The next day, Liu Yongsheng, who had a good rest, was full of energy. He couldn't sit idle at home, and there was no work he could do, so he was responsible for running to the hospital to bring soup and rice to Liu Jicheng. He didn't take a car, but walked there directly with the lunch box.

The current Liu Yongsheng is no longer the frail man he was when he arrived in Linshui Village last year. Meng Tao has sent them several packages, all of which are food and medicine stored in the space. After Liu Yongsheng and his wife and Wang Cuixi took the food and medicine, their various stubborn illnesses gradually disappeared. Liu Yongsheng has recovered to the state of walking with the wind in his youth and feels in very good health. Even if he is asked to return to work for another ten years, there will be no problem.

Meng Tao took Xiao Mingming and Xiao Wangcai out to play, and started to help Han Shufang and Aunt Gao in the afternoon. She was busy for half a day and prepared a large table of delicious dishes. In the evening, six people from the Xu family, young and old, came, including Grandpa Xu, Grandma Xu, my eldest uncle, my second uncle, my eldest aunt, and Xu Hengrui.

There are currently eight members of the Xu family in Beijing. Second aunt and Pan Lina did not come. Eldest aunt told Meng Tao that the two of them volunteered to stay and look after the house. In fact, Pan Lina and Meng Tao did not get along and she did not want to come. Second aunt Deng Liyun had other arrangements - today is her niece Wu Hong's birthday, and the relatives are going to get together.

Deng Liyun originally wanted to invite Uncle Xu and Xu Hengrui to attend her relatives' gathering so that she could save face, but was rejected by Uncle Xu. Uncle Xu thought that it was a birthday for a younger generation, so he would not join in the fun and just took his son to follow the old man and the old lady. Deng Liyun was angry but there was nothing she could do.

Old Meng came uninvited. He learned from Grandpa Xu that Liu Yongsheng had arrived in the capital, so he asked Meng Shaokang to bring him over to meet him. Liu Jicheng was injured and hospitalized, and the Meng family also sent people to visit him and brought him food and drinks. Liu Yongsheng had planned to visit him in two days to thank him, but since he was here, he might as well invite him in to have dinner together.

There were many people and the atmosphere was joyful. Grandpa Xu thought that there was nothing important to do the next day, so he suggested having a few drinks. He knew that his son-in-law had no other hobbies, but he liked to collect all kinds of fine wines. He was always moving wine bottles home like a hamster. Grandpa Xu called Shen Yu: "Go, bring a few bottles of the fine wine your father has hidden."

Grandma Xu favored her son-in-law. She thought that the old man collected old things for himself and would not let others touch them. The son-in-law would definitely not want others to drink the wine he hid. So she said, "Don't drink tonight. Be careful not to get a headache and can't sleep. If you really want to drink, go to the store and buy two bottles."

Liu Yongsheng smiled and said, "There is wine, there is wine! I asked Yu Ting to buy it back a long time ago. Look, it's Gladiolus Spring, it smells so good!"

Grandpa Xu waved his hand and said, "It's newly bought, so the alcohol isn't very strong. Heping has a lot of old cellars with years of history. Just the aroma alone is so tempting! Hey, I've come to the right place today, and I have to drink to my heart's content."

Grandma Xu glared at him and said, "It's ok to take a bottle to taste it, but how much do you need to drink to satisfy your craving? It's easy for a child to hide some wine, but how sad will he be when he comes back and finds that the wine is gone? He himself can't bear to drink it."

Shen Yu said, "Don't worry, grandma. My dad doesn't even know how much wine he has hidden. He won't notice if you take a few bottles."

Grandma Xu: "Hey, you kid..."

Everyone laughed, and Mr. Meng said with a smile: "Let's drink as much as we can today. When Heping comes back, I will give him two bottles of famous wine. I have kept them for decades, and he will definitely like them."

Grandpa Xu: "Okay, okay, I'll say thank you on behalf of Heping first!"

"We are one family, why should we be polite?"

