Chapter 138
The national economy has been booming in recent years. The government has cancelled food and oil and some living coupons, and business in the market is booming.
In the past, people had to borrow coupons to buy New Year's goods during the Spring Festival, but now they can trade freely. People's wages have also increased, and they no longer have to live a frugal life as before.
Various stalls are blooming everywhere in the provincial capital, and electrical appliances such as televisions, electric fans, and refrigerators have begun to enter thousands of households.
The advertisements on TV are also changing. The popular Dacron skirts in the market have begun to be eliminated and replaced by loose denim skirts and printed shirts.
As people's tastes change, the food processing factory where Lin Yao works is also facing a transformation, from a single production of canned fruits and vegetables to the production of various types of meat products for daily use.
Lin Yao thought that Doudou and his sister went to the capital to attend university, and her old mother would be worried for a few days.
Unexpectedly, as the factory expanded production, she had to inspect everywhere, and was so busy that she had no time to think about the brothers and sisters.
Gu Shian didn't have much work recently. The Special Police Corps was mainly responsible for handling emergencies and terrorist attacks by violent criminals. In the past two years, people have lived and worked in peace and contentment, and occasionally handled some minor cases. No one was so idle that they would give up their good life and think about being shot.
Gu Shian had nothing to do when he was free, so he read books and studied recipes at home, and his cooking skills improved greatly.
Today, a dish of osmanthus chicken, tomorrow a plate of braised pork ribs. After working overtime, Lin Yao got used to the midnight snack prepared by Captain Gu. She gained several pounds in half a month.
Gu Chunmei occasionally came to her mother's house to visit. She looked at Lin Yao who was getting plump day by day and laughed happily, "Oh, my brother's cooking skills are really good. Look at how happy Captain Lin is."
Lin Yao smiled and stuffed a piece of pork chop into her.
"Your brother bought it for you. Take it home and let your big head brother stew it. It will also make you grow a double chin."
Gu Chunmei waved her hand carelessly, "Forget it. With Big Head's stinky hands, he is not as good at cooking as Doubao."
Unfortunately, Doubao also passed the exam to Beijing.
During the three days of the college entrance examination, Doubao, a poor student, was like being possessed by the god of exams. He himself did not expect that he could be admitted to the University of Technology by accident.
No matter what university it was, both of his sons passed the exam.
Gu Chunmei and her husband felt that they had accomplished their mission. They ran a business at home, and the couple enjoyed life more than the other. They went on trips every now and then, and their lives made others envious.
Gu Chunmei planned to open a chain supermarket, and the location was already selected, near the Children's Palace in the provincial capital.
The investment in a chain supermarket was not a small amount. She was afraid that her vision was not good, so she dragged Lin Yao, who rarely got off work early, to go and investigate.
In the evening, Lin Yao came back from the Children's Palace, and the wise captain Gu had already prepared a table of food.
Zhang Cuilan was cutting radishes at the door of the kitchen. The radishes grown at home were growing well. It was best to wash and cut them into dry pieces and eat them as pickled vegetables.
"Mom."
"Hey. Yaoyao is back. The rice is ready. Wash your hands and eat."
Zhang Cuilan stood up and patted the dirt off her apron. She smiled happily at her daughter-in-law, turned around and yelled at Gu Mancang who was eating secretly in the kitchen.
"What are you doing, old man!"
Gu Mancang hurriedly swallowed the meat in his mouth and strolled around the house with his hands behind his back:
"Nothing, I'm just looking at the sky."
Bah, the old man thought she didn't see it!
Comrade Cuilan was very powerful, waving the feather duster in her hand and chasing Gu Mancang around the yard. Several white cats were born from glutinous rice and meowed beside them.
The older the couple got, the more energetic they were. When
Gu Shian went out to buy soy sauce and came back, Lin Yao told him about what had just happened, and the couple couldn't help laughing.
In the evening, Gu Mancang still made excuses aggrievedly.
"He's not a greedy person, it's just that the old lady finally came to cook, and he just wanted to eat a few more pieces of meat."
Yuanyuan called home and laughed when she heard this.
The days passed quickly, and soon it was the Mid-Autumn Festival of 1988.
Gu Doudou and his sister graduated from college one after another. One joined the Space Administration, and the other became a teacher in college. Both stayed in the capital to work. The Gu family
was thriving. Gu Shian was promoted to the director of the political department. Gu Chunmei opened supermarkets one after another. Lin Yao invested in the chain supermarkets opened by Gu Chunmei, and the dividends alone were tens of thousands of yuan a year.
The old couple Gu Mancang enjoyed their retirement. Zhang Cuilan was an old lady in her seventies, and Gu Mancang was seventy-four. The old couple was still energetic. They either went to the park to practice Tai Chi or watched young people dance disco. They were getting younger and younger.
The couple's salary was enough to cover the family's expenses. Lin Yao had money in his hands and went around to buy houses for his children.
Doudou and his sister, as parents, have prepared a house in the capital.
Gu Doudou is 25 or 26 years old, and he hasn't even had a girlfriend for many years. It's not like the big-headed brother next door, where the two brothers Tangyuan Doubao got married one after the other and had two fat boys the next year.
Gu Chunmei and the big-headed brother are at home enjoying their grandchildren.
When Zhang Cuilan sees them, she can't help but complain a few words.
However, Gu Shian and his wife never rush their children's marriages, and they value democracy and openness.
Gu Doudou is almost 30 years old, but he is still single. It was Yuanyuan who came later and brought her boyfriend home first.
Yuanyuan's boyfriend is Xie Nianhua, who works at the Chinese Academy of Sciences. His family is a typical Beijing scholarly family. His parents are engaged in scientific research and suffered in their early years. He is a good child who knows how to be warm and has good conduct.
