Chapter 193
The last period of 1975 saw both good and bad things.
The good news is that Xu Qiang completed the formalities and started working. He has adapted quite well to the temporary job.
It was a lot of fun to learn how to drive and repair cars from Comrade Meng. The transport team had dormitories, and it didn’t take Xu Qiang long to become familiar with the team’s masters.
Another happy thing is that Lin Wei is pregnant.
They have been married for more than a year and are getting along well with Xuan He. Lin Wei is a straightforward person who speaks her mind, which is quite good for Xuan He.
Xuan He is a bit sensitive and considerate of others too much. He has changed a lot in the past year.
There were also bad things. After the winter came, Grandma Xu fell ill.
First he caught a cold, then he started coughing, and finally he couldn't stand it anymore, so Uncle Xu and Grandpa Xu forcibly sent him to the city.
Xu's father and mother took him to the hospital for a check-up, and they found he had bronchitis and pneumonia, both of which were serious.
He was hospitalized directly in the machinery factory hospital and needed to be observed at all times and receive continuous infusion.
Xu Di was very worried and went to the hospital.
"Grandma, are you feeling better? Are you still coughing?"
"Much better. You don't have to come over. There are three children at home. Be careful."
Grandma Xu is now in hospital and is being taken care of by Grandpa Xu. Mother Xu prepares meals and brings them over every day.
Grandpa Xu said that he could go to the cafeteria to get his meals by himself, without Xu's mother having to go back and forth.
Xu's mother did not agree. They had lived in the city for so many years and had never taken care of the elderly.
Now that the old man is in the hospital, and she doesn't need to take care of him day and night, she can only cook for him. She can't let the old man run up and down the stairs.
"Xiao Di, Chaoyang is not at home. If there is anything, just let Xu Qiang do it."
"I will. When Xu Qiang gets off work, he often goes to my house to help take care of the three children and do some physical work.
Grandpa and grandma will have to stay in the hospital for a few more days. This time I listened to the doctor and the inflammation was completely eliminated, so it won’t recur in the future. ”
Xu Di knew that his grandparents were used to being frugal and were afraid of troubling their children and spending money.
“Well, listen to the doctor this time, Grandpa doesn’t want any accidents.
Your grandmother and I have been married since we were young, and we don't want to be alone when we get old. A companion in old age, a companion in old age. An old man without a companion in old age is not blessed. ”
Grandpa Xu is usually a very serious man, but he only shows his emotional side in front of Xu Di.
“Grandpa is right, the days when we have company are still good days.
Grandma, did you hear me? Don’t be in a hurry to be discharged from the hospital, and don’t be stingy with the money.
Your granddaughter is rich, making several hundred dollars a month. ”
Xu Di peeled an apple for her grandmother. When she came, she brought a lot of apples and pears, so there were quite a few in the space.
"Grandma knows that I can't just abandon your grandpa by himself. Grandma is worried about you and wants to see you live a good life."
"That's the right thing to think about, nothing is more important than your health.
Money is external to our body. If the person is gone, what is the point of keeping the money?
It’s not like before now. There are more people earning money in the family, so we really can afford the money for your injection. ”
Xu Di cut the apple into pieces and fed them to his grandmother one by one.
"Grandma knows, don't worry. You don't have to come here so often. The hospital is not a good place. Don't pass your illness on to the child.
Your grandfather and I will not go back home before the New Year. We will celebrate the New Year in the city this year.
Wait until grandma gets better, then go see the three children. ”
Grandma Xu and Grandpa Xu have agreed to celebrate the New Year in the city this year, so that their eldest brother and his family won’t have to travel back and forth.
The main thing is that now she and the old man don’t have to go to work, and they can move around the team.
"Then we'll stay in the city for a while longer. My eldest brother and his family have been allocated a house and have moved out. There's room for them to live at home, and it's warm inside."
Xu Di stayed in the hospital for the whole morning. At noon, he went to a state-owned restaurant to buy food and did not let Xu's mother come to bring him food.
