"Grandma, I'm here to see you too." Xia Zekai shouted after him.
Grandpa Zhou Lin laughed and scolded him: "Your grandma's ears are hard to use. You should shout harder, otherwise she won't hear."
"..." Xia Zekai felt sad after hearing this and didn't know what to say.
It’s good to remember grandma during the Chinese New Year, but it doesn’t even last half a year, so why can’t I hear it?
Zhou Yinghong, who was walking in front, said: "Your grandma's ears have not been able to function well in the past two months."
"Mom, have you bought a hearing aid for my grandma? Have you gone for a check-up? What's going on?" Xia Zekai asked her.
Zhou Yinghong said: "What else can happen? Your grandma is almost 90 years old. What do you think?"
"I bought a hearing aid, but your grandma probably didn't wear it."
Xia Zekai stopped talking. This was a problem he didn't want to face but had to face...
Grandma, grandpa, and grandpa, they are all old, over eighty years old.
Xia Zekai didn't see his second uncle, so he asked his grandpa: "Grandpa, where is my second uncle?"
"He went to water the fields today and watched them. He will come back in the evening." Grandpa said.
Xia Zekai thought that if something happened, his second uncle would not be able to see it. He asked: "Grandpa, why don't you come with me to Qicheng to stay for a while? My villa there has just been renovated. It is big enough and has many rooms."
, the environment is also very good, there is a park to the south of the villa area, it is very beautiful now.”
Zhou Yinghong, who was walking in front, paused, but her grandfather Zhou Lin directly opposed it. He said: "Why are you going? We are already at this age, so we won't go. Your parents can follow you to enjoy the happiness."
Grandma Wang Yiping was sitting in the room smoking, her movements were very skillful.
Unlike my grandpa, who has dark skin and wrinkles all over his face, the skin on my grandma’s face is still white, with very few wrinkles, and he doesn’t look old.
Seeing Zhou Yinghong and Xia Zekai come in, grandma put down her cigarette and shouted with a smile: "Yinghong is here, Zekai, when did you come back?"
She took another puff of cigarette, and Xia Zekai shouted: "Grandma, you are getting younger and younger."
But grandma was still smiling, as if she didn't hear anything.
"Mom, I didn't wear the hearing aid I bought for you!" Zhou Yinghong shouted so loudly that Xia Zekai felt his ears vibrating uncomfortably.
But grandma seemed to have just heard some noise, and she asked: "What did you say?"
Zhou Yinghong pointed to her ear and made a phone call gesture with her finger. Grandma understood now. She slowly put the cigarette in the ashtray and picked up the tea-stained water cup next to her.
After pouring some water, a wisp of green smoke floated up. Then she turned around and dug around on the long table at the back. She found the hearing aid and put it on without much skill.
"I'm not good at wearing this thing. Besides, there's no one else at home. I can understand everything your father says." Grandma Wang Yiping muttered.
Xia Zekai never expected that things would turn out like this in less than half a year, which made him panic.
He pulled his mother out and said, "Mom, how about you advise grandma and grandpa to live with us?"
"If they don't go, I know better than you!" Zhou Yinghong said.
Xia Zekai stopped mentioning this matter.
At noon, Xia Zekai cooked, stewed tofu with fat meat for his grandma and grandpa. Seeing that there was fish in the refrigerator, he defrosted and stewed another fish.
There are still a lot of nutritional supplements he brought in the house, some of the boxes are empty, and some of them are not unpacked.
Zhou Yinghong called her second brother Zhou Shuren, but it was his turn to water the fields, so he was watching alone in the fields and couldn't come back.
At noon, grandma, grandpa and their mother-in-law had dinner.
As I was getting ready to leave in the afternoon, my second uncle came over wearing long black leather boots and clothes covered in mud.
He stopped his bicycle and hurriedly entered the house. When he saw his second sister and nephew were there, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"Finally the work is over. I just filled in the soil and ran home. Why did Zekai come back today?" Zhou Shuren asked.
Xia Zekai said: "Second uncle, I will come back today to take my parents and grandfather to Qicheng."
"Second sister is going to live in the city. That's good. You and Aicheng have nothing to do. It's time to go and enjoy your happiness!" Zhou Shuren said.
Zhou Yinghong didn't say anything. She kept thinking about this departure. It would be difficult for her father to come back to see her old mother again.
The two places are 200 kilometers apart. Although it is convenient to have a car, it is not easy to walk.
"Second brother, I'm leaving this time. My father and mother can only rely on you and third sister. This is a little money I saved. You can use it." Zhou Yinghong handed over the 10,000 yuan she had wrapped before coming here.
Passed it to Zhou Shuren.
But he didn't want anything: "What are you doing? Take the money back, I can eat it, and my parents can still eat without me!"
Xia Zekai strolled out, and when he came back, he was holding a rectangular box tightly wrapped in a black plastic bag. Zhou Shuren felt that his nephew's hand was very familiar.
As expected, he saw his nephew hand the rectangular block directly to the two elders: "Grandma, grandpa, this is 30,000 yuan. You can spend it however you want. If it is not enough, I will come back and give it to you."
