Sheng Yi smiled when he heard what Grandpa Ma said.
"Yes, I know, Grandpa Ma. The people in the village are all very nice, so I like it here very much. I'll come back to see you again next time I have a vacation."
Sheng Yi hadn't been with the team for long, but he had heard quite a bit about Grandpa Ma's family.
He genuinely sympathized with these two poor old people and was willing to offer them as much warmth as he could to make their later years a little easier.
When Grandpa Ma heard that Sheng Yi was coming back to see him, even though he knew it might just be a polite remark, he felt a warmth in his heart.
"Haha, no need. If you come back here and happen to visit me, I'll be content."
We, this generation, haven't achieved much. We just hope that you young people will be successful and make the country better and better. That's the most important thing.
As for us old folks, this is probably how our lives will be, but we're quite content to be able to see a society like this today.
The future will definitely get better and better; that's when you young people will truly have your place…
Hearing these words, Sheng Yi felt quite uncomfortable, probably because he also had elderly people in his family.
"Grandpa Ma looks very healthy. You and Grandma Ma will surely live to be a hundred years old and see a better society then."
The most important thing for you right now is to take care of yourselves; don't worry about anything else.
Grandpa Ma was delighted by what he was said and nodded repeatedly.
"Alright, let's take Dr. Jiang's good wishes and live well, see as much as we can, and see how good the future can be. When we get down there, we can tell our predecessors about it..."
As the two chatted, Sheng Yi arrived at the county town's bus station.
He originally planned to go to the town and then take a bus from there to the county, but Grandpa Ma was worried that the bus from the town might not be reliable, so he simply took him to the bus station in the county.
After arriving in the county town, seeing that it was still early, Sheng Yi asked Grandpa Ma to wait for him for a while, and went to the state-run restaurant to buy 20 steamed buns. He gave 10 of them to Grandpa Ma to take back.
When the waiter at the state-run restaurant heard that he wanted to buy 20 steamed buns, he was initially very unhappy. But when he saw that he had taken out military ration coupons, his expression immediately changed. He even thoughtfully gave him two oil paper bags to pack the buns and told him to come back next time before he left.
Sheng Yi didn't care about any of that. After the money and goods were exchanged, he picked up his things and left without delay, ignoring her words.
Back at the sled, Grandpa Ma saw the large bag of steamed buns handed to him and hesitated to take it.
"Oh, how can you do that? Take it back quickly and eat it on the way. I know you have a long way to go. I'll just have breakfast when I get back."
Without saying a word, Sheng Yi shoved the things directly into his arms, and even thoughtfully pulled his hand to protect him so he wouldn't be able to hold them.
“I have some. Look, Grandpa Ma, please keep it. Take it back and eat it with Grandma Ma. I bought extra of these especially. I can’t finish them all if you don’t take them, so please take them back.”
"In this cold weather, you drove the ox all this way to see me off. But I'll have to trouble Grandpa Ma to treat the ox to a good meal; I really didn't bring anything for it to eat."
Speaking of his old ox, Grandpa Ma touched the ox standing in the cold wind with affection.
The cow was also very intelligent. Feeling Grandpa Ma's stroking, it gently came closer and rubbed against him, as if it were being affectionate.
"Don't worry, I'll feed it something good when I get back. This cow has been with me for many years, and it's very sensible."
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