Chapter 46: Urging Marriage
Quan Laohan's family lives on the outskirts of Taoli City, the neighbors are very good to him, after his son became the director of the education bureau, more people are good to him, and more people are invited to the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner than in previous years, but Quan Laohan refuses.
It is said that to be an official, you must have a family background, it is not easy for your son to be an official, he is an ordinary peasant family, he can't help his son in his career, and don't hold his son back.
The whole old man is very honest and dedicates himself to cooking a bowl of longevity noodles at home, and there is no need for a single table of pomp and circumstance. As soon as the water boiled and the noodles had not yet fallen, Hua Jianmin came, not only came, but also brought a lot of cooked food and a new set of clothes.
Seeing that the old man's house was deserted, Hua Jianmin blamed himself a little and said, "Uncle, I'm sorry, I should have come a long time ago." ”
"Come on, bring something, you have to come over and say, I'll prepare in advance. ”
Quan Laohan's words made Hua Jianmin think that the cooked food was not given to him by Quan Laohan, but prepared by Quan Xinxin himself, under the guise of Quan Laohan.
"If you brought something to eat, why did you buy new clothes? Your mother bought them for me, too." The whole old man's face couldn't help but bloom with joy.
"My mom is my mom, I'm me. ”
"But I can't wear that much alone. ”
"My mother bought it for tomorrow and kept it for the first day of the first lunar month, and I bought it for today's New Year. ”
Hua Jianmin's proposal was immediately implemented by Quan Laohan, and when he changed into the new clothes that Hua Jianmin bought and walked out, Hua Jianmin had already put Quan Xinxin's cooked food on the plate.
The whole old man wore new clothes, and his whole person was full of energy, but he said in his mouth: "It looks expensive, it cost you a lot of money, right?"
Hua Jianmin said: "Today is the Chinese New Year's Eve, many stores are discounted, so it is not expensive, I bought such a piece a few days ago, and now I can buy three pieces, so we earned it." ”
The father and son sat down on the table, Hua Jianmin opened a bottle of liquor for the old man, and said, "Don't drink Erguotou all the time, hurt your body, I'll buy it for you if you want to drink wine in the future." ”
"You have a few drinks with your uncle today, and I'll quit drinking from tomorrow. Quan Laohan made up his mind and said, he usually drinks a lot, and his health is not very good.
"Good!" Hua Jianmin replied briskly.
After a few cups, the whole old man became warm, Hua Jianmin also felt a little hot, and both father and son took off their coats.
The old man looked at his son on his family tree and was sitting in front of him at this moment, and he said with some sadness: "Son, when will you get married? You are also not young, you are over thirty years old, and people who are as old as you have already played soy sauce." ”
"Uncle, let's not talk about this today, okay?" Hua Jianmin toasted to Quan Laohan, but Quan Laohan didn't drink, he stubbornly said: "It's rare for you to come here, I don't say I'm afraid that I won't have a chance, I don't dare to go to the compound of the agency where you work, I'm afraid of losing face to you." ”
"Uncle, don't talk nonsense, the state takes the lead, and everyone respects the peasants now. If you want to go to where I work, feel free to go and call me. ”
Quan Laohan shook his head: "I have self-knowledge, I'd better take advantage of the rare meeting between the two of us today and make everything clear." You have passed it on to me, and although I have no property to leave you except one acre and three points of land, since you have entered my family tree, you should bear the responsibility of being a son. ”
"Uncle, I will provide for you in old age, but you refuse to ask for the living expenses I usually give you......"
"I have my own money, I can support myself, but there is one thing that I can't rely on. ”
Hua Jianmin stopped talking, he knew what the old man wanted to say.
Hua Jianmin was silent and couldn't hide from the old man's urging to get married, he said: "I'm old, and I want to hug my grandson in my old age like other old people." I have been a bachelor all my life, your parents took pity on me and gave you to me, you were not born by me, how can you be a bachelor like me? I knew that I wanted your brother to succeed back then, you look at your brother now has children and daughters, how happy your parents are, I just saw that you were smarter than your brother, and you were born better than your brother......
Hua Jianmin: "......"
I didn't expect my stepson to pick a face.
"Uncle, marriage has to be fateful. ”
"I can't do it, I can't follow it," the old man waved his hand, "I'm old, and when you follow your fate, I should drift away with the wind." ”
"Uncle, don't say such unlucky words during the New Year. ”
As the father and son were talking, Quan Xinxin's voice sounded outside the door: "Uncle, why did you arrive at the second master's house so quickly?"
