I went to the provincial capital to contact Meng Zhehan, but he was still at the base. The couple left two large bags of food at the gate for him and Zhang Guoqing. If he didn't come out, the unit would help deliver the food.

The two of them called their home in Beijing again. They wanted to talk to their son and tell him that his parents would be back tomorrow. Unexpectedly, Aunt Gao answered the phone and told the couple: Xiao Yunhai went to Haicheng with his parents. They went there yesterday. They said that an elderly person in the Shen family in Haicheng was critically ill and hoped to see Shen Heping and Shen Yu before he died.

Although Shen Heping severed ties with his biological father Shen Jintang and moved his mother's remains out of the Shen family cemetery, he was supported and cared for by several elders of the Shen family when he was young. He hated Shen, but could not refuse the request of this elder, so when he received a call from his uncle Su, he immediately took his wife Xu Zhen and grandson Shen Yunhai to Hai City.

He also told his family that if Shen Yu and Tao Tao called back, they should go directly to Hai City.

Shen Yu called Uncle Su in Hai City again and learned that Shen Heping and his wife had indeed arrived in Hai City with Xiao Yunhai. Because Xu Zhen had a cold, Shen Heping wanted his wife to have a good rest without being disturbed, so he did not stay at Uncle Su's house, but stayed in a guesthouse of a certain government agency.

So Shen Yumengtao and his wife took the express train to Hai City overnight and arrived in Hai City early the next morning.

When little Yunhai saw his parents coming to see him, he jumped for joy and excitement.

Shen Yu picked up his son, and Meng Tao also hugged his son and kissed his rosy face, and asked: "Baby, are you good and well behaved when you spend the New Year with your grandparents?"

Little Yunhai nodded vigorously: "Good boy! Don't cry, baby!"

Shen Heping and Xu Zhen both laughed. Shen Heping said, "I didn't cry. It's just that every night before going to bed, I would always run to the door to check, thinking that my parents would come back."

Meng Tao felt sour in his heart. Shen Yu touched his forehead with his son and said, "Be good and you will get a reward. Dad will tell you a new story tonight and take you and mom out to play tomorrow, okay?"

Little Yunhai clapped his hands happily: "Yes, yes!"

Xu Zhen hurriedly wrote a note: "Grandma wants to go play too!"

"Okay, let's go to Gusu City to play for a few days, and then go back to Hai City to go shopping and buy some gifts for our relatives in Beijing."

Shen Heping coughed twice: "Don't worry, I have something to do tomorrow, let's start playing the day after tomorrow."

Shen Yu: "We have a whole day today, which is enough time to get things done."

"Yesterday, I met Uncle Shen...oh, you should call him Third Grandpa. Because I didn't know the extent of his illness, I didn't bring your mother and baby with me, but he still wanted to see you.

I have a lot of classmates and friends in Hai City. When they knew I was back, they all clamored to get together, so I made an arrangement. I invited my classmates and friends to get together at the International Hotel at noon today. In the afternoon, our whole family will go to my uncle's house and have dinner there.

Tomorrow morning, your mother and I will take you, Taotao, and Baobao back to the Shen family to show the old people around. Tomorrow afternoon, our whole family and your uncle's family will go to the cemetery to sweep the graves of your grandmother and my grandparents."

"It's only natural to visit the graves of our ancestors, but it's not like Third Grandpa hasn't seen me before."

"It's been several years now. You've got a family and a career now, and it's different. It was Third Grandpa who covered it up. You two held your wedding in Beijing, and little Yunhai was born, but you didn't let the Shen family know, to avoid them running to mess things up... Just understand the old man's feelings."

"That being said, the only people who really hurt me were Shen Jintang's clan. The other clan members are not so unreasonable... Now there is still my third uncle and several of my cousins ​​from the older generation. We have been friends since childhood, and we can't really treat them as if they don't exist."

"I'll follow your arrangements, but we shouldn't stay too long at the Shen family's. We only need to meet and talk for a few minutes, and there's no need to eat or drink tea."

"Okay, I'll tell them I won't eat."

Meng Tao interrupted, "It's mainly because we've entered someone else's territory. I'm afraid that if we meet our enemies and get jealous, it's easy to get into trouble. Dad, do you remember when I was at the Qianjin Steel Plant in Province D? I offended a group of Shen family members. If they come to seek revenge on me, it will be troublesome."

"It's okay, Dad is here. Besides, Third Grandpa is the most senior by far, they don't dare to get close to him."

Shen Heping's words didn't work.

The next morning, the family of five went to Fu'an Street in the east of the city. It is said that several streets and alleys in this urban area used to be the home of the Shen family. Later, the territory gradually shrank, and the large villas and houses were requisitioned. Finally, all the Shen family members lived together in a new alley, which also belonged to the Shen family's property. This was obtained for the Shen family through the efforts of Shen Heping.

Compared with most families of poor background, the living conditions of the Shen family are very good.

Moreover, under Shen Heping's operation, several of his cousins ​​all have good jobs, which ensures that the tribe members will not starve or freeze in this special environment.

Therefore, it is really difficult for a person to forget his or her origins. Even if he or she is expelled from the tribe, he or she still has to give back if he or she has the conditions and ability.

The car that Shen Heping borrowed from his friend couldn't get into the alley, so it was parked outside. Meng Tao held little Yunhai in her arms, while Shen Yu, Shen Heping and Xu Zhen all carried things in their hands, and the family walked to Third Grandpa Shen's house.

It is a three-story Western-style building with a small courtyard. It looks shabby from the outside, but it is quite tidy inside. There are nearly 20 people in the family, so it seems a bit crowded, but at least it has not been squeezed out and divided up by outsiders.

Grandma Shen San and her two sons, two daughters, daughters-in-law, sons-in-law, and grandchildren came out to greet them and happily let them into the house. The eldest son of the eldest branch of the family was Shen Yaoxuan. He had been here when Shen Heping was working at Qianjin Steel Plant, and Meng Tao recognized him.

Third Grandpa Shen was actually sitting in the living room with a cane waiting, not looking like a dying man at all. Shen Yu and Meng Tao exchanged glances and realized that Shen Heping was being foolish and generous again, giving the "magic medicine" that was on him to save his life in times of crisis to his third cousin.

Third Grandpa Shen held Shen Yu's hand, looked at the chubby and delicate little kid standing in front of him, tears streaming down his face, and said repeatedly: "My uncle can rest assured! Ah Yu is already outstanding, and Xiao Yunhai's demeanor is obviously inherited from my Shen's ancestors... Heping, you have worked hard, you are the most outstanding descendant of my Shen family..."

Meng Tao pursed her lips to hold back her laughter, wondering in her heart what this third uncle would say about her and her mother-in-law later.

Unexpectedly, she was never to be waited for. Her father-in-law's biological father, Shen Jintang, came in with his concubine, younger brother and a group of descendants, making a lot of noise. They packed the small living room, which was not very spacious to begin with, and even blocked out the light. The room instantly became gloomy.

The sudden change startled little Yunhai, and he quickly hugged his father's thigh. Shen Yu also immediately leaned over and picked up his son.

(End of this chapter)