Little Junjun was not shy at all. Yang Baiyi held him high in his arms, making the little guy giggle.
After unloading the luggage from the jeep, Xia Dong greeted Mu Xue respectfully and drove back to the office compound. He also had to pick up Xiao Qingyang after get off work.
"Uncle, it's time for you to learn how to drive. This way it will be more convenient for you to go anywhere."
People have to get used to the life of the position they are in. How can the son of a mayor get by if he can't even drive a car?
"I'm learning, but I'm not proficient enough yet. I don't dare drive on the road. Also, repairing a car is too difficult. It's very hard for me to learn."
In the 1960s and 1970s, you didn’t need a driver’s license to drive, but drivers had to learn how to repair their own cars.
There are no major repair shops these days, so if the car breaks down, the driver needs to repair it himself.
"You're talking about a big truck. Small cars rarely break down, and you don't drive long distances, so there's no need to learn auto repair.
Driving is a matter of practice, just practice more and you will be fine."
Yang Baiyi chatted with grandma and uncle, and teased his little cousin from time to time. After grandma finished cooking, grandpa Xiao Qingyang and Zhou Fengying also came home from get off work.
"Wanru, you are finally back."
As soon as Zhou Fengying arrived home, she took her son from Lin Wanru's arms and started chatting with her warmly.
"Well, I'm back. How's it going? Are you used to going to work?"
Zhou Fengying was wearing a Dacron shirt and her pigtails were cut short to her shoulders.
"It's pretty good. I'm currently teaching at a primary school in a military zone. The principal and my colleagues are all very easy to get along with."
After starting work, Zhou Fengying was able to earn a salary and lived a fulfilling life every day.
"That's good. Teaching will be less stressful, and the relationships in school will be simpler and purer."
Lin Wanru smiled and said.
Lin Wanru deeply understood what Zhou Fengying said. Ever since she could remember, her father had been the commander of a military sub-district, so what Lin Wanru had seen the most since she was a child were smiling faces.
"Grandson, come and have a few drinks with grandpa."
During the time when Yang Baiyi was away, Xiao Qingyang had no energy to drink.
Xiao Fuxing has not developed his drinking capacity. After drinking for several years, he still gets drunk after one glass and passes out after three.
It’s not that Xiao Qingyang can’t drink with other people. He still has a good relationship with his old subordinates.
But ever since he drank the medicinal wine brewed by Yang Baiyi, his taste has become picky.
I can't get used to other kinds of wine, and I don't want others to drink the medicinal wine made by my eldest grandson, so I always drink it by myself, and I can never enjoy it to my heart's content.
"Okay, Grandpa, just drink as much as you want. This time I went to the Northeast and got another set of tiger bones."
Yang Baiyi opened the wine jar, scooped out a pot of medicinal wine, poured it for his grandfather and uncle, and then poured himself a full cup.
My grandfather and his family came back from Luoshui City, and my sister and I stayed in Luoshui City. After the Chinese New Year, we went to Chenjiatun and stayed there for half a year.
Time always slips away inadvertently. Roughly speaking, it has been a year since I last drank with my grandfather.
"How's Chenjiatun doing now? Are Baiwang and the old Party Secretary okay?"
Speaking of the Northeast, Xiao Qingyang felt a little complicated.
There are his most unbearable past, as well as true friends who share weal and woe with him.
"They're both fine. They often talk about you in front of me and even want to drink with you.
Chenjiatun now has a sideline business, and the members' lives are better. Everything is getting better and better."
Even in special times, the country did not restrict everyone's development, but simply did not allow individuals to do business.
As long as you can ensure food supply, the government encourages you to engage in side jobs as long as it is a collective behavior and follows the communist line.
Speaking of the changes in Chenjiatun, Yang Baiyi felt a little proud. Having lived in Chenjiatun for four years, Yang Baiyi still has deep feelings for it.
For him, helping the members live a good life is more fulfilling than defeating ninjas and orcs.
"That's good. The members are all simple and kind people who deserve a better life."
After the Xiao family fell into hardship and suffered years of contempt, it was only after they came to Chenjiatun that the members’ heartfelt respect and love for them became even more precious.
Although they also knew that the reason why the members respected them so much was entirely because of Yang Baiyi, it still warmed their hearts that had been cold for many years.
"Grandpa, I went to the farm several times to visit your old friends Lao Yu and Lao Xie, and left a lot of supplies for them.
They are now full of confidence in the future, allowing you to work with peace of mind without worrying too much about them.
When they leave the farm, they will come to you for a drink and chat, and won’t leave until they are drunk.”
Yang Baiyi knew that his grandfather had always been thinking about his two good friends on the farm, otherwise he would not have been so anxious to mail them cotton-padded clothes as soon as he arrived in Sucheng.
"Grandson, you should go to the farm less often in the future. It's our friend's farm, and we can arrange it freely. You don't have to take the risk."
For Mu Xue, nothing is more important than the safety of her eldest grandson.
"Grandma, I have a special identity, and some things are safer for me to do than for you.
Don't worry, I won't joke about my own safety."
After dinner, the family sat together and continued chatting, and Yang Baiyi announced an explosive news.
"Grandma, Wanru and I are planning to get married."
Although he has experienced an extremely open future, Yang Baiyi is still a relatively traditional person at heart.
In Chenjiatun, it was Lin Wanru who took the initiative to propose the idea of getting married. When facing the family, Yang Baiyi thought that he should be the one to say it.
"Grandson, are you telling the truth?"
Mu Xue had been waiting for this day in her dreams.
She had implicitly urged them to get married several times before, but was always fooled by Yang Baiyi and Lin Wanru.
Seeing that the two had no plans to get married for the time being, Mu Xue didn't mention the matter again and could only wait eagerly.
"Really? How could I possibly joke about marriage? We're not young anymore, and all my friends are getting married and having kids.
If we don’t get married and have children, the next generation won’t be able to play together.”
When the two met, Lin Wanru was seventeen years old and Yang Baiyi was only sixteen years old.
Five years have passed in a flash. From knowing each other to knowing each other, from knowing each other to falling in love, and now to talking about marriage, everything has come naturally.
"Old Xiao, please arrange your work tomorrow. The day after tomorrow we will go to Luoshui City to propose marriage to Brother Lin and Sister Fengxia.
Is Wen Jiang still in the Jinghai Military Region? Should we ask him to come over and act as a matchmaker?"
Xiao Qingyang, Lin Tieshan, and Wen Jiang were the famous iron triangle when they were in the army.
The three of them joined the army in the same year. They encouraged each other and fought bravely. They were lucky enough to survive the hail of bullets.
They made meritorious service together and were promoted together. After the complete victory, Xiao Qingyang chose to transfer to the local area to make it easier for him to find his daughter, while Lin Tieshan and Wen Jiang stayed in the army together.
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