back with me," Lin Xiang grinned at Granny Jiu.
The girl standing next to him also took the opportunity to speak sweetly: "Hello, Auntie. Hello, Uncle."
"Why didn't you call home even once before you came back?"
"Come in, my daughter, come in quickly."
"It's so late, you haven't eaten yet, have you? I'll have your dad get you something to eat right away."
Grandma Jiu glanced at the girl standing next to her son in the lamplight, and immediately revealed an even gentler smile.
Actually, the couple knew that their son didn't want to come home because he was indeed quite busy with work.
Another thing is that I'm afraid they'll pressure me to get married.
Before Lin Xiang was born, he actually had an older brother named Lin Zhou.
However, when that child was a teenager, he went out to play and was accidentally hit and killed by a car.
They raised their child with great care until he was a teenager, only to have him pass away. How could the couple not be heartbroken?
Moreover, at that time, their family only had one son.
In the third year after a difficult transition period, Grandma Jiu had another son, Lin Xiang.
For the couple, this child was God's way of making up for their loss.
This is a different way of bringing their previous son back to them.
At that time, even though Granny Jiu was almost forty years old, childbirth was very risky.
But she gritted her teeth and persevered, giving birth to Lin Xiang.
Ninth Master and Ninth Granny doted on Lin Xiang.
Lin Xiang lived up to expectations, achieving excellent academic results from a young age. In the college entrance examination, he ranked fifth in the entire school and successfully entered a good university.
Right after graduation, I got a job at a big company through campus recruitment and became a programmer.
After several years of hard work, I have become a junior manager.
His annual salary plus year-end bonus and other benefits amounted to nearly 500,000 yuan a year.
Therefore, he has always been quite generous to Ninth Master and Ninth Granny.
Lin Xiang bought all the appliances in Ninth Master and Ninth Grandma's house, including the refrigerator, television, cell phone, and fully automatic washing machine.
Even the family payment feature on Ninth Master's phone was activated by Lin Xiang.
He said he had to go to work and probably wouldn't go home often.
If my parents want to buy something, they can just place an order on Taobao. They can spend the money directly from him.
The two were naturally very happy about Lin Xiang's filial piety.
Lin Xiang also expressed his desire to take them to live in the city.
Because he has worked for so many years, he has saved most of his earnings and hasn't spent much money.
Now, I have bought a 136-square-meter apartment in the city where I work.
But Grandpa and Grandma Jiu were used to living in the village and refused to go there.
As for Lin Xiang's relationship, the couple has been very anxious.
Every year around Chinese New Year, they start urging him to get married and even try to arrange blind dates for him.
However, either he turned down the blind date, or the blind date didn't like him.
Programmers tend to have more hair loss.
In addition, Lin Xiang often worked overtime and didn't like to dress up, always wearing a plaid shirt.
That image naturally deterred many potential blind dates.
So, besides missing Lin Xiang every day, the couple also kept an eye on his marriage prospects.
Only when children get married can their parents feel at ease.
Now, Granny Jiu actually saw her son bring his girlfriend home, and the joy she felt was indescribable.
However, as she led the two of them home, she didn't forget to glare at Lin Xiang.
That silly son of mine, if he was going to bring his girlfriend home, he should have called them earlier to tell them.
It's good for them to be prepared.
This happened so suddenly, it was quite unexpected.
"Thank you for your concern, Auntie. We had already eaten before we came back."
"Auntie, Uncle, this is a gift I brought for you. I hope you won't find it offensive."
As she spoke, Liu Lin, dressed in a long dress, handed over the gift she was carrying with a smile.
I must say, she brought quite a few gifts.
There are tea, wine, nutritional supplements, pure milk, fruit baskets, and nuts.
"You silly child, you've come all this way, why did you bring a gift? Please have a seat."
"Here, have some water."
"There's some fruit here, have a taste."
Grandma Jiu and Grandpa Jiu warmly welcomed them.
And you know what? If you look closely, Lin Xiang's girlfriend is really beautiful.
She is about 165cm tall, neither fat nor thin, with dignified features.
It was that look in his eyes; he had already subtly surveyed the entire house.
"Xiangzi, how many days of annual leave did you take?"
"Dad, I took seven days off, and Linlin took the same seven days off."
"Since I had nothing to do during the holiday, I thought I'd bring her back to meet you all and take a stroll around the village."
"I heard that our village has changed a lot now, and it can even receive tourists," Lin Xiang exclaimed.
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