So now, the old man wants to use his knowledge and experience to contribute to the protection of these cultural relics.
So the old man resolutely decided to work at the scrap metal recycling station.
At the time, the old man's choice led to misunderstandings and ridicule from many people, who thought he was giving up a good life to collect scraps.
However, the old man didn't care about other people's opinions. He knew his mission: to use his own hands to find the lost cultural heritage of the country.
Working at a scrap metal recycling station, the old man searches for possible cultural relics in the garbage every day.
Using his expertise, he carefully examined each item, leaving no clue unchecked.
Sometimes, he would spend days traveling for a single cultural relic; other times, he would get into arguments with people over protecting a single cultural relic.
Despite the misunderstandings and ridicule, the old man persisted in his love for cultural relics until the appearance of Chen Jiandang gave the isolated and helpless old man hope.
He saw his own reflection in the boy, so the old man took Chen Jiandang as his apprentice and imparted all his knowledge to him.
Therefore, the first thing Chen Jiandang thought of when he got his hands on this ancient book was to show it to his master.
Every gift Chen Shuning prepares for her family is made with great care, representing her longing and love for them.
Qin Yalan was deeply moved when she saw the gifts her daughter brought back, but being used to being frugal, she couldn't help but complain, "Why do you always spend money recklessly? These things don't look cheap."
"Why don't you use that money to buy some clothes? You're such a young girl, dressed even more plainly than me. You don't look like someone who's getting married at all!"
Looking at her daughter's thin, gray cotton-padded jacket, Qin Yalan said with a mixture of helplessness and heartache.
Chen Shuning just smiled and continued to take the items out of the package one by one and place them on the table.
Her package contained mostly local specialties from Heilongjiang Province, with only a few pieces of clothing.
Seeing the ever-increasing amount of stuff, even Chen Tiejun couldn't bear it any longer and couldn't help but complain a few times with heartache.
"Shuning, your mother is right. Your clothes are too plain. A young girl like you should dress more stylishly. When you have time this weekend, I'll have your mother take you out to buy some clothes. You're getting married soon, so you should dress up nicely."
Qin Yalan clearly agreed with Chen Tiejun's statement and immediately decided, "Let's not wait until the weekend. I'll go to work tomorrow morning to ask for leave. Shuning is getting married next month, so I can take a few days off to get everything she needs."
As she spoke, Qin Yalan looked at the clothes Chen Shuning had taken out, which were almost all dark-colored and there weren't many of them, so she started complaining again.
“Last time your sister came back, she stayed for half a month and brought two big bags of clothes. Look at what you have here. Why are you such a worry?”
"How can your father and I feel at ease with you acting like this!" Qin Yalan continued to nag.
Chen Shuning didn't care. These clothes were enough for her. Besides, she really didn't like those bright colors of this era, like red and green. As for clothes, as long as they were comfortable and clean, that was fine.
"Mom, I just like these colors. Besides, you can buy clothes anywhere, but these specialties are only available in Heilongjiang Province."
"I only brought some back for you to try because I saw you liked these things when you went last time. Please don't scold me anymore."
Chen Shuning smiled and said to Qin Yalan in a coquettish tone.
While directing Qin Yalan to take out the gifts one by one, Chen Shuning pointed to the small cloth bag for Grandpa Chen and Grandma Chen and asked Chen Tiejun, who was sitting on a wooden chair on the ground.
"Dad, come over here. I brought some dried mushrooms and wood ear fungus for Grandpa and Grandma. Could you take them over in a bit? Also, could you tell them that I have a bit of a cold these past few days and won't be able to visit them right now? I don't want to infect them."
I'll visit them in a few days when I'm feeling better.
Although the old couple and the second branch of the Chen family lived in the front and back yards, because they disliked Qin Yalan, a daughter-in-law from out of town, Old Mrs. Chen was also unkind to the children of the second branch.
Despite living so close to each other in the front and back yards, the children from the second branch of the family never ate a single meal or drank a single drop of water from the old lady's house.
So, to be honest, Chen Shuning wasn't that concerned about the gifts for the elderly couple; he only prepared them out of filial piety.
Chen Tiejun obviously knew that his children didn't really like their parents, so looking at his lively daughter, he didn't expose her, but nodded helplessly and replied, "Okay, I'll send it over in a bit."
You must be tired from your journey, so let's not go to the front yard yet. Your mom has bought you a lot of things recently. You and your mom can sort through them later and see if you still need anything. If you have time in the next couple of days, your mom can take you to buy them all.
Although the He family said we didn't need to prepare anything, we still need to prepare what we should, and we shouldn't be stingy with money.
Your dad will probably get a half-grade raise by the end of the year, and now that your brother is working, our family's situation is much better than before.
As for the money you gave to buy houses for the family the first two times, your mother and I have discussed it and decided that you can't pay for it. However, your mother and I don't have that much money right now.
"We'll give you this money when your parents have a bit more money on hand, okay?"
Chen Shuning was not short of money, and when he took out the money, he never thought of asking his parents to pay it back.
That's why she lied back then, telling Chen Jiandang that the money was obtained by exchanging antiques on the black market.
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