It's getting late, and we have to rush back to Qicheng today. Before leaving, grandma and grandpa will see their parents off.
The second uncle nagged: "Zekai, after your parents passed away, many of your habits were different. Please tell them more."
"Now that this is over, the next time we see each other will be during the Chinese New Year. It's only six or seven months, and there's not much time left."
"Yinghong, will you come back after August 15th..."
"We are getting older, and every passing year will make us lose weight."
Standing at the door of his grandma's house, Xia Zekai stopped, suddenly turned around and knelt down towards his grandma and grandpa. Before his grandma and second uncle could react, he had kowtowed three times, and his forehead was covered with blood.
Tu, his eyes are full of tears.
His eyes were full of reluctance.
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Back at Xiazhuang, his father had already loaded all the things he wanted to bring into the car, and some that could not be loaded were left in the yard. After Xia Zekai and the others came back, Xia Weicheng directly loaded the remaining packages into his son's car.
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Seeing that his son's forehead was a little red, he asked: "Zekai, you are such a big man, why are you still touching each other?"
"It's no big deal!" Xia Zekai said casually.
Zhou Yinghong almost reached out and grabbed Xia Weicheng's ear and twisted it twice.
The neighbors who were still lively in the morning have all dispersed. Xia Shande told his grandson Xia Zekai what happened in the morning. He said: "Zekai, there are some people who worry about gains and losses. They want to make money but dare not take it..."
Xia Zekai was thoughtful, but he didn't complain. If there was a chance, he would still be willing to help.
"Grandpa, let's go!" Xia Zekai said.
Grandpa and his parents looked at this two-story building seriously. It was the most beautiful building built in their village and the best house they had ever lived in. However, they moved away after less than a year.
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The two stone lions at the door were still staring majestically ahead, as if warning the younger generation.
Xia Shande said: "Once I go, I don't know when I will come back!"
"Grandpa, if you want to come back, just tell me at any time." Xia Zekai heard this and said with a smile.
Xia Shande also smiled, waved his hand and said, "It's getting late, let's go quickly."
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On the way back, Xia Zekai drove a car himself and asked Wang Yi to drive his father's GL8. His grandfather and parents were sitting in his car.
Along the way, they did not rush for the right of way and drove quietly. It lasted more than three hours. When the moon just appeared, they got off the highway.
"Grandpa, we'll be there in twenty minutes." Xia Zekai said.
Xia Shande was a little tired after sitting in the car for three hours. He waved his hand and said, "There's no rush."
The car entered the Ziyu Garden Villa area. In Xia Zekai's villa, the lights were bright. Yatou and Tongtong were running and playing in the yard. Luo Xiyun was sitting on a rocking chair on the side, watching them play.
She looked outside frequently, wondering why she hadn't come yet.
Dinner was already prepared. Luo Xiyun was just thinking that her parents-in-law and grandpa were coming over. She cooked a lot. Some dishes were not stewed as bad as possible, but grandpa was old after all, and he couldn't chew them until they were stewed to pieces.
The dazzling white light shone over, and the sound of the engine came next. When I turned around, I saw the white Alfa coming in, followed by the champagne gold GL8 following behind.
After Yatou and Tongtong saw it, they stopped, turned around and ran towards the two cars again.
Xia Zekai and Wang Yi quickly stopped the car, thinking about driving to the parking area later.
The yard of 1,000 square meters is more than enough to easily park several cars.
This was the first time Xia Shande, Xia Weicheng and Zhou Yinghong saw a serious villa. They got off the car and looked at the villa in front of them. They felt it was too big. Xia Shande also asked: "Zekai, this is our home."
Yes."
"Grandpa, they all belong to our family. I installed an elevator in the villa. You can live on the first, second and third floors wherever you like." Xia Zekai said happily.
This was the purpose of installing the elevator.
After all, my grandfather is too old and his legs and feet are inconvenient. His parents are already sixty years old. In a few years, who can guarantee that his body will not change much.
"It's too big, it's not a waste." Xia Shande shook his head and said, "At that time, the houses of landlords were not so big or high."
"Grandpa, have you seen the landlord's house?" Xia Zekai asked casually.
Xia Shande snorted and said, "Where else have I lived? My grandfather, your great-grandfather is a landlord. Do you think I have seen him before?"
This was beyond explanation. This was the first time that Xia Zekai knew that their family also had elements of landlords.
But with such a huge family fortune, why didn’t something get passed down? It was all wasted!
Xia Weicheng and Zhou Yinghong were still unloading things. Everything they looked at was fresh.
Xia Zekai also pointed to the west and said: "Dad, I still have two villas there, which have been decorated. If you want to be quiet, you can live there."
"How many houses have you bought? You don't spend money like this when you have money." Zhou Yinghong couldn't help but talk about him.
Xia Zekai smiled and stopped talking.
Luo Xiyun was helping her mother-in-law get things. When she heard what she said, Luo Xiyun thought, I bought almost 20 houses.
