At noon that day, Chen Min took Cheng Tianyuan and his wife, Xiao Huzi, and Wang Qing to eat vegetable soup.
Wang Qing had been working hard to stay up late and had no appetite for food. Hearing that there was vegetable soup to eat, he went with them.
Xiao Huzi sat with her in the back seat, helped her pull up her coat and put on her scarf.
Chen Min happened to see this scene when he glanced at the rearview mirror and couldn't help laughing.
"The little tiger has started a family and started a business. He has become a grown man and knows how to take care of his filial mother. No wonder people say that whether a man can grow up depends on whether he has a family and takes on family responsibilities."
Xiao Huzi smiled in embarrassment and whispered: "...it's not very good yet."
Without the support of his parents and the help of Uncle Yuan and Auntie, he would not be able to support his small family, let alone a big family.
"Take your time." Cheng Tianyuan interrupted from the co-pilot: "You are still young and immature, you need time."
Wang Qing was very tired and fell asleep soon after getting in the car.
Xue Ling, on the other hand, was sad that Liu Xing would die soon. He had no intention of chatting and kept looking out the window in a daze.
After eating the vegetable soup, everyone sat in the box and quietly discussed how to arrange the next funeral.
Wang Qing explained: "Ahu has told me that the old traditional funeral rituals have been shortened a lot. We are locals and we should follow the trend. We will do what other people do. We will have to invite some clansmen.
To have a meal with neighbors, the venue must be reserved in advance, and the funeral location must also be decided in advance.”
"Don't do it in the old house." Chen Min frowned and whispered, "The place is too small."
Xiao Huzi suggested: "For the funeral, it is better to go to the funeral parlor and rent it for three days. Then rent two minibuses, plus one of my own cars and two of my cousin's cars, which should be enough for us."
"I haven't walked around Rongcheng for several years." Cheng Tianyuan said truthfully: "I'm afraid I can't help. Amin, you are familiar with this place, so you should make arrangements in advance. Ahu is not very healthy and has to take care of his aunt.
, I am already running out of skills to do all the work."
Xue Ling said: "A Yuan is the godson. According to the old tradition here, he should wear sackcloth and mourning to help with the funeral like A Hu. We should also bear half of the funeral expenses. We are all ready when we come here this time."
Wang Qing was moved to tears and said to his son on the side: "You see, this is the benefit of having good brothers. Whether it is a funeral or a happy event, there is strength in numbers. Not only does the arrangement look good, but the burden on each other is less. You will be in the future
With the help of your sister, the burden can be lighter. When the little tiger is older, you should try to have more babies to prevent the family from being too thin."
The mother-in-law was widowed and raised her husband, leaving only Ah Hu alone, so the population was very small.
In their generation, only Xiao Huzi and Xiao Yun'er can be regarded as a single generation.
In the past, the older generation had no choice but for their generation, the family planning policy was very strict. In addition, she and Ahu were too old to have more children.
Shanyou is an only daughter, and he is also an only son. They are both still young, and their financial situation is better than before. In the future, they must strive to have more children, spread their branches, and propagate the family bloodline. They cannot pass it down from one generation to the next.
Xiao Huzi said a perfunctory "Oh" and took out his mobile phone and pretended to be busy.
At this moment, Ahu called and said that Liu Xiaoyu and his wife went over to visit the aunt.
They heard that Cheng Tianyuan and his wife returned to Rongcheng yesterday, so they thought they would find an opportunity to meet them after not seeing them for many years. They asked where they were and asked them to drive over.
Chen Min looked at the time and said, "Let them go to the office on the first floor of the supermarket to find us. It's afternoon now, and the supermarket is quieter. Let's drive back to the supermarket now and visit aunt later."
After hanging up, Chen Min took Cheng Tianyuan and his wife to the Jialedu supermarket.
Cheng Tianyuan drove the car he rented in the provincial capital to Xiao Huzi and asked him to take his mother back to her old house and spend more time with her.
As soon as the group arrived at the parking lot of the supermarket, they saw Liu Xiaoyu and Sister Jinhua waiting at the elevator entrance.
Not seeing each other for so many years, old friends from the past have turned gray and look like old men and women.
Liu Xiaoyu was still as cheerful as ever, laughing loudly: "As expected of someone from a big city, you look at least twenty years younger than us! Sister-in-law, how come you are so beautiful? You have been the same for twenty or thirty years!"
Xue Ling shook his head and said with a smile: "No, no! Time makes people grow old, they have to grow old, and they have to accept old age."
"Where!" Sister Jinhua said: "It's well maintained, and you can't tell your age at all!"
Everyone was happy to meet each other. After entering the office, they drank tea and chatted. The conversation almost never stopped.
Cheng Tianyuan asked: "How is it? Are you feeling well?"
Hearing this, Liu Xiaoyu smiled bitterly and sighed: "It's not good. When I was young, I did rough work with motivation. I didn't feel much at that time. I always felt that it was enough to kill people. When I got older, I realized that I had worked too hard. In the past few years, I started to feel sore everywhere.
, my limbs are no longer functioning, and neither is my waist. Now I can’t do any work except walking, eating and drinking.”
The old wife Jinhua on the side sighed helplessly: "I can't do anything well... I have always been fat. I used to be fat and felt that my body was strong and there was nothing wrong with it. But then I became fat, and the doctor said "three highs" and told me not to eat this
, you can’t eat that, and you have to take a lot of medicine to reduce this and that. If you don’t eat, you will get sick. If you eat, you will be hungry... I always feel that I am suffering when I am old.”
Chen Min shook his head: "I'm old. How can the machine not age after decades of use? How can it not have problems! There are more or less problems. My waist is not good, and my wife's cervical spine is not good."
A group of middle-aged people in their forties and fifties gathered together and lamented that time flies by and their bodies are not as good as before, so they have to start serving their old age.
Jin Huaxiao asked how the children were doing, how old they were, what major they were studying, and when they would graduate and make money.
Xue Ling replied: "The eldest son is in graduate school, majoring in medicine. If nothing unexpected happens, he will probably become a doctor in the future. The second son is in his freshman year, and now he has to participate in exercises and competitions after school. He said he wants to stay in college in the future.
Work as physical education teachers or coaches. The third and fourth children are several years younger than them. They are still in the first year of high school. They are both in the Imperial City No. 1 Middle School. They usually live on campus and only come back on weekends. Usually the house is empty, just a few old people.
We keep each other company. As soon as we come back on weekends, we have lots of fun and it’s very lively.”
She turned on her phone and pulled up a family photo for everyone to see.
Jinhua and Liu Xiaoyu were full of praise.
"The children are growing up so well! They look like you two!"
"Hey! Old aunt looks in good spirits!"
"They are all tall and handsome, just like the stars on TV!"
Xue Ling was very embarrassed by the praise. After putting away the photo, she asked: "Your grandchildren should be quite big, right? Are they in elementary school? I remember that you have three girls, two boys and five children, right??"
"Yes." Jinhua sighed and nodded: "They are all a group of debt collectors... The eldest daughter is better off, but the others are not easy to worry about."
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