"Come on, Yanbai, what are you pretending for in front of me!"
"We've known each other for so many years, how could I not know you? You must be feeling pretty smug right now." This time, Zhou Mingjie wasn't jealous at all.
His son is just as good, there's nothing to envy!
"Am I smug?" He touched his face, manually wiping away the smile from the corner of his mouth.
Zhou Mingjie rolled his eyes at him, "Isn't this smug? Anyone with eyes can see that."
Gu Yanbai raised an eyebrow, in an extremely good mood. "So, did you come here specifically to provoke me today?"
Is it possible that I came here specifically to congratulate you?
Gu Yanbai glanced at him sideways, "You came empty-handed like this?"
Zhou Mingjie said lazily, "What kind of relationship do we have? It's vulgar to talk about gifts! I heard from my wife that your family has several bottles of Moutai!"
On this wonderful day, you must bring out a bottle for me to try.
Gu Yanbai: "Fine, so you're stingy, and I have to buy you a bottle of good wine, huh!"
"I see, you're using the guise of congratulations to get a drink from us."
"It was mainly to congratulate them! Getting some drinks was just a side thing!" Zhou Mingjie reiterated.
Su Nianxue readily agreed, "Sure, it's just Moutai, you can have as much as you want at noon."
I'll cook a few more dishes so you can have a few more drinks at lunchtime.
"Thank you, sister-in-law!" Zhou Mingjie sat down without any hesitation.
Yang Hongxing smiled and shook her head. "Nianxue, I'll go with you."
Once the food was ready, Yang Hongxing casually asked, "Where's Yanliu? What has she been busy with lately? I haven't seen her for days."
"She took her whole family back to the village to visit her grandfather."
"How is the old man's health?" Yang Hongxing asked.
"Sigh, when people get old, they're bound to have some minor health problems." Su Nianxue said with concern. She and her husband wanted to go back and visit, but they just couldn't get away from it.
"Don't worry about him," Yang Hongxing said. "The old man is still quite strong. He's ninety years old and can still run and jump. He's much stronger than most people."
"Yes! Over the years, we've really been able to get a lot of help from my older brother and sister-in-law."
The old man has always lived with them. If it weren't for their meticulous care, how could Grandpa have such good health! Gu Yanbai spoke of his elder brother and sister-in-law with a face full of gratitude.
Zhou Mingjie and his wife agreed, and it was all thanks to the eldest son of the Gu family; otherwise, how could Gu Yanbai and his wife have been so carefree?
We entered the city without warning!
Their entire family also benefited greatly from this.
"To be honest, I really want to go back and take a look."
I heard that the village has changed a lot now, with many wealthy families and everyone living a better life.
Many impressive new houses have been built in the village, and people now have access to electricity and telephones in their homes.
Moreover, several asphalt roads have been built, so now our cars can drive right up to our doorsteps!
"We might not even be able to find our way back by then!" Yang Hongxing exclaimed.
"I also want to go back and take a look! It's just a pity that I can't just abandon this whole mess." She had naturally heard about these things as well.
In previous years, Zaozao wrote many letters to them, telling them about the changes in their hometown and the interesting daily stories of four generations of her family.
They also witnessed firsthand how her handwriting evolved from childish to skillful.
Later, after Gu Yansong's family got a telephone, he stopped writing to them.
I do call them quite often.
It's no exaggeration to say that since they got a telephone, they call each other almost every day.
The old man noticed they were making frequent phone calls and complaining about the expense, saying that they worked hard to earn money and shouldn't waste it like that.
She also said that she was in good health and that they didn't need to worry about her.
Despite his constant complaining, he was always the first one to run when the phone rang.
By the way, Zaozao has now graduated from university.
She felt sorry for her parents, fearing that as they got older, if they had a headache or fever, there would be no one to take care of them.
Therefore, she gave up the superior living conditions in the city and chose to return to her hometown to work.
She now works in town, and whenever she has a spare moment, she goes home to visit her parents, chat with them, and help them with chores.
Taozi and Gu Yansong felt sorry for their daughter, saying that she was tired from running around all day and that she should come back less often so that they could rest more when they had free time.
But Zaozao said she wasn't tired, and that she was happy to be able to come back and visit often.
Zhou Mingjie picked up his wine glass, took a sip, and then asked, "Yanbai, what are you really thinking?"
"What are you thinking?"
"It's about the kids taking over the business. If you keep taking on all this, when will you ever be able to retire?"
Gu Yanbai teased, "How old are you? You're already thinking about retirement?"
Zhou Mingjie sighed, "It's not that big, but it's not that small either! We've worked so hard for so many years, and the children have grown up. Now it's not unreasonable to take off our burdens and enjoy life!"
Gu Yanbai deeply resonated with these words, as they had been struggling to make a living since they were teenagers.
In those years, we braved wind and rain, and rarely had a moment to rest.
Things have only calmed down a bit in the last few years.
It's time to take a break!
"You're right, it's time to put this on the agenda."
Su Nianxue and Yang Hongxing exchanged a glance. No one understood the hardships they had endured along the way better than they did.
They respect their decision!
Halfway through the meal, Zhou Mingjie suddenly pointed at the television and said, "Wife, look, isn't that our son?"
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