Lu Yuan said, "Dongzi and the others have been doing some other things during this time."
Grandma Xu nodded, as long as Lu Yuan sent them out to do something legitimate.
After the meal, the gifts were distributed, and everyone chatted for a while, everyone dispersed.
Lu Yuan has just returned with his two children. He must be exhausted from the long journey and needs to rest.
Lu Yuan left the group of children with Lu Xiaojun, and after washing up early, he took his wife back to their room.
Lu Xiaojun chuckled and shook his head. Fortunately, all the children were obedient and well-behaved. Otherwise, with nine children—no, including his sister-in-law's nephew, making a total of ten—he wouldn't be able to take care of them even if he had three heads and six arms.
The children hadn't been held by their fathers today, and they were still thinking about it. They wanted to go to their parents' room with them, but Lu Xiaojun quickly stopped the group of little ones.
"Your dad just got back today and is too tired, so he should go to bed early. We won't disturb him."
The younger kids weren't having it. "Their older brothers just got back too, and they didn't say they were going to sleep right now."
Sanbao, who was teasing his two younger sisters, said calmly, "That's because I brought you gifts that haven't been distributed yet."
Upon hearing that Sanbao had also brought them gifts, the group of little ones stopped clamoring to find Lu Yuan and immediately gathered around him.
"Big brother, big brother, what did you bring us?"
Sanbao opened the luggage he had brought back and began distributing gifts.
I bought pretty little dresses and clothes for Xiao Ba and Xiao Jiu. For my brothers, I gave each of them a book and a Lego set.
There are no plastic Lego toys available in China right now. Sanbao saw them abroad and thought they were quite interesting, so he bought a lot of Lego sets to play with.
The most representative LEGO toys abroad are the Statue of Liberty and Mount Rushmore, and the three of them each brought two sets.
Lu Xiaojun also had one; he even brought Lu Xiaojun a fountain pen.
Lu Xiaojun was very touched. "Thank you, San, Dabao."
I almost mispronounced it, but when I met Sanbao's gaze, I immediately corrected myself.
He never expected that Sanbao would bring him, his uncle, a gift.
Looking at the gifts Sanbao brought for everyone, which were clearly different from the gifts Lu Yuan bought for them, Lu Xiaojun almost wanted to laugh.
Lu Yuan's gifts were purely for fun, such as toy cars and replica guns.
The gifts that Sanbao brought were all intended to improve everyone in some way.
Lu Xiaojun felt that the father and son had probably gotten it backwards.
Sanbao also brought Old Liu a pair of reading glasses and a magnifying glass.
Old Liu grinned, revealing his teeth, clearly delighted with the item.
"He's better at shopping than your father."
While Sanbao was sharing gifts with everyone, Lu Yuan and his wife locked the door and entered the space.
The two of them ran amok in the space for quite a while before leaving and falling into a deep sleep.
The orange light in Lu Yuanchao's home stayed on all night.
After dinner, Lu Guoan's family went home, while the Jia family sat together and had endless things to talk about.
Professor Jia already knew that his wife had passed away ten years ago, and he was very saddened. He cried bitterly in front of his children and grandchildren.
Knowing that after he left, his wife raised their son alone. At first, she could still receive money from him and they lived a comfortable life.
His studies and work went smoothly, and he married a virtuous and filial wife, making for a very happy marriage.
However, things took an unexpected turn, and later, due to Professor Jia's overseas connections, the whole family suffered.
"I'm so sorry, I'm so sorry to your mother," Old Jia said, heartbroken.
“Dad, please don’t be like this. You haven’t let us down. Mom was thinking of you before she passed away. She was holding your photo and telling us to remember what you looked like. She said you would definitely come back. That was your promise. Now that you’re back, you haven’t let Mom down. Mom will be very happy.”
When my father came back, I knew that he hadn't had an easy time all these years away from home. He was just tied up with work and couldn't come home, not because he had remarried and started a family with someone else and didn't want to come back. That was enough.
Professor Jia broke down in tears, and everyone else followed suit. Lu Yuanchao was worried that the old man's grief would harm his health, so he gave his own child and his brother-in-law's child a look, telling the two children to comfort the old man.
Sure enough, two calls of "Great-Grandpa" made Old Jia beam with joy.
Only then did Old Jia remember to distribute gifts to everyone, giving Jia Mingquan, Lu Pinru, and Jia Zhichao ten thousand US dollars each.
The three declined, but Old Jia said, "Take them all. I've already given some to Liqin's family. This is just a small token of my appreciation as an elder."
Hearing him say that, Jia Mingquan and Jia Zhichao accepted the money.
Old Jia added, “Now that I’m back, my family won’t have to live a hard life anymore. The government gave me a reward and compensation this time. If you need more money later, just let me know.”
They just gave them ten thousand US dollars; how could they possibly be short of money?
“Grandpa, don’t worry. After we return to Kyoto, all of our family’s wages over the years will be paid to us in one lump sum. It’s a considerable amount, and we won’t be short of money in the future,” Jia Zhichao said.
“Yes, Dad, we’ll never be short of money in the future. Our family has endured all the hardships we’ve had to go through, and from now on, we’ll only have endless blessings to enjoy,” Lu Pinru said with a smile.
The family's sorrow turned to joy, and they began to truly enjoy the happiness of family reunion and exoneration.
The day after Lu Yuan returned, he went up the mountain and brought back two large wild boars. The whole village gathered together for a lively pig-slaughtering feast.
Professor Jia fell in love with life in Changhe Brigade on his first visit. He enjoyed eating meat and drinking soup to his heart's content, and taking leisurely strolls along the country lanes. He couldn't have been more content.
He heard that there was a sanatorium in the village, so he went to visit it and fell in love with the environment and atmosphere there.
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