After returning from the examination, Grandma An prepared a large table of food.
An Jingzhi wiped his mouth contentedly after eating, and Grandma An felt very comforted seeing his smiling face.
Glancing at An Chengcai, who was still concentrating on eating, he said disdainfully, "Still eating! Didn't you listen to what the doctor said? Eat small meals frequently, and don't eat such greasy food at night."
"Hurry up and put down your chopsticks and get up to clean up. From now on, you will be responsible for all the housework."
An Chengcai, who was gnawing on a braised chicken leg, was struck by lightning. He looked up at Grandma An with an expression of disbelief on his face.
"Mom, are you serious?"
Grandma An said expressionlessly, "Does what I said sound like a lie?"
An Chengcai tried to struggle and said, "Mom, I'll accept it even if I have to do the housework from now on, but I haven't finished my meal yet!"
Usually his mother would just cook two dishes to get by, but today, thanks to her son, his mother cooked a large table of dishes, and he was eating them with relish.
Grandma An warned expressionlessly, "You're already old, do you want to save some face in front of the younger generation?"
"I'll go right away, right away!" An Chengcai quickly put down the chicken leg in his hand and said while cleaning his desk.
Ye Jiancheng turned his head and smiled slightly.
This family is still so interesting.
The dining table was left for An Chengcai to clean. Grandma An took An Jingzhi to the sofa in the living room next door and placed the cut fruit in front of An Jingzhi.
"Let's have some fruit after dinner." His grandmother said with a smile, "You're welcome, Xiaoye."
Ye Jiancheng nodded to show that he understood, but his hands did not move at all. He still sat next to An Jingzhi in a serious manner.
He moved sideways to block An Jingzhi's exposed figure near the window.
"Is there something you came back for this time?"
Just as An Jingzhi was about to speak, An Chengcai's voice came from the kitchen.
"Mom, where is our steel wool?"
Grandma An smiled at Ye Jiancheng, then turned and said angrily, "You don't have eyes to look for it! It's in the box next to the dishcloth! You just open your mouth and yell!"
"Well, let's ignore him and talk about our own things."
"Jingzhi, tell grandma the truth, is there something wrong with your return this time?"
"If you have anything else to do, go ahead and do it. Grandma is fine here."
An Jingzhi did come back for another matter this time.
"Milk--"
"Mom, this bottle of dishwashing liquid is used up. Do we have any replacements?"
"Bang!"
Just as An Cheng finished speaking, the sound of a bowl breaking was heard from the kitchen.
Grandma An stood up in a flash, without any sign of the inconvenience that comes with being an elderly person.
As he walked away, he cursed, "You piece of shit! I asked you to wash the dishes and you started asking all sorts of questions. I still have half a bottle of dishwashing liquid, which is enough for half a month of washing. Did you eat something?"
"You're such a spendthrift! There aren't many bowls in total, and you break one every time you wash them. And you'll be eating with your hands from now on!"
Even louder curses came from the kitchen, "An Chengcai! Who taught you to wash dishes without running water?"
An Jingzhi and Ye Jiancheng looked at each other and smiled helplessly.
Such an interesting and lovely family, I can’t understand what the original owner’s mentality was, and he didn’t go home for more than ten years.
A few months after the disaster, the original owner only took the time to take a look, and did not even stay for a minute.
I used the excuse of working on a project, but in fact I was thinking about how to get through with this project.
Grandma An's cursing voice could be heard from the kitchen. Only when she thought she had taught An Chengcai enough, did she take off her apron and return to the living room.
"Your dad is an idiot."
"Thanks to grandma, otherwise I would be afraid that my father would starve to death." An Jingzhi said with a smile.
"Let's not talk about him anymore. He should be out soon."
An Jingzhi nodded, pondered for a moment, and said seriously, "Grandma, actually I did come back for another thing this time."
Grandma An also put away the smile on her face, and she heard An Jingzhi continue to speak.
"Grandma, you know the special nature of my work. If a project is good, it can be completed in one or two years, but there are also cases where it takes decades to produce results."
"My workplace is quite far from my hometown."
"You know, it's not easy for me to come out once. It takes a lot of trouble and a lot of people."
Ye Jiancheng said promptly: "Xiao An, these are what we should do. You don't have to feel any psychological burden. It is our responsibility to protect you."
An Jingzhi shook his head and said, "I know, but there is a way to avoid it, right?"
He turned to Grandma An and continued, "You told me before that you didn't want to be too far away from your hometown. At that time, transportation was not convenient, and it was not easy to go back and forth."
When the original owner was recruited to the National Laboratory, he told Grandma An and An Chengcai that they had lived there all their lives and were unwilling to go so far away, so they refused.
"It's different now. Our country's transportation is getting more and more developed. It only takes half a day to get from my home to where I work."
"Come with me to the capital. If you miss your hometown in the future, you can come back anytime."
An Jingzhi lowered his head and said with some loss: "I left you when I was only ten years old. I have been thinking about you all the time these years."
Feeling An Chengcai's approaching footsteps, An Jingzhi added, "And my dad."
"You're old now, and I can't take good care of you because of work. If you could move closer to me, I could go home more often to see you and my dad."
"It will be convenient to take care of you two."
An Chengcai didn't care. It didn't matter to him where he went since he rarely went out anyway.
He was very happy in his heart that his son still cared about him as a father.
After hearing this, Grandma An fell silent.
In the early years, I was reluctant to leave home because I didn’t want to be too far away from my hometown. Just like my grandson said, transportation was inconvenient, and who knew if I could come back after I went there?
And her son is still here. The government is helping to take care of her grandson, but her son is alone.
"Mom, why don't we go with Jingzhi? Many of the old neighbors here have passed away anyway, and there are not many people you can talk to." An Chengcai advised.
Ye Jiancheng also hopes that An Chengcai and Grandma An will go to Beijing.
Only in this way can An Jingzhi have no worries.
"Yes, Grandma An, if you go to the capital, you won't have to wait several years to see Jingzhi like you do now."
"There are many places to visit in Beijing. I'll put you in the family quarters. There are many elderly ladies your age around here, and you can make plans to go out and play with them."
After the two of them persuaded her, the balance in Grandma An's heart had already tipped towards going to the capital.
Now her son has retired. She is in good health and can still go to Beijing, but in a few years she may not be able to go even if she wants to.
My grandson has been living alone for these years. Although he is taken care of by the country, he has no relatives around him and must be very lonely.
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