Chapter 142 Chapter 142 Soon, time...
Soon, time passed and it was the Lantern Festival. There was still no news from Su's father and the other two. Chen took the letter sent from the north before the New Year and read it again and again. The letter paper was wrinkled and the person had not returned yet.
From time to time, he would say, "Why haven't you come back yet?" "Didn't you say you would come back after the New Year?"
It seemed like he was talking to himself, but also like he was asking someone.
In addition to Chen, Mrs. Wu and Old Man Su are the same. They run to the gate every day and sit there all day. Fortunately, there are neighbors to chat with them, so it's not a big deal.
On the other side, Su's father and his two companions were also eager to return home. First, they were traveling by land, but the roads were blocked by heavy snow. Then, they encountered pirates on their boat. It was really a bumpy journey. By the time they returned to the county, they were exhausted. When the soldiers guarding the city gate saw them, they thought they were beggars who had fled from somewhere and stopped them from entering.
"Where are you from? Go away! There's a soup kitchen nearby. Go there if you want to eat. Don't be an eyesore here."
Every year when disaster strikes, many refugees flee from all directions. The county magistrate would order his subordinates to expel them and not let them enter the city for fear of affecting his political achievements. However, the kind-hearted wealthy families in the county would set up stalls at the city gate to distribute porridge.
When the yamen runners saw that Su's father and the other two were wearing tattered clothes, they thought they were the same as the refugees.
Su's father and his two companions had no choice but to produce tokens proving their identities before they were allowed to enter the city.
After entering the city, the three of them were a little confused. There was nothing they could do. They were not very familiar with the county town and seldom came here before. Now they had not been back for many years and they did not know the whole place. Fortunately, Su Li had written in the letter where it was. The three of them asked along the way and finally found Su Ji Restaurant.
In front of Su Ji Restaurant,
Su Qingshan looked up and asked, "Is this the restaurant Wu Ya mentioned?"
Su Qinghe, "Should, it should be, right?" The man just now was pointing here.
Although Father Su didn't say anything, his expression was the same.
The three of them stood at the door and looked for a long time before walking in.
Lin Da in the restaurant had noticed the three people a long time ago. Seeing them dressed like that, he thought they were beggars.
But he was not surprised. After all, there were too many refugees these days. The boss was kind and said that anyone who came to beg for food should be given some food and not be driven away.
"Stand outside and don't come in. I'll go to the kitchen to get you some food." After saying that, he turned and went to the back kitchen, leaving Su's father and the other two confused.
Su Qingshan, "Did he just speak to us?"
Su Qinghe, "I don't think so..."
The father and his two sons didn't take this little episode to heart, but walked towards Su Li who was not far away. That's right, they saw Su Li as soon as they entered the restaurant, "Wu Ya..."
"Little sister!"
The three of them spoke tentatively from a distance of one meter.
Su Li was calculating how much money she had earned during the recent Lantern Festival. She was stunned for a few seconds when she heard the familiar voice, but quickly ignored it. She must have been too busy to remember, otherwise how could she hear the voices of her elder and second brothers.
It was not until he heard the shout again that Su Li looked up and saw that the people standing not far away were none other than his father, brother and two older brothers.
"father?"
"Second brother, third brother?"
"Fifth sister!"
In an instant, all of Su Li's tiredness disappeared. She put down the account book excitedly without even having time to close it.
"Fifth sister, it's really you. You've grown taller! You've become much whiter!" Su Qingshan walked forward excitedly.
"Where are mother and the others?"
"Are my eldest sister and grandparents still here?"
As soon as he finished speaking, he heard an incredulous voice from the side, "Second brother? Third brother?"
The person who came was Su Tao. She had just gone to help serve the dishes for a while, and when she came down, she saw three ragged men surrounding Su Li. She thought something had happened and hurried over, but she didn't expect that they were her father and her second and third brothers.
"How did you become like this?" Su Tao looked at the three of them in disbelief, and spoke after a moment of silence.
It’s no wonder that Su Tao made a fuss, but the three of them were really like the victims at this moment.
"Fourth sister..."
"Si Ya..."
Su Qinghe and Su Qingshan were also very happy to see Su Tao and greeted her.
Su Tao didn't react until the three people called her name. Yes, it was her father and the others!
"father!"
She walked forward excitedly, tears welling up in an instant, but because the three people were dirty, even though she wanted to rush over to hug them, she didn't know where to hug, and she froze in place for a moment.
It was Su Li who spoke up again, "Dad, are you hungry? Let's go eat first. We can talk about anything while we eat."
Father Su: "OK."
In the private room, Su Li knew that her father and two brothers were concerned about her grandparents and mother. As she asked the waiter to serve the dishes, she said, "Grandparents are in good health and are waiting for you to come back home."
"Mom went to the food store today, and my eldest sister is also there. I just asked someone to tell them. You'll see them when you come back after dinner."
Su Li slowly explained the situation of her family, and Su's father was indeed not as anxious as before. "Okay, okay." Su's father had no other wishes, as long as he knew that everyone was okay.
"By the way, Dad, why are you like this?" Su Li and the other three sat down and ate some snacks before asking.
Didn't they say the three of them got promoted in the military? How did they get themselves into this state?