"If you don't come here, I'll be fooled by you girl again. ”
Quan Xinxin was carrying a large bag of cooked food in her hand, and when she saw that the cooked food she had given to Hua Jianmin had been placed on the table of the old man, she was not embarrassed to be poked by Hua Jianmin for not lying, and still smiled and said, "Am I easy?"
"If it is for the sake of mobilization, my uncle advises you not to waste your efforts. Hua Jianmin was blunt.
Quan Xinxin rolled her eyes and said, "Uncle, what do you think of me as? I, Quan Xinxin, am good-looking and smart, so I can't take the exam with my true skills?" I plan to start preparing for the exam tomorrow. Uncle, if you are the director of the education bureau or not, it is my uncle, and I can't send some food to my uncle and the two generations of the second master as a niece? Could it be that if there is one more director of the Education Bureau, I will lose an uncle?"
"The eloquence is so good, the writing must not be bad. Hua Jianmin was amused by Quan Xinxin.
Quan Xinxin rolled her eyes again: "Growing up, they all said that uncle, you and my niece have a good relationship, if you put aside the kinship, let's count it as eight friends, right?
"How do I remember that you taught English?"
Hua Jianmin looked confused, and this topic was left behind.
The old man beckoned Quan Xinxin to sit down and eat together, and soon Quan Xinxin's parents also came, and the villagers in the village came with all kinds of gifts. Hua Jianmin saw this posture and knew that everyone knew that he was coming to visit Quan Laohan, so he took the opportunity to visit him, so he secretly said in Quan Laohan's ear: "If you don't let these people take all the things back, I will beat you for the rest of your life." ”
The whole old man's expression was grim, and he immediately stood up and drove people away.
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Chinese New Year's Eve, the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner of Shen Wen and Grandma is not rich or simple, and Grandma said that on the basis of simplicity, respect the sense of ceremony.
Shen Chengyan's sense of ritual is more sufficient, and he can't be moved, and he sent a video call to his grandmother half an hour before the start of the Spring Festival Gala on Chinese New Year's Eve.
Grandma said: "You see that your father is still filial, and I know that I will watch the Spring Festival Gala in a while." ”
Shen Wenxue avoided it as usual, she wanted to go to see Jiang Xinnan, so she asked Du Yunshu to go with her.
After meeting with Du Yunshu, the two of them coincided and brought a lot of practical products such as oil, salt, and rice. When the two of them arrived downstairs in Jiangjia Community, they happened to meet Liao Shuheng, Liao Shuheng also carried some New Year's goods in his hand, and Liao Shuheng couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when he saw Shen Wenxue and Du Yunshu.
"Senior brother, what a coincidence, you also came here to visit relatives?" Because Liao Shuheng saved Jiang Xinan, Shen Wenxue became kind to Liao Shuheng.
Liao Shuheng put the New Year's goods in his hand on the ground and said, "It's not to go to relatives, but to send some gifts to the new man's family." ”
Are there any rescuers who give gifts to the rescued?
Seeing that Shen Wenxue and Du Yunshu looked puzzled, Liao Shuheng explained: "Actually, the new man also saved my family Meijing, if it weren't for her, my family Meijing would ......"
Shen Wenxue and Du Yunshu knew about this episode.
Du Yunshu smiled and greeted Liao Shuheng: "Then senior brother, let's go up together." ”
As Du Yunshu spoke, he was pulled by Shen Wenxue, and Du Yunshu immediately shut up.
Liao Shuheng saw Shen Wenxue's small movements in his eyes and smiled, Du Yunshu didn't know it, Shen Wenxue knew, because Shen Wenxue was looking at half of his cheek, where he had been slapped by Jiang's mother a few days ago.
"My injuries are out of the way. Shen Wenxue didn't ask, Liao Shuheng explained by himself.
Shen Wenxue nodded, so he said goodbye to Liao Shuheng with Du Yunshu.
Liao Shuheng left, and Du Yunshu looked at the big bags on the ground curiously, "I don't know what my senior brother bought for the new man's family?"
With Shen Wenxue here, Du Yunshu's curiosity could not be satisfied, and Shen Wenxue also instructed her: "Go upstairs in a while, don't say that these things were sent by Liao Shuheng." ”
If you can say it, Liao Shuheng will go up in person just now.
Du Yun was relieved: "Understood." ”
Shen Wenxue was deeply comforted: "You are not stupid after all. ”