After listening to Gu Chuanming's words, Zhang Xingguo glared at him, saying that the important point hadn't even been made yet.
"What your great-grandfather and I mean is that you should be careful when choosing a girlfriend, but if you meet someone you like, we won't care about your marriage age. It's good that you get married early."
"Grandpa, my mom said I can't get married until I'm 21."
Zhang Xingguo fell silent. He couldn't exactly teach his children to go against their mother, could he? But he genuinely hoped that Zhenye and the others could get married as soon as possible.
The four brothers went to the eldest brother's room. "You three shouldn't take Mom and Grandpa's words lightly. Things have definitely developed beyond their imagination, so the four of us must be careful. Mom is right, we must take it seriously, it's impossible to guard against everything."
All three of them nodded. Although they didn't know the current situation, the fact that their mother was taking it so seriously meant they had to be careful.
The next day, the four of them shunned the younger children and drove to the old lady's house.
"Boss, you haven't been very successful in educating Xiao Wu either." Zhang Weiyu felt exhausted thinking about the exceptionally smart Xiao Wu.
"Yes, he's too smart. I guess Dad can't do anything about it."
The old lady looked at her four children who were close to her and became a little emotional.
"Grandma, don't worry." Zhang Weiyu held the old lady's hand.
"Hehe, you're back?"
Zhang Zhenye sat on the other side of the old lady. "Grandma, we arrived home yesterday afternoon."
While the mother and her five children were chatting happily, Liu Aimin came in, said a few words, and gave Zhang Zhenye a wink.
A moment later, Zhenye came out. "Grandpa, what's wrong?"
Liu Aimin pulled him into the room and said, "Zhenye, your second great-grandfather has passed away."
"Second Great-Grandpa?"
"Yes, you haven't seen him, and your mother hasn't seen him either. He's the one in Haishi. Your ancestor was angry with him, so she didn't want him anymore. He really hasn't come to see your ancestor for many years."
I just received a phone call. He passed away yesterday.
"Grandpa, it's best not to tell my ancestor about this. Since he hasn't come over all these years and my ancestor hasn't mentioned it, let's not upset her. She's so old, she can't afford to be upset."
Liu Aimin wiped his face. "Yes, that's what your great-grandfather and I said too. Alright, you go in and keep him company. I'll call your second uncle and have him go directly to Haishi."
Liu Aimin called his eldest son first.
After listening, Liu Jingze thought for a while. "Dad, I'll go instead. If Jingxiang leaves home for a few days, Grandma will definitely notice. I'm often away on business trips, so she won't think much of it."
“Jingze, this won’t do. After all, your second uncle raised Jingxiang. If he doesn’t go back, Jingxiang won’t be able to get over this.”
"Okay, I'll call him and ask him what he thinks."
When Liu Jingxiang received the call from his older brother, he paused for a while before saying, "Brother, I'll go instead. I won't bring the child; it'll just be Ma Li and me."
"Then I'll book your plane tickets. You and your sister-in-law should ask for leave. There's a flight at 1:30 this afternoon. Go home and prepare. Think carefully about how to tell your great-grandmother."
"Okay, I understand. Let's go home after get off work at noon."
The four of them spent the morning with the old lady, and Zhenye wanted to eat there, specifically the rice porridge and stir-fried eggs with pickled vegetables made by Hu Aifen.
The old lady was naturally happy. She was quite puzzled to see Jingxiang and his wife return.
"Grandma, the two of us are going to another province for training. We'll be leaving at noon today."
"Oh? How many days are you going?"
"Unless there are special circumstances, it will take five days, at most a week. Grandma, we will be back as soon as possible." Liu Jingxiang was really uncomfortable and didn't tell a lie. It was the first time he had lied to the old lady, and he felt his palms sweating.
"Okay. No need to rush. It's not easy to go out for a while, so have some fun before you come back."
Zhenye drove them there, saying, "Second Uncle, you did a great job."
They picked up their tickets. Forty minutes later, they arrived at the airport. Zhang Zhenye gave them the keys.
"Second Uncle, here's the house key. You can stay here."
Ma Li took the keys. "Hmm, it's less hassle to stay at home. I don't know what the situation will be like yet."
After seeing them off at the airport, I was about to leave when someone bumped into me.
Zhang Zhenye turned around and saw that it was a girl, but she didn't look at him and left in a hurry.
Zhang Zhenye didn't take this little incident to heart.
But as soon as he drove out of the airport, he saw the girl who had hit him earlier waving at him frantically, looking very anxious.
Zhang Zhenye stopped the car, rolled down the window, and didn't say a word. He just stared at the young girl.
"Sir, could you give me a ride to the city? I don't have a car right now. I really have an urgent matter to attend to."
"I can only take you to the station."
"Thank you, thank you very much." After saying that, she put her suitcase in the car without asking Zhang Zhenye to get out and help her.
The two didn't speak to each other the whole way, but after getting off the bus, the girl left ten yuan on the bus.
Zhang Zhenye didn't say anything and drove back to the old lady's house.
The four of them ate dinner there again that evening before leaving.
When he got home, Zhang Zhenye told Zhang Hongmei about what had happened that day.
"Yes, we should keep it from the old folks. Zhenye, how is your great-grandfather?"
"It's alright, nothing special, just like usual."
"Well, I'll take Xiao Wu, the other two, and Yu Hui back tomorrow," Zhang Hongmei said with a sigh. Liu Changhong is already eighty years old, and he hasn't come to see his mother in all these years; it's truly unbelievable.
“Your second great-grandfather was very good to your second great-grandmother, but because of his wife, he never came back to see his own mother.”
Zhenye looked at the four women, seemingly confused, as if he were speaking directly to them. This kind of mother is quite interesting.
The four of them just laughed without saying anything. Zhang Hongmei was just saying it casually, and she knew it was too early to talk to them about these things.
She thought of Liu Changhai again. She immediately picked up the phone and called the person in charge to investigate Liu Changhai's situation.
The old lady's two sons are also terrible. You say she's your own mother, but even if there were conflicts back then, after all these years, how could you really bear not to come and see her?
The next day, Zhang Hongmei took all the children with her, which puzzled the old lady. "It's not even Saturday yet, why are they all back?"
"Hmph! They've all gotten distracted since Zhenye and the others came back, and they've lost all interest in studying. Besides, it's been so hot these past few days, we might as well give them a break. Let them rest for a few days."
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