Chapter 172 School Starts
"The Lantern Festival is just a few days away. How about we invite grandpa and grandma to Suzhou to celebrate the festival?" After returning from the police station to change his surname, Huang Tuanan made a new suggestion. Huang Ling had just divorced, and her grandparents must be very worried. It would also put their minds at ease if they were to come and take a look.
"Well, they haven't celebrated the festival in Suzhou yet!" Huang Ling was also quite emotional. Earlier, her parents were in shock and couldn't come over. After the problems were solved, the banker was in this situation again. She didn't want to make her parents worry so she didn't call them over. Now that she is divorced, she can finally let her parents come and see her.
After a phone call, grandpa and grandma took leave to come the next day, and brought a lot of things. Huang Ling felt embarrassed when she saw them, "Mom and Dad, you just come, why do you bring so many things?"
"I'm here to see my grandchildren. This is for them." The grandfather said confidently, and immediately opened the bag and took out a bunch of snacks and toys and handed them to the two children.
"Thank you, Grandpa. Thank you, Grandma!" Huang Xiaoting was so happy. After Zhuang Chaoying left, she slept in the big bed with Huang Ling every day and didn't have to go to the Zhuang family to suffer. Now with so many gifts, she immediately forgot her worries.
They said so, but when they took out the things, Huang Ling's were not missing. She wanted to give in, but her grandparents refused to take it back. "You are our only daughter. We returned your salary not long ago. Won't all this money be yours in the future? You have lived a hard life for so many years, it's time to enjoy yourself."
As they were talking, Lin Dongzhe ran back to the courtyard with red eyes, and went home angrily to complain to Song Ying, "Uncle Zhang thinks my butt is too big and I am taking up a bench in his house."
After asking, Song Ying found out that Lin Dongzhe went to Grandpa Zhang's house at the entrance of the alley to watch TV after dinner every day, rain or shine. There were few families in the alley with TVs, and other children also came to Zhang's house to turn on TV, but none of the children was like Lin Dongzhe, who had to watch the TV program end and snow dots appeared on the screen before going home.
The Zhang family hinted to Lin Dongzhe several times to go home early, but Lin Dongzhe was spoiled by his parents since he was a child and was a bit stupid, so he didn't understand these hints at all.
Today, Zhang’s son looked at Lin Dongzhe and said, “He’s small but has a big butt.”
Lin Dongzhe miraculously understood. Song Ying had never been so angry before, so he said angrily, "You are not allowed to watch TV at other people's houses anymore. Mom and dad should save money and buy one for us."
Grandpa and grandma heard this and they immediately expressed their opinions, "When Xiaoting was in Changzhou, she also loved watching TV. Now we don't have to worry about the TV being taken away to the dealer's house. We will go buy one tomorrow and let Xiaoting watch it. Then we can call the neighbor's child over. We won't say he has a big butt."
After hearing what Huang Ling had said about Song Ying's family, they felt extremely grateful to this good neighbor.
"Dad, Mom, you are old, you should keep the money! Besides, money alone can't buy a TV, you also need tickets." Huang Ling was embarrassed to ask her parents for money.
"The ticket is easy to get. I can just find one from my workplace. If it's hard to buy one in Suzhou, I can have someone buy one from Changzhou and send it to me." The salary over the years added up is not a small amount, and my grandfather is very wealthy now.
"Thank you, Grandpa. When I graduate, I will definitely honor you." Huang Tunan took the opportunity to express that he also wanted to buy a TV for the family, so that when he goes to a teachers' college in the future, the house will not be too lonely, and more people can see that after the divorce, Huang Ling's life is getting better and better.
"Okay, okay." Grandpa was very happy. When people get old, what they want most is their children and grandchildren to be filial. Moreover, even if he is an intellectual, he is also from the older generation. He didn't show it on the surface, but in his heart he was very happy that Huang Tunan and his sister changed their surnames. In his heart, it must be different whether the child has the surname Zhuang or Huang.
"Come on, let's go buy it tomorrow. You're going to college, so grandpa should buy you some stationery and books, okay?" He held Huang Tunan's hand, not wanting to let go.
Grandpa made the phone call that day, and someone came by car early the next morning to deliver the newly bought TV. Before it was even finished being adjusted, all the neighbors came over, and their words were full of envy for Huang Ling.
During the Lantern Festival, the family of five gathered together to eat Lantern Festival rice dumplings and bought a beautiful lantern for Xiaoting, which made the child very happy.
Huang Ling couldn't help but sigh, "Xiaoting smiled more during this year's Spring Festival than during all the previous Spring Festivals combined. I kind of regretted not getting a divorce earlier."
"It's not too late now. Tuanan is so sensible and promising. You will have a good life in the future." The smile on my grandfather's face never stopped during this Spring Festival.
After the Lantern Festival, my grandparents returned to Changzhou. Although they have reached retirement age, the unit was short of intellectuals, so they were rehired and now have to go to work.
However, they have already made up their mind. They will work hard for a few years first and bring out the young people in the unit. Then they can move to Suzhou to live with their daughter, grandson and granddaughter. At that time, the whole family will live in harmony, and that will be happiness.
Just don't be like the banker and cause trouble for your children and grandchildren. Now keep an eye on it. If there is a chance, buy a house near the courtyard. This way, you won't interfere with the life of the small family and you can visit them frequently. This is the best way for two generations to get along.
After the holiday, Xiaoting had to go to the attached primary school for class. Huang Tunan, like before, took Lin Dongzhe and Huang Xiaoting to school together. When they arrived at the classroom, he let Huang Xiaoting go in first and kept Lin Dongzhe to give him some instructions, "Dongzhe, if any classmate says something bad about Xiaoting and makes her angry, remember to tell me when you come back, and I'll go find the teacher."
Most of the parents of the children in the affiliated primary school work in the cotton mill. They must know about Huang Ling’s divorce. It is possible that someone is spreading nonsense. Zhuang Tunan does not want his sister to suffer any injustice.
"Do they dare? I will beat anyone who makes Xiaoting angry!" Lin Dongzhe reacted even more violently.
He is worthy of being my future brother-in-law. He is so good to Xiaoting. Huang Tunan is very satisfied with his attitude, but it is not appropriate to use violence often, so he gave him a few more instructions and waited for Lin Dongzhe to agree before letting him go back to the classroom.
Then he went to see the school leaders, first thanked them for their training, and briefly mentioned Xiaoting's matter. The leaders then kept this matter in mind.
A few days after Xiaoting started school, the Normal College also started its term. Huang Ling took a special leave, changed Huang Tuanan's clothes, took him on the bus, and prepared to report to school.
It is actually not far from the courtyard to the school, only five kilometers away. Huang Tunan feels like he is attending high school at university. He has already made up his mind that once he settles down, he will find a way to get a bicycle so that he can go home for dinner when he has nothing to do.
When they arrived at the school gate, He Chengxuan was already waiting there. When he saw them, he immediately came over and said, "Welcome."
(End of this chapter)
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