Grandpa finally chose a room on the first floor to live in. My father and mother thought they could take care of grandpa nearby, so they also found a room on the first floor.
After getting the things, Luo Xiyun went to the kitchen to serve food.
While eating, Luo Xiyun invited Wang Yi and Cui Xiaofeng to eat together.
The two of them have now moved here and live on the first floor. This time they can truly realize close-by protection.
"Mom, I have a vegetable garden in the back. It should be 200 square meters. You can go over and have a look tomorrow." Xia Zekai mentioned this matter.
Zhou Yinghong was originally thinking about finding something to do. When her son said this, her eyes lit up: "Really, what have you planted?"
Xia Zekai wanted to laugh: "Mom, how could I lie to you? There are many sprouts sprouting, including eggplants, cucumbers, tomatoes, peppers, and all kinds of vegetables."
Wang Yi and Cui Xiaofeng ate in a hurry and went out. They were still a little uncomfortable.
Xia Weicheng looked at his son's big house and the indescribable decorations in the room. It was very beautiful at first glance. He thought that he had spent a lot of money, maybe hundreds of thousands. This bastard was really getting better and better at enjoying it.
"I never dared to think that I could have such a life in this life. It's worth it!"
"Dad, you are talking nonsense. This is just the beginning. One day when I have more money, I can buy a piece of land and build a manor, and we can build it however we want." Xia Zekai said.
The night passed in laughter and laughter.
Early the next morning, Xia Zekai and Tongtong came down from the third floor. The father and daughter came down to exercise.
After running around the villa yard a few times, Wang Yi took the girl to the zhao zhuang.
Xia Zekai and Cui Xiaofeng continued to run.
Zhou Yinghong is still in her old habit. She remembered to cook this morning, but when she entered the kitchen, she found that she didn't know how to use these kitchen utensils. She did know how to use the chopping board and kitchen knife, but the stove was different. The seasonings were all in the seasoning box.
After a while, Zhou Yinghong identified the salt, sugar, soy sauce, vinegar and sesame oil.
"What are you doing with all these fancy things?" Zhou Yinghong muttered.
She remembered what her son had said about the vegetable garden behind the house, and went to have a look behind it.
As soon as I came out, I saw my son running and my granddaughter exercising with Xiao Wang. It looked a bit like Kung Fu in TV series, but it was different.
Someone wearing work clothes entered the villa area early in the morning. They were workers who went to decorate other villas. When passing by her son's villa, Zhou Yinghong found that many people were looking here, pointing, and their eyes were full of envy.
When Zhou Yinghong looked over, the workers quickly turned their heads away, their eyes a little dodgy.
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Not long after, the second brother and second sister-in-law who lived on Xiba Road came first with their children, and then their younger brother Xia Zejiang and his sister-in-law Shen Jiayi also came. The cousins who walked here yesterday morning gathered together again.
"Grandpa, you are so lucky. I, Brother Kai, bought such a big house for you to live in, okay!" Zhao Ting ran to Xia Shande and asked with a smile.
Xia Shande touched his head and said, "Okay, very good, your wife!"
"She's about to give birth. I don't dare to let her move now. Let's rest at home. When she gives birth, we'll bring the baby to see you." Zhao Ting chuckled, very happy.
When Xia Shande heard this, he said happily: "Okay, I will give you a big red envelope when the time comes."
"You can't do that, grandpa, come and sit at my place another day." Zhao Yan also came over.
She also brought her daughter Qi Xiaomeng with her. She said, "Xiaomeng, call me grandpa."
The eldest brother also brought his uncle, sister-in-law, and niece over from Zhoucheng.
After everyone arrived, Xia Shande looked at the six children and became even more happy.
Having many children and grandchildren is his greatest happiness.
"Second uncle, I heard from my mother that you have retired. Is your retirement salary high?" Zhao Ting took aim at Xia Weicheng again.
Xia Weicheng was happy when his nephew asked about this. He said, "It's okay. I just printed the passbook last month and received more than 1,800 yuan."
Hearing what he said, even brothers Xia Yunfei and Xia Yunhui were particularly surprised and said, "Second uncle, your pension is so high. Many workers here who work in factories only get one thousand and fifty-six."
"I didn't expect it, but it's enough for both of us to eat and drink," Xia Weicheng said.
Xia Weiguo was talking to his old father. He also had some subsidies. He participated in a war when he was a soldier. The superiors gave him more than 800 yuan a month.
When he heard his brother say that he had a pension of RMB 1,800 a month, he said, "It's really quite a lot. It's better to work in your company. If you retire normally, you will get a lot."
At that time, he worked in whichever factory paid him the most, and he didn't buy insurance at all.
If it weren't for the soldier's allowance, he would have had to rely on money from his two sons.
"The main thing is that I'm tired. I'm exposed to the wind and the sun when I work. It's not a good job." Xia Weicheng muttered.
It becomes even more lively when women are together, chattering so much that you can’t understand what they are saying unless you get close to them.
Xia Zekai thinks this is good and he is very satisfied.