Upon hearing this, Father Su felt a little embarrassed, and then he slowly told them what the three of them had experienced recently.
Originally, Su's father and his two companions were supposed to wait with the main force until the road was open, then break camp and return. However, Master Jiu sent them a message saying that they could go back first. The three were already anxious to return, so they were naturally very happy to hear that. At first, everything went smoothly, but who would have thought that things would not go smoothly once they got on the waterway. They encountered some pirates, and after a fight, they ended up in the situation they are in now.
Father Su skipped over the thrilling process and only gave a brief account of it, but despite this, Su Li could still feel the hardships involved from his few words.
"Okay, let's not talk about this anymore. Is this the restaurant you mentioned in the letter?" Although he saw it with his own eyes, Father Su still couldn't believe it. There was nothing he could do. This restaurant was really too big, even bigger than he had imagined, so big that he couldn't believe it.
"Yes, Dad, this is our restaurant." Su Li said affirmatively.
Father Su nodded, picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea to suppress his surprise. He then asked some irrelevant questions, and the dishes came up.
God knows how surprised Lin Da, who was serving the food, was when he saw the three people again. He was stunned on the spot. He had just gone to the kitchen to get the food and didn't see the three people. He thought they had left, so he went back to work. He never expected to see them here, and the boss was there too. It seemed that they were quite close.
Here, the waiter next to him saw Lin Da not moving his hands while carrying the dishes, and urged him, "What are you standing there for? Serve the dishes."
Lin Da finally reacted and quickly put down all the food. After he left the room, he curiously asked the people next to him, "Who are those three people?"
The guy had just brought someone up, so he naturally knew who the person was. He told Lin Da as soon as he heard it.
"It's actually the boss's father and brother!" Lin Da sighed in his heart and began to recall if he had done anything wrong just now. He must not leave a bad impression on others.
You know, the time working in Su Ji Restaurant can be said to be the happiest time for Lin Da. Although it is tiring, the monthly salary is high, and he also gets winter clothes and meat and vegetables. Since coming here, he can also support his two younger brothers, and the family is finally on track. He doesn't want to lose this job because of his own problems.
Thinking of this, Lin Dayi was worried the whole day, until he didn't hear anything from his boss after a few days, he finally felt relieved.
"I've told you, you're overthinking it. Is the boss such a stingy person?" The fellow he worked with laughed at him.
Lin Da didn't say anything. He didn't want to be so cautious, but when the livelihood of a family depends on one person, the slightest disturbance is enough to make him frightened.
However, even though Lin Da was letting his imagination run wild, Su's father and the other two acted as if nothing had happened. They had no recollection of what Lin Da had said or done.
After the three of them finished their meal, Su Li took them back to the Su family.
"Dad, second brother, third brother, this is the house we bought in the county. It's not very big." Su Li said as she pushed the door open.
"That's enough." Father Su followed closely behind and said while looking at the yard in front of him.
“It should be very expensive, right?!”
Su Li mentioned the silver, and the three of them exclaimed again, "It's so expensive!"
At this moment, the three of them all had a strong feeling of unreality in their hearts.
Who could have imagined that after just a few years away, their home would become like this? It felt like a dream.
"You have worked hard at home." Father Su said.
After hearing this, Su Qingshan and Su Qinghe also thought of this, and neither of them was as excited as before.
Su Li didn't feel anything. If it was hard, it was certainly hard before, but fortunately, hard work pays off, and it was all worth it.
Su Li was just about to say it wasn't hard, when she heard the voices of Grandma Wu and Old Man Su.
Father Su, Su Qingshan and Su Qinghe naturally heard it as well. The three of them looked not far away and saw that it was Old Man Su and Mrs. Wu!
"Dad, Mom..."
"Grandpa and grandma..."
"Grandpa and grandma..."
"Da Lang, my dear grandson, is that you?!"
"Grandma, it's us, we're back..." When they met, they hugged each other and cried bitterly. When Mrs. Wu wanted to hug Father Su, she heard Father Su say, "Mom, I'm dirty..."
Mrs. Wu only then realized the state of her son and grandson. At this moment, Su Tao also interrupted and said, "Let Dad and the second and third brothers take a bath first."
Mrs. Wu swallowed the doubtful words in her mouth and said, "Okay, I'll go boil some water and take a shower first."
"By the way, have you eaten yet?"
"Eat it, milk."
"Grandma, we just ate at the restaurant."
"That's fine. Don't go hungry." Although she had a thousand things to say in her mind, Mrs. Wu didn't ask. Instead, she asked Mr. Su and the other two to go into the house first, while she prepared to go to the kitchen to boil some water herself.
All of this was seen by Wang Shi. When she saw Wu Pozi going to light the fire, she quickly stopped her and said, "Old Madam, leave this little thing to me. You can go in and accompany the master and the others first."
Old Madam, hearing this, Father Su turned around and looked at Su Li and Old Man Su with a puzzled look. Who is this person? Why have I never seen him before?
Seeing that he was confused, Su Li had to explain to him what was going on. When Su's father learned that his family actually hired servants, he felt indescribable emotions in his heart.
It’s not that it’s bad, but this feeling is too unfamiliar to him.
However, Father Su did not show it on his face. Instead, he waited until they were alone in a room at night before he told Chen all his feelings.
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