Chen Kaifang called the restaurant and it was Chen Jianguo who answered the phone.
When Chen Kaifang heard the voice of his eldest son, his hands were shaking with excitement.
"Jianguo, is that you?"
"Dad, it's me. Are you and mom okay?"
"It's okay, it's okay. Um, your mom asked me to tell you that you guys will spend the New Year at the Wu family this year."
When Chen Jianguo heard this, he said, "Dad, let me discuss this with Wenjun."
Chen Kaifang on the other end of the phone became anxious when he heard this.
"What else is there to discuss? The house has been built for you, so you should bring your children over to liven up the place, right?
You guys should at least come and see if the work is up to standard. Your mother misses you so much, especially you.
She is worried about your legs and secretly cries every night. If you don't come back, I think your mother's eyes will be blinded by crying."
Chen Jianguo felt upset when he heard this.
I wanted to get married a few years ago, but then my wife gave birth.
I wanted to do it later, but I got hurt when I met him.
Speaking of which, his leg has been injured for more than a year, almost two years.
Chen Jianguo: "Then I'll tell Baoguo."
"Okay, I'll just wait for you guys to come.
It doesn’t matter how much money you make. Just come to my house when you have time.”
"Okay, Dad."
The father and son talked about something else, and then Chen Kaifang hung up the phone.
When Tian Wenjun came out of the kitchen, she heard a few noises.
Chen Jianguo said: "Dad just called and told us to spend the New Year together this year."
Tian Wenjun was holding the roasted chestnuts she had prepared. She smiled and said, "Then let's eat some. I haven't eaten any in years anyway."
When Chen Jianguo heard this, he said, "Really?"
Tian Wenjun pursed her lips and said, "Could it be that there are fake ones? Am I a big shot or something? I haven't been working in the past few years because I had something to do. You can't just say that you are working now that you have been promoted.
But it’s different now, you are an ordinary person and you have plenty of time.
Now that your legs are healed, we can help you if you want."
Tian Wenjun was still wondering if she had done something wrong that made Chen Jianguo feel that she was controlling him.
Chen Jianguo chuckled: "Okay, then we'll celebrate the New Year together."
If these two people are like this, Wang Yulian and her husband must also be like this.
Anyway, when we were there, there was a big group of people.
Tian Wenjun told He Damei about the New Year celebrations at the Tian family, and He Damei and Chen Baoguo also talked about it.
After careful counting, there were more than a dozen people in the group.
Zhang Cuiying knew that they were all coming, so she cleaned Wang Yulian's house in advance, washed and dried the bedding, and even stuffed the two shoulders early.
This year their family was renovating their house and the old house was demolished, leaving them with nowhere to live, so the family moved into Wang Yulian's house, which was well maintained.
It's already the end of November.
Tian Wenjun bought clothes for all her children, and also for Chen Xiaohong's two children.
They set off early as they were afraid of catching up with the Spring Festival travel rush at the end of the year.
We will have to spend another five days on the road, so we can relax a little.
As for the restaurant, it will be temporarily handed over to Zhao Erdan and Zhang Xiwa.
Tian Wenjun and a dozen other people came to the train station in a mighty procession.
Chen Jianguo used his connections to buy sleeper berths, and the sleeper carriage was not too crowded. If it was an ordinary carriage, the children would not be able to squeeze in and would have to be squeezed in through the window.
Once they got on the train, they headed north.
Five days later, when they got off the bus station, Chen Xiaohong and Zhang Qiang were already waiting at the entrance of the bus station.
I haven't seen Chen Xiaohong for several years. She looks much more mature and dignified, and the smile on her face is more confident than before.
When Chen Xiaohong saw Tian Wenjun, she burst into tears with excitement. She called her sister-in-law and threw herself into Tian Wenjun's arms. Tian Wenjun took two steps back.
Chen Jianguo said, "Be careful not to knock your sister-in-law down."
The children nearby all laughed.