Shen Yu went to fetch a few bottles of old wine that he had collected for many years. When the caps were opened, the room was filled with refreshing fragrance. The men praised and asked for full bottles. The women could not resist the temptation of the aroma and could not help but take a sip. Then they were mesmerized by the mellow and silky wine. They slowly finished a glass without getting drunk. You know, this is a strong liquor.

After Meng Tao finished her meal, she sat nearby and watched everyone drink, adding a few dishes from time to time. She added a little more Lingquan to the soup and dishes so that even if someone got drunk, they would not lose their composure. Grandma Xu warned her not to drink alcohol, and also did not let Shen Yu drink too much, for fear that the alcohol would bother Meng Tao.

In the next few days, Liu Yongsheng and Han Shufang were invited to dinner every day. Since they lived together, Shen Yu and Meng Tao were also invited because of their influence. However, except for the Xu Mansion, Meng Tao did not go to other families and declined on the grounds of poor health. Naturally, Shen Yu accompanied her.

Liu Jianxin and Sun Hong originally planned to take leave to come to Beijing to visit their younger brother and get together with their parents and son, but were stopped by Liu Yongsheng.

Liu Yongsheng called his eldest son and daughter-in-law and told them that Jianshi was doing well. Shen Yumengtao, Yuting and other relatives and friends took very good care of him. He was in the best hospital and would soon recover. His parents would stay with him for ten days or half a month and then go back. Aunt Xu was taking care of his grandmother and was looking forward to their return. Xiao Mingming was very well behaved and was used to living with his grandparents. Now he was very happy to be with Aunt Tao every day. Liu Jianxin and his wife didn't have to travel so far and could reunite as a family during the Chinese New Year.

He also called Liu Jianye and Xu Yulin and gave them the same instructions, asking them to just stay at their posts and work diligently.

Half a month later, Liu Jicheng was able to get out of bed and move around indoors. He could also sit in a wheelchair and be pushed outside to bask in the sun and enjoy the scenery. Liu Yongsheng and Han Shufang felt more relieved, so they discussed with Shen Yumengtao and planned to book a ticket back to H Province in the near future. It was very cold in Beijing and it was expected to snow soon. H Province also had a northern climate. Although the old lady was taken care of by Xu Yuting's mother, she was still worried about them every day. They didn't want her to worry about them all the time.

With elderly people waiting at home, Meng Tao didn't want to try to keep him too much, but she just couldn't bear to let Xiao Mingming go because the child was so well-behaved, smart and adorable.

When Xiao Mingming heard his grandfather say that they were going back by car, he immediately hugged Xiao Wangcai with tears in his eyes. He also didn't want to leave Aunt Tao and the clever and brave Xiao Wangcai.

Meng Tao used a handkerchief to wipe Xiao Mingming's tears and coaxed him, "Why don't we let grandpa and grandma go back, and you stay with Aunt Tao, Uncle Shen Yu, and Xiao Wangcai, and we can find a kindergarten to go to, okay?"

Xiao Mingming wanted to agree, but when he looked at his grandparents, he shook his head and said, "Mom and Dad have to work, so they asked me to accompany my grandparents and grandma. I can't just leave them alone."

Liu Yongsheng laughed happily. Han Shufang hugged little Mingming into her arms with red eyes. Aunt Gao was very envious: "Oh my, this big and adorable grandson is so great! If I had such a precious grandson, I would be happy to endure all the hardships and fatigue!"

Meng Tao gave a thumbs up: "Great! We have grown up and become responsible men."

Xiao Mingming remembered that when Uncle Shen Yu was fighting with him for the position beside Aunt Tao, he always said that he was a little brat who couldn't protect Aunt Tao. He subconsciously puffed out his chest and said, "I will work hard to grow taller and stronger than Uncle Shen Yu in the future, and become a real man!"

"Yes, you can do it! Come on, shake hands, come on!"

"come on!"

Meng Tao and Xiao Mingming held hands together, and Xiao Wangcai calmly put his paw on top, making everyone around them laugh.

(End of this chapter)