When leaving, Xu Di stuffed twenty yuan and food coupons into his grandfather's pocket so that his grandparents could buy delicious food.
Before going home, Xu Di smuggled some apples, pears, oranges, rice, millet, and eggs out of the space and took them home.
"Xiao Di, how is your grandma?"
"I need to take more injections for a few days, and then I can stop coughing so much. Grandma, I'm going to change my clothes first."
There are old and young people in the family, so Xu Di is very careful not to infect them.
"Grandma, I bought some things when I came back. You guys should be reluctant to eat them at home.
Eating more fruits in winter is good for your health. ”
Xu Di washed up and changed clothes in the bathroom before coming out.
"I know, I will eat. Nuannuan is taking her sister to bed. She is still young, but she can help with many things."
Grandma Qian thought about Nuannuan, a child who came to repay her gratitude.
"I wish Nuan Nuan wouldn't be so considerate. I'm really worried that she'll be too responsible and tired."
“Sometimes children behave well because they are afraid of losing them, just like Xuan He, whose family changes made him sensible.
There is also another type of person who is pampered, feels safe, and is simply sensible.
Our Nuannuan belongs to the latter. Your and Chaoyang’s love for your child is unquestionable. That’s why children are so worry-free. ”
Chaoyang and Xu Di are really good parents. Although they don’t have much experience, they are doing a really good job.
It may be related to the fact that they did not grow up with their parents, and they do not want their children to experience the regrets of their childhood again.
Two days before the New Year, Grandma Xu was discharged from the hospital.
Xu Qiang came over to help clean up and told Xu Di about grandma's condition.
"Sister, our team is taking a day off. I'll be back after the Chinese New Year. If you have anything to do, wait until I come back.
I tell you, I can drive the car away now.
Master Meng took good care of me, and I started learning how to repair cars after the New Year. This is all thanks to my brother-in-law. My parents said that the team killed several pigs this year.
After the team has distributed the meat, it will be sold out. You don’t have to queue up to buy meat. My dad will be able to send you a lot tomorrow. ”
"That's great, keep the meat ticket and eat it slowly later."
Xu Di didn't expect such a good thing to happen. In previous years, the team would kill two pigs. After the team has divided it up, there is nothing left.
“My mother also made a lot of big tofu, dried tofu, and fried meatballs.
I planted a lot of soybeans in my private plot this year, and my mother made a lot of soybean oil. ”
Xu Qiang likes to talk. He chats with Grandma Qian and his sister while working without any delay.
"Every year, your parents have to worry a lot."
"Grandma Qian, you don't have to think like that. My sister grew up with us, and my parents treat her no differently than we do."
Xu Di ignored Xu Qiang and asked him to talk to grandma while she went to clean up the room.
The next day, Uncle Xu really sent over a lot of pork, lard, soybean oil, and tofu.
Xu Di gave the money for the pork to her second uncle. This was the team's public account, and she couldn't let her second uncle get involved.
Xu Di also took some fruits, candies, and firecracker head decorations and asked Uncle Xu to take them back. They were for Xu Jia and Xu Jun.
Xu Di and her grandmother spent this New Year with their three children. Zhang Chaoyang called and said he was on duty that day.
Nuannuan talked a lot to her father and talked about her sisters' performance. This child has good expressive ability.
Tuantuan and Yuanyuan also shouted twice into the microphone. They had no idea what their father was.
The eleven-month-old baby can occasionally utter a word, but it is not clear.
Yuanyuan talks more than Tuantuan. Tuantuan is not as lively as Yuanyuan. She seems very calm no matter what she does.
Even when crawling, I won't panic.
Seventy-five years have passed. A lot of things will happen next year. Xu Di silently went over them in his mind.
She was not very clear about many things, and only knew a little bit from the textbooks when she was in school.
No matter what history is like, her own goals will not change, and that's all.
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