Chapter 46: Mid-Autumn Festival
"Brother Shengyuan, this is a gift that Sister Sika bought for you, this is Sister Xiuying's, this is Sister Yuli's, and this is Sister Xiaoyuan's." Xu Zhuxian separated the bags one by one and introduced them to Kim Sung-won.
"Did you thank them for me?" Kim Sung-won lifted the bag to the coffee table and asked Seo Joo-hyun at the same time.
"Well, my sisters said thank you for taking care of you, and I will cook more delicious food for them in the future." Xu Zhuxian pursed his lips and said.
"What are the gifts?" Jin Shengyuan opened the bags one by one.
"My sisters knew that you were going home with me for the holidays, so they didn't buy muffins, but bought a few sets of clothes for you." Seo Joo-hyun explained.
"Who bought this?" Jin Shengyuan took out a coat full of pendants and asked speechlessly.
"Sister Sika bought it," Xu Zhuxian smiled slightly, and said, "Sister Sika said that your usual dress is too old-fashioned, and you don't have the demeanor of an artist, so I specially bought you such a coat." ”
"I hate clothes with pendants the most, didn't you tell her?" Jin Shengyuan said to Xu Zhuxian with a slightly bitter face.
"It's because I told Sister Sika about this that she bought it." Xu Zhuxian thought in her heart, but she has always been upright, but she didn't say this this time, she didn't want to be ravaged by Jin Shengyuan's head.
"Haha......," Yuna cheered up after listening, got up and rummaged through the plastic bag to see what else was expected.
"Belt?" Yuna pulled out a black long box from the bag and opened it unceremoniously, only to see that inside the box was a men's belt with a pitch-black luster, giving it a heavy and rustic feeling.
"This is good," Jin Shengyuan had already seen from Xu Zhuxian's expression that the coat was mostly deliberately groomed by Jessica, and now this belt was the real gift, so he immediately took it out and tried it on his waist.
"This is the full set of clothes that Sister Xiuying and Sister Yuli bought for you together, including a coat, shirt, and pants," Xu Zhuxian said with the other two bags together.
"These are the canvas shoes that Sister Xiaoyuan bought for you," Yuna also introduced, and she didn't know that Jessica was the only gift from several people.
"What's a gift for you two?" Jin Shengyuan looked at the remaining two bags and asked, although the gifts of several people were not very valuable, but the heart was rare.
"The two of us also bought a full set of clothes, Brother Shengyuan, your clothes are too earthy, and the colors are so dark, we will help you refer to the clothes you bought." Yun'er brought over the two bags and said.
Kim Sung-won touched his chin and accepted Yuna's accusation, he can't say that he deliberately matched it like that in order not to look too frivolous in the show, right?
"What about our gifts? You're not going to buy yuzu tea, tuna, and seaweed rice, right? Yuna stared at the boxes placed in the corner of the living room and asked one by one.
"Those are for your parents, and your gift is this." Jin Shengyuan said, taking out six delicate and small boxes from under the coffee table.
"What is it?" Yuna excitedly took it, as if she wanted to carefully pick the one she liked.
"It's all the same thing," Kim Sung-won said to Yoona with a smile.
"What a beautiful bracelet." After hearing this, Yuna opened one of the boxes, took out a string of silver-white bracelets with a letter pattern, and exclaimed in surprise.
"The letters on it are the romanization of your name, don't get it wrong." Jin Shengyuan said to Yun'a, who was very eager to give it a try. These six bracelets were specially made by him, because they were made of silver, and the cost was not very high.
"Really?" Yun'er found that the box was pasted with the corresponding name, and quickly found the one that belonged to her, took it out and brought it to her wrist, and rubbed it carefully with love.
Seo Joo-hyun also brought his own one with a happy face.
"This is Sika's, Xiaoxian, you bring it, and you will help me transfer it to them when they come back." Jin Shengyuan pushed the remaining boxes to Xu Zhuxian and said.
"Haode, Brother Shengyuan." Seo Joo-hyun carefully placed the four boxes in her bag.
"Alright, let's go." After Kim Sung-won packed up the gifts, he said to Yuna and Xiaoxian.