Chen Xiaohong let go of Tian Wenjun, murmured "sister-in-law", and tears fell.
Tian Wenjun: "Stop crying, the children are watching.
Come on, kids, this is your aunt, call her aunt."
"aunt……"
"aunt……"
The children kept calling "Auntie" and Chen Xiaohong felt like she had no place to put her eyes.
Oh, these kids are cuter than each other.
Since these children were born, she, as their aunt, has never seen them once.
Chen Xiaohong agreed that there was no rush.
Zhang Qiang and Chen Baoguo put all their luggage on the tractor and said, "Brother, let's eat first. There is no rush to take a bus. We can just book a passing bus. It's too cold to take the tractor.
The driver will pick us up at the time we want to leave."
Chen Jianguo asked: "What are you wasting this money for?"
"It's okay, big brother, let's go, let's eat first."
The group of people had lunch at a restaurant before heading back to the village.
Chen Kaifang and Zhang Cuiying had been waiting at the entrance of the village early. When they entered the village in a mighty procession, a group of women from the village were chatting and laughing not far away, and Tian Li was among them.
Tian Li knew that it was Tian Wenjun and the others who came. His disappointing younger brother and sister-in-law had been away for a few years and had earned some money and came.
When Tian Li looks at her son and then at Tian Wenjun, she feels regretful.
If she had known that raising so many children was pointless, she might as well have just raised Tian Wenjun.
It seems there is no point in saying this now.
It's too late.
As soon as they arrived, the whole village seemed to become a lot more lively.
Chen Kaifang and Chen Baoguo called a butcher to slaughter the big fat pig in the house and a sheep.
Looking around the whole village, their family now has the largest population and the most grandchildren.
Their Chen family is very lively.
Finally, the Chen family turned things around.
At the foot of the loess plateau in the northwest, looking along the direction where the sun shines, the red brick courtyard from top to bottom looks like a young man, full of hope and enthusiasm.
The huge yard is home to a lively family.
On the twenty-eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, Chen Liye and Chen Xiaolan also came.
On New Year's Eve, Chen Jianguo and the children pasted spring couplets from inside to outside, while the women were busy cooking in the kitchen.
The chopping board was filled with plates filled with meat and vegetables, and if you didn't know better you would have thought they were going to sit down.
On this New Year's Eve, Chen Kaifang called Wang Yulian and his wife, as well as Chen Xiaohong's entire family.
Zhao Hong and Wang Yulian also came to help.
Several grown men brought tables from their homes and placed them on the floor of the main house.
The table was filled with meat dishes. As night fell, a large group of people sat together in order, making it extremely lively.
Everyone raised their glasses and shouted, "Happy New Year!"
Outside the window with smoke rising from the sky, smoke exploded wildly in the air, making crackling sounds.
Above Chenjia Village, the Chen family's courtyard is the most spacious and bright.
Tian Wenjun looked at the scene of a large family talking and laughing in harmony. For a moment, all the miserable, happy and beautiful scenes since she was old enough to understand flashed through her mind like a movie.
Chen Jianguo stared at Tian Wenjun's profile, his eyes full of doting.
His right hand tightly held Tian Wenjun's left hand, and the two looked into each other's eyes and smiled sweetly.
Chen Jianguo: "Wife, happy new year!"
Tian Wenjun: "Happy New Year, old man!"
On TV, "The Second Coming" was playing.
…
First
Clouds block the way home
First
Thorns
There will be no more unforgettable old dreams tonight
The dream I had with you
Who should I tell in the future?
First
The back has gone far away
First
Tears in my eyes
Leave your blessing
Warm me in the cold night
First
Only then did I realize that my life was ordinary and dull
Only calmness is true
Looking back, it seems like a dream
I look up again, my heart remains the same
Only the endless long road accompanies me
Looking back, it seems like a dream
I look up again, my heart remains the same
Only the endless long road accompanies me
…
《End of the article》
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