Xiao Yihan and Qi Yue decided to go back immediately to report to their superiors and discuss the next action plan.
Chu Jingqiu and Mr. He sent them out of the house. Just as they returned to the living room to drink a cup of tea, there was another knock on the door.
Chu Jingqiu thought Xiao Yihan had come back again, so he ran over to open the door and found that it was Xiao Wu, the guard of Mr. Xiao.
Chu Jingqiu led Xiao Wu into the living room. Xiao Wu saluted Mr. He and said, "Commander, our commander wants you to play chess. Are you free now?"
Grandpa He nodded, and Chu Jingqiu hurriedly brought a slightly thicker coat to grandpa and helped him put it on. Then Grandpa He took Jiang Jiang and Xiao Wu to play chess with Grandpa Xiao.
Grandma heard that the mall had recently received a batch of fresh wool, so she and Grandma Lin next door went to buy some wool and had not returned yet, so Chu Jingqiu was left alone at home.
After so many days in the 1970s, she felt that today was the most relaxed. The painting that caused her family to be broken up in her previous life had been found, and the burden on her heart had finally disappeared.
She returned to her room and sorted out some old things. There was a photo album in the drawer of her dressing table.
She took out the photo album and began to look through it. She carefully looked at some photos of the original body from childhood to adulthood. The little girl had been spoiled since childhood, like a doll.
On the last page of the album, there was another photo hidden behind a photo of herself. She took it out and looked at it. It was a photo of her and Qin Yilan. Qin Yilan was wearing her newly made blouse. It should have been taken this summer.
Qin Yilan in the photo was smiling brightly. Although his shirt was a bit long for her, Qin Yilan was a little fatter than him, so it looked good on her. He also hugged Qin Yilan's shoulders affectionately.
Now that the Qin family has fallen into such a situation, Qin Yilan and I have become completely opposed to each other. Qin Yilan in the educated youth center must hate her family, but so what? It's her own fault. If she doesn't behave herself, I don't mind dealing with her anyway.
She cut the photo with scissors, tore up Qin Yilan's half and threw it away, making a break with the past. Then she took out a family photo from it and put it in the space. When she returned to Bei Province, she would look at it when she missed them.
She checked her watch and saw it was almost half past ten. She slipped into the space and planned to tidy up the medicinal fields and prepare some more herbs, which she would deliver to Grandpa He and the others in the courtyard in two days.
At this time, Grandpa Xiao and Grandpa He were playing chess. He Qixian found that Grandpa Xiao was also absent-minded while playing chess, and it was rare that he did not regret his moves today.
He seemed to have a very good attitude, handing me cigarettes, pouring me tea, and even bringing out the good tea that I usually couldn't bear to drink, trying his best to please me.
Mr. He glanced at him and said, "Old Xiao, you're acting very strangely today! Did you do something to offend me? Why are you being so nice?"
Old Master Xiao's eyes flashed, and he said with a flattering smile: "Old He, you see Yihan and Xiaoqiu have such a good relationship. I have discussed it with your sister-in-law and want Yihan and Xiaoqiu to get engaged first and hold an engagement ceremony. What do you think..."
He felt a little uncomfortable when he heard this. He had raised the child from childhood, and now he was at the age of marriage. He said unhappily: "Xiao Qiu is still young. It's a bit too early to talk about this now. The two children have only been dating for such a short time. Let's talk about it after a while!"
Mr. Xiao said hurriedly: "Old He, you are not young anymore. When I married your sister-in-law, I was 28 years old and she was only 18 years old.
At that time, I was so busy fighting that I had no time to care about personal problems. When I came back from the war, I went to the hospital to visit my comrades. Your sister-in-law came to give him an infusion, and I fell in love with her at first sight.
Later, I asked Sister Zhang from the Women's Federation to introduce us. When we met for the first time, I said, "Comrade Liang Wenzhu, I like you and I want to be your revolutionary partner." Your sister-in-law was terrified.
But she still married me. We met three times in total and then got married.
Over the years, we have had so many children, but we have never argued or had any conflicts in our lives. Isn't that good?
Yihan and Xiaoqiu are both excellent children, and they are in love with each other. If they get engaged, we will be even closer relatives."
Mr. He paused for a moment, "Old Xiao, we haven't yet won the opinions of the two children. We two old men can't make the decision to get them engaged on our own!"
Old Master Xiao smiled and said, "When we were having dinner at your house that day, your sister-in-law told Peilan about it, and Peilan had no objection. Later, I asked Yihan about it, and he was so happy that his mouth was grinning from ear to ear.
He is afraid that you will not be able to bear to part with Xiaoqiu and will not agree to the engagement. Isn't this asking me to step in and deal with you? If you have no objection, then everything will be fine.
Besides, you can't go back on your word! When you rescued Yu Tao and his family from Ma Zhanshan, we went to thank you. Do you remember what you said then?
You said you like Maomao, and if you had a granddaughter you would definitely make Maomao your son-in-law. How could you ask for reward for saving your little son-in-law? Is that what you said?
You old man, are you not keeping your word?"
Grandpa He glared and said, "That's a joke, and besides, Xiaoqiu wasn't born yet at that time. If I had known I would have such a beautiful and well-behaved granddaughter, I wouldn't have said that!
I don't want my delicate and soft granddaughter to be given to your stinky boy so soon! Humph."
Old Master Xiao was not annoyed, and still insisted: "Men should get married when they are old enough, and women should get married when they are old enough. If your Xiaoqiu doesn't marry Yihan, who do you want to marry? Is there anyone more suitable than our Yihan?
Are you at ease marrying someone else? Are you a man? A man's words are as good as his words. Once a word is spoken, it cannot be taken back.
Your own words must be counted. Are you unable to make your own decisions and afraid that Perrin will punish you? "
Mr. He stood up and said, "I'm not afraid of her, she listens to me in everything.
You're not like me at all! You're famous for being henpecked. In our family, I have the final say. If I say one thing, she won't dare to say another. If I tell her to go east, she won't dare to go west. If I tell her to beat the dog, she won't dare to chase the chicken.
"Old He, you are so awesome!" Li Peilan's voice rang out from behind. Old He immediately became intimidated and said with a smile: "Peilan, you are here! Why didn't you say hello? I was just kidding with Old Xiao!"
Chu Jingqiu was giggling secretly behind him. She had never seen her grandfather so embarrassed before.
Grandpa Xiao pointed at Grandpa He and laughed heartily. Grandma Xiao glared at him and said, "I asked Xiao Wu to call Peilan and Xiaoqiu over. They'll have lunch here. We bought a lot of food this morning. Yutao and his wife will be here for lunch soon."
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