Yuna and Xu Zhuxian's homes are in a community, and they don't need to be reversed to arrive.
"This is a gift for uncles and aunts, you can bring it over." After Kim Sung-won sent Yuna downstairs to the community, he handed her the prepared gift and said. …,
"Well, Happy Mid-Autumn Festival! Brother Shengyuan. Yuna smiled and waved.
Watching Yuna enter the corridor, Seo Joo-hyun and Kim Sung-won walked towards home.
"It's been a long time since we've been home like this," approaching the door, even if it was as quiet as Xu Zhuxian, he was a little excited.
Jin Shengyuan rubbed his chin, not knowing how to answer. Since his debut, although there are not many announcements, he has almost never accompanied Xu Zhuxian until he retired.
"It's home!" In Xu Zhuxian's immature voice full of joy, the two finally arrived at Xu Zhuxian's house.
"Mom and Dad, hello," Xu Zhuxian saluted obediently after seeing his parents, and then was held in his mother's arms.
"Hello uncles and aunts, happy Mid-Autumn Festival." Jin Shengyuan also bowed in greeting.
"Call Mom!" Mother Xu said angrily.
"Mom," Kim Sung-won exclaimed embarrassedly.
"Not bad!" Father Xu patted Jin Shengyuan on the shoulder and said.
Mother Xu permed her long hair with slightly curly hair, always with a gentle smile on the corner of her mouth, and her figure was short, and she was pulling her daughter to ask for warmth; Xu's father has a neat partial, goose egg face that is the same as Xu Zhuxian, with a handsome face, always likes to wear a white shirt, is knowledgeable, and is not as "old-fashioned" as Xu's mother said.
"We're going to worship our ancestors during the day, Sheng Yuan, if you're bored, go out for a walk, and we'll be back before dinner." After resting for a while, Mother Xu said to Jin Shengyuan.
Jin Shengyuan nodded. Originally, he wanted to come back at night, but Xu's mother asked him to come over during the day and stay in "his own home", although he was the same person, but his feelings were different.
"Sheng Yuan, your cooking skills are even better than mine, I won't prepare lunch for you," Xu's mother told with a smile, "But there are kimchi, muffins, and taro soup in the refrigerator, remember to heat the soup before drinking." ”
"Got it, Xiexie, Mommy."
"Take care of the house!" Father Xu didn't say much, and he didn't have much concern, but he seemed to treat Jin Shengyuan as his son.
"Uncle, be careful on the road."
Jin Shengyuan sent Xu Zhuxian's family to the door, watched their backs disappear before returning to the room, quietly packed up his things, and went to the cemetery to pay tribute to his parents, at this time of year, Xu's mother would prepare memorial supplies for him, year after year, now there is no need for words to remind, Jin Shengyuan will know.
Kim Sung-won's parents died when he was very young, and the impression of his parents in Kim Sung-won's mind was only obtained from the posthumous images. Although he was his closest person on this shijie, Jin Shengyuan could not show that extremely painful mood, but a faint sadness drifted in his heart like an autumn wind.
After paying tribute to his parents, Jin Shengyuan returned home, restrained his emotions, and found a book in Xu's father's study to pass the time.
"By the way, why don't you go and see how Grandpa Lin's small restaurant is." Kim Sung-won suddenly thought of Grandpa Lim, the owner of the small restaurant where he worked when he was a child, and it was precisely because he taught him how to walk and breathe that he made progress in his two years in Dokdo.
Thinking of this, Jin Shengyuan suddenly perked up, put the book back in its place, put on his shoes, and walked in the direction he remembered.
"What is this?" Jin Shengyuan had just found a location, but found a van parked in front of the small restaurant, and several people were carrying things to the car.
"Uncle Lin, hello." Jin Shengyuan hesitated, then walked over to a middle-aged man standing next to the van and asked in fluent Chinese.
"Jin Shengyuan? How did you end up here? Uncle Lin obviously remembers this child who worked in his own restaurant when he was a child, and he came to inquire about his father at the beginning of the year.
"I'm going to Uncle Xu's house for the holidays, are you?" Jin Shengyuan asked as he looked at the workers coming in and out.
