Chu Xuanhuai was decentralized in the 1960s, his wife passed away, and his son had a grudge against him. He had been alone all these years.
Although there are nannies taking care of her and students visiting her from time to time, they are not relatives after all.
The old man also had a somewhat withdrawn temperament. He didn't want to trouble Xu Shiyan, but Xu Shiyan forced him to come to Donggang.
As soon as he entered the door, he was greeted by Xu Shiyan's wife and children with smiles on their faces.
Especially those little kids, all of them looked so cute. The old man's heart suddenly melted, and a kind and kind smile appeared on his face.
"Hey, hey, hello."
Xu Haiyuan and Xu Jinping jumped to Mr. Chu's side, supporting Mr. Chu on the left and right.
"Grandpa Chu, I have been looking forward to seeing you for a long time.
It's a pity that you are too far away, I still have to go to school, otherwise I would go to the provincial capital with my dad to see you."
Xu Haiyuan glanced behind him, then supported Mr. Chu and walked two steps quickly, waving to Mr. Chu to bend down.
Then he stood up on tiptoes, put his hands to his mouth, and put them close to Mr. Chu's ears.
"Tell you quietly, I have read your book.
My dad put it in the study, and I looked at it secretly while he wasn't paying attention."
Xu Haiyuan was talking about the medical manual. Xu Shiyan sometimes looked through it, so he left it in the study.
As for the secret recipe, he had hidden it long ago because he was afraid that little bastard Xu Haiyuan would always go to the study to look for things.
Mr. Chu laughed when he heard this and raised his hand to touch Xu Haiyuan's little head.
"How old are you to understand?"
This kid is so smart and clever that no matter who sees him, he likes him, and Mr. Chu is no exception.
"Most of them can be understood, but there are some parts that I don't quite understand." Xu Haiyuan frowned and shook his head.
He could understand most of the medical manuals, mainly dialectics and prescriptions, but he couldn't understand some of them.
"I didn't dare to ask my dad, for fear that he would know that I secretly searched his study."
Xu Haiyuan continued to whisper into Mr. Chu's ear.
Even if Xu Haiyuan speaks softly, Xu Shiyan and Su Anying who are following behind can still not hear him?
Xu Shiyan shook his head helplessly. This naughty boy had to look through almost everything with words in his house.
Fortunately, the secret recipe was well hidden, otherwise there's no telling what this bastard would have done to him.
Su Anying was right next to Xu Shiyan. At this moment, she quickly tugged on Xu Shiyan's sleeves and shook her head at him.
That means that if Mr. Chu rarely comes to the house, don't scold your children in front of Mr. Chu.
Let's clean it up later when we have a chance, don't rush it now.
Xu Shiyan sighed, his naughty son was really convinced, he could flip around and take a look at everything.
Forget it, as long as you don't harm the book, just read it. Anyway, there is nothing at home that is not suitable for children to read.
Don't worry about whether he can understand it or not, just treat it as passing time.
Just at this moment, Xu Chenghou and Zhou Guilan, as well as Han Liwei and Xu Shiqin also came out of the room.
When Xu Chenghou saw Mr. Chu, he rushed forward and took Mr. Chu's hand.
"Brother, I've been waiting for you for a long time.
Come on, come in, come in and talk.
I’ve made dumplings at home, and I’m waiting for you to come over. Let’s cook the dumplings for dinner.”
In the Northeast, serving dumplings to guests when they come is definitely a sign of respect and shows that you value the guests.
"Old lady, hurry up, lead your daughter and daughter-in-law, and cook dumplings.
Brother Chu came by car all the way, it’s already this time, he must be very hungry, let’s get all the food quickly.”
Xu Chenghou grabbed Mr. Chu's hand and turned to his wife.
"Okay, okay, let's go cook the dumplings and wait for you to come back.
The dumplings we ate today are quite colorful, including those made with celery leaves, those made with spinach sticks, and those made with sauerkraut."
Zhou Guilan laughed when she heard this, nodded towards Mr. Chu, and walked into the house quickly while talking.
Ever since Xu Shiyan's family got a refrigerator, Zhou Guilan wanted to freeze everything.
In the beginning of spring, the best time for wild vegetables, Zhou Guilan got some celery and thorn sticks.
Wash them all, scald them with hot water, wrap them in plastic film, and freeze them in the refrigerator.
Although they have been frozen for such a long time, they are definitely not as good as fresh ones, but it is still a rarity to be able to eat wild vegetable dumplings in this winter.
Especially Mr. Chu, who has never eaten these wild vegetables since he left the camp for ten years.
"I've made you worry so much. Look, how much trouble I'm causing to the family when I come here."
As soon as Chu Xuanhuai arrived at the Xu family, he felt the enthusiasm of the Xu family, which made him a little uncomfortable.
He was afraid that his arrival would cause trouble to the Xu family.
"Look what I said, that Shiyan is your apprentice, isn't he just like your son?
I should take you back to celebrate the New Year, so what’s the trouble?
I was really hoping that you could come, and someone just happened to be talking to me."
The Lord of Heaven and Earth is my master, how else would I call him Master? It would have been a big deal if we had left it in the past.
Xu Chenghou already felt guilty about what happened back then, and always felt that he could not do anything to Chu Xuanhuai back then.
Chu Xuanhuai was able to ignore the past grievances, help treat Xu Shiqin's illness, and also teach Xu Shiyan carefully, Xu Chenghou was grateful before it was too late.
So when his daughter-in-law said that Chu Xuanhuai was coming to celebrate the New Year, Xu Chenghou was the first to lose his temper.
He yelled and quickly prepared delicious food for Chu Xuanhuai to catch the wind.
While they were talking, everyone had already entered the east room and saw Su Weizhong and his wife, and Han Wenzhong and his wife in the room.
This was all because he knew that Xu Shiyan was bringing Mr. Chu back to celebrate the New Year and came here to greet him.
Su Weizhong and Han Wenzhong had both met Mr. Chu in the provincial capital. They were no strangers to each other and sat down to chat.
Zhou Guilan quickly led her daughter and daughter-in-law to the kitchen to cook dumplings.
Xu Shiyan found a place to put down his luggage and then sat down to chat with Han Liwei and the others.
"When did Liwei get home? I thought you might not be back for the New Year."
Xu Shiyan really thought that Han Liwei and his wife might spend the New Year in the capital, but he didn't expect that they would come back.
"I came back two days ago. I'm studying in school and don't have as many vacations as ordinary university students. I usually take a break once a month.
It's the Chinese New Year, so the holiday can be longer and we can stay at home for less than twenty days." Han Liwei explained with a smile.
"Well, that's not bad. It would be nice to be back for the New Year."
Xu Shiyan nodded when he heard this. Their status is different. Even though they are both studying, the difference is huge.
Han Liwei and Xu Shiqin were in the capital and wrote letters or called each other from time to time, so their families probably knew about their situation.
After Xu Shiqin followed Han Liwei to the capital, he did as Xu Shiyan said and bought a two-story courtyard there.
The price is not expensive, about 20,000 yuan.
They are just a young couple, so there is really no need to buy a large house with three or more entrances. It would be nice to have a place to live in and a detached house.
Han Liwei was studying at the Military Academy. He took two days off a month and came home to see Xu Shiqin.
Through his connections, Han Liwei arranged for Xu Shiqin to attend night school, where he learned about clothing fabrics, cutting and sewing.
As for Xu Shiqin, in addition to going to class on weekdays, he grows flowers, reads books, and draws pictures.
If you have a style of clothes you like, just buy the appropriate fabric yourself, then draw, cut and make the clothes yourself. Anyway, your life will be quite comfortable.