Although she is eighty years old, grandma is still very strong. She is only over 1.5 meters tall, thin and small, but she is still full of energy.
When he was young, Su Yan spent the longest time with her in his memory. They lived together almost until he was 13 years old.
At that time, I was still living in the countryside. My parents were not at home often because of their work, so the grandfather and grandson lived in the big house. My grandfather left very early, and Su Yan never saw him.
Every evening, the voice calling him for dinner would sound on time, and Su Yan, who was playing like a child, would run back when he heard the call. When he saw grandma at the door, he would jump up and down happily.
The old man smiled and stretched out his hands: "Slow down, slow down." He was afraid that his precious grandson would fall.
Even if she was only a few steps away from entering the house, little Su Yan would hold her hand and chatter to her grandma. At this time, she would always have a smile on her face.
Every meal would be specially prepared for him with nutritious food, and the small bowl would always be filled to the brim.
The town has a small population, and children rarely need to be sent to kindergarten, but she gets up early every day.
Make the porridge and side dishes first, and then wake up little Su Yan after they cool down.
Sometimes her grandson would stay in bed and refuse to get up, but she wouldn't be angry. She would just squeak a few times and then he would get up and get dressed and wash himself.
Before going to bed, I always hold little Su Yan in my arms and tell the story of the little white rabbit pulling out carrots. I don’t know how many times I have told it, but I still never tire of listening to it, and then I fall asleep.
In my memory, Su Yan, who was already in second grade, had a fever in the middle of the night. It was still winter and it was raining lightly outside.
Although the weather in the south rarely reaches subzero, the cold in winter is biting, especially on windy and rainy days. No matter how thick you wear, you cannot withstand the severe cold.
Su Yan's face was burning red on the bed, and he kept shouting, "Grandma, I feel bad."
But she was so distressed that Su Yan already weighed thirty or forty pounds at that time, so she carried him on her back, wrapped him in a quilt, rushed to the health center overnight, and woke up the doctor who was sleeping.
After the examination, there were no major problems. All he needed to do was to drain the water. The old man felt relieved and sat beside him, fearing that he would not know when the potion was used up.
The aunt who came over asked her to go back and rest, but she was very stubborn and had to watch by herself to feel relieved.
I didn't close my eyes for almost half the night. I kept wiping my grandson's forehead with the back of my hand to see if the fever had gone down.
When she woke up the next day, Su Yan was bouncing around again, but grandma herself caught a cold.
In fact, Su Yan couldn't remember any of this. He only found out about it when his aunt accidentally talked about it when he went home during the Chinese New Year.
Later, when I entered junior high school, I would come back every weekend to visit and spend time with the elderly.
Gradually, my studies started to get heavier and my school was moved to the city. It took me a month or several months to come back for a visit.
Especially when she came back from college during the holidays and returned to her old house, grandma would take a closer look at Su Yan and say, "I've lost weight, I've lost weight." Then she would stew the local chickens and ducks that she had raised for a long time for her grandson to eat.
At this time, as long as Su Yan eats more deliciously, the old man will be happier.
His parents also persuaded her to move with them several times, but the old man was used to living in the countryside and tried to live there for a while, but finally chose to go back.
Fortunately, I have an aunt and uncle who also live in the town and take care of me, so I don't have to worry too much.
During this time, the eldest grandson was filming a program nearby. She was the happiest person. She could see her sweetheart every few days. If the family hadn't stopped her, the old man would have wanted to come to the filming site.
The extent of his love for his grandson made the old Su brothers and sisters jealous.
So this time for her 80th birthday, Su Yan will definitely go back. No activity is as important as his grandma.
But when I was walking in the mall, I was in trouble again, what gift should I give?
Now her living conditions are quite decent, she doesn't lack much, and she doesn't care about wearing gold or silver. She usually just raises some chickens and ducks, and then chats with the old people in the town.
At this point, Su Yan made a special call to his mother to ask her opinion, but ended up digging a hole and jumping into it himself.
"If you bring her a granddaughter-in-law back this time and give birth to a great-grandson next year, this will be the best gift. Not only will you have your milk, your father and I will both be happy."
The above are the original words of Su’s mother.
I didn't dare to hang up the phone, and after more than ten minutes of class, my mother let me go.
After walking around for half an hour, I actually chose a watch for my dad, and my mom bought a silk scarf, but the most important gift was still not suitable.
After thinking about it, I decided to give Huang Lei a call. He should be more experienced.
"Oh, Xiaoyan, how was the speech? Did it go well?" Teacher Huang quickly answered the phone and asked proactively.
"Yeah, thanks to the teacher's guidance, it was quite successful."
Su Yan thanked him.
"Where are you now? Have you gone back?"
"Not yet. I'm in the mall. I'm looking for your guidance on how to choose a good gift for the elderly."
"Hahahaha" a hearty laugh came.
"Actually, it's not just your grandma, it's the same with parents. It doesn't matter what the children get back. As long as the person is here, then anything is enough.
I couldn't understand it before, but now I often travel for business and can't see my children, so I feel like something is missing.
Of course, the sincerity must be given as well. Does your grandma have any hobbies?"
"I don't play cards, I don't dance, I like to chat, I raise chickens and ducks."
"That's right. Then what would she like about pets?"
Su Yan slapped his head, wondering how he had forgotten this.
Once when I was back from shooting, I stopped by my grandma's house, and I took Pudding the dog with me.
This little thing is so smart. He keeps wagging his little tail around the old man, making him so affectionate that grandma is very curious about him.
It's really nice to get a puppy for her so that she can keep her company to relieve her boredom.
"Thank you, Teacher Huang, I know what to give."
"Okay, I've also prepared a gift here and written down your home address. Then take me to say hello to grandma."
Su Yan didn't show any pretense and hung up the phone after thanking him for a few words.
He knew about the dog. Wang Yangyang asked for it from a friend. He heard that there were several litters and they couldn't be raised, so he sent Xiaopang a WeChat message to ask Xiaopang to ask again.
Soon, the other party replied that there was no problem. Then I felt relieved and bought two more clothes for myself. When I arrived, I only had a small bag, but when I returned, my hands were full.
When I returned to Shanghai, I didn't plan to go to the company, so I went to a rented house, a single apartment.
Originally, Qinghe wanted to get a big one, but Su Yan found it difficult to clean and preferred a small one.
Lao Hu and the others also advised him to buy an apartment here instead. He barely had enough money, but to be honest, he didn't have much sense of belonging here and couldn't imagine what it would be like to live in a magical city all his life.
The pace of life is too fast for my liking, and since my family is so far away, I can't bear to leave.