"Oh, we're going to move back to China, and everything has been arranged over there, but I didn't expect it to be just in time for the Mid-Autumn Festival." Uncle Lin said to Jin Shengyuan with a heartfelt joy on his face.
"Oh, then Uncle Lin, you're busy, I'll go back." The relationship between Jin Shengyuan and Uncle Lin is far less than that of Grandpa Lin, so after chatting a few words, he was ready to leave.
"Lao Lin, there is not enough space in the car, do you think you want to throw something?" At this time, a middle-aged woman dressed in a more fashionable way came to Uncle Lin and said.
After hearing this, Uncle Lin frowned and began to sweep the contents of the van. …,
"Dad's box of old books is useless to take back, and the old man is gone, so you don't need to take it back." The middle-aged woman said, pointing to a shabby cardboard box.
"How can you say that this is also Dad's relic, how can you throw it here?" Uncle Lin was a little hesitant.
"Dad's relics are still a lot, what's the use of these old books? It's worthless. The middle-aged woman pouted and said, "Do you want to throw away valuable things?" ”
"Uncle Lin, if you don't want this box of old books, give it to me." After hearing the conversation between the two, Jin Shengyuan came over and said.
"Who are you? Why is it given to you for nothing? The middle-aged woman had never seen Jin Shengyuan, and a sharp gaze flashed in her eyes, and she asked like a cannon.
"He's half of my father's student," Uncle Lin didn't expect Jin Shengyuan to ask for this box of old books, but Jin Shengyuan's proposal just solved his problem.
"Good! Sheng Yuan, this box of old books is for you, do you need me to help you send it back? Uncle Lin didn't care about his wife's tugging on his sleeve, waved his hand, and said to Jin Shengyuan.
"No, I can do it myself. Xiexie Uncle Lin. Jin Shengyuan bowed and thanked him before he stepped forward and took the box of old books away.
"How can you give it away for nothing? It's a little bit of money. Jin Shengyuan faintly heard that the middle-aged woman complained to Uncle Lin.
"Why do you want to sell everything for money? Got into the eye of money? Uncle Lin's voice seemed to be a little angry.
"Lin Weiguo, you ......"
The sound grew softer and softer until it could no longer be heard.
"Huh-" Even with Jin Shengyuan's physical strength, he couldn't help but feel quite difficult when he returned home with such a box of old books.
"Old Secretary", "Chairman Mao's Quotations" ......" Jin Shengyuan sorted out the old books in the box, all of which were some old books that Grandpa Lin usually liked to read.
"Smack!" A soft sound reached Jin Shengyuan's ears as he opened an old book.
"What is this?" Jin Shengyuan picked up a piece of paper that had fallen to the ground.
The post of "Tiger Bone One Tael, Poria Cocos One or Two ......" is full of dense traditional Chinese characters.
"It's Grandpa Lin's handwriting," Jin Shengyuan instantly recognized the owner of the handwriting and looked at it more carefully.
"It's the recipe for medicinal wine." The post contains detailed descriptions of various medicines, dosages, heat, and a set of methods for bone grafting and massage.
"It seems to be a very old recipe." Jin Shengyuan looked at the many formulas and thought, and the formulas became more and more precious.
When Jin Shengyuan was a child, he saw the magic of Grandpa Lin's medicinal wine and bone grafting and massage methods, and the massage methods he taught Yun'er and Xu Zhuxian that day were part of it, but he didn't expect to be remembered by the old man here.
"But what didn't Grandpa Lin tell Uncle Lin?" Jin Shengyuan was a little strange, thought about it, transcribed the recipe aside, and then walked towards the small restaurant with the recipe.
Jin Shengyuan felt that these things would be of great help to himself and Xu Zhuxian's lives, so he unceremoniously transcribed them, and as for sending the formula back, it was based on the love of the deceased Grandpa Lin.
Who knows, when Jin Shengyuan came to the small restaurant again, he found that the building was empty.
After returning in vain, Jin Shengyuan carefully sorted out the old books, moved them to a corner of the living room, and began to prepare lunch.