"Mom and Dad, look! Third brother and his wife are back!"
"Really? Where did they go for fun this time? Why are they only coming back now? Anyone who didn't know better would think they weren't coming back at all!"
"Mom, how could that be! Isn't the Spring Festival just around the corner?"
How could I not come back to spend the New Year with you and Dad?
"That's right, Mom, we're back now, aren't we?"
Knowing that you and Dad missed us, that's why we're back, isn't it?
"Alright, you two, you think you're right to have fun? It's not like you're going to work. You're out having fun every day and never know how to come home."
"Aren't you afraid that one day when you come back, you won't see the two of us old fogies anymore?"
"Mom, what are you saying?"
"That's right, Mom. You and Dad are in good health. You'll be fine for another ten or eight years."
"Don't say that. I've figured it out. At our age, we're just trying to make the most of every day. We don't care if we live a few more years. We just want to see our little tenth get married soon."
"Grandma, you shouldn't be like this. I just got home and haven't even had a sip of water yet, and you're already pressuring me to get married. If I had known, I wouldn't have come back for the New Year."
"You brat, if you dare not come back for the New Year, I'll call your unit leader. Just you wait and see."
"Grandma, what are you saying? How could I dare?"
Not only did I not dare to, but I also had to beg and plead with my boss this morning to finally get the day off.
"I was worried I wouldn't come home for the New Year, so I actually called the boss."
"That's more like it. Tell me, how old are you? Your older brother already had kids when he was your age. Why can't you be more focused on the present?"
"In our Shen family, there are seven sons in your generation. How come it's become such a big problem with you?"
"Grandma, you can't say that, okay? How did I become a big problem? People my age aren't even married."
As for my older brothers, well, that's because they got married early.
Besides, you know perfectly well what kind of place I'm staying in; it's practically a Buddhist temple.
Even if there are a few women, they have to be interested in your grandson first.
"If you don't like your grandson, you can't just kidnap him, can you?"
"That's true. How about Grandma introduces you to someone?"
"Grandma, it's not that Grandpa can't do it, it's just that... I'll have New Year's Eve dinner at home tonight, and I'll be back at the unit at nine o'clock sharp tomorrow morning. What do you think of this?"
"What? We have to go back so early?"
"Yes? Grandma, what should we do?"
"this?"
"Alright, old woman, stop making things difficult for Xiao Shi. He's a grown man, how could he be so clueless?"
Besides, it's not easy for someone to come back home during the Lunar New Year.
He wasn't supposed to take a break this year, but if it weren't for the two of us older folks, his boss wouldn't have let him go.
"Just let him finish his meal in peace, and head back first thing tomorrow morning, okay?"
"Sigh! Well, that's all we can do. But what about Xiao Shi?"
You really need to take finding a partner seriously, you know?
"Grandma, don't worry. As long as I have a target, I'll definitely win her over."
"That's fine then. I'm just afraid that you'll become the first old bachelor in our Shen family."
Look at your nephews, they're so young, and already little girls are clamoring to marry them.
Look at yourself! You're over thirty and don't even have a girlfriend. How come there's such a big difference?
"No, Grandma, how old are they? Can you really believe that?"
"It can't be taken seriously, but you can't help it, some girls like them."
But what about you? You've always been good-looking, haven't you? I've never seen a girl like you.
"Grandma, if you put it that way, it seems that among our generation, in our family, only my eldest brother was popular when he was young and was pursued by many people."
The other brothers, however, never had one.
"Really? I don't remember that."
"Grandma, if you don't remember, you can ask them, right?"
"Forget it! Regardless of whether they had anyone who liked them before, at least they are married now. In that respect, they are better than you."
"In the end, it's still the grandson's fault."
"Sister-in-law, Mom seems to be in pretty good spirits today, doesn't she?"
"That's true. There are many people in the family today, and everyone came back. How could they not be in good spirits?"
You have no idea how scared your older brother and I have been lately.
The two old people can't muster any enthusiasm for anything, I'm always afraid something might happen to them.
Fortunately, there are some little ones at home, and I spend my time with them every day after school.
But even so, things are not what they used to be.
"Just a few days ago, I had the child's aunt bring a doctor to our home so they could take their pulses, which led to this arrangement today."
"Besides these, doctor, is there anything else you'd like to say?"
"They didn't say anything, just that the old man was old, that's all."
"That?"
“I don’t know. My aunt said that we should try to keep them thinking about something, so that they can have something to look forward to.”
"If that's the case, then Xiao Shi's marriage is indeed something they're quite concerned about."
"Isn't that right? Xiao Shi had said in private that he wanted to bring his girlfriend back so everyone could meet her."
The child's father said that they would wait until after the Lunar New Year, after the first month of the lunar calendar, to find a date for the two elders to see each other, so that they could have a peaceful and uneventful New Year celebration, and postpone it a little longer.
"That's fine, but it's unfair to the girl."
"Sigh! There's nothing we can do about it. As for the girl and her family, they can understand."
However, sister-in-law, I must apologize to you first. In order for you two to have a happy reunion for the New Year, I've invited Mingcheng's wife over today as well."
"Sister-in-law, what are you saying? Why apologize to me?"
What time is it now? How could I possibly care about these things?
Besides, I stopped caring about what happened between them a long time ago.
Besides, as long as they don't come to clean up after me, I'll at least give the younger generation some face.
"That's good, that's good. I was just worried you'd be upset. To be honest, if it weren't for your sake, I really wouldn't want Mingcheng's wife to come."
This person is really not good; every time I see her, something unexpected always happens.
"That's true, but sister-in-law, you can relax. Let's just not worry about her."
"That's true. After all, we're elders. If we can't get along, we should just have less contact in the future."
"That's right, that's exactly the point."
"Sister-in-law, third sister-in-law, what are you two doing hiding here?"
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