The elders of the Gu family are very supportive of the young couple being together.
The following summer, the two children held a grand wedding.
At the wedding, the newlyweds bowed to thank the elders on both sides. Yuanyuan burst into tears. Xie Nianhua held the bride's hand and solemnly called Lin Yao "Mom" and Gu Shian "Dad".
Lin Yao's eyes were red in an instant. Gu Shian held his wife's hand with his warm big hand. She could feel that her father, who had been a tough man for half his life, also had tears in his eyes.
Yuanyuan got pregnant not long after getting married.
The child vomited everything she ate. Lin Yao took a leave of absence and was very distressed. She went to Beijing and made soup for her daughter every day.
One night, Yuanyuan had labor pains for several hours and gave birth to a plump little girl. Grandpa Xie gave her granddaughter a full name and a nickname of Su Su.
Susu was born with a delicate figure, fair and plump. When the Gu family came to see the little girl, the little girl looked around with her big grape eyes, chewing her fingers and curiously looking around.
When Susu was five or six years old, Gu Shian was transferred to the capital, and the Gu family also lived in the capital.
Gu Mancang was at home, carrying Susu on his back to ride the horse every day.
Sometimes, Susu fell asleep from exhaustion, and Zhang Cuilan chased Gu Mancang and scolded him, "You old man, you still carry my Susu on your back to ride the horse in such a cold day, what should I do if the child is frozen, and you deliberately make things difficult for me!" When
Yuanyuan returned home, she saw that her grandmother scolded her grandfather so much that he dared not speak, and went to the living room to see her parents.
In the living room, grandmother Lin Yao was smiling and coaxing her granddaughter, gently shaking the toy in her hand to amuse Su Su, while her father was mopping the floor and pouring tea for her mother. It was really unbearable to watch.
"..."
Yuanyuan wiped her face. Grandpa and father's status at home was getting lower and lower.
Lin Yao was satisfied with having a granddaughter Su Su, but sometimes she was angry when she saw her own brat.
This day, Lin Yao took Su Su to the park for a walk, and Su Su went home tired and fell asleep.
Gu Shi'an was fiddling with something in the kitchen. Zhang Cuilan and her husband were not at home. Lin Yao pressed the button on the TV to change the channel. She leaned on the sofa to watch TV while knitting. There were canned fruits and Arctic Ocean soda on the coffee table.
The sweaters sold outside had few patterns and were not as good-looking and comfortable as the ones she knitted herself. Lin Yao was so focused on knitting that she didn't notice the sound of a car engine at the door. Gu Doudou parked the car at the gate of the yard and got out and walked towards the gate.
Lin Yao was thirsty until she took out the white porcelain cup from the coffee table and went to pick up the kettle by the wall. Only then did she see Gu Doudou, who was wearing a white shirt and black pants, standing upright, smiling at the door.
"Mom, where's my dad?"
Seeing that her son, who hadn't been home for half a month, was angry again, Lin Yao went over and grabbed the little brat's ear and wouldn't let go.
Gu Doudou quickly cried out in pain, "Mom, be gentle, be gentle, my ear is going to fall off."
Lin Yao glared at him, "Okay, you bastard, you can't stay away from home for such a long time!"
Deputy Director Gu, who was serious and dignified in front of outsiders, smiled and begged for mercy to his old mother, "No, mom, I call home every day, and I will come home to see you as soon as I finish my work."
Busy, you are busy!
The little brat would make excuses.
Seeing that his mother didn't buy his tricks, Gu Doudou quickly looked around. He didn't see the grandmother wearing reading glasses in the house, and his grandfather was not at home either. Where's his dad?
"Mom, what delicious food is my dad preparing in the kitchen? Let's go and take a look together?"
As soon as Gu Doudou finished speaking, a mild voice came from behind him.
"Don't try to change the subject, you little bastard!"
Lin Yao rolled up her sleeves, gave her son a good scolding, and then continued to knit a sweater leisurely.
Su Su woke up and looked at her uncle with a blushing face with curiosity.
Wow, there are slap marks on her uncle's face.
It's amazing!
Gu Doudou got married at the age of 33, and he still eats young grass, picking on young girls.
My mother blushes when she thinks about it!
Didn't Gu Shi'an do the same thing back then?
In the blink of an eye, it was 1992, and Lin Yao became an old lady in her sixties.
Although she is an old lady, she is also the most elegant old lady on the street.
Gu Shian retired from the army a long time ago and became an old man who enjoys playing with his grandchildren.
The couple has many children and grandchildren, and their relationship is still good, which makes young people jealous.
Zhang Cuilan and her husband are still in good health. On Lin Yao's 66th birthday,
the gray-haired Gu Shian personally went to the kitchen and prepared birthday dinner with his children and wife.
Lin Yao will remember his birthday no matter how many years pass.
Under the blue sky and blue sea, in the Gu family courtyard, there is an old-fashioned dining table covered with red plaid cloth, wooden doors, windows, tables and chairs painted with light green, a flower shed at the door, and beautiful music playing on the recorder.
The couple simply ate birthday cake, and in the evening, the family went to the night market again.
In the 1990s, the capital city was filled with the atmosphere of fireworks under the lights. A pair of elderly people with white hair and extraordinary temperament walked hand in hand through the crowd.
Gu Doudou stood in the distance with a smile, watching his parents' backs. Suddenly, his father smiled and kissed his mother's hand, just like what he saw his parents praying together under the Bodhi tree when he was young.
May we stay together year after year until we grow old. As long as time does not grow old, we will not separate.
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